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Oakland permit processing times
For 316 issued permits in Oakland, the median processing time was 6 days; 75% were issued within 27 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Oakland permit processing times, 316 issued permit records show a median processing time of 6 days; 75% were issued within 27 days and 90% within 121 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 8.5 days faster than the previous 12 months.
Oakland permit processing times: wait distribution
For Oakland permit processing times, 316 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Oakland permit processing times: annual permit timing
Oakland permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 316 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62 | 3 days | 79 days | 161 days |
| 2022 | 54 | 0 days | 8.8 days | 88 days |
| 2023 | 43 | 4 days | 27 days | 134 days |
| 2024 | 56 | 16 days | 37 days | 98 days |
| 2025 | 66 | 6.5 days | 17 days | 55 days |
| 2026* | 35 | 3 days | 12 days | 67 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Oakland permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution
Oakland permit processing times has 316 issued records, a 6 days median, and a 27 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood | 6 days | 24 days | 1,044 |
| Oakland | 6 days | 27 days | 316 |
| Riverdale | 6 days | 64 days | 207 |
| Pullman | 5 days | 25 days | 686 |
| Near North Side | 4 days | 20 days | 14,726 |
| West Town | 4 days | 32 days | 7,607 |
| East Garfield Park | 3 days | 28 days | 1,600 |
| Grand Boulevard | 3 days | 34 days | 1,871 |
More Oakland permit processing times comparisons
The Oakland permit processing times cohort contains 316 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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