Washington County Sees Rise in Permits for Home Construction
During the fiscal year ending on June 30, Washington County authorized 386 building permits for the construction of single-family homes, totaling $140.9 million in valuation.
This marked an increase of 88 permits compared to the 298 issued in the preceding fiscal year.
As the 2024 fiscal year concluded, Washington County issued 21 building permits for single-family home construction, amounting to an estimated total valuation of $9.4 million.
According to the Johnson City Press, a total of 805 building permits were issued during the last fiscal year for construction in non-incorporated areas of the county. Of that number, 388 were permits for residential home construction.
Washington County records show two building permits for two-family residential construction were issued for projects totaling $877,718 in the last fiscal year.
At the same time, 85 manufactured permits were issued totaling $12 million, as well as 22 commercial building permits for projects totaling $35.7 million in value.
The county also issued 164 building permits for accessory structures for projects with a total value of $$7.2 million and 126 permits for additions totaling $7.7 million.
The total value of the projects covered by the building permits issued by Washington County in the last 12 months exceeded $204.8 million.
The county also collected $10 million in fees from those building permits.
April was the busiest month for the county in the last 12-month reporting period with 127 building permits issued with a value of more than $22 million. The county also issued 125 permits in October with a valuation of $35.3 million.
