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Redwood City General Plan

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

2,622 Units permitted since 2018

489 Permitted in 2025

3,271 Units entitled since 2018

8 Years tracked

Redwood City · housing units permitted by year

489

20182019202020212022202320242025

Source: California HCD Housing Element APR

Housing & development by year

Housing applications progress in Redwood City, by reporting year. Source: HCD APR.
Year	Units permitted	Units entitled	Projects
2025	489	352	151
2024	188	186	61
2023	486	317	95
2022	181	482	97
2021	82	85	90
2020	322	556	75
2019	468	1,005	62
2018	406	288	58

The plan document

Read Redwood City's official General Plan: Redwood City General Plan → · 2010-10-11 · 2023-08

Elements

Built Environment Element → Land Use 2023-02
Housing Element 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) → Housing 2023-02
Built Environment Element → Circulation & Mobility 2023-02
Natural Resources Element → Conservation 2023-02
Natural Resources Element → Open Space 2023-02
Public Safety Element → Noise 2023-08
Public Safety Element → Safety 2023-08
Building Community Element → Other 2023-02

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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