FY2022

July 2020 Update City of Iowa City Building Inspection Services Activity and Financial Data

Permit Activity by Calendar Year Applied for Only not Issued Permit Description 2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

10 Yr. Avg.

Building Permits Electrical Permits Plumbing Permits Mechanical Permits

779 326 107 238 117

750 333 127 191

758 307 166 218 167

842 322 158 165 194

780 280 172 140 198

726 268 148 146 156

837 316 216 182 198

818 340 143 190 201

684 418 162 148 124

702 343 189 109 106

768 325 159 173 156

Construction Site Run-off Permit

97 47 59

Demolition Permits

74 59

47 71

42 56

33 54

21 40

44 20

12 39

38 51

17

38 55

Backflow Prevention Cases Water Tap Applications

104 102

192

139

242

270

238

200

277

266

112

204

Fire Sprinkler Permits Fire Alarm Permits

42 45

43 42

46 52

47 48

52 45

54 67

78 58

68 76

79 61

59 56

57 55

Sign Permits

160

162

165

157

151

198

148

180

201

160

168

Site Plan Development Reviews Flood Plan Development Permits

20

34

36

46

31

47

31

35

34

28

34

33

34

27

15

16

15

16

16

13

13

20

Liquor

155

155

155

155

155

155

185

185

185

185

167

Moving Permits

1

1

8

2

1

1

7

0

0

2

2

***

Temporary Use Permits Hydrant Connections

16 20

49 18

30 33

25 24

15 19

13 18

30 26

28 14

14 16

10 27

23 22

2,384

2,281

2,528

2,568

2,380

2,273

2,669

2,611

2,340

2,212

Total Permit

2,425

Single-Family Dwellings Duplex Dwelling Units Multi-Family Dwelling Units Total ISSUED Permit Value

108

80 18 76

143

171

176

137

172

157

109

80

133

8

16

8

14

6

12

8

10

8

11

80

140

488

218

499

896

353

169

476

340

96,038,872 81,699,792

169,236,691

184,876,852 152,579,212 138,311,513 388,427,023 216,818,013 192,814,810 231,476,881 185,227,966

Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable

61,196,114

7,602,912

34,930,777

4,259,627

49,173,944

25,058,150

50,631,602

63,593,777

***1st year for Game Day Vendors (33 permits)

Financial Report by Fiscal Year

FY FY11

FY12

FY13

FY 14

FY 15

FY 16

FY 17

FY18

FY19

FY20

10 Yr. Avg.

Total Revenue

868,816 739,121

902,248 775,283

1,244,153

1,221,473

1,200,562

2,021,881

2,353,394

1,642,098

1,775,930

1,174,721 1,440,528

Total Expenditures

661,384

761,620

841,655

870,358

945,994

876,555

903,528

969,084

834,458

Total Revenue, Net of Expenditures

129,695

126,965

582,769

459,853

358,907

1,151,523

1,407,400

765,543

872,402

205,637

591,630

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Breakdow of Complaints

Snow

788 (37%) 412 (19%) 165 (8%) 775 (36%)

404 (23%) 444 (25%) 162 (9%) 757 (43%)

394 (27%) 302 (20%) 135 (9%) 651 (44%)

716 (36%) 403 (20%)

520 (31%) 379 (23%)

589 (35%) 416 (25%) 168 (10%) 510 (30%)

961 (48%) 394 (20%) 133 (7%) 485 (25%)

38 (4%)

532 (30%) 527 (29%) 154 (9%) 583 (32%)

861 (32%) 716 (27%) 453 (17% 651 (24%)

Weeds

360 (34%) 164 (15%) 511 (47%)

Junk/Salvage

165 (8% 192 (12%)

(1)

Other

714 (36%)

567 (34%)

Total Complaint Cases

2140

1767

1482

1998

1658

1683

1973

1073

1796

2681

(2)

Citation Cases

69 (7%)

66 (7%)

58 (7%)

83 (9%)

74 (10%)

61 (9%)

61 (10%)

62(9%)

83 (5%)

200 (18%)

(1) Other includes illegal parking, no rental permit, sign violations, inoperable vehicles, erosion control violations, over occupancy, etc. (2) Percent of citations based on total complaint cases less snow and weed complaints since compliance for snow and weed complants is through abatement.

68 6-687