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BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) <br />GOALS — 2015 UPDATE <br />FOR DISCUSSIONS PURPOSES <br />20 <br />GOALS/PRIORITIES <br />ONGOING EFFORTS <br />SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS <br />responsibility. <br />Planning and Inspections <br />Planning and Inspections <br />• Orange County Building Inspections partnering <br />• Our Chief Inspector gave presentation to <br />with the Home Builders Association of <br />an Interior Design Class at Cedar Ridge <br />Durham, Orange, and Chatham (HBDOC) <br />High School talking about the minimum <br />initiated the Code Officials & Builders Alliance <br />standards for housing, zoning, and building <br />League of the Triangle (COBALT), a quarterly <br />codes as well as the different types of <br />meeting of building officials and builders from <br />construction types. <br />five jurisdictions, that include Durham County, <br />• OC Building Official is serving a one year <br />Chatham County, Orange County, Chapel Hill, <br />term as an ex officio member of the Board <br />and Carrboro with the purpose of sharing <br />of Directors of the Home Builders <br />resources and best practices in an effort to <br />Association of Orange, Durham, and <br />establish and maintain regional consistency as it <br />Chatham counties to promote partnerships <br />relates to residential construction. <br />within the building community. <br />• Initiated the "Ask an Inspector" web link <br />that allows citizens to email questions <br />directly to the Orange County Building <br />Official and expect an answer within five <br />working days but typically within two <br />working days on any building code issue. <br />Questions not associated to building code <br />topics are forwarded to internal or external <br />resources as appropriate. <br />• When permits are approved systems <br />automatically send an email notification. <br />Additionally, all inspection results, with <br />detail, are emailed to permit applicant and <br />contractor automatically on a daily basis. <br />Planning Department <br />Planning Department <br />• Promote and foster positive communication <br />• Staff has created several brochures <br />with customers to increase education on <br />outlining our planning process including, <br />processes. <br />but not limited to: <br />o How to apply for a minor <br />