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INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS <br /> <br />15. <br /> <br />Accepting an incomplete permit application creates unnecessary <br />delays and misunderstandings for both the applicant and the <br />regulating agency. <br /> <br />COMMLFN]CATION WITH APPLICANT AND OWNERS <br /> <br />.16, <br /> <br />Staff needs to keep the apphcant and business owner/property <br />owner informed of scheduling, and major issues and potential <br />options. <br /> <br />EXPEDITING IIZISPECTIONS AND OCCUPANCY <br /> <br />17. <br /> <br />18. <br /> <br />19. <br /> <br />During building permit application plan cheek, staff needs to catch <br />all construction code issues on the first submittal to avoid costly <br />and time-consuming revisions. <br /> <br />Early occupancy before completion of non-essential, non-safety <br />punch list items, (subject to a substantial easily-enforceable <br />completion guarantee), expedites the process. <br /> <br />During building permit inspections, staff needs to be <br />knowledgeable and empowered with flexibility to grant minor <br />deviations in the regulations while maintaining the overall public <br />health, safety, and welfare. <br /> <br />DESIGN REVIEW <br /> <br />20. Design ~view by nature is inhe~ntly a subjective matter. <br /> Therefore, clear, written design review standards or guidelines <br /> need to be adopted in order to help communicate the agency's <br /> policies. <br /> <br />21. The design review process can be time consuming. Ways need to <br /> be examined to minimize the time needed to complete this <br /> process. <br /> <br />FAST TRACKING <br /> <br />Developers may be willing to pay additional processing fees tO <br />shorten processing time. <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br /> <br />