{"id":225,"date":"2013-12-09T20:32:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T20:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/?p=225"},"modified":"2013-12-09T20:32:17","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T20:32:17","slug":"november-2013-planning-building-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reports.cityofsandy.com\/planning\/2013\/12\/09\/november-2013-planning-building-report\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2013 – Planning and Building Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

1) APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED\/UNDER REVIEW – NOVEMBER 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

a) File No. 13-031 DCA. – The Council approved code amendments creating a Type CUP process and other Development Code changes.\u00a0\u00a0
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2)\u00a0BUILDING DIVISION ACTIVITY – <\/strong>So far in 2013 we have received 66 residential building permits.\u00a0 This number exceeds the number in each year for the period 2009 – 2012.\u00a0 The next threshold will be to beat the 77 permits issued in 2008.<\/p>\n

a)\u00a0Total value for the month was $1,690,319.
\nb) 8 permits for single family dwellings with a value of $1,640,429.
\nc) 1 permit for an addition to a single-family dwelling with a value of $9,000.
\nd) 0 duplexes.
\ne) 3 commercial permits with a value of $15,987.
\nf)\u00a0 2 other permits with a value of $24,903.<\/p>\n

FROM TERRE GIFT, BUILDING OFFICIAL –<\/strong> November continued to see more single-family plan submittals and new permits issued.\u00a0 <\/span>The number of permits issued and the number of inspections performed were slightly lower than last month, but were still greater than the same period last year.\u00a0 <\/span>A total of 8 single-family permits were issued.<\/p>\n

On November 20th<\/sup>, I attended a mandatory Building Official meeting in Salem and hosted by State Building Codes Division. The single most significant piece of information from the meeting is that Oregon Legislature has passed House Bill 2978, which will take effect January 1, 2014. \u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA portion of HB 2978 standardizes current state and local government policy for assessing investigative fees for work started without the required permit across all program areas. The bill caps investigative fees at the actual<\/em> or average<\/em> cost of investigation to ensure compliance with the state building code.\u00a0 These requirements preempt any existing code language, rule or local ordinance requirements regarding \u201cdouble permit\u201d fees. Municipalities may need to update their forms, computer plans and operating plan to reflect the changes.\u00a0 Additionally, the bill specifies that permits for emergency repairs obtained within five business days after commencement of the repair are not subject to investigative fees.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Bennett and I also attended the half-day Training on Grease Interceptors- which are commonly referred as grease traps.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Training was in Wilsonville and hosted by Oregon Building Officials Association.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This training was an effort to provide a better understanding of the requirements mandated by the State of Oregon (effective 12\/20\/2012) that grease interceptors be provided for ALL FOOD Establishments \u2013 this includes coffee stands, and any business that prepares, processes, or packages food or beverages for consumption on or off the premises.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Lastly, the State of Oregon has opted to not adopt the current national residential code, but will update Oregon\u2019s 2011 Residential Specialty Code, and has requested submittals for code amendments and\u00a0 <\/span>new code changes to be effective April 1, 2014<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span>The City of Sandy has submitted two changes to remove the conflict of the definition of HOT WATER and the anti-scalding requirement for showers and tubs.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The current code requires hot water defined as 120 degree or greater be supplied at all laundry connections, sinks, tubs and showers, but prohibits water temperature over 120 degrees at tubs and showers to prevent scalding.\u00a0 <\/span>This created a ONE DEGREE range that has been impossible for building contractors to achieve.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The City of Sandy has proposed the definition for HOT WATER be defined as water of 110 degrees or greater, which is the same definition as used by the International Residential Code.<\/p>\n

3) URBAN RENEWAL <\/strong>– All facade enhancement projects for this year have been finished and we are now working on planning for next years projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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