The usual roofing permit in Anaheim, the biggest trade with a completion date, takes 16 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (1,970 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). EV Charger is quickest at 12 days; ADU the slowest at 307 days. This is the turnaround to finish the work and close the permit, not the wait for approval.
“How long does a permit take?” can mean two waits. This page measures the second one.
Getting the permit (not measured): application → issue, the wait for the city to approve it. Anaheim's file we read does not carry a usable application date, so we don't guess at it. Ask the permit office for its current review times.
Finishing the work (measured here): issue → completion. The day the city issued the permit to the day it recorded a final inspection or closeout. That is the contractor's part: doing the work and getting it signed off.
What “finished” means in Anaheim: For contractors with at least 5 permits a year or more old, the share the city finaled.
Speed: How long their permits take from issue to the city's finaled date, compared with other Anaheim contractors in the trade. Shown for firms with 10+ permits.
Usual is the middle permit: half finish sooner, half later. Finished is the share of permits a year or more old that the city closed out. A dash means the Anaheim record has no completion date for that trade (pool, spa & pool removal), so there is nothing to count days from; it does not mean those permits are slow.
| Trade | Permits | Usual days to finish | Finished | Firms with 10+ permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roofing | 1,970 | 16 | 96.4% | 36 |
| Electrical | 1,729 | 35 | 89.0% | 19 |
| HVAC | 1,415 | 64 | 85.7% | 20 |
| Solar & Battery | 1,112 | 103 | 79.5% | 21 |
| Plumbing & Repipe | 720 | 20 | 88.0% | 14 |
| Remodel & Repair | 668 | 180 | 66.4% | 4 |
| Water Heater | 642 | 55 | 77.5% | 12 |
| EV Charger | 549 | 12 | 96.6% | 10 |
| Windows & Doors | 334 | 89 | 91.8% | 3 |
| ADU | 330 | 307 | 93.7% | 4 |
| Pool, Spa & Pool Removal | 163 | — | 88.0% | 2 |
| Addition | 141 | 303 | — | 0 |
| Patio Cover | 130 | 49 | 98.4% | 1 |
Each trade on its own, from issue to the city's sign-off. The spread between the quickest and slowest quarter of firms is the part you can choose.
The usual roofing permit in Anaheim takes 16 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (1,970 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 96.4% of roofing permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 0.5 months, the slowest quarter in 0.7 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
36 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim roofing contractors →
The usual electrical permit in Anaheim takes 35 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (1,729 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 89.0% of electrical permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 0.9 months, the slowest quarter in 1 month. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
18 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim electrical contractors →
The usual HVAC permit in Anaheim takes 64 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (1,415 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 85.7% of HVAC permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 1.9 months, the slowest quarter in 3 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
20 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim HVAC contractors →
The usual solar & battery permit in Anaheim takes 103 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (1,112 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 79.5% of solar & battery permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 3.1 months, the slowest quarter in 4 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
21 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim solar & battery contractors →
The usual plumbing & repipe permit in Anaheim takes 20 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (720 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 88.0% of plumbing & repipe permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 0.3 months, the slowest quarter in 1 month. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
14 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim plumbing & repipe contractors →
The usual remodel & repair permit in Anaheim takes 180 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (668 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 66.4% of remodel & repair permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 3.2 months, the slowest quarter in 6.2 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
3 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim remodel & repair contractors →
The usual water heater permit in Anaheim takes 55 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (642 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 77.5% of water heater permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 1.1 months, the slowest quarter in 4.7 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
12 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim water heater contractors →
The usual EV charger permit in Anaheim takes 12 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (549 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 96.6% of EV charger permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 0.3 months, the slowest quarter in 0.4 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
10 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim EV charger contractors →
The usual windows & doors permit in Anaheim takes 89 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (334 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 91.8% of windows & doors permits a year or more old have been closed out. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
The usual ADU permit in Anaheim takes 307 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (330 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 93.7% of ADU permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 7 months, the slowest quarter in 8.1 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
4 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Anaheim ADU contractors →
The Anaheim record carries no completion date for pool, spa & pool removal permits, so we can't count days. 88.0% of pool, spa & pool removal permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 163 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
The usual addition permit in Anaheim takes 303 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (141 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
The usual patio cover permit in Anaheim takes 49 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (130 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 98.4% of patio cover permits a year or more old have been closed out. The wait for approval before issue is not in Anaheim's file.
Source: City of Anaheim Accela building permits on single-family homes and ADUs. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.
A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit when they applied. It is not a quote and not the final bill.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits, and one permit can cover several visits.
Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Anaheim →
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