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Planning and permitting staff report heavy permit volume, propose two new CRA-funded code positions and LDR update timing concerns
Summary
Community Development reported steady permit volumes, ongoing LDR (land development regulations) updates, and a request for two code enforcement positions largely funded from permitting revenues; staff warned of recent state bills that may constrain local planning and stormwater standards.
Community Development Director (unnamed) and staff summarized planning, economic development and permitting activity and discussed staffing and legislative challenges.
Staff said permit activity remains strong: the department reported roughly 5,000 permits annually and early indications suggest the current year may surpass prior totals, though residential valuation per-permit has shifted toward smaller projects and multifamily/townhome starts. Planning applications are steady and economic-development activity includes several…
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