COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chenin Dow, Director of Community Development
DATE: March 18, 2025
SUBJECT: 2024 General Plan Annual Report
Description:
The City Council will receive the 2024 General Plan Annual Report.
Environmental Notice: The item is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.
RECOMMENDATION:
Direct the Chief Deputy City Clerk to file the 2024 General Plan Annual Report with the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the State Housing and Community Development Department.
BACKGROUND:
The General Plan Ann ual Report is an informational item that documents the City’s progress in implementation of the General Plan during the previous calendar year. The City annually provides the report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department in conformance with State law. All residential units the City permits after February 2023 (and until 2031) are credited to the City’s new Sixth-Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
DISCUSSION:
Chapter II of the report provides a summary of actions taken in 202 4 by the Planning Commission, data on 202 4 building permits, discretionary application volume and processing, and other information related to activities managed by the Community Development Department. Chapter III presents residential project information requested by HCD, including residential project applications received, residential building permit applications, and the number of units completed and occupied which are credited toward the City’s RHNA. During 2024, the City issued 2,427 building permits. Of those permits issued, 482 were for new residential units, with 435 of those for the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s) . The ADUs are counted towards the City’s RHNA in the low-income affordability category. For a full description of the total permits issued and discretionary actions completed in 2024, please see Attachment A.
2 Alternative(s)
None. The Annual Report is a requirement of State Law.
Fiscal Considerations
None. The Annual Report does not create fiscal impacts.
Impact to the Community
The General Plan Annual Report allows the City Council and the public to monitor the implementation of all elements of the General Plan, including the Housing Element.
ATTACHMENTS
A. 2024 General Plan Annual Report