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Community Development reports more than 1,100 permits and $2.9 million in assessed fees for 2024
Summary
City staff reported 2024 permit activity, inspections and planning approvals. Highlights: roughly 1,100 permits, 237 new single-family permits, 78 multifamily units, and about $2.9 million in fees assessed.
The Spring Hill Community Development Department on March 13 presented its 2024 year-end report, showing high permitting activity and revenue tied to development.
Why it matters: Continued residential and commercial permitting affects city services, infrastructure demand and revenue. Staff presented detailed permit counts, inspection workloads and code-enforcement activity to show how growth translated into city workloads and fees.
Key figures presented by project coordinator Amy Long (reporting on behalf of director Pat Burton): - Total permits issued in 2024: a little over 1,100 (staff compared a seven-year run); total fees assessed approximately $2,900,000. - New single-family permits: 237. - Multifamily (four-unit townhomes in Oakwoods): 78 doors (each door permitted individually). - Water development permits (service connections into city water): 90; sewer development permits: 323; miscellaneous permits (re-roofs, fences, etc.): 701; commercial/industrial permits: 18. - Building inspection activity: roughly 2,200 inspections in 2024; about 1,900 were residential (new construction and miscellaneous). - Code enforcement: 312 inspections for violations, leading to 89 violation letters (staff emphasized door knocks and notice attempts before letters are issued). - Planning work: 3 temporary use permits, 3 preliminary plats approved, 8 final plats, 5 site plans and 10 rezonings; excise tax collected on final plats was reported at about $355,000.
Staff observations and context: Long told council the department remains the same four-person staff team and noted a sustained increase in construction and inspection workload compared with earlier years. She also said that, as of the meeting date in 2025, the city had already issued 71 new single-family permits for the year and could approach or exceed the 2021 totals.
What council asked: Council members questioned permit-count accounting (for example, how multifamily doors are counted) and noted that inspection workload increased significantly. Staff confirmed multifamily doors are permitted per unit because they can be sold individually.
What happens next: Staff will continue permit processing and return with information required by council on upcoming projects and development timelines. The report will inform staffing and budgeting discussions.
