The city currently has the following Building Inspection field staff:

Building Official - does some inspections, staff training, plan reviews, investigations with the State of Minnesota

Building Inspector - field inspections

Building Inspector - Electrical - electrical inspections and plan review

Building Inspector - In training funded by the State of Minnesota

Last year the Building Department handled 5,335 permits including:

Building:  1,611

Electrical  1,315

Mechanical     988

Plumbing 1,019

Sewer/Water     195

The permits, both residential and commercial, generated over 11,000 inspections including:

Building 5,853

Electrical 1,921

Mechanical 1,325

Plumbing 1,375

Sewer/Water    413

In 2021, we have already received 60 single family home permits in the first two months and there will be a 500,000 square foot commercial permit coming in this spring.  We also have 308 units for multifamily under construction.  These large commercial projects and can take up to a half a day for one inspection.

We are requesting to add one Building Inspector who would have either a professional trade license with the ability to obtain their Building Official Limited License or have at least a Building Official Limited license.  This would assist staff in maintaining a reasonable inspection load and protecting the public.

Last year Building Permit revenue exceed $2.8 million.  This year, Building Permit revenue is tracking to exceed the current budget with almost $600,000 received in the first two months.