Belmont City Council
March 24, 2026

Housing Annual Reports
March 24, 2026
• Complete report each year for the previous
calendar year; this report is for 2025
• State HCD is tracking 2025 Housing Element
progress with greater attention than in prior years
• Updated reporting form requires information on
quantified outcomes for Housing Element
programs
• Focus is on both unit production and progress on
housing program implementation
• HCD continues to encourage reporting on inprogress program implementation items occurring after the 2025 reporting period
Housing Element Annual Report
Hill St. and El Camino Real Development
• Report on applications, entitlements,
building permits issued, and building
permits finaled
• Only building permits issued count toward
RHNA housing unit progress
• Issued building permits for 29 new
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
• Issued permits for 37-unit affordable
project – Hill Street at El Camino Real
• Approved entitlements for 63-unit
affordable development – 951 Old County
Rd (Ridge at Ralston)
• Approved 140-unit development with 25
affordable units – 580 Masonic Ave
Housing Unit Production
• As of the end of 2025, Belmont issued 268
building permits in this RHNA cycle
• This is approximately 15% of the 1,785 new
building permits it needs to meet the 2023-
31 RHNA requirements
• If all entitled units are included, the City is
on track to meet roughly 36% of the total
RHNA unit requirement
RHNA Progress
• $1.0 million in City funding allocated for the affordable 678 Ralston development (the Ridge at Ralston to support its award of State tax credits • Completed Below Market Rate Housing Guidelines to assemble best practices on implementation of the City’s affordable housing programs and policies • Continued outreach to local partners to obtain and share information on home rehabilitation opportunities for low-income households
• Continued financial support for HIP Housing’s home sharing program • Sent outreach letters to property owners with high potential for ADU development Housing Program Implementation Highlights
Adopted Zoning Code amendments to implement Housing Element Programs • Part of Zoning Amendments in 2025 that updated the CMU District • Text amendments to remove constraints for specialized housing types such as Emergency Shelters, Permanent Supportive Housing, Transitional and Supportive Housing
• Updated parking requirements in R-2, R-3 and R-4 Districts to be consistent with other multi-family districts
• Participated in the Countywide ADU Resource Center and affordable ADU Program Housing Program Implementation Highlights
• Complete report each year for the
previous fiscal year; this report is
for FY 2024-2025
• Submitted at the same time as the
Housing Element Annual Report
• Technical report on use of the
Affordable Housing Fund and
assets
Successor Agency Annual Report
803 Belmont Ave Housing
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