Politics & Government
City Village Project: Planning Commission To Decide Its Fate
If the commissioner gives its approval Tuesday, the major project to create a walkable downtown will advance to the city council.
SAN RAMON, CA — The San Ramon Planning Commission will likely decide Tuesday whether to approve the City Village project, a huge piece of the city's plan to shape residential, commercial and city buildings into a long-awaited walkable downtown area in the Bishop Ranch business park.
The city has already hosted six public meetings on the project, but Tuesday's will be the first at which any official major decisions will be made concerning the development application. If the commission signs off on the project, it would go to the city council for final approval.
SummerHill Homes wants to build 404 units on 31 acres within the business park. The site would include 114 detached row homes, 154 detached courtyard homes, and 136 townhomes, after demolition of three office buildings constructed during the 1980s.
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The site is now home to three buildings totaling about 564,000 square feet of office space, built during the 1980s.
Part of City Village would include a two-acre public park, on the southeast corner of the project, along Executive Parkway and Camino Ramon. Conceptual plans include a tot lot play area, lawn area and meadow, picnic tables with barbecue areas, and pickle ball courts.
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Summerhill is proposing the park to be privately owned and maintained by the development's homeowner's association, but accessible to the public, which would save the city on maintenance costs.
After the project was reviewed by the city's planning commission in March, Summerhill added a quarter-acre private park near the townhomes to its plans, including a play area, picnic tables, and lawn space.
The virtual meeting begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday and can be found here (webinar ID: 969 3825 4380) or by calling +1 (669) 900-6833 (webinar ID: 969 3825 4380). The meeting will also be shown on the city's YouTube channel.
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