FY2024 Proposed Budget

July 1, 2022 Update City of Iowa City Building Inspection Services Activity and Financial Data

Permit Activity by Calendar Year* Permit Description 2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022 YTD*

10 Yr. Avg.

752 325 176 152

Building Permits Electrical Permits Plumbing Permits Mechanical Permits

726 268 148 146

837 316 216 182

818 340 143 190

684 418 162 148

702 343 189 109

651 304 162

720 352 242 156

256 188

68 81 12 59 11 15 49 8

62 71

83

Solar****

95

161

Construction Site Run-off Permit

156

198

201

124

106

121

145

30 51

Demolition Permits

21 40

44 20

12 39

38 51

17

18 24 53

30 49 76

Backflow Prevention Cases Fire Sprinkler/Alarm Permits

104 115 160

107 167

121 198

136 148

142 180

140 201

Sign Permits

140

172

Site Plan Development Reviews Flood Plan Development Permits

34

47

31

35

34

28

23

30

17

15

15

16

16

13

13

8 0 9

13

4

Liquor**

136

155

185

185

185

185

0 6

92

Moving Permits

4

1

7

0

0

2

3

*

Temporary Use Permits Hydrant Connections

21 21

13 18

30 26

28 14

14 16

10 27

13 22

31 13

14

5

Total Permit

2,168

2073 137

2392 172

2343 157

2228 109

2110

1681

2130 133

882

80

97

138

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

57

6

12

8

10

8

8

6

10

0

499

896

353

169

476

49

195

348

253

189,733,376

138,311,513 388,427,023 216,818,013 192,814,810 231,476,881 87,302,173 135,490,596 99,076,417 Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable Non Taxable *****

4,259,627

49,173,944

25,058,150

50,631,602

63,593,777

8,929,755

7,933,906

*****

Financial Report by Fiscal Year

10 Yr. Avg.

FY 16

FY 17

FY18

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23YTD

1,436,733

Total Revenue (1) Total Expenditures

2,021,881 2,353,394 1,642,098 1,775,930 1,174,721 1,037,143

695,972 503,002

N/A N/A

832,137

870,358

945,994

876,555

903,528

969,084

988,194

Total Revenue, Net of Expenditures

604,595

1,151,523 1,407,400

765,543

872,402

205,637

48,949

192,970

N/A

*Beginning in 2022, data reflects permits "issued" in order to standardize statiscial reports generated by Development Services. All prior years reflects permits "applied for". **In 2020 and 2021 Annual Liquor Inspections were suspended due to COVID-19 ***1st year for Game Day Vendors (30permits) ****Started tracking Solar Permits with the Implementation of Energov on 6/23/20 ***** Beginning in 2022, no longer tracking non taxable amount.

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