Permit records by part of the property
Where the work was done predicts how much of a record there is — and how much of it is worth anything.
City inspections are not spread evenly over a house. They cluster around the moment a piece of work is about to become invisible — before a trench closes, before drywall goes up, before concrete is poured, before a pool is plastered.
That single scheduling principle explains most of what is odd about a permit record. The parts of a house nobody can see have been inspected the most. The parts anyone can walk up and look at have barely been inspected at all, because there was never any urgency — they can be examined later by anyone. A buyer reading a permit history is therefore reading a document that is thorough about exactly the things they cannot check themselves, and near-silent about the things they can.
Grouping the record by part of the property makes that visible. It also answers a practical question quickly: if the work you are asking about touched the roof, the yard or the panel, this is where to look.
Roof, Structure & Envelope
8 findingsWork on the shell of the house, where the city's hold points cluster around the moment something is about to be covered up.
Electrical, Plumbing & Mechanical
8 findingsTrade work behind walls and under slabs, where the inspection record is often the only evidence that will ever exist.
Site, Yard & Accessory Structures
7 findingsThe work most often done without a permit, and the part of the record where a gap usually means the least.
Solar, Generators & EV Charging
3 findingsNewer work with heavier process, where the paper trail is recent enough to still be there.