Work/Life/ Real Estate
By Jason Walsh Sonoma County ranks Top 10 in building permits
S onoma County is among the regions taking action to mitigate the housing crisis, according to a new survey which ranks the county 10th in the state in most new building permits issued. Sonoma County issues an average of 10.8 residential building permits per 1,000 homes, according to financial website SmartAsset , which conducted the survey. Sonoma was the only North Bay county to appear in the list’s Top 10 for California, which has 58 counties. Napa County ranked 25, with 5.79 permits issued per 1,000. Marin, with its reputation for slow growth, ranked 47, with 2.63 permits per 1,000. The study tracked building permits over a three-year period as a reflection of investment and development in the local residential real estate market. The counties that rounded out the Top 10 in residential building activity tended to be Central/Northern California areas with room to grow. Madera County topped the list (22.99 permits per 1,000); Placer County finished second (21.67); the state capital also fared well with Sacramento checking in at No. 8 (11.73). The study drew information from the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
Applying for a permit in Sonoma County Sonoma County’s planning and building division is called Permit Sonoma. At its online hub— prmd.sonomacounty.ca.gov —county planning officials try and make the oftentimes confusing permit process as simple as possible. At the site one can: n Use the Permit Wizard feature as a guide to choose the correct permit for your project. n Experienced permit applicants can select their permit application directly from a comprehensive list. n The Digital Plan Room is the county’s online process which allows for electronic plan and document review for various permit applications. n Under the “I Want To…” menu, applicants can look up property information, start an application, search existing permits, check permit status, pay fees, schedule inspections and more.
November 2024
NorthBaybiz 21
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online