Danville Village Apartments (Town & Country)

The Town has received a Development Plan application to allow the development of a 211,573 square foot four-story multifamily residential apartment building on a 3.89-acre site. The site is identified as the Village Shopping Center, located at 107 Town & Country Drive. The project would include a two-story partially subterranean basement parking garage. The project would result in the demolition of three existing two-story commercial buildings totaling 38,300 square feet. A Tree removal request to allow the removal of five Town-protected trees is also requested.

The application has been submitted under the State Density Bonus Law (Gov. Code Section 65915) and is requesting a 47% density bonus to increase the project density from 35 units per acre to 51 units per acre. In exchange for the additional density, the applicant would be required to provide 15 percent of the development’s base density units as below market units (21 unit) to be made available to qualifying very low-income households.

The applicant is also requesting development standard waivers pursuant to the State Density Bonus Law, including Floor Area Ratio (120 percent allowed and 141 percent proposed), stories (3 allowed and 4 proposed), height (35 feet allowed and 53 feet proposed), and parking for the remaining commercial portion of the site (116 required and 95 spaces proposed).

For further information, contact David Crompton, Chief of Planning, at dcrompton@danville.ca.gov or (925) 314-3349.

Project Plans

Update September 6, 2025

The proposed project's architectural plans have been scheduled for review at the Town's Design Review Board meeting of September 11, 2025. The meeting will take place in the Danville Community Room at the Town Offices at 500 La Gonda Way, and will begin at 5:00 p.m.

The Design Review Board discusses architectural and landscape design issues only. The Design Review Board does not take any action on the development application or discuss any other land use issues. The public is welcome to participate.

Notice of future public hearings in front of the Planning Commission will be mailed to all property owners within 750 feet of the project site and those who have requested to be on the notification list.

Design Review Board Agenda

Design Review Board Administrative Staff Report

Update August 22, 2025

Under California land use law, the Town has 30 days from the August 13 submittal date to determine whether the application is complete for processing. A “complete” designation is a critical legal milestone that triggers the next phase of formal review.

Because the application was submitted under SB 330 (the Housing Crisis Act of 2019), the Town must take final action within 90 days once the application is deemed complete. This accelerated timeline limits the number of public hearings and streamlines the review process, which will include:

• Review by the Design Review Board.

• Schedule and announce a public hearing during a regular Planning Commission meeting.

• Review by the Planning Commission.

The Request for Comments letter, project plans and several environmental reports are available for review below. A draft Traffic Impact Analysis has been submitted to the Town and is under review by the Town’s Transportation Engineers; the traffic study will be available after it is approved.

Request for Comments Letter

Project Plan

Biological Study

Noise Study

Air Quality Study

Geotechnical Study

Arborist Report

Update August 19, 2025

Earlier this year, Blake Griggs Properties submitted a preliminary application to develop a 3.89-acre site at The Village Shopping Center, located at 107 Town & Country Drive. The proposal treated the site as two distinct portions, each with a different use:

• Portion “A” (2.34 acres): Demolish three commercial buildings (which include tenants like El Nido and Danville Music) to construct a 200-unit apartment development.
• Portion “B” (1.55 acres): Retain the existing commercial building (currently occupied by Fitness 19).
• Subdivision: Legally divide the property into two separate parcels - one for the new apartments (Portion A) and one for the continued commercial use (Portion B).

Why Density Calculation Method Matters

Blake Griggs Properties originally proposed to calculate the number of allowable housing units based on the full 3.89-acre site, even though the project would only be built on Portion A. This method would allow a base density of 136 units (3.89 acres x 35 units per acre) and with the application of the State Density Bonus Law (50% of base and additional 27.5% of base if greater affordability is provided) the development could reach a possible total of 241 units (136 base units + 68 density bonus units + 37.4 additional density bonus units).

The Town, however, believed that if the property was going to be subdivided, only the portion used for housing (2.34 acres) should be used to calculate base density. Under this approach, the base density would be up to 146 units (82 base units + 41 density bonus units), a difference of 95 units.

State Confirms Town’s Interpretation

To resolve the difference in interpretation, the Town requested guidance from the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) in May 2025. HCD responded in August, confirming the Town’s position: if the property is subdivided, only the residential portion of the site can be used to calculate the allowable number of housing units. Copies of the letters are available here:

• Town Letter to HCD
  
• HCD Response

HCD further clarified that if the site is not subdivided, the project would be considered a mixed-use development. In that case, the full 3.89-acre site could be used to calculate base density, which means that a 200-unit proposal would be consistent with State Density Bonus Law.

What’s Next

Given this clarification, the developer submitted a formal application on August 13, 2025. The updated proposal would not subdivide the property and requests a 47% density bonus under the State Density Bonus Law, keeping the project at 200 units.

Because the application was filed under SB 330 (the State Housing Crisis Act), the Town must determine within 30 days whether it is complete. Once deemed complete, the Town has a maximum of 90 days and no more than five public hearings—including Design Review Board meetings—to take action. If no action is taken within that timeframe, the project could be deemed approved under state law.

A request for comments was sent to various Town departments and outside agencies to help the Town identify potential issues with the project or project application that would need to be resolved.