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As of January 1, they were 710 open construction permits (347 building, 128 electrical, <br />82 mechanical, 48 plumbing, 47 fire, 29 zoning, 11 sign, and four sewer). Of the open <br />permits, 647 were less than two years old and are considered active. Dine of the open <br />permits are greater than four years old and are also considered active projects. None of <br />the remaining open permits are classified as life or safety issues. It is difficult to compare <br />permits from year to year because the amount of work and timeframe for each permit can <br />vary. However, there were 741 open permits at the end of 2009, 583 of which were less <br />than two years old. At the end of 2007 there were 1,320 open permits. <br />Code Enforcement <br />There were a total of 329 code enforcement cases in 2009..Of that total, 311 cases were <br />completed and closed, leaving 18 pending cases. The majority of the pending cases were for <br />unpermitted work and situations that still require monitoring. A total of twelve citations were <br />issued by City Staff in 2009. In 2008, there were 491 code enforcement cases involving 509 <br />issues. <br />With 95 complaints, the majority of complaints in 2009 were from sign in the right-of-way, <br />which represented nearly a third of complaints for the year. City staff received 66 complaints <br />regarding the parking of vehicles, and 28 complaints involving recreational parking. There were <br />25 complaints of plant growth in excess of eight inches (mowing of lawns), and two abatement <br />processes were initiated but were not needed because the property owner ultimately complied <br />with the ordinance. There were 15 complaints of work without a permit, 15 regarding the <br />accumulation of branches, and 13 complaints involving the placement of refuse containers. <br />There were 11 complaints regarding issues with dogs, seven complaints about the storage of <br />materials and equipment, and seven concerns of obstruction in the clear vision area at <br />intersections. There were six complaints regarding parking in snow, six zoning violations, and <br />five complaints of unlicensed peddlers. The remaining complaints cover a miscellaneous <br />number of uncommon code enforcement issues. <br />City ofArden Dills <br />City Council Meeting, for March 8, 2010 <br />I ./Uetro-inet. us lai-denhills 1PlanninglDepartinent Recot-ds I Quarterly & Year End Reports C009',02-0840-2009 Year in Re view - PC Memo.doc <br />Page 8 of 8 <br />