Laserfiche WebLink
MEMORANDUM <br />DATE January 9, 1998 <br />TO Mayor Sullivan, Council Members and City <br />Administrator <br />FROM Peter Kluegel, Building Official <br />REGARDING 1997 Year End Building Report <br />A total of 597 building permits were issued in 1997. Total construction valuation <br />was $32,666.843.00. This figure is $41,394,345.00 less than the 1996 total. There <br />were 197 new homes constructed in Lino Lakes in 1997. This includes 37 town <br />house units and 17 manufactured homes in the Baldwin Lake Park, This represents <br />an increase of eight (8) homes from the 189 total of 1996. The average price home <br />was $134,733.00. The City had 20 commercial, industrial and institutional building <br />permits totaling $5,932,707.00 in 1997. A list of the non - residential buildings is <br />attached for your review. There were 380 building permits issued for such items as <br />additions, remodeling, basement finishes, garages, fences, decks, porches and signs. <br />Total valuation was $2,482,058.00 for these permits. The electrical permits <br />generated a revenue of $9,190.00 for the City under our contract arrangement with <br />Ken Peterson. <br />The Building Department has been involved in implementation of the on -site septic <br />pumping and maintenance program. From an initial list of 2,900 homes that were <br />notified, under 200 remain to be pumped. Articles concerning this program have <br />been published in the City Newsletter. <br />Interest rates remain low which should create a favorable construction season in <br />1999. <br />