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Council accepts Millbrae's 2025 housing-element progress report; staff to transmit to state
Summary
City staff told the council Millbrae has issued building permits for roughly 408 housing units and has approved projects totaling about 872 units (including a 488‑unit Sarah Station and a 384‑unit El Camino Real project); council accepted the 2025 annual report and authorized transmittal to state housing agencies.
The Millbrae City Council on March 10 accepted the city’s 2025 Housing Element annual progress report and authorized staff to transmit it to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
Community Development Director Brad Meisner told the council the city is in the sixth housing‑element cycle (2023–2031) and must plan for a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) of 2,199 units. Meisner said the city has issued building permits for about 408 units so far and has approvals for roughly 872 additional units that have not yet received building permits.
Meisner identified two large approved projects that are expected to move toward permitting: a project at 150 Sarah Avenue (described in staff comments as up to 488 units under a 10% variance) and a 384‑unit project at 1100 El Camino Real. He noted that building permits — not approvals — are the state metric used to demonstrate progress toward RHNA targets.
Council members asked for clarification on the difference between approvals (entitlements) and building permits. Meisner explained that approvals put projects on a pathway but the state counts building permits for the production metric; he said the 1100 El Camino Real project is in plan review and may reach permitting in the near term. Council Member Nguyen observed the numbers appeared encouraging; staff estimated a rough annual permitting magnitude of about 200 units to stay on track toward the 2031 RHNA goal.
Council unanimously voted to accept the report and authorize transmittal. The staff presentation noted this report is the city's annual submission, required by April 1, and that staff will continue monitoring project permit activity for next year's report.
