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Escondido planners review 2025 Housing Element progress; staff reports 24% of RHNA met
Summary
At a March 24, 2026 Planning Commission meeting, city staff presented the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report reporting 1,875 building permits counted toward Escondido’s RHNA of 9,607 units (24% complete), highlighted ADU and affordable housing projects, and outlined submittal deadlines to state and regional agencies.
Escondido planning staff on March 24 presented the city’s 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, saying issued building permits to date represent 24% of the city’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) of 9,607 units and outlining next steps including state and regional submittals.
Priscilla Arvoldon, a long‑range planner in Development Services, told the Planning Commission the report is informational and that staff’s request was that the commission “receive and file this presentation.” She listed the five‑year permit counts in the planning cycle—249, 231, 608, 408 and 379 building permits respectively—totaling 1,875 permits that count toward the RHNA goal. Arvoldon also said the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has approximately 400 additional credited units tracked separately.
The report breaks progress down by income tiers: staff reported 28% of the…
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