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Walnut Creek council orders report on citizen-led "Senior Housing Transit Village" initiative
Summary
The council unanimously directed staff to prepare an Elections Code §9212 report on a citizen initiative that would create a 55+ mixed-use zoning district and change land use for a 2.4-acre site near North California Boulevard and Ignacio Valley Road; Friends of Walnut Creek Senior Housing will reimburse the city for report costs.
The Walnut Creek City Council on April 21 directed the city manager to prepare an Elections Code §9212 report and enter a cost-reimbursement agreement with Friends of Walnut Creek Senior Housing to study a citizen-led "Walnut Creek Senior Housing Transit Village" initiative for a 2.4-acre site near North California Boulevard and Ignacio Valley Road.
The initiative would create a new zoning district permitting senior (55-plus) multifamily housing with ground-floor commercial uses compatible with senior residents and would increase maximum commercial floor-area ratio from 0.3 to 0.6 in the district, staff said. Assistant City Manager Charles Ching told the council, "The initiative essentially does two things" — establish the new district and change the land use for the…
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