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March Permits Increase From February/Slight Decrease From Year Ago
Apr 5, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Gibbs, Lee County Community Development Department, (239) 479‑8345 MARCH PERMITS INCREASE FROM FEBRUARY/SLIGHT DECREASE FROM YEAR AGO FORT MYERS, Fla. (April 5, 2006) ‑ Lee County's Community Development Department issued 849 single‑family home permits in the month of March; a 12.6% increase from last month, but a minor (-1.8%) decrease from the 865 issued last year in March. The value of the 849 single‑family homes was $233.2 million. The county also issued permits for 154 duplex units and 834 multi‑family units. The multi-family units are 84% higher than last month's total and a 25% increase over March last year. Lee County's Community Development Department released its March statistics today. The totals are for unincorporated Lee County, City of Bonita Springs and Town of Fort Myers Beach. Both Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach contract with the county for permitting services. Permitting value in Lee County experienced a record increase in 2005, surging $1.7 billion to hit the $4.7 billion mark. In 2004, permit value was $3 billion; in 2003 it was $2 billion; in 2002 it was $1.5 billion. Single‑family permitting for the last three years is: 2003 April ‑ 403 May ‑ 445 June ‑ 365 July ‑ 400 Aug. ‑ 571 Sept. ‑ 423 Oct. ‑ 474 Nov. ‑ 406 Dec. ‑ 419 2004 Jan. ‑ 547 Feb. ‑ 466 Mar. ‑ 570 April ‑ 632 May ‑ 660 June ‑ 666 July ‑ 638 Aug. ‑ 463 Sep. ‑ 510 Oct. ‑ 641 Nov. ‑ 662 Dec. ‑ 698 2005 Jan. ‑ 746 Feb. ‑ 782 Mar. ‑ 865 Apr. ‑ 790 May ‑ 906 June ‑ 1,025 July ‑ 729 Aug. ‑ 1,309 Sep. ‑ 1,181 Oct. - 861 Nov. - 703 Dec. - 626 2006 Jan. – 632 Feb. – 754 Mar. - 849 Lee County Community Development oversees planning, zoning, and development services such as permitting, development review, code enforcement and building inspections in the unincorporated areas of the county and for Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach. To learn more about the department and its services, visit http://www.lee‑county.com/dcd/. |