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May 2026 Building Permits

Official permit data from Atlanta— updated Mon, Wed & Fri from the county permitting office.

Permits issued
1,180
vs. prior month
-9%
1,294 last month
Most active zip
30318
122 permits
Top permit type
Open Record Request
17% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — May 2026

30318
122
30310
114
30315
95
30311
69
30331
64
30314
59
30305
58
30306
50
30342
47
30327
46

Permits by type

May 2026 · Atlanta, GA

Open Record Request
200 (17%)
Temporary Power
183 (16%)
Commercial Alteration
131 (11%)
Residential Alteration
120 (10%)
Residential Addition
114 (10%)
Residential Miscellaneous
96 (8%)
Residential New
55 (5%)
Commercial Miscellaneous
37 (3%)
Multi Family Alteration
36 (3%)
Residential Demolition
30 (3%)
Commercial Conversion
22 (2%)
Residential Pool
21 (2%)
Side Walk Waiver
18 (2%)
Multi Family New
18 (2%)
Commercial New
16 (1%)
Commercial Addition
15 (1%)
Noise Temporary Variance
12 (1%)
Commercial Demolition
8 (1%)
Airport General
7 (1%)
Commercial Land Development
7 (1%)
Multi Family Land Development
7 (1%)
Residential Conversion
5 (0%)
Outdoor Events
4 (0%)
Multi Family Miscellaneous
4 (0%)
Multi Family Addition
3 (0%)
Residential Land Subdivision
3 (0%)
Multi Family Conversion
3 (0%)
Building Complaint
2 (0%)
Commercial Pool
2 (0%)
Arborist Infrastructure
1 (0%)

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