4. Workload or Capacity Metrics (Volumetrics)
• Have we applied the necessary
resources to a task?
EXAMPLE:
• Inspections Conducted Annually
• 220,000
• Plan Reviews per Engineer
• 2,000 per engineer per year for Building
5. LDS By the Numbers
60,000 Building Permits Issued Annually
4,500 Site-Related Plans Submitted Annually
30,000 Customers Served at Counters
220,000 Field Inspections
$2.2 Billion in New Construction!
LDS Annual Operating Costs: $40 Million
310 Total Staff Members
23 Building Plan
Reviewers
27 Site Plan
Reviewers
6. Volumetric Example:
Customer Information Center
• Log all Inquiries
7,800 (September 2016 thru June 2017)
• 80/20 Rule
• Improve Service Delivery Options
• Canned Responses
• FAQ
• Web Videos
7. Performance Metrics
• How well do we deliver our
services?
EXAMPLES:
• Lag between an inspection request
and conducting the inspection
• Time to Market.
9. Performance Metric Example:
Review Times = 1st Submittal Reviews
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018
Projected
Major Site Plan
Avg # of Days - 1st Review
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018
Projected
New Commercial Building Plans
Avg # of Days - 1st Review
10. The Holy Grail – Time to Market
Industry Definition
• Length of time it takes from a project being conceived to occupancy
Focus of LDS Impact/Partnership with Customers
11. The Holy Grail – Time to Market
Industry Definition
LDS Proxy – What We Can Control
Focus of LDS Impact/Partnership with Customers
FOCUS 1: Site-Related Plans FOCUS 2: Building Plans
12. Described the Holy Grail but…
• Current Systems do not readily produce
this information.
• In preparation for this presentation, we
data-mined 2017 approvals.
• Describe the Data
• Focused on
• Tenant Fit-Out
• Non-Fast Track: > 4,500 Square Feet
• Fast Track: < 4,500 Square Feet
• Single Family Homes
• Restaurant
• Large Mixed Use
13. Datasets Reviewed
• FY 2017 Plans Approved
• Major Site Plans Sent to Bonds and
Agreement
• Building Plans Reviewed and Approved
• FY 2017 RUPs/Non-RUPs Issued
• Associated Site Plan Reviews to Bonds
and Agreement (1-3 Years Earlier)
• Associated Building Plan Reviews to
Approval (Prior to Construction)
14. Expedited Site Plan Review (FY 2017)
Non-DPE Peer Review
Average County Review: 146 Days
Average Customer: 597 Days
17. 4 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 54 6
Time to Market = 13 Months
Time to Market = Site plan acceptance to building plan approval
Site Plan
Review
9 months
1 2 3 5
Building
Plan Review
6 months
Current State of Plan Review Times
18. Detailed Building Plan Data Reviewed
Single Family
Homes, 766,
13%
Restaurant,
1, 0%
Mixed Use,
35, 1%
Tenant < 4500
SF, 1866, 33%
Tenant > 4500
SF, 3044, 53%
5,712 Projects Final
Approved in FY 2017
1/3 of All Non-Trade Building
Permits - $25 Million in Fees
19. Tenant Fit-Out > 4,500 SF
Single Family
Homes, 766,
13%
Restaurant,
1, 0%
Mixed Use,
35, 1%
Tenant < 4500
SF, 1866, 33%
Tenant > 4500
SF, 3044, 53%
20. Tenant Fit-Out > 4,500 SF (FY17 Data)
Details
3,044 Projects in FY 2017
Avg. Time to Market: 56 days
Construction Average: 276 days
21. Tenant Fit-Out > 4,500 SF – Popeye’s Chicken (Herndon)
County Review: 126 days
Customer: 175 days
Construction: 763 days
22. Tenant Fit-Out > 4,500 Square Feet –
McDonald’s Old Keene Mill Road
County Review: 125 days
Customer: 377 days
Construction: 89 days
23. Tenant Fit-Out < 4,500 SF
Single Family
Homes, 766,
13%
Restaurant,
1, 0%
Mixed Use,
35, 1%
Tenant < 4500
SF, 1866, 33%
Tenant > 4500
SF, 3044, 53%
31. Restaurant – 5761 Burke Center Parkway
County Review: 198 days
Customer: 80 days
Construction: 182 days
32. Large Mixed Use
Single Family
Homes, 766,
13%
Restaurant,
1, 0%
Mixed Use,
35, 1%
Tenant < 4500
SF, 1866, 33%
Tenant > 4500
SF, 3044, 53%
33. Mixed Use Developments (FY17 Data)
Details
35 Projects in FY 2017
Avg. Time to Market: 527 days
Avg. Construction: 602 days
34. Mixed Use – Sheraton Dulles Station
County Review: 272 days
Customer: 286 days
Construction Days: 3,155
Queue
35. Mixed Use – Modera Fairfax Ridge
County Review: 508 days
Customer: 634 days
Construction: 819 days
36. What Comes Next?
• Further Data-Mining (Not Too Much)
• Leverage Technology for Performance Metrics
• Incorporate Metrics into Agency Culture
• Better Define Levels of Service
(i.e., Targets)
• Be Transparent/Benchmark Local Jurisdictions
• www.fairfaxcounty.gov/landdevelopment/development-review-metrics
38. Targets for Site/Building Plan Review Times
41 2 3 5 6
4
Time to Market = Site plan acceptance to building plan approval
Time to Market = 8 Months (from 13)
1. Overcome Resource Issues
1. Backlogs from Peaks and Lulls in Market
2. Attract and Retain Experienced Staff
2. Site and Building Plans Reviewed More Concurrently
a. e-Plans
b. Effective Partnerships with Outside Agencies
3. Decreasing Time to Market Depends Heavily Upon:
a. Partnerships with. . .
a. Industry (high quality plan submissions)
b. Inside/Outside Review Agencies on Timelines
b. Maximizing the Use of Modified Processing by
• Eliminating Existing Monetary Threshold Altogether
• Allowing for All Major Plan Types (Req. Director Approval)
c. Assigning Project Plan Resubmittal Due Dates
How do we get there?
Site Plan
Review
6 months (from 9)
Building
Plan Review 1 2 3
4 months (from 6)
39.
40. Metrics Portal To Include Time To Market Metrics
and Illustrations For Recent Approvals
Intro
60,000 permits per year
4,500 Site-related plans
2,000 Customers on 2nd floor
220,000 field inspections
$2.2 Billion in New Construction (FY 2017)
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40M costs
310 positions
September 2016 – June 2017
Combined Inquiries = 7,791
CIC
Total Inquiries: 4,468
1690 Walk-Ins
2764 Calls
14 E-mail
Herrity Help Desk
Total Inquiries: 3,323
3231 Customers
92 County Staff
Stated Level of Service:
Next Business Day Inspection. Annually only 1% holdover from one day to the next
Residential Inspections <100,000 annually. (NEED A Graph)
2017 topped 100,000 and holdovers mounted!!!!
Inspectors were averaging 26 inspections per day. Nearly 3x the industry standard.
How does this compare?
Define what we’re comparing
What is time to market
Metric purposes time to market is
Across the counter to Bonds and Agreements
Building Counter to Building Permits Approved
How does this compare?
Define what we’re comparing
What is time to market
Metric purposes time to market is
Across the counter to Bonds and Agreements
Building Counter to Building Permits Approved
Data for All Major Site Plans Sent to B&A in FY 2017 (Separate from Site Plans attached to Building Projects Finaled in FY17)
KPIs
Following Key five classes of building (1/3 of all non-trade permits)
Single Family Homes
Mixed Use
Tenant Fit-Out
<4,500 SF
>4,500 SF
Restaurants
KPIs
Following Key five classes of building (1/3 of all non-trade permits)
Single Family Homes
Mixed Use
Tenant Fit-Out
<4,500 SF
>4,500 SF
Restaurants
KPI – Tenant Fit-Out >4,500 SF
FY 2017
3,044 Projects
$8.95 Million in Fees
Average “Time to Market” 56 Days
Average # of Building Plan Submissions: 1
Average # of Processing Days (County and Customer): 56
Average # of Other Discipline Reviews: 0 (Based on High Volume)
Tenant Fit-Out <4,500 SF Example
Tenant Fit-Out >4,500 SF Example
KPIs
Following Key five classes of building (1/3 of all non-trade permits)
Single Family Homes
Mixed Use
Tenant Fit-Out
<4,500 SF
>4,500 SF
Restaurants
KPI – Tenant Fit-Out <4,500 SF
FY 2017
1,866 Projects
$2.8 Million in Fees
Average “Time to Market” 15 Days
Average # of Building Plan Submissions: 1
Average # of Processing Days (County and Customer): 15
Average # of Other Discipline Reviews: 4
Tenant Fit-Out <4,500 SF Example
KPIs
Following Key five classes of building (1/3 of all non-trade permits)
Single Family Homes
Mixed Use
Tenant Fit-Out
<4,500 SF
>4,500 SF
Restaurants
KPI – Single Family Homes
FY 2017
766 Projects; 596 with Associated Site Plans
$5.5 Million in Fees
Average “Time to Market” 184 Days
Average # of Building Plan Submissions: 2
Average # of Processing Days (County and Customer): 76
Average # of Site Plan Submissions: 1
Average # of County Review Days: 52 (All Submissions)
Average # of Customer Days: 56 (All Submissions)
Single Family Home Example
- Outlier showing what may happen in process
Single Family Home Example
More typical example – but with additional time spent by LDS
KPIs
Following Key five classes of building (1/3 of all non-trade permits)
Single Family Homes
Mixed Use
Tenant Fit-Out
<4,500 SF
>4,500 SF
Restaurants
KPI – Restaurant and Sole Example
FY 2017
1 Project – Five Guys (5765 Burke Center Parkway)
$27K in Fees
“Time to Market” 824 Days
# of Building Plan Submissions: 4
# of County Review Days: 77
# of Customer Days: 64
# of Other Discipline Reviews: 9
# of Site Plan Submissions: 2
# of County Review Days: 122 (All Submissions)
# of Customer Days: 561 (All Submissions)
KPIs
Following Key five classes of building (1/3 of all non-trade permits)
Single Family Homes
Mixed Use
Tenant Fit-Out
<4,500 SF
>4,500 SF
Restaurants
KPI – Mixed Use
FY 2017
35 Projects; All with Associated Site Plans
$7.5 Million in Fees
Average “Time to Market” 742 Days
Average # of Building Plan Submissions: 2
Average # of Processing Days (County and Customer): 242
Average # of Other Discipline Reviews: 6
Average # of Site Plan Submissions: 2
Average # of County Review Days: 263 (All Submissions)
Average # of Customer Days: 237 (All Submissions)
Mixed Use Example
Outlier Sheraton Dulles Station
Mixed Use Example
Typical Example
Intro
Qless
HappyorNot
Concluding Illustration
Site and building plan review must occur more concurrently, with building plans submitted at around month four of the site review process
Site plan needs:
ePlans in place
effective partnerships with and among outside agencies
Building plan needs:
additional review staff to remove 1 month from the queue
remove 1 month from Fire Marshal’s review (this is probably review staff as well as a unified approach)
Decreasing time to market depends heavily upon:
partnership with industry (high quality plan submissions)
partnership with inside/outside review agencies on timelines
maximizing the use of streamlined RGP process
maximizing the use of concurrent processing
maximizing the use of modified processing by
eliminating existing monetary threshold altogether
allowing for all major plan types (req. Director approval)
assigning project plan resubmittal due dates
This will accentuate the sense of urgency with industry and will enhance predictability