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CD Monthly Rpt 2011, 02
Spokane Community Development .00*Valley Monthly Report February 2011 PERMIT CENTER Revenue Permits Permit revenue for February 2011 was $70,226. This is the same as last year. Permit Revenue $300,000 _— $250,000 $200,000 $150,000 $100,000 $50,000 I— IF I— r o _ I 4 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov De _2011 Revenue 2010 Revenue Land Use Land Use revenue for February 2011 was 9,404. This figure is behind February of last year. Land Use Revenue $16,000 $14,000 dmip $12,000 0 $10,000 C O $8,000 $6,000 $4000 q $2,000 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 02011 Revenue ■2010 Revenue Page 1 of 8 Spokane Community Development .00*Valley Monthly Report February 2011 Valuation The valuation' for February 2011 was $5,949.147 $35,000,000 Permit Valuation $30,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 1 $10,000,000 " air+ate' $5,000,000 4,kmomolIlammillt,0000.4 $0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2011 Valuation IMDfa..2010 Valuation Gf fice offinancialrManagementPermit_Information (l'ermitslssuedJ February 2011 Dwelling Residential New Separate Demolition Units Structures Dwelling Units Permits Demolished Single Family Residence 9 Duplex Triplex 4-Plex Apartments February 2011 New Tenant Commercial Buildings Improvements Additions 4 12 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." Page 2 of 8 """'v .ne Community Development p ley Monthly Report February 2011 Permit.4ctivity Certificate of Occupancy: Four CO's were issued in February including Appleway Court, New Seal Used Cars and a new building for AVISTA. Permits Issued Community Development issued a total of 121 permits in February 2011. A permit was issued for a new Fire District Admin Building at 2120 N. Wilber and a child care center at 905 N. McDonald. Construction Permits Issued 600 500 400 300 200 - - 100 0 Ian Feh Mar Apr May liana lady Aug Sept MI Nnv Dec 11 2011 Permits 159 121 2010 Permits 158 200 259 256 241 284 263 328 508 366 246 231 Land Use Applications Four SEPA determinations were issued in February. Two were for Comprehensive Plan Amendments. One was for the animal keeping code amendment and one was for a 13 lot subdivision. Commercial Pre-application Meetings Seven pre-application meetings were held in February including a 13,000 sq. ft. addition in the Industrial Park, two new office buildings, a new apartment complex on 4th Ave, and a new retail building on Sprague Avenue. Hearing Examiner The Hearing Examiner held a hearing for an appeal of a code compliance action from Rick Philips, owner of Farm Fresh Fruit. Business Licenses Staff approved 116 business licenses in February. Page 3 of 8 ••"‘ Spokane Community Development .000Valley Monthly Report February 2011 Home Occupation Permits Staff approved 33 home occupation permits in February. Entertainers Licenses Staff processed 14 adult entertainment licenses for February. Express Permits There were 8 Express permits processed in February. Economic Development Development Engineering put together an inventory and report about replacing the business directory signs on Appleway. Next step: Meet with the City Manager and public works to establish policies. John Holman has been meeting with Hansen Properties regarding their future development and extending their traffic agreements. Customer Service The Permit Center staff assisted 295 customers at the counter and handled 251 customers' inquires by phone in the Permit Center during February. 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. Zn peCtZ0n7S Right of Way Inspector The Right-of-Way inspector performed 376 inspections in February. Right-of-Way Inspections 1200 1000 800 600 400 0 0 200 0 Jan Feb ar Apr May June Ju y Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec O 2011 388 376 O 2010 221 491 773 852 1007 941 957 704 859 1003 755 482 Page 4 of 8 ••4***% Spokane Community Development *Valle Monthly Report y February 2011 Building Inspectors: The City's Building Inspectors performed 275 Residential inspections and 109 commercial inspections in the month of February. r 12011 Residential J 2010 Residential ' 2011 Commercial =2010 Commercial 1000 Buildingi.....0 ` i i I h i Inspections100 Performed III III 10 1 — — — — Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2011 Residential 296 275 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Residential 393 387 397 557 498 522 531 403 581 525 437 379 2011 Commercial 115 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Commercial 229 187 274 180 163 185 201 312 196 170 137 120 I Development Engineering Inspector During the month of February the Development Engineering Inspector performed 17 site inspections. } Development Engineering Inspections 40 30 20 10 ii Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec _ 2011 ■ 2010 UPDATES Page 5 of 8 0."‘ Spokane Community Development .000Valley Monthly Report February 2011 Planning Planning Commission The Planning Commission met twice during the month of February. Items on their agenda included study sessions and public hearings on the annual amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. The Commission also considered zoning code text amendments relative to the keeping of chickens and refining the definition of adult retail establishment. 2011 Comprehensive Plan Amendments/Updates— Staff continues to work on the 2011 annual Comprehensive Plan update. Amendments are proposed to Chapter 2 - Land Use, Chapter 3 - Transportation, Chapter 4 - Capital Facilities, Chapter 7 — Economic Development and Chapter 8, Natural Environment. The proposed amendments also include two citizen-initiated requests for site-specific map amendments. In addition, staff tentatively scheduled a review session and public hearing to be held in February with the Planning Commission. Growth Management Steering Committee of Elected Officials (SCEO)— The Steering Committee met in December to hear about progress on the UGA update process. The Planning Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) has completed a land capacity analysis study and has started the SEPA/GMA integration process as the mechanism for environmental review. Shoreline Master Program Staff continued to work on the Shoreline Master Program, drafting initial goals and policies. The Shoreline Advisory Group met twice in February, reviewing draft goals and policies and providing feedback to staff. Code Amendments, The Chicken Ordinance and an Amendment to the Adult Use Ordinance were presented to City Council in February. Dq,artment yt Energy Grant Public Works continues transportation projects that will result in energy conservation and carbon footprint reduction. 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 provided an update to the legislature and the Governor December 1, 2010. The update was not intended to be a comprehensive revision. The full revision is expected to be delivered to the legislature and the Governor in December 2011. The meetings for the full revision began in January and are scheduled throughout 2011. The Building Official met with Commerce staff in January to discuss access to meetings and public outreach to engage more of the public and the construction industry in future meetings. ADA Study Staff has begun the process of evaluating the survey data for compliance with ADA regulations. A core group will do an initial review and then the full work group will develop a consensus for the draft report. Sidewalk inventories will begin again in March. Bike/Pedestrian Plan (BPMP)— Staff has been working with Valley school districts to compile Safe Route to School (SRTS) walking audits and will be inputting the information into the City's GIS system. Staff continues to work with representatives from Washington State University and Spokane County ISD in a joint effort to update and maintain a pedestrian network model. In addition, staff continues to draft preliminary text for the BPMP. Wellhead Protection Staff attended the February wellhead protection meeting. Page 6 of 8 Ili "' Community Development , 0Valley Monthly Report February 2011 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. Permit Tracking System Community Development Staff has been working on a multi-department team to research a new permit tracking system. The team has looked at a short list of systems and will prepare a report for City Council soon. Department Training Mary May and Karen Kendall attended a communication class in February. Tom Melbourn attended a seminar on the use of structured insulated panels. Code Compliance Citizen Action Requests Code Compliance officers received 20 Citizen Action Requests in February. All complaints received must be investigated, if even to determine that no violation exists. 100% - 80% --_ 60% m 40% ---' 20% 0% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ❑Clear View Triangle 0 2 ©Complaint- No Violation 1 1 ■Environmental 0 0 ❑Junk Auto 6 3 3 Property 4 4 ❑Signs 0 1 iv Solid Waste 9 9 2011 Code Total Violations Reported - by Category Page 7 of 8 "a`"' Community Development po ane ,00.0Valley Monthly Report February 2011 UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST DAT!• INTEREST 3-1-11 City Council meeting —Shoreline Master Program process update 3-10-11 Planning Commission regular meeting, Comprehensive Plan continued hearing 3-15-11 No City Council meeting 3-17-11 Shoreline Advisory Group meeting 4-6 CenterPlace 03-22-11 City Council-Admin Rpt Comp Plan Amendment 3-24-11 Planning Commission Regular Meeting (CANCELLED) r 4-7-11 Shoreline Advisory Group meeting, CenterPlace 4-11-11 State of the City Address, 7:00 p.m. 04-12-11 City Council—Comp Plan Amendment 1st reading 4/14/11 Planning Commission Regular Meeting — PC Training 04-14-11 tate of the City Address, 7:00 p.m. 04-21-11 Shoreline Advisory Group Meeting, CenterPlace 04-21-11 State of the City Address, 7:00 p.m. 04-26-11 City Council—Comp Plan Amendment 211c1 Reading 04-28-11 State of the City Address, CenterPlace 12:30 Page 8 of 8