building_permits: Vancouver Building Permits

In UBC-MDS/datateachr: Data collected to use for teaching at the University of British Columbia

Description

This is data that the City of Vancouver has released containing information about building permits they have issued since 2017. The data is updated monthly for the current year (prior years are static.)

Usage

building_permits

Format

A data frame with columns:

permit_number

Unique permit number generated at application date; there may be multiple permits for one project site

issue_date

Date when the specified permit is issued.

project_value

Estimated construction value at time of original permit issuance. For projects with multiple buildings on one site, the value for individual buildings may have a $0 value.

type_of_work

Type of work (reason for permit).

address

Specific property address.

project_description

Scope of work (not included in entries prior to 2018).

building_contractor

Contractor information, if known, as provided by applicant.

building_contractor_address

Contractor address, if known, as provided by applicant.

applicant

Applicant for permit. Applicant may be property owner or official agent for owner and is often the design professional or their firm.

applicant_address

Contact information for applicant as provided on permit application.

property_use

General use of property; where multiple uses apply, only the most relevant use is shown.

specific_use_category

Sub categories of property use (as defined in Schedule 2 of the Zoning and Development By-Law.)

year

Year.

bi_id

Key field added during import to data warehouse.

Source

https://opendata.vancouver.ca/explore/dataset/issued-building-permits/information/, downloaded 2020-05-05

Examples

building_permits

head(building_permits)
summary(building_permits)

UBC-MDS/datateachr documentation built on Aug. 24, 2020, 3:21 a.m.