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Photovoltaic Installations Permitting the Nuts and Volts

Photovoltaic Installations Permitting the Nuts and Volts. Solar Washington Seattle, Washington March 19, 2012. Members. Bellevue Mercer Island Bothell Burien Renton Sammamish * Issaquah * Snoqualmie * Kenmore * Woodinville * Kirkland Snohomish County * Mill Creek *.

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Photovoltaic Installations Permitting the Nuts and Volts

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  1. Photovoltaic Installations Permitting the Nuts and Volts Solar Washington Seattle, Washington March 19, 2012

  2. Members Bellevue Mercer Island Bothell Burien Renton Sammamish* Issaquah* Snoqualmie* Kenmore* Woodinville* Kirkland Snohomish County* Mill Creek* * L&I for electrical permitting

  3. Electrical Permitting State L & I* • All counties • Most cities Cities • Aberdeen • Bellingham • Bellevue** • Burien** • Des Moines • Eatonville • Everett • Federal Way • Kirkland** • Lacey • Longview • Lynnwood • Marysville • Mercer Island** • Milton • Mountlake Terrace • Normandy Park • Olympia • Port Angeles • Redmond • Renton** • SeaTac • Seattle* • Spokane • Tacoma Power • Tukwila • Vancouver * Online – individual jurisdiction site ** Online – MyBuildingPermit.com

  4. King County Governments King County 39 cities 28 fire districts Port of Seattle 4 hospital districts 20 school districts 43 water and sewer districts 68 separate public safety agencies for police, fire and EMS Regional Context

  5. eCityGov Alliance We are: • An inter-local municipal corporation • Formed by 9 partner cities in 2002 • Providing 7 on-line service portals We serve: • 41member cities and other government agencies • Counties: King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston & Jefferson • 1.5 million citizens & businesses

  6. City Managers Wanted: • One-stop, x-boundary service portals • Multiple cities & agencies • Customer centric • Best business practices • Save money

  7. eCityGov Shared Services • MyParksandRecreation.com • SharedProcurementPortal.com • GovJobsToday.com • NWProperty.net • HSConnect.net • NWMaps.net

  8. ePlan Phase 1 Launched fall, 2011 • OTC permits • Inspection scheduling • Permit status • Tip sheets • Training

  9. MBP Statistics

  10. MBP Funding • 1.3% of permit fees • Exempt fees; Impact fees, capital connection charges, operations fees • Master Builders support MBP “The only way you can make MBP better is if more cities join”, Jeff Jordan, President, Fast Water Heater Company

  11. MBP OTC* permits One-stop Permitting • Multiple permits for multiple jurisdictions • One payment • Saves time and money *No review permits

  12. Status & Inspection Scheduling

  13. Tip Sheets & Checklists

  14. ePlan Challenges • Growing Complexity ePlan Executive Leadership IT Building MBP Today Land Use/Planning Building Records PW/Engineering Permit Processing Finance Transportation Legal IT Fire Departments & Fire Districts Finance Homeowners Permit Processing Contractors Homeowners Utility Departments & Utility Districts) Contractors Real Estate Developers

  15. MBP – ePlan Phase 1 Review Type Permits • Launched Sept. 2011 • Burien, Kirkland & Bellevue • Snohomish County • Fire under Mechanical Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Re-Roof

  16. 2012 ePlan Phase 2 Most all permit types • Building • Fire • Sign • Clearing & Grading • Right of Way • Utilities • Land Use

  17. Online with MBP

  18. Online Electrical Permitting

  19. Online Electrical Permitting Items with a red asterisk are required

  20. Online Electrical Permitting

  21. OTC v. Plan Review Issuance, Construction & CO

  22. OTC Electrical Permitting Permits for two jurisdictions in one purchase

  23. OTC Electrical Permitting Permit(s) emailed to applicant within minutes

  24. Applicant Dashboard

  25. Save money and time • One-stop permitting • Aligned submittals • Bridge city/county/district – review processes • Improved predictability • Fewer call-backs • Eliminate trips • Reduce printing costs

  26. John Backman Executive Director eCityGov Alliance jbackman@eCityGov.net 425.452.7821 Heidi Bedwell Land Use Planner City of Bellevue hbedwell@bellevuewa.gov 425-452-4862 Tom Phillips Building Services Manager City of Kirkland tphillips@kirklandwa.gov (425) 587-3604 A copy of this presentation is available at www.eCityGov.net | Documents | Presentations

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