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Monterey Park files 2025 General Plan and Housing Element report; council notes they remain behind state RHNA goals
Summary
Staff presented the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element annual progress report showing 85 building permits in 2025 (about 80 ADUs), a city total of 305 units to date, and a RHNA allocation of 5,257 units; the council received and filed the report and asked staff to forward it to state agencies.
City staff presented the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element annual progress report and the City Council voted unanimously to receive and file the document and forward it to state agencies.
Senior Planner Eliana Munoz summarized progress across plan elements — land use, economic development, circulation (including nearly eight miles of resurfaced streets in 2025), safety, resources and sustainability — and noted the housing element was comprehensively updated in 2022 and certified by HCD in March 2023. Munoz reported the city's RHNA allocation for the 2021–2029 cycle is 5,257 units across income categories and said the city issued building permits for 85 residential units in 2025 (80 ADUs and 11 single‑family dwellings were noted on slides and in discussion). She reported 305 total units to date and more than 1,000 units in the pipeline that are not yet ready for entitlement.
Councilmember Wong emphasized the gap between current permit levels and RHNA targets, noting that to meet the RHNA allocation the city would need to facilitate roughly 570 units per year; Mayor Pro Tem and others agreed the city remains "woefully behind" in facilitating new housing. Councilmembers asked for follow-up on pipeline timing, the small-business assistance (CDBG-funded) pilot program, and potential fee or permitting changes that could speed housing production.
Council approved staff's recommendation to receive and file the annual report and to forward it to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research and HCD; the motion passed unanimously. Councilmembers and staff noted the majority of recent production has been ADUs, and emphasized the need for continued local and regional efforts to accelerate housing development ahead of state targets.
Next steps: staff will transmit the report to state agencies and continue tracking pipeline projects; council requested future updates on housing-pipeline timelines and the outcomes of small-business financial-support pilots.
