Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning & Development Services

 

TO:

David L. Corliss, City Manager

 

FROM:

Barry Walthall, Building Codes Administrator

 

CC:

Scott McCullough, Planning & Development Services Director

 

Date:

March 5, 2013

 

RE:

February 2013 Monthly Permit Reports

 

 

The Building Safety Division issued 127 building permits in February, with total construction for the month valued at $6,081,252.  Total permit fees assessed for the month were $49,523.50.  Permits were issued for 12 new residential projects, including 10 new single-family dwellings, 1 duplex and 1 apartment building with 22 dwelling units.  Comparisons to previous years will be tracked throughout 2013 in the following table:

 

 

One- & Two-Family Permits

Multi-Family Permits (Units)

Total Number of Permits

Total Valuation

Permit Fees

Year

Month

YTD

Month

YTD

Month

YTD

Month

YTD

Month

YTD

2013

11

19

1(22)

12(286)

127

271

$6,081,252

$22,851,101

$49,523

$155,634

2012

13

20

0(0)

0(0)

137

313

$7,733,125

$10,502,191

$54,489

$84,528

2011

7

7

3(16)

3(16)

128

280

$3,730,381

$7,012,106

$32,661

$58,118

2010

13

19

0(0)

0(0)

157

251

$3,520,422

$6,966,385

$32,630

$60,130

2009

6

12

0(0)

0(0)

135

252

$4,808,607

$7,361,941

$37,952

$60,511

 

One permit was issued for a public project in February, for installation of an exhaust system at 320 Industrial Lane, valued at $33,000.

 

The highest valued project for the month was for an apartment building at 5100 W 6th Street, with construction valued at $1,063,895.  The total construction valuation for the 5100 W 6th Street apartment complex project is $12,942,555, which includes the value of previously issued permits and deletion of the value of a withdrawn permit for an office building at the site.  January permit reports have been revised to reflect the withdrawn permit.

 

Two additional permits with construction valued at $556,500 have been issued for Hallmark Cards, 101 McDonald Drive, for electrical and plumbing work associated with recent building modifications.  The additional permits bring the total value of construction for building modifications to $1,156,600.

 

Permit reports for February are attached.

Top Projects for 2012:

Rank

Construction Valuation

Project Description

1

$12,942,555

Apartments on 6th, 5100 W 6th Street

2

$1,156,500

Hallmark Cards building modifications, 101 McDonald Dr