San Diego, CA

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 372389 issued permits.

Permit typeMedian days to issueSample
Traffic Control Permit2 daysn=49198
No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plumsame dayn=41781
Construction Change - Building4 daysn=39115
Transportation Permitsame dayn=27046
Right Of Way Permit-Const Plan17 daysn=16211
Approval - Construction - Electrical Pmt - PV Combo1 dayn=13250
Construction Noise Permitsame dayn=10977
Traffic Control Plan-Permitsame dayn=9761
Combination Building Permit152 daysn=9130
ROW Permit-Traffic Controlsame dayn=8880
Approval - Construction - Right Of Way Pmt-Const Plan32 daysn=7837
Building Permit128 daysn=7210
Sign Permitsame dayn=6878
Deferred Fire Approval16 daysn=6606
Right Of Way Permit2 daysn=6408
Approval - Construction - Electrical Pmt-PV Combo7 daysn=6256
Photovoltaic - SB 379same dayn=5817
Electrical-Photovoltaic1 dayn=5716
Encroachment Agreement119 daysn=5700
Construction Change - Firesame dayn=5355
Mechanical Permitsame dayn=4892
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electricalsame dayn=4741
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanicalsame dayn=4320
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbingsame dayn=4254
Zoning Use Certificate3 daysn=4112
Deferred Document Review40 daysn=4076
Plumbing Permitsame dayn=4058
Construction Change - Eng.59 daysn=4040
Electrical Pmt128 daysn=3914
Electrical Permitsame dayn=3714
Approval - Process - Agreement147 daysn=3309
Elec.-UG Program-City only4 daysn=2722
Agreement48 daysn=2372
Fire Permit9 daysn=2028
Coastal Development Permit379 daysn=1871
Plumbing Pmt203 daysn=1648
Mechanical Pmt202 daysn=1628
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt26 daysn=1623
Substantial Conformance Review104 daysn=1561
Storm Water Maintenance Agrmnt168 daysn=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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