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Bakersfield General Plan
What Bakersfield, Kern County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is Bakersfield's long-range blueprint for land use, housing, and growth.
Source: California HCD Housing Element APR
Housing & development by year
| Year | Units permitted | Units entitled | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,125 | 459 | 3,003 |
| 2024 | 1,776 | 572 | 3,040 |
| 2023 | 2,227 | 0 | 1,813 |
| 2022 | 1,196 | 0 | 1,197 |
| 2021 | 2,521 | 0 | 2,027 |
| 2020 | 1,457 | 0 | 1,223 |
| 2019 | 1,692 | 0 | 1,676 |
| 2018 | 1,180 | 657 | 1,125 |
The plan document
Read Bakersfield's official General Plan: Bakersfield General Plan →
Elements · 2 Verifier-checked summaries
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The Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan Land Use Element sets eight goals for accommodating new development, including capturing marketplace economic demands and establishing Bakersfield's role as the capital of the southern San Joaquin Valley, providing a full mix of uses to support the population, and ensuring compatibility with existing land uses. It directs growth to occur in a phased, orderly manner coordinated with infrastructure and public improvements, and to capitalize on the natural setting including the Kern River and foothills while remaining sensitive to environmental hazards. Additional goals target clean-air-compliant growth companies and higher-wage employment, with goals implemented through more specific policies.
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- City of Bakersfield 2023-2031 Housing Element (6th Cycle, Adopted September 2025) → Housing 2025-09-24
Bakersfield's 2023-2031 Housing Element presents a Housing Plan of goals, policies, and programs organized around six themes: preserving and improving existing housing, assisting development of affordable housing, providing adequate housing sites, removing constraints on housing development, housing for persons with special needs, and equal housing opportunities for all persons. The plan addresses community housing needs, governmental constraints, and fair-housing barriers identified in its appendices, and carries forward applicable prior programs. Goals and policies are implemented through housing programs with specific actions the City will take during the 2023-2031 planning period.
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- Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan (Complete) - Circulation Element → Circulation & Mobility 2002-12-11
- Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan (Complete) - Circulation Element → Circulation & Mobility 2002-12-11
- Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan (Complete) - Parks and Open Space Element → Open Space 2002-12-11
Element summaries are generated from the official document text and held unless every fact is grounded in the source. Links open the jurisdiction's own published documents.