Planning & Building Services
FY 2021 Budget
Contact: 208-263-3428
We Are:
Planning & Building Services includes:
Christine Kuhlman, Building Official
Aaron Qualls, Planning & Community Development Director
Sarah Gilmore, Planning Assistant
Ryan Shea, Associate Planner.
The IDS Administration/Engineering team of professionals provides additional support to the Planning and Building Services group.
We Do:
Planning & Building Services assist property owners, developers, and the public in matters related to the use and development of private property. This includes: providing information on the regulations and guidelines that apply to property and projects; reviewing and processing of planning applications; providing assistance on project design and development; processing land use entitlements for private and public development proposals; performing environmental review associated with development proposals; and reviewing plans for compliance with building and fire code compliance and performing building inspections/acceptance.
In addition, Long Range Planning also develops, implements, and/or assists in the creation of special programs and projects such as the Comprehensive Plan Update. The service group is responsible for short term rentals, variances, signage, and ADA compliance efforts.
Budget Discussion
This year's budget includes support of anticipated development and long range planning. Increases from last year are due to an increase in development and anticipate the need for external resources to respond to fluctuating demands in processing permits. The budget presented includes a new 1.0 FTE Building Inspector whose duties will include fire and building code inspections and reviews. This includes business/use permit inspections. There are approximately 700 businesses in Sandpoint City limits that should have at a minimum bi-annual inspections in accordance with best practices.
Budget Summary: Graphical Form
Here is a summary of the Service Area object classification budget in graphical form. Click on the graph to explore greater detail of the Service Area's budget.
Budget Summary: Table Form
Similar to the graph to the left, here is a summary of the budget Service Area. It illustrates costs by object classification. Click on the table to explore greater detail of the Service Area's budget.