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Los Altos General Plan
What Los Altos, Santa Clara County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is Los Altos'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 | 247 | 23 | 178 |
| 2024 | 245 | 49 | 214 |
| 2023 | 114 | 117 | 165 |
| 2022 | 62 | 467 | 192 |
| 2021 | 119 | 72 | 129 |
| 2020 | 24 | 92 | 67 |
| 2019 | 139 | 141 | 105 |
| 2018 | 71 | 79 | 35 |
The plan document
Read Los Altos's official General Plan: Los Altos General Plan →
Elements · 1 Verifier-checked summary
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The Los Altos Housing Element is the primary tool used by the State to ensure local governments are appropriately planning for and accommodating enough housing across all income levels, and it covers the 2023-2031 planning period. It is a mandatory part of the City's General Plan but differs from other elements in that it must be updated every eight years for jurisdictions within a metropolitan planning organization such as the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) that are on a four-year regional transportation plan cycle. The housing element must also be reviewed and approved (certified) by the California Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure compliance with statutory requirements, and certification also ensures the City remains eligible for various State and federal funding sources.
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