Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan announced Aug. 28 the city is developing a new building permit review process that will result in a “dramatic reduction in the time it takes to get a permit in the city.”

The lengthy time frames for permitting reviews have been a long-standing issue with developers and builders in the city.

“As we all know, time is money and faster, more efficient permitting processes mean more money in the pockets of everyone,” Deegan said.

Deegan announced the process, called Express Lane Permitting, at a news conference in the Atlantic North shopping center in East Arlington.

Officials said the goal is for Express Lane projects to be completed in less than 30 days. Projects vary by the size and complexity, but can now sometimes take months.

Express Lane Permitting is

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