141 new building permits were filed in Chula Vista, CA over the trailing 7 days, with $3,524,621 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.
Permits filed · this week
141
▲ 127.4% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$3,524,621
$97,906 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
62
permits filed previous week
Of 602 Chula Vista permits with a published review status, 232 (38.5%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 345 | 57.3% |
| Applied | 187 | 31.1% |
| In Review | 45 | 7.5% |
| Void | 9 | 1.5% |
| Withdrawn | 4 | 0.7% |
| Ready to Issue | 4 | 0.7% |
| Shared Workflow | 3 | 0.5% |
| Closed | 3 | 0.5% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Chula Vista, CA logged 141 permits in the last 7 days versus 62 the week before — a 127.4% increase, so intake is accelerating and review backlogs are likely growing. This tracker refreshes weekly from official municipal feeds, so it reflects the current pace rather than a stale snapshot.
| # | Contractor | Permits (7d) | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNRUN | 7 | $117,474 |
| 2 | LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA LLC | 6 | $900,000 |
| 3 | LENNAR HOMES | 3 | $500,000 |
| 4 | KEY DATES | 3 | $13,000 |
| 5 | WEST COAST APPLIANCE SERVICES INC DBA WEST COAST HEATING AIR COND | 3 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Utility - Citizen Access | 39 | 27.7% |
| Residential Solar Energy | 22 | 15.6% |
| Solar Permit with SolarApp+ | 17 | 12.1% |
| Reroof Permit | 14 | 9.9% |
| Residential New Construction | 12 | 8.5% |
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