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Santa Cruz General Plan
What Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California is permitting and building, tracked from official state open data. The General Plan is Santa Cruz's long-range blueprint for land use, housing, and growth.
2,392 Units permitted since 2018
424 Permitted in 2025
4,096 Units entitled since 2018
8 Years tracked
671
20182019202020212022202320242025
Source: California HCD Housing Element APR
Housing & development by year
| Year | Units permitted | Units entitled | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 424 | 1,423 | 187 |
| 2024 | 671 | 389 | 245 |
| 2023 | 338 | 890 | 184 |
| 2022 | 264 | 404 | 191 |
| 2021 | 311 | 445 | 191 |
| 2020 | 79 | 126 | 141 |
| 2019 | 155 | 117 | 151 |
| 2018 | 150 | 302 | 159 |
The plan document
Read Santa Cruz's official General Plan: Santa Cruz General Plan →
Elements
- City of Santa Cruz General Plan 2030 (as amended) - Mobility/Circulation → Circulation & Mobility 2012-06
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.