San Ramon commission to talk next steps for redevelopment of former Chevron headquarters

The San Ramon Planning Commission and officials from Sunset Development Company are set to have their first discussion at a public meeting in more than a year on the proposed mixed-use project set to replace the now-vacant Chevron Park site in central San Ramon.

Developers have taken the first steps in the application process for Sunset’s vision that would seek to transform the property at 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road from its past life as Chevron’s corporate headquarters into a mixed-use project called The Orchards — a nod to the history of Bishop Ranch as an agricultural hub that came to be known for its fruit orchards. 

Sunset bought the 92-acre site back from Chevron in 2022 as the energy company moved to downsize their operations in San Ramon, relocating their corporate headquarters at that time to a smaller office space in Bishop Ranch. This summer, Chevron announced that they would be moving their headquarters out of San Ramon entirely.

While a series of study sessions, workshops and presentations ensued following Sunset’s reacquisition of the property, the upcoming Planning Commission meeting will be the first with an action item related to the project. 

Commissioners are set to review and consider approving a minor subdivision application and an application for a zoning text amendment from Sunset. The amendment would change language in the existing zoning requirements for the City Center Mixed Use and Downtown Mixed Use areas in order to allow for outdoor land use such as tennis courts and other recreational sports facilities. 

If approved, the amendment would change the wording of the zoning requirements, but not the spirit in which the city’s current General Plan, according to a staff report from city assistant planner Analisa Garcia.

“By expanding the allowance of commercial recreation uses, the City would be implementing the General Plan policies of encouraging the provision of amenities that promote San Ramon’s neighborhood and community shopping centers as community gathering places and creating an environment in which businesses can prosper,” Garcia wrote.

City staff are proposing revising the definition of the city’s Commercial Recreation Facility – Outdoor land use definition permanently in order to allow for recreational sports under that designation, in addition to considering the amendment proposed by Sunset.

The minor subdivision application is part of a two-step process in San Ramon, where applicants are also required to file for a final parcel map with the county that incorporates conditions of approval brought forward upon review of the tentative parcel map. If the application is approved by the Planning Commission, Sunset will then be able to move forward with filing a final parcel map.

In a staff report prepared by division manager Lauren Barr for the upcoming meeting, city staff emphasized that the current subdivision application on the table will only create parcels, and is not attached to any specific development plans.

“While the proposed parcel map is intended to help facilitate the ultimate development of the Orchard property, until such time as project specific development applications are approved, the proposed parcel map does not vest any part of a future development application other than the parcels created,” Barr wrote.

Barr noted that although Sunset has yet to file development applications with the city, multiple discussions have yielded some insight into their plans for the property. 

“The vision for the area is to create a pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use community that includes concentrated commercial, residential and recreational uses that are integrated with Bishop Ranch and City Center,” Barr wrote.

Some features of the proposed project that have become clear thus far include a range of housing types, a minimum of 125,000 square feet dedicated to retail, commercial, and entertainment offerings, a 2.5-acre park, and preservation of the heritage oak trees on the site.

The San Ramon Planning Commission is set to meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday (Sept. 17). The agenda is available here.

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