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Costa Mesa General Plan
What Costa Mesa, Orange County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is Costa Mesa's long-range blueprint for land use, housing, and growth.
1,354 Units permitted since 2018
232 Permitted in 2025
1,605 Units entitled since 2018
8 Years tracked
275
20182019202020212022202320242025
Source: California HCD Housing Element APR
Housing & development by year
| Year | Units permitted | Units entitled | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 232 | 346 | 204 |
| 2024 | 123 | 16 | 192 |
| 2023 | 114 | 30 | 118 |
| 2022 | 156 | 4 | 105 |
| 2021 | 74 | 1,065 | 161 |
| 2020 | 275 | 8 | 109 |
| 2019 | 198 | 61 | 233 |
| 2018 | 182 | 75 | 70 |
The plan document
Read Costa Mesa's official General Plan: Costa Mesa General Plan →
Elements
- Costa Mesa 2015-2035 General Plan — Circulation Element (Chapter 3) → Circulation & Mobility 2016-06-21
- Costa Mesa 2015-2035 General Plan — Open Space and Recreation Element (adopted 2016) → Open Space 2016-06-21
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.