Montclare · 2025-03

Montclare permit value drops 78% despite more filings

Montclare logged seven permits in March worth $170k total, down from $757k the month prior. Five of those were express permits. Service requests jumped 41%, led by 38 abandoned vehicle complaints and matching counts of street light outages and pothole reports (36 each). Violent crime ticked up from 10 incidents to 16. Overall crime fell 22%. No new businesses opened or closed.

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By the numbers

Building permits	7
Declared construction value	$169,938
New business licenses	5
Business closings (proxy)	0
311 service requests	338
Reported crimes	46
Violent crimes	16
Failed food inspections	0

New businesses

LAXI LIQUOR (Tobacco)
RISTORANTE AGOSTINO (Retail Food Establishment)
JK HVAC INC. (Regulated Business License)
CHARO'S HAIR DESIGN (Limited Business License)
EL ALEGRE BURRITO (Retail Food Establishment)

Top permit types

PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 5
PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 1
PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 1

Top 311 request types

Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 38
Street Light Out Complaint — 36
Pothole in Street Complaint — 36
Garbage Cart Maintenance — 27
Graffiti Removal Request — 19

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