2.10.230 Department of Development Services.
The Department of Development Services shall be responsible for the processes associated with the orderly and effective development of property within the City, attracting and retaining businesses, managing tax increment projects, managing the City’s development review process, administering, developing, and monitoring compliance with building and development code requirements, administering federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, code enforcement, administering parking programs and enforcement, strategic land use planning, management of city property, and supporting efforts at building and strengthening the City’s tax base. The Department of Development Services shall consist of the following divisions:
(1) The Economic Development Division. The Economic Development Division shall be responsible for:
(a) The supervision of economic development programs for the City;
(b) Providing for the coordination with Federal, State and other local governmental agencies on economic development matters as assigned; and
(c) Providing coordination with private industry, the Economic Development Corporation of Utah, Brigham Young University, Utah Valley University, the Chamber of Commerce, and other private or quasi-public organizations.
(2) Redevelopment Agency Staff. Redevelopment Agency Staff shall have charge of and be responsible for:
(a) All policies and directives established by the Redevelopment Agency Board, including the day-to-day affairs of the agency;
(b) Coordination of all redevelopment-related projects for the City; and
(c) Coordination with Federal, State, and local governmental agencies on redevelopment matters as assigned.
(3) The Inspections Division. The Inspections Division shall have charge of and be responsible for reviewing and issuing building, sign, and other related permits, conducting plan reviews, inspecting buildings constructed in the City, and issuing certificates of occupancy. The division shall also have such other duties as indicated in Chapter 2.12, Provo City Code. The division manager of this division shall also be the City’s chief building official.
(4) The Current Planning Division. The Current Planning Division shall have charge of and be responsible for the administration of all attendant laws, codes, ordinances and regulations associated with the City’s development review process and intended to serve the implementation of City plans associated with this process.
(5) Long Range Planning Division. Long-Range Planning shall be responsible for the development of the City’s master land use and public facilities plans.
(6) Housing Division. The Housing Division is responsible for the administration of Federal and State funding programs associated with housing, community, and neighborhood development.
(7) Code Enforcement Division. The Code Enforcement Division is responsible for Code enforcement as described in Section 2.10.210, Provo City Code.
(8) City Ombudsman. This division oversees the City’s ombudsman and property management functions.
(9) Parking Division. The Parking Division is responsible for the administration of the City’s parking programs, management of the City’s parking infrastructure, and regulation of the City’s neighborhood parking permit programs.