39 new building permits were filed in Olmsted County, MN over the trailing 7 days, with $346,015 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
39
▲ 85.7% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$346,015
$23,067 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
21
permits filed previous week
Of 225 Olmsted County permits with a published review status, 35 (15.6%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | 78 | 34.7% |
| Submitted through ACA | 33 | 14.7% |
| Received - Waiting for Payment | 24 | 10.7% |
| In Zoning Review | 22 | 9.8% |
| In Review | 21 | 9.3% |
| In Plan Review | 14 | 6.2% |
| In Well Review | 10 | 4.4% |
| Pending Issuance | 7 | 3.1% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Olmsted County, MN logged 39 permits in the last 7 days versus 21 the week before — a 85.7% 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 | ABOVE ALL ROOFING OF ROCHESTER, INC. | 4 | $44,800 |
| 2 | LARSON SIDING & WINDOWS | 2 | $33,249 |
| 3 | B and C Plumbing | 2 | — |
| 4 | HOFSCHULTE BACKHOE AND SEPTIC LLC | 2 | — |
| 5 | PUETZ CONSTRUCTION LLC | 2 | — |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Building (Alteration: Remode | 11 | 28.2% |
| Residential Plumbing/Mechanical | 6 | 15.4% |
| Residential Building (Deck) | 5 | 12.8% |
| Residential Building (New) | 4 | 10.3% |
| Commercial Building (Alteration) | 2 | 5.1% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Residential Building (Alteration: Remode | 6225 SE 10 ST, ROCHESTER MN 55904 | LARSON SIDING & WINDOWS | $28,248 |
| 2026-08-03 | Commercial Plumbing/Mechanical | 8378 SE 14, EYOTA MN 55934 | Valor Mechanical Inc | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Septic Treatment System Permit | 6901 NE 150 AVE, PLAINVIEW MN 55964 | DYKES BROTHERS EXCAVATING | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Septic Treatment System Permit | 1237 SW SKYLINE DR, ROCHESTER MN 55902 | HOFSCHULTE BACKHOE AND SEPTIC LLC | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Septic Compliance Record - Other | 3973 SE OAK PARK CIR, ROCHESTER MN 55904 | GOPHER SEPTIC SERVICE, INC | — |
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