498 new building permits were filed in Lincoln, CA over the trailing 7 days, with $117,000 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
498
▲ 26.7% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$117,000
$39,000 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
393
permits filed previous week
Of 2,695 Lincoln permits with a published review status, 232 (8.6%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 2,347 | 87.1% |
| Pending | 112 | 4.2% |
| In Progress | 95 | 3.5% |
| Closed | 56 | 2.1% |
| In Review | 25 | 0.9% |
| Denied | 23 | 0.9% |
| Active | 11 | 0.4% |
| Void | 10 | 0.4% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Lincoln, CA logged 498 permits in the last 7 days versus 393 the week before — a 26.7% 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 | STAR CITY HEATING & COOLING | 11 | — |
| 2 | ACTION PLUMBING HEATING & AIR | 9 | — |
| 3 | PATRICK | 7 | — |
| 4 | ELECTRICAL ENTERPRISES | 7 | — |
| 5 | JOHN HENRY'S PLUMBING | 6 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| City Licensed Plumbing | 157 | 31.5% |
| City Licensed Mechanical | 129 | 25.9% |
| City Licensed Electrical | 54 | 10.8% |
| City Housing Complaint | 30 | 6.0% |
| LES Information | 26 | 5.2% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | City Licensed Plumbing | 10641 CENTURY LN, LINCOLN NE 68527 | DEAN MACHINE LLC | — |
| 2026-07-30 | City Licensed Plumbing | 10631 CENTURY LN, LINCOLN NE 68527 | DEAN MACHINE LLC | — |
| 2026-07-30 | City Licensed Mechanical | 1245 DUBLIN RD, LINCOLN NE 68521 | BRIAN HESTER HEATING & A/C | — |
| 2026-07-30 | City Licensed Plumbing | 815 ANTHONY LN, LINCOLN NE 68520 | DAVIS PLUMBING | — |
| 2026-07-30 | LES Information | 1640 CULBERA ST, LINCOLN NE 68521 | ELECTRICAL ENTERPRISES | — |
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