← CA Housing Permitting Friction

NEWMAN

2024 HCD Annual Progress Report data · Small (pop. 12,275)

Approval Speed
171 days
Excess delay
93 days
Project-years delayed
18
Affordable delayed
2

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: 67% (based on historical cohorts with 24+ months of data)

Overall app → permit rate 27%
Permit → completion rate 242%

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 19 / 1,048 (2%)
Very Low Income 0 / 197 (0%)
Low Income 4 / 136 (3%)
Moderate Income 6 / 218 (3%)
Above Moderate 9 / 497 (2%)

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 (195)

Project Type Status Units App → Entitle Entitle → Permit Permit → Complete Speed
026-070-001 single family Permitted 1 0 0 None
128-002-024 adu Permitted 1 0 0 None
026-068-001 adu Permitted 1 0 0 None
2019-380 single family Entitled 1 None None None
2019-345 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
2020-054 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
2023-313 single family Permitted 1 0 23 None
2023-320 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
2023-343 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
2022-042 single family Permitted 1 0 216 None
2022-047 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
2022-070 adu Permitted 1 0 20 None
2022-249 adu Permitted 1 0 21 None
049-056-020-000 single family Completed 1 None 6866 227
049-056-016-000 single family Completed 1 None 6982 215
049-058-024-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
049-057-035-000 single family Completed 1 None 6995 302
049-057-036-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6995 None
2022-043 single family Completed 0 None None None
2022-045 single family Permitted 0 None None None
2023-164 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-215 single family Permitted 1 0 19 None
2023-234 single family Permitted 1 0 30 None
2023-267 single family Permitted 1 0 49 None
2023-316 single family Permitted 1 0 23 None
2023-175 adu Permitted 1 0 61 None
2023-155 single family Permitted 1 0 17 None
2023-165 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-167 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-214 single family Permitted 1 0 19 None
2023-216 single family Permitted 1 0 19 None
2023-218 single family Permitted 1 0 19 None
2023-231 single family Permitted 1 0 30 None
2023-232 single family Permitted 1 0 30 None
2023-235 single family Permitted 1 0 30 None
2023-260 single family Permitted 1 0 19 None
2023-268 single family Permitted 1 0 49 None
2023-272 single family Permitted 1 0 49 None
2023-311 single family Permitted 1 0 23 None
2023-312 single family Permitted 1 0 23 None
2023-279 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
2023-340 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
049-056-025-000 single family Completed 1 None 6817 147
049-057-031-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
049-057-038-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6995 None
2022-046 single family Permitted 0 None None None
2023-162 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-314 single family Permitted 1 0 23 None
2023-315 single family Permitted 1 0 23 None
2023-317 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
2021-267 adu Completed 0 None None None
2022-070 adu Completed 0 None None None
049-056-024-000 single family Completed 1 None 6817 147
049-056-008-000 single family Completed 1 None 6860 275
049-056-026-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6966 None
049-056-023-000 single family Completed 1 None 6966 99
049-056-015-000 single family Completed 1 None 6986 203
049-056-031-000 single family Completed 1 None 6982 312
049-056-037-000 single family Completed 1 None 6995 284
049-056-039-000 single family Completed 1 None 7360 None
049-058-029-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
049-058-028-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
049-057-032-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
049-057-033-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6995 None
2022-039 single family Permitted 1 0 216 None
2022-041 single family Permitted 1 0 216 None
2022-045 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
049-056-011-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6982 None
049-057-040-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6982 None
049-058-030-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
049-057-034-000 single family Completed 1 None 6995 341
2023-161 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-217 single family Permitted 1 0 19 None
2023-236 single family Permitted 1 0 30 None
2022-044 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
2022-046 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
2022-048 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
049-064-023-000 single family Completed 1 None 6866 288
049-056-019-000 single family Completed 1 None 6966 160
049-056-038-000 single family Completed 1 None 6994 231
049-058-025-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
026-049-032, 128-060-023 single family Entitled 8 None None None
049-056-029-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6996 None
2023-023 adu Completed 1 0 30 264 96
2023-160 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
049-064-020-000 single family Completed 1 None 6874 420
049-056-009-000 single family Completed 1 None 6874 129
049-056-013-000 single family Completed 1 None 6874 261
049-056-012-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6874 None
049-056-028-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6939 None
049-057-026-000 single family Completed 1 None 6966 180
049-057-025-000 single family Completed 1 None 6966 160
049-057-041-000 single family Completed 1 None 6982 304
049-056-014-000 single family Completed 1 None 6986 211
049-056-021-000 single family Completed 1 None 6982 220
2020-054 adu Permitted 1 0 0 None
2023-163 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-166 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-170 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-270 single family Permitted 1 0 49 None
2022-040 single family Permitted 1 0 216 None
2022-043 single family Permitted 1 0 216 None
2021-267 adu Permitted 0 None None None
026-070-014-000 single family Completed 1 None 4276 303
049-056-017-000 single family Completed 1 None 6874 269
049-056-010-000 single family Completed 1 None 6966 141
049-057-024-000 single family Completed 1 None 6966 217
049-056-018-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6982 None
049-058-027-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
2019-380 other Permitted 1 0 0 None
2023-161 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-215 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-217 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-235 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-267 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-312 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-175 adu Completed 0 None None None
2022-042 single family Completed 0 None None None
2022-044 single family Completed 0 None None None
2022-045 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-160 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-214 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-218 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-316 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-317 adu Permitted 0 None None None
2023-164 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-165 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-216 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-219 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-233 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-270 single family Completed 0 None None None
2024-174 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
2024-177 adu Permitted 1 0 37 None
2024-076 single family Permitted 1 0 36 None
2024-122 single family Permitted 1 0 21 None
2024-123 single family Permitted 1 0 21 None
2023-231 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-232 single family Completed 0 None None None
2024-082 adu Permitted 1 126 30 None
2024-037 single family Permitted 1 0 36 None
2024-038 single family Permitted 1 0 36 None
2024-075 single family Permitted 1 0 36 None
2022-040 single family Completed 0 None None None
2022-046 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-169 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-236 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-340 adu Permitted 0 None None None
2024-003 adu Permitted 1 0 253 None
2024-087 adu Completed 1 122 35 55 171
2024-360 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
2024-124 single family Permitted 1 0 21 None
2022-039 single family Completed 0 None None None
2022-047 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-159 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-163 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-272 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-313 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-315 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-320 adu Permitted 0 None None None
2024-359 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
2022-048 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-166 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-167 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-168 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-269 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-271 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-314 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-279 adu Permitted 0 None None None
2024-355 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
2024-145 single family Permitted 1 0 94 None
128-005-006 adu Permitted 1 0 0 None
2023-084 single family Permitted 1 0 54 None
2023-159 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-168 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-169 single family Permitted 1 0 15 None
2023-219 single family Permitted 1 0 19 None
2023-233 single family Permitted 1 0 30 None
2023-269 single family Permitted 1 0 49 None
2023-271 single family Permitted 1 0 49 None
049-056-022-000 single family Completed 1 None 6817 147
026-070-038-000 single family Completed 1 None 4276 295
049-056-027-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6939 None
049-057-039-000 single family Completed 1 None 6982 279
049-058-026-000 single family Permitted 1 None 6994 None
049-057-037-000 single family Completed 1 None 6995 253
2023-162 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-170 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-234 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-268 single family Completed 0 None None None
2023-311 single family Completed 0 None None None
2024-211 adu Entitled 1 0 None None
2024-039 single family Permitted 1 0 36 None
2024-074 single family Permitted 1 0 36 None
2024-358 single family Entitled 1 0 None None
2023-171 single family Permitted 1 None 253 None