As part of our 2007 budget discussion the following report is presented for your review regarding our building department. This is the 4th in a series. Previous reports were posted for the police, recreation dept, assessors office. Building Dept PERMITS issued 1735 in 2006 compared to 1,507 in 2003 (January through September) 1779 in 2005 New single family residences: 11 in 2006 compared to 14 in 2003 11 in 2005 Residential additions/alterations 209 in 2006 compared to 229 in 2003 197 in 2005 Commercial additions/alterations 102 in 2006 compared to 70 in 2003 77 in 2005 Plumbing permits 305 in 2006 to 286 in 2003 313 in 2005 Electrical Permits 430 in 2006 to 446 in 2003 524 in 2005 HVAC permits 72 compared to 85 in 2003 88 in 2005 Elevator permits 161 compared to 91 in 2003 1157 in 2005 Other permits (sign, tent, tank, etc..) 445 compared to 286 in 2003 412 in 2005 Inspections: 1,845 in 2006…1,970 in 2005…1956 in 2004 and 2,615 in 2003 Violations/summonses Notice of violations issued 404 in 206…623 in 2005..780 in 2004…272 in 2003 Summonses issued 288 in 2006…106 in 2005…134 in 2004 Complaints answered 217 in 2006 (not available for 2003-2005) PAUL FEINER JOIN THE DISCUSSION...EXPRESS YOUR THOUGHTS...VISIT PAUL FEINER'S BLOG: WWW.PFEINER.BLOGSPOT.COM