Pima County, AZ Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-08-07

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.

By Marcus Reeves · Updated 2026-08-07 · Last permit logged 2026-08-06

Permits filed · this week

310

▲ 54.2% vs prior 7 days

Prior 7-day comparison

201

permits filed previous week

Pima County permit review backlog

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 statusPermitsShare
Submitted1,10358.0%
In Review30716.1%
Issued22511.8%
Approved975.1%
Deficient402.1%
Request for Corrections361.9%
Void211.1%
Final191.0%

Is the Pima County building department backed up?

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.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (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

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
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%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractor
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
Methodology. Data sourced from Pima County's official municipal permit-issuance feed and refreshed daily. Permits are counted by issue date. This source does not publish enough current declared-value coverage to report a citywide construction-value total. "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-08-07.

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