Posted: May 10, 2021
Limited Walk-Thru Services begins May 17
Over the last year, permit services have largely been done electronically or by document drop offs and picks ups. To better accommodate permit issues that applicants believe need to be handled more expeditiously, we will now be offering residential and limited commercial walk-thru services Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 2-4 pm. Limiting the hours for walk-thru services will enable us to sustain the efficiencies gained in the last year of few interruptions and protect the principle of first-in first-out for addressing permit application to assure fairness. By having this period later in the day, we will be able to better address time critical Certificates of Occupancy and other urgent needs.
We continue to urge applicants to utilize E-Plans so that plans can be reviewed simultaneously by the different disciplines and TEAMS for meetings with staff to alleviate travel time, reduce the need for potential isolation, and quarantine. Also, the use of eplans results in a substantial time savings for permit techs allowing them to process permits, change orders, deferred submittals, and certificates of occupancy timelier. Paper submittals require more time/resources to process, thus taking time away from other important functions.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
November 30, 2020
Temporary Policy AG.53 - Temporary Emergency COVID-19 Waiver of Expedited Plan Review Fees for Structures in Outdoor Dining/Drive-thru/Take-out and Pick-up settings
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
October 29, 2020
The Planning and Development Services Building
Is temporarily closed for Thursday.
Thank you for your understanding.
We will reopen Friday morning
at 8:00 a.m.
Please contact:
Development Service/Building Safety 343-8301
Planning Department: 343-7931
Anchorage Fire Prevention: 267-4900
Project Mgmt. & Eng.: 343-8135
_____________________________________________________________________________
Posted May 28, 2020
We are partially open to the public video:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Posted March 26, 2020
To Our Consultant, Construction, and Development Partners:
As Anchorage, Alaska, and the nation respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we at the
Municipality want to assure you that we are doing everything possible to continue our design and construction program of work for 2020. We recognize the importance of these projects to the citizens of Anchorage, and to the economy. Click here to read the letter._____________________________________________________________________________
Posted April 14, 2020
The Anchorage Municipal Assembly on April 14, 2020 Amended and Approved Ordinance 2020-46, temporarily discounting Title 21 & Title 23 Development Fees as an economic stimulus measure in response to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Development Services COVID-19 Information
Posted April 6, 2020
Policy AG.47 Temporary Emergency COVID-19 Inspection Policy
Considering the growing spread of the COVID-19 virus, Development Services is implementing temporary modifications to our inspections methods and procedures.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Posted March 25, 2020
The Planning and Development Services Departments invite you to contact us to discuss how you are changing your business practices as a result of COVID-19 and what we can do to support these changes in challenging times.
As we work through this period of heightened risk, we ask that you maximize contacting us electronically (phone, email, dynamic portal, E-Plans) rather than in person contacts to reduce risk to both your staff and ours.
Planning Director Michelle McNulty and I look forward to hearing your thoughts at this teleconference.
Please call into: 1-888-572-6067 on
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
____________________________________________________________________________
Posted: March 25, 2020
Policy AG.46 Temporary Retrofit Inspection
Considering the growing spread of the COVID-19 virus, Development Services is implementing modifications to the inspection procedures for certain refit inspections of occupied one-and two-family dwellings.
___________________________________________________________________________
Posted: March 23, 2020
Teleconference to Discuss Video Inspections
TODAY - Development Services invites you to contact us to discuss reducing inspector exposures, we are looking at basically suspending in person inspections of retros of occupied premises. We will be asking the plumber and electrician who do the work to do a short video showing scope of work to forward to the inspector. Details to follow.
As we work through this period of heightened risk, we ask that you maximize contacting us electronically (phone, email, dynamic portal, E-Plans) rather than in person contacts to reduce risk to both your staff and ours.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts at this teleconference.
Please call into: 1-888-572-6067 on
Monday, March 23, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.
____________________________________________________________________________
Teleconference to Discuss how you are changing your business practices
Posted: March 19, 2020
The Planning and Development Services Departments invite you to contact us to discuss how you are changing your business practices as a result of COVID-19 and what we can do to support these changes in challenging times.
As we work through this period of heightened risk, we ask that you maximize contacting us electronically (phone, email, dynamic portal, E-Plans) rather than in person contacts to reduce risk to both your staff and ours.
Planning Director Michelle McNulty and I look forward to hearing your thoughts at this teleconference.
Please call into: 1-888-572-6067 on
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
____________________________________________________________________________
Posted: March 18, 2020
Office and Customer Precautions - COVID-19 UPDATE
To ensure the health, safety and well-being of customers and department staff, the Development Services Department is implementing the following changes in service until further notice. The most recognizable of the services will be the reduction in face-to-face customer interactions between the public and DSD staff through:
Quick permit requests and Submittal Drop-offs: All walk-in and over-the-counter services are suspended. Customers may only pick up and drop off plans and applications on the tables provided at the front doors. All received documents and plan sets will be processed by DSD staff without further face-to-face customer interactions. Payment can be made over the phone by credit card at 343-8211 ext. 1, unless you have a credit card on file.
Quarantine of Submitted Documents and Plans: As COVID-19 is detectable for up to 3 hours after aerosolization and is spreadable through contaminated surfaces or objects, all submitted hard copy documents or plans will be placed in quarantine overnight before being reviewed or processed.
Eplans - We strongly encourage all plans be submitted electronically thru Eplans. Electronic plan review is available by emailing your application to permitcounter@muni.org . For more information call 343-8301 or 343-8211 ext. 1.
The following reviews must be submitted electronically:
- Exempt reviews for one- and two-family dwellings.
- Onsite well and septic permits and COSAs.
Your cooperation through this challenging time will help slow the spread of COVID-19 pandemic while we provide essential City services.
________________________________________________________
Posted: March 16, 2020
Teleconference to Discuss COVID-19 in the Industry
The Planning and Development Services Departments invite you to contact us to discuss how you are changing your business practices as a result of COVID-19 and what we can do to support these changes in challenging times.
As we work through this period of heightened risk, we ask that you maximize contacting us electronically (phone, email, dynamic portal, E-Plans) rather than in person contacts to reduce risk to both your staff and ours.
Planning Director Michelle McNulty and I look forward to hearing your
thoughts at this teleconference.
Please call into: 1-888-572-6067 on
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 2:30 p.m.
Posted: March 16, 2020
Plan Review
As of March 16, there will be no in person meetings. Plan Reviewers will not be seeing any customers at the counter until further notice. Please call or email.