Development Monitoring Report 2013 Annual Summary City of Newport News Development Monitoring Report Annual Summary 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Introduction...........................................................................................................................................1 Land Use.....................................................................................................................................1 Housing.........................................................................................................................................1 Population....................................................................................................................................1 School Enrollment.......................................................................................................................1 Residential Activity................................................................................................................................2 Certificates of Occupancy.......................................................................................................2 Building Permits...........................................................................................................................2 Subdivision and Site Plans Reviewed.......................................................................................2 Non-Residential Activity........................................................................................................................3 Certificates of Occupancy........................................................................................................3 Building Permits............................................................................................................................3 Site Plans Reviewed....................................................................................................................3 LIST OF TABLES Table 1- Existing Land Use (by Actual Use Regardless of Zoning)....................................................4 Table 2- Housing Summary Table.........................................................................................................5 Table 3- Population Estimates (As of 12/31/2013).............................................................................6 Table 4- Yearly Population Estimates (2004-2013)..............................................................................7 Table 5- School Enrollment vs. School Age Population (2004-2013)................................................8 Table 6- Total Housing Units (As of 12/31/13).....................................................................................9 Table 7- ResidentialCertificates of Occupancy (2004-2013)..........................................................10 Table 8- 2013 Residential Certificates of Occupancy (By NSA)....................................................11 Table 9- Residential Building Permits (2004-2013).............................................................................12 Table 10- 2013 Residential Building Permits (By Quarter)................................................................13 Table 11- 2013 Residential Building Permits (By NSA)......................................................................14 Table 12- Development Proposals/Subdivisions Reviewed (1/1/13-12/31/13)............................15 Table 13- Development Proposals/Site Plans Reviewed (1/1/13-12/31/13).................................16 Table 14- Certificates of Occupancy Non-Residential (2004-2013)..............................................17 Table 15- Non-Residential Building Permits by Value (2004-2013).................................................18 Table 16- 2013 Non-Residential Building Permits Value (By Quarter)...........................................19 Table 17- Residential Development Proposals (2004-2013)...........................................................20 Table 18- Non-Residential Development Proposals (2004-2013)...................................................21 Table 19- Land Use Inventory (1/1/13-12/31/13)..............................................................................22 Table 20- Residential Activities (1/1/13-12/31/13)...........................................................................23 Table 21- Non-Residential Activities (1/1/13-12/31/13)..................................................................24 Table 22- 2013 Major Building Permits (Value $1,000,000 or more)..............................................25 Table 23- Citywide Acreage Inventory (As of 12/31/13)................................................................26 Table 24- Citywide Acreage Inventory (By Zoning Classification).................................................27 Table 25- 2013 Residential Subdivisions Reviews..............................................................................28 Table 26- 2013 Multi-family Site Plans Reviews.................................................................................29 Table 27- 2013 Non-Residential Site Plans Reviews.........................................................................30 Summary of Selected Aspects of Zoning District Regulations........................................................32 MAPS NSA Map..............................................................................................................................................33 INTRODUCTION 2013 DEVELOPMENT MONITORING REPORT During 2013, a total of 608 residential units were approved for development through the subdivision or site plan review process. Compared to 360 units in 2012, this represents an increase of 69%. Non-residential development proposals totaling 609,905 square feet of floor space on 1149.20 acres of land were approved for development during 2013 compared to 379,371 square feet of floor space on 212.59 acres of land approved in 2012. This represents an increase of 61% of floor space. Land Use At the end of 2013, 87.7% of the City’s land was developed, 10.6% was vacant, and 1.7% was designated wetlands. The acreage and proportional distribution of land use in the City, regardless of zoning, are shown in Table 1. Housing For this report, a single family housing unit is one dwelling unit on its own lot, and includes both single family detached and single family attached houses, such as duplexes and townhouses, where a unit occupies its own lot. Multi-family housing is defined as two or more units on the same lot and contains units for rent. Mobile homes and condominiums are separate housing categories, and are not counted as single family or multi-family units. At the end of 2013, according to the City’s estimate, there were 77,384 total housing units in the City (Table 6), as compared to 76,276 units in 2012. This represents an increase of 108 units or 0.1%. The total number of housing units in Newport News includes 42,683 single family units, 27,752 multi-family units, 4,563 condominium units, and 2,386 mobile homes. This distribution is shown on Table 2, Housing Summary Tables. Housing units were determined by adding the number of Certificates Occupancy issued during 2013 to the number of units at the end of 2012 and subtracting the number of demolitions that occurred in the year. Table 6 shows the total housing units by type for each Neighborhood Statistical Area (NSA). Population The City of Newport News’ population at the end of 2013, based on the City’s estimate, was 182,791 compared to 183,234 in 2012 (see Table 3). During 2013 the City’s population decreased 0.2%. The population of Newport News remains stable with little change, which is consistent with the State’s estimate. The City’s population estimates for the past 10 years are shown on Table 4. The estimates include downward adjustment to reflect the 2010 U.S. Census. The population estimates are calculated using the number of total housing units at the end of each year, and applying vacancy rates and household sizes (i.e., average number of persons per household) which vary according to the number of respective Neighborhood Statistical Areas (NSA). School Enrollment School Enrollment vs. school-age population is shown on Table 5. Over the past ten years, the school-age population decreased by 629 (or 1.7%) and total school enrollment decreased by 162 attendants or 0.5% from 29,948 to 29,786 students. Therefore, the percentage of the school-age population attending the Newport News public schools increased over the past 10 years from 76.8% in the 2003-2004 school years to 80.6% in the 2012-2013 school years. 1 2013 DEVELOPMENT MONITORING REPORT RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY Certificates of Occupancy During 2013, the City issued 530 Certificates of Occupancy for residential units. 47 units (or 9%) were for single family, 469 units (or 88%) were for multi-family, and 14 units (or 3%) were for condominium units. The number of Certificates of Occupancy decreased from 771 units in 2012 to 530 units in 2013. Refer to Table 7 for a yearly comparison of Certificates of Occupancy issued between 2004 and 2013. Of the 530 new residential units in this year, NSA 1 (Lower Downtown) had the largest number of completions, with 197 multi-family units completed. The geographic distribution of Certificates of Occupancy issued in 2013 by Neighborhood Statistical Area is shown on Table 8. Building Permits During 2013, the City issued 528 building permits for residential units, compared to 170 units in 2012. This represents an increase of 211%