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San Ramon planners review Olive & Oak plan proposing 164 homes including 45 below-market-rate units
Summary
Developers and staff presented Olive & Oak, a 7.2-acre infill project at 3150 Crow Canyon Place proposing 164 homes (119 for‑sale townhomes, 45 affordable rentals). Commissioners provided design and circulation feedback; the vesting tentative map will return to the commission while much of the project is subject to ministerial review under state law.
Brookfield Residential and affordable-housing partner Pacific Companies presented the Olive & Oak housing proposal to the San Ramon City Planning Commission during a study session, describing a 7.2-acre transformation of office parcels at 3150 Crow Canyon Place into a mixed-income neighborhood.
Emily Boyd, director of business strategies for Brookfield Residential, said the project proposes 164 homes: 119 for-sale townhomes and a 45-unit rental building reserved as below-market-rate units. "Approximately 27% of residences within the community are affordable units," Boyd said, noting the project has been structured to seek a streamlined ministerial review under state law by reserving that share of units for lower-income households.
Lauren Alexander of the Pacific Companies described the affordable building: a five-level structure with ground-level parking and resident amenities, unit types ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments, and affordability levels ranging from about 30% to 80% of area median income, with the project averaging roughly 60% AMI for the affordable units.
Staff associate planner Caitlin Snodgrass reminded commissioners that because the site is designated as a housing opportunity site and the project proposes the required share of affordable units, many details of the housing development (architecture, building permits and construction) would be processed ministerially by staff once the application is deemed complete and a CEQA pathway is determined. The Planning Commission will retain discretionary review over the vesting tentative map for condominium subdivision.
Commissioners asked about design changes since the last concept review, the emergency-vehicle-only road treatment, optional ADU configurations and who would decide to build ADUs, park access and maintenance, parking allocation and potential waivers, and whether the applicant would seek optional architecture-review feedback. The project team responded that the EV-only street was a design decision to limit through-traffic and had created additional parking and traffic-calming measures; the neighborhood park will be privately maintained but open to San Ramon residents; and one unit will be set aside for an on-site manager (which would not count toward the 100% affordable metric because manager units are typically excluded).
Commissioners complimented consolidation of park space but urged the developer to refine pedestrian and bicycle connectivity to adjacent Annabelle Lane and Iron Horse Trail, consider additional parking and shared parking options with nearby daytime office uses, and look at material and color choices for the rental building so it reads less commercial and more residential. The applicant agreed to confirm unit counts and certain square-footage details that had appeared inconsistent in the presentation materials.
Staff indicated the vesting tentative map will be scheduled for future review by the commission and that many project-level approvals will follow ministerial review procedures required by state statute. The study session closed with the commission providing verbal feedback for the applicant to incorporate into future submittals.
