Rancho Cordova City Council
December 19, 2022

CIRCULATION
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.4-26 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (AMENDED OCTOBER 2018, January 2020, December 2022)

4.9 SPECIFIC PLAN CIRCULATION POLICIES
The following policies are adapted from the General
Plan for the SunCreek Plan Area.

Policy C 1. The SunCreek Plan Area shall
discourage the use of cul-de-sacs on local roads,
except where they are necessary due to sitespecific concerns, such as property boundaries or habitat areas that preclude construction of
through routes. When cul-de-sacs are used, they
provide bicycle and pedestrian connections to
trail systems or adjacent major or connector
streets.

Policy C 2. The SunCreek Plan Area shall install
traffic pre-emption devices for emergency
vehicles (police and fire) at signalized
intersections.

Policy C 3. The SunCreek Plan Area shall provide
adequate access for police and fire vehicles
where traffic calming devices or techniques are
employed.

Policy C 4. Each park, school, commercial, office
and multi-family use must provide at least one
connection to the bikeway and pedestrian
network. The connection will take the form of a
paved and landscaped route between the main
pedestrian path in the project and the adjacent
bikeway.

Policy C 5. The trails, pedestrian paths and local
pedestrian streets shall be an interconnected
system of recreational and travel routes.

Policy C 6. The following table establishes the
minimum widths for sidewalks in the SunCreek
Plan Area. The City may adjust or increase these
to accommodate special circumstances of
individual projects. Meandering sidewalks are
acceptable in wide landscaped areas and should
follow a natural shifting alignment rather than an
un-natural oscillating alignment.

MINIMUM SIDEWALK STANDARDS
Street Classification Sidewalk Width
Residential 5-6 feet
Commercial 7 feet
Major Arterial 7 feet
Policy C 7. The SunCreek Plan Area shall provide
on-street bike lanes along all connector roadways
and on local and major roadways.

Policy C 8. The SunCreek Plan Area shall use
enhanced at-grade crossings, or grade-separated
crossings if feasible, where the SunCreek Parkway
crosses Rancho Cordova Parkway, Americanos
Boulevard, and Chrysanthy Boulevard.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) I.5-1 I.5. COMMUNITY DESIGN

5.1 PURPOSE
The Community Design Chapter addresses the
community character in the areas that are
commonly visible to the public. Primarily this is
the street public right of way but may also include
areas visible from the streets such as open space,
parks and schools and landscaped areas outside of
the right of way.

The community features addressed in this chapter
include:
• streetscape and corridor landscapes,
• gateways,
• open space edges
• water management basins
• pedestrian promenades and trails,
• art in public places
• landmark opportunities
In addition to these specific features, this chapter
also addresses the overall organization of
neighborhoods and the hierarchy of the streets as
a community design feature.

5.2 COMMUNITY DESIGN OBJECTIVES
The General Plan Urban Design Element promotes
a high quality of life for the residents of the
community. The SCSP responds to issues and
objectives identified in the General Plan. These
include:
• Ensuring that new development
contributes to a sense of place and
identity.
• Creating a high-quality urban design and
architecture that is visually pleasing and
inviting.
• Generating a theme with continuity
through architectural elements,
landscaping, lighting, signage and other
features.
▪ Establishing compact mixed-use
development that facilitates walking or
cycling to work, stores, restaurants, and
parks via pleasant pedestrian- and cyclistfriendly streets. • Siting buildings within a project and along
the street in pedestrian-friendly ways,
along with encouraging high quality
project design.

5.3 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ELEMENTS,

PLANS AND PROGRAMS
This chapter is closely related to Volume II:

Development Regulations. This chapter lays out
concepts and intent for public spaces. Volume II:

Development Regulations provides detailed
standards for the private development areas.

This chapter also corresponds with Chapter 4,
Circulation in that it addresses the design features
of the streets defined in that chapter.

The neighborhood design standards implement
the land use form concepts established in Chapter
2, Community Vision.

This chapter also provides design details that help
to implement the protection of the resource
conservation areas established in Chapter 6,
Natural Resources.

5.4 COMMUNITY DESIGN SETTING
Gently rolling terrain and the dominant drainage
corridor that will remain in permanent open space
characterize the Plan Area.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 5-2 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) The natural drainage way corridors will be
accessible to the public along the edge of the
preservation area open space. Therefore, the
open space will provide a visual identity for the
entire Plan Area. Natural vegetation species will
provide an attractive visual edge to the open
space and the surrounding neighborhoods.

The major east-west boulevards and the major
drainage corridor will retain distant vistas toward
the Sierra Nevada to the east. Attention to these
distant views in the site design for all uses
adjacent to the major east-west boulevards and
the major corridor would add a notable design
character to the plan.

5.5 COMMUNITY DESIGN THEMES
The fundamental community image theme of the
Plan Area is pedestrian scale neighborhoods
surrounding small, sheltering public spaces linked
visually to large, contiguous open spaces. Small
nodes of lively color and activity interconnected
by a network of pedestrian and bicycle travel ways
comprise the community. The public spaces will
be focal points of design.

Small gathering spaces will be a hallmark of the
commercial and public areas in SunCreek.

Clustered building forms, bright colors, water
features, functional art, attention to detail,
comfortable sitting areas, and space for people to
gather will be hallmarks of the central districts.

Beyond the central districts, the dominant theme
element will be the open space. Landscaping,
materials, lighting and signage will take their cues
from the natural elements. Landscaping will tend
to be naturalized rather than formal. Turf will be
used sparingly, and the plant palette will favor
native or native compatible species. Natural
ground covers, such as pea gravel and
decomposed granite will be common.

5.6 NEIGHBORHOOD FORM
The SCSP emphasizes the livability of
neighborhoods in the design for pedestrian
friendly streets, ease of pedestrian access to the
commercial and commercial mixed-use centers,
and in the design of neighborhoods with their
orientation to neighborhood parks and linear
open space.

The neighborhood spatial form relates directly to
the land use principles set forth in SCSP Chapters
2 and 3. In keeping with the General Plan building
block concepts and the General Plan Land Use
Smart Growth Principles, (refer to SCSP Sections

2.2.1 and 2.2.2) the SunCreek residential
neighborhoods will be pedestrian friendly with a
well-defined core of public and commercial uses.

A network of pedestrian corridors that extend
outward from the commercial center and connect
with the neighborhood parks serves each
neighborhood.

As illustrated in Figure 2-3, the neighborhoods in
the Specific Plan will be generally consistent with
the following guiding principles.
• Neighborhoods have a radius of
approximately one-quarter to one-third
mile.
• The edges of the neighborhood are
identifiable by use of landscaped areas
along major streets or natural features,
such as permanent open space.
• Each neighborhood includes a distinct
center, such as an elementary school,
neighborhood park, and/or a mixed-use
commercial area within a reasonable
walking distance of the homes,
approximately one-half mile.
• Residences are oriented toward the parks
and open space. The neighborhood parks
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) I.5-3 have frontage on at least two singleloaded streets to provide for visibility and ready access.
• A single loaded street and/or a pedestrian
trail, as illustrated in Figure 5-1 front all
open space areas.

5.7 OPEN SPACE AND THE GREAT PARK

CONCEPT
The “Great Park “concept includes not just the
community park and open space, but all of the
public buildings and spaces connected to those
features. The “Great Park” is similar to the “Great
Room” concept in residential design in which
several living spaces are interconnected through a
flowing open room.

In the Great Park concept the extensive open
space is the focal element that links clustered
public spaces to maximize open feel. The open
space visually extends these active public spaces
to allow maximum connectivity and grand vistas.

Figure 5-1 illustrates the core structure of
extensive open space, parks, and school complex
in the center of the plan. This expansive open
area provides the signature feature for the
community that includes the major social,
recreational, and institutional elements. This core
area also serves as the hub for the pedestrian
network.

5.8 LANDMARK OPPORTUNITIES
The proposed land use pattern provides some
interesting possibilities for landmarks that would
add to the distinctive character of this plan area.

The rolling terrain and the extensive open space
will allow views of landmark buildings within the
Plan Area. For example, the proposed high
school/ middle school and community park
complex will occupy some of the highest ground in
the Plan Area. Figure 5-1, Community Design
Features identifies this prominent location.

Not only is this a large, visually prominent area, it
connects directly to the linear open space
afforded by the resource conservation area and
the adjacent buffer areas.

Similarly, the open spaces adjacent to the Village
Center sites will provide attractive vistas from the
adjacent roads and open space areas.

Distinctive architecture and landmark buildings
located in the school campus and the commercial
centers would be visible for considerable
distances due to the relatively higher elevation
and the adjacent open space.

Conceptual view of landmark buildings.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 5-4 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) Figure 5-1 SunCreek Core Open Space ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) I.5-5 • The Elk Grove Unified School District is
encouraged to include a dominant
building near the highest elevation on the
high school/middle school campus to
create a landmark feature visible from a
distance.
• All development in Village Center (VC)
zone districts shall include a building form
that serves as a landmark feature.

5.9 PEDESTRIAN PROMENADES AND
TRAILS
Pedestrian trails will be common throughout the
Plan Area; however, there are opportunities to
create enhanced pedestrian areas that become
promenades in the Village Center and Regional
Town Center areas. As envisioned in this plan a
promenade is a wide pedestrian concourse with
landscaping, pedestrian scale lighting, and seating
areas. Outdoor dining, food carts, shops and
entertainment would be located adjacent to, or
near, the promenade. The intent is to provide
specific locations for people to walk and socialize
in a community setting.

Example of promenade adjacent to commercial use and
open space.

Figure 5-2, Community Design Features identifies
three potential promenade locations. Each of
these is adjacent to a commercial center and
passes by open space or a park. Two of these are
adjacent to a resource preservation area or a
drainage course that could provide an open space
edge. The third promenade is along Central Park
Drive where a pedestrian street provides a wide
sidewalk connecting the Village Center on Rancho
Cordova Parkway to the community park and high
school complex.

5.10 ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
The use of art in public places, both in civic
locations and as part of private developments,
contributes to the identity and character of the
SCSP. Public art can enhance the landscape and
provide focus within public spaces.

The individual builder may include art in public
places as an optional amenity. Art is not limited to
conventional pieces, such as statuary and murals,
although these have their place and are welcome
in the community. Art can be an integral part of
the public space that includes street furniture,
playground equipment and other utilitarian
features. The SCSP endeavors to make art an
integral component of the built environment by
encouraging opportunities for art in the most
common elements of the community.

Art as a play structure.

RCMC Section 23.722.050 identifies public art as
an additional amenity in pedestrian-oriented
spaces, particularly those greater than 5,000
square feet. Volume II includes a guideline for art
in public places within the Center form-based
zone designated areas.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 5-6 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) Art as a public sidewalk improvement.

Art in public spaces.

5.11 STREETSCAPE AND CORRIDOR

LANDSCAPES
The backbone street system including the minor
arterial streets, collector streets and pedestrian
streets defined in Chapter 4 establish the
framework for the neighborhoods. Typically,
these streets form the edge of neighborhoods
rather than slicing them into sub-areas.

5.11.1. Major Street Characteristics
Streets are a primary, inviting public places in a
community. The general objectives for all
streetscapes are:
▪ Provide identity and sense of place for the
SCSP.
▪ Reinforce the sense of pedestrian scale in
areas intended for pedestrian use.
▪ Create defensible and visually accessible
common areas.
▪ Screen unattractive but essential features,
such as utility equipment installations.
▪ Conserve water.

Table 4-1 in Chapter 4 Circulation provides the
specific standards for landscape corridor widths
along all arterial and collector streets.

5.11.2. Neighborhood Street
Characteristics
Local streets offer a variety of vehicle and
pedestrian paths connecting to the major
roadways. This street system disperses traffic to
create greater variety in route choices and
distribute traffic throughout the neighborhood.

Tree canopy shading will be typical on all neighborhood streets.

As described in Chapter 4, Circulation, the
neighborhood streets will be as narrow as traffic
safety will allow enhancing the pedestrian scale.

As described in Volume II: Development
Regulations, homes may be placed near the
sidewalk and should provide a porch or other
living space oriented to the street.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) I.5-7

5.11.3. Street Landscaping
Landscaping should soften the built environment
and create attractive places. Landscaping should
relieve the overall mass and scale of the
structures, frame outdoor spaces, and create a
strong sense of place. Landscaping should also
reduce the heat-island effect caused by paved
surfaces and minimize the need for irrigation. The
landscaping helps to create visual interest and
promotes and nurtures the concept of an “urban
forest”. Given the relatively dry setting and the
lack of native trees in the plan area, the
landscaping will emphasize drought resistant
native or native compatible species.

On the major streets, trees will provide shade
along the street edge and sidewalk. Shrubs and
groundcovers will be selected for an open,
naturalized look, rather than placed in regimented
rows.

Example of naturalized landscaping.

5.11.4. Streets Along Open Space
Edges
Open space is a dominant visual feature in the
Plan Area. In many locations, streets will run
adjacent to, or cross, open-space areas. Figure 5-
1, Community Design Features illustrates the
location of the major streets adjacent to natural
open space. Arterial and collector streets, notably
Kiefer Boulevard, Rancho Cordova Parkway and
Americanos Boulevard will cross the open space
corridors. Many local residential streets will also
front on open space as shown in Figure 5-2
Community Design Features. These conditions
present special opportunities to view the open
space at many locations throughout the plan. This
exposure to the extensive open space along
roadsides will help reinforce the unique character
of this plan.

5.11.5. Street Furnishings
Street furnishings (including benches, trash
receptacles, bollards, planters, bus shelters, and
other similar amenities) within landscape
corridors shall not interfere with clear-vision
standards for street intersections, or pedestrian
movement along the sidewalk.

5.11.6. Street Lighting
Volume II: Development Regulations provides
detailed standards for outdoor lighting. In
general, the street lighting plan will emphasize
pedestrian lighting.

5.11.7. Walls and Fences
The Plan generally minimizes the need for sound
walls along the major street corridors. Alley
loaded town homes, cottages, multi-family
housing, parks, open space, and commercial uses
are the most common uses located along major
streets. Walls and fences screen public facilities,
provide sound barriers, privacy, and security for
private property, and bar entry to environmentally
sensitive areas.

Volume II: Development Regulations Section 1.5.6
provides development standards for walls and
fences.

5.11.8. Neighborhood Gateways
Neighborhood entrances are enlarged landscape
areas added to the landscape corridors at highly
visible street intersection locations. Entrances
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 5-8 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) Figure 5-2, Community Desig
n Features
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022) I.5-9 provide a distinct gateway and a common design
element that visually distinguishes individual
neighborhoods in the Plan Area. Inclusion of a
common design element, color, symbol or other
distinguishing characteristic will also establish an
identity for the entire SunCreek Plan Area.

Figure 5-2 Community Design Features identifies
the conceptual location of neighborhood
gateways throughout the plan. The applicant for
individual subdivisions will determine the specific
location and design character of the gateways.

5.12 WATER MANAGEMENT FEATURES
Water management basins are typically located
along the edge of the primary drainage corridor.

Figure 5-2 Community Design Features shows the
location of the basins. Additional basins may be
required within the planned development areas.

The significant number of basins and their
prominent locations make them a dominant visual
element.

All basins will be visual amenities that are an
extension of the landscape on the nearby streets.

In most instances, this will involve naturalized
drought tolerant and low maintenance
landscaping. The basins may have a permanent
pool serving water quality purposes.

Example of naturalized detention basin adjacent to
landscape corridor trail.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

COMMUNITY DESIGN
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 5-10 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, October 2019, December 2022)

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ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended January 2020, December 2022) I.6-1 I.6. NATURAL RESOURCES

6.1 PURPOSE
The Natural Resources Chapter identifies the ways
in which the SunCreek Specific Plan (SCSP) will
protect, maintain, and enhance its natural
resources for the betterment of current residents
and future generations. It also addresses
conservation of all resources, including air, water
supply and quality, soils, and energy for the
common good. This Chapter identifies the
preservation of wetland and habitat resources
within the Plan Area.

6.2 OBJECTIVES
The resource objectives addressed in this Chapter
respond to the General Plan. These include:
▪ Protecting wildlife and wetlands areas.
▪ Ensuring compatibility and mutual benefit,
to the maximum extent feasible, between
mitigation preserves and urban
development.
▪ Reducing the impacts of new development
on the use of water resources.
▪ Maintaining continuous and uninterrupted
connections between mitigation preserves
where not interrupted by existing
development to allow species migration and
minimize habitat and species isolation.
▪ Reducing solid waste production and
promoting recycling activities that seek to
reduce the amount of solid waste to statemandated levels.

6.3 NATURAL RESOURCES
The Plan area includes gently rolling grassland
crossed by shallow natural drainages. Various
wetland types, including vernal pools, are found
throughout much of the area but are generally
concentrated near the Laguna Creek drainage
corridor.

6.3.1. Conceptual Level Strategy
In March through May 2004, representatives of
the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Environmental
Protection Agency, and the US Army Corps
Engineers (Agencies) met to formulate a
conceptual-level strategy for avoiding, minimizing,
and preserving aquatic resource habitat in the
Sunrise-Douglas Community Plan Area (SDCPA), of
which the SunCreek Plan Area is a part.

The intended result of this effort is to achieve
reasonable protection and conservation of
federally threatened and endangered species
consistent with the Corps’ obligations under
Section 7(a) (2) of the Endangered Species Act
(ESA), while taking a regional approach to
avoidance and minimization of impacts to waters
of the US, including wetlands, in accordance with
Section 404 (b) (1) guidelines under the Federal
Clean Water Act.

Image of the primary drainage corridor following a
winter storm. This area would be part of the proposed
natural resources preservation area.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

NATURAL RESOURCES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 6-2 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022) To meet the goals of ESA and the Clean Water Act,
the Agencies arrived at the boundaries of
“Preserve Areas” based on best professional
judgment and best available information
regarding regional and site-specific biology and
hydro-geomorphology (such as wetland
delineations, species accounts, and environmental
impact reports), while recognizing that
development is planned in the area. Of particular
focus is the preservation of vernal pool complexes
and corridors for Morrison Creek and Laguna
Creek.

The developers and planners used the conceptual
level strategy to guide the planning of the projects
in the SunCreek Plan Area.

In October 2018, the County of Sacramento, the
Cities of Rancho Cordova and Galt, and other
agencies adopted the South Sacramento Habitat
Conservation Plan (SSHCP). The SSHCP Area,
which includes the SunCreek Plan Area,
establishes a regional conservation approach for
preserving wetlands and sensitive habitats and
mitigating for the impacts of development. The
SSHCP incorporates the underlying wetland
preservation principles that were included in the
conceptual level strategy. The developers and
planners of the SunCreek Plan Area worked
extensively with SSHCP staff during development
of the SSHCP to coordinate the SunCreek wetland
preserves, wetland buffers and adjacent land uses,
as illustrated in Figure 6-1, to ensure they would
conform to the SSHCP. The land use plans for the
SunCreek Specific Plan are expected to conform to
the SSHCP requirements.

6.3.2. Strategy Principles and
Standards
The following ten principles form the basis for the
conceptual strategy. These principles and the
identified Preserve Area guide the development of
the SunCreek Specific Plan and its associated
infrastructure master plans.

Principle 1. Maintain the overall hydrologic
integrity of the Preserve Areas so as to ensure that
there will not be a net loss of functions and values
in the preserve areas as a result of adjacent
development. This includes minimizing changes to
the distribution, frequency and duration of flows,
including restricting summer nuisance flows.

Principle 2. Maintain corridors and large areas
for wildlife and the propagation of flora. Preserve
vernal pool hydrology and integrity to benefit
listed plants and invertebrates. Establish
interconnected conservation areas that are
managed in perpetuity and tie into existing local
and regional planning efforts. Provide for
meaningful conservation of sensitive plant
habitats for species integrity and long-term
survival.

Principle 3. Manage storm water flows to
minimize changes to the existing flow regime and
to maintain or improve existing water quality in
the Preserve Areas, including minimizing changes
to the baseline flows in the receiving waters to the
extent practicable and not allowing untreated
discharges to occur to the aquatic resources in the
Preserve areas.

Principle 4. Use elevated roads, arched
culvert crossings and other practices for
transportation corridors that must traverse
Preserve Areas to the extent that is practicable to
minimize direct and indirect impacts to aquatic
resources in the Preserve Areas and to avoid
significant impacts to the functions and values of
the Preserve Areas.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

NATURAL RESOURCES
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended January 2020, December 2022) I.6-3 Figure 6-1 Location of Proposed Natural Resource Preservation Areas ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

NATURAL RESOURCES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 6-4 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022) Principle 5. Use conservation design elements
to minimize the effect of adjacent development
on the Preserve Areas by constructing, to the
extent practicable, single-loaded roads where
housing directly abuts Preserve Areas, designing
roadside landscaping to drain (surface and
subsurface) toward urban features and not
towards the Preserve Areas, and orienting houses
so that the front living area faces the Preserve
Area. Fences should be low and not restrict
visibility into the Preserve Area. Impervious
surfaces would be minimized. Within the
development area, storm water/water runoff
plans would be designed to use BMPs such as
vegetated swales, infiltration trenches, and
constructed wetland filter strips to treat storm
water and water runoff from the development
areas.

Principle 6. Locate compatible land uses next
to Preserve Areas. The preferred land uses
adjacent to the Preserve Areas are parks, hiking
trails, athletic fields, and other forms of open
space areas. Trails and bike paths to provide
circulation within a development area would
generally be located outside the Preserve Areas;
and would only be permitted to cross the Preserve
Areas if it is determined, on a case-by-case basis,
that such crossings are necessary from a
circulation standpoint and will be constructed in a
manner that prevents adverse impacts to the
functions and values of the Preserve Areas.

Principle 7. Mow-only firebreaks may be
located at the outer edges of Preserve Areas.

Mowing within the Preserve Areas should be
conducted consistent with achieving the goals of
the preserve management plan, including
promoting native/discouraging non-native
species. Firebreaks that necessitate herbicide
application or tilling, plowing or other soil
disturbance would be located outside of the
Preserve Areas.

Principle 8. Ensure Preservation Areas are
protected in perpetuity. This includes establishing
buffers and not locating lot lines within the
preserve boundary. Areas would be protected in
perpetuity through conservation easement that is
adequately funded for maintenance and managed
by a conservation-oriented third party. Preserve
Areas would be fenced and signed.

Principle 9. Implement mitigation measures
(avoidance, minimization, and compensation) that
adequately offset direct and indirect impacts to
aquatic resources and listed species. In general,
establishing the Preserve Areas is considered a
regional measure to achieve impact avoidance
and minimization. Vernal pools that are directly
impacted by projects should be mitigated at ratios
equal to or greater than 2:1 for preservation and
1:1 for creation/restoration. Vernal pools
indirectly affected should be mitigated at ratios
equal to or greater than 1:1 for preservation and
1:1 for creation/restoration. Preservation and
creation/restoration will generally be completed
in the same watershed but not within, or in a way
that would affect, existing wetland complexes. On
a case-by-case basis, preservation credit may be
given for vernal pools in the Preserve Areas
(except for the 250-foot-wide indirect impact
zone). Excellent opportunities exist in or near the
SDCPA for the establishment of a vernal pool
conservation bank(s) and a wetland compensatory
(i.e., restoration/creation) mitigation bank(s).

Principle 10. Recognize the realities and
constraints placed on construction design due to
infrastructure and market-driven forces by
considering the costs of avoidance and mitigation
measures and choosing measures that are the
most cost-effective way to achieve the long-term
goal of maintaining the biological functions and
values of the Preserve Areas.

The following sections describe the typical
approach to managing and protecting resources in
the Specific Plan Area. Development standards
that regulate specific design features for resource
management are included in SCSP Volume II:

Development Regulations Sections 1.5.7 and 1.5.8.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

NATURAL RESOURCES
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended January 2020, December 2022) I.6-5

6.4 WATER QUALITY
Sub-surface pipes will carry storm waters and
other drainage toward the detention basins and
water quality facilities located throughout the
Plan Area. The primary design principle is to
prevent direct urban drainage discharge into the
main drainage corridor until it receives detention
and water quality treatment prior to discharge. To
achieve this objective, detention basins are
strategically located throughout the project to
capture all runoff from the developed areas up to
and including the 100-year design event. Each
detention basin will include the capability to treat
urban runoff to acceptable levels and to detain
and release storm runoff to mitigate any
downstream hydro-modification impacts that
would otherwise occur without detention basins.

Water quality improvement facilities will typically
be integrated with detention basins but may also
be located as independent facilities in the open
space buffer areas between the developed areas
and the Preserve Area. Each water quality feature
will be unique to reflect the water volumes,
terrain, and specific conditions at each site. In
general, the detention basins will incorporate wet
basins to treat urban runoff prior to discharge,
and outlet control structures specifically designed
to control the release of flows from the detention
basin to levels that mitigate downstream hydromodification impacts of the development. SCSP Volume II, Development Regulations Section 1.5.8
addresses water quality protection.

All structures that discharge water to the Preserve
Area shall avoid concentrations of water flow that
could cause soil erosion.

6.5 WATER CONSERVATION
The General Plan includes the goal to “Protect the
quantity and quality of the City’s water resources.”
(RCGP Goal NR.5)
This goal is to be implemented through the
policies to "promote water conservation within
existing and future urban uses", (RCGP Policy
NR.5.1).

The SunCreek Specific Plan will implement these
policies by:
▪ Promoting water conservation efforts
through education.
▪ Installing low-flow appliances and fixtures in
all new development.
▪ Utilizing irrigation systems that reduce
water consumption, such as drip irrigation.
▪ Installing drought-tolerant vegetation and
use water-efficient irrigation systems in
landscaped public areas.

6.6 URBAN FOREST PLAN
The City General Plan includes a goal to
"Encourage the planting and preservation of highquality trees throughout the City." (RCGP Goal NR.4)
The few existing trees that are within the
SunCreek Plan Area are located around former
homestead sites.

Nonetheless, even the General Plan policies
addressing preservation of landmark tree
resources are applicable when applied to ensure
the protection of future resources that will result
from new tree plantings.
"Conserve native oak and landmark tree resources
for their historic, economic, aesthetic, and
environmental value." (RCGP Policy NR 4.1)
Improve overall landscaping quality and
sustainability in all areas visible to the public.
(RCGP Policy NR 4.2)
Promote trees as economic and environmental
resources for the use, education, and enjoyment of
current and future generations. (RCGP Policy NR

4.3)
Consequently, all policies in this section relate to
creating and preserving an urban forest in the
developed areas and along the edges of
permanent Preserve Areas described in the
natural resources section.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

NATURAL RESOURCES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 6-6 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022) The urban forest would include all trees in private
yards, the landscaping in the parking areas and
around buildings in the non-residential uses, the
street trees, park trees, and natural landscaping in
the useable open space areas.

SCSP Volume II: Section 1.5.3, Landscape
Standards provides development guidelines to
establish minimum planting standards and require
appropriate tree species and planting densities
within newly landscaped areas that are visible to
or shared by the public. The guidelines will be
consistent with the adopted City Tree List.

6.7 SOILS RESOURCES
Protection of the soil resources in this Plan Area
relate primarily to minimizing soil erosion during
construction activities. Implementation of Best
Management Practices (BMPs) during
construction would avoid this concern. SCSP
Section 5.12 addresses Water Quality issues.

6.8 ENERGY RESOURCES
The City General Plan includes a goal to “Reduce
per capita energy consumption.” (RCGP Goal
NR.7).

Under this goal the fundamental policies that
relate to the SCSP are to "promote the
development and use of advanced energy
technology and building materials" (RCGP Policy
NR.7.2), and to "encourage the development of
energy efficient buildings and subdivisions" (RCGP
Policy NR.7.)
The development in the Plan Area will include
energy conserving design and materials where
feasible. Energy conservation techniques and
materials will undoubtedly become more
affordable and effective during the build-out of
this plan. Homebuilders will adapt the feasible
and cost-effective technologies to remain
competitive, as homebuyers demand lower
annual operating costs and homes that are more
efficient.

SCSP Volume II: Development Regulations, Section

1.5.7, includes standards and guidelines to achieve
energy conservation in individual buildings and in
the urban design of common areas.

6.9 AIR QUALITY
Sacramento County does not comply with Federal
or State mandated air quality regulations. Internal
combustion engines such as those in cars, trucks
and off-road vehicles are a major source of ozone
emissions. These precursors include reactive
organic gases (ROG) and oxides of nitrogen (Nox).

The Sacramento Air Quality Management District
(AQMD) has endorsed the Air Quality
Management Plan for the SunCreek Plan. The
plan includes many features designed to minimize
ozone emissions and other pollutants. In order to
improve air quality in the region it is necessary to
reduce the number of automobile trips. The SCSP
facilitates pedestrian and bicycle access, reduces
the number and length of automobile trips
through careful placement of trip destinations,
such as commercial centers and schools. The plan
distributes higher density residential uses along
the proposed local transportation routes and close
to the commercial uses in order to facilitate
walking to the shuttle stops and to local shopping.

The SCSP is composed of relatively small, welldefined residential neighborhoods. Each neighborhood includes or is near a commercial
mixed-use shopping center (refer to Figure 2-6).

Each neighborhood will facilitate pedestrian and
bicycle access to homes, shopping, schools, parks,
and jobs through a pedestrian friendly modified
grid street pattern and easy access to the
backbone trail system.

All non-residential land use will provide a safe
location for parking bicycles. This will consist of a
series of racks, which will allow bicycle owners to
securely lock their equipment while engaged in
activities at those non-residential land uses.

All collector and arterial streets throughout the
Plan Area include Class II bike lanes.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.7 PARKS AND OPEN SPACE

7.1 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
This Chapter describes the parks and the open
space areas provided in the plan.

The objectives addressed in this chapter include:
▪ Create a community scale park that will
provide active recreation facilities in the
core of the southeast quadrant of the city.
▪ Provide a major civic core by coordinating
the design of the community park with the
high school and middle school campus.
▪ Provide Neighborhood Parks and
Neighborhood Greens within a short walk
from most homes.
▪ Connect the parks and open space with a
network of trails and sidewalks.

This Chapter establishes the standards and
general locations and configurations, for parks and
open space in the SCSP. Cordova Recreation and
Park District will own and maintain Community
and Neighborhood Parks. The SCSP does not
establish which entity, the City or CRPD, will
design, own, operate, and maintain other park
and open space facilities. Those decisions will be
made at the next stage of the development
process, prior to approval of the first Tentative
Subdivision Map in each phase of the SCSP.

7.2 PARKS AND CITY OPEN SPACE
The SCSP establishes a network of parks and open
space throughout the Plan Area. The parks and
open space provide space for active sports,
walking paths and bikeways, and natural areas
adjacent to permanent resource preservation
areas.
“Community Parks”, and “Neighborhood Parks”
are the traditional parks that provide active
recreation and large gathering places and are
given full credit for Quimby park area
requirements. These parks are included in the
tabulation of park area requirements discussed
below.

City Open Space is comprised of two distinct
categories, Community Places and Green
Infrastructure. Community Places must meet a
measurable area standard of one acre per 1,000
residents, whereas the Green Infrastructure is
required to meet a “functional standard” such as
enhancing pedestrian/bicycle and neighborhood
connectivity or enhancing drainage basin design to
promote recreational and aesthetic features in the
community.

Community Places may include features such as
Neighborhood Greens, Urban Plazas, Community
Gardens, Water Resources and Streams,
Designated Places within Pedestrian Paseos,
Private Recreational Facilities, and Communitywide Open Space Facilities.

Neighborhood Greens include improved park
spaces typically one-half to 2 acres in size, such as
“pocket parks” typically found within residential
areas.

Conceptual illustration of a park adjacent to a Village Center near Rancho Cordova Parkway.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 7-2 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) Green Infrastructure involves the backbone
features of the community including
pedestrian/bicycle mobility and neighborhood
connectivity, multi-function drainage facilities and
utility easements, and pedestrian friendly street
systems defined in Chapter 4. These include trails
along open space, other linear greenways called
“Park Corridors”, the extensive pedestrian bike,
and trail system, trail nodes and trailheads,
pedestrian paseos, utility easement with trails in a
naturalized setting, Green Streets, enhanced local
streets, and enhanced detention basins, water
quality features and drainage ways.

Neighborhood parks or greens are in or near each
of the Village Center sites. These parks and
greens will function as places where people gather
for special events, as well as informally
throughout the day. They will be an integral part
of the commercial/social/institutional activity in
the area. Consequently, the design for these
parks will be carefully coordinated with the design
of the adjacent commercial and mixed-use sites in
the Center Form Based District design process
described in Chapter 3 Land Use. The final design
for each park and Neighborhood Green will
coincide with the surrounding area development.

In general, each Neighborhood Green and park
will conform to the configuration and location
illustrated in Figure 7-1, but the shape and
location may be refined in the Tentative Map
review process.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.7-3
Figure
7-1 Park Facilities within the Plan Area
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 7-4 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)

7.2.1. Park Area Requirement
The City of Rancho Cordova requires five acres of
parks per 1,000 residents comprised of
Community Parks and Neighborhood Parks (the
“Quimby” park area requirement), and one acre of
Community Places per 1,000 residents.

Historically, CRPD has been the recipient of
dedicated Quimby parkland. The Green
Infrastructure add significantly to the open space
experience but are not included in the calculation
of the land contributing the park area required to
serve the residents of the Plan Area.

In this SCSP, the City, CRPD and the developers
have implemented the standards in a manner that
meets the requirements, goals, and objectives of
the General Plan policies, the CRPD requirements,
and City ordinances.

Table 7-1 details the park dedication requirements
that shall govern the SCSP based on the estimated
population in each designated residential type.

Table 7-1 indicates that the total population in the
SunCreek plan will be approximately 11,874
11,665 11,606 residents.

This population would require a total of 71.2 70.1

69.7 acres of park and Neighborhood Greens, of
which 59.4 58.4 58.1 acres would be in
Community and Neighborhood Park and 11.8 11.7

11.6 acres would be in Community
Places/Neighborhood Greens.

As shown in Table 7-2 the SunCreek Plan provides

65.3 60.0 60.8 acres of Quimby parkland, and

9.513.5 10.5 acres of Community
Places/Neighborhood Greens that together
provide 74.8 73.5 71.3 acres.

Developers may provide additional Community
Places/ Neighborhood Greens in the preparation
of Tentative Subdivision Maps. Should the park or
community area acreages provided prove to be
less than the area required by Quimby standards
and open space guidelines the shortfall shall be
paid through in-lieu fees.

In addition, the SCSP includes 6.1 acres of Park
Corridors, as well as 52.0 51.6 acres of preserve
buffer lands, 49.6 acres of detention basin areas
that will be naturalized to appear as open space
amenities, and 199.6 acres of wetland preserve
areas that will provide visual open space. The
preserve buffer lands provide opportunities for
trails and small play areas. Parks counted toward
Table 7-1 Population Estimate and Quimby Park and Neighborhood Green Area Dedication Requirement
Residential Category Dwelling
Units
Population
per
Household
Population
Quimby
Park Acres
Required
Non-Quimby
Park Acres
Required
LOW DENSITY (2.1 to 6 du/ac) 827 872
875

2.95 2,439
2,572
2,581

12.2 12.9 2.4 2.6
MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (6.1
to 12 du/ac)
2,429
2,337
2,275

2.95 7,165
6,894
6,711

35.8 34.5

33.6 7.26.9

6.7 COMPACT DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
(12.1 to 18 du/ac)
320 285
342

2.03 650 579
694

3.3 2.9

3.5 0.6

0.7 HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (18.1 to
40 du/ac)
1,052 1.54 1,620 8.1 1.6
TOTAL 4,6284,54
6 4,544
11,874
11,665
11,606

59.4 58.4

58.1 11.8 11.7

11.6 ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.7-5
the “Quimby” park area requirement are each a
minimum of 2.2 acres in size.

The total area identified as Community Park or
Neighborhood Park in Figure 7-1 is 65.3 60.0 60.8
acres. All of this area will be improved park with
turf, tree canopy, and other park amenities to be
determined.

The CRPD may consider crediting private
recreation facilities less than full portion of the
Park Area credit.

An updated Park Land Equalization Table will be
included with the Finance Implementation Plan.

Quimby park land should be unencumbered and
programmable. Landscape/trail corridors along
public roadways should be located in separate
parcels that are not included with the park land.

When roadways or utility easements need to
bisect Quimby Parkland, the location shall be
coordinated with Cordova Recreation and Park
District.

7.2.2. Storm Water Management
Adjacent to Parks
Parks in the SunCreek Plan Area do not include
storm-water detention basins. However, two
areas adjacent to the Community Park will include
permanent water quality control basins. These
basins are not counted in the required park area.

The areas required for storm water management
will include permanently wet basins and are
therefore included in the Detention Basin
calculation. However, the design of the
Community Park may integrate these basins as
naturalized amenities that augment the recreation
and aesthetic features of the park.

7.2.3. Community Park, Open Space
and Public Facilities Complex
The centerpiece of the SunCreek Plan is the
Community Park located in the center of the Plan
area contiguous to the high school and middle
school. The Community Park consists of two large
parcels separated by Central Park Drive, wetland
preservation, drainage basins, and water system
improvements, The complex of parks, the
adjacent schools, the wetland preserve areas, and
directly accessible contiguous open space provide
a magnificent open space and recreation feature
encompassing over 320 acres in the heart of the
SunCreek Plan Area.

Section 5.7 describes this complex as the “Great
Park” concept, the signature element of the SCSP.

This area is a visual landmark that distinguishes
this community, but also provides the hub of an
extensive trail network linked to all parts of the
Plan Area. Figure 7-2 provides a view of the entire
Type Required Ratio Acres Required
Acres
Acres
Provided
Quimby Park Area (Community and
Neighborhood Parks) 5.0 per 1000

59.4 58.4

58.1 65.360.0

60.8 Community Places/Neighborhood Greens 1.0 per 1000

11.8 11.7

11.6 9.2 13.5

10.5 Mandatory Parks and Neighborhood Green Total

71.2 70.1

69.7 74.5 73.5

71.3 Green Infrastructure /Non-Mandatory Park
Corridors 6.1
Table 7-2 Summary of All SunCreek Quimby Park and Neighborhood Greens Provided ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 7-6 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) complex of Community Park and open space
included in the “Great Park” concept.

The Community Park encompasses 27.8 acres of
active area on the north side of Central Park Drive
adjacent to the High School/Middle School
campus, and 15.7 11.1 acres of active area
adjacent to the elementary school to the south of
Central Park Drive.

The community park will provide space for ball
fields, restrooms, and parking areas. These will be
suitable for recreation leagues for soccer, softball,
and similar active recreation facilities. Lighted ball
fields may be suitable in these parks depending on
the design of the facility. Community parks also
include such amenities as playgrounds, large
community picnic areas, skate parks, splash/spray
parks, amphitheaters, etc. The adjacent high
school/middle school facility provides an excellent
opportunity for joint facilities such as parking,
sports fields, and other recreation facilities.

If the 27.8-acre North Community Park cannot
accommodate the required park facilities, Sun
Creek Specific Plan shall be amended to
reconfigure the community park to accommodate
the required park facilities.

Access roads to the two public/quasi-public
parcels south of the 27.8-acre Community Park
shall be located outside the park property.

The Village Commercial Center at the intersection
of Central Park Drive and Rancho Cordova
Parkway is a gateway to this Great Park. The
center provides gathering places, food services,
and other community-oriented businesses that
enhance the experience of the Great Park.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.7-7
Figure
7-2 Combined Community Park and Open Space Complex
Note that portions of the park facilities
and the schools will include structures
rather than unimproved open space.

These features are considered part of
the overall concept of a contiguous
community open space concept.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 7-8 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)

7.2.4. Central Park Drive
Central Park Drive is a key component of the
Community Park that links the park to the Village
Center at Rancho Cordova Parkway. The
Pedestrian Boulevard transects the southern
portion of this park complex with an unusually
wide landscape corridor on the north side of the
street as described in Chapter 4, Circulation.

Traffic calming features in the street (such as
described in SCSP Section 4.5), a narrow travel
way with parking on the side and signage will slow
traffic through this area. A bicycle trail crossing
will be included in the center of the park to slow
traffic.

7.2.5. Neighborhood Parks
Figure 7-1 shows four Neighborhood Parks and
five Neighborhood Greens in the Specific Plan.

Tentative Map approvals may adjust the parkland
and open spaces illustrated on Figure 7-1 to
comply with the park and open space area
requirements. Neighborhood parks will be 2.2
acres to 5.3 acres in area. Neighborhood Greens
are approximately 2.2 acres or less and may
include small recreation amenities such as play
and picnic areas.

Neighborhood parks are typically located in the
center of a residential neighborhood and/or
adjacent to a school.

A typical neighborhood park will include a large
multi-use turf field, play structure, group picnic
area, and a drinking fountain. Neighborhood
parks will not include restrooms or parking.

Figure 7-3 Central Park Drive (see also Figure 4-10 Pedestrian Boulevard) ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.7-9

7.2.6. Park Corridors and Wetland
Edge Areas
There will be additional opportunities for small
playground and neighborhood green facilities with
seating and shade shelters adjacent to the
extensive open space and wetland preservation
areas. In some instances, the park and trail may
be adjacent to a small detention or water quality
basin.

Example of a small play area along open space
edge or trail.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
SunCreek Specific Plan
I. 7-10 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)

INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022) I.8-1 I.8. INFRASTRUCTURE & PUBLIC SERVICES

8.1 PURPOSE
This Chapter describes the level and type of
public services and facilities to serve the
SunCreek Specific Plan (SCSP). The SCSP will
require extensions of public infrastructure
(sewer, water, drainage, and utilities) and
expansion of the public services, both those
provided by the City of Rancho Cordova, and
other public agencies. Public services include
municipal services, fire and police protection,
public schools, hospitals, libraries.

8.2 OBJECTIVES
The infrastructure, facilities and services
objectives addressed in this Chapter respond to
issues identified in the General Plan. These
include:
▪ Ensuring adequate financing for the City’s
infrastructure improvements and
community services.
▪ Ensuring that long-term funding sources
are available to operate public facilities and
provide public services.
▪ Establishing a comprehensive infrastructure
system to meet the needs of residents,
employees, and visitors.
▪ Managing new development areas to
ensure that water lines and sewer and
drainage systems are constructed in
advance of residential development.
▪ Coordinating with water, sewer, and utility
service providers to reduce incidences of
service interruption, improve the quality
and sustainability of services, and reduce
per-unit costs.
▪ Minimizing visual impacts and physical
impediments of utilities.
▪ Creating public schools that are at the
forefront of educational efforts, seen as a
viable option by all parents, and are safe for
children.
▪ Designing and providing local services to
meet the needs of residents.

8.3 DOMESTIC WATER
The SunCreek Specific Plan Area is located within
the Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA)
Zone 40 service area and will ultimately be served
with surface water from the Sacramento River and
groundwater from the Zone 40 groundwater
system. A potable water transmission system
supplies surface and groundwater to the greater
North Service Area (NSA). This transmission
system has the capacity to meet 100% of the buildout demand in the Plan Area.

Each phase of development within the SCSP will be
subject to SCWA Ordinances, Standards and
Specifications, Fee Structure and Reimbursement
Policies and Procedures (including eligibility for
reimbursement and reimbursement agreement
requirements) in place at the time of application.

Transmission mains in Sunrise Boulevard, Kiefer
Road, Chrysanthy Boulevard, and Rancho Cordova
Parkway currently deliver treated water to the Plan
Area. A grid of 8-inch to 12-inch mains will extend
from the transmission mains to serve local
developments.

The first phase of improvements will include
transmission mains extending east of Rancho
Cordova Parkway on North Campus Drive and
Central Park Drive, south of Kiefer Boulevard on
Sunrise Boulevard and Rancho Cordova Parkway,
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.8-2 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022) and along Kiefer Boulevard between Rancho
Cordova Parkway and Americanos Boulevard. As
development of the plan area progresses, this
transmission system will be extended northerly
from Kiefer Boulevard along Americanos
Boulevard and then easterly along Chrysanthy
Boulevard to Grantline Road.

Per Title 5, California Code of Regulations, the
California Department of Education (CDE)
requires school districts to investigate potential
hazards associated with underground water lines
larger than 12 inches in diameter if they are
located within 1,500 feet of school sites.

Therefore, if there will be an 18-inch transmission
line along North Campus Road, it will need to be
studied, and the pipeline infrastructure will need
to be designed in a way that would protect the
school should a rupture occur. The cost of any
mitigation measures required by the CDE to
protect school facilities and students from
potential rupture hazards, of either the storage
tanks or the water line, should be associated with
the installation of the water infrastructure and
not the development of the school property.

Eventually, larger regional water transmission
and storage improvements will be constructed by
SCWA from the Central Surface Water Treatment
Plant (SWTP) to the NSA to meet future demands
within the area. These improvements will include
a 7-acre water storage tank site (two 1.5-milliongallon storage tanks) with necessary easements, proper ingress and egress and necessary
environmental clearances. Additional space may
be required if adjoining land-uses necessitate
buffer lands. The current site will be
reconfigured in the future to meet the design
requirements of SCWA. SCWA will install these
improvements when regional water demands
within the NSA warrant.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended January 2020, December 2022) I.8-3 Figure 8-1 Plan Area Water System Map
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.8-4 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022)

8.4 SEWER
The SunCreek Specific Plan Area is within the service
area of the Sacramento Area Sewer District (SASD) and
the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
(SRCSD). SASD owns and operates sewer trunk and
collector systems throughout Sacramento County.

SRCSD owns and operates the Sacramento Regional
Wastewater Treatment Plant (SRWTP) and interceptor
systems throughout Sacramento County.

The SASD Sewer System Capacity Plan 2010 and its
2015 Update for the BR East Rancho Service Area sets
forth the overall plan for sewer service in this area.

The SunCreek Specific Plan reflects the Sewer System
Capacity Plan. In 2016, SASD approved a Level 2
Sewer Study for the Plan Area.

Each phase of development within the SCSP will be
subject to District Ordinance, Standards and
Specifications, Fee Structure and Reimbursement
Policies and Procedures (including eligibility for
reimbursement and reimbursement agreement
requirements) in place at the time of application.

The Plan Area will be bisected into two independent
sewer sheds. Shed A will serve the northern portion of
the Plan Area and is bounded by the Plan Area’s west,
north and east project boundaries. Central Park Drive
creates the southern boundary of Shed A. Shed B will
serve the southern portion of the Plan Area and will
capture the sewer demand of the Shalako and Jaeger
Ranch properties.

The backbone collection system in the Specific Plan
will be constructed within the existing and proposed
rights-of-way and along the SunCreek Parkway open
space corridor. For Shed A, wastewater will flow by
gravity from the intersection of Grant Line Road and
Chrysanthy Boulevard to the southwest through the
northern portion of the Plan Area in a new trunk
sewer line to the Shed A Pump Station to be
constructed on park land adjacent to the intersection
of West Park Drive and the high school/middle school
site easement. A series of local trunk and collector
sewer lines will connect to the new trunk sewer line.

Wastewater will be pumped from the Shed A Pump
Station in a 12” force main along West Park Drive to
North Campus Drive, then west to Rancho Cordova
Parkway and north to the Chrysanthy gravity sewer
manhole point of connection, where the wastewater
will be conveyed to the Chrysanthy Pump Station. The
Chrysanthy Pump Station connects with the Bradshaw
Interceptor that conveys flows to the Sacramento
County Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant as
illustrated in Figure 8-2.

For Shed B, wastewater will flow by gravity in a new
trunk sewer line from the intersection of Central Park
Drive and Americanos Boulevard along the SunCreek
Parkway open space corridor to the Shed B Pump
Station to be constructed at the southwest corner of the Plan Area, adjacent to the east side of Sunrise
Boulevard. A series of local and trunk sewer lines will connect to the new trunk sewer line.

The existing Anatolia III pump station will be abandoned with the first phase of development in the Shed B area
of the SunCreek Specific Plan, and a relief sewer line
connecting to the Shed B trunk sewer line will convey its flows southwesterly to the Shed B Pump Station.

Wastewater will initially be pumped north in an 8” force main to Kiefer Boulevard to a point of connection with
the existing Anatolia III 8” force main. The existing 8” force main would then convey the initial flows northerly along Rancho Cordova Parkway to the existing
Chrysanthy gravity sewer manhole point of connection,
where the wastewater will be conveyed to the
Chrysanthy Pump Station.

The Chrysanthy Pump Station may need to be upgraded
to provide additional pumping capacity to serve
development in the Plan Area.

As the Plan Area and adjacent areas develop, the
SunCreek Shed B Pump Station would be upsized and
connected to the Sunrise Boulevard (northerly leg) of
the Kiefer Boulevard force main that would convey the
flows to the Aerojet Interceptor. The Shed B Pump
Station could be connected directly to the Chrysanthy
Pump Station via a new force main along Sunrise
Boulevard if the existing Kiefer Boulevard force main
lacks adequate capacity or is not otherwise available at that time.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended January 2020, December 2022) I.8-5 Figure
8-2 Plan Area Sewer System Map
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.8-6 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022)

8.5 HYDROLOGY & DRAINAGE
The Plan Area topography falls gently to the west
and southwest with average slopes of
approximately 0.006 feet per foot (ft/ft). The
rolling grasslands are interspersed with grassy
swales, seasonal drainage courses that provide
significant amounts of natural storage.

The natural storage capacity of the primary
drainage corridor will remain in place because
this portion of the Plan Area will remain in
permanent open space in the developed plan.

Approximately 307 acres, (24 percent) of the land
area in the plan, will be permanent open space in
wetland preserve, wetland buffers, and storm
water detention facilities. These low-lying areas
provide the majority of the storm water storage
capacity in the natural (pre-development)
condition.

The Plan Area is located primarily within the Kite
Creek watershed. Kite Creek is tributary to
Laguna Creek. Kite Creek conveys storm water
southwest towards the junction of Sunrise
Boulevard and Jackson Highway in a well-defined
drainage course. A small portion of the northwest
corner of the Plan Area is located in the Morrison
Creek watershed, and a small portion of the
southeast corner of the Plan Area is located in the
upper Laguna Creek watershed as illustrated in
Figure 8-3. These natural drainages convey storm
water to the Beach-Stone Lakes area in western
Sacramento County.

The project proposes to limit peak storm water
flows (measured at the edge of a project) after
development of the Plan Area (post development)
so they shall not exceed pre-development peak
flows.

Peak runoff flows and volumes would increase in
the Plan Area because of the planned
development.

Figure 8-3 Drainage Shed Map
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended January 2020, December 2022) I.8-7 Figure 8-4 Local Detention Basins
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.8-8 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022) Planned storm water management facilities
within the Plan Area will mitigate for increased
storm runoff created by development of the
Specific Plan Area. Areas outside of the Specific
Plan Area will be required to mitigate for their
increase in storm drainage runoff prior to
discharge into the Plan Area unless facilities are
oversized on-site to accommodate off-site
development needs.

Figure 8-4 illustrates several small detention
basins located along the primary drainage
corridor that will provide natural storm water
storage. Combining multiple detention facilities
for tributary areas throughout the Plan Area and
storage of peak storm flows within the Preserve
area effectively reduces the peak flow- through
the Preserve Area and at the Plan Area’s
southern boundary. This corresponds to the
undeveloped peak flow.

The detention basins are a key component of a
comprehensive storm water management and
water quality system that extends throughout the
developed portions of the Plan Area. In addition
to the basins, the system includes underground
pipe conveyances and all the surface components
of that system (including inlets, filters,
maintenance access, and outfall structures). The
overall drainage system will convey and treat
storm runoff from the Plan Area without reliance
on on-site LID design features. Each developer can
incorporate LID design features into the on-site
design of the project and reduce the size of the
water quality and hydro-modification basins
accordingly.

The storm water and water quality features
throughout the Plan Area are an integrated
management system.

The detention facilities will be located at the edge
of the drainage corridor where they will intercept
run-off from the adjacent development areas
before the water enters the main corridor.

The basins will provide water quality treatment for
urban run-off before such water enters the
wetland preserve areas. Urban nuisance run-off
water will first flow through the wet basin where
water quality treatment will occur. Run-off water
will then be retained in detention basins.

Although storm water management and water
quality improvement are the primary functions, the
detention facilities will also provide an aesthetic
and informal recreation function. The basins will
be an integral element of the amenities in wetland
edge areas that also include naturalized
landscaping and a bike and pedestrian trail system.

Minor amenities such as benches, trash cans, and
Typical basin feature located in the buffer area
adjacent to the Wetland Preserve will provide water
quality treatment and small volume storm water
detention.

The detention basins may hold water during and
immediately after each storm. However, the basins
include small, permanently wet, water quality treatment ponds.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended January 2020, December 2022) I.8-9 picnic tables may be located near the detention
basins to enhance their recreational value. All
improvements must be located outside of the
wetland preserve areas.

The detention basins will be visual amenities that
include naturalized landscaping such as willow
and native oaks, as well as native companion
plant groundcovers and shrubs. With
consideration to maintenance, requirements for
the basin's primary functions of storm water
management and water quality enhancement the
design may allow for placement of boulders or
other naturally occurring features that would
enhance the aesthetics of the facility.

The banks of the basins will be designed and
graded such that public safety fencing shall not
be required in most cases.

The basins will appear as a visual amenity and
extension of the adjacent land use. The
pedestrian paseos and other open space features
designed into medium and high-density
residential uses, as well as Village Commercial
and Commercial Mixed-Use areas may include
stormwater detention facilities. Such facilities
would include small basins and swales that are an
integral part of the feature landscaping and
interconnected with the overall stormwater
management system. The incorporation of these
types of LID features into the on-site designs can
reduce the size of the water quality and hydromodification features in the detention basins.

The parking areas in non-residential and multifamily residential uses may also function as part of the storm water management system. Parking
areas and pedestrian areas may include
landscaping features that function as storm water
storage and water quality enhancements.

Some basins may be located adjacent to and at the
lower end of parks located throughout the Plan
Area. In these instances, the basins will include a
portion that is typically quite shallow and will
appear as an extension of the park. The basin will
serve as a water quality enhancement feature that
treats pollutants coming from the park turf and
parking areas.

Multiple detention facilities allow for phased
development of the Plan Area. Basins can be
designed and constructed to accommodate the
storm flow from small sub-areas.

Final design of each detention basin will occur as
individual neighborhoods are developed and the
need for mitigation of flows arises.

8.6 SCHOOLS
The SunCreek Plan area is within the Elk Grove
Unified School District. To accommodate new
Individual subdivisions may include small basins as an
entry feature.

Parking lot landscaping can include water quality
improvement features.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.8-10 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022) students, the district will need to construct new
schools and expand existing facilities.

Table 8-1 summarizes the current Student
Generation Rate for Elk Grove Unified School
District. The projected student enrollment is
1,653 1,614 elementary school students, 468
456 middle school students, and 826 806 high
school students.

The Specific Plan shows three elementary schools
located to serve individual neighborhoods.

Typically, elementary schools are adjacent to or
near a neighborhood park on sites that are level
and square in shape. The elementary school site
in the Shalako property is separate from the
nearby neighborhood park, but accessible from
the corridor along the adjacent open space as
shown in Figure 3-1. Collector streets provide a
separate pedestrian path for children to walk to
school. Schools are also accessible to the
backbone trail system as shown in Figure 4-18.

Schools will have timely access to all utilities and
services, including sewer, water, gas, electric and
drainage.

8.7 LIBRARIES
The high school and middle school campus would
be the first-choice location for a library in the
SunCreek Plan Area however there also will be
several alternatives in the Commercial Mixed-Use
sites. Furthermore, the library could be in
conjunction with other parks, schools, or
commercial areas in the Sunrise Douglas
Community Plan Area.

8.8 ELECTRICITY
The Plan Area is within the Sacramento Municipal
Utility District (SMUD). SMUD owns and maintains
power lines within the Plan Area and will be the
provider of electrical service.

8.9 NATURAL GAS
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will
provide natural gas service. PG& E owns and
operates an 8- inch feeder main along the entire
Plan Area frontage on Sunrise Boulevard.

This feeder main is currently operating at 60-psi
pressure.

8.10 TELEPHONE
AT&T, Citizens, or Surewest will provide telephone
service to the Plan Area.

LAND USE DWELLING
UNITS
K- 6 Students per
dwelling*
7-8 Students per
dwelling*
9-12 Students
per dwelling*

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
3,596 3,494
3,492 0.3846 0.1093 0.2063
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 1,052 0.2572 0.0710 0.0806

STUDENT

ENROLLMENT
K-6 ENROLLMENT 1,653 1,614
7-8 ENROLLMENT 468 456
9-12 ENROLLMENT 826 806
* Source: Elk Grove Unified School District, March 2019 ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended January 2020, December 2022) I.8-11

8.11 FINANCING PLAN
The City will adopt the Financing Plan concurrent
with the approval of the SCSP. The Financing Plan
will identify the infrastructure and public facilities
required for development of the plan along with the
required financing. The financing plan will
incorporate and implement the guiding principles set
forth in SCSP Section I.9 Implementation and will
provide more specific guidance for phasing of
infrastructure and public facilities. The Financing Plan identifies potential phases and the backbone
infrastructure required for each phase. This provides
general guidance for future conditions of approval
and development of more detailed tentative map
phasing plans. The tentative map phasing plans will
provide detailed phasing for the build out of each
tentative map, including the specific infrastructure
required for each phase.

8.12 SPECIFIC PLAN POLICIES
The City’s goal is to have all required infrastructure
for a development phase, including onsite and offsite
roadways, completed or guaranteed to the
satisfaction of the City prior to the issuance of
building permits in that phase. The development
agreement and financing plan will identify the
general timing and requirements for arterial and
collector roadway improvements. Details of specific
roadway improvements required for each phase will
be clarified and finalized to the satisfaction of the City prior to approval of each tentative map.

Policy IPS 1. An assured water supply and delivery
system shall be demonstrated at the time of
project approval. The water agency providing
service to the project may provide several
alternative methods of supply and/or
delivery, if each is capable individually of
providing water to the project.

Policy IPS 2. All required water infrastructure for
the project shall be assured with bonds or
other sureties to the City’s satisfaction prior
to approval of improvement plans
and/or recording of a final map for a
particular subdivision. Water
infrastructure may be phased to
coincide with the phased development
of large-scale projects.

Policy IPS 3. Proposed water supply and
delivery systems shall be identified at
the time of tentative map approval to
the satisfaction of the City. The water
agency providing service to the project
may provide several alternative
methods of supply and/or delivery,
provided that each is capable
individually of providing water to the
project.

Policy IPS 4. The agency providing water
service to the subdivision shall
demonstrate prior to the approval of
the Final Map that sufficient capacity
shall be available to accommodate the
subdivision plus existing development,
and other approved projects in the
same service area, and other projects
that have received commitments for
water service.

Policy IPS 5. Offsite and onsite water
distribution systems required to serve
the subdivision shall be in place and
contain water at sufficient quantity
and pressure prior to the issuance of
any building permits. Model homes
may be exempted from this policy as
determined appropriate by the City
and subject to approval by the City.

Policy IPS 6. Sewage conveyance systems
within the subdivision shall be in place
and connected to the sewage disposal
system prior to the issuance of any
building permits. Model homes may
be exempted from this policy as
determined appropriate by the City
Table 8-1 Summary of Plan Area School Facility Requirements ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.8-12 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended January 2020, December 2022) and subject to approval by the City.

Policy IPS 7. Utility equipment shall be placed
underground, or strategically placed and/or
screened to the maximum extent feasible.

Policy IPS 8. Underground sewer, water, and
drainage facilities shall be installed to the
ultimate planned capacity as part of required
road construction unless otherwise approved
by the City.

Policy IPS 9. Public service providers shall be colocated in park, commercial, office, and mixed use sites that are accessible to persons
in need of services.

Policy IPS 10. Any libraries within the SCSP shall be
accessible to pedestrians, bicycles, and public
transit riders, in a highly visible location that
is accessible to unaccompanied children.

Policy IPS 11. School facilities shall be sited
according to the following criteria:
▪ Schools should be within walking
distance of most residences, and should
connect with trails, bikeways, and
pedestrian paths.
▪ Schools should serve as a focal point of
neighborhood activity and be
interconnected with parks, greenways,
and off-street paths whenever possible.
▪ New schools should be placed adjacent
to neighborhood and community parks
whenever possible and be designed to
promote joint use of appropriate
facilities.

Policy IPS 12. An On-Site Phasing Plan, On-Site
Phasing Guidelines, and an Off-Site
Infrastructure shall be included within the
SunCreek Finance Plan.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended July 13, 2015, October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.9. IMPLEMENTATION

9.1 PURPOSE
A series of development entitlements between
the City and the developers will govern
Implementation of the policies set forth in this
Specific Plan document. The SunCreek Specific
Plan (SCSP) establishes land use designations for
all properties. The Implementation Section
primarily concerns two core elements:
• defining the obligations and means for
creating, maintaining, and operating the
physical infrastructure of the community,
and
• establishing the methods used to
administer the development of the
community. In many instances, this
involves references to the existing City
Municipal Code.

9.1.1 Definition of Terms
Throughout this specific plan, and notably in this
section on Implementation, the terms “small lot
map” and “large lot map” are used. Both terms
apply to Tentative and Final Maps as defined in
the Subdivision Map Act (Government Code
Section 66410, et seq.), and as administered in the
City Municipal Code Title 22 Land Development.

Due to the large scale of a master plan such as
SunCreek, land parcels are typically subdivided
into developable parcels in two distinct steps.
“Large Lot Maps” typically involve the subdivision
of the entire master plan, or individual ownership
areas into parcels of land similar to those
identified in Figure 3-2 Specific Plan Land Use.

The purpose is to create individual parcels for
allocation of infrastructure improvement
obligations and financing, and later sale to
homebuilders. This process typically defines the
structure of the “backbone” streets and utilities
that will serve large areas of the community.
“Small Lot Maps” typically involve the subdivision
of the large lot parcels into individual home sites
on which homes will be built and sold to individual
homeowners. This process typically defines the
residential scale streets and other improvements
that serve the individual home sites.

Both are subdivision map processes, but they
serve distinctly different purposes and are applied
at different stages of the land development
process. The following implementation measures
apply at these different stages as described below.

9.1.2 Approach to Financing
Implementation
The SCSP will require participation of all
properties in a Public Facilities Financing Plan
(Financing Plan) prior to development. The
Financing Plan will identify the infrastructure and
public facilities required for development of the
plan.

The Financing Plan will describe the financing
strategy and mechanisms to fund backbone
infrastructure and public facilities needed to serve
new development in the SCSP, and will include the
following elements:
▪ Description and associated estimated
costs of major backbone infrastructure
and public facilities (Phasing Master Plan)
to be constructed or acquired in
association with SunCreek development.

This includes roadways, sewer, drainage,
water, and public facilities (parks, schools,
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

IMPLEMENTATION
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.9-2 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended July 13, 2015, October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)
fire protection, law enforcement, etc). Intract subdivision costs will not be included.
▪ Identification of existing and new funding
mechanisms to pay for required onsite
and offsite backbone infrastructure and
other public facilities.
▪ Identification of general phasing
requirements for onsite and offsite
backbone infrastructure and public
facilities.
▪ Establishment of a policy framework for
financing the required major backbone
infrastructure and public improvements.
▪ Identification of costs associated with
ongoing operations and maintenance for
constructed backbone infrastructure and
public facilities.
▪ Identification of existing and new funding
mechanisms to pay for ongoing
operations and maintenance costs
associated with required backbone
infrastructure and other public facilities.
▪ Incorporation of the Guiding Principles
below that identifies the development
conditions and triggers for builders
regarding infrastructure required for any
given builder.

9.1.3 Guiding Principles
These Guiding Principles define the “rules”
regarding the funding and construction of
infrastructure and the phasing of development in
the SCSP. These rules clarify the approach for
developing required infrastructure as each project
or tentative subdivision map moves forward.

Development in the SCSP shall be consistent with,
and the Conditions of Approval shall include the
following principles:

Responsibility for Infrastructure Funding
Development within the SCSP shall pay the full
costs of infrastructure needed to serve the
Specific Plan area, except where other funding
sources are appropriate and available. The
Development Agreements or Conditions of
Approval will detail the amounts over and above
the developer’s fair share that will be reimbursed
or credited after subsequent developers pay their
fair share of the full costs of infrastructure. The
Financing Plan, Development Agreement, and
Tentative Map Entitlements will address issues
associated with timing of financing and
construction, fee credits and reimbursement for
developers who install public facilities.

Timing of Infrastructure Funding
The Financing Plan shall provide a strategy for
funding backbone infrastructure and community
facilities consistent with the timing set forth in the
Infrastructure Phasing Master Plan and these
Guiding Principles. Developers within the SCSP
shall be required to construct, or pay for the
construction of, public improvements as needed
pursuant to the approved phasing plans.

General Timing- Offsite & Onsite
Infrastructure
Both on-site (in the SCSP area) and off-site
(outside the physical boundaries of the Specific
Plan area) public facilities and infrastructure
improvements shall be installed to meet projected
development demands in accordance with the
City’s and/or other agency infrastructure
requirements and policies, unless otherwise
modified by subsequent entitlement approvals.

Linking Requirements to General Plan
Before building permit issuance in the SCSP,
infrastructure required of a specific project shall
be constructed to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer, consistent with General Plan Circulation
Element and Infrastructure Services and Finance
Policies in effect at the time of small lot tentative
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

IMPLEMENTATION
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended July 13, 2015, October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.9-3
map approval, unless otherwise modified by
subsequent entitlement approvals.

Refinement of Onsite Infrastructure
The Financing Plan shall provide the minimum
infrastructure required to meet the development
demands of each phase of development. These
infrastructure requirements will be refined as part
of the review and processing of individual projects
prior to the approval of small lot tentative maps or
large lot tentative map, or prior to building
permits for projects that do not require an
associated small lot tentative map.

Tying Offsite Core to Internal Capital
Projects
The City of Rancho Cordova Core Backbone
Roadway Phasing Plan provides minimum SCSP
offsite infrastructure required to meet
development standards throughout the city.

These offsite infrastructure improvements are
required and will be timed with SCSP onsite
capital improvement requirements, unless
otherwise modified by subsequent entitlement
approvals.

Offsite Core Infrastructure Timing
The Phasing Plan and Financing Plan will identify
offsite infrastructure timing requirements.

Finance Mechanisms and Funding
Availability
Finance mechanisms that ensure the availability of
funding for delivery of required onsite and offsite
infrastructure will be in place prior to the approval
of final maps or prior to the issuance of building
permits for projects that do not require an
associated final map. The required infrastructure
will be consistent with defined roadway
improvements in each phase of development and
consistent with City Core Backbone Plan
requirements.

Forms of Dedication
All dedications shall be in a form approved by the
City, including but not limited to grant deeds,
easements, irrevocable offers of dedication, or
other approved instruments. The type and form
of the dedication shall be at the sole discretion of
the City, or as otherwise provided for in the
approval of small lot tentative maps, or prior to
building permits for projects that do not require
an associated small lot tentative map.

Right-of-Way and Easement
Dedication
Developers shall be required to dedicate right-ofway, public utility easements, landscape easements and pedestrian easements for arterial
roadway, collector and residential roads
consistent with the requirements of the SCSP,
with the final map prior to improvement plan
approval or the issuance of building permits for
individual development proposals.

Park Dedications
All accepted parklands, paseos and other open
space shall be dedicated to the City or the
Cordova Recreation and Park District. The timing
for the delivery of parks, recreation facilities,
paseos, and open space shall be determined
before the approval of the first tentative
subdivision map in the corresponding phase of the
Specific Plan.

Major Roadway Timing and
Completeness
All required infrastructure for a development
phase, including onsite and offsite roadways, shall
be substantially complete to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer prior to the issuance of building
permits in that phase. Prior to occupancy, all
streets and improvements shown on the phasing
plan shall be completed to the satisfaction of the
City Engineer. The Development Agreement and
Financing Plan will identify the general timing and
requirements for arterial and collector roadway
improvements. Details of specific roadway
improvements required for each phase will be
clarified and finalized to the satisfaction of the
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

IMPLEMENTATION
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.9-4 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended July 13, 2015, October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)
City Engineer prior to approval of each tentative
map.

These improvements shall include the full section
from curb to curb, streetlights, sidewalks, median
landscaping, parkway landscaping and other
roadside appurtenances. At the City’s discretion,
phasing of lanes on arterial roadway roadways
may be implemented through provision of wider
interim medians that will provide space for future
lanes. In addition, at the City’s discretion, certain
roadside elements could be phased with
construction of adjacent development.

Internal Streets Timing and
Completeness
The City’s goal is to ensure that the phasing of
construction within each tentative subdivision
map provides logical and reasonably complete
infrastructure for residents who occupy homes
prior to completion of the entire mapped
subdivision. As such, the developer shall provide a
phasing plan addressing sequencing and build-out
of all internal streets depicted on the tentative
map. A detailed agreement on requirements and
timing for the tentative map-phasing plan will be
finalized prior to the approval of small lot
tentative maps or large lot tentative maps, or
prior to building permits for projects that do not
require an associated small lot tentative map.

Logical Completion of Roadway
Segments
All roadways, pedestrian facilities, and bikeways
shall be constructed in logical and complete
segments, connecting from intersection to
intersection, to provide safe and adequate access
with each phase of development as conditioned
with the approval of each small lot tentative map,
or as set forth in subsequent entitlement
approvals.

Two Points of Access
Each phase of a project or tentative subdivision
map shall include a collector or local street system
that provides at least two points of access to
arterial roadways, to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer.

Arterial Roadway Completeness
Wherever collector or local roadways intersect an
arterial roadway, that arterial roadway shall be
improved, in accordance with the "Logical
Completion of Segments" and "Major Roadway
Timing and Completeness" items above, from that
point to the next completed arterial roadway
segment. Such improvements may allow for
future phasing of additional travel lanes at the
discretion of the City if traffic volumes and City
transportation priorities do not warrant full
construction at the time of development.

Intersection Completion
When intersections are part of the required
roadway improvements, they shall be constructed
to their ultimate configuration unless otherwise
approved by the City. If the City determines that
phasing of an intersection is appropriate, the
phased construction shall accommodate the
ultimate intersection design. Where an
intersection will be signalized, the new signal shall
be installed during construction of the intersection
unless otherwise approved by the City.

Ultimate Utility Installation
Underground sewer, water, and drainage facilities
shall be installed to the ultimate planned capacity
as part of required road construction, unless
otherwise set forth in subsequent entitlement
approvals.

Interim Improvement Alternatives
The phasing of infrastructure improvements
depicted in the Infrastructure Phasing Plan,
particularly sewer and water infrastructure
improvements, may not be the most cost efficient
and/or effective manner in which to phase the
improvements to service each phase of a project.

The City Engineer may consider interim
infrastructure improvements if the applicant is
able to demonstrate the viability and cost
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

IMPLEMENTATION
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended July 13, 2015, October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.9-5
effectiveness of phasing infrastructure
improvements. This agreement will occur prior to
approval of tentative subdivision maps.

Operations and Maintenance
Financing
All properties shall be included in one or more
financing districts (or will establish an alternative
financing mechanism) to provide adequate
funding as determined by the City for the annual
operation and maintenance costs of streets,
streetlights, drainage ways, landscaping corridors,
open space, parks, transit related services and
other public facilities prior to the approval of final
maps or prior to building permits for projects that
do not require an associated final map.

Police CFD for Residential Projects
Residential properties will be included in a
Community Facilities District that supports police
service costs prior to approval of a small lot final
subdivision map or for residential properties that
do not require subdivision, prior to issuance of
building permits.

Road Maintenance CFD
All properties shall be included in a Benefit
Assessment District or Community Facilities
District that provides additional ongoing street
maintenance revenues prior to approval of final
maps or prior to building permits for projects that
do not require an associated final map.

9.2 OVERVIEW OF THE PHASING PLAN
The Infrastructure Phasing Plan sets forth a
conceptual phasing plan for the major backbone
infrastructure needed to serve the SCSP. The plan
includes nine (9) discrete development-phasing
areas, each of which can be developed
independently of each other and in any order.

The concept of development phasing areas offers
a way of describing the orderly and cost-effective
phasing of backbone infrastructure construction.

9.2.1 Infrastructure Phasing Plan
The development of each of the phasing areas
depicted in Figure 9-1 do not indicate
development phasing or a prescriptive approach
to phasing; rather they depict conceptual
development phasing areas based on a logical
placement of infrastructure, utilities, roads, and
land uses that may or may not develop as
depicted or in the order noted. Furthermore,
shifts in market demand and available financing
mechanisms may also play a role in the way the
plan area develops over time and that may alter
the boundaries of the phasing areas, as well as
their number and the order of development.

The final infrastructure phasing will be determined
at the time of tentative subdivisions map
approval. Subsequent tentative map submittals
will include updated infrastructure phasing plans.

Infrastructure requirements for each sub-area of
development defined by the landowner shall
include all on-site backbone infrastructure and offsite facilities necessary for each sub-area to proceed. Included are roadway, sewer, water,
recycled water, storm drainage, dry utility,
recreation, school and other facilities and
improvements. Development will occur by subarea in a sequence established by the landowner, however, development in advance of logical
extensions from existing infrastructure
connections will be at the cost of the
developer/landowner. Therefore, the opportunity
exists for certain parcels or sub-areas to move
forward subject to review and approval by the
City. Some phases may have reduced
infrastructure requirements if an earlier
developed sub-area provides required
improvements.

A full list of improvements and specific details
relating to those improvements are included in
the SCSP Financing Master Plan. Individual project
improvements will install all in-tract sewer, storm
drain, water, and dry utilities.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

IMPLEMENTATION
SunCreek Specific Plan
I.9-6 APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended July 13, 2015, October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)

9.3 FINANCING OF THE SUNCREEK

SPECIFIC PLAN
A variety of mechanisms will fund the construction
of public improvements to serve the SunCreek
Plan Area. These include Citywide impact fees,
County and Other Special District Fees, School
District impact fees, establishment of a Special
Financing District that could include a Mello-Roos
Community Facilities District (CFD), Plan Area Fee,
Assessment District, or Infrastructure charge,
developer financing, and other potential methods.

9.3.1 City Impact Fees
The City of Rancho Cordova has adopted a set of
development fees to finance capital
improvements including transportation, parks,
park renovation, police, library, and museums,
among other community facilities. Development
in the SCSP will participate in these programs by
paying the associated fees. Some of these
programs may require updating due to factors
such as the cost of improvements and the
integration of the SCSP land uses following
approval of SCSP.

9.3.2 County/Other District Fees
The County of Sacramento has adopted a set of
development fees to finance water, sewer, and
drainage capital improvements. In addition,
various special districts have implemented fees for
capital improvements and public facilities that will
apply to the SCSP. Future updates to these fee
programs may include certain improvements in
the SCSP.

9.3.3 School Financing
The SCSP is located within the boundaries of the
Elk Grove Unified School District (EGUSD). School
facilities within the EGUSD will be funded through
a combination of school impact fees, state
matching program funds, and funds from the Elk
Grove USD Community Facilities District (CFD) No.

1. 9.3.4 Special Financing District
A Special Financing District may be established to
help fund the construction and/or acquisition of
backbone infrastructure and public facilities within
the SunCreek Plan Area. As described below, a
Special Financing District could be a Mello-Roos
Community Facilities District (CFD), Plan Area Fee,
Assessment District, or Infrastructure charge.

Mello-Roos CFD
The 1982 Mello-Roos CFD Act enables cities,
counties, special districts, and school districts to
establish CFDs and to levy special taxes to fund a
wide variety of public facilities and services.

Proceeds of Mello-Roos special taxes can be used
for direct funding, acquisition, or debt retirement.

One or more Mello-Roos CFDs may be formed
over time to fund the necessary Backbone
Infrastructure and Public Facilities. Mello-Roos
CFDs tend to be favored over Assessment
Districts, described below, because Assessment
Districts need to establish special benefit to those
being assessed, which can be more challenging
than the Mello-Roos requirements.

Plan Area Fee Program
A plan area fee program establishes a
development impact fee typically for a Specific
Plan pursuant to local government’s police power
in accordance with the procedural guidelines
established in Assembly Bill 1600 (AB 1600) which
is codified in California Government Section 66000
et seq. This code section sets forth the procedural
requirements for establishing and collecting
development impact fees. These procedures
require that “a reasonable relationship or nexus
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must exist between a governmental exaction and
the purpose of the condition.” 1
Assessment Districts
California statutes give local governments the
authority to levy several special assessments for
specific public improvements such as streets,
storm drains, sewers, streetlights, curbs, gutters,
and sidewalks. The agency creates a special
assessment district that defines both the area to
benefit from the improvements and the
properties that will pay for the improvements.

Thereafter, each property in the district will be
assessed a share of the cost of improvements that
is proportional to the benefit it receives from
those improvements.

Infrastructure Charge
An infrastructure charge is similar to a plan area
fee, but the revenue may be collected privately by
the Master Developer(s) either as a specific charge
or as a component of the price of the land sale. A
private cost-sharing mechanism between
developers will implement and manage this
funding mechanism.

9.3.5 Developer Financing
Direct developer/merchant builder financing may
be used to contribute towards backbone
improvements and facilities, shortfall financing
and for in-tract subdivision improvements.

9.3.6 Other
As noted, other financing mechanisms may be
utilized, including the creation of private districts
or associations to fund maintenance of certain
facilities within the SCSP. Specific financing
requirements, improvement obligations, fees,
reimbursements, land and easement dedications
1Public Needs & Private Dollars; William Abbott,
Marian E. Moe, and Marilee Hanson, page 109.
and conveyances, maintenance and other
financing and improvement related obligations
will be detailed in the SCSP Development
Agreements.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

IMPLEMENTATION
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9.4 FUNDING OF ONGOING OPERATIONS

AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
The SCSP will be required to participate in a series
of special financing districts to fund public services
and the maintenance and operation of public
improvements. The SCSP properties will be
annexed to the Transit Services tax service area to
fund transit services and other travel strategies.

Formation of, or annexation proceedings for,
these districts will be completed no later than the
recordation of a final small lot map, or a building
permit for parcels not requiring a small lot map.

A combination of the funding mechanisms will be
used to fund ongoing public services, operations,
and maintenance costs. These funding
mechanisms may include, but are not limited to
the following:

Rancho Cordova Police CFD
The SCSP properties will be included in a
Community Facilities District (CFD) to fund a
portion of police operation costs.

Sloughhouse Fire Protection
The SCSP includes tax rate areas that were
formerly part of the Sloughhouse Fire Protection
District until it dissolved into the Sac Metro Fire
District but retained the name. This special tax
covers ambulance services.

Landscaping and Lighting District
A Landscape and Lighting District (LLD) could be
created to fund ongoing operations and
maintenance services for the landscape corridors
and any lighting.

Services CFD
Unless an alternative source of funding from new
development is identified, one or more services
CFD’s, or similar funding mechanisms, will be
formed in the SCSP to fund the costs of
maintaining streets, streetlights, drainage ways,
landscape corridors, open space, parks and other
public facilities.

9.5 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Each landowner shall enter into a Development
Agreement with the City of Rancho Cordova. Such
Development Agreement shall establish the scope
and intentions of the land use entitlements
granted to the landowner upon approval of the
SCSP. The Development Agreement shall also
identify the scope and timing for funding of onsite and/or off-site improvements identified as obligations upon the landowner(s) in the
Environmental Impact Report Mitigation
Measures.

9.6 SUNCREEK SPECIFIC PLAN

ADMINISTRATION

9.6.1 Specific Plan Administration
Authority
The City of Ranch Cordova will administer the
Specific Plan and related documents consistent
with the provisions of Article 8, Sections 65450
through 65457 of Title 7 Planning and Land Use
Law, California Government Code. Rancho
Cordova Municipal Code Title 23, Zoning Code
Chapter 23.152 establishes specific procedures for
adoption and administration of the Specific Plan.

9.6.2 Specific Plan Amendment
Procedures
The SCSP is flexible to respond to changing
conditions and expectations during the course of
its implementation. During build out of the SCSP,
amendments to the adopted Specific Plan may be
necessary to respond to changing circumstances,
including market demand, or to adapt certain
design guidelines or standards to special
conditions on a particular site. To address this
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intent, the SCSP provides for both Minor and
Major Specific Plan Amendments.

Typically, property owners will request
amendments to the Specific Plan.

Scope of Amendment
Any proposed amendments to the Specific Plan
can include, but are not limited to, changing land
use designations, design criteria, development
standards, or policies. The Planning Director shall
categorize amendments to this adopted Specific
Plan as either an “amendment” or an
“administrative modification”.

The Planning Director shall determine whether a
proposed Specific Plan Amendment is minor or
major. The Planning Director may act upon a
minor specific plan modification known as an
Administrative Amendment. The City Council shall
review and adopt a Major Specific Plan
Amendment. The Planning Director has sole
discretion to refer any proposed amendment to
the City Council for action. Applicants may appeal
determinations and actions by the Planning
Director to the City Council.

Minor Amendment
An Administrative Amendment may be processed
pursuant to Rancho Cordova Municipal Code
Chapter 23.110.180(B), if determined by the
Planning Director to be in substantial
conformance with:
• The overall intent of the SCSP
• The applicable SCSP Development
Agreement(s)
• The City of Rancho Cordova General Plan
• The SCSP Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Examples of Administrative Amendments include,
but are not limited to the following:
• The addition of new or updated information
that does not substantively change the
Specific Plan.
• Minor adjustments to land use boundaries
and street alignments that maintain the
general land use pattern.
• Variation in permitted use types and
development standards if such variations do
not substantively change the character of the
SCSP or are otherwise consistent with the
current applicable City standards.
• Changes to the provision of public
infrastructure and facilities that do not affect
the level of service provided or affect the
development capacity in the Plan Area.
• Changes to phasing boundaries or sequencing
that do not affect infrastructure sizing,
financing districts or the provision of adequate
services to associated development.
• Modifications to the Development
Regulations, such as revisions to design
treatments or changes in specified plant
materials, if it is determined that such changes
achieve the design intent.
• Changes to other Specific Plan provisions if it
is determined that compliance with such
provisions creates practical difficulties or
unnecessary hardship.
• Minor Residential Density Adjustments in
which the number of units within a residential
land use will be allowed to increase or
decrease provided that:
• The proposed change does not exceed the
maximum number of dwelling units
permitted in the assigned zone district in
the SCSP.
• The amended land use must be consistent
with the goals, policies and requirements
of the City of Rancho Cordova General
Plan, the SCSP, and affected Development
Agreements.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

IMPLEMENTATION
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended July 13, 2015, October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) I.9-11
• The amended land use does not result in
significant modification to conditions of
the approved tentative map, rezone, or
applicable permits.
• The amended land use does not affect the
Community Facilities District, or any other
benefit assessment facilities financing
arrangement.

Such amendments may be appropriate from time
to time in response to market feasibility;
regulatory constraints or other factors and will be
considered by the city on a case-by-case basis.

Specific Plan Amendment (Major)
If the Planning Director determines that a
proposed amendment does not meet the criteria
of a Minor Amendment, a Specific Plan
Amendment shall be required. An Amendment is
required when one of the following criteria is met:
• A new type of land use not specifically
discussed in the SCSP is introduced.
• Significant changes to the distribution of
land uses beyond that allowed by Section

9.6.3 Minor Density Adjustment, or other
changes affecting land use are proposed
which may substantially affect the Specific
Plan.
• Changes are proposed to Development
Regulations that, as determined by the
Planning Director, would substantially
change the physical character envisioned
in the SCSP.
• Changes are proposed to the approved
Phasing Plan that significantly increases or
alters the area boundaries or units
allocated by the proposed phasing
schedule.
• Any change proposed to the Plan that the
Planning Director determines could
significantly increase environmental
impacts or cause other significant
changes.

A Specific Plan Amendment shall be processed
and reviewed under RCMC Chapter 23.152 in the
same manner as the initial Specific Plan adoption.

9.6.3 Minor Density Adjustment/ Transfer
of Density
The specific plan assigns to each residential parcel
a density and allocated units, based upon factors
such as site location, conditions, and anticipated
market demand for a variety of housing products.

Table 3-3, Land Use Summary, in conjunction with
the Land Use Plan, Table 3-4, Land Use by Owner,
provides a detailed summary of the land use,
zoning, and unit allocation on a parcel-by-parcel
basis. The design of individual residential projects
may cause a more detailed assessment of these
factors that results in the need to adjust the
number of units assigned to some residential
parcels.

It is the intent of the SCSP to permit limited
flexibility in adjusting the number of residential
units allocated to and from any single family or
Medium Density (MDR) parcel and to and from
any high density (HDR) parcel in response to
market demand, subdivision design or other
considerations. To request a Minor Density
Adjustment, the owner, or owners of both the
transfer and receiving parcels shall submit to the
Planning Director a Request for Minor Density
Adjustment. The request shall identify the
impacted parcels, designate the number of units
requested for transfer, and provide other
documentation as required by the Planning
Director to determine compliance with all the unit
transfer criteria below.

Transfer Criteria:
• The transfer and receiving parcels are
within the SCSP and the total maximum
number of approved units for the entire
SCSP is not increased.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

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• The cumulative increase or decrease in
units resulting from the Minor Density
Adjustment does not change by more
than twenty percent (20%) the number of
pre-transfer units allocated to any one
receiving parcel as established by Table 3-
3 of the SCSP.
• The adjustments do not adversely affect
the affordable housing program as set
forth in the Affordable Housing
Development Agreement (or other form
as approved by the city). Any units
designated as affordable units and are
encumbered by an Affordable Housing
Development Agreement are not eligible
for unit transfers out of a parcel.
• The adjustments in density do not
adversely affect planned infrastructure,
roadways, schools, other public facilities
or SCSP fee programs and assessment
districts.

The Planning Director may determine that such
Minor Density Adjustments fulfill the above
criteria, and the adjustments are consistent with
the intent of the SCSP and EIR/EIS. Such
adjustments will not require an amendment to the
SCSP.

If the Planning Director determines that the Minor
Density Adjustment is not consistent with the
criteria, the Director shall deny the Minor Density
Adjustment, or refer it to the City Council for
resolution. The applicant may appeal the Planning
Director’s determination to the City Council for
resolution. The Planning Director may forward
any determination of consistency to the City
Council for review. When applicants request
Minor Density Adjustments that do not comply
with the above criteria, such requests shall require
an amendment to the SCSP.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

SunCreek Specific Plan
II. 1-1 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1. DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

1.1 CHAPTER PURPOSE
The Development Regulations provide the
standards that guide development throughout the
SunCreek Specific Plan Area (Plan Area). The
purpose of this chapter is to provide clear,
comprehensive rules for development.

The development regulations are the primary
tools for implementing the concepts established in
SCSP Volume I Chapter 2, Community Vision,
Chapter 3 Land Use, and Chapter 5 Community
Character.

1.2 OBJECTIVES
The SCSP vision is to create a distinct community
with well-defined neighborhoods, retail, service,
recreation, and institutional centers linked by a
dispersed, inter-connected circulation network.

The vision includes relating urban development to
the physical characteristics of the Plan Area in a
manner that integrates open space and urban
development.

The development regulations encourage creativity
in designs that respond to the physical setting and
the community vision.

1.3 REGULATIONS IN THIS CHAPTER
This chapter includes two sections that establish
development regulations applied in the SunCreek
Specific Plan (SCSP). Section 1.5 addresses
regulations that apply throughout the plan. These
include:
• Neighborhood Connectivity
• Traffic Calming Measures
• Common Area Landscape Standards
• Streetscape Standards
• Parking
• Fences and Screens
• Sustainability: Energy Conserving Design
• Sustainability: Urban Runoff and Natural
Features
• Art in Public Places
• Outdoor Lighting
• Signs
Section 1.6 addresses the special design standards
that apply to the Center Form Based Districts
identified in Volume I Figure 3-3. The key
components of the form-based development
standards for the Center Districts in SCSP are:
• Permitted Land Uses
• Application of the Street Typology
• Design Guidelines for Buildings
• Street Frontage Building Types
• Site Development Standards
• Special Character of Each Center District

1.4 CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA

GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS
To encourage creativity and maintain consistency
with the City’s overall vision the SCSP
incorporates, by reference, the Rancho Cordova
Municipal Code standards. The SCSP also provides
special standards designed to achieve a certain
form and character in the Plan Area. This chapter
includes specific references to the applicable
existing City regulations, standards, and
guidelines, rather than repeating the entire
standard. This chapter also provides special
development regulations where required to fulfill
the design vision or specific conditions in the Plan
Area.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-2 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)

1.4.1. Municipal Code Zoning Standards
(RCMC-Title 23)
This chapter contains specific references to
regulatory sections of the Rancho Cordova
Municipal Codes (RCMC) Title 23-Zoning Code that
apply to development anticipated in the SCSP. For
example, the SCSP includes by reference
standards for signs, landscaping, lighting, and
other site elements provided in RCMC Title 23
Article 7 (Site Planning and Development
Standards). Specific standards applicable only to
the SCSP (identified as “DS XX”) supplement the
RCMC. Where this chapter is silent on a general
site development regulation, provisions of RCMC
Title 23 Article 7 will apply. Where standards
described in the SCSP differ from citywide
standards, the provisions of the SCSP will apply.

The RCMC may be amended from time to time.

The then current standards of the RCMC shall
apply to future entitlement applications at the
time that the project application is deemed
complete under Zoning Code Section 23.110.050,
Determination of Completeness.

The SCSP shall allow a deviation from Table

23.310-2: Residential Zoning Districts
Development Standards to allow a minimum rear
yard setback of 15 feet in single family residential
zones
Front yard setbacks may be uniform depth in
medium density residential and need not be offset
along a street frontage.

Application of Form Based Designations
The SCSP includes areas designated as Center
Form Based Districts as illustrated in Figure 1-4
and Volume I Figure 3-3.

RCMC Title 23 Article 5-Form Based Provisions
defines the concept of a form-based district in the
Center Districts in the SCSP. The RCMC formbased development standards for the Village Center (RCMC Chapter 23.507 Village Center Zone
Standards) and the Regional Center (RCMC
Chapter 23.513 Regional Town Center Zone
Standards) shall apply in the SCSP except where
specific standards are described in Section 1.6.

1.4.2. City of Rancho Cordova Design
Guidelines
Rancho Cordova Design Guidelines, adopted by
the City in September 2005, implement the City’s
vision for quality projects that enhance the
character of the community as outlined in the
City’s General Plan. The Guidelines describe
details of the City’s vision and the City’s design
goals. The Design Guidelines provide design
professionals, property owners, residents, staff,
and decision-makers with a clear and common
understanding of the City’s expectations for the
planning, design and review of development
proposals in Rancho Cordova.

Generally, the City’s Design Guidelines apply to all
new development within the city and are based
on development type, rather than zoning
designation. The Guidelines supplement the
minimum development standards in the City’s
Zoning Code (RCMC Title 23). Where the existing
zoning provisions do not allow the development
type or design flexibility preferred by the City,
staff will propose corresponding amendments to
the Specific Plan to ensure the desired result.

Volume I, Section 9.6.2, Specific Plan Amendment
Procedures prescribes the procedures for such
amendment.

The SCSP incorporates by reference the RC Design
Guidelines. This chapter provides specific
references to topics in the RC Design Guidelines
where applicable throughout this chapter.

1.5 GUIDELINES FOR COMMON AREA AND

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT
The following design guidelines apply throughout
the Plan Area wherever the applicable conditions
are found.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-3

1.5.1. Neighborhood Connectivity and
Circulation
The SCSP is designed to facilitate pedestrian and
vehicle connectivity between neighborhoods, and
between neighborhoods and commercial areas.

Volume I: Chapter 4 Circulation describes a
detailed plan for streets and pedestrian/bike ways
that provide a high level of connectivity
throughout the Plan Area. Also, refer to RC Design
Guidelines Connectivity and Circulation, p. 2:8.

Volume I Figure 3-2 Specific Plan Illustrative Plan
shows the conceptual development plan for
standard and minor residential streets. The final
route and design of these streets will be
determined in the Tentative Map approval
process. The following measures guide the design
of the neighborhood streets.

DS 1. The street system shall be designed to
encourage low volume/low speed traffic
within neighborhoods.

DS 2. The neighborhood street system shall be
designed to provide multiple, direct and
convenient traffic routes that make it easy to
walk or bike to nearby homes, parks, schools
and commercial areas.

DS 3. Single loaded streets shall be used where
practical adjacent to Preserve areas to
control surface run-off, and provide open
space views from the built environment
(shown in Volume I Figure 6-1 Location of
Proposed Natural Resource Preservation
Areas).

DS 4. The internal streets and pedestrian ways
in each neighborhood shall be designed so
that residents can easily walk or drive from
one neighborhood to another. Each
neighborhood shall provide at least one
neighborhood street connection to each
adjacent neighborhood unless constrained by
a major road, wetland preserve or other
significant feature.

Pedestrian Access to Arterial Street
Sidewalks
In some communities, long stretches of arterial
streets that do not have pedestrian connections,
residential street intersections, or vehicular
connections to the adjacent neighborhoods limit
walkability. As illustrated in Volume I Figure 3-2,
Specific Plan Illustrative Plan, the SCSP is generally
designed to provide residential street
intersections along major arterials and thereby
provide pedestrian access to sidewalks along
major streets.

DS 5. Access to the sidewalk along an arterial or
local streets from the interior of
neighborhoods will be provided at intervals
of not more than one thousand (1000) feet
and an average of eight hundred (800) feet.

DS 6. Pedestrian circulation will typically be
provided along residential streets that
intersect with the collectors. However,
where the road system does not provide
sufficient pedestrian connectivity along an
arterial street, access will be provided by a
pedestrian walkway connection (paseo)
between an interior street and the arterial
street sidewalk.

DS 7. Pedestrian access shall be provided from
the interior of neighborhoods to the arterial
street sidewalk within 400 feet of a transit
stop.

Example of a pedestrian link between residential street and adjacent arterial street.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
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1.5.2. Traffic Calming Measures
When included in proposed subdivision plans
traffic calming measures shall be developed at the
discretion of the project applicant and City
Engineer at the time of improvement plan
approval. Such measures shall be consistent with
the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan
(NTMP). Chapter 7 of the NTMP identifies
approaches for traffic calming in new
neighborhoods.

Also, refer to RC Design Guidelines Connectivity
and Circulation, p.2:8, and Specific Plan Volume I
Section 4.5.

1.5.3. Landscape Standards
These Landscape Standards describe minimum
planting standards, appropriate tree species and
planting densities within newly landscaped areas
that are visible to or shared by the public. Refer
also to RC Design Guidelines Landscaping p.2:42.

The SunCreek Plan Area is relatively dry grasslands
with poor soils in the natural condition.

Landscaping in the street corridors and common
areas will add shade, color, and texture. The
effects will include a cooling of streets, sidewalks,
parking areas, and buildings. However, the
landscapes adjacent to preserves must be
compatible with the natural conditions that
include hot, dry summers. Moreover, the
landscape areas must avoid the potential to
change the natural ecology of the Preserve Areas
by inadvertently introducing invasive, competitive
plants.

Landscaped areas should appear to be an
extension of the natural open space, although
more attractive and diverse.

The landscape palette must emphasize drought
tolerant, non-invasive species that will be visually
compatible with the environmental setting of the
Plan Area. Lush lawns and water demanding trees
and shrubs are generally not appropriate but are
not prohibited where they may provide a focal
point or other landscape statement.

Street landscaping should include a primary tree
planted in a regular cadence to establish the
character and form of the street edge, but
otherwise should convey a sense of natural
informality. Secondary trees, shrubs and ground
cover should be placed with consideration to
water demand first, and then to form and color to
create a memorable collage. Mass plantings of
single species and plantings in a geometric grid are
to be avoided.

DS 8. Landscapes shall be designed with
consideration of the transition of the plant
mix as trees and shrubs mature and change
shape, color, water demand and shading
characteristics over time.

DS 9. All trees installed in all street landscape
corridors and common areas shall be
consistent with the adopted City Tree List,
and shall emphasize drought tolerant and
native or native compatible species.

DS 10. Where feasible, require that underground
utility lines near future tree planting areas
must be designed and installed to minimize
impacts to trees. Project applicants shall work
with the utility provider(s) to coordinate the
location and other potential impacts
associated with the under grounding of the
utilities.

DS 11. If provided by the City or other agency,
home builders shall distribute leaflets and
Informal naturalized landscape along open space edge.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-5 planting guides at the time of first occupancy
that promote the use of drought-tolerant
native vegetation in home landscaping.

DS 12. Careful selection and placement of trees
and shrubs shall be used to frame the view of
open space adjacent to streets.

Gateways
Gateways occur in several locations throughout
the plan at the entry to individual neighborhoods
as well as the primary entries to the SunCreek
community. Volume I Figure 5.2 Community
Design Features identifies potential gateway
locations; however, the specific location and
character of the gateway features will be
determined in the Tentative Map approval
process.

DS 13. The neighborhood entry includes the
landscape corridor plus an additional
triangular setback area. The neighborhood
entry shall provide an offset that may be
used for project signage oriented toward the
intersection.

DS 14. Landscaping in the neighborhood entry
may include accent trees, colorful annual
plants, signage and other special landscape
elements such as enhanced paving and
seating areas.

DS 15. Where provided at the rear of corner
clips, fencing shall be a masonry wall (with
pilasters or columns) to match or accent the
adjacent masonry wall.

DS 16. Improvements and plantings within
corner-clip areas shall allow adequate
vehicular lines of sight at intersections.

1.5.4. Streetscape
Street furnishings (including benches, trash
receptacles, bollards, planters, bus shelters, and
other similar amenities) are permitted within
landscape corridors provided placement does not
interfere with clear-vision standards for street
intersections, or pedestrian movement along the
sidewalk. Refer also to RC Design Guidelines:

Streetscape, p.2:46. The location and type of
street furnishings shall be reviewed at the
Tentative Map, design review, or improvement
plan stage as appropriate for the type of approval
required for the proposed development.

DS 17. The design of street furnishings should
match or complement the design of
surrounding elements including other
furnishings, walls and fences, and building
architecture.

DS 18. Street furnishings are to be lowmaintenance.

DS 19. Metal components of street furnishings
shall not be exposed such that they could
burn someone in high ambient temperatures.

1.5.5. Parking
The RCMC Section 23.719 regulates parking and
loading standards in all land use designations in
the SCSP. Refer also to RC Design Guidelines:

Parking, p.2:50.

Figure II.1-1 Conceptual Plan of
Neighborhood Entry Gateway
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-6 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) These standards regulate the amount, location,
and development of motor vehicle parking, bicycle
parking, and on-site loading areas. The purpose of
the standards is to provide for safe vehicular
parking, circulation, and loading requirements
supportive of a variety of uses in this pedestrian,
bicycle-friendly, and transit-supportive plan.

1.5.6. Fences, Walls and Screening
The RCMC Section 23.731 regulates the height and
location of fences, walls, and screening. Refer also
to RC Design Guidelines: Screening and Service
Areas, p. 2:54 and Streetscape, p.2:46.

Unless otherwise exempt in RCMC 23.731.040
(Exemptions), design review approval shall be
required for fences and walls.

Masonry Walls
Two types of masonry walls will be used in the
Plan Area. Simple masonry walls will be used
between dissimilar land uses to provide security
and privacy. Enhanced masonry walls are typically
located where sound walls are necessary along
arterial streets adjacent to low-density residential
and medium-density residential parcels.

Simple Masonry Walls
DS 20. Masonry walls that are used primarily to
demarcate property boundaries between
disparate land uses and are less visible from
public streets may be simple block walls.

Enhanced Masonry Walls (Sound walls)
Wherever sound walls are required to mitigate
sound impacts adjacent to streets, the following
standards shall apply. These standards shall not
preclude the use of other innovative methods of
project design utilizing greater setbacks, building
design, mounding, or single-story structures with
solid walls facing the street.

DS 21. Soundwalls shall be installed as required
subject to acoustic analysis and shall be
placed at the outside edge of the road ROW
or landscape easement. The area between
the road curb and the wall shall include a
public sidewalk and landscaping, including
canopy street trees consistent with the street
cross sections defined in Volume I Chapter 4,
Section 4.4.3.

DS 22. Landscaping should become the dominant
element in the corridor, rather than a
masonry wall. Therefore, the masonry walls
along public corridors should be a simple
design, of quality materials, that will
eventually be a background element
screened by, or visually recede beyond the
landscape materials. The appropriate designs
will include a simple, attractive surface
pattern, detailing to articulate the wall cap,
and columns or pilasters to mark the wall
ends and changes in direction.

DS 23.

DS 24. Columns or pilasters may be embellished
with textures, complementing materials, or
articulation details (such as shadow lines). In
addition, signature or logo elements that are
cast or otherwise incorporated in the column
or pilaster face may be included at end
pilasters at road entries into projects.

DS 25. Masonry walls along the public streets
shall not block views to the open space
corridors, or obstruct service access to
electric, telephone, cable, water or sewer
services or equipment.

DS 26. Variations in wall designs within the Plan
Area are acceptable at the following notable
break points only: creek crossings, arterial
intersections, and major changes in land use.

Notwithstanding this, continuity in theme
and materials shall be incorporated where
variations occur.

Enhanced Wood Fences
Enhanced wood fences or masonry shall be
constructed where lots abut a park or school.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-7 DS 27. Minimum solid-wood fence height is 6-
feet. Enhanced wood fences may be placed
on a berm not more than 24” above the
elevation at the back of the adjacent
sidewalk.

DS 28. Pilasters or columns shall be used in
enhanced wood fences at each side of
neighborhood vehicular entrances, at
pedestrian walkway entrances, and at each
angle point (change in direction).

DS 29. Pilasters and columns shall be constructed
of materials complementary to the wood
fence. Acceptable materials include masonry
block, brick, stone, cobble and stucco finish.

The pilaster material and design shall be
consistently applied throughout individual
subdivisions.

DS 30. Enhanced wood fences are to be of
redwood or comparably durable materials
construction, and if painted or stained,
should be an earth tone color.

Figure II.1-2 Enhanced Wood Fence
Example
Open Space and Trails Fencing
DS 31. Open decorative metal fences constructed
of tubular steel or wrought iron shall be used
adjacent to the open-space areas along the
rear and side property line of residential
parcels that abut open space areas. Open
fences, or post and cable, may also be used
adjacent to open space to define pedestrian
pathways and to separate different functions
within landscape corridors (for example, to
restrict access of dirt bikes and motorized
vehicles).

DS 32. Chain link fencing is generally not allowed.

DS 33. Open fencing shall not exceed 6-feet in
height.

DS 34. Brick or other masonry pilasters or
columns may be used as an optional detail
with open style fences.

DS 35. Bollards may be placed to control
vehicular traffic and pedestrian flow, and
along pedestrian/bike paths leading to the
school, park, or open-space sites. These
bollards shall be removable steel post or
approved replacement.

DS 36. Bollards may be constructed of metal,
precast out of natural or integral-color
concrete or of alternative materials approved
by the City.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-8 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)

1.5.7. Sustainability: Energy Conserving
Design
Energy conserving design not only reduces the ongoing operating costs of buildings but also minimizes the demand for new energy sources.

The design of energy conserving buildings
responds to the climate of this region and thereby
establishes a distinctive architectural style.

Energy conservation can be implemented through
the following measures. Refer also to RC Design
Guidelines Sustainable Development: Solar
Access, Energy Efficiency, and Green Buildings, p.
2-62.

DS 37. Solar access for individual dwellings
should be considered where feasible in the
design of the local street network. Design of
buildings shall demonstrate consideration of
energy-efficient concepts such as natural
heating and/or cooling, sun and wind
exposure and orientation, and other solar
energy opportunities.

DS 38. Use of wind and thermal mass to heat and
cool structures and public spaces should be
considered in the design of all commercial
buildings.

DS 39. Buildings adjoining public spaces, such as
along a pedestrian path, should be designed
to provide sun to walkways and primary
gathering areas in the winter.

DS 40. Sun shade structures such as structural
overhangs, verandas, trellises and porticoes
may be incorporated at the primary entry
and pedestrian approaches to all buildings.

Example of Shade Trellis on a Commercial Building

1.5.8. Sustainability: Urban Runoff and
Natural Features in the Plan
Extensive open space is a major feature of the
SCSP that includes both naturally occurring
wetland areas and engineered water quality and
storm water control basins. The development
standards in this section address two primary
concerns regarding these features, the interface
with urban land use, and the aesthetics and
amenity of the open spaces.

Interface between Urban and Protected
Wetland Areas
Permits issued to individual landowners by the US
Army Corps of Engineers under Section 404 of the
Federal Clean Water Act establish the specific
development standards that shall apply to areas
adjacent to Preserve Areas identified in Volume I
Figure 6-1 in the SCSP. These standards protect
and manage those resources according to the
principles and standards identified in Volume I
Section 6.3.2 Strategy Principles and Standards,
Watershed Management Design Standard. Public
access to the Preserve Areas is strictly prohibited.

The naturally occurring areas are open grasslands
that provide broad vistas from buffer areas along
the perimeters. The edge areas provide a
transition from the urban area to the protected
wetlands. The plant materials in the edge areas
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-9 transition from non-invasive trees and
groundcover near the urban edge to natural
grassland and compatible species adjacent to the
protected areas.

The USACE permit will regulate irrigation and
fertilizing of plants in the buffer areas. All surface
waters draining toward the protected area will be
captured and treated in surface water quality
swales prior to discharge to the natural drainage.

Where a bike trail is included in the edge area, the
trail will serve as a demarcation of the natural
grasslands. No trees or exotic vegetation will be
permitted between the bike trail and the
protected area.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
requirements for construction activities and new
uses pursuant to the National Pollutant and
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) will include
the use of Best Management Practices (BMP) to
prevent pollutant run-off during a storm
occurrence within the urban development areas.

The BMPs available to decrease storm water
discharge on project sites during construction
activities include both non-structural and
structural measures. The non-structural measures
include grading controls and “housekeeping”
techniques. Typical grading controls involve
timing, staging, setbacks and buffers, and
restrictions on activities within open areas.

Housekeeping techniques involve limitations on
material storage and disposal, soil stabilization of
all roads and entrances, dust control, and
mandatory site cleanup. Refer also to RC Design
Guidelines Sustainable Development: Urban
Runoff, p.2:60 and Sustainable Development:

Natural Features of the Environment, p. 2:64.

DS 41. All commercial and multi-family
development shall incorporate features to
enhance on-site water quality such as grassy
swales, multi-use detention basins, and
integrated drainage systems.

DS 42. All development within the Plan Area shall
apply best management practices to protect
receiving waters from the adverse effects of
construction activities, sediment and urban
runoff.

DS 43. The applicant shall install appropriate
signage to deter the discharge of hazardous
materials into storm drains. Such signage
shall be approved by the City of Rancho
Cordova.

DS 44. All Tentative Maps shall contain urban
runoff control strategies and requirements
that are consistent with Master Drainage
Plans and the City’s urban runoff
management program. Such strategies may
include participation in an area-wide runoff
control management effort consistent with
standards developed by the Public Works
Department.

Water Control Basins and Channels
The engineered basins and drainage channel along
Grantline Road are designed to protect the area
from storm water. The basins also treat the
pollutants in surface water run-off through natural
processes. These features primarily provide the
storm water management and water quality
treatment. These engineered features must also
be aesthetically pleasing, blend visually with the
nearby landscapes, and provide space for
pedestrian and bicycle trails. The basins are not
constrained by the federal regulations that apply
to the natural protected areas and so the
Example of a view to urban land use adjacent to natural open space.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-10 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) landscaping palette can be more inclusive of trees,
shrubs and groundcovers, but must also maintain
the capacity of the basins and the channel.

Storm water management needs will determine
the ultimate shape of the basins. The SCSP
reserves locations (illustrated in Volume I Figure
8-4 Local Detention Basins) and adequate space to
accommodate a worst-case scenario in which the
maximum storm water storage capacity is
required. In such cases a relatively uniform shape
would be required, however, in all cases a buffer
area is provided that would accommodate a
landscape and path that will soften the edges of
the basin.

The space reserved for each basin will allow for a
wider naturalized edge in the event that the
required storm water capacity is less than the
maximum. In these cases, the edge and the bank
of the basin will vary to provide a more natural
appearance, and the buffer will allow more room
for the bike and pedestrian trail.

Where basins are adjacent to natural open space,
they are a transitional feature from the urban land
use. Trees along the basin edge near the urban
use will transition to lower shrub, groundcover,
and grasslands along the open space edge. The
basins located at the edge of the community park
will take on the character of the park and will be
surrounded by trees and groundcover compatible
with the adjacent park area.

The USACE permit regulates the use of the natural
channels within the protected wetland areas and
thus these are generally undisturbed.

Engineered channels are very limited in the plan
and are generally associated with linking the
basins to discharge areas. In these cases, the
channels will be designed as an integral part of the
basin and will take on the characteristics of the
basin, including contouring and landscaping.

Example of naturalized drainage channel.

Figure II.1-3 Conceptual Basin
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-11 One significant exception is the channel that
parallels Grantline Road on the east side of the
plan and then enters a small detention basin on
the south edge of the plan. This channel primarily
serves to carry storm water from the north side of
Chrysanthy Boulevard and discharge it to the
natural Upper Laguna Creek drainage to the south.

The channel is inherently linear and straight as it
follows Grantline Road. The channel will provide
clustering of trees along both sides that will allow
views to signage and buildings in the future
Regional Town Center land uses but will also
provide an attractive edge along Grantline Road.

DS 45. Design of the drainage systems in the Plan
Area will specifically consider the
appropriateness of the following measures:
storm water quality treatment, storm water
detention structures, summer nuisance flow
retention and percolation, and hydromodification control structures. While each water quality wet basin has been sufficiently
sized to meet the runoff demands from its
respective drainage shed, each builder will
have the option to incorporate LID design
features within each of its development and
downsize the size of the water quality basins
accordingly.

DS 46. The project shall place erosion control
and velocity dissipation devices at all
detention structures and along the length of
any outfall structure as necessary to limit
erosion into and within water courses.

Furthermore, the project will utilize Best
Management Practices consistent with all
local post construction storm water
management requirements, policies, and
guidelines.

DS 47. All basins shall be designed as visual
amenities that are an extension of the
landscape on the nearby streets. In most
instances this will involve naturalized drought
tolerant and low maintenance landscaping.

The basins may have a semi-permanent pool
serving water quality purposes.

DS 48. Basins shall have irregular contours to
create a natural appearance. Side slopes of
5:1 should occur on not less than 10 percent
of the basin edge to allow access to the basin.

DS 49. Fences should be avoided if possible.

Where required, fences shall be open types
with a black matte finish. (Refer to Section

1.5.6).

DS 50. Landscape improvements within and
adjacent to basins shall use drought tolerant
and low maintenance plant materials.

DS 51. Nearby pedestrian and bicycle trails shall
be routed in or along the rim of basins.

1.5.9. Art in Public Places
Art in public places can include art as commonly
described such as murals and sculpture. The SCSP
intends to integrate art into the every-day
infrastructure by simply selecting well-designed,
attractive fixtures where practical. Manhole
covers, tree grates, directional signage, bike racks,
benches, lighting fixtures, water features, and
other street furniture can all be art.

Refer to RC Design Guidelines Site Design: Art in
Public Places, p.2:66 for a description of city-wide
standards.

Conceptual view of channel adjacent to Grantline Road.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-12 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) DS 52. Art should be located around the Plan
Area rather than concentrated in a few
locations.

DS 53. Art can be incorporated in landscape
corridors and neighborhood gateways.

DS 54. Art in public places should typically be
scaled to allow pedestrians to enjoy it.

1.5.10. Lighting
The RCMC Section 23.725 applies to all new and
existing land uses, including permanent and
temporary uses in all zoning districts. Refer also
to RC Design Guidelines: Lighting, p.2:68.

The purpose is to regulate lighting to balance the
safety and security needs for lighting with the
City’s desire to ensure that light trespass and glare
have negligible impact on surrounding property
(especially residential) and roadways.

DS 55. Street lighting will be low intensity and
generally limited to locations required for
traffic and pedestrian safety.

DS 56. Lighted features including but not limited
to lighted bollards, lighted shelters, backlighted planters, and accent-lighted wall surfaces and signs, are permitted provided
light sources are low-level and screened from
adjacent streets, walkways and homes.

DS 57. Planting shall be restricted within the zone
of light for street lights in conformance with
the City standards.

1.5.11. Signs
The Rancho Cordova Municipal Code (RCMC)
Chapter 23.743 shall regulate all signs in the
SunCreek Plan Area. Refer also to RC Design
Guidelines: Signs, p. 2:72.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-13

1.6 CENTER FORM BASED DISTRICT

DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Development of the Center Form Based Districts
(Center Districts) identified in Figure II. 1-4 shall
be subject to regulations and standards defined in
this section. As described in Volume I: Section 3.3,
“form-based code” is a regulatory approach that
describes the form and character of development.

A form-based code incorporates many
components of conventional zoning standards but
organizes the application of these standards
according to a vision of aggregated development
patterns rather than individual land use
categories. A form-based code goes beyond
conventional zoning development standards by
describing the physical outcome of the
development in terms of street character, building
relation to the street, and pedestrian friendliness
and other factors.

This section adds specific standards and guidelines
to supplement the conventional permitted uses
and development regulations established in the
Rancho Cordova Municipal Code (RCMC) Title 23.

Applications for development projects must
comply with the development regulations in
RCMC Title 23, Article 5 and any applicable
supplemental standard for the SCSP set forth in
this chapter.

The key elements of the SunCreek Centers Form
Based Districts regulations include:
• Permitted Land Uses
• Street Character and Configuration (Street
Typology)
• Building Front Character and
Configuration (Frontage Typology)
• Pedestrian Ways
• Common Spaces

1.6.1. Application
The SunCreek Center Form Based District
regulations apply to three areas identified in
Figure 1-4 and Volume I Figure 3-3 as Districts A,
B, and C. District C is a Regional Town Center and
Districts A, and B are planned as Village Centers as
defined in RCMC Title 23 Article 5-Form Based
Provisions. Each Center District has a different
character and purpose that requires different
standards and a different development approach.

The term “Center District” refers to the boundary
of the area identified in Figure II. 1-4 and not to a
specific zone district designation. The Center
Districts encompass specific zone districts that
regulate the specific land uses and development
standards. Each Center District allows for a mix of
commercial (VC or RTC) and residential uses (HDR
or CMDR), which can be mixed and allocated
according to a detailed plan. Each Center District
includes a “Main Street” as described in the RC
Design Guidelines Commercial and Commercial
Mixed Use: Commercial, p.3:10.

Prior to any development within the three Center
Districts, a detailed conceptual plan for the
subject District must be approved by the City
Council.

The requirements of RCMC Section 23.722 and the
RC Design Guidelines shall apply whenever a nonresidential, mixed-use, or multifamily residential project is subject to design review.

1.6.2. Permitted Uses
Article 3 the RCMC Title 23, specifically Table

23.307-1 (Agricultural), Table 23.310-1
(Residential), Table 23.313-1 (Mixed Use), and
Table 23.319-1 (Public/Quasi-public) regulate the
Permitted Uses in the SCSP, except that residential
uses are not permitted in the Village Center Zone
designation. Refer to SCSP Volume I, Section

3.2.3. ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-14 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) Figure II.1-4 Center Form Based Districts ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-15

1.6.3. Center District Development
Standards
Form based development standards primarily
address the relationship of building purpose and
form to the adjacent streets and pedestrian areas.

Conventional development standards apply to the
basic organization of the development area,
including standard rear and side setbacks. Height,
site coverage, floor area ratio (the relationship of
building height to site coverage), and presentation
to the street expressed in terms of minimum
building frontage are the primary metrics for
building mass regulation within the Center
Districts. Separate standards are established for
the Districts “A” and “B” that include the Village
Center (VC) zone designation, and for District “C”
that includes the Regional Town Center (RTC) zone
designation.

These development standards reflect the
differences in scale, mix of uses represented in
each of the Center Districts.

Table II.1-1 establishes these basic standards for
the Center Districts in the SCSP.

District C
Regional
Town Center
Standard
District A and B
Village Center
Standard
Max block length 820 ft. 800 ft.

Max block perimeter 2,800 ft. 1,950 ft.

Max pedestrian block length 440 ft. 600 ft.

Residential density
Min density 20 du/acre CMDR 12.1 du/ac
MDR 6.1 du/ac 1.

Max density 38.7 du/acre 25 du/acre
Minimum building frontage
Primary street 60% 60%
Side street 50% 45%
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Minimum FAR 0.252. 0.25 2.

Maximum FAR 2.0 1.0
Building height
Minimum height 20 ft. 20 ft.

Maximum height 75 ft. 60 ft.

Building Setbacks
Minimum Front Setback 0 ft. 0 ft.

Minimum Side Setback 0 ft. 0 ft.

Table II. 1-1 Center Form Based District Development StandardsNotes on Districts A and B:

1. The residential uses in Center
Districts A and B will include
MDR, CMDR and HDR housing at
minimum density allowed in the
applicable zone.

2. The City Council may reduce
the minimum FAR to no less than

0.2 by Design Review approval,
subject to the following criteria:
a. The planned uses and
design of the commercial
development are
appropriate to serve the
local area and are
consistent with the City’s
development objectives
which are described in the
General Plan, in the City
Design Guidelines and in
this Chapter; and
b. Granting the FAR reduction
will not adversely affect
the interests of the public
or the interests of the
residents and property
owners in the vicinity of
the new development; and
c. The FAR reduction is the
minimum required to
support the site plan.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-16 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022)

1.6.4. Street Typology
The street is a key component of development
within Center Districts. In these Districts the
street characteristics, including the width of the
travel way, number of travel lanes, width of the
sidewalks, setbacks, and the landscaping and
streetscape (furniture, lighting and way-finding
signs) contribute much to the identity and vitality
of the adjacent commercial and residential uses.

Except as noted in Chapter 1.4, front and side yard
setbacks shall be measured from the back of
sidewalk. The SunCreek Center Districts apply the
“Main Street” concept identified in the RC Design
Guidelines. “The design of access and circulation
on project sites should tie the development into
the overall neighborhood, and the internal
circulation may be a part of the City’s circulation
and street system, where buildings front onto and
have pedestrian connections with the public rightof-way.” The location and character of each of the “Main
Street” features is discussed in Section 1.6.10
District Descriptions.

Volume I, Chapter I.4 Circulation defines the street
cross sections in terms of number of lanes, lane
width, landscape corridor, sidewalks, and
bike/pedestrian trails. Volume I, Figure 4-3, Major
Streets Master Plan identifies the basic
configuration of the street network and the
primary street type applied.

The SunCreek Center Districts use the Standard
Collector Street (Volume I, Figure 4-7) as the Main
Street.

Arterial
Arterial streets along the edge of the Center
District designations include Kiefer Boulevard
(District” A”), Rancho Cordova Parkway (District
“B”, and Chrysanthy Boulevard (District “C”).

Refer to Volume I, Figure 4-4.

DS 58. The median in the center of the roadway
shall be utilized to facilitate the safe passage
of pedestrians across a minor arterial.

Suggested treatments include landscaping
and pedestrian refuges at crossings.

DS 59. The landscaping strip along the sides of
the roadway shall be designed to create a
separation between pedestrians and fastmoving vehicles. The strip should include a landscaped area between the edge of the
curb and the sidewalk. Street trees and
lighting should be provided and designed at a
pedestrian scale.

DS 60. Where right-turn lanes are required, the
width and design of sidewalks and landscape
strips shall maintain the quality of the
pedestrian environment.

DS 61. The facades of buildings located at the
edge of right of way in Center Districts should
include storefront, multi-family residential
and office use frontage types. It is preferred
that building frontages approach the
sidewalk.

Collector Street
Collector streets (Main Streets) in the Center
District include Crescent Drive in District “A”, and
the un-named crescent street in District “B”, and
the un-named north-south street in District “C”.

Refer to Volume I, Figure 4-7 and Figures II. 1-6, II.
1-7, and II. 1-8 for location of the Main Street in
each Center District. Additional collector streets
with medians may be located in District C when a
specific development plan is prepared for this
area.

Central Park Drive is a unique condition in District
B that serves both as “Main Street” flanked by
commercial and residential use, but also as a
primary pedestrian corridor linking the Village
Center to the Community Park and the High
School. Volume I, Figure 4-10 Pedestrian
Boulevard illustrates the special character of this
street.

DS 62. The landscape strip areas shall be
designed to provide pedestrians with secure
passage along the roadway and motorists
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DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-17 with adequate views of the storefronts
located along the street. Street trees and
lights designed to the pedestrian scale shall
be placed within continuous landscape strips
to provide a barrier between the roadway
and sidewalk. Larger canopy trees shall be
used where possible to shade the sidewalk
and the street.

DS 63. Intersections should be designed to
provide pedestrians with safe passage.

Features may include pedestrian bulb-outs,
differentiated accent paving within the
intersection, pedestrian refuge areas within
the medians of arterials, and in-street
crossing lights.

DS 64. Turning movements typically occur from
within the main travel lanes; however, short
(one- to two-car-length) turn pockets may be
provided at some intersections in lieu of
parking on one side of the street.

DS 65. Storefront, multi-family housing, porch,
door yard/terrace or light court, and stoop
frontage types are preferred.

Minimal Sidewalk Frontage Access
Exposure of the building or common area such as
a plaza at the back of the sidewalk is used to
facilitate access from a public right-of-way or an
on-site sidewalk to a public space. Refer also to
RC Design Guidelines Site Design, Building
Placement, and Orientation, p. 3:18.

DS 66. For a public space located adjacent to one
street, the area of the space within 15 feet of
a public right-of-way or an on-site sidewalk
along at least 50 percent of the space’s street
frontage shall be free of obstructions.

DS 67. For corner public spaces, the area within
15 feet of the intersection of two or more
streets on which the space fronts shall be at
the same elevation as the adjoining sidewalk.

In addition, at least 50 percent of each of the
space’s frontages shall be free of
obstructions.

DS 68. To be considered free of obstructions,
public spaces shall include at least four feet
of unobstructed area between obstructions
when measured parallel to right-of-way or
sidewalk.

DS 69. For obstructed portions of a space’s
frontage, no walls or other obstructions,
except for fixed and moveable seating and
tables, shall be higher than two feet above
the curb level in front of the space.

DS 70. Trees planted flush to grade, light
stanchions, public space signage, trash
receptacles, railings for steps, and
substantially open fencing around seating
areas not exceeding 36 inches in height shall
be considered permitted obstructions.

Kiefer Boulevard adjacent to the commercial use
in District A is a special condition due to the
Secondary (10’) bike trail in the 35-foot-wide
pedestrian corridor on the south side of Kiefer
Boulevard. In this condition, the commercial use
will be located at the edge of the “build to line”
(edge of right of way) as illustrated in Volume I,
Figure 4-21. In this condition, the space between
the multi-use trail and the building front can be
used for an outdoor dining area, rest stop, or
landscaping.

1.6.5. Design Guidelines for the Center
Districts
Each of the Center Districts will have a distinct
character as described in Section 1.6.10 below.

However, all of the development in the Center
Districts, particularly commercial and office use
will be guided by the following design principles.

The intent is to create an overall sense of
community with high quality, pedestrian oriented
design. The following principles shall apply to all
Form Based Districts.
• Center Districts should be visually
appealing from all public areas,
including adjacent streets and
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as persons in automobiles.
• Center Districts should be appropriate
in scale and massing relative to
adjacent land uses.
• Center Districts should provide for
convenient, attractive pedestrian
access from street fronts and from
adjacent commercial, office, and
residential land uses.
• Center Districts should provide for
convenient, attractive pedestrian
access within the center with
dedicated pedestrian ways between
all buildings and pedestrian spaces
such as plazas, courtyards, and
terraces at natural gathering areas
within the site.
• Center Districts should minimize
noise, light, vibration and odor
impacts on the surrounding
neighborhood.
• Center Districts should be functionally
efficient in terms of resource
requirements, traffic circulation,
emergency access, and delivery and
waste removal.

Architectural Style
The common characteristics established in these
guidelines will create a sense of overall
consistency and common identity throughout the
Plan Area. The buildings need not emulate any
historical style. Design continuity and appropriate
style address building scale, pedestrian access, the
proportion of wall to arcade, window placement
and proportions, height of walls, building color,
building materials, and response to the site
conditions. The application of these guidelines
will produce architecture that reflects the
individual needs of the building owners, and the
character of the SunCreek community.

DS 71. Architects may apply a design style that
reflects the particular character of the uses
within the building, such as a theme
restaurant or specialty store. Such designs
may be established by a chain that has
standardized characteristics. However,
buildings that are highly stylized, or that
apply corporate “franchise” architecture shall
compliment the overall style and character of
neighboring buildings. .

Example of Acceptable Stylized Architecture
DS 72. Each Center District shall include a
dominant landmark element such as a clock
tower, fountain, or sculpture within a
pedestrian oriented space. The element will
serve as an identification of the District and
should reflect the overall design theme of
that District.

Exterior Finish Materials
DS 73. The appropriate exterior materials include
masonry, plaster, stucco, stone, and
decorative treatments in concrete. Wood
siding is acceptable provided that it is used in
locations protected from harsh sun or
weather conditions, and is properly installed
and treated to be durable.

Color
DS 74. Neutral colors are acceptable for the base
color of a building and may be used without
limitation. However, the architect is
encouraged to apply other, bolder colors that
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interest and distinctive character
DS 75. Large areas of bright, intense primary
colors shall be avoided but may be applied to
trim, windows, doors and architectural
elements where they complement the
building basic color scheme.

DS 76. Typically, the building basic color scheme
should include not more than three colors,
however, more than three complementary
colors may be used to establish a special
visual effect.

DS 77. Paint colors should complement the color
of stone, masonry, tile, or any natural
materials applied to the exterior of the
building.

Building Massing and Form
DS 78. Buildings should have a hierarchy of
elements so that the overall building is
readable. Design elements that embellish
and create variety should be subordinate to
the overall volume. The building massing
should create an interesting view from
vantage points both within and from the
exterior of the site, and allow “landmark” or
anchor buildings to stand out above the other
buildings and landscape.

DS 79. Buildings should be located forward to the
street front rather than behind a parking
area. This is particularly effective along the
“Main Street” in each District where the
intent is to establish a vibrant, pedestrian
active environment.

DS 80. Large building masses should closely
relate to smaller buildings and to pedestrians
on the adjacent walkways by a variety of
means including:
• The addition of arcades, trellises
and smaller building elements;
• Roofs that are not monolithic;
• Windows that are varied for
functional or symbolic reasons;
• Articulations that include offsets,
recesses, projections and changes
in wall direction to provide visual
interest;
• Architectural detailing, color,
and/or composition of facade
elements; and
• Architectural elements such as
terraces or balconies oriented to
common areas such as courtyards,
pedestrian ways, or plazas.

DS 81. Dormer windows, dormer vents,
belvederes, chimneys, roof monitors and
other features that add visual interest may be
added to a roof provided that they are in
character with the building style and in
proportion to the roof and building mass.

Conceptual Image of building forward “Main Street”
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changes in wall direction
DS 82. Storefront window walls shall be divided
into bays defined by window spacing, raised
pilasters, add-on awnings or trellises, or other
architectural elements so the entire facade
reads as a series of individual shops.

Storefront windows should be contained
within a bay defined by these elements.

Doors and windows shall be consistent in
design and located to present a unified
appearance to the elevation, except where
the variations are an integral and necessary
part of the exterior design.

DS 83. All walls, blank or storefront, shall be
defined at the top by a cornice or other detail
bold enough to visually terminate the wall.

Even walls topped by a sloped roof that
terminate at the wall line shall be defined by
a cornice or eave detail. Exceptions include
heavy timber roofs where the rafter tails are
exposed and extend a minimum of eighteen
inches from the wall.

Cornice Detail and Variety of Roof Types
DS 84. Two story walls shall be divided by a
cornice, horizontal band or other
architectural element that defines the ground
floor from the second floor.

DS 85. Generally, walls should appear as thick
and massive in proportion to the building
scale, particularly on large-scale buildings.

Windows, other than storefront should be
recessed from the face of the wall by at least
3 inches.

DS 86. The exterior of ground floor walls that
face streets shall include features that
articulate the walls and ensure visual
diversity and proper scale. Articulation may
include windows, arcades, changes in
materials or color, or other details.

Architectural detailing of each wall at ground
level shall relate to the landscape to ensure
an appropriate transition of the building and
Windows, awnings, cornices and flags provide cadence. the ground plane.

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DS 87. Architectural elements that contribute to
a building’s character, aid in climate control
and enhance pedestrian scale are
encouraged. Examples include canopies, roof
overhangs, projections or recessions of
stories, balconies, reveals, and awnings.

DS 88. Building entryways shall be clearly defined
and integrated with building and landscape
design. The use of distinctive architectural
elements and materials to denote prominent
entrances is required.

Arcade establishes the primary Entry Feature
Landmark Feature
DS 89. Landmark structures, such as clock
towers, enclosed arcades, and building
elements that extend above the roofline of
the primary building may be used to
designate major entries, public spaces, or
building corners. Such landmark structures
may also be used in parking areas to identify
pedestrian portals, provide orientation to
drivers in the parking area, or provide visual
interest.

Roofs
DS 90. Buildings may have either
flat and/or sloped roofs. Sloped roofs shall
have a minimum slope of 4 in 12.

DS 91. On the portion of the roof visible from the
parking lot or street the following roof
materials are acceptable:
• Standing seam metal in colors
compatible with the building and
trim colors.

Example of landmark feature integrated with
main buildings.

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clay tiles with either a deep profile
or flat. The colors shall be
subdued warm tones.

DS 92. Passive solar design features are
encouraged whenever possible. Design of
buildings should consider energy-efficient
concepts such as natural heating and/or
cooling, sun and wind exposure and
orientation, and other solar energy
opportunities.

Architectural Lighting
DS 93. Natural light and external night lighting
should be used to enhance and articulate the
buildings.

DS 94. Lighting sources should be thoughtfully
located and shall have cut off lenses to avoid
light spillage and glare on adjacent
properties.

DS 95. Parking areas shall have a minimum
illumination of 1.0 foot-candles as a
maintained minimum at the pavement
surface. Pole mounted lighting should be
spaced for maximum energy efficiency and
be no taller than 25 feet within 100 feet of
residential areas.

DS 96. Pedestrian walks shall have a minimum
illumination levels of 0.5 foot-candles as a
maintained minimum at the walking surface
and lighting shall be placed to identify any
level changes or changes in walking
conditions.

DS 97. Pedestrian walk lighting should be of an
appropriate scale and style such as bollard
type lighting, step lighting and/or pole
mounted lighting not exceeding 25 feet in
height.

Ancillary Structures
DS 98. Service areas shall be located to minimize
visual impacts from pedestrian corridors and
adjacent streets. Exterior storage shall be
confined to portions of the site least visible
from public view.

DS 99. Auxiliary buildings such as kiosks,
maintenance sheds, pump sheds visible to
customers shall complement and integrate
the design characteristics applicable to the
larger buildings.

On-site parking in the Center Districts
Parking Standards and Building Placement
Standards shall be determined in detailed
planning process required for each use within
each Center District area required in this chapter,
Section 1.6.1 Application, and will be guided by
RCMC Chapter 23.510 and Chapter 23.513.

1.6.6. Frontage Typology by District
“Frontage typology” describes the character of
buildings and the public sidewalk as they relate to
the street. The frontage types:
• create an attractive pedestrian
activity space between the
buildings and street,
• establish the visual boundary of
the streetscape, and
• provide a proper transition from
the public realm (the street and
sidewalk) to the private realm (the
home or commercial use).

This is achieved through building mass, scale, and
articulation; the placement and scale of doors and
windows; the width of the sidewalk; and the type
and location of street trees, street furniture,
lighting and ground level landscaping.

There are many ways to create an attractive,
properly scaled pedestrian relationship between
the building front and the street. This section
introduces a limited number of common building
frontages that may be applied along the streets
that are typical of the Center Districts in the
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frontages is not limited to these examples, and
the architects/designers/building owners are
encouraged to apply other concepts in the spirit of
the Center District vision.

The following sections describe the general
applicability of the frontage types suggested here,
but the types are not assigned to specific locations
in the Center Districts. Rather, they are examples
that can be applied in a variety of locations. The
applicant shall identify the specific application of
these examples, or alternatives that may be
proposed, in the detailed conceptual plan for each
Center District that must be approved by the City
Council as described in Section 1.6.1, Application.

Door Yard/Terrace/Light Court
Generally, a door yard/terrace or light court
frontage is a residential frontage type, but it can
also be applied to a vertically integrated mixeduse building with residential over retail or office uses. Typically, the building presents a split-level
that is characterized by a facade that is set back
from the street property line by an elevated
terrace or a sunken light court. This buffers
residential uses from the sidewalk and removes
the private yard from public encroachment. This
frontage type is also suitable for café style
outdoor dining and is appropriate where
residential, professional office, and retail
development is incorporated into a mixed-use
setting. It is particularly well suited to live work
residential configurations.

DS 100. The front facade of the building must be
set back a minimum of five feet and a
maximum of 15 feet behind an elevated
terrace or sunken light court. The terrace
and/or sunken light court must directly abut
the front property line.

DS 101. Sub-basements accessed by a light court
may not be more than six feet below the
sidewalk.

DS 102. The stoop above the light court must be a
minimum of three feet above grade and a
minimum of three feet wide.

DS 103. Above-grade commercial building
entrances at the stoop level must either be
covered by an awning or canopy, or be
recessed behind the front building facade. If
a recessed entry is provided, it must be
recessed behind the front facade a minimum
of three feet and a maximum of five feet.

Courtyard
A courtyard frontage may be created by recessing
a central portion of the facade for a portion of the
building frontage. A low fence or wall, with a
pedestrian opening in all cases, may be provided
along the setback line to define the space of the
courtyard/forecourt. Courtyards are typically
oriented to the street, but they may also be
oriented to a public pedestrian-oriented space as
defined in Section 1.6.7. A courtyard may be
suitable for gardens, outdoor dining, and vehicle
drop-offs and is appropriate where residential,
office, retail, and institutional uses are
incorporated into a center. Courtyards are
particularly applicable for live/work residences
and for "lock out" dwellings that provide a
secondary unit accessible from the courtyard.

DS 104. The front facade of the building must be
built to the front property line for at least 50
percent of the overall building frontage. The
remaining 50 percent of building frontage
may be used to create a recessed courtyard
in the central portion of the facade.

DS 105. Courtyards must be set back from the
build-to line/front building facade a minimum
of 10 feet and a maximum of 30 feet.

DS 106. Courtyards must span a minimum of 10
feet along the front facade and may comprise
no more than 50 percent of the overall
building frontage.

DS 107. The courtyard frontage may choose to
incorporate other frontage types (typically
storefront, stoop, gallery, or arcade), but is
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Stoop/Portico
A stoop frontage is generally applied to Compact
Medium Density Residential (CMDR) or High
Density Residential (HDR) as defined in Volume I,
Chapter 3, and is suitable for ground floor
residential uses with short setbacks. A stoop is
characterized by a facade which is aligned close to
the frontage line with the ground story elevated
from the sidewalk to provide privacy for the
ground floor uses. The entrance is usually an
exterior stair or landing which may be combined
with a small porch or roof.

DS 108. The front facade of the building must be
set back behind an elevated stoop, which
must be aligned with and directly abut the
front property line.

DS 109. Stoops must conform with the following:
• Stoops must rise to a minimum of three
feet above grade.
• Minimum four feet wide.

DS 110. Stoop frontages may be combined with a
small roof or porch.

DS 111. Commercial building entrances at the
stoop level must either be covered by an
awning or canopy or be recessed behind the
front building facade. If a recessed entry is
provided, it must be recessed behind the
front facade a minimum of three feet and a
maximum of five feet.

Storefront
A storefront frontage is characterized by a facade
that is aligned close to or directly on the right-ofway line with the building entrance at sidewalk grade. Storefront frontages have substantial
glazing on the ground floor and provide trellises,
awnings, or canopies cantilevered over the
sidewalk. Building entries may provide either a
canopy or awning, or alternatively, may be
recessed behind the front building facade.

DS 112. Awnings/canopies must be provided for a
minimum of 50 percent of the overall
building frontage and must comply with the
following:
• Awnings/canopies must project a
minimum of five feet over the sidewalk.
• Awnings/canopies must provide a
minimum of eight feet and a maximum of
12 feet of vertical clearance over the
sidewalk.

DS 113. Building entrances must either be covered
by an awning or canopy, or be recessed
behind the front building facade. If a
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recessed behind the front facade a minimum
of three feet and a maximum of five feet.

Gallery and Arcade
A gallery frontage is characterized by a façade that
is aligned with the back of the sidewalk with the
building entrance at sidewalk grade and with an
attached colonnade that projects over the
sidewalk.

An arcade frontage is nearly identical in character
to the gallery frontage except that the upper
stories of the building may project over the public
sidewalk way. The sidewalk must be fully
absorbed within the colonnade so that a
pedestrian may not bypass it.

DS 114. The front facade of the building must be
set back a minimum of 12 feet behind a
colonnade. The colonnade may be located no
more than three feet behind the curb. The
colonnade must not obstruct the walking
path.

DS 115. Column dimensions must be in proportion
to the building mass and must be spaced to
provide a sense of openness and a view into
and from the covered area.

DS 116. The gallery or arcade must provide a
minimum of 12 feet of vertical clearance
from the sidewalk.

DS 117. An arcade may include a covered area
that spans between buildings.

1.6.7. Standards for Public PedestrianOriented Spaces
The Center District designation includes locations
that are suitable for public pedestrian-oriented
spaces such as plazas, courtyards, and paseos.

The SunCreek plan envisions the Center Districts
to be active social centers for the surrounding
community. The pedestrian-oriented spaces play
a significant role in providing a setting for such
social activity and the food services,
entertainment, retail, and other businesses that
favor such settings.

The RCMC Section 23.722.060 and Section

23.722.070 establish provisions for the design and
construction of all pedestrian-oriented spaces,
including on-site pedestrian pathways, common
areas, and public spaces. RCMC Section

23.722.070 also establishes standards for specific
public spaces including building entry spaces,
employee break areas, paseos, and plazas.

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spaces that are safe, comfortable, and usable;
provide aesthetic value to the project’s site
design; and fully comply with the requirements of
the Americans with Disabilities Act and the cityadopted building code.

Small parks and open spaces adjacent to the
Village Center sites in Center Districts A and B are
envisioned as an "Urban Town Square"; an
integral part of the commercial/institutional
activity in the area where people will gather.

Consequently, the design for these parks will be
carefully coordinated with the design of the
adjacent commercial and mixed-use sites and shall
be addressed in the detailed conceptual plan for
each Center District that must be approved by the
City Council as described in Section 1.6.1,
Application.

Center District Public Space Area
Requirement
Each of the three Center Districts shall provide at
least one significant area that allows public
gatherings. These primary gathering places shall
be scaled to the size of the District and shall
provide amenities that support events/activities.

Additionally, every project shall include one or
more outdoor gathering place(s). The size and
scale of such areas shall be appropriate to the
type and use of each particular development.

Appropriate spaces may include, but are not
limited to, building entries, employee break areas,
courtyards, outdoor café seating, and pedestrian
pathways.

Public space shall occupy at minimum five percent
of the gross square footage of new development
in all of the Center Districts. All public spaces,
including the specific spaces listed in this chapter,
arcades, sidewalks adjacent to an on-site main
street, and paseos, may count toward meeting
this requirement.

The following development standards for the
SunCreek Center Districts supplement RCMC
Section 23.722
DS 118. The public common area shall be located
at a prominent location, such as a terminus
or major crossing on a primary public
walkway within the commercial use area.

DS 119. Sites shall be developed in a coordinated
manner to provide order and diversity and
avoid a jumbled, confused development.

Buildings should be clustered to form plazas
or pedestrian malls and prevent long
"barracks-like" rows of structures.

DS 120. When clustering is impractical, a visual
link between separate structures shall be
established through the use of an arcade
system, trellis, or other open structure.

DS 121. Major building entries and storefronts
should be oriented to a pedestrian space
where practical, rather than the parking lot,
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commercial uses directly to the sidewalk
along the street.

DS 122. Pedestrian spaces shall provide a linkage
and transition space between residential and
retail, entertainment or other more public
activity uses.

DS 123. Each primary use area in the Center
Districts illustrated in Figure II. 1-4 shall apply
an overall design theme that ties together
the various land use elements of the District
in order to provide a sense of place, and
identity. The design theme shall address
paving materials, lighting, landscaping, trash
receptacles and architectural style.

DS 124. As part of the Design Review application
required in Section 1.6.1 Application, the
applicant shall submit a pedestrian plan
demonstrating compliance with the relevant
standards and performance criteria in this
chapter.

DS 125. Seating shall be an integral component of
the pedestrian oriented spaces. In addition
to the standards set forth in RCMC

23.722.050 seating shall be provided that is
oriented to the adjacent open space in
Center District A and to the small public park
in Center District B. Seating and tables
associated with food services shall be
moveable.

DS 126. The small park in Center District B shall be
configured to provide a small grass covered
bowl oriented to a small platform that will
provide an informal amphitheater adjacent to
the commercial uses. The bowl and stage
shall be oriented to enable patrons of the
commercial area to overlook the bowl and
view the stage, but shall consider late
afternoon sun angles with regard to audience
comfort. Shade structures of fabric, wood, or
metal are permitted in the park area.

DS 127. Each Center District designation shall
include a children’s play area or areas. Such
areas may involve a single location where
equipment is clustered, or they may involve
informal equipment integrated with the
pedestrian space as small, individual play
elements rather than a single “playground”
facility where all play equipment is
concentrated. The play equipment should be
attractive and relate to the theme of the
commercial area if feasible.

DS 128. Play equipment shall be designed and
constructed to meet the United States
Consumer Products Safety Commission
standards and best practices, including the
installation of protective surfaces and
barriers. To allow for the supervision of
children, barriers surrounding the play area
shall be substantially transparent and not
exceed three feet six inches in height.

Seating for supervision shall be provided
adjacent to the play area. The play area and
seating shall be shaded in the afternoon.

DS 129. Directional/ directory maps and
informational kiosks shall be located in the
commercial areas.

DS 130. The commercial areas shall be configured
to provide food services from restaurants,
carts, and walk-up windows located in retail
spaces adjacent to the pedestrian oriented
space.

1.6.8. Standards for Pedestrian Pathways
RCMC Section 23.722.070 provides specific
standards for enhanced pedestrian pathways that
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Design Guidelines: Public Spaces and Pedestrian
Amenities, p.3:14.

On-site pedestrian connectivity is essential to the
function of the mixed-use character of the Center
Districts. All development in the Center Districts
shall comply with RCMC Section 23.722.06 that
provides the standards for on-site pedestrian
pathways. It requires that the pedestrian paths
system shall be designed to provide the
pedestrian safe passage throughout a District.

The key provisions that apply to the Center
Districts include:

DS 131. A clear and continuous path that connects
the main pedestrian access point to the site
with the main entrance(s) of the primary use
structure(s) on-site.

DS 132. Pedestrian pathways from primary
buildings to adjacent streets at a ratio of one
pedestrian dedicated path for each vehicle
entrance on-site.

DS 133. Drive aisles leading to main entrances
with a walking path on at least one side.

DS 134. RCMC 23.722.06 also requires that
pedestrian paths system shall be designed to
provide the pedestrian safe passage between
adjoining properties and shall connect their
pedestrian pathways. The key provisions that
apply to Center DDistricts include:
• A clear and continuous path along all
adjacent streets that connects to the main
entrance of the primary use structure on
each property.
• A clear and continuous path along all drive
aisles providing access between the
properties that connects the main
entrance of the primary use structure on
each property.
• Special pedestrian paths/connections
between adjoining lots where those uses
are compatible.

DS 135. Center District developments adjacent to
a public transit route shall provide a paved,
direct pathway from the primary facade of
the major building to the pedestrian path
along the street edge leading to a transit
stop. Where multiple buildings are included
in the development, each building over
50,000 square feet gross floor area shall
provide a connecting path that permits
occupants to easily walk to the nearest
transit stop.

DS 136. A shelter and waiting area that would
support future public transit shall be located
on the future transit route with pedestrian
access to each Center District. Center District
B is adjacent to the planned Signature Transit
Route along Rancho Cordova Parkway. A
clearly defined, convenient and well lighted
pedestrian space shall be provided linking the
storefronts to the sidewalk nearest the
transit stop. Such pedestrian space shall also
link to any pedestrian space within the
District.

DS 137. To provide shade in the summer,
deciduous shade trees shall be planted
approximately 25 feet on center along the
length of any required pedestrian path.

These trees shall be placed at least 15 feet
away from the face of any building wall.

Equivalent shading may be provided by shade
structures or buildings.

Figure II.1-5 Shading along Pedestrian Path
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All public spaces that provide a primary route for
pedestrian connectivity through a Center District
shall be accessible to the public at all times.

Examples include the pedestrian way that
connects the pedestrian walk adjacent to the
open space in Center District A to Crescent Drive,
and the pedestrian way that connects to the small
park to the intersection of Central Park Drive and
Rancho Cordova Parkway through Center District
B, and any designated pedestrian pathway
through Center District C. Landowners and
property managers of small pedestrian spaces
within residential areas or plazas directly
associated with individual businesses, such as a
dining patio adjacent to a restaurant, shall have
the authority to limit hours of public access to
such seating or use area. The City may authorize a
nighttime closing contingent upon the following
provisions:
• A new space may be granted nighttime
closing if potentially significant safety
issues are documented and submitted as
part of an application to authorize the
closing.
• An existing space may be granted
nighttime closing if the space has been
open for at least one year and significant
operational and safety issues have been
documented.
• Nighttime closing of the space is
necessary for public safety and/or
maintenance within the space.
• Any approved design element that limits
nighttime public access shall not impede
public circulation, police access, and visual
or physical access within the space or
between the space and public areas
during hours of public operation.

Defensible Space
Defensible space includes designs that incorporate
specific consideration for public safety in common
areas, such as walkways and plazas. This includes
such items as maintaining views from adjacent
buildings and the street, adequate lighting, and
location of shrubs and other screens. Refer also
to RC Design Guidelines Safescape, p.2:58.

DS 138. Defensible space concepts and techniques
shall be incorporated in Center Districts.

Heavy landscaping near structures and on the
periphery of parking areas shall be restricted
in order to maintain view corridors. Retail
shops and offices fewer than 10,000 square
feet per tenant shall include a minimum of
window front adjacent to walkways along the
ground floor wall consistent with the RC
Design Guidelines. These windows shall not
be covered inside the building and shall allow
direct line of sight to the outside.

DS 139. Potential crime risk uses, such as walk-up
ATM machines, shall be located in highly
visible and well-lighted areas.

1.6.9. Residential Use Site Design in
Center District Designations
Residential is a key component of the mixed-use
Center Districts. Each District includes a
component of High Density Residential (HDR) and
Compact Medium Density Residential (CMDR) as
well as commercial uses. The intent is to provide
interaction among these uses that encourages a
lively street life yet allows for the quiet and
privacy required by most residents. The Rancho
Cordova Municipal Code, Title 23 specifies design
regulations for setbacks, street orientation, and
other site and development considerations.

In addition to the RCMC regulatory standards,
residential development in the SunCreek Center
Districts is concerned with the orientation to the
street, and the relationship of residential uses to
non-residential uses in a mixed-use environment,
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-30 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) particularly where the uses are mixed horizontally
rather than vertically.

The residential interface along the Main Street
area in each District includes both HDR and CMDR
dwellings. Each of these designations is
envisioned as primarily, but not exclusively, alley
loaded housing that has a limited depth front yard
and is oriented to the street edge. Sections 1.6.4
and 1.6.5 address guidelines for the street
environment.

Housing integrated with non-residential use on
the same block or parcel areas will require
guidelines to protect the quiet and privacy of the
residents.

DS 140. Multi-family residential uses in a Center
District site shall be an integral part of the
mixed use complex and not a separated by
walls or parking areas except required for
privacy and security in the residential use.

DS 141. Multi-family residential uses in the Center
Districts may be integrated with the nonresidential uses vertically, (apartments located above retail or office uses), or
horizontally, (adjacent to the retail or office
uses).

DS 142. Mixed use buildings shall provide
separate entries for each use, but shall
provide a residential entry oriented to a
courtyard, plaza, and other common area
that provides a transition from the public
areas to private area.

DS 143. Multi-family residential uses in the Center
Districts shall have access from the public
walkways that serve the commercial uses,
but shall also have a separate entry.

DS 144. Multi-family residential uses in the Center
Districts shall have separate, dedicated
parking areas, but shall share driveway
entries from the street, where feasible.

DS 145. Multi-family residential uses in the Center
Districts shall have private open space in the
form of a patio or terrace separated from the
commercial common areas. Such patios or
terraces may overlook common public areas
associated with commercial use.

1.6.10. Center District Descriptions
The SunCreek Form Based Code applies to three
areas identified in Figure II.1-4 and Volume I
Figure 3-3. Each District has a different character
and purpose that requires different standards and
a different development approach.

Center District A
District A is located in the southeast corner of the
intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Kiefer Road.

Crescent Drive transects the district and provides
the “Main Street”. District A is adjacent to a
medium and low-density residential neighborhood
to the south and east. Permanent open space is
located to the west and north.

District A includes a mix of Village Center (VC),
High Density Residential (HDR) and Medium
Density Residential (MDR) zoning. The anticipated
mix of uses in this District includes local serving
retail and services such as a grocery, drug store, a
variety of small retail shops and personal services,
business offices and professional service,
entertainment, restaurants, including both sitdown and outdoor dining, private recreation, and multi-family housing in apartment, row house, or
other similar configurations.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-31 With its interface of medium to high-density
residential and integrated commercial
development, Crescent Drive presents a special
opportunity for a lively urban setting. Shops and
residential uses along this tree lined local collector
street should include pedestrian amenities and
small to medium sized public spaces. The retail
and higher density residential form-based
frontage types described in this section are
particularly suited to this street.

District A also presents the opportunity to mix
residential, commercial and employment uses
overlooking a substantial open space area. The
south edge of the crescent shaped open space
creates an opportunity for a pedestrian trail
promenade between the open space and the
adjacent residential and commercial uses.

Restaurants and shops should be oriented to both
the Crescent Drive urban setting and the
promenade along the open space preserve.

Second floor office space and/or multi-family
residential can be located to take advantage of
this open space view and to provide eyes on the
public trail system and the public spaces that will
be included in the urban mixed-use portions of
the area. Food services and shops should also be
oriented to the bike trail along Kiefer Boulevard to
provide a rest and gathering area.

Center Districts emphasize pedestrian activity and
public spaces. District A would include such
spaces within the commercial portions as activity
centers and gathering places, but the pedestrian
ways and public spaces can also serve as transition
areas between the public activity and the more
private and quiet residential areas.

A major trail segment extends through the VC
designation to Crescent Drive and beyond to the
neighborhood park and major open space area.

This trail segment is likely to be adjacent to highdensity residential use and the trail design and location must provide for the security and privacy
of the adjacent residents. Again, the upper story
residential uses will provide eyes on the trail.

District A includes commercial areas along both
Kiefer Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard. The
Kiefer Boulevard frontage is unusual because it
includes a link in the major bike and pedestrian
network. Volume I Figure 4-21 illustrates the
condition where the primary trail passes by the
commercial use. A mini plaza with paved area,
shade structures, low landscaping, lighting, and
informal seating would fill the space between the
trail and the building. This location would serve
well for a small food service, shops, or services
catering primarily to people using the adjacent
trail.

The commercial development adjacent to Sunrise
Boulevard will face the challenge of relatively
high-speed traffic and road noise. This frontage
includes a pedestrian walk, but the pedestrian
traffic will be less significant than found on Kiefer
Boulevard. Along this edge, the pedestrianoriented storefront will be less viable, and buildings may orient a side or rear face to Sunrise
Blvd. Access to the interior of the site will occur at
Figure II.1-6 Center District A Notation
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-32 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) Crescent Drive and at the bike trail along the
adjacent open space.

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-33 Center District B
Center District B is located along Rancho Cordova
Parkway and Central Park Drive. The location
provides access to future public transit and a
pedestrian link to the Community Park and high
school/middle school complex that comprise the
core of the SunCreek community.

District B includes a mix of Village Center (VC),
High Density Residential (HDR), Compact Medium
Density Residential (CMDR), and Public/Quasipublic (P/QP) uses. Appropriate uses would include a small grocery, shops and offices,
entertainment and dining.

These uses are integrated in a uniquely pedestrian
friendly mix focused on a small neighborhood
park. The commercial use overlooks the park and
is an extension of the food, entertainment, and
retail activity. Refer to Section 1.6.7 “Standards
for Public Pedestrian-Oriented Spaces” in this
chapter for a description and standard addressing
this condition. A passage through this park will
connect the commercial area to the surrounding
neighborhoods and provides a direct link to the
primary SunCreek bike trail along the open space
corridor.

Example of Commercial Space Overlooking Park or
Open Space
Central Park Drive provides a special pedestrianoriented link along a tree-lined corridor fronted by high-density residential and commercial uses.

Central Park Drive is a primary pedestrian spine
that transects the Core Open Space illustrated in
Volume I, Figure 5-1. It links the community park,
high school/middle school campus and the
neighborhoods to the east to the transit hub at
Rancho Cordova Parkway.

The commercial uses of this District will present
attractive architecture toward Rancho Cordova
Parkway and pedestrian pathways will extend
from the sidewalk/frontage of Rancho Cordova
Parkway into the adjoining commercial uses. View
corridors between buildings will provide further
visual connections between passing
vehicles and businesses within this
commercial center.

Figure II.1-7 Center District B Notation
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
II.1-34 APPROVED December 2, 2013(amended October 2018 January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) Center District C
District C includes a planned major employment
and retail center along Grant Line Road and
Chrysanthy Boulevard. The zoning designation
includes Regional Town Center (RTC) and High
Density Residential (HDR). The district could
include offices, large format retail, a large
entertainment complex, or a combination of
these. The site could also accommodate a large
pedestrian scale “village” that includes
components of the larger retail and office uses,
but also includes clusters of businesses oriented
to a network of interconnected by pedestrian
promenades and pathways.

There are multiple alternative approaches that
may be applied to this site. Future land use mixes
of the District, and the scale will require an indepth planning process to determine the specific application of the form-based features described
in this chapter.

Figure II.1-8 suggests a pattern of internal streets
that connect to the adjacent residential
neighborhood. This would facilitate a “Main
Street” development style that would include
small buildings brought forward to the street
edge. A small-town square or Neighborhood
Green feature will be included that serves as the
focal point for this design theme. The transition
to the adjacent neighborhood would be addressed
by scaling the buildings in the commercial area to
be compatible with the adjacent residential at the
edges of the commercial area.

A significantly different approach would be to
incorporate the entire 53.9-acre site into a
pedestrian friendly campus in which the core of
the center is designed primarily for pedestrians
and cyclists and the automobile is left to
designated areas on the perimeter.

The RTC designation reflects the current City
planning vision for this site; however, there are a
number of factors that may affect the design of
the planned uses. For example, the footprint of
the intersection or interchange of Chrysanthy
Boulevard and Grantline Road is not yet
established. It is possible that the intersection of
Chrysanthy and Grantline will ultimately be a
grade separated interchange if the Southeast
Connector is developed to an expressway
standard.

This would require a substantial land area to
accommodate the interchange and connecting
ramps that would affect this site and reduce the
available area for development. In addition, any
direct access from Grantline Road would be
prohibited, and the access from Chrysanthy
Boulevard to the site would be not less than onequarter mile west of Grantline. The effect of these two factors would significantly affect the
design of the site by focusing the primary traffic
entry to a single location.

Further planning will be required prior to
development, including more detailed design
analysis subject to the SCSP Volume I Section 9.6
SunCreek Specific Plan Administration.

Figure II.1-8 Center District C Notation
ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
SunCreek Specific Plan
APPROVED December 2, 2013 (amended October 2018, January 2020, May 2021, December 2022) II.1-35

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ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 2 Exhibit A to the Ordinance

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 3
Resolution No. XX-2022 Page 1 of 5

CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
RESOLUTION NO. XX-2022

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA

APPROVING A TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP WITH ATTACHED CONDITIONS OF

APPROVAL AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN AGREEMENT

FOR TREVOR GILMARTIN, LOCATED WITHIN THE SUNCREEK SPECIFIC PLAN AREA PROJECT NO. PLND-0322-0032
WHEREAS, Investek Properties, (hereinafter referred to as Applicant) filed an application with the City of Rancho Cordova for a Tentative Subdivision Map for Trevor Gilmartin, located within the Suncreek Specific Plan area. Parcel Number: 067-0010-017, 025, 026; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has met all applicable requirements under State law and City ordinances related to this tentative subdivision map and the City Council is the appropriate authority to hear and take action on this project; and
WHEREAS, the attached Tentative Subdivision Map meets the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act and the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code as set forth in findings below, and the City Council has conducted a properly noticed public hearing for the approval of the Tentative Subdivision Map attached hereto in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cordova and the Applicant entered into an Affordable Housing Plan Agreement which was approved by the City Council on November 18, 2013, which outlines the affordable housing requirements for the project area based upon the dedication of land to the City; and
WHEREAS, to maintain consistency between the proposed tentative subdivision map and the approved Affordable Housing Plan Agreement, an amendment to Exhibit 2 of the Affordable Housing Plan Agreement is required; and
WHEREAS, the attached Affordable Housing Plan Agreement Amendment is consistent with the General Plan, Suncreek Specific Plan, and is consistent with Government Code Section 65588(a); and
WHEREAS, on December 19, 2022, the City Council held a properly noticed public hearing at which it received a report from City Staff regarding the Trevor Gilmartin tentative subdivision map and related Affordable Housing Plan Agreement Amendment and oral and written testimony from the public, and deliberated on the item; and WHEREAS, the public hearing was noticed in accordance with the requirements set forth in Government Code Section 65090 and 65091.

NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova hereby resolves as follows:

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 3
Resolution No. XX-2022 Page 2 of 5
Section 1. RECITALS
The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Resolution.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA authorizes approval of the Trevor Gilmartin Tentative Subdivision Map (Exhibit A), subject to the following findings, and attached Conditions of Approval (Exhibit B):

A. The Suncreek Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR; SCH# 2006072067) was approved on November 18, 2013. The EIR identified project impacts and mitigation measures for impacts found to be significant, and includes project alternatives, identification of significant irreversible environmental changes, growth-inducing impacts, and cumulative impacts. A Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) was adopted as part of the EIR. The Trevor Gilmartin project was analyzed in the EIR as part of the overall Suncreek Specific Plan. The project area is the same as that analyzed in the EIR and the proposed tentative subdivision map does not exceed the development intensities analyzed in the EIR. The proposed project would also include minor changes to the internal layout of the streets; however, the size and capacity of the streets would not change from that analyzed in the EIR. Therefore, impacts related to footprint and development intensity would be the same as those disclosed in the EIR. The proposed project would be subject to applicable mitigation measures in the adopted MMRP. There is no new information of substantial importance that was not known at the time of the previous EIR that would require changes to the previous EIR. There are no changes to the project or circumstances under which the project would be undertaken that would require major revisions to the previous EIR. For these reasons, no further environmental analysis is required
Section 2. TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP WITH ATTACHED CONDITIONS OF

APPROVAL
A. In accordance with Government Code section 66473.5, the proposed Tentative Subdivision Map with attached Conditions of Approval (“Tentative Map”) attached hereto is consistent with the applicable General and Specific Plan objectives, policies, land uses and programs. Section 66474 of the Government Code requires a City to deny approval of a tentative map if any of the findings are found to be true. In the case of the proposed map, none of the required findings were found to be true. The following evidence supports the map request:

1. Finding: That the proposed map is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans as specified in Section 65451.

Evidence: The proposed Tentative Subdivision Map re-arranges land uses and reduces the number of proposed housing units for the Trevor Gilmartin area. The project will continue to be consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan and the Suncreek Specific Plan.

2. Finding: That the design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is not consistent with applicable general and specific plans.

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Evidence: The design and layout of the subdivision is consistent with the vision of the Suncreek Specific Plan. The proposed tentative map rearranges residential land uses and reduces the number of proposed housing units for the Trevor Gilmartin area. The project includes pedestrian access and bike lanes consistent with the Circulation section of the Specific Plan and also the open space areas and commercial area location as shown in the Suncreek Specific Plan.

3. Finding: That the site is not physically suitable for the type of development.

Evidence: The site is physically suitable for the proposed type of developments.

The plan area is approximately 240 acres and will be subdivided into lots suitable for single family units, high density units, open space areas, and commercial areas. The resulting lots will be of sufficient size for future development of the subdivision.

4. Finding: That the site is not physically suitable for the proposed density of development.

Evidence: The Tentative Subdivision Map is suitable for the proposed densities.

The project proposes low, medium, and high-density residential areas throughout. The project does not exceed development densities established in the Suncreek Specific Plan which has gone through proper environmental review and has taken into account these proposed densities.

5. Finding: That the design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are likely to cause substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat.

Evidence: An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for Suncreek Specific Plan where the construction of single-family lots, multi-family lots, commercial, parks/open space, and the protection of natural resources were addressed in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The EIR contains a description of the Project, description of the environmental setting, identification of project impacts, and mitigation measures for impacts found to be significant, as well as an analysis of project alternatives, identification of significant irreversible environmental changes, growth-inducing impacts, and cumulative impacts. The Draft EIR identifies issues determined to have no impact or a less-than-significant impact and provides analysis of potentially significant and significant impacts. The proposed project is consistent with the project analyzed in the Environmental Impact Report.

6. Finding: That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements is not likely to cause serious public health problems.

Evidence: The proposed design of the subdivision or type of improvements are not likely to cause serious public health problems. The project provides 950 dwelling units throughout the site, a future school, water quality basins, a 10-acre park, neighborhood green and landscape corridors, and a village commercial center. The project also provides adequate bike and pedestrian access

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throughout the site and between adjacent properties. The project will also be consistent with development standards of the Suncreek Specific Plan which require street trees and landscaping that provides shade and encourages pedestrian walking and biking.

7. Finding: That the design of the subdivision or the type of improvements will conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision. In this connection, the legislative body may approve a map if it finds that alternate easements, for access or for use, will be provided, and that these will be substantially equivalent to ones previously acquired by the public.

Evidence: The proposed improvements on the Tentative Subdivision Map and included within the project are consistent with the approved Suncreek Specific Plan, the proposed amendments, the City of Rancho Cordova Ordinances and Standards and do not conflict with public easements and related necessary access through the project.

B. Approval.

The City Council approves the attached Tentative Subdivision Map (Exhibit A) for Trevor Gilmartin with attached Conditions of Approval (Exhibit B).

Section 4. AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
A. In 2013, the Rancho Cordova City Council approved the Affordable Housing Plan Agreement for the Trevor Gilmartin property, which outlines the affordable housing requirements for the project area based upon the dedication of land to the City. To maintain consistency between the proposed tentative subdivision map and the approved Affordable Housing Plan Agreement, an amendment to the Affordable Housing Plan Agreement is required. The amendment does not change the affordable housing requirements for the project area but changes the location of the two parcels as shown in Exhibit C. The amendment is consistent with the General Plan, the Suncreek Specific Plan, and Government Code Section 65588(a) because it appropriately addresses the housing goals, objectives, and policies of the City to meet the community’s needs.

B. Approval.

The City Council approves the Affordable Housing Plan Agreement for the Trevor Gilmartin project area as provided in Exhibit C.

Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Resolution shall become effective upon the effective date of City Council Ordinance No. *-2022 adopting the Amendments to the Suncreek Specific Plan.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cordova on the 19th day of December 2022 by the following vote:

AYES:

ITEM 15.1. ATTACHMENT 3
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NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
____________________________
, Mayor
ATTEST:

Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk

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0.1 ± AC. (N)

0.2 ± AC. (N)

0.0 ± AC. (N)

0.0 ± AC. (N)

0.0 ± AC. (N)

0.0 ± AC. (N)

0.3 ± AC. (N)

0.4 ± AC. (N) 0.1 ± AC. (N)

0.1 ± AC. (N) 0.1 ± AC. (N) 0.3 ± AC. (N) 0.2 ± AC. (N) 0.1 ± AC. (N) 0.2 ± AC. (N) 0.1 ± AC. (N) 0.1 ± AC. (N)

0.3 ± AC. (N)

0.3 ± AC. (N)

0.1 ± AC. (N)

0.2 ± AC. (N)

17.0 ± AC. (G)

12.4 ± AC. (N)

11.9 ± AC. (G)

8.7 ± AC. (N)
10' BIKE
TRAIL
LOT QQ

LANDSCAPE
067-0700-071

BARNARD
067-0700-072

MANTRIPRAGADA
067-0700-073

VELAZQUEZ
067-0700-074

WEIDENBENER
067-0700-075

SAEYANG
067-0700-076
DURAN
067-0700-077

GONZALEZ
067-0700-078
CHOI
067-0700-079

CONTRERAS
067-0700-080

JOHNSON
067-0700-081
HARRIS
067-0700-082
SABU
067-0700-083
RATHE
067-0700-084
JOSHUA
067-0700-085
SINGH
067-0700-086

CHIAN FAMILY

LIVING TRUST
067-0700-087

BRICKNER
067-0700-088
WHITE
067-0700-089
DRYSEN
067-0700-090

FREDERICI
067-0700-091
HA
067-0700-092
LYLE
067-0720-016
BELEY
067-0720-017 RAYMOND T. &
HEIDI R. MOORE 2017 REV. TRUST
067-0720-018

SHAMBERGER
067-0720-019 RUTZ
067-0720-021 HOYOS
067-0720-022

LALOUCH
067-0720-028 MILLER
067-0720-029

SCHKLOVEN
067-0720-030
NATHAN
067-0720-031

SUN RIDGE LLC
067-0090-039

SUN RIDGE LLC
LOT J2

WETLAND
BUFFER

8.0 ± AC. (G)

7.8 ± AC. (N)
25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11
26 27 28 29
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
10 9 8
26 6 7
5 4
3 2
1 39
40 4142
43 444546
48 49
50 7 8
6 103
2 1
11 12
13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20
18 17 15 16
14 13
11 12
24 25
22 21
20 19
48 46 47
45 44
49 61 50
51 60
52 59
53 58
57 55
54 78 79 72 90
80 89
8182
88 87
83 86
84 85
66 65 77
67 76
68 69
75 74
70 73
71 72
36 37
64 63
62 38
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
25 24
23 22
21 19 18 17 16 15 14 13
40 27
39 28
38 29
37 30
36 31
35 32
34 33
53 54
52 55
51 56
5057
49 58
48 59
47 60
4661
45 62
44 63
43 64
42 65
41 66
40 67
39 68
38 69
105
3 104
4 103
5 102
6 101
7 107 106
1 2
100
8 9
99 98
97 96
95 14 13
11 12 10
93 94
18 17
16 15
1 91
92 21
20 19
37 36
3534
33 32
31 23
24 25
2627
28 2930
22 35
34 82
81 80
83 79
78 84
77 85
76 86
75 87
74 88
73 89
72 90
61 62
63 60
64 59
65 58
66 57
67 56
68 55
69 54
70 53
71 44
45 46
47 48
49 50
21 22
23 24
25 26
33 29
28 27
19 43
42 41
40 39
38 37
36 35 34
52 51
30 31 32
41'
27'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
60'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
60'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
60'
105'
105'
105'
105'
70'
70'
70'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
98'
70'
70'
70'
45'
66'
45' 45' 45' 45' 45'
52' 52' 52' 52' 52'
73' 45'
50' 50' 50'
50' 50' 50' 50'
51' 51' 51' 51' 51' 51' 51'
51' 51' 51' 51' 51' 51' 51' 51' 51'
271'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
55'
71'
105'
105'
105'
105'
105'
47'
50'
65'
50'
56' 53' 55'
105'
105'
282'
105'
97'
41'
41'
R=41'
315'
107'
R=250'
R=250'
R=2,146'
R=250'
R=2,324'
R=250' R=1,000'
R=1,000'
R=250'
R=250'
R=500'
R=500'
R=500'
R=500'
R=250'
R=500'
R=250'
R=250'
R=350'
R=350'
R=250'
R=250'
R=250'
R=250'
R=250'
R=250'
R=400'
R=600'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42' 42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42' 42'
42'
42'42'42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
56'
105'
42' 42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
37'
37'
37'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
45'
43'
43'
45 45'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43' 43'
43' 43'
30'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'43'
58'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
43'
62' 53.5'

53.5'

53.5'

53.5'
61'
61'
41'
41'
41'
41'
41'
41'
41'
41'
41' 41' 41' 41'
41'41'
41'
37'
37'
37'
42'
42'
42'
58'
58'
42'
42'
R=250'
R=250'
R=215'
R=300'
30'

CENTRAL PARK DRIVE
LOT M

VILLAGE

COMMERCIAL
LOT B
HDR
LOT A
HDR
LOT H

WETLAND PRESERVE
LOT E

SWALLOWS LANDING

SOUTH BASIN
LOT G

WETLAND PRESERVE
LOT C

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LOT K

COMMUNITY PARK
LOT F

WETLAND PRESERVE

AMERICANOS BOULEVARD

RANCHO CORDOVA PARKWAY

KIEFER BOULEVARD
1 2
COLLECTOR STREET 4

COLLECTOR STREET
3 COLLECTOR STREET

COLLECTOR
STREET
LOT O

LANDSCAPE

0.0 ± AC. (N)
F
E
E
G
G
G G1 G1
H
A1
A
D
E
B
E
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
D1
E2
F
I
D2
C
F
J
E2
LOT VV

PRIVATE DRIVE

0.4 ± AC. (N)
LOT WW

PRIVATE DRIVE

0.5 ± AC. (N)
LOT XX

PRIVATE DRIVE

0.2 ± AC. (N)
LOT YY

PRIVATE DRIVE

0.4 ± AC. (N)
LOT ZZ

PRIVATE DRIVE

0.4 ± AC. (N)

0.1 ± AC. (N)

LOT HHH

PRIVATE DRIVE

0.1 ± AC. (N)

LOT FFF & GGG

PRIVATE DRIVE
LOT HH

LANDSCAPE

0.2 ± AC. (N)

LOT DDD & EEE

PRIVATE DRIVE
UNIT 4

0.2 ± AC. (N)

LOT BBB & CCC

PRIVATE DRIVE
LOT GG

LANDSCAPE

LOT AAA

PRIVATE DRIVE

0.2 ± AC. (N)
GGG
FFF
EEE
DDD
CCC
BBB
III
KKK

LLL MMM
JJJ
NNN

0.1 ± AC. (N)
ESMT. RESERVATION FOR A

GRADE-SEPARATED

PEDESTRIAN OVERCROSSING
(SEE DETAIL C)
ESMT. RESERVATION FOR A

GRADE-SEPARATED

PEDESTRIAN OVERCROSSING
(SEE DETAIL A)
R=215'
50'
20 32' 30'
45' 45' 45' 45' 45' 45' 45' 45'
45'
60'
12'
60'
45'
20'
10 9
40'
40'
40'
105' 8
105' 7
40'
40'
105' 6
40'
40'
105' 5
40'
40'
105' 4
40'
40'
105' 3
40'
40'
105' 2
40'
61'
51'
23 51'
105'
105'
26 41'
41'
105'
27 41'
41'
105'
28 41'
41'
105'
41' 29
41'
105'
30 41'
41'
105'
31 41'
41'
105'
32 41'
41'
105'
33 57'
40'
105'
40'
40' 43
105'
40'
40' 42
105'
40'
40' 41
105'
40'
40' 40
105'
40'
39 66'
56 50'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
42'
100'
N89°28'05"E 5301.51' (OA)
N89°26'20"E 5289.21' (OA)
N00°35'00"W 2636.44'
N00°45'27"W 2638.48' (OA)
G2
19'
519'
173'
273'
145'
232'
D3
25'
20' BIKE TRAIL/

MAINTENANCE ROAD
K
20' BIKE TRAIL/

MAINTENANCE ROAD
20' BIKE TRAIL/

MAINTENANCE ROAD
12'

REGIONAL

BIKE TRAIL
20' BIKE TRAIL/

MAINTENANCE
ROAD
STREET 1
STREET 2
STREET 5
STREET 5
STREET 3
STREET 4
STREET 7
STREET 8
STREET
7 STREET 9
STREET 10
STREET 6
STREET
11 STREET 12
STREET 13
STREET 14
STREET 15
UNIT 8
STREET 16
STREET 17
STREET
18 STREET
19 STREET
20 STREET
21 STREET
22 STREET
23 STREET 24
STREET 26
STREET
STREET 25
27 STREET 28 STREET 20
30' PRIVATE ROAD & UTILITY
ESMT. RESERVATION PER
761001 OR 769
(TO BE ABANDONED)
30' PRIVATE ROAD & UTILITY
ESMT. IN FAVOR OF VERN A.

CORMACK PER 770105 OR
205 (TO BE ABANDONED)
R=250' R=250'
R=215' R=215' LOT AA LANDSCAPE

21.5'
L
H
H
36' PRIVATE ROAD & UTILITY
ESMT. IN FAVOR OF VERN A.

CORMACK PER 770105 OR 205
(TO REMAIN)
LOT SS

LANDSCAPE

0.4 ± AC. (N)
R=41'
R=55'
23'
E1
10' BIKE TRAIL

PROPOSED

PEDESTRIAN

SAFETY CROSSING
(SEE NOTE #11)

PROPOSED

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

CROSSING
ESMT. RESERVATION FOR A

FUTURE GRADE-SEPARATED

PEDESTRIAN OVERCROSSING
(TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY

OTHERS) (SEE DETAIL B)
100'X100' ESMT.

FOR TEMPORARY

SEWER LIFT

STATION
13'
54'
80'
77' 34'
50'
101'
85'
140'
G3
45'
55'
333'
45'
78'
R=250'
R=250'
37'
37'
37'
50'
105'
50' 50' 50'
105'
105'
55'
55' 55'
57'
57'
47 9
5 4
65'
F1
LOT D

SWALLOWS

LANDING

NORTH BASIN

PROPOSED

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

CROSSING
K
LOT T

LANDSCAPE

0.4 ± AC. (N)
74' STREET SECTION

KIEFER BOULEVARD- MINOR ARTERIAL STREET

NOT TO SCALE
37'
7' 4' 3'
R/W
(TYP.)

STREET TREES
LANE
BIKE
12' 11'
B
CL
TRAVEL
LANE
TRAVEL
LANE
37'
3' 4' 7'
R/W
LANE
BIKE
11' 12'
20' TRAVEL
LANE
TRAVEL
LDSCP./PUE LANE
74'
7' 8'
PL
5'
6' MIN. WALL/FENCE ADJACENT

TO RESIDENTIAL
(TYP.)
20'
LDSCP./PUE
8' 7'
PL
5'
74' STREET SECTION

RANCHO CORDOVA PARKWAY

NOT TO SCALE
37'
7' 4' 3'
R/W
(TYP.)

STREET TREES
LANE
BIKE
12' 11'
C
CL
TRAVEL
LANE
TRAVEL
LANE
37'
3' 4' 7'
R/W
LANE
BIKE
11' 12'
25' TRAVEL
LANE
TRAVEL

PARKWAY LANE
74'
7' 6'
PL
25'
8' 7'

CORRIDOR PL PARKWAY CORRIDOR

FUTURE (BY OTHERS)

EXISTING
12' 10'

MASONRY WALL
MEDIAN
RAISED
61' STREET SECTION

CENTRAL PARK DRIVE

NOT TO SCALE

30.5'
7' 7.5'
R/W
(TYP.)

STREET TREES
LANE
BIKE
11'
D
CL
TRAVEL
LANE

30.5'

7.5' 7'
R/W
LANE
BIKE
11'

21.5' TRAVEL
LDSCP./PUE LANE
61'
7' 7'
PL
5'
PKNG.

7.5'

21.5'
LDSCP./PUE
7' 7'
PL

7.5'
5'
PKNG.

53.5' STREET SECTION

CENTRAL PARK DRIVE

NOT TO SCALE
D1

53.5' STREET SECTION

CENTRAL PARK DRIVE

NOT TO SCALE
D2 (PRESERVE CROSSING)
(ADJACENT TO TRAIL)
(PEDESTRIAN BOULEVARD)

53.5' STREET SECTION

CENTRAL PARK DRIVE

NOT TO SCALE
D3 (ADJ. TO COMMUNITY PARK)
3' 3'
23'
R/W
CL

30.5'
R/W
PKNG
5'
TRAVEL
LANE

53.5'

7.5'

21.5'

PRESERVE BUFFER/PUE
PL
7' 7'
BIKE
LANE
11'
TRAVEL
LANE
11' 5'
BIKE
LANE
23'
R/W
CL 30.5'
R/W
PKNG
5'

12.5' TRAVEL
LANE

53.5' PL

7.5'

21.5'

PRESERVE BUFFER/PUE PUE
PL
7' 7'
BIKE
LANE
11'
TRAVEL
LANE
11' 5'
BIKE
LANE

LOT U LOT I
LOT K
PARK

WETLAND
BUFFER

WETLAND
BUFFER
3' 3'
3' 3'
RAISED
23'
7'
R/W
LANE
BIKE
11'
CL
TRAVEL
LANE

30.5'

7.5' 7'
LANE
BIKE
11'
TRAVEL
LANE

53.5'
5'
PKNG.
5'
3' 3'

24.5'
LDSCP./
10' 7'
PL

7.5'
TRAIL
PUE

21.5'

PRESERVE BUFFER/PUE
R/W
7' 12'
TRAIL
MEDIAN
LDSCP./
10' 7'
PL
2'
TRAIL
PUE
8'
RAISED
(TYP.)

STREET TREES
(TYP.)

STREET TREES
(TYP.)

STREET TREES
19'
RAISED
MEDIAN
WALK
MEDIAN

2.5'

LOT U LOT I

WETLAND
BUFFER

WETLAND
BUFFER
MEDIAN
RAISED
43' STREET SECTION

STANDARD COLLECTOR STREET

NOT TO SCALE
43'
9'
R/W
E
CL
TRAVEL
LANE
3'
R/W
(TYP.)

STREET TREES
TRAVEL
LANE
6'
PUE

7.5' 9'
3'

7.5'
PKNG. PKNG.
7' 5' 5'
BIKE
LANE
BIKE
LANE
LDSCP.

12.5'
PL
WALK
6'
PUE
7'
LDSCP.

12.5'
PL
WALK
43' STREET SECTION

COLLECTOR STREET

NOT TO SCALE
43'
9'
R/W
E2
CL
TRAVEL
LANE
3'
R/W
TRAVEL
LANE
9' 7.5' 7'
3'

7.5'
PKNG. PKNG.
5' 5' 10'
BIKE
LANE
BIKE
LANE
LDSCP.

PL
TRAIL
6'
PUE
7'
LDSCP.

12.5'
PL
WALK
(TYP.)

STREET TREES WETLAND
LOT J2
BUFFER
(ADJACENT TO TRAIL)
LOT L

NEIGHBORHOOD
GREEN
OR
LOT SS
LOT TT
OR
45' STREET SECTION

COLLECTOR (SCHOOL FRONTAGE)

NOT TO SCALE
45'
10'
R/W
E1
CL
TRAVEL
LANE
3'
R/W
(TYP.)