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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 —