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County reports modest housing-permit activity in 2024 and starts second year of six‑year RHNA cycle
Summary
Planning staff reported the county issued 35 building permits for dwelling units in 2024 — 25 single‑family homes and 10 accessory dwelling units — and provided an update on progress toward the state-assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the 2023–2031 cycle.
Planning staff presented the annual status report required by Government Code Section 65400 and reported progress on Napa County’s housing element for the current six‑year cycle (2023–2031).
Key figures - For the 2024 reporting period, Napa County issued 35 building permits for dwelling units: 25 primary single‑family detached units and 10 accessory dwelling units (ADUs). - The county’s RHNA for the 2023–2031 cycle is 106 units total, allocated as: 45 very low income, 16 low income, 14 moderate income and 31 above‑moderate income units. - Through the end of the 2024 reporting year, Napa County had issued 52 building permits toward the RHNA: that includes meeting or exceeding the above‑moderate category (31 assigned, 52 issued across cycle categories combined); specific counts by income category were provided in the staff tally.
Other notes - The report lists the status of 159 implementation action items in the general plan; departments updated the implementation table for the annual submission to the state. - Board members and the public asked staff to include permit‑count detail in future baseline data reporting so that progress is visible during the general plan update process.
Ending: Staff will file the required reports with the state as prescribed and continue to provide updated implementation tables and baseline data during the general plan update timeline.
