Roger Smith
Sep 7, 2022
Bullet points for Town Hall Meeting
Bullet Points of the AIA Recommendation for
The September 8, 2022 Andersen Town Hall Meeting About
The Updates of the County Housing Element & General Plan
Recommended Changes to the Housing Element Sites Inventory:
· Recommend keeping in Sites Inventory 20-50 Casa Maria Ct., 1350 & 1282 Danville Blvd. (Creekside Church & adjacent parcel owned by Creekside Church), 2945 Stone Valley Rd. (Mormon Church) – Represents 166 new units based on General plan net densities and 221 on gross density.
· Recommend against including in Sites Inventory 1541 Ridgewood Rd. (corner of Danville Blvd.), 1524 Alamo Way (corner of Danville Blvd.), 2501 Danville Blvd. (New Life Church), and 940 Stone Valley Rd. (Bolla property) – Represents reduction of 193 new units based on General Plan net density and 227 at gross density
· Recommend for inclusion, East side of Danville Blvd Stone Valley to Alamo Village Condominiums plus the Alamo Bridge Condominiums at proposed General Plan densities – Represents addition of 218 new units based on General Plan net density and 291 on gross density and assuming the reduction in Mixed Use density requested below from 75 to 30 du/net acre.
· Total Sites Inventory new units as recommended would increase from 359 to 384 based upon General Plan net density and from 484 to 512 on gross density.
Recommended changes to Draft General Plan
· The two recommended land use map changes below would reduce the number of new units from 3,100 at currently proposed maximum net density to 1,337 new units at recommended maximum net density.
o Change 1541 Ridgewood Rd. (corner of Danville Blvd.), 1524 Alamo Way (corner of Danville Blvd.), 2501 Danville Blvd. (New Life Church), and 940 Stone Valley Rd. (Bolla property) from RM (Residential Medium) back to RL (Residential Low) – Represents a reduction of 193 new units at currently proposed maximum net density
o Change areas designated for MUM (Mixed Use Medium, 30 75 du/acre) to MUL (Mixed Use Low, 0-30 du/acre) – Represents a reduction of 1,570 new units at currently proposed net density.
· Add a policy that, when rezoning in Alamo, the appropriate zoning for single-family detached residential development in the RL (Residential Low) General Plan designation shall be P-1 at maximum 2 units per net acre, R-20, R 40, R-65 and R-100, or their equivalents in any revised version of the County’s zoning ordinance.
· Add a policy that building roof heights in the mixed-use designation are to be no higher than 35 feet above grade and architectural features such as chimneys and parapets be no higher than 40 feet above grade, with exceptions for qualifying density bonus projects.
· Add a policy that the lands shown as residential on the Land Use Map adjacent to the portion of Danville Boulevard. between Del Amigo Road and Rudgear Road shall be restricted to residential uses. New nonresidential uses under land use permits shall be prohibited except for places of religious worship and home occupations qualifying under the County’s ordinances for a ministerial land use permit.