San Pablo City Council
March 16, 2026

SAN PABLO CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 16, 2026

SAN PABLO GENERAL PLAN

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
CALENDAR YEAR 2025
CONTEXT: GENERAL PLAN APR
 Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 mandate that all cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of their General Plan and progress in its implementation to their legislative bodies, the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1 of each year.
 The Annual Progress Report (APR) provides local legislative bodies and the public with information regarding the implementation of the General Plan for their City. APRs also inform the public of the progress in meeting the community’s goals.  APRs must be presented to the local legislative body for its review and acceptance.  Adopted July 7, 2025 by Resolution 2025-097, updating General Plan 2030 (adopted 2011)
 Includes 8 elements required by state law at the time of passage as well as four additional elements:
 Land Use & Physical Design
 Circulation
 Open Space & Conservation
 Safety & Noise
 Housing
 Community Health & Environmental Justice
 Economic Development
 Growth Management
 Parks, Schools, Community Facilities, &
Utilities
CITY OF SAN PABLO GENERAL PLAN 2035

 Housing Element updated and adopted March 18, 2024 by Resolution 2024-034.
 New Community Health/Environmental Justice Element and amendments to Safety & Noise Element adopted alongside
new Housing Element
 Implementation measures underway
CITY OF SAN PABLO GENERAL PLAN 2035

GENERAL PLAN COMPLIANCE
 The San Pablo General Plan 2035 complies with the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation’s General Plan Guidelines for being comprehensive, internally consistent, and long-range.
 Update underwent required consultation with Native American tribes  Recent updates included the inclusion of an Environmental Justice (EJ) element.

IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES
The City of San Pablo has taken a range of recent measures to implement the goals and policies of the General Plan. These measures include:
◦ Sutter Avenue Green Street
◦ McNeil Park
◦ Contra Costa College Mobility Hub
◦ Rumrill Boulevard Priority Development Area
Corridor Plan
◦ San Pablo Ave/23rd Street Bridge Replacement
◦ ADU Ordinance Amendments
◦ General Plan implementation zoning amendments
◦ Housing Element implementation text amendments
◦ Marketing and Branding program

MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
 General Plan Update 2035 adopted July 7, 2025
 Including Rumrill Corridor Plan annex
 Provided an updated version of the General Plan 2030
 Targetedupdates to reflect changes to the city since 2011  New land use designations for 157 properties
 3 new land use designation categories
 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan incorporated into Safety Element

MAJOR DEVELOPMENT

APPLICATIONS PROCESSED
A number of major development proposals have been processed under the General Plan 2035, advancing goals and policies in the Housing Element and Land Use and Physical Design Element. These recent developments include:

Development Name Description
2812 Chattleton Lane 20 units of single-family attached homes with 8 ADUs
Alvarado Gardens
13831 San Pablo Avenue
100 affordable housing units with 7,000 square feet
of ground-floor commercial space
2834 El Portal Dr New 4-unit apartment building
1701 Rumrill Blvd New 25,549-square foot warehouse and
manufacturing facility for Rudy’s Refrigeration
15332 San Pablo Ave 5,158-square foot retail building

MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATIONS PROCESSED (Cont.)
A number of major development proposals have been processed under the 2030 General Plan, advancing goals and policies in the Housing Element and Land Use and Physical Design Element. These recent developments include:

Development Name Description
1723 14th Street 3 units of multifamily housing with 1,074 square feet of commercial space
1820 Rumrill Boulevard 40-unit 100% affordable multifamily development
San Pablo Police
Headquarters and
Regional Training
Facility
New facility for the San Pablo Police
Department with state-of-the-art training
facility for departments around the region
Salesian gymnasium New gymnasium and music center for Salesian College Preparatory school

HOUSING ELEMENT APR
 The Annual Progress Report for the City of San Pablo Housing Element will be reviewed by City Council on March 16th, 2026.  Part of a separate public hearing and presentation

ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT

SUBMITTAL
• HCD requires that all Annual Progress Reports be submitted to HCD and LCI by April 1st, 2026
• Before submitting to HCD and LCI, the City Council must hold a Public Hearing and adopt a Resolution authorizing the submittal of the City of San Pablo General Plan Annual Progress Report

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation:
Conduct Public Hearing
Adopt Resolution authorizing the submittal of the City of San Pablo General Plan Annual Progress Report for Calendar Year 2025 to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation

QUESTIONS?