Stanislaus, California — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Stanislaus during 2025.
Stanislaus County indexed 2,010 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 2,890 approved and 34 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.8%, in line with the high-approval baseline most California jurisdictions show. Activity was relatively distributed across Turlock (586), Modesto (428), and Ceres (350).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
2,010
Projects with decisions
2,890
Approved actions
34
Denied actions
98.8%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres | 350 | 491 | 16 | 96.8% |
| Hughson | 133 | 179 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Modesto | 428 | 551 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Oakdale | 105 | 142 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Patterson | 132 | 190 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Riverbank | 273 | 484 | 7 | 98.6% |
| Turlock | 586 | 848 | 7 | 99.2% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.