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"Development permit" redirects here. For the permit in New Horizons, see Island Designer Construction Permit.

The approval rating is a feature in Animal Crossing: New Leaf that shows how much the residents of the player's town approve of the mayor. A 100% approval rating is required to receive the development permit, which allows the mayor to build public works projects and enact town ordinances. To increase the approval rating, the mayor must complete various tasks; the rating starts between around 0 and 30 percent. Isabelle tells the mayor the approval rating and ways to improve it when the mayor sits at their desk at Town Hall.

The approval rating is not mentioned after the development permit is received, and it has no further effect on the town or mayor.

Tasks that affect the approval rating

The following tasks increase the mayor's approval rating:

  • Changing the town tune - 3 percent (one time only)
  • Changing the town flag - 3 percent (one time only)
  • Put something up for sale at Re-Tail - 3 percent (one time only)
  • Putting a bulletin on the bulletin board - 3 percent (one time only)
  • Donating an item to the museum - 3 percent (one time only)
  • Pulling a weed out - 1 percent each
  • Watering flowers - 1 percent per day
  • Removing trash from water bodies through fishing - 1 percent each
  • Meeting a villager - 1 percent each
  • Sending a letter - 1 percent each
  • Playing each day - up to 3 percent per day