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It is the two digit fiscal year followed by an 8 digit sequential number.  Prior to July 1, 2009, the two digit year corresponded to Calendar year.  At that time we changes to permit numbering based on Fiscal Year, which begins on July 1st.  (e.g., FY 2010 ran from July 1, 2009 until June 30, 2010).", "annotations": {"facetsort": "-count", "sortable": true, "id": true}, "label": "\ufeffPermit Number", "type": "text"}, {"name": "description", "description": "This is the free-form description of the work to be completed.", "annotations": {"sortable": true}, "label": "Description", "type": "text"}, {"name": "issuedate", "description": "Date on which the permit was issued.  In the case of multiple permits for the application, it is the date of issue for the first permit.", "annotations": {"facet": true, "facetsort": "-alphanum", "timeserie_precision": "day"}, "label": "Issue Date", "type": "date"}, {"name": "applieddate", "description": "Date on which the permit was applied.  Please note that future applied dates are intended to be for permits that are part of an express review process.  They are set that way due to limitations in our current records system.", "annotations": {"facet": true, "facetsort": "-alphanum", "timeserie_precision": "day"}, "label": "Applied Date", "type": "date"}, {"name": "completeddate", "description": "This is the date the permit was completed.  This is set to the CO/CC date.", "annotations": {"facetsort": "-alphanum", "timeserie_precision": "day", "facet": true, "timerangeFilter": true}, "label": "Completed Date", "type": "date"}, {"name": "coissueddate", "description": "If the work was issued a Certificate of Occupancy or a Certificate of Compliance the date of that certificate is entered here.", "annotations": {"facetsort": "-alphanum", "timeserie_precision": "day", "facet": true, "timerangeFilter": true}, "label": "CO Issued Date", "type": "date"}, {"name": "statuscurrent", "description": "This is the Town of Cary status of the permit.  This is a structured list of values.", "annotations": {"disjunctive": true, "sortable": true, "facet": true}, "label": "Status Current", "type": "text"}, {"name": "originaladdress1", "description": "This is the address where the work was/will be performed.", "annotations": {"sortable": true}, "label": "Original Address 1", "type": "text"}, {"name": "originaladdress2", "description": "This is the secondary address information.  This field is not completed for addresses in the Town's address database, but this field is included to comply with the BLDS specification.", "annotations": {"sortable": true}, "label": "Original Address 2", "type": "text"}, {"name": "originalcity", "description": "This is the city as derived from the zip code.", "annotations": {"disjunctive": true, "sortable": true}, "label": "Original City", "type": "text"}, {"name": "originalstate", "description": "This is the state and is set to NC in all records.", "annotations": {"sortable": true}, "label": "Original State", "type": "text"}, {"name": "originalzip", "description": "This is the zip code of the address.  It will either be in 5-digit or 9-digit format.", "annotations": {"facetsort": "-count", "sortable": true}, "label": "Original Zip", "type": "text"}, {"name": "jurisdiction", "description": "This is the jurisdiction of the work.", "annotations": {"sortable": true}, "label": "Jurisdiction", "type": "text"}, {"name": "permitclass", "description": "This is an internal reporting category for applications.  It is based on the application types and the permits that are issued under the application.", "annotations": {"facet": true, "disjunctive": true, "sortable": true}, "label": "Permit Class", "type": "text"}, {"name": "permitclassmapped", "description": "This is an indication as to whether the work was for a residential or commercial property.", "annotations": {"facet": true, "disjunctive": true, "sortable": true}, "label": "Permit Class Mapped", "type": "text"}, {"name": "statuscurrentmapped", "description": "This is the BLDS mapped value for permit status.  It is mapped directly from the status current field using the following mapping:\n\nON HOLD (HD) -> Appeal\nPENDING VERIFICATION (PA) -> Application Accepted\nAPPROVED (AP) -> Fees/Payment\nXXXN APPROVAL (IA) -> In Review\nIN PLAN CHECK (PC) -> In Review\nCERTICATE OF COMPLIANCE (CC) -> Occupancy\nCERTIFICATE ISSUED (CO) -> Occupancy\nADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED (AC) -> Permit Cancelled\nCLOSED BY REPORT (CR) -> Permit Cancelled\nPLANS WITHDRAWN (PW) -> Permit Cancelled\nREJECTED (RJ) -> Permit Cancelled\nEXPIRED APPLICATION (XA) -> Permit Cancelled\nEXPIRED PERMIT (XP) -> Permit Cancelled\nARCHIVED (AR) -> Permit Finaled\nCLOSED (CL) -> Permit Finaled\nTEMPORARY STATUS (TP) -> Permit Finaled with Conditions\nPERMIT ISSUED (PI) -> Permit Issued\n\n", "annotations": {"facet": true, "disjunctive": true, "sortable": true}, "label": "Status Current Mapped", "type": "text"}, {"name": "workclass", "description": "This is an indication of whether the permit application is for new or existing construction.", "annotations": {"sortable": true, "facet": true}, "label": "Work Class", "type": "text"}, {"name": "workclassmapped", "description": "This is an indication of whether the permit application is for new or existing construction.", "annotations": {"facet": true, "sortable": true}, "label": "Work Class Mapped", "type": "text"}, {"name": "permittype", "description": "This is the Town of Cary coded permit application type.\n", "annotations": {"disjunctive": true, "sortable": true, "facet": true}, "label": "Permit Type", "type": "text"}, {"name": "permittypemapped", "description": "This is a mapping of the permit types to the BLDS permit types.  Possible values are (* indicates which are represented in this dataset)\n - Building *\n - Demolition *\n - Electrical *\n - Mechanical *\n - Plumbing *\n - Roof\n - Fence\n - Grading\n - Pool/Spa *", "annotations": {"facet": true, "disjunctive": true, "sortable": true}, "label": "Permit Type Mapped", "type": "text"}, {"name": "permittypedesc", "description": "This is the description of the permit application type.", "annotations": {"facet": true, "disjunctive": true, "sortable": true}, "label": "Permit Type Desc", "type": "text"}, {"name": "statusdate", "description": "This is the date the status of the record was last updated.", "annotations": {"facet": true, "facetsort": "-alphanum", "timeserie_precision": "day"}, "label": "Status Date", "type": "date"}, {"name": "totalsqft", "description": "The square footage of the work to be performed.", "annotations": {"facetsort": "-num", "unit": "sqft"}, "label": "Total SqFt", "type": "int"}, {"name": "latitude", "description": "The latitude of the location of the permit application.", "annotations": {}, "label": "Latitude", "type": "double"}, {"name": "longitude", "description": "The longitude of the location of the permit application.", "annotations": {}, "label": "Longitude", "type": "double"}, {"name": "projectcost", "description": "The applicant provided project cost.", "annotations": {"facetsort": "-count", "unit": "$"}, "label": "Project Cost", "type": "int"}, {"name": "housingunits", "description": "The number of housing units being constructed for this permit application.  This field is only populated for multi-family dwellings (permit types: B103, B104 and B105).", "annotations": {}, "label": "Housing Units", "type": "text"}, {"name": "pin", "description": "10-digit property ID Number (PIN).", "annotations": {"facetsort": "-count"}, "label": "PIN", "type": "text"}, {"name": "contractorcompanyname", "description": "The name of the primary contractor named for the application.", "annotations": {"disjunctive": true, "sortable": true, "facetsort": "-count", "facet": true}, "label": "Contractor Company Name", "type": "text"}, {"name": "contractortrade", "description": "The trade of the primary contractor for the application.", "annotations": {"disjunctive": true, "sortable": true, "facet": true}, "label": "Contractor Trade", "type": "text"}, {"name": "contractortrademapped", "description": "The trade of the general contractor mapped to BLDS standard trade names: \nGeneral\nElectrical\nMechanical\nPlumbing\nArchitecture\nEngineering\nMasonry\nSign\nTent", "annotations": {"facet": true, "disjunctive": true, "sortable": true}, "label": "Contractor Trade Mapped", "type": "text"}, {"name": "contractorphone", "description": "The phone number of the contractor.", "annotations": {"sortable": true}, "label": "Contractor Phone", "type": "text"}, {"name": "contractoraddress1", "description": "The mailing address of the contractor. 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