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February 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 2,292 building permits in February 2026, down 13% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92130 with 134 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 29% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,292
vs. prior month
-13%
2,639 last month
Most active zip
92130
134 permits
Top permit type
No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
29% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — February 2026

92130
134
92037
115
92154
104
92115
96
92117
93
92111
92
92114
91
92101
86
92126
86
92104
79

Permits by type

February 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
666 (29%)
Combination Building Permit
338 (15%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
329 (14%)
Building Permit
180 (8%)
Electrical Pmt
163 (7%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
122 (5%)
Plumbing Pmt
91 (4%)
Mechanical Pmt
76 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
74 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
65 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
58 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
58 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
35 (2%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
18 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
5 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
5 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
3 (0%)
Construction Change - Building
3 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt
2 (0%)
Grading + Right of Way Permit
1 (0%)

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