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GENERAL FUND <br />PLANNING & BUILDING AGENCYPROGRAM <br />Permits & Plan Check01116530 <br />Statement of Purpose <br />To prudently enforce construction and occupancy laws and promote an attractive environment for development by <br />providing efficient delivery of plan check and permit services. <br />The Permit and Plan Check Section reviews plans for compliance with the California Building Standards Code for all new <br />construction, tenant improvements, conversions and repairs to buildings and other structures. This section is responsible <br />for the enforcement of regulations for disabled access, energy conservation, flood plain management, fire and life safety, <br />structural systems, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical ventilation systems. The section assists the public in obtaining <br />permits for construction. It maintains construction records for all buildings in the City. <br />Accomplishments in FY 2015-2016 <br />-Issued over 7,500 permits at a total valuation of approximately $170,000,000 <br />-Assisted over 24,000 customers in-person or by phone <br />-Processed plan checks and permits for several major projects including: Alta301 by Wood Partners, City Ventures <br />Tribella by Trumark Homes, Depot at Santiago, Andalucia Apartments, DelAmo Motorsports, Bat Nha Temple, <br />Nova Academy, Discovery Science Center, OC High School of Arts and Temple Beth Shalom <br />-Launched Online Permit System (OPS) <br />-Continuedannual Building Safety Month outreach program <br />-Continued successful administration of the City of Santa Ana Fireworks Program <br />-Implemented streamlined plan check and permitting process for solar photovoltaic systems in line with current legislation and <br />5-year Citywide Strategic Plan green building goals <br />-Initiatedcross training with other departments and agencies and community outreach <br />Action Plan for FY 2016-2017 <br />-Code adoptionand implementation for upcoming 2016 California Building Codes which will be effective <br />January 1, 2017 <br />-Complete scoping and implement electronic queuing system <br />-Continue to participate in emergency preparedness planning for the Planning and Building Agency, and participate <br />citywide on the City Safety Committee and EOC <br />-Research newtechnology for permitting, inspections and document management <br />-Continue to update the standardized policy and procedure manual <br />ActualActualEstimatedObjective <br />PERFORMANCE MEASURES <br />FY 13-14FY 14-15FY 15-16FY 16-17 <br />Service Levels <br /># of building plans checked <br />1,4211,5581,574 <br />1,317 <br /># of building permits issued <br />2,3432,9542,983 <br />2,131 <br /># of electrical plans checked <br />700802810 <br />587 <br /># of electrical permits issued <br />1,7632,3302,353 <br />1,714 <br /># of plumbing plans checked <br />448164166 <br />186 <br /># of plumbing permits issued <br />1,1451,4061,420 <br />1,052 <br /># of mechanical-solar plans checked <br />460144151 <br />216 <br /># of mechanical-solar permits issued <br />1,1201,0721,083 <br />915 <br /># of occupancy permits issued <br />932866874 <br />825 <br /># of grading permits issued <br />313235 <br />26 <br />EFFICIENCY <br /># of plans checked over-the-counter <br />185521585 <br />220 <br />% of plans checked over-the-counter <br />6%16%18% <br />10% <br />EFFECTIVENESS <br />% of building plan checks completed within 3 weeks <br />84.6%77.4%90.0% <br />75.8% <br /> <br />2-117 <br /> <br />