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San Gabriel Planning Commission forwards 2025 housing progress report to City Council; ADUs account for large share of recent permits
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend the City Council accept the 2025 Housing Element annual progress report and to direct staff to submit required materials to the state. Staff reported 68 units permitted in 2025 and 444 units permitted across the last four reporting years; ADUs represent a substantial portion of recent applications.
The San Gabriel Planning Commission on Feb. 9 voted to recommend the City Council accept the 2025 annual progress report for the city's housing element and to direct staff to submit the materials to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Associate Planner Marlon Cervantes told commissioners that the report covers the sixth housing cycle (2021—2029) and summarizes the permits and approvals during the 2025 reporting year. "The total number of units, reported or that has been permitted within the past 4 years is, 444 units," Cervantes said, adding that staff counted 68 units that obtained building permits in 2025. He noted that only units with issued building permits count toward the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
Why it matters: The city's RHNA allocation for the sixth cycle, cited in the staff packet, is 3,023 units; staff said the current permitted total represents roughly 15% of that allocation, leaving a significant shortfall to be addressed during the remainder of the cycle.
Commissioners asked whether the larger number of applications staff reviewed in 2025 translated into permits. Commissioner Tang asked how many ADU applications the city receives yearly; Cervantes estimated, "I would say anywhere between 100 to 150." He told the commission that, in his estimate, "anywhere between a quarter to half" of those applications typically turn into building permits, and that cost and other factors often prevent applicants from completing projects.
The report showed year-by-year permitted-unit counts cited by staff during the presentation: 2021: 12 units; 2022: 82 units; 2023: 69 units; 2024: 188 units; 2025: 68 units. Staff said the 2024 increase reflected several mixed-use, higher-density projects.
Action and next step: After discussion, the commission voted to approve the report and forward the recommendation to the City Council for submission to the state. The public hearing drew no in-person speakers; the commission approved the recommendation by roll call (Commissioner Tang, Vice Chair McMorris and Chair Kratman voting yes; Commissioner Lee absent).
