Dillard Ranch Master Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2025091158
Public Agency
Sacramento County
Document Title
Dillard Ranch Master Plan
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/25/2025
Document Description
The Dillard Ranch Master Plan is a comprehensive planning document establishing the overarching vision for Dillard Ranch and serving as the foundation for future projects and planning efforts at the property. The plan provides recommendations to achieve County Parks' goal of transforming Dillard Ranch into a public asset that protects, preserves, and interprets the cultural and natural heritage of the Wilton community and the surrounding region of Sacramento County. The plan reflects feedback received from the public with the intention of delivering a new public benefit that addresses the needs and desires of the surrounding community.
The Dillard Ranch Master Plan area comprises approximately 97.08 acres. The preferred conceptual plan area consists of the historic residential core, historic agricultural core area, fire station expansion area, and use of the remaining portion of the property for continued and future agricultural leasing/groundwater sustainability. Access to the site will be from Dillard Road, with the parking lot fronting the site. An additional entry/exit point will also be from Davis Road. The Dillard Ranch Master Plan centers around the historic residential core area and historic agricultural area at approximately 6 acres, with two planning options (A and B). The difference between the two options is the addition of a community garden and amphitheater/gathering space in Option B. Option A is the preferred option. Specific potential future site improvements outlined in the Master Plan include:
Historic Residential Core
o Rehabilitated ranch house, with administrative and collections storage facilities for the Wilton History Group (approximately 1,620 square feet);
o New outdoor picnic seating dispersed throughout site;
o New pedestrian pathway with stabilized decomposed granite;
o Interpretive signage located at the front of buildings and along primary pathways;
o Upgrade of existing compacted gravel parking lot fronting Dillard Road; entry public parking area consisting of 10-15 parking spaces with ADA compliant stalls;
o Optional:, amphitheater/gathering Space - Approximately 300 square feet with maximum occupancy of 100 persons; no amplified sound;
o Optional: community garden - Approximately 2,500 square feet; open to the public on a drop-in basis.
Historic -Agricultural Core Area
o Rehabilitated hay barn, with a community meeting space accommodating 40-50 occupants (approximately 3,700 square feet);
o New restroom building using salvaged materials (400± square feet) that will be tied to existing onsite septic system;
o Private practice arena - 7,200± square feet (60' x 120'). Operations will include use of the facility by single users, small groups, and large events;
o Rehabilitated animal pens and corrals;
o Interpretive signage;
o Two (2) compacted gravel public parking areas, one for commercial vehicles and one for trailers and oversized vehicles used for agricultural operations.
Contact Information
Name
Julie Newton
Agency Name
Sacramento County
Job Title
Environmental Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Amber Veselka
Agency Name
County of Sacramento, Department of Regional Parks
Job Title
Recreation Supervisor
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
136-0030-001-0000, -012, -014, and -015
Other Location Info
The project is located at 9857 Dillard Road, on the south side of Dillard Road, between Wilton Road and Davis Road, in the Wilton community of unincorporated Sacramento County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Statutory Exemption PRC Section; CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies
Reasons for Exemption
The Dillard Ranch Master Plan is a planning study for possible future actions which the County has not approved, adopted, or funded, and the outcome of these tasks will not have a legally binding effect on later activities. The County will conduct an environmental evaluation of any environmental-altering, physical project that is proposed in the future, as a result of the Master Plan, to determine the need for any additional CEQA documentation. Therefore, the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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