Citrus Heights building & ADU permits
Recent permit activity, updated continuously.
Citrus Heights is a Sacramento County suburb that incorporated in 1997 and has run its own building department since. The city records accessory dwelling units under their own work type, so ADU projects are identified at the source rather than inferred.
Igni is tracking 744 residential and building permits in Citrus Heights, CA — including 12 classified accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) filings. The most active ZIP is 95610. The most recent filing Igni tracked was Nov 12, 2026. All records come from City of Citrus Heights (ArcGIS), an official government open-data feed, and are refreshed continuously.
744
Permits tracked
12
ADU permits
2
Distinct ZIP codes
Nov 12, 2026
Newest permit
Recent permits
A sample of the freshest permits in this jurisdiction — ZIP and city only (no street addresses).
| ZIP | Permit type | ADU type | Valuation | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95621 | Residential | — | $13,750 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $1,500 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $300 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $13,385 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95610 | Residential | — | $25,947 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $5,000 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95610 | Residential | — | $4,863 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $1,400 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $1,400 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95610 | Residential | — | $1,400 | Nov 11, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $9,000 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| 95610 | Residential | — | $4,000 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $21,019 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $18,399 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 95610 | Residential | — | $3,000 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 95610 | Residential | — | $29,909 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 95610 | Residential | — | $5,000 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $8,470 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $21,541 | Nov 10, 2026 |
| 95621 | Residential | — | $9,000 | Nov 10, 2026 |
Top ZIP codes by recent activity
ADU types in the recent set
Permit activity in Citrus Heights
Igni counted 4,015 permits issued in Citrus Heights over the last 12 months (Nov 2025 – Oct 2026) — up 6.2% on the 3,779 in the 12 months before. The forecast expects about 1,797 over the next 6 months.
Forecast: Holt–Winters, typical error ±13% in backtests one to six months ahead. How we forecast
| Permit type | Last 12 months | Year over year | Forecast, next 6 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 4,015 | Up 6.2% | ≈ 1,797 |
| Residential building | 668 | Down 3.9% | ≈ 336 |
| Commercial building | 143 | Down 35.0% | — |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 3,204 | Up 11.9% | ≈ 1,443 |
| ADU | 41 | — | — |
Monthly figures
| Month | Permits | 10th–90th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2023 | 247 | — |
| Dec 2023 | 198 | — |
| Jan 2024 | 269 | — |
| Feb 2024 | 222 | — |
| Mar 2024 | 359 | — |
| Apr 2024 | 310 | — |
| May 2024 | 397 | — |
| Jun 2024 | 386 | — |
| Jul 2024 | 311 | — |
| Aug 2024 | 322 | — |
| Sep 2024 | 343 | — |
| Oct 2024 | 293 | — |
| Nov 2024 | 236 | — |
| Dec 2024 | 202 | — |
| Jan 2025 | 369 | — |
| Feb 2025 | 329 | — |
| Mar 2025 | 279 | — |
| Apr 2025 | 324 | — |
| May 2025 | 376 | — |
| Jun 2025 | 373 | — |
| Jul 2025 | 353 | — |
| Aug 2025 | 296 | — |
| Sep 2025 | 370 | — |
| Oct 2025 | 272 | — |
| Nov 2025 | 260 | — |
| Dec 2025 | 216 | — |
| Jan 2026 | 264 | — |
| Feb 2026 | 278 | — |
| Mar 2026 | 353 | — |
| Apr 2026 | 329 | — |
| May 2026 | 301 | — |
| Jun 2026 | 446 | — |
| Jul 2026 | 460 | — |
| Aug 2026 | 350 | — |
| Sep 2026 | 414 | — |
| Oct 2026 | 344 | — |
| Nov 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 273 | 240–358 |
| Dec 2026 (forecast) | ≈ 238 | 210–313 |
| Jan 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 303 | 265–405 |
| Feb 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 295 | 257–396 |
| Mar 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 355 | 308–481 |
| Apr 2027 (forecast) | ≈ 333 | 287–452 |
Counts are permits issued per calendar month as Citrus Heights publishes them to its open-data feed — not a complete census; a change in what the city publishes moves them too. The current month is left out, and the most recent months are provisional. A forecast is a statistical estimate with a range, not a prediction for any project. Informational only.
How long do permits take in Citrus Heights?
Based on 10,745 Citrus Heights permits applied for between Nov 2023 and Aug 2026, the typical (median) permit was issued 3 days after application, and the middle half of permits took 0–10 days. One in ten took longer than 45 days.
| Permit type | Median | Typical range | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| All permits | 3 days | 0–10 days | 10,745 |
| Residential building | 13 days | 4–42 days | 1,923 |
| Commercial building | 34 days | 7–111 days | 516 |
| Trade (electrical, plumbing, mechanical) | 1 day | 0–6 days | 8,306 |
| ADU | 125 days | 70–272 days | 122 |
Typical, not guaranteed: individual permits vary with project scope, application completeness and plan-review workload. Days are calendar days from application to issuance; applications still pending are counted as not-yet-issued rather than dropped. Informational only, not legal advice. How we calculate approval times.
Housing law — California
California mandates ministerial (by-right) approval of accessory dwelling units statewide, with a 60-day decision deadline and one ADU plus one junior ADU allowed on most single-family lots; owner-occupancy is generally not required.
SB 9 allows by-right duplexes and urban lot splits on single-family lots, and newer transit-oriented upzoning (SB 79) phases in from 2026.
Data source
Sourced from City of Citrus Heights (ArcGIS). Public records (no declared open license).
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Informational only, not legal advice. Headline counts reflect all permits Igni has tracked for this jurisdiction; the table shows recent activity. Housing law changes — verify current statutes before relying on this.