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The Danville Planning Commission is set to review and consider approving an application for a proposed assisted living facility on the north side of town that would replace an existing garden center.
The Ivy, the proposed 105-unit assisted living facility at 828 Diablo Road near El Cerro Boulevard – which currently houses the Sloat Garden Center – would require the removal of 91 trees, five of which are town protected, on the 2.72-acre site with a three story building and 60 parking spaces.
The project and tree removal application also includes requests for some waivers. The proposed project would have an average height of 37.5 feet and a maximum height of 40 feet, above the existing maximum of 35 feet allowed for the site. The applicant – Irvine-based O&I Development LLC – is also seeking a waiver for the project’s retaining wall, proposed to be between six feet five inches and 13.5 feet, above the six-foot limit for retaining walls. Meanwhile the proposed setback for the project would be a minimum of 22 feet rather than the typically required 50-foot setback if the waivers are approved.
The project is subject to the state’s density bonus law, which limits the ability of local jurisdictions to deny requested waivers for projects with density bonuses. The project’s density bonus is 10.5% above the 95 units eyed for the site under its current zoning.
The 60 parking spots proposed for the project are well above the minimum 36.6 spaces required for an assisted living facility of its size. A Traffic Impact Analysis prepared for the application concluded that the project would have no adverse impacts.
Following a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, a Limited Site Assessment was conducted to study any impacts of former pesticide storage containers, concluding that they were “not impactful and do not require further assessment” according to a staff report prepared by Project Planner Riley Anderson-Barrett.
“The investigation also concluded that dieldrin and chlordane are present at concentrations exceeding residential land use environmental screening levels and recommends the excavation and disposal of impacted soils,” Anderson Barrett wrote.
A Geotechnical Engineering Report has also been prepared for the proposed project, which includes recommendations on the design and construction of its foundation and flooring.
The Danville Planning Commission is set to meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday (May 27). The agenda is available here.
