550 new building permits were filed in Clark County, WA over the trailing 7 days, with $1,017,346 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
550
▲ 409.3% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$1,017,346
$40,693 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
108
permits filed previous week
Of 1,538 Clark County permits with a published review status, 662 (43.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Permit Issued | 614 | 39.9% |
| In Review | 433 | 28.2% |
| Pending | 227 | 14.8% |
| Closed | 113 | 7.3% |
| Awaiting Plans | 95 | 6.2% |
| Closed - Void | 10 | 0.7% |
| Issued | 9 | 0.6% |
| Closed - Removed | 8 | 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. Clark County, WA logged 550 permits in the last 7 days versus 108 the week before — a 409.3% 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 | PLAN ROOM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 13 | — |
| 2 | AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES LLC | 6 | — |
| 3 | FAST AFFORDABLE AIR | 5 | — |
| 4 | FETCH A TECH | 4 | — |
| 5 | SEMPER FI HEATING AND COOLING | 3 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Simple Mechanical | 103 | 18.7% |
| Revision | 86 | 15.6% |
| Add People to Application | 62 | 11.3% |
| Residential Simple Plumbing | 41 | 7.5% |
| Agency Selection | 24 | 4.4% |
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