Jeweled Palace Buddhist Temple at Dharma Realm
Summary
SCH Number
2025061143
Lead Agency
City of West Sacramento
Document Title
Jeweled Palace Buddhist Temple at Dharma Realm
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
General Plan Land Use Designation: Central Business District (CBD); Zoning: CBD
Document Description
The Proposed Temple Project would involve partial demolition of two buildings and total demolition of a courtyard and associated courtyard features and an “L” shaped structure; once demolition is complete, a new 3-story, approximately 90-foot-tall Temple Building and pedestrian bridge (“Sky Bridge”) would be constructed. The proposed Temple Building would be 99,414 sf and octagonal in shape. The ground floor of the building would include a kitchen and a dining area. The second level would serve as a lecture space and the third level would include a temple hall. The Sky Bridge would consist of a mix of steps and a paved bridge pathway that would ascend over two existing buildings to connect to the third story of the building. The total area of the Sky Bridge would be 19,620 sf for a total combined area of 119,034 sf. The Proposed Project would also include the construction of three new entrance/egress areas, including a gated archway along El Rancho Court that would serve as the main site access, as well as a pedestrian plaza and vehicular circulation and pedestrian connectivity improvements within the site. The Proposed Project includes two annual special events and seminars for up to 2,000 attendees that would be held on two weekends.
Contact Information
Name
Seamus Laffey
Agency Name
City of West Sacramento
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
Agency Name
Project Applicant
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Angelica Chiu
Agency Name
Dudek
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
West Sacramento
Counties
Yolo
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
West Capitol Avenue and Merkley Avenue
Total Acres
14.3
Parcel #
067-320-005, 067-320-002
State Highways
SR 275, I-80, SR 84
Schools
Heritage Peak Charter School
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), 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 Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), 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 Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Development Types
Other (Religious worship and educational institution)
Local Actions
Site Plan, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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