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San Mateo County board adopts amended housing element and moves forward rezoning to meet state targets
Summary
The Board adopted an amendment to the county’s 2023–2031 housing element and approved implementing rezoning changes to add higher-density transit‑oriented zones, a step staff says is needed for state certification and to regain eligibility for certain state housing grants. The vote passed with one supervisor dissenting.
San Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors voted April 21 to adopt a narrowly scoped amendment to the county’s 2023–2031 housing element and to approve implementing rezoning rules intended to create capacity for higher‑density housing near transit.
Planner William Gibson told the board the amendment adds one partial parcel in unincorporated Colma and raises the noncoastal maximum density from 120 to 150 units per acre, while splitting the rezoning timeline so the county can adopt noncoastal rezonings immediately and continue work on El Granada (coastal) sites separately. “With these changes, the county will have a surplus of sites across income categories and can move toward state certification,” Gibson said.
The measure implements new land‑use…
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