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Planning commission recommends approval of Canopy development and development agreement, expanding off‑site affordable housing
Summary
The commission voted 5‑0 to approve the Canopy (Bishop Ranch 8) project and to recommend adoption of a development agreement that raises single‑family inclusionary units to 22.5% and includes a $765,000 payment to the city housing fund. Commissioners added conditions to document technical study recommendations.
The San Ramon Planning Commission on Nov. 18 voted unanimously to approve the Canopy (Bishop Ranch 8) redevelopment project and to recommend that City Council approve an associated development agreement that increases the percentage of inclusionary for‑sale units for the single‑family portion of the project.
Staff described Canopy as a roughly 27‑acre, Downtown Mixed Use North site proposing 416 homes: 255 for‑sale single‑family detached homes (three villages) and a five‑story multifamily affordable rental building with 161 units (all affordable aside from a manager’s unit). Under the city inclusionary housing ordinance the project would have required 15% (62 units) but the proposed development agreement increases affordability to 22.5% for the single‑family portion and 16% for certain CityWalk…
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