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July 2026 Building Permits

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

San Diego, CA issued 2,031 building permits in July 2026, down 27% from the prior month. The most active zip code was 92117 with 97 permits. No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum was the top permit type, making up 31% of all permits issued.

Permits issued
2,031
vs. prior month
-27%
2,799 last month
Most active zip
92117
97 permits
Top permit type
No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
31% of total

Permit activity by zip code

Top 10 zip codes by permit volume — July 2026

92117
97
92115
91
92114
90
92101
89
92122
87
92037
85
92126
73
92130
73
92109
70
92104
69

Permits by type

July 2026 · San Diego, CA

No-Plan - Residential - Combination Mech/Elec/Plum
621 (31%)
Combination Building Permit
291 (14%)
Photovoltaic - SB 379
254 (13%)
Electrical Pmt
158 (8%)
Building Permit
147 (7%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Electrical
122 (6%)
Plumbing Pmt
74 (4%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Mechanical
73 (4%)
Mechanical Pmt
65 (3%)
No-Plan - Nonresidential/Multifamily - Plumbing
64 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression
56 (3%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Alarm
37 (2%)
Approval - Construction - Sign Pmt
36 (2%)
Approval - Construction - Demolition Pmt
21 (1%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Kitchen Hood
4 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Underground
4 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading Pmt-Private
2 (0%)
Approval - Construction - Grading-Right of Way Pmt
2 (0%)

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