2026 Budget for the City of Shakopee

60

2026 Annual Budget

Division: Building Inspections Category: Public Safety

Description of Services: Provide effective and timely review of building permits and other building related applications and inspections for the City’s constituents and outside parties.

Employees:

2023

2024

2025

2026

Director of Planning & Development

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Building Official Building Inspector

1 4 1 2 1

1 4 1 2 1

1 5 1 2 1

1 6 1 2 1

Rental Housing Inspector

Permit Coordinator

Administrative Assistant

Total

9.1

9.1

10.1

11.1

Accomplishments:  The city’s permitting system continues to improve and staff has worked to make it the go-to-use source including issuing the new Social District permits and cup sales.  Canterbury continues to be very busy with the continued construction at the amphitheater, opening of the Boardwalk and new headquarters for Danny’s Construction.  New subdivisions continue to keep staff busy with Lennar’s Arbor Bluff, two new subdivisions by DR Horton and Pulte adjacent to Windermere and DR Horton’s continued home building in Highview.  The city’s rental program continues to grow with hundreds of properties being notified that they were not in compliance and hundreds of inspections of rental properties.  Staff also began the licensing process for hotel properties under a new licensing program.  Council also approved a new licensing program for short term rental properties that includes inspections.  A Master Plumber was added to inspection staff to assist in the field with plumbing reviews and inspections. Goals/Challenges:  Ensure residents are safe in their buildings while also providing great customer service with timely inspections  Single family home production continued strong for 2025 despite rising interest rates

Performance Measures:

Actual 2023 15,892

Actual 2024 16,279

Projected 2025

Projected 2026

Number of Inspections

15,000

18,000

Number of Permits

7,449 2,648

7,036 2,713

7,000 1,917

8,000 2,000

Average Inspection/Employee