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[Planning and Community Development Business License Submittal Workshop on September 25, 2025.]
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LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT. BASICALLY, WHAT WE DID WAS DEVELOP A MAP. IT'S ALSO AT EACH ONE OF YOUR TABLES. WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THIS MAP FROM ONE THROUGH HOPEFULLY EIGHT A WHICH IS AN APPROVAL WITHOUT A DENIAL OR FROM ONE THROUGH TEN TO GET TO EIGHT A IF YOU DO GET A DENIAL, HOW DO YOU FIX IT? WE'RE GOING TO START OFF AND JUMP RIGHT INTO IT. THE VERY FIRST QUESTION YOU WANT TO ANSWER IS, IS A PERMIT REQUIRED? WE HAD A PREVIOUS SESSION BEFORE AND ONE OF OUR BASIC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS. IT HAS A LINK TO THIS. AND WE'LL GO BACK AND VISIT THIS REAL QUICK. WHAT REQUIRES A PERMIT? IN THE CITY OF EAST POINT, YOU CUT DOWN A TREE. YOU PUT UP A FENCE WITH A GATE, YOU ADD AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. YOU BUILD A NEW HOUSE FROM GROUND UP. YOU PUT ON A NEW ROOF, YOU DO AN ADDITION FOUNDATION. YOU DO YOUR GARAGE OR CARPORT, WALKWAY OR DRIVEWAY, RETAINING WALL WINDOWS, SOLAR PANEL, IRRIGATION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING. ALL OF THOSE REQUIRE A PERMIT. NOT ALL OF THEM REQUIRE A PLAN REVIEW, BUT THEY DO REQUIRE A PERMIT. ALSO, YOU PUT IN A POOL OR YOU ADD A DECK OR DOCK. IF IT REQUIRES A PERMIT, THEN YOUR NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE DOES IT REQUIRE SUBMITTAL OF DRAWINGS? ANY KIND OF PLANS? ANYTHING THAT THE CITY HAS TO LOOK AT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WHEN IT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED? THAT LEADS YOU TO OUR NEXT SLIDE. THE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE A SUBMITTAL OF DRAWINGS. NOW THAT.
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LETS LET'S SAY THAT LIKE YOU SAID, YOU'RE GETTING INTO TERRITORY AND[00:46:18]
FENCES. WHAT ULTIMATELY MAY HAPPEN. YOU'VE DONE OPEN RECORDS AND IT SHOWS THAT[00:46:25]
TECHNICALLY HE WAS SUPPOSED TO PUT IT WHERE HE SAID HE WAS. BUT YOU HAVE A SURVEY THAT SAID[00:46:31]
THIS, AND HE HAS A SURVEY THAT SAY THAT. YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING. I, I[00:46:40]
CANNOT ADVISE YOU WHAT TO DO BECAUSE WE'RE NOT LEGAL EXPERTS HERE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT MORE[00:46:50]
THAN LIKELY THAT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED AS A CIVIL MATTER, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU PURSUE IT,[00:46:56]
BECAUSE THE CITY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. IF HE HAS SOMETHING THAT SAYS THIS AND[00:47:01]
YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, THAT MOST OF THE TIMES WE'VE SEEN THAT GET RESOLVED BY SOME TYPE[00:47:08]
OF COURT ACTION. THAT THAT MAKES SENSE, AND SOMEBODY HAS TO BE THE TIEBREAKER. AND IT'S USUALLY ONE OF THE JUDGES WHO'S AN EXPERTISE IN REAL ESTATE PROPERTY AND DOWN IN FULTON COUNTY PROPERTY. AND THEY'VE LOOKED AT THIS AND THEY GO BACK AND LOOK AT HAS THE PROPERTY CHANGED. DID SOMETHING HAPPENED? DID MR. KENDALL MAKE UP THIS SURVEY? ASHLEY, DID YOU MAKE UP YOUR YOU KNOW, IT GETS STICKY. THAT'S IF YOU PURSUE IT THAT WAY. BUT THAT'S ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TWO SURVEYS SHOWING TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. GO AHEAD. SO WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESS FORFEITED HIS PROPERTY IF HE PUTS IT UP CLOSER TO WHERE HE. HIS PROPERTY IS. AND HE LEFT THE OTHER SIDE TO YOUR PREFERENCE. SO IF HE PUT HIS FENCE MORE IN HIS PROPERTY, MORE ON HIS PROPERTY, AND IT JUST LEFT ROOM. AND THEN YOU, YOU PUT A FENCE RIGHT BUTTED UP AGAINST HIS FENCE. BUT DID YOU PUT THE FENCE ON HIS PROPERTY? SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE HE PUT HIS FENCE? WHAT MATTERS IS THE PERSON PUTTING A FENCE ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY. HE COULD HAVE MOVED IT BACK, BUT IF HE DIDN'T GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO GIVE YOU FIVE FEET TO PUT IT IN HIS PROPERTY, YOU STILL ARE VIOLATING HIS RIGHTS BY PUTTING SOMETHING ON HIS PROPERTY. NOW, CAN THIS BE WORKED OUT AMONGST NEIGHBORS? I SURE HOPE SO. WE JUST. I CAN ONLY ANSWER THAT. BUT THAT'S IF, LIKE I SAID, IF MR. KENDALL IS THAT NICE AND. AND ASHLEY, YOU'RE THAT NICE AND Y'ALL WORK IT OUT. MAYBE. THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS. YES. YES, MA'AM. RECORDS.WHAT WAS THE PROCESS? THAT HOMEOWNERS. OR BUSINESS OWNERS. YEAH. HOW IS THAT A TOOL FOR THEM? AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST IS YOUR ABILITY TO ASK THE CITY IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY, ANY PAST PERMITS, ANY PAST INSPECTIONS, ANY LIENS ON YOUR PROPERTY? AN OPEN RECORD COULD BE ANYTHING. YOU HAVE TO BE VERY SPECIFIC. YOU GO TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND YOU MAKE THE REQUEST. WE LIKE TO TELL EVERYBODY. ASK FOR EVERYTHING IN THE KITCHEN SINK. IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT YOU. AND WE TRY VERY HARD TO ADVISE YOU FOR ANY PROPERTY, EVEN BEFORE YOU START DOING ANY PERMITS, GO AND DO AN OPEN RECORD TO SEE IF ANYTHING'S THERE. I'M GOING TO PICK THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. IT HELPS WHEN YOU DO THIS.
WE'LL PICK THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. YOU SEE A BEAUTIFUL HOME. BEAUTIFUL. I MEAN THIS
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THING IS THE THE THE CANDY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMPARED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PICK ON ANY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT'S THE CANDY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT LOOKS BRAND NEW. YOU AND YOUR REALTOR, YOU'RE READY TO BUY. WE STILL ASK. YOU DO AN OPEN RECORD REQUEST. REASON WHY YOU MIGHT FIND THAT THIS NEWLY RENOVATED HOME HAS NO WHAT PERMITS WHO. THAT DOES NOT TURN OUT WELL. NOW, WE CAN'T ADVISE YOU NOT TO BUY THE PROPERTY.THAT'S STILL UP TO YOU. WHAT WE WILL TELL YOU IS THIS RENOVATION THAT'S PROBABLY HAS NEW ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, THE WALLS OF NEW SHEETROCK AND EVERYTHING. WHO LOOKED AT THE ELECTRICAL THAT WAS BEHIND THAT WALL? NOT THE CITY. WHO LIKED THE LOOKED AT THE PLUMBING THAT'S BEHIND THAT WALL. AND WALL IS COVERED. NOT THE CITY WHO LOOKED AT THE NEW ROOF THAT'S ON THE HOUSE, NOT THE CITY. NOT ONE PERMIT HAS BEEN PULLED. NOW THE CITY OF EAST POINT, IF THE POWER'S BEEN OFF FOR OVER A YEAR, AND YOU COME AND YOU WANT TO TURN THE POWER ON. OOH, THAT'S WHAT I GOT YOU. BECAUSE FOR THE CITY, THEY'RE GOING TO SEND YOU BACK OVER TO THE PERMIT DEPARTMENT TO SAY POWER'S BEEN OFF FOR OVER A YEAR. AND TYPICALLY WE KNOW THE INDUSTRY. WE ALL KNOW SOMETIMES WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORS THAT WHEN POWER'S BEEN OFF FOR YEARS OR OUR HOUSE HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR YEARS, THAT COPPER IN THAT HOUSE IS GOOD FOR ME TO GO IN AND STEAL AND TAKE TO THE JUNKYARD. SO A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE JUST SPEAKING REALITY. VANDALISM PROBABLY HAS OCCURRED. AND SO IF IT'S BEEN COMPLETELY RENOVATED AFTER, IT LOOKS BRAND NEW AFTER A YEAR, EVERYTHING'S IN. IT'S NEW. SO OVER A CUSTOMER CARE, THEY'RE SENDING YOU OVER TO US ANYWAY BECAUSE THEY ARE TERRIFIED TO TURN THE POWER ON. WOULDN'T YOU? BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO, WE ALL KNOW IF SOMETHING HAPPENS. KING AND KING TELL YOU JUST ONE CALL. CALL US. AND WHO? WHO DO THEY WANT TO SUE? WE ALL KNOW THEY GO FOR THE BIG FISH. WHO'S THE BIG FISH? EASTPOINTE. THE GOVERNMENT. WHY DO THEY SO. SO YEAH, EVERYBODY'S SCARED. SO WHEN YOU FIND OUT THAT NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED, MAYBE THAT'S A CONVERSATION. WE CAN'T TELL YOU NOT TO BUY IT. BUT NOW YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK ON.
WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU WE CANNOT TURN THE POWER ON. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND THOSE WALLS AT ALL. YOU GOTTA PULL PERMITS. THAT TURNS OUT TO BE A PROBLEM. OH, NO, I'M NOT PULLING PERMITS. EVERYTHING'S UP. OKAY. YOU STILL GOTTA PULL A PERMIT IF YOU WANT US TO INSPECT IT. AND I'LL SAY, LIKE, KENDALL, I'M GOING TO PICK ON KENDALL AGAIN. KENDALL HAS A STATE LICENSE THAT CAN BE SUED. THAT WALL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY COVERED. KENDALL KNOWS THAT THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1960. IT HAS NO PERMITS ON IT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE MODEL HOMES TODAY. IS KENDALL GOING TO LET HIS LICENSE BE IN JEOPARDY BY APPROVING ALL THE ELECTRICAL BEHIND THAT WALL? WHAT IS KINDERGARTEN TO TELL YOU IN ORDER FOR HIM TO APPROVE THAT INSPECTION? AND HERE'S WHERE EVERYBODY HATES THIS TERM. WHAT WAS THAT? LISA, TAKE IT DOWN.
NOBODY LIKES THAT. BUT ISN'T THAT THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO APPROVE IT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S BEHIND THAT WALL. YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL THAT SHEETROCK DOWN? EVERYTHING. OH MY GOD. NOW, ARE YOU IN THE REALTOR FUSSING ABOUT THIS PRICE? THAT'S. YOU DONE ADDED 10,000 TO. THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. WE MIGHT ALLOW A CAVEAT. AND THE CAVEAT IS WE CAN'T INSPECT IT UNLESS WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU TAKE EVERYTHING DOWN SO WE CAN SEE WHAT'S BEING DONE OR. YOU PULL YOUR PERMITS. YOU STILL GOT TO TURN IN SOME DRAWINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE AN APPROVED FLOOR PLAN. BUT YOU GO OUT AND YOU GET YOU AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER TO DO ALL THE INSPECTIONS, TO APPROVE ALL OF THE WORK. BASICALLY, THE CITY IS SAYING THAT SAME STAMP OR SEAL, SOMEBODY ELSE HAS TO PUT THEIR LIABILITY ON IT. OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL WILL ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT. BUT YOU STILL GOT TO GET ALL YOUR PERMITS. YOU STILL GOT TO HAVE A PLUMBING PERMIT, ELECTRICAL PERMIT, MECHANICAL PERMIT, AND A BUILDING PERMIT. BUT THEN YOU STILL GOT TO HAVE AN APPROVED SET OF DRAWINGS, BECAUSE BASICALLY THE ONLY THE FLOOR
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PLAN WE HAVE OF THE HOUSE IS, WHAT, 1940? SO WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE AN APPROVED FLOOR PLAN.BUT IF YOU CAN GO OUT AND GET YOUR OWN INSPECTOR, CERTIFIED INSPECTOR, THEY HAVE TO ALMOST HAVE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME CREDENTIALS AS AN INSPECTOR IN HOUSE. IT CAN'T BE THE HOME INSPECTOR THAT JUST QUICKLY LOOK AT IT FOR AN APPRAISAL. IT HAS TO BE A CODE COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR. THEY APPROVE YOUR ROUGHS, THEY APPROVE YOUR FINALS. OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL SAYS, OKAY, WE'LL COME OUT AND TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT IT WITH ALL OF THEIR CREDENTIALS. YOU'RE APPROVED. NOW, FROM THE CITY'S POINT OF VIEW, EVERYBODY'S HAPPY. WE HAVE ALL OUR PERMITS, WE HAVE AN APPROVED SET OF FLOOR PLANS, AND WE HAVE A SIGN OFF BY AN ENGINEER ON ARCHITECT. ENJOY YOUR HOME. SO WE MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE OF OPEN RECORDS, WE PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO OPEN RECORDS HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. IF YOU GET BACK, THERE'S NOTHING ON THIS HOUSE. CALL US. WE'LL EXPLAIN. YOU HAVE A NEW ROOF. DIDN'T HAVE A ROOF PERMIT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO. PRETTY GOOD. I GUESS WE'VE KIND OF ALLOWED THE FLOOR TO BE OPEN.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IN A NUTSHELL. THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS. IF. IF I HAVE A DREAM.
AND YOU, CRABTREE, HOW LONG DO I HAVE? OR HOW LONG DO I HAVE BEFORE I ACTUALLY HIRE SOMEBODY TO. TAKE YOU DOWN? AND I DON'T HAVE TO. OKAY. I CAN CHECK, BUT I DO BELIEVE FOR TREE PERMITS, THE PERMIT IS GOOD FOR A YEAR. FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS. THAT'S DICTATED BY CODE FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS. YOUR PERMIT WILL EXPIRE IN 180 DAYS WITH NO ACTIVITY. I SAW EVERYBODY LIKE, WHAT IN THE WORLD? I CAN'T BUILD A HOUSE IN SIX MONTHS. WELL, IT'S WITH NO ACTIVITY. THAT'S THE WAY THE CODE READS. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE CLOCK IS GOING TO KEEP TICKING FROM YOUR LAST INSPECTION TO ANOTHER 180 DAYS. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN KEEP TRACK OF ACTIVITY IS AN INSPECTION HAS TO BE REQUESTED, SO THAT KEEPS MOVING YOUR EXPIRATION DATE OUT. DOES THAT HELP? OKAY, WE CAN OPEN IT. BECAUSE IT'S 180 DAYS. WE'RE GOOD FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. OPEN THE FLOOR. ANY. ANYTHING ELSE RELATED TO PLAN REVIEW. SO IN GENERAL AT LEAST WITH THE PROCESS AND AND YOUR MAP WITH THE COLORS. AND HOW. THIS CAN AFFECT HER. OKAY. CAN YOU REACH OUT TO YOUR TECHNICAL TECHNICAL REVIEWER DIRECTLY? YES. IF YOU ARE DENIED AND YOU GET COMMENTS ONE I WILL SAY FOR THE BUILDING REVIEWER ATTACHED IN THEIR DRAWINGS, THEY'LL ACTUALLY HAVE THE REVIEWER FOR THAT FIELD THAT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO IN AN EMAIL. AND IN OUR EMAIL IN-HOUSE TECHNICAL REVIEWERS. IN THE EMAIL, WE HAVE A LINK TO THIS. THIS IS ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT IN THAT EMAIL LINK IT HAS THIS. THIS LISTS ALL OF OUR TECHNICAL REVIEW DEPARTMENTS, THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS, NAME AND PHONE NUMBER.
YOU ARE FREE TO REACH OUT TO THEM. HEY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR COMMENTS OR CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS? AS SOON AS YOU GET THAT EMAIL, YOU'RE FREE TO REACH OUT TO THEM. IF YOU'RE HAVING CONCERNS AND CAN'T REACH OUT TO THEM, THAT'S WHERE YOU EMAIL US AND YOU SAY, LOOK, I NEED FOR YOU ALL TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR ME. CAN YOU SCHEDULE A BLANK? BLANK FOR ME? SOMEONE THROW IT OUT THERE. I'LL GO AHEAD, MISS WALKER. SCHEDULE A PLAN REVIEW MEETING FOR ME. WE WILL GLADLY DO THAT FOR YOU. WHAT? THAT IS, WE'RE ALREADY IN THE PRACTICE OF.
TYPICALLY EVERY WEDNESDAYS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF TWO AND FIVE. OUR CITY REVIEWERS ARE AWARE THAT IF WE SCHEDULE A PLAN REVIEW MEETING ON BEHALF OF ONE OF THE SUBMITTERS,
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PLEASE BE AVAILABLE. AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY TO BE ONLINE TO EXPLAIN YOUR COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT. NOW AGAIN. DON'T LET IT GET TO DENIAL NUMBER THREE BEFORE YOU REQUEST A WHAT PLAN REVIEW MEETING. I'M I'M REPEATING IT. I'M BEATING IT AND BEATING IT DOWN ON DENIAL NUMBER ONE. UNLESS YOU'RE 100% SURE YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT RIGHT, REQUEST A PLAN REVIEW MEETING. IT'S A SERVICE. WE WILL GLADLY DO IT. WE WANT THE REVIEWERS TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT'S NEEDED. I CAN'T LOOK OVER THERE AT OUR AT OUR GUESTS, BUT YES, WE WANT THEM TO EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT'S NEEDED THAT HELPS. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. ASHLEY? YES. PRELIMINARY PLAN IF YOU ARE CREATING A SPACE THAT IS. BEFORE YOU START WITH YOUR ARCHITECT. THINGS LIKE I THINK IT WAS SOMEBODY SPOKE TO SOMEBODY ASKED ME LIKE A KIND OF REVIEW OF WHAT A CONCEPT WOULD BE. ALL RIGHT, THERE IT IS. WE DO HAVE AN OPTION OF WHAT'S CALLED A CONCEPT REVIEW. AND FOR. MOST OF THE TIMES, THOSE CONCEPTS ARE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE TYPICALLY IT'S A BRAND NEW IDEA. IT'S A NEW CONCEPT THAT THE CITY HASN'T SEEN. LET'S SAY YOU WANT TO PUT A STRIP MALL. IT'S NOTHING BUT TREES AND DIRT. YOU WOULD INITIALLY SUBMIT TO US, JUST KIND OF LIKE A SITE RENDITION, MAYBE AN IDEA THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CITY TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING AND PROVIDE COMMENTS TO HELP YOU OUT WITH FURTHER SUBMITTALS. IT ALSO ALLOWS ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S COMING, AND WE LOVE CONCEPTS BECAUSE IT HELPS US. YOU HAVE A BIG PROJECT LIKE THAT. AFTER WE GIVE YOU SOME COMMENTS, WE IN TURN SCHEDULE YOU FOR A VIRTUAL CONCEPT REVIEW MEETING. SO YOU GET THE COMMENTS BACK. AND THEN A WEEK AFTER THAT, YOU GET A VIRTUAL MEETING. ALL OF THE REVIEWERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU ENOUGH INFORMATION TO AT LEAST TELL YOU WHAT'S NEXT. THAT'S THE KEY FOR YOU TO WALK OUT OF CONCEPT AND NOT KNOW WHAT'S NEXT. WE STILL KIND OF LEFT YOU IN THE DARK, SO WE'RE GOING TO LAY OUT OKAY. IN ORDER FOR YOU TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, THIS IS ZONED SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DO, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A REZONING. SO YOU MIGHT GET THAT FROM ZONING, AND THEN YOU MIGHT GET FROM TRANSPORTATION FOR WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO A CURB CUT ON THIS STREET. SO WHEN YOU GET TO YOUR LAND DISTURBANCE, YOU MIGHT NEED TO DO THAT AND YOU MIGHT NEED TO DO A TRAFFIC STUDY. SO WE'RE BASICALLY GIVING YOU GENERAL INFORMATION, AT LEAST AN OUTLINE OF WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. NOT CODE COMPLIANCE YET BECAUSE YOU DON'T YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS YET. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TURNED IN YOUR CIVIL DRAWINGS FOR LAND DISTURBANCE. BUT WE'RE GIVING YOU AN OUTLINE OF HOW YOU'RE GOING TO INTERACT WITH US FOR YOUR PROJECT. YES, SIR. THAT'S THE SITUATION. SO FOR THE.PROJECT SUMMARIES AS A GENERAL SUMMARY ON THE PROPOSED TO THIS SIDE IS THE APPLICATION AS IT IS A CONCEPT APPLICATION. YEP. IT'S A CONCEPT APPLICATION. AND YOU BASICALLY SUMMED IT UP. WE LIKE TO SEE TWO THINGS. THE WELL THREE THE APPLICATION A SITE DRAWING THAT ALWAYS HELPS US. AND A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF RENDITIONS THAT WILL HELP US. YOU CAN EVEN GIVE US THE CAD DRAWING OF THE NEW TOWNHOME COMMUNITY. WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS YET, BUT YOU'RE AT LEAST GIVING US ENOUGH SO THAT WE CAN DO RESEARCH AND THEN GET BACK WITH YOU AND LAY OUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED. GO AHEAD. ASHLEY, IS THIS GOING? SUBMISSION? YES IT IS. THE APPLICATIONS IS ON OUR APPLICATIONS AND FORMS PAGE. IF YOU GIVE ME A MINUTE, I'LL SEE IF I CAN LOCATE IT. BUT I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT HERE ON THE PAGE SINCE I'M ALREADY THERE.
AFTER YOU'VE LOGGED IN AND YOU DO A SEARCH. I'M USING OUR TEST ADDRESS. LET'S SEE NEXT. WHAT
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IS YOUR SUBMITTAL? APPLICATION CONCERNING IS SORTED ALPHABETICALLY. NOW CONCEPT REVIEW OPTION. GO AHEAD ASHLEY. AND HOW LONG IS THAT. SORT OF LIKE SO I'M SURE. I WANTED TO TELL THE CONCEPT AND THE ACTUAL PLAN. OH YEAH. GOOD. HOW LONG WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THAT? IS IT COMMERCIAL? YES. TAKE A GUESS. THERE YOU GO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE RARELY DO CONCEPTS FOR RESIDENTIAL BECAUSE TYPICALLY IF IT'S AN EXISTING LOT, YOU REALLY DON'T NEED A CONCEPT. YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO PUT A HOUSE THERE OR SOMETHING. YOU'LL SUBMIT FOR THAT. IF IT'S A NEW SUBDIVISION. YES. THAT'S YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? YOU'RE CLEAR CUTTING A WHOLE AREA. SO MOST OF OUR CONCEPTS ARE COMMERCIAL, NEW DEVELOPMENT OR TRULY AN ABANDONED COMMERCIAL LOT. AND YOU'RE COMING IN TO CLEAN IT UP, WHICH IS ALMOST, ALMOST NEW.YOU MIGHT HAVE TO KNOCK DOWN SOME EXISTING BUILDINGS AND DO THIS AND DO THAT. IT'S SO OVERGROWN, YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO DO LAND DISTURBANCE PERMIT. WE'LL DO A CONCEPT IN THAT CASE.
BUT TYPICALLY CONCEPTS ARE NEW DEVELOPMENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, KIMBERLY. AFTER YOU COMPLETED YOUR PROJECT. INSPECTIONS, IT'S ALL PASSED BY INSPECTION. WHAT'S WHAT'S REQUIRED? I NOTICE THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ARE THERE ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY THAT MAY JUST BE AWARE OF THAT, INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING THE FINAL INSPECTION? VERY GOOD QUESTION. LET ME REPHRASE, AT LEAST FOR THOSE ON ZOOM, I MEAN, ON TEAMS. THE QUESTION WAS, AFTER YOU'VE GOTTEN ALL OF YOUR PERMITS AND YOUR INSPECTIONS AND IF PERHAPS YOU NEED YOUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL STEPS TO BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR COMMERCIAL? IT IS A FEE OF 115.
SO YOU JUST SUBMIT THE APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL. THERE HAS TO BE AN OFFICIAL SIGN OFF BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND THE FIRE MARSHAL. THE GOOD NEWS IS, WITH A LITTLE NUDGING FROM OUR DIRECTOR, I'LL GIVE HER KUDOS FOR THAT. SHE HAS ALMOST GOTTEN EVERYBODY WHERE WE'RE ON BOARD, WHERE BY THE TIME YOU DO YOUR LAST BUILDING FINAL, IF YOU'VE GIVEN US THIS APPLICATION, IT'S SITTING THERE WAITING FOR THEM TO SIGN OFF ON THE BUILDING FINAL. BEFORE THAT, IF YOU ALLOW TOO MUCH TIME, GUESS WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN? THEY HAVE TO COME BACK AND LOOK AT IT, BECAUSE WHEN THEY WALK AWAY, THEY'RE SAYING THAT THE WAY WE SAW IT NOW, THAT'S HOW YOU NEED TO OPEN ON A COMMERCIAL LOCATION. SO WE HAVE IT. WE'RE NOW IF YOU PRETTY MUCH HAVE TURNED IN THE APPLICATION AND YOU'RE ALMOST GETTING TO YOUR BUILDING FINAL, YOU'RE BUILDING FINAL IS ONE WEEK AWAY OR TWO WEEKS AWAY. AS LONG AS YOU'RE TURNING THAT APPLICATION, WE GET THE APPROVALS. MOST OF THE TIME, THE FIRE MARSHAL AND THE BUILDING OFFICIAL WILL SAY, I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK. I JUST SAW THIS PLACE, AND YOU'LL GET THAT ISSUED? YES, MA'AM. SO APPLICATION IS IT TO APPLICATION? IS THE BUILDING FINAL? THEY APPLY FOR THE INSPECTION. AND IS IT A SEPARATE. OKAY. GOOD QUESTION.
SO THE BUILDING FINAL IS NOT A SEPARATE APPLICATION. THE BUILDING FINAL IS ACTUALLY ATTACHED TO YOUR PERMIT. SO YOU HAVE A BUILDING PERMIT. SO YOU'RE IN CONTRACTOR WILL JUST REQUEST A BUILDING FINAL IN THE SYSTEM. YOU DO HAVE TO SUBMIT A SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. AND LIKE I SAID THE FEE FOR THAT IS 115. BUT AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR BUILDING PERMIT, THE BUILDING FINAL IS ONE OF THOSE INSPECTIONS. IF YOU HAD SPRINKLERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU ALREADY HAVE FIRE PERMITS. ONE OF THOSE INSPECTIONS WILL BRING THE FIRE MARSHAL OUT THERE, SO THEY SIGN OFF ON THAT. IT CAN ALL BE LINED UP WHERE BY THE TIME YOU GET YOUR BUILDING FINAL THE NEXT DAY, WE CAN ALSO ISSUE YOU A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. RESIDENTIAL. OH. YES, MA'AM. THIS IS. AT THE MOMENT YOU AT
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LEAST HAVE TO SUBMIT FOR THE APPLICATION. FOR THAT. IF I'M FOLLOWING ALONG AS TO WHERE WE'RE LEANING, IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A PROCESS THAT WE IMPLEMENT TO HELP YOU OUT AND WHERE WE'RE REMINDING YOU BEFORE YOU GET YOUR BUILDING FINAL. HEY, YOU NEED TO SUBMIT FOR THIS APPLICATION. RESIDENTIAL. SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. FIRE MARSHAL DOESN'T HAVE TO COME OUT FOR RESIDENTIAL. YOU TURN IN YOUR RESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR WHATEVER IS FOR YOU. GET YOUR BUILDING FINAL. WE ISSUE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? PLAN. REVIEW. PERMIT. WE GOT THE FLOOR OPEN. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR HANDOUTS. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR MAP. YOU. I BELIEVE YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO GET A COPY OF THE VIDEO WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE. IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS. AND ALL OF THESE WILL BE IN A PDF FORMAT TO. ALL RIGHT. THANKS EVERYONE.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.