City of Lawrence

Neighborhood Resources Department

MEMORANDUM

TO:              David L. Corliss, City Manager

Thru:              Debbie Van Saun, Assistant City Manager

FROM:         Victor Torres, Director, Neighborhood Resources

DATE:           November 1, 2006

RE:              Building Permit report

Attached to this memorandum find building permit data for the year through October 2006.  The total number of building permits issued through October 31^st this year is 2,304 as compared to 2,288 for the same period in 2005.  Single-family building permits issued to date are at 214; during the same period in 2005, 178 building permits were issued.

The overall valuation for building permits remains strong at $126,750,718.  Last year the same period showed a valuation of 94,271,977.  Building permit fees collected to-date are approximately 10% above last year at $751,641.05.       

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PROGRAM CB400L

CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS 2 0 0 5

                                                      MULTI-FAMILY (UNITS)

                                     SINGLE        __________________________                                                 TOTAL

            VALUATION        FEES    FAMILY DUPLEX  TRIPLEX   4-PLEX  APTMENT  BUSI  REMODEL  ELEC  PLUMB  SIGN  MECH  MISC  PERMITS

JAN         6,722,449     42,936.14      5                                        2      24     10     48    21    27    12      149

FEB         9,498,425     45,349.25     11      6                                 1      27     19     57    13    20     6      160

MAR         5,866,761     53,232.75     21      6    1(  3)                       1      18     22     70    30    43    15      227

APR        15,495,618     83,557.92     19      5                                 3      23     23     43    33    59    17      225

MAY         4,668,986     50,924.50     16                                               29     24     56    23    67    16      231

JUN         6,495,440     57,081.50     10      5                                 6      37     33     45    22    84    21      264

JUL         7,923,543     69,175.50     18      5                                 3      34     27     39    34    76    18      255

AUG        12,991,092    100,323.71     30      8                      7( 48)            52     24     47    68    92    11      343

SEP         8,894,467     72,399.25     21      6                                 3      20     20     38    20    41    13      182

OCT        15,715,196    106,762.00     27      8             2(  8)   4( 27)     2      26     26     41    43    56    17      252

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TOTALS     94,271,977    681,742.52    178     49    1(  3)   2(  8)  11( 75)    21     290    228    484   307   565   146     2288

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PROGRAM CB400L

CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS 2 0 0 6

                                                      MULTI-FAMILY (UNITS)

                                     SINGLE        __________________________                                                 TOTAL

            VALUATION        FEES    FAMILY DUPLEX  TRIPLEX   4-PLEX  APTMENT  BUSI  REMODEL  ELEC  PLUMB  SIGN  MECH  MISC  PERMITS

JAN         3,406,342     31,377.25      6      3                                        19      7     49    21    55    11      171

FEB        13,618,948     91,288.00     30      6                                 2      23     30     61    49    21     9      232

MAR        14,941,559     99,573.50     29      1             2(  8)                     30     45     50    51    21    17      247

APR        13,027,740     58,160.50     13      3                      2(  5)     3      23     49     37    21    27    23      201

MAY        11,601,996     99,385.75     39      1                      9( 72)     2      20     25     49    38    53    26      262

JUN        36,401,812    137,523.80     31      1                                 2      32     32     46    26    57    26      253

JUL         4,285,544     42,207.75     14                                        1      20     32     48    53    65    16      249

AUG        16,230,661     82,340.00     14      2    1(  3)   2(  8)   2( 10)     2      31     35     56    20    76    26      267

SEP         6,846,051     54,103.50     20                                        4      17     18     55    20    31    21      186

OCT         6,390,065     55,681.00     18      1    1(  3)   1(  4)                     24     16     44    35    85    11      236

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TOTALS    126,750,718    751,641.05    214     18    2(  6)   5( 20)  13( 87)    16     239    289    495   334   491   186     2304