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Council approves 70 Measure D allocations for 2026, directs workshop on process
Summary
The Half Moon Bay Council adopted a resolution authorizing 70 Measure D residential allocations for 2026 (47 downtown — 24 base, 23 bonus — and 23 outside downtown), and directed staff to hold a public workshop explaining Measure D mapping, scoring, and ADU/carryover questions.
The Half Moon Bay City Council voted Dec. 16 to authorize 70 residential allocations under Measure D for the 2026 application year, approving staff's recommendation for 47 allocations in the downtown area (24 base and 23 bonus) and 23 allocations outside downtown.
Planning staff reviewed Measure D's purpose and mechanics: the voter-approved growth-management system in the Half Moon Bay Municipal Code (chapter 17.06) that limits new residential development to a base 1% population-growth allocation and allows an optional 0.5% downtown bonus. Using recent census data and building-permit information, staff said 1% translates to 47 allocations and that the optional 0.5% would raise the total to 70 allocations.
Staff also presented program details: an application window beginning 01/01/2026, a scoring table and ratification by the planning commission (typically March/April), provisions for phasing agreements (staff noted 17 units per year set aside for existing phasing agreements), and a fiscal analysis focused on general-fund impacts that showed an estimated $95,000 deficit when only general-fund revenue/expenditures are considered; the fiscal analysis did not include development-impact fees, sales tax, or TOT gains.
Councilmembers asked clarifying questions about what the city defines as "downtown," how accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and carryovers would be treated, and requested more accessible materials (including Spanish-language applications). The council directed staff to plan a Measure D workshop for the public and new planning commissioners to explain mapping, scoring criteria, and administrative processes.
The council then moved to adopt a resolution setting the 2026 Measure D allocation system for 70 residential dwelling units; the motion passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
What happens next: Staff will publish the application materials (including a Spanish-language application and online FAQ/handbook), open the application period on 01/01/2026, and return later for planning-commission scoring ratification and any recommended transfers of downtown base allocations after Sept. 1 if base allocations remain.
