Memorandum
City of Lawrence
Planning & Development Services
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TO: |
Thomas M. Markus, City Manager |
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FROM: |
Barry Walthall, Building Codes Manager |
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CC: |
Scott McCullough, Planning & Development Services Director Kurt Schroeder, Asst. Director, Development Services |
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Date: |
January 4, 2018 |
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RE: |
December 2017 Monthly Permit Reports |
The Building Safety Division issued 139 building permits in December, with total construction for the month valued at $5,480,863. Total permit fees assessed for the month were $42,251, and total review fees assessed were $2,925. Permits were issued for six (6) new residential projects, including five (5) single-family dwellings and one (1) duplex.
Comparison to previous years was tracked throughout 2017 in the following table:
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One- & Two-Family Permits |
Multi-Family Permits (New Units) |
Total Number of Permits |
Total Valuation |
Plan Review & Permit Fees |
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Year |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Month |
YTD |
Review Fees (Month) |
Permit Fees (Month) |
Total Fees (YTD) |
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2017 |
6 |
172 |
0(0) |
1(8) |
139 |
2,327 |
$5,480,863 |
$165,923,864 |
$2,295 |
$42,251 |
$1,094,153 |
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2016 |
6 |
171 |
0(0) |
74(1,205) |
183 |
2,577 |
$10,314,001 |
$220,882,200 |
$0 |
$66,034 |
$1,310,559 |
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2015 |
14 |
239 |
0(0) |
7(467) |
153 |
2,320 |
$11,944,652 |
$227,899,792 |
$0 |
$71,651 |
$1,050,479 |
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2014 |
15 |
116 |
3(60) |
6(143) |
152 |
1,930 |
$8,693,934 |
$99,707,903 |
$0 |
$62,561 |
$669,545 |
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2013 |
10 |
165 |
0(0) |
23(374) |
135 |
1,984 |
$9,172,804 |
$171,995,682 |
$0 |
$58,458 |
$850,052 |
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2012 |
5 |
126 |
0(0) |
22(184) |
165 |
2,377 |
$8,853,368 |
$100,656,131 |
$0 |
$42,470 |
$735,564 |
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2011 |
6 |
99 |
0(0) |
19(363) |
140 |
2,172 |
$7,172,022 |
$115,736,112 |
$0 |
$45,201 |
$705,173 |
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2010 |
9 |
156 |
0(0) |
6(220) |
195 |
2,255 |
$4,296,103 |
$101,862,636 |
$0 |
$33,733 |
$633,188 |
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2009 |
18 |
126 |
0(0) |
15(172) |
172 |
1,998 |
$5,510,022 |
$75,376,444 |
$0 |
$46,092 |
$565,525 |
Permits were issued for twenty-one (21) City projects in December with total valuation of $153,175, including a crisis stabilization area renovation at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine Street, valued at $90,000; and twenty (20) inflow and infiltration program projects by the Utilities Department at various locations with valuation totaling $63,175.
The largest project for the month was for a new Facilities and Operations office building for USD 497 at 711 E 23rd Street, valued at $1,740,274. The new Facilities and Operations office building is part of the renovation of the Facilities and Operations complex, bringing the total value of work at the complex for which permits were issued in 2017 to $4,968,407.
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.
During the 2016 calendar year, staff achieved these goals for 96.5% of all residential permits with an average review time of 2.3 days; and 91.6% of all commercial permits with an average review time of 7.3 days. For comparison, the following table provides data from 2014 (the first full calendar year for which data is available) as well as 2017 year-to-date performance.
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Year |
Residential % |
Residential Average (# of Days) |
Commercial % |
Commercial Average (# of Days) |
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2017 |
94.3% |
2.7 |
85.9% |
7.9 |
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2016 |
96.5% |
2.3 |
91.6% |
7.3 |
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2015 |
94.7% |
2.6 |
88.8% |
7.9 |
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2014 |
95.5% |
2.5 |
96.0% |
6.2 |
In December, staff completed 78 of 79 residential reviews within 5 business days (98.7%), and 52 of 53 commercial reviews within 15 business days (98.1%). 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 (Days) |
Percent of Reviews Completed within 5 Business Days |
Total Number of Reviews |
Number of Reviews Completed within 15 Business Days |
Average Review Time (Days) |
Percent of Reviews Completed within 15 Business Days |
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Jan |
135 |
134 |
2.5 |
99.2% |
117 |
114 |
6.6 |
97.4% |
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Feb |
131 |
130 |
2.8 |
99.2% |
52 |
36 |
8.5 |
69.2% |
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Mar |
128 |
106 |
3.2 |
82.8% |
129 |
107 |
8.5 |
82.9% |
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Apr |
150 |
139 |
2.8 |
92.6% |
113 |
73 |
9.5 |
64.6% |
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May |
105 |
103 |
2.4 |
98.1% |
145 |
127 |
7.8 |
87.5% |
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June |
126 |
124 |
2.4 |
98.4% |
114 |
106 |
6.7 |
92.9% |
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July |
75 |
75 |
2.1 |
100% |
172 |
170 |
7.8 |
98.8% |
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Aug |
115 |
103 |
3.1 |
89.5% |
110 |
93 |
8.3 |
84.5% |
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Sept |
154 |
141 |
3.4 |
91.5% |
118 |
104 |
7.5 |
88.1% |
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Oct |
123 |
115 |
2.9 |
93.5% |
162 |
120 |
9.9 |
74.0% |
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Nov |
104 |
97 |
2.6 |
93.2% |
68 |
60 |
7.4 |
88.2% |
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Dec |
79 |
78 |
1.5 |
98.7% |
53 |
52 |
3.8 |
98.1% |
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YTD |
1,424 |
1,344 |
2.7 |
94.3% |
1,355 |
1,164 |
7.9 |
85.9% |
Permit reports for December are attached.
Top Projects for 2017 ($1,000,000 valuation or greater):
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Rank |
Construction Valuation |
Project Description |
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1 |
$10,741,000 |
Best Western Plus, 6101 Rock Chalk Drive |
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2 |
$4,968,407 |
USD 497 Facilities and Maintenance complex, 711 E 23rd Street |
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3 |
$4,000,000 |
Tru by Hilton, 510 Wakarusa Drive |
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4 |
$3,591,000 |
Oread storage tanks and booster pump, 1220 Oread Avenue |
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5 |
$3,900,000 |
Country Inn and Suites, 2176 E 23rd Street |
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6 |
$3,696,313 |
Connect Church, 3351 W 31st Street |
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7 |
$3,000,000 |
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church addition, 1208 Kentucky Street |
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8 |
$2,807,626 |
Bioscience & Technology Business Center renovation, 2029 Becker Drive |
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9 |
$2,800,000 |
Don & Beverly Gardner Center for Great Futures, 2910 Haskell Avenue |
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10 |
$2,462,000 |
RP Lawrence building addition and improvements, 1217 Biltmore Drive |
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11 |
$2,233,645 |
Alvamar Wellness, 1840 Birdie Way |
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12 |
$2,200,000 |
API Foils building addition, 3841 Greenway Circle |
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13 |
$2,102,588 |
Fields & Ivy Brewing Company, 706 E 23rd Street |
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14 |
$2,000,000 |
Corpus Christi Education Center addition, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway |
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15 |
$1,800,000 |
Retail Building renovation, 3311 Iowa Street |
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16 |
$1,750,000 |
Single-Family Dwelling, 1722 Lake Alvamar Drive |
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17 |
$1,700,000 |
Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, 1505 Sigma Nu Place |
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18 |
$1,489,800 |
RP Lawrence LLC building addition, 1217 Biltmore Drive |
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19 |
$1,290,000 |
Single-Family Dwelling, 129 N Wilderness Way |
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20 |
$1,221,222 |
Single-Family Dwelling, 224 N Running Ridge Road |
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21 |
$1,200,000 |
Single-Family Dwelling, 1743 Lake Alvamar Drive |
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22 |
$1,103,871 |
Capitol Federal addition and renovation, 1025 Iowa Street |
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23 |
$1,100,000 |
Multi-Family Dwelling, 1741 Kentucky Street |
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24 |
$1,081,000 |
Kaw Water Treatment Plant basin repairs, 720 W 3rd Street |
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25 |
$1,050,000 |
New Retail Shell, 565 Wakarusa Drive |
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26 |
$1,000,900 |
Hobby Lobby tenant renovation, 3311 Iowa Street |
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27 |
$1,000,000 |
Indoor Aquatic Center energy improvements, 4706 Overland Drive |
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28 |
$1,000,000 |
Single-Family Dwelling, 140 N Wilderness Way |