Residential pool & spa permits in San Diego, CA
61 residential pool & spa permits issued by San Diego (city), San Diego County unincorporated, the 8 weeks ending Oct 17, 2026. Oct 17, 2026 is the latest issue date the source has published.
Quick answer. In the 8 weeks ending Oct 17, 2026, 61 residential pool & spa permits were issued in San Diego, CA, according to public records from San Diego (city), San Diego County unincorporated. The busiest ZIP codes were 92037 (10 permits), 92127 (6 permits), 92130 (6 permits). The median declared value was $54,948 across 47 permits that list one. The latest permit date published is Oct 17, 2026.
What a pool & spa permit means in San Diego
A residential pool or spa permit is a new pool, spa, remodel or equipment job. For a pool builder the job is sold, but a backyard project is visible to every neighbor, and new pools need service, fencing, landscaping and electrical work afterward.
In San Diego, permits were issued on 32 different days in the window; the most recent were Oct 14, 2026, Oct 13, 2026, Oct 12, 2026. The busiest ZIPs were 92037 (10), 92127 (6), 92130 (6).
By residential pool & spa permit count, San Diego ranks #10 of the 34 pool & spa pages on this site and #2 of 10 in CA.
- Mail neighbors of new pool starts while construction is visible.
- Offer weekly service and equipment upgrades to new-pool addresses once the job closes.
- Pass new-pool addresses to landscapers, fence and electrical partners.
Other work on the same permits
Share of these 61 permits whose type or description also matches another trade. These are the follow-on and partner trades on San Diego jobs.
- addition/ADU: 4 permits (7%)
- new construction: 4 permits (7%)
- electrical: 4 permits (7%)
- fencing: 3 permits (5%)
Weekly trend
Permits per 7-day period, ending Oct 17, 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 / Pool or Spa/1 or 2 Family | 47 | 77% |
| Approval - Process - Agreement | 3 | 5% |
| Building / New Residential Acc Structure | 3 | 5% |
| Combination Building Permit / Acc Struct to 1 or 2 Family | 3 | 5% |
| Combination Building Permit / Add/Alt 1 or 2 Fam, No Chg DU | 1 | 2% |
Busiest ZIP codes
| ZIP | Permits | Share | 8-wk avg / week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92037 | 10 | 16% | 1.50 |
| 92127 | 6 | 10% | 0.75 |
| 92130 | 6 | 10% | 0.75 |
| 92123 | 5 | 8% | 0.62 |
| 92105 | 3 | 5% | 0.38 |
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. 2 permits on this page have no ZIP in the source.
Type stated in the permit
| Type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| spa / hot tub | 54 | 89% |
| pool equipment | 22 | 36% |
| in-ground pool | 12 | 20% |
| remodel / replaster | 1 | 2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | 92109 | Combination Building Permit / Pool or Spa/1 or 2 Family | pool/spa | spa / hot tub | n/a |
| 2026-10-05 | 92037 | Combination Building Permit / Pool or Spa/1 or 2 Family | pool/spa | spa / hot tub | $10,374 |
| 2026-09-29 | 92037 | Combination Building Permit / Pool or Spa/1 or 2 Family | pool/spa | spa / hot tub | $7,296 |
| 2026-09-22 | 92122 | Combination Building Permit / Pool or Spa/1 or 2 Family | pool/spa | spa / hot tub; pool equipment | $25,578 |
| 2026-09-14 | 92127 | Building / New Residential Acc Structure | pool/spa + new construction | spa / hot tub | $14,784 |
| 2026-09-04 | 92105 | Combination Building Permit / New/Replac Mobile Home Inst | pool/spa + new construction | spa / hot tub | n/a |
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.
- San Diego County unincorporated: Permit records on internal-sandiegocounty.data.socrata.com (dataset red2-qccu), published by San Diego County unincorporated. Source dataset. Collected window(s): Aug 23, 2026 – Oct 17, 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). Pool & Spa = the permit's type or work description matches the Curbside Signal pool & spa 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: A new pool drives landscaping, fencing, electrical and pool-service demand at the same address.
Other trades in San Diego, CA
Residential permits in the same window, by trade.
Questions
How many residential pool & spa permits were issued in San Diego, CA recently?
61 residential pool & spa permits in the public records we pulled, the 8 weeks ending Oct 17, 2026. Source: San Diego (city), San Diego County unincorporated.
Which San Diego ZIP codes have the most pool & spa permits?
92037 (10 permits), 92127 (6 permits), 92130 (6 permits), by residential pool & spa permit count the 8 weeks ending Oct 17, 2026. 22 ZIP codes had at least one permit.
What is the median declared value of a residential pool & spa permit in San Diego?
$54,948, across 47 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 pool & spa permit list, and what does it cost?
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