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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