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The Danville Town Council is set to hold a study session to discuss the future of the former town offices site after operations moved to their current site, with affordable housing being eyed as a potential option.
The upcoming study session will focus on the site at 510 La Gonda Way, which was vacated in 2022 when the town moved the offices and police department down the road to 500 La Gonda Way.
In a 2023 study session, the council discussed the potential for the site to be transformed into an affordable housing project that would help the town meet its required Regional Housing Needs Allocation, which includes 652 very low income units – for those making $62,250 or below annually – and 376 low-income units for those making $104,400 or less annually.
Since then, the town has finalized its Housing Element for the 2023 to 2031 cycle, which was re-certified in February 2024 following a series of adjustments required to make it compliant with state law. It was found to be in substantial compliance by the state’s Housing and Community Development department in April 2024.
“With other relevant issues (such as certification of the Town’s Housing Element) addressed, it would be appropriate to review next steps necessary to dispose of the property,” City Attorney Rob Ewing wrote in a staff report for the upcoming meeting.
While offices at the 2.27-acre site have been vacant since the move in 2022, the site is still used for additional parking for the current town offices, and contains a solar array that continues to be used. The solar array is set to be relocated to the new town offices site, and the town is currently processing a lot line adjustment that would move approximately 26,000 square feet to the new site for its additional parking needs, leaving approximately 1.66 acres open for a new project.
Under the current General Plan, the site holds a residential multi-family special designation allowing for density between 30 and 35 units per acre and buildings of up to four stories. The total density range for the 1.66 acres of the site would be between 50 and 58 units.
In the immediate future, the next steps to move forward with the initial plans for the site consist of authorizing staff to work with outside consultants to draft a resolution under the Surplus Lands Act, preparing a request for qualifications for a developer to take on the project, and preparing to relocate the solar array.
The Danville Town Council is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday (March 11). The agenda is available here.
In other business, the council is holding a special meeting earlier in the morning at 8:30 a.m., during which it is set to interview four applicants for two seats on the town’s Bicycle Advisory Commission, which have been vacant since the council voted in January to remove former commissioners Al Kalin and Bruce Bilodeau. The agenda is available here.
