Accelerate Housing Approvals Without Extra Staff

Practical strategies to deliver more housing with fewer delays

In this on-demand webinar, SAFEbuilt planning experts share how cities are streamlining reviews, updating zoning, and building capacity to meet housing demand.

You’ll gain clear steps to reduce permitting delays and move projects forward on schedule.

Ready To Accelerate Housing in Your Community?

What You Will Learn

Clear, actionable ideas for city managers, community development directors, and building officials.

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Streamlining Approvals

Shorten review times and keep compliance intact with clearer steps and checklists.

Updating Zoning Standards

Enable more housing types, including missing middle options, through targeted code updates.

Building Capacity

Use flexible staffing and third-party reviewers to balance workloads during peak demand.

Coordinating Plans & Infrastructure

Align comprehensive plans and corridor or area plans so housing growth matches service capacity.

Securing Funding

Identify state and federal grants that support code modernization and process improvements.

Managing Community Concerns

Communicate benefits and address common questions on density, parking, and traffic.

Featuring Your Hosts

Meet the SAFEbuilt experts sharing their insights in this session:
Jim Hickey

Jim Hickey, AICP

Director of Planning Services, SAFEbuilt

Jim brings decades of municipal planning experience, helping communities modernize zoning codes, streamline permitting, and manage development pressure effectively.

David Dixon

Dave Dixon, AICP

Principal Planner, SAFEbuilt

Dave Dixon brings more than a decade of experience helping communities across the U.S. and Canada shape their future. His work spans comprehensive and redevelopment planning, urban design, site planning, and land use code updates, with a strong specialty in GIS.