Dive summary:

• The city of Omaha says it is ready for a winter rollout of an online permitting system that will eliminate the need for builders to stand in lines to file plans and seek permits and for reviewers to shift piles of paper.
• In coming months, the Permits and Inspection Division says it will begin to accept building plans electronically and tradesmen will be able to renew their licenses that way.
• The city says the plan for electronic reviews is to begin with fences and sheds, then detached garages, then subdivisions with variations on a few sets of house plans, then custom house designs, then commercial construction.

From the article:

"We didn't move forward as fast as the industry wanted. The industry wants the online permit review, but we've had a whole bunch of things we had to do to get to this point today." ...