City of New Orleans permit data starting from 1/01/2012; Updated nightly.Note: For download of entire dataset, export as .csv
This dataset has the following 42 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Address | address | text | The permit's street address |
| Owner | owner | text | Property owner |
| Description | description | text | Detailed description of work permitted |
| NumString | numstring | text | Permit number |
| IsClosed | isclosed | text | Whether the permit has been closed |
| Type | type | text | Permit type description |
| Code | code | text | Permit type code |
| Division | division | text | City department/division - always SP(Safety & Permits) for building permit dataset |
| M_S | m_s | text | Master or sub-permit |
| FilingDate | filingdate | calendar_date | Date that the application was submitted to Safety & Permits |
| IssueDate | issuedate | calendar_date | Date permit was issued |
| CurrentStatus | currentstatus | text | The most recently completed event in the permit's workflow (e.g. "Application Submitted", "Zoning Review", etc.) |
| NextStatus | nextstatus | text | The next event in the permit's workflow after the most recently completed event |
| CurrentStatusDate | currentstatusdate | calendar_date | The date on which the most recent event was completed |
| NextStatusDate | nextstatusdate | calendar_date | The date on which the next incomplete event is projected to be completed |
| LandUse | landuse | text | Property type (e.g. "Single Family", "Business Use", "Multi-Family") |
| LandUseShort | landuseshort | text | Property type code |
| ProjectName | projectname | text | If this permit is associated with a City Planning project, that project's title |
| UnpaidFees | unpaidfees | number | Permit fees that have not been paid yet |
| TotalFees | totalfees | number | Total permit fees, in dollars |
| BldgArea | bldgarea | number | Square footage of new construction or addition (if applicable) |
| ConstrVal | constrval | number | Construction value, based on a copy of the construction contract or an itemized estimate in the case of self-performed work |
| BondAmount | bondamount | number | Not used by Safety & Permits |
| OpenComments | opencomments | number | Number of permit review comments that have not been resolved or withdrawn |
| Applicant | applicant | text | Name of the individual or entity who filed the permit application |
| TotalInspections | totalinspections | number | Total number of inspections required or performed, both complete and incomplete |
| Contractors | contractors | text | Name or names of contractors associated with the permit |
| PIN | pin | text | The assessor's tax bill number for the parcel |
| Beds | beds | number | Optional - number of bedrooms |
| Baths | baths | number | Optional - number of bathrooms |
| HeatType | heattype | text | Optional - type of heating to be installed |
| SecondFloo | secondfloo | number | Not used - area of second floor in square feet |
| BasementAr | basementar | number | Not used - area of basement in square feet |
| DaysOpen | daysopen | number | Number of days from filing the application to closing the permit (whether finaled, voided, withdrawn, or denied) |
| DaysIssued | daysissued | number | Number of days from issuing the permit to closing the permit (whether finaled, voided, withdrawn, or denied) |
| LeadAgency | leadagency | text | Always City of New Orleans |
| ExitReason | exitreason | text | If the permit application has been closed, the reason for closing it |
| Subdivision | subdivision | text | City Planning Commission's neighborhood name |
| CouncilDist | councildist | text | Council District (A, B, C, D, E) |
| Zoning | zoning | text | How the property was zoned at the time of the permit application |
| HistoricDistrict | historicdistrict | text | Historical District name |
| Location 1 | location_1 | location | Latitude/Longitude coordinates |