Thegoal of ePermitsisto provide a centralized source of online information on permits, licenses and approvals. Contractors, businesses, design professionals and residents can use the ePermits site to search their project type, obtain information on required permits and apply online. Municipalities have access to the site to view and download plans. /
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ePermits Kickoff Meeting
On July 2, 2013, over 250 representatives from municipalities, businesses, engineers, architects, contractors, economic development communityand the County attended the ePermits kickoff meeting at the Main Library Auditorium.Armando Linares, Deputy DirectorEnvironmental Protection and Growth Management Department led off the meeting by introducing the epermits concept. Presentations included an overview of the ePermits Cloud concept by Elissa Taylor, P.E., Engineer IV, Environmental Engineering and Licensing Section managerwith Victoria Morrow, Broward County, GIS managerpresenting Geographic Information Systems integration. Mason Jackson, President and CEO of Workforce One discussed the economic benefits of electronic permitting. Larry Clark and Jeff Gross from the Building Owners and Managers Association shared the industry perspective and the need for public-private collaboration to make ePermits a reality,and Sergio Ascunce, Hallandale Beach Building Official, provided an overview of how building departments can easily transition into electronic permitting. The ePermits system will allow users to apply for permits online, and access information on permits, licenses, and approvals from a centralized, online source. The system has numerous benefits, offering both economic and environmental savings for customers and permitting agencies.
Elevators Inspections are going fully electronic
Elevator inspections are going fully electronic by using the latest technology and MiFi High Speed mobile data devices. MiFi is a small portable wireless tool that gives you a wireless connection wherever you are. Inspectors are now able to access historical data, perform and report inspection results in real time from the field utilizing an application developed in-house.
Each elevator site will be provided with the latest QR (Quick Response) code technology. Using tablet computers, inspectors will scan the QR code to obtain inspection information and using state-of-the-art voice recognition technologies report the findings, eliminating current field manual data entry by inspectors on paper forms which must then be entered into the elevator database by office staff. Further, the completed inspection can be immediately emailed to the customer and the elevator service company, replacing paper notification.
The County was able to eliminate the need for one full-time temporary position, plus free up another full-time position to focus on other program priorities, such as compliance assistance and enforcement.
Broward County’s ePermit initiative is a collaborative effort utilizing the expertise of County, municipal and business resources to streamline and digitize the permit and inspection process. These improvements serve to move permitting and inspection services into a more efficient, accurate, productive and customer centric environment. /
Shutoff switch located in the elevator machine room with the new QR Code label.
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