Butte County, CA Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-08-03

66 new building permits were filed in Butte County, CA over the trailing 7 days, with $0 in declared construction value. Filing volume is the clearest public signal of how busy — or backed up — a city's building department is right now. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.

By Marcus Reeves · Updated 2026-08-03 · Last permit logged 2026-07-31

Permits filed · this week

66

▼ 1.5% vs prior 7 days

Declared construction value

$0

Prior 7-day comparison

67

permits filed previous week

Butte County permit review backlog

Of 571 Butte County permits with a published review status, 257 (45.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
Inspection Phase16528.9%
Fees Invoiced12822.4%
Pending11119.4%
Additional Info Required9717.0%
Plan Review376.5%
In Review122.1%
Ready to Issue50.9%
Closed - Withdrawn40.7%

Is the Butte County building department backed up?

Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Butte County, CA logged 66 permits in the last 7 days versus 67 the week before — a 1.5% decrease, so intake is easing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)Declared value
1 Owner-Builder 0 7
2 ROYAL AIRE INC 5
3 Owner-Builder N/A 5
4 RED LINE INSTALLATIONS INC 2
5 LUCAS G MESSENGER 2

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
Residential Electrical Permit 13 19.7%
Residential Roofing Permit 8 12.1%
Residential Mechanical Permit 7 10.6%
Building Permit Application 7 10.6%
Residential Alteration Permit 6 9.1%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractorValue
2026-07-31 Residential Plumbing Permit 11314 HOLIDAY DR, CLIPPER MILLS CA 95941 FLETCHER'S PLUMBING AND CONTRACTING INC
2026-07-31 Commercial Roofing Permit 13700 SKYWAY, MAGALIA CA 95954 C & C ROOFING INC
2026-07-31 Building Permit Application 886 WESTGATE CT, CHICO CA 95926 AMERICAN STANDARD HOME SERVICES
2026-07-31 Residential Pool/Spa Permit 22 LA PLACITA WAY, CHICO CA 95928 EMERALD POOLS
2026-07-31 Residential Solar/PV Permit 1405 W SACRAMENTO AVE, CHICO CA 95926 Owner-Builder 0
Methodology. Data sourced from Butte County's official municipal permit-issuance feed and refreshed daily. Permits are counted by issue date. Declared construction value reflects what the applicant declared on the permit application and is filtered to remove obvious data-entry errors (values under $1,000 or above $50M are excluded from totals). "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-08-03.

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