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Following up on our Permit Streamlining Townhall in August, we invite members who want to dig a little deeper into permit issues to join us for a Hack-a-thon charette activity to give DOB some ideas on how to improve their processes in four key areas: Communication, Administration, Interpretation and Integration. When you sign up, please indicate which area you’d most like to work on. Lunch provided.

Registration is limited to 30 people, if you register please commit to attending. 

• 11:00am Opening Remarks
• 11:15am Session 1
• 12:00pm Lunch / Work Group Presentations + Feedback
• 12:30pm Session 2
• 1:15pm Work Groups refine ideas based on feedback
• 1:45pm Lightning Round / 3 Best Ideas from each Working Group
• 2:00pm Conclude

Working Groups

1. Communication / How information is communicated with the design community

2. Administration / How DOB administers the building code

3. Interpretation / How specific sections of the code are interpreted

4. Integration / How the design community interacts with other agencies through

DOB

5. Other