Commercial Building Permit Approval Times with Annual Averages

Permit data tracks total days to review and approve commercial building permits. The dataset includes only approved permits, excluding open or pending applications. It is published by Pierce County, Washington, with a last update in August 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in `Number of Days` to approve permits over time using `Approval Date`.
• Compare processing efficiency across different `Permit Type` categories.
• Model `Valuation` or `Permit Value Category` as predictors for approval duration (`Number of Days`).
• Calculate the time between `Application Date` and `Approval Date` for specific `Permit ID` records.
• Benchmark annual average approval times against individual permit `Number of Days`.

Strengths

• Includes specific metrics like `Number of Days`, `Valuation`, and `Permit Value Category`.
• Distinguishes between approved permits and pending applications, clarifying scope.
• Data is provided in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown.
• Dataset excludes pending or open permits, limiting analysis of the full application pipeline.
• Geographic coverage is limited to Pierce County, Washington.

Provenance

Source

Pierce County, Washington government (internal.open.piercecountywa.gov).

Collection Method

Tracks administrative records for approved commercial building permits.

Freshness

Last updated on 2023-08-09.

Geography

Pierce County, Washington, USA.