2024 GENERAL PLAN, INCLUSIONARY
HOUSING, and GROWTH MANAGEMENT
ANNUAL REVIEW REPORT
1 April 1, 2025 Sheila Wolski
City Planner
Planning and Economic Development
Project Description
• Annual report on the City’s progress toward meeting goals and policies of the General Plan, which addresses development, transportation, environmental conservation and other required elements. Annual review includes updates on Inclusionary Housing and the City’s Growth Management Ordinance
• Following review and acceptance, report submitted to the Governor’s Office of Land Use & Climate Innovation (LCI), formerly the Governor’s Office of Planning & Research (OPR) • Planning Commission reviewed and accepted report on March 27, 2025.
2 Economic Vitality
3 Downtown
4 Housing Element
5 Housing Element
6 Regional Housing Needs Allocation / RHNA
7 Units Issued Building Permits by Income Category
2023 – 2031 (6th RHNA Cycle)
Income Category Very Low Low Moderate Above
Moderate
TOTAL
ABAG RHNA Objectives 1,218 701 771 1,995 4,685
Projection Period* 142 160 2 324 628
2023 Issued 185 198 73 1,244 1,700
2024 Issued 0 0 0 297 297
Remaining Need by
2031
891 343 696 130 2,060**
*The Housing Element 6th Cycle projection period for RHNA began June 30, 2022, and the projection period numbers include units that were issued up until January 31, 2023. Units permitted during this timeframe count toward the 6th Cycle RHNA. ** While the City may issue building permits for more above-moderate residential units than required by RHNA, additional above- moderate units do not reduce the overall remaining need for residential units in other income categories.
Land Use & Urban Design
8 Transportation
9 Public Services & Facilities
10 Open Space & Conservation
11 Youth & Family
12 Growth Management Ordinance
13 Growth Management Ordinance adopted in 1992: monitor residential building permits issued, and residential units entitled Reserve A: ADUs, deed restricted affordable units, multi-family units, smaller detached single-family units
Reserve B: single family detached units >1,250 sf
2024 Reserve A building permits issued: 156
2024 Reserve B building permits issued: 141
2024 Reserve A entitled units: 699
2024 Reserve B entitled units: 6
Inclusionary Housing
14 Allocated unit: lower or moderate
income, affordable rent or sales
price controls for 55 years
2024: 297 units were subject to
the Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance.
All units were market rate.
2024: $1.52 million collected in
housing impact fees to support
affordable housing in the City
15 Environmental Review
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
The General Plan Annual Review Report is not a
project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in
the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15378.
Recommendation
16 It is recommended by the Planning and Economic
Development Department that the Council, by motion:
Review and accept the 2024 General Plan, Inclusionary
Housing, and Growth Management Annual Review
report.
Questions
17 Sheila Wolski, City Planner
Planning and Economic Development
[email protected]
(707) 543-4705