Permit Review Metrics
Review data-driven metrics about how long reviews are taking on average for different popular record types. The data reflected on this page is based on six-month averages.
These figures are not guarantees that your permit will take the amount of time reflected in the metrics, but is designed to give customers an idea of how long reviews for each permit type have taken historically.
Generally speaking, each submission for a residential permit can take up to three weeks for review and comment or permit issuance, and up to four weeks for commercial permit submissions.
Review time is largely dependent on submission of complete and code-compliant plans, whether or not resubmissions are required. Compliance with other city departments' regulations and review processes may also affect review times.
Current reports were generated on Nov. 10, 2025.
Building Permits
Data in these reports are averages for permits issued within 180 calendar days prior to the report date (see above).
Residential New*
*Disclaimer: Construction of new houses requires submission and approval of a house grading plan. This is an engineering-level review coordinated by zoning staff and requiring review by multiple city departments, often over the course of several months. In many cases, the building permit and house grading plan applications are submitted concurrently, but the building permit cannot be issued until the house grading plan is approved. Because of this, the building permit submission may sit with staff for prolonged periods of time, which you will see reflected in the abnormally long figure for “total time with staff” in the graph above. This is not reflective of the actual time it takes building code staff to review the building plans.
Commercial New*
*Disclaimer: Construction of new commercial buildings requires submission and approval of a site plan. This is an engineering-level review coordinated by zoning staff and requiring review by multiple city departments, often over the course of several months. In some cases, the building permit and site plan applications are submitted concurrently, but the building permit cannot be issued until the site plan is approved. Because of this, the building permit submission may sit with staff for prolonged periods of time, which you will see reflected in the abnormally long figure for “total time with staff” in the graph above. This is not reflective of the actual time it takes building code staff to review the building plans.
Commercial Tenant Build-Out