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What To Do With That Empty Municipal Building: A Guide for Rural Communities

What To Do With That Empty Municipal Building: A Guide for Rural Communities

That empty municipal building sitting at the heart of your community tells a story. Maybe it's a former courthouse that served your town for generatio...
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Permit Delays, Plan Review Backlogs: The Risks

Permit Delays, Plan Review Backlogs: The Risks

Backlogs may be part of municipal life, but their consequences don’t have to be While the focus on the backlogs caused by permit delays and plan revie...
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Form-Based Code: Effective Solution for Urban Density

Form-Based Code: Effective Solution for Urban Density

At times, it can be difficult to remember that we live in the same United States that was home to fewer than 150 million people in 1950. Today, we’ve ...
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Is Third-Party Plan Review a Good Fit For Your Municipality?

Is Third-Party Plan Review a Good Fit For Your Municipality?

Whether your municipality is facing a staff shortage, dealing with a fluctuating workload, or needing additional technical expertise on a large or com...
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4 Steps to Faster Plan Reviews

4 Steps to Faster Plan Reviews

Lengthy permit turnarounds and building plan review backlogs are an all-too-common trend in communities across the country. And this backlog burden is...
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How Do Third-Party School Building Inspections and Plan Reviews Work?

How Do Third-Party School Building Inspections and Plan Reviews Work?

Educational facilities face unique challenges when it comes to development. From unique code requirements to working around school season, development...
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