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Pool and spa permits in unincorporated Riverside County, CA

Data through September 2026 · updated 23 Oct 2026

949 pool and spa permits were issued in unincorporated Riverside County, October 2024 through September 2026: about 474 a year and 3% of all permits. 424 pool and spa permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 19% fewer than the 525 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 120 days from issue to the county's final.

949permits issued
424last 12 months
Octbusiest month
120days, usual issue to final
83%finished
Sep 2026records through

Pool and spa permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 66Oct2024Nov 2024: 32Dec 2024: 42Jan 2025: 32Jan2025Feb 2025: 41Mar 2025: 47Apr 2025: 33May 2025: 54Jun 2025: 42Jul 2025: 36JulAug 2025: 40Sep 2025: 60Oct 2025: 39Nov 2025: 32Dec 2025: 49Jan 2026: 31Jan2026Feb 2026: 25Mar 2026: 25Apr 2026: 41May 2026: 33Jun 2026: 43Jul 2026: 31JulAug 2026: 49Sep 2026: 26
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MonthPermits
Oct 202466
Nov 202432
Dec 202442
Jan 202532
Feb 202541
Mar 202547
Apr 202533
May 202554
Jun 202542
Jul 202536
Aug 202540
Sep 202560
Oct 202539
Nov 202532
Dec 202549
Jan 202631
Feb 202625
Mar 202625
Apr 202641
May 202633
Jun 202643
Jul 202631
Aug 202649
Sep 202626

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When pool and spa permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (133), January the quietest (80). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 80 (100 = an average month)February: 83 (100 = an average month)March: 91 (100 = an average month)April: 94 (100 = an average month)May: 110 (100 = an average month)June: 107 (100 = an average month)July: 85 (100 = an average month)August: 113 (100 = an average month)September: 109 (100 = an average month)October: 133 (100 = an average month)133November: 81 (100 = an average month)December: 115 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January80
February83
March91
April94
May110
June107
July85
August113
September109
October133
November81
December115

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How long a pool and spa permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 437 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025525
Finished83.2%
Expired12.2%
Usual days, issue to final120
Middle half, days79–180

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The county's own permit types

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

Permit typePermitsShare
Residential Pool/Spa78282%
Pool/Spa Final Inspection11312%
Portable Spa/Fountain414%
Commercial Pool/Spa131%

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Nearby permit data

Pool and spa 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: Riverside County GIS Open Data, PLUS_ACTIVITIES (Public Land Use System), Building department records, read 23 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Permits Riverside County Building and Safety issues for unincorporated land only: places such as Thermal, Mecca, Winchester, French Valley, Mead Valley, Anza, Aguanga, Temescal Valley and the Temecula wine country. Riverside, Moreno Valley, Corona, Temecula, Murrieta, Palm Springs and the county's other incorporated cities (28 in all) run their own permit offices and are not in this file. Blythe permits, which the county keeps under their own permit type, are left out too.

  • The county's file names no contractor, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Riverside County.
  • The file has no declared job value, so we show no costs.
  • The file gives a parcel number but no ZIP code, so there are no ZIP code pages.
  • Tract builders file one permit per house, so a new subdivision shows as many new-home permits, often with a matching repeat-production wall permit for each lot.
  • Battery storage permits are counted as electrical; rooftop and ground-mount solar as solar.
  • A final date is the county's completed date on a permit marked Final. Administratively closed permits count as expired.
  • Grading, hourly inspection, agricultural fee-only and legacy converted records are left out.

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Contractor Records, "Pool and spa permits in unincorporated Riverside County, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/riverside-county/pool-permits, data through September 2026, from Riverside County Building and Safety building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Permit types.

Download the tables (CSV): Pools & spas permits by month · Pools & spas permits by calendar month (index) · Pools & spas permits: days to final · Pools & spas permits by permit type.

Common questions

  • How many pool and spa permits does Riverside County issue a year?About 474 a year in unincorporated Riverside County: 949 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 424 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does a pool and spa permit take in Riverside County?The usual one took 120 days from issue to the county's final inspection, and the middle half took 79 to 180 days (437 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Riverside County file the most pool and spa permits?October (133 against an average month of 100); January is the quietest (80). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.