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:	December 2, 2010
RE:	November 2010 Monthly Permit Report

There were 173 permits issued in November, compared to 152 permits issued in November 2009.  Permit valuation was $2,774,797 compared to $4,014,786 last year.  Fees were $28,150.20 for October versus $34,796.40 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	$97,566,533	$599,455
2009 Totals, YTD	$69,866,422	$519,433
2008 Totals, YTD	$143,997,893	$769,414

Permits were issued for six new single-family dwellings last month.  This compares to five permits issued for new single-family dwellings in November 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	2060	1826	2032
One- & two-family permits (# of units)	147 (157)	108 (116)	109 (121)
Multi-family permits (# of units)	5 (96)	15 (172)	27 (557)
Total # of residential permits (# of units)	152 (253)	123 (288)	136 (678)

There were two permits issued for publicly funded projects in November, a permit to replace a chiller at Babcock Place, 1700 Massachusetts Street valued at $244,405, and a tenant finish at the business incubator at 2029 Becker Drive valued at $92,964.  The highest valued project for the month was a single-family dwelling at 1204 Inverness Drive valued at $250,000.