CD Monthly Rpt 2011, 03 Spokane Community Development
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Monthly Report
March 2011
PERMIT CENTER
Revenue
Permits
Permit revenue for March 2011 was $72,457. This figure is behind March of last year.
Permit Revenue
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000 -
$50, so M NI �000 1 ILL I I 1 -
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
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_2011 Revenue 2010 Revenue
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Land Use
Land Use revenue for March 2011 was 10,787. This figure is ahead of March of last year.
Land Use Revenue
$16,000
$14,000
$12,000 ,
$10,000
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$8,000 1
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$6,000 0. MY
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$4,000 ' '
$2,000 ' — — — — —
$0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
02011 Revenue 02010 Revenue
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Community Development
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March 2011
Valuation
The valuation' for March 2011 was $5,029,020.
$35,000,000 Permit Valuation
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$30,000,000
$25,000,000 -
$20,000,000 I'
$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000 —
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$0 ������ts���r� � —
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2011 Valuation im-mb2010 Valuation
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Dwelling
March 2011 Residential New Separate Demolition Units
Structures Dwelling Units Permits Demolished
Single Family
Residence 10
Duplex 5
Triplex
4-PI ex
Apartments
March 2011 Commercial New Tenant
Buildings Improvements Additions
1 22
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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March 2011
Permit.4ctivity
Certificate of Occupancy:
Four Certificates' of Occupancy were issued in March including Five Guys Restaurant, T-mobile, a
Chiropractic office and Heart for the Home Daycare.
Permits Issued
Community Development issued a total of 246 permits in March 2011 including one for Craft Brewery
Tap Room at 11616 E. Montgomery.
Construction Permits Issued
600 /.
500
400
300
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Ian Feh Mar Apr May lima 'lily Aug Sept Oct Nnv Dec
•2011 Permits 159 121 246
■2010 Permits 158 200 259 256 241 284 263 328 508 366 246 231
Land Use Applications
There was one land use pre-application for a short plat within the shoreline designation.
Commercial Pre-application Meetings
There were four pre-application meetings in April including a new office and storage building, and two
changes of use businesses.
Hearing Examiner
The Hearing Examiner conducted one hearing on Trailside at Coyote Rock, a 13 lot subdivision.
Business Licenses
Staff approved 172 business licenses in March.
Home Occupation Permits
Staff approved 28 home occupation permits in March.
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March 2011
SEPA
Three SEPA determinations were issued in March including a remodel and facade change for a
motorcycle shop at 19011 E. Cataldo, a commercial binding site plan at approx. 4315 E. Sprague,
and a residential Short Plat in a flood plain.
Entertainers Licenses
Staff processed 5 adult entertainment licenses for March.
Express Permits
There were 10 Express permits processed in March.
Economic Development
John Hohman met with Hanson Properties representatives to facilitate a developer agreement that
would lock in their traffic mitigation for future development.
Customer Service
The Permit Center staff assisted 405 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.
The Department received two complimentary letters regarding the performance of John Hohman,
Wayne McGavran, Doug Powell, and the building inspectors from Mathew Martinson of Health
Facilities Engineering and Jack Marr of Worthy Enterprises.
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Right of Way Inspector:
The Right-of-Way inspector performed 396 inspections in March.
Right-of-Way Inspections
1200
1000
800 0
0 0
600
0 0
400 0 0 0
200
0 Jan Feb Mar Apr0 0 June July Aug Sept 0 0 0
2011 388 376 396
2010 221 491 773 852 1007 941 957 704 859 1003 755 482
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March 2011
Building Inspectors:
The City's Building Inspectors performed 395 Residential inspections and 150 commercial
inspections in the month of March.
X2011 Residential 02010 Residential
1000
1
Building illh I � ilht �
Inspection400 —
Performed
10
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 Residential 296 275 395 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 115 109 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Commercial 229 187 274 180 163 185 201 312 196 170 137 120
Development Engineering Inspector
During the month of March the Development Engineering Inspector performed 6 site inspections.
Development Engineering Inspections
I
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
_2011 ■ 2010
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March 2011
UPDATES
Planning
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission held one meeting in March. Items on their agenda included a continued
hearing on the Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
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. The Planning Commission
completed their review of the Comp Plan Amendments at their March meeting and staff forwarded
their recommendations to City Council where and administrative report was presented.
Growth Management Steering Committee of Elected Officials (SCEO)—
The Steering Committee did not meet in March.
Shoreline Master Program
Staff continued to work with the Shoreline Advisory Group on the review of the draft Shoreline Master
Program Goals and Policies. The Group met once in March to discuss the draft goals and policies
on the Economic Development Element, and the Conservation and Restoration Element. Four more
meetings are scheduled. Lori Barlow also gave an update to City Council on the Shoreline Master
Program.
Code Amendments
The Chicken Ordinance and an Amendment to the Adult Retail Use Ordinance were presented to City
Council in March and adopted. An administrative report for an amendment to the keeping livestock
provisions was also presented.
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.
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ADA Study
Staff continues to evaluate the survey data for compliance with ADA regulations. A core group has
completed approximately 50% of the initial review. The full work group will develop a consensus for
the draft report. Sidewalk inventories began again in March.
Bike/Pedestrian Plan (BPMP)—
Staff continues work on draft text for the BPMP, including formatting and map preparation.
Coordination with the SRHD and the Valley school districts continues. Walking audit maps have
been prepared and are awaiting input from the schools for preferred Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
route selections. 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.
Wellhead Protection
Staff attended the March wellhead protection meeting.
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 with a multi-department team to research a new
permit tracking system. The team has examined several systems currently being used for other
jurisdictions and had a follow up demonstration for City staff. The Council has received an
Information Only report and the Admin Report is in draft form and will be presented to Council in April
or May.
Department Training
Tom Melbourn attended a seminar on Wall bracing.
Other
Interviews for Senior Planner were conducted in March. The process included a panel interview,
writing test and presentation to a panel.
John Hohman and Deanna Griffith successfully passed FEMA certification tests this month. This
accomplishment required hours of study on their own time and provides Spokane Valley with two of a
very few FEMA trained staff in Eastern Washington.
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Code Compliance
Citizen Action Requests
Code Compliance officers received 30 Citizen Action Requests in March. All complaints received must be
investigated, if even to determine that no violation exists.
100%
90%
80%
70%
60% 1111
50% -
40% -
30%
20%
10%
0%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
❑Clear View Triangle 0 2 1
❑Complaint- No Violation 1 1 1
■Environmental 0 0 0
❑Junk Auto 6 3 6
13 Property 4 4 8
Signs 0 1 0
■Solid Waste 9 9 14
2011 Code Total Violations Reported - by
Category
Community Development Staff worked with the legal department to reach an payment agreement for
Farm Fresh Fruit so that the $6,000 in fines could be paid and the owner could obtain his temporary use
agreement.
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UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST
IMIrDATE'1 INTEREST
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 State 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 2na Reading
04-28-11 State of the City Address, CenterPlace 12:30
05-12-11 I Roberts Rules of Order Training Planning Commission Meeting/Council also invited
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