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SECTION 3: CITY PROFILE
<br />A review of building permits gives a picture of the built environment and the number of buildings
<br />that are being constructed in the city. Table 3-6 lists the number of residential buildings and total
<br />units authorized through a permit from the City of San Marcos between 2000 and 2021. The data
<br />includes total buildings, total units and the total value of construction costs to show the potential
<br />increase in vulnerability of structures to the various hazards assessed in the HMAP risk
<br />assessment. The increase in vulnerability can be attributed to the higher construction costs that
<br />would be factored into repairing or replacing a structure using current market values. Permits are
<br />reported annually in September and the data includes that from 2000 through 2021 to
<br />demonstrate growth. Of the residential building permits issued in this period, 59 percent were for
<br />multi -family residential units and 41 percent for single family units. Housing type can also be an
<br />indication of an individual's ability to recover from a disaster. 18
<br />Table 3-6. City of San Marcos Residential Building Permits Issued, 2000-202119
<br />2000
<br />197
<br />1,079
<br />$52,803,405
<br />2001
<br />147
<br />602
<br />$31,449,804
<br />2002
<br />188
<br />560
<br />$83,118,889
<br />2003
<br />182
<br />499
<br />$42,979,899
<br />2004
<br />181
<br />745
<br />$55,487,740
<br />2005
<br />181
<br />664
<br />$51,166,568
<br />2006
<br />158
<br />638
<br />$48,138,858
<br />2007
<br />112
<br />527
<br />$38,261,708
<br />2008
<br />67
<br />388
<br />$27,144,249
<br />2009
<br />53
<br />178
<br />$13,674,819
<br />2010
<br />366
<br />1,294
<br />$97,687,951
<br />2011
<br />274
<br />1,229
<br />$90,920,201
<br />2012
<br />384
<br />1,999
<br />$145,192,007
<br />2013
<br />402
<br />1,958
<br />$144,890,833
<br />2014
<br />243
<br />243
<br />$39,493,164
<br />2015
<br />277
<br />277
<br />$37,699,709
<br />2016
<br />352
<br />352
<br />$51,824,715
<br />11 Evidence from Hurricane Ike, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 57, 2021,102149, ISSN
<br />2212-4209, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102149.
<br />(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420921001151)
<br />19 U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permit Survey, 1992-2021, https://www.census.gov/construction/bps/
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