Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Building Inspection Services

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1 Thompson-Nicola Regional District Building Inspection Services

2 Building Inspection Department Currently 6 Building Inspectors, 1 Clerk, ½ Steno Divided into 4 inspection areas covering the entire TNRD Nine Satellite Offices Merritt Logan Lake Chase Clinton Ashcroft Cache Creek Lytton Barriere Clearwater

3 Satellite Offices Chase Clearwater Barriere Ashcroft Cache Creek Tuesday Lytton Clinton Merritt Logan Lake Tuesday/Thursday Tuesday/Thursday Wednesday Tuesday 1 st and 3 rd Thursday 2 nd and 4 th Thursday Wednesday Thursday 10:00 am -11:00 am 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 11:00 am 10:00 am -11:00 am 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 10:30 am 12:00 pm 10:30 am 12:00 pm 10:00 am 11:30 am 9:30 am 11:00 am

4 Staff Ron Popoff, RBO, Manager Paddy Moore, RBO, Senior Inspector Darren Arndt, RBO, Cariboo Lytton Jason Tomlin, RBO, Westwold Sun Peaks Chase Dawn Lindenbach, Logan Lake Merritt Nicola Lake Gary Faykes, North Thompson Blue River Adam Bux, Kamloops Office Plan Review Enforcement Leigh Hilton, Building Inspection Clerk Ashley Cox, Steno ½ time

5 Building Inspection Function Regulate new construction Process building permit applications Issue building permits Issue plumbing permits Monitoring or Inspecting construction activities Provide permit information to purchasers, lenders, public Maintain building permit statistics Carry out enforcement procedures Assist the public with matters related to construction

6 Regulations TNRD Building Regulations Bylaw No British Columbia Building Code 2006 TNRD Zoning Bylaw No. 940 Sun Peaks Zoning Bylaw No Member Municipality Zoning Bylaws Related Codes and Standards Approximately 500 standards referenced by the BC Building Code

7 Interesting Moments in Construction This is how NOT to do it!

8 Interesting Moments in Construction Different builders have different tolerances

9 Interesting Moments in Construction

10 Interesting Moments in Construction Building Green A live tree growing through the floor

11 Interesting Moments in Construction Rehabilitated Manufactured Homes

12 Interesting Moments in Construction A critical structural component

13 Interesting Moments in Construction

14 It s s Not All Bad Sun Peaks

15 It s s Not All Bad Adams Lake Sawmill

16 It s s Not All Bad Peter Hope Lake

17 It s s Not All Bad Sun Peaks

18 Reviewing Workloads TNRD - Total Construction Value 140 Construction Value - $ Millions

19 Reviewing Workloads TNRD - Residential Units Created Number of Units

20 Reviewing Workloads TNRD - Total Permits Issued Number of Permits

21 Reviewing Workloads Staff Turn-Over One staff retirement One staff resignation Acquired three new Inspectors

22 Reviewing Workloads Staff Turn-Over Difficulties In Hiring Extreme shortage of qualified Inspectors

23 Reviewing Workloads Staff Turn-Over Difficulties In Hiring Increased Processing Times Worst cases processing could take up to 8 to 10 weeks

24 Reviewing Workloads Staff Turn-Over Difficulties In Hiring Increased Processing Times Focus Was Mainly on New Construction

25 Direction for 2009 Tempest Permit Tracking Program Provides more detailed electronic file information Rapid information retrieval Diversified statistical reporting Integration with the GIS system

26 Direction for 2009 Tempest Permit Tracking Program Bylaw Enforcement / File Follow-up Apply additional resources to file follow-up Apply additional resources to bylaw enforcement Automate follow-up workflow using Tempest

27 Direction for 2009 Tempest Permit Tracking Program Bylaw Enforcement / File Follow-up Process Maintenance Improving Section 57 notice process TNRD / COK joint sessions with Builders and Professionals