DATE: MARCH 18, 2026
TO: CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: ANDREA GILBERT, CITY PLANNER
SUBJECT
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2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Report.
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission recommends the City Council receive and file the 2025 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report.
BACKGROUND
In July 2010, the City Council adopted Envision Chino 2025, a comprehensive update to the City's General Plan. Section 65400 of the Government Code requires the Planning Commission review and forward to the City Council an annual report describing the City's progress in implementing its General Plan and Housing Element. Once reviewed by the City, the report is required to be sent electronically to the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), formerly Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), as well as the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). In September 2025, the City Council adopted the 2045 General Plan Update. Reporting under the updated General Plan will commence next year. Accordingly, the 2025 Annual Report is based on Envision Chino 2025.
The City's General Plan includes an introduction and Vision Chapter as well as 12 separate elements. The 12 elements cover the seven topics required by State Government Code Section 65302, including a Housing Element that is required to be updated every eight years. The Housing Element update was completed by the City in January 2022, adopted by the City Council and certified by HCD in December 2024, which covers the 2021-2029 reporting period. The 2021-2029 Housing Element includes specific components such as an analysis of the existing housing stock, an analysis of existing and projected housing needs, and a quantification of the number of housing units that will be developed, preserved, and improved through its policies and actions.
The General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Report has been completed and is attach...
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