Sacramento County Land Use & Development Digest

A developer has submitted an application to subdivide a five-acre parcel on Old Auburn Road near Sunrise Boulevard, with plans initially calling for development of 20 homes on the lot and an adjacent parcel.

A shrubby Palmer oak tree in Riverside County is around 13,000 years old, making it California’s oldest tree and one of the longest-lived organisms on earth. Some people are concerned that a proposed development could threaten the tree.

Massive ocean wind farms off Morro Bay and Santa Barbara County—which could transform these quiet coastal towns and affect marine life—face a turbulent path.

In a rare move, the Citrus Heights City Council voted to block approval of a new housing development that would have built 94 new homes at Sylvan Corners.

The Sacramento City Council will hold a public hearing on plans to build 1,106 new homes near a South Sacramento light rail station.

Work on a new annex, visitors center and underground parking garage can legally begin after the state issued a final, court-ordered review of the project. Plans have been on hold since early 2021.

Locals for Affordable Housing aims to place a voter initiative on the November 2024 ballot modeled after Berkeley’s vacancy tax, which requires owners of homes that sit vacant more than six months to pay $3,000 for the first year and $6,000 every year after.

The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor.

True Life Companies, a Denver-based residential development firm, is ready to advance its infill housing project in the Robla neighborhood. The company recently acquired about 28 acres on Main Avenue, where it holds approvals for a 135-lot subdivision known as Dry Creek Estates.

AT&T has filed plans with Sacramento County to place an 80-foot cellular communications tower at O and Front streets in Rio Linda—part of a network primarily for public safety and first responders.

A June budget deal required community colleges to raise their own money to build affordable student housing. Some campuses said that plan prevented them from building the dorms, even with help from the state to pay the debt.

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks proposed legislation to help get around a court's rejection of a UC Berkeley housing plan. But even if the law is approved, its fate is in the hands of the state Supreme Court.

Developer T.A. Group has proposed an eight-story building on the downtown corner of 10th and J streets that will have six stories of apartments and a ground floor space for a restaurant. The developer says this plan is more realistic than previous proposals.

A 250-page report found that a development proposal to build nearly 100 homes at Sylvan Corners would have a “less than significant” impact, as long as various mitigation measures are taken.

A controversial proposal aimed to create more affordable housing has taken a step forward, but may be two votes too short to pass. The package would put a fundraising measure on the 2024 ballot, make the rent control ordinance stricter, and increase developer fees.

Some 7,000 square miles of ocean on California’s Central Coast could soon become the largest national marine sanctuary in the continental U.S. It could also make history as one of the first federal sanctuaries to be spearheaded by a Native American tribe.

The Galt City Council approved a request to demolish a historic but run-down house. Since it is on the city’s list of historic structures, special permission is needed to demolish it. The council also made an appointment to the Commission on Aging.

The developer who turned aging public housing in Sacramento's River District into a mixed-income housing project is getting the nod for an office-to-housing conversion on Capitol Mall.

According to new data provided by the California Department of Finance, the Central Valley’s population is projected to grow by about 5 million people by 2060. Affordability is one of the main drivers that’s expected to continue shifting people inland.

The Planning Commission unanimously voted against a request by a developer to redesign a planned subdivision originally approved by the Galt City Council in 2005. When complete, Morali Estates will comprise 50 single-family units.

The proposed Cornerstone Village project on Bruceville Road, south of Laguna Boulevard, will receive an additional $2 million in loan funding from Elk Grove’s affordable housing fund.

After navigating a pandemic and neighborhood opposition, a San Diego-based developer has opened a 120-unit affordable housing community in North Sacramento. The complex replaced the long-vacant Lumberjack lumberyard.

Environmentalists and project proponents agree: Infrastructure bills crafted by legislators and Newsom are a good compromise to streamline development. The package aims to speed up lawsuits for solar farms, reservoirs and other infrastructure, and relax protection of some species.

One of midtown Sacramento’s largest commercial buildings could be replaced by one of its largest housing projects: two 269-unit apartment buildings and 48 townhomes across a large parcel at 21st and Q streets—the site of the former Sacramento Bee headquarters.

Planning commissioners approved floor plan redesigns for the Parlin Oaks subdivision. They also signed off on a building expansion at the Twin Cities Road Walmart location, with provisions to limit vehicle noise for neighbors.

After 13 years, developers and city leaders broke ground on an ambitious housing project. The Eastview/Liberty Ranch residential development is slated to bring nearly 1,500 single-family houses to northeast Galt.

Plans are in place for a 28-story hotel tower adjacent to the Sacramento Convention Center. The new hotel will be constructed on a parking lot at the corner of 15th and K streets and will rival the nearby Sheraton Grand as the tallest hotel in the city.

Following a nearly monthlong delay, the Pleasant Grove Estates subdivision received the OK from the Elk Grove City Council. The development will consist of 14 single-family parcels in the city’s rural area, which includes the right to farm.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 341 into law, reinstating a moratorium on the expansion of cardrooms in the state.

A long-vacant site that was once home to a popular nightclub in Roseville is now proposed for demolition, while several new drive-thrus, a theater, and a $20-million-plus investment from the city of Citrus Heights in roadway improvements are also planned nearby.

A shuttered drug store is about to become Elk Grove's new library site, thanks in part to a $3 million grant that was recently received. The total estimated cost of the library project is $15 million.

Ground has broken on a new $31 million rec center situated at Morse Community Park in Elk Grove. It is slated to open in early 2025.