Sunnyvale City Council
March 26, 2024

2023 Housing Element
Annual Progress Report (APR)
Ryan Dyson
Housing Specialist
2City of Sunnyvale – Housing Element APR – March 2023
2023 Annual Progress Report
• Housing accomplishments for Calendar Year 2023
• Projection Period: Housing Production
 Sixth Cycle Projection Period
• 6/30/2022 to 12/31/2030
 RHNA progress measured by Building Permits Issued
• Planning Period: Program Accomplishments
 Transition from Fifth to Sixth Cycle Planning Period
 1/31/2023
 Program accomplishments for Fifth and Sixth Cycles
3City of Sunnyvale – Housing Element APR – March 2023
Very Low
Income
Low
Income Moderate Above
Moderate Total
Residential
Units 21 85 251 369 726
• Complete applications received for 726 units
• 33 ADU applications received
• Excludes Building Permit applications received
2023 Planning Applications Submitted
Table A Summary
4City of Sunnyvale – Housing Element APR – March 2023
2023 Planning & Building Permit Activity
Table A-2 Summary (Jan 2023 to Dec 2023)
Income
Level
Units Completed
Entitlements
Units Issued
Building Permits
Units
Finaled
Very Low 20 134 15
Low 83 61 12
Moderate 247 74 162
Above
Moderate 366 332 321
Total 716 601 510
5City of Sunnyvale – Housing Element APR – March 2023
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Production
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Entitled BP Issued BP Finaled
6City of Sunnyvale – Housing Element APR – March 2023
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Progress
Income Level RHNA
(2023-
2031)
Units Issued
Permits
Percent
Complete
Remaining
RHNA
Very Low 2,968 151 5% 2,817
Low 1,709 95 6% 1,614
Moderate 2,032 99 5% 1,933
Above
Moderate 5,257 1,097 21% 4,160
Total 11,966 1,442 12% 10,524
Table B Summary (Jun 2022 to Dec 2023)
7City of Sunnyvale – Housing Element APR – March 2023
Housing Element Program Achievements
Moffett Park Specific Plan Adopted
2023-2031 Housing Element Adopted
 Capacity for 17,158 units (143% of RHNA)
Countywide ADU website launched (www.aduscc.org)
Objective Design Standards for Multi-family/Mixed Use
Adopted
Tenant Protections/Right-To-Lease Ordinance Adopted
$1.5M in Programs to Address Homelessness
 WorkFirst Sunnyvale, Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
8City of Sunnyvale – Housing Element APR – March 2023
20 BMR homes sold
2 First Time Home Buyer loans provided
22 Minor Home Improvement Loans/Grants awarded
 Emergency repair, home access, roof grants, etc.
Construction closing for 1178 Sonora Court
 176 unit lower-income affordable housing project
$490K awarded to rehab Carroll Inn SRO project
295 S Mathilda purchased for future MidPen affordable
housing development
 25% of units for families experiencing homelessness
Housing Element Program Achievements (cont.)
9City of Sunnyvale – Housing Element APR – March 2023
Alternative 1
Recommendation
• Approve the Draft 2023 Housing Element
Annual Progress Report and direct staff to
submit it to HCD