38 new building permits were filed in El Monte, 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.
Permits filed · this week
38
▲ 81.0% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$0
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Prior 7-day comparison
21
permits filed previous week
Of 324 El Monte permits with a published review status, 0 (0.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 311 | 96.0% |
| Complete | 10 | 3.1% |
| Fees Due | 2 | 0.6% |
| On Hold | 1 | 0.3% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. El Monte, CA logged 38 permits in the last 7 days versus 21 the week before — a 81.0% 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.
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical | 15 | 39.5% |
| Re Roof Residential | 9 | 23.7% |
| Alteration, Remodel, Repair | 5 | 13.2% |
| Residential Electrical Panel | 3 | 7.9% |
| Combination permit | 2 | 5.3% |
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