Streamlining the Nation's Building Regulatory Process

Comprehensive List of Programs Submitted

To view the executive summary for a model program, click on the red underlined model number at the end of the program's title.

001 Industrialized Buildings Commission: An Interstate Compact for Modular Construction
Herndon, VA (MN, RI, NJ) (MODEL # 98-1)
002 Kitsap County Permitting Procedures
Kitsap County, WA
003 Strategic Reporting of Housing Authority
Maysville, KY
004 Code Enforcement Bureau
City of Alexandria, VA
005 COMcheck EZ Code Compliance Software/Materials (MODEL # 97-1)
United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC
006 MECcheck Code Compliance Software/Materials (MODEL # 97-2)
United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC
007 Project Success
City of Independence, MO
008 One-Stop Permit Center & Customer Checklist (MODEL # 97-3)
Palm Beach County, FL
009 Murray City Building Inspection Policies
City of Murray City, UT
010 Adoption of a Statewide Accessibility Code (MODEL # 98-2)
State of Texas
011 Residential Multi-Disciplinary Inspection Program (MODEL # 98-3)
Fairfax County, VA
012 Code Enforcement Through Training (CETT) (MODEL # 98-4)
Fairfax County, VA
013 Targeted Information Brochures (MODEL # 98-5)
Fairfax County, VA
014  A Different Approach to a More Unified Code System (MODEL # 97-4)
Maryland Building Performance Standards:
015 The Jardines Paloma Blanca Project
City of San Jose, CA
016 Dwight Street Homes
City of Jersey City, NJ
017 Manufactured Dwelling Installation and Modification Standard 
State of Oregon (MODEL # 98-6)
018 Customer Assistance Manufactured Homes
State of Oregon (MODEL # 98-23)
019 Oregon Hometrac Database
State of Oregon
020 Reciprocal Agreements for Subsequent Siting of Modular Structures
States of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (MODEL # 98-7)
021 Super Good Cents
States of California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
022 Repair Operation Certification under Quality Assurance Program
State of Oregon
023 Self-Certification Program
City of Chicago, IL (MODEL # 98-24)
024 Customer Service Through Innovative Project Management and
Technology: Process 2000 (MODEL # 98-8)
City of San Diego, CA
025 Building and Fire Code Computer System (MODEL # 97-5)
State of Maryland
026  Permits in 5 Minutes and Fax Permitting
Seminole County, FL
027 Administration & Enforcement
Trenton, TN
 
028  Private/Public Partnerships to Ensure Building Code Compliance (MODEL # 97-6)
Howard County, MD
029 Quality Assurance Program
Clark County, NV
030 Permit Issues
City of Maryland Heights, MO
031 Iroquois County Building Inspectors
Iroquois County, IL
032 Washington County Code Modification
Washington County, OR
033 Public/Private Partnership in Washington County, Oregon (MODEL # 97-7)
Washington County, OR
034 Automated Telephone Answering System (MODEL # 97-8)
Washington County, OR
035 Over-the-Counter Permitting
City of Las Cruces, NM
036 Streamlining of Forms and Applications
Village of Ridgewood, NJ
037 Automated Code Enforcement in a Small Town
City of Big Rapids, MI
038 Case Manager for Permit Applications
City of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
039 Information Kiosk
Town of Branford, CT
040  Rules and Regulations of Architectural Access Board
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
041 Customer Guide to Building Department (MODEL # 98-9)
City of LeMars, IA  
042 Bar Codes for Building Inspectors (MODEL # 97-9)
Cities of Campbell, CA and Naperville, IL, and Gwinnette County, GA
043 Permits by Mail
City of Riverside, CA
044 Voice Response Automated Inspection System (MODEL # 98-10)
City of Cedar Park, TX
045 Code Hearing Program
Village of Vernon Hills, IL
046 Inter Local Agreement
LaPeer County, MI
047 Customer Service Program
Village of Vernon Hills, IL
048 Express Services (MODEL # 97-10)
City of Raleigh, NC
049 Dallas Development Guide to One-Stop Permit Office (MODEL # 97-11)
City of Dallas, TX
050 Large Building Permit Cards
City of Tuscaloosa, AL
051 Automation
City of Mandan, ND
052 Non-stop Customer Service Center
City of Cincinnati, OH
053 Administration & Enforcement
Village of Huntley, IL
054 HSS/CABO/NFPA Codes Study for Health Care Facilities
Falls Church, VA
055 Process Reform (Streamline)
State of California
056 Code Enforcement Process
City of Franklin, NH
057 Education of Building Inspectors
State of Utah (MODEL #99-1)
058 Building Permits Automation/Storage
Berkeley County, WV
059 Automation of Permits & Inspections
City of Aurora, CO
060 Public/Private Partnership: the Boeing Company and Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) (MODEL # 98-18)
061 Customized Plan Review and Permit by Appointment Process
City of Phoenix, AZ (MODEL # 98-26)
062 Privatization of the Building Regulatory Process in Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
063  Building Permit Automation
Rock Island County, IL
064 One Stop Permitting System
City of Irvine, California (MODEL # 98-19)
065 Comprehensive Land Use & Zoning Ordinance
City of Edwardsville, KS
066 Designating Campus Fire Marshals
State of California (University of California)
067 Proper Tribal Land Inspection for Constitution
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and State of Michigan
068 Expedited Plan Processing (MODEL # 98-11)
Fairfax County, VA
069 Electric Utility Service Entrance Requirement Manual (MODEL #2000-1)
070 Reduction of Costs for Fire Sprinklers in Single Family Homes
City of Highland, CA
071   Castile-Perry Intermunicipal Cooperation
City of Perry, NY
072   Bangor Gas Works/Shaw's Supermarket
City of Bangor, ME
073 A Visual Presentation of Code Requirements
City of El Segundo, CA
074 Economic Development Action Team
City of Fullerton, CA
075 Residential Wall Sections
City of Zanesville, OH
076 Residential Pole Building Design
City of Zanesville, OH
077 Affordable Housing Planning
State of Utah
078  Lead Poisoning Prevention
State of Missouri
079 Minor Subdivision Process
State of Maryland
080 Expedited Environmental RFP Process
Alpine County, CA
081 Cooperative Permitting Team (MODEL # 98-12)
City of Springfield, MO
082 Deerfield Beach Public Safety Impact Fee
City of Deerfield Beach, FL
083 Development Review: Regulatory Reform Program
City of Bellevue, WA
084 Oceanside Development Permit Streamlining and Customer Service Initiatives
City of Oceanside, CA
085 Growth Management Planning and Review Fund
State of Washington
086 Curing Minor Setback Violations
Town of Salem, NH
087  Procedural Streamlining and Customer Checklist (MODEL # 98-13)
City of Kansas City, MO
088 Historic Preservation
Montréal, Canada
089 Accessibility
Montréal, Canada
090 Minimum Habitability Standards Enforcement
Montréal, Canada
091 Upgrading of Existing Buildings
Montréal, Canada
092 Building Permit Application
City of Omaha, NE
093 Building Permits
Town of Cromwell, CT
094 Grand Prairie Planned Development Site Planning
City of Grand Prairie, TX (MODEL # 99-2)
095  Development Review Process (MODEL # 98-14)
City of Portage, MI
096 Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) (MODEL # 98-15)
City of Superior, WI
097 Limited Service & Repair Permit Program
City of Kansas City, MO (MODEL #99-3)
098 Case Management Unit
City of Los Angeles, CA (MODEL # 98-20)
099 Appointment Plan Check (APC)
City of Los Angeles, CA
100 City of Tacoma Wireless Communication Ordinance
City of Tacoma, WA
101 West Virginia Single Uniform Building Code
State of West Virginia
102 Consolidated Multifamily Financing Process
State of Maryland
103 Operation Commerce Program
Montréal, Canada
104 California Density Bonus Law
State of California
105 Manufactured Housing Statute
State of California
106 Residential Site Improvement Standards (MODEL # 98-16)
State of New Jersey
107 California Second Unit Law
State of California
108 Smart Growth Legislation (MODEL # 98-17)
State of Maryland
109  Utah Moderate Income Housing Law
State of Utah
110 Article 66B, Authority to Enact
State of Maryland
111 Geographic Information System (GIS)
City of Irvine, CA  (MODEL # 99-4)
112 Large Industry Annual Permit Process
Chesterfield County, VA (MODEL # 98-21)
113 Product Control Approval
Metropolitan Dade County, FL
114 Virginia Statewide Building and Fire Codes
Commonwealth of Virginia
115  Virginia Building Code Academy
Training & Certification
Commonwealth of Virginia  (MODEL #99-5)
116 Code Footprint for Code Application and Enforcement
State of Kansas (MODEL # 98-25)
117 Rehabilitation Subcode
State of New Jersey
118 Model Code Enforcement Package
State of Georgia (MODEL # 99-6)
119 "CodeBuddy" Building Code Database Software
Merced County, City of Selma, and Various
California Cities and Counties (MODEL # 99-7)
120 Voluntary Contractor Certification Program
State of Maine
121 Wetlands Protection: A Federal, State, and Local Partnership
State of Maine
122 Planning Projects to Meet Permit-by-Rule Standards
State of Maine
123 Site Location of Development Law
State of Maine
124 Contingency Construction Start Program
Howard County, Maryland
(MODEL #98-22)
125 2000 Code Partnership
State of California
126 One-Stop Shop and Customer Ombudsman
Fairfax County, VA (MODEL#99-8)
127 Site Plan Review System
City of Savannah, GA  (MODEL #99-9)
128 "CriS" Information Kiosk
Fairfax County, VA
129 Governor’s Flood Mitigation Task Force
State of Maryland
130 Annual Permit Program
Fairfax County, VA (MODEL #99-10)
131 Parallel Plan Review Program
Fairfax County, VA (MODEL #99-11)
132  Pre-Application, Post-Submission, and
Pre-Construction Meetings
Fairfax County, VA (MODEL #99-12)
133  Use of Handouts in Lieu of Plan Review
Fairfax County, VA (MODEL #99-13)
134 Project Management Approach/
Designated Plan Examiner Program
Fairfax County, VA  (MODEL #99-14)
135 Utilization of Master Plans and Composite Grading Plans
Fairfax County, VA
136 Special Inspections Program
Fairfax County, VA (MODEL #2000-2)
137 Quality Control Program
Fairfax County, VA  (MODEL #99-15)
138  Effective Use of Computers
Fairfax County, VA (MODEL #99-16)
139 Real Estate Developer's Directory
City of Witchita, KS
140 Local Mitigation Strategy
State of Florida
141 New Construction Remote Systems Monitoring
State of Montana
142 High Performance Building
State of Florida
143 Performance Zoning Model Ordinance
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
144 Guide to Permits and Approvals
Howard County, MD
145 Construction Services Center
City of Tampa, FL
146 Minnesota Ramp Project
State of Minnesota (MODEL #2000-3)
147 Building Legislation, Delivery, and Enforcement: The Victorian Model
Victoria, Australia
148 Automation Streamlining
Leon County, FL
149 Growth and Environmental Management Process Notebook
Leon County, FL
150 Plumbing Product Approval Program
Plumbing Manufacturer Institute and State of Oregon (MODEL # 2000-4)
151 Permit Information at Your Fingertips
Miami-Dade County, FL

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