Sacramento City Council
August 8, 2023

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GENERAL PLAN
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SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Sacramento 2040 General Plan
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction to the 2040 General Plan and Sustainability and Equity Part 2: Citywide Goals and Policies
Part 3: Community Plans and Special Study Areas
Part 4: Administration and Implementation
Appendix A: Vision and Guiding Principles Update
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: Photo Credits
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GENERAL PLAN
APRIL 28, 2023
PART 1
Introduction to the
2040 General Plan and
Sustainability and Equity
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Part 1: Introduction to the 2040 General Plan and Sustainability and Equity | i PART 1: Introduction to the 2040 General Plan and Sustainability and Equity List of Tables
Table I-1: Correspondence Between State-Mandated Elements and General Plan Chapters................................................. I-5 Table 1-2: Policy Index .................................................................................................................................................................................... I-19 Table 2-1: Indicators ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2-3 Table of Contents
1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................I-1 Sacramento Profile .....................................................................................................................................................................................I-2 Scope and Purpose of the General Plan ............................................................................................................................................ I-3 Planning Area .............................................................................................................................................................................................. I-6 Planning Context ....................................................................................................................................................................................... I-9 General Plan Update Process ...............................................................................................................................................................I-11 Vision ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... I-14 General Plan Organization .................................................................................................................................................................... I-15 How to Use the General Plan ................................................................................................................................................................ I-18 2 Sustainability and Equity ....................................................................................................................2-1 Recent City Initiatives ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2-2 Indicators ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2-2 List of Maps
Map I-1: Regional Location ..............................................................................................................................................................................I-7 Map I-2: Planning Area ..................................................................................................................................................................................... I-8 List of Figures
Figure I-1: General Plan Pyramid .................................................................................................................................................................. I-3

INTRODUCTION
Sacramento is a diverse and welcoming city with
ĂƌŝĐŚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐůŽĐĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂů
Valley, and a bright future. The city is an historic
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĚĞĞƉůLJƌŽŽƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ
ĂŶĚĂĚLJŶĂŵŝĐŵŽĚĞƌŶĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů
ŚƵďĨŽƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ĂƌƚƐ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ĂŶĚŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ͘^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĨĂƐƚĞƐƚŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĐŝƟĞƐŝŶĂůŝfornia, located in one of the most livable regions in the U.S.

Looking to the future, Sacramento is projected to
add 69,000 new homes and 77,000 new jobs by
2040. For the community to continue to flourish,
Sacramento will need to ensure that this growth happens in ways that are both sustainable and equitable. dŚŝƐǁŝůůŵĞĂŶƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĂĐŽŵƉĂĐƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ƉĂƩĞƌŶǁŝƚŚŶĞǁŐƌŽǁƚŚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂůůLJĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚ
ƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚ
infrastructure and to reduce vehicle miles traveled
and greenhouse gas emissions. Equally, it will require
a focus on fostering complete neighborhoods that
provide for residents’ daily needs within easy walking
ŽƌďŝŬŝŶŐĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŽīĞƌĂƌĂŶŐĞ
of housing types to suit the needs of people of all
ages and at all stages of life. It will also mean building community resilience in the face of climate change,
forging inclusive economic development, and taking
ĂĐƟŽŶƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞŝŶĞƋƵŝƟĞƐŽĨƉĂƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐƐŽ
that everyone has an opportunity to achieve their
ĨƵůůƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͘/ŶƌŝƐŝŶŐƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞƐĞ
ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĂŶĚƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶƚŽŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ
an even brighter future, the Sacramento 2040 General Plan seeks to foster a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous city for all.

SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | I-1
1 Sacramento Profile
dŚĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůŽĨĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂƐŝŶĐĞϭϴϱϴ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŝƐ
a modern city and the metropolis of a region that
ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ
ůŽƌĂĚŽ͕WůĂĐĞƌ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕^ƵƩĞƌ͕
zŽůŽ͕ĂŶĚzƵďĂĐŽƵŶƟĞƐ͘/ƚƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ ĨĞƌƟůĞ
ĞŶƚƌĂůsĂůůĞLJĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ
and American Rivers allowed farming, food processŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƚŽƉůĂLJĂƉŝǀŽƚĂůƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞ early development of the community. Today, food
and agriculture continue to be important drivers
ŽĨƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘/ŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJ͕ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
technology are shaping economic and community
development in Sacramento and there is a growing
number of companies involved in high-tech manuĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ďŝŽƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ͕ĂŶĚ medical research. The city is home to numerous topƌĂŶŬĞĚƉŽƐƚͲƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ are valuable contributors of ideas and talent, and it is ĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŚƵď͕ƐĞƌǀĞĚďLJ
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ͕ĂĚĞĞƉͲǁĂƚĞƌƐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐƉŽƌƚ͕
two major interstate freeways, freight and passenger
rail lines, and an extensive regional commuter bus
and light rail system.
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŚĂƐĂĚŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘
dŚĞĐŝƚLJŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŐƌŽǁƚŚŽǀĞƌ
ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮϬϭϬĂŶĚϮϬϮϬ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ
added 44,000 new residents, a robust increase
over a period that includes the Great Recession
years. This growth has been fueled in large part by
ĂŶŽƵƚͲŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ^ĂŶ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐĐŽĂLJƌĞĂ
spurred by rapidly rising housing costs and accelerĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞKs/ͲϭϵƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͘/ŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵ overseas also contributes, with new residents arrivŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵƐŝĂ͕ĞŶƚƌĂůŵĞƌŝĐĂ͕ĂŶĚ ƵƌŽƉĞ͕ǁŝƚŚ
DĞdžŝĐŽ͕ƚŚĞWŚŝůŝƉƉŝŶĞƐ͕/ŶĚŝĂ͕ŚŝŶĂ͕hŬƌĂŝŶĞ͕ĂŶĚ
ZƵƐƐŝĂĐŚŝĞĨĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŵ͘/ŶϮϬϮϬ͕ŶĞĂƌůLJϱϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ
ŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐůĂĐŬ͕/ŶĚŝŐĞŶŽƵƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĐŽůŽƌ;/WKͿ͕ŶŽŶͲǁŚŝƚĞ͘ĞƚǁĞĞŶϮϬϭϬ
and 2020, population increased to approximately
ϱϬϬ͕ϬϬϬ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞĂŐĞĐŽŵƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐƚĂLJĞĚƌŽƵŐŚůLJƚŚĞ
ƐĂŵĞ͘^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽďŽĂƐƚƐĂƌŝĐŚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŽīĞƌŝŶŐƚŽŽ͕
ŚŽŵĞƚŽĂŶĂĐƟǀĞĂŶĚŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ͕ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ
world-class performing arts venues and professional
ƐƉŽƌƚƐƚĞĂŵƐ͕ĂŶĚĂďƵƌŐĞŽŶŝŶŐĐƌĞĂƟǀĞĂƌƚƐƐĐĞŶĞ͘
The walkable streets and historic homes of Midtown
ĂƩƌĂĐƚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐƚŽ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕ĂŶĚƌŝǀĞƌĨƌŽŶƚŽƉĞŶ
ƐƉĂĐĞƐŽīĞƌĂŶĂƌƌĂLJŽĨƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ
ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͘
I-2 | Introduction
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Scope and Purpose of
the General Plan

WHAT IS A GENERAL PLAN
The 2040 General Plan was adopted in compliance
ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ
ŽĚĞ ^ĞĐƚŝŽŶ ϲϱϯϬϬ͘ dŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂů WůĂŶ ŝƐ Ă ůĞŐĂů document and much of its content is established by
ƐƚĂƚƵƚŽƌLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚĚĂƚĂ͕
analysis, maps, and exhibits. The legal adequacy of
ƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝƐĐƌŝƟĐĂů͕ƐŝŶĐĞŵĂŶLJŝƚLJĂĐƟŽŶƐ
and programs are required to be consistent with the
General Plan.
ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĚĞƐĞĐƟŽŶϲϱϯϬϬƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ
each city and county to adopt a General Plan “for the
physical development of the county or city, and any
ůĂŶĚŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƚƐďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐǁŚŝĐŚ͙ďĞĂƌƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽ
its planning.” The Sacramento General Plan can be
considered a blueprint for development and conserǀĂƟŽŶͶĂƐĞƚŽĨƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚŐƵŝĚĞƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛ƐůĂŶĚ use and capital investment decisions for the next two
decades. The Sacramento General Plan serves to:
• Establish a long-range vision that reflects the
ĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐƐƚĞƉƐ
to achieve it;
• Guide decision-making related to development,
ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕
public services, parks, open space, and agriculƚƵƌĂůĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͖ • Help Sacramento achieve compliance with applicable State and regional policies, including housŝŶŐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ • ůůŽǁŝƚLJĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŽƚŚĞƌƉƵďůŝĐĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͕
and private developers to design projects that will
enhance the community, preserve environmental
resources, and minimize hazards; and
• WƌŽǀŝĚĞƚŚĞďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚƐĞƫŶŐƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĚĞĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƉůĂŶƐ͘
Due to the broad and long-range nature of the
General Plan, there will be instances where more
detailed studies will be necessary to implement the
General Plan’s policies, as illustrated in Figure I-1.

Figure I-1
General Plan Pyramid
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | I-3

GENERAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS
ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂŐƌĂŶƚƐůŽĐĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐƉŽǁĞƌŽǀĞƌůĂŶĚ
ƵƐĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͘ƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ĐŝƟĞƐŚĂǀĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůĞ
ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJŝŶƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉůĂŶƐƐŽůŽŶŐĂƐ ^ƚĂƚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŵĞƚ͘dŚĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞƐďŽƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞŶƚŽĨŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉůĂŶƐĂŶĚƌƵůĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌĂĚŽƉƟŽŶĂŶĚƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ
amendment. Together, state law and judicial decisions establish three overall guidelines for general plans. General plans should be:
• Comprehensive.ථdŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉůĂŶŵƵƐƚďĞŐĞŽgraphically comprehensive, applying throughout ƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚĂƌĞĂĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ƉŚĞƌĞŽĨ
/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉůĂŶŵƵƐƚĂůƐŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞ
ĨƵůůƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŝƐƐƵĞƐƚŚĂƚĂīĞĐƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů
development.
• Internally Consistent.ථdŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉůĂŶŵƵƐƚĨƵůůLJ
integrate its separate parts and relate them to
ĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐŽŶŇŝĐƚ͘͞,ŽƌŝnjŽŶƚĂů͟ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶĐLJĂƉƉůŝĞƐĂƐŵƵĐŚƚŽĮŐƵƌĞƐĂŶĚĚŝĂŐƌĂŵƐĂƐ to the general plan text. It also applies to data and
ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͘ůůĂĚŽƉƚĞĚƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨ
the general plan, whether required by state law
or not, have equal legal weight. None may supersede another, so the general plan must resolve ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƐŽĨĞĂĐŚĞůĞŵĞŶƚ͘
• >ŽŶŐZĂŶŐĞ͘ථĞĐĂƵƐĞĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ǁŝůůĂīĞĐƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽůŝǀĞ͕ǁŽƌŬ͕
and study here for years to come, state law
requires every general plan to take a long-term
ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ͘dŚŝƐ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶƵƐĞƐƚŚĞLJĞĂƌϮϬϰϬ
as its planning horizon.

The Sacramento General Plan contains four parts:

Part 1:/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞϮϬϰϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶĂŶĚ
Sustainability and Equity; Part 2: ŝƚLJǁŝĚĞ'ŽĂůƐ
and Policies; Part 3:ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJWůĂŶƐĂŶĚ^ƉĞĐŝĂů
Study Areas; and Part 4: AdŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ƐƐŚŽǁŶŽŶTable I-1, the General Plan covers all eight “elements” required under state
ůĂǁͶůĂŶĚƵƐĞ͕ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕
ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ŶŽŝƐĞ͕ƐĂĨĞƚLJ͕ĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůũƵƐƟĐĞ
ͶŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƐĞǀĞƌĂůŽƉƟŽŶĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨůŽĐĂů
importance to the community, including economic
development, and historic and cultural resources. All
elements, regardless of whether they are mandatory
ŽƌŽƉƟŽŶĂů͕ĐĂƌƌLJĞƋƵĂůǁĞŝŐŚƚ͘
Housing Elements are required by state law to be
updated more frequently than the General Plan,
ĂŶĚƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚŚĂƚ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƐŝƚƐ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ

ůĞŵĞŶƚƵŶĚĞƌĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĐŽǀĞƌ͘dŚĞŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂmento Housing Element was most recently adopted ŝŶϮϬϮϭ͕ĂŶĚǁŝůůďĞŶĞdžƚƵƉĚĂƚĞĚŝŶϮϬϮϵ͕ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞͲĚĞĮŶĞĚĐLJĐůĞ͘^ƚĂƚĞůĂǁĂůƐŽƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶďĞ͞ǀĞƌƟĐĂůůLJ͟ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚ͕ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĂůůĂĐƟŽŶƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽnjŽŶŝŶŐ͕ƐƵďĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶĂƉƉƌŽǀĂů͕ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚ capital improvements must be consistent with the
General Plan.

I-4 | Introduction
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Table I-1: Correspondence Between State-Mandated Elements and General Plan Chapters Part/Chapter State Required Elements Optional Elements
Part 1: Introduction to the 2040 General Plan and Sustainability and Equity

1. Introduction --

2. Sustainability and Equity --
Part 2: Citywide Goals and Policies

3. Land Use and Placemaking Land Use

4. Historic and Cultural Resources -- Historic Preservation

5. Economic Development -- Economic Development

6. Environmental Resources and Constraints Conservation, Noise, Safety (Hazards) Air Quality

7. Environmental Justice Environmental Justice Air Quality, Community Health

8. Mobility Circulation (Transportation)

9. Public Facilities and Safety Circulation (Utilities/Facilities), Safety (Fire/Emergency)

10. Youth, Parks, Recreation, & Open Space Open Space
Part 3: Community Plans and Special Study Areas

11. Community Plans & Special Study Areas --
Part 4: Administration and Implementation

12. Implementation
Appendices
Appendix A: Vision & Guiding Principles
Appendix B: Glossary & Acronyms
Appendix C: Photograph/Illustration Credits
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | I-5
Planning Area

REGIONAL LOCATION
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŝƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĞŶtral Valley, roughly halfway between San Francisco to the west and Lake Tahoe to the east. Major highways
providing regional access to and through Sacramento
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ/ŶƚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞϴϬĂŶĚh͘^͘,ŝŐŚǁĂLJϱϬ;ĞĂƐƚͬǁĞƐƚͿ͕ ĂŶĚ/ŶƚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞϱĂŶĚh͘^͘,ŝŐŚǁĂLJϵϵ;ŶŽƌƚŚͬƐŽƵƚŚͿ͘
Amtrak serves Sacramento’s passenger rail needs,
while Sacramento International Airport provides
ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŇŝŐŚƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƐƚŵĂũŽƌ
airlines. Within the city and surrounding region, SacraŵĞŶƚŽZĞŐŝŽŶĂůdƌĂŶƐŝƚ;^ĂĐZdͿŝƐƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ provider of bus and light rail service. The regional locaƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƌĞĂŝƐƐŚŽǁŶŽŶMap I-1.

PLANNING AREA
The planning area is defined as the land area
addressed by the General Plan, including land within
ŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ƉŚĞƌĞŽĨ/ŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ;^K/ͿŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
ŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐ͖ďŽƚŚĂƌĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞĚ͘dŚĞ
ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞƐ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϭϭϯ͕ϱϳϮ
ĂĐƌĞƐ;ϭϵϳƐƋƵĂƌĞŵŝůĞƐͿŽĨŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚĂŶĚƵŶŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚůĂŶĚ͕ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŝŶŐůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐ͕ƚŚĞ^K/͕ĂŶĚĮǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂƐĂƐƐŚŽǁŶ on Map I-2. The planning area boundary was determined in response to state law, which requires each city to include all territory within the boundaries of
the incorporated area as well as “any land outside
its boundaries which in the planning agency’s judgeŵĞŶƚďĞĂƌƐƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽŝƚƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕͟ϭ within the genĞƌĂůƉůĂŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƌĞĂ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞŝƚLJŽŶůLJŚĂƐũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐ͕ŝƚĐĂŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĨƵƚƵƌĞůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞĂŶĚnjŽŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞ^K/ƚŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞĚƵƐĞƐ
ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚŽĨĨƵƚƵƌĞĂŶŶĞdžĂƟŽŶ͘
City Limits
dŚĞŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϲϰ͕ϰϮϱ
ĂĐƌĞƐ;ϭϬϭƐƋƵĂƌĞŵŝůĞƐͿŽĨŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ƚŚĞůĞŐĂůũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͘dŚĞ
ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƵƐĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ commercial, and industrial developments, as well as
ƉƵďůŝĐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉĂƌŬƐ͕ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ĂŶĚŚŽƐƉŝƚĂůƐ͘ 1 California Government Code Section 65300.

Sphere of Influence (SOI)
dŚĞ^K/ŝƐĂŶĂƌĞĂŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶĂůďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ͕ŽƌŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐ͕ƚŚĂƚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞƐƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ͛ƐƉƌŽďĂďůĞĨƵƚƵƌĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĂƌĞĂ͘
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛Ɛ ^K/ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ϭϰ͕Ϭϭϴ ĂĐƌĞƐ ;ϮϮ
ƐƋƵĂƌĞŵŝůĞƐͿŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐ͘dŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ
>ŽĐĂůŐĞŶĐLJ&ŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ;>&ŽͿŚĂƐ
ũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶŽǀĞƌĚĞĮŶŝŶŐ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛Ɛ^K/ĂŶĚĂĐƚƐ
ŽŶĂŶŶĞdžĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚƐ
ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐ͘dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚĞ^K/ŝƐƚŽĐŽŽƌdinate and shape logical and orderly development while discouraging urban sprawl and the premature
conversion of agricultural and open space lands by
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐŽǀĞƌůĂƉƉŝŶŐũƵƌŝƐĚŝĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĚƵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘tŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ>&ŽĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƚĞůůĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ
what their planning goals should be, on a regional
ůĞǀĞů͕ ƚŚĞ>&Ž ĨŽƌĞĂĐŚĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂĐŽƵŶƚLJŚĞůƉƐ
ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚŽĨĂƌĞĂƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŽǁŶĞƌƐ͘ Special Study Areas
dŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƌĞĂĂůƐŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĮǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƌĞĂƐ͗ ƚŚĞEĂƚŽŵĂƐ ĂƐŝŶ ^ƚƵĚLJ ƌĞĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĚĞŶ
Arcade Study Area, the East Study Area, the FruitƌŝĚŐĞͬ&ůŽƌŝŶ^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞdŽǁŶŽĨ&ƌĞĞƉŽƌƚ Study Area. These are unincorporated locations
ĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐǁŚĞƌĞĐĂƌĞĨƵůĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƵŶƚLJŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽƉůĂŶ
for natural resource protection and the efficient
ĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůƐƚƵĚLJ
ĂƌĞĂƐƚŽƚĂůĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϰϳ͕ϲϭϬĂĐƌĞƐ ;ϳϰƐƋƵĂƌĞ
ŵŝůĞƐͿ͕ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϳϰƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨǁŚŝĐŚůŝĞƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ^K/͘ I-6 | Introduction
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Introduction | I-7
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Del Paso Blvd
Raley Blvd
Land Park Dr
Grand Ave
J St
K St
Northgate Blvd
N St
Sutterville Rd
Arden Way
Stockton Blvd
Rush Riv er Dr
Cosumnes River Blvd
Q St
Marconi Ave
Riverside Blvd
Bruceville Rd Elder Creek Rd
Rio Linda Blvd
Windbridge Dr Jackson Rd
Valley Hi Dr
El Camino Ave
59Th St
La Riv iera Dr
Fair Oaks Blvd
X St
American River Dr
Mckinley Blvd
Elvas Ave
21St St
Fulton Ave
Power Inn Rd
Norwood Ave
Eastern Ave
Center Pkwy
Freeport Blvd
Danbro o k Dr
Broadway
19Th St
Watt Ave
65Th St
16Th St
12Th St
9Th St
10Th St
15Th St
Greenha ven Dr
Florin Rd
H St
Truxel Rd
Marysville Blvd
Main Ave
W El Camino Ave
Colle g e Town D r
Brookfield Dr
Engle Rd
13Th St
Gloria Dr
47Th Ave
Cottage Way
Pocket Rd
Roseville Rd Auburn Blvd
L St
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Arena Blvd
Edison Ave
Mission Ave
French Rd
W St
C St
I St
P St
Bridgecross Dr
5Th St
3Rd St
65Th Street Expy
San Juan Rd
Azeved o Dr
Alta Arden Expy
SWatt Ave
Northrop Ave
HoweAve
Meadowview Rd
Del Paso Rd
Elk Grove Florin Rd
Fruitridge Rd
Natoma s Blvd
Bell Ave
Mack Rd
Calvine Rd
N Market Blvd
Gerber Rd Florin Perkins Rd
E Commer ceWay
Folsom Blvd
Hurley Way
Arden Garden
El Centro Rd
Hedge Ave
Garden Hwy
24Th St
Richards Blvd
Rio Linda Blvd
Elkhorn Blvd
Watt Ave
Madison Ave
Greenback Ln
Fair Oakls Blvd
Elverta Rd
Antelope Rd
Garfield Ave
Sheldon Rd
Bond Rd
Waterman Rd
Laguna Blvd
Elk Grove Blvd
Grant Line Rd
Excelsior Rd
East Study
Area
Natomas Basin
Study Area
Town of
Freeport
Study Area
Fruitridge
Florin
Study Area
Arden Arcade
Study Area
Elk Grove
Airport
McClellan
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Rio Linda
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Sacramento
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Planning Area
Planning Context

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐĞĂƌůLJĂŶĚŵŽĚĞƌŶƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞ
shaped by its geographic features, including the SacƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƌŝǀĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚŝƚƐǀĞƌĚĂŶƚŇŽƌĂ ĂŶĚĨĂƵŶĂ͘dŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽsĂůůĞLJǁĂƐĮƌƐƚƐĞƩůĞĚ
ďLJ EŝƐĞŶĂŶ ;^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ DĂŝĚƵͿ ĂŶĚ WůĂŝŶƐ DŝǁŽŬ
EĂƟǀĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƐ͘ƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂŶĚůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐƐƚƵĚies show that the region’s earliest inhabitants were hunter-gatherers who subsisted on acorns, seeds,
ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐůĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůƐĂŶĚĮƐŚ͖
ƚŚĞLJƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ͕ďƵŝůƚǀŝůůĂŐĞƐǁŝƚŚĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ
architecture, and manufactured a wide variety of
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European exploration into the Sacramento Valley
ďĞŐĂŶŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJϭϴϬϬƐǀŝĂĐŽůŽŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĞdžƉůŽƌĞƌƐ͕
a Spaniard name Gabriel Moraga is responsible for
naming the valley region “Sacramento,” which means
͞ƚŚĞ,ŽůLJ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚ͘͟/Ŷϭϴϯϵ͕:ŽŚŶ^ƵƩĞƌĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ^ƵƩĞƌ͛Ɛ&ŽƌƚŽŶĂůĂŶĚŐƌĂŶƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞDĞdžŝĐĂŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ŝŶǁŚĂƚǁĂƐ͕ĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞ͕EŝƐĞŶĂŶ territory.
ŌĞƌƚŚĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJŽĨŐŽůĚŝŶƚŚĞ^ŝĞƌƌĂƐ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ
ƋƵŝĐŬůLJďĞĐĂŵĞĂƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŚƵďĨŽƌƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚŽƌƐ
ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐŽŶƚŚĞŝƌǁĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŐŽůĚĮĞůĚƐ͘^ƵƩĞƌ
ŚĂĚĂŶŽĸĐŝĂůƉůĂŶĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŝƚLJƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŝƚŝnjĞŶƐŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂĚŽƉƚĞĚĂŝƚLJĐŚĂƌƚĞƌŝŶϭϴϰϵ͘ /ŶϭϴϱϬ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽďĞĐĂŵĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ
ĐŝƚLJŝŶĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͘ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ'ŽůĚZƵƐŚ
ĂŶĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞϭϴϬϬƐ͕ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ
river ports, and later the railroad, played a promiŶĞŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶŵĂŬŝŶŐ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂŵĂũŽƌĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ point; a commercial and agricultural center; a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express, and the First TransconƟŶĞŶƚĂůZĂŝůƌŽĂĚ͖ĂŶĚŝŶϭϴϱϰ͕ƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůŽĨ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͘ZĂŝůĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵƚŚ
ĐĞŶƚƵƌLJĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJϮϬƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͕ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐůŽĐĂůĂƐ
ǁĞůůĂƐƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƚƌĂǀĞů͘ĂƩĞƌLJŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚĐĂƌƐ
ǁĞƌĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŝŶϭϴϵϭ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĂŶĞƌĂďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞ
ĂƵƚŽŵŽďŝůĞ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐĮƌƐƚƐƵďƵƌďƐ
ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚĐĂƌůŝŶĞƐ͘LJϭϵϭϭ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŚĂĚ
eight streetcar lines. The “streetcar suburbs” to the
ĞĂƐƚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ>ĂŶĚWĂƌŬ͕ƵƌƟƐWĂƌŬ͕KĂŬ
WĂƌŬ͕dĂŚŽĞWĂƌŬĂŶĚ
ĂƐƚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕ŚĂĚĂŶĞƐƟŵĂƚĞĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨϭϱ͕ϬϬϬĂŶĚǁĞƌĞĂŶŶĞdžĞĚŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƚLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞďLJƚƌŝƉůŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐůĂŶĚĂƌĞĂ͘
Following World War II, Sacramento began a period
of unprecedented growth aided by the growing
post-war economy, strong housing demand, and
the national trend toward suburbanization. From
ϭϵϰϲƚŽϭϵϳϬ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂĚĚĞĚŶĞĂƌůLJ
60,000 acres of land in the Natomas, Northgate, Gardenland, and North Sacramento areas, expanding ĂůŵŽƐƚƐĞǀĞŶƟŵĞƐŝƚƐϭϵϰϱƐŝnjĞŽĨũƵƐƚŽǀĞƌϵ͕ϬϬϬ
acres. This massive post-war expansion was made
possible by the dramatic growth in automobile
ownership and the development of freeways, such
ĂƐ/ŶƚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞƐϴϬĂŶĚϱĂŶĚh͘^͘ϱϬ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽǁĞĚ
Aerial view of Southern Pacific Railroad passenger station, ca. 1925-1926 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | I-9
quick travel to once outlying areas. The freeways,
however, also disrupted existing neighborhoods
and displaced residents, as land was cleared for this
new infrastructure and new barriers were created
between historically connected neighborhoods.

With the advent of the automobile, neighborhoods
became less dense and blocks grew larger, scaled to
the speed of a car rather than the pedestrian. Land
uses became more segregated, increasing Sacramento’s car dependence. As many residents moved out to the new suburbs, retailers followed them and built
a new kind of development suited to the suburban
ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ͗ƚŚĞƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐŵĂůů͘/Ŷϭϵϱϰ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛Ɛ
ĮƌƐƚůĂƌŐĞƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐŵĂůů͕ŽƵŶƚƌLJůƵď^ŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĞŶter, opened. This was soon followed by others such ĂƐ^ŽƵƚŚŐĂƚĞĂŶĚ&ůŽƌŝŶĞŶƚĞƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŶďLJƐŵĂůůĞƌ
strip malls along commercial corridors in subsequent
decades.

Annexation of the Pocket and the Natomas areas
ůĞĚƚŽƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŐƌŽǁƚŚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞ
ϭϵϳϬƐ͕͚ϴϬƐ͕͚ϵϬƐĂŶĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJϮϬϬϬƐ͘/ŶƚĂŶĚĞŵ
with post-war suburban development, redevelopment in Downtown Sacramento resulted in a draŵĂƟĐĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞŝŶƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘hƌďĂŶƌĞŶĞǁĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƐĂǁƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐĐŽŶĚĞŵŶĞĚĂƐ͞ďůŝŐŚƚĞĚ͘͟dŚĞƐĞ properties were expropriated from homeowners
ĂŶĚƚĞŶĂŶƚƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĚĞŵŽůŝƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJƌĞŵŽǀĞĚĞŶƟƌĞŶŽŶͲtŚŝƚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶĂƌĞĂ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƚŚĞtĞƐƚ
ŶĚ
;ĂŶĂƌĞĂǁĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞĂƉŝƚŽůƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
ϭϵϱϬƐͬϲϬƐͿ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƌĞǀŝƐŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞĂƉŝƚŽůƌĞĂ
WůĂŶŝŶϭϵϳϳĂŶĚϭϵϵϳƵƐŚĞƌĞĚŝŶŶĞǁŵŝdžĞĚͲƵƐĞĂŶĚ
ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞŚĞůƉĞĚƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝnjĞ
the central city. The expansion of the light rail system ŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚͲϮϬϬϬƐŚĂƐĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŶĞǁŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
for transit-oriented development along extensions of
ƚŚĞ^ĂĐZdůƵĞĂŶĚ'ŽůĚ>ŝŶĞƐ͘DŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͕ƚŚĞ
advent of online shopping and e-commerce have
resulted in a reduced demand for physical retail
space, and there are opportunities to reimagine
some older shopping centers.

GENERAL PLAN EVOLUTION
Smart growth principles have long been central to
ůŽŶŐͲƌĂŶŐĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͘/Ŷϭϵϴϴ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJ
adopted a General Plan that laid out a set of smart
growth principles to guide sustainable and balanced
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐĞĸĐŝĞŶƚĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞƵƐĞ
ŽĨůĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘/ŶϮϬϬϵ͕ ĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞƵƉĚĂƚĞ;ϮϬϯϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶͿĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ
ƚŚĞƐĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚǁŝƚŚĂĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ
ŝŶĮůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƌĞƵƐĞŽĨƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝnjĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŽŶŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĨLJŝŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŶĞĂƌ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚĂŶĚŵŝdžĞĚͲƵƐĞĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͘ŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
ƚŚĞŵĞŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϯϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶǁĂƐ͞>ŝǀŝŶŐ>ŝŐŚƚůLJ͟
and it incorporated strategies to reduce Sacramento’s carbon footprint as well as a program calling for ƚŚĞŝƚLJƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĂŶĚĂĚŽƉƚĂĐůŝŵĂƚĞĂĐƟŽŶƉůĂŶ͕
which was subsequently adopted in two phases in
ϮϬϭϬĂŶĚϮϬϭϮ͘ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƵƉĚĂƚĞƚŽƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂů
WůĂŶǁĂƐĂĚŽƉƚĞĚŝŶϮϬϭϱ;ƚŚĞϮϬϯϱ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶͿ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐƚŝŽŶ WůĂŶ ŝŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶĂŶĚƌĞĨƌĞƐŚĞĚƚŚĞdĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂĐŬground Report. The 2040 General Plan is the most current iteration of this comprehensive planning
document.

Sutter’s Fort
I-10 | Introduction
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
General Plan Update
Process
/Ŷ ϮϬϭϵ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJĞŵďĂƌŬĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ
update of the General Plan to guide Sacramento in
its next era of growth and development in a sustainable and equitable manner. The General Plan Update ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶƵƉĚĂƟŶŐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚ
changed conditions and priorities and to address
new state laws. Important cornerstones of the 2040
General Plan Update include a focus on Sacramento’s neighborhoods, a new environmental justice ĞůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚďŽůĚĂĐƟŽŶƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĂŶĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƟŶŐ
ĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐƌŝƐŝƐ͘/ŶƉĂƌĂůůĞů͕ĂŶĞǁůŝŵĂƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚ
ĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶWůĂŶǁĂƐƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂƐĂůĞĂĚĞƌŝŶĐůŝŵĂƚĞĂĐƟŽŶ͘ The General Plan Update process involved four main
ƉŚĂƐĞƐ͘WŚĂƐĞϭĨŽĐƵƐĞĚŽŶŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐŝƐƐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
opportunities to address in updating the General
Plan and culminated in a Vision and Guiding PrinciƉůĞƐ͕ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚďLJŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůŝŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϵ͕ƚŚĂƚ describe Sacramento’s shared values and its aspiraƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘WŚĂƐĞϮĞdžƉůŽƌĞĚŬĞLJƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ necessary to achieve the vision. The strategies were
refined through input from community members
ĂŶĚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬĞƌƐĂŶĚĚŝƐƟůůĞĚŝŶƚŽĂƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚ
ƉůĂŶĐŽŶĐĞƉƚĂŶĚŬĞLJƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƚŽŐƵŝĚĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϰϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ͘WŚĂƐĞϯƐĂǁƚŚĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ĚƌĂŌŐŽĂůƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐĂĐƟŽŶƐďĂƐĞĚ
on the approved vision and key strategies from prior
ƉŚĂƐĞƐ͘WŚĂƐĞϰŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚƉƵďůŝĐƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƚŚĞĚƌĂŌ
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚƚŽƌĂŝƐĞ
awareness in the community and solicit feedback on
ƚŚĞĚƌĂŌĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĂůŚĞĂƌŝŶŐƐďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞ
WůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĞƐŝŐŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůƉƌŝŽƌƚŽĂĚŽƉƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶƐĂŶĚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞDĂƐƚĞƌ
ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů/ŵƉĂĐƚZĞƉŽƌƚ;D
/ZͿ͘

MILESTONE DOCUMENTS
The update process involved the preparation of
several documents: the Policy Document, TechniĐĂůĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚZĞƉŽƌƚ͕ĂŶĚDĂƐƚĞƌ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů
Impact Report.

Policy Document. The Policy Document is the
essence of the General Plan. It contains the goals,
ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŐƵŝĚĞ
ŝƚLJĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚ
two decades. The Policy Document was revised comƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞůLJƚŽƌĞŇĞĐƚĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶƉƵƚ ŽŶŝƐƐƵĞƐ͕ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŽ
address new state law.

Technical Background Report. Along with the PolŝĐLJŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚĞdĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚZĞƉŽƌƚǁŝůů be part of the General Plan. This document does
ŶŽƚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂĚŽƉƚĞĚŝƚLJƉŽůŝĐLJ͕ďƵƚŝƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂ
ƉƌŽĮůĞĂŶĚĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚƌĞŶĚƐ
within Sacramento and the surrounding area as of
ϮϬϭϴ͖ŝƚĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞƐƐĞǀĞƌĂů^ƚĂƚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐůĂǁƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌŐĞŶĞƌĂůƉůĂŶƐ͖ĂŶĚŝƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ for policy in the Policy Document. It also serves as
ƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƐĞƫŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞD
/Z͖ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝƚ
ŝƐŶŽƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞD
/Z͘dŚĞdĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚ
Report was published in November 2020 and is availĂďůĞŽŶƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛ƐǁĞďƐŝƚĞĂƚƚŚŝƐůŝŶŬ͗ŚƩƉƐ͗ͬͬƌď͘ŐLJͬ jrv07.

Master Environmental Impact Report
/ŶƉĂƌĂůůĞůǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶhƉĚĂƚĞ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJ
is also preparing a MEIR. The purpose of the MEIR
is to identify and evaluate the potentially significant impacts that could occur as a result of the ĂĚŽƉƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϰϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂů
WůĂŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐƵŵƵůĂƟǀĞĞīĞĐƚƐ͕ŐƌŽǁƚŚͲŝŶĚƵĐŝŶŐ
effects, and irreversible significant effects on the
environment.
dŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů ƌĞǀŝĞǁƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞD
/Z
during the General Plan Update process to understand the potential environmental implications ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ͘dŚĞ
MEIR is not part of the General Plan; however, it is
ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƐƚƌĞĂŵůŝŶĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚͲůĞǀĞůĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ
ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůYƵĂůŝƚLJĐƚ;
YͿƌĞǀŝĞǁĨŽƌƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ
projects that are consistent with the General Plan.

SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | I-11
Additionally, the following supporting documents
are incorporated by reference into the 2040 General
WůĂŶ͗ ƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŶŶĞdž ƚŽ ƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŽƵŶƚLJ>ŽĐĂů,ĂnjĂƌĚDŝƟŐĂƟŽŶWůĂŶ;>,DWͿ͖ ĂŶĚƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽůŝŵĂƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ
WůĂŶ;WͿ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞsƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ
ŝƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐ͘ŽƉŝĞƐŽĨĂůůƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂƌĞ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌƌĞǀŝĞǁĂƚƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛Ɛ website.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚǁĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůĂŶĚŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ
component of the General Plan Update process; a
ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌĨŽĐƵƐǁĂƐŽŶŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚƚŽĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚ
ĂŶĚůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐĂůůLJŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘dŚĞŝĚĞĂƐ
and feedback gathered through the community outreach process directly informed the vision set forth in this General Plan and the strategies incorporated
ƚŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŝƚ͘DĂũŽƌŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚĞīŽƌƚƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͗
• Stakeholder Interviews: At the beginning of the
project work, a series of interviews was conducted
with a variety of local stakeholders, including
property owners, advocacy groups, developers,
ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŽǁŶĞƌƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐĂŐĞŶĐLJƐƚĂī͕ĞůĞĐƚĞĚŽĸcials, and others. These interviews elicited candid input on planning issues and provided a broad
sense of the major issues of concern and desired
outcomes for the General Plan Update.
• Phase 1 Citywide Workshops: ƌŽĂĚͲďĂƐĞĚĐŽŵmunity engagement for the General Plan Update ŬŝĐŬĞĚŽīǁŝƚŚĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨĐŝƚLJǁŝĚĞǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐŝŶ
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘
The purpose of these workshops were to build
awareness about the project and to solicit input
ĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽŶĐƌŝƟĐĂůŝƐƐƵĞƐĂŶĚ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ͕
land use, climate change, and environmental jusƟĐĞ͘ƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJĂůƐŽĐŽŶducted a series of pop-up events in hard-to-reach ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂƚŽŽůŬŝƚĨŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽŚŽƐƚƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐĞůĨͲůĞĚ͞ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐŝŶĂďŽdž͟ƚŽ
share their ideas and proposals for the future of
ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͘/ŶƉƵƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐǁĂƐƵƐĞĚƚŽ
ĐƌĂŌƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ͛ƐsŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ'ƵŝĚŝŶŐWƌŝŶĐŝples and to inform all subsequent planning work. • Phase 1 Community Plan Workshops: After
establishing the Vision and Guiding Principles, the
ĨŽĐƵƐƐŚŝŌĞĚƚŽ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐǁŝƚŚ
ĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐŚĞůĚŝŶĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞϭϬŽŵmunity Plan areas. At these workshops, residents ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚŝŶƐŵĂůůŐƌŽƵƉĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚͲƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘
• Interest-Based Focus Groups: At the beginning
ŽĨWŚĂƐĞϮ͕ŵĞĞƟŶŐƐǁĞƌĞŚĞůĚǁŝƚŚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌŐƌŽƵƉƐƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĮŶĞŬĞLJƐƚƌĂƚegies for land use, mobility, and climate change; ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐ͖ĂŶĚ
ďƵŝůĚĐŽŵŵŽŶ͕ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞŐƌŽƵŶĚ͘
• Phase 2 Citywide Workshops: Amid the ongoŝŶŐKs/ͲϭϵƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ͕ĂǀŝƌƚƵĂůĐŝƚLJǁŝĚĞǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƌĂŶĨƌŽŵDĂLJͲ:ƵŶĞϮϬϮϬƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛Ɛ website. The virtual workshop presented the key
strategies for the 2040 General Plan which were
developed based on the adopted Vision and GuidŝŶŐWƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶƉƵƚ͘/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂů ǀŝĚĞŽƐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞŽŶůŝŶĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŝŶ
ŶŐůŝƐŚ͕
^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ͕ĂŶĚDĂŶĚĂƌŝŶ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ͕ǁĞƌĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ
solicit feedback. Working with local high schools,
youth ambassadors from a variety of cultural and
linguistic backgrounds were recruited to help
ƚŚĞŝƌůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐĂůůLJŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚƌĞůĂƟǀĞƐĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ
ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞǀŝƌƚƵĂůǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
I-12 | Introduction
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
• Scientific Survey: As part of Phase 2 outreach
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĂƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐƐƵƌǀĞLJǁĂƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚďLJĂ
ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůƉŽůůŝŶŐĮƌŵƚŽŐĂƵŐĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ŬĞLJƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĨƌŽŵĂƐƚĂƟƐƟĐĂůůLJǀĂůŝĚƐĂŵƉůĞŽĨ
ƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘
• Phase 2 Community Plan Workshops: The secŽŶĚƌŽƵŶĚŽĨŵĞĞƟŶŐƐŽŶƚŚĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJWůĂŶ ƌĞĂƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚǀŝƌƚƵĂůůLJ͕ŐŝǀĞŶKs/Ͳϭϵ
safety protocols. These meetings included an
online interactive workshop series focused on
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚͲƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ϭϬŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJWůĂŶƌĞĂƐ͘
• Youth Engagement Program: Through a threemonth long summer program, youth representatives developed an informational video and ŽŶůŝŶĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŶĂŝƌĞĂďŽƵƚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐĨƵƚƵƌĞ
approach to climate change issues, collecting
ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶϯϬϬ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵůŽĐĂů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ
ĂŶĚŚĞůƉŝŶŐƚŽŝŶĨŽƌŵƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
ůŝŵĂƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶWůĂŶ͘
•
ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů:ƵƐƟĐĞtŽƌŬŝŶŐ'ƌŽƵƉ͗An EnviƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů:ƵƐƟĐĞtŽƌŬŝŶŐ'ƌŽƵƉŵĞƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚout the planning process to provide insight on ŚŽǁŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐŚĂǀĞĚŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ
ŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚůŽǁͲŝŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚŵŝŶŽƌŝƚLJĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͖
share input on strategies for addressing these
practices and their outcomes; and help refine
ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐĂĐƟŽŶƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůũƵƐƟĐĞĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚLJĨŽƌŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ General Plan Update. The group was comprised
ŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϮϱƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͲďĂƐĞĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐǁŚŽǁŽƌŬƚŽĨŽƐƚĞƌĞƋƵŝƚLJĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵsion within Sacramento. • Phase 4 Community Outreach: In Phase 4, the
Public Review Draft of the General Plan was
released for public review. To support the pubůŝĐƌĞǀŝĞǁƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŽƵƚƌĞĂĐŚǁĂƐĐŽŶducted to raise awareness in the community, build understanding of the content of the proposed plans, and solicit community feedback ƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŽŝƚLJĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬĞƌƐ͘ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁĞďŝŶĂƌƐ͕ĂƐĞǀeral months-long virtual open house, and pop-up events around the community with a focus on
harder to reach areas.
• ĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲDĂŬĞƌDĞĞƟŶŐƐ͗DĞĞƟŶŐƐǁŝƚŚďŽƚŚ
ƚŚĞ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞƐŝŐŶ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ
ŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůǁĞƌĞŚĞůĚĂƚŬĞLJŵŝůĞƐƚŽŶĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ
process to report on progress and receive direcƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƉĐŽŵŝŶŐƉŚĂƐĞ͘^ƉĞĐŝĮĐŝŶƉƵƚǁĂƐ also sought from various commissions such as
ƚŚĞĐƟǀĞdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕WĂƌŬƐĂŶĚ
ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
ŶƌŝĐŚŵĞŶƚŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕WƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽzŽƵƚŚŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĚǀŝƐŽƌLJŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | I-13
Vision
The guiding Vision of the General Plan, as adopted
ďLJŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůŝŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϵ͕ǁĂƐĐƌĂŌĞĚĨƌŽŵ
ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞWŚĂƐĞϭĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶƉƵƚ͘dŚĞĂĐĐŽŵƉĂnying Guiding Principles can be found in Appendix A of the General Plan.
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐϮϬϰϱĐůŝŵĂƚĞŶĞƵƚƌĂůŝƚLJŐŽĂů͕ƚŚĞ
ĐŝƚLJǁŝůůĂůƐŽĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŽƚŚĞƌ͕ŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚŐŽĂůƐ͗
ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͕ĐůŝŵĂƚĞͲƐĂĨĞŚŽŵĞƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚƌĞĞĐĂŶŽƉLJĨŽƌĂůů͕ĂŶĞĸĐŝĞŶƚnjĞƌŽͲĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ĐůĞĂŶĂŝƌ͕ĂŶĚĂƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐ͕
ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘ ZĞĐŽŐŶŝnjŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ
ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŽĨĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůů
ďƵŝůĚƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĂůůŝƚƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ
ƚŚĞŵŽƐƚǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞ͘
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨĂůůĂŐĞƐ
ĂŶĚĂďŝůŝƟĞƐŚĂǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƌĞůŝĂďůĞ͕
ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶ
ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͘^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶŝƚƐĂŐŝŶŐŝŶĨƌĂͲ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĞĐĂƌďŽŶͲŶĞƵƚƌĂůƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͕
ĂŶĚǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĐůĞĂŶĂŝƌ͕ǁĂƚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚ͞ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ͟
ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͘^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůĂůƐŽŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶŝƚƐŚƵŵĂŶ
ĐĂƉŝƚĂůƚŽĚĂLJ͕ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjŝŶŐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶLJŽƵƚŚ͕
ƚŚĞĂĚƵůƚƐĂŶĚůĞĂĚĞƌƐŽĨϮϬϰϬ͘
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞũƵƐƚĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞ
ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ăůů ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕
ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůŝŶĞƋƵŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌĞďƌŽĂĚ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŝŶƉƵďͲ
ůŝĐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŝŶŝŵƉůĞͲ
ŵĞŶƟŶŐƉůĂŶƐ͘^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽĐĞůͲ
ĞďƌĂƚĞŝƚƐĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĞƚŚŶŝĐĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚǁŝůů
ĨŽƐƚĞƌƚŚĞĂƌƚƐ͕ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ĂŶĚŶĂƚͲ
ƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞŝƚƐĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞƵƌďĂŶ
ĨŽƌĞƐƚ͕ƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƌŝǀĞƌǁĂLJƐ͘
In 2040, the City of Sacramento
will be a national model of sustainable, equitable growth and community development.
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ ǁŝůů ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ
ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĐĞŶƚĞƌŽĨĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ũŽďƐ͕ĨŽŽĚ͕
ĂŶĚďĞĂƵƟĨƵůƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƚƌĞĞƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŝůůĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞ
ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚŚĞĂůƚŚLJůŝǀͲ
ŝŶŐ͘dŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶƐĞĞŬƐƚŽĚŝƌĞĐƚŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶƚŽĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͕
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĂƐƐĞƚƐĂŶĚĐŚĂƌĂĐͲ
ƚĞƌ͘WĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶ͕ďŝĐLJĐůĞĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐŝƚŽƉƟŽŶƐǁŝůůďĞ
ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĞĚŽǀĞƌĂƵƚŽŵŽďŝůĞƐ͘

ǀĞƌLJŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚǁŝůůďĞĂĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞƉůĂĐĞƚŽ
ůŝǀĞ͕ǁŝƚŚƐĂĨĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͕ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞƚƌĞĞĐĂŶŽƉLJ͕Ă
ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĐŚŽŝĐĞƐ͕ŵŝdžĞĚͲƵƐĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌͲ
ŚŽŽĚĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͕ŐƌĞĂƚƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ
ĨĂĐŝůŝƚŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŽũŽďƐ͕
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘
ǀĞƌLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚǁŝůůĨĞĞůƚŚĞ
ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵƚŽǁĂůŬĂŶĚďŝŬĞƐĂĨĞůLJĂŶĚĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ͘
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐǁŝůůďĞĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ
ĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ͕ĂŶĚĞǀĞƌLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚǁŝůůŚĂǀĞƚŚĞ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽƚŚƌŝǀĞ͘
ƐĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͛ƐĐĂƉŝƚĂů͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞ
ƚŽďĞĂƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĐĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĞŵƉůŽLJͲ
ŵĞŶƚ͕ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘dŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ
ǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ͕ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝĨLJ͕ĂŶĚƉĂƌƟĐŝͲ
ƉĂƚĞŝŶĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŐůŽďĂůŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůďĞĂůĞĂĚĞƌŝŶďŽůĚ͕ĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞ
ĐůŝŵĂƚĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŶĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ
ƐƚĞƉƐƚŽĐƵƚǁĂƐƚĞ͕ƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĐĂƌďŽŶĞŵŝƐͲ
ƐŝŽŶƐ͘dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŝƚƐ ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĞĚ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ
I-14 | Introduction
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
General Plan Organization
The 2040 General Plan addresses the eight
ƐƚĂƚĞͲŵĂŶĚĂƚĞĚƚŽƉŝĐƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƐĞǀĞƌĂůĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů
ƚŽƉŝĐƐŽĨůŽĐĂůŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞϮϬϮϭͲϮϬϮϵ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ

ůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĨƵůĮůůƐƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌĂ
ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ǁĂƐĂĚŽƉƚĞĚŝŶϮϬϮϭĂŶĚ
published separately. The General Plan is organized
into four parts, as follows:

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE 2040

GENERAL PLAN AND SUSTAINABILITY

AND EQUITY
• /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘dŚĞ/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐƚŚĞ'ĞŶeral Plan’s vision and guiding principles and an ŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁŽĨŝƚƐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐďŽƵŶĚĂƌies, the planning process, how the 2040 General WůĂŶƌĞůĂƚĞƐƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƉůĂŶƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚ
how to use, revise, and amend the plan. This chapter also includes a policy index intended as a naviŐĂƟŽŶĂůĂŝĚƚŽŚĞůƉƵƐĞƌƐĮŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƟŽŶƐ on key topics and themes quickly and easily.
• Sustainability and Equity.dŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĞƐ
two themes that are integral to the 2040 General
Plan and are woven throughout the General Plan:
sustainability and equity. It includes a summary of
ŬĞLJŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐƚŚĞŝƚLJŚĂƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶƚŽ
ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞƐĞƚŚĞŵĞƐ͘/ƚĂůƐŽŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨ
indicators that can be used to monitor toward the
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁŝĚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ
and help ensure that growth contributes incrementally to a more sustainable and equitable city.

PART 2: CITYWIDE GOALS AND POLICIES
The eight topical elements of the General Plan set
out citywide goals and policies are as follows:
• Land Use and Placemaking. This Element combines land use, a required topic by state law, ĂŶĚĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚŽƉŝĐƚŚĂƚŝƐĂĐůŽƐĞůLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚ
priority for the community: placemaking. This

ůĞŵĞŶƚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐůĂŶĚƵƐĞƉĂƩĞƌŶ
ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂŶĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ͛Ɛ
approach to citywide growth, presenting poliĐŝĞƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌůĂŶĚƵƐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ development intensities, urban design, green
building, arts, culture, and placemaking.
• Historic and Cultural Resources. This Element
covers historic and cultural resources, which is a
topic of local importance. This Element describes
ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽĚĂƚĞ͕ĂŶĚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƌĞƵƐĞŽĨŚŝƐtoric and cultural resources. • Economic Development. This Element addresses
a topic of local importance, providing an overview
ŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŝŶ^ĂĐramento, and outlining goals and policies to fosƚĞƌĂĚLJŶĂŵŝĐůŽĐĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ͕ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ resilience, and inclusive economic development.
• Environmental Resources and Constraints. This
Element satisfies the legal requirements for
ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŽƉŝĐŽĨŶŽŝƐĞĂŶĚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐŶŽŝƐĞ
ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ƋƵĂŶƟĮĞƐĨƵƚƵƌĞŶŽŝƐĞůĞǀĞůƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂ
contour map, and establishes measures to address
noise issues. It addresses the requirements for
ƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ͕ĞŶĞƌŐLJ͕ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ͕ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ĂŶĚĂŝƌƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶtal well-being of the community. It also addresses Safety Element requirements for community proƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵǁŝůĚĮƌĞƐ͕ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͕ƐĞŝƐŵŝĐĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ĚĂŵŝŶƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | I-15
• Environmental Justice. This Element satisfies
the legal requirements in planning for “disadvanƚĂŐĞĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͟ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƵŶĚĞƌ^ĞŶĂƚĞŝůů ;^Ϳϱϯϱ;ϮϬϭϮ͕Ğ>ĞŽŶͿ͘ŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚ^ϭϬϬϬ
;ϮϬϭϲͿ͕ƚŚŝƐĞůĞŵĞŶƚĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĞƚŽƉŝĐƐŽĨĂŝƌ
ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚƉŽůůƵƟŽŶĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ͖ƐĂĨĞĂŶĚƐĂŶŝƚĂƌLJ
homes; healthy food access; and civic engageŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĂƟŽŶ͘ • Mobility. The Element satisfies the statutory
requirements for the general plan circulation
ĞůĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƉĂƌƚ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶĚŝĂŐƌĂŵ
ƚŚĂƚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐŵĂũŽƌƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚĨĂƌĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƌŽƵƚĞƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƉŽůŝĐLJĨƌĂŵĞwork that seeks to balance walking, bicycling, transit service, and driving within an equitable,
ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŵƵůƟŵŽĚĂůĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘/ƚĂůƐŽ
addresses the regional movement of people and
goods by road, rail, and air.
• WƵďůŝĐ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ^ĂĨĞƚLJ͘dŚŝƐ
ůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƟƐĮĞƐůĞŐĂůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƉƵďůŝĐƐĂĨĞƚLJƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽƵƌďĂŶĮƌĞƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĞdžƚĞŶƚ
ŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƵƟůŝƟĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ͕ƐĞǁĞƌ͕ƐƚŽƌŵwater, and electricity. This Element also provides ďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƉŽůŝĐLJĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ
ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƉŽůŝĐĞĂŶĚĮƌĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ĂŶĚ
libraries.
• Youth, Parks, Recreation, and Open Space.
dŚŝƐ
ůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƟƐĮĞƐƚŚĞůĞŐĂůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌ
addressing open space for environmental and
ƐĐĞŶŝĐĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŽƉŝĐƐŽĨĐŽŵŵƵnity importance: youth, parks, and recreation. /ƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ
ƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽLJŽƵƚŚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕
ĂŶĚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐ͘
PART 3: COMMUNITY PLANS AND

SPECIAL STUDY AREAS
WĂƌƚථϯŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƉŽůŝĐLJĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ
ĨŽƌƚĞŶŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJWůĂŶƌĞĂƐĂŶĚĮǀĞ^ƉĞĐŝĂů^ƚƵĚLJ
Areas. This part of the General Plan contains poliĐŝĞƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞƐĨŽƌŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Plans in a manner consistent with the citywide goals
ĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͘dŚĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶƚŽWĂƌƚථϯŝƐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞĚ
as follows:
• ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJWůĂŶƐKǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ
• ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJWůĂŶKƌŐĂŶŝnjŝŶŐ'ŽĂůĂŶĚWŽůŝĐŝĞƐ
• Special Study Areas
dŚĞƚĞŶŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJWůĂŶƐĂƌĞĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗
• Arden Arcade
• ĞŶƚƌĂůŝƚLJ
• East Sacramento
• &ƌƵŝƚƌŝĚŐĞͬƌŽĂĚǁĂLJ
• Greater Land Park
• North Natomas
• North Sacramento
• WŽĐŬĞƚͬ'ƌĞĞŶŚĂǀĞŶ
• South Area
• South Natomas
dŚĞĮǀĞ^ƉĞĐŝĂů^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂƐĂƌĞĂƐĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗
• Arden Arcade Study Area
• East Study Area
• Fruitridge-Florin Study Area
• EĂƚŽŵĂƐĂƐŝŶ^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ
• Town of Freeport Study Area
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SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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PART 4: ADMINISTRATION AND

IMPLEMENTATION
dŚĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ
General Plan contains procedures for maintaining
ĂŶĚĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝŶĂƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚŵĂŶŶĞƌ͘dŚĞĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝƐŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞĚĂƐ follows:
• /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ
• /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ
• General Plan Maintenance and Monitoring

POLICY STRUCTURE
Each element of this General Plan includes brief
background information to establish the context for the goals and policies in the element.

This background material is not a comprehensive
ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘
ĂĐŚĞůĞŵĞŶƚ
also contains the goals, policies, and implementŝŶŐĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůďĞƵƐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŝƚLJƚŽŐƵŝĚĞ future land use, development, and environmental
ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͘tŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕'ŽĂůƐ
describe general desired results that the community seeks to create through the implementaƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ͘dŚĞWŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚĐƟŽŶƐ establish the “who,” “how,” and “when” for carrying out the “what” and “where” of Goals. Policies ĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐĂĐƟŽŶƐďŽƚŚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞ'ŽĂůƐ͕
described on the right.
•A goal is statement that describes a desired future conĚŝƟŽŶŽƌ͞ĞŶĚ͟ƐƚĂƚĞ͘'ŽĂůƐĂƌĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽďĞďƌŽĂĚ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘
• A policy is a clear and unambiguous statement that
ŐƵŝĚĞƐĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨĂĐƟŽŶĨŽƌĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬĞƌƐ
to achieve a desired goal. General Plan policies guide
ŝƚLJƐƚĂīĂŶĚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞŝƌƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨůĂŶĚ
development projects and in decision-making about
ŝƚLJĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘
• ŶŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐĂĐƟŽŶ is a measure, procedure, or
technique intended to implement one or more policies
ƚŽŚĞůƉƌĞĂĐŚĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚŐŽĂů͘dLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ͕ĂŶĂĐƟŽŶŝƐĂ discrete item done once and completed. For impleŵĞŶƟŶŐĂĐƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŚŝƐWůĂŶůŝƐƚƐďŽƚŚƚŚĞƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚͬĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐĨŽƌŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘

APPENDICES
dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶ
ƉƉĞŶĚŝĐĞƐථʹ͗
• Vision & Guiding Principles
• Glossary & Acronyms
• WŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚͬ/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƌĞĚŝƚƐ
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | I-17
How to Use the General Plan
dŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝƐĂůƐŽĂƚŽŽůƚŽŚĞůƉŝƚLJƐƚĂī͕ƚŚĞ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐΘĞƐŝŐŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ŽƚŚĞƌďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůŵĂŬĞůĂŶĚƵƐĞ
and public investment decisions. Future development decisions must be consistent with the General Plan. Finally, the General Plan is also intended to help ŽƚŚĞƌƉƵďůŝĐĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͕ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ;ĂůƚƌĂŶƐͿƚŽƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ ƌĞĂ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŽĨ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ ;^K'Ϳ͕ ƚŽ ůŽĐĂů
ƐĐŚŽŽůĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕ĂƐƚŚĞLJĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂĐƟŽŶƐ
in and around Sacramento.

POLICY INDEX
Many of the issues central to the 2040 General Plan
cut across topics and, as such, are addressed in
ŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŽŶĞ
ůĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŽŚĞůƉƚŚĞƵƐĞƌĮŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐĂĐƟŽŶƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĐĞŶtral themes quickly and easily, Table 1-2 summarizes them an index organized by central themes. Under
ĞĂĐŚ ƚŽƉŝĐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƉŽůŝĐLJͬĂĐƚŝŽŶ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŝƐ
ƐŚŽǁŶĂƚůĞŌ͕ǁŝƚŚĂƐŚŽƌƚĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉŽůŝĐLJͬ
ĂĐƟŽŶĐŽŶƚĞŶƚĂƚƌŝŐŚƚ͘WŽůŝĐLJͬĐƟŽŶŶƵŵďĞƌƐĂƌĞ
keyed to the Element in which they appear.
dŚĞŝƚLJ͛Ɛ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ĨŽƌƵƐĞďLJĂůů
members of the community including residents,
ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐ͕ŝƚLJƐƚĂī͕ĂŶĚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬĞƌƐ͘dŚĞŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϰϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶĂůůŽǁƐ ƵƐĞƌƐƚŽĮŶĚƚŽƉŝĐƐŽƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƚŚĞŵ
ĂŶĚƚŽƋƵŝĐŬůLJƌĞǀŝĞǁŝƚLJƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͖ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ƵƐĞƌƐ
should be aware that the policies throughout all elements are interrelated and should be examined comprehensively and must be considered together when making planning decisions.

For Sacramento residents, the General Plan indicates the general types of uses that are permitted throughout the city, the long-range plans and actions that may affect neighborhoods, and the
ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŚĞŝƚLJǁŝůůƵƐĞƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ
ŝƚLJǁŝůůĂƩƌĂĐƚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŐŽŽĚƐĂŶĚ
services to meet daily needs and new jobs that are
ĐůŽƐĞůLJŵĂƚĐŚĞĚƚŽĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚƚŚĂƚůĞƐƐĞŶ
the need to commute. The General Plan informs resŝĚĞŶƚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞŝƚLJƉůĂŶƐƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵŽďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ
adequate public services, and protect valued open
ƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ƵŵƵůĂƟǀĞůLJ͕
ƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐƚŚĞĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŚĞŝƚLJǁŝůů
take to foster a more sustainable, equitable, and
prosperous city for all.

For Sacramento businesses, the General Plan outůŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ǁŝůů ƚĂŬĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ investments and encourage future success. ExpecƚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞƐƉĞůůĞĚŽƵƚ͕ ǁŚŝůĞƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐǁŝůůďĞ
ĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚŶĞĂƌďLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͘ For developers within the city, or those moving
homes or businesses to the city, the General Plan
introduces the community, provides background
information, and outlines development regulaƟŽŶƐ͘/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽƌĞǀŝĞǁĂůůŵĂƉƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ throughout this General Plan and the Sacramento
WůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĚĞƚŽŐĞƚĂĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ
ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞŽŶŚŽǁĂŶĚǁŚĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŵĂLJ
take place.

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SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
Active Transportation Network
LUP1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP2.2 Interconnected City
LUP2.5 Design for Connectivity
LUP4.1 Transit-Supportive Development
LUP4.9 Enhanced Pedestrian Environment
LUP4.10 Multi-Modal Access
LUP5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points
LUP5.3 Mixed-Use Neighborhood Centers
LUP8.1 Unique Sense of Place
LUP8.9 People-Friendly Design
AALUP1 Cal Expo
ESLUP1 Sacramento State Connections
SALUP4 Corridor Revitalization
ESM1 Sacramento State Pedestrian Connections
ESTV2 Local Mobility Improvements
M1.1 Street Classification System
M1.2 User Prioritization
M1.3 Healthy Transportation System Options
M1.4 Designing to Move People
M1.5 Street Design Standards
M1.6 Transit Integration
M1.7 Fine-Grained Network
M1.8 Vacation of Public Right-of-Way
M1.11 Increase Bicyclying and Walking
M1.12 Light Rail Transit (LRT) Station Access Improvements M1.13 Walkability
M1.14 Walking Facilities
M1.15 Improve Walking Connectivity
M1.16 Barrier Removal
M1.17 Improve Bicyclying Connectivity
M1.18 Bicycling Safety
M1.19 Walking Safety
M2.9 Advocacy and Events
M2.10 Curbside Management
M3.2 Street Design
M4.1 Application of Safety
M4.2 Safer Driving Speeds
M4.3 Vision Zero
M4.4 Collaborative Safety Solutions
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M4.5 Safety-Related Training
M4.8 Detour Facilities
MA.7 Roadway Reallocations
MA.9 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance NSM1 Roadway Reallocations
NSM3 Bicycle Resources
PGM1 Transit Connections
SAM1 Roadway Reallocations
SNM3 Roadway Reallocations
SNM4 American River Parkway Connections
YPRO1.15 Path Connections
YPRO1.16 River Parkways
YPRO2.3 School Facilities
YPRO2.4 Library Services
YPRO3.3 Health Programming and Events
ESYPRO2 Two Rivers Trail
FBYPRO3 Granite Regional Park Pedestrian Access
FBYPRO4 George Sim Park Access
LPYPRO3 City Cemetary Pedestrian Access
SAYPRO2 Franklin Boyce Park Access
SAYPRO3 Joint Use Agreements
Aesthetics
LUP4.6 Compatibility with Adjoining Uses
LUP4.7 Visual and Physical Character
LUP5.1 Evolving Regional Commercial Centers
LUP6.5 Neighborhood Form
LUP6.5 Established Neighborhoods
LUP6.7 Architectural Variations
LUP7.5 Industrial Aesthetics
LUP8.1 Unique Sense of Place
LUP8.6 Prominent Corner Architecture
LUP8.7 Distinctive Urban Skyline
LUP8.8 Iconic Sense of Place
LUP8.9 People-Friendly Design
LUP8.10 Responsiveness to Context
LUP8.11 Neighborhood and Transitions
LUP8.13 Continuity of Streetscape Design
LUP8.14 Streetscape Beautification
SNLUP5 Riverfront Landscaping
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Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
LUPA10 Design Guidelines Update
NNLUP2 Town Center Placemaking
NNLUP8 Open Space Buffers
SNLUP2 Northgate Boulevard Placemaking
PGED1 Freeport Boulevard Revitalization
HCR1.7 Contextual Features
HCR1.3 Compatibility with Historic Context
HCR1.1 Preservation of Historic and Cultural Resources Site Features and Landscaping
HCR1.11 Energy Retrofits of Historic Resources
YPRO1.24 Welcoming Amenities
YPRO1.26 Maintenance of Existing Facilities
NNYPRO3 Park Placemaking
Air Quality
LUP1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP1.7 Regional Growth Strategy
ERC4.1 Regional Coordination
ERC4.2 Air Quality Awareness
ERC4.3 Project Design
ERC4.4 Sensitive Uses
ERC4.5 Construction Emissions
ERC4.6 Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment
ERC10.8 Alternative Paving Materials
ERCA.6 Landscape Maintenance Ordinance
AAEJ1 Tree Planting In Parking Lots
EJ1.1 Air Quality Monitoring
EJ1.2 Community Air Protection
EJ1.3 Data-Informed Efforts
EJ1.4 Impact Assessment
EJA.2 Air Filtration Systems
EJA.4 Amortization Ordinace
EJA.5 Performance Zoning
M1.27 Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy
M1.28 Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Capital
M1.29 Shared Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs)
M1.30 Public Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment M1.31 Private Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment M1.33 Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Share and Electric Bike Share
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M1.34 Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) Hubs
M1.35 Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) First
M1.36 Electric Vehicles in New Development
M1.37 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging in Existing Development M1.38 Electric Vehicles (Evs), and Energy Resiliency
M5.6 Goods Movement Facilities
M5.7 Zero-Emission Fleets
M5.8 Zero-Emission Delivery
M5.12 Zero-Emission Aircraft
CCM2 Employee Parking
City-Sponsored Educational Resources
LUP9.1 Cultural and Entertainment Centers
LUP9.5 Arts Education
LUP11.4 Community Education
HCR1.3 Compatibility with Historic Context
HCR1.4 Historic Districts
HCR1.5 Historic Surveys and Context Statements
HCR1.13 Indigenous Cultures
HCR1.14 Archaeological, Tribal, and Cultural Resources HCR1.16 Endemic Traditions
HCR1.17 Evaluation of Archeological Resources
HCRA.4 Historic Context Statements and Survey
HCRA.8 Conditions for Resource Discovery
HCRA.9 Native American Cultural Resources
LPHCR1 Greater Land Park Historic Resources
NNHCR1 Preservation of the Witter Ranch Historic Farm E1.5 Technical Assistance
E2.6 Sustainable Business Programs
E2.7 Small Business/Startup Support
E2.10 Business-to-Business Commerce
E4.5 Labor Force Skills Development
E4.8 Entrepeneurship and Social Enterprise Training
E.4.9 New Graduate Workforce Integration
EA.1 Prioritizing Digital Skills Training
EA.2 Aligning Education and Training
EA.4 Paid and Volunteer Job Programs
EA.4 Life-Long Learning
EA.6 Workforce Preparedness Program
ERC2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants
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Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERC2.5 Environmental Awareness
ERC3.8 Public Education
ERC4.2 Air Quality Awareness
ERC5.5 Publicize Voluntary Programs
ERC8.7 Extreme Heat Education
ERC8.8 Heat Waves
ERCA.2 Tree Education
ERCA.3 CERT Training
EJ1.10 Education
EJ5.1 Equity Education
M1.27 Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy
M2.6 Transit/Event Coordination
PFS2.8 Emergency Preparedness Programs
PFS5.7 Organic Waste Collection Services
YPRO3.2 Health Information
AAYPRO1 Del Paso Regional Park Educational Programs
Climate Change Mitigation
LUP1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP4.13 Future-Ready Gas Stations
LUP10.1 Existing Structure Reuse
LUP10.2 Promote Green Buildings
LUP11.1 Net Positive Energy Future
LUP11.2 Balanced Local Water Cycle
LUP11.7 Building Materials
LUP11.8 Construction Processes
LUP11.9 Product Circularity
LUP11.10 Demonstration and Leadership
LUPA5 Sustainability and Carbonization Standards
LUPA8 Planning and Development Code Update
HCR1.11 Energey Retrofits of Historic Resources
ERC2.2 Biological Resources
ERC2.3 Onsite Preservation
ERC2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants
ERC3.10 Parking Lot Shading
ERC3.11 Planting
ERC5.5 Renewable Energy
ERC9.1 Communitywide GHG Reduction
ERC9.2 Additional GHG Emissions Program
ERC9.3 Lead by Example in Design of Buildings
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERC9.4 Carbon-Neutral Buildings
EJ3.2 Supplemental Funding Sources for Building Rehabilitation EJ3.4 Healthy Environment
PFS3.2 Utility Sustainability
PFS3.9 Methane Recovery
YPRO1.20 Sustainable Design
SAYPRO06 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
Community Engagement and Collaboration
LUP1.12 Deed Notice
LUP5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points
LUP9.3 Assembly Facilities and Event Centers
LUP11.5 Human-Ecosystems Connection
LUP11.6 Community Connections
LUPA.3 Fruitridge-Florin Annexation
CCLUP2 Local Retail
CCLUP3 Old Sacramento Waterfront Community Uses
CCLUP4 Old Sacramento Retail Visioning
CCLUP7 Old Sacramento Cultural Arts District
NSLUP1 Del Paso Boulevard Activation and Placemaking
Improvements
NSLUP2 Del Paso Creative Activation
SALUP13 Coordination
PGED1 Freeport Boulevard Revitalization
HCR1.6 Early Project Consultation
HCR1.13 Indigenous Cultures
HCR1.15 Treatment of Native American Human Remains
HCR1.16 Endemic Traditions
HCR1.17 Evaluation of Archeological Resources
E1.6 Growth in Opportunity Areas
E2.2 Access to Capital
E2.3 Neighborhood Development Action Team
E2.8 Public Procurement
E2.9 Local Pilot Projects
E2.10 Business-to-Business Commerce
EA.4 Paid and Volunteer Job Programs
EA.4 Life-Long Learning
EA.6 Workforce Preparedness Program
EA.7 Development Incentives
ERC1.1 Clean Water Programs
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERC4.2 Air Quality Awareness
ERC5.5 Publicize Voluntary Programs
EJ1.2 Community Air Protection
EJ1.9 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs
EJ2.3 Open Air Food Sales
EJ2.4 Expanded Reach of Food Distribution
EJ2.5 Food Assistance Programs
EJ2.6 Food Recovery Program
EJ2.7 Partner with Farmers
EJ2.11 Home-Based Food Enterprises
EJ2.13 Public-Private Partnerships
EJ2.17 Healthy Food Promotion
EJ2.18 Youth Food Literacy
EJ2.19 Farm-to-Fork
EJ4.1 Meaningful Relevant Engagement
EJ4.2 Innovative Methods
EJ4.3 Community Partners
EJ4.4 Capacity Building
EJ4.5 Increasing Participation of Underserved Communities EJ4.6 Community Oversight
EJ4.7 Sustained Engagement
EJ4.8 Community Ownership and Accountability
EJA.1 Retailer Incentive Program
NSEJ1 Neighborhood Clean Up
NSEJ2 Tree Planting
M2.2 Wider Participation
M2.5 Onsite Childcare
M2.6 Transit/Event Coordination
M2.9 Advocacy and Events
M4.4 Collaborative Safety Solutions
MA.2 Online Truck Maps
PFS1.2 Community-Based Policing
PFS1.3 Communication with Residents and Businesses
PFS1.4 Community Programs
PFS2.9 Neighborhood Preparedness
PFS6.1 Access and Availability
PFS6.2 Public/Private Collaboration
SAPFS2 Community Relations
YPRO1.14 Collaborative Efforts
YPRO1.22 Community Input
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
YPRO1.27 Volunteer Programs
YPRO2.6 Community Partnerships
YPRO3.3 Health Programming and Events
YPRO3.4 Activity Programming
YPROA.1 Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) Parks Plan Update
YPROA.2 Park Audits
YPROA.5 Gang Reduction and Youth Development
CCYPRO3 Sacramento River Waterfront Recreation and Access LPYPRO1 William Land Park Improvements
LPYPRO2 Zoo Site Redevelopment
NNYPRO3 Park Placemaking
SAYPRO06 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
Environmental Hazards
NNLUP8 Open Space Buffers
HCR1.9 Disaster Preparedness
HCRA.1 Preservation Emergency Response
HCRA.5 Post-Disaster Plan
ERC6.1 Protection from Flood Hazards
ERC6.2 Flood Management Planning Coordination
ERC6.3 Floodplain Capacity
ERC6.4 Floodplain Requirements
ERC6.5 Community Rating System
ERC6.6 Flood Regulations
ERC6.7 Flood Hazard Risk Evaluation
ERC6.8 Interagency Levee Management
ERC6.9 Levee and Floodway Encroachment Permit
ERC6.10 Levee Setbacks for New Development
ERC6.11 Unobstructed Access to Levees
ERC6.12 Flood Risk Notification
ERC7.1 Expansive Soils and Liquefaction
ERC7.2 Seismic Stability
ERC8.1 Cooling Design Techniques
ERC8.2 Large Heat Islands
ERC8.3 Urban Heat Pilots
ERC8.4 Municipal Cool Roof Retrofits
ERC8.5 Cool Libraries
ERC8.6 Heat-Reducing Public Amenities
ERC8.7 Extreme Heat Education
ERC8.8 Heat Waves
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Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERC8.9 Cooling Centers
ERCA.3 CERT Training
ERCA.4 Heat Reduction in the Public Realm
EJ1.5 Compatibility with Hazardous Materials Facilities EJ1.6 Risk from Hazardous Materials Facilities
EJ1.7 Transportation Routes
EJ1.8 Site Contamination
EJ1.9 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs
EJ1.10 Education
PFS1.6 Fire Prevention Programs and Suppression
PFS1.7 Water Supply for Fire Suppression
PFS1.8 Fire Hazards
PFS1.13 Development Fees for Facilities and Services
PFS1.14 Development Review
PFS2.1 Hazard Mitigation Planning
PFS2.2 Critical Infrastructure
PFS2.3 Evacuation Routes
PFS2.4 Post-Disaster Response
PFS2.5 Communitywide Resilience
PFS2.6 Emergency Operations Center
PFS2.7 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Exercises
PFS2.8 Emergency Preparedness Programs
PFS2.9 Neighborhood Preparedness
PFS2.10 Sacramento Alert
PFSA.1 Fire Department Strategic Plan
PFSA.2 Police Master Strategic Plan
NSPFS1 Western Avenue Detention Pond
NSPSF2 Historic Magpie Creek
NSPSF4 Historic Magpie Creek Channel Modifications
NSPSF5 Historic Magpie Creek Material Replacement
NSPSF6 Historic Magpie Creek Enhancement
NSPSF7 Historic Magpie Creek Support
SAPFS6 Flood Control Improvements
SAYPRO5 Laguna Floodplain Open Space
Equitable Access to Facilities, Services, and Amenities LUP2.8 Co-Location of Community Facilities
LUP2.9 Expanded Emergency Care Facilities
SALUP11 Jacinto Creek Development
E1.6 Growth in Opportunity Areas
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
E2.1 Investments for Inclusive, Equitable Growth
E2.3 Neighborhood Development Action Team
E2.4 Access to Labor and Jobs
E3.5 Local Business Coordination
EA.4 Paid and Volunteer Job Programs
EA.4 Life-Long Learning
ERC1.1 Clean Water Programs
ERC1.5 Drinking Water Data
ERC2.5 Environmental Awareness
ERC3.8 Public Education
ERC4.2 Air Quality Awareness
ERC5.3 Water Efficiency Training
ERC5.5 Publicize Voluntary Programs
ERC6.5 Community Rating System
ERC8.6 Heat-Reducing Public Amenities
ERCA.2 Tree Education
ERCA.3 CERT Training
EJA.8 Community Input Database
M1.9 Equitable Processes and Outcomes
M1.25 First/Last-Mile Solutions
PFS2.9 Neighborhood Preparedness
YPRO1.10 Parkland Access Standard
YPRO1.11 Enhancing Access to Parks
YPRO1.12 Parks Programming
YPRO2.1 Access to Quality Public Facilities and Programs YPRO2.3 School Facilities
YPRO2.4 Library Services
YPRO3.5 Youth Participation
YPROA.2 Park Audits
YPROA.3 Mobile Health Clinics
YPROA.4 Youth Internships
Healthy Built Environment
LUP1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP1.10 Adjacent Development
LUP2.1 Overall Balance of Uses
LUP5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points
LUP6.1 Neighborhoods as a Basic Unit
LUP6.9 Design Around Open and Green Space
LUP7.1 Heavy Industry
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
LUP8.1 Unique Sense of Place
LUP8.9 People-Friendly Design
LUP8.10 Responsiveness to Context
LUP11.3 Local Human and Ecological Context
NNLUP7 Landscape Freeway Buffers
NNLUP8 Open Space Buffers
NNLUP9 Easements in Buffer Areas
SALUP10 Industrial Relocation
SNLUP4 Drive-through Commercial
HCR1.10 Demolition
ERC2.2 Biological Resources
ERC2.3 Onsite Preservation
ERC2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants
ERC3.1 Urban Forest Plan
ERC3.2 Tree Canopy Extension
ERC3.3 Tree Protection
ERC3.4 Private Streets
ERC3.5 Tree List
ERC3.6 Urban Forest Maintenance
ERC3.7 Trees of Significance
ERC3.8 Public Education
ERC3.9 Watering and Irrigation
ERC3.10 Parking Lot Shading
ERC3.11 Planting
ERC4.1 Regional Coordination
ERC4.2 Air Quality Awareness
ERC4.3 Project Design
ERC4.4 Sensitive Uses
ERC4.5 Construction Emissions
ERC8.1 Cooling Design Techniques
ERC8.2 Large Heat Islands
ERC8.3 Urban Heat Pilot Projects
ERC8.4 Municipal Cool Roof Retrofits
ERC8.5 Cool Libraries
ERC8.6 Heat-Reducing Public Amenities
ERC8.7 Extreme Heat Education
ERC8.8 Heat Waves
ERC8.9 Cooling Centers
ERC10.1 Exterior Noise Standards
ERC10.2 Noise Source Control
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERC10.3 Interior Noise Standards
ERC10.4 Interior Noise Review for Multiple, Loud, Short-Term Events
ERC10.5 Interior Vibration Standards
ERC10.6 Effects of Vibration
ERC10.7 Vibration
ERC10.8 Alternative Paving Materials
ERC10.9 Construction Noise Controls
ERC10.10 Airport Land Use Compatibility
ERC10.11 Hazardous Noise Protection
ERCA.7 Cooling Landscape Standards
EJ2.1 New Healthy Food Grocers
EJ2.2 Grocery Access
EJ2.8 Community and Home Gardening
EJ2.9 Urban Agriculture in New Development
EJ2.10 Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone
EJ2.11 Home-Based Food Enterprises
EJ2.15 Limit Food Swaps
EJ2.16 Discourage Unhealthy Uses
EJ3.2 Supplemental Funding for Sources for Building
Rehabilitation
EJ3.3 Healthy Homes
EJ3.4 Healthy Environment
M1.2 User Prioritization
M1.3 Healthy Transportation System Options
M1.11 Increasing Bicycling and Walking
M1.13 Walkability
M1.14 Walking Facilities
M1.15 Improve Walking Connectivity
M1.16 Barrier Removal
M1.17 Improve Bicycling Connectivity
M1.18 Bicycling Safety
M1.19 Walking Safety
M4.1 Application of Safety
M4.2 Safer Driving Speeds
M4.3 Vision Zero
M4.4 Collaborative Safety Solutions
M4.5 Safety-Related Training
YPRO1.1 Range of Experiences
YPRO1.6 Underutilized Land
YPRO1.8 Non-Conventional Park Solutions
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Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
YPRO1.9 Timing of Services
YPRO1.10 Parkland Access Standard
YPRO1.11 Enhancing Access to Parks
YPRO1.12 Parks Programming
YPRO1.19 Integrated Parks and Recreation System
YPRO1.23 Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities
YPRO1.25 Municipal Golf Courses
YPRO3.7 Inclusive and Accessible Recreational Needs
AAYPRO2 New Park Site
CCYPRO1 New Park Site
CCYPRO2 Activate Existing Parks
CCYPRO3 Sacramento River Waterfront Recreation and Access CCYPRO4 Park Amenities
CCYPRO5 Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities
ESYPRO1 Improve Park Access
ESYPRO4 Exercise Equipment
FBYPRO1 Granite Regional Park Expansion
FBYPRO2 Army Depot Park
FBYPRO5 Morrison Creek Project
LPYPRO4 Sacramento City College Facilities
NNYPRO1 Innovation Park
NNYPRO2 Ninos Parkway
NSYPRO1 Walter Ueda Parkway Access
NSYPRO2 Hagginwood Park Access
NSYPRO3 Robla Park Clubhouse and Signage
NSYPRO4 New Park Site
PGYPRO4 Pool and Neighborhood Center Access
SAYPRO1 Regional Park
SAYPRO4 Community Center Location
SAYPRO5 Laguna Floodplain Open Space
SAYYPRO6 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
SNYPRO1 Gardenland Park Access
SNYPRO2 Ueda Parkway Access
Financing and Funding
LUP1.2 Logical Boundaries
LUP1.9 Advocacy
LUP9.4 Vibrant Arts Ecosystem
LUPA2 Citywide Municipal Services Review
NNLUP3 Participation in Financing Plan
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
NNLUP5 Financing Plan
NNLUP6 Financing Plan
HCR1.12 Incentives for Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse of Historic Resources
HCR2.7 Funding and Financing
HCRA.6 Incentives and Enforcement
E2.2 Access to Capital
E2.3 Neighborhood Development Action Team
E3.3 Small Business Lending
EA.4 Paid and Volunteer Job Programs
EA.8 Sustainable Procurement Policy
EA.9 Competitiveness Assessment
FBED1 Development Incentives
ERC9.10 Private Ventures
EJ2.14 Financial Incentives
EJ3.2 Supplemental Funding Sources for Building Rehabilitation EJA.9 Outreach Funding
EJA.10 Healthy Food Initiatives Roadmap
M1.40 Contributions from New Development
M1.41 Funding
M2.15 Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs)
MA.1 Transportation Investment Priorities
PFS3.3 Development Impacts
PFS3.5 Water Treatment Capacity and Infrastructure
PFS3.7 Rate and Fee Studies
NN_PFS3 Development Agreements
SAPFS3 Infrastructure Financing
YRPO1.4 Parkland Requirements
YRPO1.5 Incentivizing Onsite Public Facilities
YPRO1.28 Fee Benchmarking
YPRO1.29 Leveraging Grant Funds
YPRO1.30 Park Finance Strategies
YPROA.5 Gang Reduction and Youth Development
NSYPRO5 Joint Use Agreement
Climate Adaptation and Resiliency
LUP1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP11.3 Local Human and Ecological Context
LUPA6 Beyond Climate Resiliency Measures
LUPA7 Net Zero Energy or Net-Positive Design
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Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
LUPA8 Planning and Development Code Update
HCR1.11 Energy Retrofits and Historic Resources
E2.6 Sustainable Business Programs
ERC2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants
ERC3.10 Parking Lot Shading
ERC3.11 Planting
ERC5.5 Renewable Energy
ERC9.5 Climate Change Assessment and Monitoring
ERC9.6 Resiliency Hubs
ERC9.7 Emergency Power
ERC9.8 Microgrid Energy Systems
ERC9.9 Onsite Alternative Energy Creation
ERC9.11 Neighborhood Resilience
ERCA.4 Heat Reduction in the Public Realm
ERCA.5 Bus Shelter Design
ERCA.7 Cooling Landscape Standards
ERCA.8 Heat Resilient Design Techniques
ERCA.10 Parking Lot Shading Ordinance
M1.27 Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy
M1.28 Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Capital
M1.29 Shared Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs)
M1.30 Public Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment M1.31 Private Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment M1.32 Supportive Infrastructure in the Public Right-of-Way M1.33 Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Share and Electric Bike Share
M1.34 Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) Hubs
M1.35 Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) First
M1.36 Electric Vehicles in New Development
M1.37 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging in Existing Development M1.38 Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Energy Resiliency
M2.3 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as Metric
M2.4 Shared Shuttles
M2.5 Onsite Childcare
M2.6 Transit/Event Coordination
M2.14 Parking Supply
M2.15 Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs)
M2.16 Shared Parking
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M2.17 Parking Management Strategy
M2.18 Technology to Optimize Parking Utilization
M2.19 Optimizing Residential Utilization
M5.7 Zero-Emission Fleets
M5.8 Zero Emission Delivery
M5.12 Zero-Emission Aircraft
MA.5 Regional Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation
MA.9 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance YPRO1.21 Climate Resilient Design
YPRO3.8 Cooling Centers
Housing Availability, Affordability, and Preservation
(link to Housing Element)
LUP1.4 City Services Prior to Annexation
LUP1.5 Surplus Land Disposition
LUP1.6 Growth and Change Evaluation
LUP1.7 Regional Growth Strategy
LUP1.8 Jobs Housing Balance
LUP3.1 Maximum FAR
LUP3.2 Flexibility for Multi-Parcel Development
LUP3.3 Minimum FAR
LUP3.4 Development Intensity at Less than the Minimum FAR LUP3.5 Minimum Standards for Renovations and Expansions LUP3.6 Exemptions for Historic Structure Conversions
LUP3.7 Interim Zoning Inconsistency
LUP5.3 Mixed-Use Neighborhood Centers
LUP5.4 Neighborhood Shopping Center Revitalization
LUP6.2 Range of Residential Development Intensities
LUP6.3 Variety of Housing Types
LUP6.6 New Growth Neighborhoods
LUP7.4 Live/Work Options
LUP7.6 Industrial Conversion
LUP9.6 Artistis Enclavse/Live-Work Studios
LUPA8 Planning and Development Code Update
LPLUP2 Student Housing
SALUP2 102-Acre Parcel
SALUP5 Florin Road Reinvestment and Economic Development SALUP12 Mixed-Use Corridor
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
SNLUP1 Vibrant Northgate
EJ3.1 Resource Optimization
EJ3.2 Supplemental Funding Sources for Building Rehabilitation EJ3.3 Healthy Homes
EJ3.4 Health Environment
Infrastructure Maintenance
HCR1.2 Maintenance and Preservation
HCR1.7 Contextual Features
HCR1.8 Ongoing Maintenance
E3.4 Shared Infrastructure
ERCA.6 Landscape Maintenance Ordinance
M1.39 Maintain the Street System
M5.3 Bridges
M5.4 Rail Operations Impacts
M5.9 Truck Route Design
M5.14 Helicopter Use
M5.15 Drones
PFS3.4 Water Distribution System Management
PFS3.5 Water Treatment Capacity and Infrastructure
PFS3.6 Bridges
PFS3.8 Capital Improvement Programming
PFS3.10 Meet Projected Needs
PFS3.12 Safe, Compatible Utility Design
PFS4.1 Exercise and Protect Water Rights
PFS4.2 Water Supply Sustainability
PFS4.3 Surface Water Supply
PFS4.4 Groundwater Infrastructure
PFS4.5 Comprehensive Water Supply Planning
PFS4.6 Recycled Water
PFS4.7 Water Supply During Emergencies
PFS4.8 New Development
PFS6.3 Adequate Facilities and Service
PFSA.1 Fire Department Strategic Plan
PFSA.2 Police Master Strategic Plan
PFSA.3 Sewer Long Range Plan Updates
PFSA.4 Stormwater Master Planning
PFSA.5 Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
PFSA.6 Water Treatment Facilities
PFSA.7 Telecommunication Infrastructure in New Development PFSA.8 Municipal Telecommunications Team
PFSA.9 Periodic Review
FBPFS1 Storm System Impacts
NNPFS2 Drainage Facilities
NNPFS4 Operational Drainage Facilities
SAPFS4 Utility Undergrounding
SAPFS5 Infrastructure Deficiencies
YRPO1.2 Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) Parks Plan
YPRO1.25 Municipal Golf Courses
YPRO1.26 Maintenance of Existing Facilities
Inter-Agency Collaboration
LUP1.7 Regional Growth Strategy
LUP1.10 Adjacent Development
LUP1.11 Airport Land Use Compatibility
LUPA1 Areas of Concern
HCR2.6 Coordination with Other Entities
HCRA.2 Heritage Tourism Plan
E2.8 Public Procurement
E4.1 Coordinated Economic and Community Development
ERC1.2 Clean Watershed
ERC4.2 Air Quality Awareness
ERC6.2 Flood Management Planning Coordination
ERC6.8 Interagency Levee Management
ERC8.5 Cool Libraries
EJ2.2 Grocery Access
EJ3.1 Resource Optimization
EJ3.2 Supplemental Funding for Sources for Building
Rehabilitation
EJ3.3 Healthy Homes
EJA.10 Healthy Food Initiatives Leadership
M2.4 Shared Shuttles
M2.6 Transit/Event Coordination
M2.7 Free or Discounted Transit Passes
M2.9 Advocacy and Events
M5.10 Aviation Facilities
M5.11 Aviation Services
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M5.12 Zero-Emission Aircraft
M5.13 Efficient Ground Connections
PFS1.1 Crime and Law Enforcement
PFS1.2 Community-Based Policing
PFS1.3 Communication with Residents and Businesses
PFS1.4 Community Programs
PFS2.3 Evacuation Routes
PFS3.1 Provision of Adequate Facilities
NNPFS1 Coordinate with Other Agencies
YPRO2.3 School Facilities
YPRO2.4 Library Services
YPRO3.1 Health Data and Programming
Investments in Equity
LUP1.8 Jobs Housing Balance
LUP5.6 Local Business Preservation
LUP9.1 Cultutral and Entertainment Centers
LUP9.7 Anti-Displacement Strategies
HCR1.13 Indigenous Cultures
HCR1.14 Archaeological, Tribal, and Cultural Resources E1.6 Growth in Opportunity Areas
E2.1 Investments for Inclusive, Equitable Growth
E2.3 Neighborhood Development Action Team
E2.4 Access to Labor and Jobs
E2.5 Opportunity Zones
E2.7 Small Business/Startup Support
E4.2 Inclusive Economic Development Investments
EA.4 Paid and Volunteer Job Programs
EA.4 Life-Long Learning
EA.6 Workforce Preparedness Program
ERC2.5 Environmental Awareness
ERC5.1 Careful Stewardship and Efficient Consumption of Water and Energy
ERC8.6 Heat-Reducing Public Amenities
EJ1.1 Air Quality Monitoring
EJ1.2 Community Air Protection
EJ1.3 Data-Informed Efforts
EJ2.1 New Healthy Food Grocers
EJ2.2 Grocery Access
EJ2.3 Open Air Food Sales
EJ2.4 Expanded Reach of Food Distribution
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
EJ2.5 Food Assistance Programs
EJ2.10 Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone
EJ2.11 Home-Based Food Enterprises
EJ2.14 Financial Incentives
EJ2.15 Limit Food Swaps
EJ2.17 Healthy Food Promotion
EJ2.19 Farm-to-Fork
EJ2.20 Evaluating Health Impacts
EJ3.1 Resource Optimization
EJ3.2 Supplemental Funding for Sources for Building
Rehabilitation
EJ4.4 Capacity Building
EJ4.5 Increasing Participation of Underserved Communities EJ4.6 Community Oversight
EJ4.7 Sustained Engagement
EJ5.1 Equity Education
EJ5.2 Internal Practices
EJ5.3 Cross-Functional Action Team
EJ5.4 Racial, Gender, and LGBTQ+ Equity
EJ5.5 Investment Prioritization
EJ5.6 Embedding Racial Equity
EJA.6 Healthy Food Zoning
M1.10 Community Engagement
PFS6.5 Broadband Access
PFS6.6 Net Neutrality
YRPO1.3 Parkland Service Standard
YPRO1.24 Welcoming Amenities
YPROA.3 Mobile Health Clinics
YPROA.7 Performance-Based Prioritization
ESYPRO1 Improve Park Access
FBYPRO6 UC Davis Medical Center Events
Joint-Use Facilities and Co-Location
LUP2.8 Co-Location of Community Facilities
LUP4.3 Anchor Institutions
LUP5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points
LUP7.4 Live/Work Options
LUP9.1 Cultural and Entertainment Centers
LUP9.3 Assembly Facilities and Event Centers
LUP7.6 Industrial Conversion
PGLUP1 Town Centers
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
E3.4 Shared Infrastructure
EA.5 Cluster Development Strategy
ERC9.6 Resiliency Hubs
M1.32 Supportive Infrastructure in the Public Right-of-Way M1.34 Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) Hubs
M2.11 Passenger Pick-Up/Drop-Off
M2.16 Shared Parking
M5.2 Sacramento Valley Station
MA.6 Sacramento Valley Station Regional Governance
Structure
PFS1.9 Co-Location of Facilities
PFS1.10 Cooperative Delivery of Services
PFS3.11 Joint-Use Facilities
PFS6.3 Co-Location
YPRO1.7 Co-Located Joint-Use Facilities
YPRO2.2 Co-Location of Community-Serving Facilities
YPROA.6 Joint-Use Standards
Leveraging Development
NNLUP2 Town Center Placemaking
SALUP5 Florin Road Reinvestment and Economic Development SNLUP3 Truxel Road Site Design
ERC2.3 Onsite Preservation
ERC3.4 Private Streets
ERC3.11 Planting
ERC4.3 Project Design
ERC8.1 Cooling Design Techniques
ERC9.4 Carbon-Neutral Buildings
ERCA.9 Minimum Tree Requirements
ERCA.10 Parking Lot Shade Ordinance
FBED1 Development Incentives
M1.7 Fine-Grained Network
M1.15 Improve Walking Connectivity
M1.40 Contributions from New Development
M3.4 Cul-de-Sacs
PFS1.7 Water Supply for Fire Suppression
PFS1.8 Fire Hazards
PFS1.13 Development Fees for Facilities and Services
PFS1.14 Development Review
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
PFS3.6 Combined Sewer System Rehabilitation and Improvements PFS3.14 Underground Utilities
PFS3.16 Stormwater Design in Private Development
PFS6.6 Net Neutrality
YPRO3.6 Private Commercial Recreational Facilities
Local Business Support
LUP1.8 Jobs Housing Balance
LUP5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points
LUP5.3 Mixed-Use Neighborhood Centers
LUP5.4 Neighborhood Shopping Center Revitalization
LUP5.5 Neighborhood Commerce
LUP5.6 Local Business Preservation
LUP6.11 Home-Based Businesses
LUP7.4 Live/Work Options
LUP9.2 Destination City
LUPA9 Home Occupation Regulations
CCLUP1 Central Business District
CCLUP2 Local Retail
CCLUP3 Old Sacramento Waterfront Community Uses
CCLUP4 Old Sacramento Retail Visioning
CCLUP5 Old Sacramento Access and Views
CCLUP6 Old Sacramento River Views
CCLUP7 Old Sacramento Cultural Arts District
FBLUP2 Stockton Business Revitalization
FBLUP3 Light Industrial on Stockton Boulevard
FBLUP4 Army Depot Special Planning District
SALUP3 Neighborhood Serving Land Uses Around Commercial Corridors SALUP6 South Area Food Culture
HCR2.6 Coordination with Other Entities
HCR3.3 Heritage Tourism
HCRA.3 Education and Awareness
E1.1 Strengthening Employment Clusters
E1.2 Business Attraction and Expansion
E1.3 Tradable Industries
E1.4 Suitable Buildings and Sites
E1.6 Growth in Opportunity Areas
E1.7 Destination for Businesses
E1.8 Economic Development Strategic Plan
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
E2.1 Investments for Inclusive, Equitable Growth
E2.2 Access to Capital
E2.5 Opportunity Zones
E2.6 Sustainable Business Programs
E2.7 Small Business/Startup Support
E2.8 Public Procurement
E2.9 Local Pilot Projects
E3.3 Small Business Lending
E3.5 Local Business Coordination
E3.6 Economic Gardening
E4.4 Local Business Needs Assessment
EA.2 Aligning Education and Training
EA.4 Paid and Volunteer Job Programs
EA.4 Life-Long Learning
EA.5 Cluster Development Strategy
EA.6 Workforce Preparedness Program
EJ2.1 New Healthy Food Grocers
EJ2.7 Partner with Farmers
EJ2.11 Home-Based Food Enterprises
EJ2.12 Regional Food Hub
EJ2.14 Financial Incentives
EJ2.19 Farm-to-Fork
EJA.1 Retailer Incentive Program
FBED2 Florins-Perkins Industrial Area
FBED3 Local Business Sponsorship
FBED4 Stockton Boulevard Business Participation
M5.6 Good Movement Facilities
M2.2 Wider Participation
PFS5.1 Solid Waste Reduction
Older Adults
LUP6.5 Established Neighborhoods
LUP6.10 Care Facilities
LUP9.5 Arts Education
NNLUP2 Town Center Placemaking
PGLUP1 Town Centers
E4.6 Education and Training Systems
E4.7 Barriers to Workforce Participation
E4.8 Entrepeneurship and Social Enterprise Training
EA.4 Life-Long Learning
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERC9.6 Resiliency Hubs
EJ2.2 Grocery Access
M1.4 Designing to Move People
M4.1 Application of Safety
M4.2 Safer Driving Speeds
M4.3 Vision Zero
YPRO2.7 Child/Older Adult Care
YPRO3.3 Health Programming and Events
ESYPRO3 River Amenities
ESYPRO4 Age-Friendly Exercise Equipment
PGYPRO4 Pool and Neighborhood Center Access
Pollution Reduction/Prevention
LUP7.2 Industrial Uses Along Rivers
LUP7.3 Production, Distribution, and Repair
ERC1.1 Clean Water Programs
ERC1.2 Clean Watershed
ERC1.3 Runoff Contamination
ERC1.4 Construction Site Impacts
ERC2.1 Conservation of Open Space Areas
ERC4.1 Regional Coordination
ERC4.2 Air Quality Awareness
ERC4.3 Project Design
ERC4.4 Sensitive Uses
ERC4.5 Construction Emissions
ERC4.6 Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment
ERC5.2 Reducing Storm Runoff
ERC9.1 Communitywide GHG Reduction
ERC9.2 Additional GHG Emission Programs
NERC1 Fisherman’s Lake Buffer
NSERC1 McClellan Heights and Park Homes Plan Noise Area NSEJ1 Neighborhood Clean Up
EJ1.1 Air Quality Monitoring
EJ1.2 Community Air Protection
EJ1.3 Data-Informed Efforts
EJ1.4 Impacts Assessment
EJ1.5 Compatibility with Hazardous Materials Facilities EJ1.6 Risks from Hazardous Materials Facilities
EJ1.7 Transportation Routes
EJ1.8 Site Contamination
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
EJ1.9 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs
EJ1.10 Education
EJA.4 Amortization Ordinance
M1.20 High Frequency Transit Service
M1.21 Extension of Transit Service
M1.22 Increase Transit Ridership
M1.23 Transit Priority
M1.24 Transit-Only Lanes
M1.25 First/Last-Mile Solutions
M1.26 Bus Stop Design
M1.27 Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy
M1.28 Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Capital
M1.29 Shared Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs)
M1.30 Public Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment M1.31 Private Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment M1.32 Supportive Infrastructure in the Public Right-of-Way M1.33 Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Share and Electric Bike Share
M1.34 Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) Hubs
M1.35 Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) First
M1.36 Electric Vehicles in New Development
M1.37 Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging in Existing Development M1.38 Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Energy Resiliency
M2.3 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as Metric
M2.4 Shared Shuttles
M2.5 Onsite Childcare
M2.6 Transit/Event Coordination
M2.14 Parking Supply
M2.15 Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs)
M2.16 Shared Parking
M2.17 Parking Management Strategy
M2.18 Technology to Optimize Parking Utilization
M2.19 Optimizing Residential Utilization
M5.7 Zero-Emission Fleets
M5.8 Zero Emission Delivery
M5.12 Zero-Emission Aircraft
MA.5 Regional Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation
MA.9 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance PFS3.4 Development Impacts
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
PFS3.13 Impacts to Environmentally Sensitive Lands
PFS3.15 Adequate Drainage Facilities
PFS3.16 Stormwater Design in Private Development
PFS3.17 Regional Stormwater Facilities
PFS5.1 Solid Waste Reduction
PFS5.2 Collection and Recycling Services
PFS5.3 Mixed and Organic Recycling
PFS5.4 Regional Recycling Market Developmetn Zone
PFS5.5 Recycled Materials in New Construction
PFS5.6 Bulky Item and Appliance Disposal
PFS5.7 Organic Waste Collection Services
PFS5.8 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
PFS5.9 Targed Technical Assistance
PFSA.3 Sewer Long Range Plan Updates
PFSA.4 Stormwater Master Planning
PFSA.5 Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse
PFSA.6 Water Treatment Facilities
AAPFS1 Neighborhood Clean Up
YPRO1.20 Sustainable Design
ESYPRO3 River Amenities
Public Spaces
LUP8.12 Design of Privately-Developed Public Spaces
LUP9.8 Public Art
NNLUP2 Town Center Placemaking
SNLUP2 Northgate Boulevard Placemaking
HCR1.13 Indigenous Cultures
HCR1.16 Endemic Traditions
HCRA.3 Education and Awareness
M3.5 Open Street Events
M3.6 Outdoor Dining Program
YPRO1.1 Range of Experiences
YPRO1.6 Underutilized Land
YPRO1.8 Non-Conventional Park Solutions
YPRO1.9 Timing of Services
YPRO1.10 Parkland Access Standard
YPRO1.11 Enhancing Access to Parks
YPRO1.12 Parks Programming
YPRO1.19 Integrated Parks and Recreation System
YPRO1.23 Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
YPRO1.25 Municipal Golf Courses
YPRO3.7 Inclusive and Accessible Recreational Needs
AAYPRO2 New Park Site
CCYPRO1 New Park Site
CCYPRO2 Activate Existing Parks
CCYPRO3 Sacramento River Waterfront Recreation and Access CCYPRO4 Park Amenities
CCYPRO5 Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities
ESYPRO1 Improve Park Access
ESYPRO4 Exercise Equipment
FBYPRO1 Granite Regional Park Expansion
FBYPRO2 Army Depot Park
FBYPRO5 Morrison Creek Project
LPYPRO4 Sacramento City College Facilities
NNYPRO1 Innovation Park
NNYPRO2 Ninos Parkway
NSYPRO1 Walter Ueda Parkway Access
NSYPRO2 Hagginwood Park Access
NSYPRO3 Robla Park Clubhouse and Signage
NSYPRO4 New Park Site
PGYPRO4 Pool and Neighborhood Center Access
SAYPRO1 Regional Park
SAYPRO4 Community Center Location
SAYPRO5 Laguna Floodplain Open Space
SAYYPRO6 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
SNYPRO1 Gardenland Park Access
SNYPRO2 Ueda Parkway Access
Racial Equity
LUP1.7 Regional Growth Strategy
SALUP6 South Area Food Culture
HCR3.1 Education and Awareness
HCRA.9 Native American Cultural Resources
E1.6 Growth in Opportunity Areas
E2.3 Neighborhood Development Action Team
E2.5 Opportunity Zones
E2.7 Small Business/Startup Support
E2.8 Public Procurement
ERC2.5 Environmental Awareness
EJ5.6 Embedding Racial Equity
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
EJA.3 DAC Representation
EJA.5 Performance Zoning
EJA.7 Racial Equity Zoning
Regional Scale Planning
LUP1.2 Logical Boundaries
LUP1.3 New Growth Annexation
LUP1.4 City Services Prior to Annexation
LUP1.5 Surplus Land Disposition
LUP1.7 Regional Growth Strategy
LUP1.9 Advocacy
LUP1.10 Adjacent Development
LUP5.1 Evolving Regional Commercial Centers
LUPA1 Areas of Concern
LUPA3 Fruitridge-Florin Annexation
AALUP2 City/County Coordination
FBLUP5 City/County Coordination
SALUP7 Health Care Sector Growth
SALUP8 Sacramento Executive Airport
SALUP9 Industrial Development Near 47th Street
SALUP15 Town of Freeport Long-Range Development
E1.2 Business Attraction and Expansion
E1.7 Destination for Businesses
E2.2 Access to Capital
ERC1.2 Clean Watershed
ERC1.3 Runoff Contamination
ERC1.6 Groundwater Management
ERC2.1 Conservation of Open Space Areas
ERC4.1 Regional Coordination
ERC6.2 Flood Management Planning Coordination
ERC6.8 Interagency Levee Management
EJ2.6 Food Recovery Program
EJ2.12 Regional Food Hub
M1.20 High Frequency Transit Service
M1.21 Extension of Transit Service
M2.8 Micro-Transit Service
M5.1 Regional Mobility System
M5.2 Sacramento Valley Station
M5.3 Bridges
M5.4 Rail Operations Impacts
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M5.5 Regional Advocacy
M5.7 Zero-Emission Fleets
MA.5 Regional Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation
MA.6 Sacramento Valley Station Regional Governance
Structure
MA.7 Roadway Reallocations
PFS3.9 Methane Recovery
PFS3.17 Regional Stormwater Facilities
SNYPRO5 American River Maintenance
River Access and Views
LUP8.2 River as Signature Feature
LUP8.3 River Access and Ecology
CCLUP5 Old Sacramento Access and Views
CCLUP6 Old Sacramento River Views
CCLUP7 Old Sacramento Cultural Arts District
SNLUP5 Riverfront Landscaping
ERC6.3 Floodplain Capacity
SNM4 American River Parkway Connections
YPRO1.16 River Parkways
YPRO1.17 Waterway Recreation and Access
YPRO1.18 Miller Regional Park/Sacramento Marina
CCYPRO3 Sacramento River Waterfront Recreation and Access ESYPRO3 River Amenities
PGYPRO1 River Parkways
PGYPRO2 Parkways/Greenways
SNYPRO4 River Access Points
Roadway Safety
LUP6.8 Gated Communities
M4.1 Application of Safety
M4.2 Safer Driving Speeds
M4.3 Vision Zero
M4.4 Collaborative Safety Solutions
M4.5 Safety-Related Training
M4.6 Rail Crossings
M4.7 Integrated Goods Movement
M4.8 Detour Facilities
MA.3 High Injury Network
MA.4 Curb Space Management Plan
MA.10 Street Design Standards Update
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
CCM1 Roadway Reallocations
CCM3 Curbside Management
CCM4 Traffic Calming
FBM1 Roadway Reallocations
NSM1 Roadway Reallocations
NSM5 Traffic Calming
SAM1 Roadway Reallocations
SAM3 Meadowview Street Network
SNM3 Roadway Reallocations
SAPFS1 Effective Infrastructure at TODs
Streamlined City Processes
LUP1.12 Deed Notice
LUP3.5 Minimum Standards for Renovations and Expansions LUP3.6 Exemptions for Historic Structure Conversions
LUP3.7 Interim Zoning Inconsistency
LUP4.2 Incentivizing Infill
LUPA4 Special Studies
NNLUP4 Employment Center Development Guidelines
HCR1.18 Evaluation of Potentially Eligible Built Environment Resources
HCR2.1 Administration of Functions and Programs
HCR2.2 Certified Local Government
HCR2.3 Sacramento Register
HCR2.5 Code Compliance
HCRA.7 Guidance Documents
E3.1 State-of-the-Art Business and Industrial Areas
E3.2 Innovation and Growth
EA.9 Competitiveness Assessment
EJA.8 Community Input Database
PFS1.12 Timing of Services
Streetscapes
LUP2.5 Design for Connectivity
LUP4.6 Compatibility with Adjoining Uses
LUP4.7 Visual and Physical Character
LUP4.8 Buildings that Engage the Street
LUP4.9 Enhanced Pedestrian Environment
LUP4.10 Multi-Modal Access
LUP4.11 Shared Parking, Driveways, and Alley Access
LUP6.5 Established Neighborhoods
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
LUP8.4 Enhanced City Gateways
LUP8.5 Development Adjacent to Freeways and Railroad
Corridors
LUP8.6 Prominent Corner Architecture
LUP8.8 Iconic Sense of Place
LUP8.9 People-Friendly Design
LUP8.13 Continuity of Streetscape Design
LUP8.14 Streetscape Beautification
NSLUP1 Del Paso Boulevard Activation and Placemaking
Improvements
NSLUP2 Del Paso Creative Activation
SALUP4 Corridor Revitalization
SNLUP3 Truxel Road Site Design
HCR1.7 Contextual Features
HCR1.3 Compatibility with Historic Context
ERC2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants
ERC3.11 Planting
ERCA.4 Heat Reduction in the Public Realm
ERCA.5 Bus Shelter Design
ERCA.7 Cooling Landscape Standards
ERCA.9 Minimum Tree Requirements
ERCA.11 Street Standards for Tree Canopy
M1.5 Street Design Standards
M1.6 Transit Integration
M2.10 Curbside Management
M2.11 Passenger Pick-Up/Drop-Off
M2.12 Innovative Mobility Solutions and Curb of the Future M2.13 Curb and Mobility Use Data
M3.1 Local Streets
M3.2 Street Design
M3.3 Traffic
M3.4 Cul-de-Sacs
M3.5 Open Street Events
M3.6 Outdoor Dining Program
M4.1 Application of Safety
MA.10 Street Design Standards Update
CCM.4 Traffic Calming
NSM2 Street Extensions
PFS1.5 CPTED Strategies
YPRO1.13 Park Safety
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
Technology
LUP2.7 Evolving Office Needs
E3.1 State-of-the-art Business and Industrial Areas
E3.7 Investments in Technology
EA.10 Municipal Open Data
ERC1.5 Drinking Water Data
ERC4.2 Air Quality Awareness
ERC9.3 Lead by Example in Design of Buildings
EJ2.20 Evaluating Health Impacts
EJA.8 Community Input Database
M2.1 Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
M2.13 Curb and Mobility Use Data
M2.18 Technology to Optimize Parking Utilization
M6.1 Pioneer New Mobility Techniques
M6.2 Mobility Partnerships
M6.3 Mobility Data Access
M6.4 System Management
M6.5 Data-Driven Prioritization
M6.6 Innovation for System Performance
M6.7 Data to Spur Innovation
M6.8 Data from Private Operators
PFS1.11 Technology to Improve Public Safety
PFS6.1 Access and Availability
PFS6.2 Public/Private Collaboration
PFS6.3 Adequate Facilities and Service
PFS6.4 Co-Location
PFS6.5 Broadband Access
PFS6.6 Net Neutrality
PFS6.7 City Operations/Public Services
PFS6.8 Telecommunication Infrastructure Improvements
PFSA.7 Telecommunication Infrastructure in New Development PFSA.8 Municipal Telecommunications Team
PFSA.9 Periodic Review
YPRO2.5 Digital Literacy and Access
YPRO3.1 Health Data and Programming
Transit-Supportive Development
LUP1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP2.1 Overall Balance of Uses
LUP2.2 Interconnected City
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
LUP2.3 Diverse Centers and Corridors
LUP2.4 Development Intensity Linked to Transit
LUP2.5 Design for Connectivity
LUP2.6 Employment Clusters
LUP4.1 Transit-Supported Development
LUP4.2 Incentivizing Infill
LUP4.4 Public Uses and Services
LUP4.5 Efficient Parel Utilization
LUP4.12 Drive-Through Restaurants
LUP5.1 Evolving Regional Commercial Centers
FBLUP1 Transit-Supportive Uses
LPLUP1 Transit Oriented Development
NNLUP1 Mixed-Use Nodes
NNLUP2 Town Center Placemaking
PGLUP1 Town Centers
SALUP1 Development Around South Line Light Rail Stations SALUP14 Meadowview Light Rail Station
SNLUP3 Truxel Road Site Design
E2.4 Access to Labor and Jobs
ERC8.6 Heat-Reducing Public Amenities
ERCA.4 Heat Reduction in the Public Realm
EJ2.1 New Healthy Food Grocers
EJ2.2 Grocery Access
M1.6 Transit Integration
M1.12 Light Rail Transit (LRT) Station Access Improvements M1.20 High-Frequency Transit Service
M1.21 Extension of Transit Service
M1.22 Increase Transit Ridership
M1.23 Transit Priority
M1.24 Transit-Only Lanes
M1.25 First/Last-Mile Solutions
M1.26 Bus Stop Design
M2.1 Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
M2.2 Wider Participation
M2.4 Shared Shuttles
M2.5 Onsite Childcare
M2.6 Transit/Event Coordination
M2.7 Free or Discounted Transit Passes
M2.8 Micro-Transit Service
M2.9 Advocacy and Events
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ESM2 Sacramento State Transport
FBM2 SmaRT Rides
NNM1 Light Rail Corridor
NNM2 Light Rail Right-of-Way
NNM3 High Frequency Transit
NNM4 Transit Center
NNM5 Light Rail Stations
SAM2 High Frequency Transit
SAM4 Meadowview Light Rail Station Streets
SNM1 Improved Transit
SNM2 Transit Right-of-Way
ESTV1 Transit Supportive Uses
YPRO2.3 School Facilities
YPROA.1 Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) Parks Plan Update
Urban Forest
LUP4.1 Transit-Supportive Development
LUP5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points
LUP6.5 Established Neighborhoods
LUP8.1 Unique Sense of Place
LUP8.5 Development Adjacent to Freeways and Railroad
Corridors
LUP8.9 People-Friendly Design
LUP8.12 Design of Privately-Developed Public Spaces
LUP8.14 Streetscape Beautification
LUPA.8 Planning and Development Code Update
ERC2.3 Onsite Preservation
ERC2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants
ERC3.1 Urban Forest Plan
ERC3.2 Tree Canopy Expansion
ERC3.3 Tree Protection
ERC3.4 Private Streets
ERC3.5 Tree List
ERC3.6 Urban Forest Maintenance
ERC3.7 Trees of Significance
ERC3.8 Public Education
ERC3.9 Watering and Irrigation
ERC3.10 Parking Lot Shading
ERC3.11 Planting
ERCA.1 Urban Forest Plan
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Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERCA.2 Tree Education
ERCA.4 Heat Reduction in the Public Realm
ERCA.5 Bus Shelter Design
ERCA.7 Cooling Landscape Standards
ERCA.9 Minimum Tree Requirements
ERCA.10 Parking Lot Shading Ordinance
FBERC1 Tree Planting and Maintenance
EJ1.3 Data-Informed Efforts
EJ3.4 Healthy Environment
AAEJ1 Tree Planting in Parking Lots
NSEJ2 Tree Planting
M1.32 Supportive Infrastructure in the Public Right-of-Way M3.1 Local Streets
M3.2 Street Design
NSM2 Street Extensions
YPRO1.21 Climate Resilient Design
Walkability
LUP1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP4.9 Enhanced Pedestrian Environment
LUP5.1 Evolving Regional Commercial Centers
LUP5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points
LUP5.3 Mixed-Use Neighborhood Centers
LUP8.1 Unique Sense of Place
LUP8.9 People-Friendly Design
LUP8.12 Design of Privately-Developed Public Spaces
SNLUP2 Northgate Boulevard Placemaking
HCR1.7 Contextual Features
ERC3.11 Planting
ERCA.4 Heat Reduction in the Public Realm
M1.4 Designing to Move People
M1.5 Street Design Standards
M1.7 Fine-Grained Network
M1.8 Vacation of Public Right-of-Way
M1.13 Walkability
M1.14 Walking Facilities
M1.15 Improve Walking Connectivity
M1.16 Barrier Removal
M1.19 Walking Safety
M3.1 Local Streets
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M3.2 Street Design
M3.3 Traffic
M3.4 Cul-de-Sacs
M3.5 Open Street Events
M3.6 Outdoor Dining Program
MA.7 Roadway Reallocations
ESM1 Sacramento State Pedestrian Connections
FBM3 Pedestrian Enviornment
NSM4 Walking Improvements and Connections
SNM4 American River Parkway Connections
YPRO1.1 Range of Experiences
YPRO2.3 School Facilities
YPROA.1 Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) Parks Plan Update
FBYPRO3 Granite Regional Park Pedestrian Access
FBYPRO4 George Sim Park Access
LPYPRO3 City Cemetary Pedestrian Access
SAYPRO2 Franklin Boyce Park Access
SAYPRO3 Joint Use Agreements
SNYPRO1 Gardenland Park Access
SNYPRO2 Ueda Parkway Access
SNYPRO3 Garden Highway Crossings
Water Conservation
LUP11.2 Balanced Local Water Cycle
ERC1.1 Clean Water Programs
ERC1.2 Clean Watershed
ERC1.3 Runoff contamination
ERC1.4 Construction Site Impacts
ERC1.5 Drinking Water Data
ERC1.6 Groundwater Management
ERC2.1 Conservation of Open Space Areas
ERC2.2 Biological Resources
ERC2.5 Environmental Awareness
ERC3.9 Watering and Irrigation
ERC5.1 Careful Stewardship and Efficient Consumption of Water and Energy
ERC5.3 Water Efficiency Training
ERC5.4 Municipal Energy and Water Efficiency
ERC5.5 Publicize Voluntary Programs
ERC5.7 Onsite Water Reuse
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Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
PFS4.1 Exercise and Protect Water Rights
PFS4.2 Water Supply Sustainability
PFS4.3 Surface Water Supply
PFS4.4 Groundwater Infrastructure
PFS4.5 Comprehensive Water Supply Planning
PFS4.6 Recycled Water
PFS4.7 Water Supply During Emergencies
PFS4.8 New Development
PFSA.4 Stormwater Master Planning
PFSA.5 Onsite Non-Potable Water Reuse
Youth
LUP9.5 Arts Education
E4.3 Educational Attainment
EA.3 Paid and Volunteer Job Programs
EA.6 Workforce Preparedness Program
SNED1 Youth Workforce Development
ERC2.5 Environmental Awareness
EJ2.18 Youth Food Literacy
EJA.3 DAC Representation
M2.7 Free or Discounted Transit Passes
YPRO2.3 School Facilities
YPRO2.4 Library Services
YPRO2.7 Child/Older Adult Care
YPRO3.5 Youth Participation
YPROA.1 Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) Parks Plan Update
YPROA.2 Park Audits
YPROA.4 Youth Internships
YPROA.5 Gang Reduction and Youth Development
LPYPRO5 Pool Access
PGYPRO4 Pool and Neighborhood Center Access
SAYPRO06 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
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Sustainability and Equity | 2-1
2 SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY
Throughout the 2040 General Plan Update community outreach process, sustainability and equity emerged as the overarching themes. Sustainability
ĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚLJĂƌĞƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϰϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂů
WůĂŶ͘/ŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϵ͕ŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝůĂĚŽƉƚĞĚƚŚĞ
guiding Vision of the General Plan which states, “In
ϮϬϰϬ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůďĞĂŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵŽĚĞů
of sustainable, equitable growth and community
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘͟dŚĞŐŽĂůƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͕ĂĐƟŽŶƐ͕ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ
within this General Plan guides the commitment to
sustainability and equity for the next 20 years.
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŝƐƉŽŝƐĞĚƚŽƐĞĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚŐƌŽǁƚŚŽǀĞƌ
the next two decades; the city is projected to add
over 69,000 new homes, 200,000 new residents, and
ϳϲ͕ϬϬϬŶĞǁũŽďƐ͘ĐƌŝƟĐĂůĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞǁŝůůďĞŵĂŶĂŐing this growth sustainably and equitably in ways ƚŚĂƚďĞŶĞĮƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌtunity and prosperity for all. >ŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƉůĂLJƐĂŶĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉƌŽůĞ
ŝŶƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůĞƋƵŝƚLJƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƚŽƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJƚŚƌŝǀĞŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘Ɛ
the urgency of the climate crisis accelerates, it will
ďĞĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƚŽŵĂŶĂŐĞŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞŝŶǀĞƐƚments in our community that minimize greenhouse ŐĂƐ;','ͿĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐǁŚŝůĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁŝĚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞϮϬϰϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂů
WůĂŶǁŝůůƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJŽĨ
all Sacramentans and be dependent upon the broadďĂƐĞĚĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůůŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐĐŽŵŵƵnities. Engaging all segments of the community ͶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƵŶĚĞƌƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚ
ŵĂƌŐŝŶĂůŝnjĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐͶŝƐĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƚŽĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ
sustainability and equity are inextricably intertwined. 2-2 | Sustainability and Equity
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
dŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂƐƵŵŵĂƌLJŽĨƐĞǀĞƌĂůŬĞLJŝƚLJ
ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ
ĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚLJ͘/ƚĂůƐŽŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚƚŽŵŽŶŝƚŽƌĂŶĚĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƚŚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞness of the General Plan in fostering a sustainable ĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞĐŝƚLJ͘ŶŝŶĚĞdžǁŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ
related to all major topics, including sustainability
ĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚLJ͕ĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨŚĂƉƚĞƌϭ͕
/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͘
Recent City Initiatives
/ŶƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJŚĂƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚŝƚƐĐŽŵmitment to sustainability and equity. A few notable examples include:
• Establishment of ŝƚLJ͛ƐKĸĐĞŽĨŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJΘ
ƋƵŝƚLJ
• &ŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ ZĂĐŝĂů
ƋƵŝƚLJ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
• Establishment of the ŝƚLJ͛Ɛ KĨĨŝĐĞ ŽĨ ůŝŵĂƚĞ
ĐƟŽŶΘ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞůŝŵĂƚĞtŽƌŬWůĂŶ
• Development of an Inclusive Economic DevelopŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĂŶĚĐƟŽŶWůĂŶĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽĨ the /ŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ
ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂŶĚŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ/ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ
• Establishment of the Neighborhood Development
ĐƟŽŶdĞĂŵ
• WƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĂůŝŵĂƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ
Plan
•
ĂƌůLJůŝŵĂƚĞĐƟŽŶŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
the adoption of a EĞǁƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
ůĞĐƚƌŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ
KƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞ
Indicators
/ŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐŽīĞƌĂǁĂLJƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐƚŽǁĂƌĚ
our guiding vision in the General Plan, which states
that, “/Ŷ ϮϬϰϬ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ ǁŝůů ďĞ Ă ŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵŽĚĞůŽĨƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞŐƌŽǁƚŚ
ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘” Regularly measuring
progress on sustainability and equity indicators will
ŚĞůƉĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞǁŚĞƚŚĞƌŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽĂŵŽƌĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞĐŝƚLJ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽƌĞ͕ƚŚĞĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶƐŝŐŚƚĨŽƌŚŽǁƚŚĞŝƚLJŵŝŐŚƚŵŽĚŝĨLJ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŽďĞƩĞƌĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝŶĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶable and equitable way.

Table 2-1ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶ
be used to measure progress toward the vision for
Sacramento in 2040 and to guide future policy decisions. For each indicator, the table shows the baseline against which progress will be measured and ƚŚĞƚĂƌŐĞƚ;ƐͿƚŽďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ͘dŚĞƚĂďůĞĂůƐŽŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐ ŚŽǁƚŚĞŵĞƚƌŝĐǁŝůůďĞĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞĚ͘dŽďĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞ͕
indicators should be relevant, easy to understand,
reliable, and readily measurable. The indicators set
forth in Table 2-1 are generally measured using pubůŝĐůLJĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĚĂƚĂƐŽƵƌĐĞƐʹŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĚĂƚĂĨƌŽŵŝƚLJ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐ͕ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ^ƚĂƚĞŽĸĐĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚƚŚĞh͘^͘ĞŶƐƵƐƵƌĞĂƵ͘dŚĞƐĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐǁŝůůďĞ
tracked on an annual basis.

ĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͕ ƚŚĞŝƚLJƉƌĞƉĂƌĞƐĂ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶWƌŽŐress Report to highlight accomplishments, report on current challenges, and measure the success of
ƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝŶŐƵŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƚLJƚŽǁĂƌĚŝƚƐǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ /ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐƵƉĚĂƚĞĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞƐĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂů
Plan indictors into the Annual Progress Report can be
ĂŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞǁĂLJƚŽƌĞƉŽƌƚŽƵƚŽŶƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐƚŽĚĞĐŝsion-makers and community members.

DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY
Sustainability means meeting the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs. Sustainability
is about sustaining and integrating how we manage
the economy, environment, and social equity, to
minimize, mitigate, and adapt to short- and longterm impacts on the environment and the quality of life for residents.

Regardless of one’s identity, equity is when all people have just treatment, access to opportunities necessary to satisfy their essential needs, advance their well-being and achieve their full potential, while
identifying and eliminating barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups.

SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Sustainability and Equity | 2-3
Table 2-1: Indicators
Indicator Why It Matters Baseline Data Source Baseline Target Mode Share The single-occupant vehicle is the dominant mode of transportation in Sacramento, which leads to traffic congestion, air pollution, and GHG emissions that contribute to global warming. Amid growing climate and equity concerns, it is essential to incentivize and inspire a behavioral shift to other travel modes by working to make our roads safer, make transit service more frequent and reliable, and make walking and bicycling more convenient and attractive.

Commute trips from US Census data, 2020
Drove alone: 71.9%, Carpooled: 10.1%Public transit (no taxi): 3.0%Walked: 3.0%Bicycle: 1.4%Worked from home: 8.9%Taxi, motorcycle, other: 1.4% 2030: Active Transportation mode share of 6%2045: Active Transportation mode share of 12%2030: Transit mode share of 11% VMT Per Capita Reducing vehicle miles travelled (VMT) means people will drive shorter distances and less often. Not only will this save Sacramentans time while reducing congestion and pollution, but it can also lead to better health outcomes. People who walk, cycle, or take transit instead of driving will get more exercise, and an increase in physical activity reduces the risk of chronic disease. Reducing VMT also reduces exposure to crashes and reduces the risk of injury and death.

SACSIM Transportation model, 2016
7,991 miles per person per year
2030: 6,393 miles per person per year 2045: 5,625 miles per person per year Households with
Zero Emission
Vehicles
On-road transportation accounted for about 57 percent of Sacramento’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, so reducing transportation emissions is critical to achieving carbon neutrality. Because SMUD has committed to eliminate GHG emissions from their power supply by 2030, Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs), such as battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles that do not produce polluting exhaust will provide a direct solution to auto-related emissions.

California Energy
Commission,
2022
4,060 ZEVs sold in Sacramento
2025:11% ZEV registration rate2030: 28% ZEV registration rate2045:100% ZEV registration rate 2-4 | Sustainability and Equity
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Table 2-1: Indicators
Indicator Why It Matters Baseline Data Source Baseline Target Number of Public
EV Chargers
Nearly half of Sacramento residents are renters and those who live in multi-unit buildings may not have ready access to EV charging equipment or the ability to install it. Publicly available EV charging infrastructure is critical to ensuring broadbased, equitable access to infrastructure that supports clean vehicle use.

US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, 2023
296 publicly accessible EV charging stations
2025: 3,230 public EV chargers in Sacramento2030: 8,150 public EV chargers in Sacramento Percent Urban
Tree Canopy in
Disadvantaged
Communities (DACs)
Sacramento ranks among the "greenest" cities in the world due to its extensive tree canopy, which has environmental, economic, and health benefits for local residents. Yet, canopy coverage is not uniform across the city (Map ERC-1) and neighborhoods with the least tree canopy are more likely to be home to lower-income communities of color. Particularly in view of projected significant increases in average summertime temperatures and Urban Heat Island impacts, expanding the tree canopy is important for building community resilience to the effects of climate change.

GIS analysis: Tree canopy cover raster averaged within DACs, 2018

20.30% 2030: Urban Tree
Canopy Cover of 25%2045: Urban Tree Canopy Cover of 35% Healthy Food Access
in DACs
Lack of access to healthy food resources can lead to a higher risk of obesity and diabetes. Hunger also makes it difficult to focus at school or work, and because food is one of the most basic needs, food insecurity can force people to make choices that place food above other necessities, like medicine or other basics. By and large, Sacramento neighborhoods have good access to healthy food, but neighborhoods without a grocery store, farmers market, or healthy food vendor within a half mile walking distance from home are disproportionately low-income neighborhoods of color (MAP EJ-4).

US Census data (tract level) and spatial analysis in GIS, 2022 77 Census tracts lacking a healthy food retail sales point within a half mile of home also have average household incomes that are lower than the citywide median and rate of poverty that are higher than the citywide median 2040: 20% reduction in the number of DACs lacking a healthy food retail sales point within a half mile of home SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Sustainability and Equity | 2-5
Table 2-1: Indicators
Indicator Why It Matters Baseline Data Source Baseline Target ParkScore Rating
(rates Sacramento based
on five characteristics of
an effective park system:
access, investment, acreage,
amenities, and equity)
Regular physical activity and access to leisure and cultural options is linked to improved mood, reduced stress, and an enhanced sense of wellness in adults and children. In general, Sacramentans have access to a wide range of parks and recreational facilities close to home, but there are some neighborhoods – including lower income neighborhoods of color – where residents don’t have walking access to a park within a half-mile of where they live (Map YPRO-1). Improving access for historically underserved residents in particular is an important part of the strategy for a sustainable and equitable Sacramento.

Trust for Public Land, 2022

59.3 points 2040: 69.4 points
Infill Development
in Corridors and
Centers
Corridors and centers offer some of the best opportunities to accommodate infill development. An interconnected network of mixed-use corridors and centers with a range of housing, employment, educational, cultural, and recreational options is the cornerstone of a sustainable and equitable city. It will help diversify the housing supply and address affordability, while also supporting the vitality of local businesses, laying the foundation for high-frequency transit, and making it easier to get around without a car.

The targets for this indicator are measured in new development approved; reporting a baseline value is not applicable. 2040: 48,990 new housing units in corridors and centers2040: 72,200 new jobs in corridors and centers Share of Residents
Spending More Than
30 Percent of Income
on Housing
(housing burden)
High housing cost burden forces people to make tradeoffs between paying the rent or mortgage and other daily essentials, like food, medical care, transportation, and bills. This undermines their economic security and overall wellbeing. Renters, older adults, people with disabilities, and people of color are more likely to experience housing burden. Addressing housing security is foundational for building an equitable city.

US Census data (5-year ACS) for renters/owners, 2018
50% of renters and 34% of owners experience housing burden 2040: 30% of renters and 14% of owners experience housing burden SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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GENERAL PLAN
APRIL 28, 2023
PART 2
Citywide Goals and
Policies
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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PART 2: Citywide Goals and Policies
Table of Contents
3 Land Use and Placemaking .................................................................................................................3-1 Growth and Change ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3-2 Land Use Framework ................................................................................................................................................................................3-6 Integrating Infill Development ...........................................................................................................................................................3-26 Thriving Commercial Mixed-Use Centers .......................................................................................................................................3-30 Complete and Inclusive Neighborhoods ........................................................................................................................................3-32 Industrial Areas .........................................................................................................................................................................................3-34 Placemaking, Green Building, and the Arts ....................................................................................................................................3-35 4 Historic and Cultural Resources Element ......................................................................................... 4-1 Historic Context ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-2 Preservation Framework ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4-7 Resource Preservation ..........................................................................................................................................................................4-10 Public Involvement .................................................................................................................................................................................4-14 5 Economic Development .................................................................................................................... 5-1 Economic Profile ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5-2 Business Attraction and Development ..............................................................................................................................................5-3 Sustained and Inclusive Growth...........................................................................................................................................................5-4 Innovation and Collaboration ...............................................................................................................................................................5-5 Education, Training, and Empowerment ...........................................................................................................................................5-6 6 Environmental Resources and Constraints ...................................................................................... 6-1 Environmental Resources ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6-2 Environmental Constraints ...................................................................................................................................................................6-10 7 Environmental Justice ........................................................................................................................7-1 Background ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7-2 Promoting Public Health ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7-7 Engaging and Empowering the Community ................................................................................................................................. 7-20 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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8 Mobility ............................................................................................................................................... 8-1 A Multimodal System ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8-2 Reduced Reliance on Single-Occupant Vehicles .......................................................................................................................... 8-15 Safety .... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................8-21 Regional Connectivity ...........................................................................................................................................................................8-23 Supporting Goals through Data, Technology, and Innovation ...............................................................................................8-27 9 Public Facilities and Safety ................................................................................................................ 9-1 Police and Fire Services ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9-2 Emergency Management .......................................................................................................................................................................9-5 Utility Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9-7 Water Supply .............................................................................................................................................................................................9-10 Waste Management ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9-11 Telecommunications .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9-13 10 Youth, Parks, Recreation, and Open Space .................................................................................... 10-1 Parks and Open Space ...........................................................................................................................................................................10-2 Community Facilities .............................................................................................................................................................................10-8 Community Enrichment ......................................................................................................................................................................10-10 List of Maps
Map LUP-1: Open Space, Farmland, and Urban Development ......................................................................................................... 3-3 Map LUP-2: City Structure .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3-7 Map LUP-3: Opportunity Areas .................................................................................................................................................................. 3-10 Map LUP-4: Land Use Concept .................................................................................................................................................................. 3-11 Map LUP-5: General Plan Land Use Diagram ........................................................................................................................................ 3-19 Map LUP-6: Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) – All Development ................................................................................................3-20 Map LUP-7: Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) – Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development .......................................3-21 Map LUP-8: Minimum Residential Density ............................................................................................................................................3-22 Map HCR-1: Historic Districts and Landmark Parcels ...........................................................................................................................4-6 Map ERC-1: Tree Canopy .................................................................................................................................................................................6-5 Map ERC-2: Special Flood Hazard Areas.................................................................................................................................................. 6-11 Map ERC-3: Projected Average Daytime Temperature (2040) ........................................................................................................6-16 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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List of Figures
Figure LUP-1: Existing Land Use...................................................................................................................................................................3-6 Figure LUP-2: Housing Types ........................................................................................................................................................................3-8 Figure LUP-3: Visualizing FAR ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3-18 Figure LUP-4: Visualizing Density .............................................................................................................................................................3-23 Figure EJ-1: Community Engagement Spectrum ................................................................................................................................ 7-20 Map ERC-4: Urban Heat Priority Intervention Areas ........................................................................................................................... 6-17 Map ERC-5: Existing Noise Contour ..........................................................................................................................................................6-23 Map ERC-6: Future Noise Contour ............................................................................................................................................................6-24 Map EJ-1: State Designated Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) in Sacramento ....................................................................7-6 Map EJ-2: Census Tracts with Highest Cumulative Air Pollution Burden ...................................................................................... 7-8 Map EJ-3: Census Tracts with Highest Pollution Burden Score ........................................................................................................ 7-9 Map EJ-4: Areas Underserved by Healthy Food Resources ............................................................................................................. 7-13 Map EJ-5: Communities Cumulatively Impacted by Environmental Justice Issues ................................................................. 7-24 Map M-1: Roadway Rellocations ..................................................................................................................................................................8-3 Map M-2a: Circulation Diagram ...................................................................................................................................................................8-4 Map M-2b: Circulation Diagram - Downtown Inset ..............................................................................................................................8-5 Map M-3: Candidate High-Frequency Transit Corridors ..................................................................................................................... 8-7 Map M-4: Regional Connectivity ..............................................................................................................................................................8-24 Map PFS-1: Households Lacking Internet Access ................................................................................................................................9-14 Map YPRO-1: Walking Access to Parks and Open Space Facilities .................................................................................................10-3 Map YPRO-2: Community Centers, Aquatic Facilities, and Libraries in Sacramento ...............................................................10-9 List of Tables
Table ERC-1: Exterior Noise Compatibility Standards for Various Land Uses ...........................................................................6-25 Table EJ-1: CalEnviroScreen Scores of DACs in the Planning Area .................................................................................................. 7-4 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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Map LUP-1
Open Space, Farmland, and
Urban Development
LUP-1.5 Surplus Land Disposition. The City shall
periodically audit municipal land holdings
and assess opportunities for more efficient
use and management, using criteria
including the provision of affordable
housing and emergency shelter space,
economic development and revitalization
objectives, business operations, and
applicable federal and state law to identify
surplus properties and disposition strategies
where appropriate.

LUP-1.6 Growth and Change Evaluation. The City
shall monitor regional and municipal growth
trends and review remaining capacity under
the General Plan every five years, adjusting
as needed to accommodate projected
land use, population, and employment,
subject to the evaluation of environmental
impacts. As part of this five-year review,
ensure alignment of the General Plan with
the regional growth strategy to optimize
opportunities for CEQA streamlining and
eligibility for regional funding.

LUP-1.7 Regional Growth Strategy. The City shall
continue to take a leadership role in defining
and implementing a regional growth
strategy, collaborating with the Sacramento
Area Council of Governments (SACOG) and
other stakeholders in the region on initiatives
for sustainable growth, transit-oriented infill
development, enhanced air quality, economic
prosperity, and social equity.

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-1: A compact urban footprint and
sustainable development pattern with
infrastructure that supports efficient
delivery of public services while
protecting surrounding open space
lands.

LUP-1.1 Compact Urban Footprint. The City shall
promote a land- and resource-efficient
development pattern and the placement of
infrastructure to support efficient delivery
of public services and conserve open space,
reduce vehicle miles traveled, and improve
air quality.

LUP-1.2 Logical Boundaries. The City shall ensure
logical City boundaries that facilitate the
ability to efficiently provide City services,
address economic development needs,
social and economic interdependencies, and
optimize municipal costs and revenues.

LUP-1.3 New Growth Annexation. The City shall
strategically plan for the annexation of
any new growth areas by considering land
use, circulation, housing, climate change,
infrastructure capacity, and public facilities
and services needs, and analyze the
associated fiscal impacts.

LUP-1.4 City Services Prior to Annexation. Prior
to the provisions of City services to new
development in unincorporated areas, the
City shall require that the unincorporated
properties be annexed into the City.

Alternatively, the City may provide utility
service to properties in advance of
annexation only if the annexation process
has been initiated and the landowner and
City have executed a conditional agreement
for services that stipulates minimum
standards for the development of roads
and urban infrastructure and criteria and
conditions for annexation into the City.

LUP-1
3-4 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
LUP-1.8 Jobs-Housing Balance. The City shall
encourage a balance between job type,
the workforce, and housing development
to reduce the negative impacts of long
commutes and provide a range of
employment opportunities for all city
residents.

LUP-1.9 Advocacy. The City shall advocate for a fair
share of regional funding, grants, and public
investments commensurate with its role in
the region and the growth targets for the
city identified in the Regional Transportation
Plan/Sustainable Community Strategy
prepared by the Sacramento Area Council of
Governments (SACOG).

LUP-1.10 Adjacent Development. The City shall
review new development proposals
in adjacent jurisdictions during the
environmental review process to identify
and avoid potential land use, circulation, or
other conflicts with existing and planned
development in the city of Sacramento.

LUP-1.11 Coordinate to Protect Farmland. The City
shall continue to work with Sacramento
County and other adjacent jurisdictions to
implement conservation plans, preserve
farmland and protect critical habitat outside
the city.

LUP-1.12 Development Adjacent to Agriculture.

The City shall require open space or other
appropriate buffers for new development
abutting productive agricultural areas to
protect the viability of active agricultural
operations outside of the city and ensure
compatibility of uses with residents in
adjacent areas.

LUP-1.13 Airport Land Use Compatibility. The City
shall work with the Sacramento County
Airport System (SCAS) and the Airport Land
Use Commission (ALUC) to ensure that new
development near the area’s airports is
compatible with airport operations, adopted
ALUC policies, and applicable Airport Land
Use Compatibility Plans.

LUP-1.14 Deed Notice. The City shall continue to
require that all new development within an
airport-defined over-flight zone provides
deed notices to future residents and
property owners upon transfer of title
concerning airport over flights and noise.

LUP-1.15 Homeowner Notification. The City shall
require that purchasers of newly constructed
homes located in the vicinity of agricultural
operations be provided notification of
such activities by way of their deeds and/or
escrow documentation.

SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-5
Land Use Framework

EXISTING LAND USE AND CITY

STRUCTURE
dŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶZŝǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƐŚĂƉĞĚ
ƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶĨŽƌŵĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉĂƩĞƌŶŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ
ƐŝŶĐĞŝƚƐŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ͘tŝƚŚƚŚĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJŽĨŐŽůĚŝŶƚŚĞ
^ŝĞƌƌĂƐŝŶϭϴϰϵ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƌĂƉŝĚůLJĂƐ
ĂƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŚƵďĨŽƌƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ
ĂƌƌŝǀŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ^ĂŶ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐĐŽŽŶƚŚĞŝƌǁĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŐŽůĚ
ĮĞůĚƐ͘dŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͕ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŐƌŝĚǁĂƐŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽZŝǀĞƌ͕ƌĂƚŚĞƌ
ƚŚĂŶŽŶƚŚĞŽŶĞͲƐƋƵĂƌĞŵŝůĞŐƌŝĚŝƌŽŶƉůĂŶĂůŝŐŶĞĚƚŽ
cardinal points common throughout the American
tĞƐƚ͘dŚĞůĞƩĞƌĞĚƐƚƌĞĞƚƐEŽƌƚŚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚz;ŶŽǁ
ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJͿĂůůĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚŝŶƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚůŝŶĞƐƚŽƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĨƌŽŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐǁĞƌĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂůŽŶŐ:^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƌŽƵƚĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌƚŽ ƚŚĞŐŽůĚĮĞůĚƐ͘dŚŝƐƉĂƩĞƌŶƌĞŵĂŝŶƐůĂƌŐĞůLJŝŶƚĂĐƚŝŶ
ƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂůŝƚLJƚŽĚĂLJ͘
ĂƌůLJƵƌďĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞĞĚĞĚĂůŽŶŐďŽƚŚďĂŶŬƐŽĨƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶZŝǀĞƌ͕ĂƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĚƚŽĚĂLJďLJƚŚĞƟŐŚƚĞƌ͕ŵŽƌĞǁĂůŬĂďůĞŐƌŝĚ
ŽĨƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐĞŽůĚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͘
,ŝŐŚǁĂƚĞƌůĞǀĞůƐĂŶĚŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ
ĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶZŝǀĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞǁŝŶƚĞƌĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJƐƉƌŝŶŐ
ĂůƐŽŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŝƚŝƐ
ŽŶůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŇŽŽĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŶĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨůĞǀĞĞƐ͕ƚŚĂƚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŚĂƐďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽĞdžƉĂŶĚƚŽŝƚƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĨŽƌŵ͘ 45%
14%
11%
9%
8%
4%
3%
5%
Retail/ Commercial
Public/Institutional
Other
Residential
Vacant
Open Space/Recreational
Industrial
Figure LUP-1
Existing Land Use
ƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶMap LUP-2͕ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐŝƚLJŝƐůĂƌŐĞůLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚƚŽĚĂLJ͕ǁŝƚŚǀĂĐĂŶƚůĂŶĚĂƚ
ŝƚƐŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ͕ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ͕ĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĞĚŐĞƐ͘Figure
LUP-1 ƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐůĂŶĚƵƐĞƐŝŶ
ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚFigure LUP-2 ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞƐ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛Ɛ
ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨƐŝŶŐůĞͲƵŶŝƚǀĞƌƐƵƐŵƵůƟͲƵŶŝƚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ
ƚLJƉĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĂƚŽĨƚǁŽŽƚŚĞƌŵĂũŽƌĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂĐŝƟĞƐ͘
ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůůĂŶĚƵƐĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϰϱƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůĞdžŝƐƟŶŐůĂŶĚƵƐĞŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚůLJŽĨƐŝŶŐůĞͲƵŶŝƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵƐĞƐ͘ ^ŝdžƚLJͲƐĞǀĞŶƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŚŽŵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ
ĂƌĞƐŝŶŐůĞͲƵŶŝƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞŽŶůLJϯϯƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂƌĞ
ŵƵůƟͲƵŶŝƚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͘KƚŚĞƌĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ
ĐŝƟĞƐƚĞŶĚƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŵŽƌĞĞǀĞŶďĂůĂŶĐĞ͘ŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů
ƵƐĞƐŵĂŬĞƵƉĂďŽƵƚϰƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐůĂŶĚƵƐĞƐ
and are concentrated primarily along arterial corriĚŽƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ^ƚŽĐŬƚŽŶŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕&ůŽƌŝŶZŽĂĚ͕&ƌĂŶŬůŝŶŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJ͕ƌĚĞŶtĂLJ͕ĂŶĚEŽƌƚŚŐĂƚĞ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͘KĸĐĞƵƐĞƐŽĐĐƵƉLJĂďŽƵƚϯƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚLJůŝŵŝƚƐĂŶĚĂƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJůŽĐĂƚĞĚ
Source: City of Sacramento, 2023
3-6 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-7

CONSUMNES RIVER BLVD

VALLEY HI DR

BROOKFIELD DR
80 80
80 5
5 80
50 80 50
99 99

FLORIN RD

FOLSOM BLVD

NORTHGATE BLVD

FREEPORT BLVD

FREEPORT BLVD

STOCKTON BLVD

FOLSOM BLVD

DEL PASO BLVD

TRUXEL RD

SAN JUAN RD

N MARKET BLVD

ARENA BLVD

NATOMAS BLVD

W ELKHORN BLVD

E COMMERCE WAY

DEL PASO RD

W EL CAMINO AVE

GARDEN HWY

RICHARDS BLVD
N 16TH ST
N 12TH ST

ARDEN GARDEN

EL CAMINO AVE

EXPOSITION BLVD
H ST

ALHAMBRA BLVD
21ST ST
19TH ST
9TH ST
3RD ST
J ST
L ST
P ST
Q ST
J ST

ELVAS AVE

BROADWAY

BROADWAY

LAND PARK DR

SUTTERVILLE RD

SEAMAS AVE

RIVERSIDE BLVD

GLORIA DR HAVENSIDE DR

GREENHAVEN DR

POCKET RD
MEADOWVIEW RD24TH ST

FRANKLIN BLVD
47TH AVE

FRUITRIDGE RD
65TH ST EXPY

ELDER CREEK RD

MACK RD

STOCKTON BLVD

FLORIN PERKINS RD

WATT AVE

POWER INN RD
R ST
N ST
7TH ST

RUSH RIVER DR
E ST
5TH ST

GRAND AVE

MARYSVILLE BLVD

RIO LINDA BLVD

ARDEN WAY

HOWE AVE

WATT AVE
14TH AVE
S a c r a m e n t o R i v e r
A m e r i c a n R i v e r
Railyards
Pell-Main
Industrial Park
McClellan
Airfield
to
Sacramento
International
Airport
Map LUP-2
City Structure
0 1 2 4
MILES Source: City of Sacramento Community Development
Department, 2018; Dyett & Bhatia, 2021.

Residential
Commercial
Office
Public/Institutional
Park/Open Space
Industrial
Vacant
Light Rail Transit
Light Rail Transit (Proposed)
City Limits
Sphere of Influence
Map LUP-2
City Structure
ŝŶĂƌĞĂƐǁŝƚŚƌĞĂĚLJĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ĨƌĞĞǁĂLJƐ͘/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů
ƵƐĞƐĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌϵƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨůĂŶĚƵƐĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ ǁŝƚŚĂůĂƌŐĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĞƌŶƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂƌŽƵŶĚ&ůŽƌŝŶͲWĞƌŬŝŶƐZŽĂĚĂŶĚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ
ĐůƵƐƚĞƌƐŝŶƚŚĞZĂŝůLJĂƌĚƐĂƌĞĂ͕ƚŚĞWĞůůͲDĂŝŶ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůWĂƌŬ͕ĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚDĐůĞůůĂŶŝƌĮĞůĚ͘/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů ƵƐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞĂƉŝƚŽůĂŶĚƐĞǀĞƌĂůĐŽůůĞŐĞ
ĂŶĚƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĐĂŵƉƵƐĞƐ͕ŽĐĐƵƉLJĂďŽƵƚϴƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ
ŽĨůĂŶĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͘KƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĨŽƌϭϭ
ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚŽĨůĂŶĚ͕ǁŝƚŚƉĂƌŬƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚĂůĂƌŐĞƌŝǀĞƌĨƌŽŶƚ ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŽŶƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚďĂŶŬŽĨƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶZŝǀĞƌ͘
The rise of e-commerce and changing consumer preferences is presenting opportunities to re-imagine ƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐŽůĚĞƌĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƉŽƐƚͲtĂƌƉĞƌŝŽĚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨ ĨƌĞĞǁĂLJƐůĞĚƚŽĚĞĐĂĚĞƐŽĨƐƵďƵƌďĂŶ͕ĂƵƚŽͲŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚ
ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘^ŝŶĐĞϮϬϭϬ͕ĂŶŶƵĂůĞͲĐŽŵŵĞƌĐĞƐĂůĞƐŚĂǀĞ
ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJŽƵƚƉĂĐĞĚĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůďƌŝĐŬͲĂŶĚͲŵŽƌƚĂƌ
ƌĞƚĂŝůŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂŶĚŝŶĐŝƟĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͕
resulting in decreased demand for physical retail
ƐƉĂĐĞŝŶĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͘hŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝnjĞĚƐƚƌŝƉŵĂůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚůŽǁͲƐůƵŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ and large parking lots along commercial corridors
ŽīĞƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽĂĚĚŚŝŐŚĞƌĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ
ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ũŽďƐ͕ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ
ƵƐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽďƌŽĂĚĞŶƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ
ƚLJƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚůŽĐĂůƌĞƚĂŝůǀŝƚĂůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚůĂLJ ƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŚŝŐŚͲĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJ͕ƌĞůŝĂďůĞƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ͘
/ŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƐĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͕ƚŚĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌLJĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƵŶŝƚƐ;hƐͿ ĂŶĚƐŵĂůůĞƌͲƐĐĂůĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĐĂŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌďŽůƐƚĞƌǀŝƚĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJŽŶƚŚĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͘
Sacramento
Population: 508,517
Total Housing Units: 195,749
Population: 429,114
Total Housing Units: 171,829
Population: 467,353
Total Housing Units: 175,235
Oakland Long Beach
67%
33%
53% 47% 44% 56%
Figure LUP-2
Housing Types Single-Unit Multi-Unit
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2014-2018), Table B25001 Traffic along J Street, ca. 1920
3-8 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN

DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
ƐĂůĂƌŐĞůLJďƵŝůƚŽƵƚĐŝƚLJ͕ŶĞǁŐƌŽǁƚŚŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ
ǁŝůůďĞĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝŶĮůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽŶ ǀĂĐĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƵƚŝůŝnjĞĚ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚŝĞƐ͘ hŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝnjĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐĂƌĞƚŚŽƐĞǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞůĂŶĚŝƐǁŽƌƚŚŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐŽŶŝƚ͕ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŽǁŶĞƌĂŶŝŶĐĞŶƚŝǀĞ ƚŽ
ƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉǁŝƚŚŶĞǁƵƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵŵĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƌƌĞŶƚƐ
ŽƌƐĂůĞƉƌŝĐĞƐ͘&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ĂƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĐĞŶƚĞƌǁŝƚŚ
ǀĂĐĂŶĐŝĞƐĂŶĚůĂƌŐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƉĂƌŬŝŶŐůŽƚƐĐŽƵůĚďĞ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝnjĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌƵƐĞƐƚŽƐĞƌǀĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŶĞĞĚƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐ
ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝŶƚƵƌŶǁŽƵůĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŵŽƌĞĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽƌĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘ tŝƚŚŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕ĂƌĞĂƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽ
ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚϮϬ
LJĞĂƌƐĂƌĞƐŚŽǁŶĂƐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂƌĞĂƐŝŶMap LUP3͘KǀĞƌĂůů͕ďƵŝůĚŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽƌĞƐƵůƚŝŶĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϲϵ͕ϬϬϬŶĞǁŚŽŵĞƐĂŶĚ
ϳϳ͕ϬϬϬŶĞǁũŽďƐďLJϮϬϰϬ͘dŚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞƐƚŽĂƌĂƟŽ
ŽĨϭ͘ϭϮũŽďƐƉĞƌŚŽŵĞŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŝŶϮϬϰϬ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
ŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚǁŚŝůĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽǁŝůůƐƟůůƌĞŵĂŝŶĂŵĂũŽƌ
ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĐĞŶƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕ĂƩƌĂĐƟŶŐǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ
ĨƌŽŵƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĞĂĐŚĚĂLJ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁŝůů
ďĞŵŽƌĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞǁŚŽǁŽƌŬŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐŝƚLJƚŽůŝǀĞŚĞƌĞƚŽŽ͘

LAND USE VISION AND CONCEPT
dŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƚŽ
ŐƵŝĚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞdžƚĞƌĂŽĨŝƚƐŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚ
ĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ͘/ƚƐĞĞŬƐƚŽůĞǀĞƌĂŐĞĨŽƌĞƐĞĞĂďůĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶ
ƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJĂƌĞĂƐ;ĂƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶMap LUP-3) to
ĨŽƐƚĞƌĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨŵŝdžĞĚͲƵƐĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐĂŶĚĐĞŶƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͕ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů
ŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞŽĨĂůůĂŐĞƐ͕ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ĞƚŚŶŝĐŝƟĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚŝŶĐŽŵĞůĞǀĞůƐ͘dŚĞŝŶƚĞŶƚŝƐƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ
ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƵƐĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐĂŶĚŝŶĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ
ƚŽďƌŽĂĚĞŶƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƚLJƉĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞǀŝƚĂůŝƚLJŽĨůŽĐĂůďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ůĂLJƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŚŝŐŚͲĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ͕ĂŶĚŵĂŬĞŝƚĞĂƐŝĞƌƚŽŐĞƚĂƌŽƵŶĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂĐĂƌ͘ƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞ͕ŝƚ ĂůƐŽƐĞĞŬƐƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞĂŶĚƐĞŶƐĞŽĨ ƉůĂĐĞŝŶĂůůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͘
ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͕ĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ
ĂƌĞƚŚĞůĂŶĚƵƐĞĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚ͕ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ĨŽƌŵĂ
ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƚŚĂƚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞƵƌďĂŶƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ͘dŚĞĞŶǀŝƐŝŽŶĞĚ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
ƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐŝƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶMap LUP-4͘
Residential neighborhoodsĨŽƌŵƚŚĞďĂƐŝĐĨĂďƌŝĐ
ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĞĚƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJďLJŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘EĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂƌĞĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ͕ƐƵďĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ůŽĐĂůůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƐ͘
ĂĐŚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚŚĂƐŝƚƐŽǁŶĚŝƐƟŶĐƚƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉůĂĐĞ͕ĚĞĮŶĞĚďLJƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͕ ƉƵďůŝĐƉůĂĐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐďLJƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞ
ǁŚŽůŝǀĞƚŚĞƌĞ͘
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-9

CONSUMNES RIVER BLVD

VALLEY HI DR

BROOKFIELD DR
80 80
80 5
5 80
50 80 50
99 99

FLORIN RD

FOLSOM BLVD

NORTHGATE BLVD

FREEPORT BLVD

FREEPORT BLVD

STOCKTON BLVD

FOLSOM BLVD

DEL PASO BLVD

TRUXEL RD

SAN JUAN RD

N MARKET BLVD

ARENA BLVD

NATOMAS BLVD

W ELKHORN BLVD

E COMMERCE WAY

DEL PASO RD

W EL CAMINO AVE

GARDEN HWY

RICHARDS BLVD
N 16TH ST
N 12TH ST

ARDEN GARDEN

EL CAMINO AVE

EXPOSITION BLVD
H ST

ALHAMBRA BLVD
21ST ST
19TH ST
9TH ST
3RD ST
J ST
P ST
L ST
Q ST
J ST

ELVAS AVE

BROADWAY

BROADWAY

LAND PARK DR

SUTTERVILLE RD

SEAMAS AVE

RIVERSIDE BLVD

GLORIA DR HAVENSIDE DR

GREENHAVEN DR

POCKET RD
MEADOWVIEW RD24TH ST

FRANKLIN BLVD
47TH AVE

FRUITRIDGE RD
65TH ST EXPY

ELDER CREEK RD

MACK RD

STOCKTON BLVD

FLORIN PERKINS RD

WATT AVE

POWER INN RD
R ST
N ST
7TH ST

RUSH RIVER DR
E ST
5TH ST

GRAND AVE

MARYSVILLE BLVD

RIO LINDA BLVD

ARDEN WAY

HOWE AVE

WATT AVE
14TH AVE
S a c r a m e n t o
R i v e r

DEL PASO RD
A m e r i c a n R i v e r
Railyards
Pell-Main
Industrial
Park
McClellan
Airfield
to Sacramento
International Airport Map LUP-3
0 1 2 4
MILES Source: City of Sacramento Community Development
Department, 2018; Dyett & Bhatia, 2021.

Opportunity Areas
Light Rail Transit
Light Rail Transit (Proposed)
City Limits
Sphere of Influence
Map LUP-3
Opportunity Areas
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking | 3-11

CONSUMNES RIVER BLVD

VALLEY HI DR

BROOKFIELD DR
80 80
80 5
5 80
50 80 50
99 99

FLORIN RD

FOLSOM BLVD

NORTHG TAEB VLD

FREEPORT BLVD

DVLB TR OPEERF

STOCKTON BLVD

FOLSOM BLVD

DEL PASO BLVD

TRUXEL RD

SAN JUAN RD

N MARKET BLVD

ARENA BLVD

NATOMAS BLVD

W ELKHORN BLVD

E COMMERCE WAY

DEL PASO RD

W EL CAMINO AVE

GARDEN HWY

RICHARDS BLVD
N 16TH ST
N 12TH ST

ARDEN GARDEN

EL CAMINO AVE

EXPOSITION BLVD
H ST

ALHAMBRA BLVD
21ST ST
19TH ST
9TH ST
3RD ST
J ST
P ST
L ST
Q ST
J ST

ELVAS AVE

BROADWAY

BROADWAY

LAND PARK DR

SUTTERVILLE RD

SEAMAS AVE

RIVERSIDE BLVD

GLORIA DR HAVENSIDE DR

GREENHAVEN DR

POCKET RD
MEADOWVIEW RD24TH S T

DVLB INLKNARF
47TH AVE

FRUITRIDGE RD
65TH S TE XPY

ELDER CREEK RD

MACK RD

STOCKTON BLVD

FOL RNIP ERKINS R D

TA WTVA E

POWER I NN R D
R ST
N ST
7TH ST

RUSH RIVER DR
E ST
5TH ST

GRAND AVE

MARYSVILLE BLVD

RIO L INDA B VLD

ARDEN WAY

HOWE V E A

WTAT VA E
14TH AVE
S a c r a m e n t o
R i v e r
A m e r i c a n
R i v e r
Map LEP-3
Land Use Concept
0 1 2 4
MILES Source: City of Sacramento Community Development
Department, 2018; Dyett & Bhatia, 2021.

Neighborhood
Central City
Employment Center - Office
Employment Center - Production/Service
Urban Center
Corridor
Light Rail Transit: Existing
Light Rail Transit: Proposed
City Limits
Sphere of Influence
Map LUP-4
Land Use Concept Airport
Map LUP-4
Land Use Concept
This concept diagram is a
simplified representation
of the General Plan Land
Use Map. This illustration
provides an overall idea
of how the city will look
in 2040 including where
major centers and corridors
will develop.

CentersĂƌĞŵĂũŽƌĂĐƚŝǀŝƚLJŚƵďƐǁŝƚŚĂǀŝƚĂůŵŝdž
ŽĨĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͕ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůƵƐĞƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞĚLJŶĂŵŝĐĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĚƌĂǁƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂŶĚ ƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƌƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘/Ŷ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕ƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂůŝƚLJŝƐ
ƚŚĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĐĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌĐŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚ
ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƚŚƌĞĞĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůďƌŽĂĚƚLJƉĞƐ
of centers envisioned for the city:
• Urban Center͗dŚĞƐĞĐĞŶƚĞƌƐŽīĞƌĂŶĂƌƌĂLJŽĨ
ĐŚŽŝĐĞƐĨŽƌůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͕ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJŝŶŐĨƌĞĞƟŵĞŝŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ͘tŝƚŚƚŚŽƵŐŚƞƵůƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͕ƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶĂĐĐŽŵmodate higher-density housing and anchor ŚŝŐŚͲĨƌĞƋƵĞŶĐLJƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƌŽƵƚĞƐ͘
• )QTPS]QIRX'IRXIV3J½GI͗>ŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƌĞĂƐ
ǁŝƚŚĞĂƐLJĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ
ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ƚŚĞƐĞĐĞŶƚĞƌƐŚĂǀĞĂĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŽĸĐĞƐ͕ŚĞĂůƚŚĐĂƌĞ͕ĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂ ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕ƌĞƚĂŝů͕ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂů͕ĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ƵƐĞƐǁŝƚŚ ƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
• Employment Center - Production/Service:
dŚĞƐĞĐĞŶƚĞƌƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐƉƌĞŵŝĞƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů
and manufacturing areas and can accommodate
ŶĞǁ ũŽďͲŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŶŐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŝǀĞƵƐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐůŝǀĞͬǁŽƌŬĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͘
Corridors ĂƌĞŵĂũŽƌƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚĨĂƌĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ
ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂŶĚĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͕ƚLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘dŚĞLJŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽůŝŶŬƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐƚŽŬĞLJĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚƐĂĨĞ͕ ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ͕ďŝĐLJĐůŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚ
ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌŚŝŐŚĞƌͲĚĞŶƐŝƚLJŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ƐŚŽƉƐĂŶĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƚŚĂƚĐĂƚĞƌƚŽĚĂŝůLJ ŶĞĞĚƐ͘
džĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨŬĞLJĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ^ƚŽĐŬƚŽŶ
ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕ ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJ͕ &ůŽƌŝŶ ZŽĂĚ͕ &ƌĂŶŬůŝŶ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕ƌĚĞŶtĂLJ͕ĞůWĂƐŽŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕DĂƌLJƐǀŝůůĞ ŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕EŽƌƚŚŐĂƚĞŽƵůĞǀĂƌĚ͕DĂĐŬZŽĂĚ͕ĂŶĚ
dƌƵdžĞůZŽĂĚ͘^ĞǀĞƌĂůŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐĂƌĞĂŵŽŶŐ
ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐƉƌŝŵĂƌLJƚƌĂŶƐŝƚƌŽƵƚĞƐĂŶĚĂůůŚĂǀĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌŝŶĮůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁŝůůŚĞůƉ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵ ƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐŝŶƚŽǀŝďƌĂŶƚ͕ǁĂůŬĂďůĞ͕ĂŶĚ
ƚƌĂŶƐŝƚͲƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͘
Downtown Sacramento is an urban center.
3-12 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN

LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
dŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶ>ĂŶĚhƐĞŝĂŐƌĂŵ ;Map LUP-5)
illustrates the long-term vision for development in
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŶŐƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ
ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂLJƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJƚŽ
ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞƚŚĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘dŚĞůĂŶĚƵƐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐŚŽǁŶ
ĂƐĐŽůŽƌƐŽŶƚŚĞĚŝĂŐƌĂŵĂŶĚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚďĞůŽǁ͕ĂůůŽǁ
ĨŽƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĞĂĐŚĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚƵƐĞ
ĐůĂƐƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞůĂŶĚƵƐĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐďƵƚŶŽƚůŝŵŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĨŝĐ ƉůĂŶƐ͕ njŽŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕ ŽǀĞƌůĂLJ njŽŶĞƐ͕ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘;^ĞĞ͕Ğ͘Ő͕͘^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĚĞ͕ΑΑϭϳ͘ϭϬϬ͘ϬϭϬ͕ϭϳ͘ϭϬϰ͘ϬϮϬ͕ĂƐ
ŵĂLJďĞĂŵĞŶĚĞĚͿ͘
dŚĞ>ĂŶĚhƐĞŝĂŐƌĂŵ;Map LUP-5) is a graphic repƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶĂŶĚŝƐƚŽ ďĞƵƐĞĚŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŵĂƉƐ͗Map LUP-6DĂdžŝŵƵŵ&ůŽŽƌƌĞĂ
ZĂƟŽ;&ZͿʹůůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͖Map LUP-7DŝŶŝŵƵŵ
&ůŽŽƌƌĞĂZĂƟŽʹDŝdžĞĚͲhƐĞĂŶĚEŽŶͲZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů
ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͖ĂŶĚMap LUP-8DŝŶŝŵƵŵZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů
ĞŶƐŝƚLJ͘dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƐĞŵĂƉƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĨŽƌ
ůĂŶĚƵƐĞĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƟĞƐĐŝƚLJǁŝĚĞ͘
Residential Designations
The Rural Residential (RR) designation is
ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞůŽǁͲŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƌƵƌĂůĂŶĚƵŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚůĂŶĚ͘ ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂůƵƐĞƐ
ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƵƌďĂŶͬƌƵƌĂůŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞĂƌĞĂƐ͕
ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚͲƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƵƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ͘
The Neighborhood (N)ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĂƉƉůŝĞƐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛Ɛ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂů
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂŶĚŝŶŶĞǁůLJĂŶŶĞdžĞĚĂƌĞĂƐŝŶƚŚĞ
ŶŽƌƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJǁŚĞƌĞƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƐƉůĂŶŶĞĚ͘dŚĞEĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞůŝǀĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉůĂĐĞ͘
dŚĞEĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚŝŽŶŝƐƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞĚŽĨ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵƐĞƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌLJŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚͲƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ͘ Neighborhood
Rural Residential
ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• ĞƚĂĐŚĞĚĂŶĚĂƩĂĐŚĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƵŶŝƚƐ
• EĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƵƐĞƐ ;ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ ƉĂƌŬƐ͕
ůŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐͿ
• EĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚͲƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚƵƐĞƐůŝŬĞĐŽƌŶĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͕ĐŽīĞĞƐŚŽƉƐ͕ŚĂŝƌ ƐĂůŽŶƐ͕ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ŐLJŵƐ͕ĂŶĚĮƚŶĞƐƐĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ
• KĸĐĞƵƐĞƐ
• ƐƐĞŵďůLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-13
Mixed-Use Designations
The Residential Mixed-Use (RMU) desigŶĂƟŽŶŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽĨŽƐƚĞƌǀŝďƌĂŶƚ͕ǁĂůŬĂďůĞĂƌĞĂƐ ǁŝƚŚĂŚŝŐŚͲŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJŵŝdžŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕
ŽĸĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĚĂŝůLJĞƌƌĂŶĚƐĐĂŶďĞ
ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚĞĚŽŶĨŽŽƚ͕ďLJďŝĐLJĐůĞ͕ŽƌďLJƚƌĂŶƐŝƚ͘dŚĞ
ZDhĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĂƉƉůŝĞƐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂůůLJŝŶƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂů
ŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͘
ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
•  ĨƵůů ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂů͕ ƌĞƚĂŝů͕ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͕ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƵƐĞƐ
ƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁŝĚĞŵĂƌŬĞƚ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͕ĂƉƉĂƌĞůƐƚŽƌĞƐ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJƐŚŽƉƐ͕ƚŚĞĂƚĞƌƐ͕ ŬƐƚŽƌĞƐ͕ŚŽƚĞůƐĂŶĚŵŽƚĞůƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• 'ĞŶĞƌĂůŽĸĐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůƵƐĞƐ͕
ƐƵĐŚĂƐďĂŶŬƐ͕ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͕ĐĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚŵĞĚŝĐĂůĂŶĚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŽĸĐĞƐ
• ƐƐĞŵďůLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ
The Commercial Mixed-Use (CMU) designaƟŽŶŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽĨŽƐƚĞƌǀŝďƌĂŶƚƌĞƚĂŝůĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞƌcial centers of varying scales throughout the comŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘dŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĂƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĐĞŶƚĞƌƐĂŶĚ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞ
ŽĨĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂŶĚͬŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵƐĞƐ ƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• ĨƵůůƌĂŶŐĞĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƵƐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞƚĂŝů͕ĚŝŶŝŶŐ͕ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ůŽĚŐŝŶŐ͕ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů͕ ĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ƩĂĐŚĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƵŶŝƚƐ
• ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐ͕ƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐ͕ĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƐĞƐ
The Office Mixed-Use (OMU) designation
ŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌũŽďĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͕ŽĸĐĞ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ĂŶĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƉĂƌŬƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ
commercial and service uses that cater to employees
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĂLJ͘dŚŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĂƉƉůŝĞƐŝŶĂƌĞĂƐ
ǁŝƚŚŐŽŽĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂůŝƚLJ͘ Residential Mixed-Use
Commercial Mixed-Use
Office Mixed-Use
ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞͲŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚŽĸĐĞƐ
• ŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƵƐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ͕
ĐŽĨĨĞĞ ƐŚŽƉƐ͕ ĚƌLJ ĐůĞĂŶĞƌƐ͕ ŐLJŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŝƚŶĞƐƐ
ĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͕ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͕ŚŽƚĞůƐ͕ĂŶĚďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
services
• ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĂŵŝdžĞĚͲƵƐĞŽƌ
standalone format
• ĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ƐƐĞŵďůLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ
3-14 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
The Employment Mixed-Use (EMU) designaƟŽŶŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽďƵīĞƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƵƐĞƐĨƌŽŵŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƐĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚƵƐĞƐŝŶƉƌŽdžŝŵŝƚLJƚŽŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨůŝŐŚƚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů
ĂŶĚŚŝŐŚƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJƵƐĞƐ͘'ĞŶĞƌĂůůLJƚŚĞ
DhĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĂƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶĞdžƚƚŽƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐDĐůĞůůĂŶŝƌĮĞůĚ͕ WĞůůͲDĂŝŶ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůWĂƌŬ͕ĂŶŶŽŶ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůWĂƌŬ͕ĂŶĚ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽZĂŝůLJĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞWŽǁĞƌ
/ŶŶƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͘
ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• >ŝŐŚƚͬĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͕ƌĞƉĂŝƌ͕ƚĞƐƟŶŐ͕ƉƌŝŶƟŶŐ͕ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ĂŶĚ development
• ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƵƐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĚŽŶŽƚŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ
ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůŶŽŝƐĞŽƌŽĚŽƌƐ
• ĐĐĞƐƐŽƌLJŽĸĐĞƵƐĞƐ
• ZĞƚĂŝůĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƵƐĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽ
employees
• ŽŵƉĂƚŝďůĞ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂů ƵƐĞƐ ƐƵĐŚĂƐ ůŝǀĞͲǁŽƌŬ
spaces or employee housing
• ĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ƐƐĞŵďůLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ
The Industrial Mixed-Use (IMU) ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͕ǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ
ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚͲŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐƵƐĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂLJƉƌŽĚƵĐĞůŽƵĚ
noise or odors and tend to have a high volume of
ƚƌƵĐŬƚƌĂĸĐ͘ƵŝůĚŝŶŐŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ
ƚĞŶĚƚŽďĞůŽǁĞƌ͕ĂŶĚƵƐĞƐŵĂLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚĂŐŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ŽŌĞŶŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ͘dŚĞ/DhĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ
ĂƉƉůŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞWŽǁĞƌ/ŶŶͬƌŵLJĞƉŽƚĂƌĞĂ͘
ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• /ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůŽƌŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŵĂLJŽĐĐƵƌǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ŽƌŽƵƚƐŝĚĞĂďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ
• KĸĐĞ͕ƌĞƚĂŝů͕ĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƵƐĞƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƵƉport to the employees • ƐƐĞŵďůLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ĂƌĞĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ Industrial Mixed-Use Employment Mixed-Use
dŚŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŶĞdžƚƚŽĂƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůďƵīĞƌƐ ;ŽĸĐĞƵƐĞƐ͕ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶǁĂLJƐ͕ŽƌŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞͿ͘^ƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŽĸĐĞ͕ƌĞƚĂŝů͕ĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƵƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂƚĞƌƚŽ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞŶĞĞĚƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĂůůŽǁĂďůĞ͘ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐ͕ƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐ͕ĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƐĞƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚ͘ SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-15
Public/Quasi-Public Designations
The Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP) ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĨŽƌŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂů͕ƵƟůŝƚLJ͕ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂů͕ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů͕ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ͕ĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͕ĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͘dŚĞWͬYWĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ ĂƉƉůŝĞƐƚŽǀĂƌŝŽƵƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ŽŌĞŶǁŝƚŚŝŶĂǁĞůůͲůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĚƐĞƫŶŐ͘ ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• 'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ
• WƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĐŚŽŽůƐ
• ^ĐŚŽŽůƐͬĐŽůůĞŐĞƐ
• Hospitals
• Cemeteries
• Airports
• dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƵƟůŝƚLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
• KƚŚĞƌĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ
The Open Space (OS) ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ
ĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƌĞŵĂŝŶŽƉĞŶǁŝƚŚůŝŵŝƚĞĚ
ŽƌŶŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐůĂƌŐĞůLJƵŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ
ŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐƵƐĞĚƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJĨŽƌƉĂƐƐŝǀĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕
ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚͬŽƌŚĂnjĂƌĚĂǀŽŝĚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞ
K^ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶŝƐŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚƚŽƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐĂŶĚďƵīĞƌƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŝŶĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƵƐĞƐ͘ ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• EĂƚƵƌĂůƉĂƌŬƐ
• tŽŽĚůĂŶĚƐ
• ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ
• Agriculture
• &ůŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶƐ
• ƌĞĂƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĞĂƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ
• ƵīĞƌƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂƐ
• ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ
Public/Quasi-Public
Open Space
3-16 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Parks and Recreation: Wild Rose Park
Special Study Area: Arden Arcade
The WĂƌŬƐĂŶĚZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ;WZͿĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŐƌĞĞŶǁĂLJƐ͕ƉƵďůŝĐƉĂƌŬƐ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐ
ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJƵƐĞĚĨŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͘dLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐ
ĂƌĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĞĚďLJĂŚŝŐŚĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨŽƉĞŶĂƌĞĂĂŶĚ
ĂůŝŵŝƚĞĚŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ŝŶƚŚĞWZĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƉŽƌƚƐĮĞůĚƐ͕
ƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ƉŝĐŶŝĐĂƌĞĂƐ͕ƐŝƫŶŐĂƌĞĂƐ͕
ĐŽŶĐĞƐƐŝŽŶďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ŽƉĞŶƚƵƌĨĂŶĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͕
ƚƌĂŝůƐ͕ĂŶĚŐŽůĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͘
ůůŽǁĂďůĞƵƐĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ͗
• WĂƌŬƐ;ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƉĂƌŬƐͿ
• 'ƌĞĞŶǁĂLJƐĂŶĚƚƌĂŝůƐ
• 'ŽůĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ
ǁŝƚŚĂŶĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐŽŶŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ
• ŽŵƉĂƟďůĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƋƵĂƐŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƵƐĞƐ
WĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĂůůŽǁĂďůĞŝŶ
ŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐ͘
The Special Study Area (SSA) ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶŝƐ
ĂƉƉůŝĞĚƚŽĮǀĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĂŶŶĞdžĂƟŽŶĂƌĞĂƐ ;ƐŚŽǁŶ
on Map I-2ͿƚŚĂƚŵĂLJďĞĐŽŵĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞ
ĨƵƚƵƌĞĂŌĞƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŚĂǀĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƚŚĞ
ĮƐĐĂůĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽŶŝƚLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƌĚĞŶƌĐĂĚĞ^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ͕ ĂƐƚ
^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ͕&ƌƵŝƚƌŝĚŐĞͲ&ůŽƌŝŶ^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ͕EĂƚŽŵĂƐ
ĂƐŝŶ^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ͕ĂŶĚdŽǁŶŽĨ&ƌĞĞƉŽƌƚ^ƚƵĚLJƌĞĂ͘
dŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞůĂŶĚƵƐĞƐǁŝůůŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨ
ƐĞǀĞƌĂůůĂŶĚƵƐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐĂƉƉůŝĞĚŝŶĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶ
ǁŝƚŚĂ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶĂŵĞŶĚŵĞŶƚ͘;^ĞĞWĂƌƚϯŽĨƚŚĞ
ϮϬϰϬ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶĨŽƌĂĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞĂƐͿ͘
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-17
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂů ůĂŶĚ ƵƐĞƐ ŝƐ
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3-18 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Tr bi u te Rd
Land ParkDr
Raley Blvd
Grand Ave
CollegeTown Dr
Capitol Ave
Fair Oaks Blvd
Northborough Dr
8Th Ave
Jackson Rd Elk Grove Florin Rd
Leisure Ln
N 16Th St
Del Paso Blvd
Northgate B vl d
21St Ave
N St
Sutterville Rd
Arden Way
Seamas Ave
Stockton Blvd
Rush River Dr
35Th Ave
59Th St
E Levee Rd
Q St
K St
Broadway
El Camino Ave
Richards Blvd
Calvine Rd
Riverside Blvd
Folsom Blvd
Power Line Rd
Elder Creek Rd
Club Center Dr
Rio Linda Blvd
Windbridge Dr
Valley Hi Dr
24Th St
Alta Arden Expy
Marconi Ave
Ha ve nside Dr
Azevedo Dr
39Th St
Mck inley Blvd
Don Julio Blvd
Bond Rd
21St St
Longview Dr
Freeport Blvd
Fulton Ave
PowerInn Rd
Norwood Ave
SWatt Ave
Cen ter Pkwy
Y St
Danbrook D r
19Th St
Watt Ave
65Th St
16Th St
10Th St
9Th St
14Th St
18Th St
17Th St
12Th St
Green h aven Dr
Alhambra Blvd
8Th St
29Th St
26Th St
15Th St
7Th St
30Th St
Florin Rd
H St
Hov nanian Dr
Hillsdale Blvd
48Th St
Marysville Blvd
Ethan Way
A St
WindingWay
E St
G St
Roseville Rd
Brookfield Dr
La Riviera Dr
Regency ParkCir
W El Camino Ave
Edison Ave
Engle Rd
47Th Ave
Hurley Way
Cottage Way Walnut Av e
VallejoWay
1 3Th St
Pocket Rd
Silver Eagle Rd
43Rd Ave
Eastern Ave
J St
Bell Ave
L St
La Sierra Dr
Fruitridge Rd
Auburn Blvd
T St
Mission Ave
N 7Th St
French Rd
D St
V St
N B St
R St
C St
I St
P St
S St
X St
W St
F St
Main Ave
5Th St
3Rd St
Bridgecross Dr
N Park Dr
Northrop Ave
Univ ersity Ave
37Th St
14Th Ave
E CommerceWay
Exposition Blvd
Sims Rd
Bercut Dr
Elsie Ave
Laguna Blvd
Sheldon Rd
G a tewayOaks Dr
Gloria Dr
Cosumnes River Blvd
El Centro Rd
Railyards Blvd
Redding Ave
U St
W Elkhorn Blvd
24Th Ave
N 12Th St
Dayton St
Kern St
vI y St
Truxel Rd
Dry Creek Rd
Pinell St
Del Paso Rd
Elvas Ave
Madison Ave
6Th Ave
46Th St
Natomas Centra l Dr
W StocktonBlvd
American River Dr
Kiefer Blvd
N Market Blvd
N 10Th St
KarbetWay
San Juan Rd
S Land P ark Dr
Garden Hwy
Orange Grove Ave
40Th St
42Nd St
45Th St
Tri Stations Rd
Gerber Rd
Florin Perkins Rd
Mack Rd
55Th St
47Th St
Vine St
Macon Dr
Brucevi lle Rd
Pasa dena A ve
Howe Ave
53Rd Ave
Elkhorn Blvd
Westlake Pkwy
Front St
57Th St
Airbase Dr
Big Horn Blvd
7Th Ave
Arena Blvd
N
Claire Ave atomas B vl d
Dwight Rd
Meadowview Rd
Arden Garden
Franklin Blvd
CucamongaAve
6Th St
49Th St
71St St
88Th St
Duckhorn Dr
Bayou Rd
Heritag e Ln
65Th Street Expy
Harv a rd St
34Th Ave
m
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a n Cir
Fee Dr
N Ben d Dr
Lone Tree Rd
Cedr o
ri C
Ascot Ave
Vinci Ave
Jib boom St
Terracina Dr
Pell Dr
Waterman Rd
Sorento Rd
Hedge Ave
Proposed Land Uses
Rural Residential
Neighborhood
Residential Mixed-Use
Office Mixed-Use
Commercial Mixed-Use
Employment Mixed-Use
Industrial Mixed-Use
Public/Quasi-Public
Parks and Recreation
Open Space
Light Rail Station: Existing
Light Rail Station: Proposed
Light Rail Transit: Existing
Light Rail Transit: Proposed
Sacramento City Limit
Planning Area
Special Study Area
Sphere of Influence
Water
General Plan Land Use
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Tr bi u te Rd
Land ParkDr
Raley Blvd
Grand Ave
CollegeTown Dr
Capitol Ave
Fair Oaks Blvd
Northborough Dr
8Th Ave
Jackson Rd Elk Grove Florin Rd
Leisure Ln
N 16Th St
Del Paso Blvd
Northgate Blvd
21St Ave
N St
Sutterville Rd
Arden Way
Seamas Ave
Stockton Blvd
Rush River Dr
35Th Ave
59Th St
E Levee Rd
Q St
K St
Broadway
El Camino Ave
Richards Blvd
Calvine Rd
Riverside Blvd
Folsom Blvd
Power Line Rd
Elder Creek Rd
Club Center Dr
Rio Linda Blvd
Windbridge Dr
Valley Hi Dr
24Th St
Alta Arden Expy
Marconi Ave
Ha ve nside Dr
Azevedo Dr
39Th St
Mck inley Blvd
Don Julio Blvd
Bond Rd
21St St
Longview Dr
Freeport Blvd
Fulton Ave
PowerInn Rd
Norwood Ave
SWatt Ave
Cen ter Pkwy
Y St
Danbrook D r
19Th St
Watt Ave
65Th St
16Th St
10Th St
9Th St
14Th St
18Th St
17Th St
12Th St
Green h aven Dr
Alhambra Blvd
8Th St
29Th St
26Th St
15Th St
7Th St
30Th St
Florin Rd
H St
Hov nanian Dr
Hillsdale Blvd
48Th St
Marysville Blvd
Ethan Way
A St
WindingWay
E St
G St
Roseville Rd
Brookfield Dr
La Riviera Dr
Regency ParkCir
W El Camino Ave
Edison Ave
Engle Rd
47Th Ave
Hurley Way
Cottage Way Walnut Av e
VallejoWay
1 3Th St
Pocket Rd
Silver Eagle Rd
43Rd Ave
Eastern Ave
J St
Bell Ave
L St
La Sierra Dr
Fruitridge Rd
Auburn Blvd
T St
Mission Ave
N 7Th St
French Rd
D St
V St
N B St
R St
C St
I St
P St
S St
X St
W St
F St
Main Ave
5Th St
3Rd St
Bridgecross Dr
N Park Dr
Northrop Ave
Univ ersity Ave
37Th St
14Th Ave
E CommerceWay
Exposition Blvd
Sims Rd
Bercut Dr
Elsie Ave
Laguna Blvd
Sheldon Rd
G a tewayOaks Dr
Gloria Dr
Cosumnes River Blvd
El Centro Rd
Railyards Blvd
Redding Ave
U St
W Elkhorn Blvd
24Th Ave
N 12Th St
Dayton St
Kern St
vI y St
Truxel Rd
Dry Creek Rd
Pinell St
Del Paso Rd
Elvas Ave
Madison Ave
6Th Ave
46Th St
Natomas Centra l Dr
W StocktonBlvd
American River Dr
Kiefer Blvd
N Market Blvd
N 10Th St
KarbetWay
San Juan Rd
S Land P ark Dr
Garden Hwy
Orange Grove Ave
40Th St
42Nd St
45Th St
Tri Stations Rd
Gerber Rd
Florin Perk ni s Rd
Mack Rd
55Th St
47Th St
Vine St
Macon Dr
Brucevi lle Rd
Pasa dena A ve
Howe Ave
53Rd Ave
Elkhorn Blvd
Westlake Pkwy
Front St
57Th St
Airbase Dr
Big Horn Blvd
7Th Ave
Arena Blvd
N
Claire Ave atomas Blvd
Dwight Rd
Meadowview Rd
Arden Garden
Franklin Blvd
CucamongaAve
6Th St
49Th St
71St St
88Th St
Duckhorn Dr
Bayou Rd
Heritag e Ln
65Th Street Expy
Harv a rd St
34Th Ave
m
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a n Cir
Fee Dr
N Ben d Dr
Lone Tree Rd
Cedr o
ri C
Ascot Ave
Vinci Ave
Jib boom St
Terracina Dr
Pell Dr
Waterman Rd
Sorento Rd
Hedge Ave
Maximum Allowed FAR

1.0 2.0

4.0 5.0

6.0 8.0

10.0 15.0

N/A FAR
Light Rail Station: Existing
Light Rail Station: Proposed
Light Rail Transit: Existing
Light Rail Transit: Proposed
Sacramento City Limit
Planning Area
Sphere of Influence
Water
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) –
All Development
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Tr bi u te Rd
Land ParkDr
Raley Blvd
Grand Ave
CollegeTown Dr
Capitol Ave
Fair Oaks Blvd
Northborough Dr
8Th Ave
Jackson Rd Elk Grove Florin Rd
Leisure Ln
N 16Th St
Del Paso Blvd
Northgate B vl d
21St Ave
N St
Sutterville Rd
Arden Way
Seamas Ave
Stockton Blvd
Rush River Dr
35Th Ave
59Th St
E Levee Rd
Q St
K St
Broadway
El Camino Ave
Richards Blvd
Calvine Rd
Riverside Blvd
Folsom Blvd
Power Line Rd
Elder Creek Rd
Club Center Dr
Rio Linda Blvd
Windbridge Dr
Valley Hi Dr
24Th St
Alta Arden Expy
Marconi Ave
Ha ve nside Dr
Azevedo Dr
39Th St
Mck inley Blvd
Don Julio Blvd
Bond Rd
21St St
Longview Dr
Freeport Blvd
Fulton Ave
PowerInn Rd
Norwood Ave
SWatt Ave
Cen ter Pkwy
Y St
Danbrook D r
19Th St
Watt Ave
65Th St
16Th St
10Th St
9Th St
14Th St
18Th St
17Th St
12Th St
Green h aven Dr
Alhambra Blvd
8Th St
29Th St
26Th St
15Th St
7Th St
30Th St
Florin Rd
H St
Hov nanian Dr
Hillsdale Blvd
48Th St
Marysville Blvd
Ethan Way
A St
WindingWay
E St
G St
Roseville Rd
Brookfield Dr
La Riviera Dr
Regency ParkCir
W El Camino Ave
Edison Ave
Engle Rd
47Th Ave
Hurley Way
Cottage Way Walnut Av e
VallejoWay
1 3Th St
Pocket Rd
Silver Eagle Rd
43Rd Ave
Eastern Ave
J St
Bell Ave
L St
La Sierra Dr
Fruitridge Rd
Auburn Blvd
T St
Mission Ave
N 7Th St
French Rd
D St
V St
N B St
R St
C St
I St
P St
S St
X St
W St
F St
Main Ave
5Th St
3Rd St
Bridgecross Dr
N Park Dr
Northrop Ave
Univ ersity Ave
37Th St
14Th Ave
E CommerceWay
Exposition Blvd
Sims Rd
Bercut Dr
Elsie Ave
Laguna Blvd
Sheldon Rd
G a tewayOaks Dr
Gloria Dr
Cosumnes River Blvd
El Centro Rd
Railyards Blvd
Redding Ave
U St
W Elkhorn Blvd
24Th Ave
N 12Th St
Dayton St
Kern St
vI y St
Truxel Rd
Dry Creek Rd
Pinell St
Del Paso Rd
Elvas Ave
Madison Ave
6Th Ave
46Th St
Natomas Centra l Dr
W StocktonBlvd
American River Dr
Kiefer Blvd
N Market Blvd
N 10Th St
KarbetWay
San Juan Rd
S Land P ark Dr
Garden Hwy
Orange Grove Ave
40Th St
42Nd St
45Th St
Tri Stations Rd
Gerber Rd
Florin Perk ni s Rd
Mack Rd
55Th St
47Th St
Vine St
Macon Dr
Brucevi lle Rd
Pasa dena A ve
Howe Ave
53Rd Ave
Elkhorn Blvd
Westlake Pkwy
Front St
57Th St
Airbase Dr
Big Horn Blvd
7Th Ave
Arena Blvd
N
Claire Ave atomas Blvd
Dwight Rd
Meadowview Rd
Arden Garden
Franklin Blvd
CucamongaAve
6Th St
49Th St
71St St
88Th St
Duckhorn Dr
Bayou Rd
Heritag e Ln
65Th Street Expy
Harv a rd St
34Th Ave
m
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a n Cir
Fee Dr
N Ben d Dr
Lone Tree Rd
Cedr o
ri C
Ascot Ave
Vinci Ave
Jib boom St
Terracina Dr
Pell Dr
Waterman Rd
Sorento Rd
Hedge Ave
GP Minimum FAR

0.15 0.25

0.30 0.35

0.40 0.50

1.50 2.00

3.00 N/A FAR
Light Rail Station: Existing
Light Rail Station: Proposed
Light Rail Transit: Existing
Light Rail Transit: Proposed
Sacramento City Limit
Planning Area
Sphere of Influence
Water
Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) –
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Land ParkDr
Raley Blvd
Grand Ave
CollegeTown Dr
Capitol Ave
Fair Oaks Blvd
Northborough Dr
8Th Ave
Jackson Rd Elk Grove Florin Rd
Leisure Ln
N 16Th St
Del Paso Blvd
Northgate B vl d
21St Ave
N St
Sutterville Rd
Arden Way
Seamas Ave
Stockton Blvd
Rush River Dr
35Th Ave
59Th St
E Levee Rd
Q St
K St
Broadway
El Camino Ave
Richards Blvd
Calvine Rd
Riverside Blvd
Folsom Blvd
Power Line Rd
Elder Creek Rd
Club Center Dr
Rio Linda Blvd
Windbridge Dr
Valley Hi Dr
24Th St
Alta Arden Expy
Marconi Ave
Ha ve nside Dr
Azevedo Dr
39Th St
Mck inley Blvd
Don Julio Blvd
Bond Rd
21St St
Longview Dr
Freeport Blvd
Fulton Ave
PowerInn Rd
Norwood Ave
SWatt Ave
Cen ter Pkwy
Y St
Danbrook D r
19Th St
Watt Ave
65Th St
16Th St
10Th St
9Th St
14Th St
18Th St
17Th St
12Th St
Green h aven Dr
Alhambra Blvd
8Th St
29Th St
26Th St
15Th St
7Th St
30Th St
Florin Rd
H St
Hov nanian Dr
Hillsdale Blvd
48Th St
Marysville Blvd
Ethan Way
A St
WindingWay
E St
G St
Roseville Rd
Brookfield Dr
La Riviera Dr
Regency ParkCir
W El Camino Ave
Edison Ave
Engle Rd
47Th Ave
Hurley Way
Cottage Way Wa nl ut Av e
VallejoWay
1 3Th St
Pocket Rd
Silver Eagle Rd
43Rd Ave
Eastern Ave
J St
Bell Ave
L St
La Sierra Dr
Fruitridge Rd
Auburn Blvd
T St
Mission Ave
N 7Th St
French Rd
D St
V St
N B St
R St
C St
I St
P St
S St
X St
W St
F St
Main Ave
5Th St
3Rd St
Bridgecross Dr
N Park Dr
Northrop Ave
Univ ersity Ave
37Th St
14Th Ave
E CommerceWay
Exposition Blvd
Sims Rd
Bercut Dr
Elsie Ave
Laguna Blvd
Sheldon Rd
G a tewayOaks Dr
Gloria Dr
Cosumnes River Blvd
El Centro Rd
Railyards Blvd
Redding Ave
U St
W Elkhorn Blvd
24Th Ave
N 12Th St
Dayton St
Kern St
vI y St
Truxel Rd
Dry Creek Rd
Pinell St
Del Paso Rd
Elvas Ave
Madison Ave
6Th Ave
46Th St
Natomas Centra l Dr
W StocktonBlvd
American River Dr
Kiefer Blvd
N Market Blvd
N 10Th St
KarbetWay
San Juan Rd
S Land P ark Dr
Garden Hwy
Orange Grove Ave
40Th St
42Nd St
45Th St
Tri Stations Rd
Gerber Rd
Florin Perk ni s Rd
Mack Rd
55Th St
47Th St
Vine St
Macon Dr
Brucevi lle Rd
Pasa dena A ve
Howe Ave
53Rd Ave
Elkhorn Blvd
Westlake Pkwy
Front St
57Th St
Airbase Dr
Big Horn Blvd
7Th Ave
Arena Blvd
N
Claire Ave atomas B vl d
Dwight Rd
Meadowview Rd
Arden Garden
Franklin Blvd
CucamongaAve
6Th St
49Th St
71St St
88Th St
Duckhorn Dr
Bayou Rd
Heritag e Ln
65Th Street Expy
Harv a rd St
34Th Ave
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Fee Dr
N Ben d Dr
Lone Tree Rd
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Ascot Ave
Vinci Ave
Jib boom St
Terracina Dr
Pell Dr
Waterman Rd
Sorento Rd
Hedge Ave
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SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-23

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-2: Balanced and connected community
with thriving neighborhoods and
centers and development intensities
linked to transit.

LUP-2.1 Overall Balance of Uses. The City
should encourage a balance and a mix
of employment, residential, commercial,
cultural, and tourism-related uses, as well
as a full range of amenities and services
necessary to support a thriving city.

LUP-2.2 Interconnected City. The City should
establish a network of interconnected
activity centers, corridors, parks, and
neighborhoods that promotes walking,
bicycling, and mass transit use as viable
alternatives to private vehicles.

LUP-2.3 Diverse Centers and Corridors. The
City shall encourage the development of
centers and corridors that address diverse
community needs, support local market
opportunities, are well-served by transit, and
are well-integrated with the surrounding
neighborhoods.

LUP-2.4 Development Intensity Linked to Transit.

The City shall plan for higher development
intensities around current and planned
transit to optimize public investments and
support an accessible, convenient network.

LUP-2.5 Design for Connectivity. The City shall
require that all new development maximizes
existing and new connections with
surroundings and with centers, corridors,
parks, and neighborhoods to enhance
efficient and direct pedestrian, bicycle, and
vehicle movement. When feasible, grid
patterns should be utilized to facilitate
multiple routes.

LUP-2.6 Employment Clusters. The City should
strengthen employment centers and clusters
by facilitating the concentration of office,
industrial, and commercial uses in these
areas and by supporting enhanced transit
access to them.

LUP-2.7 Evolving Office Needs. The City shall
support office developments that align
with the evolving needs of target industry
sectors, including but not limited to the
following:
• Headquarter and business services;
• Health and life sciences;
• Clean economy;
• The creative economy;
• Advanced technology; and
• Future mobility.

LUP-2.8 Co-Location of Community Facilities. The
City shall promote the co-location of parks,
schools, police and fire facilities, health
services, and other community facilities to
support community interaction, enhance
neighborhood identity, and leverage limited
resources. The integration of these uses into
commercial, office, and mixed commercialresidential structures should be encouraged.

LUP-2.9 Expanded Emergency Care Facilities. The
City shall support the efforts of the health
care sector to provide expanded emergency
health services throughout Sacramento,
especially north of the American River.

LUP-2
Del Paso Boulevard
3-24 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-3: Flexible development standards to
promote revitalization in corridors and
centers.

LUP-3.1 Maximum FAR. The City shall regulate
maximum building intensity using floor area
ratio (FAR) standards consistent with Map
LUP-6. Maximum FAR standards apply to
both residential and non-residential uses.

LUP-3.2 Flexibility for Multi-Parcel Developments.

Where a developer proposes a development
project on multiple parcels and some or all
of the parcels have different General Plan
residential densities or floor area ratios
(FARs), the City may, at the discretion of the
Community Development Director, calculate
the net General Plan density or FAR range
and apply that net density or FAR range
to the net developable area of the entire
project site. Some individual parcels may
be zoned for densities/FARs that exceed the
maximum allowed FAR under this policy,
provided that the net density/FAR of the
project as a whole is within the allowed
range.

LUP-3.3 Minimum FAR. The City shall regulate
minimum building intensity using floor
area ratio (FAR) standards consistent with
Map LUP-7. Minimum FAR standards apply
to new mixed-use and non-residential
development.

LUP-3.4 Minimum Density. City shall regulate
minimum density standards using Map LUP8. Minimum density standards apply to new standalone residential development.

LUP-3.5 Development Intensity at Less than the
Minimum FAR. A development with a floor
area ratio (FAR) at less than the required
minimum may be deemed consistent with
the General Plan if the City finds any of the
following:
• (1) The use involves no building or by its
nature normally conducts a substantial
amount of its operations outdoors;
• (2) The initial site development is being
phased and an overall development plan
demonstrates compliance with the FAR
standard;
• (3) The use is temporary and would not
interfere with long-term development of
the site consistent with the FAR standard;
• (4) The building size or lot coverage is
constrained beyond what is otherwise
allowed by the zoning designation of the
site, due to the existence of an overlay
zone or because of environmental
features, such as wetlands; or
• (5) The site is less than one acre and the
project includes commercial uses.

LUP-3.6 Minimum Standards for Renovations
and Expansions. The City shall permit
renovations and expansions of existing
development that fall below the allowable
minimum density or floor area ratio (FAR),
provided that the density or FAR is not
reduced and the proposed use does not
substantially undermine the long-term
vision of the General Plan.

LUP-3.7 Exemptions for Historic Structure
Conversions. Where a developer proposes
to convert a non-residential historic
structure/building to residential use, the City
shall not require compliance with minimum
density or minimum FAR regulations set
forth in this General Plan.

LUP-3
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-25
Integrating Infill
Development

INCENTIVIZING INFILL

EFFICIENT TRANSIT SERVICE
LUP-3.8 Interim Zoning Inconsistency. Zoning
is consistent with the General Plan if it is
compatible with the objectives, policies,
general land uses, and programs specified
in the plan. (Cal. Gov’t Code, § 65860(a)(2).)
Zoning is compatible with the objectives,
policies, general land uses, and programs
specified in the plan if, considering all its
aspects, it will further the objectives and
policies of the general plan and not obstruct
their attainment. (See also Sacramento City
Code, § 17.104.100.C, as may be amended.)
In areas where zoning has not been brought
into consistency with the General Plan,
the City shall allow property owners to
develop consistent with the existing zoning
if only a ministerial/administrative permit
is required. For property owners requiring
a discretionary permit, the City shall
allow property owners to do either of the
following:
• (1) Develop consistent with the existing
zoning, provided the City makes a finding
that approval of the project would not
interfere with the long-term development
of the area consistent with the General
Plan, or
• (2) Develop under the General Plan
designation, in which case the City will
facilitate rezoning consistent with the
General Plan.

Transit service is most efficient when it operates along straight routes with dense concentrations of people
and destinations, so the network of corridors anchored
by centers depicted on Map LUP-4 and Map M-1 is a
critical component of the 2040 land use strategy.
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SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-4: Walkable, transit-oriented centers
and corridors that concentrate new
jobs, housing, and entertainment
opportunities to support frequent,
reliable transit service and foster
connected, accessible neighborhoods.

Incentivizing Infill
LUP-4.1 Transit-Supportive Development. The City
shall encourage increased residential and
commercial development intensity within
one-quarter mile of existing and planned
light rail stations, communter rail stations,
and high-frequency bus stops to support
more frequent, reliable transit service and
vibrant, walkable neighborhoods.

LUP-4.2 Incentivizing Infill. The City shall consider
a range of incentives to attract development
to centers, corridors, and sites, including the
following:
• Prioritization of capital investment
strategies for infrastructure, services, and
amenities to support development;
• Economic incentives (e.g., fee reductions,
regulatory exemptions, or tools such as
enhanced infrastructure financing districts
(EIFDs), Opportunity Zones, and Enterprise
Zones);
• Streamlined development review,
environmental review, and permitting
processes;
• By-right entitlements for development
projects consistent with applicable
zoning;
• Ministerial approval of infill housing
and mixed-use projects consistent with
objective development and design
standards;
• Public-private partnerships; and
• Proactive solicitation of development.

LUP-4
New infill housing near Arden Fair Mall, located with
easy access to transit
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LUP-4.3 Anchor Institutions. With respect to anchor
institutions (colleges, medical centers, and
public agencies), the City shall encourage
the integration of uses and amenities in
and around these campuses that increase
economic opportunity, neighborhood
vitality, and quality of life. Such uses and
amenities may include the following:
• Housing,
• Retail,
• Neighborhood services,
• Arts/culture venues, athletic facilities,
• Parks,
• Improved pedestrian/bikeway
connections,
• “Green” infrastructure, or
• Other publicly accessible facilities.

LUP-4.4 Public Uses and Services. The City shall
promote incorporation of public- and
neighborhood-serving uses and services
near transit stations and bus stops, as
appropriate. Such uses may include the
following:
• Post offices,
• Pharmacies,
• Childcare facilities,
• Community meeting rooms, as well as
• Retail and services that cater to the daily
needs of local residents.

LUP-4.5 Efficient Parcel Utilization. The City shall
promote the aggregation of small and
irregular shaped parcels along high-quality
transit corridors into larger development
sites to facilitate their reuse as transitoriented, higher-intensity residential, mixeduse developments.

Promoting Walkability
LUP-4.6 Compatibility with Adjoining Uses. The
City shall ensure that the introduction of
higher-intensity mixed-use development
along major arterial corridors is compatible
with adjacent land uses, particularly
residential uses, by requiring features such
as the following:
• Buildings set back from rear or side yard
property lines adjoining single-unit
dwelling residential uses;
• Building heights stepped back from
sensitive adjoining uses to maintain
appropriate transitions in scale and to
minimize impacts to privacy and solar
access;
• Landscaped off-street parking areas,
loading areas, and service areas screened
from adjacent residential areas to the
degree feasible; or
• Lighting shielded from view and directed
downward to minimize impacts on
adjacent residential uses.

LUP-4.7 Visual and Physical Character. Using
development standards and design
standards/guidelines, the City shall promote
development patterns and streetscape
improvements that transform the visual and
physical character of automobile-oriented
corridors to create a positive impact on the
human and natural systems that interact
with them.
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LUP-4.8 Buildings that Engage the Street. The
City shall require that buildings be oriented
to actively engage and enhance the
public realm through techniques such as
building orientation, build-to and setback
lines, façade articulation, ground-floor
transparency, and location of parking.

LUP-4.9 Enhanced Pedestrian Environment. The
City shall require the design of sidewalks in
commercial and mixed-use areas to promote
walkability and pedestrian activity, with
widths wide enough to provide for free and
clear pedestrian use, activation of building
frontages with displays, landscaping, and
seating areas for cafes and restaurants.

LUP-4.10 Multi-Modal Access. The City shall require
that new development provide bicycle,
pedestrian, and transit access where
appropriate to reduce the need for onsite
parking and to improve the pedestrian
experience within corridors and centers with
street trees and landscaping.

LUP-4.11 Shared Parking, Driveways, and Alley
Access. The City shall encourage the
creation of shared parking areas and
shared vehicular driveways for access along
arterial corridors to minimize the number
of driveways and curb cuts. The City should
also encourage the use of adjacent alleys for
vehicular access.

LUP-4.12 Drive-Through Restaurants. The City shall
prohibit new drive-through restaurants
within ¼-mile walking distance of existing
and proposed light rail stations and highfrequency transit stops.

LUP-4.13 Future-Ready Gas Stations. The City
shall prohibit the establishment of new
gas stations or the expansion of fossil fuel
infrastructure at existing gas stations unless
the project proponent provides high-speed
electric vehicle charging stations on site at a
ratio of at least 1 charging station per 3 fuel
pumps.

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policies in this section support the development
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SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-5: Attractive, thriving commercial centers
that are well-located to serve the needs
of Sacramento residents, workers, and
visitors.

LUP-5.1 Evolving Regional Commercial Centers.

The City shall promote housing and
employment uses at existing regional
commercial centers to enhance retail
viability, establish pedestrian-oriented
shopping districts, create more attractive
buildings and public spaces, support transit
viability, and reduce vehicle trips. The City
shall facilitate the redevelopment of surface
parking, drive aisles, shared parking facilities,
and existing buildings to accomplish this.

LUP-5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points. The
City shall encourage existing regional and
neighborhood shopping centers to integrate
amenities, events, and programming that
strengthen their role as destinations for area
residents to shop and gather. Features to
integrate may include the following:
• Pedestrian amenities;
• Electric vehicle charging;
• Bike parking;
• Traffic-calming features;
• Plazas and public areas;
• Shade trees;
• Lighting;
• Public art;
• Farmers markets;
• Retail and other services that provide for
everyday needs; and
• Community events.

LUP-5.3 Mixed-Use Neighborhood Centers.

The City shall promote the development
of strategically located mixed-use
neighborhood centers that accommodate
local-serving commercial, employment,
entertainment, and cultural uses; provide
diverse housing opportunities; are within
walking distance of surrounding residents;
and are efficiently served by transit.

LUP-5
LUP-5.4 Neighborhood Shopping Center
Revitalization. In areas where existing
neighborhood shopping centers have
reached the end of their economic life, the
City shall support revitalization through
the introduction of housing and/or the
attraction of essential services to the site,
such as medical clinics, a grocery store,
banks, and cultural/educational uses to
provide for the daily needs of area residents
and ensure the vitality of the site over time.

LUP-5.5 Neighborhood Commerce. The City shall
support geographically well-distributed
neighborhood-oriented commercial
centers or “main streets” to improve local
access to stores, cafés and restaurants, and
other neighborhood commercial uses and
services.

LUP-5.6 Local Business Preservation. The City
shall strive to prevent the conversion of
existing neighborhood retail uses and local
businesses through business retention and
anti-displacement strategies.

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Complete and Inclusive Neighborhoods

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-6: A city of healthy, livable, “complete
neighborhoods” that provide for
residents’ daily needs within easy
walking or biking distance from home.

LUP-6.1 Neighborhoods as a Basic Unit.

Recognizing Sacramento’s neighborhoods
as foundational elements of the city’s urban
structure, the City shall work to enhance
their livability through the development of
plans and programs.

LUP-6.2 Range of Residential Development
Intensities. The City shall allow for a range
of residential development intensities
throughout the community to cultivate a
mix of housing types at varying sales price
points and rental rates, provide options for
residents of all income levels, and protect
existing residents from displacement.

LUP-6.3 Variety of Housing Types. The City shall
promote the development of a greater
variety of housing types and sizes in existing
and new growth communities to meet the
needs of future demographics and changing
household sizes, including the following:
• Single-unit homes on small lots,
• Accessory dwelling units,
• Tiny homes,
• Alley-facing units,
• Townhomes,
• Lofts,
• Live-work spaces,
• Duplexes,
• Triplexes,
• Fourplexes,
• Bungalow courts, and
• Senior and student housing.

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ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŵŽƌĞĂƚƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐŽƉƚŝŽŶƐ ĨŽƌƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŚĞůƉƌĞĚƵĐĞĐĂƌĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐůŝŵĂƚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌLJĚǁĞůůŝŶŐƵŶŝƚƐ͕ ĚƵƉůĞdžĞƐ͕ƚƌŝƉůĞdžĞƐ͕ĨŽƵƌƉůĞdžĞƐ͕ĂŶĚďƵŶŐĂůŽǁĐŽƵƌƚƐ
ƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞŵŽƌĞĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞďLJǀŝƌƚƵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƐŵĂůůĞƌ
ƐŝnjĞ͘dŚĞƐĞ ƐŵĂůůĞƌͲƐĐĂůĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƚLJƉĞƐĂƌĞŽĨƚĞŶ
ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽĂƐ͞ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐŵŝĚĚůĞ͟ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞLJ
ƐŝƚŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚĚůĞŽĨĂƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵďĞƚǁĞĞŶĚĞƚĂĐŚĞĚ
ƐŝŶŐůĞͲƵŶŝƚŚŽŵĞƐĂŶĚŵŝĚͲƌŝƐĞĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ
ĂŶĚďĞĐĂƵƐĞƐƵƉƉůLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƚLJƉĞƐŝƐƐŽůŝŵŝƚĞĚ͘
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LUP-6.4 Neighborhood Form. The City shall
recognize the patterns in existing
neighborhoods by developing defined
transitions between these neighborhoods
and adjoining areas, and by requiring that
new development, both private and public,
consider the existing physical characteristics
of buildings, streetscapes, open spaces,
and urban form of the neighborhood in
its design. Designs may be traditional or
contemporary but should contribute to the
livability of the neighborhood.

LUP-6.5 Established Neighborhoods. The City
should encourage new development
to respect the pedestrian-scale, preautomobile form, and lush urban forest that typifies established neighborhoods and
contributes to their sense of place.

LUP-6.6 New Growth Neighborhoods. The City
shall ensure that new residential growth
areas include neighborhoods with a mix of
residential types, sizes, and densities, such as
single-, duplex-, and multi-unit dwellings.

LUP-6.7 Architectural Variations. The City should
encourage building placement variations,
roofline variations, architectural projections,
and other embellishments to enhance the
visual interest along residential streets.

LUP-6.8 Gated Communities. The City shall
discourage the creation of new gated
private streets in residential communities
to promote social cohesiveness and
maintain street network efficiency, adequate
emergency response times, and convenient
travel routes for all street users.

LUP-6.9 Design around Open and Green Space.

The City should encourage large-scale,
small-lot, single- and multi-unit residential
projects to be designed in group dwellings
around open space, greenery, and/or
recreational features and facilitate access for
residents.

LUP-6.10 Care Facilities. The City shall encourage the
development of older adult daycare facilities,
assisted living facilities, hospice, childcare,
and other care facilities in appropriate areas
throughout Sacramento.

LUP-6.11 Home-Based Businesses. The City shall
encourage home businesses to support
workforce participation and lower need for
vehicular travel by eliminating commutes
for more workers and supporting “complete
neighborhoods” by allowing residents to
provide services locally.

A multiplex in an existing neighborhood
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Industrial Areas
/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƵƐĞƐŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞŚĞĂǀLJĂŶĚůŝŐŚƚ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂŝƌƉŽƌƚͲƌĞůĂƚĞĚƵƐĞƐ͕
ǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚ
ǀĞŚŝĐůĞͲŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚƵƐĞƐ͘tŝƚŚĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϰϲƉĞƌcent of all industrial land in the regional market conĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽƉůĂLJƐĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘dŚĞWŽǁĞƌ/ŶŶZŽĂĚĂƌĞĂŚĂƐƚŚĞ
ƐŝŶŐůĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƵƐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞ
ĐŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕ǁŚŝůĞŽƚŚĞƌĐůƵƐƚĞƌƐĂƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚ
ŶŽƌƚŚŽĨŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
ZŝǀĞƌ͕ĂůŽŶŐ/ͲϴϬŝŶEŽƌƚŚEĂƚŽŵĂƐĂŶĚEŽƌƚŚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕ĂŶĚŶĞĂƌďŽƚŚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽDĐůĞůůĂŶŝƌƉŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ
džĞĐƵƟǀĞŝƌƉŽƌƚ͘
dŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƐĞĐƚŽƌŝƐƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŝŶŐĂƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĂƐƐŽŵĞŽůĚĞƌ͕ĐĞŶƚƌĂůůLJůŽĐĂƚĞĚ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂƌĞĂƐĂƌĞĞǀŽůǀŝŶŐ͘ƉůĂŶŝƐŝŶƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ
ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽZĂŝůLJĂƌĚƐŝŶƚŽĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů
ĚĞƐƚŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ͕ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ͕ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕
ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ͘
ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐůŝŬĞƚŚĞDŝůůĂƚƌŽĂĚǁĂLJĂƌĞƌĞƉƵƌƉŽƐŝŶŐŽůĚĞƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐĂůŽŶŐtĞƐƚƌŽĂĚǁĂLJĨŽƌǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞZŝǀĞƌŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŝƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĚƚŽƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉǁŝƚŚĂŵŝdžŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕
ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞŽĸĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƌĞƚĂŝůƵƐĞƐ͘
^Ɵůů͕ĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƐƉĂĐĞƌĞŵĂŝŶƐƐƚƌŽŶŐŝŶ
ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ĚƌŝǀĞŶďLJŶĞǁĂŶĚĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚ
ďLJƐƉŝůůŽǀĞƌĚĞŵĂŶĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ^ĂŶ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐĐŽĂLJƌĞĂ͘
dŚŝƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͖ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶĚ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶƐĞĐƚŽƌƐůŝŬĞůŝĨĞƐĐŝĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚďŝŽƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͖ůĞŐĂůĐĂŶŶĂďŝƐĐƵůƚŝǀĂƚŽƌƐ͕ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ͕ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌƐ͖ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐůŽŐŝƐƟĐƐĂŶĚǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐĞĞŬŝŶŐƚŽƚĂŬĞĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŽĨĨƌĞĞǁĂLJĂĐĐĞƐƐ͕Ăŝƌ ĨƌĞŝŐŚƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽdžŝŵŝƚLJƚŽĂƌŽďƵƐƚĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌ
ďĂƐĞ͘EĞǁŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůƐƉĂĐĞƐǁŝůůďĞŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉ
ďŽƚŚƐŵĂůů͕ŚŝŐŚͲŐƌŽǁƚŚĮƌŵƐĂŶĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ͕ŵĞĚŝƵŵͲƐŝnjĞĚĮƌŵƐŐƌŽǁĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐŬŝůůĞĚũŽďƐŝŶĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ͘&ůĞdžŝďůĞǁŽƌŬƐƉĂĐĞŵŽĚĞůƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĨŽƌƐŚĂƌĞĚůĂďƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽͲǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ
ĐĂŶƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞŽƉƟŽŶƐƚŽĮƌŵƐĂƐƚŚĞLJƐĐĂůĞ
ƚŚĞŝƌŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘
WŽůŝĐŝĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨ
the industrial sector to the local and regional econŽŵLJ͕ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚďŽƚŚůŝŐŚƚĂŶĚŚĞĂǀLJŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƵƐĞƐŝŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-7: Industrial opportunities in suitable
locations to provide employment for
Sacramento residents and promote
inclusive economic growth in the city.

LUP-7.1 Heavy Industry. The City shall support
the continued operation and expansion of
heavy industrial activities, focusing them
in the Power Inn area in the eastern part of
the city, subject to performance standards
for industrial development and operation
that prohibit creation of noise, odor, or other
harmful emissions beyond the boundaries of
the site.

LUP-7.2 Industrial Uses Along Rivers. The City shall
prohibit new heavy industrial uses along
the American River Parkway and prevent
incompatible industrial development
adjacent to the American and Sacramento
Rivers.

LUP-7.3 Production, Distribution, and Repair.

The City shall maintain sufficient land in
areas designated for industrial uses to
accommodate a wide range of production,
distribution, and repair-oriented light
industrial uses, including the following:
• Research and development,
• Manufacturing, and
• Food processing.

LUP-7.4 Live/Work Options. The City shall
allow for the introduction of compatible
residential and commercial uses, such as
live-work units, artisan shops/studios, brew
pubs, coffee shops, and tasting rooms, in
Employment Mixed-Use areas.

LUP-7.5 Industrial Aesthetics. The City shall
encourage the development and
maintenance of well-designed industrial and
light industrial properties and structures that
meet adopted standards for visual quality
and design.

LUP-7
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LUP-7.6 Industrial Conversion. As market
conditions permit, the City shall allow
the conversion of existing industrial,
warehousing, and distribution facilities to
flex space (ie. artist live/work, small scale
manufacturing, production), business
incubators (i.e., light industrial and research
and development uses) that provide
new jobs and comparable employment
opportunities without the environmental
impacts of traditional industrial uses.
ǀŝƐƵĂůƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐĐĂŶŚĞůƉƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŽƌŝĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ŽƌŶĞƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐǁŝƚŚĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĐĂŶŚĞůƉĐƌĞĂƚĞĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƵƌďĂŶĨŽƌŵ͘ƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
ƐƚŽƌĞĨƌŽŶƚǁŝŶĚŽǁƐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŝĂů ƐƚŽŽƉƐ͕ŵĂŬĞ
ƉůĂĐĞƐĨĞĞůŵŽƌĞĂůŝǀĞĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐƚŽƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐ
ĂŶĚƉĂƐƐĞƌƐďLJ͘^ŝŵŝůĂƌůLJ͕ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐ
ǁĞůůͲĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚŐĂƚĞǁĂLJƐŝŶƚŽ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐŽŶ
ŚŝŐŚǁĂLJƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ĂƚƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽsĂůůĞLJ^ƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉŽŝŶƚƐŽĨĞŶƚƌLJ͕ĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉůĂĐĞ͘hƟůŝnjŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĂƌƚ͕ƐŝŐŶĂŐĞ͕ƚƌĞĞƐ ĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚĚĞĮŶĞƐƉĂĐĞĐĂŶ
ĂůůŚĞůƉƚŽĚĞĮŶĞŐĂƚĞǁĂLJƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐ
ǀŝƐƵĂůĐƵĞƐŽĨĂƌƌŝǀĂů͘
Placemaking, Green
Building, and the Arts

SENSE OF PLACE
ŽƚŚƚŚĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ
ƚŽ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐƵŶŝƋƵĞƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉůĂĐĞ͘dŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶZŝǀĞƌƐŚĂǀĞƐŚĂƉĞĚƵƌďĂŶĨŽƌŵ ĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƐƟůůƚŽĚĂLJƚŚĞƌŝǀerfront open spaces and lush tree canopy in older ĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJǁĞĂǀĞŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ
ƵƌďĂŶůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘WůĞŶƟĨƵůĨĂƌŵĞƌƐŵĂƌŬĞƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ďƵƌŐĞŽŶŝŶŐůŽĐĂůĨĂƌŵͲƚŽͲƚĂďůĞĐƵůƚƵƌĞŵĂĚĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞďLJƚŚĞǁĞĂůƚŚŽĨĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂŚĞůƉŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞůĂŶĚ͘
dŚĞŝĐŽŶŝĐŽǁŶƚŽǁŶƐŬLJůŝŶĞǀŝƐŝďůĞŽŶĞŶƚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĐŝƚLJ͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ͕ĂŶĚǁĂůŬĂďůĞ
ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐĚŝƐƟŶĐƚŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ͘dŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶĂŝŵƐƚŽ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐǁŝƚŚƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚ
ƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘
WŽůŝĐŝĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶĂƌƟĐƵůĂƚĞĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŝƚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƚŚĂƚŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŽƵƌĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ŽĨƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉǁŝƚŚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ
ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƵƐĞƐ͘/ŶŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ďůŽĐŬƐĂƌĞƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJƐŵĂůůŝŶƐĐĂůĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĞůƉƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂĮŶĞͲ ŐƌĂŝŶĞĚ͕ǁĂůŬĂďůĞƐƚƌĞĞƚŐƌŝĚƉƵŶĐƚƵĂƚĞĚďLJƉƵďůŝĐ
ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘WƌŽŵŽƟŶŐƚŚŝƐďůŽĐŬƐĐĂůĞŝŶĂƌĞĂƐƉůĂŶŶĞĚ
ĨŽƌŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝůůŚĞůƉƵŶŝĨLJŶĞǁĂŶĚŽůĚ͕ĂŶĚ
ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ
WůĞĂƐĞĂůƐŽƐĞĞƚŚĞ
ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ
ůĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐƚƌĞĞĐĂŶŽƉLJ͘
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GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-8: A unique and varied sense of place,
defined by distinctive natural and urban
elements that contribute to local quality
of life and hometown pride.

LUP-8.1 Unique Sense of Place. The City shall
promote quality site, architectural, and
landscape design that include the following:
• Connected walkable blocks;
• Distinctive parks and accessible open
spaces;
• Tree-lined streets; and
• Varied architectural styles.

LUP-8.2 River as Signature Feature. The City
shall require new development along the
Sacramento and American Rivers to use the
natural river environment as a key feature
to guide the scale, design, and intensity of
development, and to maximize visual and
physical access to the rivers, subject to the
public safety requirements of local, state,
and federal agencies, including the Local
Maintaining Agencies (LMA) and the Central
Valley Flood Protection Board (CVFPB).

LUP-8.3 River Access and Ecology. The City shall
strive to balance the provision of river access
and continued recreational and touristoriented activities with efforts to enhance the ecological setting along the Sacramento
and American Rivers.

LUP-8.4 Enhanced City Gateways. The City
shall ensure that public improvements
and private development work together
to enhance the sense of entry at key
gateways to the city and use gateway
design to strengthen the sense of arrival
into Sacramento and districts and
neighborhoods within the city. Gateway
design elements may include the following:
• Streetscape design,
• Signage,
• Building massing, and
• Similarly-themed design elements.

LUP-8.5 Development Adjacent to Freeways and
Railroad Corridors. The City shall promote
high-quality design of buildings along
freeway and railway corridors, including
promoting techniques such as the following:
• Requiring extensive landscaping and
trees along the freeway fronting elevation
in consultation with City staff, the
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality
Management District, and Caltrans;
• Establishing a consistent building line,
articulating and modulating building
elevations and heights, and varying the
use of materials and color to create visual
interest; and
• Including design elements that reduce
noise and provide for filtering, ventilation,
and exhaust of vehicle air emissions.

LUP-8.6 Prominent Corner Architecture. The City
shall encourage new development at key
intersections and/or gateways to incorporate
distinctive architectural features, such as
prominent entries or corner towers.

LUP-8.7 Distinctive Urban Skyline. The City shall
guide development of a distinctive urban
skyline that reflects the vision of Sacramento
with a prominent central core containing
the city’s tallest buildings, complemented
by smaller-scale urban centers and corridors
with mid- and high-rise development.

LUP-8
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LUP-8.8 Iconic Sense of Place. The City shall
encourage the development of iconic
buildings and sites in key locations with
architecture, site planning, and landscaping
to enhance gateways and create new
landmarks and focal features that contribute
to the city’s structure and identity.

LUP-8.9 People-Friendly Design. The City shall
require people-friendly design to be
incorporated into buildings and spaces,
including elements and features such as the
following:
• Human scale, tree-shaded pedestrian
passageways;
• Resting areas;
• Seating;
• Gathering places; and
• Other measures with demonstrated
benefits for health and quality of life.

LUP-8.10 Responsiveness to Context. The City
shall require building and site design that
respects and responds to the local context,
including use of local materials and plant
species where feasible, responsiveness to
Sacramento’s climate, and consideration of
cultural and historic context of Sacramento’s
neighborhoods, corridors, and centers.

LUP-8.11 Neighborhood and Transitions. The City
shall ensure that development standards
facilitate transitions between areas that
border one another so that neighborhoods
and districts maintain their own unique
qualities.

LUP-8.12 Design of Privately-Developed Public
Spaces. The City should encourage public
spaces in private development, where
feasible, to include the following features:
• Lined with active uses at-grade and
located near building entrances, windows,
outdoor seating, patios, or balconies that
overlook park spaces, and other areas with
strong pedestrian activity;
• Completely visible from at least one street
frontage and as feasible, be at least 50
percent visible from a secondary street
frontage;
• Primarily defined by adjacent buildings,
which will contribute to the unity and
environmental quality of the space;
• Located at the same grade level as the
public sidewalk when possible. Where
changes in grade are an important
element of the overall design and
programming, clear and direct access
from the public sidewalk should
be accommodated, and universal
accessibility provided;
• Reflective of the design and placemaking
elements of the surrounding area using
architectural styles, signage, colors,
textures, materials, and other elements;
• Constructed with low impact and
permeable paving materials to efficiently
manage the stormwater and minimize the
area’s heat island effect;
• Connected to bike and pedestrian
facilities and be a part of an
interconnected shared pathway or
parkway system where feasible;
• Site furnishing that allows for resting; and
• Tree canopy at least equivalent to 50
percent.

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LUP-8.13 Continuity of Streetscape Design. The City
shall encourage continuity in streetscape/
landscape design especially along major
streets and avenues that traverse the city
north to south and east to west.

LUP-8.14 Streetscape Beautification. To strengthen
community identity, the City shall undertake
and encourage streetscape improvement
and beautification projects that incorporate
unified landscaping and pedestrian
amenities in corridors, centers, and
neighborhoods. Amenities should include
the following:
• Bus shelters,
• Public art, and
• Pedestrian safety treatments such as
- Sidewalk bulb-outs and
- Widening and improved crosswalks,
and
- Branded decorative elements such as
street lighting, concrete pavers, and
tree grates.

ARTS, CULTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŝƐƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͛ƐƉƌĞŵŝĞƌĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶĨŽƌ
ĂƌƚƐ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞĐŝƚLJĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐĂ
ǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŵƵƐĞƵŵƐ͕ŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ
arts venues at various scales that engage people
ĨƌŽŵĂůůǁĂůŬƐŽĨůŝĨĞ͘dŚŝƐƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐůŽĐĂůĂƌƚƐƐĐĞŶĞ ĞŶƌŝĐŚĞƐƚŚĞůŝǀĞƐŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ĚƌĂǁƐŝŶǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚ ƚŽƵƌŝƐƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐĂƌŽďƵƐƚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ͕
ĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ĂŶĚǀŝƐƵĂůĂƌƟƐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ
ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚ
ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ĐĞŶƚĞƌƐ ƉŽƐŝƚŝŽŶƐ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ ƚŽ
ĂƩƌĂĐƚƚŽƉĂƌƚƐĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚƚĂůĞŶƚ͘
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐǀŝďƌĂŶƚĂƌƚƐĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵŚĂƐďĞĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďLJĂƌƚƐĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶŝŶŝƚƐƉƵďůŝĐƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ĐŽůůĞŐĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĨůĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛ƐnjŽŶŝŶŐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚŚĂƐĂůůŽǁĞĚůŝǀĞͲǁŽƌŬƐƚƵĚŝŽƐĂŶĚĂƌƟƐƚůŽŌƐ͘
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŚĂƐĂůƐŽďĞĞŶĂďůĞƚŽ ĨŽƐƚĞƌĂƌŽďƵƐƚ
ĂƌƚƐƐĐĞŶĞďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽĨŝƚƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞĂīŽƌĚĂďŝůŝƚLJĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĐŝƟĞƐŝŶĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ͘ƌƚƐƚƵĚŝŽƐĂŶĚ As of 2018, the city had
88 performing
art venues
and over
180arts and cultural
organizations,
supporting the creation of art both by professional
artists and by amateur hobbyists and youth
In 2018, 70 percent of Sacramentans indicated
that they had personally participated in arts and
cultural activities within the last six months.

In 2016, cultural non-profits, performing arts
tickets, and book, media, musical instrument,
and art sales accounted for over $460 million
in economic transactions.
museums
26 including Crocker Art Museum,
the oldest art museum west of
the Mississippi River

ENTERTAINMENT STATISTICS
ůŝǀĞͲǁŽƌŬƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂƌƚƐǀĞŶƵĞƐ͕ĂŶĚǁĂƌĞŚŽƵƐĞŐĂůůĞƌŝĞƐŚĂǀĞŚĂĚƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJůŽǁƌĞŶƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƉĂƐƚƐĞǀĞƌĂůĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͖ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƌŝƐŝŶŐůĂŶĚĂŶĚ
ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƉƌŝĐĞƐŵĞĂŶƚŚĂƚŵĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƌƟƐƚƐĂŶĚ
ƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƌĞĂƚƌŝƐŬŽĨĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ͘
džƉůŽƌŝŶŐŽƉƟŽŶƐ
ĨŽƌĂŶƟͲĚŝƐƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐǁŝůůďĞĂǀŝƚĂůƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĨŽƌƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐĂƌƚƐĐĞŶĞŝŶĨƵƚƵƌĞ LJĞĂƌƐ͘
EŽƚŽŶůLJĚŽƚŚĞĂƌƚƐŵĂŬĞĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞůŝǀĞƐ
ĂŶĚǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƚŽƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛Ɛ ƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ
ĚŐĞ WůĂŶůĂLJƐ ŽƵƚŐŽĂůƐ͕ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ĂĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛Ɛ
Source: “Creative Edge,” City of Sacramento, June 2018. 3-38 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
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ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶĂů ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ͕ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚŝnjŝŶŐ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĞƋƵŝƚLJŝŶĂƌƚƐĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚĂƌƚƐĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĞdžŝƐƚŝŶĂůůŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐ͕ŶŽƚũƵƐƚŽǁŶƚŽǁŶ͘WƌŝŽƌŝƟnjŝŶŐƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƚŝŽŶƐŽĨĂƌƚŝŶƉƵďůŝĐƉůĂĐĞƐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĐĂŶŚĞůƉĐƌĞĂƚĞƵŶŝƋƵĞĂŶĚǁĞůůͲ
ůŽǀĞĚƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŵĂŬĞĂƌƚĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͛ĚĂŝůLJ
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dŚĞŝƚLJ͛ƐƌƚŝŶWƵďůŝĐWůĂĐĞƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚ
ŝŶϭϵϳϳ͕ŚĂƐĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϲϱϬĂƌƚǁŽƌŬƐ͕
ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϲϬ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ ďLJ ůŽĐĂůĂŶĚ
ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂƌƚŝƐƚƐ͘dǁŽ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ŽĨĞůŝŐŝďůĞ ŝƚLJĂŶĚ
ŽƵŶƚLJĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚďƵĚŐĞƚƐĂƌĞƐĞƚ
ĂƐŝĚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƌƚǁŽƌŬƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͘ŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĐĂŶĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĞŶƌŝĐŚƉƵďůŝĐůŝĨĞ ŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͘dŚĞƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐŝŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƐƚƌŝǀĞƚŽ
ĐƵůƟǀĂƚĞƚŚĞĂƌƚƐ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ĂŶĚĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚŝŶ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽƚŽĨŽƐƚĞƌĂǀŝďƌĂŶƚĂƌƚƐĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂƐĂĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶĐŝƚLJ͘

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-9: Arts, culture, and entertainment that
enriches neighborhood quality of life,
strengthens community identity, and
contributes to economic prosperity.

LUP-9.1 Cultural and Entertainment Centers.

The City shall support the equitable
development of cultural, art, entertainment,
and recreational facilities and events in the
city to attract visitors, support a quality of
life for residents, celebrate and strengthen
Sacramento’s unique identity.

LUP-9.2 Destination City. To leverage the economic
potential of Sacramento’s cultural and
entertainment assets, the City shall grow,
support, promote, and attract marquee
arts, culture, and entertainment events that
distinguish Sacramento as a destination in
the region and the state.

LUP-9.3 Assembly Facilities and Event Centers.

The City shall encourage and support the
development of assembly facilities for social,
cultural, entertainment, sports, educational,
and religious activities. The design and
programming of these facilities should
reflect the diversity of the community.

LUP-9.4 Vibrant Arts Ecosystem. The City shall
foster a vibrant arts and creative ecosystem
by striving to provide equitable access to
creative opportunities and expression for
all residents by promoting access to capital,
infrastructure, professional development,
mentoring, and other arts programming.

LUP-9.5 Arts Education. The City shall work to
ensure that an array of arts education
programming is offered within reasonable
walking, biking, and transit access to
improve engagement of youth and older
adults. Collaborations between other
civic partners (healthcare institutions,
community centers, parks, juvenile justice,
etc.), local artists, and community-based
arts organizations should be fostered to
ensure equitable access to arts education
programming for older adults and youth.

LUP-9
Gallery walk on Second Saturday
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LUP-9.6 Artist Enclaves/Live-Work Studios. The
City shall support and encourage the
development, reuse, and conversion of areas
and buildings to create art districts that
could include the following:
• Live-work studios;
• Spaces for performance, exhibition,
rehearsal, production, and retail; and
• Affordable residential enclaves for artists
and their families.

LUP-9.7 Anti-Displacement Strategies. The City
shall consider anti-displacement strategies
for artists and creative businesses along
with special incentives that drive consumer
engagement within arts districts.

LUP-9.8 Public Art. The City shall infuse the public
realm with temporary and permanent public
art installations, activations, and signature
design elements through continuation of
the Art in Public Places Program, recognizing
the value of public art to do the following:
• Add visual variety and richness;
• Delight, surprise, amuse, and inspire;
• Educate and inform;
• Engage and involve;
• Promote neighborhood identity; and
• Celebrate Sacramento’s heritage and
environment.

SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND DESIGN
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in not only reducing harmful social and ecological
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ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝƚƐĞƌǀĞƐ͘

GOALS AND POLICIES
Goal-10: Sustainable building and “green”
design practices in public and private
development that reduce per capita
energy use, waste, and pollutants.

LUP-10.1 Existing Structure Reuse. The City
shall encourage the retention of existing
structures and promote their adaptive
reuse and renovation with green building
technologies to retain the structures’
embodied energy, sequester carbon,
increase energy efficiency, and limit the
generation of waste.

LUP-10.2 Promote Green Buildings. The City shall
partner with the Sacramento Municipal
Utility District (SMUD), Grid Alternatives,
American Institute of Architects, North
State Building Industry Association, and
other organizations and public agencies to
raise awareness and promote adoptions of
innovative green building technologies in
both new and existing buildings.

Goal-11: Create built and natural environments
within the city that prioritize, support,
promote, and embrace social equity,
ecological regeneration, responsible
resource stewardship, and human
health and well-being.

LUP-11.1 Net-Positive Energy Future. The City
shall support and promote projects that
demonstrate responsible energy use and an
acceleration of renewable energy generation
toward a net-positive energy future.

LUP-11.2 Balanced Local Water Cycle. The City
shall support and promote project goals
and implementation that demonstrate
sustainable water resource use, including
water conservation and reuse, to build
climate resilience and uphold a balanced
local water cycle.

LUP-10
LUP-11
Please see the Environmental Resources and Constraints
Element and the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
for additional policies, strategies, and measures related to energy use in buildings.

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LUP-11.3 Local Human and Ecological Context.

The City shall support and promote project
goals and implementation that are informed
by and respond to the local human and
ecological context (past, present, and
projected future) and strive for ecological
and cultural health and regeneration.

LUP-11.4 Community Education. The City shall
encourage, support, and partner with
other organizations in the education of
community members in regenerative
design policies and practices, both human
and ecological, and educate on how to
implement regenerative, climate adaptive, as
well as pro-health and pro-equity strategies
in all sectors.

LUP-11.5 Human-Ecosystems Connection. The
City shall support and promote planning
and development that provide equitable
opportunities for human connection and
interaction with natural ecosystems.

LUP-11.6 Community Connection. The City shall
support and promote planning and
development that creates and encourages
opportunities for community connection
and interaction, relationship building and
cross-cultural awareness, support, and
respect.

LUP-11.7 Building Materials. The City shall support
and promote the use of benign; responsiblyand ethically-sourced; and low-carbon and/ or carbon-sequestering building materials
and products.

LUP-11.8 Construction Processes. The City shall
encourage onsite construction processes
that reduce environmental harm and
support sustainable methods.

LUP-11.9 Product Circularity. The City shall support
and promote locally manufactured materials
and products that embody product circularity.

LUP-11.10 Demonstration of Leadership. The City shall
demonstrate leadership in the above policies
under this goal in City-owned buildings,
properties, and projects, and share successes
and lessons learned broadly within and
beyond the city of Sacramento to accelerate
adoption across all sectors of the development
community and building industry.

IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS
Plans and Programs
LUP-A.1: Area of Concern. The City shall work
with Sacramento Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCo) to designate the
Natomas Basin Study Area as an Area of
Concern to provide the City with greater
influence on land use decisions and other
governmental actions that directly and
indirectly affect the city of Sacramento in this
important area beyond its Sphere of Influence.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
Planning Studies and Reports
LUP-A.2: Citywide Municipal Services Review.

The City shall work with Sacramento Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) to
prepare and adopt a citywide Municipal
Services Review (MSR) to identify the
existing capacity and means of financing
the probable demand for services based on
the build out of the General Plan.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
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LUP-A.3: Fruitridge-Florin Annexation. The City
shall study the feasibility of annexing the
Fruitridge-Florin Study Area with a view
of streamlining the delivery of public
services, addressing infrastructure needs,
promoting neighborhood revitalization,
and improving the quality of life for
local residents. The study should involve
outreach to area residents and consider
fiscal and environmental impacts as
well as inclusive economic development
opportunities. Based on the results of the
study, the City shall consider an annexation
application with the Sacramento Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) if
appropriate.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Mid-term (2030-2035)
LUP-A.4: Special Studies. The City shall map and
track major planning actions, such as
rezonings, in a database keyed to the year
action was taken. Use this data to pinpoint
areas which require special studies and
possible amendment on the General Plan
land use map.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Ongoing
Regulations, Standards, and Development Review
LUP-A.5: Sustainability and Carbonization
Standards. The City shall evaluate best
practices to guide the development
of more prescriptive sustainability and
carbonization standards for City buildings,
infrastructure, and facilities.

Responsible Entity: Department of
Utilities (lead), Office of Climate Action and
Sustainability (support), Department of
Public Works (support)
Timeframe: Ongoing
LUP-A.6: Beyond Climate Resiliency Measures.

The City shall evaluate cost-effective
opportunities to accelerate voluntary
efforts of the private development industry
to go above and beyond baseline statemandated climate resiliency measures, such as incentive programs and other measures.

Responsible Entity: Office of Climate
Action and Sustainability (lead), Community
Development Department (support)
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
LUP-A.7: Net-Zero Energy or Net-Positive Design.

The City shall assess the feasibility of
requiring net-zero energy (NZE) or netpositive design for significant retrofitting of existing privately-owned buildings and
identify incentives for NZE and net-positive
design in adaptive reuse projects.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
Lavender Courtyard is an affordable residential
community for LGBTQ seniors. Rendering by Mogavero
Notestine Architects
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LUP-A.8: Planning and Development Code Update.

The City shall update the Planning and
Development Code to implement the 2040
General Plan, including amendments to:
• Rezone parcels for consistency with the 2040
General Plan land use, intensity, and density
diagrams;
• Remove maximum residential density
standards from multi-unit, commercial, and
industrial zones and replace them with floor
area ratio-based intensity standards and
minimum residential density standards;
• Broaden the range of housing types allowed
by-right within single-unit and duplex
dwelling residential zones;
• Update development standards for missingmiddle housing types, such as accessory dwelling units, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes,
and bungalow courts;
• Require new residential development of a
certain size to include a variety of housing
types and sizes;
• Establish requirements for electric vehicle (EV)
charging infrastructure in new and expanded
gas stations citywide;
• Establish incentives to promote efficient parcel
utilization and consolidation, particularly in
transit-oriented development (TOD) areas;
• Prohibit new drive-through restaurants in
areas where a strong pedestrian and transit
orientation is desired;
• Allow for flexibility of new commercial uses in
neighborhood-oriented commercial centers;
and
• Establish incentives to facilitate the retrofit
of existing shopping centers with pedestrian
amenities, EV charging, bike parking, trafficcalming features, plazas and public areas, shade trees, lighting, public art, farmers markets, retail
and other services that provide for everyday
needs, and community events.

Responsible Entity: Community Development
Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
LUP-A.9: Home Occupation Regulations. The
City shall evaluate changes to the home
occupation regulations in the Planning
and Development Code to allow
home businesses by-right and expand
eligible home business permits to allow
greater variety of home businesses as
part of a strategy to remove barriers to
entrepreneurship, support workforce
participation, promote walkability,
lower vehicle miles travelled, and allow
residents to provide services locally.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
LUP-A.10: Design Guidelines Update. The City
shall review its development design
guidelines and standards for consistency
with the 2040 General Plan goals,
policies, and standards.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
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their identity and transmit that to future generaƟŽŶƐ͘LJƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŽƵƌĚŝǀĞƌƐĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ǁĞĐĂŶŚĞůƉ ĨŽƐƚĞƌĂ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚůĂLJƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌ
ĂŶĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJǀŝĂďůĞ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůůLJĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞ͕ĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůůLJƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĐŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂŶĚƵůƚƵƌĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ
ůĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ
'ĞŶĞƌĂůWůĂŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞƐĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚǀĂůƵĂďůĞŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ƚŚŽƵŐŚƞƵůůLJŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞŶĞǁŝŶĮůů
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƵƌďĂŶĨĂďƌŝĐ͕ĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ
ŶŽƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞůĂǁ͕ƚŚŝƐ
ůĞŵĞŶƚƵŶĚĞƌƐĐŽƌĞƐƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƐĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ZĞůĂƚĞĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĨŽƌƉůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐ͕ŝŶĮůůĐŽŵƉĂƟďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƌĞĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ>ĂŶĚhƐĞĂŶĚ WůĂĐĞŵĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ
ůĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
4-2 | Historic and Cultural Resources Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Historic Context
^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŚĂƐ
ďĞĞŶƐŚĂƉĞĚďLJǀĂƌŝĞĚĂŶĚŽǀĞƌůĂƉƉŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚŝƚƐŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͘/ƚƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞĐŽŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂŶĚŵĞƌŝĐĂŶZŝǀĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂĨĞƌƟůĞǀĂůůĞLJŚĂƐŵĂĚĞŝƚĂĐĞŶƚĞƌŽĨŚƵŵĂŶƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚEĂƟǀĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶƉĞŽƉůĞƐĐĂŵĞƚŽƚŚĞ
ĂƌĞĂ͘tŚĂƚŝƐŶŽǁƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŽĐĐƵƉŝĞƐ
ƚŚĞĂŶĐĞƐƚƌĂůŚŽŵĞůĂŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞEŝƐĞŶĂŶĂŶĚWůĂŝŶƐ
DŝǁŽŬƉĞŽƉůĞƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚƌŝǀĞĚĂƚƚŚĞ
ƌŝǀĞƌƐ͛ĐŽŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐƟůůĞdžŝƐƚƚŽĚĂLJĂŶĚĂƌĞƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͕ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĨƵƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͘&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĂƌƌŝǀĂůŽĨ
ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶƐ͕ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞŶĂƟǀĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶǁĂƐ
ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĮƌƐƚďLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞĂŶĚůĂƚĞƌďLJĞŶƐůĂǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕
ŽƌĨŽƌĐĞĚƌĞŵŽǀĂů͕ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌLJŽĨŐŽůĚŝŶ
ϭϴϰϵ͘^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽƋƵŝĐŬůLJďĞĐĂŵĞĂŚƵďŽĨŶŽŶͲŶĂƚŝǀĞ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƚŝŽŶĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐĞŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͕ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŝŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚŝƚƐƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶĂƐ
ƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝŶϭϴϱϰ͘ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƌƌŝǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞƌĂŝůƌŽĂĚƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨ
ƐƚƌĞĞƚĐĂƌůŝŶĞƐŝŶƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵƚŚĂŶĚĞĂƌůLJϮϬƚŚĞŶƚƵƌŝĞƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂů sĂůůĞLJĂŶĚŝŶŇƵdžŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ͕ŵƵůƟͲĞƚŚŶŝĐďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ǀŝƚĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚƌŝĐŚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘dŚĞƐĞŵƵůƟͲĨĂĐĞƚĞĚůĂLJĞƌƐŽĨŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŚĂǀĞĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽ͛ƐƵŶŝƋƵĞƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƚŽĚĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚLJƉĞƐĂŶĚ
ĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂůƐƚLJůĞƐ͘
Residence of John Stevens, president of the Pioneer
Box Factory, ca. 1890
7th and J Street, 1938
Central Pacific Railroad, 1865
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Historic and Cultural Resources Element | 4-3
Existing Resources, Districts, and Landmarks

ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
^ŝƚĞƐ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞǀŝůůĂŐĞ ƐŝƚĞƐ͕ ƐŵĂůůĞƌŽĐĐƵƉĂƚŝŽŶŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƐĞƐŝƚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚůŝƚŚŝĐ
ƐĐĂƚƚĞƌƐ͘EĂƚŝǀĞŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚŝŽŶ ƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶ
ǁŚĂƚŝƐŶŽǁƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽĂƌĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƚĞĚŝŶůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚĞƌƐƉŽƚƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌƐ͕ ĐƌĞĞŬƐ͕ĂŶĚƐůŽƵŐŚƐƚŚĂƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ͘ZĞĐĞŶƚĚŝĐŽǀĞƌŝĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŚĂǀĞŚĞůƉĞĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƉĂƩĞƌŶĂŶĚ
ůŝǀĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůŝŶŚĂďŝƚĂŶƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͘

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC
PLACES
dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌŽĨ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐWůĂĐĞƐŝƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌLJŽĨŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘
dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌŝƐĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů
WĂƌŬ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ƐŝƚĞƐ͕ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐƚŚĂƚƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ͕ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů͕ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů͕ŽƌĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƐŝŐŶŝĨŝĐĂŶĐĞĂƚƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ŽƌůŽĐĂůůĞǀĞů͘dLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ͕ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽǀĞƌϱϬLJĞĂƌƐŽůĚĂƌĞĞůŝŐŝďůĞĨŽƌůŝƐƟŶŐŝŶ ƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌŝĨƚŚĞLJŵĞĞƚƚŚĞůŝƐƟŶŐĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ
ĨŽƌƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJƌĞƚĂŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ
ŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ͘
Sacramento’s early development was oriented around its rivers, which provided important regional trading access. ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽŚĂƐĂƌŝĐŚůĞŐĂĐLJŽĨŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůLJƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͕ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ͕ŽďũĞĐƚƐ͕ƐŝƚĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŝƚƐĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞƐĞŶƐĞ
ŽĨƉůĂĐĞĂŶĚŚĞůƉƚŽƚĞůůƚŚĞƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘
dŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƐƵŵŵĂƌŝnjĞƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƌĂŶŐĞ
ŽĨŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŽĨ^ĂĐƌĂŵĞŶƚŽƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĨŽƌŵĂůůLJĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů͕ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ĂŶĚůŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ͘tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌĞ
ĂƌĞĂůĂƌŐĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĚŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ŵĂŶLJƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŚĂǀĞŶŽƚLJĞƚďĞĞŶĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞĚĨŽƌ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚ
ĂƌĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƵŶĚĞƌϱϬLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞďƵƚǁŝůůďĞĐŽŵĞ
͞ĂŐĞͲĞůŝŐŝďůĞ͟ĨŽƌŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘
&ŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŵĂLJďĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶ
ŵŝĚͲĐĞŶƚƵƌLJŵŽĚĞƌŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚƐĂŶĚ
ĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚǁĞƌĞĂŶŶĞdžĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞϮϬƚŚ
ĂŶĚϮϭƐƚĞŶƚƵƌŝĞƐƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕ƐŽƵƚŚ͕ĂŶĚĞĂƐƚŽĨ
ƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĂůŝƚLJ͘