Sierra Wilds Apartments
Design Review DR2025-0005
Environmental ENV2025-0008
Rocklin City Council
September 22, 2026
(Continued from May 12, 2026 and August 11, 2026)
Nathan Anderson, Planning Division
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• Emergency Vehicle Access /
Hammerhead Easement
4 August 11 Hearing
• Emergency Vehicle Access /
Hammerhead Easement
• Construction Management Plan
5 August 11 Hearing
• Emergency Vehicle Access /
Hammerhead Easement
• Construction Management Plan
• Deceleration Taper Lane on
Wildcat Boulevard
6 August 11 Hearing
• Emergency Vehicle Access /
Hammerhead Easement
• Construction Management Plan
• Deceleration Taper Lane on
Wildcat Boulevard
• Construction Noise and Air
Quality
7 August 11 Hearing
• Emergency Vehicle Access /
Hammerhead Easement
• Construction Management Plan
• Deceleration Taper Lane on
Wildcat Boulevard
• Construction Noise and Air
Quality
• Additional Coordination with the
adjacent school and church
8 August 11 Hearing
9 13.h- Prior to issuance of improvement plans for
the project, the fence located along the
southwesterly project boundary immediately
south of the hammerhead Emergency Vehicle
Access (EVA), adjacent to the school
access/drive aisle, shall be relocateda minimum
of eight(8) feet into the Sierra Wilds project site.
The relocation shall provide adequate clearance
for Fire Department tiller trucks to complete the
required turning movements into and through the
adjacent school property. The final location and
configuration of the fence shall be shown on the
improvement plans and shall be subject to
review and approval by the Fire Department.
Existing
School
Existing
Church
10 Sierra Wilds Apartments
Design Review DR2025-0005
Environmental ENV2025-0008
Rocklin City Council
September 22, 2026
Nathan Anderson, Planning Division
EVA Fence Clarification
• Condition 13.e: All fences, gates, walls, and
associated appurtenances adjacent to the
Emergency Vehicle Access (EVA) shall be designed,
installed, and maintained such that, when any gate
is in the fully open position, no portion of the gate,
fence, or supporting hardware encroaches into or
obstructs the required width or clear path of the
Emergency Vehicle Access. All gates shall swing or
slide entirely outside of the designated EVA,
consistent with the EVA Gate Exhibit included as
part of Exhibit A, to ensure unobstructed emergency
vehicle access at all times. Any modifications to the
gate or fence configuration shall be subject to review
and approval by the Community Development
Director and Fire Department.
16 CEQA – 15183 Consistency Checklist
With regards to mandatory findings of significant, the Consistency Checklist demonstrates that:
1. No peculiar impacts related to the proposed project or its site that were not analyzed as significant effects in the Prior FEIR have been identified.
2. There are no potentially significant off-site and/or cumulative impacts which were not analyzed in the Prior FEIR.
3. No substantial new information has been identified which results in an impact which is more severe than anticipated by the Prior FEIR.
4. No mitigation measures are necessary because the proposed project’s specific impacts would be less than significant. 35 17.72.070 – Design Review Decision
Any decision by the design review board or the council on a design review application shall be based on consideration of the following:
1. Relationship between the site design and the surrounding development, natural features and constraints and traffic flow;
2. Height, bulk and area;
3. Orientation of buildings and structures (with emphasis on energy consumption for heating, cooling, lighting);
4. Color scheme and materials;
5. Style, type and orientation of lighting;
6. Dimensions and placement of signs and graphics;
7. Landscaping (with emphasis on aesthetics, use of water and maintenance needs);
8. Parking design, including ingress and egress patterns;
9. Other design review criteria, which may be adopted from time to time by resolution of the council.
37 Government Code Section 65589.5
This section of the Housing Accountability Act provides that a local agency shall not disapprove an affordable housing project, or condition it in a way that makes it infeasible, unless it can make one of the following written findings based on substantial evidence:
1) The jurisdiction has a compliant Housing Element and has met or exceeded its RHNA for the applicable income category.
2) The project would have a specific, adverse impact on public health or safety, with no feasible way to mitigate it without rendering the project unaffordable. 3) Denial or conditioning is required to comply with state or federal law, and no feasible alternative exists. 4) The project is located on agricultural or resource land, or lacks adequate water or wastewater infrastructure.
5) The project is inconsistent with both the zoning ordinance and General Plan, and the jurisdiction has a compliant Housing Element (with important exceptions for identified Housing Element sites and emergency shelters).
6) The jurisdiction does not have a compliant Housing Element, and the project is not a builder’s remedy project.
Absent one of these findings, the City must approve the project and cannot impose conditions that would make it infeasible. 38
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PD-BP/C/LI (Stanford Ranch GDP)
City Parking Requirements
Project
Units
Ratio of Parking
Spaces Required
Total Parking
Spaces Required
1 bedroom 54 1.5 spaces / unit 81 spaces
2+ bedroom 66 2 spaces / unit 132 spaces
Guest -- .25 spaces / unit 30 spaces
Total 120 -- 243 spaces
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RATE
ONLY
City Parking Requirements
Density Bonus Parking Requirements
Project
Units
Ratio of Parking
Spaces Required
Total Parking
Spaces Required
1 bedroom 541 spaces/ unit 54 spaces
2+ bedroom 661.5 spaces/ unit 99 spaces
Guest --0 spaces/ unit 0 spaces
Total 120 -- 153 spaces
Project
Units
Ratio of Parking
Spaces Required
Total Parking
Spaces Required
1 bedroom 541.5 spaces/ unit 81 spaces
2+ bedroom 662 spaces/ unit 132 spaces
Guest --.25 spaces/ unit 30 spaces
Total 120 -- 243 spaces
24 City Parking Requirements
Density Bonus Parking Requirements
Project
Units
Ratio of Parking
Spaces Required
Total Parking
Spaces Required
1 bedroom 54 1 spaces / unit 54 spaces
2+ bedroom 66 1.5 spaces / unit 99 spaces
Guest -- 0 spaces / unit 0 spaces
Total 120 -- 153 spaces
Project
Units
Ratio of Parking
Spaces Required
Total Parking
Spaces Required
1 bedroom 54 1.5 spaces / unit 81 spaces
2+ bedroom 66 2 spaces / unit 132 spaces
Guest -- .25 spaces / unit 30 spaces
Total 120 -- 243 spaces
Parking Proposed
180 spaces (1.5 spaces per unit)
25 Original
Submittal
Revised
Submittal
27 Original
Submittal
Revised
Submittal
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• Apartment residents would not have
access to the church parking lot
• The existing St. Augustine entrance
would serve as one of two project
access points
• A potential right-turn deceleration
taper on Wildcat Boulevard may
continue to be evaluated as the
project proceeds toward construction
Traffic and School Circulation
Deceleration
Taper?
Pedestrian Connectivity
• The existing church-to-school path crosses church-owned property and is not supported by a recorded pedestrian easement
• The applicant has proposed a new pedestrian route, including a sidewalk along the school driveway and an opening through the proposed fencing Construction Management
• The project will comply with applicable City and State requirements for dust control, construction hours, equipment maintenance, idling, and other best management practices
• Additional construction management measures will be developed during building permit review
• The applicant has agreed to make a good-faith effort to exceed minimum requirements where feasible and practicable due to the proximity of the school
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