A few quick updates on the Shannon Community Center and Medium Density Designations in Dublin:

• Shannon Community Center – The Dublin City Council will be authorizing the City to name the Shannon Community Center Banquet Hall in honor of our outgoing City Manager Richard Ambrose on Tuesday night. The banquet hall will be aptly named Ambrose Hall. Also of note, the contractor has experienced some delays at the Shannon Community Center. In light of these delays, the Center will likely not be completed until Dec-08 or Jan-09.
• Medium Density Designation – The Dublin City Council and Planning Commission held a joint study session on August 19th to evaluate many of of the critical new residential development issues related to medium density definitions, setbacks, density calculations (net vs. gross), etc. The highlight of the session was the discussion related to the proposed change to the medium density (e.g., townhouses) calculation applied to a few parcels in the Fallon Village development (i.e., the Jordan and Croak properties). While the Planning Commission disagreed, the City Council reaffirmed their desire to see the medium density designation split out on the Jordan and Croak properties between Medium-Low and Medium-Mid to ensure that the future developers don’t simply build to the highest density possible on the land. Please click here for background information on change that is expected to soon be ratified by City Council. This is good news for residents that would like to see homes with larger lot sizes (e.g., small backyard setbacks). It’s important to note that these new medium-low and medium-mid designations only apply to the Jordan and Croak properties and not properties like Sorrento East.