San Ramon hears Canopy (Bishop Ranch 8) plan: 416 homes and a proposed development agreement to increase affordability
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Summary
Staff and the applicant presented Canopy (formerly Bishop Ranch 8), a 27‑acre project proposing 416 homes (255 for‑sale single‑family homes and a 161‑unit affordable rental building). Staff urged the commission to consider the development agreement that would increase single‑family affordability to 22.5% and the multifamily allocation to 16%; no final vote on the agreement is recorded in the transcript.
The San Ramon Planning Commission took testimony and heard presentations on the Canopy project (formerly Bishop Ranch 8), a large mixed‑income community proposed on about 27 acres that would include 255 for‑sale single‑family homes (with optional junior ADUs) and a five‑story, 161‑unit affordable rental building developed by Eden Housing.
Planner Lucas summarized the applications and the proposed development agreement, saying the project is intended to increase the total number of affordable units and deepen affordability through the agreement. Under the staff description, the project meets city inclusionary requirements (15%) but the development agreement would raise the single‑family covered percentage to 22.5% (adding about 24 additional affordable units) and provide other affordability adjustments. Staff also noted the agreement would include a $3,000 fee per single‑family unit to the city’s affordable housing fund, and that the agreement would have a seven‑year term with a potential five‑year extension.
Stephanie Hill of Sunset Development described Canopy as a walkable neighborhood that links to Executive Parkway, Bishop Drive, Bartlett Pear Park and the Iron Horse Trail and said the project includes a relocated bus stop and a central open space with pool and clubhouse. Robert Lee of WHA Architects and the landscape team presented unit types, 2.9 acres of central greenbelt, pedestrian paseos and an 80‑foot landscape buffer along Executive Parkway.
Staff recommended that the commission open the public hearing, take testimony, deliberate and adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 16‑25 to approve the project applications and recommend that City Council approve Resolution No. 17‑25 (the development agreement). The transcript records staff presentations, applicant design and landscape presentations and technical details but does not show a final vote on the development agreement before the planning commission within the provided segments.
Next steps: staff recommended adoption of the project resolutions and a recommendation to City Council on the development agreement; the transcript ends during the applicant and consultant presentations and does not show any final commission action on Canopy within the provided record.
