Differences between ‘Conditions of Approval’ and ‘Standard Conditions’

​Conditions of Approval

• Indicate for specific conditions of approval for permit issuance unique to the given permit/record/scope of work; particularly items that would have to be fulfilled and/or completed prior to project completion as a caveat of permit issuance.
• Tend to be project/permit specific in nature and time sensitive.
• Are included on the Building Permit report (when indicated for “ACA displayable”) [also included on the Public Works Permit report].
• Is automatically applied only as a “Notice” which does not stop any activity on the record such as payment processing or inspection scheduling.

Conditions (Standard)

• Tend to be more global in nature and applicable more often to reference data such as parcels, addresses, licensed professionals – regardless of the project/permit they are indicated on.  Example: applying a standard condition (typically a “notice”) to a general parcel in reference that is in the floodplain so that anytime that parcel is used for any permit application, that information is shared.
• Are not generally time sensitive.
• Are not indicated on the Building Permit or Certificate of Occupancy reports (note: must use the “Special Conditions” task specific information or TSI to include any requirements of occupancy on the Certificate of Occupancy report).
• Can be applied as a “Notice”, “Hold”, or “Lock” – particularly where a Hold or Lock will technically not allow additional activity on the record such as payment posting or inspection scheduling.

** Important Note:  currently only the Conditions (Standard) applied to the Record show thru to the Inspector App [Accela design] – ePermitting has requested that all Conditions (Standard) and Conditions of Approval show thru to the Inspector App.  If it is important that a Condition of Approval show thru to the Inspector App, consider duplicating the condition as a Condition (Standard) applied to the individual record so it will show thru as desired.  
In all other cases, careful consideration should be taken on whether a permit-specific condition should be added as a Condition of Approval or as a Condition (Standard) applied to the Record based on the intent of the condition.  If it is necessary to stop progress/activity on the specific record, then it should be added as a Condition (Standard) with severity of Hold or Lock to prevent payment processing or inspection scheduling – if it should only serve as a requirement at project completion, then it should likely be added as a Condition of Approval, keeping in mind the above “Important Note”.