Building and Safety - Building Permits Submitted Between 2010 and 2019 contains records of construction, remodeling, and repair permits issued by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety. The dataset includes permits categorized as building, electrical, and mechanical, with details on submission, status, valuation, and location. Data is provided by data.lacity.org and was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Predict permit STATUS_DESC based on PERMIT_TYPE, VALUATION, and SUBMITTED_DATE using classification models.
- Analyze spatial patterns of construction by clustering permit locations using LAT, ZIP_CODE, and PRIMARY_ADDRESS.
- Forecast monthly permit volume from SUBMITTED_DATE for resource planning in the Business Unit.
- Identify correlations between project VALUATION, SQUARE_FOOTAGE, and PERMIT_GROUP (e.g., Express vs. Plan Check).
- Model the relationship between ZONE, USE_CODE, and permit approval time from SUBMITTED_DATE to STATUS_DATE.
Strengths
- Covers a 10-year time range from 2010 to 2019.
- Includes 30 distinct columns detailing permit type, status, location, and valuation.
- Contains geospatial coordinates (LAT, TYPE_LAT_LON) for mapping.
Limitations
- Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
- Data temporal coverage ends in 2019, which may not reflect recent regulatory or market changes.
- Potential for class imbalance in STATUS_DESC or PERMIT_TYPE categories is unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, published via data.lacity.org.
- Collection Method
- Administrative records from the city's permit issuance system.
- Time Range
- 2010 to 2019.
- Freshness
- Metadata indicates a refresh in March 2026, but underlying data covers 2010-2019.
- Geography
- City of Los Angeles, California, USA.