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long-term needs with the addition or removal of other trained staff. Plan Check Conformance Cannon also understands that, at a minimum, plan check services will be provided in conformance with the most current version of the following documents and standards as applicable: • Grading Plan Guidelines • Street Improvement Guidelines • Conditions of Approval and Title Reports • City of Santa Ana Standard Plans • Master Plans • Municipal Code • Grading Ordinance and Grading Plan Check Requirements • California Building Codes Chapters 18, 33, and Appendix J • APWA Standard Plans and Standard Specification (Greenbook) for Improvements in Public RAN • Caltrans Standard Plans • Orange County Public Works Standard Plans • Approved Specific Plans, Site Plans, Environmental Documents, and/or Tentative and Final Maps • Grants, easements, or vacations as applicable • Traverse, Lot and Tract Boundary Closures for final or parcel maps Subdivision Map Act • Model WQMP • Orange County Technical Guidance Document • CA MUTCD and WATCH Facilitating the Plan Check Process We understand the concern, need, and desire to approve the plan check package at the first submittal. It has been our experience that when plan checks extend three review cycles, there is potentially an issue or concern that has not been addressed up front or there has been a breakdown in communication. We have experienced success in the past by implementing the following approach: • Timely and complete technical reviews of the submitted plans and associated reports. Sound record keeping and documentation of when plan reviews are submitted and returned, correspondence files, meeting minutes (if necessary), plan check mark-ups, and reference materials. When plan corrections are required, a written plan correction list will be provided to the applicant, or the applicant's agent(s). With the City's permission, communication between plan reviewer(s) and the engineer/ architect of record through phone calls, e-mails, faxes and/or plan check review meetings, as needed. Keeping our client and the project owners informed through Cc's of review memos, a -mails and plan check logs. hank you Gary and Jay for your diligence on this plan check. On-line/Electronic Plan Review We are committed to sustainable business practices, as we've been performing electronic plan check reviews for the past five years. Our objective with this process is to reduce waste and paper consumption and save money, resources, and time by eliminating mail or courier delivery services for hard copy pack- ages, therefore reducing vehicle emissions. We are aware the City utilizes ProjectDox to perform plan check review of improvement plans, technical studies and other documents. Our plan check team is adept with ProjectDox having received formal training on this cloud -based software alongside City staff and we are currently licensed users with the City. We are familiar with navigating through this cloud -based software, such as: Reviewing open projects and accepting "my tasks." Adding plan check comments using Changemark tools and Simple Markup tools, basic markup tools (highlighting, measurement, text box,