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(SAN RAMON, CA.) – The San Ramon City Council held a special meeting on Apr. 7 to discuss the Public Hearing of the Orchards Development Project. The objective of the Public Hearing was to listen to the Appeal made by lifelong San Ramon resident Brian Swanson regarding the approval by the Planning Commission of the Orchards Development Project.

Sunset Development Company purchased the Chevron Corporation Office Park located at 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road back in 2022. Between 2022 and 2023, there was a series of public study sessions on the potential redevelopment of the property.

Exact dates of those sessions as provided in the agenda: Dec. 6, 2022, Jan. 24 and 31, 2023, Mar. 7 and 8, 2023, Apr. 14, 2023, and Jul. 18, 2023.

The Planning Commission conducted three public hearings (Dec. 16, 2025; Jan. 20, 2026; and Feb. 3, 2026) on the proposed Project.

On Feb. 3, 2026, after receiving public comments, the Planning Commission closed the public hearing, deliberated, and approved the Orchards Development Project applications. Within the 10-day appeal period following the Planning Commission’s approval, the City received an appeal on Feb. 12, 2026 from Brian Swanson opposing the Planning Commission’s action related to eight specified points.

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