San Diego permit timelines: median days to issue by type
How long do commercial permits take in San Diego? Median days from filing to issuance, by permit type, measured from 377173 issued permits.
| Permit type | Median days to issue | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic Control Permit | 2 days | n=50688 |
| No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum | same day | n=43090 |
| Construction Change - Building | 4 days | n=39115 |
| Transportation Permit | same day | n=27344 |
| Right Of Way Permit-Const Plan | 17 days | n=16211 |
| Approval - Construction - Electrical Pmt - PV Combo | 1 day | n=13250 |
| Construction Noise Permit | same day | n=11171 |
| Traffic Control Plan-Permit | same day | n=9761 |
| Combination Building Permit | 150 days | n=9190 |
| ROW Permit-Traffic Control | same day | n=8880 |
| Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan | 32 days | n=7896 |
| Building Permit | 127 days | n=7260 |
| Sign Permit | same day | n=6878 |
| Deferred Fire Approval | 16 days | n=6606 |
| Right Of Way Permit | 2 days | n=6408 |
| Photovoltaic - SB 379 | same day | n=6294 |
| Approval - Construction - Electrical Pmt-PV Combo | 7 days | n=6256 |
| Electrical-Photovoltaic | 1 day | n=5716 |
| Encroachment Agreement | 119 days | n=5700 |
| Construction Change - Fire | same day | n=5355 |
| No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical | same day | n=4919 |
| Mechanical Permit | same day | n=4892 |
| No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical | same day | n=4562 |
| No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing | same day | n=4386 |
| Zoning Use Certificate | 3 days | n=4121 |
| Deferred Document Review | 40 days | n=4076 |
| Plumbing Permit | same day | n=4058 |
| Construction Change - Eng. | 59 days | n=4040 |
| Electrical Pmt | 127 days | n=3937 |
| Electrical Permit | same day | n=3714 |
| Approval - Process - Agreement | 146 days | n=3314 |
| Elec.-UG Program-City only | 4 days | n=2722 |
| Agreement | 48 days | n=2372 |
| Fire Permit | 9 days | n=2028 |
| Coastal Development Permit | 379 days | n=1871 |
| Plumbing Pmt | 199 days | n=1674 |
| Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt | 25 days | n=1642 |
| Mechanical Pmt | 200 days | n=1636 |
| Substantial Conformance Review | 104 days | n=1561 |
| Storm Water Maintenance Agrmnt | 168 days | n=1427 |
+68 more permit types tracked
Medians measured filing-to-issuance from history: bulk city records and dated status timelines. Cells publish at n>=30 issued permits.
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