San Carlos has had a slow start progressing toward its housing development goal in its first year of the new state-mandated housing cycle, according to a presentation to the City Council last week.
Still, planners say they were set to present the city’s new goals to the state by deadline. Cities are required by the California Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report of the progress made in regards to the Housing Element this week. Planning Manager Lisa Porras said she and staff were in contact with the department and received feedback on preliminary submissions of the report and expected last week to be able to deliver the finalized version by the deadline this week.
“We’re out in front and, actually, I believe we’re well ahead of our peers that have not yet grappled with the zoning implementation of their housing element,” Dugan said. “I think that puts us in good stead.”
Porras confirmed that she believes the city should be able to submit their report on time.
“We aren’t expecting any further questions to address,” she said.
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Porras presented to the council on the city’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation goal, which is set at 2,735 development units to be completed by 2031.
San Carlos is currently tracking 46 units to date, less than 2% toward its goal. Of those, 45 were accessory dwelling units.
“Although this is a modest start, the good news is we are holding steady in our strong trend of continuing to permit anywhere between 20 and 30 new ADUs each calendar year,” Porras said.
A development is considered in the goal tracker when it has been issued building permits, not necessarily when the project is officially complete, which is defined by a certificate of occupancy allowing for residents to move in.
Affordable units, or those below market-rate, are expected to account for more than half of the city’s RHNA goal for the entire eight-year cycle. All 46 units currently considered in the tracker are above moderate income level, or market-rate housing.
However, the city did issue planning approvals for 410 new units. Of those 410 units, 47 are for very-low income, 33 are low-income and one is above-moderate. Porras said these can be expected to be counted toward the city’s RHNA goals next year.
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