General Plan Amendment to Policy 2.A.1

General Plan Amendment to Policy 2.A.1

The City is considering an amendment to Policy 2.A.1 in the General Plan (“the proposed project”). The amendment would allow the City to provide utilities (i.e., potable water, wastewater or recycled water) up to one mile beyond the Urban Limit Line (ULL) to existing commercial facilities in operation on or prior to November 3, 2026. The City’s current boundaries are circumscribed by a permanent ULL established by a vote of the people in 2006. The approved initiative placed restrictions on the provision of utility services outside the ULL. The ULL boundary and provisions of utility services outside the ULL may only be modified by another vote by the people. Amendment to Policy 2.A.1 would be subject to voter approval of an amendment to the ULL. The City is considering including a measure on the November 2026 ballot that would amend the ULL to allow the expansion of existing City utilities to commercial facilities located on parcels with a boundary that falls wholly or partially within one mile of the ULL and in operation on or prior to November 3, 2026. The SEIR will be prepared to provide additional information needed to address the proposed project, in addition to that which was provided in the City’s 2035 General Plan and CAP EIR (State Clearinghouse #2013032015 and adopted and certified on May 16th, 2017). The City received applications to extend utilities beyond the current ULL, and it is anticipated that two existing commercial facilities located within unincorporated Yolo County would use the utility extension if the ballot measure passes. These two existing commercial facilities are Bayer U.S. Crop Science, LLC (located at 37437 CA-16, Woodland, CA 95695) and Clark Pacific (located at 40600 County Road 18C, Woodland, CA 95776) (see Figures 1, 2 and 3). The ballot measure would not require either Bayer or Clark Pacific to extend utility facilities and services.

Woodland

Yolo

Citywide, Countywide, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 9, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB)

Other (Utility Extensions)

General Plan Amendment

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire