Permit Me To Tally Recent Development

July 9, 2021

We talk about all the new development going on in Ivins. So here are the actual numbers. Ivins issued 100 to 150 permits a year between 2015 and 2018. Permit activity has almost doubled since then. The City issued permits for 270 housing units in the twelve months ending in May.

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