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The commitment to and investment in the Dublin community is further evidence of the quality of the businesses and the growth and success taking place here. Dublin has seen an increase in total building permits issued, including both residential and commercial, over the previous year which was the highest of the last four years. The number increased by nearly 13 percent in 2012 with 599 permits issued.

Key construction projects in Dublin over the last year have included TheWendy’s Company expansion, Dublin Springs, Dublin Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, the Avondale Senior Village and the expansion of Giant Eagle at Perimeter Center.

After returning its headquarters to Dublin in 2011, TheWendy’s Company invested $11 million in transforming its campus, retaining nearly 400 jobs and adding more than 200 jobs back to the Dublin headquarters.

Nestlé USA announced plans to invest $10 million in its Eiterman Road facility as part of an expansion phase. Dublin City Council agreed that the City would sell nearly 5 acres of City-owned land and sell an additional 5 acres it had purchased from The Ohio State University.

Further assisting businesses, Council adopted an amendment to the sign code allowing companies to display registered logos. The colors of the logo will now count

A Business-Friendly Community

as one color, while other colors on signs will be limited to two.

To accommodate the changing needs of the community, the City continued to update our community plan, which was frst adopted by City Council in 1988. For the frst time, the City created a web-based format to interactively engage the community in the process. The public can review and comment online, and observe as the progress unfolds. The City’s GIS and mapping applications will allow residents to obtain up-to-date maps and connect content with visuals and relevant charts and graphs.

The number of permits issued increased by nearly 13 percent in 2012 with 599 permits issued.

Residential and Commercial Building Permits

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

437 441 404 529 599 $121.3 $65.3 $63.1 $89.3 $123.9 1,555 1,155 985 1,631 2,033

Number of Permits Issued Cost of Construction (in Millions) Square Footage (in Thousands)

Public Service

Snow removed: 26.6 inches

Leaves collected: 951.13 tons

Chipper service pickups: 5,545

Fire hydrants maintained: 3,008

Waste diverted to landflls through recycling: 9,195 tons

Sanitary sewer pipe cleaned: 80,290 linear feet

Sanitary sewer pipe inspected: 167,438 linear feet

Sanitary sewer pipe lined: 53,175 linear feet