Town of Chatham

Residential Additions/Renovations 43 $2,589,312
Nonresidential Additions/Renovations 1 $15,000
New Commercial Structures - -
New Public Structures - -
Public Structure Additions/Renovations - -
Totals 48 $6,432,312
Inspections
Number
Building 54
Electrical 63
Gas & Plumbing 67
Total 184
The demand for permits continues to swing upwards. Historically, January is “catch
up” month where filing, annual organizational activities, and the prior year’s archiving
are easily accomplished as office activity is typically down. However in 2011 and
again in 2012, the model is changing. When looking at both building applications
submitted and building permits issued in January 2011 vs. 2012 there were 36% and
17% respective increases. The below table compares January activity in 2011 to 2012
within the Building Division:
Jan.
2011
Jan.
2012
% Change over
Jan. 2011
Building Applications Submitted 44 60 36%
Building Permits Issued 42 49 17%
REGULATORY BOARDS
Historic Business District Commission (HBDC) – There were two HBDC meetings in
January 2012.
Applications Cases Approvals Denials
COAs 5 4 -
Signs 2 2 -
Totals 7 6* -
*One request for a COA was withdrawn
Historical Commission – There was one Historical Commission meeting in January
2012.
In January 2012, the CHC did not have any scheduled regulatory actions. They did
have general discussions on the following topics: CPA applications, the Mitchell River
Bridge, Preservation Awards and 2012 meeting schedule and goals.
Planning Board – There were a total of six Planning Board meetings in January 2012:
two regular business meetings (1/10 & 1/24), three Zoning Bylaw Rewrite meetings /
Department Head Monthly Report to the Town Manager – January 2012 Page 2