Residential building in Richfield saw a jump of approximately $8 million in 2017, while Sevier County remained steady at approximately $10 million for the second consecutive year. The city and county have separate building departments that issued building permits. The county’s residential permit values dropped by approximately $600,000 between 2016 and 2017, but 2016 was one of the largest years on record for the county. In all, the county issued 48 permits for new residential construction, which is the same number it issued in the year prior.
The unincorporated portions of the county accounted for 22 of the new home permits. Monroe had nine new residential permits in 2017. Other towns served by the county’s building department included Annabella with four new residential permits; Aurora, three; Central Valley, two; Elsinore, three; Glenwood, one; Joseph, one; and Salina, three.
While residential building numbers remained strong in the county, commercial permits were down. The county issued five commercial permits in 2017, with a value of $694,000. This is down from six commercial permits issued in 2016 with a value of $3.39 million. The county also issued 100 permits for new outbuildings with a value of approximately $1.7 million and 130 new additions or alterations, which registered some $2.4 million in value.
Richfield City issued 46 new residential building permits with a value of $12.56 million. Much of that number is being driven by the second phase of the Eagle View housing complex on the southeast portion of town. The city also issued 64 permits for additions and remodels, with a value of $1.46 million, as well as 15 permits for outbuildings with a value of $657,428. Richfield Reaper
