Council received a Building Permit and Development Permit Summary for the month of December, rounding out the totals for the 2023 year. The report includes all residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional permits, and the estimated total construction value of each development.
In December a total of 21 building permits were issued, made up of three commercial/industrial permits and 18 residential permits, worth a combined total of $5.7 million.
The number of permits in 2023 was down from a record year in 2022, something that was highlighted during the budget deliberations last month. In total there were 395 permits issued in 2023 worth $155.6 million. In 2022 there were 493 permits at $251.3 million and in 2022 there were 460 permits issued at $237.2 million.