Building Permit Revenue was $2,508,301.
Year to date revenue is $18,196,724which is 22.24% higher than projected in the ’06 budget.
Construction Valuation year to date is $2,935,236,017, which is up 25.88% over last year.
Total permits issued were about 7,400.
Residential was up 19.57%
Commercial was up 18.48%
The overall total was up 18.70%
Inspection Failure Rates
Building 30.12%.
Electrical 20.98%.
Plumbing 13.16%.
Mechanical 13.88%.
Average response time for Plumbing inspections was 1.02 days.
Average response time for Mechanical inspections was 1.04 days.
Plumbing Inspections Top Five Code Defects
Jan Feb Mar ’06 |
TASK |
DESCRIPTION |
# OF DEFECTS |
% OF TOTAL |
ROUGH |
Piping test missing/incorrect. |
652 |
13.90% |
WSD |
Piping test missing/incorrect. |
230 |
4.90% |
SLAB |
Piping test missing/incorrect. |
164 |
3.50% |
FINAL |
Not ready for inspection. |
162 |
3.45% |
FINAL |
Fixture installed incorrect. |
138 |
2.94% |
Mechanical Inspections Top Five Code Defects
Jan Feb Mar ’06 |
TASK |
DESCRIPTION |
# OF DEFECTS |
% OF TOTAL |
GAS TEST |
Test not to code or bad gauge. |
332 |
5.80% |
FINAL |
Damage caused by others. |
279 |
4.87% |
FINAL |
Not ready for inspection. |
262 |
4.57% |
FINAL |
Test not to code or bad gauge. |
227 |
3.96% |
FINAL |
Other defect or no code. |
185 |
3.23% |
New Inspections Pass Rate Incentives Program In Mecklenburg County |
In response to a continued high rate of inspection failures, among certain contractors, the
Code Compliance Task Force (CCTF) reconvened to study the problem.
The results of the CCTF’s work is a three part plan to provide incentives to contractors with
an inspection failure rate of 40% and higher. If a contractor’s failure rate exceeds the 40%
level it will mean greater inspection response time, a pre-inspection performed by a qualified
party and/or continuing education to meet department requirements. These measures will add
significant time and cost to a project.
The plan was presented to the Building Development Commission (BDC) and approved for adoption.
You can download a copy of the CCTF’s report here. Just look for the link in the right column.
For more information please contact Geraldine Walton at waltogb@co.mecklenburg.nc.us. |
2006 North Carolina Code Amendments. |
The 2006 amendments to the 2003 code are available for download here. The new code was
adopted September 13, 2005. The proposed effective date will be July 1, 2006. The Residential
Code is still incomplete at this writing. We will keep you posted. |
Have a concern? |
If there is any particular concern or issue you have with the way inspections are performed bring
it to the floor of our next meeting. Other contractors may very well have had a similar experience.
After a discussion and forming a concessus position within our membership, our representative can
bring it before the BDC. |
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