Santa Clara, California — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Santa Clara during 2025.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
4,021
Projects with decisions
6,003
Approved actions
54
Denied actions
99.1%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell | 138 | 206 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cupertino | 178 | 216 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gilroy | 311 | 463 | 18 | 96.3% |
| Los Altos | 58 | 72 | 3 | 96.0% |
| Los Altos Hills | 431 | 629 | 5 | 99.2% |
| Los Gatos | 151 | 205 | 1 | 99.5% |
| Milpitas | 562 | 802 | 7 | 99.1% |
| Monte Sereno | 232 | 271 | 2 | 99.3% |
| Morgan Hill | 359 | 600 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Mountain View | 19 | 19 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Palo Alto | 652 | 992 | 9 | 99.1% |
| San Jose | 211 | 310 | 4 | 98.7% |
| Santa Clara | 74 | 105 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Saratoga | 338 | 627 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Sunnyvale | 302 | 481 | 4 | 99.2% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Civic Star. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.