Housing Affordability & RHNA Compliance
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Sunnyvale is under mounting state pressure to meet its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) — the mandated number of units each California city must plan for every eight years. In the current RHNA cycle, Sunnyvale has built just 272 of the 4,677 units required at the lowest income levels. The city is pursuing multiple strategies simultaneously, from approving below-market-rate projects like a five-story MidPen Housing development at 295 S. Mathilda Ave. — which earmarks 25% of apartments for homeless residents and 40% at below-market rates to studying whether to raise its inclusionary zoning requirement. The city is currently evaluating whether an increase beyond the current 15% inclusionary requirement is feasible, with public hearings planned for summer 2026.
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