Santa Clara, California — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Santa Clara during 2025.
Santa Clara County indexed 4,021 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 6,003 approved and 54 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.1% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across Palo Alto (652), Milpitas (562), and Los Altos Hills (431).
“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 Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.