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Garage, shed and shade structure permits in the City of Sacramento, CA

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

260 garage, shed and shade structure permits were issued in the City of Sacramento, October 2024 through September 2026: about 130 a year and under 1% of all permits. 118 garage, shed and shade structure permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 17% fewer than the 142 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is March. 95818 has the most, 29.

260permits issued
118last 12 months
Marbusiest month
78%finished
$20,000usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Garage, shed and shade structure permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 15Oct2024Nov 2024: 9Dec 2024: 7Jan 2025: 14Jan2025Feb 2025: 6Mar 2025: 16Apr 2025: 14May 2025: 17Jun 2025: 8Jul 2025: 16JulAug 2025: 9Sep 2025: 11Oct 2025: 8Nov 2025: 13Dec 2025: 9Jan 2026: 9Jan2026Feb 2026: 10Mar 2026: 14Apr 2026: 5May 2026: 5Jun 2026: 9Jul 2026: 13JulAug 2026: 8Sep 2026: 15
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MonthPermits
Oct 202415
Nov 20249
Dec 20247
Jan 202514
Feb 20256
Mar 202516
Apr 202514
May 202517
Jun 20258
Jul 202516
Aug 20259
Sep 202511
Oct 20258
Nov 202513
Dec 20259
Jan 20269
Feb 202610
Mar 202614
Apr 20265
May 20265
Jun 20269
Jul 202613
Aug 20268
Sep 202615

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When garage, shed and shade structure permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). March is the busiest (138), February the quietest (74). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 106 (100 = an average month)February: 74 (100 = an average month)March: 138 (100 = an average month)138April: 88 (100 = an average month)May: 102 (100 = an average month)June: 78 (100 = an average month)July: 134 (100 = an average month)August: 78 (100 = an average month)September: 120 (100 = an average month)October: 106 (100 = an average month)November: 102 (100 = an average month)December: 74 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January106
February74
March138
April88
May102
June78
July134
August78
September120
October106
November102
December74

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How many garage, shed and shade structure permits get finished

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

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025142
Finished78.2%
Expired19.0%

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What a garage, shed and shade structure permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 260 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$20,000
Middle half$8,342–$44,753

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ZIP codes with the most garage, shed and shade structure permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 260 garage, shed and shade structure permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
958182911%
958202911%
958192710%
95831228%
95822177%
95825166%
95823156%
95816156%
95838145%
95833125%

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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
Residential Minor6927%
Residential Remodel6525%
Residential New Building4919%
Residential Housing Dept Permit2610%
Residential Other Struct (non-bldg)197%
Residential Housing-Minor156%
Residential Repair-Maintenance93%
Residential Web-Minor52%
Residential Housing-Rental Program-Minor31%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most garage, shed and shade structure permits in the City of Sacramento Building Division file, October 2024 through September 2026, with 5 or more each. Share is the part of all 260 garage, shed and shade structure permits; 56% of them name a contractor we can show. This is volume, not quality: more permits doesn't mean better work. Individuals' names, owner-builders and blanks are left out.

ContractorPermitsShare
River City Restoration Inc135%
Sacramento Window & Door LLC114%
Tuff Shed Inc93%
Sierra Pacific Home & Comfort Inc73%
Good Life Construction Inc52%

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Nearby permit data

Garage, shed and shade structure permits for other places in Sacramento. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Sacramento Building Division, issued building permits (ArcGIS: BldgPermitIssued_Archive and BldgPermitIssued_CurrentYear), read 18 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Building permits the City of Sacramento issues inside city limits. Unincorporated Sacramento County (Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Fair Oaks and similar places) has its own county permit office and its own pages on this site; Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom and Rancho Cordova run their own permit offices too. None of those are in this file.

  • These pages count and sort permits. The contractor table counts permits filed per firm; it does not rate, rank or compare their work.
  • The file gives each permit's current status (finaled, issued, expired) but not the date it finaled, so we show how many permits finish but not how long they take.
  • The value is the job valuation on the permit, as filed with the city.
  • Most home permits are online e-permits that the file files under one type (Web-Minor); we sort them into roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical and solar from the e-permit's own wording.
  • Withdrawn, void and revoked permits are not counted.

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, "Garage, shed and shade structure permits in the City of Sacramento, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/accessory-permits, data through September 2026, from the City of Sacramento Community Development Department, Building Division building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · How many get finished · Declared value · By ZIP code · Permit types · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Download the tables (CSV): Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by month · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by calendar month (index) · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits: finished share · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits: declared value · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by ZIP code · Garages, sheds & shade structures permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many garage, shed and shade structure permits does Sacramento issue a year?About 130 a year in the City of Sacramento: 260 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 118 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Sacramento file the most garage, shed and shade structure permits?March (138 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (74). 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 garage, shed and shade structure permits in Sacramento?95818, with 29 of the 260 (11%); then 95820 (29).