Open queue
930 permits are waiting
123 are Fire - State Mandated Inspections - Fire - Inspection Invoice, the largest category in the queue.
Permits & building activity
What's being built in Petaluma?
See the types of permits active now, what is waiting in the open queue, and how filing volume has changed.
Permits refreshed Sep 13, 9:03 am · refreshes weekly.
Active permit types
Residential Alteration, Remodel, Repair leads
328 active permits are Residential Alteration, Remodel, Repair.
Annual volume
Permit filings peaked at 4,370 in 2022
Petaluma recorded 3,535 permit filings in 2025, the most recent complete year. 2026 is still in progress, with 2,247 filings so far.