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 Kurt Schroeder, Asst. Director, Development Services |
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Date: |
January 12, 2014 |
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RE: |
December 2014 Monthly Permit Reports
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The Building Safety Division issued 152 building permits in December, with total construction for the month valued at $8,693,934. Total permit fees assessed for the month were $62,561. Permits were issued for eighteen (18) new residential projects, including three (3) multi-family dwellings, one (1) duplex, and fourteen (14) single-family dwellings. Comparisons to previous years were tracked throughout 2014 in the following table:
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One- & Two-Family Permits |
Multi-Family Permits (New Units) |
Total Number of Permits |
Total Valuation |
Permit Fees |
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Year |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
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2014 |
15 |
116 |
3(60) |
6(143) |
152 |
1,930 |
$8,693,934 |
$99,707,903 |
$62,561 |
$669,545 |
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2013 |
10 |
165 |
0(0) |
23(374) |
135 |
1,984 |
$9,172,804 |
$171,995,682 |
$58,458 |
$850,052 |
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2012 |
5 |
126 |
0(0) |
22(184) |
165 |
2,377 |
$8,853,368 |
$100,656,131 |
$42,470 |
$735,564 |
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2011 |
6 |
99 |
0(0) |
19(363) |
140 |
2,172 |
$7,172,022 |
$115,736,112 |
$45,201 |
$705,173 |
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2010 |
9 |
156 |
0(0) |
6(220) |
195 |
2,255 |
$4,296,103 |
$101,862,636 |
$33,733 |
$633,188 |
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2009 |
18 |
126 |
0(0) |
15(172) |
172 |
1,998 |
$5,510,022 |
$75,376,444 |
$46,092 |
$565,525 |
Permits were issued for 18 City projects in December, including a vestibule addition for the Oncology Department at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine Street, valued at $107,900; an electrical permit to install electrical outlets at Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Ln, valued at $2,500; a plumbing permit for the Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority to replace a water heater at 1600 Haskell Avenue #126, valued at $500; and fifteen (15) plumbing permits for inflow and infiltration program projects by the Utilities Department at various locations with valuation totaling $40,145.
The highest valued projects for the month were for three (3) multi-family dwellings at the Apartments at Frontier, 542 Frontier Road, valued at $3,621,883. Including permits issued earlier in 2014, total valuation for the Apartments at Frontier project for 2014 is $5,825,683.
These statistics are of interest in tracking construction activity in the community, but only partially tell the story for staff workload and performance. Staff has established performance goals of completing “initial” reviews for residential permits within 5 business days and for commercial permits within 15 business days of the application date. An initial review is a comprehensive first review of an application and plans for a building project, and may include review work performed by staff from Planning and Development Services, Fire and Medical, Utilities and Public Works Departments, as well as other relevant review agencies (depending on the nature and scope of the project). Initial and subsequent reviews and comments are tracked in the Innoprise permit tracking system from which reports may be extracted. Development Services staff is responsible for coordinating review work and disseminating review comments to applicants.
In December, staff completed 90 of 91 residential reviews within 5 business days (98.9%), and 57 of 59 commercial reviews within 15 business days (96.6%). The following table tracks performance in meeting these objectives.
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Residential Permits |
Commercial Permits |
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Total Number of Reviews |
Number of Reviews Completed within 5 Business Days |
Average Review Time |
Percent of Reviews Completed within 5 Business Days |
Total Number of Reviews |
Number of Reviews Completed within 15 Business Days |
Average Review Time |
Percent of Reviews Completed within 15 Business Days |
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Jan |
57 |
54 |
2.4 |
94.7% |
61 |
61 |
4.7 |
100% |
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Feb |
47 |
47 |
2.6 |
100% |
88 |
87 |
4.6 |
98.8% |
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Mar |
111 |
108 |
2.3 |
97.3% |
105 |
103 |
4.6 |
98.1% |
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Apr |
118 |
107 |
3.3 |
90.6% |
129 |
104 |
8.0 |
80.6% |
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May |
98 |
92 |
2.4 |
93.8% |
201 |
198 |
9.0 |
98.5% |
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June |
111 |
111 |
1.8 |
100% |
102 |
102 |
4.8 |
100% |
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July |
112 |
108 |
2.6 |
96.4% |
129 |
129 |
6.5 |
100% |
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Aug |
63 |
62 |
2.8 |
98.4% |
130 |
130 |
5.4 |
100% |
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Sept |
114 |
106 |
3.0 |
92.9% |
172 |
171 |
5.6 |
99.4% |
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Oct |
118 |
115 |
2.2 |
97.4% |
152 |
144 |
5.4 |
94.7% |
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Nov |
124 |
112 |
2.7 |
90.3% |
177 |
159 |
6.3 |
89.8% |
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Dec |
91 |
90 |
2.0 |
98.9% |
59 |
57 |
6.5 |
96.6% |
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YTD |
1,164 |
1,112 |
2.5 |
95.5% |
1,505 |
1,445 |
6.2 |
96.0% |
Permit reports for December are attached.
Top Projects for 2014:
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Rank |
Construction Valuation |
Project Description |
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1 |
$11,007,390 |
Douglas County Public Works complex, 3755 E 25th St |
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2 |
$5,825,683 |
Apartments at Frontier, 523 Frontier Rd |
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3 |
$5,500,000 |
Menard’s, 1470 W 31st St |
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4 |
$4,400,000 |
9 Del Lofts apartments, 900 Delaware St |
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5 |
$3,750,000 |
Sprouts Farmers Market, 4740 Bauer Farm Dr |
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6 |
$2,335,000 |
Corpus Christi Catholic School addition, 6001 Bob Billings Pkwy |
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7 |
$1,800,000 |
Multi-tenant commercial center, 2626 Iowa St |
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8 |
$1,285,000 |
Sigma Kappa Sorority addition, 1325 West Campus Rd |
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9 |
$1,300,000 |
Medical Clinic building, 4930 Overland Dr |
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10 |
$1,000,000 |
Genesis Health Club renovation, 3201 Mesa Way |
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10 |
$1,000,000 |
PetSmart renovation, 2727 Iowa St |