ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Permit Snafus...AHJs and Contractors Jump in

As harold is 'out in the countryside of NJ', I offer the first guess of 17 cameras between his four towns!

I wouldn't count on that. There are a couple in every "shop and rob", grocery stores, home stores and banks all have plenty.
Have the revenue cameras at stop lights penetrated New Jersey yet? I think Tony Soprano runs those.

Greg:

Yes, the red light cameras are here and generating $$$.

The town I live in had $750,000 +/- last year.

BTW, I did not think about the convenience stores! I was thinking 'big brother' cameras

I got a note saying we should get back on topic. Probably a good idea.

Ditto

Yes, sorry for straying!

BTW, we have another permit related thread going!

Back to the original topic, and see if we get any more input.

Any comments on the time it takes from you dropping a permit app and the issuance of the permit?

Any comments on the form, or forms that you have to fill out?

Anybody use a 'Permit Expeditor'?

A 'Permit Exbititor' is a guy who walks the paperwork through the process and stands at each guy's desk staring at him to make sure that he doesn't set it on his 'to-do- pile to get coffee or go to the bathroom.
They were all the rage in Chicago a few years ago, but they were so creepy and annoying that I heard that every one of them had been escorted out of the building by the police at one time or another.
They still exist here, but they're pretty useless. If there is a question on the forms they will call you and tell you what needs fixing (the same as the City will) and are no help whatsoever in getting anything resolved.
The truth around here was that your Permit would ordinarily take 2 months to get through channels; but if you hired one of these guys it only took 8 weeks.

Ghost:

Expeditors here are about the same, except they only get as far as the counter! A few don't even come into the office, they fed-ex or courier the package in.

We have been running around 20 business days to get paper thru the office. Thats thru the four subcodes, Elec, Plumb, Fire & Building. Zoning and Engineering processing has to be approved before we get the package.

Now, IF the expeditors would 'check' the package for all the required paper BEFORE they do the drop...that would be an improvement!!