DRAYTON – Current year-to-date fees collected by the Mapleton building department are at a three-year high, according to a recent report presented to council on Feb. 20.
According to the report, prepared by chief building official Patty Wright, “the three-year average of fees collected by the building department for the month of January is $14,491…”
The total fees collected for January 2019 is $23,624, a 63% increase over the three-year average. The total number of permits issued to date is 22. In January of 2018 the township had issued nine permits and 14 in January 2017.
For the full year, the building department issued 373 building permits in 2018.
The department reported actual revenue earned for 2018 was $575,683, about $188,179 more than the initially anticipated revenue of $387,504. “It’s nice to see that our building department was also very busy in 2018,” said Mayor Gregg Davidson.
“Exceeding growth expectations is a positive sign for our community and I anticipate 2019 will continue to build upon this foundation.”
According to the report, the majority of the 2018 permits issued were agricultural at 31.1%. The next largest permit numbers were for residential accessory (decks) at 19% and new residences and renovations at 18%.
Both councillor Michael Martin and Davidson congratulated Wright and the department for the reported response times to requests.
On average, when the maximum legislated response time was 10 days, the Mapleton building department reported taking 4.4 days.
