Form C-404 Report of Privately-Owned Residential Building or Zoning

DUE DATE:

OMB No. 0607-0094: Approval Expires 04/30/2010

C-404

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
REPORT OF NEW PRIVATELY-OWNED
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR ZONING PERMITS ISSUED

FORM
(4-11-2007)

1. PERIOD IN WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED –

Please mail OR fax this form to:

U.S. Census Bureau
1201 East 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132–0001
Fax: 1–800–438–8040
Please read instructions on
the back of this form.
For further assistance, call
1–800–845–8244 or go to
www.census.gov/permitsfaq

2. GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
If your permit system had a coverage
change, mark (X) in the appropriate box,
provide an explanation in Section 5, then
continue with Section 3.
051
052
053
054

Permits no longer required to build
new residential buildings
Permit office has merged with
another permit jurisdiction
Permit office has split into two
or more jurisdictions
Extraterritorial
jurisdiction/Annexation

(Please correct any errors in name, address, and ZIP Code)
100

3. NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
a. If no new residential permits were issued during this period, mark an (X) in the box and return this form
Type of structure

Item No.

(1)

(2)

b. Single-family houses, attached and
detached (see definition on back)
[Exclude manufactured HUD
inspected homes.]

101

c. Two-unit buildings

103

d. Three- and four-unit buildings

104

e. Five-or-more unit buildings

105

f. TOTAL – Sum of 101–105

109

Number of
Buildings

Housing units

Valuation of construction
(Omit cents)

(3)

(4)

(5)

4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL PERMITS, FROM SECTION 3, VALUED AT
$500,000 OR MORE (If more space is needed, please attach a separate sheet.)
Description

Name and address of owner or builder

Buildings

Housing units

Valuation of
construction

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

a. Kind of building
110

Site address
111

b. Kind of building
120

Site address
121

5. COMMENTS (Continue on a separate sheet)
600

6. PERSON TO CONTACT REGARDING THIS REPORT
b. Telephone

Area code

Number

710

d. E-mail address
730

USCENSUSBUREAU

a. Name
700

c. Fax

Area code

Number

720

e. Internet web address
740

See instructions on reverse side.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING FORM C-404,
"REPORT OF NEW PRIVATELY-OWNED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
OR ZONING PERMITS ISSUED"
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to vary from 3 to 23 minutes per response. The average is 8 minutes
per response for those that report monthly and 23 minutes for those
that report annually. This includes time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information,including suggestions for reducing

this burden, to: Paperwork Project 0607-0094, U.S. Census Bureau,
4600 Silver Hill Road, AMSD - 3K138, Washington, DC 20233. You
may e-mail comments to [email protected]; use "Paperwork
Project 0607-0094" as the subject. This agency may not collect this
information, and you are not required to complete this form, unless
it displays a current valid Office of Management and Budget control
number.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH SECTION
(Answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found at www.census.gov/permitsfaq)
1.

PERIOD PERMITS WERE ISSUED – Include all
privately-owned residential permits which were authorized
during the month or year shown.

2.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE
(Give detailed explanation of the change in Section 5)

051

Discontinue – A building permit is no longer a requirement
in your geographic coverage area.
Merger – Permit office has stopped issuing permits because
it has merged with another permit-issuing jurisdiction. That
new office has taken over the responsibility of issuing
building permits for your office.
Split – Your permit office no longer covers a particular
jurisdiction because that area now issues its own building
permits.
Extraterritorial jurisdiction/Annexation – Permit office is
now responsible for additional land outside of its original
boundaries.

052

053

054

3.

NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS – Summarize information
for number of buildings, number of housing units, and
valuation of construction as shown on the building or zoning
permit. Enter the valuation as shown on the permit. If no
valuation is listed, enter your best estimated value.
Item 101 – Single-family houses, attached and
detached – Include all new privately-owned attached and
detached single-family houses. Include attached single-family
houses known commonly as townhouses or row houses
where (1) each unit is separated from adjoining units by a
wall that extends from ground to roof, (2) no unit is above or
below another unit, and (3) each unit has separate heating
and separate utility meters.

Item 104 – Three and four-unit buildings – Include all
new privately-owned residential buildings that only contain 3
or 4 housing units, and do not meet the definition of attached
single-family as shown under Item 101. All units must be
stacked or share common utilities.
Item 105 – Five or more unit buildings – Include all new
privately-owned residential buildings that only contain 5 or
more housing units, and do not meet the definition of
attached single-family as shown under Item 101. All units
must be stacked or share common utilities.
Item 109 – Total – Sum of the data reported in Items 101
through 105, (101+103+104+105) for housing units, and
valuation of construction. Do not total buildings.
4. INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL PERMITS AUTHORIZING
CONSTRUCTION VALUED AT $500,000 OR MORE –
Please enter data in this section for individual permits valued
at $500,000 or more included in Section 3 above. If more than
two such permits were issued, attach a separate sheet.
5. COMMENTS – Enter any explanations from Section 2,
miscellaneous notes or questions. Include any revisions to
data entered on previous forms.
6. CONTACT INFORMATION – Please fill in any blank areas or
make any corrections to information already entered in these
fields. Enter the Internet web address for your permit office, if
applicable.

Item 103 – Two-unit buildings – Include all new
privately-owned residential buildings that only contain
2 housing units, and do not meet the definition of attached
single-family as shown under Item 101. All units must be
stacked or share common utilities.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLASSIFYING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Residential buildings are buildings containing one or more
housing units. A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a
group of rooms or a single room intended for occupancy as
separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in
which the occupants live separately from any other individuals in
the building and which have a direct access from the outside of
the building or through a common hall.

PERMITS TO INCLUDE
• privately-owned residential buildings, which include all
residential buildings owned or partially owned by a private
company or an individual during the period of construction
• housing for the elderly, such as assisted living facilities, that do
not have 24-hour skilled nursing care
• "turnkey" housing, which is housing that will be sold to a local
public housing authority when completed
• all housing built by nonprofit organizations
• buildings manufactured partially off-site and transported and
assembled at the construction site, such as prefabricated,
paneled, pre-cut, sectional and modular (these do not include
"mobile-HUD inspected" homes)
• foundation and interior finishing permits only when issued
separately and a valuation of construction is shown (Include
data on the proper line item depending on the number of
housing units in the intended superstructure. Enter zero for the
buildings and units in Items 101–105.)

FORM C-404 (4-11-2007)

PERMITS TO EXCLUDE
• publicly-owned buildings
• manufactured (mobile-HUD inspected) homes including
related foundations and pads
• group quarters, such as dormitories, jails, nursing homes, etc.
• hotels/motels
• landscaping
• demolitions
• nonresidential buildings
• moved or relocated buildings
• maintenance and repair, which are expenses to keep a
property in ordinary working condition
• farm buildings, such as silos, barns, etc.
• residential additions, alterations, renovations and conversions
• other structures on residential property, such as sheds,
garages, pools, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS CLASSIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS
• Enter a building in only one category. If you cannot determine
a category, please call our staff on 1–800–845–8244.
• If a building has mixed residential and nonresidential use,
enter the housing units based on the residential portion of
the building. Please estimate the valuation based on the
residential portion of the building only.
• Classify all buildings that are being totally re-built on an
existing foundation as new construction.
• Type of ownership (e.g. condominium, cooperative, timeshare,
etc.) is NOT considered when classifying a building.