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Palmdale staff outline planning and building work, cite large industrial projects coming online
Summary
City planning and Building & Safety staff told the City Council they handled thousands of permits and reviews in 2024 and flagged several large industrial and commercial projects moving toward completion or construction in 2025.
Brenda Magana, planning manager for the City of Palmdale, and Brian George, the city’s building official, gave the City Council an overview Thursday of accomplishments from 2024 and projects expected in 2025.
Magana said the planning division has 10 staff and that about 70% of the group is Spanish-speaking, a capability she called important given the city’s population. She listed high-volume customer service statistics: more than 5,000 calls, 3,000 counter visits and more than 6,000 email inquiries in 2024; the division processed more than 1,000 new business licenses and over 6,000 renewals. Magana also noted the division published three environmental impact reports in 2024 tied to large industrial developments and cited two active…
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