Assessor’s Building Plans Submission Portal

2021 NACo Achievement Award Winner

San Mateo County, Calif., CA

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2021

The San Mateo County Assessor’s Office initiated a modern and efficient process for receiving and reviewing building plans based on electronic architectural drawings rather than using the archaic method of drawing and delivering building plans on paper. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was apparent that the ""old"" way of picking up and delivering plans to twenty jurisdictions that issue building permits was unsustainable and dangerous from a public health perspective.Additionall