DATE:
April 23, 2025
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
2024 GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT, APPLICATION FOR THE SANDAG SMART GROWTH INCENTIVE PROGRAM GRANT, AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
State law requires all local governments, including the County of San Diego (County), to adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in its community at all income levels. The County meets this requirement by adopting a housing plan known as a Housing Element as part of the County's General Plan. The General Plan serves as the County's land use planning "blueprint" for how the County will grow and develop. The State also requires each local government to report housing units constructed under its General Plan. The annual report is known as the General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report (GP APR) and reflects point-in-time information on housing for the calendar year 2024 (January 1 - December 31, 2024). Annual reporting on the County's General Plan and Housing Element implementation provides transparency and keeps the public informed about the impact of the County's programs and initiatives intended to help facilitate the production of housing by the private, public, and non-profit sectors, including affordable housing. All California counties and cities are required to provide a GP APR to the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). LCI and HCD use GP APRs to identify statewide trends in land use decision-making and assess how local planning and development activities relate to statewide planning goals and policies.
Housing numbers and trends shift, with recent years showing a decline following a strong post-2008 recovery. The 2024 GP APR reports an 11% drop in permitted homes and a 24% decrease in completed homes compared to 2023. In unincorporated areas, discretionary housing projects have ...
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