Annual Report FY 2023-24: Working Together

Join Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation as we celebrate the accomplishments of our dedicated LUT employees, other County staff and our community partners by reviewing our data from FY 2023-24.

Through community and transportation planning, development review and permitting, and road construction and maintenance, our outstanding County employees and partners work together to keep our community safe, healthy, vibrant and thriving.

We work hard to provide our community with a safe and connected transportation system, to plan for an environmentally sound future and to ensure buildings are constructed safely.

Traffic Engineering

Traffic Signals

FY 2023-24: 342
FY 2022-23: 342

(Includes mid-block pedestrian signals)

Fire Station Signals

FY 2023-24: 3
FY 2022-23: 3

Speed Display Signs

FY 2023-24: 69
FY 2022-23: 28

Pedestrian Actuated Beacons

FY 2023-24: 69
FY 2022-23: 44

Flashing Beacons

FY 2023-24: 31
FY 2022-23: 41

School Zone Flashers

FY 2023-24: 153
FY 2022-23: 144

Traffic Analysis Reports Associated with Land Development Proposals

FY 2023-24: 23
FY 2022-23: 25

Road Closures

FY 2023-24: 16
FY 2022-23: 16

New Requests for Traffic Signs, Striping and Other Operational or Safety Issues Evaluated

FY 2023-24: 2,642
FY 2022-23: 2,292

Neighborhood Streets Program

Neighborhood Safety Campaigns

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FY 2023-24: 125
FY 2022-23: 89

Neighborhood Meetings Held

FY 2023-24: 7
FY 2022-23: 4

Lawn Signs Distributed

FY 2023-24: 50
FY 2022-23: 32

Surveyor’s Office

Records of Survey Reviewed and Filed

FY 2023-24: 216
FY 2022-23: 228

Public Land Corners Maintained

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FY 2023-24: 51
FY 2022-23: 47

Plats (subdivisions, condos, and partitions) Reviewed and Approved

FY 2023-24: 80
FY 2022-23: 103

GPS Mapping Control Established on Monuments

FY 2023-24: 13
FY 2022-23: 16

Public Land Corners Remonumented

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FY 2023-24: 7
FY 2022-23: 7

Road Legalizations

FY 2023-24: 4
FY 2022-23: 1

Capital Projects

ADA Ramp Projects - URMD Funding

FY 2023-24: 50
FY 2022-23: 108

ADA Ramps Projects - Other Funding

FY 2023-24: 332
FY 2022-23: 162

Road Projects in Design or Construction

FY 2023-24: 88
FY 2022-23: 102

Road Maintenance

Maintenance Activities

Centerline Miles of Road Striping

FY 2023-24: 520
FY 2022-23: 577

Centerline Miles of Road Paving and Sealing

FY 2023-24: 22
FY 2022-23: 34

Centerline Miles of Gravel Roads Graded

FY 2023-24: 204
FY 2022-23: 204

Shoulder Miles of Roadside Brush Cutting

FY 2023-24: 381
FY 2022-23: 289

Total Bridges and Culverts

Bridges Not Deficient

FY 2023-24: 116
FY 2022-23: 110

Bridges Deficient*

FY 2023-24: 69
FY 2022-23: 73

*Functionally obsolete or structurally deficient.

Minor Culverts (6”-36”)

FY 2023-24: 2,523
FY 2022-23: 2,458

Major Culverts (>=36”)

FY 2023-24: 590
FY 2022-23: 566

Top Five Road Service Requests

Vegetation

FY 2023-24: 399
FY 2022-23: 608

Trash/Debris

FY 2023-24: 212
FY 2022-23: 414

Pothole/Rough Road

FY 2023-24: 171
FY 2022-23: 205

Gravel Road Grading

FY 2023-24: 113
FY 2022-23: 143

Drainage

FY 2023-24: 96
FY 2022-23: 169

Adopt-A-Road & Landscape Groups

Adopt-A-Road Groups

FY 2023-24: 126
FY 2022-23: 133

Adopt-A-Road Litter Cleanups

FY 2023-24: 76
FY 2022-23: 88

Adopt-A-Landscape Groups

FY 2023-24: 10
FY 2022-23: 10

Adopt-A-Landscape Urban Roadways

FY 2023-24: 10
FY 2022-23: 10

Event Permits Issued

Road Closures Processed

FY 2023-24: 16
FY 2022-23: 16

Block Parties

FY 2023-24: 15
FY 2022-23: 14

Race, Walk and Bike Events

FY 2023-24: 14
FY 2022-23: 14

Parades

FY 2023-24: 11
FY 2022-23: 7

Film and Video Events

FY 2023-24: 7
FY 2022-23: 4

Urban Road Maintenance District (URMD)

Expenditures

URMD Pedestrian and Biking Improvement Projects Funded in FY 2023-24

185th Avenue at Pike Street: Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacon (RRFB) pedestrian crossing, complete.
Beef Bend Road at Peachtree Drive: RRFB pedestrian crossing, complete.
Bethany Boulevard at Mitchell Avenue: RRFB pedestrian crossing, in design.
Downing Street and Butner Road: Meadow Road to Murray Boulevard –sidewalk, complete.
Ewen Drive and Augusta Lane: 18235 Ewen Drive to 178th Place – sidewalk, complete.
Garden Home Boulevard and 84th Avenue: RRFB pedestrian crossing, complete.
Greenwood Drive north on 135th Avenue: Sidewalk, in design.
Kaiser Road at 147th Avenue: Pedestrian crossing, in design.
Laidlaw Road and the Waterhouse Trail: RRFB pedestrian crossing, in design.
Meadow Drive: Between Walker and Pioneer roads – sidewalk, complete.

Building Services

In-Office Customer Interactions

FY 2023-24: 2,048
FY 2022-23: 2,033

Building Plan Reviews Approved

FY 2023-24: 3,341
FY 2022-23: 2,983

Inspections Completed

FY 2023-24: 46,772
FY 2022-23: 46,073

Multifamily Residential Permits Issued (Units)

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FY 2023-24: 0
FY 2022-23: 136

Single-Family Residential Permits Issued

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FY 2023-24: 575
FY 2022-23: 563

All Other Permits Issued

FY 2023-24: 13,144
FY 2022-23: 13,965

Development Review/Current Planning

In-Office Customer Interactions

FY 2023-24: 2,704
FY 2022-23: 2,481

Land Use Applications Accepted

FY 2023-24: 298
FY 2022-23: 312

Subdivisions Approved

FY 2023-24: 11
FY 2022-23: 8

Subdivision Lots Approved

FY 2023-24: 205
FY 2022-23: 82

Community and Transportation Planning

Ordinances adopted July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

B-Engrossed Ordinance No. 882 Tile Flat Road Extension

Amends the Transportation System Plan (TSP) to include Refinement Areas that recognize the need for the Tile Flat Road extension to connect between Scholls Ferry Road and Roy Rogers Road at Bull Mountain Road. The Refinement Areas preserve the opportunity to evaluate the preferred alignment and function of the roadway through urban comprehensive planning.

Effective Feb. 29, 2024. Learn more

Ordinance No. 900 Amendments to the Transportation System Plan

Amends the Transportation System Plan to incorporate general map and text changes for consistency with ongoing transportation planning efforts. Many of the amendments are for consistency with transportation plan updates adopted by cities. The amendments also establish the alignment of the Council Creek Regional Trail and include changes to the transit system map for consistency with recent transit service provider plans.

Effective May 2, 2024. Learn more

Ordinances adopted and in progress July 1, 2024 - Jan. 1, 2025

Ordinance No. 903 Amendments to the Transportation System Plan (TSP), all Community Plans, and the Community Development Code (CDC)

Amends the Transportation System Plan (TSP), all Community Plans and the Community Development Code (CDC) relating to parking to conform with recent changes to state Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) requirements. The TPR changes were the result of state‐adopted Climate‐Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) rules in response to Executive Order 20‐04 issued by the Governor in 2020, directing state agencies to take actions to reduce and regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

Effective Nov. 14, 2024. Learn More

A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 902 Amendment to the Community Development Code for Significant Natural Resources

Amends standards in the Community Development Code (CDC) related to Significant Natural Resources (SNRs) in the urban unincorporated area to ensure they are clear and objective and meet statewide planning Goal 5 and Metro Title 13 requirements. The standards apply to properties with mapped SNRs as shown on updated maps in the community plans. Also adopted with this ordinance are Resolution and Order 24-79 which amends the Comprehensive Plan Resource Document to add a new Preface and include the Goal 5 Report and Habitat Inventory Report in a new Volume IA, and Resolution and Order 24-80 which adopts the Washington County Tree List associated with A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 902.

Effective Dec. 5, 2024. Learn More

A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 901 Amendments to the Comprehensive Framework Plan and all Community Plans for Significant Natural Resources

Amends the Comprehensive Framework Plan for the Urban Area (CFP) Policy 10 regarding Significant Natural Resources (SNR) and Policy 41, Map B (Goal 5 Resources for Future Development Areas). It also amends text, design elements, and the Significant Natural and Cultural Resources Maps in each of the community plans for the urban unincorporated area to reflect updates to the County’s statewide planning Goal 5 SNR program. Also adopted with this ordinance is Resolution and Order 24-79, which amends the Comprehensive Plan Resource Document to add a new Preface and include the Goal 5 Report and Habitat Inventory Report in a new Volume IA.

Effective Dec. 5, 2024. Learn more

A-Engrossed Ordinance No. 897 Amendments to Reflect River Terrace 2.0 UGB Expansion Area

Proposes amendments to the Comprehensive Framework Plan for The Urban Area, Rural/Natural Resource Plan and Bull Mountain Community Plan to reflect the River Terrace 2.0 Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Area.

In progress. Learn More