SCH Number 2020100069

Project Info

Title

UPPER WESTSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN

Description

The Project is a Specific Plan that encompass approximately 2,066 acres in the unincorporated Natomas community of Sacramento County, approximately 3.5 miles from downtown Sacramento. The Project area is bounded by Interstate 80 to the south, the West Drainage Canal to the east, Fisherman’s Lake Slough to the north, and Garden Highway to the west. The Project is located outside of the County’s Urban Policy Area (UPA) and Urban Services Boundary (USB), but is bounded on three sides by the City of Sacramento, bordering the communities of North and South Natomas. The Project area is mostly agricultural, but has existing agricultural residential homes inside the northeastern and southwestern boundaries, and commercial uses located near the intersection of El Centro Road and West El Camino Avenue. Existing General Plan Land Use designations include Agricultural Cropland, Agricultural Residential, Commercial and Office, and Recreation. A number of individuals own property within the Project area. The Specific Plan encompasses 2,066-acres and contains two geographic issues including a Development area totaling 1,524- acres planned for development with urban uses and a 542-acre Agriculture Buffer (Ag Buffer) along the western edge of the plan area where land uses will remain agricultural, which provides a physical separation between the Development area’s urban uses and existing residential uses along Garden Highway. The project envisions a community with a 1,532± acre Development Area and a 534± acre Ag Buffer Area that is located west of the Development Area, providing a transition to the Garden Highway. Within the Development Area, the applicant has proposed an urban, commercial mixed-use town center district near the intersection of El Centro Road and West El Camino Avenue surrounded by neighborhoods. The Development Area includes 9,356± dwelling units and 3,096,245± square feet of commercial uses, with three K-8 school sites, one high school site, and several parks. Other amenities include trail networks, a greenbelt and urban farm corridor, and a canal system that will all encourage pedestrian and bicycle use by providing connections between neighborhoods.

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