Planning commission reviews Fairview Developmental Center specific‑plan concepts; staff proposes 600–800‑unit preferred band and recommends minimum public‑open‑

Staff and consultants on Tuesday presented updated land‑use concepts for the Fairview Developmental Center (FDC) redevelopment area and sought Planning Commission input on a preferred development band and the components to carry forward into a specific plan and environmental review.

What staff presented

Planning Manager Anna McGill and consultant team PlaceWorks outlined three illustrative land‑use concepts that tested different tradeoffs among housing capacity, publicly accessible open space and infrastructure cost. The presentation and supporting analysis incorporated input from the state agencies that control parts of the site: the California Department of General Services (DGS) — which oversees disposition of the property and the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) parcel — and the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), which will continue to operate and provide housing for some of its clients on parts of the campus.

Key points staff reported

- Project footprint and state‑controlled parcels: staff said approximately 80 acres of the site are under active planning consideration after accounting for the EOC (DGS‑selected, about 15 acres) and portions the state will retain or lease for DDS uses (including a roughly 5‑acre complex‑needs housing area within Harper Village). DDS has indicated a preference to consolidate some of its housing needs on the site adjacent to existing Harbor Village rather than the previously discussed “Shannon’s Mountain” parcel.

- Three concepts…