Development Services Review. Final Report. Zucker July 2016

Table 15 Building Permit and Business License Review Activities

Current Planning

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

5-yr Average

Business License Reviews 1

315

267

228

243

270

273

266

- 14.5%

% Change

-

-15%

6.5%

11%

1%

-

1 Includes license reviews for home-based, fixed and professional classifications, as well applications for construction companies, apartment complexes, hotels and change of business address requests within Morgan Hill's city limits.

As the above Table shows, Business License Review activity decreased from 2010 to 2011 by 15% and by 14.5% the following year. From 2013 to 2015, activity increased, which likely corresponds to improving market conditions.

Table 16 5-Year Building Permit Review Activity

Current Planning

FY 10/11

FY 11/12

FY 12/13

FY 13/14

FY1 4/15

5-yr Average

Building Permit Reviews

234

344

616

677

684

511

% Change

-

47%

79%

10%

1%

-

As the above Table shows, Building Permit Review activity averaged 511 annually over the five-year period shown. Significant increases in activity occurred from FY 2010/11 to FY 2011/12 (e.g., 47%) and from FY 2012/13 to FY 13/14 (79%), which staff indicated was a result of unused residential allocations from previous years being exercised. From FY 12/13 to FY13/14 activity increased moderately, by 10% and then by only 1% the following fiscal year.

Long Range Planning Program Activity

The Long Range Planning activity levels from Fiscal Year 2010 to 2015 are shown in Table 17 below.

Morgan Hill, California

90

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