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Merced County General Plan
What Merced County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is Merced County'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 | 51 | 6 | 72 |
| 2024 | 71 | 16 | 139 |
| 2023 | 75 | 20 | 126 |
| 2022 | 95 | 19 | 126 |
| 2021 | 48 | 170 | 97 |
| 2020 | 126 | 42 | 122 |
| 2019 | 133 | 16 | 139 |
| 2018 | 163 | 14 | 169 |
The plan document
Read Merced County's official General Plan: Merced County General Plan →
Elements · 1 Verifier-checked summary
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Merced County's Housing Element, prepared under California law, includes the County's goals, policies, quantified objectives, and housing programs for the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing, organized around seven goal statements each amplified by policies and implementation programs that identify responsible agencies, funding sources, and timeframes. The County states it is committed to addressing its residents' various housing needs, emphasizing communication among County departments, the Housing Authority, and local nonprofit housing developers and close monitoring of progress to ensure the element's policies and programs are implemented to the greatest extent feasible.
Verifier-checked · grounded in the official document
- 2030 Merced County General Plan - Transportation and Circulation Element → Circulation & Mobility 2013-12-10
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.