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2016 Annual Report
Code Enforcement Office
As shown in the table below, there has been a general trend of activity in construction, an increase
in new dwellings and decrease in other lighter construction. This past year was off in the permitting
of sheds, decks, pools, and miscellaneous permits.
The State of Maine (Legislature) and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is moving forward in adopting
updated codes to the 2015 IBC/IRC; from the current 2009 adopted in 2010. The Maine Building
Officials and Inspectors Association (MBOIA) offered training on the changes to the proposed new
editions of the codes. Sessions have been and will be attended on the updated codes. Legislation
is in committee drafting the final adoption and exemptions to the Maine Uniform Building Codes,
likely to be adopted before the end of the year.
The code office is also a point of coordination with the Pleasant Point Park Committee and a group
of Eagle Scout candidates. They have begun marking the walking trails in the park and have plans
to make trail improvements for existing foot bridges and path bridges in wet and muddy areas of
the trail in the spring and summer of 2017.
Respectfully submitted by
Peter Gordon
Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector
Category
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Stick Build Homes
14
13
8
15
19
20
22
23
Manufactured/Mobile Homes
10
8
2
9
5
3
7
1
Modular Homes
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
Garages
14
11
21
13
9
11
20
26
Alterations & Additions
31
28
40
35
34
23
15
18
Sheds, Decks, Pools & Misc.
79
54
53
60
55
57
66
29
Total Building Permits
149 115
125
132
124
114 131
99
SSWS (septic system)
45
36
31
40
41
49
54
41
Internal Plumbing
40
32
21
38
40
34
38
39
Total Permits
234 183
177
210
205
197 223
179