Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning & Development Services

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Barry Walthall, Building Codes Administrator
CC:	Scott McCullough, Planning & Development Services Director
Date:	September 2, 2010
RE:	August 2010 Monthly Permit Report

There were 251 permits issued in August, compared to 204 permits issued in August 2009. Permit valuation was $4,615,227 compared to $5,052,532 last year.  Fees were $37,532.85 for August versus $48,705.20 a year ago. Statistics for total permit valuation and fees will be tracked throughout the year in the following table:

	Total Permit Valuation	Total Fees
2010 Totals, YTD	$64,287,785	$405,245.30
2009 Totals, YTD	$51,449,481	$404,191.13
2008 Totals, YTD	$113,278,004	$508,902.16

Permits were issued for nine new single-family dwellings last month. This compares to 15 permits issued for new single-family dwellings in July last year.  The year-to-date total number of permits and total number of residential units will be tracked throughout the year in the following table, similar to permit valuation and fees:

	2010	2009	2008
Total # of permits	1521	1320	1491
One- & two-family permits (# of units)	97 (105)	78 (83)	72 (81)
Multi-family permits (# of units)	5 (96)	15 (172)	16 (331)
Total # of residential permits (# of units)	102 (201)	93 (255)	88 (412)

Permits were issued for three publicly funded projects in August:

• 2125 Clinton Pkwy – Clinton Place Apts (Lawrence/Douglas County Housing Authority), elevator upgrade valued at $68,983
• 707 Vermont St – Lawrence Public Library, HVAC upgrades valued at $419,128
• 325 Maine St – Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Tenant finish for LMH IT Dept valued at $896,126

The August 2010 monthly permit reports are attached.