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Planning & Inspections Department — continued <br />• Provide plan review on all commercial permit applications, assuring all relevant codes and <br />laws are complied with before approval. <br />• Conduct 99% of inspections on the day requested to be conducted. <br />• Issue Certificates of Occupancy or Certificates of Compliance at the completion of all <br />projects. <br />• Maintain records and provide reports on building activities, revenue, inspections conducted, <br />etc. <br />• Inspect all schools two times per year. <br />• Obtain certifications and conduct fire inspections in support of the Orange County Fire <br />Marshal's Office <br />• Reduce paper usage; paperless in field inspections, through use of pen tablets. <br />• Issue and inspect commercial facilities for ABC permits. <br />• Post occupancy loads in 100% of restaurants and other assembly occupancies. <br />• Maintain electronic connections to customers alerting them of: impending permit expirations, <br />permit approval and inspection results <br />• Maintain project files to archived status. <br />• Conduct required sewer system inspections to keep sewer system permits in compliance. <br />• Save $4,000 by conducting in -house seminars to obtain continuing education credits of 10 <br />employees with 43 certifications. <br />• Continue to conduct fire inspections in the unincorporated Orange County and bring the <br />county into compliance with required fire inspections by the end of the year. <br />Budget Highlights <br />■ The increase in Operations for FY 2013 -14 includes a $.05 /mile surcharge in Motor Pool to <br />help with future vehicle replacement. <br />Erosion Control & Stormwater Services Division <br />Major Services <br />• Review and approve erosion control plans <br />• Review and approve Stormwater management plans in Falls Lake & Jordan Lake <br />Watersheds <br />• Monitor construction sites for erosion control compliance <br />• Monitor projects for compliance with Stormwater requirements <br />• Protect riparian buffers <br />• Identify streams per DWQ guidelines <br />1iVX <br />