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San Rafael planners accept 2025 housing progress report, public urges fixes to permitting pipeline
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously accepted the city's 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, which staff said shows 576 units entitled in 2025 but only 33 building permits issued. A public commenter urged the city to diagnose permitting delays so approved projects progress to construction.
The San Rafael Planning Commission on March 10 unanimously accepted the city's 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and directed staff to present the report to the City Council for submission to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
The report, presented by Greg Miner of the Community Economic Development Department, said San Rafael had 576 housing units entitled in calendar year 2025, 33 building permits issued and 179 housing units completed. Miner told the commission that 28 of the 33 building permits issued in 2025 were for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which in the staff's accounting are typically not deed‑restricted.
The APR is the annual, statutorily required update that documents the city's progress on programs in the General Plan's housing element and tracks the city's share of the regional housing need allocation (RENA) for 2023–2031. Miner…
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