Danville To Hold Workshop On Future Housing Growth This Saturday

DANVILLE, CA -- The City of Danville plans to hold a virtual housing workshop on Sat., Sept. 18 to help the community learn more and participate in its efforts to update the city's housing element.

In its upcoming update for 2023-2031, the city says that it expects to accommodate a minimum of 2,241 new homes.

That was the number assigned to Danville by the Association of Bay Area Governments in its latest calculations of necessary growth accommodation. Danville has appealed the number, saying the number should've been calculated on prioritizing new housing near job centers, rather than high resource centers.

The town's scheduled to present its case to the association on Sept. 24, but either way, the housing element will be updated.

"The community's participation is critical because -- while the town's ability to control the amount of growth has eroded -- state law does allow cities to decide where to grow," the city said in a statement.

The virtual workshop begins at 10 a.m. Saturday. The town is asking community members to pre-register at https://bit.ly/3C76Kme. For more about Danville's housing element update, visit www.DanvilleTownTalks.org.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.