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Montgomery County permits by the numbers
Permits Montgomery County issued from Sep 2025 to Sep 2026. Time is from application to issue, and includes any time spent waiting on the applicant.
Permit typeIssuedTypical time to issue
Commercial Change Of Use35 issued136 days · 1 in 4 over 166 days
Alter3,313 issued14 days · 1 in 4 over 35 days
Construct1,899 issued23 days · 1 in 4 over 55 days
Add929 issued47 days · 1 in 4 over 86 days
Alter792 issued86 days · 1 in 4 over 123 days
Construct350 issued74 days · 1 in 4 over 167 days
Install210 issued111 days · 1 in 4 over 153 days
Restore And / Or Repair190 issued27 days · 1 in 4 over 54 days
Restore And / Or Repair154 issued75 days · 1 in 4 over 132 days
Add51 issued154 days · 1 in 4 over 216 days
Final Only Ap15 issuedtoo few to say
Build Foundation13 issuedtoo few to say
Calculated by us from Montgomery County open data (Montgomery County open data terms). Typical means the middle value. Types with fewer than 20 permits show no time or fee. Refreshed weekly.
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