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Palmdale planning and building divisions report heavy 2025 workload, launch public project map
Summary
City staff told the Palmdale City Council they processed thousands of permits, approved millions of square feet of development and launched an interactive map to show projects in review, under construction and recently approved. Council asked for follow-up on units actually completed and a housing-element status briefing.
Brenda Magana, planning manager, told the City Council the planning division handled a high volume of work in 2025 and unveiled an interactive public map of city projects. The division processed roughly 5–77 planning applications, fielded over 9,000 phone calls, handled more than 2,000 counter visits and logged about 11,000 email inquiries, Magana said, and staff approved nearly 200,000 square feet of commercial development and more than 3.5 million…
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