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Building Industry Association of San Diego County

Building Industry Association of San Diego County. Presentation to Regulatory Relief Workshop Monday, November 14, 2011. Who We Are. Founded in 1938 Non-profit Trade Association Advocate for Residential and Non-residential Construction The Largest Single-Region BIA in California

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Building Industry Association of San Diego County

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  1. Building Industry Association of San Diego County Presentation to Regulatory Relief Workshop Monday, November 14, 2011

  2. Who We Are Founded in 1938 Non-profit Trade Association Advocate for Residential and Non-residential Construction The Largest Single-Region BIA in California 700 Member Companies, Representing Over 65,000 Men and Women

  3. State of the Industry Negative Job Activity • 40,000 Construction Jobs Lost Permit Activity At Historic Lows • 4,000 County Permits Thru Sept. 2011 • 10,500 Annual Need per SANDAG

  4. Regulatory Reforms • Bond Exonerations: Comply With State Law • State Allows 80% Release / City - 75% • Establish Urban Parking Standards • Restore ‘By-Right’ Tandem Parking • Eliminated From The Residential Parking Overlay Zone in 2004

  5. Regulatory Reforms • Create Park Equivalencies for Urban Development • Revise Severe Fire Hazard Maps to Reflect Actual Brush Transition • Revise City Imposed CEQA Significant Threshold Standards

  6. Process Reform • Permit Third Party Review of Project Applications • Treat Apts. and Condos Equally on Single Lots • Self-certification for Building / Engineering Plans • Establish Dispute Resolution Process • Create ‘Little Hoover Commission’ to Evaluate Process Structure

  7. Fees • Expand Fee Deferrals to Include Sewer/water • Eliminate Automatic Fee Increases in FBAs • More Accountability for Deposit Accounts • Timely Invoices With Detailed Project Data • Revamp Project Reimbursement Agreement Process • Overly Bureaucratic and Costly

  8. General Comments • Practice Regulatory Restraint • State Standards Should Be Ceiling – Not Floor • Require Potential Legislation to Include a Cost Impact/benefit Analysis on Private Sector • Sunset City Regulations

  9. Construction Builds Homes, Jobs and Economies

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