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ADU and casita permits in the City of Sacramento, CA

Data through September 2026 · updated 18 Oct 2026

625 ADU and casita permits were issued in the City of Sacramento, October 2024 through September 2026: about 312 a year and 2% of all permits. 331 ADU and casita permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 13% more than the 294 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is January. 95820 has the most, 94.

625permits issued
331last 12 months
Janbusiest month
74%finished
$133,127usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

ADU and casita permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 17Oct2024Nov 2024: 24Dec 2024: 15Jan 2025: 23Jan2025Feb 2025: 20Mar 2025: 26Apr 2025: 40May 2025: 30Jun 2025: 25Jul 2025: 19JulAug 2025: 21Sep 2025: 34Oct 2025: 38Nov 2025: 18Dec 2025: 23Jan 2026: 47Jan2026Feb 2026: 23Mar 2026: 26Apr 2026: 24May 2026: 29Jun 2026: 36Jul 2026: 30JulAug 2026: 15Sep 2026: 22
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MonthPermits
Oct 202417
Nov 202424
Dec 202415
Jan 202523
Feb 202520
Mar 202526
Apr 202540
May 202530
Jun 202525
Jul 202519
Aug 202521
Sep 202534
Oct 202538
Nov 202518
Dec 202523
Jan 202647
Feb 202623
Mar 202626
Apr 202624
May 202629
Jun 202636
Jul 202630
Aug 202615
Sep 202622

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When ADU and casita permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). January is the busiest (134), August the quietest (69). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 134 (100 = an average month)134February: 83 (100 = an average month)March: 100 (100 = an average month)April: 123 (100 = an average month)May: 113 (100 = an average month)June: 117 (100 = an average month)July: 94 (100 = an average month)August: 69 (100 = an average month)September: 108 (100 = an average month)October: 106 (100 = an average month)November: 81 (100 = an average month)December: 73 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January134
February83
March100
April123
May113
June117
July94
August69
September108
October106
November81
December73

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How many ADU and casita permits get finished

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

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025294
Finished74.5%
Expired10.2%

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What an ADU and casita permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 625 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$133,127
Middle half$80,000–$202,251

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ZIP codes with the most ADU and casita permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 625 ADU and casita permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
958209415%
958177312%
958387212%
958226711%
958186410%
95815559%
95819528%
95816488%
95823183%
95833163%

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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 New Building43670%
Residential Remodel8814%
Residential Addition6611%
Residential Housing Dept Permit203%
Residential Production Permit112%
Residential Minor3under 1%
Residential Housing-Minor1under 1%

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Most active contractors by permits filed

The contractors named on the most ADU and casita 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 625 ADU and casita permits; 46% 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
Imkat Construction Corp447%
A Construction Pro Inc132%
RPM Development and Engineering LLC132%
Glad Construction LLC112%
Riverland Homes Inc112%
D Loesch Construction Inc5under 1%

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Nearby permit data

ADU and casita 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, "ADU and casita permits in the City of Sacramento, CA", https://contractorrecords.com/sacramento/adu-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): ADUs & casitas permits by month · ADUs & casitas permits by calendar month (index) · ADUs & casitas permits: finished share · ADUs & casitas permits: declared value · ADUs & casitas permits by ZIP code · ADUs & casitas permits by permit type · Most active contractors by permits filed.

Common questions

  • How many ADU and casita permits does Sacramento issue a year?About 312 a year in the City of Sacramento: 625 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 331 of them in the last 12 months.
  • When do people in Sacramento file the most ADU and casita permits?January (134 against an average month of 100); August is the quietest (69). 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 ADU and casita permits in Sacramento?95820, with 94 of the 625 (15%); then 95817 (73).