What's happening
at your address?
Search 64,000+ permits filed in Petaluma since 2001 — roofing, solar, new construction, ADUs, and more.
What's happening right now
Permits currently issued, in review, or awaiting fees — active work on Petaluma streets today.
Petaluma's green transition
Solar installations, EV chargers, and accessory dwelling units have surged since 2020. The permit record is the clearest measure of this shift.
How long does it actually take?
Average calendar days from application to issuance, for permit types with at least 50 completed permits.
Elapsed time reflects total calendar days from application to issuance, including periods when the application was with the applicant for corrections or resubmission. It does not measure city processing time alone.
Permit volume by month
Permits filed per month by application date — a factual workload measure, independent of processing time.
Permits in queue
Permits filed but not yet issued, grouped by type. Reflects where applications are currently accumulating — no fault implied to either the city or the applicant.
11,373 permits expired
Permits that lapsed before completion
Nearly 1 in 6 permits filed in Petaluma expired without ever being finalized. Plans were drawn, fees were paid, and work that — for whatever reason — never crossed the finish line. Expired permits can be renewed, but many sit indefinitely.
Petaluma housing snapshot
14,299 single-family parcels from Sonoma County assessor records. Sale prices reflect the most recent recorded transaction per parcel.
California's Prop 13 caps annual assessment increases at 2% per year. A Petaluma home last sold in the 1990s is assessed at an average of $417k today — while a home sold in the 2020s starts at $950k.
The majority of homes were built before 1990. New construction since 2010 represents less than 2% of supply.
6,573 properties in Petaluma have no recorded sale on file — properties that may have been in the same family for decades, transferred via inheritance, or whose records predate digital tracking. Under Prop 13, these can carry some of the lowest tax assessments in the city.
Single-family homes recorded in , $200k–$5M, sorted newest first.
Petaluma by the numbers
Total permits filed each year, 2015–2025. The post-pandemic surge of 2021–2022 stands out clearly.