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4100 Hamline Avenue 4001 Lexington 5420 Highway 8 1900 Lake Valentine Road 3900 Northwoods Drive 4255 Cummings Park Dr 4300 Round Lake Rd 1201 County Rd E 4480 Round Lake Road 3751 Lexington Ave. Permit Status $102,475 $1,495,128 $84,400 $627,600 $1,034,043 $613,000 50,000 $108,000 $95,000 167,155 375,000 $400,000 United Properties CSM MSI NW College,Ard Nott Company Arby's Currently there are 741 open construction permits, with 401 of those building permits. The remaining include: 56 fire, 56 electrical, 99 mechanical, 80 plumbing, five sewer, 33 sign, six water, and five zoning permits. Of the remaining permits, 583 are less than two years old and none are older than four years. Since the number of permits and the amount of work related to a particular permit can fluctuate greatly on an annual basis, it can be difficult to make direct comparisons from year to year. However, the number of open permits declined from 1,320 at the end of2007. Staff will continue to follow up on open permits and send out reminders to ensure that permits are resolved in a timely manner. Code Enforcement There were a total of 491 code enforcement cases involving 509 issues in 2008. Of that total, 314 cases were completed and closed, leaving 101 pending cases. The majority of those pending cases are unresolved parking of vehicles, recreational vehicle (RV) storage issues, and situations that require continued monitoring. The majority of complaints in 2008 came from a single complaint that included 127 separate instances of where a garbage container was not properly screened in accordance with the City Code. The City Code has since been revised to make container storage clearer for residents and easier for Staff to enforce City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meetingfor March 4,2009 \ \Metro-inet.us \ardenhills\Planning\Department Records\Quarterly & Year End Reports \2008\020909 - 2008 Year in Review.doc Page 7 of 10