PG’s 2022 building permit values neared 2021’s total at the end of October

The City of Prince George is continuing to have a strong year in terms of development.

Prince George City Council received an update on the number of building and development permits, as well as their worth at tonight’s (Monday) meeting.

The update covered the months of August, September, and October.

“Now that we see these last three months, we see some pretty reassuring numbers coming in,” said Councillor Garth Frizzell.

“This is a remarkable set of numbers and it’s in-tune with the building boom that we’ve seen over the last ten years.”

Through October, the City had issued 413 permits in total, worth $230.5-million this year.

At the end of October in 2021, the City had issued 411 permits worth $188,130,037.01.

Last year, building permit values reached nearly $238-million for the whole year.

“We’re happy they’re staying as consistent as they are,” said Director of Planning and Development Deanna Wasnik.

“The values are increasing, and I believe that’s reflective of the percentage of increase related to materials and labour and that type of thing, but there is no sense of a real slow-down.”

In August the city issued permits for:

• Six new single-family dwellings ($3,700,700)
• Eight single-family dwelling alterations,
• Two new mobile dwellings ($338,656)
• Six commercial building alterations ($713,270
• Five new industrial buildings ($6,500,000)

In September the city issued permits for:

• Five new multi-family dwellings ($2,500,000)
• One new duplex dwelling ($914,080)
• 15 new single-family dwellings ($7,999,416)
• Six single-family dwelling alterations ($348,374)
• Two new commercial buildings ($205,000)

In October, permits were issued for:

• One new multi-family dwelling ($17,349,578)
• Five new single-family dwellings ($3,600,348)
• Nine single-family dwelling alterations ($915,115)
• Two new commercial buildings ($5,425,001)
• Four commercial alterations ($467,365)
• Four new industrial buildings ($301,000)
• One institutional alterations ($1,459,921)

Other items of business at last night’s meeting included council appointments to various committees and boards around the city, and council was challenged to volunteer for Operation Red Nose.