Residential garage permits in San Diego, CA
93 residential garage permits issued by San Diego (city), the 8 weeks ending Oct 15, 2026. Oct 15, 2026 is the latest issue date the source has published.
Quick answer. In the 8 weeks ending Oct 15, 2026, 93 residential garage permits were issued in San Diego, CA, according to public records from San Diego (city). The busiest ZIP codes were 92104 (18 permits), 92105 (14 permits), 92114 (10 permits). The median declared value was $127,069 across 59 permits that list one. The latest permit date published is Oct 15, 2026.
What a garage permit means in San Diego
A residential garage permit is a new garage, carport, conversion or door job. For a garage builder it shows where detached structures and conversions are going in.
In San Diego, permits were issued on 37 different days in the window; the most recent were Oct 15, 2026, Oct 14, 2026, Oct 13, 2026. The busiest ZIPs were 92104 (18), 92105 (14), 92114 (10).
By residential garage permit count, San Diego ranks #7 of the 40 garage pages on this site and #4 of 13 in CA.
- Mail neighbors of each build.
- Pitch conversions on streets with ADU activity.
- Track declared values by ZIP.
Other work on the same permits
Share of these 93 permits whose type or description also matches another trade. These are the follow-on and partner trades on San Diego jobs.
- addition/ADU: 75 permits (81%)
- electrical: 33 permits (35%)
- plumbing: 20 permits (22%)
- general remodel: 14 permits (15%)
Weekly trend
Permits per 7-day period, ending Oct 15, 2026. n/c = not collected yet (before our pipeline started pulling this source). It is not zero. Striped bars are partly collected weeks.
Top permit types
| Permit type / subtype | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | 45 | 48% |
| Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt 1 or 2 Fam, No Chg DU | 12 | 13% |
| Approval - Process - Agreement | 7 | 8% |
| Mechanical Pmt / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | 4 | 4% |
| Electrical Pmt / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | 4 | 4% |
Busiest ZIP codes
| ZIP | Permits | Share | 8-wk avg / week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92104 | 18 | 19% | 2.50 |
| 92105 | 14 | 15% | 1.75 |
| 92114 | 10 | 11% | 1.38 |
| 92117 | 7 | 8% | 1.25 |
| 92115 | 5 | 5% | 0.88 |
8-wk avg / week is the trailing 8-week weekly average we quote in coverage checks for that ZIP and trade. It counts every source in the ZIP and includes permits with unknown use, so it can be higher than this page's residential count.
Type stated in the permit
| Type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| conversion | 64 | 69% |
| new garage | 8 | 9% |
| garage roof | 1 | 1% |
| carport | 1 | 1% |
Parsed from the permit's own type and work text. A permit can state more than one; many state none.
Sample rows
Anonymized: street address, permit number and any names removed. Subscribers get the full row with address, permit number and source link.
| Issued | ZIP | Permit type | Scope | Type | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | 92123 | Approval - Construction - Fire Pmt - Suppression / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | plumbing + electrical + addition/ADU + garage | conversion | n/a |
| 2026-10-07 | 92117 | Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | addition/ADU + garage | not stated | $107,686 |
| 2026-10-02 | 92116 | Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | addition/ADU + garage | conversion | $70,136 |
| 2026-09-23 | 92110 | Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | addition/ADU + garage + irrigation/landscape | conversion | $56,888 |
| 2026-09-11 | 92115 | Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | addition/ADU + garage | conversion | $38,480 |
| 2026-09-01 | 92113 | Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt Companion Unit/Acc Apt | addition/ADU + garage | conversion | $79,687 |
Source
- San Diego (city): Development Permits Set 2 (data.sandiego.gov), published by City of San Diego. Source dataset. Collected window(s): Aug 21, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026. Last pulled Oct 18, 2026.
Metric: Residential = the source marks the permit's use as residential (permits with commercial or unknown use are not counted). Garages = the permit's type or work description matches the Curbside Signal garage rules. Counts exclude void or cancelled permits. Dates are the jurisdiction's permit issue date. Records are deduplicated on source and permit number. How we count. Part of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro: every trade × city page there.
The honest limit. A permit usually means the job is already sold. We say that up front. The value is what happens around it:
- Neighbor marketing around active jobs: same-age houses on the same street.
- Cross-trade follow-on demand: new roof → solar, gutters, insulation; remodel → HVAC, electrical, landscaping, pool; new build → pest, security, landscaping.
- Competitor intelligence: which contractors pull permits where (where the jurisdiction publishes it), and who to recruit as subs.
- Early-stage projects for commercial trades and GC subs.
Follow-on: Garage conversions lead to ADU, electrical and plumbing work.
Other trades in San Diego, CA
Residential permits in the same window, by trade.
Questions
How many residential garage permits were issued in San Diego, CA recently?
93 residential garage permits in the public records we pulled, the 8 weeks ending Oct 15, 2026. Source: San Diego (city).
Which San Diego ZIP codes have the most garage permits?
92104 (18 permits), 92105 (14 permits), 92114 (10 permits), by residential garage permit count the 8 weeks ending Oct 15, 2026. 23 ZIP codes had at least one permit.
What is the median declared value of a residential garage permit in San Diego?
$127,069, across 59 permits that list a valuation. Declared values are what the applicant stated on the permit, not the contract price.
How do I get the San Diego garage permit list, and what does it cost?
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