Politics & Government
City Village Development: San Ramon Officials Begin Discussions
Bishop Ranch 6 could be home to a 404-unit residential complex. Officials must hold two more public meetings before considering approval.
SAN RAMON, CA — The San Ramon City Council is co-hosting a joint session with the city's planning commission Tuesday, to discuss the proposed City Village development project at the current site of Bishop Ranch 6.
The 404-unit residential community would be built on 31 acres, just west of Camino Ramon, north of Bollinger Canyon Road and south of Norris Canyon Road. There's currently three three-story office buildings on the site, built in the 1980s.
Tuesday's meeting will be the first of a minimum of three required public hearings before the council and the commission before the city decides whether to move forward with the development.
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City staff is recommending the boards take public testimony, provide direction to staff, and continue the hearing to August 17.
The project would be a major piece of San Ramon's ambitious plan to mix housing and retail with its large existing Bishop Ranch employers in its evolving downtown. City Village would be inside the city's Walking District Master Plan and designed with "enhanced" landscaping and sidewalks for long-term pedestrian access to the city's core.
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SummerHill Homes' plan includes building 114 townhomes, 154 attached row houses, and 136 detached courtyard homes, with a two-acre park open to the public.
The developer aims to meet the city's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance by committing 15 percent of the townhomes for sale to low, very low, and moderate-income households, while paying affordable housing fees for the row houses and courtyard homes.
The project will require an amendment to San Ramon's North Camino Ramon Specific Plan for a zoning change from mixed use to mixed use density residential. It will also require approval from architectural and environmental review. The zoning change would allow for a minimum residential density of 20 dwelling units per square acre and a maximum height of 85 feet, or five stories, whichever is less.
Tuesday's virtual meeting of San Ramon's City Council and planning commission starts at 5 p.m. and can be found at the city's YouTube channel or at here (webinar ID: 974 2140 5432 2). To access by phone, call (669) 900-6833.
— By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation
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