linnrg
Sawhorse
So I would like to open up a discussion about what Rules/Laws/Operating Policies you are under in terms of permanent records that a typical Building Department would be required to keep indefinitely.
Our City has a decent vault controlled by the City Clerk. That person has some degree of hesitation towards electronic only storage options. The space in that vault is a limiting factor. There is no space for rolled drawings. My huge rolled drawings are not going to be folded and put into file boxes.
We do have scanners and that type of equipment but no one employed to do that. I do get CD's from larger commercial projects but none for the smaller commercial or residential projects. Do Building Departments usually have their own independent storage systems?
I can understand keeping the record drawings for the City's projects but I do not think I should permanently store say a S%#way remodel or even its original construction drawings.
We keep all Certificates of Occupancy electronically in addition to filing them away.
Our City has a decent vault controlled by the City Clerk. That person has some degree of hesitation towards electronic only storage options. The space in that vault is a limiting factor. There is no space for rolled drawings. My huge rolled drawings are not going to be folded and put into file boxes.
We do have scanners and that type of equipment but no one employed to do that. I do get CD's from larger commercial projects but none for the smaller commercial or residential projects. Do Building Departments usually have their own independent storage systems?
I can understand keeping the record drawings for the City's projects but I do not think I should permanently store say a S%#way remodel or even its original construction drawings.
We keep all Certificates of Occupancy electronically in addition to filing them away.