Annual report of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT
BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
The Building Inspection Department is staffed by three full-time employees;
an inspector, an assistant inspector and a secretary. In October the
Board of Selectmen appointed the Building Inspector and the Assistant
Building Inspector as the Health Officer and Assistant Health Officer to
replace Town Manager Philip Richards in that position.
During 1991, 1069 permits were issued, with a construction value of
$9,409,837, producing $47,357 in fees. The number of permits increased
5% but the value of construction and fees decreased 7% and 10%,
respectively, from last year's figures. Permits for new residential construction
increased 8%, with 37 new dwelling units being added. 2402 building
and zoning inspections were made, 1 1 6 building and 34 zoning violations
were discovered, and 1 1 9 complaints were received and investigated.
Three health inspections were made, along with five inspections for the
conversion of seasonal units to year-round use, but no certificates for
conversion were issued. «
CONSTRUCTION VALUE BY MONTHS
January $625,420 July $567,025
February 686,437 August 836,712
March 539,332 September 1,043,530
April 928,303 October 1,164,461
May 1,031,276 November 1,033,918
June 696,883 December 256,540
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY BY CLASSIFICATION
NEW RESIDENTIAL
Single-family Dwellings 51
Two-family Dwellings
Multi-family Dwellings
Mobile Homes
OTHER BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES
Moved or relocated Dwellings 1
Residential Garages or Carports 8
Hotels or Motels
Stores or Mercantile Buildings 2
Other Non-residential Buildings 2
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