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 search and data guide
City of San Diego — Development Permits is published by City of San Diego. Permit Archive pairs the publisher's public permit-search service with a reviewed open-data source, scope, update pattern, reuse terms, and privacy boundary.
This public guide describes the source. It does not expose permit records, addresses, captured evidence, or contractor profiles.
Open official San Diego permit search ↗Official publisher service; opens outside Permit Archive
- 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 / Official search
Search San Diego permit records at the official publisher.
City of San Diego permit records
Use the official service to choose OpenDSD, Permit Finder, Accela, or a records request based on the project and year. The City's guide says online permit and application records generally cover 2003 to present.
Permit Archive links to this service for verification. It does not copy or publish the portal's search results.
02 / 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.
03 / 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.
04 / Verify
Verify the source, scope, and reuse terms.
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.