Dashboard Permit
Center Update
2025
Februar y 24, 2026
C ommunity Development
Lisa B rinton, Director
2025 Permit Center
Annual Report Contents
2025 Permit Center Staff Report
2025 Permit Center Annual Report Dashboard
2025 Permit Center Annual Report PowerPoint Presentation 2025 Permit Center Key Actions Taken
2025 Finance Committee Presentation
2026 Draft Values in Action Plan
Dashboard
Table of Contents
Permit Services
• Permit Center Calls by Year
• Counter Transactions byDivision
• City Reports
• Customer SurveyResponses
• Total Permits Applied by Year
• Construction Permits by Year
• Total Permits Applied by Type
• Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Permits by Year
• Salinas Plan Review Timelines
• Building Plan Reviews Completed on Time
• Permits Approved by Review Cycle
• Building Inspections Completed by Year
• Building Permit Inspections Completed by Permit Type
• Future Growth Area
• FGA Subdivision Status
Other Services
• Current Planning – Performance Measures by Year
• Current Planning – Application Intake by Year
• Current Planning – Application Intake 2025
• Current Planning – Application Approvals
• SB330 Timeline - Motensen
• Fire Overview for 2025
• Fire Inspection Cases and Inspections by Year (2023-2025) • Fire Prevention – Total Number of Permits Issued for 2025 • PermitTRAK: Types ofInspections Conducted for 2025
• CodeTRAK: Types of Inspections Conducted for 2025
• Development Engineering Overview for 2025
• Development Engineering – Total Permits Issued in 2025 • Development Engineering – Reviews Completed by Permit Type in 2025 • Development Engineering – Inspections Completed by Permit Type for 2025 • Code EnforcementCases & Inspections by Year
• Code EnforcementCase Opened by Type 2025
• Small Business Support - Services for 2025
Summary of 2025 Permit Center Activity
Over the past year, the Permit Center continued to operate at a high and stable level, sustaining the elevated workload first seen in 2024. Overall activity in 2025 remained largely consistent, with a four percent (4%) decrease in permit applications, a four percent (4%) increase in plan reviews, and a 12.5% increase in inspections compared to the prior year.
Call volumes remained steady. In -person front counter transactions declined by 30%, despite the rest oration of expanded public hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, reflecting the community’s continued shift toward online permit services.
Residential development remained the primary driver of activity, accounting for 80% of all building permit applications and 66% of inspections. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) activity in 2025 aligned with recent historical trends, decreasing six percent (6% ) from 2024 while increasing five percent (5%) compared to 2023. ADUs represented 39% of all inspections, and residential ADU plan reviews remained stable year over year at 629 reviews.
Commercial activity increased in 2025, with the Permit Center accepting nearly 100 tenant improvement permit applications. These projects included major investments by national businesses such as Archer Aviation, Dave & Buster’s, and Walmart, alongside con tinued reinvestment by local establishments including Sweet Reba’s, the El Rey Theater, and Brewjee Coffee Co. The City also sustained a significant volume of permitting and inspection activity related to the Amazon project. By strategically utilizing cons ultant support, this workload was absorbed without measurable impacts to permit processing, plan review, or inspection timelines.
Taken together, these trends reflect a Permit Center that continues to adapt to evolving service demands, expand digital access, and support both residential development and economic investment, while maintaining consistent, reliable service for the community.
The following dashboard charts provide a visual representation of these key trends and performance metrics, offering a clear, at -a-glance view of permit activity, service delivery, and workload across the Permit Center. Together, the data and visuals highlight patterns, progress, and areas of focus, supporting informed decision-making by City leadership while maintaining transparency and accessibility for the community.
Permit Services
• Administration
• Plan Review
• Inspection
Permit
Center Calls
by Year23748
26034 25970
22500
23000
23500
24000
24500
25000
25500
26000
26500
2023 2024 2025
• The volume was steady from
2024 to 2025 with less than a
1% decrease
Counter Transactions by Division
668
116
942
1641
2287
642
266
966
1850
2739
519
142
1046
1564
1930
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
Code Enforcement Fire Engineering Current Planning Permit Services 2023 2024 2025
• Engineering and Fire moved to City Hall
• Permit Center counter hours increased 8AM-5PM
City Reports
490
501 499
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025
CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025
• Real Estate point of sale requirement
2025 Customer Survey Responses
• Contractor: "It so was easy to work with you
guys once again! Making my job easier every
time I come in"
• Contractor: “Lucy and Jordan were very
helpful. Your department is head and
shoulders above the other departments in
the State. We do all the ADA for the roughly
600 7-Eleven stores in CA, so we work with a
lot of building officials.
• Resident "Oscar was proactive, helpful, and
was able to answer questions in detailed.
Great customer service skills. Thank you."
73%
24%
3%
2024
172 Responses
68.5 26.5
4.9 2025
Exceeded My Expectations Met My Expectations Did Not Meet My Expectations 162 Responses
Total Permits
Applied by
Year
998
1503
1371
1586
1812
2073
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
2023 2024 2025
Simple Building
Total: 3,315
Total: 3,444
• Building* permits increased 31%
from 2023 and 14% from 2024
• Simple* permits decreased 9%
from 2024 to 2025
*Building permits require at least one plan review. Simple permits are fast-tracked (1–2 days) Total: 2,584
Construction
Permits by
Year
• Finaled permits increased by 19% from
2024 to 2025
• Volume of 2025 applied and issued
permits hovered between 2023 and
2024 values
• Approved permits had a small 1%
increase
2768
3601
3444
2244
2955 2984
2199
2892 2936
1743
2152
2560
0 500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
2023 2024 2025
APPLIED APPROVED
ISSUED FINALED
Total Permits Applied by Type
40 4
168
27 1
247
498
297
29 10
50 179
14 44
122
3 41 48
584 601
48 389
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
COMMERCIAL DEMOLITION ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL MIXED USE PLUMBING REROOF RESIDENTIAL REVISION SIGN PERMIT SOLAR Simple Building
• Most building permits require at least one plan review • Simple permits are fast-tracked (3 days or less)
Accessory
Dwelling
Unit (ADU)
Permits by
Year
• The 2025 volume of applied,
approved, and issued and permits
hovered between 2023 and 2024
values
• Finaled ADUs increased
by 23% from 2024 to 2025 and 44%
from 2023 to 2025
242
270
254
205
227 222
197
216
208
96 114
140
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
2023 2024 2025
Applied Approved Issued Finaled
Salinas Plan Review Timelines
Building Plan Reviews Completed on
Time
5024
4443
6356
6963
7256 7523
0 1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
2023 2024 2025
On Time Reviews Total Reviews
61% 84%72%
• 23% difference in on time reviews from 2024 to 2025
• Volume of reviews held steady from 2024 to 2025
Permits Approved by Review Cycle
550
416
246
142
90 32 17 7 3 2
749
498
236
154
98 46 42
4 6 0
786
638
267
151
78 45
14 4 5 0
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1ST REVIEW 2ND REVIEW 3RD REVIEW 4TH REVIEW 5TH REVIEW 6TH REVIEW 7TH REVIEW 8TH REVIEW 9TH REVIEW 10TH REVIEW 2023 2024 2025
• Year over year, permits are being
approved in fewer review cycles
• No 10th Review cycles in 2025
Building
Inspections
Completed
by Year
715 1016 1158
13787
16850
18944
0 5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
2023 2024 2025
Virtual In Person
14,502
17,866
20,102
• 39% Increase from 2023
• 13% Increase from 2024
Building Permit Inspections Completed by Permit Type
4 2424
12 525 362 80
700
1618
13226
129
1022
0 2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
•
•
Future
Growth
Area
FGA Subdivision
Status
Tentative Map Completeness Review
•Christensen – CASP (670 Dwelling Units) – Under Review •Bardin Ranch – EASP (859 Dwelling Units) – Under Review Tentative Map Consistency Review
•Bondensen - WASP (638 Dwelling Units) – Applicant to Submit •Mortensen - WASP (391 Dwelling Units) – Applicant to Submit •Madolora - WASP (648 Dwelling Units) – Applicant to Submit Site Plan Review
•East Boronda Phase One – CASP (415 Dwelling Units) -Under Review Building Permit Application Review
•East Boronda Phase One – CASP - 12 Model Homes
•East Boronda Phase One – CASP - Three Apartment Buildings (50 Dwelling Units Total)
Other Services
• Current Planning
• Fire Prevention
• Developmental Engineering
• Code Enforcement
• Small Business Support
Current Planning–
Performance Measures by Year
Performance
Measure 2023 2024 2025
Number of discretionary
and administrative permits
processed
471 563 476
Number of building permit
reviews conducted 2,251 2,647 2,243
Percent of building permit
reviews processed within
prescribed timeframes
93% 92% 87%
Average # days to Approval
from Completeness for Site
Plan Reviews
38 39 21
• Customers Served (2025CY):
• Public Counter: 1,564
• Phones: 1,680
Current Planning- Application Intake by Year
Type of Permit 2023 2024 2025
Conditional Use Permit 47 72 34
General Plan Amendment 2 0 1
Home Occupation Permit 216 207 216
Planned Unit Development 3 1 3
Prelim Project Review 4 12 10
Resubdivision 5 8 5
Rezone 1 0 1
Site Plan Review 24 25 20
Temp Land Use 136 148 140
Tentative Map 2 3 4
Total 440 476 434
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
2023 2024 2025
Total Application intake
Year
Current Planning– Application Intake
2025
Highlights of the 535 applications
received in 2025:
•34 Conditional Use Permits
•20 Site Plan Reviews
•4 Tentative Maps
•6 Commercial Cannabis Permits
$10.7M Tax Revenue
•10 Prelim Project Reviews
1074780
816858
522640
0 200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
2023 2024 2025
Cannabis Revenue
Current Planning– Application
Approvals
5 6
34 1 6 1 1
216
15 3 1
22 13
3 10 5 1
20 140
4 4 4 7 1
123
35 5 1
214
15 3
20 8 1 4 10
139
3 3 6 1 5
0 50
100
150
200
250
INTAKE APPROVAL
Applicant resubmitted on
11/20/25
Applicant resubmitted on 9/3/25.
Applicant submitted full application
on 5/14/25.
• Agency has 30 days to determine
completeness and notify applicant.
• Incompleteness letter was issued
on 6/13/25.
• Applicant has 90 days to resubmit
(Due 9/11/25).
Incompleteness letter sent out by
staff on 10/2/25.
• Preliminary Application
Submitted on 12/10/24
• Establishes vested rights or
applicable rules on day of
submission.
Applicant has 180 days to submit
full application or vesting tentative
rights expire (Due 6/8/25).
Completeness letter sent to
Applicant on 12/19/25
Once application is “deemed
complete,” agency has 30 days to
review application for consistency
with applicable standards. For
projects with 150 unis or more,
agency has 60 days.
Note: To date, applicant has not submitted for consistency review. There is no deadline at this stage for applicant to submit for consistency review.
SB330 Timeline –Mortensen
•Customers Served at Counter: 142
•Phone Calls: 10,153
•SFD Permits Issued: 364
•Fire Plan Checks Conducted: 703
•DRC Projects Reviewed: 120
•Inspections Completed (CodeTRAK): 1,217
•Inspection Completed (PermitTRAK): 1,234
•Fireworks Citations Issued: 96
•Fireworks Citations Collected: $218,500
Fire Overview for 2025
CY 2023 CY 2024 CY 2025
Code TRAK 1021 1188 1,217
Permit TRAK 927 942 1,234
1021
1188 1,217
927 942
1,234
0 200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Number of Inspections Conducted
Fire Inspection Cases & Inspections by Year
1 5
1 4 3
8 2 5
55 2
23 78
2 6
19 5 8
2 2 4
8 91
1 29
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 90
100
Number of Permits
Permit Subtypes
Fire Prevention - Total Number of Permits Issued: 364
Date Range: 01/01/2025-12/31/2025
6 11 10
58 1
75 1
106
67 91
2 22
287
19 11 8
19 5 12
235
2 6 8 9 13 6
138
5 1
0 50
100
150
200
250
300
350Number of Inspections
Types of Inspections
PermitTRAK: Types of Inspections Conducted: 1,234
Date Range: 01/01/2025-12/31/2025
240
111
211
30 16
1 15
56 6 3 11 6
236
1 9 1 1 11 3 1
34 2
43 7 3 6
67 1
85 0
50 100
150
200
250
300Number of Inspections
Types of Inspections
CodeTRAK: Types of Inspections Conducted: 1,217
Date Range: 01/01/2025-12/31/2025
Development Engineering 2025
Overview
•Customers Served at Counter: 1046
•Encroachment Permits Issued: 741
•Vendor Permits Issued: 204
•Encroachment Permit Reviews: 1,379
•Building Permit Reviews: 1,072
•Planning Permit Reviews: 183
•Inspections Completed: 5,794
Development Engineering–Total Permits
Issued in 2025
745
0 9
204
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Encroachment Grading & Draiange Stormwater Quality Vendor Development Engineering–Reviews
Completed by Permit Type in 2025
486
1 1379
586
183
0 200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
Building Grading & Drainage Encroachment Addressing Planning Development Engineering–Inspections
Completed by Permit Type in 2025
5302
391
101
0 1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
Encroachment Grading & Drainage Stormwater Quality
Code
Enforcement
Cases &
Inspections
by Year
1691 1703 1721
1227
1586 1557
3758
4829
2840
0 1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
2023 2024 2025
Cases Opened Cases Closed Total Inspections Completed
Code Enforcement Cases Open by Type
2025
DANGEROUS BUILDING - 2%
ILLEGAL AUTO REPAIR - 2%
ILLEGAL OCCUPANCY - 6%
INOPERABLE VEHICLE - 4%
OTHER - 1%
PROHIBITED VEHICLES - 4%
PUBLIC NUISANCE - 0%
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE - 5%
REFUSE PROHIBITED - 2%
SUBSTANDARD HOUSING - 6%
WEEDS PROHIBITED - 9%
WORK WITHOUT PERMIT - 4%
ZONING VIOLATIONS - 55%
PROHIBITED ANIMALS - 0%
PROHIBITED SIGNS - 0%
Permitted Vendor - 1%
UNPERMITTED VENDOR 1%
Small Business Support
31 122170
2025 Inquiries By The Numbers
Total: 323
Counter Email Phone
58%
31%
4%
8%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Start A Business
/ Permitting
City Grants Outreach
Partnerships
City-Owned
Properties
2025 Inquiries By Type
Questions?
For more information, contact Permit Services
(831) 758-7251
https://www.cityofsalinas.org/Your-Government/Departments/Community-Development