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Millbrae council accepts 2024 housing‑element progress report; staff says 2025 will show larger production
Summary
Council accepted the city’s 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report on March 11 and authorized transmittal to state agencies. The report records 15 building permits in 2024 (14 ADUs and one new single‑family home) and notes more than 1,200 entitled units that will be reported in 2025.
The Millbrae City Council on March 11 accepted the Housing Element Annual Progress Report for 2024 and authorized city staff to transmit it to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. The motion passed 5-0.
Director of Community Development Wilkinson told the council that HCD requires reporting only on projects where building permits have been issued; by that methodology Millbrae recorded 15 housing units for 2024 — 14 accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and one newly built single‑family home. Wilkinson cautioned that entitled projects without building permits are not counted under HCD’s method and therefore understate the city’s pipeline.
Wilkinson said the city currently has 1,247 entitled units that had not yet received building permits as of the report, including projects that city staff expect to report in 2025: a 278‑unit project at 959 El Camino Real (building permits issued in 2025), the 97‑unit 1301 Broadway project (building permits expected in 2025), and larger projects such as a 488‑unit project at 150 Sarah Avenue (pending litigation with California High‑Speed Rail) and a 384‑unit project at 1100 El Camino Real with plans under review.
The report notes technical reporting quirks: ADUs are allocated across affordability bands by formula for state reporting even if the ADU’s occupant income is unknown. Councilmembers asked whether the city is on pace to meet the housing element timeline; Wilkinson and staff said 2025 will reflect substantially larger production because several large projects are moving to permit issuance.
Councilmember Goodwin asked about pacing toward the housing element deadline; staff replied that 2025 is expected to be a stronger year for housing production because multiple major projects are moving to construction. The council accepted the report and authorized transmittal to HCD by motion (5‑0).
