Building:

Inspections:   1,630 (FY to date 12,836)

Permits Issued:  672 (FY to date 4,585)

Total Permit Valuation:  $17,536,713 (FY to date $204,424,217) 

Total Cash Receipts:  $138,178.57 (FY to date $1,021,020.72)

New Single Family Detached Permits: 42 (FY to date 173) - Valuation:  $11,697,779 (FY to date $50,046,899) - avg. const. value: $289,288

• Telfair –41 new homes - avg. const. value $ 268,264
• 511 Orchard Lane.- 1 new home – const. value $ 698,940

New Structures Not Buildings: 8 - Valuation: $434,560

Add & Alter – Residential: 35 - Valuation: $ 381,166

Add & Alter – Non-Residential: 27 - Valuation: $ 2,382,464

This category includes commercial remodeling in existing buildings. Details are indicated when the issue of Certificates of Occupancy occur.

Occupancy Change Permits: 8

• 3338 S. Hwy 6  – China King
• 740 Industrial – Quality Water Systems
• 15295 S. W. Freeway – Little India Bistro
• 16535 S. W. Freeway Ste. 185 – USA Global Power Trade Inc.
• 203 Century Square Blvd. Ste. 150 – Red Oak Grill
• 2410 A S. Hwy 6 – Dufour Dance Center
• 16556 S. W. Freeway  – Zaika Indo-Pak Restaurant
• 3303 S. Hwy  6  #C– Fish Place

Certificate Of Occupancy Listing including new single family dwellings & townhomes: 44

9- New Single Family Dwellings

• 2735 Town Center Blvd. N.  Ste. A – LuLu’s & Urban Rendezvous
• 1295 S. Hwy 6 – Ironstone Bank
• 12682 Cardinal Meadows Dr.  – Advanced Polybag
• 1441 S. Hwy 6 – Officix
• 12300 Dairy Ashford Rd.  – Sugar Land Corporate Center
• 15035 S. W. Freeway  – Richmond Bone & Joint
• 1327 Lake Pointe Parkway Ste. 500  – Sugar Lakes Family Practice
• 16655 S. W. Freeway 2nd Floor – Satellite Pharmacy
• 16568 S. W. Freeway –  Optom-Eyes Vision
• 12320 Cardinal Meadows Dr.  – Sugar Land Corporate Center
• 13445 W. Airport  - Valero Corner Store
• 12010 W. Airport Blvd.- Kohinoor Foods
• 1418 Crab River Road – Jack in the Box #4755
• 7311 US Hwy 90a  – Sand Dollar Clothing
• 1327 Lake Pointe Pkwy Ste.301 – St. Luke’s model B, Ste. 301
• 1327 Lake Pointe Pkwy Ste. 300 – St. Luke’s model A, Ste. 300
• 15140 S. W. Freeway Ste. C – Upstream International
• 15035 S.W. Freeway Floor 2 – Richmond Bone & Joint floor 2
• 14031 S. W. Freeway Ste. 620 – McKinney Carey Inc.
• 16551 S. W. Freeway Floor 1 – Methodist Human Resources
• 16559 S. W. Freeway Level 1 – Methodist Hospital Chapel
• 7610 US Hwy. 90A  – Moody National Bank
• 3 Sugar Creek Center Blvd. Ste. 200 – Aetna
• 1437 S. Hwy 6 Ste. 400 – Dr. Wishnow
• 403 S. Hwy 6 Ste. A-1  – Liberty Tax Service
• 3 Sugar Creek Center Blvd. Ste. 300 – Aetna
• 13135 Dairy Ashford Rd. Ste. 150 – Preferred Communities
• 13131 Dairy Ashford Rd. Ste. 300 – Clipper Investments, Inc.
• 1327 Lake Pointe Pkwy. Ste. 520 – Dr. Berkman
• 4127 S. Hwy 6 – CiCi’s Pizza #70
• 2277 Plaza Dr. Ste. 440 – Upstream Energy Services
• 16535 S. W. Freeway Ste. 305 – Shasa @ 1st Colony Mall
• 1441 S. Hwy 6 Ste. 100 – Regional Specialty Clinic
• 4680 S. Hwy 6 – Brite Touch Cleaners
• 16535 S. W. Freeway Ste. 185 – USA Global Power Trade Inc.

Residential, Pool, Sign, and Plan Submittals: 117

(Includes new, additions, repairs, remodels, foundation/flatwork, repair & misc.)

Residential Irrigation: 23

Commercial Plan Submittals: 40

(Includes new, alteration, buildout, remodel, moving, paving, repairs, and demo. & misc)

Commercial Irrigation: 4

Misc:

Solicitation Licenses Issued: 5

Food Health

Number of semi-annual inspections of fixed and mobile establishment operations: 42

Number of pre-opening and ownership change inspections: 6

Number of temporary events inspections: 11

Number of complaints investigated: 3

Plans reviewed: 5

Plans reviewed within two weeks: 100%

Code Enforcement

Total new cases: 257

Total cases closed: 139

Temporary signs removed: 330

Property Liens requested: 4 (mowing properties)

Complaints filed in Sugar Land court: 11

Inspections:

• 0– unsafe structure
• 3- pool/spa
• 25- junk vehicle
• 46- unhealthy conditions of property
• 134-  weeds/high grass
• 2- zoning
• 0- trash/refuse

Construction lacking permits: 89

Sign or banner: permit/construction/location: 37

Property Maintenance Code Inspections: 39

Sweep Violations:  Code & Rental Inspectors conducted a sweep at Westmount Square Townhouses and identified 41 violations.

*Two Inspectors on staff

Notes:

• At least 1 direct phone call every 4-minutes of the 9-hour day of business operations continued.  (135 calls a day).  These calls are primarily permit and building related. Other calls answered are directed to the appropriate personnel.
• Open record requests: 5
• A total of 18 masters, 3 journeymen, 5 apprentices, and 1 maintenance electrician licenses were processed this month.
• From 9/16/08 thru 4/30/09 a total of 951 re-roof permits were issued due to Hurricane Ike.  100 of this total were issued in April.