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Home My WebLink AboutApril PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES NEWSLETTER Building a Better Community with You P OPULATION : T HE A PRIL POPULATION ESTIMATE IS 102,532 PLANNER ON CALL 1 BUILDING PERMIT TOTALS 2 TRACKING THE NUMBERS 2 BUILDING PERMIT CHARTS 3 BUILDING INSPECTIONS 4 RESIDENTIAL PERMIT TOTAL 4 Inside this issue: PO Box 9960 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77842 979-764-3570 Fax: 979-764-3496 www.cstx.gov APRIL 2015 PLANNER ON CALL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The Planner-on-Call system helps over 1,800 people a year that call, email, or come into the P&DS office with questions related to planning and development. This section highlights some of the more common questions. If you have questions for the Planner on Call, please contact us at (979) 764-3858 or POC@cstx.gov. Q: I want to sell off a portion of my property that is within one of the older areas of the City, what are my platting requirements? A: In Section 12-8.3.H.2, the UDO outlines all the criteria for Platting and Replatting within Older Residential Subdivisions. If the subject property is currently zoned or developed for a single-family de- tached use; part of a lot or building plot that was located within the City limits on or prior to July 15, 1970; and designated as Neighborhood Conservation in the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use and Character Map, the following cri- teria must be met during the platting process:  Meet or exceed the average lot width, including the subject lot(s);  Contain at least 8,500 square-feet per lot; and  Meet contextual setbacks To seek relief from these requirements, the applicant would need to request waivers to the Subdivision Regulations before the Zoning Board of Adjustments. For additional information regarding Platting and Replatting within Older Resi- dential Subdivisions or other standards, please contact the Planner-on-Call. BUILDING PERMIT TOTALS: Month of April 2015 Month of April 2014 Type of Permit Permit Unit Total Sq. Ft.Heat Sq. Ft.Amount Permit Unit Amount ACCESSORY 3 0 488 0 $17,500.00 5 $60,300.00 ADDITION 4 3 5,118 2758 $296,000.00 11 $675,985.00 COMMERCIAL NEW 2 7,353 7220 $987,777.00 9 $4,232,764.00 DEMOLITION 4 0 7,353 0 $30,000.00 6 4 $58,400.00 MULTI-FAMILY 2 135 188,790 99210 $13,030,000.00 27 302 $19,816,972.00 OTHER STRUCTURES 1 0 0 0 $2,500.00 0 POOL 9 0 0 0 $538,000.00 3 $101,700.00 REMODEL / RENOVATION 13 6 108,340 107845 $1,259,104.00 22 $5,056,859.00 REROOF 8 0 0 0 $91,900.00 6 $467,917.00 RESIDENTIAL 60 60 198,837 126738 $11,209,770.00 86 86 $13,048,983.00 SIGN 12 0 677 0 $0.00 13 $0.00 SLAB ONLY 2 0 0 0 $51,900.00 4 $2,084,878.00 TOTALS 120 204 516,956 343,771 $27,514,451.00 192 392 $45,604,758.00 January 01, 2015 - April 30, 2015 January 01, 2014 - April 30, 2014 Type of Permit Permit Unit Total Sq. Ft.Heat Sq. Ft.Amount Permit Unit Amount ACCESSORY 4 0 708 0 $37,500.00 9 $176,550.00 ADDITION 25 3 198,990 177,659 $3,536,215.00 25 $1,003,932.00 COMMERCIAL NEW 21 145,616 90,144 $19,534,277.00 25 88 $12,163,311.00 DEMOLITION 36 15 37,628 0 $277,700.00 21 16 $138,200.00 MULTI-FAMILY 12 161 272,131 147,540 $18,311,026.00 43 403 $23,050,421.00 OTHER STRUCTURES 1 0 0 0 $2,500.00 0 POOL 24 0 5,381 0 $1,501,325.00 18 $908,842.00 REMODEL / RENOVATION 51 6 342,495 215,091 $6,498,724.00 72 15 $7,883,168.00 REROOF 21 0 0 0 $168,080.00 17 $685,617.00 RESIDENTIAL 375 378 1,031,652 784,727 $66,273,934.00 314 320 $49,959,096.00 SIGN 55 0 4,574 0 $80.00 72 $0.00 SLAB ONLY 58 0 146,352 0 $716,318.00 8 $2,558,664.00 TOTALS 683 563 2,185,527 1,415,161 $116,857,679.00 624 842 $98,527,801.00 Tracking the Numbers New Single-Family Homes:New Commerical:Total Permits: YTD - 1 yr YTD - 2 yr 15% 32% YTD - 1 yr YTD - 2 yr - 16% 5% YTD - 1 yr YTD - 2 yr 9% 17% Year-to-date, single-family home permits experienced an increase in quantity when compared to last year at this time, April 2014, and increased when compared with two years ago, April 2013. Year-to-date, new commercial permits experienced a decrease in quantity when compared to last year at this time, April 2014, and increased when compared with two years ago, April 2013. Year-to-date, total permits experienced an increase in quantity when compared to last year at this time, April 2014, and increased when compared with two years ago, April 2013. Page 2/April 2015/www.cstx.gov PERMITS BY TYPE YEAR TO DATE Type of Permit Permit Unit Amount COMMERCIAL NEW 21 $19,534,277.00 MULTI-FAMILY 12 161 $18,311,026.00 REMODEL / RENOVATION 26 4 $5,929,689.00 RESIDENTIAL 257 265 $51,425,898.00 Page 3/April 2015/www.cstx.gov MONTH BUILDING PLUMBING ELECTRIC MECHANICAL LAWN SIGN POOL TOTAL JANUARY 371 261 163 126 35 2 8 966 FEBRUARY 477 293 240 191 5 4 8 1,223 MARCH 593 403 231 170 7 0 8 1,412 APRIL 495 302 272 238 33 20 14 1,374 TOTAL 1,936 1,259 906 725 118 26 38 4,908 BUILDING INSPECTIONS: Residential Permit No. of Permits Issued Valuation Single-Family (Detached) 51 $9,942,346 Townhomes 8 $997,242 Duplex 0 $0 With the new TRAKiT software our residential permit types have been combined, the table be- low provides additional details to show the Res- idential Subtypes.