Pierce County Building and Land Use Permit Applications

Permit data includes Building Permits, Development Engineering Permits, Environmental Permits, Fire Prevention Permits, Land Use Permits, and Sewer Permits. The dataset is extracted from the Planning and Public Works PALS Plus application and maintained by Pierce County, Washington. It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze construction volume trends over time using the `issuedDate`, `finalDate`, and `projectValue` columns.
• Model the relationship between `buildingType`, `sqFtTotal`, and `buildingValuation` for property assessment and tax forecasting.
• Perform geospatial clustering of permit density using `XCoord`, `YCoord`, and `applicationType` to identify development hotspots.
• Predict `applicationStatus` outcomes based on features like `projectValue`, `dwellingUnits`, and `workType` for process optimization.
• Assess environmental impact by correlating `Environmental Permits` (from `applicationType`) with `acreage` and `parcelNumber` data.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple permit categories such as Building, Land Use, and Environmental permits.
• Contains over 25 columns detailing financial (`projectValue`), spatial (`XCoord`), and categorical (`buildingType`) attributes.
• Spatial data is placed using XY coordinates from the authoritative PALS Plus system.

Limitations

• Permits lacking XY coordinates in the source system are excluded, potentially creating a spatial data gap.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Temporal coverage and update frequency beyond the last update date are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Pierce County Planning and Public Works PALS Plus application.

Collection Method

Extracted and geocoded from the county's permit management system.

Freshness

Last updated March 27, 2026.

Geography

Pierce County, Washington, USA.