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Planning staff reports 2024 general plan progress; commissioners ask about housing element, annexations and pending projects
Summary
City staff presented the City of Greenfield’s 2024 General Plan annual progress report, covering annexations, housing production relative to RHNA, and commercial activity; commissioners asked about the housing element pass‑backs to HCD, pending approvals and timing for public outreach on the general plan update.
City of Greenfield community development staff presented the 2024 General Plan annual progress report to the Planning Commission, summarizing housing, commercial development and infrastructure work completed or underway in 2024 and answering commissioners’ questions about next steps for the housing element and the general plan update.
Imani Harrigan, community development staff, said the city had no general plan amendments in 2024 but completed two LAFCO‑approved annexations totaling roughly 20 acres (including a parcel for Arroyo Seco Academy and a parcel for a new community center). She also reported that, by Dec. 31, 2024, the city had met several RHNA targets for the reporting period, citing progress figures included in staff materials.
Why it matters: The annual progress report tracks implementation of the general plan and state housing obligations; commissioners used the briefing to press staff on the housing element’s status with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and to seek timing for public outreach on the general plan update.
Key points from the report and discussion
Housing and RHNA: Harrigan summarized housing projects approved or under construction in 2024, including Walnut Place Apartments phases 2 and 3, Avila Farmworker Housing (final building), Magnolia Senior Apartments phase 2, EA Greenfield Commons, Apple Avenue self‑help housing and several other projects listed in the staff packet. Harrigan said the city had met RHNA numbers for the reporting period, with specified percentages in each income category provided in the staff report.
Housing element status: Commissioners asked how many pass‑backs the city had received from HCD on the sixth‑cycle housing element. Harrigan said the city was on its third or fourth pass‑back and that the timeline depended on HCD staff review. Commissioners requested updates as the element moves toward certification.
Commercial and infrastructure activity: Harrigan reported a number of commercial projects and approvals in 2024, including a new Chevron station, Godfather’s Pizza, Walnut Avenue Bridal Center (recent grand opening), a visitor center and several pending projects (self‑storage, Starbucks proposals, a TownePlace Suites hotel and a proposed truck stop). She also noted infrastructure work such as wireless telecommunications, drainage, bikeway and pedestrian improvements and road maintenance.
Commissioner questions and next steps: Commissioners asked for updates on several specific pending projects (including a long‑stalled sports bar proposal on El Camino Real and a proposed pizza retail project), and whether the general plan update could address issues such as clustering of similar commercial uses and street widths to help manage parking and circulation. Harrigan said the general plan update work had begun internally and staff hoped to bring materials to the commission for public outreach within about a month.
Action requested: Staff recommended that the commission receive and accept the 2024 annual progress report; commissioners did not take a final vote documented in the transcript during the discussion period covered. Staff agreed to return with updates as requested and to place specific project status items on future agendas as needed.
