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Session 5 – The Permit Process Doug Rankin, AICP, Planning Manager

Session 5 – The Permit Process Doug Rankin, AICP, Planning Manager. Permit Process. The Building Code

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Session 5 – The Permit Process Doug Rankin, AICP, Planning Manager

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  1. Session 5 – The Permit Process • Doug Rankin, AICP, Planning Manager

  2. Permit Process • The Building Code • A building code, or building control, is a set of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed objects such as buildings and non-building structures. The main purpose of building codes are to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. The building code becomes law of a particular jurisdiction when formally enacted by the appropriate authority.

  3. Permit Process • The First Building Code is found in the Code of Hammurabi which specified that “If a builder builds a house, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built falls in and kills its owner, then that builder shall be put to death.

  4. Permit Process • In the United States the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 resulted in that city adopting modern building and fire codes

  5. Permit Process • Las Vegas MGM Fire resulted in vast changes to the building and fire codes both locally and nationally.

  6. Permit Process • Building Permits • Commercial • Residential • Fences/Walls • Water Heaters • Window/Door • Replacements • Exterior Siding • Patio Covers • Pool/Spa • Carports

  7. Permit Process • Civil Permits • Civil Blue Lines • Mylar • Grading Plans • Utility Plans

  8. Permit Process • Plan Check • The process of reviewing construction plans for conformance to land use entitlements, conditions of approval, zoning code, building code, fire code and public works requirements.

  9. Permit Process • Permits are submitted to the Building and Safety Department at the front counter

  10. Permit Process • Plans are reviewed by Building and Safety and the Fire Department

  11. Permit Process • Comments and red/blue line corrections are made to the plans.

  12. Permit Process • Plans are returned to the contractor, engineer or architect for corrections

  13. Permit Process • Plans are resubmitted for review. • Once all corrections are made, permits are priced out

  14. Permit Process • Contractor, engineer or architect then pays for all fees • Permits are issued

  15. Maps • Parcel Maps - map which divides land into 1 to 4 parcels (lots)

  16. Maps • Boundary Line Adjustments – transfers land from one parcel to another adjacent parcel

  17. Maps • Subdivision Maps processes used to subdivide real property into smaller lots. The subdivision map is used to create five (5) or more residential lots.

  18. Maps • Subdivision Maps • The process can also be used to create Commercial Lots within a shopping center or mall.

  19. Maps • Subdivision Maps Process • Maps are submitted to Planning at the front counter • Maps are route to Public Works (Devco and Survey) and Fire

  20. Maps • Subdivision Maps Process • Comments from each reviewer are consolidated and reviewed by the City Survey to ensure they are no conflicts • Comprehensive and Consolidated Comments are returned to the applicant

  21. Business License • Business Licensing was first enacted by • State of Nevada 1864-1865 Session

  22. Billiard Halls

  23. City of Las Vegas Incorporates 1911

  24. Businesses • Start with an idea Cycle PUB

  25. Questions to be answered: • What type of vehicle is this? bike, pedi-cab, tour bus • Allowed on our streets? • Where can they park it? Right of Way Issues? • Do they need a license from the DMV? • Can owner serve liquor? Can patrons bring their own? Can they hire a liquor caterer? • If you are legally drunk can you get a DUI? • Does it need special Insurance or a bond? • Does it need turn signals? 3rd brake light? Seat Belts? • What license should we give them?

  26. Start the conversation • to find the answers EARLY • Pre-Application Conference

  27. Who Needs A License • The City of Las Vegas only license businesses that are doing business in the city limits (delivery service, locksmiths) OR the address is physically located in the city limits. • Just because your address says Las Vegas does not mean it is in the City of Las Vegas.

  28. Visit Planning – Is it OK to have this type of business at this location? • Too close to another business of similar type • Too close to church, school or residential area • Not located in an area zoned for that type of business

  29. Title 19 Home Based Business • Requires a Home Occupation Permit • Very Restrictive in what business activity is allowed • Fastest Growing Type of new Business

  30. Before we Accept Your Application • State Business License or Exemption • State or Federal Regulatory License (Contractor, Massage, Fire Arms) • Nevada Department of Taxation • Fictitious Firm Name filed with County • Federal Tax ID Number (EIN)

  31. Approvals required by other Departments • Planning • Fire Department • Code Enforcement (need a Certificate of Occupancy) • 92% of general business licenses are processed within 30 calendar days.

  32. Privilege Licenses • “Businesses which are found by the City Council to require a high degree of supervision and to more seriously affect the economic, social and moral well-being of the City and its residents” • Some require City Council approval

  33. Privilege Licenses • Adult Nightclub Adult Bookstore • Auction/Auctioneer Bathhouse • Burglar Alarm Teenage Dance Hall • Gaming Ice Cream Trucks • Liquor Locksmith • Massage Establishment Martial Arts • Mobile Food Vendor Outcall Entertainment • Pawnbroker Secondhand Dealer • Pistol Permit Wedding Chapel • Psychic Arts and Science Erotic Dance

  34. Require a Criminal Background Check (Some Categories Require a Financial Check) • Requires at least one principal; others can be waived if they meet certain conditions • Lengthy process that can take many months • Can pay $500 for a temporary license to expedite

  35. Licensing Conditions • Restricted Hours • Certain Individuals cannot be associated with business • Any arrests or citations must be reported • Wristbands required to consume alcoholic beverages

  36. Answers: • Electric Bicycle per NRS 484A; <750 Watts • Subject to all traffic laws including parking and right of way • Route must be approved by Public Works • No license required from DMV: Not a motor vehicle • No 3rd Brake light, but must follow bike laws for reflectors, lights after dark and signaling to turn • No special Insurance or bond

  37. Answers: • Owner Cannot Serve Liquor. • Patrons Cannot bring their own Liquor • Cannot hire a liquor caterer. • Riders cannot get DUI but are subject to Public Inebriation Laws • Licenses: Bicycle Tours and Equipment Rentals

  38. NEED HELP? • The Small Business Administration (SBA) • The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) • Nevada Small Business Development Center at UNLV

  39. Conclusion • Questions? • Next class: Special Area Plans and Walkable Communities • February 27, 2013 at 6:00 PM • Development Services Center • 333 North Rancho Drive, Second Floor • Express Conference Room

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