HOUSING
ELEMENT ANNUAL
PROGRESS
REPORT(APR)
Cotati City Council
March 10, 2026
Background
• Housing Element required element of the General Plan
• Eight Year Update Cycle( current: 6th cycle 2023-2031) • Annual Progress Report(APRs) required since 1980
• City submits APR to Department of Housing and Community Development(HCD) and Office of Planning and Research(OPR) • Demonstrates progress toward Regional Housing Needs
Assessment(RHNA)-Provided by ABAG/MTC(Table B)
Updates to 2025 APR Form
• Expanded income categories( AB 3039)
• Historic Designation (AB 2580)
• Opportunity Area Tracking( AB 2667)
• Enhanced Housing Element Program Reporting
6 th CYCLE RHNA (2023-2031)
Income
level
Very low Low Moderate Above
Moderate
(Market
Rate)
RHNA
Allocation
60 34 39 101
Total: 234
Summary from 2024
• 3 new Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) built in 2024
• 10 Building permits issued; construction underway
• 338 units entitled in 2024 - Building permits not issued • 36 units proposed in development applications (2024)
Summary for 2025
• 7 building permits applied for
• 3 Building Permits Issued *included in entitlement count • 2 new (Accessory Dwelling Units) Constructed in 2025. • Entitled units-230 units-
• 227 (5+ Units per structure)
• 1 Single Family Attached- Building Permit Issued
• 1 Single Family Detached- Building Permit Issued
• 1 ADU- Building Permit Issued
Projects in Pipeline
• Lund Hill Lots( 12 Units)
Projected Residential Development
Very low Low Moderate Market Rate
RHNA allocation 60 34 39 101
Cotati Village 1 18 159
Cotati Village 2 13 113
Flahaven
Estates
1 2 2 30
120 E. Cotati Ave 10 33 1
Redwood Row 8 8 28 134
8154 La Plaza 5
Lund Hill Lots 12?
Total Projected
Pipeline Units
50 43 30 454
*does not
include
ADU or
individual
homes or
projects
early in
review
process
2025 Units Entitlement and Permit Processing
Income level Acutely
Low
Income
Extremely
Low
Income
Very
low
Low Moderate Above
Moderate
(Market
Rate)
120 E. Cotati
Ave
10 33 1
Redwood Row 8 8 28 134
8154 La Plaza 5
ADU
Construction
Completed
1 1
Building
Permits Issued
1 1 1
RHNA
Allocation
20 43 28 141
Total: 232
Recent Legislation Updates
• AB253 California Residential
• SB 358 Mitigation Fee Act
• AB 507 Adaptive Reuse
• AB 671 Accelerated Restaurant Building
• AB 1308 Residential Building Permits
• AB 130 and AB 131
…and more.
Report Summary
Housing Element Programs
• Implementation Status: Table D
• Program 1.3 Non-Profit Agency Coordination
• Programs 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 3-1, and 3-5 -Streamline, Support and Promote Housing Opportunities
• Programs 2-6, 4-2, and 4-3 - AFFH, Anti-Displacement and – Discrimination, Cultural Sensitivity
• Program 5.1 Annual Report
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Community Development
Department that the City Council review and accept
the Housing Element Annual Progress Report prior
to staff submitting to HCD by April 1, 2026.