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Council accepts 2024 housing‑element progress report; staff outline tools to address lower‑income shortfalls
Summary
City staff reported modest RHNA progress driven by ADUs and rezoning steps, and council directed follow-up work on inclusionary requirements, adaptive reuse and potential funding strategies.
Carpinteria city planners told the City Council on March 10 that the 2024 housing element annual progress report shows steady but limited progress toward the regionally required housing allocations (RHNA), with 42 new units credited in 2024 — the majority accessory dwelling units (ADUs) — and 18 completed units (certificates of occupancy).
"In 2024, we had a total of 42 new units approved with building permits in the city of Carpinteria," Senior Planner Cindy Sowder reported. She said 16 of those permits were ADUs or junior ADUs and one permit was…
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