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Permitting levels ease from pandemic highs; building and planning funds show healthy reserves
Summary
City planning and building officials told the committee permit volumes are returning toward pre-pandemic levels, commercial valuation spiked due to large industrial projects, and building and planning funds retain multi-month reserves even under conservative revenue assumptions.
Planning Director Kyle Roberts, Building Official Alex Sabin and Deputy City Manager Steve Ashworth presented trends in land-use permits, building permits and the community development budget.
Roberts said the city averages about 261 land-use permits per year over the last nine years and that recent years have been above that average. He said pre-development applications have held steady — a sign of continued developer interest — and that several sizable private development applications have either been submitted or are expected soon.
Alex Sabin said building permit activity is trending back toward…
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