Memorandum
City of Lawrence
Planning & Development Services
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TO: |
David L. Corliss, City Manager
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FROM: |
Barry Walthall, Building Codes Administrator
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CC: |
Scott McCullough, Planning & Development Services Director
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Date: |
January 10, 2013
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RE: |
December 2012 Monthly Permit Report
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The Building Safety Division issued 165 building permits in December, with total construction for the month valued at $8,853,368. Total permit fees assessed for the month were $42,471. Monthly and year to date comparisons to previous years will be tracked throughout 2012 in the following table:
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2012 |
2011 |
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2008 |
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Total Valuation, Dec |
$8,853,368 |
$7,172,022 |
$4,296,103 |
$5,510,022 |
$2,506,365 |
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Total Valuation, YTD |
$100,656,131 |
$115,736,112 |
$101,862,636 |
$75,376,444 |
$146,504,258 |
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Permit Fees, Dec |
$42,471 |
$45,201 |
$33,733 |
$46,092 |
$27,817 |
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Permit Fees, YTD |
$735,564 |
$705,173 |
$633,188 |
$565,525 |
$797,230 |
Staff issued five permits for new residential construction in December, all for single-family dwellings. This compares to six permits issued for new residential construction in December last year, also all for single-family dwellings. Monthly and year-to-date statistics for total permits issued and new residential projects will be tracked in the following table, similar to permit valuation and fees:
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2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
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Total Permits, Dec |
165 |
140 |
195 |
172 |
147 |
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Total Permits, YTD |
2377 |
2172 |
2255 |
1998 |
2179 |
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One/two-Family Permits, Dec (# of units) |
5(5) |
6(6) |
9(9) |
18(26) |
5(5) |
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One/two-Family Permits, YTD (# of units) |
126(129) |
99(103) |
156(166) |
126(142) |
113(126) |
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Multi-Family Permits, Dec (# of units) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
0(0) |
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Multi-Family Permits, YTD (# of units) |
22(184) |
19(363) |
6(220) |
15(172) |
27(557) |
Renovation of existing homes is a segment of the construction industry for which tracking of statistics may also be of interest. BSD staff issued ten permits for one- and two-family dwelling remodel and addition projects in December. The following charts compare the numbers of permits issued for both new homes and remodeling projects in December and Year-to-Date for the previous five years:
The highest valued project for the month was for the construction of a public parking garage at 707 Vermont, valued at $4,808,051. Other public projects included a new KU Engineering Research and Teaching Facility at 2105 Becker Dr, valued at $397,000; and work on a new equipment room at the BTBC Incubator at 2029 Becker Dr, valued at $15,000.
Top Projects for 2012:
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Rank 1 |
Construction Valuation $8,325,652 |
Project Description Westfield Place Apartments, 204 Eisenhower Dr |
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2 |
$4,808,051 |
Public Parking Garage, 707 Vermont St |
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3 |
$4,000,000 |
Lawrence Community Theatre, 4660 Bauer Farm Dr |
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4 |
$3,986,500 |
Varsity House Apartments, 1043 Indiana St |
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5 |
$1,900,000 |
Del Monte Addition, 727 N Iowa St |
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6 |
$1,645,000 |
Briggs Dodge Remodel, 2300 W 29th Terr |
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7 |
$1,500,000 |
LMH North Wing Remodel, 325 Maine St |
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T8 |
$1,400,000 |
Raintree Montessori School Addition, 4601 Clinton Pkwy |
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T8 |
$1,400,000 |
HyVee C Store, 3900 W 24th Pl |
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10 |
$1,304,000 |
Advantage Metal Recycling, 1545 N 3rd St |
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Other Notable: |
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$1,300,000 |
Retail Shell Building, 650 Congressional Dr |
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$1,253,000 |
Kia of Lawrence Remodel, 1225 E 23rd St |
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$1,200,000 |
New Briggs Nissan, 2300 W 29th Terr |
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$1,100,000 |
Single-Family Dwelling, 1714 Lake Alvamar Dr |
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$1,000,000 |
Single-Family Dwelling, 133 Running Ridge Rd |
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$1,000,000 |
Retail Shell Building, 4701 Bauer Farm Dr |
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$1,000,000 |
St. John School Classroom Addition, 1208 Kentucky St |
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