Planning commission approves BR11 amendment, moves affordable units to Eden Housing site

San Ramon Planning Commission Chair Albert on Oct. 21 approved a development-plan amendment and minor exception for the Bishop Ranch 11 (BR11) residential project that removes on-site affordable units and satisfies the project’s inclusionary housing obligation through land dedication to an off-site project at the Bishop Ranch affordable apartment site (the Eden Housing project).

The action, adopted by a 4–0–1 vote (one absence), implements a development agreement the City Council approved Sept. 9 and includes a minor exception to local parking standards after the removal of on-site affordable units made the project ineligible for state density bonus parking maximums.

The amendment reassigns the BR11 affordable obligation. Under the original BR11 approval, 15% of 195 units (29 units) were designated affordable — listed in staff materials as 10 very-low, 5 low and 14 moderate-income units. The amendment aligns with the development agreement and directs the affordable units to the Bishop Ranch affordable apartment site (2453 Camino Ramon), where staff said the transfer will yield 52 rental affordable units: 40 very-low and 12 low-income units — an increase of 23 units compared with the…