The permit ledger this week runs to swimming pools, a subject on which upper Sonoma Valley remains reliably ambitious. Elsewhere a driveway, a garage pad and a whiff of new construction round out an otherwise quiet accounting.
Kenwood
- 975 VIA ROBLE — A new 540-square-foot in-ground gunite swimming pool on Via Roble, with automatic safety cover and no gas. Building Permit · Started
“SCOPE OF WORK: NEW IN GROUND GUNITE SWIMMING POOL (18' x 30') =540sq.ft. WITH AUTO SAFETY COVER – (NO GAS) Valuation- $92,000.- EXCAVATION: ALL EXCAVATED SOIL TO BE HAULED TO A COUNTY APPROVED LOCATION” - 8531 HWY 12 — A new in-ground gunite pool and spa with automatic cover on Highway 12, tied to a separate subdivision-type filing. Building Permit · Awaiting Applicant Response
“New Pool and Spa, inground gunite with auto cover under STK26-0002” - 9777 VIA CANTERA — Grading for a driveway and building pad to accommodate a replacement detached garage on Via Cantera. Grading · Started
“EVT17-05846 – Grading for accessory driveway and building pad for replacement detached garage” - 9470 LOS GUILICOS AVE — A fire-sprinkler system for an accessory dwelling unit on Los Guilicos Avenue. Deferred Submittal · Closed
“Installation of a new 13D fire sprinkler system of 12 for ADU. Overhead system only.”
Glen Ellen
- 13587 GIBSON ST — A new 10-by-20-foot in-ground gunite pool with automatic cover on Gibson Street, still awaiting topographic and sewer paperwork. Building Permit · Awaiting Applicant Response
“(Needs topo and sewer lateral and specs uploaded) New In-Ground Gunite 10' x 20' Swimming Pool with Automatic Safety Cover Valuation: $50k” - 104 HILL RD — A driveway upgrade on Hill Road, associated with the replacement of a single-family dwelling. Encroachment · Paid
“[PC Invoiced] Driveway upgrade per Sonoma County Public Infrastructure construction standards 815, associated with SFD replacement BLD26-3172.”
These are a hand-picked few. Search all 20 permits filed this week — and the county’s wider record — in our permit database.
Source: Sonoma County / Permit Sonoma filings, pulled weekly. Descriptions are the county’s own; status can lag. Not the official record — confirm at permitsonoma.org. Corrections: [email protected].