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  • arwat23
    arwat23 replied to the thread Wow....
    They probably are for some areas, but where I work (Bay Area - not in a major city), the biggest concern I'm aware of is fire (which is...
  • arwat23
    arwat23 reacted to SCBO1's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    I agree with this, there's a lot of increased cost that goes with zoning requirements, like size of lot, building and size of house...
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    socaldano replied to the thread Public Self Service Kiosk.
    As a Computer Engineer, did a few similar projects. We did not have a public use computer in our lobby, but we had one of the enterprise...
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B reacted to jar546's post in the thread Wow... with Wow Wow.
    This electrical box was installed about one year ago and it is 823 feet from the beach and behind three different buildings so it’s...
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B reacted to mtlogcabin's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    When I was the BO in Hendry county Fl directly west of where Jar is the wind loads divided the county so we amended the wind zone to the...
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B reacted to jar546's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    Mandatory comprehensive plans, development requirements, limitations, fire districts vs no fire districts, zero-setback areas, but here...
  • Joe.B
    Joe.B reacted to jar546's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    I believe local amendments are an absolute must. Look at the difference in climate between the bottom of California and the upper...
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Wow....
    314 ish? or 300.6?
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Wow....
    I get it, but that can be a "global" requirement and only an actual concern in isolated spots. For instance we ask how they are handling...
  • jar546
    jar546 replied to the thread Wow....
    This electrical box was installed about one year ago and it is 823 feet from the beach and behind three different buildings so it’s...
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  • steveray
    steveray reacted to jar546's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    Not here. Two of my municipalities are on barrier islands in the same county as inland areas that have wind speeds that have a 30mph...
  • jar546
    jar546 replied to the thread Wow....
    Not here. Two of my municipalities are on barrier islands in the same county as inland areas that have wind speeds that have a 30mph...
  • jar546
    jar546 reacted to SCBO1's post in the thread Wow... with Like Like.
    I agree with this, there's a lot of increased cost that goes with zoning requirements, like size of lot, building and size of house...
  • steveray
    steveray replied to the thread Public Self Service Kiosk.
    Welcome to THE Forum!... We use opengov and they can pay with their card in the system at the counter/ kiosk or we can take their cash...
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    We are looking into a self-service kiosk in our lobby for the public to complete the permit process. We use Accela (web browser based)...
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