Chatham · 2024-08
Chatham permit value drops 73% to $794k
Chatham logged 37 permits in August, down from 49 the month before. Total construction value fell sharply — from $2.9 million to roughly $794,000. Most of the activity came through the city's express permit program, which accounted for 23 of the 37 permits. Nine sign permits and four renovation jobs rounded out the rest. No new business licenses were issued.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 37 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $793,712 |
| New business licenses | 24 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1137 |
| Reported crimes | 467 |
| Violent crimes | 168 |
| Failed food inspections | 3 |
New businesses
- H&R Block (Limited Business License)
- FABULOUS FADES INC. (Limited Business License)
- Great Chicken and Hoagy (Retail Food Establishment)
- DAT DONUT (Pop-Up Retail User)
- America's Kids LLC (Limited Business License)
- MCDONALD'S (Retail Food Establishment)
- DRESS CODE (Limited Business License)
- JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE (Limited Business License)
- JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE (Limited Business License)
- Quality Scents (Limited Business License)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 23
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 9
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 4
- PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 74
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 71
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 65
- Street Light Out Complaint — 60
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 57