310 new building permits were filed in Pima County, AZ over the trailing 7 days. Filing volume is a public signal of current construction activity. Live data from official municipal permit-issuance feeds.
Permits filed · this week
310
▲ 54.2% vs prior 7 days
Prior 7-day comparison
201
permits filed previous week
Of 1,903 Pima County permits with a published review status, 1,410 (74.1%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Submitted | 1,103 | 58.0% |
| In Review | 307 | 16.1% |
| Issued | 225 | 11.8% |
| Approved | 97 | 5.1% |
| Deficient | 40 | 2.1% |
| Request for Corrections | 36 | 1.9% |
| Void | 21 | 1.1% |
| Final | 19 | 1.0% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. Pima County, AZ logged 310 permits in the last 7 days versus 201 the week before — a 54.2% 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D R H TUCSON CONSTRUCTION INC | 5 |
| 2 | TUCSON ELECTRIC | 4 |
| 3 | OCOTILLO ENGINEERING, LLC | 4 |
| 4 | Pulte Homes | 4 |
| 5 | MERITAGE HOMES CONSTRUCTION INC | 3 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit | 76 | 24.5% |
| Electrical/Mechanical Permit | 68 | 21.9% |
| Right of Way Permit | 43 | 13.9% |
| Revision | 43 | 13.9% |
| Septic | 18 | 5.8% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Electrical/Mechanical Permit | 7707 W COPPER NUGGET DR TUCSON, 85735 * | BRINCOR LLC |
| 2026-08-06 | Electrical/Mechanical Permit | 9010 W HENRY ST TUCSON, 85735 * | CAZARES ELECTRIC LLC |
| 2026-08-06 | Electrical/Mechanical Permit | 8305 S TAYLOR LN TUCSON, 85736 * | COPPERHEAD ELECTRIC & PLUMBING LLC |
| 2026-08-06 | Other Structures Permit | 4933 S OUTLET CENTER DR TUCSON, 85706 * | Co Signmakers, Inc |
| 2026-08-06 | Electrical/Mechanical Permit | 15700 N TRICO RD MARANA, 85653 * | Avra Valley Electric |
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