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Town staff: 2025 housing‑element report shows activity but council urged broader strategies beyond ADUs
Summary
Contract planner Brandon Dilicus told the council the town’s 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report counts 13 units deemed complete and 11 building permits issued in 2025; staff highlighted ADU amnesty work and ADU ordinance updates while public commenters urged pursuit of workforce housing beyond ADUs.
Brandon Dilicus, contract senior planner, presented Portola Valley’s 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR), which staff will submit to state agencies. Staff recorded 13 applications deemed complete in 2025, 11 building permits issued during the year and 22 certificates of occupancy (including an 11‑unit Willow Commons project).
Dilicus explained how the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) counts progress toward the town’s RHNA target: building permits are the principal metric HCD…
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