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City: 2024 housing report shows ADUs dominate permits; city far behind RHNA targets
Summary
Dan Gullett, principal planner, told the City Council on March 18 that the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report shows the city added 204 housing units in 2024 (110 ADUs) and has produced about 592 of the 8,001 units required by the current six‑cycle RHNA.
Dan Gullett, principal planner in Long Range Planning, presented the City of Santa Barbara’s 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR) on March 18 and asked the council to accept the report for submission to state agencies. The APR summarizes 2024 progress toward General Plan and Housing Element goals and includes housing production and RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) reporting.
Gullett said the city’s 6‑cycle RHNA allocation requires 8,001 new units. "Our progress toward this 6th cycle RHNA: we have 592 total units to date, 204 in 2024," he said, and noted that roughly 1,500 units were included across 163 applications submitted in 2024, driven in part by large, one‑off projects. He added that 110 of the 204 units permitted in 2024 were accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and that ADUs represented 89% of applications in 2024. Gullett emphasized that about 5,000 of the 8,001 RHNA units are for very‑low, low and moderate income households and typically require subsidy.
Gullett reviewed recent and ongoing…
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