Skyline Heights Project
SP2025 -0001 and TTM 36544
Danny Castro
Planning & Development Director
July 1, 2026
Adopt the Addendum to the certified Skyline Heights Project EIR and approve the Skyline Heights Specific Plan (SP2025-0001) and the revised Tentative Tract Map 36544.
The Ask
Background
1. 2017 – TTM 36544 approved to create 292
SFR lots, ranging from approx. 7,200 SF to
31,000 SF
2. 2018 – Development Agreement extended
life of TTM 36544 by 10 years.
3. 2022 – City Denied CFD requested by
Richland Ventures to fund project
infrastructure and fees.
Skyline Heights Project
4 Community & Council Feedback
1. CFD benefits
should be
tangible
improvements.
2. CFD benefits
should benefit
those
responsible for
paying the CFD
taxes.
3. Parking issues
for the Skyline
Trail need to be
addressed.
4. Project did not
have enough
attainable
homes.
5. Views of Skyline
area limited to
homes within
the gated
project.
7. Project lacked
adequate
connectivity to
existing trails.
8. City needs
additional
recreational
amenities
(pickleball
courts and a
dog park).
Skyline Heights Project
Project was revised as a result of feedback received:
2017 2026
Project Comparison
Approved Project • 292 units • All Single-Family homes • Mostly gated community • No parks or amenities • No trail connectivity • 1 water tank Revised Project • 276 units • Condominium and Single
-
Family homes
• Not a gated community • Public access • Trail connectivity • 11.42 acres of Parks • Dedication of Open Space land to City
• 2 water tanks • Heli-hydrant
Project Entitlements
1. Skyline Heights Specific Plan
• Regulatory zoning document for
the 249.39-acre project site
2. Revised TTM 36544
• 276 units total
(95 SFR lots and 49 condo lots)
• 122 acres of open space to be
preserved
Land Use Plan
Residential Land Uses
Typical Condominium Lots
in Planning Areas 1 and 3
(180 units total)
Typical Single-Family Lots
in Planning Area 2
(95 units total)
Open Space Land Uses
Trails Plan
Trailheads
Public Parks
9.25 Acres
3 Public Parks, featuring:
❖ Pickleball courts
❖ Pump track
❖ Bike track
❖ Basketball court
❖ Picnic tables and Restrooms
❖ Major Trailhead
❖ Tot lot
❖ Kite park/event lawn
❖ Fitness Park
❖ Raised pedestrian crossings
❖ Public parking lot with 94 spaces
Private Parks
2.17 Acres
5 Private Parks, featuring:
❖ Tot lot
❖ Open play / turf areas
❖ Seatings
Community Design Guidelines
Skyline Heights Specific Plan
Drought Tolerant and water
efficient landscaping for
front yards, parkways,
slopes, entry points, and
common areas.
Community
Landscaping
7 Architectural Styles
Architectural
Styles
Decorative block walls for
perimeters of all lots, view
fencing for view lots, and
vinyl fencing in between
condominium units.
Perimeter
Fencing
5 Fuel Modification Zones,
with varying defensible
space requirements.
Fuel
Modification
Revised
Tentative Tract Map 36544
Phase Lot # Proposed Use Zoning
Phase 1 127 – 144 Residential SFD Cluster
HH, II, JJ, KK,
LL, MM, S
Open Space Open Space
Phase 2 1 – 126 Residential SFD
SFD Cluster
A – Z Open Space,
Infrastructure
facilities, and
Parks
Open Space
Total 191 --- ---
Infrastructure & Public Improvements
1) Zone 5 water tank
2) Zone 6a water tank
3) 2 Booster Stations
4) Water quality basins
5) Water & Sewer lines
6) Heli-hydrant
7) Traffic Improvements on Foothill Pkwy
(striping, signal modification, 2 new
traffic signals)
Traffic
Improvements
Install a stop-control on Project Entrance at
Foothill Parkway and construct a shared
left-turn lane on Project Entrance.
Install northbound left-turn lane and a
shared through-right turn lane on Foothill &
Project Entrance/Border
Modify traffic signal at Foothill & Border for
Project Entrance
Install traffic signal at Foothill & Trudy
Install traffic signal at Foothill & Elysia
2 3
4 5
1 P.E.
12345
Traffic Calming
Measures
Foothill Pkwy at North Project Entrance
Foothill Pkwy at Trudy Way
Traffic Calming
Measures
Foothill Pkwy at “B” St./Border Ave.
Foothill Pkwy at “B” St./Border Ave.
Project Vehicle Trip Generation
Land Use Dwelling Units Daily Number of Vehicle Trips
Approved Project 292 units 2,780 trips
Revised Project 276 units 2,604 trips
Difference in trips --- -176 trips
Traffic impact analysis prepared or the revised project (Urban Crossroads, Jan 2025).
Open Space Dedication
Environmental Analysis
Skyline Heights Project EIR
✓ Certified February 1, 2017.
✓ Evaluated environmental topics according to CEQA.
✓ Identified mitigation measures to reduce impacts on the environment.
✓ Identified significant, unavoidable impacts even with mitigation related to Aesthetics.
✓ City Council adopted a statement of overriding
consideration based on the benefits of the project.
Skyline Heights Project Addendum to the EIR
✓ Completed for the Revised Project.
✓ Analyzed the same environmental topics according to CEQA, plus energy, tribal cultural resources, and wildfire.
✓ Reached the same conclusion as the original EIR: All impacts can be mitigated except for impacts to Aesthetics.
Adopt the Addendum to the certified Skyline Heights Project EIR and approve the Skyline Heights Specific Plan (SP2025-0001) and the revised Tentative Tract Map 36544.
The Ask