Planning staff review FY‑25 work, list dozens of approved projects; many remain under permit review or construction‑to‑be‑determined

City planning staff presented a year‑in‑review of fiscal 2025 implementation actions, zoning updates and project status updates to the San Ramon City Council, listing recently approved and pending residential, mixed‑use and commercial projects and reporting that many entitlements remain in building‑permit review or have construction dates to be determined.

Planner Ryan Driscoll told the council the city adopted General Plan 2040 in December 2023 and in late 2024 adopted objective design and development standards for multi‑family and mixed‑use housing; the recently updated Climate Action Plan is now moving into implementation. The planning division’s annual report and housing element progress reports are prepared each spring and submitted to the state, Driscoll said.

Why it matters: The presentation cataloged dozens of entitlements, progress milestones and projects that will affect housing supply, local services and development‑era traffic. Council members used the session to probe timing, project phasing and whether enough retail and neighborhood‑serving businesses will accompany housing growth.

Project highlights and status - Approved and under construction or partially under construction: City Village (formerly Bishop Ranch 6) — 404 units; Belmont Village senior care (183 beds) — construction complete and occupancy started earlier this year; Primrose Daycare — under construction; Dinehorse Village — grading started after final map approval. - Approved and under plan check or review (construction TBD): Bartlett (Fisher Ranch 7) — 190 units (grading plans submitted); Woodside Canyon — 54 multifamily units (building plans submitted); Bishop Ranch 11 — 195 units (demolition plans under review); Queen and Ramon Apartments (Eden Housing) — 198 affordable units (approved this month); AvalonBay (Bishop Ranch 3a) — 457 units (site development review underway). - Other entitlements: Wireless telecommunication facility approved for a 100‑foot tower; Little Bridges daycare expansion approved to grow capacity from 109 to 237 children; several time extension applications were approved (for example, Windflower Townhomes granted an 18‑month extension).

Council questions and issues raised Council members asked how the city balances housing approvals with sustaining commercial businesses and neighborhood retail, whether school capacity would be strained (staff reported the local school district currently has declining enrollment and available capacity) and how traffic impacts and mitigation are handled (staff said traffic review is part of project entitlements and long‑range general plan analyses). A council member asked for a concise update on the city’s RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) progress broken down by affordability levels; staff agreed to provide an update.

Public comment briefly raised general local economic concerns. Council members encouraged staff to keep permitting timelines efficient and suggested the council may later consider programmatic or policy adjustments to preserve neighborhood commercial capacity as housing is added.

Ending: The presentation offered a comprehensive inventory of FY‑25 planning actions and project statuses; many large projects remain in plan‑check or pre‑construction phases and council members requested periodic updates — including a clear RHNA progress summary — as projects advance through permitting or construction.