Facing a growing number of applications for building permits and persistent complaints about the process, the city of Jacksonville is adding staffing to the Building Inspection Division and rolling out a new online tool for submitting, processing and tracking permits.
Mayor Donna Deegan spotlighted the new online portal, jaxepics.coj.net, and announced the new staffing at a Jan. 10. news conference.
“As I’ve met with small-business owners, both during my campaign and certainly during my time as mayor, I’ve heard one thing over and over again: It just takes too darn long to get a permit in Jacksonville,” Deegan said.