Check Your Permit Status at SJPermits

To check the status of a permit application, use SJPermits.org. This platform allows anyone to find information about permits, property designations, and zoning for properties located in the City of San José.

Go to SJPermits.org.
Use the Property Search button to find a specific property. Use one of several options for identifying the property — by Address, Assessor's Parcel Number, Permit Number, Project Reference Number, or Tract Number. This will bring up a new screen showing the property address.
Click on the property address. This opens the search results for the property.
Click View Permit/File (upper left corner).

Information for any permits will appear, including a "Status" column. Anyone can see this permit status information.
Only permit applicants who have logged into SJPermits can see the “Application Status” of an application that is underway — see description following the table below.

Permit Status

TABLE: Definitions of Permit Status

Here are the words describing a permit status and their definitions, including for permits issued by the City's Building, Fire, Planning, or Public Works departments.

Division	Status	Definition
Building	Intake	The application process has started but submittal is not complete. For online permits, you may use the ‘Continue to Submit Application’ option.
	Technical Review	The permit is in progress and under review.
	Under Inspection	Permit has been issued and inspections either need to be scheduled or are in progress.
	Finaled	Construction is completed and a final inspection was conducted and the project is approved, if relevant, for occupancy.
Fire	Intake	Application is under submittal conformance review.
	Under Review	Permit is in progress and under review.
	Review Complete – Fees Due	Fees must be paid before approved plans and permit can be issued.
	Under Inspection	Permitted construction work requires fire inspections.
	Closed	Fire inspector has given final sign-off of the permit.
Planning	New	The application has been submitted.
	Under Review	The project is currently under review.
	Cancelled	The City has cancelled the application.
	Rejected	The City has rejected the application.
	Complete	The application request is completed.
	Approved	Planning has reviewed the application and approved the permit.
	Denied	Planning has reviewed the application and denied the permit..
	Withdrawn	The applicant has withdrawn the application.
Public Works	Under Review	This permit is in progress and under review.
	Pending Approval	Non-Maps: Technical review is complete and staff are waiting for final items from the applicant. Maps: Technical Review is complete and map is being routed or waiting for signatures. Vacations: Vacation technical review is complete. Preparing documentation for City Council for approval.
	Approved	Utilities: Waiting for utility engineer to approve and issue for construction Non-utility excluding maps: Permit approved for construction Maps: Map ready to be recorded at County Vacations: Approved by City Council, waiting to be recorded at County.
	Issued	Permit issued for construction
	Cancelled	City or applicant has cancelled the application.
	Withdrawn	The applicant has withdrawn the application.

Permit Application Status

The Application Status field is only found on the “My Services” page at SJPermits.org for signed-in applicants. The status options are:

In-Progress: Your application has not yet been submitted or paid for.
Submitted: Your initial application has been submitted to the City.
Cancelled: You have cancelled the application prior to submission and payment.

Process Details Screen - Example

The screen below shows a permit that is in the third round of changes that were submitted on 11/23/21. Staff set a target date of 12/09/21 to complete this review.

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Under Process Name, the various work activities related to the project are shown. Each process represents a task that must be closed before a permit can be issued. All inspection processes must be closed before a permit can be finaled.
For this permit, RS Building Review is the main building technical review. It is open and in processing.
You can sort the display by field. This one is sorted by Process Status.
Date Started / Date Ended – Shows when a process was started or ended. The Target End Date is when the staff expect to complete the review.
The staff assigned to the process are listed under Assigned User and their contact email is listed under Assigned User Email.
Some processes may be open but unassigned until later in the process.
Clicking on Detail will open a Process Results window. This shows details for the activities in process.
This detail shows the plans were resubmitted on 01/17/2025 and the name of the reviewer with email contact info