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Cathedral City council approves 2024 housing element progress report and transmittal to state
Summary
Council received the city's 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, heard a staff presentation on permits and affordable housing production, and authorized transmitting the report to California HCD and related state offices.
The Cathedral City City Council unanimously voted March 26 to receive the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and authorize its transmittal to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
Sandra Molina, deputy director of Community and Economic Development, presented the report and thanked Associate Planner Dom Camps for preparing the submission to HCD. Molina said the annual report details building permits, approved entitlements and implementation of housing programs and must be submitted to state authorities by April 1. “We report on the status and implementation of our housing element,” Molina told the council.
Staff said the city issued building permits for 115 housing units in calendar year 2024 and identified 459 single-family lots approved as entitlements largely tied to the Rio Vista Village Verano specific plan amendment. City staff reported 373 permits issued during 2021–2024, which the presentation described as about 35% of the city’s eight‑year RHNA cycle progress to date. Staff also noted accessory dwelling units and several small infill projects contributed to the 2024 totals.
Molina outlined nearby regional affordable housing activity and noted a Desert Marigold conversion to permanent transitional housing of about 96 units; building permits for that project were issued in 2025 and will be counted in next year’s report. Council members asked for comparison information across Southern California jurisdictions; staff said it could research that. Council member Gutierrez raised questions about how potential county Section 8 funding shortfalls could affect low-income households; staff said Section 8 is federally funded and offered to research the local voucher picture.
Council member Lam moved to receive the report and authorize its transmittal; Council member Gutierrez seconded. The motion carried on a unanimous voice vote.
