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2025 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTGENERAL PLAN 2025 IMPLEMENTATIONCity CouncilMarch 10, 2026Community & Economic Development Department RiversideCA.gov2
BACKGROUNDCitywide General Plan ImplementationImplementation Plan – Adopted with General Plan 2025 in 2007Action Plan – Adopted with Housing Element, Public Safety Element and Environmental Justice Policies in 2021 1 2
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BACKGROUNDRHNAProgressBy status:Proposed, entitled, permitted, & built By affordability level: very low, low, moderate, and above moderate (market rate) RiversideCA.gov4
2025 IN RIVERSIDE
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RHNA Progress – Housing Permits IssuedRemaining 6thCycle Obligation20252024202320222021RHNA Allocation4,81322000254,861Very Low2,7800033226253,064Low2,880000176833,139Moderate4,3725428971,0611833407,394Above Moderate14,8455648971,09458547318,458Total RiversideCA.gov6
Housing Activity in 2025# of UnitsStatus543 (18 affordable)Units proposed292(73 affordable)Units entitled564 (22 affordable)Units issued permits148Single family208Multifamily208ADUs575(32 affordable)Units completed permits (completed construction) 5 6
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1. Streamline Accessory Dwelling Units2. Density Bonus Regulation Updates3. Missing Middle Housing Prototype Plans4. Adaptive Reuse Ordinance5. Infill Development Standards6. Developable Housing Site Dashboard 7. Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Program8. Phase 2 General Plan UpdateStreamlining and Incentives Image source: Abundant Housing Vancouver
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That the City Council:1. Receive and file the 2025 Annual Progress Report for the City of Riverside’s General Plan; and 2. Direct staff to submit the Annual Progress Report for the City of Riverside’s General Plan to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation and the California Department of Housing and Community Development, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65400 (a)(2). RECOMMENDATIONS7 8