BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY

The Monthly Report for September 2008 indicates the following activity:

• Fifty-six (56) Building Permits issued;

• Reported Construction Value of all activity is $23,486,325.00; and,

• Collected Revenue totals are $19,531.54 (see attached report) 

COMPARISON OF TOTAL BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY (YEAR-TO-DATE) 

 RESIDENTIAL GROWTH COMPARISON

NOTE: unit counts include new single-family buildings, 2-unit buildings, & multi-unit buildings

CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION ACTIVITIES

During the period of September 1, 2008, to September 30, 2008, Mike Tulli completed a total of 127 inspections, including 8 Building Code citations and removed 3 signs from the Right-of-Ways.  Erin Mulryan completed a total of 240 inspections, including 29 Building Code citations and removed 6 signs from the Right-of-Ways.

ITEMS OF NOTE

1.      These are some of the continuing construction projects: the Town of Avon Police Station, the new Ace Hardware building along State Road 267, the new Avon Middle School, the new River Birch Elementary School, a new building for Avon Self Storage, Terry Lee Honda & the Goddard School in Avon Marketplace, a new office building in Park Place, an office addition to Phoenix Fabricators, a picnic shelter for Avon United Methodist Church, a large remodel project on the for a physical therapy and pediatrics office on the second floor of Hendricks Regional Health, the Adult Learning Center, Cafeteria, & Gymnasium expansion to Avon High School, Enterprise Leasing in Avon Station, Sonic in Meijer Plaza,  a dentist's office (Robert Baehner, D.D.S.), MinShu's Threaded Eyebrows, and a new National City Bank branch in Raceway Crossing, the Avon Community Church of God on North Dan Jones Road, Buttons and Bows II Day Care in Beechwood Centre, three (3) expansion projects and the entire East Tower 3^rd Floor finish to Clarian West Hospital, and a new multi-tenant building on Lot #5, Gables of Avon. 

2.      New projects slated to start this month include PetSmart in Raceway Plaza, in front of Menard's outdoor Lumber Yard, Our Shepherd Lutheran Church on County Road 100 North, The new Fairfield Inn in Eden Gate, Moe and Johnny's in Westover Commons, the Kingsway Dental Office on Park Place Boulevard, the conversion of the old Smokey Bones building to an IHOP, and a classroom remodeling project for Crossroads Church.

3.      The Building Department continues to monitor 27 vacant homes in all areas of the Town's jurisdiction.  Homes and pools are monitored for security and vandalism, and this involves coordination with the Avon Police Department, the Washington Township Avon Fire Department, and the Washington Township Trustee's office.  This activity also involves securing fences, pools, unlocked exterior doors and windows, as well as working with mortgage companies to ensure that these sites are secure.

4.      The Buildable Lots Spreadsheet, which tracks permit activity for each neighborhood within the corporate limits of the Town of Avon as new Building Permits are issued is include in this report.