How long does a building permit take in Los Angeles?

LADBS permits with a net gain in dwelling units or ADUs, including new buildings, additions and conversions. Window: issued Oct 18, 2025 to Oct 17, 2026.

Typical wait (median)138 days

Middle half of permits73–264days

Slowest one in ten wait at least544days

Permits measured7,987issued in the window

By project type

Project type	Median days	Middle half	Slowest tenth	Permits
All permits that add housing	138	73–264	544	7,987
New one- and two-family homes	151	97–264	623	1,995
New buildings that create an ADU	160	97–282	544	2,203
New apartment buildings	771	464–1,148	1,260	142

New ADU permits in Los Angeles

Is it getting faster?

Median days from application to issue, by month issued (Nov 2024 to Sep 2026). Months with fewer than 25 permits are left out. Hover a bar for its value.

By ZIP code

ZIP	Median days	Middle half	Slowest tenth	Permits
91326	73	35–220	428	33
91307	85	42–122	262	88
91304	92	41–213	323	112
91306	92	42–182	375	140
91324	94	56–169	243	70
91344	94	49–189	390	191
91343	98	52–190	336	139
91335	99	52–193	348	238
91402	99	44–162	299	73
91311	102	46–202	268	60
91042	105	52–318	815	101
91316	106	70–195	687	54
91342	106	56–192	336	153
91345	109	56–175	376	57
91406	111	61–189	406	139
91605	111	47–219	547	141
90066	112	77–197	385	159
91303	112	84–208	421	42
90272	113	75–169	228	1,177
91411	114	90–175	681	58
91331	117	59–200	453	202
91607	120	74–200	317	56
91423	121	64–210	364	65
91405	123	58–219	317	99
91325	124	76–190	284	94
91367	124	55–271	435	137
90036	127	91–224	379	49
91352	127	59–230	513	135
91356	131	65–217	354	80
90064	132	69–262	491	104
90034	136	78–323	643	84
91436	138	82–248	560	44
91606	138	75–238	361	125
91401	139	69–242	686	111
90025	142	75–237	532	64
90045	143	76–276	396	85
91403	144	125–189	374	40
90016	147	93–318	709	115
90062	148	89–298	778	58
91040	152	61–262	804	66
90018	154	89–316	618	65
90501	156	82–268	534	39
91604	156	92–272	538	66
90043	158	84–251	442	79
90047	159	88–293	487	85
90003	162	86–260	545	77
91364	163	79–333	950	69
90004	168	92–454	962	78
90038	168	101–490	658	41
90044	168	79–289	543	105
90048	168	90–228	534	42
90002	169	61–363	483	53
90024	176	113–413	646	31
90041	177	92–342	697	75
90031	182	118–864	1,010	39
90049	182	106–386	681	94
91601	182	117–472	710	105
90065	188	94–359	744	74
90035	191	86–319	448	68
90011	193	96–273	405	118
90019	194	102–318	499	120
90006	196	134–540	1,159	37
90037	210	154–337	927	81
91602	219	146–437	782	32
90027	220	117–524	580	56
90042	227	122–486	718	103
90068	230	94–484	802	36
90007	234	104–443	734	54
90023	235	156–355	655	29
90059	241	120–345	579	37
90039	248	88–731	1,369	93
90046	251	115–539	998	36
90291	252	119–415	783	72
90032	264	105–588	1,073	75
90026	266	98–666	1,460	100
90731	268	126–497	805	43
90008	275	138–496	857	51
90029	284	125–805	1,028	62
90710	297	112–371	472	25
90744	324	124–503	1,098	49
90033	393	112–561	790	36
90061	621	133–782	913	31

ZIP codes with at least 25 permits in the window, fastest first.

Source: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), LADBS Building Permits Issued (pi9x-tg5x). 189 permits with impossible or extreme gaps were excluded. How we calculate this.

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