FY2023 Adopted Operating and Capital Budget

FY2023 Adopted Budget Organizational Budgets

Planning and Permitting Division Commission meeting agendas, staff report and legal advertisements and notifications, including the preparation of public presentations and meeting minutes on all land development proposals. Zoning administration functions are also the responsibility of the Development Review and Planning Department. Duties of staff in the zoning office include: processing of zoning certificates; zoning inspections and the issuance of violations; and administering/interpreting the Zoning Ordinance. In addition to the Planning Commission as noted above, staff is also responsible for the administration of the Board of Appeals and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and administering the Forest Resource and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances. Permits and Inspections

Permits and Inspections staff administer electronic permit application and plan review, inspection and code enforcement services to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Frederick County. The Department is responsible for the issuance of Building Permits, Life Safety, Electrical and Plumbing Permits, Use and Occupancy Permits, Gaming Permits, and other related permits throughout Frederick County (excluding the City of Frederick and the Town of Mt. Airy). The Department also provides stormwater management permitting and plan review and storm water management/sediment erosion control inspection services. The Department also administers the fee schedule and assesses fees for residential and non-residential permits, and impact fees. Once a permit has been issued, inspections are scheduled and conducted in a manner consistent with the approved codes, ordinances and regulations that apply to each permit. COVID-19 Considerations

Throughout the second year of the pandemic The Division of Planning and Permitting continued to provide all services offered by the Division in a timely and efficient manner. As a public facing agency of County Government, we recognized the importance of continuing to be available for our customers during the COVID-19 shutdown. Fortunately, a successful collaboration with the &RXQW\¶V IIT Division resulted in the launch of a new paperless plan review, permits and inspections processing tool in December of 2019 ± three months prior to the start of the pandemic. IPS, the new Infor land management software tool, allowed for a seamless transfer to a paperless environment. Over the past year, we have continued to implement enhancements of software in order to further assist our customers and continue to provide our normal and customary services of the Division. As a result, we continue to process and review development applications and permit applications in an electronic format via our applicant portal. For a period of time, we were conducting inspections within a virtual environment however, we have resumed on-site inspections. The timely implementation and further enhancements provided to the Land Management Software (IPS) proved invaluable to our customer ¶V EXVLQHVVHV and livelihoods during the pandemic.

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