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Table of Contents 2019 Audit Land Development Services Prepared for The Board of Commissioners of Allegany County, Maryland The Honorable Jacob C. Shade President The Honorable Creade V. Brodie Jr. Commissioner The Honorable David J. Caporale Commissioner ALLEGANY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & GROWTH Division of Land Development Services Audit Report 2019 Forward Page i Division of Land Development Services Blank page Audit Report 2019 Forward Page ii Division of Land Development Services Table of Contents Section 1 - Charts, Graphs and Tables Historical Performance: 10 Year Period (CY2010 - CY2019) Plate 1 Table-Permits Applied, Issued, Cancelled, Denied, Revised, COs Chart-Volume of Permitting Activity Chart-Ratio of Permits Applied/Issued (All) Chart-Number of Single Family Dwellings Authorized Chart-Value(T) of Authorized Construction (All) Chart-Value(T) of Single Family Dwellings Issued Chart-Permit Fees/Inspection Fees Invoiced Historical Performance: By Month for 2019 Chart-Performance of Permitting Activity by Month – Applied/Issued Plate 2 Chart-Value of Construction Activity by Month Plate 2 County Development in CY 2019 based on Permit Activity Chart-Permits Issued by Type Plate 3 Chart-Values(T) of Construction Authorized by Type of Use Plate 4 Chart-Volume of Permits Authorizing Construction by Type of Use Plate 4 Chart-Values(T) of Authorized Construction by Planning Region Plate 5 Chart-Values(T) of Single Family Dwellings Authorized by Planning Region Plate 5 Section 2 – Tabulated Reports of Permitting Activity CY 2019 Section 2A Record Summary Report: Land Use Permit Applications Submitted (Table 1) Section 2B Record Summary Report: Land Use Permits Revised (Table 1) Section 2C Record Summary Report: Table 1 - Land Use Permit Applications Cancelled Table 2 - Land Use Permit Applications Denied Table 3 - Land Use Permit Applications Deadfiled Section 2D Record Summary Report: Land Use Permits Issued by Type of Use Subset - Accessory Structure Subset - Addition Subset - Agricultural Subset - Commercial Subset - Demolition Subset - Duplex (None – no records returned) Subset - Extractive Type Industry (None – no records returned) Subset - Forest Harvest Audit Report 2019 Forward Page iii Division of Land Development Services Subset - Grading Subset - Home Occupation Subset - Industrial Subset – Institutional (None – no records returned) Subset - Mobile Home Subset - Multi-Family Dwelling Subset - Occupancy Subset - Other Subset - Sign Subset - Single Family Dwelling Subset - Stormwater Management (None – no records returned) Section 2E Certificate of Occupancy Issued (Table 1) Section 2F Fees Invoiced - Applications submitted (Table 1) Section 3 –Maps Map: Highway - Allegany County Map 1 Map: Planning Regions of Allegany County Map 2 Map: Land Use Permits Issued by Type of Use, CY 2019 Map 3 Section 4 –Editor’s Notes Audit discrepancies and anomalies explained. \\reports\reports\ann ual\Report19\Audit 2019.doc ver 1/20 [T7400A] Audit Report 2019 Forward Page iv Division of Land Development Services 2019 Annual Audit Section 1: Charts, Graphs & Tables Section 1/Plate 1 Historical Performance: 10 Year Trend (CY 2010-CY 2019) Section 1/Plate 2 Historical Performance by Month – CY 2019 Section 1/Plate 3 Permits Issued by Use – CY 2019 Value (T) of Construction Authorized by Use – CY 2019 Section 1/Plate 4 Permits Authorizing Construction by Use – CY 2019 Section 1/Plate 5 Activity by Planning Region –CY 2019 2019 Audit - Page 1 ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND Ten (10) Year Summary of Permitting Activities Annual Report for 2019 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Applied 336 332 335 331 299 239 243 286 251 256 Issued 314 310 312 291 264 215 205 241 217 234 Cancelled 10 8 9 13 24 11 17 5 43 22 Denied 21013232335 Expired 2021002100 Revised 95 94 107 17 127 101 104 82 157 141 COs 67 72 60 52 31 44 33 28 31 47 Total Volume 826 826 826 708 747 613 606 646 702 705 Total Fees $57,422.89 $59,281.63 $35,482.82 $69,766.65 $58,172.04 $55,351.16 $52,805.19 $45,118.06 $85,127.00 $48,699.06 Value of of Value Authorized Authorized Construction $8,605,435.00 $8,605,435.00 $9,954,176.80 $9,569,444.00 $9,882,103.00 $6,764,035.00 $11,981,640.00 $11,981,640.00 $15,011,662.00 $14,260,975.00 $11,975,973.00 $21,663,544.00 # SFDs 32 37 31 21 15 20 21 19 27 19 SFD Value(T) $5,085,355 $7,214,350 $5,875,000 $4,931,000 $2,275,000 $4,101,000 $5,610,000 $4,318,000 $5,987,209 $4,748,000 Volume Permit Processing Permits Applied/Issued 2010-2019 2010-2019 2019 2018 1050 2017 2016 Issued 950 2015 Applied 2014 850 2013 750 2012 2011 Volume of Permit Activity 650 2010 0 550 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Year Number of Permits 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 # SFDs Issued Value(T) Authorized Construction 2010-2019 2010 - 2019 2019 2019 2018 2018 2017 2017 2016 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 $0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 $12 $14 $16 $18 $20 $22 0 10203040 # Dwelling Units Million Dollars ($) Value of Authorized Permit Fees/Inspection Fees Invoiced 2010-2019 SFDs (T) 2010-2019 2019 2019 2018 2018 2017 2017 2016 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 $0 $3 $5 $8 $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 $100 $10 Million Dollars ($) Thousand Dollars ($) \\Report\Annual\19Report\19YRPerf_19xls ver 1/20 [T7400A/19REPORT] Division of Land Development Services Section 1 / Plate 1 ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND Annual Report for 2019 Performance by Month CY2019 CY 2019 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Total Applied 17923352528242522191415256 Issued 16 14 14 26 23 22 22 18 21 25 22 11 234 Volume of Land Use Permitting Activity - CY 2019 Comparison of Applied to Issued (by Month) 40 Applied 35 Issued 30 25 20 15 Number of Permits 10 5 0 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Month CY 2019 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Total $223,000.00 $268,950.00 $583,619.00 $388,500.00 $719,700.00 $815,000.00 $632,000.00 $1,056,700.00 $2,585,800.00 $5,670,000.00 $6,480,500.00 $2,239,775.00 Value in Dollars in Value $21,663,544.00 1E+06 453100 453100 Value of Construction Authorized - CY2019 $6,500,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $5,500,000.00 $5,000,000.00 $4,500,000.00 $4,000,000.00 $3,500,000.00 $3,000,000.00 $2,500,000.00 $2,000,000.00 $1,500,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $500,000.00 $0.00 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Month Section 1 \\Reports\Annual\19Report\app-iss_val_19.xls ver 1/20 [T7400/18 Report] Division of Land Development Services Plate 2 ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND Annual Report for 2019 Permits by Type Grading & SWM Grading & Extractive Type Extractive Forest Harvest Mobile Homes Single Family Single Occupancy & Occupancy & Structures & & Structures Multi-Family Commercial Occupation Institutional Agricultural Demolition Accessory Billboards Dwellings Additions Industrial Industry Signs & Duplex Home Other Total 2019 Permits Issued 1 7 0 19 61 5 0 2 53 5 10 25 0 10 18 18 234 Occupancy & Home Occupation Land Use Permits Issued by Type of Use for 2019 Industrial 4% 0% Other Industrial 4% Commercial Commercial Signs & Billboards 3% 2% Forest Harvest Agricultural Institutional Demolition 11% 8% 8% Single Family Dwellings Accessory Structures & Additions Single Family Dwellings 8% Grading & SWM Mobile Homes 23% Accessory Structures & Additions Duplex 26% Multi-Family Grading & SWM Signs & Billboards Occupancy & Home Occupation Forest Harvest Multi-Family Extractive Type Industry 1% Mobile Homes Other 2% Agricultural Demolition \\Report\Annual\19 Report\Ann_Use 19.xls ver 1/20 [T7400A/19REPORT] Section 1 Division of Land Development Services Plate 3 ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND Annual Report for 2019 Construction by Type Accessory 2019 Industrial Commercial Institutional Dwellings Multi-Family Structures & Agricultural All other Total Additions Estimated Value $75,000 $2,290,000 $0 $4,748,000 $6,017,000 $1,260,044 $636,000 $6,637,500 $21,663,544 Industrial Values of Construction Authorized by Type for 2019 Commercial Institutional Dwellings Institutional Multi-Family Industrial 0.0% Accessory Structures & Additions 0.3% Agricultural All other Dwellings Commercial 21.9% 10.6% Multi-Family 28% All Other 30.6% Accessory Structures & Additions Agricultural 5.8% 2.9% Accessory 2019 Industrial Commercial Institutional Dwellings Multi-Family Structures & Agricultural All other Total gy Additions Permits Issued 1 7 0 19 2 611815123 Industrial Commercial Institutional Volume of Permits Authorizing Construction by Type for 2019 Dwellings Multi-Family Accessory Structures & Additions Agricultural All other Accessory Structures & Additions Agricultural 49.6% 14.6% All other Dwellings 12.2% 15.4% Commercial 5.7% Multi-Family Industrial 2% 0.8% Institutional 00% Section 1 \\Report\Annual\Report19\Ann-Use2 19.xls ver 1/20 [T7400A/19 REPORT] Division of Land Development Services Plate 4 ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND Annual Report for 2019 Permitting Activity by Planning Region All Construction $ Adjusted : Reference Section IV Greater Greater Georges Middle Upper Planning Region Flintstone Oldtown LaVale Total Frostburg Cumberland Creek Potomac Potomac Estimated Value $1,629,000 $919,950 $6,310,000 $63,859 $966,000 $1,983,775 $0 $9,515,960 $21,388,544 Permits Issued 27 52 26 14 25 37 2 51 234 Total Values of Authorized Construction by Planning Region - CY 2019 Greater Frostburg 7.6% Greater Cumberland 4.3% LaVale 44.5% Flintstone 29.5% Middle Potomac
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