October 2, 2026 New construction permit changes and faster timelines press conference

city. We need to make it clear that we're open for business. We need to reduce red tape, shorten the bureaucratic process so that people are able to build, they're able to grow, they're able to start businesses. And so what you're going to see over the next year, on a near monthly basis is we're going to be rolling out changes to our permitting process, changes to licensure, trade changes to our bureaucratic process to make it easier to do business, to build and to live in our city.