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NEVADA CITY

2024 HCD Annual Progress Report data · Small (pop. 3,142)

Approval Speed
192 days
Excess delay
114 days
Project-years delayed
7
Affordable delayed
1

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: 82% (based on historical cohorts with 24+ months of data)

Overall app → permit rate 87%
Permit → completion rate 55%

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 84 / 135 (62%)
Very Low Income 38 / 29 (131%)
Low Income 13 / 23 (57%)
Moderate Income 3 / 23 (13%)
Above Moderate 30 / 60 (50%)

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 (88)

Project Type Status Units App → Entitle Entitle → Permit Permit → Complete Speed
193505 single family Permitted 1 115 0 None
005-110-030 single family Completed 1 None 0 448
190770 adu Permitted 1 79 None None
193463 adu Permitted 1 85 0 None
192010 other Permitted 1 125 0 None
213515 adu Permitted 1 None 124 None
203202 single family Permitted 1 None 5474 None
201398 single family Completed 1 1 77 364 169
203131 other Completed 2 0 72 349 159
203746 adu Completed 1 0 123 195 172
181257 single family Entitled 1 None None None
211272 single family Completed 1 None 221 130
203930 adu Completed 1 2 179 121 211
210736 large multi Permitted 56 37 342 None
192010 other Permitted 1 0 125 None
201719 adu Permitted 1 0 87 None
180389 single family Permitted 0 None None None
182552 single family Permitted 0 None None None
181372 adu Completed 0 None None 142
005-190-069 large multi Entitled 72 195 None None
192010 other Permitted 1 0 125 None
190770 adu Completed 1 2 77 438 188
201398 single family Permitted 1 1 77 None
193463 adu Completed 1 0 85 203 136
201719 adu Permitted 1 0 87 None
232825 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
223209 adu Completed 1 None 14 188
221839 adu Completed 1 3 39 574 186
192010 other Permitted 1 0 125 None
203131 other Permitted 2 0 72 None
005-290-26 large multi Entitled 56 37 None None
232078 single family Permitted 1 None 6271 None
223934 adu Completed 1 1 54 381 150
232569 single family Entitled 1 None None None
224510 single family Permitted 1 None 300 None
233376 adu Completed 1 28 0 109 55
224220 adu Permitted 1 2 361 None
224130 adu Permitted 1 3 179 None
220491 single family Completed 1 None 5795 393
211272 single family Completed 1 None 221 130
192010 other Permitted 1 0 125 None
221839 adu Permitted 1 3 39 None
210736 large multi Completed 56 37 342 563 520
224499 adu Permitted 1 2 51 None
223209 adu Permitted 1 None 14 None
221881 single family Permitted 1 4 119 None
220491 single family Permitted 1 None 5795 None
005-190-069 large multi Entitled 72 195 None None
224510 other Entitled 1 None None None
223934 adu Entitled 1 1 None None
213515 adu Completed 1 None 124 293
201719 adu Completed 1 0 87 770 280
203202 single family Completed 1 None 5474 349
221264 adu Completed 1 None 70 76
233166 adu Permitted 1 56 0 None
224499 adu Permitted 1 2 51 None
221881 single family Permitted 1 4 119 None
224130 adu Entitled 1 3 None None
224220 adu Completed 1 2 361 154 402
233376 adu Completed 1 28 0 109 55
224510 single family Completed 1 None 300 252
230000 large multi Entitled 72 195 None None
241728 single family Permitted 1 62 118 None
232079 adu Completed 1 None 6271 552
221839 adu Completed 1 3 39 574 186
232078 single family Completed 1 None 6271 546
224130 adu Permitted 1 3 179 None
221881 single family Permitted 1 4 119 None
241908 adu Completed 1 40 4 179 89
224499 adu Completed 1 2 51 584 199
240500 adu Completed 1 None 105 37
232569 single family Entitled 1 None None None
232825 single family Permitted 1 0 276 None
240750 single family Completed 1 97 272 100 394
243695 adu Permitted 1 47 7 None
242895 adu Permitted 1 None 112 None
192010 other Permitted 1 0 125 None
240428 adu Completed 1 None 42 295
242207 adu Entitled 1 57 None None
181257 single family Completed 1 None 0 482
193505 single family Completed 1 0 115 280 185
232079 adu Permitted 1 None 6271 None
230000 large multi Entitled 72 195 None None
220493 single family Completed 1 None 5795 104
224220 adu Entitled 1 2 None None
220493 single family Permitted 1 None 5795 None
233166 adu Permitted 1 56 0 None
240491 single family Permitted 1 234 41 None