Commission approves AvalonBay BR3A amendment, approves parking exception and off-site affordable transfer

The San Ramon Planning Commission on Oct. 21 adopted a development-plan amendment and minor exception for the AvalonBay Bishop Ranch 3A (BR3A) apartment project (6200 Bollinger Canyon Road), authorizing the transfer of on-site affordable housing obligations to the Eden Housing site and approving a parking exception tied to changes in density-bonus eligibility.

Planning staff presented the amendment as similar to the BR11 item heard earlier: the applicant proposes minor design refinements, reduces the unit count by one (from 457 to 456), and aligns the project with a City Council–approved development agreement allowing the transfer of affordable units to the Bishop Ranch affordable apartment site (Eden Housing). Because the project will no longer include the on-site affordable construction, the project is not eligible for state density-bonus parking maximums and requests a minor exception for a 15% on-site parking reduction from…