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Planning commission forwards 2025 housing progress report to City Council; Fremont issued 549 building permits in 2025
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Staff presented the 2025 Annual Progress Report showing Fremont issued 549 building permits in 2025 (including 177 ADUs) and a remaining RHNA balance of 11,407 units for the 2023–2031 cycle; the commission voted to forward the report to City Council for submission to the State.
The Fremont Planning Commission voted Feb. 26 to forward the city’s 2025 Annual Progress Report (APR) on the Housing Element to the City Council for submission to the State.
Planner Winnie Mui summarized the APR, noting Fremont’s 6‑cycle Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) of 12,897 units for 2023–2031. In 2025 the city issued building permits for 549 housing units — an increase from 194 in 2024 — and 177 ADU permits, the most ADU permits in a single year to date. Mui said a total of 1,490 units have building permits under the 6‑cycle so far, leaving a remaining RHNA balance of 11,407 units.
Mui also highlighted that about 30% of 2025 permits were for affordable units and that 756 affordable units received entitlement across seven projects during the year, including Centerville Plaza Apartments, Merricor Warm Springs Apartments and Canvas downtown. Staff noted that a Notice of Funding Availability awarded city funding to three 100% affordable projects in 2025.
During public comment, a member of the public urged commissioners to confront the gap between goals and production, saying the city is producing housing at a fraction of the rate required to meet RHNA. Commissioners discussed the APR and moved to forward it to the City Council; the motion passed 6–0 with one commissioner absent.
Next steps: Staff will present the APR to the City Council on March 10 and will submit the report to the State prior to the April 1 deadline.
