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2025 HCD Annual Progress Report data

Approval Speed
0 days
Excess delay
0 days
Project-years delayed
0
Affordable delayed
0

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: 83% (based on historical cohorts with 24+ months of data)

Overall app → permit rate 93%
Permit → completion rate 38%

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 38 / 1,896 (2%)
Very Low Income 10 / 520 (2%)
Low Income 21 / 299 (7%)
Moderate Income 5 / 300 (2%)
Above Moderate 2 / 777 (0%)

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

Projects (106)

Project Type Status Units App → Entitle Entitle → Permit Permit → Complete Speed
BLDG2020-062 adu Completed 1 169 13 213 235
BLDG2021-0046 adu Permitted 1 118 19 None
BRES2019-461 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-472 other Permitted 0 None None None
15-1121 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2019-463 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-466 other Permitted 0 None None None
14-1215 large multi Completed 0 None None None
15-0232 large multi Completed 0 None None None
15-1120 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BLDG2021-0140 adu Completed 1 42 6 117 77
BRES2019-462 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-467 other Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2021-0197 adu Entitled 1 218 None None
15-0939 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2020-308 adu Completed 0 None None None
BRES2020-364 adu Completed 0 None None None
14-1216 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2017-502 adu Completed 0 None None None
RZ-15-002 large multi Entitled 22 108 None None
RZ-15-002 large multi Entitled 70 108 None None
16-1288 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2018-209 other Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2018-207 other Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2018-208 other Permitted 0 None None None
16-1285 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2018-206 other Permitted 0 None None None
14-651 large multi Completed 0 None None None
14-1217 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2019-205 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-274 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2018-206 other Completed 0 None None None
BRES2020-308 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-205 adu Completed 0 None None None
BRES2018-207 other Completed 0 None None None
BRES2019-470 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2018-205 other Completed 0 None None None
16-1286 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2019-410 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
16-1284 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2020-364 adu Permitted 0 None None None
16-1287 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BLDG2023-0551 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0606 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2022-0630 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0020 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2021-0046 adu Completed 0 None None 661
BLDG2022-0037 adu Completed 0 None None 677
BLDG2021-0567 adu Completed 0 None None 405
BRES2019-460 large multi Completed 0 None None 570
BLDG2021-0488 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2023-0274 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRE2019-469 other Completed 0 None None None
BLDG2022-0198 single family Completed 0 None None 421
BLDG2023-0356 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2022-0411 single family Completed 0 None None 320
BRE2019-463 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRE2019-465 other Completed 0 None None None
BRE2019-466 other Completed 0 None None None
BLDG2022-0024 adu Completed 0 None None 201
BRE2019-410 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2019-462 large multi Completed 0 None None 564
BLDG2023-0041 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2021-0575 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRE2019-470 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2019-460 large multi Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2022-0037 single family Permitted 0 None None None
BRE2019-461 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRE2019-472 other Completed 0 None None None
BLDG2023-0448 adu Completed 0 None None 61
BLDG2022-0198 adu Completed 0 None None 421
BLDG2022-0037 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRE2019-468 other Completed 0 None None None
BLDG2021-0197 adu Completed 0 None None 266
BRES2019-459 other Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2023-0321 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2021-0567 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRE2019-467 other Completed 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0027 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2023-0274 adu Completed 0 None None 257
BLDG2024-0042 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0041 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0282 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0673 adu Completed 0 None None 177
BLDG2021-0575 adu Completed 0 None None 568
BLDG2024-0247 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0039 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0587 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0606 adu Completed 0 None None 257
BLDG2023-0041 adu Completed 0 None None None
BLDG2025-0319 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-464 other Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-465 other Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-468 other Permitted 0 None None None
15-0940 large multi Completed 0 None None None
BRES2018-205 other Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2018-208 other Completed 0 None None None
BRES2018-209 other Completed 0 None None None
BRES2019-274 adu Completed 0 None None None
BRES2019-469 other Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2022-0037 single family Completed 1 None 1512 677
BLDG2023-0321 adu Completed 0 None None 357
BLDG2021-0488 adu Completed 0 None None 165
BLDG2023-0724 adu Permitted 0 None None None
BRES2019-458 other Permitted 0 None None None
BLDG2024-0040 adu Permitted 0 None None None