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Home My WebLink AboutNovember PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES NEWSLETTER Building a Better Community with You P OPULATION : T HE N OVEMBER POPULATION ESTIMATE IS 105,379 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 NOVEMBER 2015 PLANNER-ON-CALL FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The Planner on Call system helps over 2,000 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 own a local business in town and I would like to hold a tailgate during A&M Football season so fans can come and watch the game. It would be outside under a tent in the parking lot, where a TV would be set-up to watch the game. Would something like this require approval by the city? A: Events held outdoors that are open to the general public and expect over 250 partici- pants require a Special Event Permit. Such events can be held up to 15 days or 150 hours during the year, whichever is greater. If the event located in Northgate and involves the sale or consumption of alcohol, the event is only permitted for 3 days and a TABC license must be provided. In addition to completing a Special Event Permit application there are additional docu- ments needed for review of the event. A site plan that shows the location of temporary structures such as tents, adjacent structures, drive aisles and parking spaces, fire lanes and hydrants, trash receptacles, and all other items that are existing or to be used in associa- tion with the event. When tents are used in a special event a tent layout is required that shows tables, chairs, electrical wiring, aisles, fire extinguishers, and any other items within the tent. It is important to note that a tent over 400 square feet are required to be at least 20 feet from any lot line building, other tent, or parked vehicle. A permit bond and insurance policy must be provided with the application. These are necessary to insure that all participants and property is protected in the event of injury or damage. The application is reviewed by various City Departments, including Police, Fire, Public Works and Planning & Development Services. Once all departments have approved the application, the Building Official may issue a permit for the event. Inspection of the site and temporary structures is required by the Fire Marshall’s Office prior to opening the event to the public. Due to this process it is recommended that the application be submit- ted well in advance. The application can be found on the City website, www.cstx.gov/applications or in the Plan- ning & Development Service office. For more information on Special Event Permits, please reference Chapter 4, Section 4 of the Code of Ordinances. For more information on Itinerant Vendor permits or Christmas tree sales, please contact the Planner-On-Call. BUILDING PERMIT TOTALS: Month of November 2015 Month of November 2014 Type of Permit Permit Unit Total Sq. Ft.Heat Sq. Ft.Amount Permit Unit Amount ACCESSORY 4 0 1,968 0 $35,000.00 1 $60,000.00 ADDITION 4 2 1,356 856 $188,000.00 8 $337,525.00 COMMERCIAL NEW 1 0 8,830 4432 $1,050,000.00 4 432 $2,574,375.00 DEMOLITION 5 7 0 0 $0.00 7 6 $277,000.00 MULTI-FAMILY 6 50 77,247 73724 $4,947,395.01 0 OTHER STRUCTURES 2 0 0 0 $40,000.00 0 POOL 3 0 0 0 $120,000.00 2 $82,000.00 REMODEL / RENOVATION 27 168 94,272 94966 $450,066.00 12 $458,192.00 REROOF 3 0 0 0 $20,600.00 2 $7,000.00 RESIDENTIAL 57 61 173,694 137820 $11,523,963.86 100 102 $14,856,399.00 SIGN 10 0 0 0 $0.00 16 $0.00 SLAB ONLY 24 0 75,131 0 $971,763.40 0 TOTALS 146 288 432,498 311,798 $19,346,788.27 152 540 $18,652,491.00 January 01, 2015 - November 30, 2015 January 01, 2014 - November 30, 2014 Type of Permit Permit Unit Total Sq. Ft.Heat Sq. Ft.Amount Permit Unit Amount ACCESSORY 28 0 7,269 0 $267,590.00 23 $665,610.00 ADDITION 64 15 271,287 204,915 $6,835,020.00 70 6 $4,314,157.00 COMMERCIAL NEW 51 89 356,841 211,411 $41,950,025.00 69 520 $50,041,512.00 DEMOLITION 90 89 37,628 0 $277,700.00 47 34 $1,088,400.00 MULTI-FAMILY 18 211 349,378 221,264 $23,258,421.01 58 812 $70,842,346.00 OTHER STRUCTURES 10 0 0 0 $383,389.00 0 POOL 59 0 17,381 0 $4,016,402.00 54 $2,390,753.00 REMODEL / RENOVATION 299 220 1,073,620 588,196 $15,510,786.62 167 15 $13,652,331.00 REROOF 87 0 0 0 $527,046.99 47 $910,879.00 RESIDENTIAL 802 830 2,233,884 1,735,270 $146,848,176.10 699 711 $121,745,974.00 SIGN 164 0 4,766 0 $1,080.00 200 $0.00 SLAB ONLY 207 0 595,134 0 $5,115,646.07 43 $3,600,022.00 TOTALS 1879 1454 4,947,188 2,961,056 $244,991,282.79 1477 2,098 $269,251,984.00 Tracking the Numbers New Single-Family Homes:New Commerical:Total Permits: YTD - 1 yr YTD - 2 yr 12% 38% YTD - 1 yr YTD - 2 yr - 26%- 15% YTD - 1 yr YTD - 2 yr 21% 30% Year-to-date, single-family home permits experienced an increase in quantity when compared to last year at this time, November 2014, and increased when compared with two years ago, November 2013. Year-to-date, new commercial permits experienced a decrease in quantity when compared to last year at this time, November 2014, and decreased when compared with two years ago, November 2013. Year-to-date, total permits experienced an increase in quantity when compared to last year at this time, November 2014, and increased when compared with two years ago, November 2013. Page 2/November 2015/www.cstx.gov PERMITS BY TYPE YEAR TO DATE Type of Permit Permit Unit Amount COMMERCIAL NEW 51 89 $41,950,025.00 MULTI-FAMILY 18 211 $23,258,421.01 REMODEL / RENOVATION 299 220 $15,510,786.62 RESIDENTIAL 802 830 $146,848,176.10 Page 3/November 2015/www.cstx.gov Page 4/November 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 MAY 525 350 285 253 44 1 10 1,468 JUNE 651 377 422 307 81 16 21 1,875 JULY 652 486 456 324 0 22 21 1,961 AUGUST 550 320 303 232 0 23 18 1,446 SEPTEMBER 441 344 249 207 41 26 9 1,317 OCTOBER 469 338 209 183 44 27 4 1,274 NOVEMBER 391 266 191 185 31 25 7 1,096 TOTAL 5,615 3,740 3,027 2,416 359 493 109 15,759 BUILDING INSPECTIONS: Residential Permit No. of Permits Issued Valuation Single-Family (Detached) 80 $15,634,651 Townhomes 0 $0 Duplex 4 $1,052,752 With the new TRAKiT software our residential permit types have been combined, the table below provides additional details to show the Residential Subtypes.