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Merced General Plan

What Merced, Merced County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is Merced's long-range blueprint for land use, housing, and growth.

5,723 Units permitted since 2018

973 Permitted in 2025

3,532 Units entitled since 2018

9 Years tracked

Merced · housing units permitted by year

1110

201820192020202020212022202320242025

Source: California HCD Housing Element APR

Housing & development by year

Housing applications progress in Merced, by reporting year. Source: HCD APR.
Year	Units permitted	Units entitled	Projects
2025	973	598	803
2024	517	0	499
2023	464	0	576
2022	628	904	810
2021	734	366	1,201
2020	1,110	771	920
2020	1,110	771	920
2019	668	3	669
2018	629	119	690

The plan document

Read Merced's official General Plan: Merced General Plan → · 2012-01-03 · 2024

Elements

Chapter 3: Land Use (Amended April 2015 & Jan 2024) → Land Use 2012-01-03
Chapter 9: Housing (Amended July 2016) → Housing 2012-01-03
Chapter 4: Transportation & Circulation (Amended May 2014, April 2015, & April 2023) → Circulation & Mobility 2012-01-03
Chapter 7: Open Space, Conservation & Recreation (Amended June 2016) → Conservation 2012-01-03
Chapter 7: Open Space, Conservation & Recreation (Amended June 2016) → Open Space 2012-01-03
Chapter 10: Noise → Noise 2012-01-03
Chapter 11: Safety (Amended March 2015 & June 2016) → Safety 2012-01-03

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.

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