Residential garage permits in Santa Monica, CA
18 residential garage permits issued by Santa Monica, the 8 weeks ending Oct 16, 2026. Oct 16, 2026 is the latest issue date the source has published.
Quick answer. In the 8 weeks ending Oct 16, 2026, 18 residential garage permits were issued in Santa Monica, CA, according to public records from Santa Monica. The busiest ZIP codes were 90402 (6 permits), 90405 (6 permits), 90403 (4 permits). The median declared value was $40,000 across 18 permits that list one. The latest permit date published is Oct 16, 2026.
What a garage permit means in Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica, permits were issued on 13 different days in the window; the most recent were Oct 15, 2026, Oct 8, 2026, Oct 1, 2026. The busiest ZIPs were 90402 (6), 90405 (6), 90403 (4).
By residential garage permit count, Santa Monica ranks #24 of the 42 garage pages on this site and #9 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 18 permits whose type or description also matches another trade. These are the follow-on and partner trades on Santa Monica jobs.
- addition/ADU: 10 permits (56%)
- demolition: 5 permits (28%)
- windows & doors: 1 permits (6%)
- roofing: 1 permits (6%)
Weekly trend
Permits per 7-day period, ending Oct 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Residential / Building Combo | 12 | 67% |
| Residential / Demolition | 5 | 28% |
| Residential / Roofing | 1 | 6% |
Busiest ZIP codes
| ZIP | Permits | Share | 8-wk avg / week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90402 | 6 | 33% | 0.88 |
| 90405 | 6 | 33% | 0.75 |
| 90403 | 4 | 22% | 0.50 |
| 90404 | 2 | 11% | 0.25 |
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 | 8 | 44% |
| new garage | 1 | 6% |
| garage roof | 1 | 6% |
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 | 90405 | Residential / Building Combo | addition/ADU + garage | conversion | $25,800 |
| 2026-10-08 | 90402 | Residential / Demolition | demolition + garage | not stated | $5,000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 90405 | Residential / Roofing | roofing + garage | garage roof | $4,500 |
| 2026-09-21 | 90403 | Residential / Demolition | demolition + garage | not stated | $30,000 |
| 2026-09-09 | 90402 | Residential / Building Combo | addition/ADU + garage | not stated | $1,172,832 |
| 2026-09-03 | 90405 | Residential / Building Combo | addition/ADU + garage | conversion | $77,130 |
Source
- Santa Monica: Active Building and Safety Permits, published by City of Santa Monica. Source dataset. Collected window(s): Aug 22, 2026 – Oct 16, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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 Santa Monica, CA
Residential permits in the same window, by trade.
Questions
How many residential garage permits were issued in Santa Monica, CA recently?
18 residential garage permits in the public records we pulled, the 8 weeks ending Oct 16, 2026. Source: Santa Monica.
Which Santa Monica ZIP codes have the most garage permits?
90402 (6 permits), 90405 (6 permits), 90403 (4 permits), by residential garage permit count the 8 weeks ending Oct 16, 2026. 4 ZIP codes had at least one permit.
What is the median declared value of a residential garage permit in Santa Monica?
$40,000, across 18 permits that list a valuation. Declared values are what the applicant stated on the permit, not the contract price.
How do I get the Santa Monica garage permit list, and what does it cost?
Request a free sample for your ZIPs first. ZIP Pack is $29/mo for one trade and up to 5 ZIPs every Monday; Metro Feed is $99/mo for a whole metro and up to 3 trades, with daily alerts. Guarantee on every package: If a weekly file is late or missing, that month is free. If a month delivers under half the 8-week average permit count for your ZIPs and trade, the next month is free.
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