Wouldn’t it be nice if Ridgewood stepped into the 21st century, albeit 14 years late, and implemented a system like this?
Englewood launches online permit system
MAY 19, 2014 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, MAY 19, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY KIM LUEDDEKE
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
ENGLEWOOD — City officials have launched a new cloud-based permitting and code-enforcement system that will allow residents and contractors to track the status of construction approvals online, eliminating the need for time-consuming trips to City Hall.
The new system will also allow the city’s building inspectors to input information directly into their iPads, rather than returning to the office to update paper files.
“It makes it easy for the people and it makes it easy for our employees,” said City Manager Tim Dacey.
Under the previous system, building permit information was kept in manila folders, with residents notified either when the application process was completed or when an inspection needed to be done, said Dacey. Occasionally, a file would get lost, he said.
Since many inspectors work only part time, residents would sometimes have to wait days after an inspection was completed to have that information reflected in their files, said Dacey.
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