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| Top request type (latest 7 days of data) | Count |
|---|---|
| Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | 100 |
| Item Pickups | 97 |
| Information-Only | 86 |
| Graffiti Removal | 23 |
| Service Not Complete | 16 |
| Homeless Encampment | 14 |
| Street Pavement Issues | 11 |
| Obstructions | 10 |
| When | Request type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Homeless Encampment | Reported |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Item Pickups | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Illegal Dumping Item Pickup | Workorder Created |
| Oct 19 | Homeless Encampment | Reported |
| Biggest recent permits | Issued | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Apartment | Jul 20 | $6.0M |
| Apartment | Aug 31 | $1.2M |
| Duplex | May 7 | $750.0K |
| Apartment | Aug 20 | $500.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Aug 20 | $500.0K |
| Dwelling - Single Family | Sep 2 | $500.0K |
| Restaurant | Oct 2 | $425.0K |
| Duplex | Jul 7 | $400.0K |
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 12 new permits in Van Nuys, $753.7K declared — every one of them below, biggest first. This is the same list the weekly email for ZIP 91401 carries.
| Issued | Address | Permit | Declared value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | 13426 W OXNARD ST | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$200.0K |
| Oct 14 | 13424 W OXNARD ST | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$200.0K |
| Oct 13 | 14314 W EMELITA ST | New building · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$130.0K |
| Oct 14 | 13422-13422 1/2 W OXNARD ST | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Duplex |
$121.2K |
| Oct 16 | 5614 N TILDEN AVE | Addition · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Accessory Dwelling Unit |
$80.0K |
| Oct 16 | 14136 W TIARA ST 1-3 | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Miscellaneous Bldg/Structure |
$8.0K |
| Oct 13 | 13505 W HATTERAS ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$5.0K |
| Oct 13 | 6312 N COLBATH AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$3.2K |
| Oct 12 | 14123 W HATTERAS ST | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$3.0K |
| Oct 15 | 5634 N CALHOUN AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$2.8K |
| Oct 13 | 5211 N ALLOTT AVE | Alteration / repair · 1 or 2 Family Dwelling Dwelling - Single Family |
$501 |
| Oct 15 | 6352 N COSTELLO 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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