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2024 HCD Annual Progress Report data · Small (pop. 2,537)

Approval Speed
454 days
Excess delay
376 days
Project-years delayed
30
Affordable delayed
24

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: 81% (based on historical cohorts with 24+ months of data)

Overall app → permit rate 79%
Permit → completion rate 35%

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 20 / 111 (18%)
Very Low Income 7 / 34 (21%)
Low Income 7 / 20 (35%)
Moderate Income 4 / 16 (25%)
Above Moderate 2 / 41 (5%)

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 (110)

Project ⇅ Type ⇅ Status ⇅ Units ⇅ App → Entitle ⇅ Entitle → Permit ⇅ Permit → Complete ⇅ Speed ⇅
BP 17508 adu Completed 1 0 0 55 14
Reso 2041 other Completed 2 None 185 355 —
B2010-07 adu Permitted 1 153 17 None —
B2107-01 adu Permitted 1 0 64 None —
Reso 1997 single family Completed 1 None 160 737 —
Reso 1985 adu Completed 1 None 511 537 —
BLD 18-0088 adu Permitted 1 0 0 None —
B2002-03 adu Permitted 1 106 117 None —
Reso 2069 adu Completed 1 None 175 230 —
BLD 1902-06 adu Completed 1 0 0 519 130
Reso 2052 adu Completed 1 129 None 1073 —
ADU20-0002 adu Permitted 1 60 14 None —
B2102-09 adu Permitted 1 140 138 None —
Reso 2069 adu Completed 1 None 175 230 —
B2202-04 adu Permitted 1 None 201 None —
Reso 2016 adu Permitted 1 None 410 None —
Reso 2041 other Completed 2 None 185 355 —
BLD 18-0088 adu Completed 1 0 0 653 163
Reso 2052 adu Completed 1 129 None 1073 —
ADU20-0002 adu Completed 1 60 14 627 231
B2212-06 adu Permitted 1 283 None None —
BP 17508 adu Completed 1 0 0 55 14
B2002-03 adu Completed 1 106 117 742 408
B2212-03 adu Permitted 1 None 242 None —
B2122-07 adu Permitted 1 None 82 None —
B2111-12 adu Permitted 1 130 238 None —
Reso 1997 single family Completed 1 None 160 737 —
B2010-07 adu Completed 1 153 17 298 244
B2107-01 adu Completed 1 0 64 496 188
BP 832405 adu Completed 1 0 0 139 35
BLD 1902-06 adu Completed 1 0 0 519 130
B2102-09 adu Completed 1 140 138 324 359
B2120-08 adu Permitted 1 42 112 None —
2018-028 ADU adu Completed 1 None 1 56 —
ADU23-0009 adu Entitled 1 54 None None —
ADU23-0010 adu Entitled 1 26 None None —
DRP23-0018 adu Entitled 1 129 None None —
B2110-08 adu Completed 1 42 None None —
ADU23-0007 adu Permitted 1 35 147 None —
ADU23-003 adu Entitled 1 217 None None —
DRP23-0005 adu Entitled 1 122 None None —
ADU22-0001 adu Entitled 1 405 None None —
DRP22-0038 adu Entitled 1 None None None —
ADU23-0008 adu Entitled 1 165 None None —
DRP22-0039 adu Entitled 1 None None None —
ADU23-0004 adu Entitled 1 22 None None —
BP 17508 adu Completed 1 0 0 55 14
ADU22-0008 adu Permitted 1 176 199 None —
B2110-02 adu Completed 1 379 None None —
BP 832405 adu Completed 1 0 0 139 35
Reso 2069 adu Completed 1 None 175 230 —
BLD 18-0088 adu Permitted 1 0 0 None —
Reso 2052 adu Permitted 1 129 None None —
Reso 2041 other Completed 2 None 185 355 —
Reso 2016 adu Permitted 1 None 410 None —
Reso 1985 adu Permitted 1 None 511 None —
BLD 1902-06 adu Permitted 1 0 0 None —
BP 832405 adu Completed 1 0 0 139 35
Reso 2069 adu Completed 1 None 175 230 —
Reso 2041 other Completed 2 None 185 355 —
Reso 2052 adu Completed 1 129 None 1073 —
B2002-03 adu Permitted 1 106 117 None —
ADU20-0002 adu Permitted 1 60 14 None —
B2102-09 adu Entitled 1 140 None None —
Reso 1997 single family Completed 1 None 160 737 —
BLD 1902-06 adu Completed 1 0 0 519 130
BP 17508 adu Completed 1 0 0 55 14
Reso 2016 adu Permitted 1 None 410 None —
BLD 18-0088 adu Permitted 1 0 0 None —
B2302-08 adu Permitted 1 221 465 None —
B2312-04 adu Permitted 1 29 469 None —
B2108-05 adu Completed 1 119 302 559 561
B2212-04 adu Completed 1 32 246 456 392
ADU24-0002 adu Permitted 1 69 57 None —
ADU24-0003 adu Permitted 1 63 103 None —
ADU24-0005 adu Entitled 1 15 None None —
B2312-05 adu Permitted 1 122 298 None —
B2210-13 adu Completed 1 None 230 273 —
B2212-06 adu Completed 1 283 152 449 547
ADU24-0008 adu Entitled 1 14 None None —
B2202-04 adu Completed 1 None 201 659 —
ADU24-0007 adu Entitled 1 96 None None —
B2308-11 adu Permitted 1 None 270 None —
B2405-07 adu Permitted 1 134 152 None —
ADU24-0006 adu Permitted 1 None 212 None —
ADU24-0009 adu Entitled 1 6 None None —
B2312-03 adu Completed 1 54 105 215 213
B2401-03 adu Permitted 1 129 197 None —
B2404-03 adu Permitted 1 26 176 None —
ADU24-0001 adu Permitted 1 15 258 None —
B2111-12 adu Completed 1 130 238 590 516
ADU24-0010 adu Entitled 1 25 None None —
B2307-05 adu Permitted 1 405 377 None —
B2310-02 adu Permitted 1 79 469 None —
B2305-13 adu Completed 1 27 167 374 288
OTH22-0001 single family Entitled 1 0 None None —
BP 832405 adu Completed 1 0 0 139 35
Reso 2016 adu Permitted 1 None 410 None —
Reso 1985 adu Completed 1 None 511 537 —
B2202-01 adu Permitted 1 None 229 None —
ADU23-0001 adu Permitted 1 27 167 None —
ADU23-0005 adu Entitled 1 29 None None —
ADU23-0006 adu Entitled 1 37 None None —
ADU22-0014 adu Permitted 1 57 274 None —
B2111-07 adu Completed 1 None None None —
Reso 1997 single family Completed 1 None 160 737 —
Reso 1985 adu Completed 1 None 511 537 —
B2010-07 adu Entitled 1 153 None None —
ADU24-0004 adu Permitted 1 10 73 None —
B2405-03 adu Permitted 1 170 859 None —