Windsor Creek Multi-Family Project
Neighborhood Meeting
A neighborhood meeting was held on September 15, 2026, as required by the Town’s Zoning Code. At the meeting, the applicant presented a revised project plan that included 245 units comprised of 35 townhomes and 210 apartments. A summary of the meeting and the plans presented at the meeting are available below.
Preliminary Application
A Preliminary Application was received on July 13, 2026. The application includes 368-384 apartment flats in 7 buildings, 4,553 square foot recreation center, 623 square foot maintenance building, retention and reuse of the existing gym building, and 537 to 567 parking spaces on the 12- acre site located at 8955 Conde Lane (former Windsor Creek Elementary School site). The site is located within the Station Area/Downtown Specific Plan. The apartment buildings would be 4-stories with a maximum height of 46 feet. There would be a mix of 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom units with 20-percent affordable to very low income households. The remainder of the units would have a mix of affordability levels, including market rate.
Access to the site would be provided from Armando Renzullo Way. An emergency vehicle access/egress would be provided from Oakfield Drive.
As an affordable housing project, the project is eligible to use provisions of State Density Bonus Law and has requested: 1) a 50% density bonus; 2) four waivers from development standards; 3) use of State Density Bonus Law parking standards; and 4) reservation of the right to use up to 3 incentives or concessions.
The preliminary application includes requests for waivers from: 1) maximum allowable building length; 2) parking setback from a street-facing property line; 3) building entrance orientation; and 4) porch square footage and depth standards.
As a Preliminary Application, no decision will be made on the project. The project is requesting Town approval of: 1) a General Plan Amendment from Public/Quasi-Public to High Density Residential; 2) Zoning Map Amendment from Public Institutional to Compact Residential; 3) Parcel Merger (APNs 164-020-040 and 164-260-018); and 4) Design Review.
The Zoning Code includes the findings required for the requested approvals.
Project Site Plan with Surrounding Area
Building Elevation
Project Plans
Project Description
Contact
For more information or to be added to the Interested Parties List, contact Kim Jordan, at kjordan@townofwindsor.ca.gov or 707-838-5331.
Background
On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, the Planning Commission received an informational presentation on the General Plan Land Use and Zoning Designation for 8955 Conde Lane. A video of the archived meeting is available.
On Monday, February 9, 2026, the Town Council received informational presentations from Town staff and from the Superintendent of the Windsor Unified School District. A video of the archived meeting is available.
Station Area Plan
The General Plan land use designation for the site is Public/Quasi-Public. The Zoning classification is Public/Institutional with a Flood Hazard Overlay zone along the western edge of the site and Windsor Creek. The site is located within the Downtown Plan/Station Specific Area Plan, as shown in the Figure. The Downtown/Station Area Specific Plan designation is Public.
- How many units and at what affordability levels are Windsor’s Regional Housing Allocations (RHNA)?
- How many units did Windsor accommodate in its Housing Element?
- How is the Windsor Creek Multi-Family Project different from other affordable housing projects in Windsor?
- What is required to approve a General Plan Amendment, Station Area Plan Amendment, and Rezoning?
- Is environmental review required for the project?