Sherwood issues 94 building permits in 2024; staff flags need for new subdivisions and tracks state housing bills

Sean Conrad, Sherwood land manager, told the City Council the city issued 94 residential building permits in calendar year 2024 and recorded 93 units constructed, and that “the vast majority of those are detached single family homes.”

The report, presented as the city’s annual housing report for the 2024 calendar year, outlined permit and construction totals, the city’s current vacant lot inventory in previously approved subdivisions, and state housing legislation the city will track. City staff said no new land subdivisions were approved in 2024 and that two minor residential lot partitions and one industrial partition from the Sherwood Commerce Phase 3 application remain under review.

Council members and staff said the city’s recent permit and construction levels reflect a five‑year high and that maintaining that pace will require new lot subdivisions or partitions. Staff also reviewed three bills in a 2024 state housing package, including regulatory changes tied to HB/measure referenced as HP 2001 (middle housing) and a funding bill staff called 1537, and described a pathway by which Sherwood may seek exemptions from some mandatory adjustment…