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Solar permits in Culver City, CA

Data through September 2026 · updated 23 Oct 2026

326 solar permits were issued in Culver City, October 2024 through September 2026: about 163 a year and 6% of all permits. 176 solar permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 17% more than the 150 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. 90232 has the most, 156.

326permits issued
176last 12 months
Octbusiest month
85%finished
Sep 2026records through

Solar permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 7Oct2024Nov 2024: 9Dec 2024: 12Jan 2025: 9Jan2025Feb 2025: 7Mar 2025: 14Apr 2025: 10May 2025: 8Jun 2025: 10Jul 2025: 20JulAug 2025: 23Sep 2025: 21Oct 2025: 33Nov 2025: 31Dec 2025: 22Jan 2026: 8Jan2026Feb 2026: 6Mar 2026: 17Apr 2026: 6May 2026: 8Jun 2026: 11Jul 2026: 8JulAug 2026: 9Sep 2026: 17
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MonthPermits
Oct 20247
Nov 20249
Dec 202412
Jan 20259
Feb 20257
Mar 202514
Apr 202510
May 20258
Jun 202510
Jul 202520
Aug 202523
Sep 202521
Oct 202533
Nov 202531
Dec 202522
Jan 20268
Feb 20266
Mar 202617
Apr 20266
May 20268
Jun 202611
Jul 20268
Aug 20269
Sep 202617

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When solar permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (147), February the quietest (48). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 63 (100 = an average month)February: 48 (100 = an average month)March: 114 (100 = an average month)April: 59 (100 = an average month)May: 59 (100 = an average month)June: 77 (100 = an average month)July: 103 (100 = an average month)August: 118 (100 = an average month)September: 140 (100 = an average month)October: 147 (100 = an average month)147November: 147 (100 = an average month)December: 125 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January63
February48
March114
April59
May59
June77
July103
August118
September140
October147
November147
December125

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How many solar permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025150
Finished84.7%

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ZIP codes with the most solar permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 326 solar permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
9023215648%
9023013140%
900663912%

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The city's own permit types

How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.

Permit typePermitsShare
Electrical - Solar23973%
Electrical7924%
Build82%

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How Culver City compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

Nearby permit data

Solar permits for other places in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Culver City, Accela Building Safety Permits (ArcGIS feature layer), read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and demolition permits the City of Culver City issues inside the city limits, including the parts of the city with a Los Angeles (90066) mailing address. Neighboring Los Angeles neighborhoods (Palms, Mar Vista, Del Rey) and unincorporated Ladera Heights get their permits from the City or County of Los Angeles and are not in this file.

  • The city's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Culver City.
  • The file has no issue date. A permit counts once its status reads Issued or Finaled, and it is dated by the day the city opened the record, which for plan-checked work can be weeks or months before the permit was issued. Records opened in the last few months that are still in plan check are not counted yet, so the latest months read low and will rise as those permits are issued.
  • The file has no final date, so we can say how many permits finished but not how long they took. The city does not mark permits expired: one that lapsed without a final still reads Issued and counts as open.
  • The file has no declared job value, so we show no costs.
  • Building permits share one type, so roofing, ADU, new-home, addition and remodel counts, and the homes share, come from keywords in the city's description of the work and are approximate.

Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →

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Contractor Records, "Solar permits in Culver City, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/culver-city/solar-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Culver City Building Safety Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · By ZIP code · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Solar permits by month · Solar permits by calendar month (index) · Solar permits: finished share · Solar permits by ZIP code · Solar permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many solar permits does Culver City issue a year?About 163 a year in Culver City: 326 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 176 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Culver City file the most solar permits?October (147 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (48). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most solar permits in Culver City?90232, with 156 of the 326 (48%); then 90230 (131).