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Open Permit Process was born out of the Open Twin Cities Geo:Code 2.0 Event over the weekend of March 5th/6th, 2016.

Concept/Vision

Leverage public data, free tools and creative techniques for providing an improved permitting experience for both the users as well as the permitting agencies/departments.

Initial Focus

We wanted to focus on the user's work flow for finding and submitting a permit. We also wanted to create a process that required less paper and would allow complete applications to be submitted electronically.

Problems Being Solved

• Discovery is difficult at best and Impossible at worst.
• Permits almost always require printing and hand delivery to a physical location.
• Any maps that must accompany a permit must be provided by the person submitting the permit. This is often a hand drawn map.
• Inconsistency is the standard within a City/County/State and there is a lack of framework for scaling a enterprise-level solution that could be shared between cities, counties and even at the state level.

Additional Problems Identified

• Payment turn-around is very slow. Bills can take many months to arrive after a permit is submitted and approved
• Feedback to the user about the status of the permit (Approved, rejected, other)
• Signatures for approval of permit where necessary
• Associated Permits may or may not be referenced if even listed as an option

Geo:Code 2.0 Slack Presentation

OPP

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OPP on the Interwebs

Authors and Contributors

• Developer :: Donn O'Malley
  • @donnomalley
  • @d00m001
  • Resume
• Developer :: Jim Bystrom
  • Open TC Profile

Honorable Mentions:

• Cory Yemen
• Jessie Roushar
• Betsy Culpepper

Support or Contact

TBD