BRASS Report

About the Program

Category: Planning (Best in Category)

Year: 2016

Attracting desirable development to our slowly recovering County economy depends upon three key regulatory conditions: a timely permitting process, ready access to land use information, and a proactive guidance for developers through regulatory complexities. Our BRASS Report program is a solutions-oriented system that addresses all three – and is getting great results. In brief, concise reports on targeted lands and permitting requirements are compiled succinctly, made accessible through -multiple means, and used as a basis for planning new development to add economic value to our County. We begin with a now-standardized property information report, focused on building and zoning requirements. It addresses numerous land use application types. The report framework is integrated into all relevant County departments (e.g., Planning, Public Works, Building & Safety) to eliminate duplicated efforts, maximize uniformity of data collection/reporting, and ensure accuracy of information disseminated by our inter-disciplinary team. With this program, the first application or inquiry generates the BRASS Report. Then the Report is provided to all subsequent inquiries, eliminating redundant time-consuming efforts by staff and inadvertent inconsistencies in property information.