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San Fernando Valley · ZIP 91040 · live from official open data

Sunland

What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Sunland.

311 service requests

38
filed Monday, Oct 19 (latest complete day)
256
in the latest 7 days of data
6,994
in our database
Top request type (latest 7 days of data)Count
Item Pickups79
Illegal Dumping Item Pickup59
Information-Only44
Tree Emergency19
Service Not Complete13
Dead Animal Removal8
Street Tree Inspection5
Homeless Encampment5

Most recent requests

WhenRequest typeStatus
Oct 19Graffiti RemovalWorkorder Created
Oct 19Information-OnlyClosed
Oct 19Item PickupsWorkorder Created
Oct 19Service Not CompleteWorkorder Created
Oct 19Service Not CompleteWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created
Oct 19Illegal Dumping Item PickupWorkorder Created

Building permits

196
permits on record
$5.2M
total declared valuation
Biggest recent permitsIssuedValuation
Dwelling - Single FamilyOct 5$510.0K
Retaining WallJul 15$350.0K
Dwelling - Single FamilyAug 17$300.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitSep 9$200.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitJul 27$150.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitJul 30$150.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitSep 2$150.0K
Accessory Dwelling UnitMay 29$130.0K

Note: the city publishes permits in one weekly batch, on Tuesdays, covering permits issued through the previous Saturday.

Newly issued in ZIP 91040 — this week's city batch

The city's latest weekly permit batch landed Tuesday, October 20 (permits issued Oct 11–Oct 17). It carries 7 new permits in Sunland, $177.0K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 91040 carries.

IssuedAddressPermitDeclared value
Oct 12 8229 W FOOTHILL BLVD Alteration / repair · Commercial
Office
$75.0K
Oct 14 9451 W WAYSIDE DR Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$58.3K
Oct 13 8242-8242 1/2 W FENWICK ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit
$15.0K
Oct 17 8051 W JAYSEEL ST Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$12.9K
Oct 13 10708 N SHERMAN GROVE AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$9.3K
Oct 13 10216 N FLORALITA AVE Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Dwelling - Single Family
$6.3K
Oct 16 9905 N SUNLAND BLVD Grading · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling
Grading - Hillside
$150

Source: LADBS building permits (data.lacity.org), the most recent weekly batch. Addresses as the city publishes them; "value" is the applicant's declared job valuation ("—" = none declared). No owner or contractor names — here or in the email, ever.

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