Council accepts 2025 housing element progress report and directs staff to submit to state
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Contract planner Jayla Smith presented the city's 2025 housing element annual progress report showing 98 building permits issued so far this RHNA cycle (including 80 multifamily units); the planning commission recommended transmission to the state and the council voted to accept and transmit the report.
Jayla Smith, contract planner with JB Anderson Land Use Planning, presented Livingston27s 2025 housing element annual progress report and summarized the city27s development activity: one entitlement application at 612 East Avenue for two single-family homes with attached ADUs (four total units), 98 building permits issued so far in the current RHNA cycle (including 80 multifamily units and permits for accessory dwelling units and small multi-unit projects), and 84 permits toward low-income housing for the cycle to date.
Smith said the planning commission held a public hearing on March 10, 2026 and recommended the city council receive and submit the annual progress report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor27s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation. Staff recommended council acceptance and direction for staff to transmit the report to state agencies; the council voted to receive and accept the report.
Councilmembers commented that state housing requirements constrain local options and noted ongoing community concerns about affordable housing development. Councilmember Rupaul urged continued resident engagement and emphasized that developers27 proposals and market decisions also affect what housing types ultimately get built. The council27s vote authorized staff to submit the report to the state, as requested by the presentation and commission recommendation.
