city of mesquite development services

City of Mesquite Development Services

Kurt Sawyer, Director

Robin Cude, Admin Asst. / Office Manager

Building and Capital Projects

Dale Tobler, Snr.Plans Examiner

Charles Burton, Bldg. Inspector

Carolyn Harding, Permit Technician

Business License

Charlie Proper, Business License Tech

Planning and Environmental Resources

Richard Secrist, Senior Planner

John Willis, Associate Planner

Aaron Baker, GIS Services

Business LicensingLicense

Management

Billing

Scanning/Auditing

Database Manageme

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Complaints

Customer Service

Business LicensingStatistics There are currently 1,517 active Business Licenses: Gaming = 26 Licenses Liquor = 42 Licenses Contractors = 407 Licenses All Other = 1042 Licenses

Business Licenses in the City of Mesquite

GamingLiquorContractorAll Other

Business LicensingImprovements to License ProceduresoCombine Business License Address Change

and New Business Building Permit Process One Application and one Fee

oEnhanced Customer Service at the Front Counter Copies pre-made to avoid delay at the counter Applications packets are prepared for different license

types

o Preparation and scanning of Business License files License files will be electronically available to staff

members in Sire 311 files have been prepared, scanned and indexed

into Sire in the last two months

Business LicensingImprovements to License ProceduresoReorganization of current filing system• Filing by License # instead of name prevents filing

mistakeso Reviewing new software program for billing and database

management and online renewal and credit card paymento Auditing process

311 License files have been audited for licensing requirementso State Licensing *o Secretary of State *o Fictitious Firm Name *o Insuranceo Certificate of Occupancy/Home Occupationo Accurate Fees and Renewal Dates

• Licenses are being audited as renewal is due• Each license will be audited on a yearly basis

Business Licensing

GoalsGoal 1. Streamline Processes and

Enhance Communication for our Customers

Goal 2. Improve Organization of FilesGoal 3. Update Business License

Code to Clarify Current Licensing Requirements and Improve Usability

Planning & Environmental Resources

A few of the GIS projects which the division’s GIS staff regularly supports include:

Zoning / Land Use *Building *Master Plan *Property Addressing *RedevelopmentCode EnforcementProperty ManagementMaintaining Asset Databases for: streets, traffic,

street lights, fire hydrants, flood control, etc.

Geographic Information System (GIS)


The Planning Division currently consists of one Senior Planner and one Associate Planner. Workload in the division is broken up into the following general categories:

Current Planning – Project/Plan ReviewLong-Range PlanningEnvironmental ProgramCode ComplianceGeographic Information System (GIS)

Planning & Environmental Resources Abandonment of Street

or Easement Administrative

Adjustment (minor variance)*

Annexation Architectural & Site Plan

Review* Boundary Line

Adjustments* Conditional Use Permit Development

Agreement Development Code

Amendment Extension of Time Financial Assistance*

Final Map* Parcel Map* Street Name / Number

Change Temporary Commercial

Permit* Tentative Map Variance Zone Change & Master

Plan Amendment Zone VerificationPlanReview


NRS 278.150 Master Plan: Preparation and adoption by Planning Commission (City Council if there is no Planning Commission); adoption by governing body of city or county.

(4) In counties whose population is 400,000 or more, the governing body of the city or county shall adopt a master plan for all of the city or county that must address each of the subjects set forth in subsection 1 of NRS 278.160.

Long RangePlanning


Weed Abatement * Business License * Signs * Junk Vehicles * Trash & Rubbish Landscaping Graffiti Dust and Dirt Erosion Illegal Dumping Signs Noise Miscellaneous *

Code Compliance


Virgin River Habitat Conservation Recovery Plan◦ Hydrological Monitoring and Mitigation Plan

(HMMP)Virgin River Conservation Partnership (VRCP) The Walton Family FoundationHughes Middle School

Mitigation Site Flood Berm Right of

Way (ROW)

Environmental Planning


Planning Division Goals For The Next 3 Years

Long-Range PlanningCurrent Planning Code ComplianceEnvironmental


Current Planning Improve the public perception of the Planning

DepartmentReview the existing Unified Development

Code to streamline the development review process where possible

Evaluate the possibility of streamlining the Staff Memo template to Council

Prepare a Code Amendment to modify and update the rules for regulating Telecommunications Facilities


Long-Range PlanningUpdate and adopt the revised

Population Element of the Master PlanUpdate and adopt the revised Housing

Element of the Master PlanFinish and adopt the Conservation

Element of the Master PlanReview and adopt the Bikeways

Development Plan


Code Compliance

Catch up with the back-log of scanning Code Compliance documents into SIRE


Environmental Program

Work with federal agencies, Permitees, and consultants to move the VRHCRP forward to receive a “take” permit.

Develop the structure and bylaws of the Executive Committee, Technical Committee, and Stakeholder Group.

Develop implementation structures for processing projects, accounting of fees and funds, and reporting on progress, as well as, monitoring.

Begin HMMP and monitoring of ground water; establish 3 years of data and determine if further ground water monitoring or mitigation is required.

Establish a public outreach grant program for the VRHCRP. Utilize the VRCP for public outreach and as a vital stakeholder

group for the VRHCRP. Pursue grants to implement the VRHCRP using funds from the

Walton Family Foundation .

Development Services

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tal Resources

Business

License

Building

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