The number of building permits and the value of the structures built in 2023 appears to have fallen from a record set in 2021, according to the county Department of Building Safety.
The year-end report issued by the department this month totaled 611 new permits, down 21 from the 632 issued in 2022. Last year’s total estimated construction cost of $68,197,367 is down 6.3% from 2022 but still significantly higher than previous year when just shy of $65 million in construction costs were reported.
Much of the value comes from construction of single-family homes. In 2020, 105 permits for these structures were issued with an estimated cost of $26.6 million. In 2021, 178 permits were OK’d for single-family dwellings.
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