CD Monthly Rpt 2012, 01 Spokane Community Development
_Valley Monthly Report
January 2012
PERMIT CENTER
Revenue
Permits
Permit revenue for January 2012 was $37,518.
Permit Revenue
150000 -
100000
50000 1— 4-
0 -
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
_2012 Revenue 2011 Revenue
Land Use
Land Use revenue for January 2012 was $6,889.
Land Use Revenue
20000
18000
16000
14000
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000 -
0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
G 2012 Revenue ®2011 Revenue
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January 2012
Valuation
The valuation' for January 2012 was $72,1220.
25000000 Permit Valuation
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15000000
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•Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
- 2012 Valuation +w-- 2011 Valuation
LfTice offinancial-Management Permit_Information (l'ermitslssuedj
January 2012 Dwelling
Residential New Separate Demolition Units
Structures Dwelling Units Permits Demolished
Single Family
Residence 1 2 2
Duplex
Triplex
4-Plex
Apartments
January 2012 New Tenant
Commercial Buildings Improvements Additions
13
1 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
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January 2012
PermitActivity
Certificate of Occupancy
5 Certificates of Occupancy were issued in January 2012. Some of them include: a shell storage
building (Empire), a new Office Suite C & D (Argonne), a new Office Suite 1400 (Indiana) and Suite
2150 (Indiana)
Permits Issued
Community Development issued a total of 169 permits in January 2012.
Construction Permits Issued
450 /-
400 /
350 //
300 /�
250 /
200 /
150 W ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
100 • M E M E •
50
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
IN 2012 Permits 169
•2011 Permits 159 121 246 338 349 395 278 334 402 363 271 198
Land Use Applications
The Planning Division processed the following applications in January: 1 Boundary Line Adjustment,
1 Final Short Plat, 17 Adult Entertainers License, 2 Pre-App Applications, 4 SEPA Checklist, and 1
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Business Licenses
Staff approved 136 business licenses in January.
Home Occupation Permits
Staff approved 95 home occupation permits in January.
Entertainers Licenses
17 Entertainment licenses were processed for January.
Express Permits
There was 6 Express permit processed in January.
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January 2012
CustomerSewice
The Permit Center staff assisted 280 customers at the counter and handled 329 customers' inquires
by phone in the Permit Center during January.
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.
h?speCtZon7s
Right of Way Inspector:
The Right-of-Way inspector performed 179 inspections in January.
Right-of-Way Inspections
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0 Jan Fib r AAr y Julie Jgr AJrig Sgt OEt v Dec
O 2012 179
• 2011 234 633 710 917 798 918 881 635 669 619 451 312
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January 2012
Building Inspectors:
The City's Building Inspectors performed 299 residential inspections and 169 commercial inspections
in the month of January.
Building 1000 -
Inspections i
Performed
i'2012 100 `` 1 11
Residential
2011
Residentia110
—410 2012
Commercial
2011 1
Commercial Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 Residential 299 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Residential 296 275 395 490 459 456 405 489 502 488 575 322
2012 Commercial 169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Commercial 115 109 150 153 160 176 220 222 226 218 451 248
Development Engineering Inspector
During the month of January the Development Engineering Inspector performed 21 site inspections.
Development Engineering Inspections
50
40
30
20
1: JIiIi ! iIIil
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 a 2011
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Spakane Community Development
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January 2012
UPDATES
Planning
Planning Commission
On January 12, 2012, the Planning Commission continued deliberations on amendments to Chapter
22.70 Fencing, Screening and Landscaping. The Commission also conducted a study session on
proposes amendments to Title 22.110 Sign Regulations; followed by a public hearing on the sign
code amendments at their January 26, 2012 meeting.
2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendments/Updates
Staff continued work on the Comprehensive Plan amendments in January, preparing staff reports,
notices and completing SEPA work for public hearings in February.
Growth Management Steering Committee of Elected Officials (SCEO)
The Steering Committee did not meet in January.
Shoreline Master Program
On January 17, 2012 staff provided an overview to City Council of the current Shoreline Master
Program and identified issues to be addressed by the update. Interviews for the Legal Counsel
Services for the Shoreline Master Program were conducted by Administration, and a draft of the
associated Scope of Work was developed.
Dq,artment yt
Energy Grant
Public Works continues to implement transportation projects that will result in energy conservation
and carbon footprint reduction. Representatives from the Department of Energy conducted a site visit
January 31st to review project and reporting status. Funds must be drawn by October 20, 2012.
Washington State Energy Strategy Update Process
No change from December, the 2012 Energy Strategy was submitted to the Governor and the
Legislature on December 9, and is posted on the Commerce website at
http://www.commerce.wa.gov/site/1327/default.aspx where the Cover Letter, Executive summary,
and Issues and Analysis as well as public comment on the Strategy can be reviewed.
ADA Self-Survey
The draft report and transition plan, to be presented to the Council as an administrative report on
January 17, 2012, was postponed to an unidentified date. After review by Council, the draft will be
finalized and posted to the web site. This project will then be concluded.
Wellhead Protection
Staff attended a wellhead protection meeting in January.
Regional Partnering
The Regional Partnering Group meets every Wednesday to discuss code topics and consistency in
implementation of the State building codes and permit processes. The Group is still focused on the
development and implementation of the SmartGov permit tracking and workflow system. Spokane
Valley staff training on the new permit tracking and workflow system begins on Feb. 6, 2012 with the
"Go Live" date of Feb. 14, 2012. Spokane County is tentatively scheduled to "Go Live" one week after
Spokane Valley. Application and permit expiration language is scheduled for a March Spokane Valley
Council meeting. The regional partnering group is currently focused on creating a regional building
review policy for freestanding signs in an effort to provide more consistency in document submittal
and plan review requirements.
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January 2012
Code Text Amendments
Staff continued processing amendments to the Uniform Development Code with progress made on
signage and landscaping.
Cote Compliance
Citizen Action Requests
Code Compliance Officers responded to 35 Citizen Action Requests (CAR) in the month of January.
They are by type, listed below. Please remember that all complaints, even those that have no
violation, must be investigated.
100%
80%
60%
40% -
20%
0%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cl Clear View Triangle 4
El Complaint- No Violation 10
■Environmental 0
a Junk Auto 5
[7 Property 9
CI Signs 1
MI Solid Waste 6
2012 Code Total Violations Reported - by Category
UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST
INTEREST
02-09-12 Planning Commission Meeting: Study Session, R 2012 Annual Comprehensive Plan
Amendments
02-17-12 SmartGov Go-Live
02-23-12 Planning Commission Meeting: Public Hearing, 2012 Annual Comprehensive Plan
Amendments
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