PAULSON RANCH SUBDIVISION
GPA #24-01
NORTHEAST YOSEMITE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT #6
STONEFIELD HOME, INC.
104 RESIDENTIAL LOTS
ATTACHMENT 12
ENTITLEMENT PROCESS (2 STEPS)
•Planning Commission (Approved May 7, 2025):
•Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map: Subdivision 39.12 acres into 104 single-family lots with some additional lots for basing, open space, etc •City Council Action:
•General Plan Amendment: Amend the City’s Circulation Element to eliminate a collector road (Destiny Drive) from going through this site (No Land Use Change) •Northeast Yosemite Specific Plan Amendment: Amend this previously approved specific plan (from the 1990’s) to accommodate this new subdivision layout
CITY-SCALE CONTEXT
Approx.
40-AC
Dignity
Health
Hospital
ZONING
• Subject Site has two General Plan designations and two Zoning classifications. GP designations are LDR and HMD. Zoning classifications are R-1-6 and R-3-2. No change in Land Use. • Based on the residential density allowed, the maximum number of units would be 533. The proposed 104 units are below the maximum allowed.
GENERAL PLAN
WETLAND CONSTRAINTS
• Gallaway Enterprises conducted a field survey
and identified areas where historical flooding
from adjacent waterways created wetlands.
• The proposed subdivision (Paulson Ranch) is
designed to avoid these areas.
• This requires eliminating a collector road
(Destiny Drive) from the site (GPA #24-01) and
amending the previously approved Northeast
Yosemite Specific Plan.
Destiny Dr
39.12 Acres
104 Total Lots
• Lots – 6,000 s.f. to 14,250 s.f.
• Paulson Road would extend
utilities and vehicle access north
to Cardella Road
39.12 Acres
104 Total Lots
• Lots – 6,000 s.f. to 14,250 s.f.
• Paulson Road would extend
utilities and vehicle access north
to Cardella Road
Lot A (5.18 AC) undevelopable
due to wetlands
Remainder Lot
25-foot-wide Bike Path on
South Side of Cotton Wood
Creek
Lot B (Storm Basin) 0.85 AC
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
NORTHEAST YOSEMITE SPECIFIC PLAN
•Specific plan approved
with annexation into City
limits, during the 1990’s.
•Circulation and
subdivision layout being
redesigned because of
wetlands along eastern
portion of project site.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
•Public hearing Notices were published in a qualifying newspaper and mailed to property owners within 300 feet of the subject site for both CC and PC Meetings.
•Staff reached out to utility companies and other agencies to solicit comments. •Staff did not receive comments from the general public prior to this presentation prepared for the City Council Meeting, or from the Planning Commission Meeting of May 7, 2025.
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
•Approve/Disapprove/Modify:
•Environmental Review #24-07 (Negative Declaration)
•General Plan Amendment (GPA) #24-01and Northeast Yosemite Specific Plan Amendment #6
*Note: VTSM approved by PC on May 7, 2025*