Official coverage
The official approvals file is broader than building permits. The pilot filters it to reviewed building-construction types and requires an issue date.
Official source desk
San Diego building-permit data source guide
City of San Diego — Development Permits is published by City of San Diego. Permit Archive reviewed its scope, access route, update pattern, reuse terms, and privacy boundary for the private Stage 1 pilot.
This public guide describes the source. It does not expose permit records, addresses, captured evidence, or contractor profiles.
- Publisher
- City of San Diego
- Official scope
- Reviewed building-construction approvals
- Update pattern
- Daily
- Access route
- Official bulk download
- Delivery
- CSV
- Reuse record
- PDDL
Registry contract reviewed July 30, 2026. “Source managed” means the publisher controls the refresh pattern; it is not a freshness guarantee from Permit Archive.
01 / Scope
What this source covers—and what it does not.
Known limit
The broader source is filtered to reviewed building-construction types.
Coverage must be read from the source scope—not inferred from the city name.
02 / Handling01 02 03
How the private pilot handles this source.
Use the documented route
The pilot uses the official bulk download and the source-specific request interval. It does not scrape an interactive portal or bypass access controls.
Filter before storage
The approval-permit-holder field is denied. The broader file cannot cross the capture boundary without the reviewed construction-type filter.
Keep the source trail
Every accepted item must retain source ID san_diego_development_approvals, its official URL, capture time, content hash, and raw-object location.
03 / Verify
Use the publisher for the current official record.
City of San Diego — Development Permits
Permit Archive is independent and does not replace the source. Current fields, availability, and terms must be checked with the official publisher.