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The Pleasanton Planning Commission is set to discuss and possibly approve the environmental documentation, housing site compliance review and Vesting Tentative Map for the development of over 400 housing units at the southeast corner of Busch Road and Valley Avenue during Wednesday’s commission meeting.
During the April 23 meeting, the commission will review the details for the proposed housing development and will provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding an additional proposed draft Affordable Housing Agreement, including aspects of the agreement related to “alternative compliance with certain provisions,” of the city’s Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance.
“Staff worked with the applicant closely on the proposed development and appreciated the applicant’s cooperation in revising the proposal to address staff’s comments concerning site layout, street circulation and other elements of the design,” city associate planner Jenny Soo stated in the staff report for Wednesday’s meeting.
“The project is consistent with the density and land uses allowed for and zoned for the project site, and with all applicable objective standards, except for those for which waivers and concessions have been sought and must be granted pursuant to (State Density Bonus Law),” Soo added. “Therefore, staff find the proposal acceptable and recommend approval by the Planning Commission.”
As part of the city’s sixth Housing Element cycle, the previous City Council identified the existing vacant site, located at 3300 Busch Road, as one of the many sites to be zoned for housing.
Also known as the Kiewit property, the site includes two separate subareas — one five-acre area designated for high-density housing at 30 dwelling units per acre and the remainder designated for eight to 13 dwelling units per acre.
The applicant for the project — Square Mile Pleasanton, LLC — is now looking to move forward with its plans to build a total of 412 residential units across the 51.62-acre site.
According to Wednesday’s staff report, the project aims to construct 310 detached single-family market rate homes with 62 junior accessory dwelling units and 102 multi-family, apartment rental units, which would all be deed-restricted affordable units, except for one manager’s unit.
“The project provides 310 new residential homes and 101 affordable residential rental units, which assists the City in meeting its housing goals,” Soo said.
The plans also include the construction of an approximately two-acre park, which would be owned and maintained by the development’s Homeowners Association, that would be accessible to the general public as well as other on-site and off-site improvements for “streets, utilities, stormwater retention, and trails.”
After finding traces of “petroleum hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in the soil,” due to the decades of industrial uses at the site, the applicant previously sought the help from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control in 2023 to conduct site cleanup. According to the staff report, that cleanup work has been completed.
The project, which is also being referred to as the Villages at the Quarry, is proposing to build four villages that would separate the different styles of homes and units. Villages one through three would be for the detached, single-family homes varying in size and the fourth village would be for the multi-family rental units.
In order to meet inclusionary housing requirements, the applicant is proposing to make 101 out of the 102 multi-family rental units to be “available to households with incomes at or below 80% (low-income) of the Area Median Income.”
“This represents an inclusionary percentage of approximately 24.51%,” Soo stated in the staff report. “All the proposed affordable units would be provided within Village 4, in a complex of four 3-story buildings with a community building and outdoor amenities.”
The Planning Commission meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday (April 23). The full agenda can be accessed here.
