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What Los Angeles residents are reporting and building in Sylmar.
| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Item Pickups | 238 |
| Information-Only | 151 |
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 115 |
| Tree Emergency | 105 |
| Homeless Encampment | 73 |
| Service Not Complete | 58 |
| Street Tree Inspection | 18 |
| Dead Animal Removal | 12 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Streetlight Repair Services | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Parking Issues | New |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Service Not Complete | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Mobilehome Park | Aug 18 | $4.5M |
| Hospital | Jul 10 | $2.0M |
| Warehouse | Jun 9 | $814.0K |
| Manufacturing | Jun 22 | $762.9K |
| Duplex | Oct 15 | $642.0K |
| Duplex | Sep 24 | $500.0K |
| Duplex | Jun 24 | $404.4K |
| Accessory Dwelling Unit | Aug 17 | $360.0K |
Note: the city publishes permits in one weekly batch, on Tuesdays, covering permits issued through the previous Saturday.
The city's latest weekly permit batch landed Tuesday, October 20 (permits issued Oct 11–Oct 17). It carries 15 new permits in Sylmar, $1.2M declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 91342 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | 15043-15043 1/2 W ORO GRANDE ST | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$642.0K |
| Oct 15 | 15045-15045 1/2 W ORO GRANDE ST | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$200.0K |
| Oct 16 | 13187-13189 W HERRON ST | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$130.0K |
| Oct 13 | 15243-15245 W HILLSDALE CT | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$75.0K |
| Oct 13 | 12970-12972 W ALEXANDER ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$57.0K |
| Oct 16 | 12627-12629 N AMBOY AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$40.0K |
| Oct 14 | 13479 N GLENOAKS BLVD | Alteration / repair · Commercial Office |
$10.0K |
| Oct 13 | 12844 N WOODCOCK AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$7.8K |
| Oct 14 | 15900 W VALLEYVIEW CT | Sign · Onsite Wall Sign |
$7.5K |
| Oct 15 | 14281 W AZTEC ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$4.0K |
| Oct 16 | 13977 W SAYRE ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.5K |
| Oct 13 | 15452 W ROXFORD ST | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$2.5K |
| Oct 17 | 13251 W HERRON ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.4K |
| Oct 14 | 15736 W ARARAT ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$1.8K |
| Oct 13 | 12600-12602 N AMBOY AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
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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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