Growth Indicators

The Planning Division monitors various factors that act as growth indicators. Tracking past and current growth trends aid in projecting future growth trends. 

The following growth indicators are tracked: 

• Permit Issued
• Residential Permits Completed
• City Size
• Land Use Distribution
• Zoning Application Activity

Permits Issued and Completed: 
NOTE:  Permits issued data is used to track construction activity.  Whereas, residential permit completions (tracked as new Housing Units in the documents linked above) are used for the purpose of estimating the City's population.  Residential permits are considered to be complete when they have passed final inspections and are ready for occupancy. 
 

• Permits Issued Annually 1996 - 2012 (PDF)
• Permits Issued Monthly 2004-2012 (PDF)
• Annual Housing Unit and Population Estimates 1985-2010 (PDF)
• Monthly Housing Unit and Population Estimates 1992 - Present (PDF)
• Current Housing and Population Estimate (PDF)

         

           SF = Permits for New Single-Family Detached Construction (Const. Type 101)
MF = Permits for New Multi-Family Construction (Const. Types 104-106)

 Series 1 = Permits for New Single-Family Detached Construction (Const. Type 101)

Series 2 = Permits for New Multi-Family Construction (Const. Types 102-106)
 

• Existing Land Use Mix (pie chart)
• Build-Out Land Use Mix (pie chart)
• Land Supply by Land Use Category (table)

Zoning Application Activity

Total Applications Submitted

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
General Plan	3	3	2	2	2	2	0	4	0	1	4	0	0
Area Plan	0	7	5	8	1	2	6	0	4	8	3	5	2
Zoning / Rezoning	59	56	48	60	42	48	52	64	64	62	62	43	40
Preliminary Development Plan	40	71	43	80	57	65	72	33	39	62	42	40	31
Use Permit	59	42	48	59	80	66	61	62	84	93	115	72	91
Variance	22	9	7	23	8	10	15	9	13	25	34	35	14
Zoning Code Amendment	3	0	4	2	6	4	1	2	1	1	2	2	1
Architectural Review Committee	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Note: Some Area Plan, Zoning and Preliminary Development Plan applications were processed concurrently under one application. The numbers reflected in the table represent applications submitted and do not indicate the outcome of the applications (i.e. approved, denied, withdrawn).