Citizens Against Market Place Apartment Development (CAMPAD)
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April 22, 2022 | Owner of the Marketplace has submitted a Proposal/Application for a horizontal mixed use development plan including:
- Demolish approx 55,636 sq ft of existing commercial tenant space (former Nob Hill Foods, Sports Clips, cleaners, pharmacy)
- Construct 40 single-family detached Condominium units
- Construct 4 Junior Dwelling units
- Renovate an existing 1,869 sq ft building (Starbucks) for an existing Eating & Drinking Establishment
- 6 Proposed Residential Guest Parking Spaces
- 34 Existing Parking Spaces for Commercial Uses; and
- Subdivide the project area into 18 new parcels with a Vesting Tentative Map for Condominium Purposes
Designs were Submitted to the San Ramon Planning Commission for Review
CAMPAD is Against this Project:
- The current proposal is yet another contrived plan to subdivide the shopping center that does not meet the City's own guidelines of Mixed Use and Walkable City principles
- There are already 4,500 Housing Units approved (including 675 low income) two blocks away at Bishop Ranch
- The Mayor and City Council should place an immediate priority on developing a specific plan for the entire Market Place area including the Sports Basement and Marriott site plus the Buffalo Wild Wings site - in keeping with their own General Plan requirements (see below)
"The City General Plan encourages joint redevelopment and a Master Plan analysis between the Marketplace Center and the Orchard Supply Center parcel (1041 Market Place – now Sports Basement). The analysis could facilitate improved circulation, access, visibility, and broaden the mix of uses on one or both sites in a way that better supports successful retail at one or both sites. Ultimately, the Planning Commission will determine the level of analysis required of the Property Owner/Applicant to satisfy the General Plan policies."