To
perform a search, go to the What Works--Model Processes Now
Available to Download section, choose a Regulatory Area from the categories at the top
of the grid, and then choose a Type of Process from the list to the left of the grid. Once
you have made your selections, press the corresponding button on the grid.
Appeals:
Programs dealing with the regulatory appeals process, particularly those that make the
process more accessible and simpler for the public or industry to follow.
Code Compliance Alternatives:
Codes in use by a jurisdiction which are designed to be at least the equivalent of the
controlling regulatory standard.
Compliance Tools:
Programs designed to promote compliance by presenting requirements in an
easy-to-understand and comprehensive format. Examples include software programs, manuals,
or other means of presentation.
Enforcement Practices:
Innovative approaches to building regulation, such as unique regulatory mechanisms and
multi-jurisdictional regulatory agreements.
Inspections:
Programs dealing with both the procedural and substantive aspects of building inspections,
and the individuals and departments that perform inspections.
Legislation:
Programs that require legislative action for implementation, typically code modifications
or programs granting an official or agency powers not held previously.
Permit Office Procedures:
Steps taken to improve the efficiency of the procedure itself, such as improving customer
service, promoting better communication among departments and customers, and making
procedural steps more efficient.
Plan Reviews:
Substantive or procedural improvements dealing specifically with the plan review process,
focusing on unique review procedures or measures that promote good communication and
efficiency.
Privatization:
Programs that empower the private sector with duties traditionally reserved for
governmental entities. Examples include self-regulation, government subcontracting of
regulatory powers to private entities, and government/industry cooperative agreements.
Software/Computer:
Automation tools that use computers or other devices to improve a process.
Substantive Administration:
Programs that substantively streamline an administrative process by providing less
restrictive provisions, by removing redundant or overlapping controls, or by altering the
approach of a regulation or process to increase efficiency and promote compliance.
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