El Paso County Non-Residential Permits 3,000
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Number of permits
2,500
These two charts show the number of non-residential building permits issued by El Paso and Teller Counties between 2000 and 2012 for office, retail and industrial space.
2,000
1,500
The El Paso County chart shows a decline in the number of non-residential permits issued after 2008, but there has been a recent upturn of 170 percent in the number of permits issued from 2011 to 2012. However, the region issued fewer than half the number of permits in 2012 compared to 2000.
1,000
500
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Source: Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, 2013
Teller County Non-Residential Permits 20 18 16
Number of permits
Why is this important? The number of non-residential building permits is one indicator of growth and economic activity. How are we doing? The number of permits issued in both El Paso and Teller counties is rising, pointing to increased economic activity.
14 12
For more information on building permits, see page 51.
10 8 6 4 2 0
Source: Teller County Planning Department, 2013
28
The Teller County chart shows a low number of non-residential building permits with a recent spike. In 2012, the county approved 14 new non-residential permits.
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