Folsom City Council
August 27, 2024

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Trait Networl<
Develop a continuous, interconnected system of traits and bikeways. [!| H
American River Parkway
Coordinate with Sacramento County and the California
Department of Parks and Recreation to preserve, enhance, and expand bicycte trai[s and pedestrian paths along the American River Parkway Eg
lntersections
Ensure new intersections are designed to safely accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists, along with att other transportation modes. [$
Funding @
ldentify regional, State, and Federal funding programs and attemptto secure as much funding as possible for pedestrian and bicycte facitities and programs. H
Safe Routes to School
Encourage the construction of facitities and provision of programs that ensure Folsom children can watk or bike to schooI safely through coordination with schooI administration and parent organizations and participation in State and FederaI grant progratt. FB
Pedestrian and Bicycle Overpasses
Pursue the devetopment of pedestrian and bicycte overpasses in areas with timited connectivity, particularly to connect development north and south of Highway 50. U
Public lnvolvement
Encourage the pubtic to participate in the ptanning, design, implementation, and maintenance of pedestrian and bicycle facitities and programs. [!
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Transit
A robust transit network provides a host of community benefits. Each automobile trip reptaced by a transit trip reduces wear and tear on the roads, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and improves Fotsom's air quality. Folsom needs its transit network to be a heatthy, sustainable community. Folsom is currentty served by Sacramento Regiona[ Transit District (SacRT). SacRT provides Gotd Line tight rail service, with three stations within Folsom's city timits. The FinalDraft I lutyzoz+ 3-1 1

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Gold Line connects Folsom with downtown Sacramento. SacRT atso operates bus routes that provide intra city transportation for Folsom residents. Poticies in this section ensure that Folsom residents are well-served by pubtic and private transportation options. This section also encourages ptanning efforts directed at maintaining current service tevets while planning for future service growth.

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Support and maintain a comprehensive, safe, and integrated transit system that responds to the needs of atl residents and atlow frequent and convenient travet throughout the city and region.

M 3.1.1 Access to Pubtic Transit
Strive to ensure that att residents have access to safe and convenient pubtic transit options. [[![
M 3.1.2 Transit for Seniors and Persons with oisabilities Provide ADA-paratransit and/or on-demand transportation for seniors and persons with disabitities. $l
M 3.1.3 Regional Transit Connectivity
Coordinate with Sacramento RegionaI Transit and neighboring jurisdictions on fixed route connectivity and transfers to improve the transit system. l[
M 3.1.4 Light Rail Double-Tracking
Coordinate with Sacramento Regional Transit on possibitities for improving tight rait headways through double-tracking. E M 3.1.5 Extended Light Rail Service
Coordinate with Sacramento Regional Transit on possibitities for extending tight raiI hours into the evening. !!l
M 3.1.6 "Hi-Bus" Transit Corridors
Require sufficient right-of-way for designated Hi-Bus transit corridors that connect to tight rail stations, inctuding the planned facitity on Easton Vattey Parkway, south of Highway

50. The City shatt also evaluate the feasibility of Hi-Bus transit in designated "study corridors" and shall give priority to transit uses within the avaitable right-of-way in those study corridors. The City shatl coordinate with Regional Transit to provide services in the Hi-Bus corridors. EFEH
M 3.1.7 Transit to Key Locations
Provide SacRT transit stops and associated amenities at key destinations in robom. Fbl
What is Hi-Bus Transit?
"Hi-Bus" is high frequency bus
service where buses traveI
either within a roadway right-
of-way or on a separate facitity
that are designed to provide
higher bus speeds and
schedule reliabitity than typicat
locaI bus services. Such
facilities and services are
implemented in corridors with
land uses thatwould provide
sign ificant rid ershi p. Current
(zolz) study corridors for hi-bus
include East Bidwelt Street and
Alder Creek Parl<way.
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VehicularTraffic and
Parking
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Poticies in this section provide for the needs of drivers of cars, trucks, and other vehicles on the streets that connect Folsom. These policies focus on ensuring safety and efficiency for motorists as wetl as community members using other transportation modes. Poticies in this section also provide for convenient and appropriate vehicte parking facitities.

Goal M 4.1
Ensure a safe and efficient network of streets for cars and trucks, as wetl as provide an adequate suppty of vehicte parking.

M 4.1.1 Road Network HierarchY
Estabtish a hierarchy of roads consisting of the fottowing:

1. Freeways or [imited access highways. Such roads shatl be grade separated at each intersection with another
road. The major purpose of such roads is to route
traffic around Fotsom, with as few interruptions to the surface street system as possible. Highway 50
currently meets the definition of a freeway.

2. Expressways. A[[ow for moderate- to high-speed travel within the city. The purpose of an expressway is to
carry cross-town traffic from other communities or
between neighborhoods within the city. An
expressway may contain some grade-separated
intersections, but this type of road woutd mainty be a
surface street. Expressways should be located to altow
for controtled intersections spaced at one-ha[f mite
intervals or more. Only arterial and cotlector roads
shou[d intersect with an expressway.

3. Arteriat roads (or major streets). Serve to connect
neighborhoods within the city and the city with
surrounding communities. Movement of peopte and
goods, also known as "mobility," rather than access to
adjacent [and uses, is the primary function of an
arteriaI street. Arterials would normalty define the
boundaries of neighborhoods, not provide internaI
access to a neighborhood. The city has two types: 1)
"major arterials", which are typicatty divided four or
six-lane roadways, and 2) "minor arterials," which are
typicatly u nd ivided four-tane roadways'
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4. Coltector (or secondary) roads. Serve to route traflic from [oca[ streets within a residentiat neighborhood
or a commercial area to an arterial road. Collector
streets would not normally serve as "through" roads
for more than one area, but would typically carry
higher traffic volumes than local streets. The City has two types: 1) "major collectors," which are typicatly
two-tane roadways with center turn lanes, and 2)
"minor collectors," which are typicatty two-[ane
roadways without center turn [anes.

5. Local (or tertiary) roads. Serve a portion of a
neighborhood only and, together with other [ocaI roads
in a neighborhood, route traffic to a col[ector street' Roadway Maintenance
Maintain roadways according to industry standards to provide for the safe traveI for att users, inctuding pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, and transit vehicles. The City shall implement a pavement management plan that considers
warmer temperatures, heat waves, and urban heat istand
effects in materiaI setection, and emphasize preventative maintenance to reduce costs associated with frequent road surface reptacement. ffi
Level ofService
Strive to achieve at least a traffic Level of Service "D" (or better) for [oca[ streets and roadways throughout the City. ln designing transportation improvements, the City witt prioritize use of smart technotogies and innovative sotutions, including roundabouts, that maximize efficiencies and safety' During the course of Plan buitdout it may occur that temporarily higher Levels of Service result where roadway improvements have not been adequatety phased as devetopment proceeds.

However, these situations witt be minimized based on annual traffic studies and monitoring programs. Staff, witl report to the City CounciI at regular intervals via the Capitat
lmprovement Program process for the Council to prioritize projects integrat to achieving Level ofService D or better. g Capital Southeast Connector
Support the ptanning and construction of the Capitat
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lnterchange lmprovements
Coordinate with Cattrans in planning for and funding freeway interchange improvements and additionat interchanges (or overcrossings) atong Highway 50. El
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Capital lmprovement Program
Maintain and imptement a three-year Capital lmprovement Program (ctp)for road improvements. E
Landscape Maintenance Assessment Agreements
Require the estabtishment of homeowners associations or landscaping and tighting districts for new devetopments adjacent to arterial roads to ensure that planting strips are constructed and property maintained. $Q$
Energy Efficiency
Use the most energy-efficient light fixtures and technology for a[[ traffic signals, street lights, roads, intersections, and bicycte and pedestrian signats. FEI
Autonomous Vehicles
Monitor the development of autonomous vehicle technology and State and Federat regu tations, actively participate in regionaI discussions regarding the potentiaI effects of autonomous vehicles, and consider the locaI impacts of this new technotogy on signage, speed limits, signal timing, roadway design standards, and parking standards. F0
Prioritization of Roundabouts
Roundabouts are prioritized as the primary form of
intersection contro[. During the ptanning and design of new transportation facilities, and when retrofitting existing intersections, an engineering study shal[ be completed in which roundabout control is thoroughty evaluated to the satisfaction of the Pubtic Works Director. lf roundabout control is determined to provide a viable and practical solution, it shatt be studied in lieu of, or in addition to, other traffic control a[ternatives. lf other intersection controts are proposed in lieu of roundabout control, the engineering study shat[ demonstrate that the roundabout is physicatty infeasibte and/or that the operations and the safety of the proposed alternative intersection are determined to achieve the same or better operations and/or offer [onger-term advantages when compared to a roundabout intersection. FCI
Traffic Calming
Continue to evatuate the need for and effectiveness oftraffic catming measures, inctuding roundabouts and lane narrowing, in residentiat neighborhoods, as appropriate and in ways that accommodate emergency access vehicles. When considering MOBILITY I3
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intersection traffic control treatments, the prioritization of roundabouts per M 4.1.10 shatt govern. $01
[oca[ Road Safety Plan
The City shat[ create, adopt, and periodicatly update a LocaI Road Safety Plan (LRSP) to assess fatal and severe traffic collisions in an effortto identify countermeasures designed to reduce the frequency or severity of such co[[isions. An updated LRSP is required by the State in order for [oca[ agencies to quatify for Highway Safety lmprovement Program (HSIP)
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Provide and manage a batanced approach to parking that meets economic development and sustainabitity goats.

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Maintain and imptement a comprehensive on- and off-street parking system that serves the needs of residents and
businesses white supporting the use of multipte modes of transportation. El
Reduce Minimum Parking Standards Sr
Consider reducing parking standards for private vehictes in transit-oriented devetopments, mixed-use devetopments and developments in high-density areas over time, white
increasing parking for shared vehicles, atternative energy vehictes, bicycles, and other modes of transportation.

Reduced parking standards must be supported by a demand anatysis that supports the reduction. FEf;l @l
Shared Parking r$
Consider the use of shared parking programs as conditions of approval in mixed use and transit-oriented neighborhoods and districts as a part of the overat[ parking management strategy. Shared parking may reduce the amount of parking spaces needed in new developmentt. Etrt
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Encourage the instaltation of etectric vehicle charging stations in parking spaces throughout the city, prioritizing instattations at multi-famity residential units. Fli!..l
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Goods Movement
The movement of goods is essentiaI to Folsom's economic prosperity. Folsom's businesses need truck access to fitt their shetves, and industry needs access to bring their goods to market. Folsom is not directly connected to freight rait [ines or an airport; a[[ of Folsom's goods are moved by truck. Poticies in this section batance the efficient movement of goods with the impacts associated with truck traffic.

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Provide an efficient system for goods movement that aids in the prosperity of industrial and commerciat businesses white minimizing potentially adverse impacts to the rest of the community.

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Efficient Goods Movement
Support infrastructure improvements and the use
technotogy for the efficient movement of goods
connectivity to employment centers via roads in Folsom
Off-Peal< Deliveries
Encourage business owners to schedu[e deliveries at off-peak traffic periods in residentia[, commercial, or mixed-use areas. @
Trucl< Routes
Maintain and update its commercial truck routes map as
needed to ensure the needs of businesses are met while
minimizing potential adverse impacts to the rest of the community. lilffil
STAA Trucl< Routes
Maintain and update its Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (STAA) truck routes map to accommodate large trucks as part of the NationaI Network while minimizing PotentiaI adverse impacts to the rest of the community. ilffi
Quarry Trucks
Work with the quarries in eastern Sacramento County to
ensure safe and efficient routes through Fotsom that do not disrupt neighborhoods and traffic patterns in the city. ilml of
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Regional Goordination
Transportation systems rarety fo[[ow jurisdictional lines, and travelers expect to be abte to move smoothty from one jurisdiction to the next. SeveraI of the criticaI transportation facilities in Folsom, inctuding the Gold Line Light Rail, Highway 50, and the American River Bike Trai[, are operated by another agency.

The poticies in this section aim to ensure a strong connection between transportation networks in the region.

GoalM 6.1
Maintain and increase cooperation between Folsom and neighboring j u risd ictions, regionat organ izatio ns, a n d retevant State agen cies.

M 6.1.1 State and Regional Communication
Maintain forma[ and informa[ lines of communication between State and regional agencies to ensure cooperation in the development of transportation systems and the
implementation of State and regionaI transportation ptans' @
M 6.1.2 Regional eicycle and Pedestrian Consistency
Coordinate with SACOG to ensure SACOG's Regional Bicycte, Pedestrian, and Traits Master Plan is consistent with the City's bicycle and pedestrian ptanning efforts. Gl
M 6.1.3 Support Zero- and Low-Emission Vehicle Adoption 5-'r The City sha[[ continue to support rapid adoption of zero- .'
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vehicle charging stations (inctuding home charging
stations), and
devetoping guidelines and standards for dedicated
and preferentiat parking for zero and low-emissions
vehictes (inctuding charging stations for plug-in-
etectric vehicles, where necessary). EH
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Transportation Ftrnding
MOBTHTY l3
Transportation infrastructure and services require significant funding to buitd and maintain at a safe levet. Much of the City's transportation budget comes from fees paid by rea[ estate developers as a part of new projects. Larger projects, such as highway interchanges, require State and Federal funds' Poticies in this section describe the ways Folsom can continue to fund its transportation i nfrastructu re.

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Provide sufficient funding to construct, maintain, and operate transportation facitities and services needed to achieve the City's mobitity goats.

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New Development
Require new devetopment to contribute towards the
construction of offsite facitities and provision of services to achieve the city's mobitity goats. Ml
Fai r Share for Transportation I nfrastructu re I m provements Require a[[ new development to dedicate rights-of-way,
construct facitities, or pay its fair share for needed
transportation infrastructure improvements that support a[[ traveI modes, inctuding pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facitities, roadway improvements, and ITS and transportation demand management (TDM) programs and services. Ml
Funding Sources
Explore additionat sources of funding and support the
devetopment of a stabte, dedicated funding source for a[[ modes to provide continuing maintenance, operation, and management of the City's transportation network. ffi
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The City of Folsom is committed to reviewing its progress in implementing the goats and poticies of the Genera[ Plan at a minimum of every five years. Since many of the factors and issues that the General Ptan addresses change from year to year, an annual review and reporting of imptementation witl hetp ensure the City is moving forward to achieve the Plan's vision. This review will report on the status of each specific imptementation program in the General Plan and take into account the availabitity of new implementation tools, changes in funding sources, and feedback from Plan monitoring activities.

General Plan Revierr and Update
At least once every 10 years, the City witt aim to thoroughty review the General Plan and revise and update it as necessary. This review and update process wi[[ encompass the entire General Plan, inctuding the Background Report and Policy Document goals, poticies, and imptementation programs.

General Plan Amendments
As conditions and needs change, the City wi[[ need to consider proposed amendments to the General Ptan. Like the adoption of the general plan itself, General Plan amendments are subject to environmental review, public notice, and hearing requirements and must not create inconsistencies with other parts of the plan. Some of these witt be poticy changes, while many will tikety be changes to the Land Use Diagram. City staff and decision-makers wi[[ need to carefutly evaluate each of the changes, not on[y for merit and potential impact, but atso for consistency with the rest of the General Ptan. State law requires that the generaI plan be an integrated and interna[[y consistent set of goa[s, policies, standards, programs, and diagrams.

General Plan Consistency in
Implementation
To ensure City staff and decision-makers systematical[y implement the poticies and proposats of the general plan, State law since the ear[y 1970s has increasingty insisted that the actions and decisions of each [oca[ government concerning both its own projects and the private projects it approves are consistent with its adopted general ptan. The courts have supported and furthered this trend through their interpretations of State [aw.

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The following is a partiat tist of City actions that must be consistent with the General Plan:
. Master plans
. Specific plans
. Capital projects (inctuding indirectty facility master ptans) . Developmentagreements
. Subdivisionapprovals
. Development projects
Categories of
Implementation
Actions/Tools
The City of Folsom witt imptementthe goats and po[icies of the GeneraI Plan through many actions and toots grouped according to the eight categories listed betow. The two- to four-letter identifiers are used in Part 2 of the General Plan to indicate how each poticy witl be imptemented. The identifiers are also used in the Specific lmplementation Programs section of Part 3 to indicate the type of specific implementation program:
. Regulation and Development Review FEF|
o City Master Ptans, Strategies, and erograms EFEEI
. Financin! and Budgeting @
. Ptanning Studies and Reports EER
. city services and operations @
. lnter-governmentalCoordination @
r Joint Partnerships with the Private Sector @
r Pubtic lnformation [!
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Regrrlation and Development Revielr
(RDR)
Many Genera[ Ptan poticies are implemented through regulations adopted by the city based on the city's "police power" to protectthe pubtic health, safety, and welfare. City ordinances atso create a devetopment review process that provides for City review of individuat project proposats and authorizes the City to approve, deny, or condition projects based on their consistency with the General Plan. The fottowing is a tist of regulatory plans and ordinances commonly used to implementthe General Plan:
. Master ptans
. Specific plans
. Zoning ordinance
. Subdivisionordinance
. Buitding and other codes
. Habitat conservation plans
. California Environmentat Quality Act (CEQA)
e Development review
City Master Plansn Strategies, and
tugrarns WIPSP)
The City has adopted many master ptans, strategies, and programs focusing City attention on various types of City services and facilities, devetopment, or geographic areas. These are prepared to provide more specific direction for City decision-makers, staff, and the pubtic on how the GeneraI Ptan wit[ be imptemented. They are not elements or components of the General Plan. The fottowing is a tist of master ptans, strategies, and programs that the City has prepared or plans to Prepare:
. Parks and Recreation Master Ptan
. lntelligent Transportation Systems (tfS) Master Plan
r Arts and CutturaI Master Plan
. Historic District Zoning ordinance and Design and Development Guidetines
. Historic Preservation Master Plan
r Water Master Plan
. Urban Water Management Ptan
r Fire Service Detivery Plan
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o Emergency Operations Plan
. Mutti-Hazard Mitigation P[an
. Community Witdtife Preparedness Plan
. Sanitary Sewer Management Plan
. River District Master P[an
o Active Transportation Plan
r Fotsom City Zoo Sanctuary Master Ptan
. Open Space Management Plan
r Folsom Ptan Area Open Space Management Plan
. Parks & Recreation Facitities Renovation Master Plan
. Loca[ Road Safety Ptan
Specific implementation programs ca[[ for the annuaI or periodic review of many of these master ptans, strategies, and programs in addition to adoption of some new master plans and strategies.

Financing and Budgeting fiB)
The devetopment, maintenance, and operation of public facitities such as parks and drainage facitities and the provision of City services require financiaI resources that are derived from various sources. Programming of City capitat projects and their funding over time is outlined in the City's Capitat lmprovement Program, which is updated annuatly. The foltowing is a list of revenue sources used by or availabte to the City to support devetopment, maintenance, or operation of public facitities and services:
. Property tax revenue
. Sates tax revenue
. User fees
r Development fees
o Quimby Act (Park) dedications
. Business improvement districts
. Community facitities and special assessment districts . Municipal bonds
. Special taxes
r CountV, State, and FederaI funding
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Planning Studies and Reports (PSR)
The City conducts studies and produces reports to cotlect and eva[uate information related to specific issues. These studies and reports are undertaken at the direction of the City Councit as needed or are prepared annually to report on the status and implementation of the General Plan or a master plan.

City Services and Operations (SO)
The City provides a broad range of services to its residents, businesses, and visitors, and manages and operates its faci[ities to meet community needs.

How the City provides services and carries out its operations makes a significant difference in how eff,ectively the General Plan is implemented.

Inter-governmental Goordination (IGC)
The City must coordinate with numerous locat, regionat, State, and Federal agencies to implement the Genera[ Ptan. These agencies provide services, facilities, or funding and administer regulations that directty or indirectty alfect many issues addressed in the Generat Ptan. The foltowing is a partial tist of pubtic agencies that may play a role in implementing the General Ptan:
. Local agencies such as Sacramento County; Folsom Cordova Unified School District; and speciaI districts;
. Regional agencies such as Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission (mfCo); Sacramento Area CounciI of Governments (SACOC); Sacramento Regionat Transit (SacRT); and Sacramento Ptacervi tte Transportati o n Co rri d o r (spfc-J pn); r State agencies such as Caltrans, General Services, Catifornia Environmental Protection Agency (tpl), Catifornia Department of Parks and Recreation, Catifornia Office of Historic Preservation, and Native American Heritage Commission (tttRHC); and
. Federal agencies such as U.S. Bureau of Rec[amation; U.S. Fish and witdtife Services (usrws); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Federal Emergency Management Agency (rEmn).

The City recognizes there are unique pubtic and private partnerships. ln those instances where there are pubtic and private partnerships, it wil[ invotve both inter-governmentat coordination and joint partnerships with the private sector as described in more detait below.

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Implementation Programs
Joint Parftrercfrips with the Private Sector (IP)
The City can combine its efforts with private sector efforts to improve pubtic service delivery, manage pubtic sector assets, or leverage private sector investment. By expanding the role of the private sector, the City can use its technica[, management, and financiaI resources in creative ways to achieve objectives of the General Plan.

Rrblic Information @t)
The City can use a wide range of toots to keep the city's residents informed of City services or other issues of current interest. Public information can be distributed through media such as brochures, pamphlets, the City's website, workshops, seminars, pubtic access television, radio, newspapers, pubtic hearings, neighborhood and community meetings, and customer service h otli n es.

Specific imptementation programs are [isted in the fotlowing tabtes. Similar to the poticies, each implementation program is followed by a set of letters that identifies a type of action or tool that the City witt use to carry out the imptementation program. Following each imptementation program is a description of which poticy(ies) the program implements, which City department(s) is responsibte for implementation, and which department(s) witt support the responsibte department(s). Finatly, to the right of each program is a timeline that identifies when the implementation witl be completed.

The implementation program tables are organized as foltows:
o Tabte 9-1: Land Use lmp[ementation Programs
r Table 9-2: Mobitity lmplementation Programs
. Table 9-3: Economic Prosperity lmplementation Programs . Table 9-4: Natura[ and Cuttura[ Resources lmptementation Programs . Table 9-5: Public Facitities and Services lmplementation Programs . Table 9-6: Parks and Recreation lmptementation Programs . Table 9-7: Safety and Noise lmptementation Programs
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Tabte 9-1: Land Use lmplementation Programs
LU-1. Update the Zoning Ordinance
Develop a priority tistfor how sections of the Folsom Zoning Ordinance and applicable guidetines witt be updated consistent with the General Plan. The City shatt review and update the Fotsom Zoning Ordinance and applicabte guidelines, consistent with the poticies and diagrams of the General Ptan. The update shatt inctude devetoping appropriate standards to encourage mixed use within the East Bidwett Overlay area and transit-oriented devetopment around tight rait stations, including restrictions on automobite-oriented uses within one-quarter mite of tight rait stations. The City shatt review and update the Historic District Design and Development cuidelines. li[lt ffi lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsible Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
LU-2. Vacant and Underutilized Sites
Develop and maintain a citywide database of vacant and underutitized sites to monitor the city's growth and change. The City shat[ prepare an annuaI report to the Planning Commission and City Council on the number of vacant sites and underutilized sites that were devetoped during the previous y.ut. ffi $ lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsible Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
LU-3. Corporation Yard Special Study
Develop and adopt a study of the current City of Fotsom corporation yard to determine appropriate uses and projects after the City relocates the corporation yard. @ lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsible Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
LU-4. Property Owner Outreach on Overtay Designations
Reach out to property owners within the East Bidwett Mixed Use Overtay and Transit- Oriented Devetopment Overtay areas to explain the options available to property owners and developers in this area, and provide technical assistance, as appropriate, to facilitate development within these areas. @ EI
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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Community Development
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Community Devetopment
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lnformation Systems
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Community Devetopment
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Tabte 9-1: Land Use lmplementation Programs
[U-5. River District Master Plan
prepare a River District Master Plan for Folsom's riverfront area that is based on widespread community engagement as we[[ as coordination with the California Department of Parks and Recreation. @
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
tU-6 Adopt Green Building $)
Encourage new residentiat and non-residentiaI construction projects to adopt and incorporate green buitding features inctuded in the CALGreen Tier 1 checktist in project designs; and, encourage projects to seek LEED rating and certification that woutd meet equivatent CALGreen Tier 1 standards or better. Consider future amendments to City code to adopt CALGreen Tier 1 requirements consistent with State buitding code. For projects subject to CEQA seeking to streamline GHG analysis consistent with the General Ptan, CALGreen Tier 1 comptiance would be required.

I m plements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
LU-7 Encourage Zero Net Energy
Encourage Zero Net Energy (ZNE) buitding design for new residential and non- residential construction projects. Consider future amendments to City code to adopt ZNE requirements consistent with the State buitding code. For projects subject to CEQA seeking to streamtine GHG anatysis consistent with the generaI plan, achievement of ZNE would be required consistentwith provisions in the State buitding code under Catifornia Code of Regutations, Titte 24, Part 6. lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
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883 p
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PFREE'RRR&,5
X
X
LU 5.1.1-5.1.3
Community Development
XX
Parks and Recreation
LU 1.1.13
Community Devetopment
LU 1.1.13
Community Development
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Tabte 9-2: Mobility lmplementation Programs
M-1. Transportation Demand Management r$t
Adopt a citywide Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program that encourages residents to reduce the amount of trips taken with single-occupancy vehictes.The program shattbe designed to achieve an overa[l15 percentvehicle mite traveled (VMf) reduction over 2014 levets and a 20 percent reduction in City-employee commute VMT. The City shatl coordinate with emptoyers to devetop a menu of incentives and encourage participation in TDM programs. @ lmp[ements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
M-2. lntetligent Transportation Systems (lTS) $naster Ptan Adopt and periodicalty update an ITS Master Plan to prioritize the deployment of technology designed to maximize the efficiency of the City's traffic signaI systems. lmplement the ITS Master Ptan that may inctude the fotlowing:
. I nsta[[ing ctosed -ci rcu it televisio n (CCTV) ca m eras at d esignated traffic sign a [s as defined in the ITS Master Plan.
. Cotlaborating with neighboring jurisdictions to develop ITS standards and specifications; participate in the Highway 50 Fiberoptic lnterconnection Group (so-rtc).
. Deptoying Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) at major decision points and key traveter info rmation [ocations.
. Developing and maintain a Traffic Operations Center to facilitate the sharing of traffic information between City staff, the public, and neighboring agencies. . Creating an ITS Operations and Maintenance Ptan, inctuding steps for reptacing legacy equipment and systems.Bmffil
lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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M-3. Electric Vehicle Charge Stations in Public Places Sr Devetop and implement a citywide strategy to instatl electric vehicle charging stations in pubtic places where people shop, dine, recreate, and gather. FllEf, I m plements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
M 1.1.9, NCR 3.1.3
Community Devetopment
X
Public Works
M 1.1.8
Pubtic Works
X
lnformation Systems
M 1.1.10
Community Development
X
Public Works
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M-4. Electric Vehicle Charge Stations at City Facilities r$ Explore options to instat[ electric vehicle quick charge stations at City facitities. pp lmplements Policy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
M-5. Active Transportation Plan
Review and update the Active Transportation Ptan every five years to ensure it remains current and continues to provide sound guidance in creating bicycte and pedestrian [inks between Fotsom's destinations [@
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bLe Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
M-6. Bicycle Safety Education
Continue to imptement a bicycle-safety education program for cyclists and motorists' [! lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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8S3 9"NNc,l r!.=
F * R ? E,
RRR&5
X
M 1.1.10
Pubtic Works
X
Parks and Recreation
M 2.1.1
Parks and Recreation
X X
Public Works, Community Development
M.2.1.9
Parks and Recreation
Pubtic Works, Potice DePartment
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M-7. Bicycle and Pedestrian lmprovements (9)
ldentify regiona[, State, and FederaI funding sources to support bicycte and pedestrian facitities and programs to improve roadways and intersections by 2035.

Actions include:
. Require bicycte and pedestrian improvements as conditions of approval for new development on roadways and intersections serving the project. lmprovements may include, but are not [imited to: on-street bike lanes, trafflc catming improvements such as marked crosswatks, raised intersections, median islands, tight corner radii, roundabouts, on-street parking, planter strips with street trees, chicanes, chokers, any other improvement that focuses on reducing traffic speeds and increasing bicycte and pedestrian safety. For projects subject to CEQA seehing to streamline GHG onolysis consistent with the General Plan, incorporation of applicable bicycle and pedestrian improvements into project designs or conditions of approval would be required.
. Based on the most recent citywide inventory of roadways and pedestrian/bicycte facitities, identifu areas of greatest need, to focus improvements on first. Areas to prioritize include roadways or intersections with a lack of safety features, street where disruption in sidewatks or bicycte lanes occurs, areas of highest vehicle traffic near commercial centers and transit facitities, where increased use of pedestrian/bicycte facitities woutd be most useo. Ff, @
lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
M-8. Safe Routes to School
Coordinate with the Folsom Cordova Unified School District to pursue Safe Routes to Schoolgrants to fund programs and projects that ensure Folsom children can walk or bike to schooI safety. lEtl
lmptements Poticy(ies)
Responsible Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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PFFESRRR&5
X
X
M 1.1.4, M 1.1.6, M 1.1.5, M2j.2, M 2.',1.3, M2.1.4, M 2.1.15 Parks and Recreation, Pubtic Works
Community Devetopment
M2.1.16
Pubtic Works, Parks and Recreation
Community Development
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Table 9-2: lllobitity lmptementation Programs
M-9. Capitat Southeast Connector
Coordinate with other members of the Capital Southeast Connector Joint Powers Authority (Jpn) to ensure the connector is constructed. The City shatl continue to assign a Folsom representative to the.lPA board. E4
I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsible Depanment(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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883 Ptrrt\tNt!.=
P F R ? E
RRR&5
X
M-10. Parking Standards Sr
Review and update its parking standards as necessary to reduce the amount of land devoted to parking and encourage shared parking arrangements, particutarty in mixed-use and transit-oriented developmentt. .l
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
M-11. Commercial Truclt Routes
Review and update its commerciattruck routes map to ensure it meets the economic needs of the community and includes STAA routes. [[$|
tmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Departme nt(s)
supporting Department(s)
M-12. Quarry Trucl< Management Plan
Maintain and implement a Quarry Truck Management ptan. Fffi lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
M 4.1.4
Pubtic Works
Community Development
M 4.2.1, M 4.2.2, M 4.2.3, M 4.2.4
Community Development
X
M 5.1.3
Public Works
X
Community Deve[opment
M 5.1.5
Pubtic Works
X
Community Devetopment
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M-13. Local Road Safety Plan
Adopt a Local Road Safety P[an, and regutarty update it to inctude current traffic collision data.

I m plements Poticy(ies)
Responsible Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
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883 pN(\rryrE.=
PFREE,RRR&5
X
M 4.1.12
Pubtic Works
X
Community Devetopment
Tabte 9-3: Economic Prosperity lmplementation Programs
EP-l. Industry Cluster Analysis
Coordinate with the Folsom Chamber of Commerce to conduct an anatysis of the industry clusters that exist in Fotsom and the emerging or potential ctusters in Folsom. orrla
883 PFft\(\l!,=
PFREERRR&5
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EP-2. Customer Service SurveY
Develop and implement a customer service survey to better under_stand the customer service relationship between the City and business community @ I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporti ng Department(s)
EP-3. Folsom Acceterated Small Tenant lmprovement Review (FASTIR) Continue to maintain and imptement a program to help tenants obtain buitding permits in a timety manner, with a goal of providing buitding permits within one to two days. Nt
I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
X
EP 2.1.2
City Manager
X
Community Devetopment
EP 3.1.2
City Manager
X
EP 3.1.3
Community Development
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Tabte 9-3: Economic Prosperity lmplementation Programs
EP-4. lnventory of Developable Sites
Develop and maintain an inventory of devetopabte sites to encourage the development of key new industries. Mf,
I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
EP-5. Folsom Tourism Bureau
Coordinate with the Folsom Tourism Bureau on strategies to attract visitors to Fotsom.

The City shat[ invite representatives from the Folsom Tourism Bureau to regutarly brief the Fotsom City Councit on programs and strategi.t. E
I m plements Poticy(ies):

Responsi ble Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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8S3 p
H*$Eg
X
X
EP 3.2.1
Community Devetopment
lnformation Systems
EP 6.1.7
City Manager
Community Devetopment, Parks and Recreation
Table 9-4: Natural and Cultural Resources tmplementation Programs NCR-1. Urban Forest Plan
Devetop and maintain an Urban Forest ptan. @l
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bLe Departme nt(s)
Supporting Department(s)
NCR-2. Maintain GHG Emissions lnventory
Review and update the City's GHG emissions inventory for municipaI and communitywide GHG emissions every five years at a minimum. lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bLe Department(s)
Su pporti ng Department(s)
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88E P
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NCR 1.1.8
Community Development
X
NCR 3.2.1, 3.2.2,3.2.5
Community Development
X X
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Table 9'4: Natural and Cultural Resources lmplementation Programs NCR-3. Creel< Weelt
Sponsor a citywide volunteer creek clean-up day during "Creek Week." lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
NCR-4. Cultural Resources lnventory
Maintain and implement a cuttural resource inventory to identify, evatuate, register, and protect Folsom's cultural resources. $!$|
lmplements Poticy(ies)
Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
NCR-5. Historic Preservation Master Plan
Maintain and implementthe Historic Preservation Master etan. Mf, lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte De partment(s)
Supporting Department(s)
NCR 6: Lighting Design Standards
Estabtish consistent tighting standards for outdoor tighting of city devetopment to reduce high-intensity nighttime tighting and gtare. These standards sha[[ be consistent with the Folsom Ptan Area Specific Ptan Community Oesign Guidelines.

Additionat standards shatt be considered, including the use of automatic shutoffs or motion sensors for tighting features to further reduce excess nighttime tight.

To reduce impacts associated with tight and glare, the City witt require the fottowing tighting standards:
. Shietd or screen lighting fixtures to direct the tight downward and prevent tight spitt on adjacent properties.
. place and shietd or screen ftood and area tighting needed for construction activities and/or security so as not to disturb adjacent residential areas and passing motorists.
. For pubtic street, buitding, parking, and landscape tighting in residential neighborhoods, prohibit the use of tight fixtures that are of unusually high intensity or brightness (e.g., harsh mercury vapor, [ow-pressure sodium, or fluorescent butbs) or that blink or ftash. For
olna
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PFREEOOOt-r\,t At (\ <
X
X
NCR 4.1.4
Parks and Recreation, Pubtic Works
X
NCR 5.1.2
Community Development
Parks and Recreation
NCR 5.1.1, NCR 5.1.4
Community Development
X
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Tabte 9-4: Natural and Cultural Resources lmptementation Programs facitities, the City wi[[ use the best tight and gtare control technology feasibte, along with sensitive site design'
Use appropriate buitding materiats (such as low-gtare gtass, low-gtare buitding gtaze or finish, neutral, earth-toned colored paint and roofing materials), shietded or screened tighting, and appropriate signage in the office/commerciaI areas to prevent tight and glare from adversely affecting motorists on nearby roadwaYs.
lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsible Departme nt(s)
Supporting Department(s)
NCR 7: Management of lnadvertently Discovered Cultural Resources Develop a program for the management of inadvertently discovered cultural resources. The program wiI consist of, but wit[ not necessarity be timited to the foltowing standards:

The City witt require, through permit or tentative map conditions or contractuaI obligations, that in the event of any inadvertent discovery of archaeologicaI resources, atlsuch finds witt be subject to PRc 21083.2 and CEQA Guidelines 15064.5.

Procedures for inadvertent discovery are [isted below.
ln the event of the inadvertent discovery of previously unknown archaeotogical sites during excavation or construction, a[[ construction affectingthe site shat[ cease and the contractor sha[[ contact the City.
. A[[work within 100 feet of the find wilt be hatted until a professional archaeologist can evaluate the significance of the find in accordance with NRHP and CRHR criteria.
r lf any find is determined to be significant by the archaeologist, representatives of the City witt meet with the archaeotogist to determine the appropriate course of action. lf necessary, a Treatment Plan wit[ be prepared by an archeologist, outtining recovery of the resource, analysis, and reporting of the find. The Treatment Ptan witt be submitted to the City for review and approvat prior to resuming construction.
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Respo nsibl.e Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
orrlo
883 PN(\rryct.=
PFREE"RRR&5
NCR 2.1.3
Community Devetopment
Parks and Recreation
NCR 5.1.4
Community Development
X
Parks and Recreation
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Table 9-4: Natural and Cultural Resources lmplementation Programs NCR 8: Management of Paleontological Resources
Develop a program for the management of paleontological resources. The program wi[[ consist of, but witt not necessarity be timited to, the fotlowing standards and requirements: Prior to approval of a discretionary project, it shatt be determined through literature review and records research, the pateontotogicaI sensitivity of the geotogic units affected by the project. lf pateontotogicaI resources may be present, conditions witt be added to the project approval to monitor for and satvage paleontologicaI resources during ground-disturbing activities. lmp[ements Poticy(ies):

Responsi ble Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
NCR 9: Management of Tribat Cultural Resources
Shoutd any indications of possibte tribat cultural resources (TCRs), such as cultural features, unusual amounts of bone or shetl, or cuttural belongings be encountered during any construction activities, work shatl be suspended in the vicinity of the find and the appropriate oversight agency(ies) shatl be notified immediately. The appropriate oversight agency(ies) sha[[ retain a tribaI representative or TribaI Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) who shat[ assess the significance of the find by evaluating the resource to determine if it is a TCR as defined in Section 21074 of the Pubtic Resources Code. lf the resource is a TCR as defined in state [aw, and it woutd be subject to disturbance or destruction, the City shalt consult with the THPO or their designee to determine the appropriate treatment before resuming construction activities at the TCR.
lmplements Poticy(ies)
Responsibte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
NCR 10: Confidentiatity of Tribat Cultural Resources
Tribal cutturaI resources, as defined in Section 21074 of the Public Resources Code, shalt be kept confidential and may not be disclosed by the City in pubtic documents, meetings, or by other means.

I mplements Poticy(ies)
Responsible Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
orrla
883 PN (\ c.,l t! .=
PFRE9RRR&6
X
X
NCR 5.1.4
Community Devetopment
X
Parks and Recreation
NCR 5.1.4
Community Development
Parks and Recreation
NCR 5.1.4
Community Development
Parks and Recreation
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Table 9-5: Public Facilities and Services lmplementation Programs PFS-1. Capital lmprovement Plan
Update the Capitat lmprovement Plan (ClP) biannuatly to ensure the implementation and adequacy of the ptan. ffiBI @
lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
5u pponing Department(s)
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SSE PNNc,l ,!,=
PFHEE'RRR&5
PFS-2. Arts and Culture Master Plan
Review and update an Arts and Cultural Master Plan every five years. As part of the P[an, prepare guidetines for plaques, signs, and other disptays in pubtic spaces to increase awareness of such cultural and historic sites and events. @l lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
PFS-3. Public Art Guidelines
Review and update every five years guidetines regarding permanent artwork in pubtic spaces. [!![
lmplemenG Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
PFS-4. Water Master Plan
Continue to review and update the City's Water Master Plan at least every five years consistent with the land use patterns and densities/intensities provided for in the General etan. @l
lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte De partment(s)
Su pporti ng Departm ent(s)
PFS 1.1.1
Pubtic Works, Finance, Parks and Recreation,
Environmenta[ & Water Resources
X X X
A[[Depanments
PFS 1.1.2
Parks and Recreation
X X X
Community Devetopment
X X X
PFS 1.1.3
Parks and Recreation
community Deve[opment
PFS 3.1.1
Environmental and Water Resources
X X
Pubtic Works
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Table 9-5: Pubtic Facilities and Seruices lmplementation Programs PFS-5. Urban Water Management Plan
Review and update the Urban Water Management Plan at least every five years, as required by the Urban Water Management Ptanning nct. il@ I m plements Poticy(ies):

ResponsibLe Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-6. Water Management Programs
Maintain its water management programs, inctuding its commercial water audits, large landscape irrigation audits, rebates, and education. ilffi lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-7. Sanitary Sewer Management Plan
Review and update Sanitary Sewer Management Ptan at [east every two years as required by State Water Resources ControI Board's GeneraI Waste Discharge Requirement order. Uffi
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsible Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-8. Maintenance Permits
Obtain State and Federal permits for maintaining att floodways and detention basins and keep these facitities free offlood obstructions'
lmptements Policy(ies):

Responsible Depanment(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-9. Fire Service Delivery Plan
Review and update every three years the Fire Service Delivery Ptan to define the future fire protection service needs of the city. ffiEH
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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P F R 7 BOOOt-.=Gt.\(\<
X
X
X
PFS 3.1.2
EnvironmentaI and Water Resources
X X
Public Works, Parks and Recreation
PFS 3.1.9
Environmental and Water Resources
Parks and Recreation
PFS 4.1.2
Public Works
X X X
PFS 5.',t.1
Pubtic Works
PFS 7.1.2
Fire Department
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Table 9-5: Public Facilities and Services lmplementation Programs PFS-10. City Energy Use Procedures
Develop energy use/ptug load procedures for City facitities and engage employees in the imptementation process. F0
I mplements Policy(ies):

Responsibl.e Department(s)
5u p porti ng Department(s)
PFS-11. Evaluate Automating Energy use
Systematically eva[uate effectiveness of existing systems to automate energy use and imptement energy conservation measures such as automatic HVAC system shutdowns, additionat room tighting sensors, automatic computer shutdowns, or any other identified energy reduction oROortunities.@
lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporti ng Department(s)
PFS-12. Evaluate Energy Use
Evaluate facitities energy use to identiflT key areas where energy upgrades are needed and consider tighting retrofits, buitding weatherization, and mechanicat/HVAC upgrades. Fl
I mplements Poticy(ies):

Respo nsible Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-13. Streetlight Retrofi t
Continue to retrofit streetlights with
efficiency and reduced maintenance.
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883 Pl,
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PFRAE"RRREs
X
X
X
X
tight-em
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I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi ble Depa rtment(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
PFS 8.1.7
Parks and Recreation
PFS 8.1.7
Parks and Recreation
PFS 8.1.7
Parks and Recreation
PFS 8.1.7
Pubtic Works, Parks and Recreation
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Table 9-5: Public Facilities and Services lmplementation Programs PFS-14. Energy Efficient Fteet O
Continue purchasing alternative fuet/technotogy vehicles when replacing vehictes in existing fleet. Use high-performance renewabte dieset in 100 percent of existing (2014) and future dieseI on-road vehicles and convert entire on-road gasoline vehicles to etectric by 203s. Sl
I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-15. Reduce VMT in City Operations
Take actions to reduce vehicle miles traveted related to city operations. Potential actions may include:
. lnstatl timer tocks on att City owned restroom facitities - reducing the vehicte traveI needed to manua[ty tock/untock these facitities' . Revise City Design Review process so emptoyees onty need to post a notice at the site once.
r A[[ow ontine credit card payments for certain Community Devetopment Permits - reducing appticant need to drive to city Hatt' ppl I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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PFFE9OOOr-=NAIN<
X
X
PFS-16. PACE Program
Continue to assist in imptementing the Property Assessed Clean Energy (peCf) programs to facilitate energy conservation financing in Fotsom. @ lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte De partment(s)
5u pporting Department(s)
PFS 8.1.8
Pubtic Works
Parks and Recreation, Community Devetopment,
EnvironmentaI and Water Resources
PFS 8.1.8
Pubtic Works
Community Development, Parks and Recreation
PFS 8.1.4, PFS 8.1.5, PFS 8.1.6
Community Devetopment
X
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Table 9-5: Public Facilities and Services lmplementation Programs PFS-l7. Partnerships for Energy Conservation
work with regionaI partners and locaI energy utilities (e.g., sacramento Municipal Utitity District [SMUD] and Pacific Gas & Electric Company [PG&E]) to promote, devetop, maintain, and imptement energy conservation and efficiency programs. These could inctude residential and commercial programs that provide rebates and financing for energy efficiency upgrades to existing homes and commerciaI buitdings, SMUD's Greenergy and carbon off-set program, photovottaic system retrofits, and other appticabte progtams. $4
I mplements Policy(ies):

Respo nsi bte Department(s)
5u pporting Department(s)
PFS-I8. Neighborhood Cteanup Program S)
Coltect bulky waste (e.g., [umber, furniture, tires) from Folsom residents to maintain a ctean, attractive city. g
lmplements Poticy(ies):

ResponsibLe Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-19. Recycting Containers tt
Expand the number of recycting containers at City facitities and properties to capture more recyctabtes that are currently going to the tandfilt. $l lmplements Poticy(ies):

ResponsibLe Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-20. Reduce Waste in City Facitities $r
Reduce waste diverted to the tandfitt by expanding the use of automatic hand dryers in bathrooms, as wet[ as setting printer defaults to doubte-sided printing. Nl I mptements Policy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Su p porting Department(s)
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883 PN (\r q\| r! .=
sFSEERRR&6
X
X
PFS 8.1.4
Pubtic Works, Community Devetopment
Parks and Recreation
PFS 9.1.1
Pubtic Works
PFs 9.1.2, PFS 9.1.3
Pubtic Works
X
PFS 9.1.2
Pubtic Works
X
Parks and Recreation
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Tabte 9-5: Pubtic Facilities and Seruices lmplementation Programs PFS-21. M.O.W.E.R. Program r$
Provide education on composting and grasscycling to the pubtic through the Minimizing organic Waste with e ducation and Recycting (M.O.W.E.R.) program. S lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
PFS-22 Renewable Energy in City-Operated Buildings rtt
Strive to supptement 25 percent of City-owned buitding energy demand through on- site or off-site renewable energy sources. On-site sources may include solar panels or other types of renewabte energy systems on rooftops or parking areas, and on-site energy storage. Off-site sources coutd inctude combinations of equivatent renewable energy generation systems, power purchase agreements, or other off-site programs offered by energy utitities (e.g., SMUD's Greenergy or SolarShares programs). lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi ble Department(s)
5u pporting Department(s)
pFS-23 High-Efficiency orAlternatively-Powered Water Heater Replacement Program O provide educationaI material and information on the City's website, as we[[ as through the permit and buitding department, on the various high-efficiency and atternativety- powered water heat replacement options avaitable to current homeowners considering water heater reptacement; develop appropriate financiaI incentives, working with energy utitities or other partners; and, streamline the permitting process.

Replacement water heaters coutd inctude high-efficiency natural gas (i.e., tanktess), or other a[ternatively-powered water heating systems that reduce or eliminate natural gas usage such as sotar water heating systems, tanktess or storage e[ectric water heaters, and etectric heat pump systems.
lmplements Policy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
PFS-24 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Retrofits and Programs $ Strive to increase energy efficiency and renewabte energy use in existing buildings through participation in avaitabte programs' Actions inctude:
. Establish a dedicated City program with a clear intent to provide support and promote avai[abte green buitding and energy retrofit programs for existing buitdings.
r lncentivize solar instatlation on att existing buitdings that undergo major remodels or renovations, and provide permit streamtining for solar retrofit projects.
orna
883 P
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X
X
X
X
PFS 9.1.4
Pubtic Works
PFS 8.1.3
Parks and Recreation
Pubtic Works
PFS 8.1.9
Community Development
Pubtic Works
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Tabte 9-5: Public Facitities and Services lmplementation Programs . Provide rebates or incentives to existing SMUD customers for enrolling in the existing Greenergy program.
. Provide education to property owners on low-interest financing and/or assist property owners in purchasing solar photovoltaics through [ow-interest loans or property tax assessments.
. Continue to work with SMUD and other private sector funding sources to increase solar leases or power purchase agreements (PPAs).

I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi ble Department(s)
5u pporting Department(s)
PFS-25 Zero Net Energy Development $t
Adopt an ordinance to require ZNE for a[[ new residential construction by 2020 and commerciaI construction by 2030, in coordination with State actions to phase in ZNE requirements through future triennial buitding code updates.

I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PFS-26 Renewable Dieset tO
Revise the City of Folsom's Standard Construction Specifications to require that att construction contractors use high-performance renewabte dieseI for both private and City construction. Phase in targets such that high-performance renewable dieseI woutd comprise 50 percent of construction equipment diesel usage for projects covered under the specifications through 2030, and 100 percent of construction equipment diesel usage in projects covered under the specifications by 2035.

For projects subject to CIQA seehing to streamline GHG analysis consistent with the General Plan, the use of high-performance renewable diesel would be required consistent with the above targets.

I m plements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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PFREE"RRR&5
PFS 8.1.3, PFS 8.1.4, PFS 8.1.5
Community Development
Pubtic Works
NCR 3.2.3, LU 9.1.10, LU 1.1.13, LU 1.1.17
Community Development
XX
NCR 3.2.7
Community Development
X
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Table 9-5: Pubtic Facilities and gewices lmplementation Programs PFS-27 Reduce Water Consumption in New Development Q)
Encourage water efficiency measures for new residentiaI construction to reduce indoor and outdoor water use. Actions include: promote the use of higher efficiency measures, inctuding: use of low-water irrigation systems, and insta[lation of water-efficient appliances and ptumbing fixtures. Measures and targets can be borrowed from the latest version of the Guide to the Catifornia Green Building Standards Code (l nternationaI Code Council)
For projects subject to CEQA seeking to streamline GHG analysis consistent with the general plan, compliance with CALGreen Tier l Water Efficiency and Conservation measures would be required.
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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PFS 3.1.3, PFS 3.1.9
Community Devetopment
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Table 9-6: Parks and Recreation Programs
PR-l. Parks and Recreation Master Plan
Review and update every five years the Parks and Recreation Master Plan to carry out the goats ofthe General Ptan and ensure that the parkland resources and recreation programs are sufficient to maintain Folsom's high quatity of tife' ilffi lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
PR-2. Alternative Funding Sources
Examine the feasibitity of estabtishing alternative sources of funding for the acquisition, development, and renovation of parktands and financing for expanded recreation prograts. H
lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporti ng Department(s)
PR-3. Governmental Coordination
Coordinate with County, State, Federa[, and regionalagencies to achieve the goats and policies of the Parks and Recreation Element, inctuding improved pubtic access to the riverfront area for recreation. IKH
tmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Su p porti n g Department(s)
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X
PR-4. Recreation Activity Guide
Maintain and imptement an activity guide for recreation programs, leagues, and special events at a minimum of two times per year. $
X
I mptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
PR 1.1.1
Parks and Recreation
X X
PR 1.1.16
Parks and Recreation
X
PR 4.1.1-4.1.5
Parks and Recreation
Community Devetopment
PR 3.1.3
Parks and Recreation
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Tabte 9-7: Safety and Noise lmplementation Programs
SN-1. Adopt a Noise Reduction Program
Adopt a citywide noise reduction program to reduce traffic noise levets along roadways where significant increases in traffic noise levels are expected to occur.

The program shatt inctude, but sha[[ not be timited to, the fotlowing specific elements for noise abatement consideration where reasonabte and feasibte:
. Noise barrier retrofits;
o Truck usage restrictions;
. Reduction of speed timits;
. Use of quieter paving materials;
. Buitding faEade sound insulation;
o Traffic calming;
r Additional enforcement of speed timits and exhaust noise [aws; and . SignaI timing.
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
SN-2. Emergency Operations Plan
Review and update every five years the emergency operations ptan, which addresses medicat care, escape routes, mutua[ aid agreements, temporary housing and communications. lVt4
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
sN-3. Community Emergency Response Team
Support the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program to prepare residents in the event ofa disaster [@
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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X
sN 6.1.1, SN 6.1.2, SN 6.1.4
Community Development
X
Pubtic Works, Potice DePartment
sN 1.1.1
Potice Department, Fire Department
X X
At[ Departments
sN 1.',I.2
Potice Department, Fire Department
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I mplements Poticy(ies):

Respo nsi bl.e Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
SN-5. Community witdfire Preparedness Plan
Review and update every five years the Community Witdfire Preparedness P_lan (cwpp) to hetp reduce the risk of catastrophic witdfires in the community. @H lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
5u pporting Department(s)
SN-6. Hazardous Materials
Maintain a hazardous materials program that ensures residents and businesses dispose of hazardous materials property. The program should attow residents and businesses to schedute pick up of their hazardous materials by the City and educate residents on whatthe city considers hazardous waste. MEH I mplements Poticy(ies)
Responsi ble Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
SN-7. Reduce Aircraft Noise
Continue to collaborate with Sacramento County to reduce noise levels from air traffic in Fotsom. EEI
lm plements Policy(ies):

Responsi ble Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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Review and update every five years the on-going hazard assessment as part of the Sacramento County Mutti-Hazard Mitigation ntan. @
X
X
X
X
sN 1.1.4
Public Works
sN 4.1.3
Fire Department
Parks and Recreation
sN 5.1.1, SN 5.1.2, SN 5.1.3
Pubtic Works
sN 6.1.6
Community Development
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Table 9-?: Safety and Noise lmplementation Programs
SN-8. Review Evacuation Plan and Routes
Analyze the capacity, safety, and viabitity of the City's evacuation routes under a range of emergency scenarios annuatly, as part of the annuaI review of the City's Emergency operations Ptan. NEI
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Su pporti ng Department(s)
SN-9. Update Stormwater and Flood Standards
Review and update, as needed, the City's Design and Procedures Manuals and lmprovementStandardsto addressthe increased intensity, duration, and frequency offuture ftood events @ M
I m plements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
sN-l0. Conduct Outreach on Wildfire Smoke Protection
Conduct outreach to educate a[[ residents inctuding vulnerable poputations (e.g., youth and seniors) with strategies to protect themselves and their homes from the increased impacts from witdfire smoke. S
I mplements Policy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
SN-11. Upgrade Existing Heat Sensitive lnfrastructure
Upgrade existing heat-sensitive infrastructure (e.g., roadways, bridges) in the_city to withstand the future intensity and frequency of extreme heat events. El H lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Depanment(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
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sN 1.'1.2
Community Development
X
Fotsom Fire Department, Police Department, Public
Works
sN 3.'1.6
Community Development
X
Pubtic Works
sN 4.1.5
Folsom Fire Department, Potice Department
X
sN 7.1.1
Public Works, EnvironmentaI and Water Resources
Department
X
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sN-12. Update Design Standards
Review and update, as needed, relevant ctimate-related design standards (e.g., heating and cooling) and buitding code requirements to ensure development can withstand future extreme heat events. FElt
lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Su p porting Department(s)
sN-13. Coordinate with Regional Agencies
Coordinate with regional service providers inctuding Sacramento Municipal Utitity District and Sacramento RegionaI Transit District to imptement infrastructure updates for systems outside the City's jurisdiction to prepare for ctimate change impacts (e.g., extreme heat, larger storm events). lGfl I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Depa rtme nt(s)
5u pporting Department(s)
sN-14. lmplement a cool city strategy
Devetop and imptement a CooI City Strategy, in coordination with the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quatity Management District, to reduce the impacts of the Urban Heat lstand effect. The strategy shatt include various measures inctuding increasing the urban tree canopy and use of cool roofs and cool pavements as we[[ as increasing green space in the city. [Efffil
I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi ble Department(s)
5u pporting Department(s)
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SN-l5. Conduct Educational Outreach on Extreme Heat Events lmplement an education and outreach program to relevant businesses and institutions such as residentiaI care facilities and schoots to hetp protect vulnerable populations from the increasing intensity of extreme heat events.@ X
I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsible Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
sN 7.1.1
Community Development, Pubtic Works
X
sN 7.1.1
Pubtic Works
X
sN 7.1.2
Community Devetopment, Public Works
X
Parks and Recreation
sN 7.1.3
Folsom Fire Department, Police Department
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Tabte 9-7: Safety and l[oise lmplementation Programs
SN-l6. Promote Cost Benefits of Reducing Electricity Use Work with the Sacramento Municipat Utility District (SMUD) to promote and help educate residents about SMUD's time-of-day energy rates and the cost benefits of reducing electricity use during peak demand periods. @ g lmplements Poticy(ies):

Responsibte Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
SN-17. Construction Noise Reduction
The City sha[[ require the fottowing measures sha[[ be imptemented and specified on subsequent project building ptans for development north of Highway 50 within 560 feet ofsensitive land uses to ensure construction noise does not exceed 80 dBA at the nearest receptors:
. To the extent feasibte, atternative construction processes that generate lower noise levels sha[[ be selected.
. Construction equipment staging areas shat[ be located at the farthest distance feasible from nearby sensitive [and uses
. For projects with pite driving, with approval and supervision of a qualified structural engineer, pite holes shall be predritted to minimize the number of pile hammer drives necessaryto seat piles, where feasibte. Alternative to impact hammers, such as oscittating or rotating pile instatlation systems shatl be used where feasible.
. Effective pite driving noise contro[ may be achieved by utilizing pite driving shrouds that acousticatty shietd the pite hammer point of impact, ptacing resilient padding on top of the pile, and by reducing exhaust noise with sound absorbing m uffters.
o post visibte signs along the perimeter of the construction site that disclose construction times and duration, as wel[ as a contact number for a noise comptaint and enforcement manager.
lmptements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bl.e Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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893 P"
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X
sN 7.1.4
Community Devetopment
X
sN 6.1.2
Community Development
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Community Development
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SN-18: Construction Vibration Reduction
The City shatl require project appticants with projects that involve pite-driving activities within 96 feet of any buitding and vibratory rotlers located within 26 feet of any buitding to devetop a vibration control plan. The ptan shat[ consider atl potential vibration-inducing activities that woutd occur within the distance parameters described above and include various measures, setback distances, precautions, monitoring programs, and alternative methods to traditionaI pile- driving or other vibration intensive activities with the potential to result in structuraI damage. The fottowing vibration controI measures (or other equatty effective measures approved by the City) shatl be induced in the plan:
. To prevent structural damage, minimum setback requirements for different types of ground vibration-producing activities (e.g., pite driving, vibratory rotter) for the purpose of preventing damage to nearby structures sha[[ be estabtished based on the proposed pite-driving activities and locations, once determine.
. Al[ vibration-inducing activity within the distance parameters described above shatt be monitored and documented for ground vibration noise and vibration noise levels at the nearest sensitive [and use and associated recorded data submitted to the City of Fo[som so as not to exceed the recommended FTA vibration damage levels.
. Atternatives to traditionat pile driving (e.g., sonic pile driving, ietting, cast- in-ptace or auger cast piles, non-displacement pites, pite cushioning, torque or hydrautic pites) shatt be considered and imptemented where feasibte to red uce vibration levels.
. Limit to pite-driving activities to the daytime hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m' on Saturday and Sunday.
. Predritt pite hotes to the maximum feasibte depth to reduce the number of btows required to seat a pile.
. Operate alt vibration inducing impact equipment as far away from vibration- sensitive sites as reasonabty possibte.
. Phase pite-driving and high-impact activities so as not to occur simultaneousty with other construction activities, to the eKent feasib[e. The total vibration [eve[ produced could be significantty less when each vibration source is operated at separate times.

I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsible Department(s)
Su pporting Department(s)
ornes83 p
H*HEg
X
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Tabte 9-7: Safety and Noise lmplementation Programs
SN-19: Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling Noise Reduction The City shat[ require an acoustical assessment to be prepared as part of subsequent land use development associated with development if an HVAC would be located within 55 feet of a sensitive receptor. The acousticaI assessment sha[[ evaluate the potentiaI operationaI noise impacts attributed to HVAC noise. The acoustical assessment shatt be completed by a quatified acoustical consultant that shatt verify that the chosen mechanical equipment for individuaI devetopment projects would not exceed 45 dBA at the nearest sensitive receptor, in accordance with City of Folsom noise standards. Where the acoustical analysis determines that noise levels would exceed appticabte City noise standards, noise reduction measures shatt be identified and inctuded in the subsequent project. Nosie reduction measures may include, but are not [imited to:
. Selecting equipment with noise specifications that do not exceed the 45 dBA HVAC noise standard atthe nearest noise-sensitive receptor. o ldentifying the equipment's noise screening distance, ensuring that noise levels attenuate to betow the 45 dBA HVAC noise standard at the nearest sensitive receptor, and instatlingthe equipment at a distance no less than the screening distance.
. Emptoying noise dampening techniques such as sotid enctosures or parapets wa[[s to btock the line-of-sight between the noise source and the noise-sensitive receptors. Blocking the line of sight with a solid barrier or enclosure would reduce noise levels by at least 5 dBA.

I mplements Poticy(ies):

Responsi bte Department(s)
Supporting Department(s)
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PFREEoooL-=Atr\t!<
sN 6.1.3
Community Development
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ATTACHMENT 3
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Folsom Amending the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan as it Relates to the Increased Residential Capacity Project and Related Actions

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RESOLUTION NO. II252

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOLSOM AMENDING

THE FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AS IT RELATES TO THE INCREASED

RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY PROJECT AND RELATED ACTIONS
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on July 24, 2024, held a public hearing on proposed General Plan Amendment as it relates to the City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amindments for the Increased Residential Capacity Project ("Project"), considered public comments, and based on the information and analysis provided determined that the project is consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the City of Folsom General Plan; and WHEREAS, the proposed Project implements General Plan Housing Element Program H- 2 to increase housing capacity for mixed-use, multi-family, and affordable development in three targeted areas of the city: the East Bidwell Street corridor, the transit priority areas around the Glenn and Iron Point light rail stations, and the Folsom Plan Area, particularly the Folsom Town Center, south of Highway 50; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Project amends the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan to a) increase the residential development capacity of specified sites in the Folsom Plan Area, especially the Town Center; b) change the specific plan land use and zoning designations of specified sites in the Folsom Plan Area to allow for additional multi-family and mixed-use development; and c) revise the specific plan Circulation Section to include a roundabout prioritization policy; and WHEREAS, the proposed Project complies with the requirements of Government Code Section 65352.3 in that the City of Folsom has consulted with all tribes requesting consultation on the Project; and
WHEREAS, a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report has been prepared for the Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), with the City as the lead agency; and
WHEREAS, a public scoping meeting to receive comments regarding the issues to be covered in the Draft SEIR was held on August 23,2023, and the Draft SEIR for Project was circulated for public review from April 22,2024 to June 6,2024 pursuant to CEQA; and WHEREAS, the City accepted verbal and written comments on the Draft SEIR and provided written responses in the Final SEIR to the comments received during the comment period referenced above for the Draft SEIR; and
WHEREAS, the Final SEIR for the Project was released on July 17,2024; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at its regular meeting on July 24,2024 considered the Final SEIR at a duly noticed public hearing prescribed by law, and recommended that the City Council certify the Final SEIR (including Findings of Fact) and approve the Project; and Resolution No. I1252

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WHEREAS, all notices have been given at the time and in the manner required by State Law and City Code; and
WHEREAS, following review and consideration of the Final SEIR for the Project, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11250 on August 27,2024 and certified the Final SEIR for the Project, and said Resolution, Findings of Fact are incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the Project and associated proposed Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Amendments referenced above, and once adopted, will amend the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Folsom that:

1. The above referenced recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.

2. If any section, subsection, clause, phrase, or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVBD that the amendments to the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan, as summarized inExhibit 1 attached hereto and as shown in Exhibit 2 attached hereto, are hereby approved with the following findings:

GENERAL FINDINGS
A. NOTICE OF HEARING HAS BEEN GIVEN AT THE TIME AND IN THE MANNER REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AND CITY CODE.

THE PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS, POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOLSOM 2035 GENERAL PLAN, AS AMENDED.

THE PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS COMPLY WITH THE
REQUTREMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 6s352.3 IN THAT THE CITY OF FOLSOM HAS CONSULTED WITH ALL TzuBES REQUESTING CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT.

CEOA FINDINGS
D. THE CITY, AS LEAD AGENCY, PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED AN ENVIRONMENTAL Resolution No. 11252

B.

C

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IMPACT REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPECIFIC PLAN ON JUNE 28,2011.

THE CITY, AS LEAD AGENCY, ALSO PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE FOLSOM 2035 GENERAL PLAN ON AUGUST 28,2018.

A FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT HAS BEEN

PREPARED FOR THE PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CEQA, AND

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT WITH PROPOSED MITIGATION WOULD

NOT RESULT IN ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS OR A

SUBSTANTIALLY MORE SEVERE FINDING FOR AN IMPACT THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE IN THE 2035

GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT OR THE FOLSOM PLAN

AREA SPECIFIC PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT/

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

THE CITY COTINCIL HAS

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REGARDING THE PROJECT.

CONSIDERED THE FINAL

REPORT BEFORE MAKING

SUBSEQUENT

A DECISION
J

THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT REFLECTS THE INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT AND ANALYSIS OF THE CITY OF FOLSOM.

THE CITY COLTNCIL HAS CONSIDERED THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF FOLSOM 2035 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR INCREASED RESIDENTIAL

CAPACITY PROJECT AND RELATED ACTIONS INCLUDING AMENDMENTS TO

THE FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPECIFIC PLAN, AND FINDS THAT THE PROJECT

WILL NOT CAUSE ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN MITIGATED TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.

THE CITY COLTNCIL FINDS THAT THERE ARE PROJECT BENEFITS GIVEN

THAT THE PROJECT FURTHERS THE GENERAL PLAN GOALS AND POLICES AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE CITY'S 202I-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT, AND ON THAT

BASIS, THE CITY COLTNCIL CERTIFIED THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE CITY OF FOLSOM 2035 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR INCREASED RESIDENTIAL

CAPACITY PROJECT, ADOPTED FINDINGS OF FACTS, AND ADOPTED A

MITIGATION MONITORING AND RE,PORTING PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF FOLSOM 2035 GENEML PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR INCREASED RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY PROJECT.

K. THE LOCATION AND CUSTODIAN OF THE DOCUMENTS AND ALL MATERIALS Resolution No. I1252

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A.

B
C
D

CONSTITUTING THE RECORDS OF THE PROCEEDINGS ARE IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: COMMTINITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, CITY OF FOLSOM, 50 NATOMA STREET, FOLSOM, CA 95630 AND ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT: r.rr,ru lblsoni.ca, lusr'hcl lr s i ttgst uch .

SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT FINDINGS

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPECIFIC PLAN

ARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST SINCE THE PROJECT DESIGNATES MORE

LAND FOR HOUSING OPPORTTINITIES ESPECIALLY FOR THE CITY'S WORKFORCE AND LOWER-INCOME RESIDENTS.

THE PROPOSED FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS ARE

CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS, POLICIES, AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOLSOM 2035 GENERAL PLAN, AS AMENDED.

THE PROPOSED FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE

AMENDMENT IMPLEMENTS GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM H-2 TO CREATE ADDITIONAL LOWER-INCOME HOUSING CAPACITY.

THE PROPOSED FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS WILL NOT RESULT IN A NET LOSS OF RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY.

Exhibits
Exhibit 1: Summary of Proposed Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Amendments Exhibit 2 lsour Plati Pian (Onfile with the Community
Development Department and available online 4/ fU!-UJ-qbo-L!,.c4.!1s,lLttlitlgstuch ) pASSED AND ADOPTED this2Tthday of August,2024, by the following roll-call vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Councilmember(s):

Councilmember(s):

Councilmember(s):

Councilmember(s):

Resolution No. 11252

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Michael D. Kozlowski, MAYOR
ATTEST
Christa Freemantle, CITY CLERK
Resolution No. I1252

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Exhibit I
Summary of Proposed Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Amendments

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CITY OF
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CITY OF FOLSOM

SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
Proposed Amendments to Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan
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Location
Description of Change Reason for
Change
Global Changes
Multiple Bolded text that references another section of the document.

Document
Navigation
Multiple Made minor non-substantive edits/corrections to text Clean Up and/or Clarifv
Multiple Removed duplicative information and outdated exhibits and maps.

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Multiple Removed references that cap the total number of Plan Area dwelling units to tL,46L.

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4 - Land Use Removed references to specific unit/square footage allocations in the text and replaced with references to the allocations specified in Table 4.2 - Land Use Summary and Table 4.3 - Parcel SummarY
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4 - Land Use Removed or consolidated figures with redundant or outdated information:
o Old Figure 4-2 - Removed
r Old Figures 4-4 and 4-5 - Consolidated
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Multiple Updated maps and figures throughout to be consistent with proposed land use changes.

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l tntroduction
Pages
1"-5 & 1-6

1.3 Project
History
Updated Table 1.1 -FPASP Approvals Summary Table Update 2 Setting

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Ownership
Removed this section Not Relevant
4 Land Use

Objectives and
Policies - Policy

4.6 Edited language in Policv 4.6:

As established by the FPASP, the total number of dwelling unitsforthe Plan Area is@
@ shall not exceed that which is
allocated in Table 4.2 Land Use Summary Table. The
number of units within individual residential land use
parcels may vary, so long as the number of dwelling units falls within the allowable density range for a particular land use designation. For purposes of CEQA compliance for
discretionary projects, the combination of the total
maximum number of residential units and commercial
square footage analyzed in the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Environmental Report/Environmental lmpact
Statement (SCH#200092051) shall not be exceeded without requiring further CEQA compliance.

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Objectives and
Policies - Policy

4.7 Edited language in Policv 4.7:

Transfer of dwelling units is permitted between residential parcels, or the residential component of SP-RC and SP-GC parcels, as long as 1) the maximum density within each land use designation is not exceeded, unless the land use
designation is revised by a specific plan amendment, and 2) the total number of Plan Area dwelling units dees-net
exeeed++r+C+is n ot exceed ed.

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Objectives and
Policies - Policy

4.9a
Added new Policv 4.9a:

Where a developer proposes a multi-parcel development
proiect with more than one residential density or FAR, the City may, at the discretion of the Community Development Director, apply the applicable density or FAR range of the Specific Plan Land Use Designation to the net developable area of the entire proiect site rather than individual
parcels within the site. Some parcels may be developed at densities/intensities that exceed the maximum allowed
density/intensity of the project site's land Use
Designation, provided that the net density ofthe proiect as a whole is within the allowable range.

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Policies - Policy

4.24 Policv 4.24:

All Public/Quasi-Public sites shown in Figure 4.32 - Specific Plan Land Use Designatiens may be relocated or abandoned as a minor administrative modification of the FPASP. The land use designation of the vacated site or sites will revert to the lowest density adjacent residential land use. ln no event shall the maximum number of Plan Area dwelling
units exeeed-14/64 and the total commercial building area Wallocated in this Specific Plan
be exceeded. For purposes of CEQA compliance for
discretionary projects, the combination of the total
maximum number of residential units and commercial
square footage analyzed in the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Environmental lmpact Report/Environmental lmpact
Statement SCH#200809205) shall not be exceeded without
requiring further CEQA compliance.

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Zoning in
Section 4
Removed Figure 4.2 showing specific plan zoning
designation
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Pages 4-
7,4-tl
Figure 4.L,4.2 Updated Figures 4.1 (General Plan - Land Use) and 4.2 (Specific Plan Land Use) to reflect amendments to the
General Plan/Specific Plan designations to the following parcels:2 (+NryeP MHD), 15 (€€ MHD), 76 (M+D MMD),
233 (G MU)
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Use Summary
Amended Table 4.2 to update unit and acreage allocations to land use designations based on previously approved
administrative changes as well as proposed amendments to the allocations/designations to the following parcels:

Added footnotes #14 and #16 to reference new Policy 4.9A and amendments to the Town Center overlay density and
development standards:

14. Allocation of units in excess of the maximum density of a parcel can only be achieved as part of a multi-parcel development proiect pursuant to Policy 4.9A, or through use of the State Density Bonus program.

15. Within the Town Center District, higher densities and FAR are required. Refer to Tables 5.1 and 5.4 herein.

Parcel Designation Change in Unit
Allocation
Change in
Commercial
Square
Footage
2 NryEP
MHD
+400 -137,214
tt MMD +5
15 E€ MHD +320 -L42,659

1.6 MHD -6
50 MHD +78
63 MLD +8
64 MHD +39
68 MMD -L6
74 MU +309 +2L,667
76 MTD MMD +Ltt

1.44 MMD +2L
156 MLD +3
L57 MMD +20
158 MU +277 +6,440
1604 MHD +47
1608 MLD +16
233 GMU +25O
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Pages
4-25
through
4-29
Table 4.3 Parcel
Summary
Amended Table 4.3 to reflect amendments to the following rcels
Added the following footnotes:

5. Overalltotals include 35 du in SP-SF and 4,702 GFS not allocated to any specific Parcel.

5. Refer to Table 4.2 land Use Summary for mor
information.

7. Allocation of units in excess of the maximum density of a parcel can only be achieved as a part of multi-parcel development project pursuant to Policy 4.9A, or through use of the State Density Bonus Program.

8. PD = Planned Development District

9. TCD = Town Center District
Parcel Designation Change in Unit
Allocation
Change in
Commercial
Square
Footage
2 +Ngl€P
MHD
+400 -137,21.4
Lr MMD +5
15 €€ MHD +320 -142,659
t6 MHD -6
60 MHD +78
63 MLD +8
64 MHD +39
68 MMD 16
74 MU +309 +2L,667
76 M+9 MMD +l-1-1
144 MMD +21.
156 MLD +3
L57 MMD +20
158 MU +277 +6,440
160A MHD +47
1608 MLD +16
233 GMU +25O
Total ++4+L 2J88#44
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5 Housing Strategies
Pages 5-9
through
5-11

5.7 Residential
Sites lnventory
Amended Tables 5.!,5.2,5.3, and 5.4 to reflect changes to allocated units and density consistent with revised
allocations shown in amendments to Table 4.3.

Removed all parcel specific text, as same substantive
information can be found in Tables 5.'J.,5.2,5.3, and 5'4.

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Sites lnventory
Added footnotes to Table 5.1 - lnventory of Multi-family High Density (SP-MHD, SP-GC, SP-RC) Sites:

1. 377 SP-MHD dwelling units on a minimum of 14.8 acres shall be provided on Parcels 6t,77 ,78, andf or 85A. Refer to Tables 4.2 and 4.3 for more detail.

2. Allocation units in excess of the maximum density of a parcel can only be achieved as a part of a multi-parcel development project pursuant to Policy 4'9A, or through use of the State Density Bonus program.

3. Refer to Appendix A SP-MHD Development Standards for density/intensity standards for MHD development within
the Town Center Overlay District.

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Sites lnventory
Amended text in the description of Mixed-Use (SP-MU)
section:

Several sites are designated Mixed Use in the Plan Area (refer to Figure 4.2 - Specific Plan Land Use & Figure 5.1 - Housing Sites lnventory). The Mixed Use sites are
envisioned as either vertical or horizontal mixes of
commercial, office, civic, and residential uses that do not draw definitive boundaries for each use. The intent of this land use is to encourage innovative design without the
constraints of traditional single-use zoning. The Mixed Use units per gress aere in erder te meet the state minimum afferdable heusing sites fer very lew and lew ineeme
h€ssehelds-For mixed-use sites, the density ranges from 9 du/ac up to 30 du/ac. However, parcels located within the Town Center overlay zone (Parcels 74 and 158) are subject to a minimum density requirement of 30 du/ac with no
maximum density. Within the Town Center, mixed-use
parcels are subject to a maximum FAR of 2,0. This is to encourage higher intensity development near the Town
Center and to help meet the Housing Element requirement for sites with densities at or above 30 du/ac to support affordable housing development.

For determining allocated dwelling units, Table 4.2 - Land Use Summary assumes that all Mixed Use sites will be
developed with a mix of residential and commercial uses It is
possible however, that a Mixed Use site could be developed with one or more high-density residential buildings in
combination with individual commercial buildings on a
single Mixed Use site. @ine
However, for
determining the number of potential housing units, all
Mixed Use sites will be calculated as depicted in Table 5.4 - lnventory of Mixed-Use Sites. The Mixed Use sites can
provide units of rental and/or for sale housi
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Housing Site
lnventory
Amended Figure 5.1to reflect amendments to parcel land
use designations.

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6 Town Center

Town Center Overlay shall comply with the Folsom
Objective Design and Development Standards for Multi-
Family and Mixed-Use
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Guidelines
Added guideline stating that vehicular parking space
requirements may be reduced in areas close to transit.

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7 Circulation

Circulation
Amended legend to allow for traffic signal or roundabout at i ntersections
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Classifications
Amended text of PolicY 7.7:

Traffic calming measures shall be utilized, where
appropriate, to minimize neighborhood cut-through traffic and excessive speeds in residential neighborhoods'
Roundabouts and traffic circles shall be considered €n{€w @as an alternative to four-waY
stops or where traffic signals will be required at project build-out. Traffic calming features included in the City of Folsom's Neighborhood Traffic Management Program
Guidelines (NTMP) may also be utilized in the Plan Area' Project Related

Classifications
Added new policy 7.88:

Roundabouts are prioritized as the primary form of
intersection control. During the planning and design of new transportation facilities, and when retrofitting
existing intersections, an engineering study shall be
completed in which roundabout control is thoroughly,
evaluated to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director. lf roundabout control is determined to provide a viable and practical solution, it shall be studied in lieu of, or in addition to, other traffic control alternatives. lf other intersection controls are proposed in lieu of roundabout control, the engineering study shall demonstrate that the roundabout is physically infeasible and/or that the
operations and the safety of the proposed alternative
intersection are determined to achieve the same or better operations and/or offer longer-term advantages when
compared to a roundabout intersection.

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8 Open Space

Open Space
Figure 8.1 was moved from page 8-3 to page 8-9 and
relabeled as Figure 8.4
Added
L. 30' Wide Natural Parkways contribute to Measure
W Open Space.

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9 Parks

Pages 9-1
to 9-10
Section 9 -
Parks
Removed all parcel specific text pertaining to neighborhood parks and local parks, as same substantive information can be found in Table 9.4 - Park Land Provided (Quimby).

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11 Public Facillties

Schools
Added the following language:

Several Elementary schools are located within the Plan
Area within walking distance for students. Elementary
schools are located with an adiacent neighborhood park or within close proximity to a neighborhood park.

Removed all parcel specific text pertaining to elementary schools, as same substantive information can be found in Table 11.4 - Schools Provided.

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13 lmplementation

& 13.3

13.4 Conceptual
Development
Areas
Removed Section 13.4 Conceptual Development Areas and
associated Figure 13. 1- Development Areas (Conceptual
Subject to Change)
No Longer
Relevant
Appendix A - Development Standards
Page A-1 A.2.1
Residential
Uses
Added the following language:

The permitted uses for all residential land use designations are shown in Table A.l through A.6. There are no specific development tables contained herein for Age Targeted
Communities, Development of Age Targeted Communities
will be compliant with these tables unless otherwise
approved with a Planned Development Permit.

Clarify
Page A-8 Table A.6
Multi-Family
High Density
(sP-MHD)
Added the following footnotes to Table A.6:

1. Residential development of SP-MHD in the Town Center Overlay District is subiect to the following minimum
density and maximum intensity standards:
r Minimum density: 30 du/ac
r Maximum intensity:2.0 FAR

2. Development of SP-MHD in the Town Center Overlay
District shall comply with development and design
standards of the T5N Zone as set forth in the Folsom
Objective Design & Development Standards for Multi-
Famil and Mixed-Use.

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Page A-12 Mixed Use (SP-
MU)
Added the following footnote f2 to Table A.8:

1. Setbacks may vary based on Design Review approval by the City (refer to Section 13.2 - Approvals & Entitlements).

2. Development in the SP-MU designation must comply
with development and design standards of the T5N zone
as set forth in the Folsom Objective Design and
Development Standards. For development that includes
residential uses, building intensity standards are
established by minimum residential density and maximum
FAR. lntensity of nonresidential development is regulated by the minimum and maximum FAR, as following:
r FAR: 2.0 - 3.0
r Minimum residential density: 30 dwelling units
per acre
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Exhibit 2
Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Amendments
(On file with the Community Development Department and available online at www. fblsorn. ca.us/housingstudy )

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ATTACHMENT 4
Comment Letters

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Sent:

To:

Cc:

Steph anie Henry
From: Bob Delp <[email protected]>
Wednesday, )ulY 24, 2024 10:57 AM
Stephanie Henry; StePhanie Hannum
Pam Johns; Desmond Parrington
Comments to Planning Commission re7-24-24 Agenda ltem 3 SPEC23-00030 GP Amendment for lncreased DensitY
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please distribute to the planning Commission for consideration prior to tonight's hearing' Thank you Dear Planning Commissioners:

I am requesting that the planning Commission decline to make a recommendation to the City Council regarding the propos ed city of Folsom 2035 Generol Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential capacity piject(project) and that the planning commission direct staffto prepare a noise impact evaluation that includes consideration of the project's increase in vehicle trips and vehicle noise along Riley street north of Natoma Street. This segment of Riley Street bisects unique Historic District residential and commercial land uses, but is not included in the traffic or noise evaluation of the SEIR. without such evaluation, the city has not fully disclosed the impacts of the project and city decisionmakers cannot fully understand the vehicle-related noise impacts of the Project nor can they consider mitigation to address these impacts' The Draft SEIR at pg.3.7-2o,discusses that "[t]he project would result in the generation of new vehicle trips from the development of increased residential land uses in the project planning area. Additional vehicle trips would result in an increase in traffic-related noise levels on various roadway segments'" Draft SEIR Table 3'7- 14, ,.predicted cumulative plus project Traffic Noise Levels," demonstrates a predicted 30 percent increase in vehicle trips on Riley Street between East Bidwell Street and Glenn street in comparison of cumulative no- project trips (5,gg4 ADT) and cumulative with-project trips (8,510 ADT). Even though a 30 percent increase in vehicle trips is anticipated for this study area segment, the analysis fails to identify or evaluate the Project's increase in vehicle trips along Riley street immediately north of the studied segment, Project-generated vehicle trips would not be confined to the evaluated study area, and many would use Riley street immediately north of the study area, including Riley street north of Natoma street. This section of Riley street bisects Historic District residential neighborhoods (residents along Natoma, Mormon, and Figueroa streets) and the Sutter Street commercial district with outdoor uses that include restaurant patios subject to the effects of increased vehicle noise. Along this unevaluated segment of Riley Street, residential structures are located within less than 50 feet of the Riley Street centerline and within less than 25 feet of vehicle travel lanes- The majority of these residence are older homes without modern interior sound proofing and with outdoor areas directly in the line-of-sight (and noise) of Riley Street' Vehicle trips will increase along Riley street north of the evaluated study area as a result of the Project.

Average traffic noise levels as well as the frequency of illegally modified loud vehicle passbys will commensurately increase. However, the Draft sElR fails to evaluate traffic noise impacts along this segment of Riley SUeet. prior to recommending or considering approval of the Project, an evaluation of the Project's Subject:
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increased vehicle trips and related vehicle noise impacts along Riley Street north of Natoma Street is necessary to disclose and address noise impacts on residents, businesses, and visitors in the Historic District' Thank you for your consideration.

Bob Del,p
916-812-8122
bdel,[email protected]
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ATTACHMENT 5
Planning Commission Staff Report
(Attachments I -4and6)

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Planning Commission Staff Report - July 24,2024
City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project ATTACHMENT 1

BACKGROUND

CITY OF FOLSOM GENERAL PLAN
The City adopted its 2035 General Plan on August 2,2018, pursuant to Government Code Section 65300. The General Plan acts as the official policy statement of the City and guides public and private development within Folsom in a manner that maximizes the social and economic benefits for all citizens. ln addition, the General Plan also provides policy direction that guides land use development within the City, as well as provides protection for existing natural resources.

Previous environmental review for the General Plan was included in the City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Draft and Finat EIR (General Plan EIR) (State Clearinghouse Number 2017082054). lt should be noted that since adoption of the City's General Plan in 2018, the General Plan was amended on August 24,2021, with the adoption of the Housing Element Update. The General Plan EIR analyzed the General Plan based on the adopted General Plan land use designations. A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for the impacts that were identified as significant and unavoidable.

FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPEGIFIC PLAN
The City adopted the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan (FPASP) and certified the Final Environmental lmpact ReporVEnvironmental lmpact Study (FPASP EIR/EIS) in June 2011. The FPASP covers the area within the City limits south of Highway 50 (Folsom Plan Area) and is a comprehensive planned community that includes a mix of residential neighborhoods, office and retail development, a mixed-use town center, and over 1,000 acres of open spaces and trails to serve a variety of needs in the community.

The 2035 General Plan and its EIR incorporated the FPASP and its policies and impact analysis.

CITY OF FOLSOM 2021.2029 HOUSING ELEMENT
As noted above, on August 24,2021, the City Council adopted lhe 2021-2029 Housing Element. This State-mandated part of the General Plan seryes as the City's plan to accommodate current housing needs and future growth. One of the key challenges the City faced (and continues to face) with this most recent Housing Element pertains to Foisom's share of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as determined by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG)'
As shown in Table 1 below, the City's RHNA obligation for this eight-year 2021-2029 Housing Element cycle is 6,363 housing units, of which 3,567 units are to be affordable to very low-income and low-income households (collectively referred to as the "lower- income" RHNA).

City of Folsom

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Planning Commission Staff Report - July 24,2024
City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Table 1
2021-2029 Regional Housing Needs Unit Allocation by lncome RHNA Very Low Low Moderate Above
Itlodorate Total
*Average
Yearlv Need
Housing
Units 2,226 1 34 1 829 1,967 6,363 795
Percent of
Total 35% 21% 13% 31% 100%
Nofe: * Based on 8-year planning period
Source: SACOG Regional Housing Needs Plan Cycle 6 (2021-2029), February 2020 As previous Planning Commission and City Council staff reports have highlighted, a core assumption of the RHNA requirements is that the higher the allowed density in the zoning, the more likely it is to accommodate housing affordable to lower-income households such as those retail and office workers that are part of Folsom's workforce. Thus, the lower- income categories (very low- and low-income) can only be accommodated on sites zoned for higher densities (allowing at least 30 units per acre).

While the City's 2021-2029 Housing Element identified sufficient sites to meet the City's RHNA for all income categories, with a surplus capacity of 490 lower-income units, the State's "no net loss" law now requires that the City maintain adequate sites for lower- income housing throughout the entire eight-year planning period. As such, if a development is approved on a Housing Element site with fewer units or a different income category (such as market rate housing on a potential lower-income site zoned for 30 units per acre;, the City must either make written "no net loss" findings that the other Housing Element sites are adequate to meet the RHNA for lower-income housing, or the City must identify and rezone a replacement site sufficient to accommodate lower-income housing within 180 days. Thus, in addition to identifying adequate sites to meet the RHNA obligation, it is important that the City develop strategies to build in a surplus of extra capacity to address the "no net loss" requirements.
ln order to create additional opportunities for high density housing and ensure the City maintains an adequate capacity to meet its lower-income RHNA throughout the planning period, the2021-2029 Housing Element includes a program (Program H-2)to strategically increase maximum allowed densities in targeted areas of Folsom and to increase housing capacity in the FPASP as follows:
tmplementation Program H-2: Create Additional Lower-lncome Housing Gapacity: The City shall create additional opportunities for high density housing to ensure the City maintains adequate capacity to meet the lower-income RHNA throughout the planning period. The City shall increase maximum allowable densities in the East Bidwell Mixed Use Overlay, SACOG Transit Priority Areas outside the Historic District, and Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Town Center. ln implementing this program, the City shall strive to disperse affordable housing opportunities and avoid fair housing issues related to overconcentration. The City a
City of Folsom

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Planning Commission Staff Report - July 24,2024
City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project shall coordinate with property owners along the East Bidwell Street corridor and within the Transit Priority Areas to identify and pursue residential development opportunities. The City shall review and revise Policy 4.7 of the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan to increase the total number of dwelling units allowed in the Plan Area to satisfy the RHNA, as long as infrastructure needs are met. ln addition, the City shall coordinate with property owners in the Folsom Plan Area to mitigate the loss of lower-income housing sites to market-rate housing.

PROGRAM H.2 IMPLEMENTATION
To implement the 2021-2029 Housing Element Program H-2 and ensure that sufficient capacity exists in the Housing Element to meet the RHNA throughout the planning period, amendments to the General Plan, the FPASP, and Zoning Code are required. The purpose of these amendments is to increase housing capacity for mixed-use, multi-family, and affordable development in three targeted areas of Folsom: the East Bidwell Street corridor, the transit priority areas around the Glenn and lron Point light rail stations, and the Folsom Plan Area, particularly the Folsom Town Center, south of Highway 50.

Taroeted Mixed-use d Multifamilv Studv - ln 2022, the first part of this effort was a Targ eted Mixed-use and Multi-family Housing Study (refer to Attachment 10) prepared by Opticos Design, lnc. (Opticos) which focused on a market feasibility analysis of and appropriate designs for higher density residential and residential mixed-use development in the identified targeted areas of Folsom. The study also evaluated the appropriate design and development standards for each area including standards such as density, floor area ratio (FAR), building height, and parking. This work was important in helping the Planning Commission, City Council, and the public understand how design and density can work together to achieve attractive development in Folsom that supports transit use and existing commercial development, reduces vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and can provide more affordable housing options. The study formed the basis for identifying the development assumptions and determining the appropriate development standards associated with the amendments to the City's 2035 General Plan and FPASP as well as the future Objective Design and Development Standards and Zoning Code update. ln July 2022, the Planning Commission and City Council held workshops to discuss the results of the Targeted Mixed-use and Multi-family Housing Study (TMMH Study) conducted by Opticos. At these workshops, staff presented the results of the TMMH Study as well as proposals for several rezones in the FPASP to create additional affordable housing development opportunities within the FPASP. Based on Opticos' analysis, as well as staffs evaluation of how other communities like Roseville and El Dorado Hills have addressed similar challenges to increase densities, staff developed a number of recommendations that focused on form, size, scale, height, and design rather than on density alone. These recommendations formed the basis for identifying the development assumptions and determining the appropriate development standards associated with the amendments to the City's 2035 General Plan and FPASP as well as inform the ongoing Zoning Code update. Overall, Planning Commission and City Council members supported the recommendations presented by staff and Council directed staff City of Folsom

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Planning Commission Staff Report - July 24,2024 '\
City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project to proceed with the necessary analysis to increase residential capacity in the three strategic areas of the City as listed in Table 2.

Table 2
City Gouncil Directed Targeted lncreases
Target Area Minimum
Density
FAR
Minimum
FAR
Maximum Height Limit
East Bidwell Corridor 30 du/ac 0.5 1.5 35' up to 50' -60' (60'for corner elements only)
lron Point and Glenn
Station 30 du/ac 1.0 3.0 35' up to 60 - 70' (70'for
corner elements only)
Folsom Town Center 30 du/ac 1.0 3.0 35' up to 60 - 70' (70'for corner elements onlv)
Folsom Plan Area Landowner Coordination - ln addition to increasing allowable densities in the three targeted areas of the City, ProgramH-2 also prescribes that the City coordinate with landowneis in the Folsom Plan.Area to mitigate for the loss of lower-income housing sites to market-rate housing. As such, staff met with the FPASP landowners and several interested developers to better understand future affordable housing development opportunities within the FPASP and to discuss potential strategies to maintain the City's RHNA for the current housing element cycle. As a result of these meetings the following measures pertaining to the FPASP were identified and agreed upon:

1. Amend the land use and specific plan designations for Site 2 (10.52 acres) from tndustrial/Office Park (lND/OP) to Multi-Family High Density (MHD) to allow for development of up to 400 multi-family housing units.

2. Amend the land use and specific plan designations of Site 15 (13.22 acres) from Community Commercial (CC) to Multi-Family High Density (MHD) to allow for up to 320 multi-familY housing units.

3. Amend the land use and specific plan designations for Site 233 (11.54 acres)from General Commercial (GC) to Mixed-Use (MU)to allow for development of up to 250 multi-family housing units.

4. Amend the land use and specific plan designations for Site 76 (13.22 acres) from Multi-Family Low Density (MLD) to Multi-Family Medium Density (MMD) to allow for up to 230 multi-family housing units'

5. lncrease the maximum allowable density to increase the number of dwelling units allocated to the FPASP Town Center from 490 dwelling units to 1,250 dwelling units.

6. Amend the Town Center overlay zone to establish a minimum density of 30 du/ac along with a minimum FAR of 0.2 and a maximum FAR of 2.0 for MHD and MU parcels.

7. lncrease maximum height in the Town Center Overlay Zone from 50 feet to 60 feet to allow up to six stories (70 feet) for architectural features such as corner elements'

8. lncrease the number of dwelling units allocated to nine additional multi-family City of Folsom

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project designated sites in the FPASP, outside the Town Center, from a total of 1,258 dwelling units to a total of 1,410 dwelling units.
g. Deed-restrict several parcels in the Folsom Plan Area to only allow development of affordable housing, with a commitment of 890 deed-restricted affordable housing units to help meet the City's lower-income RHNA'
Furthermore, the City and landowners entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that memorializes the following: 1) the City's intention to take the lead on the General Plan and FPASP Amendments and associated environmental analysis to increase housing development capacity, including affordable housing, and to present that to the City Council for action and 2) the landowner's commitments to deed-restrict certain lots for the development of 890 units affordable to lower-income households within 30 days of Council action (Note: this is in addition to the 64 units to be deed restricted by Eagle for lot 61) and to fund an update by Economic & Planning Systems (EPS) or other consultants to the Public Facilities Finance Plan (PFFP) related to the increased housing units.

Buildout Assumptions - As previously discussed, implementation of Program H-2 will increase allowed densities in three targeted areas of the City: East Bidwell Mixed Use Overlay, SACOG Transit Priorities Areas (primarily along the Glenn/lron Point light rail stations), and the FPASP. Thus, a critical component of this project was to identify and then analyze the increased residential holding capacity. As such, based on the results of the Targeted Housing Study and coordination with the FPASP landowners, staff and the consultant team were able to quantify the projected increased density of existing housing sites (multi-family and mixed-use) in the target areas and identify additional housing sites in the Folsom Plan Area to establish buildout assumptions and capacity that was used as the basis for the technical studies and environmental review associated with the project. ln evaluating the areas for increased housing capacity, staff and its consultant team looked at vacant sites, underutilized sites (e.g., sites with excess parking or parts of existing parcels without development)and areas where there was the potentialfor redevelopment over time (i.e., where land values exceed building value). ln addition to trying to meet the City's RHNA targets with vacant and underutilized land, staff also tried to allocate the sites (and housing units) to the north and the south (FPASP) based roughly on the percentage of each area relative to the City's total land area. Based on the development assumptions and analysis for each of the targeted arebs North of Highway 50, approximately 4,000 residential units of additional holding capacity for housing was identified with the build out model for the project.
ln the FPASP, the increased holding capacity for development was calculated based on the proposed FPASP RHNA strategy summarized earlier in this report and results in an increased holding capacity of 1,882 residential units. Of the 1,882 units of increased capacity, 970 additional residential units result from rezoning commercial/industrial sites to allow for multi-family development and the remaining 912-unit capacity results from increasing the allocated number of residential units on individual multi-family zoned sites in the FPASP.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project This distribution of units between north and south of Folsom is roughly in line with the amount of land of each area relative to the total amount of land in Folsom (28 square miles). Due to the greater availability of vacant land in the Folsom Plan Area, the allocation is higher in that area (1,882 units for approximately 6 square miles) compared with the north (5,150 units over approximately 22 square miles). Table 3 summarizes the buildout assumptions (proposed housing buildout capacity) through 2035 for each of the targeted areas identified in Housing Element Program H-2.

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Table 3
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*Nofe: Numbers in this table are based on target FAR and are rounded. ln March of 2023, the proposed buildout capacity analysis was presented to the City Council. Staff explained that while this is a large increase, not all dwelling units will be built at once, and if all this growth does happen it will occur over the remaining horizon of the 2035 General Plan and the FPASP. Staff also explained that creating this additional residential development capacity satisfies the goals of the General Plan and Housing Element by: 1) creating sufficient capacity to address the City's current RHNA obligations as well as helping with future ones; 2) focusing growth in targeted areas and away from established residential neighborhoods; and 3) avoiding a situation where the City has to rezone land outside of these targeted areas to satisfy the State's "no net loss" requirements. City Council supported the buildout capacity assumptions and directed staff to commence with the necessary technical analysis and environmental analysis associated with the project.

ROU NDABOUT PRIORITIZATION POLICY
On December 13, 2022, staff made a presentation titled "Report on Traffic Roundabout Fact-Finding Mission and Direction to Staff Regarding Future Consideration of a Traffic Roundabout Policy" to City Council. During the presentation, staff presented information lncreased
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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project regarding their experiences visiting Carmel and Whitestown, lndiana, as well as Stapleton, Golden, and Loveland, Colorado. Staff presented the benefits of roundabouts to vehicle and driver safety, traffic operations and capacity, right-of-way requirements, and maintenance needs versus traditional traffic signal control at intersections. At the conclusion of the presentation, City Council provided staff direction to develop a "Roundabout First" policy. This new policy has been added to the Mobility Element in the proposed amendments to the 2035 General Plan.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project ATTACHMENT 2

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The City adopted the 2021-2029 Housing Element in August o'f 2021. As part of the Housing Element update the City is required to establish and maintain multi-family and mixed-use land available to meet the target housing demand at all income levels over an eight-year period. The City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)obligation forthe eilnt-year Housing Element cycle is 6,363 housing units, of which 3,567 units are to be affordable to low- and very low-income households (collectively referred to as the lower- income RHNA). To create adequate capacity for lower-income RHNA lhe 2021-2029 Housing Element includes Program H-2 to strategically increase densities in targeted areas of tne City, including the East Bidwell Mixed-Use Overlay area, Sacramento Area Council of Governments 1.SnCOCl transit priority areas (Glenn and lron Point light rail stations), and the Folsom Plan Area. To implement Program H-2 and increase opportunities for multi-family high density development to support lower-income housing capacity in the City, the project includes amendments to the City's General Plan and FpASP and future-related amendments to the Zoning Code, which will be considered separately from this action.

INCREASED RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES: EAST BIDWELL MIXED.USE AND TRANSIT.ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAYS
The project includes amendments to the 2035 General Plan to increase the minimum density ind maximum floor area ratio (FAR) standards for the East Bidwell Corridor Mixed- Use Overlay and establish a new Transit Oriented Development Overlay (and associated development standards)for the areas surrounding lron Point and Glenn Stations (Table 4 and Figure 1).

Table 4
Pro osed lncreased Densities
FAR = floor area ratio; du/ac = dwelling units per acre; ft. = feet Source; Ascent Holding Capacity Buitdout Assumptions Analysis and Recommendations The 2035 General Plan previously assumed 962 units of growth within the East Bidwell Corridor Mixed-Use Overlay and did not assume any new housing units within the Transit Priority Areas. Factoring in that existing development capacity, the net new capacity in these areas of the City would be approximately 4,000 housing units (Table 5). Growth Target Area Minimum
Density
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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project under the project is anticipated to occur under the remaining horizons of both the 2035 General Plan and Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan.

Table 5
Net New CapacitY for the
East Bidwell Corridor and Transit Priority Areas
*Nofe: lncreased capacity based on target FAR multiplied by available acreage. Numbers are not rounded FAR = floor area ratio
Source; Ascenf Holding Capacity Buildout Assumpftbns Analysis and Recommendations.

AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLSOM PLAN AREA SPECIFIC PLAN (FPASP) The project would also result in the potential for an additional 1,882 residential units in the FPASP over the next 12 to 20 years (refer to Attachment 7). To account for increased residential development the project would reduce 251,266 square feet of non-residential development capacity in the FPASP. Parcels that would include a specific plan amendment and associated general plan amendments are shown in Figures 1 and 2, and Table 6. Table 6 also shows proposed non-residential capacity. Specific General Plan land use amendments and FPASP amendments would include:

1. Amend the land use and specific plan designations for Site 2 (10.52 acres) from lndustrial/Office Park (|ND/OP) to Multi-Family High Density (MHD) to allow for development of up to 400 multi-family housing units.

2. Amend the land use and specific plan designations of Site 15 (13.22 acres) from Community Commercial (CC)to Multi-Family High Density (MHD)to allow for up to 320 multi-family housing units.

3. Amend the land use and specific plan designations for Site 233 (11.54 acres) from General Commercial (GC) to Mixed-Use (MU) to allow for development of up to 250 Area/Subarea Target FAR Potential lncreased
Capacity*
Transit Priority Areas
lron Point Station 2.0 748
Glenn Station 2.0 1,034
East BidwellGorridor
Central Commercial District 1.5 1,867
Creekside District 1.0-1.5 446
College/Broadstone District 1.5 1 ,03 1
Subtotal 5,126
Previously Assumed Capacity in these
areas (per General Plan 2035 EIR)
(e62)
Net New Capacity 4 t 1 64
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4. Amend the land use and specific plan designations for Site 76 (13.22 acres) from Multi-Family Low Density (MLD) to Multi-Family Medium Density (MMD)to allow for up to 230 multi-family housing units.

5. lncrease the maximum allowable density to increase the number of dwelling units allocated to the FPASP Town Centerfrom 490 dwelling units to 1,250 dwelling units.

O. Amend the Town Center overlay zone to establish a minimum density of 30 du/ac along with a minimum FAR of 0.2 and a maximum FAR of 2.0 for MHD and MU lots.

T. lncrease maximum height in the Town Center Overlay Zone from 50 feet to 60 feet to allow up to six stories (70 feet) for architectural features such as corner elements.

8. lncrease the number of dwelling units allocated to nine additional multi-family designated sites in the FPASP, outside the Town Center, from a total of 1,258 dwelling units to a total of 1,410 dwelling units.
g. Deed-restrict several parcels in the Folsom Plan Area to only allow development of affordable housing, with a landowner commitment of 890 deed-restricted affordable housing units to help meet the City's lower-income RHNA.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Table 6
Proposed FPASP Land Use Amendments and Changes in Gapacity Existing Land Use Allocation Proposed Land Use Allocation Parcel lD Land Use
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2 IND/OP 0 MHD 400 400 10.52
11 MMD 155 MMD 160 5 8.56
15 cc 0 MHD 320 320 13.12
16 MHD 246 MHD 240 (6) 9.80
60 MHD 192 MHD 270 78 7.70
63 MLD 70 MLD
225 47

7.84 64 MHD 108 MHD 4.31
68 MMD 176 MMD 160 (16) 9.72
74 MU 57 MU 366 309 10.00
76 MLD 119 MMD 230 111 13.22
144 MMD 109 MMD 130 21 5.16
156 MLD 57 MLD
225 23

6.33 157 MHD 145 MHD 5.79
158 MU 72 MU 349 277 11.48
160A MHD 145 MHD 192 47 5.82
1608 MLD 97 MLD 113 16 10.75
233 GC 0 MU 250 250 11.54
Total 1,982
Non-Residential Capacity
2 IND/OP 137,214 MHD 0 (137,214) 10.52
15 CC 142,659 MHD 0 (142,659) 13.12
74 MU 38,333 MU 60,000 21,667 10.00
158 MU 43,560 MU 50,500 6,940 11.48
Total (251,266)
( ) = negative number;sf = sguare feet; IND/OP = lndustrial/Office Density; MHD = Multi-Family High Density;MLD = Multi-Family Lo MU = Mixed Use; GC = General Commercial
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City of Fllsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project ln addition, the project adds a roundabout policy (consistent with the proposed General Plan Roundabout Prioritization Policy and includes clean-up revisions to the FPASP that remove outdated information and consolidate duplicative land use information in the text by referring users to the Land Use Summary in Table 4.2 and Site lnventory Tables (5.1,

5.2, 5.3 and 5.4).

ROUNDABOUT PRIORITIZATION AND SAFETY
The project proposes to amend the General Plan Mobility Element to include the following "roundabout prioritization" policies and new local road safety plan policy.

M 4.1.10 Prioritization of Roundabouts
Roundabouts are prioritized as the primary form of intersection control. During the planning and design of new transportation facilities, and when retrofitting existing intersections, an engineering study shall be completed in which roundabout control is thoroughly evaluated to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director. lf roundabout control is determined to provide a viable and practical solution, it shall be studied in lieu of, or in addition to, other traffic control alternatives. lf other intersection controls are proposed in lieu of roundabout control, the engineering study shall demonstrate that the roundabout is physically infeasible and/or that the operations and the safety of the proposed alternative intersection are determined to achieve the same or better operations and/or offer longer-term advantages when compared to a roundabout intersection.

M 4.1.11 Traffic Calming
Continue to evaluate the need for and effectiveness of traffic calming measures, including roundabouts and lane narrowing, in residential neighborhoods, as appropriate and in ways that accommodate emergency access vehicles. When considering intersection traffic control treatments, the prioritization of roundabouts per M 4.1.10 shall govern.

These policies will require that whenever traffic controls are needed at an intersection, the use of roundabouts as a traffic control measure should be considered first before considering alternative traffic controls, such as traffic signals or turn restrictions.

Additionally, these policies address modifications to existing traffic controls, which would allow an existing signalized intersection to be replaced by a roundabout' M 4.1.12 Local Road SafetY Plan
The City shall create, adopt, and periodically update a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) to assess fatal and severe traffic collisions in an effort to identify countermeasures designed to reduce the frequency or severity of such collisions. An updated LRSP is required by the State in order for local agencies to qualify for Highway Safety lmprovement Program (HSIP) program.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project The lmplementation Chapter also includes a new implementation program associated with the Local Road Safety Plan as follows:

M-13: Local d Safetv Plan
Adopt a Local Road Safety Plan, and regularly update it to include current traffic collision data.

TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES
To provide clarification regarding the City's treatment of tribal cultural resources, the project also amends the General Plan lmplementation Chapter to include two new implementation programs related to General Plan Policy NCR 5.1.4 and tribal cultural resources. The proposed new tribal cultural resources implementation programs are as follows:

NCR- 9: M ent of Tribal Cu I Resources
Should any indications of possible tribal cultural resources (TCRs), such as cultural features, unusual amounts of bone or shell, or cultural belongings be encountered during any construction activities, work shall be suspended in the vicinity of the find and the appropriate oversight agency(ies) shall be notified immediately. The appropriate oversight agency(ies) shall retain a tribal representative or Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) who shall assess the significance of the find by evaluating the resource to determine if it is a TCR as defined in Section 21074 of the Public Resources Code. lf the resource is a TCR as defined in state law, and it would be subject to disturbance or destruction, the City shall consult with the THPO or their designee to determine the appropriate treatment before resuming construction activities at the TCR.

NGR.1O: dentialitv of Tribal Cultural Resources
Tribal cultural resources, as defined in Section 2 1074 of the Public Resources Code, shall be kept confidential and may not be disclosed by the City in public documents, meetings, or by other means'
Lastly, the project proposes several additional General Plan lmplementation Measures related to mobility and noise, and as noted earlier includes several minor clean-up revisions to the FPASP that remove outdated information and consolidate duplicative land use information in the text by referring users to the Land Use Summary in Table 4.2 and Site lnventory Tables (5.1,5-2,5.3 and 5.4).

Complete versions of both the revised General Plan and FPASP can be found on the City's website at: www.folsom.ca s/housinostudv.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project ATTACHMENT 3

ANALYSIS
Proiect Purpose
Folsom has continued to grow and is growing faster than the rest of Sacramento County. ln addition, housing rents and sales prices are rising faster here than in other communities.

The City must plan for that growth and make sure that growth occurs in the areas of Folsom where it will have the most benefit, but also have the least impact on existing areas, especially established residential neighborhoods. ln the City's 2035 General Plan, Housing Element program H-2 commits the City to increasing opportunities for development of higher density housing in the Folsom Plan Area, the East Bidwell Corridor, and the areas around the City's light rail stations particularly the Glenn/Bob Holderness Station and the lron Point Station.

Though Folsom has a larger proportion of households with children compared to the rest of Satramento County, it also has a growing population of persons aged 65 or older - similar to that of the County. As people age, they often need smaller housing units that are easier to maintain and closer to services. Folsom currently has fewer housing options for those looking to transition out of a larger single-family home. Similarly, as children age and become young adults, there are few affordable housing options here available to them. ln addition, while Folsom has almost six million square feet of retail shopping space and has a healthy retail environment compared with other areas in the region, the City does not have many housing options to address the needs of these workers compared to other cities in this region. As a result, many workers commute into Folsom, which worsens traffic congestion and parking.

By targeting increased residential capacity for multi-family and mixed-use development in the East Bidwell Corridor, the areas around the City's light rail stations particularly the Glenn/Bob Holderness Station and the lron Point Station, and the Folsom Plan Area Town Center, the project encourages new growth of multi-family and affordable housing development in key areas near jobs, services and transit. Furthermore, increased residential capacity in these targeted areas promote efficient land use consistent with SACOG's Blueprint Principles and provides housing opportunities near major employment centers, including but not limited to Folsom Lake College, Palladio, Kaiser Permanente, Lake Forest Technical Center, and within the Folsom Plan Area, the future Dignity Health Campus and UC Davis Medical Center. The land use policies associated with these areas encourage dense mixed-use transit-oriented development that facilitate connections (including bicycle and pedestrian connections) between transit modes (bus service along East Bidwell Street, light rail, and the future Plan Area express bus service providing direct service to the Hazel Avenue light rail station). By increasing allowed residential densities in these strategic areas of the City, a better mix of residential, employment, education, and service uses will allow individuals to accomplish their daily activities with less driving, and consequently less Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions per capita compared to existing development'
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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project To ensure the success of future projects with minimum densities of 30 dwelling units per acre in the key project areas, it is imperative that these increased densities in the target areas respect the local context and improve the character of the community and enhance connectivity. lncreased densities, along with physical design, need to respond to the scale and features of the surrounding area. Thus, the market feasibility/design analysis for higher density residential and residential mixed-use development project prepared by Opticos (and discussed earlier in this report) helped lay the groundwork for this effort by illustrating how design and density can work in tandem to achieve attractive higher intensity residential multi-family and mixed-use development. To this end, Opticos is currentt assisting the City in developing new objective design and development standards (ODDSI to regulate development in these areas. Following approval of the proposed general plan and specific plan amendments, the new ODDS will be presented for Planning Commission review and City Council adoption in the next two months.

No Net Loss
Under state law, if a city or county includes a site in its Housing Element sites inventory that is zoned for a density of 30 du/ac or more and that site is developed with market-rate housing, then the jurisdiction must identify another site with zoning that allows 30 du/ac or more. As part of the Housing Element requirements, the jurisdiction must maintain a housing sites inventory sufficient to accommodate the projected housing growth at all times including sites for housing affordable to lower-income households. lf any of those sites identified for affordable housing are developed with market-rate housing, then the jurisdiction must identify replacement sites and rezone those sites for housing at 30 du/ac or more within six months so that it can accommodate its future affordable housing obligations. This is called the "no net loss" provision.

At the time of the City's Housing Element adoption in 2021, the City was able to identify sufficient sites for future housing growth, including sites for affordable development with a surplus (buffer) of appropriately zoned land assumed to accommodate 490 lower-income units. However, since Housing Element adoption, several projects have been approved and/or development applications received for market rate and non-residential development on multi-family and mixed-use sites submitted that are impacting the City's available sites/housing capacity buffer. Table 6 provides a summary of the projected lower- income RHNA capacity anticipated over the next six months. As shown in Table 7, staff anticipates that our surplus will shrink from 490 units to 231 by the end of the year. Based on State "no net loss" law, it is the City's responsibility to maintain adequately zoned sites with corresponding housing capacity to meet the City's housing needs at all times for the eight-year housing cycle.

Approval of this project includes amendments to the land use and specific plan designations for FPA Sites, 2, 15, and 233 (refer to Figure 2), which will allow for the development of an additional 970 high density multi-family units in the Folsom Plan Area.

Thus, the 970 units will help increase the buffer.

Furthermore, it is extremely important to note that the MOU between the City and the City of Folsom

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Folsom Plan Area landowners sets out provisions for deed-restricting several parcels in the Folsom Plan Area to only allow development of affordable housing. The Folsom Plan Area landowners have agreed to deed-restrict sites for 890 deed-restricted affordable housing units to help meet the City's lower-income RHNA. While the amendments associated with this project create additional capacity, actual development of these units would be subject to future City review and approval.

Table 7
Summary 2024Proiects on Multi-family or Mixed'Use Sites Lower lncome Residential Holdin Ca to RHNA
Environmental Effects
The following is a summary of the potential environmentaleffects resulting from the project and whether those effects could have a significant impact on the environment based on the analysis in the Environmental lmpact Report (ElR)for this project.

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
The State Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEOA) added a requirement for a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) assessment in December 2018. However, the 2035 General Plan Environmental lmpact Report (ElR) did not address VMT impacts associated with implementing the General Plan since it was completed before that date.

As such, a VMT analysis was prepared by Kimley Horn as part of the project analysis (refer to Appendix D of the Draft SEIR).

As required under Senate Bill 743 (2013), jurisdictions must target a reduction of 15 percent below the current VMT per capita level. ln order to be considered significant under this threshold, the VMT per capita generated by the project would need to exceed 7.51 miles per capita (i.e., per person). As previously noted, the project involves up to 6,046 additional housing units. Based on the analysis, the project's estimated residential VMT StatuslDescriptlon4,057HE Low and Very Low CapacitY
BP zone not included in RHNA+ 135Vintage Senior Apts Site Previous Project Withdrawn 1.95 ac+53Harrington Sites
(1 50) Approved EntitlementCreekside Sites
Not lncluded in Housing Element+ 10Habitat Persifer Site Active Application Reducing Acreage(37)Kaiser Site
(270) Active Application Reducing AcreageElliott Broadstone Site 3,798New Capacity
3,567HE Lower-lncome RHNA Required
231Surplus
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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project per capita is 6.62 which falls below the threshold of 7.51. As a result, the project would result in reduced VMT per capita and lower per capita greenhouse gas emissions compared with existing development or development in other areas of Folsom.

This is due to several factors. First, the project focuses growth in areas close to existing jobs, services, and transit. Second, it was assumed that approximately 26 percent of the units would be developed as housing affordable to lower-income households. Lower- income households tend to drive less, own fewer automobiles, and use transit more frequently than wealthier households.

While the City's RHNA assumes that over 50 percent of the approximately 6,000 units of housing would be lower-income units, in the past 10 years about 26 percent of the City's new housing has been affordable to lower-income households. Based on the City's existing affordable housing development rates, the VMT analysis factored in a reduction due to 26 percent affordable units. Thus, the VMT analysis prepared for the project accounted for the reduction associated with 26 percent affordable units that would result in a reduction in trips and trip length as compared to market-rate housing.

It is also important to note that the VMT analysis prepared for this project represented a conservative analysis of the project's effects on the City's transportation system and did not include future roadway improvements or future pro.lects that are known but not yet approved or funded. lf the future Rowberry Overcrossing and/or the Empire Ranch lnterchange were included in the VMT analysis, these two connections would reasonably be anticipated to shorten trip lengths for drivers attempting to access US 50 or the Folsom Plan Area. ln addition, if the proposed Kaiser hospital expansion project and the proposed Sutter Medical facility were added to the VMT analysis, the result would be a more balanced jobs{o- housing ratio, which would likely lower the project's VMT per capita further.

The project's effects on automobile delay no longer constitute a significant impact under CEQA lnd effects related to automobile delay were not addressed in the project's environmental analysis. Although CEQA no longer considers level of service (LOS) as an environmental effect, General Plan Policy M 4.1 ,3 (Level of Service) states that the City shall strive to achieve a Level of Service (LOS) of D or better, where LOS is free flowing traffic with no delays while LOS F is congested intersections with substantial delays. Though this project will increase the amount of traffic, it will result in fewer vehicle trips than development in otner areas of Folsom further from jobs, services, and transit. ln addition, staff has included the new roundabout prioritization policy associated with this project to lower speeds, improve safety and reduce delays. The new policy involves the process of considering a roundabout for an intersection before any other form of traffic control at an intersection. Since roundabouts are unsignalized alternatives to intersections that typically allow traffic to continue through an intersection of two or more roads without stopping, they improve traffic flow and reduce traffic congestion.

Water Supplv and Water lnfrastructure
Another potential environmental effect identified from the project is water supply and water infrastructure. lmplementation of the project would not, in and of itself, construct new City of Folsom

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project housing in Folsom. However, the project would facilitate the development of additional residential units by permitting denser development on parcels already planned for development within the project planning area. lmplementation of the project could increase the number of residential units in the City by 6,046 additional units over development anticipated in the adopted 2035 General Plan through redesignation of General Plan land uses and associated zoning. As such, an analysis of the project effects on water supply and water infrastructure was prepared for the project'
There are two water providers that serve the Folsom Plan Area - the City of Folsom, which provides water to most of the Folsom Plan Area, and the El Dorado lrrigation District (ElD), which serves the area east of Empire Ranch Road south of Highway 50 an area also known as Folsom Heights. Using the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP), an analysis prepared for this project concluded that the City of Folsom and EID would have sufficient water supplies to serve the projected water demand resulting from future development of the project. lt should be noted; however, that pursuant to the Water Supply Agreement for the Folsom Plan Area (FPA), the FPA is limited to 5,600 acre feet per year (AFU of water. The updated water demand forecast forthe FPA indicated that there would be approximately 778.53 AFY of water surplus from the Water Supply Agreement' Therefore, there would be sufficient water supply to accommodate the approximately 414.04 AFY of water demand resulting from the proposed additional housing capacity in the Folsom Plan Area (1,882 units).

Furthermore, hydraulic modeling (Appendix E of the Draft SEIR)was conducted by Person Brustad, lnc. inAugust of 2023 to identify if the project would cause any adverse impacts that would require additional water distribution infrastructure or upsizing of existing or planned infrastructure beyond what is already completed (Phase 1 backbone infrastructure) and planned (Phase 2 backbone infrastructure). The analysis assumed that the remaining infrastructure improvements forthe Folsom Plan Area would be constructed as planned. based on the current schedule, the Phase 2 water line project is expected to go out to bid this year with construction starting either later this year or in 2025. As a result, the hydraulic analysis concluded that the project's increased buildout would have no adverLe impacts to the City's water system caused by the increase in demand' The existing storage North of 50 and the planned storage in the FPA can accommodate the increased storage requirements. As such no additional improvements to the City's water infrastructure would be required as a result of this project.

Wastewater Capacitv
@waterCapacityAnalysis(includedasAppendixFtotheDraftSElR) was'prepared by Watenryorks Engineering for the project. Similar to water impacts, implementation of the project could increase the number of residential units in Folsom by 6,d46 additional units over development anticipated in the adopted 2035 General Plan. As such, the analysis was conducted to assess if the increased residential capacity proposed by the proleit would affect the City's wastewater collection system. The analysis concluded that the existing wastewater conveyance infrastructure in the project planning area north of Highway 50 for the 27-inch shed and the 33-inch shed would not have sufficient capacity to accommodate the anticipated additional wastewater beyond what was analyzed City of Folsom

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City of Fllsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project in the 2035 General Plan ElR. For the 27-inch shed, increased development from the project would require future construction or expansion of wastewater conveyance facilities and, for the 33-inch shed, localized sewer improvements would be required to handle the increased water flows. Therefore, the wastewater resulting from the project would result in a new and substantially more significant wastewater impact than was addressed in the 2035 General Plan ElR. However, implementation of the following proposed mitigation measures would reduce any significant project impacts to a less than significant level.

Mitigation Measure 3.11-2a: lmplement Localized lmprovements in the 33lnch Shed Futwe development in the 33-inch shed (refer to Figure 3) in the project area shall be responsible foi the cost and preparation of a sewer study and if that study shows that the project increases parcel specific wastewater generation beyond the parcel specific waitewater generation analyzed in the City of Folsom 2O17 Capacity Assurance Plan (Ultimate guitO-Out Growth Development Scenario), the project shall be responsible for providing fees to analyze and construct localized wastewater improvements to address capacity issues in the sewer shed. Localized capacity improvements, such as upsizing pipes, ifratt Oe constructed and completed in accordance with a time schedule defined in ihe development specific conditions of approval. This shall be a condition of approval for all projects in the 33-inch shed within the project area' Figure 3 - 33-lnch Sewer Shed
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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Mitigation Measure 3.'11-2b= Develop and lmplement a Wastewater Conveyance Master Plan for the 27-lnch Shed
To address capacity concerns in the City's wastewater conveyance system the City shall develop a Wastewiter Conveyance Master Plan for the 27-inch Shed (refer to Figure 4) prior to approval of development in the project area that exceeds the wastewater generation analyzed in the City of Folsom 2017 Capacity Assurance Plan (Ultimate Build- Out Growth Development Scenario) within lhe 27'in Shed.

The Wastewater Conveyance Master Plan shall identify the final anticipated extent of pipeline and pump station improvements as well as any phasing improvements tied to residential development timing and/or location in the 27-inch Shed. The Wastewater Conveyance Master Plan shall include mechanisms and improvements for addressing sewer tapacity. The Wastewater Conveyance Master Plan shall contain the goals of the plan, a description of proposed upgrades and features that would be implemented, a long- ierm maintenance and operation strategy, and an approach for implementation of proposed improvements to the wastewater conveyance system. Potential improvements may include, but are not limited to:
. Construction and operation of a new pump station near the intersection of Riley Street and East Bidwell Street;
. Construction and operation of a new 8-inch force main from the pump station to high point at Glenn Drive and Sibley Street in order to divert flows from the 27- inch shed into the 33-inch shed;
. Upsizing existing 8-inch pipelines on Glenn Drive and Sibley Streetto 12-inch; and
. ldentification of additional localized sewer improvements' Upon completion of the Wastewater Conveyance Master Plan, the City shall secure any required permits for implementation of identified improvement strategies. lmprovements identified in the Wastewater Conveyance Master Plan shall be implemented prior to issuance of grading permits for future development that increases wastewater generation beyond that inalyz-ed in the City of Folsom 2017 Capacity Assurance Plan (Ultimate Build- Out GroMh Development Scenario) in the 27-inch Shed.

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Future development in the 27-inch shed in the project area shall be responsible for the cost and preparation of a sewer study and if that study shows that the project increases parcel specific wastewater generation beyond the parcel specific wastewater generation.analyzed in the City of Folsom 2017 Capacity Assurance Plan (Ultimate Build-Out Growth Development Scenario), the project shall be responsible for providing fees to analyze and construct localized wastewater improvements to address capacity issues in the sewer shed. Localized capacity improvements, such as upsizing pipes, shall be constructed and completed in accordance with a time schedule defined in the development specific conditions of approval. This shall be a condition of approval for all projects in the 27-inch shed within the project area.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project The air quality analysis concluded that while no site-specific housing development is proposed, the project would result in increased residential development, a reduction in commercial and industrial land uses, but would not propose any new stationary sources of pollution in the project planning area. Although the project would generate greater overall emissions than the existing land uses in the 2035 General Plan ElR, the project would be more efficient on a per person basis. Since air quality emissions per person would be more efficient (less) compared to the existing 2035 General Plan, the project would not introduce a new or substantially more severe impact than what was identified in the 2035 General Plan ElR.
ln addition, the analysis concluded that construction and operation of the project would result in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. To evaluate GHG emissions, a comparative analysis was conducted that looked at the proposed land use changes to the previously adopted General Plan land uses. Based on this analysis, construction emissions are anticipated to be lower and operational emissions are anticipated to be higher than previously evaluated. However, the proposed project would increase residential density, which results in lower VMT and GHG emissions on a per capita basis, consistent with the goals and objectives of the GHG reduction strategy in the adopted Climate Action Plan (CAP) (integrated into the 2035 General Plan). While the adopted CAP and associated measures demonstrated that the City would achieve their 2035 GHG targets, GHG emissions targets for 2050 would likely not be achieved. Because the project would be consistent with adopted GHG reduction strategies that aim to improve GHG efficiency, the project would not conflict with the City's ability to achieve their 2035 targets, however, the project does not include any additional measures or GHG reduction strategies that would assist in meeting the 2050 targets. Although the impact would remain significant and unavoidable, the project would not result in new or substantially greater impacts relating to GHG emissions than those evaluated in the 2035 General Plan ElR.

Finally, while the full buildout of the project would result in the consumption of additional energy supplies during construction and increased energy demands compared to local conditions, the analysis concluded that the project would not result in a new or substantially more severe impact than the 2035 General Plan EIR land uses due to its greater energy efficiency.

Noise and Vibration lmpacts
A supplemental Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessment ("Noise Modeling Outputs," included as Appendix C to the Draft SEIR) was prepared by Ascent Environmental in order to verify that there would be no new noise-related impacts associated with the proposed project that were not contemplated and addressed by the 2035 General Plan EIR and/or the 2011 FPASP EIR/EIS.

The purpose of the supplemental Noise and Vibration Assessment was to quantify future noise and vibration levels which would be generated by traffic on nearby existing and proposed roadways and by construction activities that may occur on project sites, and to compare those noise levels against the noise standards established by the Noise Element City of Folsom

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Planning Commission Staff Report - July 24,2024
City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project in the City's General Plan. lt is important to note that specific construction activities, proximity of equipment to existing structures and sensitive land uses, and specific duration of individual construction projects are unknown at this time. Therefore, this analysis evaluated the potential for impacts to occur at a programmatic level based on typical construction equipment that could be used for building construction' Construction Activitv Noise lmoacts
The 2035 General Plan EIR determined that the potential noise generated from construction activities could result in a substantial temporary increase in noise levels, but that impacts would be less than significant with adherence to the Folsom Municipal Code (FMC) and General Plan policies. Construction activities associated with implementation of the.project would increase development capacity as well as density within certain areas of Folsom. ln addition, constructing a multi-unit residential building could take longer and use different equipment than construction of single-family residences or a building with fewer units. Multi-family developments are often taller and could require the use of larger and louder equipment, such as a crane. Construction noise associated with development under the project would be temporary in nature and vary depending on the characteristics of the construction activities being performed. Although the analysis determined that the proposed increase in density could prolong and/or increase noise generated during construction as compared to currently permitted development in the project planning area, implementation of the following proposed mitigation measures and adopted mitigation measures from the FPASP EIR/EIS would reduce any significant project impacts to less than significant.

Mitigation Measure 3.7-1: Construction Noise Reduction Measure Add new lmplementation Program SN-17 Construction Noise Reduction:
) The City shall require that the following measures shall be implemented and specified on subsequent project building plans for development north of Highway 50 within 560 feet of sensitive land uses to ensure construction noise does not exceed B0 dBA Leq ?t the nearest receptors:
. To the extent feasible, alternative construction processes that generate lower noise levels shall be selected.
. Construction equipment staging areas shall be located at the farthest distance feasible from nearby sensitive land uses.
. For projects with pile driving, with approval and supervision of a qualified structural engineer, pile holes shall be predrilled to minimize the number of pile hammer drives necessary to seat piles, where feasible, Alternative to impact hammers, such as oscillating or rotating pile installation systems shall be used where feasible.
. Effective pile driving noise control may be achieved by utilizing pile driving shrouds that acoustically shield the pile hammer point of impact, placing resilient padding on top of the pile, and by reducing exhaust noise with sound absorbing mufflers.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project . Post visible signs along the perimeter of the construction site that disclose construction times and duration, as well as a contact number for a noise complaint and enforcement manager.

The following adopted mitigation measure from the FPASP EIR/EIS is applicable for rezone sites located within the Folsom Plan Area:

Mitigation Measure 3A.11-1: lmplement Noise-Reducing Construction Practices, Prepare and lmplement a Noise Control Plan, and Monitor and Record Gonstruction Noise Near Sensitive RecePtors.

To reduce impacts associated with noise generated during project-related construction activities, the project applicant(s)and their primary contractors for engineering design and construction of all project phases shall ensure that the following requirements are implemented at each work site in any year of project construction to avoid and minimize construction noise effects on sensitive receptors. The project applicant(s) and primary construction contracto(s) shall employ noise-reducing construction practices. Measures that shall be used to limit noise shall include the measures listed below:

Noise-generating construction operations shall be limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

All construction equipment and equipment staging areas shall be located as far as possible from nearby noise-sensitive land uses.

All construction equipment shall be properly maintained and equipped with noise- reduction intake and exhaust mufflers and engine shrouds, in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations. Equipment engine shrouds shall be closed during equipment operation.

All motorized construction equipment shall be shut down when not in use to prevent idling.
lndividual operations and techniques shall be replaced with quieter procedures (e.g., using welding instead of riveting, mixing concrete off-site instead of on-site).

Noise-reducing enclosures shall be used around stationary noise-generating equipment (e.g., compressors and generators) as planned phases are built out and future noise sensitive receptors are located within close proximity to future construction activities.

Written notification of construction activities shall be provided to all noise-sensitive receptors located within 850 feet of construction activities. Notification shall include anticipated dates and hours during which construction activities are anticipated to occur and contact information, including a daytime telephone number, for the project representative to be contacted in the event that noise levels are deemed excessive. Recommendations to assist noise-sensitive land uses in reducing interior noise levels (e.g., closing windows and doors) shall also be included in the notification.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project . To the extent feasible, acoustic barriers (e.g., lead curtains, sound barriers) shall be constructed to reduce construction-generated noise levels at affected noise- sensitive land uses. The barriers shall be designed to obstruct the line of sight between the noise-sensitive land use and on-site construction equipment. When installed properly, acoustic barriers can reduce construction noise levels by approximately 8-10 dB (EPA 1971).
. When future noise sensitive uses are within close proximity to prolonged construction noise, noise attenuating buffers such as structures, truck trailers, or soil piles shall be located between noise sources and future residences to shield sensitive receptors from construction noise.
. The primary contractor shall prepare and implement a construction noise management plan. This plan shall identify specific measures to ensure compliance with the noise control measures specified above. The noise control plan shall be submitted to the City of Folsom before any noise-generating construction activity begins. Construction shall not commence until the construction noise management plan is approved by the City of Folsom. Mitigation for the two off-site roadway connections into El Dorado County must be coordinated by the project applicant(s) of the applicable project phase with El Dorado County, since the roadway extensions are outside of the City of Folsom's jurisdictional boundaries.

Vibrati on lmoacts
The 2035 General Plan EIR determined that development as part of General Plan buildout would adhere to General Plan policies and would not exceed applicable vibration thresholds for vibration annoyance. However, the General Plan EIR did not analyze potential vibration damage impacts from short-term construction activities and equipment. lmplementation of the project would increase development capacity and density compared to what was proposed in the General Plan ElR. The proposed increase could result in different construction methods. As such, the analysis determined that the construction of some buildings in the project planning area could require the use of pile drivers depending on site specific soil type and other foundation factors. ln addition to building construction, road improvement projects (e.g., constructing roadways)often require the use of vibratory rollers which, when operated close to existing structures, can result in increased levels of annoyance. Based on reference vibration levels for typical construction equipment evaluated for the project (see appendix C of the Draft SEIR), ground vibration levels associated with pile drivers can reach levels of 1.518 in/sec PPV at 25feel and is therefore of greatest concern when evaluating potential construction-related vibration impacts.

Therefore, vibratory damage could result in a substantially more severe impact than was addressed in the General Plan ElR. However, implementation of the following proposed mitigation measures and adopted mitigation measures from the FPASP EtR/ElS would reduce project impacts to less than significant.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Mitigation Measure 3.7-2: lmplement a Vibration Damage Control Plan Add new lmplementation Program SN-18 Construction Vibration Reduction . The City shall apply this lmplementation Program to construction activity involving pile-driving activities located within 96 feet of any building and vibratory rollers located within 26 feet of any building to reduce the potential for structural damage. . Require project applicants with projects that involve pile-driving activities located within 96 feet of any building and vibratory rollers located within 26 feet of any building to develop a vibration control plan. The plan shall consider all potential vibration-inducing activities that would occur within the distance parameters described above and include various measures, setback distances, precautions, monitoring programs, and alternative methods to traditional pile-driving or other vibration intensive activities with the potential to result in structural damage. The following vibration control measures (or other equally effective measures approved by the City) shall be included in the plan:
. To prevent structural damage minimum setback requirements for different types of ground vibration-producing activities (e.9., pile driving, vibratory roller) for the purpose of preventing damage to nearby structures shall be established based on the proposed pile-driving activities and locations, once determined. ' All vibration-inducing activity within the distance parameters described above shall be monitored and documented for ground vibration noise and vibration noise levels at the nearest sensitive land use and associated recorded data submitted to the City of Folsom so as not to exceed the recommended Federal Transit Administration (FTA) vibration damage levels.
. Alternatives to traditional pile driving (e.9., sonic pile driving, jetting, cast-in-place or auger cast piles, non-displacement piles, pile cushioning, torque or hydraulic piles) shall be considered and implemented where feasible to reduce vibration levels.
. Limit pile-driving activities to the daytime hours between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday and between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
. Predrill pile holes to the maximum feasible depth to reduce the number of blows required to seat a pile.
. Operate all vibration inducing impact equipment as far away from vibration- sensitive sites as reasonably possible.
. Phase pile-driving and high-impact activities so as not to occur simultaneously with other construction activities, to the extent feasible. The total vibration level produced could be significantly less when each vibration source is operated at separate times.

The following adopted mitigation measure from the FPASP ElRyElS is applicable for rezone sites located within the Folsom Plan Area:

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Mitigation Measure 3A.11-3: lmplement Measures to Prevent Exposure of Sensitive Receptors to Groundborne Noise or Vibration from Project Generated Gonstruction Activities.

To the extent feasible, blasting activities shall not be conducted within 275 feet of existing or future sensitive receptors.

To the extent feasible, bulldozing activities shall not be conducted within 50 feet of existing or future sensitive receptors.

All blasting shall be performed by a blast contractor and blasting personnel licensed to operate in the State of California.

A blasting plan, including estimates of vibration levels at the residence closest to the blast, shall be submitted to the enforcement agency for review and approval prior to the commencement of the first blast.

Each blast shall be monitored and documented for groundborne noise and vibration levels at the nearest sensitive land use and associated recorded submitted to the enforcement agency.

Traffic Noise lmpacts
ntttrougft tfte 2035 General Plan contains policies require the preparation of noise studies for new development along affected roadways and project-specific noise mitigation measures to ensure that existing and proposed noise levels are satisfactory for nearby sensitive receptors, the General Plan EIR concluded that, because it may not be feasible to reduce the project-related long-term traffic noise levels to a less-than-significant level at existing noise-sensitive land uses, the impact would remain significant and unavoidable' The pro;ect would result in the generation of new vehicle trips from the development of increased residential land uses in the project planning area. Additional vehicle trips would result in an increase in traffic-related noise levels on various roadway segments; however, cumulative traffic noise from the project would not result in a substantially more severe impact than identified in the General Plan ElR. Additionally, in accordance with General Plan Policy SN 6.1.2, effective mitigation for noise due to traffic on public roadways would be required for new residential development. Specifically, exterior noise levels for multi- family residential development would be required to meet the City's 65 dBA Lon exterior noise standard and 45 dB Lan interior noise standard which would address potential impacts to health such as sleep disturbance during nighttime hours. No additional mitigation measures are included beyond adopted Mitigation Measure 3A.11-4 (listed below) for development in the Folsom Plan Area, compliance with General Plan policies, and the FMC noise standards.

The following adopted mitigation measure from the FPASP EIR/EIS is applicable for rezone sites located within the Folsom Plan Area:

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Mitigation Measure 3A.11,4: lmplement Measures to Prevent Exposure of Sensitive Receptors to lncreases in Noise from Project-Generated Operational Traffic on Off' site and On-site Roadways.

To meet applicable noise standards as set forth in the appropriate General Plan or Code (e.g., City of Folsom, County of Sacramento, and County of El Dorado) and to reduce incieasei in traffic-generated noise levels at noise-sensitive uses, the project applicant(s) of all project phases shall implement the following:
. Obtain the services of a consultant (such as a licensed engineer or licensed architect) to develop noise-attenuation measures for the proposed construction of on-site noise-sensitive land uses (i.e., residential dwellings and school classrooms) that will produce a minimum composite Sound Transmission Class (STC) rating for buildings of 30 or greater, individually computed for the walls and the floor/ceiling construction of buildings, for the proposed construction of on-site noise-sensitive land uses (i.e., residential dwellings and school classrooms). . Prior to submittal of tentative subdivision maps and improvement plans, the project applicant(s) shall conduct a site-specific acoustical analysis to determine predicted roadway noise impacts attributable to the project, considering site-specific conditions (e,g., site design, location of structures, building characteristics). The acoustical analysis shall evaluate stationary- and mobile-source noise attributable to the proposed use or uses and impacts on nearby noise-sensitive land uses, in accordance with adopted City noise standards. Feasible measures shall be identified to reduce project-related noise impacts. These measures may include, but are not limited to, the following:
. Limiting noise-generating operational activities associated with proposed commercial land uses, including truck deliveries;
. Constructing exterior sound walls;
. Constructing barrier walls and/or berms with vegetation; . Using "quiet pavement" (e.g., rubberized asphalt) construction methods on local roadwaYs; and,
. Using increased noise-attenuation measures in building construction (e.9., dual- pane, sound-rated windows; exterior wall insulation).

Stationarv Noise lmpacts
The 2035 General Plan EIR did not analyze impacts related to stationary noise sources.

All future development associated with the prolect would be required to comply with the FMC and General Plan policies related to stationary noise standards. However, due to the programmatic nature of the project it cannot be assured that future development as part of the project will not exceed applicable standards'
The project would include a rezone to permit residential development at increased density in the project planning area. Noise sources associated with residential land uses include mechanical equipment such as HVAC equipment, residential landscaping activities, and outdoor recreational activities. Noise levels from outdoor activities such as voices would City of Folsom

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project be intermittent and unamplified, and therefore, not result in a substantial noise increase above ambient noise levels. Noise sources associated with the maintenance of residential property between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to dusk on Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. to dusk on Saturday and Sunday are exempt from the City's noise standards. However, HVAC noise could exceed City noise standards for stationary noise sources at nearby receptors and therefore have a significant impact. However, implementation of the following proposed mitigation measures and adopted mitigation measures from the FPASP EIR/ElS would reduce project impacts to less than significant.

Mitigation Measure 3.74: Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling Noise Add new lmplementation Program SN-19 Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling Noise Reduction:
. The City shall require an acoustical assessment to be prepared as part of subsequent land use development associated with development if an HVAC would be located within 55 feet of a sensitive receptor. The acoustical assessment shall evaluate the potential operational noise impacts attributed to HVAC noise. The acoustical assessment shall be completed by a qualified acoustical consultant that shall verify that the chosen mechanical equipment for individual development projects would not exceed 45 dBA at the nearest sensitive receptor, in accordance with City of Folsom noise standards. Where the acoustical analysis determines that noise levels would exceed applicable City noise standards, noise reduction measures shall be identified and included in the subsequent project. Nosie reduction measures may include, but are not limited to:
. Selecting equipment with noise specifications that do not exceed the 45 dBA HVAC noise standard at the nearest noise-sensitive receptor. o ldentifying the equipment's noise screening distance, ensuring that noise levels attenuate to below the 45 dBA HVAC noise standard at the nearest sensitive receptor, and installing the equipment at a distance no less than the screening distance.
. Employing noise dampening techniques such as solid enclosures or parapets walls to block the line-of-sight between the noise source and the noise-sensitive receptors. Blocking the line of sight with a solid barrier or enclosure would reduce noise levels by at least 5 dBA'
The following adopted mitigation measure from the FPASP EIR/EIS is applicable for rezone sites located within the Folsom Plan Area:

Mitigation Measure 3A.11-5: lmplement Measures to Reduce Noise from Project- Generated Stationary Sources.

The project applicant(s) for any particular discretionary development project shall implement the following measures to reduce the effect of noise levels generated by on- site stationary noise sources that would be located within 600 feet of any noise-sensitive receptor:

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project . Routine testing and preventive maintenance of emergency electrical generators shall be conducted during the less sensitive daytime hours (i.e., 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). All electrical generators shall be equipped with noise control (e.9., muffler) devices in accordance with manufacturers' specifications. . External mechanical equipment associated with buildings shall incorporate features designed to reduce noise emissions below the stationary noise source criteria.

These features may include, but are not limited to, locating generators within equipment rooms or enclosures that incorporate noise reduction features, such as acoustical louvers, and exhaust and intake silencers. Equipment enclosures shall be oriented so that major openings (i.e., intake louvers, exhaust) are directed away from nearby noise-sensitive receptors.
. Parking lots shall be located and designed so that noise emissions do not exceed the stationary noise source criteria established in this analysis (i.e., 50 dB for 30 minutes in every hour during the daytime [7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.] and less than 45 dB for 30 minutes of every hour during the nighttime [10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.])' Reduction of parking lot noise can be achieved by locating parking lots as far away as possible from noise sensitive land uses or using buildings and topographic features to provide acoustic shielding for noise-sensitive land uses. . Loading docks shall be located and designed so that noise emissions do not exceed the stationary noise source criteria established in this analysis (i.e., 50 dB for 30 minutes in every hour during the daytime [7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.] and less than 45 dB for 30 minutes of every hour during the nighttime [10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.]).

Reduction of loading dock noise can be achieved by locating loading docks as far away as possible from noise sensitive land uses, constructing noise barriers between loading docks and noise-sensitive land uses, or using buildings and topographic features to provide acoustic shielding for noise-sensitive land uses.

POLICY/RULE
The City's 2021-2029 Housing Element was approved by City Council on August24,2021 ' That document includes several policies that relate directly to the issues discussed in this staff report. These include:
. Policy H-1.1 Sufficient Land for Housing: The City shall ensure that sufficient land is designated and zoned in a range of residential densities to accommodate the City's regional share of housing'
r Policy H-1.2 Location of Higher Density Housing Sites: The City shall endeavor to deiignate future sites for higher density housing near transit stops, commercial services, employment centers, and schools, where appropriate and feasible. o policy H-1.3 Multi-family Housing Densities: The City shall encourage home builders to develop their projects on multi-family-designated land at the high end of the applicable densitY range.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project . Policy H-1.4 Lower-tncome Housing Replacement Sites: The City shall mitigate the loss of lower-income housing sites within the Folsom Plan Area by securing voluntary agreements with the landowners to find replacement sites as market-rate housing is developed on sites identified in the lower-income sites inventory. r policy H-3.2lnclusionary Housing: The City shall continue to require inclusionary housing on all new for-sale units. The City may also consider inclusionary housing as a community benefit for non-City-initiated General Plan and/or Specific Plan amendments that result in rental housing. . policy H-6.3 Balance of Housing Types: The City shall encourage residential projects affordable to a mix of household incomes and disperse affordable housing prolects throughout the City, including the Folsom Plan Area, to achieve a balance of housing in all neighborhoods and communities.
ln addition, and as discussed earlier in this staff report, the City is also subject to identifying sufficient and appropriately zoned sites to accommodate its share of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) as set forth in Government Code Section 65580 ef seg. The City also has an obligation that if, as a result of market-rate development on sites identified for housing for lower-income households, it fails to have sufficient and appropriately zoned sites then within six months the City must rezone additional land for such housing. This is known as the "no net loss" requirement and is set forth in Government Code Section 65863.

TRIBAL CONSULTATION
As part of the CEQA process and as part of the process with any amendment to a general plan or specific plan, the City is required to consult with tribes culturally affiliated with the project sites pursuant to Assembly Bill 52 (2014) and Senate Bill 18 (2004). A request was ma-de to the California Native American Heritage Commission for a list of applicable tribes, and a notice was circulated to those tribes. The United Auburn lndian Community (UAIC) requested to engage in consultation with the City about the project. From July 2023 through June 2024 tne City consulted with UAIC on the project. After reviewing the draft Cultuial and Tribal Cultural Resource section of the Subsequent Environmental lmpact Report (SEIR), UAIC proposed modifications to the mitigation measures in the Folsom plan Area Specific Pan EIR/EIS. Since those measures were developed in collaboration with federal agencies and the tribes, including UAIC, and approved by the City, the tribes and the agencies, that document cannot be altered through the current action.

Furthermore, as indicated in the draft SEIR, the proposed project maintains the same development footprint that was previously evaluated in both the General Plan EIR and the FPASP EIR/EIS. Consequently, there are no additional impacts to tribal cultural resources resulting from the implementation of the project.

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As a result, on July 5,2024,the City unilaterally concluded consultation pursuant to Public Resources Code-section 21082.3.2(b)(2) and Government Code Sections 65352.3 and 65352.4.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project ATTACHMENT 4

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The City certified the City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Update Final EIR (General Plan EIR) and adopted the General Plan in August 2018. The General Plan was amended in August 2021 for the Housing Element Update. This project represents a further amendment to the adopted 2035 General Plan. Since the project proposes changes to the land uses evaluated in the General Plan EIR that could involve new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects, the City determined that the preparation of a subsequent environmental impact report (SEIR) was the appropriate environmental review document for the project, pursuant to the requirements of State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.

It should be noted that a portion of the project is located in the Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan (FPASP) south of Highway 50, The City adopted the FPASP and certified the Final EIR/Environmental lmpact Study (ElS) (FPASP EIR/ElS) in June 2011. The 2035 General Plan and its EIR incorporated the FPASP and its policies and impact analysis. Although this SEIR is based on the analysis in the 2035 General Plan ElR, the SEIR also evaluated the project in light of the impact analysis provided in the FPASP EIR/EIS.

This City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project SEIR has been prepared pursuant to CEQA (Public Resources Code [PRC] Section 21000 et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 1500, et seq.) to evaluate the physical environmental effects of the project. The City of Folsom is the lead agency for the project. The City has the principal responsibility for approving and carrying out the project and for ensuring that the requirements of CEQA have been met.

A notice of preparation (NOP) was distributed on July 24,2023 to responsible agencies, and interested parties and organizations, and a scoping meeting was held on August 17, 2023, to gather public input on the scope and content of the SEIR.

Key concerns and issues that were expressed during the scoping process included the following:
o lncreased traffic and congestion in the City
. Potential air quality and greenhouse gas emissions
. Air quality exposure for new residences
. lmpacts on the existing park system
. Potential impacts to biological resources
. Potential impacts on water and wastewater distribution City of Folsom

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project These issues were each addressed in the Draft SEIR, with the exception of traffic congestion (i.e., level of service) which is no longer considered an impact under CEQA, though as noted earlier, this issue is discussed as part of the proposed roundabout policies. Any impacts related to these issues are identified either as less than significant or as less than significant after mitigation.

On April 22,2024, the City of Folsom released the Draft SEIR and circulated the document for a 45-day public review period. Copies of the Draft SEIR were made available for public review at the City of Folsom Community Development Department, the Folsom Public Library, and on the City's website. A virtual community meeting was held on May 16,2024, to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the project and Draft SEIR. The public review period ended on June 6, 2024. Staff received a tota|of six comment letters during the public review period from the following:

1. California Highway Patrol

2. California Department of Transportation

3. Crystal Gorton

4. Finley

5. Loretta Hettinger

6. Sacramento Area Sewer District
Accordingly, each of the comments received from the six individuals/organizations have been included in the Final SEIR with written responses that address comments on environmental issues received from the reviewers of the Draft SEIR.

Scope of t e Environmental I Reoort
CEQA allows a lead agency to limit the detail of discussion of environmental effects that are not potentially significant (PRC Section 21100, CCR Section 15128). Following research and analysis of technical studies and data, it was determined that the project would not result in significant environmental impacts on the resources identified below.

Accordingly, the following resources were not addressed in the SEIR:
. Agricultural and Forestry Resources
. Biological Resources
. Geology and Soils
. Hazards and Hazardous Materials
. Hydrology and Water Quality
r Mineral Resources
. Wildfire
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City of Fllsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Summarv of Potential Environmental lmpacts
Provided below is a list of the environmental resource areas identified as having potential to be significantly impacted by the project.
. Aesthetics
. Air Quality
. Cultural and Tribal Cultural Resources
r Energy
. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change
. Land Use and Planning
. Noise
. Population and Housing
. Public Services and Recreation
r Transportation
. Utilities and Service Systems
lmplementation of the project would not result in any new significant and unavoidable impacts that could not be reduced to a less than significant level through mitigation or a substantially more severe finding for an impact that was determined to be significant and unavoidabte in tne General Plan ElR. A summary of impacts from the project is presented in Table ES-1 at the end of the Draft SEIR Executive Summary chapter, which can be found at www.folsom.ca.us/housinqstudv.

The majority of mitigation measures identified in the Table ES-1 are existing FPASP EIR/EIS miiigation measures that mitigate impacts of project sites within the FPA; however, theie are several new environmental effects associated with the project and associated new proposed mitigation measures which are discussed in detail previously in the Analysis section of this staff report. For a more in-depth analysis, see Table ES-1 as it providei the level of significance of each impact before mitigation, recommended mitigation measures, and the level of significance of the impact after implementation of the mitigation measures.

Cumul lmoacts
State CEQA Guidelines require that all aspects of a project be considered when evaluating its impact on the environment. CEQA Guidelines Section 15355 defines cumulative impact as "two or more individual effects which, when considered together, are considerable or which compound or increase other environmental impacts." Chapter 4 of the Draft SEIR provides an analysis of cumulative impacts of the project taken together with other past, present, and probable future projects producing related impacts and evaluates whether, after implementation of project-specific mitigation designed to minimize environmental effects, the residual impacts of the project would cause a cumulatively significant impact or would contribute considerably to existing or anticipated (without the project) cumulatively significant effects that were identified in the General Plan ElR. Where the project woutO contribute to such effects, additional mitigation is recommended where feasible.

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City of Folsom 2035 General Plan Amendments for lncreased Residential Capacity Project Growth Inducinq lmpacts
According to Section 15126.2(e) of the State CEQA Guidelines, an EIR must discuss the growth-inducing impacts of a project. More specifically, CEQA Guidelines require that the EIR discuss the ways in which a project could foster economic or population growth, or the construction of additional housing, either directly or indirectly in the surrounding environment. lncluded in this analysis are projects which remove obstacles to population growth, such as a major expansion of a wastewater treatment plant.

Growth inducement itself is not an environmental effect but may foreseeably lead to environmental effects. lf substantial growth inducement occurs, it can result in secondary environmental effects, such as increased demand for housing, demand for other community and public services and infrastructure capacity, increased VMT and noise, degradation of air or water quality, degradation or loss of plant or animal habitats, conversion of agricultural and open-space land to urban uses, and other effects.

Chapter 6 of the SEIR analyzes potential growth-inducing impacts of the project associated with population groMh, employment growth, and infrastructure improvements.

Based on the analysis in the SEIR, implementation of the project would not result in substantial population growth or substantial new employment opportunities in Folsom that has not already been accounted for in local and regional planning efforts (refer to the RHNA process discussed earlier). Furthermore, the project would not include any oversized infrastructure or infrastructure extensions that would result in growth beyond what would be anticipated from the project.

Significant and Unavoidable Adverse lmpacts
The State CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.2(b) requires ElRs to include a discussion of the significant environmental effects that cannot be avoided if the proposed project is implemented. The General Plan EIR identified significant and unavoidable impacts to scenic resources and visual character, new sources of light and glare, operational air quality emissions, exposure to toxic air contaminants, increased odors, historical and archaeological resources, greenhouse gas emissions, traffic noise, transportation level of service, and tribal cultural resources. However, as a result of Senate Bill 743 (2013), transportation level of service (a measure of traffic congestion and delay) is no longer considered an environmental effect under CEQA and is not evaluated in ElRs. The new transportation criteria used under CEQA is vehicle miles traveled or VMT.

As documented throughout Chapter 3 (Environmental lmpacts and Mitigation Measures) and Chapter 4 (Cumulative lmpacts) of the SEIR, after implementation of the recommended mitigation measures, all of the impacts associated with the project would remain significant and unavoidable or be reduced to a less-than-significant level. The project would not result in any substantially more severe significant and unavoidable City of Folsom

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Alternatives
The Alternatives chapter of the Draft SEIR includes consideration and discussion of a range of reasonable alternatives to the proposed project. As required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6, this section is required to describe a range of reasonable alternatives which would feasibly achieve the most basic objectives of the project but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project and evaluate the comparative merits of the alternatives. Generally, the chapter includes discussions of the following: the purpose of an alternatives analysis; alternatives considered but dismissed; a reasonable range of project alternatives and their associated impacts in comparison to the proposed project's impacts; and the environmentally superior alternative. The following three project alternatives were considered in Chapter 5 of the SEIR:
o Alternative 1: No Project Alternative assumes continued implementation of the City's 2035 General Plan. No changes would be made to address the requirements of State law to meet the City's Reginal Housing Needs Allocations (RHNA)for low- or moderate-income housing. The project planning area would retain the current General Plan land use and zoning designations.
o Alternative 2: Denser Development Alternative includes reducing multi-family development in the Glenn Station area and Central Business District, specifically development within the City's 27-inch sewer shed, and instead increasing multi- family development in the College/Broadstone district, lron Point Station area and the portion of the Glenn Station area outside of the 27-inch sewer shed. o Alternative 3: Folsom Plan Area Alternative includes focusing all the new growth needed to meet the target housing demand at all income levels for the City's RHNA in the Folsom Plan Area.

Further details on these alternatives, and an evaluation of environmental effects relative to the proposed project, are provided in Chapter 5 of the SEIR and summarized in the table below,
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Environmental Topic Proposed Project Alternative 1: No
Project Alternative
Alternative 2:

Denser
Oevelopment
Alternative
Alternative 3:

Folsom Plan Area
Alternatlve
Aesthetics Significant and
Unavoidable Less Greater Greater
Air Quality Signiflcant and
Unavoidable Less Greater Greater
Cultural and Tribal
Cultural Resources
Significant and
Unavoidable Less Less Similar
Energy Less than Significant Less Greater Similar
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions and Climate
Change
Significant and
Unavoidable
Less Less Greater
Land Use and Planning Less than Significant Less Similar Similar Noise Significant and
Unavoidable Less Greater Greater
Population and Housing Less than Significant Less Greater Slightly Greater Public Services Less than Significant Less Greater Similar Transportation Less than Significant Less Less Greater
Utilities and Service
Systems
Less than Significant
(with mitigation) Less Less Greater
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SUMMARY OF PROJECT ALTERNATIVES
Alternative 1, the No Project Alternative, would avoid the adverse impacts generated by the project. Therefore, it is considered the environmentally superior alternative. However, the No Project Alternative would not meet the project objectives. As a result, this alternative was rejected given that the City must address the State RHNA requirements.

When the environmentally superior alternative is the No Project Alternative, the State CEQA Guidelines (Section 15126ldll2l) require selection of an environmentally superior alternative other than the No Project Alternative from among the other action alternatives evaluated. Although Alternative 2: Denser Development Alternative would not avoid significant and univoidable impacts associated with the project, this alternative would result in fewer impacts related to cultural and tribal cultural resources, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, transportation, and utilities and service systems. However, it would iesult in more intensive development (i.e., more height and more density) in just a few areas of Folsom which conflict with prior Council direction and General Plan policies that focus growth in multiple areas including the East Bidwell Corridor, in transit priority areas and in the Folsom Town Center. As a result, this alternative was rejected. ln Alternative 3, the Folsom Plan Area Alternative, this alternative creates greater impacts than the project and Alternative 2. ln addition, this alternative would conflict with the City's Housing Element lmplementation ProgrumH-2 which states that "the City shall strive to disperse affordable housing opportunities and avoid fair housing issues related to City of Folsom

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FINAL EIR
A Final SEIR has been prepared and is available on the City's website at www.folsom.ca.us/housingstudy. The City received six comment letters during the public review period for the Draft SEIR which concluded on June 6, 2024. Three letters were received from agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department of Transportation, and Sacramento Area Sewer District and three letters were received from members of the public on the content of the Draft SEIR. Chapter 2 (Responses to Comments) of the Final SEIR identifies the commenting parties, their respective comments, and responses to these comments.

City staff and the SEIR consultant reviewed all comments received on the Draft SEIR.

Comments were analyzed to determine if any of the commenters raised new issues that were not considered in the Draft SEIR analysis and constitute substantial new information not previously included in the Draft SEIR. None of the comments received, or the responses provided, constitute "significant new information" by CEQA standards (State CEQA Guidelines CCR Section 15088.5).

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ATTACHMENT 6

PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
(for a copy of the proposed General Plan Amendments
without track changes [clean version], visit
www.folsom.ca.u slhousinsstudv
and refer to the Proposed Amendments section)

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The Land Use Diagram depicts proposed land uses for Folsom through the year 2035 and beyond. The tand uses are represented using designations-districts that specify the type and intensity of atlowed [and uses. The boundary [ines between land use designations are detineated as specificalty as possible, in most cases fottowing parce[ [ines.

The fottowing sections describe the tand use designations appearing on the Land Use Diagram (figure LU-t), and standards of residentiaI density and buitding intensity for the land use designations.

Derrclopment Standards
These are legaI standards of density for residentiaI uses and standards of buitding intensity for nonresidential and mixed use. Specific ptans, such as the Folsom Ptan Area Specific Ptan (FPASP), must match the land use development intensities and standards outlined in the Folsom General Plan. The fottowing explains how these standards operate.

Density. Standards of buitding intensity for residentiaI uses are stated as a range (i.e., minimum and maximum) of attowable number of dwel[ing units per gross acre. ResidentiaI development that is part of a mixed-use development or standalone residentiaI development within a mixed-use overtay designation. such as the East Bidwetl Corridor Overtay. Transit-Oriented Deve[opment Overtay. or Town Center Overlay, is subject to the minimum density standard, but the maximum intensity of the devetopment is based on thp maximrrm ^^r :ror r:tin rathpr than ma mrrm dpnsitrr The diagram below shows various buitding configurations representing different density ranges. standards of poputation density can be determined based on an assumption of persons per househotd.

Floor Area-Ratio (FAR). Standards of buitding intensity for reside al mixed- use development and nonresidentiaI uses, such as commerciat. office, and industrial devetopment, are stated as a range (i.e., minimum and maximum) of FARs. ln the case of mixed-use devetopments that include residential uses as we[[ as standalone residentia[ uses in an area with a mixed-use over[ay designation, the FAR inctudes residential buitding square footage, and the development must meet both minimum residential density and maximum FAR standards.

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An FAR is the gross buitding area on a site, excluding structured parking, to the net developabte area of the site. The net devetopable area is the totalarea of a site excluding portions that cannot be developed (e.9., right-of-way, public parks). A site includes at[ contiguous parcels that witt share parking or access.

For exampte, on a lot with 25,000 square feet of land area, a FAR of 0.50 witt altow 12,500 square feet of useab[e buitding floor area to be buitt, regardless of the number of stories in the buitding (e.g.,6,250 square feet perftoor on two floors or 12,500 square feet on one floor). On the same 25,000-square-foot lot, a FAR of 1.00 would allow 25,000 square feet of useable floor area, and a FAR of 2.00 woutd altow 50,000 square feet of useabte floor area. The diagram be[ow shows various buitding configurations representing FARs of 0.50, 1.00, and 2.00.

White FAR provides for the overat[ deve[opment size and intensity, it does not specify the form or character of the buitding. Different interpretations of the same FAR can result in buitdings of very different character and variable residentia[ densities. The diagram betow corretates the residential densities and FARs across a range of housing types. Examples of housing devetopments across a spectrum of FARs and residential densities are shown on page 2-5.

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Irand Use Designations
iiUte l-u-rt Residential Designations Density/lntenshy Rangel Single ramity (sr)
This designation provides for single-famity detached homes. 2-4 Dwetting Units per Acre
Single Family High Density (srno)
This designation provides for single-famity detached homes and single- famity attached homes that inctude duptexes, halfplexes, and zero-[ot-[ine homes. This designation also provides for mobile home parl<s. 4-7 Dwelting Units per Acre
7-12 Dwetting Units per
Acre
12-20 Dwetling Units per
Acre
20-30 Dwetting Units per
Acre
Multifamily Low Density (MLD)
This designation provides for singte-famity and multifamily residentia[ units, inctuding smatt-tot SF detached, zero-[ot-line homes, duptexes, hatfplexes, townhouses, condominiums, and apartments.

Multifamity Medium Density (MMD)
This designation provides for multifamity residential units, inctuding town houses, condominiums, and apartments'
Multifamily High Density (tvtxo)
This designation provides for multifamity residential units in apartment buitd ings.
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General Commercial (GC)
This designation provides for a wide range of retai[, office, lodging, and service uses. Typically, general commercial parcels accommodate power centers, tifestyte centers, and freestanding stores or offices.

Regional CommerciaI Center (RCC)
This designation provides for highway-oriented, [arge-scate regionaI retait, entertainment, business, [odging, and public uses. Uses in this district witl serve the entire region.

Auto-Oriented Commercial (nOC)
This designation provides for vehicutar sates and service.

Table [U-2: Commercial Designations
Community Commerciat (CC)
This designation provides for community-based retaiI and service uses intended to serve residential neighborhoods within the city.

Table LU-3: Mixed:Use Designations
Density/lntensity Rangel
FAR:0.2-0.5
FAR:0.2-0.5
FAR;0.2-1.0
FAR: 0.1-0.3
Densityl lntensity Rangel
20-30 Dwetting Units per
Acre
FAR: 0.5-1.5
20-30 Dwetting Units per
Acre
FAR:0.5-2.0
Mixed:Use (MU)
This designation provides for a mixture of commercial and residential uses that are mutually compatible by encouraging high-quality, innovative site design. This designation allows for muttifamily housing as we[[ as shops, restaurants, services, offices, hospitatity, and other compatible uses.

Historic Folsom Mixed:Use (HF)
This designation provides for a mixture of commercia[ and residential uses designed to preserve and enhance the historic character of Folsom's old town center.

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lndustriat/office Park (llrt D)
This designation provides for office, research and devetopment, whotesale, tight industrial and simitar uses. Uses that support the primary uses, such as restaurants, are also atlowed.

Professionat office (PO)
This designation provides for [ow-intensity business and professiona[ offices that are compatibte with higher-intensity residentia[ uses.

Table LU-4: Employment/lndustriat Designations
Table LU-S: Public Designations
Density/lntensity Range!
FAR:0.2-1.2
FAR:0.2-0.5
Density/lntensity Range1
FAR: 0.2-1.0
FAR: 0.0-0.1
FAR: 0.0-0.1
Public and Quasi-Public Facility (PQP)
This designation supports the needs of the community by providing for governmentat, civic, cutturat, health, education, and infrastructure uses.

Parks (P)
The Parks land use designation provides for active and passive recreational opportunities in Fotsom.

Open Space (oS)
The Open Space land use designation encompasses the preserved natural open space areas of Folsom.
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East Bidwelt Corridor (rgc) overtay
This overlay designation gives property owners atong the East Bidwetl Corridor the ftexibitity to develop sites as mixed-use. lt provides for a mixture of commercial and residentiat uses that are mutually compatible along East Bidwett Street. This designation balances existing commercia[ uses with future mixed-use devetopment. This designation allows for muttifamily housing as we[[ as shops, restaurants, services, offices, and other compatible uses.

For mixed-use development that includes residentiaI uses as wetl as standatone residentiat devetopments within this overlay. building intensity standards are established by minimum residential density and maximum FAR. lntensity of non-residentiaI development is regulated by minimum and maximum FAR.

Folsom Boulevard Transit-Oriented Development (ToD) Overtay This overlay designation allows property owners atong the Fotsom Boutevard corridor. anchored by Glenn and lron Point light rail stations. to develop sites with higher intensity residentiat or mixed-use projects to capitatize on the proximity to high-frequency transit service. For development that inctudes residentia[ uses, buitding intensity standards are established by minimum residential density and maximum FAR. lntensity of non-residentiaI development is regutated by minimum and maximum FAR standards.

Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan Town Center (TC) Overlay Combining District This overlay designation atlows property owners in the Town Center district of the Folsom Plan Area to develop Muttifamity High Density (MHD) and Mixed-Use (MU) zoned sites at a higher intensity to capitalize on the proximity to planned commercial centers and high-frequency transit service.

For devetopment that includes residentiaI uses, buitding intensity standards are established by minimum residential density and maximum FAR. lntensity of non-residentiat devetopment is regutated by minimum and maximum FAR.

Density/lntensity Range!
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d u /acre
FAR: 0.2-2.0
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du/acre
FAR: 0.2-2.0
Minimum Density:30
d u /acre
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number. For example, a proiect site with a densitv of 7.5 du/ac would be rounded to a densitv of 8.0 du/ac while a oroiect with a densitv of 7.2 du/ac would be rounded to 7 du/ac.

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General Plan Planning Area
The ptanning Area is the geographic area for which the General Ptan estabtishes poticies about future urban growth, long-term agricuttural activity, and natural resource conservation. State law requires each city to inctude in its General ptan att territory within the boundaries of the incorporated area as we[[ as "any land outside its boundaries which in the ptanning agency's judgment bears relation to its planning" (Catifornia Government Code Section 65300).

The ptanningAreaforthe Fotsom 2035 Generat Ptan inctudesthe entire city [imits and approximately 5,600 acres of unincorporated land outside the city [imits, as shown in Figure LU-1.

The ptanning Area includes two projects that have been approved by Sacramento County: Gtenborough and Easton place. Glenborough at Easton is a 1,208-acre mixed-use community providing a variety of tand uses, transportation options, emptoyment opportunities, housing diversity, and active and passive recreationaI uses. The project has been approved by the County for 3,239 housing units, 699,500 square feet of commercia[ and office Space, and 513 acres of parks and open space. The 2.6-mite,27}-acre Atder Creek open space area offers habitat for many riparian plant and animal species, as we[[ as witdtife and trail connections to the American River Parkway system.

Easton place consists of183 acres centered on the existing Hazel Avenue tight rai[ station on Fotsom Boulevard. The majority of Easton ptace is located within a hatf-mite radius of the tight rail station, which wittatso serve as a center for [oca[ and regional bus transit service. Easton Place is a mixed-use, transit-oriented community close to Highway 50, HazeI Avenue, and Folsom Boulevard. The project has been approved by the County for 1,644 housing units, 3,527,gOO square feet of commercial and office uses, and 7.5 acres of parks and open space.

Combined, Easton Place and Glenborough at Easton represent1,391 acres,4,883 housing units, and over4,2 mi[[ion square feet of commercialand office space. Approximatety 37 percent of the combined acreage (szt acres) is devoted to parks and open space and, in addition to the Atder Creek corridor, inctudes 165 acres of additional open space, 60 acres of parks, a 26-acre community resource area, and over nine mites of traits. Three schools, two fire stations, one pubtic safety center, and a tibrary are also included, as is parallel road capacity to Highway 50.

The projects are futty entitted, inctuding the certification of the EIR; the 404 permit has been obtained; the water supply is established and witt be provided by the City of Fotsom; schooI mitigation and park development agreements have been approved; phase 1 improvement ptans have been prepared; and the structures for CFD financing districts have been approved.

The area south of White Rock Road within the GeneraI Ptan Planning Area is outside the city limits and Sphere of lnfluence, and within unincorporated Sacramento County. The area targely consists of grazing [and, but atso includes gravel quarries and a section of the prairie City State Vehicular Recreation Area. The City is exptoring potentiatty relocating the City Corporation yard within this area. The Sacramento County 2030 General Plan designates this area as GeneraI Agriculture. However, the 2050 Sacramento RegionaI Btueprint identifies this area as "vacant urban designated [and." Given the location adjacent to Fotsom City [imits, the potentiaI impacts of truck traffic from the quarries, and the proposed location of the City corporation yard, it is important that the City stay abreast of activities within this area for potential impact on the City of Folsom. since 1996, the city of Folsom has been in a Memorandum of Understanding (tvtou) with the Local Agency Formation Commission and Sacramento County. The MoU guarantees that the City witt be notified of any land use changes in the Area of Concern adjacent to the southern edge of the current Sphere of lnfluence, as any land use changes or other governmental actions taken by Sacramento County witt impact the City of Fotsom. 2-10 Final Draft | luly 2024Page 651
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Growth and Change
Fotsom has grown considerably since its founding in the 1800s and incorporation in 1946. Throughout its history Fotsom's growth has [ed to prosperity, and poticies in this section aim to continue that legacy. Some poticies are continuations of successfut tong-standing City policies, while others are new and reflect contemporary planning practices and anticipate future cha[[enges and opportunities.

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Retain and enhance Fotsom's quality of [ife, unique identity, and sense of community white continuing to grow and change.

LU 1.1.1 Zoning Ordinance
Ensure that the Folsom Zoning ordinance is consistent with the poticies and programs of the General etan. F!il
LU 1.1.2 Land Use Cooperation
Coordinate with Sacramento, Ptacer, and E[ Dorado Counties, as we[[ as the Sacramento Area Council of Governments
(SACOG) and Sacramento LocalAgency Formation Commission (LAFco), on land use decisions that may impact fobom. @ LU 1.1.3 Annexation and Services
Req u ire applicants apptying for an nexation of lands to the city to demonstrate the financial benefit to the City. M
LU 1.1.4 Sphere of lnfluence for Corporation Yard
Coordinate with LAFCO to revise the Sphere of lnfluence to permit the new corporation yard. fEEl
LU 1.1.5 Specific Plans
Require the adoption of specific plans for new growth areas.

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LU 1.1.6 Compact Development Patterns
Encourage compact development patterns that support walking, bicycting, transit usage, and more efficient use of tand. IGE LU 1.1.7 Concentrated Development
Altow project appticants to concentrate the proposed
development on a portion of the site through the clustering of 2-14 Final Draft | luly 2024Page 655
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buitdings to encourage the preservation of open spaces, cultural resources, and natural features ofthe landscup". Ffi
Preserve Natural Assets
Maintain the existing natural vegetation, landscape features, open space, and viewsheds in the design of new
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Preserve Historic Resources
Recognize the importance of history in the City of Folsom, and preserve historic and cultural resources throughout the city, to the extentfeasibte. FDHI
Network of Open Space
Ensure designated open space is connected wheneverfeasib[e with the larger community and regiona[ network of natural systems, recreational assets, and viewsheOt. E
Vacant and Underutitized Sites
Monitor residential and non-residentiat development and make adiustments as necessary to the amount of land
designated for various uses and the rate of project approvals to promote a reasonable citywide balance between new
employment-generating devetopment and housing
devetopment. @
lnfill Development
Coordinate with the real estate development community to encourage infitt development in key parcets north of U.S.

Highway 50. lnfilt development should fotlowthese guidelines:

1. Respect the local context. New development should
improve the character and connectivity of the
neighborhoods in which it occurs. Physical design
shoutd respond to the scale and features ofthe
su rrou n di ng com mu n ity, while im proving critical elements such as transparency and permeabitity.

2. Worh with neighbors.lnfill devetopment requires
neighborhood consultation to understand the
concerns, goats, and needs of existing
neighborhoods. Ensure the ptanning and design
process provides proper avenues for neighborhood
input whil.e futfitting the community's [arger goals for watkabitity and compact development. El
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LU 1.1.13 Sustainable Buitding Practices O
Promote and, where appropriate, require sustainabte building practices that incorporate a "whole system" approach to designing and constructing buitdings that consume less
energy, water and other resources; facititate natural
ventilation; use daytight effectively; and, are heatthy, safe, comfortabie, and durable. FN
LU 1.1.14 Promote ResiliencY r$r
Continue to coItaborate with nonprofit organizations,
neighborhoods groups, and other community organizations, as we[[ as upstream, neighboring, and regional groups to effectively partner on and promote the issues relating to air quatity, renewable energy systems, sustainabte land use, adaptation, and the reduction of greenhouse gas (cHG)
emissions. El
LU 1.1.15 SACOG Blueprint Principles
Strive to adhere to the Sacramento Regiona[ Blueprint Growth Principles (see Appendix s). req
LU 1.1.16 Community Engagement in the Planning Process
Engage the community in the ptanning process. Ensure the pubtic has access to accurate and timely information and has convenient and meaningfuI ways to contribute ideas. IEB LU 1.1.17 lnfill Below Minimum Standards
The City shat[ altow renovations and expansions of existing development that fall betow the atlowed minimum density or floor area ratio (FAR). provided that the density or FAR is not reouceo. I
LU 1.1.18 lnterim Zoning Consistency
ln areas where zoning has not been brought into conformity with the General Ptan, the City sha[[ a[[ow property owners to devetop consistent with the existing zoning if only a
ministerial permit is required. For property owners requiring a discretionary permit. the City sha[[ a[[ow property owners to either:
(1'l Develop consistent with the existing zoning, provided the City makes a findingthat approval of the project would not interfere with the long--term devetopment of the area
consistent with the General Ptan. or
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(2) Develop under the General Ptan designation. in which case the City wit[ facititate rezoning consistent with the GeneraI t-,"r-r-I
LU 1.1.19 Development lntensity at Less than the Minimum Floor Area Ratio
The City shatt permit devetopment at less than the required minimum FAR if onty a ministeriaI permit is required. Where a discretionary permit is required, a development with a FAR at less than the required minimum may be deemed consistent with the General Plan if the city finds that:
(t) the initial site devetopment is being phased and an overall development plan demonstrates comptiance with the FAR
standard, or
(2) the use invotves no buitding or by its nature normalty conducts a substantial amount of its operations outdoors, or (3) the use is temporary and woutd not interfere with tong- term devetopment of the site consistent with the FAR
standard, or
(4) the buitding size or lot coverage is constrained beyond what is otherwise atlowed by the zoning designation of the site. due to the existence of an overlay zone or because of environmentaI features. such as slopes or wettands, or
(5) the site is less than one acre and the project includes commerciat uses. !
LU 1.1.20 Generat Plan Density Regulations for Mixed-Density Proiects Where a devetoper proposes a mutti-parcel development
ptoject with more than one residential density or FAR, the City may. at the discretion of the community Development
Director. appty the applicable density or FAR range of the Specific Ptan Land Use Designation to the net devetopabte area of the entire project site rather than individual parcels within the site. Some parcels may be developed at
densities/intensities that exceed the maximum attowed
density/intensity of the project site's Land Use Designation, provided that the net density of the project as a whole is within the attowabte range. ll
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Urban Centers
ln 2015, Folsom is a city with two distinct urban centers. Historic Folsom, the tong-time heart of the city, is the first urban center. The Broadstone District, with the Palladio at the center, is a newer urban town center. Between now and 2035 the South of Highway 50 Town Center witt begin construction. Fotsom has other important centers of activity;the three identified here serve large, geographicatty-distinct areas and offer a wide range of amenities.

With three distinct centers, Folsom wi[[ have gathering ptaces near every Folsom resident. Residents can attend an event, shop, and dine within a short watk, bike ride, or drive from their homes. Policies in this section consider this overall city structure and support and enhance urban centers. This focus on creating and enhancing urban centers reflects the broader goal ofthe General Plan, which is that peopte, and not the automobite, are at the center of Fotsom's plann ing today.

Historic Folsom
Historic Folsom has been a center for the city since California's Gold Rush and its compact, interconnected streets are an example of 'otd urbanism.'ln recent years the City has undertaken several projects to rejuvenate the district. The City buitt a new parking garage and refurbished a historic raitroad turntable. ln 2011 the City worked with area merchants to revitalize historic Sutter Street.

Historic Folsom is also the final stop on the Gol.d Line tight rail that takes passengers as far as Downtown Sacramento.
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Broadstone District
The Broadstone District is Fotsom's newest shopping and entertainment district. The Pattadio, a "lifestyle center" that arranges shopping, dining, and entertainment options in a watkabte layout, forms the heart of the Broadstone District. The Pattadio is ringed by other new shopping and dining options and as the District grows, additionat offerings, connections, and housing witt atlow it to mature into a true mixed-use center.

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This urban center is stitt in the ptanning stages. The Folsom Plan Area Specific Plan sets the course for devetopment south of Highway 50 and describes the town center as a ptace with a mix of retail, high-density housing, and emptoyment uses. This town center wi[[ serve as a community focal point for the entire new development south of Highway 50. ln order to execute the vision of the Town Center as a thriving urban center. the TC overtay combining distrirt allnrnrs for hiohar infoncitrr dorrplonmpnt on m d-rrcp and hioh- density residentia[ sites as shown on the Land Use Diagram' Final Draft | )uly 2024 2-19Page 660
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Mixed-Use Districts
Policies in this section support the development of mixed-use districts in appropriate areas, particutarty atong East Bidwet[ Street. Mixed-use districts consist of three or more different uses, including office, retai[, entertainment, civic, and housing. They are nodes of activity that support watkable, urban tifestytes. Mixed-use districts provide a diversity of housing types, the kind that often attracts young, educated workers, a demographic critical to the continued economic vitatity of Folsom. Empty nesters, who want to stay in their community but no [onger want the maintenance or costs associated with a detached home, are attracted to mixed-use districts. Mixed-use designations give propeny owners additionat ftexibitity. lf they choose to redevelop their property, they can choose a range of uses to meet existing or growing market needs. Or they can maintain the existing site uses until the market demands a more diverse and intense land use.

Goal IrU 3.1
Encourage mixed-use development projects that create vibrant, walkable districts.

LU 3.1.1 Mixed-Use Nodes O
Encourage mixed-use development in nodes located at major intersections that inctude housing, open space, and offices.

This devetopment pattern shoutd reftect best practices in mixed-use devetopment, in contrast to strip retail
develop ments atong corrid ors. FEFI
LU 3.1.2 Districts and Corridors
Encourage development of diverse mixed-use districts and corridors that address different community needs and market sectors, provide a variety of housing opportunities, and create distinct and unique areas of the city. [!$
LU 3.1.3 Mixed-Use Design
Encourage mixed-use developments to timit the number of access driveways, minimize buitding setbacks, and require active edges on ground ftoor spaces adjacent to sidewalks.

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compatibitity with Adioining Uses
Encou rage d evelo pment, a nd red eveto pment of h igh er-d e nsity mixed-use development within districts and along corridors to be compatibte with adjacent tand uses, particularty residentiaI ur"r. FEE
East Bidwell Street O
Encourage new development atong East Bidwetl Street by
creating a stronger mixed-use development pattern, both horizontal and vertical, with an emphasis on medium- and higher-density housing, white also aQdressing [oca[ and citywide demand for retail and services [@
Central Commercial District O
Encourage development of mixed-use projects that create a walkable, vibrant district along East Bidwett Street between Cotoma Street and Blue Ravine noad. FEE
Creekside District
Encourage devetopment of a medical and assisted tiving
district centered around Mercy Hospital Folsom and East Bidwel.t Street that includes a mix of uses, including medical offices, housing, and retated retait and service ut.t. EE College District
Encourage development of a vibrant, walkable district
centered around Folsom Lake College and East Bidwett Street adjacent to the Broadstone District that includes st$de# , retait, and daitY
service uses for emptoyees and resi s$d€ntsas
students, faculty, and staff. M
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Successful college districts
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dining, and services uses lhat
cater to college students.

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Transit-Oriented
Developrnent
Transit-oriented devetopment (toD) is devetopment that combines street patterns, parking management strategies, and building density to take advantage of nearby transit service. Typicatly, TOD works best with high- frequency transit [ines such as tight rait and frequent bus service. Folsom is served by RegionalTransit's Gold Line tight rait that connects Historic Fotsom to the Sacramento Valley Station in downtown Sacramento. There are three Gotd Line stations in Folsom, each with a different amount of existing surrounding devetopment and commuter parking nearby. The Fotsom Boutevard TOD overlay, as shown on the Land Use Diagram. a[lows for higher intensity, mixed-use and residentiaI devetopment atong the Gold Line light rail betweenaround Gtenn Station and lron Point Station.

Every four years the Saeramento Area €ouneil ef Governments (SA€OG) prepares a Metropolitan Transportation ttan/5ustairiable €ommunities ies
Transit triority Areas (TtAs); whieh are areas within sne half mile of major transit stops er high quatity transit eorridors: The-MTP/S€S identifies three projeets that are eonsistent with the MTF/S€S; partieularly projeets within +PAs'
Ilistoric Folsorn Station
Historic Folsom Station is at the west end of Sutter Street, the spine of the historic district. The City's corporation yard is within a quarter mite of the station, and the City is planning on vacatingthe site by 2035. The site south of LeidesdorFf Street and north of Sutter Street is vacant. Both sites could be appropriate for transit-oriented development. The Historic District differs from the rest of Fotsom, and while the poticies in this section appty to at[ the stations, development that is appropriate at the Glenn Station or lron Point Station might not be appropriate around the Historic Fotsom Station.

Glenn Station
Gtenn Station is at the intersection of Folsom Boulevard and Glenn Drive. A park-and-ride lot and the Kikkoman Foods facitity surround the east side of the station, making it a usefulstation for people commuting in and out of town' The State Department of Parks and Recreation and the United States Bureau of Rectamation manage the tand to the west of Fotsom Boulevard, inctuding the dredge taitings that cover most of the site. The American River Bike Trait 2-24 Final Draft | )uIy 202aPage 665
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runs on the west side of the site. Any changes in this area would require ctose coordination with the State Department of Parks and Recreation. fron Point Station
The Fotsom Premium Outlets anchor the lron Point Station. Other retait options, including a hote[ and movie theater, help create a shopping and retail hub. On the northwest side of Folsom Boulevard, the American River Bike Trait weaves through the Wittow Creek Recreation Area. New transit-oriented devetopment, particularly mixed-use development, would [ikely occur only if existing retaiI sites were redevetoped.

Folsom may atso be served by new transit [ines and stations in the future. A frequent bus line may be buitt in the area south of Highway 50. ln addition, the Gotd Line may be expanded to serve other areas in Fotsom. Folsom has development opportunities around existing stations and possib[e development opportu n ities arou n d futu re stations.
quarter mile is roughty the distane e a person woutd be wi[[ing:to walk to reae h Goal L,U 4.1
Estabtish transit-supported mixed-use d istricts near rapid transit stations that support the needs of commuters, residents, employees, business-owners, and patrons.

LU4.1.1 Public/PrivatePartnerships
Coordinate with other pubtic agencies and members of the business and real estate communities when supporting
transit-oriented devetopment in Folsom. @![
tU 4.1.2 Mix of Uses Near Station G)
Encourage new development around transit stations that mix retait with a variety of housing and employment options to transform Folsom stations into destinations that take
advantage of pubtic investment in transit. FE
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Environmental documents are not required to
reference, describe or discuss: 1) growth-inducing
impacts, 2) impacts on transportation or climate
change of increased car and truck VMT induced by
project, 3) reduced-density alternative to project.
. At least 75% of total bui ld i ng square footage for resi dential u5e
. Consistentwith the use designation, density, buitding intensity, and applicabte poticies ofthe SACOG MTP/scS
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. A Transit Priority Proiect as defined below
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. An Initial Study is prepared identifiTing significant or potentially signifi cant i mpacts.
. Where the lead agency determines that cumulative
impacts have been addressed and mitigated in the
MTP/Scs, they wit[ not be "considerabte'"
. Off-site alternatives do not need to be addressed.
. Deferential review standard -the burden of proof
for legal challenge is on the petitioner/plaintiff.
. Traffic controUmitigation may be covered by the
MTP/SCS.
. At least 50% oftotal building square footage for residential use oR
. lf 26-50% of totat building square footage is non-residential, a minimum FAR of 0.75
. Minimum net density of 20 du/acre
. Within 0.5 miles of maiortransit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in the regional transportation ptan (lto parcel more than 25% further, and less than 10% of units or no more than 100 units further than 0.5 miles)
. Consistentwith the use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable poticies of the SACOG MTP/SCS Transit Priority
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Everything for Transit Priority Project PLUS:
. Served by existing utitities
. Does not contain wetlands or riparian areas
o Does not have significant value as a wildlife habitat and does not harm any protected species
. Not on the Cortese List
o Not on developed open space
. No impacts to historic resources
. No risks from hazardous substances
r No witdfire, seismic, flood, public heatth risk
. 15% more energy-efficientthan CA requirements and25Yo more water-efficient than average for community
. No more than 8 acres
. No more than 200 units
. No building greater than 75,000 square feet
. No net loss ofaffordable housing
. Compatible with surrounding industrial uses
r Within 1/2-mite of rait/ferry or 1/4-mite of high quality bus line
o Meets minimum affordable housing requirements as
prescribed in sB 375 oR in-lieu fee paid OR 5 acres of open space per 1,000 residents Provided
CEQA BENEFITS PROVIDED BY SB 375
The cEeA benefits provided by SB 375 apply to three types of projects. Betow is a summary ofthe types of development projects etigibte for these CEqA benefits, specific qualihcitions for each project, and the types of CEQA str€amlining avaitabte to each type of project. $treamlining BenefitsProject Type i Qualifications
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Assist property owners and developers interested in buitding high-density housing and emptoyment within SAcoG Transit Priority Areas (i.e., one-hatf mite of tight rait stations) to maximize CEQA streamtining benefits available through
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Restrict Auto-Oriented Uses Around Transit Stations
Restrict new auto-oriented uses (e.g., automobile repair, gas station, car wash, drive through restaurants, mini storage facilities) within one-quarter mite of tight rait stations' FEE Connections Between Modes
Encourage transit transfer points to be located at rapid transit stops to facititate connections between transit modes' ln addition, the City shoutd require stations to be pedestrian- and bicycte-friend ty. [!l
Parl<ing Management
Devetop [ong-term parking management approaches that
decrease the amount of tand dedicated to surface parking white maintaining parking capacity. Solutions may inctude parking structures, sr-shutttes to nearby parking. shared Larking. or the use of transit passes for employees and residents. @
Corporation Yard Special StudY
Prepare a study of the existing Folsom corporation yard site to determine the best use for the site when Folsom moves its corporation yard. MEE
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The riverfront areas of Folsom are great assets that are currently underutitized. White they offer recreationaI opportunities for Fotsom residents, access to the river is timited. Folsom has the opportunity to make the river a more integrat part of the community fabric by turning its attention to the river and increasing access. The General Ptan poticies in this section catl for the preparation of a River District Master Plan. Much of the land surrounding the river is controlled by the California State Parks Department, so increasing access to the river wi[[ require ctose coordination with the State.

Policies in the Parks and Recreation Element provide further guidance on the enhancement of riverfront areas and increased access for recreation.

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Support the appropriate enhancement of Fotsom's riverfront areas for current and future residents in order to increase pubtic access, recreationat opportunities, and economic development in consuttation with federal, state, and regional pubtic tand management agencies.

LU 5.1.1 Vision for the River District
Engage the community, stakeholders, and federat, state, and regional [and management agencies in establishing a vision for Folsom's River District. @
tU 5.1.2 River District Master Plan
Consider the preparation of a River District Master Plan for Folsom's riverfront area, that is based on widespread
community engagement as we[[ as coordination with the U.S.

Bureau of Reclamation, California Department of Parks and Recreation, and Sacramento County Regional Parks
Department. ffiEH
LU 5.1.3 Enhance Lake Natoma with Compatible Recreation Uses Enhance the role of Lake Natoma as a ptace to recreate and an amenity for Folsom residents, and elevate Lake Natoma's role in supporting [oca[ and regional business and commerce, inctuding tourism, recreation and [eisure, while maintaining compatibitity with the Fotsom Lake State Recreation Area General Ptan. lnvest in strategica[ty-located sites along the tength of Lake Natoma for a diverse mix of passive and active recreation and tourism activities that are compatible with nearby land uses, historicatty and culturatty important sites, significant habitat areas, restoration sites, and native fish and witdtife ,tug". IHEFI
LU 5.1.4 Honor Folsom's Heritage
The River District Master Plan should include a means of honoring and interpreting Folsom's heritage within the
Historic District. EEI
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Residential
Neighborhoods
Successfuland stable neighborhoods are key to Fotsom's [ong-term prosperity and quatity of tife. Folsom's historic neighborhoods fan out in a grid south of Sutter Street. Most of Folsom's neighborhoods outside of the historic district were designed and devetoped as part of a master plan, ptanned unit devetopment, or specific ptan. Poticies in this section provide for the protection, maintenance, and enhancement of Fotsom's residentiaI neighborhoods.

Goal LU 6.1
Atlow for a variety of housing types and mix of uses that provide choices for Folsom residents, create comptete and livable neighborhoods, and encourage watking and biking.

LU 6.1.1 Complete Neighborhoods
Encourage the estabtishment of "complete neighborhoods" that integrate schoots, chitdcare centers, parks, shopping and employment centers, and other amenities. ilEE
LU 6.1.2 Historic Folsom Residential Areas
Preserve and protect the residentiaI character of Historic Folsom's residentiaI are"t. FEE
LU 6.1.3 Efficiency Through Density
Support an overa[[ increase in average residentiaI densities in identified urban centers and mixed-use districts. Encourage new housing types to shift from lower-density, [arge-tot developments to higher-density, smalt-lot and muttifamily developments, as a means to increase energy efficiency, conserve water, reduce waste, as well as increase access to services and amenities (e.g., open space)through an emphasis of mixed uses in these higher-density devetopmentt. lilH LU 6.1.4 Open Space in Residential Developments
Require open space in each residential devetopment except the fottowing: developments located within a Specific Plan Area that has atready dedicated open space, on multifamily parcets of less than 10 acres and, or parcets of less than 20 acres for singte famity uses surrounded by existing
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LU 6.1.7
LU 6.1.8
[andscaped areas, paths and traits, and plazas. open space does not inctude areas devoted to vehicle parking, streets, and landscaped streetscapes. To achieve the open space
guidelines, a devetoper may be altowed to group the homes at smalter lot sizes around shared open space features, as [ong as the average gross density does not increase. ER
Off-street Parking
Require suff,icient off-street parking for residents be inctuded in the design of a[[ residential projects. Off-street parking for guests shatt be included in the design of a[[ multifamity projects. The City shatt a[[ow for reduced parking
requirements for high-density residentiaI and mixed-use deve[opments near transit stations. FEEI
Senior and Convalescent Housing
Encourage the development of independent living, assisted living, and convatescent housing facilities that provide heatth care for seniors. Proposed facitities sha[[ be evatuated based on the location and impacts on services and neighboring properties, and not on a density basis. lndependent tiving facilities should be located in walkabte environments to improve the heatth and access of residents. M
Residentiat Densities in Area Plans and Specific Plans
Allow residentiat densities within an area plan or specific ptan to vary, provided that the overall dwetting unit buitdout within the plan area sha[[ not exceed that authorized by the General ptan. FEE
Home-Based Businesses
With issuance of a home occupation permit, a[[ow home
offices and home-based businesses that are compatibte with the character of the residentiaI unit and do not significantly impact the neighborhood. FEE
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LU 6.1.10
Religious lnstitutions
Require retigious institutions in residentiaI neighborhoods be designed to be compatibte with the residential character of the neighborhood and include:

1. Access to the property via an arterial or collector
street;

2. The screening of parking with landscaping and/or
materials that wilt btend with surrounding natural
and constructed features ofthe neighborhood; and

3. The shietding of adjacent residential properties from direct tight and glare from the property. EE
Enhanced Walking and Biking
Where volume-to-capacity analysis demonstrates that bike lanes and pedestrian improvements can be included in the pubtic right-of-way, encourage opportunities to promote watking and biking in existing suburban neighborhoods
through improvements such as:
. introducing new pedestrian and bicycte connections;
. adding bike lanes and designating and signing bike
routes;
. narrowing streets where they are overty wide;
. introducing ptanting strips and street trees between
the curb and sidewalk; or
o introducing appropriate tralfic-calming
improvemen".EB E
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Commercial centers consist of office, retail, service, and entertainment uses.

Fotsom's commercial centers meet the needs of residents and attract shoppers from the entire region. Commercial centers create jobs for Fotsom's workforce and provide criticalsales tax revenue to fund the City's efforts to ensure a high quatity of life for residents. Poticies in this section support Folsom's commercial centers and ensure their [ong-term success' GodLU ?.1
Provide for a commercial base of the city to encourage a strong tax base, more jobs within the city, a greater variety of goods and services, and businesses compatible with Folsom's quatity of tife.

LU 7.1.1 Standards for Commercial Uses
Require new commercial uses to be subject to design and parking standards for:

1. The number and [ocation of allowed curb cuts;

2. Landscaping or Parking areas;

3. The location, size, number, and construction of signs; and

4. The configuration and design of commercial
buitdings.

5. Provision of designated, defined bicycle routes from pubtic right-of-way to bicycle parking/pedestrian
corridors. M
LLl7.1.2 Enhance Vitality of CommercialAreas
Encourage development of underutitized and vacant parcels in commerciaI zones to improve the aesthetic appearance and enhance the vitatity of commerciat areas. FEH
LU 7.1.3 Commercial ExPansion
Support the expansion of Folsom's commercial sector to meet the needs of Folsom residents, emptoyees, and visitors. FEt LAND USE I 2
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LU 7.1.5
LU 7.1.6
LU7.1.7
"strip" Commercial Uses
Prohibit new "strip" center development patterns along
arteriaI streets. Strip centers are characterized by tow-density commercial frontage with parking in front of the buitding and muttipte access driveways. ffi
Open Space
Req u ire a[[ com merciaI devetopment and com merciaI portions of mixed-use development to contain at least 10 percent of land area in natural, improved, or functional open space, exclusive of roadways and parking [ots. Developments in mixed-use designations in the FPASP sha[[ provide at leastfive percent of tand area in natura[, improved, or functional open space, exctusive of roadways and parking tots. M
Regional Commercial Centers
Require regional commercial centers to be located close and accessib[e to U.S. Highway 50, preferabty near an interchange' @
Hotels
Encourage the development of hotels and retated convention facitities within commercial and mixed-use districts, with an em ph asis o n h igh -q uatity d eveto p m"nt. ilEEFHEHI )-34 FinaL Draft | )uly 2024Page 675
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Uses
LAND UsE I 2
Folsom's excellent quatity of tife depends on a strong locaI economy with good paying jobs that are stable for both the existing and future economy' Supportive land use poticies can help attract and retain employers' Poticies in this section create a land use poticy framework aimed at retaining and attracting new employers white mitigating any negative impacts of emptoyment uses on the rest of the community'
GoalLU Ll
Encourage, facilitate, and support the location of office, creative industry, technology, and industria[ uses and retention of existing industry in appropriate [ocations.

LU 8.1.1 Industrial ExPansion
Promote and assist in the maintenance and expansion of
Folsom's employment sector in areas where services are
readity available, including: adequate water, wastewater, and storm drainage facilities as we[[ as easy access to multipte modes of transportation. FDHI
LU 8.1.2 Small-Scale lndustrial
Ensure the Zoning Ordinance altows opportunities for sma[[- scate industrial and service commerciaI uses (e.g., auto repair) white considering impacts on nearby residential
neighborhoods. Mll
tU 8.1.3 Clusters
Encourage complementary businesses and businesses from
the same industry to locate in Folsom. These business clusters witt benefit from shared resources, a pooI of skitted
emptoyees, secondary support industries, and concentrated marketi ng efforts. HililHll
LU 8.1.4 AdiacentUses and Access
Discourage industriat devetopment in [ocations where access confticts with neighboring tand uses. Fffi
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LU 8.1.6
Transit
Encourage new employment uses to locate where they can be easily served by pubtic transit. Transit centers should be incorporated into the project, when appropriate. MEo
lnternal Circulation
Require industria[/office parks be designed with internal circutation and incorporate buffering and [andscaped
setbacks to minimize potential adverse impacts on adjacent tand uses. FEE
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Folsom has a strong tradition of high-quatity design that establishes a unique identity. Policies in this section further sotidifu and advance Folsom's overall community [ook and feet. The policies build on Fotsom's design heritage and continue to push the boundaries of good community design.

God IrU 9.1
Encourage community design that resutts in a distinctive, high-quatity buitt environment with a character that creates memorable places and enriches the quatity of tife of Folsom's residents.

LU 9.1.1 Combine Driveways
Encourage property owners in retaiI corridors to reduce the number of driveways along arteriaI roads. When possible, property owners should cooperate through reciprocal access and parking or simitar agreements tinking parking [ots to minimize traffic congestion on the arterial road. Ffil
LU 9.1.2 Retail Development Design Standards
Develop, maintain, and imptement design standards for retail development to ensure retaiI districts have we[[-developed landscape buffers, decorative treatments to buitding facades, and a variety of buitding heights and roof tines. FEE [FSl LU 9.1.3 Eliminate Large Blocks
Encourage the insertion of new streets or pedestrian ways in large "super btocks" that do not have pubtic streets bisecting them. These [arge blocks are common in retaiI corridors and can reduce pedestrian and bicycle connections to these areas. @
LU 9.1.4 Gateways
Continue to establish key gateways to Folsom through
[andscape design, appropriatety-scaled signage, buitding form, and historic themes to create a unique sense of ptace. @
LU9.1.5 Pedestrian-FriendtyEntrances
Encourage automobile-oriented business districts to provide clear and tegible entry features, connected by pedestrian- friendty watkways. FEE
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Encourage the [andscaping of public rights-of-way and
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Encourage efforts to establish and promote district identities (e.g., urban centers, East Bidwell Street) through the use of signage, wayfinding signage, streetscape and buitding design standards, advertising, and site-specific historic themes. FEE Cool Paving
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Passive Solar Access
Ensure, to the extent feasible, that sites, subdivisions, [andscaping, and buitdings are configured and designed to maximize passive solar access [@
Some communities use arches
or highty visibte signage to
signify a community gateway.

The Johnny Cash Bridge serves
as a gateway into Folsom.
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This Etement contains goats, policies, and implementation programs that ensure a safe, effieient, and convenient transportation network for Fotsom residents and visitors.

Fotsom's transportation network is designed to serve atl modes, including walking, bicycting, drlving, and riding mass transit. n strong transportation road network supports local business and industry, and trails and paths provide facitities for passive recreation.

Mobility
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Folsom's transportation system serves both regionaI and [ocaI traveI needs across a broad spectrum of modes. A multi-modal transportation system can relieve roadway congestion, better serve the needs of atl residents, and improve the heatth and wetl-being of those who choose to walk and ride a bicycle. Folsom uses a comp[ete streets approach to the design of its transportation facitities. Comptete streets are designed with att users in mind, and may inctude sidewa[ks, bikeways, dedicated transit lanes, light railservice, and intersections with en hanced safety featu res for bicyctists and pedestrians.

Policies in this section guide the overal[ provision of a balanced multi-modal system of transportation facitities and services in Folsom' Figure M-1 shows the General Plan Circulation Diagram depicting the roadway classifications used in Fotsom.

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Provide a comprehensive, integrated, and connected network of transportation facitities and services for atl modes of travel that atso incorporates emerging transportation technologies and services to increase transportation system efficiency.

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M 1.1.2
M 1.1.3
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Complete Streets
Develop its streets to serve the needs of a[[ users, inctuding bicyclists, pubtic transit users, children, seniors, persons with disabitities, pedestrians, motorists, and movers of commercial goods. [p
Adequate Rights-of-Way
Ensure that att new roadway projects and major
reconstruction projects provide appropriate and adequate rights-of-way for at[ users including bicyctists, pedestrians, transit riders, and motorists, except where pedestrians and bicyctists are prohibited by law from using a given facitity.

Dedication and improvements of futt rights-of-way shatl fotlow City design standards by roadway classification except in existing developed areas where the City determines that such improvements are either infeasibte or undesirable. Other deviations from these standards shatl be permitted upon a determination that safe and adequate access and circulation are preserved by such deviations. Eil
Accessibility
Strive to ensure that all streets are safe and accessible to peopte with timited mobitity and other disabitities. New and reconstructed facitities sha[[ meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabitities Act. [!l
Existing Streets Retrofits €)
Actively p u rsu e fu n d i n g to {+pdate-cn ha nge-existi n g streets and i nte rsecti o ns with r+ewb i keways, si d ewalks, ro u n d abouts' and exctusive transit [anes, where these facilities are designated in the Bikeway Master P[an, Pedestrian Master Ptan, orTransit Master Plan. or by General Plan Poticy.

What are Complete Streets?
Comptete streets are streets
designed with atl users in mind.

There is no one single design
for a complete street; comPlete
streets a re context-se nsitive
and respond to the needs of
users at a particular location.

Complete streets may include
sidewatks, bike lanes, transit
tanes, freq uent crossi ngs,
narrow automobite [anes,
median islands, curb
extensions, roundabouts, and
other transportation faci tities.

Comptete streets make it easY
for Folsom residents to use
transportation modes other
than a car, resutting in a
healthier, happier city.

What is Transportation System
Management?
Transportation system
management (TsM) is a cost-
effective planning tool that
increases the efficiency ofthe
transportation system by
provid ing strategies that
include: intersection
improvements, freeway
bottleneck red uction, and
speciat event traffic strategies.

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M 1.1.6
M 1.1.7
M 1.1.8
Connected Neighborhoods $
Require the continuation of the street network between
adjacent deve[opment projects to promote watkabitity and a[ow easier access for emergency vehictes. @
Intermodal Connections t$
Provide connections between modes, inctuding bicycle and pedestrian connections to transit stops, buses that can accommodate bicycles, and park-and-ride tots. [$
Transportation System Management
Require a transportation system management (TSM) program that appties to existing as wetl as future devetopment and will ensure the assumed reduction in peak hour vehicte trips. @
lntetligent Transponation Systems (lTS) Master Ptan
Preoare. and-adoot. and maintain an ITS Master Plan to
prioritize the deptoyment of technotogy designed to maximize the efficiency of the City's traffic signa[ systems. Require that all devetopment projects incorporate ITS infrastructure where feasible and consistent with the City's adopted ITS Master ehn.[SM
Demand Management @M 1.1.

Develop a citywide Transportation Demand Management
Program, which provides a menu of strategies and programs for devetopers and employers to reduce single-occupant
vehicte travetin the city. ilffi|
M 1.1.10 Facilities for Emerging Technologies O
Assist in the provision of support facilities such as advanced fueting stations (e.g., etectric and hydrogen) for emerging technotogies. FFI
M.1.1.11 Historic Southern Pacific Rail Right-of-way
Facititate use of the Southern Pacific Rait right-of-way for multi-modaI transportation. g
What are lntelligent
Transportation Systems?
I ntelli gent tra nspo rtation
systems (tts) use technology to
effectively manage traffic ftows
in real time and hetp people
make smart traveI choices.

Many systems are atready in
use around the world, inctuding
traffic control centers, rea[-
time bus and train arrival
information, and reat-time
traffic visualizations on online
applications such as Google
Maps. Agencies are rapidty
devetoping new technologies
that will continue to improve
transportation networks
without buitding or widening
roads.
tr'llhat is Transportation Deman,d
Management?
Transportation Demand
Management hetps people
walk, bike, ride transit, and
telecomm ute usi ng incentives,
information, and
encouragement programs.
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Poticies in this section support the development of facitities designed to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe while offering a convenient way of traversing Folsom. Folsom's existing pedestrian and bicycle networl<, particularly its trail system, is a significant community asset that contributes to Folsom's high quatity of tife. A walkable, bikeabte community, designed at a pedestrian scate, encourages neighborhood interaction, and a[lows people to safely and easity reach [oca[ destinations such as schools, parks, and local commercial areas.

GodM 2.1
Maintain and expand facitities and programs that encourage peopte to watk and bike in safety and comfort, and support the lifestyte and amenities that Folsom residents vatue.

M2.1.'l Pedestrj+a*lfiasterActiveTransportation Plan
Prepare. adopt. and Mmaintain @ian
that guides the
development of a pedestrian and bil<eway network that [inks residentiaI devetopments with employment centers, pubtic open spaces, parks, schools, shopping districts, and other major destinations. FFfil
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Sidewatks shatt be buitt atong a[[ new arteriat, collector, and [oca[ roads when ultimate street improvements are installed' @
M 2.1.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Linkages in New Development $ Require devetopers to provide a system of sidewalks, trails, and bikeways that tink att tand uses, provide accessibility to parks and schoots, and connect to atl existing or planned externa[ street and traitfacititiet. M
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Strive to filt gaps in the city's existing sidewatk network. F0 M;H15-Bikeway+Iastef +tafi
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M2JSIUzJLS--Bicycle Facility Classifi cations
Maintain the fottowing ctassification of bicycle facilities consisting of the fo[[owing:

1. Ctass I bikeways: separated bicycte paths. These wit[ be the preferred bikeway, whenever feasible.

2. Ctass ll bikeways: bike tanes. These wi[[ be required in areas where on-street parking is tikety to occur and in a[[ col[ector and arterial streets where feasibte. Such areas would be in the vicinity of apartment comptexes
and condominium comptexes.

3. Ctass lll bikeways: bike routes. These wi[[ be required in tow-traffic areas where it is safe for bicycles to
share the lane with autos and a ctass 1 or class 2
facitity is not feasible.

4. C[ass lV bikeways: bicycte-onty paths, or "cycle tracks." These are a version ofseparated bicycte paths that are
designed for and timited to bicycle use only, and
inctude a separation between bikeway and through
traffic lanes. These will onty be instalted in special
I cases where right-of-way is constricted, or there is
other significant need to provide a separate facitity for bicycte use. @
M2#1"12J.6-Design Gu idelines
Maintain design guidetines for bicycte facitities that result in the construction of bicycle improvements that are attractive, functiona[, and accessibfe. @
M:J,8M4Z-Road Repair
Consider the impact to bicycte routes when conducting any major repair, atteration, or construction of roads. Atternate routes or other accommodations should be provided as well as any upgrades to City-owned pedestrian facitities to comply with the current standards of the Americans with Disabitities Act (nDn). [Q
!F2f9l[2.'t8--Bicycle Safety Education
Provide pubtic education on bicycle safety and encourage bicycte safety programs for cyclists and motoristt. F{{ 3-10 Final Draft | July ZOZ+

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Require adequate short- and long-term bicycle parking for all land uses, except for singte famity and singte famity high- density residential ut.t. FDFI
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Provide bicycle parking at att city parks and pubtic facitities (e.g., tibrary, City Hatt) sufficient to accommodate anticipated demand for spaces. Flil
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Coordinate with Sacramento County and the California
Department of Parks and Recreation to preserve, enhance, and expand bicycte trails and pedestrian paths along the American River Parkway Eq
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Ensure new intersections are designed to safety accommodate pedestrians and bicyctists, along with atl other transportation modes. @
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Encourage the construction of facitities and provision of programs that ensure Folsom children can walk or bike to schooI safety through coordination with schooI administration and parent organizations and participation in State and FederaI grant progratnt. lEfrl
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Pursue the development of pedestrian and bicycte overpasses MOBITITY I3
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Encourage the public to participate in the ptanning, design, implementation, and maintenance of pedestrian and bicycle facitities and programs. $
Transit
A robust transit network provides a host of community benefits. Each automobile trip rep[aced by a transit trip reduces wear and tear on the roads, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and improves Folsom's air quatity. Fotsom needs its transit network to be a healthy, sustainable community. Folsom is currently served by+rro+ransi+system* Sacramento RegionaI Transit District (SacRT). SacRT provides Gotd Line tight rait service, with three stations within Folsom's city timits. The Gotd Line connects Folsom with downtown Sacramento. Fotsom Stage tine is the €ity of fotsom's transit servke, lt sacRT also operates t#ree-bu5-routes that provide intra city transportation for Fo[som residents. Poticies in this section ensure that Folsom residents are we[[-served by pubtic and private transportation options. This section also encourages ptanning efforts directed at maintaining current service levels white planning for future service growth.

GoalMS.l
Support and maintain a comprehensive, safe, and integrated transit system that respondS to th:€ needs of all residents and allow frequent and convenient travel throughout the city and region.

M 3.1.1 Access to Public Transit
Strive to ensure that a[[ residents have access to safe and convenient pubtic transit options. MEE
M 3.1.2 Transit for-EtdedylscnisrE and Persons with oisabitities Provide
ADA-paratransit and/or on-demand transportation for-+he e{d€rty seniors and persons with disabitities. @
M 3.1.3 Regional Transit Connectivity
Coordinate with Sacramento RegionaI Transit and neighboring jurisdictions on fixed route connectivity and transfers to improve the transit system. ![
What is Hi-Bus Transit?
"Hi-Bus" is high frequency bus
service where buses travel
either within a roadway right-
of-way or on a separate facitity
that are designed to provide
higher bus speeds and
schedule retiabitity than typical
locaI bus services. Such
facilities and services are
imptemented in corridors with
land uses that would provide
significant ridership. Current
(zotz) study corridors for hi-bus
include East Bidwetl Street and
Alder Creel< Parkway.
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M 3.1.4
M 3.1.5
M 3.1.6
M 3.1.7
tight Rait Double-Tracking
Coordinate with Sacramento Regiona[ Transit on possibilities for improving light rait headways through double-tracking' @ Extended tight Rail Service
Coordinate with Sacramento Regiona[ Transit on possibilities for extending tight rail hours into the evening. lll
"Hi-Bus" Transit Corridors
Require sufficient right-of-way for designated Hi-Bus transit corridors that connect to tight rail stations, including the ptanned facitity on Easton Vatley Parkway, south of Highway

50. The City shatt atso evatuate the feasibitity of Hi-Bus transit in designated "study corridors" and sha[[ give priority to transit uses within the avaitable right-of-way in those study corridors. The City shatt coordinate with Regional Transit to provide services in the Hi-Bus corridors' ffiilil
Transit to Key Locations
provide @ransit stops and associated
amenities at key destinations in robom' F{{
MOBILITY I3
VehicularTraffic and
Parking
Poticies in this section provide for the needs of drivers of cars, trucks, and other vehicles on the streets that connect Folsom. These poticies focus on ensuring safety and efficiency for motorists as wetl as community members using other transportation modes. Policies in this section also provide for convenient and appropriate vehicte parking facitities.

Goal M 4.1
Ensure a safe and efficient network of streets for cars and trucks, as wetl as provide an adequate suppty of vehicle parking.

M 4.1.1 Road Network HierarchY
Estabtish a hierarchy of roads consisting of the foltowing:

Freeways or timited access highways. Such roads sha[[
be grade separated at each intersection with another
road. The major purpose of such roads is to route
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