Memorandum
City of Lawrence
Planning & Development Services
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TO: |
David L. Corliss, City Manager
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THROUGH: |
Kurt Schroeder, Assistant Director – Development Services |
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FROM: |
Barry Walthall, Building Codes Administrator
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CC: |
Scott McCullough, Planning & Development Services Director
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Date: |
October 10, 2013
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RE: |
September 2013 Monthly Permit Reports
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The Building Safety Division issued 148 building permits in September, with total construction for the month valued at $5,463,587. Total permit fees assessed for the month were $41,806.45. Permits were issued for 8 new residential projects, all of which were new single-family dwellings. Comparisons to previous years will be tracked throughout 2013 in the following table:
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One- & Two-Family Permits |
Multi-Family Permits (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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2013 |
8 |
129 |
0(0) |
23(374) |
148 |
1,545 |
$5,463,587 |
$153,480,748 |
$41,806 |
$709,787 |
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2012 |
13 |
92 |
0(0) |
22(184) |
137 |
1,834 |
$6,598,503 |
$75,433,838 |
$52,953 |
$559,520 |
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2011 |
4 |
80 |
9(300) |
19(363) |
218 |
1,676 |
$33,189,510 |
$95,257,493 |
$164,554 |
$565,145 |
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2010 |
31 |
128 |
1(124) |
6(220) |
194 |
1,715 |
$17,423,379 |
$81,711,164 |
$96,996 |
$502,240 |
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2009 |
7 |
85 |
0(0) |
15(172) |
167 |
1,487 |
$2,774,787 |
$54,224,268 |
$26,037 |
$430,227 |
Four permits were issued for public projects in September, including work on a sanitary sewer holding tank facility at 1930 N Airport Road valued at $435,811; remodeling at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for suites in the medical office building at 330 Maine Street valued at $100,090; remodeling of the Neurology Department at Lawrence Memorial Hospital at 325 Arkansas Street valued at $96,832; and work to install new electrical service to power a gate and door opener at 2425 E 15th Street valued at $6,000.
The highest valued project for the month was a permit for a new office building at 4505 W 6th Street, for which work is valued at $800,000.
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 September, staff completed 86 of 91 (94.5%) residential reviews within 5 business days, and 94 of 95 (98.9%) commercial reviews within 15 business days. 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 5 Business Days |
Average Review Time |
Percent of Reviews Completed within 15 Business Days |
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Mar |
129 |
116 |
3.1 |
89.9% |
114 |
108 |
6.4 |
94.7% |
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Apr |
111 |
86 |
3.2 |
77.5% |
110 |
105 |
5.6 |
95.7% |
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May |
92 |
74 |
3.2 |
80.4% |
118 |
106 |
5.8 |
89.8% |
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June |
182 |
156 |
3.2 |
85.7% |
150 |
148 |
4.9 |
98.6% |
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July |
120 |
105 |
3.7 |
87.5% |
113 |
105 |
7.4 |
92.9% |
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Aug |
86 |
83 |
2.9 |
96.5% |
77 |
69 |
7.9 |
89.6% |
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Sept |
91 |
86 |
2.5 |
94.5% |
95 |
94 |
5.1 |
98.9% |
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YTD |
811 |
706 |
3.1 |
87.0% |
776 |
734 |
6.0 |
94.6% |
Permit reports for September are attached.
Top Projects for 2013:
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Rank |
Construction Valuation |
Project Description |
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1 |
$31,000,000 |
Rock Chalk Park, 6100 Rock Chalk Drive |
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$13,800,000 |
Marriott TownPlace Hotel, 900 New Hampshire Street |
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3 |
$13,060,626 |
Apartments on 6th, 5100 W 6th Street |
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4 |
$10,500,000 |
Recreation Center, 101 George Williams Way |
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5 |
$9,909,509 |
Lawrence Public Library Addition, 707 Vermont Street |
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6 |
$6,650,425 |
BTBC Incubator Lab Phase II, 2029 Becker Drive |
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7 |
$5,527,060 |
Camson South Apts, 525 Congressional Way |
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8 |
$4,508,497 |
Hallmark Cards building modifications, 101 McDonald Drive |
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9 |
$2,500,000 |
Neuvant House of Lawrence, 1216 Biltmore Drive |
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10 |
$1,278,261 |
Dillons Food Store Renovation, 3000 W 6th Street |
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11 |
$1,059,330 |
Discount Tire Company, 4741 Bauer Farm Drive |