(A) The following statistics were gathered from the U.S. Census Bureau report dated May 2020.
(B) The population of the county grew from 12,494 in 2007 to 14,194 in 2020. That is an average growth of 11%. The number of building permits issued on a yearly basis rose from 12 in 1995 to an average of 100 in recent years in the unincorporated areas of the county. This indicates that building and development within the county are continuing to increase due to the population increase. There is a noticeable increase in the number of retirement age individuals and also an increase in the number of individuals who commute between Northern Utah and Franklin County due to employment in Utah while residing in the county. The fact that these trends continue necessitates county planning based on continued growth.
(C) The building permit numbers are for the unincorporated county areas only. The incorporated areas issue their own building permits.
(Ord. 2007-8-13B, passed 8-13-2007; Ord. 2022-2-28, passed 2-28-2022)