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Development Services reports Q1 permitting, reorganization and storm‑damage fee waivers
Summary
Development Services described a reorganization, reported 78 building permits issued and nearly $70,000 in permit fees for Q1, and said a council‑approved storm damage permit fee waiver was applied to 20 residential and six commercial applicants.
Development Services staff gave the council its first‑quarter report outlining a departmental reorganization, permitting activity, planning work and code enforcement actions.
The department recently reorganized to maintain separate building and planning sections, with the Development Services Director and Building Official overseeing building functions and Lisa Hannan serving as assistant director and planning director. Staff reported 209 plan reviews across planning, health and building and issued 78 building permits in the quarter with a combined valuation reported as just under $2,300,000 (note: state law prevents requiring valuation disclosure for new residential permits).
Highlights included three new home permits (valuations not reported due to state law), 15 certificates of occupancy issued, six demolition permits, and 533 inspections completed during the quarter. Permit fees collected were reported at just under $70,000; staff said they are working to separate fee categories (permit, plan review, water meter, impact fees) for clearer accounting.
Staff said the storm damage permit fee waiver that council passed in March had been applied to 20 residential applicants and six commercial applicants, producing an estimated savings to residents of $2,319.88 for repair permits related to storm damage. Code enforcement opened 40 cases and closed 21, including high weeds/grass cases and outside storage violations; staff noted ongoing substandard structure cases before the Building Standards Commission.
Planning division activity included 124 applications processed in Q1, 23 predevelopment/design studio meetings, 69 site plan reviews, nine planning applications and five Board of Adjustment variance requests. GIS work included 65 maps created and address verification/assignment for 279 addresses to support recent projects.
Staff said they had lost a senior building inspector in March and were recruiting; in the interim they contracted with Atlas Municipal Services for as‑needed inspections to maintain licensing and inspection capacity. The council asked questions and acknowledged staff’s workload and progress.
