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Staff reports gains in ADU permits but says electrical capacity and costs curb broader housing build-out
Summary
City planning staff reported 129 permitted ADUs in 2025 and entitlement of 53 low-income multifamily units; staff and commissioners discussed electrical capacity constraints and a proposed JPA with IID to address infrastructure limits slowing permit-to-construction progress.
Anna Fernandez, the city’s management analyst in the planning department, presented the 2025 Annual Progress Report (APR) on housing and the Coachella general plan update, detailing permit activity and implementation actions.
Fernandez said the city permitted 129 accessory dwelling units in 2025, of which 51 used the city’s preapproved ADU plans, and issued 34 single-family detached building permits in the Pyramid Ranch development. She reported the city entitled 53 low-income multifamily units as part of…
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