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Spokane Community Development
.00*Valley
Monthly Report
August 2010
PERMIT CENTER
Revenue
Permits
Permit revenue for August was $75,344. The revenue for the year is even with last year at this time.
Permit Revenue
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000 — -- °
$100,000
$50,000 [11 I 71[11$0Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
_2010 Revenue 2009 Revenue
Land Use
Land Use revenue for August is $8,725. This is behind last year; however the drastic increase in May
of last year is due to the receipt of payment from a street vacation, which has caused an unfair
balance in the comparison to last year's numbers.
Land Use Revenue
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000 - N
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
02010 Revenue 02009 Revenue
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Spokane Community Development
.00*Valley
Monthly Report
August 2010
Valuation
The valuation' for August was $3,900,174
$35,000,000 Permit Valuation
$30,000,000
$25,000,000 -
$20,000,000
$15,000,000 •
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2010 Valuation -.2009 Valuation
L�ficef, 'inanciaiAlanaagementPermit lnf tion (Permitslsscued)
Dwelling
August 2010 Residential New Separate Demolition Units
Structures Dwelling Units Permits Demolished
Single Family
Residence 8
Duplex 1
Triplex
4-Plex
Apartments
July 2010 Commercial New Tenant
Buildings Improvements Additions
4 11
Per the currently adopted Master Fee Schedule,valuations reported above for commercial and residential
construction permits are"assigned based on the value of the construction work as stated by the applicant or the value
calculated by the Building Official using the latest valuation data published in the Building Safety Journal by the
International Code Council,whichever is greatest."
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Spokane Community Development
400CValley
Monthly Report
August 2010
PermitActivity
Certificate of Occupancy
Six Certificates' of Occupancy were issued in August. Including, Hobby Lobby, Auto Zone, Precision
Machine and two large storage buildings.
Permits Issued
Community Development issued a total of 328 permits in August. Major permits included Aqua Elite,
Twiggs and a grading permit for Evergreen Towing.
Construction Permits Issued
350
300 '
250 � - - --- - I 1
200 iiiii • iii
150 w 1 1
50 IIIIIIIUUUI
0
Ian Fah Mar Apr May lima Inly Aug cept Oct Nnv net-
▪2010
)ar2010 Permits 158 200 259 256 241 284 263 328
•2009 Permits 159 192 221 250 260 302 305 275 255 331 200 243
Land Use Applications
In August staff issued.
Commercial Pre-application Meetings
During the month of August Community Development staff held 5 commercial pre-application
meetings which included, one change of use, one new office and one short plat.
Hearing Examiner
The Hearing Examiner did not have any land use hearings in August
Business Licenses
Staff approved 115 business licenses in August.
Home Occupation Permits
Staff approved 16 home occupation permits in August.
Entertainers Licenses
Staff processed 8 adult entertainment licenses for August.
Express Permits
Staff processed 5 Express Permits in August.
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Spokane Community Development
400CValley
Monthly Report
August 2010
CustomerSewice
The Permit Center staff assisted 442 customers at the counter and handled 328 customers' inquires
by phone in the Permit Center during August. The Permit Center staff provided an average target
date of 10 working days for Commercial projects, 3 working days for Residential platted and 10
working days for Residential un-platted. This target date represents the time to first comments issued
to the applicant.
Inspections
Right of Way
The Right-of-Way inspector performed 704 inspections in August.
Right-of-Way Inspections
1200 •
1000 Q
800 •
•
600
•
400
O •
200 • •
0 (> O
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
e
0 2010 221 491 773 852 1007 941 957 704
e 2009 164 265 506 774 1137 1058 1058 641 860 718 555 174
Building
Plans Examiners reviewed plans in the last month, 3 of which were for Airway Heights. There were
185 commercial inspections and 522 residential inspections in the same time frame.
700 — - -
600 A d
Building A A A
Inspections 500
Performed 400 — ■ ■ A
300 L Af I -200
A
100 . �- I Ni
/
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 Residential 393 387 397 557 498 522 531 403 0 0 0 0
2010 Commercial 229 187 274 180 163 185 201 312 0 0 0 0
II 2009 Residential 221 237 304 257 302 628 649 582 580 584 459 438
_♦2009 Commercial 220 188 199 181 143 189 222 219 202 322 166 253
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Development Engineering
During the month of August the Development Engineering Inspector performed 40 inspections.
Development Engineering Inspections
40
35
30
25
20
15
10 iiiJiThH.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
—2010 ■2009
UPDATES
PItnning
Planning Commission
In August, the Planning Commission held two regular meetings on August 12th and 26th. On August
12th, the Commission held a study session on proposed code text amendments under file CTA-06-10.
Amendments contained in CTA-06-10 are code amendments that have resulted from the zone by
zone review of the Sprague/Appleway Subarea Plan. CTA-06-10 included amendments to the
Gateway Avenue and Gateway Center Commercial zoning districts. A public hearing on the
amendments proposed under CTA-06-10 was conducted by the Planning Commission at their August
26th regular meeting.
2011 Comprehensive Plan Amendments/Updates
Staff sent notice to City Council and department heads on September 2, requesting possible updates
for the 2011 Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle. Staff is developing a docket for the 2011
amendment cycle and would like to incorporate relevant changes to ensure the Comprehensive Plan
is current. A presentation to the Council regarding SARP as it relates to the Com Plan update is
scheduled for October 5th 2010.
Growth Management Steering Committee of Elected Officials (SCEO)
The SCEO met on August 18, 2010. Items on the agenda for discussion included a briefing by Karl
Otterstrom of STA on STA's Comprehensive Planning efforts, an update from Brett Sheckler
(consultant) on the Collaborative Planning process and an update from Doug Smith (PTAC) chair on
the UGA update process.
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Spokane Community Development
40.0CValley
Monthly Report
August 2010
Shoreline Master Program
Staff revised the Shoreline Inventory Report to include Centennial Property's analysis and prepared a
presentation to City Council.
Subarea Plan Revisited
Staff continued with the SARP review program, preparing Code Text Amendments, conducting a
community meeting on City Center zoning, and reporting back to Council on the Neighborhood
Center zone.
.1)q,artment-Viek
Energy Grant
Public Works continues transportation projects that will result in energy conservation and carbon
footprint reduction. The Avista Utilities partnering project continued with 4 home energy audits. See
the paragraph below for updates on the Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan.
Washington State Energy Strategy Update Process
The Washington State Energy Strategy update process continued this month with weekly webinars.
The Building Official continues to participate in the conservation sector process and has been working
with Commerce staff to improve access to the work group meetings. Participation in this process will
be on-going through December 2010.
ADA Study
A public meeting was held August 3 to take input on the scope and content of the self evaluation
form. The public and interested parties also commented on various access issues they have
experienced. Staff is continuing to review the department surveys. Sidewalk inventories are on hold
for the construction season.
Bike/Pedestrian Plan (BPMP)
On August 18, City Council members, staff, and around 50 bicycle enthusiasts toured the City of
Spokane Valley on their bicycles. The event started at City Hall with a safety presentation to ensure
everyone on the tour understood the cycling laws. After the presentation, cyclists hit the streets in
small groups led by experienced riders. Four groups took the long route, and one group, including
Mayor Towey and Council Member Gothmann took the short route with Eileen Hyatt, a retired school
teacher who is on the board of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington and is a certified bike safety
trainer.
Training
Two planning staff attended a motivation seminar.
Wellhead Protection
Staff attended a Wellhead Protection meeting in August.
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Spokane Community Development
.00*Valley
Monthly Report
August 2010
Regional Partnering
The Regional Partnering Group met with respective staff to review the master application. Staff
identified some procedural barriers that may not be resolvable. Building Officials will seek direction
from Directors and Commissioners to determine what priority this project has. In the meantime, the
building official group is working on identifying and prioritizing new partnering opportunities.
Code Ccm_pliance
Citizen Action Requests
Code Compliance officers received 64 Citizen Action Requests in August.
Code Violation Totals
120 ji
100
80 — r
60 I I in
40 �
20 Jim
41-1
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 62 97 76 51 70 43 44 64 0 0 0 0
2009 33 36 97 94 111 50 89 98 51 61 22 98
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These are the customer action requests by type of violation, 7 of which were no violation but still must be
investigated.
100%
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40%
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0%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
[7 Clear View Triangle 2 0 7 5 1 5 2 11
•Complaint- No Violation 3 2 3 9 2 6 5 7
■Environmental 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
CI Junk Auto 10 19 14 7 9 9 10 6
O Property 16 19 20 13 15 12 15 27
CI Signs 15 31 5 5 31 0 0 0
■Solid Waste 16 26 26 12 12 11 12 13
2010 Code Total Violations Reported - by Category
UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST
` DATE INTEREST
September 9 I Planning Commission—Study Session Code Amendments —Subarea Plan
September 23 Planning lanning Commission— Public Hearing Subarea Plan Code Amendments
September 23 City Council Tour
September 29 Bike/Pedestrian Public Meeting
September 30 Community Boulevard Community Meeting
November 1 Deadline for submittal of comprehensive plan amendments.
I November 11 GIS Demonstration
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