Chico Launches Free Active Development Map

The city's new online tool tracks major development projects from application through completion, with filters for project type and affordable housing.

Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Civic Engagement

Half-built wooden house frame on a flat lot at a town's edge, with golden grassland and oak-dotted foothills under a clear sky. — Chico launched a free online Active Development Map tracking major projects from application through completion, with filters for project type and affordable housing. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Chico has launched a free online Active Development Map that shows the location and status of major development projects. Users can filter projects by type and highlight those that include affordable housing.

Why it matters

The tool is intended to make planning information more accessible to residents and encourage public input on development in Chico. Its quarterly updates are designed to keep the information current as projects move through the approval process.

The map is updated quarterly and draws on Planning Division, Building Division, and city Geographic Information Systems data. The extraction does not state how many projects are currently included or how many are planned.

The players

Chico Community Development Department

The city department responsible for planning and development review in Chico, which built the Active Development Map.

The details

Community Development Department staff built the map using information from the Planning Division, Building Division, and the city's Geographic Information Systems program. Each project entry can include its size, number of housing units, key dates, and a link to a staff report.

Nov. 11, 2026: Chico launches the Active Development Map.
Quarterly: Map updates are scheduled.

Civic Context

The map extends the city's existing development reporting by offering a searchable, project-level view of activity from application through completion. It gives residents a single place to track projects that might otherwise be scattered across planning and building records.

Residents can use the map to see which projects are moving through the approval process and whether they include affordable housing. Filtering by project type makes it easier to find developments near a specific area of interest.