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EMERYVILLE

2024 HCD Annual Progress Report data · Small (pop. 12,840)

Approval Speed
229 days
Excess delay
151 days
Project-years delayed
11
Affordable delayed
38

Median stage durations

How long the typical project takes at each stage. The yellow Approval Speed bar is the weighted composite (stages 1 + 2 + 25% of stage 3) used for ranking. The dashed line is the peer-group benchmark (25th percentile of approval speed).

Application-to-permit conversion

What share of applications receive a building permit within each time window? The projected rate estimates eventual outcomes for recent applications.

Within 1 month Within 3 months Within 6 months Within 24 months

Projected eventual permit rate: 33% (based on historical cohorts with 24+ months of data)

Overall app → permit rate 78%
Permit → completion rate 48%

RHNA progress

California's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) mandates that each jurisdiction plan for and permit a target number of housing units over an 8-year cycle (2023–2031), broken down by income level. The bars below show how many units have been permitted so far toward each target.

Overall RHNA progress 124 / 1,815 (7%)
Very Low Income 54 / 451 (12%)
Low Income 37 / 259 (14%)
Moderate Income 1 / 308 (0%)
Above Moderate 32 / 797 (4%)

Jurisdictions that fall behind their RHNA targets may face state accountability measures, including SB 35 ministerial streamlining requirements for housing projects.

Peer jurisdictions

Compared against small-population jurisdictions.

Jurisdiction Approval Speed Excess delay Units
CAMPBELL 556 478 539
AMERICAN CANYON 296 218 1,035
PALM SPRINGS 340 263 748
MOORPARK 167 89 2,172
PACIFICA 908 831 147
SONOMA 981 903 135
DESERT HOT SPRINGS 668 590 206
LOS GATOS 352 274 436
DIXON 380 302 390
LOS ALAMITOS 994 916 107

Projects (115)

Project Type Status Units App → Entitle Entitle → Permit Permit → Complete Speed
ZC21-014 adu Completed 1 None 638 98
ZC22-013 adu Permitted 1 None 344 None
ZC22-017 adu Permitted 1 None 189 None
ZC22-015 adu Permitted 1 None 161 None
UPDR14-003 large multi Completed 184 None 1882 931
ZC20-002 large multi Permitted 90 None 931 None
ZC21-024 adu Completed 1 None None 698
ZC22-018 adu Permitted 5 None 189 None
ZC22-021 adu Permitted 1 None 189 None
ZC23-007 other Entitled 1 0 None None
ZC20-017 adu Permitted 2 None 902 None
ZC23-004 adu Permitted 1 32 97 None
UP23-006 large multi Entitled 2 68 None None
DR19-023 large multi Completed 2 None 130 1095
FDP17-001 large multi Completed 122 None 819 1022
DR20-015 other Completed 1 None 82 743
FDP17-001 large multi Completed 184 None 790 1160
ZC22-012 adu Permitted 1 None 377 None
ZC22-004 adu Permitted 2 None 229 None
UP02-16A large multi Entitled 2 63 None None
ZC23-003 adu Entitled 1 49 None None
ZC23-009 adu Permitted 1 21 82 None
ZC22-019 adu Permitted 3 None 189 None
049-1470-10-3 other Entitled 2 None None None
049-1471-015 other Entitled 4 None None None
049-1473-008 adu Entitled 1 12 None None
049-0952-007 large multi Completed 58 None 2218 734
049-1083-001 adu Entitled 1 None None None
049-1174-055 adu Permitted 1 None 109 None
049-1081-001 adu Entitled 1 9 None None
049-1080-004 adu Entitled 1 None None None
049-1312-026 other Permitted 1 None 92 None
ZC22-006 adu Permitted 1 None 181 None
ZC23-011 adu Entitled 2 87 None None
049-1174-055 other Permitted 1 None 145 None
049-1504-008 large multi Entitled 24 None None None
049-1083-002 adu Entitled 1 47 None None
049-1490-002 large multi Permitted 186 None 1891 None
049-1469-001 other Permitted 3 None 1095 None
049-1331-017 other Completed 1 None 356 1589
049-0951-004-02; 049-0951-005-01; 049-0951-006-01; 049-0951-007; 012-0951-011 large multi Completed 0 None None None
049-1174-001 other Completed 0 None None None
UPDR16-004 mobile home Entitled 2 None None None
FDP13-001 mobile home Permitted 0 None None None
UPDR17-009 mobile home Entitled 33 None None None
UP07-09 other Permitted 0 None None None
49117401000 single family Permitted 0 None None None
049-15560-001 large multi Completed 0 None None None
049-1041-26-15 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
049-1084-5 adu Entitled 1 54 None None
049-1183-24 adu Entitled 2 67 None None
049-1041-26-15 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
049-1041-26-15 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
049-1041-26-15 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
049-1026-12 adu Completed 0 None None 216
FDP17-001 mobile home Entitled 500 None None None
049-0619-004-00 049-0619-005-00 large multi Permitted 2 None 140 None
049-1175-008-03 large multi Entitled 6 None None None
049-1469-018-00 other Completed 1 None 3734 1879
049-1041-026-15 large multi Completed 64 None 804 727
049-1504-002-00 large multi Permitted 17 None 4724 None
049 -1026-028-00 adu Entitled 1 33 None None
049 -1313-009-00 adu Entitled 1 9 None None
049 -1184-014-00 single family Entitled 1 None None None
049 -0481-015-00 adu Permitted 1 19 31 None
049 -0619-004-00 adu Entitled 2 28 None None
049-1174-044-00 adu Completed 1 10 35 180 90
049-1083-001-00 adu Permitted 1 13 107 None
049 -1313-009-00 adu Entitled 1 None None None
049-1080-004-00 adu Completed 1 25 150 116 204
049-1469-019-00 other Completed 1 None 3734 1869
049 -1174-040-00 adu Entitled 1 61 None None
049-1041-026-15 large multi Completed 130 None 775 787
049 -1469-012-00 049 -1469-013-00 large multi Completed 5 None 672 3975
049 -1472-001-00 adu Entitled 1 27 None None
ZC23-006 adu Completed 2 92 58 316 229
UP02-16A large multi Permitted 2 63 183 None
UP23-006 large multi Entitled 2 68 None None
ZC23-010 adu Permitted 2 170 272 None
DR23-009 other Entitled 2 489 None None
ZC24-005 adu Permitted 2 None 57 None
ZC20-006 adu Completed 1 None 232 1240
ZC22-006 adu Permitted 1 None 181 None
ZC23-011 adu Entitled 2 87 None None
ZC22-013 adu Permitted 1 None 344 None
ZC22-021 adu Completed 1 None 189 252
ZC23-003 adu Entitled 1 49 None None
ZC22-020 adu Completed 5 None 189 252
ZC23-004 adu Permitted 1 32 97 None
ZC23-007 other Entitled 1 0 None None
ZC23-001 adu Entitled 2 489 None None
ZC20-014 adu Completed 2 None 109 1268
ZC20-017 adu Permitted 2 None 902 None
ZC22-017 adu Completed 1 None 189 280
ZC22-019 adu Completed 3 None 189 232
ZC23-009 adu Permitted 1 21 82 None
ZC22-012 adu Permitted 1 None 377 None
ZC20-002 large multi Permitted 90 None 931 None
ZC22-006 adu Completed 1 None 171 570
ZC22-018 adu Completed 5 None 189 280
ZC22-015 adu Completed 1 None 161 345
ZC22-004 adu Permitted 2 None 229 None
ZC22-004 adu Completed 2 None 148 290
ZC23-006 adu Permitted 2 92 58 None
ZC22-020 adu Permitted 5 None 189 None
049-1174-055 adu Permitted 1 None 109 None
049-1556-001 large multi Completed 0 None None None
049-1184-014 other Entitled 1 108 None None
UPDR17-002 mobile home Completed 0 None None 220
049-1175-5-2 adu Entitled 1 19 None None
049-0950-001-00 049-0950-006-01 large multi Entitled 90 90 None None
049-1556-008 large multi Completed 0 None None None
049-1470-010-03 other Permitted 2 370 296 None
049-1083-002-00 adu Permitted 1 None 283 None
049-1079-014-01 049-1079-017-01 large multi Entitled 68 299 None None