Starting a building application

To start an application, specify the type of permit the applicant wants, the location of the work site, the kind of work to be performed, and information about the applicant.

After you've saved the application, you can pay any fees that were automatically added to it and check which requirements must be fulfilled before the application can advance in your agency's permitting process. You or others in your agency can also view the application and make further changes to it using the Application InfoViewer.

  1. Select Building Permits > Application > Start Application.
  2. Specify the type of application that you're starting in the Application Type field.
  3. On the Sites tab, under Primary Site, specify information about the location of the construction.

    After a primary site is specified, you can click the Map Drawer button to view a map showing the site.

    • To enter a site manually: Enter an address, asset, parcel ID, or property ID. You can select a different site type from the Primary Site list. Note that assets can only be used as sites if the Enable Asset Sites check box is selected in Building Permits System Setup.
    • To enter a site from a map: Click the Map Drawer button, select Show [Site Type], and click the site you want on the map. Infor Public Sector will enter the correct site into the application.

    Any addresses, parcels, properties, or building assets that are linked to the application's primary site automatically are displayed under Linked Sites. (Buildings are the only assets that are displayed as linked sites.) Unlike associated sites, which are linked directly to an application, linked sites are linked to the primary site.

    Note: An application's linked sites only include sites that are associated with the primary site at the time that the primary site is specified. To maintain historical accuracy, any later changes are not reflected in the linked sites. For example, suppose the primary site is an address that has one linked parcel. If you later remove the link between the address and the parcel in the Address InfoViewer, the application's linked sites will still include the parcel.
  4. Under Associated Sites, enter any secondary or related sites for this application.
    Associated sites are addresses, parcels, properties, or assets that are related to the application in some way. For example, an application to expand an office might add the neighboring offices in the building as associated sites because they might be affected by the expansion. Unlike linked sites, associated sites are linked to the current application only and not to the application's primary site. Follow these steps to associate a site.
    1. Click Add above the grid.
    2. Select Address, Asset, Parcel, or Property from the Site Type list.
    3. Enter the site ID in the appropriate field or fields.
    4. Click Select.
  5. On the Applicants tab, enter the contact information for the primary applicant.
  6. Specify any additional applicants in the Other Applicants grid.
    If the primary site is an address, parcel, or property, Infor Public Sector will search for any contacts who are current owners and automatically add them as applicants. If there is only one owner, that contact will be the primary applicant. If there is more than one current owner, the rules for selecting the primary applicant depend on the type of site.

    For an address or property, the primary applicant is selected randomly. For a parcel, the primary owner will be the primary applicant. If a parcel has no primary owner, or more than one, the contact with the highest percentage owned will be the primary applicant. If the primary applicant can’t be determined based on the percentage owned, Infor Public Sector will select one at random. In each case, all other owners are added to the Other Applicants grid.

    Finally, if an address has no owners, Infor Public Sector will search for owners of any linked parcels. Similarly, if a parcel has no owners, Infor Public Sector will search for owners of any linked addresses. The owners of the linked parcels or addresses will be added as applicants following the rules stated above.
  7. If required, indicate which applicant is the responsible account holder.
    If your agency is using CDR Billing, the responsible account holder is the applicant who will be the responsible party for the associated account. Depending on the application type, you may be required to indicate which applicant will be responsible for the account. Some application types always use the primary applicant. If the application type allows another applicant to be the account holder, Infor Public Sector shows a Resp Account Holder check box for the primary applicant and each other applicant. You can then select the check box for the applicant who will be responsible for the account.
  8. On the Job Description tab, enter information about the job that is to be performed.
    You can enter the type of work being done, the structure's proposed use, or occupancy type, and any customer comments or important notes about the project. If the current application was based on a job estimate, Infor Public Sector automatically shows the name of the job estimate, the square footage from the estimate, and the appropriate valuations. If you enter a number in the # Plans field and click elsewhere, Infor Public Sector shows an Edit Plan Copy Information link that you can click to enter information about the plan copies.
    If your agency is tracking application details, Infor Public Sector also shows a detail tab. Specify information according to your agency's policies.
  9. When you're finished entering application information, click Save.

    Infor Public Sector saves the application and shows its application number and a set of links that you can use to perform additional actions. You can click the A/P # link to view and edit the application in the Application InfoViewer. You can use the other links to start a new application, pay any fees that were automatically added, check the application's status, or create a group of applications with the current application's information.

    If your agency is using CDR Billing, the application will also be associated with a billing account. To associate an account, Infor Public Sector first searches for an existing account that matches the application information. If no existing account is found, Infor Public Sector creates a new one.