Labor and Industry

Construction Codes and Licensing Division

Statewide Outcome(s):

Construction Codes and Licensing Division supports the following statewide outcome(s).

A thriving economy that encourages business growth and employment opportunities.

People in Minnesota are safe.

Context:

The Construction Codes and Licensing Division (CCLD) works to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing reasonable, and uniform standards for Minnesota’s buildings and construction professionals.  CCLD oversees construction-related activities in the areas of licensing, plan review, education, code development, enforcement and inspection in Minnesota. CCLD administers almost 110,000 licenses in construction-related activities such as electrical, high-pressure piping, plumbing, boilers, manufactured homes and residential contracting. It also issues more than 110,000 permits to perform electrical work resulting in more than 250,000 electrical inspections annually.  CCLD has responsibility for ensuring the safety of state owned and state licensed facilities through plan review and inspection and is also responsible for developing and administering the Minnesota State Building Code. CCLD uses a fee-for-service model receiving revenues from licensing, permitting, and plan review fees paid by construction industry professionals and contractors.

Strategies:

The work of CCLD is divided into seven functions:

·         Code Adoption and Administration: Assure building safety through a comprehensive and effective process of code adoption and uniform statewide code administration.

·         Licensing: Assess the qualifications of construction professionals and protect consumers and workers through contractor licensing. 

·         Plan Review: Review construction plans for state owned and state licensed facilities, plumbing installations and manufactured structures in a timely manner to ensure safe, code complying construction that results in a value to the owner.

·         Construction Permitting: Expedite safe building construction through the efficient processing of permits. 

·         Inspection Services: Provide for the inspections of electrical installations, inspect all building construction work under the authority of the state, and ensure the integrity of elevators and boilers.

·         Enforcement: Provide fair and balanced enforcement to achieve compliance with licensure and code requirements.

·         Outreach and Education: Foster and promote safe, accessible and energy efficient, building design and construction through outreach and education to construction professionals and the public.

Results:

CCLD continues to improve efficiencies in the delivery of its services to its construction industry stakeholders to provide value under this fee-for-service program.

Performance Measures	Previous	Current	Trend
Electrical Permits Issued online (New Initiative)	0	13,755	NA
Percentage of licenses renewed online	10.4%	25.4%	Improving
Building and plumbing plans not reviewed within 30 days	156	214	Worsening

Performance Measures Notes:

Permits and plan reviews compares CY 10 and CY 11, Licenses compares FY 11 and FY12