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P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N January 2015

December

The International Crankshaft expansion on Carley Drive has begun.

From the Director The Planning Commission is looking forward to an active and exciting year. At the top of the agenda is the start of the five-year Comprehensive Plan review. In 2011, the last review period, the Goals and Objectives of the 2006 plan were amended, but no other updates oc-curred. It is anticipated, with all the changes that have occurred since 2006, that we will undertake a full document update. The official kick-off will be sometime mid-year, with a target completion date of Fall 2016. The City of Stamping Ground would like assistance in developing a small area study or possibly an update to their Comprehensive Plan. The City of Sadieville also plans an update this year. Both documents once complete would be incorpo-rated into the Georgetown-Scott County Plan. The Planning Commission will begin this Winter compiling background information and studies to be utilized in the update. Additionally, we plan to hold a number of focus group meetings to identify areas where additional research or outreach needs to occur. The Growth vs. No Growth vs. Managed Growth debate should occur as part of this process and the com-munity consensus should be legitimized in the Goals and Objectives and policies of the plan. Broad and active partici-pation in this process is vital to creating a valid and suc-cessful plan. We are eager to begin this work in the months ahead!

Construction Progress

Erosion control for the win-ter protects seed and assures germination in the Spring.

New building permits City 23 County 11 Subdivision plats reviewed and recorded 9 LOC sureties $4.51M Cash sureties $ 305K

2014 Building Permits

In the Pipeline Taco Bell - 2,159 sq. ft. drive-thru restaurant on S. Broad- way on the old Kroger gas station site. Culvers and Panera Bread - They’re still coming! Con- struction plans have been approved and a request for a sign variance has been submtited.

Mapping Your World

The GIS office is currently revising Georgetown Ordinance 2003-24 regarding digital submittals for subdivision plats and development plans. The ordinance has not been amended since its approval in 2003. The most significant change will be requiring more data to be included in the submittal. Most of the additional data will be stormwater related, which will aid the City Engineer in inventorying and maintaining stormwater structures.

City County Combined

Residential Construction

Single Family Dwelling 258 48 306

Additions 15 16 31

Duplex/Multi-plex Units 1 0 1

Townhouses 6 0 6

Apartment Units 0 0 0

Modular Units 0 0 0

Mobile Homes 0 14 14

TOTAL NEW HOUSING UNITS 265 62 327

Renovations 27 8 35

Garages 1 15 16

Decks, Sheds, Demo, etc. 18 48 66

Pools 3 4 7

TOTAL RESIDENTIAL PERMITS 329 153 482

Commercial Construction

New Buildings 17 8 25

Additions 9 2 11

Renovations 32 3 35

Manufactured/Modular Units 0 0 0

Other Building Related 23 12 35

Signs 47 7 54

Other Non-Building Related 0 2 2

TOTAL COMMERCIAL PERMITS 128 34 162

COMBINED ANNUAL TOTALS 457 187 644