10 new building permits were filed in San Benito County, CA over the trailing 7 days, with $286,059 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
10
▲ 42.9% vs prior 7 days
Declared construction value
$286,059
$35,757 avg per permit
Prior 7-day comparison
7
permits filed previous week
Of 85 San Benito County permits with a published review status, 68 (80.0%) are still in the review or intake queue — the live backlog. Breakdown by current status:
| Permit status | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Submitted | 39 | 45.9% |
| Plan Review | 22 | 25.9% |
| Issued | 17 | 20.0% |
| Applied | 7 | 8.2% |
Permit-filing volume is the best public proxy for permitting load: the more permits a building department takes in, the heavier its review queue. San Benito County, CA logged 10 permits in the last 7 days versus 7 the week before — a 42.9% 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 | GARY WELCH | 2 | $30,000 |
| 2 | ANGLE CONSTRUTION | 1 | $85,980 |
| 3 | Jesus Gonzalez | 1 | $78,079 |
| 4 | C C I CONSTRUCTION INC | 1 | $35,000 |
| 5 | PERDUE ENTERPRISES INC | 1 | $26,000 |
| Permit type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Re-Roof | 3 | 30.0% |
| Residential Remodel | 2 | 20.0% |
| Residential Mechanical | 1 | 10.0% |
| Residential ADU/JDU | 1 | 10.0% |
| Residential Windows | 1 | 10.0% |
| Date | Type | Address | Contractor | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Residential Re-Roof | 100 MERRILL Rd, CA 95045 | PERDUE ENTERPRISES INC | $26,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | Residential Remodel | 795 FOXHILL Cir, HOLLISTER CA 95023 | C C I CONSTRUCTION INC | $35,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | Residential Re-Roof | 3068 RIVERVIEW WAY, HOLLISTER CA 95023 | GARY WELCH | $15,000 |
| 2026-07-31 | Residential Re-Roof | 3068 RIVERVIEW WAY, HOLLISTER CA 95023 | GARY WELCH | $15,000 |
| 2026-07-30 | Residential ADU/JDU | 1603 HILLCREST RD, HOLLISTER CA 95023 | Jesus Gonzalez | $78,079 |
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