Permit Review Metrics
Review data-driven metrics about how long reviews are taking on average for different popular record types. Current reports were generated on August 12, 2025.
Building Permits
Data in these reports are averages for permits issued within 180 calendar days prior to the report date (see above).
Residential Alteration
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 1.58
- Number of incomplete submissions: 1.60
- Total number of permits issued in the last 180 days: 117
Residential Addition
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 2.19
- Number of incomplete submissions: 2.17
- Total number of permits issued in the last 180 days: 27
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.
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 4
- Number of incomplete submissions: 3
- Total number of permits issued in the last 180 days: 8
Commercial Alteration
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 2.20
- Number of incomplete submissions: 2.08
- Total number of permits issued in the last 180 days: 80
Commercial Addition
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 2.5
- Number of incomplete submissions: 2
- Total number of permits issued in the last 180 days: 2
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.
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 2.33
- Number of incomplete submissions: 1
- Total number of permits issued in the last 180 days: 5
Commercial Tenant Build-Out
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 2.82
- Number of incomplete submissions: 2.67
- Total number of permits issued in the last 180 days: 15
Site Plans
Data in these reports are averages for site plans approved within two years prior to the report date (see above).
Major Site Plan
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 3
- Total number of approvals issued in the last two years: 7
Minor Site Plan
- Number of submissions prior to approval: 1.5
- Total number of approvals issued in the last two years: 2