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Palmdale General Plan
What Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is Palmdale'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 | 188 | 1,217 | 336 |
| 2024 | 151 | 1,046 | 324 |
| 2023 | 312 | 31 | 468 |
| 2022 | 363 | 1,019 | 419 |
| 2021 | 437 | 558 | 408 |
| 2020 | 88 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 149 | 0 | 170 |
| 2018 | 143 | 81 | 114 |
The plan document
Read Palmdale's official General Plan: Palmdale General Plan →
Elements · 2 Verifier-checked summaries
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Chapter 5, Land Use and Community Design, provides a long-term vision, goals, and policies for Palmdale over the next 20 to 30 years, focused on accommodating change and growth while preserving and enhancing the features that make the city desirable. It was prepared to meet State General Plan law (Government Code Section 65302(a)) and has the broadest scope of all the required general plan elements, regulating how land in the city is used. Topics covered include land use designations and goals and policies addressing preservation of existing neighborhoods, development of new neighborhoods with varied housing opportunities, and new areas for employment, shopping, and mixed-use development.
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The 2021-2029 Housing Element represents the City of Palmdale's effort to fulfill the requirements of State Housing Element law, and it covers the planning period of October 15, 2021, to October 15, 2029. It notes that the California State Legislature has identified the attainment of a decent home and suitable living environment for every Californian as the State's major housing goal, and that the Legislature has mandated that all cities and counties prepare a housing element as part of the comprehensive General Plan.
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