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Ordinance Violations including those commonly associated with Code Enforcement, has an <br />estimated cost of $48,944. <br />Committeemember John Voorde asked what the chances were of the Commercial Plan Review <br />happening. <br />Mr. Bulot stated he has been assured by the state building commissioner that there was a very <br />good chance that by the end of the year the legislation would be enacted. It would then take <br />probably about six (6) months to get an ordinance written, get the hardware, and set up the <br />program internally. Optimistically the soonest would be July of 2017 but things happen. Mr. <br />Bulot reported that he went down to Indianapolis a few months ago to testify before the Building <br />Board regarding this very item. <br />Councilmember Tim Scott asked Mr. Bulot to clarify about moving some of the duties to the <br />Area Plan Commission. <br />Mr. Bulot responded the reason is for over the years when Area Plan does a rezoning they have <br />told us they do the rezoning anyway. It essentially takes it off of the Building Department's plate <br />because they are doing it anyway. Area Plan came to us and asked if it would make sense for <br />them to handle the Area Board of Zoning Appeals. It really does make sense for them to handle <br />it because they work closer with those types of issues. <br />Councilmember Scott asked if there would be savings for the Building Department. <br />Mr. Bulot responded it would be time saving and free up staff for other duties. <br />Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked how the department obtains customer and consumer <br />feedback. <br />Mr. Bulot responded they don't have anything formal in place but we have been meaning to do <br />so. We are hoping to develop a satisfaction survey and add it at the end of the permitting process. <br />He stated he is hoping to get some help from IT on figuring out how it would work practically. <br />Councilmember Broden asked why were special exceptions up. <br />Mr. Bulot responded that's a good question. People are savvier now in terms of property use and <br />utilizing that to its fullest extent. From the professional side, they are finding new and better <br />ways to shoehorn projects into certain areas but massaging the ordinance to their benefit. If <br />someone looks hard enough they can find a way to get certain things legally. <br />Councilmember Broden asked how frequently do communities review their ordinances and <br />update them. <br />Mr. Bulot stated they are constantly looking at it and are always working with the Area Plan <br />Commission when they have time or an issue is pressing. Right now we are meeting with Area <br />Plan concerning Code Enforcement for the County. That has been an issue for years but we <br />