Housing Element

The Town of Danville adopted its 2023-2031 General Plan Housing Element on January 17, 2023, and submitted it to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) before the statuary deadline, on January 31, 2023. HCD is required to review and determine if the Housing Element meets all requirements of State Housing law within 60 days.

Danville, along with the vast majorities of cities and counties, has since received a comment letter from HCD. In its letter, the State determined that Danville’s Housing Element met many, but not all, of the statutory requirements. Specifically, HCD believes that many of the Town’s housing development standards – particularly those associated with height and parking requirements - must be less restrictive. The Town is working to address the comments received, with the goal of re-submitting to HCD by the end of summer.

As a reminder, for the upcoming 2023-2031 planning period, the Town is expected to accommodate 2,241 new homes, regardless of available land capacity. To date, just 15 cities out of the 101 cities and 9 counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have a State-certified Housing Element.

The community's participation in the Housing Element process continues to be a high priority for the Town. The full review letter is available here. Any comments or questions regarding the letter or the Housing Element review process can be directed to David Crompton, Chief of Planning, at dcrompton@danville.ca.gov or 925-314-3349.

At its January 17, 2023 Special Meeting, after considering public testimony and follow-up questions, the Town Council unanimously approved the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element, Final Programmatic EIR, and the first reading of the zoning text amendments as proposed.

The Town is on track to submit the Final Danville 2023-2031 Housing Element to State-HCD on January 31, 2023.

01.17.23 Proposed 2023-2031 Housing Element for Town Council Public Hearing

Housing Element Presentation - Town Council 20230117

At its December 13, 2022 public hearing, after considering public testimony and follow-up questions, unanimously recommended that the Town Council consider the Draft Housing Element, Final Programmatic EIR, and all associated actions as proposed.

The Town Council is scheduled to consider this item at a Special Meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 5:00 PM. The meeting will occur in person at a Danville community facility to be determined.

The Town invites its community to the Danville Planning Commission hearing on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 @ 5:00 PM (via teleconference) to participate in the review of the 2023-2031 Draft Housing Element, its associated environmental documents, and the potential housing opportunity sites that are required by state law to accommodate a minimum of 2,241 state-mandated housing units.

All documents published as of December 2, 2022, can be found in the Project Documents Library on the Housing Element project page. Additional documents required for the December 13 Planning Commission public hearing will be available 72 hours prior to the meeting and can be found on the Meetings, Agendas & Minutes page on the Town's main website.

The Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final PEIR) related to the Town’s Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element is now available for public review. In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines, this Final PEIR includes comments received during the public review period for the Draft PEIR as well as responses to those comments.

The Danville Planning Commission, at its December 13, 2022 public hearing (via teleconference), will review and consider the Final PEIR as part of its 2023-2031 Housing Element adoption process. Interested members of the public are invited to participate. Meeting information can be found at the following link Meetings, Agenda, & Minutes.

The State Department of Housing and Community Development has completed a 90 day review of Danville’s DRAFT Housing Element and provided a copy of written comments to Danville’s Chief of Planning. View the comments provided by the State here.

The Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (DPEIR) related to the Town’s draft 2023-2031 Housing Element is now available for public review. The DPEIR studies potential environmental impacts related to the implementation of the Housing Element, which includes potential General Plan land use amendment to provide for the Town’s assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RNNA) as required under State Law. The public review period for the DPEIR runs from September 13, 2022 ,through October 28, 2022. A public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission on September 27, 2022, to allow for oral comments on the adequacy of the DPEIR. Any comments you may have may be forwarded to David Crompton, Chief of Planning at dcrompton@danville.ca.gov . All comments received will be responded to in writing as part of the Final EIR which will be prepared at the end of the public review period.

View Appendix A- NOP (PDF)

View Appendix B- Air Quality and GHG (PDF)

View Appendix C- Biological Resources (PDF)

View Appendix C- Aquatics Resources (PDF)

View Appendix D- Hydrology Memo (PDF)

View Appendix E- Noise and Vibration (PDF)

View Appendix F- VMT (PDF)