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PERMIT CENTER
Revenue
Permits
Permit revenue for the month of March was $95,942. This is an improvement over 2009 by approx
20%.
Permit Revenue
$200,000 - -
$150,000
$100,0001—
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1
$50,000
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
_2010 Revenue 2009 Revenue
Land Use
Land Use revenue for the month of March is $9,213. Land Use revenue for 2010 is ahead of last
year by 6%.
Land Use Revenue
$80,000 a
$70,000
$60,000
$50,000
$40,000
$30,000
$20,00011=111111
$10,000 — , —'no —
$0
Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
G2010 Revenue G2009 Revenue
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Valuation
The valuation' for March 2010 was $6,821,452.
$30,000,000 Permit Valuation
$25,000,000 •
$20,000,000
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$15,000,000
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
$0 ` .r IMP Mr .R MN MN -
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2010 Valuation Mr-2=2009 Valuation
Lf flee f7inancia1 ianaagementPermitlnf tion(Permitslss'ued)
Dwelling
March 2010 Residential New Separate Demolition Units
Structures Dwelling Units Permits Demolished
Single Family
Residence 17 0 0 0
Duplex 1 0 0 0
Triplex 0 0 0 0
4-PI ex 0 0 0 0
Apartments 0 0 0 0
March 2010 Commercial New Tenant
Buildings Improvements Additions
1 12 2
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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Permit.4ctivity
Certificate of Occupancy
The Community Development staff issued 2 Certificates of Occupancy in March. They were Parker
Paint and Sunshine Disposal.
Permits Issued
Community Development issued a total of 259 permits in March, including one for a new fire station at
17217 E Sprague Ave and Model Irrigation at 1424 S Pierce. This is ahead of March of last year
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Construction Permits Issued
350
300
250 - -
200
150 1 . ■ . . . • . .
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50 1 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jame_ luly Aug Sept Oct Nov nec
■2010 Permits 158 200 259
•2009 Permits 159 192 221 250 260 302 305 275 255 331 200 243
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Land Use Applications
In the month of March there were 1 appeal, 5 pre-application meeting requests, 1 final short plat, 3
temporary sign permits, 1 street vacation, and 1 temporary use permit.
Commercial Pre-application Meetings
During the month of March, Community Development staff held 9 commercial pre-application
meetings which included an apartment building of 192 units, 2 conditional use permits and four short
plats.
Hearing Examiner
The Hearing Examiner had two hearings in March. SUB-03-09, a subdivision at Coyote Rock to
divide 10.98 acres into 52 single family lots and an appeal of and administrative APP-01-09 for
Elephant Boys Boat Sales.
Business Licenses
Staff Approved 279 business licenses in March.
Home Occupation Permits
Staff approved 5 home occupation permits in March.
Entertainers Licenses
Staff processed 2 adult entertainment licenses for the month of March.
Express Permits
Staff processed 9 Express Permits in March.
CustomerSerrIce
The Permit Center staff assisted 535 customers at the counter and handled 454 customers' inquires
by phone in the Permit Center during March 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.
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Infections
Right of Way
The Right-of-Way inspector performed 773 inspections in March.
Right-of-Way Inspections
1200
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1000
800 e
600 � \\I/N"N. —
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400 —
200
0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Dec
0 2010 221 491 773
ii,A 2009 164 265 506 774 1137 1058 1058 641 860 718 555 174
Building
Plans Examiners reviewed 70 projects in March and have 28 pending projects were awaiting review
at the end of month. There were 274 commercial inspections and 397 residential inspections in
March. Commercial is steady to last year and residential is up.
700 - "
600 -- -
Building Inspections Performed
500 —
400
300 -
200 —Am.. — .1.-
100 100 -
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 Commercial 393 387 397 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
X2010 Residential 229 187 274 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Commercial 221 237 304 257 302 628 649 582 580 584 459 438
♦2009 Residential 220 188 199 181 143 189 222 219 202 322 166 253
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Development Engineering
During the month of March the Development Engineering Inspector performed 22 inspections.
Development Engineering Inspections
35
30
25
20
15
10
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UPDATES
PItnning
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission did not meet during the month of March.
Growth Management Steering Committee of Elected Officials
On March 17, the PTAC met to discuss the ongoing 10 year Urban Growth Area Review effort.
2010 Comprehensive Plan Amendments/Updates
The Community Development Department received one (1) request for a site-specific
Comprehensive Plan Amendment for 2010. The City initiated two site-specific Comprehensive Plan
Amendments. Sites approved for a Comprehensive Plan amendment will automatically receive a
zoning designation consistent with the new land use designation.
The 2010 Comprehensive Plan text amendments include amendments to five Comprehensive Plan
Elements: Chapter 2 - Land Use, Chapter 3 — Transportation, Chapter 4 — Capital Facilities and
Public Services, Chapter 7 — Economic Development, and Chapter 8 — Natural Environment. The
amendments may also entail minor changes to other elements referencing the proposed
amendments.
On March 30, 2010, staff provided an administrative report to City Council outlining the 2010
Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
Shoreline Master Program
Work continued on the SMP update. A joint Planning Commission/City Council study session was
conducted on March 2, where the SMP Update team presented the draft Shoreline Inventory and
Characterization Report. Staff also attended the Spokane River Forum Conference.
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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.
ADA Study
Parks and Recreation and Human Resources have returned their surveys. The project coordinators
are working on a data tracking tool (Excel spreadsheet) and are beginning to input data. The curb
ramp survey has slowed down somewhat as building and Right of Way inspection activity has
increased with the Spring construction season. An information report is being prepared to present to
Council at a future meeting.
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, which currently has 849 contacts.
Training
On March 9, 2010 Greg McCormick, Scott Kuhta, Mary May and Mike Basinger attended a webinar
sponsored by American Planning Association (AICP continuing education) ethics in planning. On
March 17, 2010, Mary May participated in an additional AICP webinar: Redevelopment and
Reorganization.
Wellhead Protection
Scott 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.
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Cote Compliance
Citizen Action Requests
Code Compliance officers received 76 Citizen Action Requests for the month of March.
2010 Code Total Violations Reported - by Category
100% - .
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80% -�
60% -- - _ -
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40%
20% -
0%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
11 Clear View Triangle 2 0 7
•Complaint- No Violation 3 2 3
■Environmental 0 0 1
11 Junk Auto 10 19 14
■Property 16 19 20
Il Signs 15 31 5
■Solid Waste 16 26 26
Code Violation Totals
120 -
100
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60
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug_ Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 62 97 76 0 0 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
INTEREST
April 8 Planning Commission Regular Meeting
April 13 Council Meeting —Comprehensive Plan Amendments 1st reading
April 22 Planning Commission Regular Meeting-Shoreline Master Program, Inventory
Public Hearing
April 27 Council Meeting —Comprehensive Plan Amendments 20tl reading
May 4 Council Meeting —Updated Economic Analysis of the Sprague Corridor
May 11 Council Meeting —Non-conforming uses on the Sprague Corridor
May 13 Planning Commission— Regular Meeting, 2 public hearings, STV-01-10 and CTA-
02-10
May 18 Council Meeting —Subarea Plan Review, Gateway areas
I May 20 I Community Meeting—Subarea Plan Review, Gateway areas
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