2016 Code Updates and Contractor Information Session
The City of Decatur’s Design, Environment and Construction Division (DEC) is reaching out to all builders and contractors who have previously done work in the City of Decatur to participate in a 2016 Code Updates and Information Session.
Representatives from the Building Section of DEC will be on hand to present information on a variety of topics related to permitting, construction and development in the City of Decatur.
The session will be held on January 25th at 4PM at the Community Room at the Leveritt Public Works Building, 2635 Talley Street, Decatur, GA 30030
This year’s topics will include:
1. New and amended building codes for 2016 issued by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs;
2. Review of common zoning regulations for single family residential properties;
3. High Performance Building Standards Update;
4. Plan Reviews: plan submittals and resubmittals; and
5. Revised procedure for permitting, inspections and project closeout.
The presentation will last approximately 45 minutes. Afterwards, participants will be able to ask questions and enjoy refreshments. Space for this event is limited, so please RSVP to Building Official Mark Ethun at 678-553-6508 or mark.ethun@decaturga.com.
Has this been widely advertised prior to Friday afternoon, January 22? If not, why would the City sponsor something this important one work day before the meeting without making a better effort to engage contractors in advance? Whether you like it or not, the City of Decatur has a reputation of being arrogant about it’s zoning and permitting processes and this sort of last minute notification seems to reinforce that horrible reputation.
The Design Environment & Construction (DEC) department sent out an email to their contractor data base on January 11. If you are on that data base and didn’t receive the email, it might have gone into a spam filter. Names are added to the data base every time someone submits a permit and the data base currently contains approximately 400 names. DEC also posted signs in the building announcing the meeting. If you are not on their distribution list, just send Mark Ethan an email and let him know as they host meetings such as this on a regular basis. Mark’s email is mark.ethun@decaturga.com or you can call him at the number listed at the bottom of the post.