MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY -The county received 450 permit applications in 2021, up from 312 in 2020, officials said.
“The trends that we see from 2021 compared to the previous year is that all applications are up,” Margaretha Bloem, director of planning and development services, said during the Feb. 9 council meeting. “Whether they were redesignations and subdivision, whether they were development permits, or whether they were under our safety codes."
The 2021 planning and development report was presented to council during the meeting, held in person and on Zoom.
There were 119 compliance certificates, 114 discretionary development permits, 111 permitted development permits, eight exempt development permits, five event permits, five redesignation permits, three subdivision permits, and 55 RDSD permits issued.
Total economic activity included 241 building permits issued for permit work with a value of $37,290,510, including $34,388,116 for residential and $2,228,318 for commercial.
There were 102 bylaw complaints received, including six animal control, one dog bylaw, three traffic, 66 land use, and 16 unsightly premises.
The 2022 department work plan includes the South McDougal Flats area structure plan review, and work on flood hazard areas mapping.
Council received the report as information.
