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Orange County Space Needs Report � 2005 Update <br /> Page 26 of 69 <br /> Department Name : Planning and Inspections <br /> Project Development Phase : Interim : Tier 1 A ; Long -Term : Tier 1 A <br /> Current Location : Planning and Ag Building , 306 Revere Road , Hillsborough <br /> Current Departmental Square Footage : 4 , 800 <br /> Current # Employees : 35 <br /> Proposed Square Footage : 13 , 150 ( plus 30 % Circulation factor) <br /> Options to accommodate space needs : <br /> • Interim : The 2000 space plan determined that Planning and Inspections <br /> Department had the largest space deficit of all departments . While they have <br /> added no square footage since that time , they have modified their interior floor <br /> plan to accommodate the additional eight ( 8 ) employees that have been added. <br /> since F . Y . 2000 =2001 . Although the construction of a facility on the new <br /> proposed county campus will allow efficient work space to be developed , the <br /> timeframe for doing so is still years away , even if planning for the building were <br /> to start P immediately . An option may exist to provide some interim relief in the <br /> Planning and Ag Building , however . : As previously -discussed in the ERCD <br /> departmental write up , if the study recommendations are accepted , the space <br /> previously occupied by ERCD could be reallocated , thereby providing minimal <br /> relief to some of the most pent up space issues at the Planning and Ag Building . <br /> • Long -term : One of the first buildings constructed on the new county campus <br /> should be used to address space needs of the land P services departments , <br /> including Planning and Inspections . <br /> 26 <br />