Processing of residential building permits on Oahu is expected to be easier under changes that have been put into place by the city Department of Planning and Permitting. DPP began notifying ...

In a move to expedite recovery from devastating wildfires, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the city and county will be using a new AI tool to streamline the building permit approval ...

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2021 Effective immediately, the city Department of Planning and Permitting will delete permit applications that have had no activity for a year. The lobby of the Permit Center at the ...

The city increased building permit fees in fiscal year 2013 in order to improve services, did not first conduct an analysis of appropriate fees prior to increasing them. The Office of Buildings has a ...

Last year, Portland’s Bureau of Development Services set itself a goal: reduce what was then a nearly 100-day wait time for new residential and commercial building permits. Currently, the wait time ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Mayor Justin Bibb is pursuing plans to make the process of obtaining building permits and other city-issued permits quicker, less cumbersome, and ideally, less paper-based. To reach ...

Portland’s building permit process remains riddled with time-consuming delays, shoddy customer service and a conspicuous lack of accountability, according to a city audit released Tuesday. Permit ...