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- Infrastructure and Planning Services The City's building permit/plan check, business license, building inspection, private tree permit, solid waste and recycling, and nuisance and land use code enforcement programs are consolidated at the Per- mit and Information Center. At the Permit and Information Center, customers can submit permit appli- cations and receive assistance and information on development regulations. The City Rental Housing Code implemented in July 2005, sets minimum habitability standards for heat- ing, plumbing, weatherproofing and structural integrity to safeguard health, property and public well being. There are over 27,600 rental units regulated by the code and approximately 5,250 rental owners funding the program through a $10 per unit annual fee. Community development services provide support for neighborhood programs; promotion of construc- tion of affordable housing; administration of housing rehabilitation loan programs for low-income hous- ing and commercial and business development loan programs to create jobs for lower-income residents; planning and development efforts to support a healthy downtown; and management of the Riverfront and Central Eugene Project Urban Renewal districts. The .City provides basic ongoing maintenance of many City facilities including technical services such as electrical, plumbing, HVAC, painting, custodial services, and energy management. City staff is also responsible for the design and contract management of capital projects associated with the preservation and maintenance of the City's infrastructure asset base. These project management services are pro- vided for building additions, new construction, facility preservation; and space planning. The City's inventory of buildings includes 205 structures with approximately 2.5 million square feet. The General Fund portion of this inventory is 111 structures with approximately 970,000 square feet.and a replace- ment value of $254 million. The City maintains approximately 2,900 acres of park land, landscape beds, sports fields, playgrounds, picnic shelters, turf, grounds, preserved natural areas and hard surface areas. The City also plans for and manages major changes in the park and landscape system, such as acquiring new parks and open space, major renovation of existing parks, and significant changes in park use. The City regulates trees on private lands through administration of the City Tree Preservation Ordi- nance. The City also has direct maintenance responsibility for all trees within the street right-of--way (estimated to be 75,000 to 100,000 trees), on parkland and within the City-owned natural forested areas. Infrastructure and Planning Service Area Summary FY07 FY07 Proposed % of Proposed % of ng Source Dollars Total FTE Total al Fund $11,413,850 17.66% 93.43 15.75% Funds* 53,232,958 82.34% 499.71 84.25% (Total $64, 646, 808 100.00% 593.14 *Excludes $14,011,153 for internal charges already included in other service budgets. 59