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Home My WebLink AboutMayBuilding a Better Community with You PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES NEWSLETTER MAY 2013 PLANNER ON CALL 1 POPULATION 2 BUILDING PERMIT CHARTS 2 BUILDING PERMIT TOTALS 3 BUILDING INSPECTIONS 4 CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 4 REZONING SCOOP 4 TRACKING THE NUMBERS 4 Inside this issue: PLANNER ON CALL 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 979-764-3570 or POC@cstx.gov. Q: I’m designing the parking layout for a proposed shopping center and was uncertain about the number of parking spaces. Can you explain this more? A: The number of parking spaces required is based on the gross floor area of the shopping center and the zoning district. Shopping centers in GC General Com- mercial, SC Suburban Commercial, and C-3 Light Commercial require one parking space per 250 square feet of floor area. In CI Commercial Industrial, one parking space per 350 square feet is required. When tenant spaces are to be occupied by uses that have greater parking demands, intense uses such as restaurants, health studios, and medical or dental offices, may occupy up to 25% of the shopping center’s floor area. Additional parking may be provided, based on the parking requirement for the specific intense use, to accommodate square floor area above the 25%. For example, a 10,000 square foot shopping center zoned GC General Com- mercial is required a minimum of 40 parking spaces (10,000sf ÷ 250sf = 40). The owner has leased all suites, except for one, to retail sales and personal service shop type uses. A 2,500 square foot suite is available, which a “sit down” restaurant is interested in occupying. Restaurants without a drive-thru are required a parking space per 65 square feet, but the suite is within 25% of the gross floor area, so additional parking is not required. Then the inter- ested restaurant owner wants to create a 400 square foot outdoor patio area. The shopping center would need to provide an additional 7 parking spaces (400sf ÷ 65sf = 6.15) for the square footage over the 25% allowed for intense uses. In this case, the shopping center would need to pro- vide a total of 47 parking spaces to account for the intense. The parking requirements can vary based on what type of intense use is proposed in the shopping center. Parking requirements vary among intense uses. For more information on off-street parking standards, please contact the Planner-On-Call. 1101 Texas Avenue PO Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842 979-764-3570 Fax: 979-764-3496 Volume 14 Issue 5 P OPULATION : T HE M AY POPULATION ESTIMATE IS 98,180 P E R M I T S BY T Y P E Y EAR TO D ATE Type of Permit Permit Unit Amount Single-Family Home 293 293 $45,090,726 Duplex 5 10 $1,077,777 Tri-Plex/Four-plex 0 0 $0 Apartment 4 50 $3,398,052 New Commercial 24 N/A $23,774,608 Commercial Remodel 42 N/A $8,452,187 NEW SINGLE FAMILY PERMITS 3 YEAR—COMPARISON BY MONTH NEW COMMERCIAL PERMITS 3 YEAR—COMPARISON BY MONTH 0 100 200 300 400 2011 2012 2013 TOTAL PERMITS 3 YEAR—COMPARISON BY MONTH 0 50 100 150 2011 2012 2013 0 5 10 15 2011 2012 2013 Page 2/May 2013/www.cstx.gov Page 3/May 2013/www.cstx.gov BUILDING PERMIT TOTALS: Month of May 2013 Type of Permit Permit Unit Total Sq. Ft.Heat Sq. Ft.Amount Permit Unit Amount Single Family Home 47 47 120,873 91,480 $7,437,578 42 42 $6,689,404 Duplex 0 0 0 0 $0 0 0 $0 Tri-plex/Four-plex 0 0 0 0 $0 0 0 $0 Apartment 0 0 0 0 $0 0 0 $0 Residential Addition 1 N/A 0 0 $18,703 5 N/A $214,200 Residential Remodel 14 N/A 2,876 3,413 $217,907 6 N/A $59,783 Residential Garage/Carport Addition 1 N/A N/A N/A $2,400 1 N/A $5,570 Residential Demolition 7 N/A N/A N/A $3,000 2 N/A $10,000 Residential Slab Only-SF 1 N/A N/A N/A $17,500 0 N/A $0 Residential Slab Only-DPLX 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0 Residential Slab Only-3&4 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0 Residential Slab Only-Apt.0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0 Hotel / Motel / Inn 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0 New Commercial 4 N/A 16,378 16,378 $1,310,000 9 N/A $33,873,268 Commercial Remodel 7 N/A 17,992 17,992 $711,873 8 N/A $5,027,519 Commercial Addition/Retaining Wall 0 N/A 0 0 $0 0 N/A $0 Commercial Demolition 2 N/A N/A N/A $55,047 2 N/A $126,000 Commercial Slab Only 0 N/A 0 0 $0 0 N/A $0 Swimming Pool 2 N/A N/A N/A $66,000 5 N/A $165,700 Sign 12 N/A N/A N/A $0 6 N/A N/A Moving & Location 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0 Storage / Accessory 3 N/A N/A N/A $13,600 1 N/A $2,500 Roofing 13 N/A N/A N/A $68,465 36 N/A $462,158 TOTALS 114 47 158,119 129,263 $9,922,073 123 42 $46,636,102 Month of May 2012 January 1, 2013 - May 31, 2013 Type of Permit Permit Unit Total Sq. Ft.Heat Sq. Ft.Amount Permit Unit Amount Single Family Home 293 293 729,857 574,165 $45,090,726 350 350 $45,441,782 Duplex 5 10 19,651 17,671 $1,077,777 30 60 $5,310,901 Tri-plex/Four-plex 0 0 0 0 $0 1 3 $285,000 Apartment 4 50 52,794 44,240 $3,398,052 5 29 $2,050,000 Residential Addition 14 N/A 8,896 3,521 $769,567 23 N/A $898,025 Residential Remodel 40 N/A 5,943 6,420 $546,651 48 N/A $1,312,238 Residential Garage/Carport Addition 7 N/A N/A N/A $116,790 6 N/A $66,295 Residential Demolition 36 N/A N/A N/A $90,650 25 N/A $1,052,800 Residential Slab Only-SF 3 N/A N/A N/A $59,500 87 N/A $636,378 Residential Slab Only-DPLX 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 37 N/A $667,783 Residential Slab Only-3&4 1 N/A N/A N/A $40,000 0 N/A $0 Residential Slab Only-Apt.0 N/A N/A N/A $0 3 N/A $105,000 Hotel / Motel / Inn 1 N/A N/A N/A $5,600,000 0 N/A $0 New Commercial 24 N/A 458,020 36,263 $23,774,608 22 N/A $38,699,330 Commercial Remodel 42 N/A 106,467 105,661 $8,452,187 31 N/A $12,304,251 Commercial Addition/Retaining Wall 0 N/A 0 0 $0 9 N/A $128,759 Commercial Demolition 10 N/A N/A N/A $888,097 9 N/A $582,200 Commercial Slab Only 5 N/A 0 0 $2,732,513 0 N/A $0 Swimming Pool 18 N/A N/A N/A $880,250 18 N/A $972,269 Sign 52 N/A N/A N/A $0 53 N/A NA Moving & Location 0 N/A N/A N/A $0 0 N/A $0 Storage / Accessory 10 N/A N/A N/A $53,369 14 N/A $393,470 Roofing 86 N/A N/A N/A $714,160 120 N/A $1,103,338 TOTALS 651 353 1,381,628 787,941 $94,284,897 891 442 $112,009,819 January 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012 Page 4/ March 2011 / www.cstx.gov Page 2/ May 2011 / www.cstx.gov Page 2/ May 2011 / www.cstx.gov Page 4/May 2013/www.cstx.gov PROJECT NO PROJECT NAME LOCATION ACRES REQUEST P&Z DATE STATUS COUNCIL DATE STATUS 13-900064 McGill Tract 2381 Earl Rudder Fwy. S 14.2 Rez 18-Apr-13 Approved 9-May-13 Approved 13-900076 Barron Rd & Victoria 2301 Barron Rd. 3.7 A-O to SC 16-May-13 Approved 23-May-13 Approved 13-900061 Barron Crossing & Bridgewood Sub. 2985 Barron Cut-off Rd 75.1 R-1&A-O to PDD 20-Jun-13 11-Jul-13 REZONING SCOOP: MONTH HEALTH & SANITATION PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PUBLIC NUISANCE FIRE PROTECTION TRAFFIC CODE SANITATION UDO/ ZONING RENTAL REGISTRATION TOTAL JANUARY 19 3 3 - 10 287 19 88 429 FEBRUARY 222 11 4 8 16 224 24 52 561 MARCH 63 58 6 0 17 227 16 66 453 APRIL 17 240 5 17 7 247 26 109 668 MAY 20 98 2 14 6 125 26 121 412 TOTAL 341 410 20 39 56 1110 111 436 2523 CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES SUMMARY: MONTH BUILDING PLUMBING ELECTRIC MECHNICAL LAWN SIGN POOL TOTAL JANUARY 350 251 167 123 14 11 4 920 FEBRUARY 338 256 204 154 2 8 5 967 MARCH 389 329 164 138 10 7 10 1047 APRIL 588 354 287 282 19 11 10 1551 MAY 561 313 242 238 27 14 6 1401 TOTAL 2226 1503 1064 935 72 51 35 5886 BUILDING INSPECTIONS: TRACKING THE NUMBERS New Commercial: YTD – 1 yr YTD – 2 yr 9 % 20% Year-to-date, new commercial per- mits experienced a increase in quan- tity when compared to last year at this time, May 2012, and increased when compared with two years ago, May 2011. New Single-Family Homes: YTD – 1 yr YTD – 2 yr 16 % 19 % Year-to-date, single-family home permits decreased in quantity when compared to last year at this time, May 2012, and increased when compared with two years ago, May 2011. Total Permits: YTD - 1 yr YTD - 2 yr 28 % 12 % Year-to-date, total permits ex- perienced an decrease in quantity when compared to last year at this time, May 2012, and experi- enced an increase when com- pared with two years ago, May 2011.