The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutIR 10606 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10606 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 22, 2021 Page 1 of 5 xA. SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT 1q irn { 1875 This Informal Report is in response to the City Council's request to receive a monthly update on development activity within the City and the measures staff are using to improve the development process. Staff also generates a monthly report to keep the Council informed of the volume of development activity, process improvements and staff's performance in implementing changes and improving the delivery of plan review and permits. This activity report consists of metrics associated with building permits, infrastructure, stormwater development, and water development plan review. It provides updates on continuous development process improvement efforts. The monthly Development Activity Report is attached for your use and information. The following are highlights for the month of May 2021 : May 2021 Highlights Building Permits Permits May 2021 April 2021 Difference Difference 2020 Difference Total commercial valuation 299 270 11% 119 151% (incl remodels & additions) New commercial permits 331 64 417% 69 380% issued New single-family permits 849 655 30% 505 68% issued New commercial & new 1180 719 64% 574 106% single-family permits issued New commercial permit 30 35 -14% 39 -23% apps received New single-family residential 851 786 8% 458 86% apps received Development Support Services • The Overall Customer Service Satisfaction was 63.23% for either Very Positive or Somewhat Positive for May 2021 , based on 43 out of 68 responses. This is down from 67.33% in April 2021 which had 68 out 101 responses. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10606 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 22, 2021 �aT� • Page 2 of 5 x� SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT VA 1673 • Chart A shows survey responses for May 2021 . Chart A How would you rate the quality of your customer service experience? 80.00% 74.20% 70.00% 60.00% 51.47% 50.00% 40.00% , 30.00% 20.00% 12.45% 11.76% 14.71% a 11.76% 10.29% 0.00% 0 1 0* 4 Very Positive Somewhat Positive Neutral Somewhat Negative Very Negative City of Fort Worth Customers *May 2021 survey results SurveyMonkey Global Benchmark • Chart B shows commercial vs residential survey responses for May 2021 . Chart B Overall, how would you rate the quality of your customer service experience? 80.00% 74.20% 70.00% 60.00% 56.52% 50.00% 46.51% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 13.95% 0 13.04% 18.60% 13.04% ° 12.45/0 11.63% 8.70% 8.70% 9.30% 10.00% I I 11 6.59% o ° 3.13% 3.63% 0.00% Very Positive Somewhat Positive Neutral Somewhat Negtive Very Negative City of Fort Worth Customers(Commercial) City of Fort Worth Customers(Residential) SurveyMonkey Global Benchmark *Mav 2021 survev results ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10606 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 22, 2021 Page 3 of 5 xA. SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT 1875 • In May 2021 , 7 out of 7 customers surveyed thought that our Inspections team was Extremely Helpful or Very Helpful. In April, 5 out of 5 customers surveyed thought that our Inspections team was Extremely Helpful or Very Helpful. X-Team Building Plan Review X-Team Activity May 2021 April 2021 Difference- Moe May 2020 Difference X-Team Applications 12 17 -29% 9 33% Conferences Held 5 8 -38% 0 00 Building Permits Issued 20 15 33% 10 100% X-Team Activity Totals YTD 2021 CY 2020 CY2019 Total X-Team Applications 55 100 88 243 Conferences Held 26 32 70 128 Building Permits Issued 85 182 106 373 • As of May 31st, there are 58 pending X-Team building permits. Building Plan Review • On May 31 2021 review times were as follows: Days to first review Commercial Plans Actual 12 Days Goal 7 Days Days to first review Residential Plans Actual 11 Days Goal 7 Days For May 2021 , the average departmental review times to first comment were as follows: Commercial Plans Average 11 Days Goal 7 Days Residential Plans Average 8 Days Goal 7 Days ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10606 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 22, 2021 Page 4 of 5 xA. SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT 1875 Development Activity Applications Type May 2021 April 2021 Mo - Mo Difference Total Development Building Permits 1974 1945 1% Infrastructure Plan Review Center 39 34 15% Community Facility Agreement 11 15 -27% Platted Lot 395 411 -4% Platting 34 34 0% Zoning 11 14 -21% Site Plan 0 1 -100% Business Process Improvement — Certificate of Occupancy Process • In May, one Voice of Business (City staff) meeting was held to work on the Customer Decision Tree Maps and to gather existing application checklist information. The objective of the Customer Decision Tree Maps is to guide our customers through a series of questions that help to identify the right permit for their project. Business Process Improvement — Pre-Plat/ Platting Process • In May, one Voice of Business (City Staff) meeting was held to further develop Pre-Platting Work Process Maps for the preliminary, final and final short plats. Response to COVID-19 Pandemic • Development Services launched on April 2nd an interactive web tool, CFW Permit Assist, to help the public navigate zoning districts and building permit processes. The platform simplifies the permit discovery process and provides applicants with the information they need when they need it. There are three modules: zoning, residential, and commercial. Each module walks the citizen/developer through a series of interactive questions that will lead to a printed permit guide for a project. ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10606 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 22, 2021 �aT� • Page 5 of 5 xA. SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT WA 1673 o The web tool has been received well by the public and city staff. Staff will keep monitoring to ensure it meets all expectaions. • All required applications/permits continue to be available online. Staff continues to work on streamlining and adding permit processes online. • Development Services continues to hold virtual Board and Commission meetings. This will continue to provide a high level of transparency for City business while encouraging public participation and engagement. Please contact D.J. Harrell, Development Services Director, at 817-392-8032 or Dalton.Harrel l(o)fortworthtexas.gov if you have any questions, concerns or comments. David Cooke City Manager ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS FORT WORTH. Development Activity Report May 2021 V INSIDE THIS EDITION Building Permits ...............................................................2 CFA and Platting ..............................................................8 Infrastructure ....................................................................9 Stormwater.....................................................................13 Water..............................................................................15 Development Process Improvement ..............................16 Building Permits New Single Family Permits 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 — Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 396 415 468 500 388 385 417 504 491 326 328 557 ■2020 575 526 612 504 505 482 612 626 732 662 535 616 ■2021 601 480 510 655 849 mst 2020 = 1,713 1 st Qtr 2021 = 1,591 7.1% Decrease All data is in calendar year New Commercial Permits 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 akiijival , ki 0 - - Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 66 142 90 65 141 79 80 45 84 100 135 181 ■2020 126 120 139 128 69 221 81 84 84 53 105 93 ■2021 89 71 243 64 331 rlst tr 2020 = 385 1st Qtr 2021 =403 4.7% Increase All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report 2 Building Permits Building Permit Comparison 18,000 16,349 16,000 14,717 14,673 14,000 13,467 12,853 12,000 11,131 11,320 9,963 9,966 9,817 10,676 10,000 8,000 7,678 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2116 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 ■Multi-Family 486 450 409 349 376 349 803 487 421 451 552 465 ■Residential 7,136 7,101 6,927 8,115 8,471 8,792 9,522 10,562 11,687 11,523 13,920 6,315 ■Commercial 2,341 2,404 2,481 2,112 2,284 2,179 2,528 2,418 2,609 2,599 1,877 798 All data is in calendar year Total Commercial Valuation $700 $600 $500 u) $400 c 0 $300 $200 $100 ' $0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 02019 $103 $208 $230 $98 $311 $269 $221 $121 $392 $421 $588 $242 ■2020 $214 $440 $262 $258 $119 $220 $188 $130 $613 $153 $122 $281 ■2021 $187 $223 $276 $270 $299 khL1 st Qtr 2020 = $916 ffst Qtr 2021 = $686MJ 25.1 % Decrease All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report Building Permits New Commercial Permits Valuation $600 $500 $400 c 0 $300 $200 $100 $0 — --- --- -- -- -- — Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 $2 $193 $201 $51 $246 $234 $162 $40 $339 $383 $477 $141 ■2020 $167 $282 $204 $155 $36 $134 $147 $81 $514 $102 $107 $245 ■2021 $139 $160 $226 $197 $259 All data is in calendar year "excludes additions and remodels Permit Valuation Comparison Current Prev. Difference Prev. Diff. Y-Y Year . . . - Month Month M-M Year % New SF 194 344 373 849 655 505 2722 2246 Permits 30% 68% 14% New SF $26.8M $73.9M $118.4M $152M $125.2 $78.1 M $463.6M $582M Value 21% 95% 26% New 267 262 216 Comm 331 64 69 582 798 .................................................... Permits 417% 380% 37% New $61.97M $223.5M $136.2M Comm $259.3 $197.3M $35.8M $844.1 M $980M Value 31% 625% 16% Development Activity Report 4 Building Permits Large Commercial Projects May 2021 Large Commercial Projects Address Council Project Name Work Description Valuation District 5755 Clearfork Main St 3 Tradition Senior Living- New Commercial Construction of An $78,213,692 Independent Living Independent Living Facility With 9 Stories And 217 Units. Basement and Garage 1500 Cooper St 9 Cook Children's Dodson New Commercial Construction of $40,365,783 Expansion Medical Office and Clinic Core and Shell 9945 Buckinghamshire 7 Bershire Apartments New Commercial Construction of An $40,260,000 Ave Bldg 1 -6 Apartment Complex With 6 Buildings, 3 &4 Stories, A Total Of 674 Units 11841 Sire Way Bldg 1 7 Davis At Wellington New Commercial Construction of An $39,258,998 -4 Apartment Complex With 335 Units 3033 Acme Brick Plz 3 Tradition Senior Living— New Commercial Construction of An $16,706,308 Assisted Living/Memory Assisted Living & Memory Care Facility Care With 5 Stories And 95 Units 14700 Blue Mound Rd 7 Alliance Blue Mound TI— Phase li-Warehouse Remodel for $13,000,000 Walmart Material Handling Space, Office and Break Room Areas 4801 Marine Creek 2 TCCD- NW Campus WBSA Remodel at TCCD NW Campus $5,000,000 Pkwy WBSA 12526 NW Highway 7 Raider Express New Commercial Construction of Auto $4,000,000 287 A Repair Shop 14100 Park Vista Blvd 7 Quality Technology Office/Warehouse Remodel to Include $3,075,000 Services Cooling Towers and Mechanical Equipment 1400 8th Ave 9 BSW All Saints Cup Phase li& lii- Hospital Remodel to $2,158,746 Include HVAC Replacement (Chillers & Condenser Pumps) Piping, Electrical Equipment Within the Existing Central Utility Plant 2726 E Berry St 8 Bank of America Change of Use with Remodel- Interior $1,765,500 Tenant Improvement, To Include Adding New Partitions, New Doors, New Finishes, Modifications of Ceiling Grid/Panels, Adding Light Fixtures, And ATMSs 5412 Boat Club Rd 2 Vision City New Commercial Construction of a $1,750,000 Medical Office & Clinic 1636 Western Center 2 Bentz Physical Therapy New Commercial 1 Story Medical $1,014,396 Blvd Office Development Activity Report 5 Building Permits May 2021 New Commercial Permits Heat Map N I d� h=a o d � o 1 r r n ■ Legend •Com merle l 9u ilding Permits N%y 2121 CY 21 Apr New C am merciaI Penn its Per Sq We pU-1 p1-2 =2-3 =3-d OCFW CITY OMIT U 1-25 2-5 5 7.5 16 —Trinit,Rives Miles Development Activity Report 6 Building Permits May 2021 New Residential Permits Heat Map d LJ R l 4 0 o M • � a i� - M i � • y • Legend • Res i-entia19Lildina Pe mils May2021 CY21 May New Residential Permits Per Sq Mile o0 - 05- 13 =10-15 =15-20 =20-25 OCFW CITY OMIT 0 125 2.5 5 7.5 10 -Trinity Riney h�li I e s Development Activity Report 7 CFA • Platting CFA Project Overview $40.0 $35.0 $30.0 $25.0 U) c $20.0 $15.0 $10.0 $5.0 $ Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec ■2019 $19.4 $10.4 $25.6 $36.4 $5.7 $18.4 $23.9 $35.0 $8.3 $14.4 $3.8 $1.5 ■2020 $8.0 $6.0 $17.4 $6.0 $12.0 $9.0 $16.2 $15.0 $12.6 $13.5 $12.2 $14.1 02021 $7.3 $21.4 $21.1 $6.3 $16.9 . � r All data is in calendar year 2020 Total $142.01VI 2021 YTD Total $73.01VI Platted Lots 1400 1200 1000 4 800 0 J 600 io n 400 E z 200 0 -May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 ■Non-Residential 11 21 8 11 11 9 11 14 22 26 12 25 9 ■Residential 548 604 1307 628 495 312 372 281 356 726 507 386 386 All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report 8 Infrastructure IPRC Overview Overview Report Cycle Complete 52 52 52 54 17 Total Projects 170 148 181 153 49 Avg. Project Total Per Cycle 3.27 2.85 3.48 2.83 2.90 Total Accepted Projects 156 139 143 136 42 Plan Rev. & Ret w/n 14 days 95% 98% 94% 99% 100% *All data is in calendar year IPRC Quarterly Details Q- Cycles 14 13 13 4 Total Projects 50 32 38 11 Avg. Projects Total Per Cycle 3.57 2.46 2.90 2.90 Total Avg. Accepted Projects Per Cycle 2.43 3.07 2.23 3.25 Plan Rev. & Ret w/n 14 days 94% 100% 100% 100% *All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report 9 Infrastructure Public Infrastructure Residential Projects $30.0 $25.0 $20.0 o $15.0 $10.0 $5.0 $ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 $14.0 $7.1 $21.4 $24.4 $3.7 $14.5 $21.0 $23.4 $4.5 $12.9 $2.7 $0.9 ■2020 $7.1 $0.9 $7.6 $5.3 $7.5 $6.7 $13.8 $13.0 $8.8 $7.3 $7.6 $12.8 ■2021 $2.6 $19.5 $16.3 $0.4 $18.3 2019 Total $150.5 M W020 Total $98.4 M 2021 Total $57.1 M All data is in calendar year Public Infrastructure Commercial Projects $8.0 $7.0 $6.0 $5.0 U) c $4.0 $3.0 $2.0 $1.0 L L $ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 $3.7 $0.8 $3.3 $7.5 $0.8 $2.3 $2.9 $4.0 $3.2 $1.5 $0.1 $- ■2020 $0.1 $0.5 $3.3 $0.31 $1.0 $2.3 $0.8 $1.4 $0.1 $0.1 $1.3 $- ■2021 $- $0.2 $1.7 $0.80 $- 2019 Total $30.2 M 2020 Total $11.3 M All data is in calendar vear Development Activity Report 10 Infrastructure Public Infrastructure Industrial Projects $6.0 $5.0 $4.0 U) c $3.0 $2.0 $1.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 $- $- $- $- $- $1.2 $- $- $0.5 $- $0.9 $0.5 ■2020 $0.4 $3.6 $3.4 $- $3.5 $- $1.6 $- $3.3 $5.4 $2.6 $- ■2021 $4.3 $1.2 $2.2 $3.3 E201 3.1 M 202 M All data is in calendar year Public Infrastructure Multi-Family Projects $8.0 $7.0 $6.0 $5.0 U) c o $4.0 $3.0 $2.0 $1.0 L I& $ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 $0.7 $- $0.9 $4.4 $1.2 $0.3 $- $7.2 $- $- $- $- ■2020 $0.1 $0.9 $0.7 $0.4 $- $- $- $0.5 $0.3 $0.8 $- $- ■2021 $0.4 $0.4 $0.3 $0.8 $0.2 otal $14.6 M al $3.7 All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report 11 Infrastructure Public Infrastructure Institutional Projects $3.0 $2.5 $2.0 $1.5 $1.0 $0.5 $ Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 $1.0 $2.6 $- $0.1 $- $0.2 $- $0.4 $- $- $- $- ■2020 $0.6 $- $2.4 $- $- $- $- $0.2 $0.1 $- $0.7 $1.3 ■2021 $- $- $- $- $- 2 tal $OM All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report 12 Stormwater Stormwater Review Performance Stormwater - - - Avg. Review Time (days) 6.8 7.5 8.0 Num. Review Completed 1,200 479 92 % completed in 10 business days or less 97.6 92.1 90.1 Avg. PiSWM Review Iterations (City) 3.3 0.0 0.0 Avg. FiSWM Review Iterations (City) 4.5 5.8 7.0 Avg. IPRC Review Iterations (City) 2.5 2.9 3.1 Avg. SWMP Review Iterations (City)* 2.6 5.3 6.5 Avg. Drainage Studies Iterations (City)* 2.4 3.2 3.1 Overall Customer Satisfaction Rating (1-5 scale) 4.8 3.3 0.0 Num. of Surveys Taken ** 41 0 0 * New item tracked as a result of HB 3167 ** These items will be discontinued and will be zeroing out New Stormwater Submissions 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 — Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ■2019 42 38 57 48 20 38 45 43 28 11 21 40 ■2020 47 36 34 41 35 34 37 29 30 33 21 33 ■2021 26 26 39 26 35 J All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report 13 Stormwater Stormwater Pipeline Number of Reviews 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Dec'20 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar'21 Apr'21 May '21 ■Reviews in process 121 124 131 131 119 135 ■Reviews with City 35 41 36 44 42 39 Stormwater Pipeline Average Days for Review 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Dec'20 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar'21 Apr'21 May '21 ■Avg. age of Reviews 4 4 3 4 4 4 with City (Days) . Avg. age of Reviews 24 31 26 28 23 22 with Developer (Days) Development Activity Report 14 Newly Submitted Water/Sewer Studies Water Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar'21 Apr'21 May '21 Newly Submitted Water Studies 9 10 15 5 10 Water Studies Approved * 8 9 6 11 7 Total Submittals & Resubmittals 27 20 17 32 21 Avg. Water Study Cycle 3.4 2.2 2.8 2.9 3 Sewer Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar'21 Apr'21 May '21 Newly Submitted Sewer Studies 10 10 12 7 9 Sewer Studies Approved * 8 9 11 9 10 Total Submittals & Resubmittals 21 23 29 26 28 Avg. Sewer Study Cycle 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.8 * A study can be submitted multiple times prior to the reported month before being approved Submitted Water/Sewer Studies Water Study Reviews in Process 25 25 34 28 31 Water Study Reviews in Process with City 6 11 16 15 10 Water Study Reviews in Process with Owner 19 14 18 13 21 Avg. Water Study Reviews in Process with CitHDa 6.7 7.0 10.7 8.8 12.0 Avg. Water Study Review in Process with Owner Da s 7.5 4.7 9.2 4.4 18.1 Sewer Study Reviews in Process 28 29 29 27 26 Sewer Study Reviews in Process with City 7 12 12 14 8 Sewer Study Reviews in Process with Owner 21 17 17 13 18 Avg. Sewer Study Reviews in Process with City (Days) 6.6 9.6 9.1 9.8 11.5 Avg. Sewer Study Review in Process with Owner (Days) 9.3 14.1 10.6 6.4 11.3 Development Activity Report 15 Development Process Improvement Department/ Task Staff Status Assigned Create shared database for CFAs, Development Consultant provided staff a revised report. Staff reviewed IPRC, inspections and closeout for Services, TPW, report and provided comments. developer-led infrastructure projects ITS Developmentprogress) Update and republish process trees for each alliance partner reflecting Development changes in their respective process Services Staff is now updating the new IPRC process to determine , as a result of HB 3167. Allowing what needs to be adjusted, before it is finalized. citizens to have a clear, transparent Water, and and predictable review of the TPW submittal & review processes progress)Business Process Improvement— BPI (2 in Lean process evaluation of the Development In May, one Voice of Business (City staff) meeting was held Certificate of Occupancy Process Services to work on the Customer Decision Tree Maps and to gather existing application checklist information. Lean process evaluation of the Development In May, one Voice of Business (City Staff) meeting was Pre-Plat/Platting process Services, held to further develop Pre-Platting Work Process Maps. Water progress)Park& Recreation Department(11 in To streamline and improve the PARD Dedication/Conversion Policy by P&D, PARD & PARD and team is working on placing process in Accela. improving process flows and TPW decreasing total processing time progress)Tarrant County Interlocal Agreement(11 in Update the 2008 Inter Local Development Agreement with Tarrant County Staff is waiting on an update to the first draft of the Tarrant Services, TPW, regarding plat approval jurisdiction in and Legal County Subdivision Ordinance from Freese & Nichols the Cityof fort Worth's ETJ School .pprogress) To provide ISDs, Charter Schools, Development and Private Schools with a guide to Services, Fire, Staff is in the process of finalizing the School Site developing school sites in the City. Water, TPW, Development Guide by the end of June 2021. It is Offering direction and insight for new and scheduled to be released in July 2021 and will be posted school construction, expansions/ Neighborhood on the City's website. additions, and remodels Services progress)Water&Sewer Department (11 in Completed lean process improvement evaluation for Misc. Projects. After Water Dept. - discussing results with management, Lawrence This project has been completed and is now part of normal the process improvement has been Hamilton and daily operations. expanded to include payment process Homer Garza for Misc. Projects Development Activity Report 16 Contact Information Development Services D.J. Harrell, Director Development Services Department 817-392-8032 Dalton.Harrell@ Fortworthtexas.Gov Building Permits Allison Gray, Assistant Director Development Services Department Development Building Division 817-392-8030 Allison.Gray@Fortworthtexas.Gov Infrastructure Victor Tornero, Engineering Manager Development Services Department Infrastructure Development Division 817-392-7830 Victor.Tornero@ Fortworthtexas.Gov Stormwater Tyson Thompson, Assistant Director Development Services Department Infrastructure Development Division 817-392-2120 Tyson.Thom pson@ Fortworthtexas.Gov Water Chris Harder, Director Water Department 817-392-5020 Christopher.Harder@ Fortworthtexas.Gov Report produced by the City of Fort Worth Development Services Department- Strategic Operations Office 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, 817-392-1732 Development Activity Report 17