1 Building Division:
Jeff Thomas, CBO
Chief Building Official
Development Services Department
Chief Building Official Introduction and Division Update 2 • Review and inspect all new construction and improvements to existing structures in the City of Hayward. Issuing approximately 4,000 permits and performing over 17,000 inspections per year.
• Safeguard life, health, and property. Construction is checked against the building standards code to ensure public safety and confirm structures meet minimum code compliance.
• Work with homeowners, contractors, and the development community striving to implement these standards in a fair, consistent, and timely manner.
What We Do
3 Process Improvements, and Economic
Development • Working on improving our permitting software. • More user-friendly customer interface.
• Leveraging the systems automation capabilities.
• Streamlining internal process workflows.
• New system upgrade with advanced capabilities for both external and internal users.
• Improving both internal and external departmental
coordination on development projects.
• Development Services, Fire, and Public Works
Departments, including County Environmental Health
• Economic Development Improvements
• Streamlining the AB 2533 mandate – unpermitted ADU
legalization.
• Outreach to outside organizations such as the Bay East Association of Realtors, the Chamber of Commerce, and
the Haward Rotary.
• T.I.G.E.R program – A streamlined plan review process for qualifying commercial tenant improvement projects.
4 T.I.G.E.R. Program
(Tenant Improvement Guidelines for Expedited Review)
• Purpose – Support Small Business, economic growth
• Qualification
• Must be a small business -Less that 100 employees
and gross less than $15 million
• Less than 5,000 square feet of improvement space
• Occupant load less than 50 people
• Not an Assembly, Residential, or Hazardous Occupancy
• No Additional Cost
• Hands On Review Process
• Including a pre-lease site inspection (if desired) with Building & Fire
• Reduced Plan Review Timelines
• 10 Business Days (5 days for rechecks)
• Supported by Economic Development, Development
Services, Fire, and Public Works Departments.
• Project Types
• Retail, offices, coffee shops, sandwich shops, salons, and similar uses
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