FY18-19 and 19-20 RECOMMENDED OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET - FIN

Building (continued)

FY 2018-19 and 2019-20 Activity Goals • Continue to improve functionality of Trak-It for permit issuance, web-based plan review and permitting access, and inspection tracking (Preserving and Cultivating Public Trust) • Continue to implement recommendations from Zucker Report for increased Division functionality (Preserving and Cultivating Public Trust) • Update website and applications for ease of use by the public (Community Engagement and Messaging) • Modify the policies and procedures manual for code compliance post administrative citation process approval (Preserving and Cultivating Public Trust) Financial Comments The recommended budget includes upgrading the Building Manager position to Building Official and upgrading one of the Building Inspectors to Building Inspector Supervisor. These upgrades would be on-going and increase the Division’s expenses by $30,000 annually. In FY 16-17, Building and Fire Prevention inspection activities averaged roughly 200 inspections per week. As of February 2018, inspections averaged 250 per week, making the year-end more consistent with the FY 15-16 high of 270 inspections per week. Staff is finding that due to the differences between how inspections were tracked from our previous permit system, Tidemark, to our current, TRAKiT, that inspection activity will end at a new high in FY 17-18. Residential plan review and permit activity continue to dominate the building division work load, however, commercial plan review and building permit activity have continued to increase, accounting for roughly 27% of overall Building Division revenue. Below is a breakdown of building permit revenue by permit type: • 42% New residential • 17% Residential Alteration and Repairs • 14% New Commercial • 13% Commercial Alteration and Repairs • 5% Residential Addition • 5% Grading & Site Development • 2% Reroofs • 2% Swimming Pools Developers indicate they will continue building single family homes during FY 18-19 and 19-20 as long as real estate sales remain strong and housing sales inventory remains low. There has been an increase in commercial tenant improvements and new commercial development. This recent shift in commercial development activity began at the outset of FY 15-16 and continues to generate a positive outlook for continued activity for our local economy.

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