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San Bruno council unanimously authorizes transmittal of 2024 housing element annual report to state
Summary
On March 18 the San Bruno City Council voted unanimously to receive and transmit its 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the State of California; staff highlighted processing metrics, progress on RHNA sites and next‑year priorities including expedited review for the Tan FR project.
San Bruno City Council voted unanimously on March 18, 2025 to receive the city’s 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) and to authorize staff to transmit the document to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
City staff presented the APR to the joint Council and Planning Commission meeting and highlighted several processing and program metrics from 2024. Staff reported that planning applications were processed for 714 housing units; 262 units received approvals at Planning Commission or Council; construction‑permit applications were filed for 442 units; building permits were issued for 28 units; and final occupancy was recorded for 14 units. Staff emphasized that those counts are tracked at the furthest stage reached in the permitting process and that no unit is double counted across steps.
On RHNA accounting, staff reminded the bodies that San Bruno’s total RHNA allocation for the 8‑year cycle is 3,165 units. After counting credits from projects already in process, the remaining RHNA shown in the APR is roughly 1,688 units; staff said the city has identified 2,552 potential sites to meet that need. The presentation also noted that the Tan FR project zoning could accommodate up to 1,500 units though the applicant currently has detailed designs for a 600‑unit building for the first phase and staff is counting the phase where appropriate.
Staff described a set of 2025 priorities tied to the housing element: the city has launched an Affordable Housing Resource Hub, implemented an impact‑fee deferral ordinance for housing projects, begun outreach to owners of housing‑element sites, and planned work on ADU process improvements, tenant protections and an environmental justice element required by state law. Staff said the city will continue expedited review processes for qualifying housing proposals, including the Tan FR entitlement package.
A Planning Commission motion recommended that Council authorize the APR submittal; Council then made a motion, received a second and recorded a unanimous vote to authorize transmittal to the state. The recorded vote was reported as unanimous (five in favor, zero opposed). The motion text on the dais directed staff to forward the APR materials to the State of California as required by law.
What this means: transmitting the APR is a routine, state‑mandated step that documents local progress on the housing element and the city’s implementation programs; it does not itself authorize new development. Staff said the APR will be followed by continued monitoring of site status, outreach to property owners, and the fiscal and policy work to support the city’s RHNA obligations.
The Planning Commission and Council made no changes to the APR before forwarding it; the report will be filed with state HCD consistent with statutory timelines.
