CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, March 20, 2023
5:30 PM – Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
7 Leela Nagar, Hyderabad
Telangana, India
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Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 20, 2023
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AMENDED AGENDA
1. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Council Members Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
2. METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Clerk will announce the meetings video recording and playback schedules.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Mayor will call on someone in attendance to lead the Pledge.
4. INVOCATION
Jeff Koons with River City Christian will give the invocation.
5. PRESENTATIONS
None.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
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For items on the agenda, speakers will be called by the Mayor at the point on the agenda when the item will be heard. Speakers are encouraged to keep comments to three minutes or less and to state name and community of residence.
Under the provisions of the California Government Code, the City Council is prohibited from discussing or taking immediate action on any item not on the agenda unless it can be demonstrated to be of an emergency nature or the need to take immediate action arose after the posting of the agenda.
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 20, 2023
7. COUNCIL REPORTS
8. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
9. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
9.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of March 6, 2023.
Recommendation: Adopt the minutes.
9.2. Subject: Treasurer's Report - December 31, 2022.
Recommendation: This report is informational only. It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the December 31, 2022 Treasurer’s Report.
9.3. Subject: 2022 General Plan Annual Report to Include the Housing Element and Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Annual Report.
Recommendation: No formal action will be taken. Staff is providing the 2022 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Report to include the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan as required by State law.
9.4. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Construction Contract No. 2023-23 in an Amount not to Exceed $3,703,509.36 with Granite Construction Company for the Mather Field Road Rehabilitation Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.5. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Construction Contract No. 2023-37 in an Amount not to Exceed $1,807,580.00 with Tim Paxin’s Pacific Excavation, Inc. for the Sunrise/Folsom Boulevard Safety Improvements Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.6. Subject: A Resolution Declaring the Results of a Mail Ballot Election Relating to the Imposition of the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the Rancho Cordova Storage Project in the City of Rancho Cordova.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution declaring the results of the mail ballot election relating to the imposition of the Annual Stormwater Utility Fee for the Rancho Cordova Storage project.
9.7. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute General Services Contract No. 2020-175-3 in an Amount not to Exceed $164,000 with Ethan Fleener Construction, for funding the Residential Beautification Program.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.8. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Approve the Third Amendment to a Contract with BPR Consulting Group, LLC. to Increase the On-Call Contract Amount from $750,000 to $2,250,000.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
9.9. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract No. 44-2018-3 to an Amount not to Exceed $3,115,534 with Tyler Technologies EnerGov through March 31, 2026.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 20, 2023
10.1. Subject: A Resolution Approving the 2022 Community Development Block Grant Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report for Submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
10.2. Subject: Sunridge Lot J Village 4 Design Review Amendment (CEQA Exempt Pursuant to Section 15182, C Residential Projects Implementing Specific Plans)- Project No. PLND-0223- 0062.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution approving Sunridge Lot J Village 4 Design Review Amendment.
11. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
11.1. Subject: An Ordinance Amending Title 4 Business Regulation, Chapter 4.07 Tobacco Retailer License and Chapter 4.50 Other Businesses; Title 8 Animals, Chapter 8.03 General Provisions and Chapter 8.09 Procedures; Title 16 Buildings and Construction, Chapter 16.05 Historical Building Code, Chapter 16.10 Existing Building Code, Chapter 16.20 Housing Code and Chapter 16.26 Energy Code; Title 22 Land Development, Chapter 22.40 Park and Recreation Dedication and Fees and Chapter 22.170 Local Parks and Recreational Facilities; Title 23 Zoning Code, Chapter 23.310 Residential Zoning Districts and the Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan table 2-2 Use Table for Mixed Use Classifications (CEQA Exempt Section 15061(b)(3), 15301 and 15324).
Recommendation: Waive the reading and introduce the Ordinances.
12. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
12.1. Subject: Mobile Home Park Draft Space Rent Stabilization Memorandum of Understanding Discussion.
Recommendation: Receive presentation, provide feedback and direction to return to the City Council for approval of the draft memorandum of understanding.
12.2. Subject: Naming of a Room Located at the Rancho Cordova Youth Center.
Recommendation: The Naming Committee recommends that the City Council approve the re-naming of the Recreation/Game Room at the Rancho Cordova Youth Center to honor both retired City Manager Cyrus Abhar and Bishop Lovelace, Jr.
12.3. Subject: Mine Shaft Digital Freeway Signs Discussion.
Recommendation: No formal action will be taken. Staff is seeking input on proposed digital freeway signs on the Mine Shaft property.
12.4. Subject: Discussion Regarding Expanding the 2023 Council Member Appointments to Regional Boards, Commissions, and Committees to Include Two Appointments to the Cordova Recreation and Park District Ad-hoc Committee.
Recommendation: Discuss and confirm an appointment to the Cordova Recreation and Park District Ad-hoc Committee.
13. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
14. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Budge will adjourn the meeting to closed session.
15. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 20, 2023
Council Members Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
16. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following item:
16.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (Two cases, one relating to Notice and Alleged Default Under Development Agreement and 60-Day Period to Cure; Logisticenter Project at Corner of N. Mather Blvd. and Bear Hollow Drive from Arthur Coon, January 25, 2023, and a second relating to an oral threat of litigation from representatives of Elliott Homes that the potential City action on the Logisticenter Project will result in litigation by Elliott Homes against the City relating to certain of its Stone Creek properties).
17. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney will report on action taken in closed session.
18. ADJOURNMENT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Special Meetings listed below are subject to change/cancellation without further notice.
Unless the Council adopts a motion to extend the meeting, any item that is not initiated before 11:00 p.m. will be continued to the next day at 5:30 p.m. or scheduled on the next regular meeting agenda of the Council.
Public documents related to items on the open session portion of this agenda, which are distributed to the City Council less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, shall be available for public inspection at the time the documents are distributed to the Council. Documents are available for inspection at the City Clerk's office located in Rancho Cordova City Hall.
The agenda items are accessible on the City’s website at www.cityofranchocordova.org on Thursdays or Fridays prior to the Regular City Council Meeting.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
April 3, 2023 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting
April 11, 2023 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
April 17, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
May 1, 2023 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting
May 15, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
May 23, 2023 5:30 PM Special Meeting/Work Session
June 5, 2023 4:00 PM Special Meeting/Regular Meeting
Rancho Cordova City Council - AGENDA
Regular Meeting of Monday, March 20, 2023
June 19, 2023 5:30 PM Regular Meeting
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING OF AGENDA
I, Stacy Leitner, City Clerk for the City of Rancho Cordova, declare that the foregoing agenda for the March 20, 2023, Regular Meeting of the Rancho Cordova City Council was posted and available for review on March 16, 2023, at City Hall of the City of Rancho Cordova, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova, California, 95670. The agenda is also available on the city website at www.cityofranchocordova.org.
Signed March 16, 2023, at Rancho Cordova, California.
Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk
ITEM 9.1.
CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
4:00 PM – Special Meeting/Closed Session
5:30 PM – Regular Meeting
David B. Roberts Council Chambers
City Hall
2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova
Monday, March 6, 2023
DRAFT MINUTES
1. SPECIAL MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Budge called the Special meeting to order in the David B. Roberts Council Chambers at 4:06 p.m.
Council Members Present: Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
Council Members Absent: None
Staff Members Present: Haley Arata, Stacy Leitner, Adam Lindgren, Persephonie Riley, and Micah Runner
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. Seeing no speakers, Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
3. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Budge adjourned the meeting to closed session at 4:09 p.m.
4. CLOSED SESSION - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Budge called closed session to order at 4:09 p.m.
Council Members Present: Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
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Council Members Absent: None
Staff Members Present: Adam Lindgren and Micah Runner
5. CLOSED SESSION
Council will meet in closed session to discuss the following item:
5.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (One Case, relating to Notice and Alleged Default Under Development Agreement and 60-Day Period to Cure; Logisticenter Project at Corner of N. Mather Blvd. and Bear Hollow Drive from Arthur Coon, January 25, 2023).
6. OPEN SESSION - REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Adam Lindgren reported that staff was given direction and no reportable action was taken in closed session.
7. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Budge adjourned closed session to the Regular meeting at 5:33 p.m.
8. REGULAR MEETING - CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Budge called the Regular meeting to order in the David B. Roberts Council Chambers at 5:33 p.m.
Council Members Present: Garrett Gatewood, Siri Pulipati, David Sander, Donald Terry, and Mayor Linda Budge
Council Members Absent: None
Staff Members Present: Haley Arata, Stacy Leitner, Adam Lindgren, Persephonie Riley, and Micah Runner
9. METRO CABLE TV TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT
The City Clerk read the meetings recordings and playback schedule.
10. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Gregg Fishman led the pledge.
11. INVOCATION
Jennifer Laret with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gave the invocation.
12. PRESENTATIONS
12.1. Presentation of Proclamation in Recognition of Women's History Month.
13. PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. Mark Berry
2. Jeremy Krone
3. Gregg Fishman
4. Shata Rashi
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Rancho Cordova City Council - DRAFT MINUTES
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5. Brenda Gustin
6. Fayzah Mughal
7. Jeannie Boulden
8. Brenda Gustin
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
14. COUNCIL REPORTS
Council reported on events since the last meeting.
15. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Micah Runner gave his report.
16. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. Seeing no speakers. Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to approve item 16.1 through 16.4 by Terry second by Gatewood; Motion passed with a 5:0 vote.
16.1. Subject: Meeting Minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting of February 21, 2023 and the Special Meeting of February 28, 2023.
Recommendation: Adopt the Minutes.
16.2. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Construction Contract Amendment No. 2022-182-1 with B&M Builders, Inc. to Increase the Contract Amount from $268,685.00 to an Amount not to Exceed $492,240.71 for the Construction of the Kilgore and International Drainage Repair Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.3. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Award Construction Contract No. 2023-31 in an Amount not to Exceed $1,994,006.00 with Central Valley Engineering for the White Rock Road - Sunrise Boulevard to Fitzgerald Road Project.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
16.4. Subject: A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract Amendment No. 2022-116-02 with California Inn and Suites to Increase the Contract Amount from $100,000 to an Amount not to Exceed $150,000 and to Extend the Contract Term from June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2024, for Housing Services.
Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.
17. CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - ROLL CALL VOTE
None.
18. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
18.1. Subject: Logisticenter at Rancho Cordova Major Design Review (CEQA Exempt Pursuant to Section 15183) - Project No. PLND-1021-0015.
Recommendation: There is no staff recommendation at this time.
Staff will be seeking additional direction from Council for this project. Staff requests that Council receive additional testimony, potentially close the public hearing, ask any questions, deliberate and provide staff sufficiently detailed direction to prepare documents for final action at the March 20, 2023, Council Meeting based upon Council
ITEM 9.1.
Rancho Cordova City Council - DRAFT MINUTES
Meeting of Monday, March 6, 2023
direction.
Mayor Budge opened the public comment period. The following individuals addressed the Council or submitted public comment via email:
1. Ivory Rubin
2. Eric Winegar
3. James Garcia
4. Jennifer Garcia
5. Greg Muilenberg
6. Marilyn Metzger
7. Diego Hernandez
8. Daniel Garcia
9. Robert Collins
10. Salina Wong
11. Ali Jafari
12. Valerie Knippschild
13. Troy Fennel
14. Brenda Gustin
15. Mitch Schwenk
16. Benny Glover
17. Sergio Diaz
18. Helen Whelan-Bashaw
19. Cal Giordano
20. Amir Mohammadiad
21. Jenna Contreras
22. George Condon
23. Val Astle
24. Arthur Coon
25. Lucy Maciel
26. Maria Martin
27. Fayzah Mughal
28. Erin Hansen
29.Pam Fuller
30. Angelica
31. Davis
32. Barbara Kropacek
33. Elisha Abbott
34. Ken Cooley
35. Kate Carroll
36. Tera Kolvenbach
37. Steven A. Picco
38. Lisa Phenix
39. Erin Simonitch
40. Raksha Tiwari
41. Eileen Sedilko
42. Greg Muilenburg
43. Pablo Cotillo
44. Pamela Fuller
45. Jim Garcia
46. Alan Vosper
47. Angel Ball
48. Brent Hanson
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49. Jennifer Garcia
50. Cherrie Wheeler
51. Donald B. Mooney
52. Valerie Knippschild
53. James Garcia
54. Eric Winegar
55. Pixie Moyo
56. Sara Malone
59. Marilyn Metzger
60. Dawn S. Davison
62. Frank Hall
Mayor Budge closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Motion to prepare findings and a resolution of approval and conditions of approval on the Logisticenter at Cordova Major Design Review by Budge; Motion died for lack of a second.
ACTION: Motion to provide findings and a resolution for denial by Gatewood second by Pulipati;
Motion passed with a 3:2 vote.
AYES: Gatewood, Pulipati, and Sander
NOES: Terry and Budge
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ACTION: Motion to have staff work with the applicant to find an additional site under which terms that the alternate site could be used for this purpose by Sander second by Budge;
Motion passed with a 5:0 vote.
19. REGULAR CALENDAR ITEMS
None.
20. COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None.
21. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Budge adjourned the meeting at 9:03 p.m..
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Stacy Leitner, CMC
City Clerk
City Council Staff Report 1 of 4 Treasurer’s Report
March 20, 2023
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MEMORANDUM
ITEM 9.2.
DATE:March 20, 2023
TO:Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM:Kim Juran-Karageorgiou,
Administrative Services Director
SUBJECT: TREASURER’S REPORT – DECEMBER 31, 2022
RECOMMENDATION
This report is informational only. It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the December 31, 2022 Treasurer’s Report.
RESULT OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
The Treasurer’s Report is required to be submitted to the City Council at least quarterly in accordance with California Government Code Section 53600 et. seq. The purpose of the Treasurer’s Report is to update the City Council and the public on the status of the City’s cash balances and investments and highlight material changes from one period to another. The scope of this report covers the fourth quarter of the 2022 calendar year ending December 31, 2022 and is in compliance with the State’s reporting requirements.
BACKGROUND
Attached is the quarterly Treasurer’s Report for the period ending December 31, 2022.
Treasurer’s Reports are provided to the City Council on a quarterly basis.
At September 30, 2022, the value of the City’s total portfolio was $263.7 million. Since that time, the City’s cash balances increased by $0.6 million with an ending balance of $264.3 million as of December 31, 2022. The funds are held as follows:
Investment Distribution Book Value Market Value
Cash at Banking Institutions 98,379,250 98,379,250
Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) 6,237,276 6,237,276 CAMP Pool 58,772,731 58,772,731
CAMP Managed Account 62,671,327 59,258,910
Insight Investment 42,976,287 41,649,475
Total 269,036,871 264,297,642
City Council Staff Report – Page 2 of 4
Rising interest rates remained center stage in the fourth quarter of 2022 as the Fed continued its historic pace of rate increases with a 50 basis point jump at its December meeting. The fourth quarter also showed growing signs of an economic slowdown including a steeply inverted yield curve, continued deterioration of the housing market, weakening in both the manufacturing and service sectors, and declining personal savings rates. However, employment remained strong and inflation began to moderate, positive signs that the economy may be able to avoid a recession.
The City’s cash balance as of December 31, 2022 was allocated by fund type/purpose as follows:
Unrestricted Funds
•General Fund: $39.7 million
•Community Enhancement & Investment Fund (Measure H & R): $14.2 million Restricted Funds
•Sunrise Development Impact Fees (restricted for specific improvements needed as a result of development in the area): $55.7 million
•Transportation Funds: $73.9 million
•Storm Drain Fund: $24.7 million
Cash at Banking
Institutions 37.2%
Local Agency
Investment Fund (LAIF)
2.4%
CAMP Pool 22.2%,
CAMP Managed
Account 22.4%
Insight Investment
15.8%
Investment Portfolio
City Council Staff Report – Page 3 of 4
•Capital Projects/Grant/Special Revenue Funds: $55.8 million Funds Held on Behalf of Other Agencies:
•Agency Funds: $5.0 million
The overall portfolio is well diversified with $105.6 million invested in marketable securities, $65.0 million is invested in short-term investments that are considered liquid (LAIF, CAMP, and money markets), and another $98.4 million is on deposit with our banks, which includes $11.6 million on deposit with three local banks as part of the City’s participation in a local banking initiative and COVID-19 Lift Program. Staff, in conjunction with our financial advisors, periodically reviews the mix of liquid and long-term investments and adjusts the portfolio according to the market conditions and our short-term cash needs.
Staff thoroughly reviews investment statements and makes appropriate inquiries of its investment advisors to confirm the existence and viability of the City’s assets. The City invests conservatively in investment policy options in accordance with California State Government Code. The long-term assets are in securities that can be held to maturity, thus are less vulnerable to the fluctuations of the market. All securities are in compliance with the City’s investment policy. There are sufficient funds to meet the City’s expenditure requirements for the next six months.
The distribution of investments are displayed in the following charts:
Under 1 Year
74.1%
1 to 3 Years
19.0%
Over 3 Years
7.0%
Investment Ladder
City Council Staff Report – Page 4 of 4
ATTACHMENT(S)
1.City of Rancho Cordova Treasurer’s Report for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 Short Term Investment
Pool 61.9%
U.S. Treasury Bond /
Note 15.6%
Supra-National Agency
Bond / Note 0.4%
Municipal Bond / Note
0.7%
Federal Agency
Collateralized Mortgage
Obligation 0.1%
Federal Agency Bond /
Note 9.2%
Corporate Note 4.5%
Corporate Bonds 4.5% Certificate of Deposit 0.8%
Asset-Backed Security
2.3%
Allocation By Security Type
Security Held Book Value Market Value
Wells Fargo Bank 86,773,938 86,773,938
5 Star Bank 5,327,270 5,327,270
American River Bank 5,278,027 5,278,027
Tri Counties Bank 1,000,015 1,000,015
Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) 6,237,276 6,237,276 CAMP Pool 58,772,731 58,772,731
CAMP Managed Account 62,671,327 59,258,910
Insight Investment 42,976,287 41,649,475
Total 269,036,871 264,297,642
CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
TREASURER'S REPORT
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED December 31, 2022
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CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
Amortized cost Fair value Unrealized
gain
(loss)
Coupon Maturity/
Call date
Historical costCusip Total
accrued
interest
%
Port
cost
Par value or
shares
Description
Cash and Cash Equivalents
0.000 194,7 34.10 194,734.10 0.00 0.00 0.45194,734.10194,734.10Cash and Cash Equivalents Total Cash and Cash Equivalents 194,734.10 194,734.10 194,734.10 0.00 0.450.00194,734.10 Corporate Bonds
02665WDH1 1.950 05/10/2023 609,648.00 602,575.44 (9,585.37) 1,657.50 1.40592,990.07600,000.00AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE 1.95% 10MAY2023 90331HNV1 3.400 07/24/2023 682,090.50 654,154.57 (10,108.50) 9,638.06 06/24/2023
1.57644,046.07650,000.00US BANK NA CINCINNATI 3.4% 24JUL2023 (CALLABLE 23JUN23)
69349LAM0 3.800 07/25/2023 775,057.50 758,717.82 (13,876.15) 12,350.00 06/25/2023
1.78744,841.67750,000.00PNC BANK NA 3.8% 25JUL2023 (CALLABLE 25JUN23) 89236THA6 1.350 08/25/2023 1,006,650.00 1,002,653.23 (25,031.14) 4,725.00 2.32977,622.091,000,000.00TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP 1.35% 25AUG2023 02665WCT6 3.550 01/12/2024 654,468.00 618,657.55 (26,718.78) 9,999.17 1.51591,938.77600,000.00AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE 3.55% 12JAN2024 17325FAS7 3.650 01/23/2024 1,076,820.00 1,030,063.70 (43,897.12) 16,019.44 12/23/2023
2.48986,166.581,000,000.00CITIBANK NA 3.65% 23JAN2024 (CALLABLE 23DEC23) 459200HU8 3.625 02/12/2024 652,356.00 619,987.76 (28,771.24) 8,397.92 1.50591,216.52600,000.00IBM CORP 3.625% 12FEB2024 037833CU2 2.850 05/11/2024 413,260.00 403,654.13 (14,080.07) 1,583.33 03/11/2024
0.95389,574.06400,000.00APPLE INC 2.85% 11MAY2024 (CALLABLE 11MAR24) 14913R2L0 0.450 05/17/2024 998,760.00 999,365.31 (58,039.51) 550.00 2.30941,325.801,000,000.00CATERPILLAR FINL SERVICE 0.45% 17MAY2024 06051GHL6 3.864 07/23/2024 856,216.00 814,427.12 (21,668.98) 13,566.93 07/23/2023
1.97792,758.14800,000.00BANK OF AMERICA CORP 3.864% 23JUL2024 (CALLABLE 23JUL23)
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CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
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Corporate Bonds
931142DV2 2.650 12/15/2024 1,009,812.00 984,755.62 (71,173.35) 1,118.89 10/15/2024
2.32913,582.27950,000.00WALMART INC 2.65% 15DEC2024 (CALLABLE 15OCT24) 166764BW9 1.554 05/11/2025 1,525,696.00 1,541,613.39 (51,816.54) 3,453.33 04/11/2025
3.511,489,796.851,600,000.00CHEVRON CORP 1.554% 11MAY2025 (CALLABLE 11APR25)
24422ETC3 3.400 09/11/2025 593,280.00 594,018.46 (12,905.48) 6,233.33 1.37581,112.98600,000.00JOHN DEERE CAPITAL CORP 3.4% 11SEP2025 46625HRS1 3.200 06/15/2026 949,700.00 953,508.91 (8,202.75) 1,422.22 03/15/2026
2.19945,306.161,000,000.00JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.2% 15JUN2026 (CALLABLE 15MAR26)
037833DB3 2.900 09/12/2027 850,563.00 850,997.42 (10,775.68) 7,902.50 06/12/2027
1.96840,221.74900,000.00APPLE INC 2.9% 12SEP2027 (CALLABLE 12JUN27) Total Corporate Bonds 12,654,377.00 12,429,150.43 12,022,499.77 (406,650.66) 29.1398,617.6212,450,000.00 Government Agencies
3135G0T94 2.375 01/19/2023 998,228.00 980,270.78 (1,102.13) 10,473.75 2.30979,168.65980,000.00FANNIE MAE 2.375% 19JAN2023 3133EKKT2 2.250 02/08/2023 853,524.00 840,394.10 (2,165.40) 7,507.50 1.96838,228.70840,000.00FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK 2.25% 08FEB2023 3130AJ7E3 1.375 02/17/2023 1,201,698.09 1,200,236.12 (4,614.57) 6,141.67 2.771,195,621.551,200,000.00FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 1.375% 17FEB2023 3130ADRG9 2.750 03/10/2023 1,014,967.70 1,000,743.08 (3,579.37) 8,479.17 2.34997,163.711,000,000.00FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 2.75% 10MAR2023 #0000 3133EKGC4 2.250 04/05/2023 996,160.00 999,746.14 (5,023.02) 5,375.00 2.29994,723.121,000,000.00FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK 2.25% 05APR2023 3137EAEN5 2.750 06/19/2023 1,015,570.00 1,001,743.76 (10,182.08) 916.67 2.34991,561.681,000,000.00FREDDIE MAC 2.75% 19JUN2023 9 ITEM 9.2.
ATTACHMENT 1
SECURITIES HELD
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CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
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Government Agencies
3135G0U43 2.875 09/12/2023 1,022,617.15 991,302.87 (18,962.74) 8,574.29 2.35972,340.13985,000.00FANNIE MAE 2.875% 12SEP2023 3133EKKU9 2.300 11/08/2023 1,122,682.00 1,104,424.35 (26,625.74) 3,724.72 2.581,077,798.611,100,000.00FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK 2.3% 08NOV2023 3133EJ2B4 3.000 12/06/2023 1,339,837.50 1,281,308.42 (52,270.13) 2,604.17 3.081,229,038.291,250,000.00FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK 3% 06DEC2023 3134GVP51 0.500 12/15/2023 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 (40,438.91) 222.22 2.30959,561.091,000,000.00FREDDIE MAC 0.5% 15DEC2023 CALLABLE 3133EKMX1 2.230 02/23/2024 2,129,174.84 2,107,346.95 (66,284.86) 16,650.67 4.902,041,062.092,100,000.00FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK 2.23% 23FEB2024 3130AMQQ8 0.350 04/23/2024 999,000.00 999,539.44 (58,034.29) 77.78 03/23/2023
2.30941,505.151,000,000.00FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 0.35% 23APR2024 (CALLABLE 23MAR23)
3130A1XJ2 2.875 06/14/2024 881,814.28 849,610.29 (33,650.46) 1,133.63 2.03815,959.83835,000.00FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 2.875% 14JUN2024 3135GAC90 0.250 07/15/2024 500,000.00 500,000.00 (34,860.69) 576.39 01/15/2023
1.15465,139.31500,000.00FANNIE MAE 0.25% 15JUL2024 (CALLABLE 15APR23) 3130AL2A1 0.500 02/10/2025 1,002,860.00 1,000,000.00 (84,160.47) 1,958.33 02/10/2023
2.31915,839.531,000,000.00FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 0.5% 10FEB2025 (CALLABLE 10FEB23)
3133ENP95 4.250 09/30/2025 1,151,759.50 1,151,617.37 (2,698.43) 12,218.75 2.651,148,918.941,150,000.00FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK 4.25% 30SEP2025 3133ENV72 4.500 07/27/2026 998,761.20 998,816.38 9,743.37 8,000.00 2.301,008,559.751,000,000.00FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANK 4.5% 27JUL2026 Total Government Agencies 18,228,654.26 18,007,100.05 17,572,190.13 (434,909.92) 41.9794,634.7117,940,000.00 10 ITEM 9.2.
ATTACHMENT 1
SECURITIES HELD
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CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
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Government Bonds
912828VB3 1.750 05/15/2023 854,548.83 850,464.17 (9,362.61) 1,890.19 1.97841,101.56850,000.00USA TREASURY 1.75% 15MAY2023 91282CCN9 0.125 07/31/2023 742,795.48 747,301.49 (17,047.58) 389.78 1.71730,253.91750,000.00USA TREASURY 0.125% 31JUL2023 9128282D1 1.375 08/31/2023 987,734.38 997,858.80 (20,241.61) 4,633.98 2.27977,617.191,000,000.00USA TREASURY 1.375% 31AUG2023 912828T26 1.375 09/30/2023 985,940.85 997,536.49 (21,911.49) 3,475.28 2.27975,625.001,000,000.00USA TREASURY 1.375% 30SEP2023 912828T91 1.625 10/31/2023 512,638.39 505,136.46 (17,538.80) 1,369.13 1.18487,597.66500,000.00USA TREASURY 1.625% 31OCT2023 91282CDM0 0.500 11/30/2023 1,191,894.65 1,196,087.88 (41,556.62) 510.99 2.741,154,531.261,200,000.00USA TREASURY 0.5% 30NOV2023 912828W71 2.125 03/31/2024 1,019,143.98 1,005,402.01 (36,339.51) 5,370.88 2.35969,062.501,000,000.00USA TREASURY 2.125% 31MAR2024 91282CCG4 0.250 06/15/2024 894,413.17 897,268.20 (52,252.57) 98.90 2.06845,015.63900,000.00USA TREASURY 0.25% 15JUN2024 912828YE4 1.250 08/31/2024 1,180,999.95 1,166,811.19 (77,545.56) 4,844.61 2.721,089,265.631,150,000.00USA TREASURY 1.25% 31AUG2024 912828YH7 1.500 09/30/2024 929,077.23 916,604.42 (61,534.11) 3,412.09 2.14855,070.31900,000.00USA TREASURY 1.5% 30SEP2024 912828YY0 1.750 12/31/2024 1,041,253.35 1,025,025.89 (75,260.27) 8,750.00 2.40949,765.621,000,000.00USA TREASURY 1.75% 31DEC2024 91282CAJ0 0.250 08/31/2025 1,279,250.00 1,299,046.78 (38,882.71) 1,179.56 2.951,260,164.071,400,000.00USA TREASURY 0.25% 31AUG2025 11 ITEM 9.2.
ATTACHMENT 1
SECURITIES HELD
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CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
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Government Bonds
9128285J5 3.000 10/31/2025 739,660.72 740,758.93 (15,778.46) 3,791.44 1.70724,980.47750,000.00USA TREASURY 3% 31OCT2025 Total Government Bonds 12,359,350.98 12,345,302.71 11,860,050.81 (485,251.90) 28.4539,716.8312,400,000.00 Grand total 43,437,116.34 42,976,287.29 (1,326,812.48)42,984,734.10 100.00232,969.1641,649,474.81 12 ITEM 9.2.
ATTACHMENT 1
City Council Staff Report – Page 1 of 7
MEMORANDUM
ITEM 9.3.
DATE:March 20, 2023
TO:Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM:Arlene Granadosin-Jones, AICP, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: 2022 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT TO INCLUDE THE HOUSING
ELEMENT AND MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
ANNUAL REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
No formal action will be taken. Staff is providing the 2022 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Report to include the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan as required by State law.
RESULT OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
No formal action will be taken. By receiving this report, the City Council is satisfying its obligation under State law. The purpose of the report is to provide an annual accounting of implementation of the City’s General Plan.
BACKGROUND
State law requires that the City complete an annual review of the General Plan by April 1st of each year, covering the previous calendar year. The purpose of the review is to:
•Identify compliance with the State General Plan Guidelines; •Identify status of the General Plan and the progress towards its implementation; •Describe the City’s progress in meeting its Regional Housings Needs Allocation (related to areas zoned to allow for affordable housing); and
•Describe progress in addressing/removing governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing.
Further, State law requires that the City submit the report to the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Completion of the report may make the City eligible for various State grants and other funding programs.
The 2022 annual report covers the calendar year (Planning Year) 2022 (January 1 to December 31). As in previous reports, staff has included a summary outlining the major accomplishments
City Council Staff Report – Page 2 of 7
of the City in 2022 related to General Plan implementation. The annual report also includes information on the status of residential construction compared to the City’s obligation under the current Regional Housing Needs Allocation. The tables used to collect and report this data are required by HCD.
The Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) assesses natural hazards of concern to Sacramento County and cities within; evaluates risk to life safety, public health, property, and the environment; and evaluates mitigation measures to reduce these risks and vulnerabilities, minimize losses, and increase community resilience. Included in this report is an annual review of the HMP describing the City’s progress on the Hazard Mitigation Plan Action Items.
SUMMARY
General Plan
City staff is currently reviewing the feasibility of a comprehensive update to the Rancho Cordova General Plan to ensure it remains a current and useful document that sets the citywide blueprint and policy direction for the City.
Topics addressed in the comprehensive update may include, but are not limited to:
•Updated citywide land uses;
•Updated citywide goals and policies on transportation, conservation, open space, economic development, etc.;
•Identification of new City priorities;
•Profile of existing conditions and challenges; and
•Updated implementation actions to achieve the City’s vision.
Status of General Plan Implementation is provided in Attachment 2.
Housing Element
The City of Rancho Cordova completed the 6th Cycle update to the Housing Element for the period of 2021-2029 and received HCD certification on September 27, 2021.
Staff will continue implementation of existing programs and actions and will begin implementation of any new programs and actions identified in the Housing Element. Detailed status of Housing Element implementation is provided in Attachment 3 and Attachment 4. Staff will also continue to monitor the production of housing units at the income levels required by the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). The number of units produced during the 2022 calendar year are listed in Table 1: RHNA Allocation and Production for Housing Element Cycle 2021-2029, below. Affordable housing projects continue to face a challenging competitive environment for available affordable housing grant funding. However, additional State funding for affordable housing is anticipated to be available over the next several years and staff expect to proceed with planning for one or more new projects in the next few years.
City Council Staff Report – Page 3 of 7
Table 1: RHNA Allocation and Production for Housing Element Cycle 2021-2029 Income Level RHNA
Allocation by
Income Level
2021
Production
2022
Production
Total Remaining
RHNA by Income
Level 2021-2029
Very Low 2,115 0 0 2,115
Low 1,274 0 0 1,274
Moderate 1,684 125 15 1,544
Above Moderate 3,994 168 606 3,220
Total Units 9,067 293 621 8,153
Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
The annual review of the Action Plan has been updated to show the 2022 status in Attachment
5. The Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan update process was completed in October 2021 with the City adopting the updated HMP on March 7, 2022.
Notable 2022 Projects
Opening of Rancho Cordova Youth Center (RCYC)
City Council Staff Report – Page 4 of 7
Completion of White Rock Road Extension
Funding for Zinfandel Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing
City Council Staff Report – Page 5 of 7
Solidigm R&D and Global Headquarters
Sprouts Farmers Market
City Council Staff Report – Page 6 of 7
Rancho Cordova Fiber City
City Council Staff Report – Page 7 of 7
TownPlace Suites by Marriott
ATTACHMENTS
1. 2022 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Report
2. 2022 General Plan Implementation Action Table
3. 2022 Housing Element Status Action Table
4. 2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
5. City of Rancho Cordova (HMP) Action Plan 2022 Status
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 1 CITY OF RANCHO CORDOVA
2022 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT
P R E P A R E D B Y T H E P L A N N I N G D E P A R T M E N T C O M P L E T E D M A R C H 2 0 2 3
C I T Y C O U N C I L
Linda Budge, Mayor
David Sander, Vice-Mayor
Donald Terry, Council Member
Garrett Gatewood, Council Member
Sirisha Pulipati, Council Member
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3 Purpose of the Annual Report.................................................................................................3 Recommendations .....................................................................................................................3 Administration and Status of the General Plan ..........................................................................4 Departmental Responsibilities .................................................................................................4 Amendments to the General Plan...........................................................................................5 General Plan Elements and Implementation Progress..............................................................6 Element Summary......................................................................................................................6 Status of Implementation Actions of the General Plan.......................................................9 Regional Housing Needs and Removal of Governmental Constraints to Housing ......................................................................................................................................10 2013-2021 Regional Housing Needs Plan............................................................................10 Removal of Governmental Constraints to Housing ..........................................................17
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 3 INTRODUCTION
PU R P O S E O F T H E AN N U A L RE P O R T
California law requires each city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term General Plan to guide the physical development of the incorporated city and land outside city boundaries that bears a relationship to its planning activities. The General Plan serves as a blueprint for future growth and development; the blueprint to “Build a City.” As such, the plan contains policies and programs designed to provide decision makers with a solid foundation for land use and development decisions.
State law further requires the City to complete an Annual Report by April of each calendar year and submit the report to the Office of Planning and Research and the Department of Housing and Community Development.
This report must:
➢Identify compliance with the State General Plan Guidelines; ➢Identify status of the General Plan and the process towards its implementation; ➢Describe the City’s progress in meeting its Regional Housings Needs Allocation; and ➢Describe progress in addressing/removing governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing.
State law requires that the General Plan Annual Report be completed and submitted to the State by April 1st of each year. The report covers the previous calendar year for which it is being completed. This Annual Report looks at the City’s progress towards implementing its General Plan during the 2022 planning period.
RE C O M M E N D A T I O N S
City staff is currently reviewing the feasibility of a comprehensive update to the Rancho Cordova General Plan to ensure it remains a current and useful document that sets the citywide blueprint and policy direction for the City.
Topics addressed in the comprehensive update may include, but are not limited to:
•Updated citywide land uses,
•Updated citywide goals and policies on transportation, conservation, open space, economic development, etc.,
•Identification of new City priorities,
•Profile of existing conditions and challenges; and
•Updated implementation actions to achieve the City’s vision.
A copy of the current Implementation Program table has been included with this report to indicate the status of all General Plan policies. This includes the implementation plan for the 2021-2029 Housing Element Update.
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 4 ADMINISTRATION AND STATUS OF THE
GENERAL PLAN
Upon incorporation in July 2003, the City adopted the Sacramento County General Plan. Soon thereafter, the City embarked on an intensive process of crafting the first General Plan for the City. The resulting plan was adopted on June 26, 2006. More than 50 workshops, stakeholder meetings, study sessions, and public hearings were held to understand the vision and desires for Rancho Cordova and to develop the blueprint to build the future City.
The General Plan for Rancho Cordova includes not only the seven mandated elements of a General Plan as required by State law (land use, circulation, housing, noise, safety, conservation, and open space) but additional topics of special and unique concern to the community, including urban design, economic development, air quality, historic and cultural resources, and infrastructure, services, and finance. As the basis for local government decision-making, the plan includes goals and policies by which projects are analyzed against and actions to be taken by the City necessary to achieving the overall vision for the community.
DE P A R T M E N T A L RE S P O N S I B I L I T I E S
Implementation of the General Plan is the responsibility of the numerous departments and teams in the City.
Each action item identified in the General Plan has been tasked to one or more City departments. The General Plan includes an Implementation Matrix that lists each of the action items in the plan and identifies the responsible agency, timing, and funding source for each action. City departments responsible for implementation of the General Plan include the:
➢City Manager’s Office
➢Planning Department
➢Building Department
➢Public Works Department
➢Finance Department
➢Economic Development Department
➢Redevelopment Agency; (no longer valid)
➢Housing Division
➢Neighborhood Services Division
➢Police Department.
➢Communications
➢Other Agencies/Committees to be established by the Council There are several other governmental agencies that provide services within the City’s corporate boundary.
While these agencies are not part of the City’s operational structure and not directly responsible for implementation of the General Plan, the City coordinates its activities with these other agencies and relies upon
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 5 their assistance for full implementation of the General Plan. These additional agencies include, but are not limited to, the:
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District;
Cordova Recreation and Parks District;
Folsom-Cordova Unified School District; and
Elk Grove Unified School District.’
Sacramento City Unified
Sacramento County
AM E N D M E N T S T O T H E GE N E R A L PL A N
State law allows the City to amend any of its mandated elements of General Plan up to four times per calendar year. Amendments may be proposed and acted upon at any time during the year and one action may include multiple amendments. Any changes to the General Plan require public hearings by the City Council and evaluation of the environmental impacts as required by the California Environmental Quality Act. There were no General Plan amendments included in 2022. The Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2021-2026) was approved and adopted by the City of Rancho Cordova on March 7, 2022.
This annual report includes the General Plan and Housing Element reports as required by State law.
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 6 GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS AND
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
EL E M E N T SU M M A R Y
The General Plan for Rancho Cordova includes twelve elements that cover a variety of topics as provided for in State law. Table 1 lists these elements and shows how they relate to the State requirements (State General Plan Guidelines). The contents of these elements are summarized below. The contents of the General Plan are consistent with the latest edition of the State General Plan Guidelines for content and scope.
TA B L E 1
EL E M E N T S O F T H E GE N E R A L PL A N A N D RE L A T I O N S H I P T O
ST A T E LA W
Section 1-Introduction
This section contains general history and background into the City, but does not contain action programs that require annual monitoring.
Topics Required by State Law
Land
Use Circulation Housing Conservation Open
Space Noise Safety
Optional
Topic
Land Use X O O
Urban Design O X
Economic Development O O X
Housing X
Circulation X O
Open Space, Parks, and
Trails O O X
Infrastructure, Services, and
Finance O O X
Natural Resources O X
Cultural and Historic
Resources O X
Safety O X
Air Quality O O X
Elements of the Rancho Cordova General Plan
Noise O O X
Notes:
X - Indicates that this element directly addresses the State required topic O - Indicates that information in this element is related to the State required topic
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 7 Section 2-Land Use Element
The Land Use Element provides the central framework for the General Plan and serves as a compass to guide planners, the general public, and decision makers on the desired pattern of development in Rancho Cordova.
It describes both existing and future land use activity, the latter of which was designed to achieve the City’s long-range goals for physical development. This Element also identifies the distribution, location, and intensity of all land uses types throughout the City. Text, maps, and diagrams establish the blueprint for future land uses within the City and describe how these uses are integrated with the other General Plan elements and policies.
Section 3-Urban Design Element
The Urban Design Element provides policies and design concepts relating to the form and character of new private development and public improvements, along with focused plans for areas of the City in need of special design attention. The Element also includes policies and implementation programs aimed at creating Rancho Cordova as a unique place with a strong, memorable character.
Section 4-Economic Development Element
The Economic Development Element attempts to identify the City’s strengths and weaknesses as it seeks to provide a full range of employment, housing, retail/service, and entertainment options to residents. The Element establishes goals, policies, and actions to improve the City’s prosperity, maintain regional competitiveness, ensure accessibility to assets, market the City, and, perhaps most importantly, set fair and equitable rules for development. This Element is also intended to create wealth for the citizens of Rancho Cordova by providing opportunities to increase property values, fully utilize their properties, offer continuing education opportunities, and support entrepreneurship.
Section 5-Housing Element
The purpose of the Housing Element is to identify housing solutions that solve local housing problems and to satisfy the Regional Housing Needs Allocation requirements. The City recognizes that housing is a need that is met through many resources and interest groups. This Element establishes the local goals, policies, and actions (programs) the City will implement and/or facilitate to solve the identified housing issues.
Section 6-Circulation Element
The Circulation Element describes existing and future transportation conditions and systems. The Element establishes goals, policies, and actions that will guide the City’s circulation system, including the roadway network, transit facilities and services, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The text, maps, and diagrams are a basis for the development of the City’s transportation network.
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 8 Section 7-Open Space, Parks, and Trails Element
The Open Space, Parks, and Trails Element identifies the need to maintain existing open space and natural recreational areas, as well as to create additional areas for the enjoyment of residents and the protection of the environment. The goals, policies, and actions provided are intended to achieve the City’s vision of open spaces that are accessible to all members of the community. This Element establishes a policy framework and action program for the improvement, expansion, and maintenance of the City’s open space.
Section 8-Infrastructure, Services, and Finance Element This Element seeks to identify the ideal level and type of infrastructure and service provision necessary to achieving the goal of becoming a first-rate city. It also explores possible mechanisms to finance infrastructure and service improvements. The goals, polices, and actions contained in the Element set forth methods for ensuring that Rancho Cordova provide the highest service levels possible.
Section 9-Natural Resources Element
The Natural Resources Element identifies the ways in which Rancho Cordova will protect, maintain, and enhance its natural resources for the betterment of current residents and future generations. It also attempts to balance the present needs of resource users with the need for resource conservation for the common good.
The goals, policies, and actions in this Element will foster the preservation of Rancho Cordova’s many valuable natural resources, including wildlife, habitat, water resources, soils, and mineral resources.
Section 10-Cultural and Historic Resources Element
The Cultural and Historic Resources Element seeks to identify and protect locally important sites, buildings, and memorabilia that reflect the history of the community. It also seeks to honor the people of Rancho Cordova by promoting the inclusion of cultural arts into the fabric of the community as a component that contributes to the overall quality of life for residents, workers, and visitors. The Element provides goals, policies, and actions designed recognize and preserve the history of the area and celebrate the diversity of the City’s population.
Section 11-Safety Element
The Safety Element seeks to recognize and remedy both present and anticipated concerns about the on-going well being of City residents, employees, and visitors. The goals, policies, and actions identify viable solutions to minimize the potential risk of death, injuries, property damage, and economic hardship and social displacement resulting from fires, floods, earthquakes, landslides, and other hazards. The Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is included in the Safety Element. Additionally, this Element addresses safety and hazards related to airport land use, groundwater contamination, traffic and pedestrian accidents at interfaces with rail lines, the potential release of hazardous materials into the community, and general issues related to police and fire protection services.
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 9 Section 12-Air Quality Element
The Air Quality Element establishes a framework for how the City will improve air quality in the Planning Area and work with other communities in the region and the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) to improve air quality in the Sacramento Valley Air Basin. This Element also underscores the effects that land use patterns and the resulting transportation behavior have on air quality. The goals, policies, and actions outlined in this Element focus on improving air quality through embracing regional coordination, “smart growth” land use concepts, transportation demand management, energy conservation, cleaner industries and vehicles, and public education.
Section 13-Noise Element
The goal of the Noise Element is to identify the major sources of noise within the City and discuss the City’s role in ensuring comfortable and safe noise levels throughout the community. The goals, policies, and actions provided will, when implemented, improve the noise environment in the Planning Area.
Section 14-Implementation Element
This section contains a complete list of the action programs contained within each element. The implementation element was intending to assist staff in the monitoring the progress of those programs.
ST A T U S O F IM P L E M E N T A T I O N AC T I O N S O F T H E GE N E R A L PL A N Attached with this report is the 2022 Implementation Program progress assessment. While some of the programs have been completed or remain incomplete, a majority of the programs within the General Plan remain active and ongoing.
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 10 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS AND REMOVAL OF
GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS TO HOUSING
To address state-wide housing needs, the State of California requires regions to address housing issues and needs based on future growth projections for the area. The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) allocates regional housing needs numbers to regional councils of governments throughout the state. The Regional Housing Needs Plan (RHNP) for the Sacramento area is developed by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), and allocates to cities and the unincorporated counties their “fair share” of the region’s projected housing needs, or the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
The needs plan allocation is broken down into four household income groupings over the planning period.
The intent of the RHNA is to ensure that local jurisdictions address not only the needs of their immediate areas but also fill the housing needs for the entire region. Additionally, a major goal of the RHAP is to ensure that every community provides an opportunity for a mix of housing to all economic segments of its population.
State law requires that the City identify its progress in meeting its share of the regional housing needs allocation and identify local efforts to remove governmental constraints to housing. The City’s General Plan Housing Element identifies solutions to meeting these objectives and reflects the 2021-2029 Regional Needs Plan and Regional Housing Needs Allocation for the Sacramento region. 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 9 RE G I O N A L HO U S I N G NE E D S PL A N The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), along with the City and the other jurisdictions in the region, has prepared the Regional Housing Needs Plan (RHNP) for the 2021-2029 planning period. The 2021-2029 RHNP for the Sacramento region identified a total number of dwelling units as the City’s “fair share” of the regional needs total. Table 2 identifies the breakdown of this number for each of the four income categories covered by the RNHA for the City.
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 11 TA B L E 2
CI T Y O F RA N C H O CO R D O V A
SH A R E O F T H E RE G I O N A L NE E D S AL L O C A T I O N F O R 2 0 2 1 - 2 0 2 9
Income
Group
2021-2029
RHNA
Extremely Low 1,057 units
Very Low 1,057 units
Low 1,274 units
Moderate 1,684 units
Above Moderate 3,994 units
Total 9,067 units
Source: SACOG, Regional Housing Needs Plan for Sacramento County; City of Rancho Cordova.
The RHNP and RHNA requires the City to identify a suitable amount of land needed to build the number of units allocated to the City under the RHNA. The Housing Element was updated and certified by HCD in 2021 to reflect the 2021-2029 RHNA.
Table 3 summarizes the number of units permitted in the City in 2022 by income category and dwelling type.
Table 4 summarizes the cumulative total number of units permitted in the City during the current RHNA planning period. All numbers are based on issuance of building permits from January 1 to December 31 of the given year.
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 12 TA B L E 3
AN N U A L BU I L D I N G AC T I V I T Y RE P O R T SU M M A R Y
NE W CO N S T R U C T I O N
VE R Y LO W- , LO W- , A N D MI X E D- IN C O M E MU L T I F A M I L Y
PR O J E C T S
Housing Development Information
Housing with Financial
Assistance and/or
Deed Restrictions
Housing
without
Financial
Assistance
or Deed
Restrictions
Affordability by Household Incomes
Unit
Category
Tenure
R=Renter
O=Owner
Very
Low-
Income
Low-
Income
Moderate-
Income
Above
Moderate-
Income
Total
Units
Est. #
Infill
Units*
Assistance
Programs
for Each
Development
Deed
Restricted
Units
SF O 15 606 0
Total of Moderate and Above Moderate 15 606 621
Total Extremely Low-Income Units 0
*Building permits issued from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. New permits include 617 single family detached homes.
ITEM 9.3. ATTACHMENT 1 2 0 2 2 G E N E R A L P L A N A N N U A L R E P O R T 13 TA B L E 4
RE G I O N A L HO U S I N G NE E D S AL L O C A T I O N PR O G R E S S 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Income Level
RHNA
Allocation
by Income
Level
Year
1 Year
2 Year
3 Year
4 Year
5 Year
6 Year
7 Year
8 Year
9 Total
Units
to
Date
(All
Years)
Total
Remaining
RHNA by
Income
Level
Deed
RestrictedVery Low Non-Deed
Restricted
2,115 2,115
Deed
RestrictedLow Non-Deed
Restricted
1,274 1,274
Deed
RestrictedModerate Non-Deed
Restricted
1,684
125 15 140
1,544
Above Moderate 3,994 168 606 744 3,220
Total RHNA by COG 9,067
Total Units 293 621
Remaining Need for RHNA Period 8,153
RE M O V A L O F GO V E R N M E N T A L CO N S T R A I N T S T O HO U S I N G The Housing Needs Assessment of the General Plan states that the development standards for residential development in the City do not constrain the development of new housing or affordable housing. It identifies significant constraints as generally being non-governmental, including high land and construction costs, lack of gap funding for affordable projects, and a variety of other market factors. The Citywide Zoning Code includes land use districts, regulations, and standards that allow for alternative housing products at higher densities and facilitate the provision of live-work units and mixed-use developments.
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LU
1.1.1 Regularly evaluate the mix of land uses as the City grows to analyze build out conditions, market conditions, etc. PL Ongoing GF
On-going; Key amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance were completed in
2019.
LU.1.1.
2 Utilize the PLACE3S land use model to track General Plan implementation with respect to Land Use and analyze the impact of new development on existing uses and the City roadway network. Update the model on a quarterly basis with newly constructed development projects to maintain accuracy of the model.
PL Ongoing GF
Completed, but other resources are
also under consideration to determine
proper land use and their impacts. The
City launched a new permitting system
in August 2021 and is currently
assessing potential improvements to
assist with project review and tracking.
LU.1.1.
3 Regularly update the General Plan Land Use Map and other related maps in the General Plan with the latest parcel information from the County’s Assessor’s Office, regardless of General Plan Amendment activity.
Updates to the parcel lines, when no adjustments have been made with respect to land uses.
PL Ongoing GF
The parcel and zoning maps have been
updated, the maps within the General
Plan have been relatively unchanged.
City is currently determining the
feasibility of a comprehensive General
Plan update.
LU.1.1.
4 Amend the Zoning Code text to include the appropriate findings required for General Plan land use and text amendment requests. PL 2006 / 2007 GF Completed. ZC 23.155.040
LU
1.2.2 Designate adequate commercial, office, and industrial land uses throughout the City during project review and as part of annual review of the General Plan.
PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing. City staff is currently
determining the feasibility of a
comprehensive General Plan update.
LU.1.2.
2 Establish a comprehensive plan for an economically viable mix of land uses in and around Mather Airport. PL / ED 2007 GF
Improvements have been completed to
the Mather area and new projects have
been approved to improve vitality in the
region. A comprehensive plan has not
been established that reviews the
economic viability of the land uses
included in the Mather SPA approved
by Sacramento County. The
Sacramento Council of Governments
(SACOG), serving as the Airport Land
Use Commission, updated the Mather
Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan in
August 2022.
LU.1.3.
1 Identify target businesses and industries that diversify the City’s employment base and create incentives to locate in Rancho Cordova. ED Ongoing GF Ongoing, part of the annual plan.
Business incentive program will be
reworked and revised in 2023.
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LU.1.3.
2 Designate new and existing office developments as mixed-use to encourage the compatible integration of residential and commercial retail and service uses in proximity to jobs.
PL 2006 /
2007 AF
Office uses are permitted within various
mixed-use zones with some zones
allowing residential and/or light
industrial and retail uses.
LU.1.4.
1 Establish performance and development standards in the Zoning Code and guidelines in the Citywide Design Guidelines to address compatibility between existing and proposed development and within proposed mixed- use development (vertical and horizontal).
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed and Ongoing.
LU.1.4.
2 Create development standards and design guidelines to specifically address the compatibility of high-rise development in the Downtown Planning Area. Give special consideration to those issues unique to high- rise development, including the following: visual intrusion, distant viewshed, shadowing of adjacent properties, glare, wind tunnel effects, emergency service, interruption of electronic transmissions, traffic and parking, and noise and vibration. Recognize that urban (higher intensity) developments increase transit opportunities, increase walkability, and efficient land use, which lead to reduced automobile emissions.
PL / FD 2007 /
2008 GF
Not completed. Planning staff will
continue to work with the Fire, Public
Works, and Building departments to
assess existing standards as a
proactive solution.
LU.1.4.
3 Promote the disclosure of potential land use compatibility issues in all parts of the City, such as noise, dust, odors, etc., in order to provide potential purchasers with the information necessary to make informed decisions about the property and its future land uses.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Ongoing. The City offers and
encourages pre-application meetings
between the Development Services
Team and developers and business
owners in order to improve
communication and disclosure of
potential project challenges.
LU.1.4.
4 Develop guidelines for the buffering of incompatible land uses in ways that retain community character but do not consume large land area, create pedestrian barriers, or result in unsafe conditions.
PL / PD 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed.
LU.1.4.
5 Minimize impacts between urban and agricultural uses through the use of buffers, increased setbacks, roadways, barriers, landscaping, and/or other appropriate methods to avoid conflicts.
PL 2007 /
2008 GF
Completed and implemented as part of
entitlement review.
LU.1.4.
6 Work with utility providers to coordinate location of transmission lines and substations during development review. PW / PL Ongoing GF On-going. The City continues to
coordinate with the utility providers and
informs development project applicants
to coordinate with utility providers for
their proposed projects.
LU.1.5.
1 Update the Zoning Code Text and Map to reflect new land use designations and distributions throughout the City as established in this General Plan.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed in 2019 and on-going.
LU.1.5.
2 Regularly audit, and update as necessary, any provisions of the Code that may be inconsistent with the General Plan and its subsequent amendments.
PL Annual GF
Ongoing.
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LU.1.6.
1 Ensure master planned communities include the provision of public/quasi- public land preserved for civic uses. PL Ongoing AF / GF Completed and ongoing as part of entitlement review.
LU.1.6.
2 Create a site inventory identifying desired locations for a full service hospital. CM / ED / PL
2006 /
2007 /
2008
GF
Not completed. Through a Zoning
Code Amendment, Hospital use is
allowed within the Convention Overlay
District. City is determining feasibility of
hospital uses in other areas.
LU.1.7.
1 When siting new transit-oriented developments: the development must be within one-quarter mile of a major transit stop; emphasize street-level neighborhood commercial services that serve many residents in surrounding areas; encourage employment in the urban transit-oriented development created along the transit route; create a pleasant walking environment through good land use design, short distances, amenities, and streetscape features; and provide direct, multiple linkages, especially for bicycles and pedestrians, to surrounding areas.
PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing. The Zoning Code permits
higher densities and more intense uses
within areas that are near transit. The
Zoning Code also provides additional
regulatory incentives such as increased
densities and reduced parking
requirements in areas that are near
train stations.
LU.2.1.
1 Amend the Zoning Code and Citywide Design Guidelines to include the City’s smart growth principles as appropriate. PL 2006 / 2007 GF Ongoing
LU.2.2.
1 Identify the building block components of neighborhoods, villages, and districts in the existing areas of the City and encourage redevelopment using the building blocks principles.
PL Ongoing GF / AF
Not Completed. Requires coordination
with Public Works Street system to
identify these areas.
LU.2.4.
1 Establish, as a part of design review, a system or mechanism that evaluates the effectiveness of a proposed project in meeting these requirements (listed in LU.2.4).
PL 2006 AF
Ongoing as part of the entitlement
review process.
LU.2.5.
1 Require market studies, financing plans, phasing plans, and other associated studies as needed as part of all new major development applications in order to evaluate the need for these projects, their compliance with established City policy, and the impact of the development on the City and service providers.
PL / F Ongoing AF
Phasing plans and financing plans are
required for master plans and specific
plans. Staff reports include a “Fiscal
Impact” section that indicates the
potential benefit of a project taken
before the City Council.
LU.2.6.
1 As part of neighborhood project review, ensure that village centers are strategically located for accessibility to surrounding neighborhoods and retail viability. Village town center should ensure that neighborhood- serving commercial uses adjacent to residential areas provide quality, convenience, and community-serving retail choices in a manner that does not adversely impact neighborhood character.
PL / F Ongoing AF
Completed and Ongoing.
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LU.2.7.
1 Develop and adopt energy conservation performance standards that apply to new construction and focus on cost-effective measures that exceed minimum federal and state requirements, in recognition and support of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s “Conservation Power” goals.
PL / B 2007 GF
There are some policies for energy
conservation (especially in UBC).
There are no specific RCMC
codes/regulations. Currently, the City
enforces the provisions of the California
Energy Code, and the Building Energy
Efficiency Standards that are
referenced within.
LU.2.7.
2 Create programs that educate developers and property owners about the advantages of “green design” on their property and within the City, and inform them on how they can incorporate such design elements into their projects. Develop incentives, such as grants, financing programs, or other mechanisms that help make “green design” realistic.
PL / B /
COMMS 2007 GF
Building & Safety website page directs
developers and property owners to the
State Green Code website for the
requirements of the Green Building
Standards (CALGreen). The City of
Rancho Cordova Website was updated
in 2021.
LU.2.8.
1 Amend the Zoning Code to include flexible parking standards and parking reductions to encourage compact development, shared parking, and higher density projects in specified locations throughout the City.
PL / PW 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed. Zoning Code Section
23.719.090 includes available parking
reductions. The Zoning Code parking
standards were amended in 2021 to
encourage adequate parking supply for
future uses but also ensure that the
City would not be overparked.
LU.3.1.
1 Identify and map target attractions and establish economic development policies and programs to attract these uses to the City. ED 2007 GF Completed a business incentive program.
LU.3.2.
1 Establish specific policies, standards, and guidelines for quality design of all public and quasi-public uses. PL 2007 GF Contained within the Citywide Design Guidelines and Zoning Code.
LU.3.6.
1 All applications for annexations shall include a comprehensive land use plan for the affected territory, including pre-zoning and a plan for infrastructure financing and phasing. In considering applications for annexation, the City shall consider whether the annexation will accomplish all of the following:
- Constitute fiscally sound additions to the existing City; - Be consistent with state law and Local Agency Formation Commission policies, standards, and criteria;
- Preserve neighborhood identities;
- Ensure the provision of adequate municipal services;
- Be consistent with General Plan and Community Plan land use policies; - Incorporate smart growth principles for sustainable economic growth while maintaining environmental integrity and providing for social equity; and
- Promote fiscally sound, efficient service boundaries.
CM / PL Ongoing GF
The City did not receive an annexation
application in 2022.
All proposed annexations will meet LU
3.6.1
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LU.4.1.
1 Establish and maintain agreements or working relationships with SACOG, Sacramento County, and the cities of Folsom, Sacramento, and Elk Grove to facilitate a coordinated approach to land use decisions that affect each jurisdiction.
CM Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing.
LU.4.1.
2 Facilitate agreements (i.e. memorandums of understanding) for critical planning topics and activities with neighboring jurisdictions and SACOG and allow for shared responsibility and an equal voice for all participants CM Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing.
LU.4.1.
3 Partner with other jurisdictions and agencies to create joint powers authorities that address issues of mutual concern (i.e. the American River Parkway) but still allow the City to maintain its voice and decision making authority throughout the process.
CM Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing. (i.e.,
Grantline Road)
LU.4.1.
4 Encourage neighboring jurisdictions to adopt and collect infrastructure impact fees (e.g. roadway impact fees) for all new development that will have an impact on the City infrastructure (e.g. roads)
CM Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing.
LU.5.1.
1 Encourage the upgrading, beautification, revitalization, infill development, and appropriate reuse of existing commercial areas and shopping centers. ED / PL Ongoing GF Established the sign and façade
program to assist businesses in making
façade and other onsite improvements.
LU.5.1.
2 Study, create, and implement streetscape enhancement plans that become catalyst projects for the revitalization of existing development. PW / PL Ongoing CIP / Grants
Completed in 2020, Folsom Boulevard
improvements have improved the
corridor and encourage new
development to the area.
LU.5.1.
3 Seek improvement to existing infrastructure within residential areas of the City developed prior to incorporation that are not consistent with the City’s current standards.
PW
2006 /
2007 /
2008 /
2009
CIP /
Grants
Staff has identified the magnitude of
this extensive need and is making great
progress with complete streets
including bike and pedestrian facilities.
The City continues to address
improvements: Pavement rehab
projects; streets, sidewalks, notably
Zinfandel and White Rock Road;
Sunrise Blvd. ADA ramps and storm
drainage improvements.
LU.5.2.
1 Conduct the studies and community input process necessary to determine the location and extent of needed redevelopment districts within the City. ED / PL 2006 GF Redevelopment Agency for the City no
longer exists. New studies are being
prepared to address areas that require
revitalization and rehabilitation.
LU.5.4.
1 Conduct infrastructure surveys and, where necessary, coordinate with utility providers to create infrastructure enhancement plans, which determine shortcomings in infrastructure that could inhibit the development of mixed-use projects in already developed areas of the City.
PW / PL / ED Ongoing GF / CIP
Completed and Ongoing. Asset
Management database for streets.
Next phase is storm drainage.
Completed and on-going, Stormwater
Capital Improvement Program
Masterplan is Complete (Assesses
existing storm drainage system and
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prioritizes the needed improvements).
Complete and on-going, Local Road
Safety Plan (provides a comprehensive
safety assessment of the City’s roads.
LU.5.5.
1 Conduct a survey of property within the Downtown to determine where potential land assembly issues may occur and work with property owners to actively solve the problem together, with mutual benefit.
ED / PL 2007 GF
Not completed as the surveys have
been completed on a case-by-case
basis, but not all properties to define
the Downtown Planning Area vision.
LU.5.5.
2 Survey property designated as a Transit-Oriented Development to determine where potential land assembly issues may occur and work with property owners to solve the problem. Coordinate access and right-of-way issues with the transit provider early in the process.
ED /PL 2007 GF
Ongoing.
LU.6.1.
1 For lands within the Countryside/Lincoln Village, Sunrise Boulevard North, and Sunrise Boulevard South Planning Areas, require consistency between proposed development projects and the corresponding Planning Area descriptions and Land Plans.
PL Ongoing GF / AF
Ongoing.
LU.6.2.
1 Require the development and approval of Specific Plans or Special Planning Areas for the Aerojet, East, Glenborough, Grant Line North, Grant Line South, Grant Line West, Jackson, Mather, Rio del Oro, Suncreek/Preserve, and Westborough Planning Areas to create parcel- specific land use plans for those areas. Subsequent land use plans shall be consistent with relevant General Plan provisions and shall reflect the ideas communicated in the Conceptual Land Plans and associated planning area descriptions.
PL Ongoing GF / AF
Plans have been adopted with new
construction. Current market demands
have increased with the submittal of
new plans.
LU.6.3.
1 Consistent with the Downtown Planning Area, create a Downtown Specific Plan that fosters the creation and success of a Downtown Rancho Cordova.
PL
2006 /
2007 /
2008
GF
Not Completed. The General Plan
adopted a Downtown Planning Area
(DTPA) Boundary, but a Specific Plan
has not been completed. The DTPA
lacks detail and contains multiple
overlays (TODt, FBSP).
LU.6.4.
1 Develop, adopt, and implement a Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan that refines the vision and creates a detailed land plan with action steps for revitalization of the corridor. The Specific Plan shall include a land plan consistent with the vision and development envelope in the General Plan as well as the Planning Area description.
PL 2006 GF
Completed.
LU.6.4.
2 Analyze development projects proposed for the Folsom Boulevard Planning Area for consistency with the planning area description for the corridor.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed and Ongoing.
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UD.1.1.
1 Amend the Zoning Code and Design Guidelines to be consistent with the urban vision. Select areas where a “form based” approach to zoning is appropriate.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed per adopted Citywide
Design Guidelines and Article 5 of the
Zoning Code.
UD.1.1.
2 Prepare and adopt guidelines and standards for residential dwellings in higher density development. Focus on maintaining livability through sensitive design that maintains privacy and minimizes conflicts between adjacent homes.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed. The adopted Citywide
Design Guidelines include standards
for high density development.
UD.1.2.
1 Develop neighborhood street standards that promote walking and cycling to improve quality of life and transportation choices for residents. PW / PL 2006 GF Completed and Ongoing. Includes
Public Works standards, master plan
review, Citywide Design Guidelines,
and the Zoning Code.
UD.1.2.
2 Establish residential development design standards and guidelines that enhance the character and quality of projects. PL 2006 GF Completed as part of the Citywide Design Guidelines.
UD.1.3.
1 Require the design of all residential projects with a grid or modified grid street system. PL / PW Ongoing AF
Completed. However, not applicable to
all projects that may have onsite
constraints that prohibit this design.
UD.1.3.
2 Allow for flexibility in the implementation of residential densities in a mixed density project. PL Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing. The General
Plan and zoning includes various
density ranges.
UD.1.3.
3 Discourage the use of fences/walls/gates between compatible uses. PL Ongoing AF Completed and Ongoing as part of the entitlement review process.
UD.1.5.
1 Continue to use, and update as necessary, the Citywide Design Guidelines as a starting point for encouraging developments that are interconnected and relate to one another.
PL Ongoing GF / AF
Completed and Ongoing.
UD.1.5.
2 Revise the Zoning Code provisions to identify appropriate solutions to create compatibility between developments. The use of walls and fences to segregate uses does not inherently create compatibility.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed as part of the Citywide
Design Guidelines and standards to
encourage integrated developments
(i.e. shopping centers, mixed-use
development, etc.)
UD.1.6.
1 Create development standards and update the Design Guidelines as necessary to ensure pedestrian-friendly village and local town center designs.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed and Ongoing.
UD.2.2.
1 Amend the Zoning Code text and map to implement the new mixed-use designations in this General Plan. PL 2006 /
2007 GF Completed and Ongoing.
UD.2.3.
1 Land uses along the eastern and southern boundaries of the City shall transition down the intensity and density of development from urban to rural at the City edge.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed. Uses consist of low-density
housing and open space preserve.
UD.2.3.
2 Establish a gateway program to create a sense of entry at key locations throughout the City and promote wayfinding throughout the community.
Use creative designs that respond to the character and history of the City PL / ED / PW 2007 GF / CIP
Ongoing as part of entitlement review
process, building permit review, and
improvement plans.
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to establish a sense of place, including gateway signage, streetscape design, site landscaping, and other features. Users should feel a sense of arrival and be welcomed to the City.
UD.2.3.
3 Prepare and adopt design standards for pedestrian overcrossings of major roads that contribute to district character and defined gateways and promote wayfinding.
PL / PW 2006 /
2007 GF
Design standards for pedestrian at-
grade, above-grade, and under-
crossings exist and continue to be
utilized.
UD.2.4.
1 As part of the Design Review process, encourage the development of unified district themes with integrated streetscapes (including streetscape furniture), district-wide signage programs, unified architectural styles, and / or themes for a concentration of uses or open space programs.
PL / PW Ongoing AF
Part of the Entitlement Process through
design review and application of
Citywide Design Guidelines.
UD.2.5.
1 Prepare and adopt a Downtown Specific Plan that addresses the future uses, design standards, street design, and other characteristics of the built form.
PL
2006 /
2007 /
2008
GF
Not Completed. The GP adopted a
Downtown Planning Area (DTPA)
Boundary, but a Specific Plan has not
been completed.
UD.2.5.
2 Work with businesses, property owners, and other stakeholders to create a vital Downtown with pedestrian- and cyclist-oriented activities and design features.
ED / PL Ongoing GF
Not Completed. The Zoning Code and
Citywide Design Guidelines includes
standards, but nothing specifically for
the DTPA.
UD.2.6.
1 Develop streetscape standards that define the character of the street and promote pedestrian mobility between individual uses. PW / PL 2006 / 2007 GF Completed.
UD.2.6.
2 Create standards for the type, spacing, etc. of trees along the street.
Require development to include street trees along all frontages of the project.
PW / PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed. Landscaping standards are
within Section 23.716 of the Zoning
Code with plant and irrigation
standards within Section 22.180.
UD.2.6.
3 Establish standards for the use of street furniture, such as benches, light fixtures, and planters, as inviting and usable accent pieces along the street.
PW / PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed per citywide Design
Guidelines and Section 23.722
and23.725 of the Zoning Code
UD.2.6.
4 Define standards for the use and dimensions of separated sidewalks. PW 2006 / 2007 GF Completed.
UD.2.6.
5 Create enhanced medians with landscaping and lighting along corridors to promote district identity and unify individual developments. PW Ongoing CIP / Grants
Ongoing.
UD.2.6.
7 Promote the use of on street parking as an alternative to large parking lots.
Establish standards for size, location, and frequency of on-street parking spaces.
PW Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
UD.2.6.
8 Develop and implement streetscape enhancement plans for Folsom Boulevard, Coloma Road, Sunrise Boulevard, Mather Field Road, and other roadways of community importance.
PW
2006 /
2007 /
2008
CIP /
Grants
Ongoing, including Folsom Boulevard
Streetscape Enhancements Phases I to
V; Sunrise Boulevard Improvements;
and Mather Field Road Improvements.
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UD.3.1.
1 Develop provisions in the Citywide Design Guidelines that illustrate how projects with architectural styles and / or themes can be designed successfully.
PL 2006 GF
Completed and Ongoing.
UD.3.1.
2 Require projects to include features and attributes that positively contribute to the image of the City. PL Ongoing AF Completed and Ongoing.
UD.3.1.
3 Require development projects to use quality materials that are long lasting to ensure a sense of permanence for each project. PL Ongoing GF Completed and Ongoing.
UD.3.2.
1 Prepare and adopt standards and guidelines for the development of interconnected walkways, pedestrian amenities (e.g. seating, lighting, signage, landscaping), plaza areas, outdoor spaces, and commuter amenities (e.g. covered bus stops) oriented toward the pedestrian user.
PL / PW 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed and Ongoing. Citywide
Design Guidelines and Zoning Code
outlines examples.
UD.3.2.
2 Amend the City’s Street Design Standards to include design elements that establish priority for pedestrians at road and drive aisle crossings through pavement markings, differentiation in the pavement surface, and/or signage.
PW / PL 2006 GF
Completed per the Citywide Design
Guidelines, Zoning Code, and Public
Works standards.
UD.3.2.
3 Prepare and adopt standards and guidelines for the orientation of commercial and mixed-use buildings, which should be close to the street with parking behind or on the side of the development and easily connected to the pedestrian- and cyclist-oriented public streetscape.
Consider incorporating such provisions within a “form based” code in appropriate locations around the City.
PL 2006 GF
Completed and ongoing per standards
in Zoning Code Section 23.722.
UD.3.2.
4 Prepare and adopt standards for cyclist-triggered lights that allow cyclists to move about the community efficiently. PW 2006 GF / CIP The City continues to receive grants for
bicycle detection systems at traffic
signals city-wide.
UD.3.3.
1 Prepare and adopt guidelines for the design and integration of meaningful public spaces within commercial and mixed-use projects. PL 2006 / 2007 GF
Included within Specific Plans and
Zoning Code, with examples in the
Citywide Design Guidelines.
UD.3.3.
2 Require landscaping to be meaningful in nature, relating to the style and scale of the development and contributing to the look and feel of the City and district. Give consideration to how landscaping will mature over time.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing as part of the
entitlement and building review
process.
UD.3.3.
3 Require site furniture that is uniform across the development and encourage furniture that is consistent across entire districts. PL / PW Ongoing AF Ongoing as part of entitlement review process.
UD.3.3.
4 Prepare and adopt standards for project signage that promote the creation of a unique character for the project while respecting the impact of signage on neighboring properties and uses.
PL 2006 /
2007 AF
The Zoning Code includes specific sign
regulations along with the Citywide
Design Guidelines. Developments and
buildings may also choose to submit for
a unified sign program.
UD.3.4.
1 Develop a Citywide public art program that directs the inclusion of art in private projects and coordinates the use of art in public projects. ED/PL 2007 GF The Arts Strategic Plan is an action-
oriented document describing
programs and projects to assist in
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achieving the vision. The Plan does
the following::
•Provided local art display
opportunities
•Art, events, and cultural
experiences in neighborhood
greens
•Creation of murals and decorative
signs
•Created artistic community
gateways
•Promotion and visibility of the arts
•City Hall improvements include
sconce wall lighting and an
improved sound system
•Completed the pilot Utility Box Art
Wrap program with local artists
and vendors
•Supported community art events,
festivals, concerts, and activities
•Expanded events at the MACC
•Installed art along the Art Block
•Sponsored pop-up concert venues
•Funded mobile art classes for
youth
•Provided grants to artists, schools,
and nonprofits to expand the arts
experiences in Rancho Cordova
•Provided grants to create or
enhance black box theatres,
additional rehearsal space, more
functional gallery space, and other
facility improvements to build upon
the art venues in Rancho Cordova
UD.4.2.
1 Develop standards and guidelines that require and illustrate compatibility between new and existing development. PL 2006 GF
Completed and ongoing per the
Citywide Design Guidelines and other
applicable design guidelines for
Specific Plan and special planning
areas.
UD.4.3.
1 Remove barriers to infill projects by improving existing infrastructure to accommodate new development and increases in service demands. PL / PW/ B Ongoing CIP / Grants
Completed and Ongoing.
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UD.4.3.
2 Provide incentives that allow for higher density and intensity of development, including how to streamline the permitting process. PL / PW / B Ongoing GF Completed and Ongoing.
UD.4.3.
3 Require infill projects to comply with the City’s smart growth principles and building blocks concept. PL Ongoing AF Completed and Ongoing.
UD.4.3.
4 Review how proposed projects interface with existing development and ensure that the interface is positive and meaningful. PL Ongoing AF Completed and Ongoing. Part of the entitlement review process.
UD.4.3.
5 Work with property owners of existing development on potential remodel/reuse of their sites so that they may become catalysts projects for development and redevelopment in the City.
ED / PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
UD.4.3.
6 Consider the development and adoption of pattern books/building prototypes of desired development and design solutions. These patterns/prototypes would be pre-approved for expedited permit review and building permit issuance.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Not completed.
UD.4.4.
1 Promote streetscape enhancement projects, as described in UD.2.4.6, as catalysts for change. PW / ED Ongoing CIP /
Grants
Completed and Ongoing. Folsom
Boulevard Streetscape Enhancements
Phase I to V were completed in 2020.
UD.4.4.
2 Work with property owners to coordinate development activities over multiple sites to help create integrated projects with common design features.
ED / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
UD.4.5.
1 Encourage the development of major streets, trails, and significantly sized public spaces that preserve and take advantage of vistas. PW / PL Ongoing GF / CIP Ongoing. The Ranch SPA includes a
major east west street, trails and a
large preserve area. The Preserve
Project- a 277-acre site proposed for
single-family development sets aside
66% of the property as an open space
preserve. The community also includes
a trail system connecting the
neighborhood to the park system which
borders Morrison Creek. The newly
approved Trevor-Gilmartin tentative
parcel map maintains over 60 acres of
wetlands.
UD.4.5.
2 Update the Citywide Design Guidelines to address viewsheds and vistas. PL 2006 GF References are included in the Citywide Design Guidelines. .
I V – E D E L E M E N T
ED.1.1.
1 Identify key locations for transformation of existing office and retail uses to mixed-use projects that incorporate other supportive uses within large employment areas, at pulse points along Folsom Boulevard and within one-quarter mile of a major transit stop.
ED / PL 2006 GF
Completed and Ongoing. An office park
study project is set to commence in late
2023.
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ED.1.1.
2 Target underutilized and vacant sites throughout the City that may be more adequately suited for other uses or a combination of uses that would be vibrant and successful
ED / PL Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing.
ED.1.1.
3 Continue annexing land within the Planning Area to secure an adequate supply of land for future development, consistent with LAFCo proceedings. CM / PL Ongoing GF Completed with new land along Folsom
Boulevard. Nothing has been annexed
since 2012.
ED.1.2.
1 Offer incentives to business owners and property owners for improving the appearance of aging shopping centers and retail space. ED / PL Ongoing GF /private / CDBG
Completed and ongoing as the sign
and façade program was approved in
2017.
ED.1.2.
2 Work with the owners of Class B and large floor-plate office buildings to update their office space to attract new businesses. ED Ongoing Private Ongoing and included in 2016 Strategic
Plan Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.1.2.
3 Actively promote new Class A office development that serves high-end office users and provides signature building office users. ED Ongoing GF Ongoing and included in 2016 Strategic
Plan Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
Recent Class A office tenants include
UC Davis Health and Solidigm. An
office park study is set to commence in
late 2023.
ED.1.2.
4 Actively promote new office development with smaller individual and cooperative spaces to provide new opportunities for an expanding demand currently unmet in the City.
ED Ongoing CDBG /
private
Ongoing and included in 2016 Strategic
Plan Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.1.2.
5 Offer incentives for new office development or redevelopment that provides on-site amenities to employees. ED / PL Ongoing / PR
CDBG /
private
Completed and Ongoing.
ED.1.3.
1 Work with local brokers, developers, and the Chamber of Commerce to establish clusters and districts of similar uses for home improvement centers, specialty building materials show rooms, furniture retail, manufacturing and high-tech industries to further diversify the economy.
ED Ongoing GF
Ongoing and included in 2016 Strategic
Plan Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.1.3.
2 Develop an attraction and retention program for companies that provide business-to-business (B2B) sales tax revenue to the City (e.g., business services, electronic equipment, light industrial, etc.). These companies are best suited to business parks and areas of the City with heavy industrial and light industrial designations.
ED 2007 /
2008
GF
/Chamber
Ongoing and included in 2016 Strategic
Plan Update. Included on economic
annual plan. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.1.6.
1 Collaborate with local business, merchant associations, and the Chamber of Commerce to promote and advertise local events. ED Ongoing GF / Chamber
Ongoing and included in 2016 Strategic
Plan Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.1.6.
2 Establish permanent information kiosks and event sign structures in strategic locations throughout the community to promote and advertise local events.
ED / CM
2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF / Grants
Determining final locations and
feasibility.
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ED.1.6.
3 Work with the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce to identify potential tourism-oriented market opportunities and to develop stronger links to regional and national tourist markets.
ED / CM Ongoing GF / BIDs
Completed and Ongoing.
ED.1.7.
1 Create and maintain an economic development web page on the City’s Web Site with pertinent economic and demographic information, as well as profiles of key development sites and vacant buildings available for new businesses.
ED / COMMS Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing. The City of
Rancho Cordova Website was
comprehensively updated in 2021.
Additional clean-up and updates are
completed on a periodic basis.
ED.1.7.
2 Create a Community Data Book with up-to-date information on available sites to attract businesses to Rancho Cordova. ED / COMMS 2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF
Information on Economic Development
webpage and Visit Rancho Cordova
website. The City of Rancho Cordova
Website was comprehensively updated
in 2021. Additional clean-up and
updates are completed on a periodic
basis.
ED.1.7.
3 Institute a zoning incentive program that may include flexible development standards, fast track processing, etc. for target uses and infill development.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed and ongoing for flexibility in
Zoning Code. Planning will work with
ED for more incentives.
ED.1.7.
4 Establish a Development Review Committee or Technical Advisory Committee to provide expedited review of development applications for targeted projects.
PL / PW / ED 2006 GF / AF
Completed. Applicants can schedule
preliminary project review through the
Development Services Team, which
can help address project comments
and concerns before formal project
submittal.
ED.1.7.
5 Continually monitor the redevelopment and economic development strategies to determine their effectiveness in encouraging economic diversity, and adjust policies and incentives when necessary.
ED / PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing and included in 2016 Strategic
Plan Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.1.7.
6 Offer incentives as part of the Rancho Cordova ED Strategy and Action Plan (e.g., fee waivers and deferrals, low interest loans, façade improvements, assembling properties, etc.) that can be used to attract businesses.
ED Ongoing GF
Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update, programs developed. New
strategic planning process will
commence in 2023.
ED.1.9.
1 Work with the Sacramento Sports Commission and Cordova Recreation and Parks District to identify opportunities for new sports facilities in Rancho Cordova that will be capable of hosting major sports events.
ED / CM
2007 /
2008 /
Ongoing
GF
Partner with Visit Rancho Cordova and
CRPD; City staff is exploring the
feasibility of conducting an indoor track
study.
ED.1.9.
2 Evaluate the economic return and investment by the City for a major sports center or arena. ED
2007 /
2008 /
Ongoing
GF
City staff will conduct when project
arises.
ED.1.9.
3 Collaborate with the Sacramento Sports Commission and Cordova Recreation and Parks District to program existing and new parks and recreational facilities to their maximum potential (e.g., Mather Field Park, Sacramento Sports complex on Folsom Boulevard, etc.).
ED / CM
2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF
Ongoing.
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ED.1.9.
4 Work with the Chamber of Commerce’s Visitor and Tourist Bureau to develop a strategy for attracting sports events to Rancho Cordova. ED / CM 2007 /
2008 /
Ongoing
GF
Responsibility of Visit Rancho Cordova
ED.2.1.
1 Work with project proponents to locate retail uses within residential projects in appropriate locations and at the appropriate scale to serve local and community retail needs.
PL / ED Ongoing /
PR AF
Completed and Ongoing.
ED.2.1.
2 Work with the Chamber of Commerce, Rancho Cordova Regional Economic Development Corporation, the City’s Economic Development Committee, local brokers and developers to attract companies that will serve Rancho Cordova’s specialty retail, regional and super regional needs (e.g., electronics, home décor, crafts and art, fashion-oriented department stores, children’s stores, beauty and spa, auto dealers, shopping and entertainment centers, and specialty building materials, big- box home improvement), and other amenities to serve the community (e.g., restaurants, coffee shops, specialty businesses, ethnically diverse enterprises, and services).
PL / CM Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing.
ED.2.1.
3 Promote and support specialty businesses and ethnically diverse enterprises throughout the City. ED Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing. Several
specialty markets currently operate in
the City, including KP International
Plaza, Sunrise Indian Market, and
Afghan Supermarket and Bakery.
ED.2.2.
1 Amend the Zoning Code to include flexible zoning standards for the redevelopment of office and industrial sites with supportive services (e.g., allowed uses, setbacks, parking).
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed per Mixed-Use zoning
standards. These standards contain
setbacks, FAR, and by-right allowance
for most office uses.
ED.2.3.
1 Review development proposals to determine if the proposed uses are consistent with the Rancho Cordova Retail Strategy in terms of type of retail, access, visibility and benefit to Rancho Cordova.
PL / ED Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
ED.2.3.
2 Work with businesses, Regional Transit and other transit providers to locate appropriate uses near transit. PL / PW Ongoing GF Ongoing.
ED.2.5.
1 Improve and expand the shopping opportunities in Rancho Cordova by taking the following steps:
- Conduct a survey of existing shopping centers to identify problem stores and centers.
- Work with storeowners to clean up the existing stores and shopping centers.
- Attract new retail to Rancho Cordova through marketing and economic development efforts.
- Provide assistance to smaller merchants through merchandizing training.
ED
2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF
Sunridge Plaza center nearly complete.
Improvements continue to be made to
the Rivergate and Zinfandel Village
shopping centers. Sprouts Farmers
Market opened in Stone Creek Village.
Anatolia Plaza/Marketplace continues
to be under construction with new retail
uses.
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- Encourage cooperative marketing of Rancho Cordova shops (e.g., Secret Shopper).
ED.3.1.
1 Locate government offices, compatible public services, and public gathering places in Downtown Rancho Cordova. PL / CM Ongoing GF City Hall and other local government
offices is within the General Plan
Downtown Planning Area.
ED.3.1.
2 Prepare a Downtown Marketing Plan that targets potential new businesses, including restaurants, upscale retail, high quality commercial, and entertainment venues.
ED / F 2006 /
2007 GF
Not Completed.
ED.3.1.
3 Work with local businesses and property owners to create a Business Improvement District (BID) in Downtown Rancho Cordova. ED / F 2008 / 2009 GF Not completed due to lack of property
owner interest.
ED.3.1.
4 Adopt a Rancho Cordova Downtown Implementation Plan or Downtown Specific Plan that identifies appropriate land uses, incentives, development standards, and design provisions.
ED / PL 2007 /
2008 GF
Not Completed. The General Plan
adopted a Downtown Planning Area
(DTPA) Boundary, but a Specific Plan
has not been completed.
ED.3.1.
5 Identify specific factors for measuring Downtown’s economic diversity and financial success (e.g., tax increment growth, new square footage, number of new businesses, new infrastructure projects, etc.).
ED Ongoing GF
On hold until downtown location is
determined.
ED.3.1.
6 Offer incentives that attract targeted uses and high-quality buildings and architecture in Downtown Rancho Cordova. ED / PL / PW Ongoing GF CDBG Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.3.1.
7 Support the development of specialty food stores and restaurants in the Downtown to serve Rancho Cordova employees and to meet the needs of the region’s diverse population, as well as the needs of the growing number of visitors to the area.
ED / PL Ongoing GF
Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.3.1.
8 Encourage the development of new retail services in Downtown Rancho Cordova for which an unmet demand clearly exists. ED / PL Ongoing GF Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.3.1.
9 Foster mixed-use development with multi-family residential and commercial uses in Downtown to provide alternative housing opportunities for the community.
ED / PL / H Ongoing GF
On hold until downtown location is
determined.
ED.3.1.
10 Enhance Rancho Cordova’s image and quality of life through investment in the Downtown, neighborhoods, commercial districts, parks, open spaces, community facilities, and services, and creating a high level of perceived safety and a business-friendly government.
ED / PL Ongoing GF
Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.3.1.
11 Create economic development strategies to support the Downtown vision including, but not limited to:
- Evaluating infill opportunities for underutilized parking lots. - Encouraging increased lot coverage, density and intensity. - Encouraging structured parking and increased lot coverage.
ED / PL 2007 /
2008 GF
On hold until downtown location is
determined.
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ED.3.2.
1 Work with business and property owners in the Downtown to redevelop and improve their properties, update their architecture and facades, landscaping, parking and pedestrian amenities.
ED Ongoing GF/ CDBG
Ongoing for entitlement and building
permit review. Façade grants will assist
owners in making improvements.
ED.3.2.
2 Create incentives for new development and redevelopment in the Downtown with increased density and intensity of development. ED / PL Ongoing GF On hold until downtown location is determined.
ED.3.2.
3 Pursue the development of shared parking structures within the Downtown. ED / PL Ongoing GF Ongoing. On hold until downtown location is determined.
ED.3.2.
4 Coordinate with the Public Works Department to complete an assessment of infrastructure deficiencies in the Downtown and along Folsom Boulevard and ensure that infrastructure is adequate to support planned intensity and density of land uses.
ED / PW Ongoing GF / CIP
Ongoing. There is no DTSPA; however
Public Works has completed
improvements to Folsom Blvd.
ED.4.1.
1 Determine the appropriate type and scale for a Rancho Cordova Convention Center, based on a sound market analysis and appropriate public and private investment.
ED 2006 /
2007 GF
Ongoing. City will continue to work with
Visit Rancho Cordova to determine
feasibility.
ED.4.1.
2 Work with the high-tech businesses in Rancho Cordova and the region, as well as convention center designers, to make sure the Rancho Cordova Convention Center has state-of-the-art technology and high-tech connectivity to serve the needs of future users.
CM / ED 2007 /
2008 GF
Will be considered once a project is
proposed.
ED.4.1.
3 Attract new hotel development to Rancho Cordova that will support conferences and entertainment venues. ED / CM Ongoing GF Ongoing. Construction of TownPlace Suites by Marriot commenced in 2022.
ED.4.1.
4 Review development proposals for land within the Convention Overlay for consistency with the City’s desires for a convention center with conference and meeting spaces, hotels, and restaurants.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
ED.4.1.
5 Promote a common architectural theme and other unifying elements within the Convention Overlay. PL Ongoing GF
Defined within the Folsom Boulevard
Specific Plan Design Standards for the
area.
ED.4.1.
6 Attract fine arts, cultural and performance venues to Rancho Cordova. CAC / ED / PL Ongoing GF / Grants
In December 2019, the City Council
adopted the City of Rancho Cordova
Arts Strategic Plan that was developed
based on direction from the City
Council and input from stakeholder
organizations and individuals, including
students. The document is an action-
oriented strategic plan describing
programs and projects to assist in
achieving the vision. Since the plan’s
adoption, staff and the arts community
have worked to implement the Arts
Strategic Plan.
ED.4.1.
7 Review development proposals for land within the western portion of the Convention Overlay designation to permit transitional uses from the PL / ED Ongoing AF Ongoing, work to be completed as project proposals submitted.
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Downtown Planning Area, such as research and development, retail, restaurant and professional office, as well as higher density residential to support primary uses in the Convention Overlay and Downtown areas and in keeping with the vision and subsequent planning efforts for those areas.
ED.4.1.
8 Encourage residential development in appropriate locations in the Convention Overlay area to support convention, hotel, restaurant and other convention-related uses, including housing for all economic levels.
PL / ED Ongoing GF / AF
Ongoing. Public Works has completed
numerous improvements to Folsom
Boulevard to support future
development.
ED.5.1.
1 Adopt the Rancho Cordova Redevelopment Plan and realize the Agency’s Five-Year Implementation Plan. ED / RA 2006 /
2011
CDBG /
Grants /
EPA
The Rancho Cordova Redevelopment
Agency no longer exists.
ED.5.1.
2 Work with developers to attract private investment to redevelopment sites. ED Ongoing GF Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.5.1.
3 Supplement private and public funds through use of Community Development Block Grants and other outside funding mechanisms whenever possible to stimulate economic development in the City.
ED Ongoing
Private /
CDBG /
Grants /
PW / EPA
To be utilized as needed.
ED.5.1.
4 Survey physical, social, and economic conditions on a regular basis to identify other potential redevelopment areas. ED Ongoing
GF / CDBG
/ Grants /
PW / EPA
Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
However, the Rancho Cordova
Redevelopment Agency no longer
exists.
ED.5.1.
5 Use the Redevelopment Plan to upgrade infrastructure and the streetscape. ED / RA Ongoing GF / CDBG The Rancho Cordova Redevelopment Agency no longer exists.
ED.6.1.
1 Review development and redevelopment proposals for consistency with the Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan. PL Ongoing /
PR AF Ongoing.
ED.6.1.
2 Work with property owners and business associations to improve commercial areas along Folsom Boulevard, including their viability, appearance, cleanliness, and accessibility.
ED Ongoing
RDA / GF /
(BID) /
CDBG /
Grants /
PW
Ongoing. The Folsom Boulevard
streetscape improvements are
complete.
ED.6.1.
3 Discourage the underutilization of properties along Folsom Boulevard by offering incentives for redevelopment and intensification of uses and densities at key locations along the corridor to create the desired pulse points of activity and intensity.
ED Ongoing
Grants / GF
/ (BID) /
CDBG
Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.6.3.
1 Coordinate with the development community and Redevelopment Agency to identify landowners willing to partner, sell, and / or redevelop their property to achieve greater economic and community benefit.
ED / PL / RA Ongoing GF
The Rancho Cordova Redevelopment
Agency has been dissolved and no
longer exists.
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ED.6.3.
2 Encourage the use of mixed-use zoning categories, land use designations, transit-oriented developments, and districts along Folsom Boulevard consistent with the Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan.
PL / ED
Ongoing /
Specific
Plan
GF/ AF
Completed the Folsom Blvd. Specific
Plan was approved in 2013.
ED.6.3.
3 Through land use planning and zoning, establish nodes of commercial activity with new residential, office, and support services. PL Ongoing GF Outlined within the adopted Zoning Map.
ED.6.4.
1 Use street corridor improvements as catalysts for economic revitalization along Folsom Boulevard. ED / PW
Ongoing /
Specific
Plan /
RDA Plan
CDBG / PW
/ Grants
The City has completed over $25
million of street improvements to
Folsom Boulevard.
ED.7.1.
1 Maintain an inventory of vacant and underutilized land designated for commercial, industrial, or residential uses and identify opportunities for infill development.
ED / PL
2006 /
2007 and
Ongoing
GF / EPA
Grants
Ongoing as updates are required to
assess development potential.
ED.7.1.
2 Target key underutilized or vacant parcels and buildings for rapid development and / or redevelopment, consistent with the other policies in this General Plan.
ED Ongoing EPA Grants
/ GF
Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.7.1.
3 Develop guidelines for adaptive reuse of commercial, industrial, and office buildings on infill sites, including using these buildings as “live / work” studios.
PL / ED 2007 /
2008 GF
Ongoing.
ED.7.1.
4 Adopt an infill policy. PL / ED Ongoing GF Ongoing.
ED.7.2.
1 Establish focused public investment areas, where the City will take a more proactive role in providing basic infrastructure and shaping growth for infill sites.
ED / F Ongoing
GF / CIP /
CDBG / PW
/ Grants
Ongoing. Continue working with Public
Works as projects arise.
ED.7.2.
2 Create a fiscal analysis to determine “Return On Investment” (ROI) for each project. F
2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF / AF
Ongoing.
ED.7.3.
1 Prioritize and expedite the development review process for infill and redevelopment projects by streamlining the project evaluation and permitting to avoid unnecessary delays.
PL / PW / ED
2006 /
2007 and
ongoing
GF and AF
Not completed, currently working on a
case-by-case basis.
In 2021, the City adopted the
Multifamily Housing Streamlined
Design Review Permit process to
streamline review of multifamily
developments that are determined to
substantially comply with the
multifamily design guidelines.
ED.7.3.
2 Within the Zoning Code establish provisions that provide flexibility for infill site development. PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed as part of the Zoning Code
and Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan
updates.
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ED.7.3.
3 Use density bonuses and other incentives to stimulate infill development in target areas. ED Ongoing
GF /
waivers /
credits /
loans /
Grants /
private
(BID) /
CDBG / PW
Ongoing. Per State Law, developments
are able to received density bonus and
other incentives if projects meet
specific criteria.
ED.8.1.
1 Provide labor market information to local educational institutions and youth and adult training agencies for planning and curricula purposes on an annual basis.
ED Ongoing /
Annually
GF /
education
funds /
Grants
Ongoing, as needed.
ED.8.1.
2 Work with local educational agencies to promote the value of education, especially among youth with limited family history of higher education, in support of vocational training programs.
ED Ongoing
GF /
education
funds /
Grants
Ongoing, with Folsom Cordova
Community Partnership.
ED.8.1.
3 Facilitate catalyst projects by bringing together key organizations to expand vocational and technical programs in secondary schools. ED Ongoing GF /
education
Grants /
funds
Ongoing, as needed. Measure H
Promise Program and Workforce
Recovery Program 2021-2023.
ED.8.1.
4 Promote and expand business activities that support schools, such as school partnerships, City student internships, faculty internships, and job shadowing.
ED Ongoing
GF /
education
Grants,
funds
Ongoing, as needed.
ED.8.1.
5 Foster an on-going connection with existing industries to retain businesses by effectively responding to concerns. ED Ongoing GF
Included in 2016 Strategic Plan
Update. New strategic planning
process will commence in 2023.
ED.8.2.
1 Work with the Chamber of Commerce, Rancho Cordova Regional ED Corporation and local businesses to support “jobs first” and “first hire” programs to optimize hiring Rancho Cordova residents.
ED / RA Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
ED.8.2.
2 Attract higher educational facilities, post high school training, and medical facilities to Rancho Cordova. CM / ED Ongoing
GF /
education
Grants /
funds
Ongoing. Folsom Lake College,
Rancho Cordova Phase 2 will be under
construction.
V – H O U S I N G E L E M E N T
On
December 16th, 2013, City Council adopted the 2013-2021 Housing Element Update of the City's General Plan. The policies and action items contained in that update supersede those of the original General Plan adopted in 2006. The summary of 2013-2021 Housing Element is discussed in the supplemental Housing Element Status Update.
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C.1.1.1 Review and update the City’s roadway cross-sections and design standards that implement the roadway types shown in the Circulation Plan. PW 2006 GF Complete Streets standards were completed in 2006.
C.1.1.2
Require the dedication of right-of-way and the installation of roadway improvements as part of the review and approval of development projects.
Require the dedication of major road rights-of-way (generally, for major roads and thoroughfares) at the earliest opportunity in the development process.
PW / PL Ongoing AF / GF
Completed and Ongoing.
C.1.1.3
Require the dedication of additional right-of-way for intersection improvements where features such as grade separations are planned, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
PW / PL Ongoin
g
AF /
GF
Completed and Ongoing.
C.1.1.4
Require all development projects that must perform new roadway construction or road widening to complete the entire roadway to its planned width from curb-to-curb prior to the operation of the project for which the improvements were constructed, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. Such roadway construction must also provide facilities adequate to ensure pedestrian safety as determined by the City Engineer.
PW / PL Ongoin
g
AF /
GF
Roadway phasing will be
required in the newly developing
area. Public Works is requiring
that any phased street is a
Complete Street.
C.1.1.5
Require development projects to provide funding or to construct roadway / intersection improvements to implement the City’s Circulation Plan. At the City’s discretion, consider the payment of established traffic impact or similar fees to provide compliance with the requirements of this policy with regard to those facilities included in the fee program, provided that the City finds that the fee adequately funds all required roadway and intersection improvements. If payment of established fees is used to provide compliance with this policy, the City may also require the payment of additional fees if necessary to cover the fair share cost of facilities not included in or fully funded by the fee program.
PW / PL Ongoin
g
AF /
GF
The Transportation
Development Impact Fee is
established, and projects are
monitored for additional fair
share cost requirements.
C.1.1.6
Space major roadways approximately one mile apart and connector roads one-half mile apart to increase route choice and improve vehicular circulation.
PW Ongoin
g
AF /
GF
The city-wide Arterial Master
Plan is completed.
C.1.2.1
Adopt, and update as necessary, guidelines for the preparation of traffic impact analysis for proposed development projects. Items to be addressed may include the following:
- Guidelines for determining when traffic analysis is required; - Guidelines for the preparation of traffic analysis; and - Significance criteria for use in CEQA analysis of proposed projects.
PW 2006 /
2007 GF
Traffic Impact Guidelines are in place
along with CEQA significance criteria.
C.1.2.2 Adopt, and update as necessary, a list of circulation improvements, including roadway improvements, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and PW Annual CIP The Roadway Circulation Plan is in
place and Transit, Bicycle and
Pedestrian Master Plans are
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transit-related improvements, which the City will accept as offsets for congestion in accordance with this policy.
completed. The City adopted a Local
Road Safety Plan and Safe Routes to
School Plan.
C.1.3.1 On a regular basis, monitor existing traffic on roadways within and adjacent to the City. PW Ongoin
g GF
The City has a traffic count monitoring
program. The Traffic Management
Center was completed in 2017.
C.1.3.2
Continue to update and refine the Citywide traffic model and use the model to project future traffic conditions based on existing and planned land uses within the City and in the region.
PW Ongoing GF
Several city-wide modeling efforts have
been completed.
C.1.3.3
Adopt, and update as necessary, a list of roadways on which the City will not seek to achieve Level of Service D. This list may designate the Level of Service, which will be accepted on each roadway.
PW 2006 /
Ongoing CIP
The current list of roads that will not
meet LOS standards includes Sunrise
Boulevard and Folsom Boulevard. The
list may be expanded with the future
General Plan update.
C.1.8.1
Implement, and update as necessary, the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan and the tools for implementing traffic calming in neighborhoods.
PW 2006 GF
The NTMP is in place and produces
ongoing traffic calming projects. Phase
5 project is complete. Phase VI is in the
Design stage. Phase VII is analyzing
data.
C.1.9.1
Consider the preparation and adoption of a Trip Reduction Program that identifies ways in which automobile traffic and congestion can be reduces as a way to improve mobility within the City.
PW 2006 /
2007 GF
The City partners with the 50 Corridor
TMA to provide these services and the
City has initiated the CordoVan.
C.1.9.2 Encourage development projects, major employers, and schools to incorporate/participate in trip reduction programs. PW Ongoing GF Participation with the 50 TMA is a standard condition of approval.
C.1.10.
1 Incorporate maximum block length standards into the City’s street design and/or improvement standards. PW 2006 GF Completed.
C.1.10.
2 When blocks are designed at lengths greater than 800 feet, design shall include mid-block pedestrian and emergency vehicle connections. PW Ongoing AF / GF Enforced during the small lot tentative map improvement plan process.
C.1.11.
1 Include funding in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to construct the pedestrian and bicycle components of the roadway improvement. PW 2006 /2007 GF / CIP
Bike, Ped and Transit elements are
included in the Transportation Fee
Program.
C.2.3.1
Require pedestrian circulation routes to be designed into all land plans and subdivisions to ensure that access for the pedestrian is provided.
Pedestrian routes shall be interconnected and may include open spaces, parks, and trails as otherwise required by the City.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing as part of the
entitlement review process. The City
completed a Mobility Master Plan in
2019.
C.2.3.2
Require and site pedestrian crossings of major roads at key intersections and at locations that provide priority and efficiency to the pedestrian, even at the expense of improved vehicular circulation.
PW / PL 2006 /
Ongoing
AF / CIP/
GF
Completed when project must adhere
to a designated crossing per the Bike
and Pedestrian Master Plan.
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C.2.3.3
Ensure safe, efficient pedestrian connections are made between the sidewalk, parking areas, and entrances to stores, offices, and other uses as part of development design review.
PW / PL Ongoing AF / GF
Completed and ongoing as part of the
entitlement review process.
C.2.4.1
Prepare and adopt a Pedestrian Master Plan that sets forth a comprehensive pedestrian system and support facilities, as well as plans education, marketing, and enforcement programs. Identify detailed and ranked improvements in the Master Plan, and update the plan every three to five years. Include minimum sidewalk widths based on development type.
PW / PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed March 2011.
C.2.4.2 Coordinate the Pedestrian Master Plan and the circulation-related components of the City Open Space Standards.
PW / PL /
CRPD
2006 /
2007 GF Completed November 2013.
C.2.5.1
Prepare and adopt a Bikeway Master Plan that sets forth a comprehensive bicycle system and support facilities over the next 20 years, as well as plans education, marketing, and enforcement programs. Identify detailed and ranked circulation improvements in the Master Plan, and update the plan every three to five years.
PW /
PL
2006 /
2007 GF
Completed March 2016.
C.2.5.2 Coordinate the Bikeway Master Plan with the circulation-related components of the City Open Space Standards.
PW /
PL
2006 /
2007 GF Ongoing.
C.2.5.3
Pursue all available sources of funding for the development and improvement of bicycle facilities. Develop projects and secure funding to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and access around schools and transit stations.
PW Ongoing CIP /
Grants
Ongoing. Obtained a $19M state grant
for the Zinfandel Pedestrian
Overcrossing of US 50.
C.2.5.4
Establish a Bicycle Advisory Committee to oversee creation and implementation of the Bicycle Master Plan and ensure consistency with existing policy documents, such as the General Plan.
PW 2006 GF
The Bicycling Advocates for Rancho
Cordova has been established. Staff
attends meetings
C.2.5.5
Coordinate City departments with stakeholders such as the County of Sacramento, Sacramento Area Council of Governments, Bureau of Reclamation, American River Parkway Committee, Cordova Recreation and Park District, Sacramento City / County Bicycle Advisory Committee, air quality agencies, Sacramento Regional Transit District, 50 Corridor Transportation Management Association, employers, residents, and cyclists in order to design, implement, and maintain the proposed bikeway system.
PW Ongoing GF
Staff is working with all agencies to
build an integrated trail system. In
2022 SACOG to include the City of
Rancho Cordova and other cities in the
Regional Trails Network Plan.
C.2.5.6 Provide staff resources focused on review of proposed bicycle and related facilities and their implementation and operation. PW / PL 2006 / 2007 GF Completed.
C.2.7.1 Include grade-separated crossings in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan, and collect fees to assist in the construction of these facilities. PW 2006 CIP / GF Grade Separations for Bikes and Peds are included in the Fee Program.
C.2.7.2
Develop standards for grade separated pedestrian and bicycle crossings that take the pedestrian / bicycle crossing either above or below the road.
When the crossing goes under the road, development standards should specify that a change is elevation is required of both the crossing and PW 2006 /
2007 CIP
Developed a standard for bicycle
under-crossings and continue to
expand standard options. Zinfandel
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roadway, thereby splitting the necessary vertical clearance. Doing so will make the crossing safer and more attractive to users by allowing them to see the horizon as they make the crossing.
Drive Bicycle Crossing is in the design
phase.
C.2.7.3
Identify grade separated crossings and enhanced intersection improvements for bikeways and trails as part of the Bicycle Master Plan, Trails Master Plan, Pedestrian Master Plan, and in conjunction with development review.
PW / PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed as part of the Bike and
Pedestrian Master Plan in 2011 and
2013.
C.2.8.1
Develop programs to encourage bicycle use in communities where significant segments of the population do not drive and where short trips are most common (e.g., through Safe Routes to Schools programs).
PW Ongoing GF / Grants
Working with 50 Corridor TMA and
advocacy groups to expand City
programs.
C.2.8.2
Maintain roadways and bicycle-related facilities so they provide safe and comfortable conditions for the bike rider, including establishing a routine street sweeping program and maintaining lane striping for bike lanes and routes.
PW Ongoing CIP
Street sweeping maintenance
programs in place.
C.2.8.3 Minimize road construction impacts by coordinating bike, and pedestrian facilities with roadway construction whenever feasible. PW Ongoing CIP Included in project delivery requirements.
C.2.8.4
Ensure traffic-calming projects are appropriate for bicycle and pedestrian users (e.g., address bulb-out or roundabout designs that push cyclists into traffic).
PW Ongoing GF / Grants
Bike Ped access is a key element in
the NTMP.
C.2.8.5 Provide signage, alternative routes, etc. during construction activities affecting bikeways to ensure the safety of cyclists. PW Ongoing CIP Included in Construction Standards C.2.8.6
Enforce traffic laws to improve the safety and comfort of all road users, with a particular focus on behaviors and attitudes that cause motor vehicle / bicycle crashes.
PD Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
C.2.8.7
Use available accident data to monitor bicycle-related accident levels annually and focus on a reduction of fifty percent on a per capita basis over the next 20 years.
PD Annual GF
Ongoing.
C.2.8.8 Improve pedestrian crossings in areas of high pedestrian activity where safety is an issue. PW Ongoing CIP
Addressed in the Bicycle and
Pedestrian Master Plans. Local Road
Safety Plan, and Safe Routes to School
Plan.
C.2.8.9
Adopt a target level of bicycle use (e.g. percent of trips) and safety to be achieved within a specific timeframe, and improve data collection necessary to monitor progress.
PW / PD Ongoing GF
Mode split goals are established in the
Bicycle Master Plan
C.2.8.1
0 Identify a funding source that will provide at least one crossing guard for each elementary and middle school in the City. Work with school districts to identify joint funding solutions and other partnership opportunities that facilitate pedestrian safety around schools
PD / PW Ongoing GF / Grants
Not Completed.
C.2.10.
1 As part of the Pedestrian Master Plan, Bicycle Master Plan, and/or City Street Standards, develop improvement standards for at-grade pedestrian PW 2006 / 2007 GF These standards are included in the
NTMP and the BMP and PMP.
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crossings (e.g., pedestrian bulb outs, markings, special paving, lighting, signage) with performance standards for location and frequency.
C.3.1.1
Create, implement, and update regularly a Transit Master Plan for Rancho Cordova that identifies the type of system desired for the City. Transit routes should coincide with major destinations for employment and shopping, the location of major institutions, concentrations of multi-family housing, and other land uses likely to attract public transit ridership. Bus routes should follow major roads with service to residential neighborhoods from connector streets.
PW / PL 2006 GF
The Mobility Master Plan was updated
in 2019.
C.3.1.2
Work with transit providers to develop and implement the Transit Master Plan and any additional transit services within the City that are timely, cost-effective, and responsive to growth patterns and existing and future transit demand.
PW Ongoing GF / IF / UF
/ Grants
Initiated with the Rancho CordoVan
and is continuing.
C.3.1.3 Pursue all available sources of funding for transit services. PW Ongoing GF Obtained a demonstration grant.
C.3.1.4
Ensure that transit service is provided in accordance with regional plans and policies, including identified transit improvements developed as part of the Sacramento County Mobility Study.
PW Ongoing GF / Grants
Transit planning is integrated with other
transit agencies.
C.3.1.5
Review the need for additional transit lines / service in new development and require installation of needed stops through the project review process.
PW Ongoing AF / GF
Performed as part of the City’s transit
implementation efforts.
C.3.2.1
Encourage paratransit service within the City by working with service providers to better identify service gaps and resources, and to improve response times.
PW Ongoing GF
The Paratransit service area was
expanded and will continue to look for
expansion opportunities.
C.3.3.1
Require new development and redevelopment to include public transit stations, especially light rail stations, and to promote pedestrian activity and connection between public transit and retail, office, and residential uses.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
The City currently has 4 light rail
stations. New development is required
to provide their fair share of transit
improvements (i.e. additional ROW,
funding) as part of the entitlement
review process.
C.3.3.2
Consistent with the Transit section of the Circulation Plan and the Transit Master Plan, require development to dedicate the necessary right-of-way needed to accommodate planned transit services.
PW Ongoing AF
Right-of-way needs are verified in the
improvement plan process.
C.3.4.1
Encourage and accept employee shuttles as a viable mitigation measure for trip reduction when proposed development cannot otherwise mitigate potential impacts to City streets.
PW / PL Ongoing AF / GF / IF
Efforts are being addressed by the 50
TMA.
C.4.1.1
Work with the Sacramento County Airport System and the Airport Land Use Commission to improve operations at Mather Airport, consistent with the City’s vision.
ED / PL Ongoing GF
The Airport Land Use Compatibility
Plan was completed by SACOG in
2022.
C.5.3.1
Periodically undertake a detailed analysis of the improvements needed as growth occurs and the costs associated with those improvements. Update fees as necessary to ensure full funding of all required improvements.
PW Ongoing GF
The Transportation Impact Fee
program was reviewed in 2019.
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Establish a road maintenance assessment district to provide a funding source to maintain road improvements and new roads as a result of new development.
PW 2006 GF
Maintenance Districts have been
established.
C.6.1.1
Develop and implement a comprehensive system to monitor and evaluate the conditions and maintenance needs of the existing transportation network. Inventory and categorize the City-maintained roads by road type and condition using a pavement management system.
PW Ongoing GF / CIP
The City has established a Pavement
Management System using a
pavement condition index. Updated in
2021.
C.6.1.2
Work with SACOG to ensure that the Metropolitan Transportation Plan is coordinated with the City’s Capital Improvement Plan to facilitate access to federal and state funds for circulation maintenance and improvements.
PW Ongoing GF
City staff has an in-depth coordination
process for SACOG MTP updates.
V I I – O P E N S P A C E , P A R K S , A N D T R A I L S E L E M E N T OSPT.
1.1.1 Require developers of all new residential development to dedicate parkland at a rate of five acres of land per 1,000 population. When necessary, provide an in-lieu payment option, which allows the developer to fund the acquisition of acceptable land equal to the dedication requirement. Calculate required parkland dedication exclusive of required open space.
PL / CRPD Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing as the City
works with the Cordova Recreation and
Park District (CRPD) to implement
open space requirements.
OSPT.
1.1.2 Consult with the Cordova Recreation and Park District prior to determining the acceptability of lands proposed for dedication as public parkland. PL Ongoing GF /AF Completed and Ongoing.
OSPT.
1.1.3 Establish a procedure for determining an appropriate in lieu fee amount that ensures CRPD will have adequate funds to purchase required parkland for which in lieu fees are paid.
PL / F /
CRPD 2006 GF
Completed. Outlined within
Development Agreements and required
in lieu fees prior to Final Map approval.
OSPT.
1.4.1 Ensure that sufficient funding for maintenance of parks is assured prior to approval of any Final Subdivision Map that includes public parks and / or related facilities.
PL / F /
CRPD Ongoing GF
Completed and ongoing. This is
enforced through the existing and
proposed Development Agreements.
OSPT.
1.4.2 Consider creating a fee and assessment program to provide increased funding for existing parks, in collaboration with the Cordova Recreation and Park District. This could include local or regional bond measures or assessment districts, public or private grants or partnerships, homeowners associations, or other methods deemed appropriate by the City.
PL / F /
CRPD Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
OSPT.
1.5.1 Continue to work with the Cordova Recreation and Park District on this issue, and implement funding mechanisms as part of the City’s review and approval of new development projects.
PL / CRPD Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
OSPT.
1.5.2 Explore the possibility of the Cordova Recreation and Park District constructing a community pool that is usable year-round. PL / CRPD 2007 GP / PF The Cordova Community pool was completed and opened in June 2021.
OSPT.
1.5.3 Expand the Cordova Senior Center at the Lincoln Village Community Park, and the construction of new senior community facilities as demand for such facilities increases.
PL / CRPD 2007 /
2008 GP / PF
Improvements have been made.
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1.6.1 Continue to work with the Cordova Recreation and Park District in the planning and execution of park and recreation facilities to accommodate a variety of regional sports venues.
PL Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing.
OSPT.
1.6.2 Work cooperatively with the Sacramento Sports Commission and Chamber of Commerce Visitor and Tourist Bureau to attract and host regional sporting activities.
PL / CRPD Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing.
OSPT.
2.1.1 Adopt City Open Space Standards as an action program to implement the open space policy framework in this Element. The standards will clearly define the City’s requirements for the improvement, expansion, and maintenance of open space. Such standards shall include provisions for two types of open space: 1) Mandatory Open Space, and 2) Performance Based Open Space.
PL 2006 GF
Completed.
OSPT.
2.1.2 -Require developers of all new residential development to dedicate parkland at a rate of 1.75 acres of land per 1,000 population, generally comprised of:
- Open Turf, Tree Canopy and Dog Parks;
- Neighborhood Greens; and
- Communitywide Open Space.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed; CRPD regulates the
Quimby parkland requirement while the
City regulates the open space
requirement per the open space
standards.
OSPT.
2.1.3 Consider partial credit for mandatory open space within drainage facilities when certain criteria are met. PL Ongoing AF Ongoing.
OSPT.
2.1.4 Exempt from the minimum open space requirements residential subdivisions of ten acres or less which are not part of a master-planned development meeting the minimum open space requirement, at the City’s discretion.
PL Ongoing GF
Under consideration for smaller
projects.
OSPT.
2.1.5 Require all new development projects to provide a system of connected open space that includes greenway, trails, nodes, and green infrastructure (see City Open Space Standards), in proximity to all new residents.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing per entitlement
review.
OSPT.
2.1.6 Ensure that funding for maintenance of open space is sufficient prior to approval of any Final Subdivision Map of development that includes open space facilities or amenities.
PL / F Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
OSPT.
2.1.7 Consider including encumbered land (such as a power line easement) that meets all other requirements for open space for inclusion in the open space system on a case-by-case basis.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing. The Ranch project is under
construction that includes power line
easements, trails, and open space.
The trail system will link with existing
trails.
The Preserve Project- a 277-acre site
proposed for single-family development
sets aside 66% of the property as an
open space preserve. The community
also includes a trail system connecting
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the neighborhood to the park system
which borders Morrison Creek.
OSPT.
2.2.1 Adopt a comprehensive Open Space Preservation Plan as the action program that clearly implements the City’s open space policy framework and provides clear direction for the maintenance of open space lands.
PL / CRPD 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed. Open Space Design
Guidelines.
OSPT.
2.3.1 Encourage projects to accomplish the following:
- Align roads and public spaces to take advantage of vistas over mitigation lands;
- Site publicly accessible trails adjacent to the boundaries of mitigation lands to take advantage of the open character and uninterrupted edge of the mitigation lands; and
- Consider locating public parks adjacent to mitigation lands to create a greater sense of open space and to take advantage of opportunities for vistas and trail connections.
PL / PW /
CRPD Ongoing AF
Ongoing. The Ranch project
incorporates preserve area with trails
along the preserve.
The Preserve Project- a 277-acre site
proposed for single-family development
sets aside 66% of the property as an
open space preserve. The community
also includes a trail system connecting
the neighborhood to the park system
which borders Morrison Creek.
OSPT.
2.3.2 Through the development review process, incorporate design features that increase visual access to natural resource mitigation lands. PL Ongoing AF Ongoing.
OSPT.
3.1.1 Create and adopt a comprehensive Trails Master Plan that includes information on current resources and plans for future development, including designating locations and types of trails.
PL / PW 2006 /
2007 GF
Bicycle Master Plan completed in 2016.
2022: Zinfandel overpass crossing was
awarded $19M in construction funding.
OSPT.
3.1.2 Review all new development projects and public works projects and require compliance with the Trails Master Plan prior to approval. PL / PW Ongoing GF Ongoing during entitlement review process.
OSPT.
3.1.3 Provide appropriate pedestrian and bicycle linkages to existing facilities, particularly to those facilities within the American River Parkway and the Folsom South Canal.
PL / PW Ongoing GF / AF
Ongoing.
OSPT.
31.4 Develop and implement a capital improvement plan to construct new bridges, grade-separated crossings, and ramps at key intersections of major trails and roadways.
PW Ongoing GF
Grade separated crossings are
included in the BMP and in the Fee
Program.
OSPT.
3.2.1 Work cooperatively with Sacramento County to fund enhancements within the American River Parkway, consistent with the American River Parkway Plan.
PL / PW /
CRPD Ongoing GF / Grants
On-going.
OSPT.
3.3.1 Include funding for grade-separated and enhanced at-grade pedestrian crossings through the development review and entitlement process and pursue grants and other funding for trails.
PL / PW Ongoing AF
Infrastructure needs are considered
during the entitlement process and
development review.
OSPT.
4.1.1 Provide staff support and / or funding to facilitate updates to the American River Parkway Plan.
PL / PW /
CRPD Ongoing GF Ongoing.
OSPT.
4.1.2 Identify and support programs, which serve the special recreational and open space needs of seniors, youth, and other special needs groups that may be underserved within the community.
PL / CRPD Ongoing GF / Grants
Ongoing.
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4.1.3 Identify and support programs which serve the special recreational and open space needs of seniors, youth, and other special needs groups that may be underserved within the community.
PL / CRPD Ongoing GF / Grants
Ongoing; Multiple departments have
been included to facilitate this outreach.
OSPT
4.1.4 Determine the need for special facilities for seniors (e.g., more benches and flat paved walking areas near the river). PL / CRPD Ongoing GF / Grants Ongoing and part of the building permit and improvement plan review.
OSPT
4.1.5 Determine the need for special facilities for youths consistent with natural resource protection. PL / CRPD Ongoing GF / Grants Ongoing.
OSPT.
4.2.1 Encourage the use of volunteers and community groups to provide maintenance and safety patrols on trails through the provision of funding and staff assistance to leverage volunteer efforts.
PL / PW /
CRPD / PD Ongoing GF / Grants
Ongoing. City engages in events such
as Creek Week and Community Clean
Up events to help maintain Open
Space areas.
OSPT.
4.2.2 Promote the City’s world-class system of parks, trails, and open space to all users through education, marketing, and community activities.
PL / PW /
CRPD /
COMMS
Ongoing GF / Grants
Working to improve prominence of the
American River Parkway. The City of
Rancho Cordova Website was updated
in 2021.
OSPT.
4.2.3 Support trails events and trail use through publicity, proclamations, participation, and funding, community events (e.g., Fourth of July Celebration, Kid’s Day, Soil Born Farms, Anatolia-Kavala Rancho Trail) that cross community and neighborhood boundaries, and help bring together various segments of the population.
PL / PW /
CRPD /
COMMS
Ongoing GF / Grants
These events are promoted and
supported in our city bicycle program.
The City of Rancho Cordova Website
was updated in 2021.
V I I I – I N F R A S T R U C T U R E A N D F I N A N C E E L E M E N T ISF.1.1
.1
Utilize the City’s Fiscal Impact of New Development (FIND) Model within the review of proposed development projects to ensure revenues associated with the project will fully fund City expenses associated with the project.
PL / F Ongoing AF
Not Completed.
ISF.1.1
.2
Annually review the Fiscal Impact of New Development (FIND) Model and update as needed to reflect actual costs of City Services. PL / F Annual GF Not Completed.
ISF.1.1
.3
Periodically evaluate the City’s office and retail demand based on changing demographics and market conditions to ensure an adequate supply of land for non-residential use.
PL / ED Ongoing GF / RDA
Included in 2016 Strategic Plan Update
and Economic Development Strategic
Plan. New strategic planning process
will commence in 2023.
ISF.2.1
.1
Except when prohibited by state law, require sufficient capacity in all public facilities to maintain desired service levels and avoid capacity shortages, traffic congestion, or other negative effects on safety and quality of life.
PL / PW Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
ISF.2.1
.2
Adopt a phasing plan for the development of public facilities in a logical manner that encourages the orderly development of roadways, water and sewer, and other public facilities.
PW 2007 GF / AF
Ongoing
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.3
Withhold public financing or assistance from projects that do not comply with the planned phasing of public facilities, and approve interim facilities only in special circumstances.
PW / ED / RA Ongoing AF
Ongoing
ISF.2.1
.4
Work with utility providers to coordinate the installation or upgrading or relocation of utilities to minimize multiple trenching of city streets. PW Ongoing AF Ongoing.
ISF.2.2
.1
Establish a Technical Review Committee for continued coordination with outside service agencies, including water and sewer providers, the Cordova Recreation and Park District, and the school districts, during the review of plans and development projects.
PL / PW / B 2006 /
Ongoing GF / AF
Ongoing as the Development Service
Team (DST) fills this role in pre-
application and application review.
Meetings take place weekly on
Thursdays at 10am.
ISF.2.3
.1
Require secure financing for all components of the transportation system through the use of special taxes, assessment districts, developer dedications, or other appropriate mechanisms. Financing should be sufficient to complete required major public facilities at their full planned capacities in a single phase. Major facilities include roadways of collector size or larger; all wells, water transmission lines, treatment facilities, and storage tanks needed to serve the project; and all sewer trunk and interceptor lines and treatment plants or treatment plant capacity. - Design, engineering, environmental compliance, and construction of roadway lanes, traffic signals, and bridges.
- Right of way acquisition, design, engineering, environmental compliance, and construction costs.
- Drainage and other facilities related to new roadway construction. - Installation of landscaped medians, sidewalks, and streetscaping where appropriate.
PW / F Ongoing GF / AF / IF
Ongoing for new development
projects.
ISF.2.3
.2
Require new development to fund its fair share portion of its impacts to all public infrastructure and facilities.
PL / PW / B /
F Ongoing AF Ongoing.
ISF.2.3
.3
Include sufficient funding in fee programs and / or other finance mechanisms to cover the costs of each of the following roadway items: PW / F Ongoing GF / AF Ongoing ISF.2.4
.1
The following shall be required for all legislative-level development projects, including community plans, general plan amendments, specific plans, rezonings, and other plan-level discretionary entitlements, but excluding tentative subdivisions maps, parcel maps, use permits, and other project-specific discretionary land-use entitlements or approvals:
- Proposed water supplies and delivery systems shall be identified at the time of development project approval to the satisfaction of the City.
The water agency or company proposing to provide service (collectively referred to as “water provider”) 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. The project applicant or water provider shall make a factual showing prior to project approval that the water provider or providers proposing to serve the PW / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement review
process through Conditions of
Approval, Water Agency Review, and
Improvement Plan Review.
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development project has or have legal entitlements to the identified water supplies or that such entitlements are reasonably foreseeable by the time of subsequent, project-specific discretionary land-use entitlements or approvals. This factual showing shall also demonstrate that the water provider’s identified water supply is reasonably reliable over the long term (at least 20 years) under normal, single-dry and multiple-dry years.
- All required water treatment and delivery infrastructure for the project shall be in place at the time of subsequent, project-specific discretionary land-use entitlements or approvals. Or shall be assured prior to occupancy through the use of bonds or other sureties to the City’s satisfaction. Water infrastructure may be phased to coincide with the phased development of large-scale projects.
· Action service area, and other projects, which have received commitments for, water service.
- Offsite and onsite water infrastructure sufficient to provide adequate water to the subdivision shall be in place prior to the approval of the Final Map or their financing shall be assured to the satisfaction of the City, consistent with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act. - 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.
ISF.2.4
.2
The following shall be required for project-specific discretionary land-use entitlements and approvals, including but not limited to, all tentative subdivision maps, parcel maps, or use permits:
- An assured water supply and delivery system shall be available or reasonably foreseeable at the time of project approval. 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.
- The project applicant, water agency (or agencies), or water company (or companies) providing water service to the project site shall make a factual showing consistent with, or the City shall impose conditions similar to, those required by Government Code section 66473.7 in order to ensure an adequate water supply for development authorized by the project. Prior to recordation of any final subdivision map, or prior to City approval of any similar project-specific discretionary land use approval or entitlement required for nonresidential uses, the project applicant or water provider shall demonstrate the availability of a long- term, reliable water supply for the amount of development that would be authorized by the final subdivision map or project-specific discretionary non-residential approval or entitlement. This assurance of PW / PL Ongoing AF
Complete and ongoing per the
entitlement review process,
Conditions of Approval, Water
Agency Review, and Improvement
Plans.
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water supply shall identify that the water provider has legal entitlement to the water source and that the water source is reasonably reliable (at least 20 years) under normal, dry and multiple dry years. Such demonstration shall consist of a written certification from the water provider that either existing sources are available or that needed improvements will be in place prior to occupancy.
- Offsite and onsite water infrastructure sufficient to provide adequate water to the subdivision shall be in place prior to the issuance of building permits or their financing shall be assured to the satisfaction of the City prior to the approval of the Final Map, consistent with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act, or prior to the issuance of a similar, project-level entitlement for non-residential land uses. - 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.
ISF.2.6
.1
Require all subdivision developments to adhere to the following provisions, to the extent permitted by state law:
- Sewage / wastewater treatment capacity shall be available at the time of tentative map approval.
- The agency providing sewer service to the subdivision shall demonstrate prior to the approval of the Final Map by the City that sufficient capacity shall be available to accommodate the subdivision plus existing development, and other proposed or approved projects which have received sewage treatment capacity commitment. - Onsite and offsite sewage conveyance systems required to serve the subdivision shall be in place prior to the approval of the Final Map, or their financing shall be assured to the satisfaction of the City, consistent with the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act.
- 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, and subject to approval by the City.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Complete and ongoing per the
entitlement review process, Conditions
of Approval, Improvement Plans, and
Sacramento Area Sewer District
Review.
ISF.2.6
.2
Generally, the City shall not allow construction of independent community sewer systems to serve new development. PL / PW Ongoing AF Ongoing per the entitlement review process.
ISF.2.6
.3
Require all commercial or industrial development, as well as all residential development with lots smaller than two acres, to connect to a public sewer system.
PL / PW Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement review
process.
ISF.2.7
.1
Coordinate with utility agencies to underground, strategically place, and screen equipment to the maximum extent feasible. PL / PW Ongoing AF Ongoing per the entitlement review process.
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2.7.2 Require complete visual screening of all utility sites, facilities, and equipment, with special emphasis on screening in proximity to residential property or in view shed.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing as a Zoning Code requirement
Section 23.731.080.
ISF.2.8
.1
Develop an Information Technology Strategic Plan with input from community stakeholders and experts. F 2006 /
2007 GF Ongoing.
ISF.2.8
.2 Explore ways to improve the City’s website to provide service in new ways. CM 2006 and ongoing GF Ongoing. The City of Rancho Cordova
Website was updated in 2021.
ISF.3.1
.1
City Staff shall actively work with other agencies and jurisdictions in the development / expansion and funding of a wide range of public services including, but not limited to neighborhood services, social and cultural services, special needs services, housing services, educational and community services, and recreational services.
PL / ED / H /
CRPD Ongoing GF / Grants
Ongoing – as needed.
ISF.3.1
.2
Regularly survey or otherwise identify the service needs and priorities of Rancho Cordova residents. CM / H Ongoing GF Ongoing.
ISF.3.1
.3
Pursue grants and other funding opportunities to create new services or expand existing services targeted to meet the needs of Rancho Cordova residents and employees.
CM / PL / PW
/ B / ED / H Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
ISF.3.1
.4
Encourage the co-location of public service providers into commercial, office, and mixed-use sites that are accessible to persons in need of services.
PL / ED / RA Ongoing GF
Ongoing – as needed.
ISF.3.2
.1
Provide financial support to the existing library system to improve services for local residents and employees (e.g., extended hours). CM / F Ongoing GF / Grants Not Completed. CF fees are currently collected for new facilities.
ISF.3.2
.2
Encourage the County to locate new libraries within Rancho Cordova accessible to pedestrians, bicycles, and public transit riders, in a highly visible location that is accessible to unaccompanied children.
CM / PL / PW
/ ED Ongoing GF / Grants
Ongoing
ISF.3.2
.3
Consider the establishment of a fee for public library financing based on projected employment for new non-residential development. CM / F 2006 / 2007 GF Not Completed.
ISF.3.2
.1
Market the City’s strengths and desires for development of a full-service hospital to national hospitals and medical service providers. CM / ED / PL 2006 / Ongoing GF Ongoing.
ISF.3.2
.2
Consider the creation of economic development or redevelopment incentives to encourage the development of a full service hospital in Rancho Cordova (e.g., assembly and / or dedication of land, reduction of fees).
ED 2006 /
2007 GF
Ongoing discussion .
ISF.3.4
.1
Create an organization of community volunteers at City hall by contacting local volunteer groups, coordinating activities, and facilitating the sharing of information and resources.
NS / H /
COMMS
2006 /
Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing. The City of
Rancho Cordova Website was updated
in 2021.
ISF.3.4
.2
Create local neighborhood advisory committees and empower leaders to enhance their community. NS / H / PL 2006 /
Ongoing GF Completed and Ongoing.
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ISF.3.4
.3
Create a neighborhood services education program to increase awareness about City standards and property maintenance. NS 2007 / Ongoing GF Completed and Ongoing (e.g., Blight
Busters, Mayor’s Walk).
ISF.4.1
.1
Convene a focused design effort with the School Districts to establish design guidelines for schools. Key issues include:
- Proper sizing of school campuses and consideration of urban school design.
- Design solutions that enhance; rather than impact neighborhoods. - Address shared use of school facilities, including continued park/school combined facilities and community use of school campus libraries.
PL / School
Districts /
CRPD
2006 /
2007 GF
Ongoing.
ISF.4.1
.2
Support the Folsom Cordova and Elk Grove Unified School Districts in siting new school facilities 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 churches, 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.
PL / School
Districts Ongoing AF / GF
Ongoing as part of the entitlement
review process.
ISF.4.1
.3
Conduct focused discussion with local school districts to discuss design of pedestrian and bicycle facilities adjacent to and within the school sites CM 2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF
Completed and Ongoing.
ISF.4.2
.1
Continue to pursue a single unified school district for the City’s K-12 children. CM
2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF
Not completed.
ISF.4.3
.1
Create economic development and / or redevelopment incentives for the location and development of educational institutions in proximity to light rail and / or visible from Highway 50.
PL / ED / RA 2006 /
2007 GF
New educational facilities have been
located in proximity to light rail stations
and Highway 50 (e.g., Folsom Lake
College).
ISF.4.3
.2
Require Community Plans, Specific Plans, and Special Planning Areas to consider the needs of community colleges and address the feasibility and appropriateness of off-campus facilities, particularly in town centers and transit-oriented developments.
PL / ED / RA Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
I X – N A T U R A L R E S O U R C E S E L E M E N T NR.1.1.
1 Incorporate large habitat preserves and interconnected wildlife corridors in new development areas to provide ample space for animal movement. PL Ongoing AF / GF Ongoing as part of the entitlement
review process and permitting
requirements under the South
Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan.
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2 Review projects through the entitlement process and CEQA analysis to ensure that they comply with this policy if the site contains unique habitat, creeks and / or wooded corridors.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing as part of the entitlement
review process and permitting
requirements under the South
Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan.
NR.1.1.
3 As part of the consideration of development applications for individual Planning Areas containing habitats that support special-status plant and animal species that are planned to be preserved, the City shall require that these preserved habitats have interconnections with other habitat areas in order to maintain the viability of the preserved habitat to support the special-status species identified. The determination of the design and size of the “interconnections” shall be made by the City, as recommended by a qualified professional, and will include consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing. The South Sacramento
Habitat Conservation Plan was
approved in 2019. The City
coordinates with the South Sacramento
Habitat Conservation Plan Technical
Advisory Committee on projects within
the SSHCP area.
NR.1.1.
4 Prior to the approval of any public or private development project in areas containing trees, the City shall require that a determinate survey be conducted during the nesting season (March 1 and August 31) to identify if active nesting by birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) is taking place. If all site disturbance is to occur outside this time, the actions described in this mitigation measure are not required. If nesting activity is observed, consultation with the City of Rancho Cordova Planning Department shall be conducted in order to determine the appropriate mitigation, if any, required to minimize impacts to nesting birds. No activity may occur within 100 feet of any nesting activity or as otherwise required following consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
NR.1.2.
1 Establish a Swainson’s Hawk Ordinance in coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish the process of mitigating for the loss of Swainson’s hawk foraging habitat based on habitat value lost to development. The ordinance will set forth a process where habitat lost to development will be mitigated through the permanent protection of equivalent or better existing habitat conditions (referred to hereafter as “mitigation lands”). The specific required mitigation ratios (habitat acreage lost versus mitigation lands) and any other provisions to mitigation process shall be established through technical studies as part of the development of the ordinance and will take into account value of habitat to be converted in relation to habitat value of the mitigation lands (e.g., relation to nesting sites), proximity of the mitigation lands to adjacent conditions affecting habitat (e.g., nearby land uses and already permanently protected lands), and other relevant factors. The ordinance will also establish standards ensuring that mitigation land will be adequately protected and managed in perpetuity (e.g., via conservation easement, deed restriction or other appropriate method), and setting forth the timing of the required provision of mitigation lands in relation with the timing of the loss of habitat in the City (as its boundaries may be changed through subsequent annexations), PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed.
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such that mitigation lands shall be provided no later than prior to ground disturbance.
NR.1.3.
1 Coordinate with non-profit groups, educational institutions, and other agencies to provide environmental education programs that inform the public about the City’s natural resources, existing preserve sites, and cohabitation with common urban wildlife populations.
COMMS / PL Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing. This included
information on stormwater and impacts
to sensitive habitats/species (e.g.
Creek Week) The City of Rancho
Cordova Website was updated in 2021.
NR.1.4.
1 Create an educational leaflet that identifies common invasive species and recommends the planting of non-invasive species. COMMS 2006 / 2007 GF Not Completed.
NR.1.4.
2 The City shall adopt and maintain a Noxious Weed Ordinance. The Noxious Weed Ordinance shall include regulatory standards for construction activities that occur adjacent to natural areas to inhibit the establishment of noxious weeds through accidental seed import.
NS 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed per Section 17.12 of the
Rancho Cordova Municipal Code..
NR.1.7.
1 For those areas in which special status species are found or likely to occur or where the presence of species can be reasonably inferred, the City shall require mitigation of impacts to those species that ensure that the project does not contribute to the decline of the affected species populations in the region to the extent that their decline would impact the viability of the regional population. Mitigation shall be designed by the City in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), and shall emphasize a multi-species approach to the maximum extent feasible. This may include development or participation in a habitat conservation plan.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
NR.2.1.
1 During the environmental review process, evaluate feasible on-site alternatives that will reduce impacts to wetland resources and effectively preserve these resources.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
NR.2.4.
1 Develop trails and associated educational facilities (e.g., information kiosks, signage) around wetland and vernal pool preserves where possible while maintaining the integrity of sensitive natural resources.
PL / COMMS Ongoing GF / AF
Ongoing as part of the entitlement
review process and permitting
requirements under the South
Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan.
The City of Rancho Cordova Website
was updated in 2021.
NR.2.4.
2 Consider constructing elevated board walkways and other low impact trails interior to preserves, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
PL Ongoing GF / AF
Ongoing (e.g., Anatolia-Kavala Ranch
Trail)
NR.3.2.
1 Develop guidelines for channel creation or modification that will ensure channel meander, naturalized side slope, and varied channel bottom elevation are considered in design.
PW / PL 2006 /
2007 GF
The Open Space Guidelines provide
guidance for development along the
perimeter of the open space. In
addition, review for water quality
requirements is part of the entitlement
review process.
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NR.3.2.
2 Adopt and implement improvement standards for soft bottom channels. PW / PL 2006 / 2007 GF Completed
NR.3.3.
1 Work with affected local, state and federal agencies, including SACOG, the California Department of Water Resources, Delta Keepers and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to determine when natural creek corridors can and should accommodate storm flows or if separate storm water conveyance structures are necessary.
PL / PW
2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF / CF
Ongoing as part of the entitlement
review process and permitting
requirements under the South
Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan.
NR.3.4.
1 Establish performance standards for natural resource preserves that accomplish the following:
- Provide sufficient width for a mowed firebreak (where necessary), adjacent passive recreation uses, and access for channel maintenance and flood control.
- Offer sufficient width in and / or adjacent to preserves to allow for existing and created wildlife habitat, species sensitive to human disturbance, vegetative filtration for water quality, corridor for wildlife habitat linkage, protection from runoff, and other impacts of urban uses adjacent to the corridor.
- Allow for sufficient width adjacent to natural resource preserves to allow for trails and greenbelts.
- Prohibit the placement of water quality treatment structures designed to meet pollutant discharge requirements within mitigation preserves.
PL
2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF / CF
The Open Space Guidelines provide
guidance for development along the
perimeter of the open space. In
addition, review for water quality
requirement is part of the entitlement
review process.
NR.3.4.
2 Establish standards that allow public access in the floodplain and buffers along creek corridors and preserves. Mitigation measures shall be incorporated into environmental documents and conditions of approval that require open-view fencing adjacent to preserves.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF / CF
Ongoing as part of the entitlement
review process and permitting
requirements under the South
Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan.
NR.3.4.
3 Establish standards and/or guidelines for development adjoining wetland preserves or creeks to maximize visibility by designing the land plan with public streets on at least one side of the corridor or preserve with vertical curbs, gutters, footpath(s), street lighting, and post and cable barriers to prevent unauthorized vehicular entry into creek corridors and preserves.
PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Specific guidelines have not been
created; however, this is part of the
entitlement review process (e.g., Open
Space Design Guidelines and
screening requirements) and part of the
SSHCP permits for projects within the
SSHCP area.
NR.4.1.
1 Implement the City’s Tree Preservation and Protection Ordinance (and update as necessary) to establish minimum requirements for preserving native trees and landmark trees in the City, including a definition of the size, species, and age requirements of landmark, oak, and other trees to be protected and/or replaced.
PW/PL Ongoing GF
A revised Tree Preservation Ordinance
was adopted in 2017. The revised
ordinance increased the number of
protected trees and includes
restrictions on trimming trees.
NR.4.1.
2 Where feasible, require underground utility lines that are in close proximity to oaks and other landmark trees to be designed and installed to minimize impacts to trees. Work with the utility provider(s) to coordinate transmission line location and other potential impacts associated with the undergrounding of the utilities.
PW / PL Ongoing CF
Ongoing.
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3 Establish development guidelines that require all oak habitat to be avoided to the maximum extent feasible. When avoidance is not possible, require mitigation efforts that result in preservation of in-kind habitat in the Planning Area.
PL
20067/
2008 /
Ongoing
GF
Ongoing. A City arborist is on staff.
NR.4.2.
1 Create 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. An adopted Tree List should be used as a guideline for all tree plantings within the City.
PL 2007 /
2008 GF
Ongoing. Currently working on
standards. Tree List has been updated
and adopted.
NR.4.2.
2 Create development guidelines that address landscaping standards and that require appropriate tree species and densities in buffer areas. The guidelines should also ensure that medians will include native plantings and trees, and will be wide enough to support the long-term viability of the plantings.
PL 2007 /
2008 GF
Ongoing. A City arborist is on staff.
Currently working on standards.
NR.4.2.
3 Provide leaflets and planting guides that promote the use of drought- tolerant native vegetation in home landscaping. COMMS / PL 2006 / 2007 GF Not completed.
NR.4.2.
4 Discourage the use of invasive non-native species. PL Ongoing GF Ongoing as part of the entitlement
review process and building permit
review process (e.g., required
landscape plans for new
developments).
NR.4.2.
5 Establish a mistletoe abatement and remediation program. NS 2006 / 2007 GF Not completed.
NR.4.2.
6 Establish guidelines to require planting of trees to reduce “heat island” effects, in order to reduce the need for air conditioning and thus conserve energy.
PL 2007 /
2008 GF
Ongoing. Currently working on
standards. Tree List has been updated
and adopted.
NR.4.3.
1 Achieve “Tree City USA” status. This will require the City to continue to implement the City’s Tree Preservation and Protection Ordinance (and update as necessary), appoint a board, department or commission to advise the city on tree issues, spend two dollars per capita on community forestry activities, and hold an Arbor Day celebration.
PL/ PW 2007 /
2008 GF
Completed in 2016-2017, City of
Rancho Cordova listed as Tree City
USA.
NR.4.3.
2 Designate local funds to educate the public on tree planting and preservation. F / COMMS Ongoing GF Ongoing. (e.g., program to plan 1 tree a day, City Arbor Day Celebration)
NR.4.3.
3 Coordinate with SMUD to offer programs or other resources to provide property owners with information on proper tree selection, proper location to reduce heat transfer effects, planting and maintenance.
COMMS / PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing. The City’s Urban Forest
Program in partnership with the
Sacramento Tree Foundation and
SMUD, offers free trees for residents,
businesses, and organizations; free
stump removal for residents;
community tree-planting events; and
tree advice from the City Arborist.
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NR.4.3.
4 Actively participate in the Sacramento County Greenprint Program. PL / PW Ongoing GF On-going NR.5.1.
1 Install water-conserving landscaping and irrigation on City-owned and operated facilities. CM Ongoing GF On-going.
NR.5.1.
2 Require development project approvals to include a finding that all feasible and cost-effective options for conservation and water reuse are incorporated into project design.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Not Complete. However, new
entitlements are required to comply
with the City’s water conservation
requirements and the State’s Model
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinances.
NR.5.1.
3 Establish a program that requires per capita water consumption to be reduced by at least 20 percent by 2030 from 2006 baseline conditions consistent with State law. The program shall include the following measures:
- Restrict water usage through metering or establishing designated watering days for the City’s residences and businesses. - Promote water conservation efforts through education. - Implement standards that require low-flow appliances and fixtures in all new development.
- Work with water providers and water conservation agencies to create an incentive program that encourages retrofitting existing development with low-flow water fixtures.
- Require new development and landscaped public areas to utilize state- of-the-art irrigation systems that reduce water consumption (e.g., gray- water systems, etc).
- Encourage drought-tolerant and native vegetation.
PW / PL 2008 /
2009 GF
Ongoing.
NR.5.1.
4 Require water purveyors to include a provision for water supply monitoring and reporting in the franchise agreements. PW Ongoing GF Ongoing.
NR.5.2.
1 Establish a Large-Scale Recycled Water Program and Citywide Recycled Water Distribution System Ordinance. PW 2006 /
2007 GF Determined not feasible.
NR.5.2.
2 Coordinate with the City’s water purveyors to establish a connected “purple pipe” system throughout the City’s new development areas that uses recycled water.
PW
2007 /
2008 /
Ongoing
GF
Determined not feasible.
NR.5.3.
1 Restrict hazardous materials storage in the 100-year floodplain to prevent surface water contamination. PW / PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing. This is required by law and is
addressed during the project review
and conditions of approval phase.
NR.5.3.
2 Educate the community on laws governing the proper handling of hazardous materials, especially those laws which pertain to discharging materials into creeks.
PW / COMMS Ongoing GF
Ongoing. Part of the City’s compliance
with the NPDES permit. The City of
Rancho Cordova Website was updated
in 2021.
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NR.5.3.
3 Install appropriate signage to deter the discharge of hazardous materials into storm drains. PW Ongoing GF / AF Completed and Ongoing.
NR.5.3.
4 Future land uses that are anticipated to utilize hazardous materials or waste shall be required to provide adequate containment facilities to ensure that surface water and groundwater resources are protected from accidental releases. This shall include double-containment, levees to contain spills, and monitoring wells for underground storage tanks, as required by local, state and federal standards. Future land uses that include on-site storage of hazardous materials and waste comply with all applicable local, state and federal regulations, including those regulating the use, storage, handling and disposal of hazardous materials.
PW / B Ongoing GF / AF
Public Works has expanded
enforcement and education for the
City’s Storm Water Quality Program.
Building & Safety and Code
Enforcement are assisting with
enforcement.
NR.5.4.
1 Provide information on pollution prevention, disposal of hazardous waste and chemicals, liability and clean-up on the City’s website and in educational materials and brochures.
COMMS / PW Ongoing GF
Ongoing and included on the City’s
website The City of Rancho Cordova
Website was updated in 2021.
NR.5.4.
2 Require clean-up of contaminated ground and surface water by current and / or past owners or polluters. PW / PL Ongoing AF Ongoing.
NR.5.4.
3 Encourage pollutant cleansing companies to use the latest technologies available in order to expedite the cleansing process and do the least harm to the environment.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing and included on the City’s
website.
NR.5.5.
1 Require development projects to contain urban runoff control strategies and requirements that are consistent with Master Drainage Plans and the City’s urban runoff management program.
PL / PW Ongoing GF
Ongoing, as part of the entitlement
review. The City has adopted specific
drainage requirements for development
projects to properly manage urban
runoff.
NR.5.5.
2 Require development within newly urbanizing areas to incorporate runoff control measures into their site design or to participate in an area-wide runoff control management effort consistent with standards developed by the Public Works Department.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing, as part of the entitlement
review. The City has adopted specific
drainage requirements for development
projects to properly manage urban
runoff.
NR.5.5.
3 Encourage new development to incorporate features such as grassy swales, multi-use retention or detention basins, and integrated drainage systems to enhance water quality. Work with the Cordova Recreation and Park District to establish standards for integrating retention/detention basins into park sites and create examples of desirable and innovative natural drainage features.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing per entitlement review.
NR.5.5.
4 Require the use of best management practices to protect receiving waters from the adverse effects of construction activities, sediment and urban runoff consistent with current state law.
PL / PW Ongoing AF
Ongoing per entitlement review.
NR.6.1.
1 Regulate surface mining operations as required by California's Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 ("SMARA"), Public Resources Code Section 2207 (relating to annual reporting requirements), and State Mining PL Ongoing GF / AF
Ongoing per entitlement review.
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and Geology Board regulations for surface mining and reclamation practice.
NR.6.1.
2 Coordinate mining operations and urban development to minimize conflicts between residents and mining, particularly where mining is required before urbanization.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing as part of the specific plan
and master plan review.
NR.6.1.
3 Require inactive mined lands to be reclaimed to a usable condition that is readily adaptable to the future, anticipated land uses. PL Ongoing GF / AF Ongoing.
NR.6.2.
1 Establish and require minimum setbacks of future and reauthorized surface mining from adjoining residential land uses. PL Ongoing GF Ongoing with entitlement and development permit process.
NR.6.2.
2 Prohibit the use of cyanide-leaching systems for gold extraction. B / PW Ongoing GF / AF Ongoing.
NR.7.1.
1 Develop educational programs to increase energy conservation at the household and business levels.
COMMS / B /
PL
2008 /
2009 GF
Building & Safety website directs
developers and property owners to the
State website regarding Energy Code
requirements, and incentive programs
that may help defer costs.
NR.7.1.
2 Develop a comprehensive program to conserve energy resources at City- operated facilities. B / PL 2006 /
2007 GF
Ongoing with the Facilities Department.
The City is also in the process of
developing a Climate Action Plan.
NR.7.3.
1 Offer incentives (e.g., reduced fees, expedited entitlement processing, density bonus) for plans/projects that exceed Title 24 energy efficiency requirements by ten percent.
PW / PL Ongoing GF / AF
Some financial incentives are given for
energy efficiency. However, these
incentives would not result in a project
to significantly differ cost or deviate
from development standards.
NR.7.4.
1 Consider the following items as ways to implement this policy:
- Fund a program that offers incentives for adding energy efficient systems into existing developments;
- Work with local utility providers to make the public aware of energy rebate programs; and
- Work with community organizations, such as SMUD, to encourage the inclusion of energy efficient systems in remodels and retrofits of existing development.
B / PL /
COMMS
2008 /
2009 /
Ongoing
GF
Building & Safety website directs
developers and property owners to the
State website regarding Energy Code
requirements, and incentive programs
that may help defer costs.
The City of Rancho Cordova Website
was updated in 2021.
NR.8.1.
1 Continue providing curbside recycling and green waste service to all single-family and duplex residences in Rancho Cordova. CM / PW Ongoing GF / UF Ongoing. Private companies provide
the service with different size
containers. Information is on the City
website which was updated in 2021.
NR.8.1.
2 Create and facilitate a series of educational workshops for the public and businesses on composting and recycling. Provide at least one program to increase recycling by occupants of multi-family housing.
COMMS / B /
PL / PW
2007 /
2008 /
Ongoing
GF
Ongoing. The City of Rancho Cordova
Website was updated in 2021.
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NR.8.1.
3 Encourage all office, commercial, and multi-family complexes to provide recycling bins and collection service for paper, plastic, glass, and metal. B / PL /PW Ongoing GF Ongoing per the entitlement review with coordination by Public Works.
NR.8.1.
4 Provide recycling centers at City facilities (e.g., City Hall, libraries) that are available to the public free-of-charge. CM / PW 2006 /
2007 GF Ongoing and information provides on
the City’s website.
NR.8.1.
5 Provide locations for household hazardous wastes to be recycled. B / PW 2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF
Ongoing. Information provided on the
City’s website.
NR.8.1.
6 Remove impediments to successful recycling. CM / PW 2006 / 2007 GF Ongoing.
NR.8.2.
1 Encourage the school districts within the Planning Area to support recycling at school sites by placing easily accessible recycling bins, providing educational programs on recycling, and using recycled products.
B / PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
NR.8.4.
1 Ensure that at least 50 percent of the City’s office supply purchases are comprised of recycled or reusable products. CM Ongoing GF Ongoing.
NR.8.5.
1 Implement the State’s source reduction and recycling element (required by the California Integrated Waste Management Act) and the household hazardous waste element (required by PRC 41500-41510).
CM / PW Ongoing GF
Ongoing per current legislation.
X – C U L T U R A L A N D H I S T O R I C R E S O U R C E S E L E M E N T CHR.1.
1.1 Establish a permanent museum or cultural center to be used to display artifacts, documents, and public art relevant to the City’s history and cultural diversity.
CM / HRC 2010 GF
There is an unofficial historical society
for Rancho Cordova that meets at City
Hall and keeps some of the historical
items at City Hall.
CHR.1.
1.2 Establish a Historic Resources Commission that is responsible for facilitating the collection, preservation, and display of the City’s history. CM 2007 GF Not Completed.
CHR.1.
1.3 Commence and continue collection of the artifacts, photographs, memorabilia, and oral history of the community. HRC Ongoing GF Ongoing with different departments working with outside agencies.
CHR.1.
1.4 Locate an interim facility to show and/or exhibit items of historic or cultural value. Establish exhibits for historic and cultural items at City Hall CM / HRC 2007 GF This has been established at City Hall.
CHR.1.
1.5 Compile a thorough record of the City’s incorporation, including records, documents, photos, and artifacts. HRC 2008 GF Progress has been made and is still ongoing.
CHR.1.
2.1 Develop and regularly update a comprehensive historic resources inventory, coordinating with other agencies as necessary. The inventory will contain a list of all locally historically significant properties, as well as historic archaeological and paleontological resources in the Planning Area and a map depicting their locations.
PL / HRC 2007 /
Ongoing GF
Not Completed.
CHR.1.
2.2 Pursue recognition of all eligible historic properties by the National Register of Historic Places and California Register of Historical Resources. HRC Ongoing GF Not Completed.
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CHR.1.
2.3 Improve and interpret Kilgore Cemetery. Interpreting the cemetery will include determining who is buried in the older portion of the site and increasing public awareness of the cemetery’s significance.
CM / HRC 2008 GF
Ongoing.
CHR.1.
2.4 Consider establishing review procedures for remodeling and reconstruction of buildings and other structures. B / PL 2007 / 2008 GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
building permit review process. The
Development Services Team is also
used to assist with project reviews.
CHR.1.
3.1 Require historic resources and paleontological studies (i.e., archaeological and historical investigations) for all applicable discretionary projects, in accordance with CEQA regulations. The studies should identify paleontological, historic, or cultural resources in the project area, determine their eligibility for inclusion in the California Register of Historical Resources, and provide mitigation measures for any resources in the project area that cannot be avoided.
PL PR AF
Ongoing per the entitlement review
process and CEQA requirements.
CHR.1.
3.2 Incorporate the following two conditions in applicable permits for all discretionary projects.
- The Planning Department shall be notified immediately if any cultural resources (e.g., prehistoric or historic artifacts) or paleontological resources (e.g., fossils) are uncovered during construction. All construction must stop in vicinity of the find and an archaeologist that meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards in prehistoric or historical archaeology or a paleontologist shall be retained to evaluate the finds and recommend appropriate action.
- The Planning Department shall be notified immediately if any human remains are uncovered and all construction must stop in vicinity of the find. The Planning Division shall notify the County Coroner according to Section 7050.5 of California’s Health and Safety Code. If the remains are determined to be Native American, the procedures outlined in CEQA Section 15064.5 (d) and (e) shall be followed.
PL PR AF
Completed per the standard conditions
of approval and mitigation measures.
CHR.2.
1.1 Establish a Cultural Arts Commission that will be responsible for coordinating cultural events, parades, festivals, coordinate and communicate with cultural and ethnic communities (with the City’s Public Information Officer), and other activities as determined by the City Council..
CM / COMMS 2007 GF
A Cultural Arts Commission has not
been created, however, this is achieved
by other means through partnership
with the Cordova Community Council
and community artists. City Council
adopted an Arts Strategic Plan in
December of 2019 and it provides a
roadmap for continuing to build art
programs in the community. The Arts
Strategic Plan identifies guiding
principles, desired outcomes, a
cornerstone project, types of facilities
needed, the need for staff to guide
current and future efforts, cultivation of
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artists, partnerships for the arts, city
funding for art and artists, as well as
near-term, mid-term, and long-term
actions. Through these efforts and
partnerships, the desired action is
achieved.
CHR.2.
1.2 Encourage development projects to include design features that identify and celebrate the different cultures that make up Rancho Cordova by updating, as necessary, the Design Guidelines to include provisions for cultural identity in development projects.
PL / CAC PR GF
Completed, but could provide more
specifics in the design guidelines.
CHR.2.
1.3 Encourage and invite cultural groups and organizations to participate/plan/operate citywide events and to showcase the City’s cultural diversity at these events
CAC /
COMMS Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
CHR.2.
2.1 Provide City information (news, bulletins, application forms, etc.) pursuant to programs designed to best capture the ethnic diversity of the community (i.e., in the four major languages used in the community and other languages on demand).
COMMS / CM
/ CAC / PL/ B/
PW
Ongoing GF
.
Ongoing. The City of Rancho Cordova
Website was updated in 2021.
Additional updates and enhancements
will be incorporated as needed.
CHR.2.
2.2 Reach out to all ethnic groups in the City and invite and encourage their participation in City government.
COMMS /
CAC/ CM/ PL/
PW
Ongoing GF
Completed and Ongoing.
CHR.3.
1.1 Work with community groups to establish a performing arts center in Rancho Cordova, ideally within the Downtown or Convention Overlay. CAC 2010 GF A performing arts center is located at
the High School. The proposed “Mills
Crossing” development may include a
performing arts center.
CHR.3.
1.2 Work with local schools and other educational and youth outlets to promote artistic performances by children and artistic education programs for children. Work with school districts to establish performing arts facilities in high school and junior high school campuses.
CAC Ongoing GF
Not complete under CAC, but work is
done under the City’s outreach
programs under different departments.
The Mills Station Art and Cultural
Center (MACC) provides Student Art
Shows every year.
CHR.3.
1.3 Showcase youth artwork in public venues such as City Hall, public libraries, and other places throughout the community. CAC Ongoing GF Not complete under CAC, but work is
done under the City’s outreach
programs under different departments.
CHR.3.
1.4 As necessary, revise City ordinances to allow and promote on street visual art, dance, and theatrical performances in the Downtown. Include such provisions in the Downtown Specific Plan.
CAC / PL 2008 GF
Encouraged within the Folsom
Boulevard Specific Plan, open space
and design guidelines, and the Zoning
Code, but not required.
CHR.3.
1.5 Work with existing theatre, music, arts, and other performing arts groups to help them find locations in Rancho Cordova. CM / ED Ongoing GF Ongoing under the City’s outreach
programs under different departments.
Currently, a local theater company is in
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the process of establishing a
permanent location within the City.
CHR.3.
2.1 Establish a Cultural Arts Commission that is responsible for establishing a public art program, directing the use of public funds for art in public places, encouraging the use of art in private development projects, and administering other cultural and artistic programs for the City as deemed appropriate by the City Council.
CM / PL 2007 GF
City Council adopted an Arts Strategic
Plan in December of 2019, and it
provides a roadmap for continuing to
build art programs in the
community. The Arts Strategic Plan
identifies guiding principles, desired
outcomes, a cornerstone project, types
of facilities needed, the need for staff to
guide current and future efforts,
cultivation of artists, partnerships for
the arts, city funding for art and artists,
as well as near-term, mid-term, and
long-term actions. Through these
efforts and partnerships, the desired
action is achieved.
CHR.3.
2.2 Promote the incorporation of monuments, plaques, signs, or artwork identifying Rancho Cordova’s diverse history into development projects and on pedestrian and bicycle trails. Possible highlights include the area’s agricultural, mining, Pony Express, and aerospace and aviation activities.
CAC / PL Ongoing GF
Not complete under CAC but is
discussed as part of the entitlement
review and internal city projects. Rio
Del Oro Sign program includes sign
designs with cobbles from the mine
tailings as a highlight to the historic
mining activities in the area.
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S.1.1.1
Conduct an evaluation, as part of the CEQA process, of the potential safety hazards of proposed development within the City and mitigate impacts as appropriate and practical to ensure a reasonable level of safety for residents, workers, and property owners.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing as new regulations and
processes evolve as part of CEQA
updates and case law. In addition, the
City has adopted a Multi-Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan
S.1.2.1
Participate in State mutual aid agreements with neighboring cities and counties; State and federal emergency relief agencies; and private enterprises such as Red Cross, Salvation Army, and local medical institutions to assist in shelter, relief, and first aid operations. Encourage cooperation among adjacent communities to provide backup fire suppression and law enforcement assistance in emergency situations.
PD 2006 /
2007 GF
Completed and Ongoing.
S.1.2.2
Collaborate with Folsom Cordova and Elk Grove Unified School Districts, Cordova Park and Recreation District, the faith based community, and other public entities to continue to offer public safety education classes, including but not limited to personal safety, fire safety, traffic safety, and bicycle safety.
PD / F /
COMMS Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
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Create, adopt, and update, as needed a local Emergency Management Plan identifying leadership, representatives, coordination, and action for responding to emergencies in a timely and efficient manner.
CM / PD / F Ongoing GF
Updated, completed in 2019.
S.1.3.2
Participate in the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the National Incident management System (NIMS), and comply with the State of California Emergency Services Act.
PD / F Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
S.1.3.3
Develop and adopt a pre-disaster ordinance for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction that includes provisions for debris clearance, damage assessment, demolitions, re-occupancy and building moratorium criteria, fee waivers and deferrals, and expedited permitting procedures for repair and reconstruction.
CM / PD / F Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the emergency
preparedness plan coordinated with the
Facilities Department. The Multi-
Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
(HMP) update was completed in 2021
and adopted in March 2022.
S.1.4.1
Develop and update as necessary risk assessments and emergency management provisions to maintain or improve the safety rating of Rancho Cordova as a community with low risk of disruption.
CM / PD / F Ongoing GF
Ongoing. The Multi-Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan Update was
completed in 2021 and was adopted in
March 2022.
S.2.1.1 Support the construction of flood control projects when clear dangers to life and property exist. PW Ongoing GF / AF Ongoing.
S.2.1.2
Participate in the National Flood Insurance Program by updating the floodplain management ordinance as necessary to help reduce future flood damage. Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program makes federally backed flood insurance available to homeowners, renters, and businesses owners in Rancho Cordova.
PW Ongoing GF / AF
Ongoing. The Multi-Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan was adopted in
2022. This is a 5-year Plan for the
region.
S.2.1.3
Participate with the City of Sacramento, the Army Corps of Engineers, and other Federal, State, and local governments and agencies to develop policies to finance, construct, and plan flood improvements to eliminate flooding in the City.
PW Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
S.2.2.1
Disapprove new projects that would result in new or increased flooding impacts on adjoining parcels or upstream and downstream areas, unless it can be shown that the existing drainage facilities are being improved to mitigate such impacts.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing per the
entitlement review.
S.2.2.2
Preclude development within the 100-year floodplain, as determined by the most recent floodplain mapping available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or other acceptable source, unless otherwise approved by the City floodplain administrator based on site- specific mitigation.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement review
process.
S.2.2.3
On flood-prone parcels, locate development on portions of the site that are not subject to flooding, consistent with other policies of this General Plan or provide an approved grading plan showing no-net-loss of floodplain storage.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
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S.2.2.4
Require every residential lot to have buildable area sufficient to accommodate a residence and associated structures outside the 100-year floodplain. Discourage the use of fill to create buildable area within the 100-year floodplain, except in extreme circumstances consistent with all other applicable policies and regulations, and after review to determine potential impacts on wildlife, habitat, and flooding on other parcels.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
S.2.2.5 Require vehicular access to the buildable area of all parcels to be at or above the ten-year floodplain elevation. PW / PL Ongoing AF Ongoing per the entitlement and development permit review process.
S.2.2.6
Preclude the creation of lots whose access will be inundated by flows resulting from a ten-year or greater storm event. Bridges or similar structures may be used to provide access over creeks or inundated areas, subject to applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
PW / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing.
S.2.2.7
Discourage additional crossings of natural creeks in order to reduce potential flooding and access problems, except as needed to provide roadway and trail connections and preserve natural resource areas.
PL / PW Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
S.2.2.8
Prohibit new and modified bridge structures that will cause an increase in water surface elevations of the 100-year floodplain, unless analysis clearly indicates that the physical and/or economic use of upstream property will not be adversely affected.
PL / PW Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
S.2.3.1
Require all new urban development projects to either incorporate runoff control measures to minimize peak flows of runoff or otherwise implement Comprehensive Drainage Plans.
PW Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
S.2.3.2 Maintain drainage facilities in order to ensure their proper operation during storms. PW Ongoing AF Ongoing.
S.2.3.3 Prepare a Comprehensive Drainage Plan for all streams and their tributaries prior to any development within the 100-year floodplain. PW Ongoing GF Ongoing.
S.3.1.1 Continue to implement the Uniform Building Code to ensure that structures meet all applicable seismic standards. B Ongoing AF Completed and ongoing per the building permit review process.
S.3.2.1
Continue to require that all new construction projects complete a geotechnical report or conduct other appropriate analysis to determine the soils characteristics and associated development constraints and impose appropriate measures for geologically sensitive areas. This would include necessary measures to address expansive soil conditions.
B Ongoing BPF
Completed and ongoing per the
building permit review process.
S.3.2.2 Impose the appropriate mitigation measures for new development located in seismic and geologically sensitive areas. B Ongoing BPF Completed and ongoing per the building permit review process.
S.4.2.1 Coordinate with Regional Transit and companies with railways in the City to ensure that they implement all appropriate safety measures. PW / PL Ongoing AF Ongoing per the entitlement and development permit review process.
S.4.2.2 Investigate improvements in crossing gates and warning devices on a regular basis. PW 2007 /
Ongoing GF Ongoing.
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S.4.2.3
Make information on railroad crossing safety available at City Hall and on the City’s website to encourage safe practices by City residents and businesses.
PW 2007 /
Ongoing GF
Created a link to the Sacramento
Regional Transit website site on the
City website.
S.4.3.1
Evaluate the potential for grade separations at Mayhew Road, Bradshaw Road, Routier Road, Mather Field Road, and Zinfandel Drive roadway crossings.
PW 2007 /
Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
S.4.3.2 Work with RT to design grade separations appropriate for each location. PW 2006 / 2007 BPF Ongoing.
S.4.3.3 Include the grade separations specified in Action S.3.3.1 in the Capital Improvement Plan, and collect fees to help fund their construction. PW 2007 / Ongoing GF Ongoing.
S.5.2.1
Adopt, and update as necessary, local standards for maximum acceptable exposure for the evaluation of hazardous facilities for potential to create hazardous physical effects at offsite locations that could result in death, significant injury, or significant property damage.
PW 2007 GF
Ongoing. Part of the entitlement review
process.
S.5.3.1
Regularly review the City’s codes to ensure that City regulations reflect the most up-to-date standards for the storage, handling, and use of hazardous and toxic materials.
B / F Annually GF
Building & Safety continues to work
closely with Metro Fire and the
Sacramento County Environmental
Management Department to educate
the public on hazardous material
handling and storage. This is also
accomplished through enforcement of
the California Building Code, and other
provisions of the Health and Safety
Code.
S.5.3.2
During the review and approval process for development plans and building permits, ensure that secondary containment is provided for hazardous and toxic materials.
PL / PW / B /
F Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing per the
entitlement review process. Building &
Safety continues to work closely with
Metro Fire and the Sacramento County
Environmental Management
Department to ensure hazardous
material handling and storage policies
are current with state and federal
regulations. This is also accomplished
through enforcement of the California
Building Code, and other provisions of
the Health and Safety Code
S.5.3.3
Require all sites that are suspected or known to contain hazardous materials and / or are identified in a hazardous material / waste search to be reviewed, tested, and remediate for potential hazardous materials in accordance with all local, state, and federal regulations.
B / F Ongoing GF
Building & Safety continues to work
closely with Metro Fire and the
Sacramento County Environmental
Management Department to ensure
hazardous material issues are dealt
with expediently and are current with
state and federal regulations. This is
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also accomplished through
enforcement of the California Building
Code, and other provisions of the
Health and Safety Code.
S.5.4.1 Support the continued enforcement of permitting requirements for radioactive materials. Fire Ongoing GF Ongoing.
S.5.4.2 Enforce public safety standards for the use of radioactive materials, including the placarding of transport vehicles. Fire Ongoing GF Ongoing.
S.5.5.1
Require industries which store and process hazardous or toxic materials to provide a buffer zone between the materials and the property boundaries; the buffer zone must be sufficient to protect public safety, as determined by the Planning Department..
Fire / PD Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
S.5.5.2
Consider the impact of proposed industrial development projects with respect to transport of hazardous materials within the city. Locate uses requiring substantial transport of hazardous materials to direct such traffic away from the city’s residential and commercial areas.
PL / F / PW Ongoing AF
Ongoing
S.5.6.1
Continue to coordinate with the State Office of Emergency Services, the State Department of Toxic Substances Control, the State Highway Patrol, County of Sacramento, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, the Rancho Cordova Police Department, and other appropriate agencies in hazardous materials route planning and incident response.
CM / F / PD Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
S.5.6.2
Request that state and federal agencies that regulate the transportation of hazardous materials review regulations and procedures, in cooperation with the City, to determine means of mitigating the public safety hazard in urbanized areas.
PD / F Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
S.6.1.1 Limit the height of structures consistent with Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 77 regulations. PL / B Ongoing GF / AF Completed and ongoing per the entitlement review process.
S.6.1.2 Site new land uses consistent with the CLUP for noise impacts and safety restrictions. PL / B Ongoing AF / GF Completed and ongoing per the entitlement review process.
S.7.1.1
Adopt and periodically update development standards and design guidelines consistent with current Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). Specifically, incorporate provisions to address the following:
- Natural Surveillance. Intended to keep intruders easily observable, natural surveillance provisions maximize visibility of people, parking areas, and building entrances (e.g., doors and windows that look out on to streets and parking areas, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and streets, front porches, adequate nighttime lighting).
- Territorial Reinforcement. Physical design can create or extend a sphere of influence. Users then develop a sense of territorial control while potential offenders, perceiving this control, are discouraged. This design concept is implemented by features that define property lines PD / PL 2007 /
Ongoing GF
The Ranch Cordova Police Department
reviews and comments on all new
development as part of the entitlement
review process.
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and distinguish private spaces from public spaces using landscape plantings, pavement designs, gateway treatments, and fences. - Natural Access Control. A design concept directed primarily at decreasing crime opportunity by denying access to crime targets and creating a perception of risk for offenders. This design concept is achieved by designing streets, sidewalks, building entrances, and neighborhood gateways to clearly indicate public routes, and also by discouraging access to private areas with structural elements. - Target Hardening. This is accomplished by adding features that prohibit entry or access, including window locks, dead bolts for doors, and interior door hinges.
S.7.1.2 Adopt and implement a City of Rancho Cordova Uniform Security Code to ensure all structures meet applicable security standards. PD / PL 2006 /
2007 /
Ongoing
GF
Not Completed.
S.7.1.3 Adapt transit-oriented development guidelines to the needs of crime prevention to the extent possible. PD / PL 2007 /
Ongoing GP / AF
Not Completed. However, the Rancho
Cordova Police Department reviews
and comments on all new development
as part of the entitlement review
process.
S.8.1.1
Complete a review of police services in the City on an annual basis and provide funding for additional services as needed and in conjunction with increased development.
PD 2006 /
2007 GF
Ongoing.
S.9.1.1
Continue to review new development for adequate water supply and pressure, fire hydrants, and access to structures by fire fighting equipment and personnel.
FD Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
S.9.1.2 Continue to review projects for compliance with the Fire Code as part of the building permit process. FD Ongoing AF Ongoing.
S.9.1.3
Work with SMFD to develop high visibility fire prevention programs, including those that provide voluntary home inspections and increase awareness of home fire prevention measures.
B Ongoing BPF
Building & Safety continues to work
closely with Metro Fire to educate the
public on fire safety issues. This is also
accomplished through enforcement of
the California Fire Code.
S.9.1.4
Require on-site fire suppression systems for new commercial and industrial development, as well as multi-family residential development with five or more units, to reduce the dependence on fire department equipment and personnel.
FD Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
S.9.1.5 Continue to maintain, periodically update, and test the effectiveness of the City’s Emergency Management Plan. FD Ongoing GF Ongoing.
S.9.1.6
Require the installation of earthquake-triggered automatic gas shut-off sensors in high-occupancy facilities and in industrial and commercial structures.
PD Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
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S.9.1.7 Continue to enforce all existing codes and ordinances regarding fire protection, including building inspection and vegetation management. B FD / NS Ongoing BPF / GF Completed and ongoing per the
building inspection and code
enforcement process.
S.9.1.8 Coordinate the design and installation of traffic control and calming measures to minimize impacts on emergency vehicle responses. PW / FD Ongoing GF Ongoing per the entitlement and development permit review process.
S.9.1.9
The City shall require that future projects are not initiated without assurance from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District that sufficient service capacity exists for fire protection and emergency medical services.
Service capacity considers the proximity of fire stations, availability of personnel and equipment, water flow and pressure to the site, and adherence to Fire District construction and design requirements.
PW / PL / FD Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
X I I – A I R Q U A L I T Y E L E M E N T
AQ.1.1.
1 Use the emissions guidelines produced by the California Air Resources Board, SMAQMD, and SACOG to ensure that City facilities and operations comply with mandated measures.
PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.1.1.
2 Support SMAQMD in the development of improved ambient air quality monitoring capabilities, as well as the establishment of standards that more adequately address the air quality impacts of proposed project plans and proposals.
PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.1.1.
3 Support intergovernmental efforts directed at adopting stricter standards related to lowest emission technology vehicles, and more efficient burning engines and fuels (e.g., HVAC, generators, construction equipment, stricter tailpipe emissions standards, etc.).
CM Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
AQ.1.1.
4 Update the General Plan as necessary if updates to the Sacramento Area Regional Ozone Attainment Plan would create inconsistencies between future buildout of the General Plan Planning Area and the Attainment Plan.
PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
AQ.1.2.
1 Coordinate with SMAQMD through the environmental review process to ensure that proposed projects would not significantly affect the region’s ability to meet State and federal air quality standards.
PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.1.2.
2 Require project proponents to coordinate with SMAQMD on appropriate methodologies for evaluating project emissions and air quality impacts (e.g., emissions modeling software, SMAQMD’s thresholds of significance, etc.).
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.1.2.
3 Require all new development projects that exceed SMAQMD’s thresholds of significance to incorporate design, construction material, and/or other operational features that will result in a 15 percent reduction in emissions when compared to an “unmitigated baseline” project.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
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AQ.2.1.
1 Support the location of ancillary employee services, including childcare, restaurants, banking facilities, and convenience markets, at major employment centers for the purpose of reducing mid-day vehicle trips.
PL / ED Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.2.2.
1 Promote compact development within one-quarter to one-half mile of rail transit stations and transit stations along enhanced transit corridors. PL Ongoing GF Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.2.2.
2 Require greenfield areas of the City to be developed in keeping with the City’s Building Block Concept of livable, walk able neighborhoods with services and employment opportunities integrated within every Village of the community.
PL Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process;
however specific “blocks” have not
been defined.
AQ.2.3.
1 Identify and adopt incentives for planning and implementing infill development projects within urbanized areas and near job centers and transportation nodes.
PL
2007 /
2008 /
Ongoing
GF
Not completed.
AQ.2.4.
1 Provide buffers and setbacks between sensitive land uses and sources of air pollution. PL Ongoing AF Ongoing per the entitlement and development permit review process
AQ.2.4.
2 Continue to implement criteria for all new parking lots to include tree plantings that will result in 50 percent shading of parking lot surface areas within 15 years.
PL / PW Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.3.1.
1 Facilitate street design that encourages biking and walking in both new and established areas. PW / PL Ongoing GF / CIP
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.3.1.
2 Require all new development to be designed to enable easy pedestrian and bicycle access and circulation. PW / PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
AQ.2.1.
1 Develop and distribute user-friendly maps of the City’s existing and planned pedestrian and bicycle facilities to businesses and post on the City’s website.
COMMS Ongoing GF
Ongoing per the entitlement and
development permit review process.
Maps are provided online and at City
Hall. The City of Rancho Cordova
Website was updated in 2021.
AQ.3.2.
1 Provide and / or adequately advertise shuttles from local transit stations to special event and civic centers. PW / COMMS Ongoing GF
Maps are provided online and at City
Hall. The City of Rancho Cordova
Website was updated in 2021.
AQ.3.2.
2 Encourage employers to provide: direct shuttle service to light rail; transit subsidies; bicycle facilities; ridesharing; flex schedules and alternative work schedules, including telecommuting and work-at-home programs; and preferential parking for carpools.
PW / PL Ongoing GF
Part of TMA
AQ.3.2.
3 Support the development of Transportation Demand Management services through the City’s Transit-Related Services Tax Area that result in active marketing of transit services, ride sharing programs, bike and PW Ongoing Transit tax
Ongoing.
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pedestrian facilities, transit facilities, and provision of transit subsidies that provide air quality benefits.
AQ3.2.
4 Require that new development pay its fair share of the cost of transit facilities and the operations and maintenance of transit services. PW Ongoing AF Ongoing.
AQ3.3.
1 Encourage commercial, retail, and residential developments to participate in or create Transportation Management Associations. PW Ongoing AF Ongoing.
AQ.3.3.
2 Recommend that business owners schedule deliveries at off-peak traffic periods. PW Ongoing GF Ongoing.
AQ.3.4.
1 Require designated carpool and vanpool parking in all new office developments. PW / PL Ongoing GF Recommended during entitlement review process.
AQ.3.4.
2 Consider developing a model trip reduction and air quality improvement program for City employees. The program could include flexible or compressed work schedules, commuter matching services, telecommuting options, and preferential carpool / vanpool parking, transit subsidies.
PL / PW /
COMMS
2007 /
2008
GF / transit
tax
City Hall location includes EV charging
stations. Flexible work schedules for
employees are available
AQ.4.1.
1 Require energy-conserving features in the design and construction of new development. Many options exist for reducing pollution from energy- producing systems, including the following:
- Requiring the use of the best available technologies to reduce air pollution standards.
- Using building materials and methods that reduce emissions and improve indoor air quality (e.g., LEED certification, LEED Green Buildings, EPA Green Building, etc.).
- Requiring that development projects be located and designed in a way that minimizes direct and indirect emission of air contaminants. - Installing efficient heating equipment and other appliances, such as water heaters, swimming pool heaters, cooking equipment, refrigerators, furnaces, and boiler units.
- Utilizing automated time clocks or occupant sensors to control heating systems.
B / PW Ongoing GF
Completed and =Ongoing. Currently
the City enforces the provisions of the
California Energy Code, the Green
Building Standards and the Building
Energy Efficiency Standards that are
referenced within.
AQ.4.1.
2 Encourage the use of cost-effective and innovative emission-reduction technologies in building components and design. PW / PL Ongoing AF Ongoing. The City is currently
developing a Climate Action Plan that
may encourage innovative emission-
reduction technologies in building
components and design
AQ.4.1.
3 Support the use of building materials and methods that increase efficiency beyond State Title 24 standards. B / PL Ongoing AF
Completed and Ongoing per the
entitlement and building permit process
review. The City is currently developing
a Climate Action Plan that may
encouraged the use of building
materials and methods beyond state
Title 24 standards.
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AQ.4.1.
4 Encourage the use of “EPA Energy Star”-certified appliances. B / COMMS Ongoing GF Ongoing per the building permit process review.
AQ.4.1.
5 Promote the implementation of sustainable design strategies for “cool communities,” such as installing reflective roofing or light-colored pavement and planting urban shade trees.
B / COMMS Ongoing GF
Completed and ongoing per the
building permit process review.
AQ.4.1.
6 Consider incorporating energy-conserving design and construction techniques in all City facilities. B Ongoing GF
Ongoing. .
AQ.4.2.
1 Replace the City’s fleet vehicles with new vehicles that utilize the lowest emission technology available, whenever economically feasible. CM Ongoing GF / Grants Ongoing.
AQ.4.2.
2 Consider adopting a policy that provides a preferential treatment to contractors using reduced emission equipment for City construction projects and for City contracts for services (e.g., garbage collection).
CM / B 2006 /
2007 GF
Not Completed. The City can provide
initial review for projects through the
Development Services Team,, but does
not have a process for preferential
treatment to contractors using reduced
emission equipment for City
construction projects and for City
contracts for services.
AQ.4.2.
3 Encourage lowest emission technology buses in public transit fleets. CM Ongoing GF Ongoing.
AQ.4.2.
4 Promote developments and street systems that support the use of neighborhood electric vehicles. PW / PL Ongoing /
PR AF Not Completed.
AQ.4.2.
5 Adopt an ordinance that limits the amount of time diesel-powered trucks, buses, and other heavy vehicles may idle in accordance with California Air Resources Control Board rules for mobile TAC sources, and that restricts placing new sensitive receptors within the proximity of known toxic air contaminant (TAC) producing facilities and land uses. Sensitive receptors shall be located a safe distance from TAC sources as described in California Air Resources Board guidelines and Sacramento Air Quality Management District requirements.
PW 2007 /
2008 GF
Ongoing. .
AQ.4.4.
1 Enforce construction-related air quality mitigation measures adopted through the CEQA process. PL Ongoing AF Ongoing.
AQ.5.1.
1 Provide air quality information on the City’s website, including links to public information provided by SMAQMD and the California Air Resources Board.
COMMS Ongoing AF
Ongoing. The City of Rancho Cordova
Website was updated in 2021.
AQ.5.1.
2 Encourage employers to post flyers about carpools, vanpools, and other modes of transportation that contribute to improved air quality in locations that are easily visible to employees.
COMMS Ongoing GF
Ongoing.
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X I I I – N O I S E E L E M E N T
N.1.1.1
Adopt a Noise Ordinance with noise level performance standards, including maximum allowable noise exposure, ambient vs. nuisance noise, method of measuring noise, and enforcement procedures.
PL / CM 2007 GF
Sound regulated per Rancho Cordova
Municipal Code Section 6.68 (Noise
Control). This standard is outdated and
taken from Sacramento County. The
section may need revision and
guidelines for mitigation.
N.1.2.1 Require new development of noise-creating uses to conform to the City’s maximum noise levels. PL Ongoing AF Ongoing as part of the entitlement process.
N.1.2.2
Require an acoustical analysis as part of the environmental review process when noise-sensitive land uses are proposed in areas where current or projected exterior noise levels exceed the City’s standards.
PL Ongoing AF
Ongoing as part of the entitlement
process.
N.1.2.3
Require any potential noise impacts identified during the acoustical analysis to be mitigated in the project design to the maximum extent feasible.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing as part of the
entitlement and building permit
process. Noise impact analysis is also
required per CEQA analysis.
N.1.3.1
Require an acoustical analysis as part of the environmental review process when proposed non-residential land uses are likely to produce noise levels that exceed the City’s noise standards. The acoustical analysis must be prepared by a qualified person experienced in environmental noise assessment and architectural acoustics, and must estimate existing and projected cumulative noise levels and compare those levels to the policies within this Element.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing as part of the
entitlement process.
N.1.3.2 Require any noise impacts identified in the acoustical analysis to be mitigated in conjunction with the project design. PL Ongoing AF Completed and ongoing as part of the entitlement and CEQA review process.
N.1.4.1
Limit construction activity to the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends when construction is conducted in proximity to residential uses.
PL / PW / B Ongoing AF / BPF
Completed and ongoing per the Noise
Element and Municipal Code
requirements.
N.1.4.2
Consider restricting the hours of operation of loading docks, trash compactors, and other noise-producing uses in commercial areas that are adjacent to residential uses.
PL Ongoing AF
Completed and ongoing as part of the
entitlement and building permit
process.
N.1.4.3 Require stationary construction equipment and construction staging areas to be set back from existing noise-sensitive land uses. PL Ongoing AF Completed and ongoing as part of the
entitlement and building permit
process.
N.1.6.1
Develop guidelines, strategies, and standards specifically related to maintaining acceptable noise levels in higher density development.
Consider design and construction standards that minimize noise conflicts between residents with shared walls or floors / ceilings.
PL / B 2007 GF
Ongoing. There are indirect regulations
and guidelines (i.e., sound wall,
landscaping, UBC requirements), but
not specific to higher density
developments.
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N.2.1.1 Encourage placement of light rail lines below the grade of the roadway in order to reduce noise impacts. PW / PL Ongoing GF Ongoing.
N.2.2.1
Assess the significance of the noise increase of all roadway improvement projects in existing areas according to the following criteria:
- Where existing traffic noise levels are less than 60 dB Ldn at the outdoor activity areas of noise-sensitive uses, a +5 dB Ldn increase in noise levels due to roadway improvement projects will be considered significant; and
- Where existing traffic noise levels range between 60 and 65 dB Ldn at the outdoor activity areas of noise-sensitive uses, a +3 dB Ldn increase in noise levels due to roadway improvement projects will be considered significant; and
- Where existing traffic noise levels are greater than 65 dB Ldn at the outdoor activity areas of noise-sensitive uses, a +1.5 dB Ldn increase in noise levels due to roadway improvement projects will be considered significant.
PL / B Ongoing AF / BPF
Completed and ongoing per the
entitlement review.
N.2.3.1 Adopt a Citywide noise reduction program to reduce traffic noise and other noise levels. PL / PW 2007 /
2008 GF
Not completed. However, the City is
implementing rubberized asphalt in
certain sections on thoroughfares. The
rubber asphalt reduces vehicle tire
noise.
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Description Funding Source: Responsible
Agency: Time Frame: Status/Steps Taken
Goal
H.1 Seek a balance of housing opportunities appropriate for the range of jobs available and planned in the city.
Policy
H.1.1
Improve the City’s jobs-housing balance through ensuring that housing development in Rancho Cordova provides opportunities for all income levels in order to serve the full range of available and projected jobs in the City.
Action
H.1.1.1
The City will work with the Economic
Development Department to inquire with larger
employers in the community to determine salary
information and employee preference regarding
housing type.
General Fund
Economic
Development
Department
Inquire with employers once every
two years.
The City Economic
Development
Department receives
California Employment
Development
Department (EDD)
data with salary
information in relation
to industries.
Policy
H.1.2
Maintain adequate sites that support a range of housing types appropriate for the City’s housing needs, taking into account employment projections, household growth, and the City’s share of regional housing needs.
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Agency: Time Frame: Status/Steps Taken
Residential development projects of 100 gross
acres or more shall include a minimum of 5
percent of the total project residential
developable acreage (net) for residential uses of
30 units per acre or higher. This minimum high
density acreage requirement is calculated to
satisfy projected RHNA to the City. Additionally
the City will require a minimum of 5 percent for
residential uses of 10 units per acre or higher.
Development projects with a requirement of less
than 5 acres in either or both categories may opt
to designate land off-site, if deemed appropriate
for the project. If projects propose densities
higher than the identified density, the required
acreage shall be decreased accordingly.
For example, if a project is required to provide 15
acres at 30 units per acre, that project could
alternatively provide 11.25 acres at 40 units per
acre. Similarly, if the project’s requirement for
land with density of 10 units per acre was 6
acres, the project could alternatively provide 4
acres at 15 units per acre.
For the purpose of satisfying the 5 percent for
land uses at or above 30 units per acre, sites
must meet the following requirements:
Sites must be zoned exclusively residential.
Acres used to satisfy RHNA requirements will be
required to maintain set minimum densities.
Sites must be of sufficient size to accommodate a
minimum of 16 units per site.
Action
H.1.2.1
Sites must be proximate to public transportation
routes which provide ready access to fixed rail.
General Fund, Local Housing
Trust Fund
Planning
Department,
Housing Division
Ongoing, as residential applications
are received.
The City has met the
high-density set-asides
in all of the new
Development
Entitlements that have
been recently
approved or are
currently under review.
As part of the
development review
process, all new
housing projects are
reviewed for their
compliance to these
housing standards.
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Description Funding Source: Responsible
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Policy
H.1.3 Promote a broader range of housing options for executives.
Action
H.1.3.1
The City’s Zoning Code accommodates and
facilitates the development of executive housing
options in Specific Plans and large subdivisions
(500+ units) in the Rural Residential (RR) and the
Estate Residential (ER) zones.
General Fund Planning
Department
Ongoing, as projects are possessed
though the Planning Department.
The Suncreek and Rio
Del Oro Specific Plans
were approved in 2013
and 2016,
respectively. These
plans include a variety
of housing types and
densities, ranging from
6.1 dwelling units per
acre (du./acre) to 40
du./acre. As
addressed in the
2021-2029 Housing
Element land use and
sites inventory, the
City’s current zoning
standards,
accompanied with
vacant land, has the
capacity to meet the
City’s fair share of the
housing needs within
the current planning
cycle.
Policy
H.1.4 Promote higher density housing in close proximity to transit, employment, and appropriate services, such as transit-oriented development As part of an ongoing effort to promote transit-
oriented development the City will coordinate with
regional partners to incentivize the production of
housing for persons living and working in same
community. Action
H.1.4.1
o Density Bonus - The TOD overlay provides
substantial density bonus up to 80
units per acre for projects that are within one-
quarter of a mile of transit
stations.
General Fund
Public Works,
Housing Division,
Planning, and
Economic
Development
departments
The City will coordinate efforts to
apply for funding for transit-oriented
developments as Notices of Funding
Available (NOFAs) are released and
will create project requirements and
incentives to encourage reduced
auto use in transit nodes.
The City is maintaining
a commitment to TOD
high-density
residential in review of
all projects to be
located adjacent to
Regional Transit
access points. The
Crossings at New
Rancho, an affordable
multifamily project
near the Zinfandel light
rail station, was
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Description Funding Source: Responsible
Agency: Time Frame: Status/Steps Taken
o SACOG – The City will continue to work with
SACOG to identify and apply for grant
opportunities aimed at planning and promoting
TOD development along the Regional Transit
Light Rail lines.
o Regional Transit – The City will continue to
cooperate with Regional Transit in identifying
transit needs in the community and working to
provide viable solutions. These may include
negotiating new bus routes, partnering to provide
special or commuter routes, creating and
maintaining a discount RT pass program for low-
and very low-income residents living in the City’s
affordable housing, and leveraging new infill
development projects around existing mass
transit infrastructure (Transit Oriented
Development).
o Local and Regional Complete Streets Advocate
groups – The City will continue to work with local
and regional Complete Streets Advocate groups
to improve transportations options in the City,
including bicycle lanes, improved pedestrian
access, and better connectivity between existing
alternative transportation options and local mass
transit (such as dedicated pedestrian pathways),
particularly in development projects located
immediately adjacent to transit services.
completed and is
currently occupied.
The City purchased a
10- acre TOD property
in 2018 and has plans
to provide housing and
community uses at this
site. The Sunrise
Crossings Apartments,
an 82-unit affordable
housing development
will be under
construction in 2023
adjacent to the
Sunrise light rail
station. In addition, all
new master plans and
specific plans currently
under review contain a
variety of multimodal
transportation options
that focus on linkages
(i.e., bike to bus, bus
to light rail) to improve
connectivity and usage
of existing transit
systems.
Policy
H.1.5
Developers of new residential projects within the newly developing areas of the City (generally in the large, vacant areas south of Highway 50) shall prepare an Affordable Housing Plan (Plan) for the project for City review and approval that identifies the project’s plan for providing affordable housing.
Action
H.1.5.1
The City has established the following guidelines
to provide direction for the review of Affordable
Housing Plans associated with individual
development projects and to provide direction for
the preparation of an Affordable Housing
Ordinance if one is to be developed.
General Fund
Housing Division,
Planning and
Economic
Development
Departments
The Affordable Housing Plan
obligations will be implemented as
projects are received by the Planning
Department.
The City has
negotiated Affordable
Housing Plans (AHPs)
with the developers of
the Suncreek Specific
Planning Area, Rio del
Oro, and The Ranch
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The Affordable Housing Plan shall be approved
in conjunction with the earliest stage of project
entitlement, typically with the City Council
approval of the Specific Plan, Development
Agreement, or other primary land use
entitlement.
The Affordable Housing Plan shall specify and
include the following:
1) A projection of the number of dwelling units
that will be developed as affordable to extremely
low-, very low-, low , moderate-, and above
moderate-income households
2) The number of affordable ownership and rental
units to be produced. Such split shall be
approved by the City Council based on housing
needs, market conditions, and other relevant
factors. The split of ownership and rental units
shall be addressed within the Plan of each
individual project.
3) Program options within project-specific
Affordable Housing Plans may include but are not
limited to the following:
The timing for completion of affordable housing
obligations includes the following considerations:
‐ Actual production (on-site or off-site) of
affordable units (including
ownership and rental opportunities in the form of
corner units, halfplexes, duplexes, cottages,
creative alternative housing products, etc.),
prioritizing production in areas of high
opportunity.
‐ Land dedication (on-site and off-site).
‐ Rehabilitation of existing residential structures
located within existing City neighborhoods.
‐ Payment of in-lieu fees.
Special Planning Area,
as per Housing
Element standards.
Future Specific Plans
will also include AHPs.
The total of these
three areas with AHPs
is 5,080 affordable
units at build out.
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For projects proposing to construct affordable
housing units or to renovate existing dwellings,
the City generally supports
construction/renovation of affordable dwellings
concurrent with the construction of market-rate
housing when feasible.
- For projects providing alternative contributions
(land dedication, funds, etc.), timing of such
contributions shall be identified in the project
specific Affordable Housing Plan, with the
expectation that the City will pursue construction
of affordable units generally concurrent with
construction of project market-rate housing.
4) At the City Council’s discretion, land or other
contributions provided by developers as specified
within project-specific Affordable Housing Plans
may be utilized to augment City efforts and the
efforts of its nonprofit partners to provide
affordable housing opportunities to all income
levels throughout the community. The City will
pursue supplemental funding to allow affordability
to households earning less than 50 percent of
area median income.
5) In order to ensure the production and
preservation of housing affordable to the City’s
workforce, no productive, reasonable program or
incentive option will be excluded from
consideration within project-specific Affordable
Housing Plans. Possible incentives may include,
but are not limited to:
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Density bonuses
Fee waivers or deferrals (as reasonably
available) Expedited processing/priority
processing Reduced parking standards Technical
assistance with accessing funding Modifications
to development standards (on a case-by-case
basis) Other incentives
Action
H.1.5.2
The City will annually monitor and revise as
necessary, the Affordable Housing Plan
negotiation and development process to ensure
that the planning process does not pose a
constraint on the development of housing.
General Fund Housing Division Annually monitor the Affordable Housing Plan.
Staff has monitored
the current processes
and applications
annually and has not
identified any
constraints to the
development of
housing.
Action
H.1.5.3
Together with the developer and nonprofit
partners, including but not limited to, Mercy
Housing, Nations Finest, Bridge Housing,
Sacramento Self Help Housing, Urban Housing
Communities (UHC), and Related California, the
City will use maximum efforts to seek available
resources to support the construction of
affordable housing production for feasible
projects, including, but not limited to, state and
federal housing programs and the City programs
such as the City’s non-residential linkage fee
(Local Housing Trust Fund). The City will also
commit to convening an annual meeting with
affordable housing developers to solicit
information on what is needed from the City to
support affordable housing production in the City
and will collaborate, help, and support
applications for funding to complete projects and
will assist in identifying sites for development in
high resource areas.
State and federal housing
programs and the City programs
such as the City’s non-residential
linkage fee (Local Housing Trust
Fund)
Housing Division
Apply for funding as programs are
available, annually meet
with housing developers, collaborate
on application
support as projects come forward.
The City is currently
working on four
affordable
development projects
with three developers
totaling 230 units. 82
of those units will be
under construction in
2023. The City is
leveraging local funds
by using its Local
Housing Trust Fund,
City fee incentives,
and the HOME
Consortium to secure
state tax credits.
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Action
H.1.5.4
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow and
promote the use of density bonuses to provide
affordable housing consistent with current state
law. The City will encourage developers in high
resource areas to take advantage of the density
bonus and promote affordable housing in these
areas.
General Fund Housing Division
Ongoing, as projects are processed
through the Community Development
Department. Comply with State Law
by July 2022.
The Zoning Ordinance
was amended in 2021.
This Action is
complete.
Policy
H.1.6
Allow housing developments with at least 20 percent affordable housing by right on lower-income housing sites that have been counted in previous housing element cycles, consistent with AB 1397.
Action
H.1.6.1
The City will monitor sites previously counted in
the past two housing elements, specifically sites
A-1, C-1, D-1, and D-2.
General Fund Housing Division
Ongoing, as projects are processed
through the
Community Development
Department.
The sites are being
monitored for housing
development project
applications. One
application requesting
by-right approvals was
submitted in late 2022
and staff will work with
the developer on the
project in compliance
with AB1397.
GOAL
H.2 ENCOURAGE THE IMPROVEMENT, REHABILITATION, AND REVITALIZATION/REINVESTMENT OF THE CITY’S EXISTING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS Policy
H.2.1 Provide neighborhood revitalization in existing areas through housing rehabilitation (owner- and renter-occupied units).
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Action
H.2.1.1
The City shall continue to apply for federal and
state funds to fund the City’s housing
rehabilitation program to assist in the
improvement of owner- and renter-occupied
housing units in the City. The City will market the
program in the R/ECAP north of Folsom
Boulevard and areas of concentrated poverty to
assist residents with the cost of repairs and thus
reduce risk of displacement due to costs or
housing condition.
Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), or other funds (as
funding becomes available to the
City)
Housing Division,
Neighborhood
Services Division
and Economic
Development
Department
Apply for funding as Notices of
Funding Available (NOFAs) are
released. Publicize available funding
on the City’s website as it becomes
available.
During the previous
Housing Element
Cycle, the City made a
total of 12 loans
through its CalHOME-
funded home
rehabilitation program.
These loans provided
funds to low-income
homeowners in need
of health and safety
repairs. The City will
reinvest program
income from this
program during the
current Housing
Element Cycle and
look into applying for
additional CalHOME
funding in future
funding cycles. About
30 single-family homes
are rehabilitated each
year through the City’s
CDBG and other grant
programs.
In addition, the City
has strongly
encouraged rental
housing owners and
managers to re-invest
and upgrade rental
housing stock through
the Rental Housing
Inspection Program.
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Action
H.2.1.2
Continue the use of the City’s Emergency Repair
Program to provide health and safety repairs for
households falling in the extremely low- , very
low-, and low-income ranges. This is a grant for
mobile home owners and single family
homeowners to address immediate health and
safety problems.
Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), or other funds (as
funding becomes available to the
City)
Housing Division,
Neighborhood
Services Division
and Economic
Development
Department
The City will provide loans as funding
becomes available each year.
The Emergency
Repair Program,
funded in part by the
City’s CDBG
allocation, funded 17
home repairs during
2022. These grants
funded roof repairs
and other emergency
health and safety
repairs for extremely
low-, very low-, and
low-income owners of
single-family and
mobile homes.
Action
H.2.1.3
Support churches and service clubs who
organize semi-annual community improvement
days by providing information about the event at
City Hall and on the City’s website. Continue to
make information available to the community
about other revitalization programs including but
not limited to Blight Busters, the Neighborhood
Improvement Program, SMUD, and the
Sacramento Tree Foundation with targeted
marketing in areas of concentrated rehabilitation
need and poverty to assist residents with the
costs of repairs and reduce displacement risk.
Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), or other funds (as
funding becomes available to the
City)
Housing Division,
Neighborhood
Services Division
and Economic
Development
Department
Ongoing, as community improvement
days occur and new programs
become available.
Many of the activities
planned in 2021 were
cancelled due to the
pandemic. Below are
the 2022 events:
The City’s Volunteer
Program worked with
local businesses and
residents to provide
residential
improvement and
revitalization programs
to impacted
neighborhoods. The
City’s Beautification
program repaired 14
homes during the last
planning cycle.
The City’s Volunteer
Program organized
residential
improvement and
revitalization, such as
Re-build Day, Blight
Busters, and other
clean-up and
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beautification projects.
These projects
engaged volunteers
from local businesses,
residents, and church
organizations. Over
3,540 trees have been
planted in the City
since 2016 in
partnership with the
Sacramento Tree
Foundation.
Action
H.2.1.4
Continue to implement the Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
standards through the design review process.
General Fund
Planning and
Building
Departments
Implemented as part of the project
processing and review of individual
development applications.
The Planning
Department has
continuously used
CPTED standards as
part of the design
review process for new
entitlements and has
applied these safety
design standards to
numerous use permits
and design review
applications at both
staff-level review and
projects that went
before the City Council
for approval.
Additionally, the City
continues to consult
with the City’s police
department for further
CPTED and other
safety standards.
Policy
H.2.2 Continue to implement the Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan.
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Action
H.2.2.1
Continue to identify and implement opportunities
on Folsom Boulevard for revitalization that will
improve the Folsom Boulevard corridor,
especially targeting the following:
- Underutilized, blighted, and/or vacant shopping
centers on Folsom Boulevard to increase mixed-
use and reuse in that corridor
- Land banking where and when opportunities
arise
- Continue to reach out to private property
owners to encourage a sale or development of
their properties
- Communicate with special districts on barriers
they add to development in Rancho Cordova,
through design guidelines or impact fees charged
- Pursue grant funding where available to
address environmental issues
General Fund
Housing Division,
Neighborhood
Services Division,
and Economic
Development
Department
Scanning for opportunities and
communicating with
private property owners is ongoing.
Discussions with
special districts and agencies to be
completed by the end
of 2023.
The City continuously
worked with both
property owners and
developers along
Folsom Blvd. to
identify development
opportunities. The City
has encouraged
private owners to
make frontage and
landscape
improvements along
the boulevard.
Additionally, one
multifamily affordable
housing project was
approved on Folsom
Blvd in 2022. Another
builder has an
approved project, but
did not receive grant
funding, and will apply
in 2023.
Other actions the city
is taking or has taken
are as follows: •
•invested $42
million to
repave, add
sidewalks,
and beautify
Folsom Blvd.
•
•acquired
substandard
buildings and
properties
and
demolished
blight on at
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least five
sites. •
•working on
the Mills
Crossing
project on an
approximately
10-acre site
that will
include over
$100 million
in investment
and will
hopefully
catalyze
further
development
along the
Boulevard. •
•funding a
shopping cart
removal
service at a
high level to
ensure
shopping
carts are
removed
within hours.
•
•funding a
Homeless
Outreach
Navigator and
created a
Homeless
Outreach
Team within
the Police
Department
to specifically
address
homeless
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issues on
Folsom Blvd.
•
•working with
other
government
agency
partners,
such as the
Los Rios
Community
College and
Sacramento
Metro Fire to
aid in the
development
of sites they
own on
Folsom Blvd.
Policy
H.2.3 Ensure that existing housing stock within the City is maintained and remains habitable in order to assist in meeting the housing needs of the community.
Action
H.2.3.1
Continue a proactive code enforcement program
aimed at ensuring code compliance and general
housing habitability. The Neighborhood Services
Division will facilitate place-based revitalization
by identifying high priority multifamily projects (in
terms of law enforcement, code enforcement,
and blight conditions) and will pursue the
transformation or conversion of properties into
uses that move the community into a more
balanced housing market and that will not result
in the loss of existing affordable housing units
subsidized with federal, state, or local funds. The
City will target these efforts in areas of
concentrated poverty, overpayment, and
rehabilitation need and will connect any residents
displaced by the loss of subsidized affordable
housing units with all other available affordable
housing programs in the City.
In addition, the City will continue implementing
the Housing Stock Conservation Fee which is an
CDBG Funds, General Fund Housing Division
Annually identify properties. Continue
to proactively
inspect all rental property on a
consistent basis, currently
on a 3- or 7-year rotation depending
on the number of
units at a property.
Throughout the
previous Housing
Element period, the
City’s Rental Housing
Inspection program
has continued to
strongly encourage
rental housing
property owners and
managers to make
necessary health and
safety improvements,
focusing on properties
with the highest calls
for service. The City
has also been
formulating ordinances
that would include
services of a
community prosecutor
and other fee-based
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annual fee collected on business licenses for
multi-family properties.
site review to continue
to bolster that
encouragement.
The City proactively
inspects all apartment
complexes every three
years and rental
properties of 1-8 units
every seven years to
ensure health and
safety standards are
met. Rental properties
must repair any
deficiencies, or they
are ultimately not
allowed to operate as
rental properties.
Policy
H.2.4 Preserve housing units at risk of losing affordability status for units that are subsidized with federal, state, or local funds.
The City will continue to undertake the following
programs and activities during the planning
period of the Housing Element. The efforts listed
here
represent a varied strategy to mitigate potential
loss of “at-risk” units due to conversion to market-
rate units. These local efforts use existing City
and local resources as well as additional
resources from the public and private sector
should they become available.
o Monitor owners of at-risk projects on an
ongoing annual basis, in coordination with other
public and private entities to determine their
interest in selling, prepaying, terminating, or
continuing participation in a subsidy program.
Action
H.2.4.1
o Maintain and annually update the inventory of
“at-risk” projects through the use of existing
databases (e.g., California Housing Partnership
Corporation (CHPC), HUD, State HCD, and
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee).
Local Housing Trust Fund, CDBG
Housing Division
and Neighborhood
Services Division
Annually
The City has
developed an
affordable housing
monitoring plan, and
since 2018 has
provided monitoring to
City-funded affordable
housing programs. To
date, no units have
converted to market
rate.
The City continues to
monitor and to update
its information
regarding at-risk and
other affordable
housing units. The City
continues to meet with
nonprofit developers
and other stakeholders
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o Take all necessary steps to ensure that a
project remains in or is transferred to an
organization capable of maintaining affordability
restrictions for the life of the project, including
proactively ensuring notices to qualified entities,
coordinating an action plan with qualified entities
upon notice, and assisting with financial
resources or supporting funding applications.
o Ensure projects are monitored to see if they
are subject to other State or local requirements
regarding the provision of assistance to displaced
tenants.
o Annually monitor local investment in projects
that have been acquired by non-profit or for-profit
entities to ensure that properties are well
managed and maintained and are being operated
in accordance with the City’s property
rehabilitation standards.
o Work with owners, tenants, and nonprofit
organizations to assist in the nonprofit acquisition
of at-risk projects to ensure long-term affordability
of the development. Contact property owners
annually. Identify nonprofit partners and pursue
funding on a project basis.
o Annually meet with stakeholders and housing
interests to participate and support, through
letters and meetings and technical assistance,
local legislators in federal, state, or local
initiatives that address affordable housing
preservation (e.g., support state or national
legislation that addresses at-risk projects, support
full funding of programs that provide resources
for preservation activities).
o Use available financial resources to
restructure federally assisted preservation
projects, where feasible, in order to preserve
and/or extend affordability.
o Annually identify funding sources for at-risk
preservation and acquisition rehabilitation and
pursue these funding sources at the federal state,
or local levels to preserve at-risk units on a
project-by-project basis.
and look for funding to
maintain existing and
at-risk affordable units
and develop new
affordable housing.
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o Coordinate with owners of expiring subsidies
to ensure the required notices to tenants are
sent out at 3 years, 6 months, and 12 months.
Action
H.2.4.2
In an effort to increase the supply of affordable
housing to mitigate displacement risk for lower
income households due to housing costs and
limited supply, the City will work with interested
individuals, nonprofit housing corporations, and
for-profit developers to acquire rental housing
projects that need rehabilitation, and transfer
ownership, when necessary, to maintain the
affordability of the units to low-income
households.
General Fund, Local Housing
Trust Fund and other subsidies as
available
Housing Division
Meet annually with interested
individuals, nonprofit
housing corporations, and for-profit
developers.
Throughout the
Housing Element
period, the City has
continuously worked
with both for-profit and
non-profit developers
to identify potential
rehabilitation projects.
City staff continually
reviews the market for
multifamily properties
for sale that could be
converted. Once a
project is identified
City staff will reach out
to nonprofit and for-
profit partners to
analyze the
opportunity and
discuss further steps.
The City has
coordinated with
Mercy Housing, Mutual
Housing, Bridge
Housing Urban
Housing Communities,
CalCHA, and others
on this effort.
Action
H.2.4.3
In an effort to preserve the affordable housing
stock, the City will contact the manufactured
housing and mobile-home park owners every five
years to assess their interest in selling and
inquire about their interest in redevelopment of
the property.
General Fund, Local Housing
Trust Fund, and other subsidies as
available
Housing Division
Monitor owner interest in preserving
manufactured
housing and mobile-home parks
every five years.
The City is currently
discussing a Mobile
Home Space Rent
Stabilization
Memorandum of
Understanding with
Mobile Home Park
Owners and
Residents. These
contacts will be
maintained to assess
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interest in selling parks
as appropriate.
GOAL
H.3
PROMOTE HOUSING DIVERSITY THROUGH PROVIDING A RANGE OF HIGH-QUALITY HOUSING CHOICES FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES, DUPLEXES, TOWNHOMES/CONDOMINIUMS, LIVE-WORK UNITS, MIXED-USE, MULTI-FAMILY, EXECUTIVE HOUSING, AND MOBILE HOMES, THAT SERVE ALL HOUSEHOLDS, RANGING FROM THE WORKFORCE TO EXECUTIVES TO SENIORS AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS.
Policy
H.3.1
Ensure that neighborhoods are developed in a balanced, sustainable manner, avoiding over-concentration of affordable housing or oversized rental complexes and providing a range of housing prices and rents.
Action
H.3.1.2
The City has identified sites G-1, and G-2, in the
Land Inventory (see Tables A-20, A-21, and A-22
in Appendix A), as appropriate to meet a portion
of the City’s moderate income RHNA. These
sites are mixed-use sites and require a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow for
residential development in the OPMU zone. The
CUP requirement ensures that the commercial
uses are compatible with residential
development. The sites already meet the location
and environmental requirements of the CUP and
therefore applications on these sites will be
expedited. The City will monitor the development
of these sites and, annually, and upon
consultation with developers, and should the
CUP process pose a constraint to the
development of Housing, the City will either
change the CUP requirement to a Limited Use
permit or find an alternative site.
General Fund Planning
Department
Annually monitor the CUP process to
ensure it does not
pose a constraint to any of the sites
listed.
The City is continuing
to monitor these sites
for potential housing
development
applications. One site
owner contacted the
City in 2022 to discuss
converting an existing
hotel to residential on
a non-RHNA site and
that project is being
reviewed. The land
use process has not
been identified as a
significant barrier.