10132 Sheldon Road Rezone & Map (PLNG20-050)
Summary
SCH Number
2026061203
Public Agency
City of Elk Grove
Document Title
10132 Sheldon Road Rezone & Map (PLNG20-050)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/26/2026
Document Description
The 10132 Sheldon Road Rezone & Map Project (the “Project”) consists of a Rezone to amend the designation of ±4.97 gross acres from the AR-5 (Agricultural Residential – Minimum 5-Acre Lot) designation to the AR-2 (Agricultural Residential – Minimum 2-Acre Lot) and a Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) to subdivide one existing parcel into two new parcels, each consisting of a lot area of at least 2.0 gross acres. Each parcel will have access off Sheldon Road through an existing proposed 40-foot-wide private road and utility easement. Any future home construction will be required to comply with the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) measures for new single-unit residential construction.
Contact Information
Name
Joseph Daguman
Agency Name
City of Elk Grove
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Dennis Barksdale
Agency Name
Dennis Barksdale
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Elk Grove
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
127-0080-054
Other Location Info
Elk Grove, California, Sacramento County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Consistent With a Community Plan or Zoning [Section 15183(a)]
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA requires analysis of agency approvals of discretionary “projects.” A “project,” under CEQA, is defined as “the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment” (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). The proposed Project is a project under CEQA.
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, provides that projects which are consistent with the development density established by a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning for which an environmental impact report (EIR) has been certified “shall not require additional environmental review, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site.” An EIR was prepared and certified by the City Council as part of the Elk Grove General Plan (SCH# 2017062058).
The proposed Project is consistent with the development density established by the General Plan EIR because the parcel split will result in new parcels over two acres in size and density consistent with the rural area range of 0.1 to 0.5 units per acre. The Project does not include the conversion of qualified agricultural or protected farmland and, therefore, does not require mitigation. While there is no physical construction proposed with this Project, buildout consistent with the EGMC would likely result in the development of one, new single residential unit dwelling or two residential unit on each of the newly created lots. Any future construction on the Project site shall comply with EGMC development standards for land grading and erosion control (Chapter 16.44), tree protection (Chapter 19.12), Swainson’s hawk surveys and possible mitigation (Chapter 16.130), in addition to other pre-construction surveys as defined by the General Plan EIR. Compliance with these standards has been included in the conditions of approval for the Project. The General Plan EIR relies on Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as a measure of transportation impacts. The Project would not exceed the City’s VMT limit for the Rural Residential land use.
The Applicant has provided a Cultural Resources Analysis for the site which was peer-reviewed by the City. It was concluded that the Cultural Resources Analysis was consistent with the General Plan’s goals related to the protection of cultural and tribal resources. The implementation of Conditions of Approval #9 and #10 will address the potential for encountering undiscovered cultural resources and/or tribal cultural resources as it requires that if cultural resources or tribal cultural resources are discovered during future grading or construction activities, work will halt immediately within 50 feet of the discovery, the Planning Division shall be notified, and a professional archaeologist meeting the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards in archaeology shall be retained to determine the significance of discovery.
No potential new impacts related to the Project have been identified that would necessitate further environmental review beyond the impacts and issues already disclosed and analyzed in the General Plan EIR. Among the cumulative impacts determined to be less than significant include: Impact 5.6.4 - Future development resulting from the proposed Project could occur in locations where public sewer service is not available; Impact 5.11.1.1 Implementation of the proposed Project would increase demand for fire protection and emergency medical services, which could trigger the need for additional fire stations, the construction of which could result in impacts on the physical environment; and Impact 5.11.4.1 - Implementation of the proposed Project would increase requirements for park and recreation facilities, and trails, the construction of which could result in impacts on the physical environment. No other special circumstances exist that would create a reasonable possibility that the Project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Therefore, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, no further environmental review is required.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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