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Spokane Community Development
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April and May 2010
PERMIT CENTER
Revenue
Permits
Permit revenue for the first five months of this year is holding at approx. 14% ahead of last year.
Permit Revenue
$300,000
$250,000 -
$200,000 --
$150,000
$100,000
$50,000 — l
$0
Ja Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov De
_2010 Revenue 2009 Revenue
Land Use
Land Use revenue 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 caused a peak in last year's numbers.
Land Use Revenue
$80,000
$70,000
$60,000 .1
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
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Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
G2010 Revenue®2009 Revenue
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valuation
The valuation' for April was 6,608, 664 and May was 32, 549, 883
$35,000,000 Permit Valuation
$30,000,000
$25,000,000 •
$20,000,000
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$15,000,000
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Lf flee jiitanciallianagementPermitlnf tion (Permitslsscued)
Dwelling
April 2010 Residential New Separate Demolition Units
Structures Dwelling Units Permits Demolished
Single Family
Residence 12 12
Duplex 1 2
Triplex
4-Plex
Apartments
April 2010 Commercial New Tenant
Buildings Improvements Additions
17 6
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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Dwelling
May 2010 Residential New Separate Demolition Units
Structures Dwelling Units Permits Demolished
Single Family
Residence 8
Duplex
Triplex
4-Plex
Apartments 16
May 2010 Commercial New Tenant
Buildings Improvements Additions
Permit.4ctivity
Certificate of Occupancy
Certificates of Occupancy issued in the last two months were Home is Where the Heart is, Hampton
Inn, WSDOT pre-wash pad, Spokane Valley SDA Church, Valence Communication —PH 2, Penske
Trucking, Mission Meadow Community Cntr, Riverview Corp Suite 3140, Suite 1250, .suite 1900,
Suite 1750, Sessions Boarding Home, WSECU, Rite-Aid and 1-90 Mini Storage.
Permits Issued
Community Development issued a total of 497 permits in April and May, including a new AutoZone.
This is ahead of this time last year
Construction Permits Issued
350
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
■2010 Permits 158 200 259 256 241 284
■2009 Permits 159 192 221 250 260 302 305 275 255 331 200 243 I
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Land Use Applications
In April and May there were 6 Boundary Line Adjustments, 2 Final Short Subdivisions, 1 Final
Subdivision, 2 Preliminary Short Subdivisions, 7 Temporary Sign Permits, 1 Temporary Use Permit
and 1 Street Vacation.
Commercial Pre-application Meetings
During the month of April and May, Community Development staff held 15 commercial pre-application
meetings, and 5 pre-application meetings for subdivisions. Projects include 2 office buildings, 2
commercial buildings for car repair, car sales, espresso stand and several storage buildings.
Hearing Examiner
In April the Hearing Examiner had two hearings a subdivision and rezone and an appeal of a code
violation by Farm Fresh Fruit. In May there was one hearing, a conditional use permit for a wireless
communication support structure (cell tower).
Business Licenses
Staff Approved 279 business licenses in April and May.
Home Occupation Permits
Staff approved 4 home occupation permits in April and 16 in May.
Entertainers Licenses
Staff processed 19 adult entertainment licenses for April and May.
Express Permits
Staff processed 7 Express Permits in April and May.
CustomerSerrIce
The Permit Center staff assisted 541 customers at the counter and handled 546 customers' inquires
by phone in the Permit Center during April and 454 walk-ins and 389 phone calls in May. The Permit
Center staff provided an average target date of 10 working days for Commercial projects, 5 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.
In April the Permit Center front counter was reconfigured to Make counter access form comfortable
for patrons.
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Inspections
Right of Way
The Right-of-Way inspector performed 852 inspections in April and 1007 in May.
Right-of-Way Inspections
1200
1000 y
800 �
600 -
400
200
0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May JuTie Sept O'ct Nv D'c
O 2010 221 491 773 852 1007
2009 164 265 506 774 1137 1058 1058 641 860 718 555 174
Building
Plans Examiners reviewed 124 plans in the last two months. There were 343 commercial
inspections and 1055 residential inspections in the same time frame. Commercial is steady to last
year and residential is up.
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Building Inspections Performed
700 —
600 —
A A A
500 —
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400 — -
300 — ♦ n♦
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0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 Commercial 393 387 397 557 498 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NE2010 Residential 229 187 274 180 163 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 2009 Commercial 221 237 304 257 302 628 649 582 580 584 459 438
—s-2009 Residential 220 188 199 181 143 189 222 219 202 322 166 253
Development Engineering
During the months of April and May the Development Engineering Inspector performed 52
inspections.
Development Engineering Inspections
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5 —
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
_ 2010 is 2009
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UPDATES
Planning
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission met once in April and once in May. The Commission reviewed and
recommended the Shoreline Master Program Draft Inventory, two sets of code amendments and a
street vacation.
Growth Management Steering Committee of Elected Officials (SCEO)
On March 17, the SCEO met to discuss the ongoing 10 year Urban Growth Area Review effort.
2010 Comprehensive Plan Amendments/Updates
The 2010 Comprehensive Plan amendments have been distributed to those who have books
requiring an update.
Shoreline Master Program
Work continued on the SMP update. . Staff also attended the Spokane River Forum Conference.
Sprague Appleway Plan Revisited -
Economic Study presentation was May 4th and Non-conforming presentation was made to Council on
May 11th. Gateway Commercial Avenue and Gateway Commercial Centers presentation was May
18th to Council and the public meeting was May 20th.
D partment-Vie
Energy Grant
Public Works continues transportation projects that will result in energy conservation and carbon
footprint reduction. The Avista Utilities partnering project began with a soft-launch of home energy
audits. Full advertisement and official kickoff is scheduled for the week of April 12th. Field surveys to
identify existing conditions, opportunities and constraints have been completed for the Bike and
Pedestrian Master Plan.
Washington State Energy Strategy Update Process
In May the WA St Department of Commerce began it's update process for the Washington State
Energy Strategy. The Building Official is participating via webinars in the conservation sector
process. Participation in this process will be on-going through December 2010.
ADA Study
April - Community Development has returned its survey and the data tracking tool has been
completed.
May - The data entry process has been started and information will continue to be entered over the
next several months. An information only report on the ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan was
provided to Council at the regular council meeting on May 25.
Bike/Pedestrian Plan (BPMP)
On March 30, as part of a larger report on the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
(EECBG), staff provided an update on the Bike and Pedestrian Master Program (BPMP) to City
Council. Staff has completed an inventory of existing bike facilities throughout the City and identified
opportunities for new facilities. In addition, staff inventoried sidewalks on all the major corridors
throughout the City. Staff has compiled the inventory work into a GIS database for further analysis.
Staff is continuing to develop a BPMP participant database.
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In the months of April and May, staff identified partnerships for regional collaboration, organized a
Bicycle and Pedestrian Technical Advisory Group (BPTAG), and circulated a flyer throughout the
community notifying interested parties of a public workshop scheduled for June 16.
Training
April-Kathy McClung attended the APA National Planning Conference where the focus was on the
changing demographics in the country within the next 20 years.
Bill Schultz attended training on increasing productivity with positive stress management
Deanna attended two Parliamentary law conventions which were held in conjunction with one
another.
May Jenna Davis attended a customer service one-day training conference
Various building department staff attended several half-day training sessions covering the following
topics: 2009 International Residential Code provisions for braced wall line construction in residential
structures; cross connection control provisions of the International Plumbing Code; ATC 20 training
(disaster response); residential air leakage testing for the implementation of the 2009 Washington
State energy Code.
Wellhead Protection
Scott and Mary Kate attended a wellhead protection committee meeting, a regional committee that
recently became active after an extended time off. The focus of the group is to collaboratively
develop regulations that will protect drinking water.
Regional Partnering
The Building Official and the building officials of Spokane and Spokane County are meeting regularly
to identify partnering opportunities and develop a program to implement partnering measures as they
are identified. In May the group brought together all of the region's building officials (nine
jurisdictions) to develop a regional information sheet on the 2009 Washington State Energy Code.
The building officials have nearly completed a regional building permit application for use in Spokane,
Spokane County and Spokane Valley which they anticipate finalizing in June. Their next project will
be to review the major jurisdictions' administrative provisions and to develop recommendations for
amending local ordinances to create consistency, where possible, in the administrative practices of
building divisions in Spokane, Spokane County and Spokane Valley.
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Cote Compliance
Citizen Action Requests
Code Compliance officers received 121 Citizen Action Requests in the last two months.
2010 Code Total Violations Reported - by Category
100%
80%
II
60% - - -
40% --
20%
0% -
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
CI Clear View Triangle 2 0 7 5 1
•Complaint- No Violation 3 2 3 9 2
•Environmental 0 0 1 0 0
/Junk Auto 10 19 14 7 9
'Property 16 19 20 13 15
'Signs 15 31 5 5 31
■Solid Waste 16 26 26 12 12
Code Violation Totals
120
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
=2010 62 97 76 51 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 33 36 97 94 111 50 89 98 51 61 22 98
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UPCOMING DATES OF INTEREST
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June 15 Mixed Use Avenue presentation—Council meeting
June 24 Mixed Use Avenue Community Meeting
June 24 Planning Commission Regular Meeting —Cta-03-10m CTA-04-10
July 6, FEMA maps become effective
July 13 Council retreat, Council check-in on Subarea plan review, CTA-03-10, Mixed Use
Avenue report back
July 20 Neighborhood Centers presentation to Council, CTA-04-10
July 22 Neighborhood Centers Community meeting, Planning Commission regular meeting
CTA-05-10, CTA-07-10 (boat sales in a mixed use zone)
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