Community Development: Planning and Building Divisions
Goals & Accomplishments
Department Goals
  • Implement a progressive, innovative, responsive and fully integrated long-range planning and development services program based on realizing the Community Vision and Comprehensive Plan.
2009 Accomplishments
  • Oversaw permitting and inspection of a total of 474 various types of building permits
  • Including 36 Commercial Tenant Improvements (CTI's)
  • 14 CTI's, which built out 47,655 square feet of previously unoccupied commercial shell space
  • 5,803 square feet of commercial space added in 2009
  • Completed plan review and continuing inspections for the remodel of the 139,165 square foot Fred Meyer
  • 42 Single Family Residences issued Certificate of Occupancy
  • 84 Multi-Family Units issued Certificate of Occupancy in 2009
  • (Westwood Apartments: 80 Units began construction in January and completed in August)
  • (Kate's Court: 4-Plex building received occupancy in June)
  • Added 162 new jobs
  • Processed 10 Type 1, 18 Type II, and 6 Type III land use applications
  • Held 9 Pre-application Conferences
  • Recorded 5 Subdivisions totaling 21 new single-family lots and 2 new Commercial lots
  • Conducted an Old Town Revitalization Survey and Open House
  • Ongoing involvement on the Comprehensive Plan Update
  • Coordination with Clark County on Regional Planning Issues
  • Participation on the Urban County Policy Board
  • Active involvement on City-County Shorelines Planning
  • Ongoing work on the Annual Code and Comprehensive Plan Amendments
  • Coordination efforts occurred with the 2009 Parade of Homes
  • Community Development Block Grant Application processing
Performance Measurements
Indicator
2005
Actual
2006
Actual
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Projection
Sign Permits Issued
28
23
20
29
28
30
Subdivision Applications
6
9
6
1
0
5
Single Family Residential Building Permits
226
52
160
62
46
100
Multi-Family Residential Building Permits
70
78
50
4
80
17
Commercial Building Permits
32
25
15
47
37
45
Business Licenses
858
860
800
928
990
900

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