CITY OF MENIFEE
SUBJECT: 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report
MEETING DATE: March 4, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
PREPARED BY: Brandon Cleary, Associate Planner
REVIEWED BY: Orlando Hernandez, Community Development Director APPROVED BY: Armando G. Villa, City Manager
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Receive and file the General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR) for 2025 as required by state law to show progress toward implementation of General Plan Goals and Policies.
DISCUSSION
General Plan Annual Progress Report
The State of California Government Code Section 65400 requires that City and County Planning Departments provide an annual review to their legislative body, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on the status of the City’s General Plan and progress. The report highlights completed areas of the General Plan and future priorities and amendments. State law requires that the annual report be completed and submitted to the State by April 1 st of each year. The attached General Plan APR covers the 2025 calendar year (January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025) and serves as an informational update to be presented first to the Planning Commission and then the City Council. Following these presentations, the APR will be submitted to OPR and HCD.
The City’s current General Plan, adopted December 18, 2013, includes eight General Plan Elements as follows:
1. Land Use
2. Housing
3. Circulation
4. Open Space and Conservation
5. Community Design
6. Economic Development
7. Safety
8. Noise Elements
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2025 General Plan APR
March 4, 2026
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Each General Plan Element includes goals and policies for the City’s vision for the future out to year 2035. The 2025 APR provides an overview of key requirements and notable accomplishments as summarized below.
General Plan Implementation Program Progress
The General Plan contains an Implementation Program, which is comprised of program “Actions” to achieve the goals and policies of each General Plan element. The status of progress for each of the program actions is listed in the attached APR and includes a description of how the City has met or implemented the program actions. For 2025, the most significant and notable accomplishments/actions towards implementing the General Plan including progress on 6th Cycle, 2021-2029, Housing Element Program Actions are:
On June 18, 2025, the City Council adopted the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 through 2029/30. CIP programs to implement General Plan Goals and Policies over the next five years consist of a total of 134 projects with a cost of roughly $1.042 billion:
oTransportation Projects (32 projects)
oTraffic Signal Projects (18 projects)
oStreet Improvement Projects (19 projects)
oPavement Management Projects (20 projects)
oDrainage Projects (9 projects)
oStreet Light Projects (2 projects)
oPublic Facility Projects (15 projects)
oParks, Trails, and Recreation Projects (17 projects)
oTechnology Infrastructure (2 projects)
Notable CIP projects completed or under construction in 2025:
oCivic Center Parking Lot (near completion)
oPaloma Wash Pedestrian Bridge (under construction)
oBradley Bridge over Salt Creek (under construction)
oCentral Park Amphitheater (under construction)
Program Action 9 (Senior Minor Home Repair Grant Program) assisted eight households in 2025.
oMinor Home Repair Grant Program – In addition to the Senior Minor Home Repair Grant Program, this grant program is available to homeowners up to 61 years of age. The City assisted eight households for this program in 2025. Program Action 11 (Habitat for Humanity) – The City worked with Habitat for Humanity to provide service to 50 households for home improvements during the 2025 calendar year.
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2025 General Plan APR
March 4, 2026
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OPR General Plan Guidelines Compliance
The APR includes discussion of OPR General Plan Guidelines Compliance topics related to the following:
Collaborative planning with military lands and facilities (e.g., airport land use compatibility planning with March Air Reserve Base/Inland Port Airport); Collaboration with Native American tribes under Assembly Bill (AB) 52 as part of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental review; and Environmental Justice Considerations such as Senate Bill (SB) 1000, which requires environmental justice policies to be included within general plans.
Annual Housing Element Progress Report
State Law (Government Code Section 65400) requires the City to provide an Annual Housing Element Progress Report to show progress on the General Plan Housing Element. This report provides an update on the progress in meeting Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) and Housing Element program implementation in the 2025 calendar year. The 2025 Annual Housing Progress Report forms are included as Appendix B of the attached APR. Annual reporting specific to the Housing Element is also required at the same time as the General Plan APR. Therefore, the Annual Housing Element Progress Report is included as part of this General Plan APR.
The Housing Element is required to address how the City will facilitate the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing for all income groups and persons with disabilities and other special needs during the planning period, with a particular focus on affordable housing for those with incomes below the Riverside County median household income. The Housing Element of the General Plan must be updated every eight years. The time from one update to the next is called a housing cycle. The 2025 APR reporting period covers the 6 th Cycle, 2021-2029, eight- year housing element planning period. The Housing Element is the only General Plan Element that requires review and approval by the State (i.e., certification by HCD).
The City of Menifee initially adopted its 6th Cycle, 2021-2029 Housing Element on December 15, 2021. After subsequent revisions to the Housing Element, which were required by HCD after its initial adoption, the City re-adopted its Housing Element on November 16, 2022. Following re- adoption of the Housing Element, and upon completing other actions to meet HCD requirements, on April 5, 2023, HCD determined the City’s Housing Element to be in full compliance with State law.
Housing Element Progress in Meeting RHNA
RHNA is a housing production goal calculated by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), based upon a State established goal, for the Housing Element planning period and provides data to assist cities in accommodating the estimated housing needs of the projected population and employment growth during the planning period.
State Housing law does not require that market-rate and affordable housing units be constructed to meet RHNA projections. Instead, State law requires that cities adopt policies, zoning standards, regulatory provisions, and review processes that will provide realistic opportunities for the private market to construct new units with minimal constraints to meet the established goal.
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2025 General Plan APR
March 4, 2026
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As shown in Table 1 below, the City’s 6th cycle, 2021-2029 RHNA obligation is 6,609 units. The City’s RHNA allocation is divided into four income categories (Very Low, Low, Moderate and Above Moderate-Income) based on the County of Riverside’s median income for a family of four.
The 2023 HUD Median Family Income (MFI) for Riverside County is $94,500.
TABLE 1: 6TH CYCLE RHNA ALLOCATION (2021-2029)
Income
Category
% of Median
Family Income Income Range*
RHNA
Allocation
(Housing Units)
Min. Max.
Very Low
Income 0-50% MFI -- $55,950 1,761 units
Low Income 51-80% MFI $55,951 $89,500 1,051 units
Moderate
Income 81-120% MFI $89,501 $124,700 1,106 units
Above Moderate
Income >120% MFI $124,701 -- 2,691 units
Total: 6,609 units
*Income range is based on the 2025 HUD Median Family Income (MFI) for Riverside County of $103,900.
Table 2, below, illustrates the City’s 6th Cycle RHNA allocation and the number of building permits issued by affordability from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Building permits were issued for a total of 757 housing units for 2025.
TABLE 2: BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED – NO. OF UNITS BY AFFORDABILITY – 6TH CYCLE Income
Category RHNA 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Total
Units
to
Date
Total
Remaining
RHNA
Very Low 1,761 4 2 3 9 1,752
Low 1,051 4 6 11 21 1,030
Moderate 1,106 1 5 14 10 8 38 1,068
Above
Moderate 2,691 287 892 1,573 617 735 4,106 -
Total
RHNA 6,609 288 905 1,587 635 757 4,174 2,435
Table 3, on the following page, provides a breakdown of number of units by housing type (single- family attached, single-family detached, 2-4 units, multi-family 5+ units, accessory dwelling units and mobile/manufactured homes) for building permits issued in 2025.
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2025 General Plan APR
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TABLE 3: BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 2025 – NO. OF UNITS BY STRUCTURE TYPE Structure Type Permits Completed Units
Single-Family Attached 0 0
Single-Family Detached 728 648
2 - 4 Units per Structure 0 0
5+ Units per Structure 0 285
Accessory Dwelling Unit 25 17
Mobile/Manufactured Home 4 7
Total 757 957
In conclusion, this 2025 APR serves to comply with State requirements to report annually on the progress of the General Plan implementation including specific requirements for reporting on the City’s Housing Element and reflect the many accomplishments towards implementing the City of Menifee General Plan.
Planning Commission – February 25, 2026
The 2025 General Plan APR was presented to the Planning Commission at their regularly scheduled meeting of February 25, 2026, prior to presenting the APR to the City Council. The Commission received and filed the report with no comments.
Environmental Determination
This report is an informational item only and does not constitute a “project” subject to environmental review per CEQA.
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVE
Thriving Economy
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no additional fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2025 General Plan APR
2. Appendix A – 2025 General Plan Implementation Actions Progress Report
3. Appendix B – 2025 Menifee Housing Annual Progress Report