Item 22 2024-00322 Adoption of the 2040 General Plan and Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (Noticed on 02/16/2024) Attachment 9-Part1 — Sacramento City Council, February 27, 2024

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HEARING DRAFT
SACRAMENTO 2040

GENERAL PLAN
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Sacramento 2040 General Plan
Table of Contents
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN AND SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY 1 Introduction��1-1 2 Sustainability and Equity��2-1 PART 2: CITYWIDE GOALS AND POLICIES
3 Land Use and Placemaking��3-1 4 Historic and Cultural Resources �� 4-1 5 Economic Development �� 5-1 6 Environmental Resources and Constraints �� 6-1 7 Environmental Justice ��7-1 8 Mobility �� 8-1 9 Public Facilities and Safety �� 9-1 10 Youth, Parks, Recreation, and Open Space �� 10-1 PART 3: COMMUNITY PLANS AND SPECIAL STUDY AREAS
11 Community Plan Areas and Special Study Areas 11-1
Arden Arcade��11-AA-1 Central City ��11-CC-1 East Sacramento ��11-ES-1 Appendix ES-A: 65th Street/University Transit Village Figures��11-ES-18 Fruitridge/Broadway Community Plan��11-FB-1 Appendix FB-A: South 65th Transit Village Figures��11-FB-19 Greater Land Park�� 11-LP-1 North Natomas��11-NN-1 North Sacramento�� 11-NS-1 Pocket/Greenhaven�� 11-PG-1 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
South Area �� 11-SA-1 Appendix SA-A: Meadowview Light Rail Station ��11-SA-22 South Natomas��11-SN-1 Special Study Areas��11-SSA-1 PART 4: ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
Appendices
APPENDIX A: Vision and Guiding Principles
APPENDIX B: Glossary
APPENDIX C: Photo Credits
List of Maps
Map 1-1: Regional Location.............................................................................................................................................................................................. I-7 Map 1-2: Planning Area...................................................................................................................................................................................................... I-8 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.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6-6 Map ERC-2: Special Flood Hazard Areas................................................................................................................................................................... 6-13 Map ERC-3: Projected Average Daytime Temperature (2040)..........................................................................................................................6-18 Map ERC-4: Urban Heat Priority Intervention Areas............................................................................................................................................. 6-19 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Map ERC-5: Existing Noise Contour........................................................................................................................................................................... 6-25 Map ERC-6: Future Noise Contour............................................................................................................................................................................. 6-26 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 Reallocations................................................................................................................................................................................. 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 Map CP-1: Community Plan Areas.............................................................................................................................................................................. 11-2 Map CP-AA-1: Arden Arcade Community Plan Area Boundary.................................................................................................................11-AA-2 Map CP-AA-2: Arden Arcade Land Use............................................................................................................................................................. 11-AA-8 Map CP-AA-3: Arden Arcade Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development�� 11-AA-9 Map CP-AA-4: Arden Arcade Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR)- Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development............... 11-AA-10 Map CP-AA-5: Arden Arcade Minimum Residential Density....................................................................................................................11-AA-11 Map CP-AA-6: Arden Arcade Park Access...................................................................................................................................................... 11-AA-14 Map CP-CC-1: Central City Community Plan Area Boundary ..................................................................................................................... 11-CC-2 Map CP-CC-2: Central City Land Use................................................................................................................................................................... 11-CC-9 Map CP-CC-3: Central City Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development��11-CC-10 Map CP-CC-4: Central City Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) – Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development................... 11-CC-11 Map CP-CC-5: Central City Minimum Residential Density.........................................................................................................................11-CC-12 Map CP-CC-6: Central City Roadway Reallocations..................................................................................................................................... 11-CC-14 Map CP-CC-7: Central City Park Access............................................................................................................................................................. 11-CC-16 Map CP-ES-1: East Sacramento Community Plan Area Boundary.............................................................................................................11-ES-2 Map CP-ES-2: East Sacramento Land Use......................................................................................................................................................... 11-ES-8 Map CP-ES-3: East Sacramento Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development�� 11-ES-9 Map CP-ES-4: East Sacramento Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) – Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development......... 11-ES-10 Map CP-ES-5: East Sacramento Minimum Residential Density................................................................................................................11-ES-11 Map CP-ES-6: East Sacramento Roadway Reallocations............................................................................................................................11-ES-13 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Map CP-ES-7: East Sacramento Park Access.................................................................................................................................................... 11-ES-15 Map CP-FB-1: Fruitridge/Broadway Community Plan Area Boundary.................................................................................................... 11-FB-2 Map CP-FB-2: Fruitridge/Broadway Land Use................................................................................................................................................. 11-FB-9 Map CP-FB-3: Fruitridge/Broadway Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development�� 11-FB-10 Map CP-FB-4: Fruitridge/Broadway Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development........11-FB-11 Map CP-FB-5: Fruitridge/Broadway Minimum Residential Density....................................................................................................... 11-FB-12 Map CP-FB-6: Fruitridge/Broadway Roadway Reallocations................................................................................................................... 11-FB-14 Map CP-FB-7: Fruitridge/Broadway Park Access........................................................................................................................................... 11-FB-16 Map CP-LP-1: Greater Land Park Community Plan Area Boundary..........................................................................................................11-LP-2 Map CP-LP-2: Greater Land Park Land Use....................................................................................................................................................... 11-LP-8 Map CP-LP-3: Greater Land Park Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development�� 11-LP-9 Map CP-LP-4: Greater Land Park Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development.............11-LP-10 Map CP-LP-5: Greater Land Park Minimum Residential Density..............................................................................................................11-LP-11 Map CP-LP-6: Greater Land Park Roadway Reallocations..........................................................................................................................11-LP-13 Map CP-LP-7: Greater Land Park Park Access.................................................................................................................................................. 11-LP-15 Map CP-NN-1: North Natomas Community Plan Area Boundary............................................................................................................11-NN-2 Map CP-NN-2: North Natomas Land Use......................................................................................................................................................... 11-NN-8 Map CP-NN-3: North Natomas Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development��11-NN-9 Map CP-NN-4: North Natomas Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development ................11-NN-10 Map CP-NN-5: North Natomas Minimum Residential Density...............................................................................................................11-NN-11 Map CP-NN-6: North Natomas Park Access.................................................................................................................................................. 11-NN-14 Map CP-NS-1: North Sacramento Community Plan Area Boundary.......................................................................................................11-NS-2 Map CP-NS-2: North Sacramento Land Use.................................................................................................................................................... 11-NS-8 Map CP-NS-3: North Sacramento Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development��11-NS-9 Map CP-NS-4: North Sacramento Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development..........11-NS-10 Map CP-NS-5: North Sacramento Minimum Residential Density...........................................................................................................11-NS-11 Map CP-NS-6: North Sacramento Roadway Reallocations.......................................................................................................................11-NS-13 Map CP-NS-7: North Sacramento Park Access............................................................................................................................................... 11-NS-15 Map CP-PG-1: Pocket/Greenhaven Community Plan Area Boundary....................................................................................................11-PG-2 Map CP-PG-2: Pocket/Greenhaven Land Use.................................................................................................................................................. 11-PG-7 Map CP-PG-3: Pocket/Greenhaven Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development�� 11-PG-8 Map CP-PG-4: Pocket/Greenhaven Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development.........11-PG-9 Map CP-PG-5: Pocket/Greenhaven Minimum Residential Density....................................................................................................... 11-PG-10 Map CP-PG-6: Pocket/Greenhaven Park Access........................................................................................................................................... 11-PG-12 Map CP-SA-1: South Area Community Plan Area Boundary....................................................................................................................... 11-SA-2 Map CP-SA-2: South Area Land Use.................................................................................................................................................................... 11-SA-9 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Map CP-SA-3: South Area Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development�� 11-SA-10 11-SA-11
Map CP-SA-5: South Area Minimum Residential Density.......................................................................................................................... 11-SA-12 Map CP-SA-6: South Area Roadway Reallocations...................................................................................................................................... 11-SA-14 Map CP-SA-7: South Area Park Access.............................................................................................................................................................. 11-SA-16 Map CP-SN-1: South Natomas Community Plan Area Boundary..............................................................................................................11-SN-2 Map CP-SN-2: South Natomas Land Use........................................................................................................................................................... 11-SN-8 Map CP-SN-3: South Natomas Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - All Development��11-SN-9 Map CP-SN-4: South Natomas Minimum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development.................11-SN-10 Map CP-SN-5: South Natomas Minimum Residential Density.................................................................................................................11-SN-11 Map CP-SN-6: South Natomas Roadway Reallocations.............................................................................................................................11-SN-13 Map CP-SN-7: South Natomas Park Access.....................................................................................................................................................11-SN-14 Map SSA-1: Special Study Areas.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11-SSA-2 List of Figures
Figure 1-1: General Plan Pyramid................................................................................................................................................................................... I-3 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 LUP-5: Sliding FAR Scale...................................................................................................................................................................................3-25 Figure EJ-1: Community Engagement Spectrum.................................................................................................................................................. 7-20 Figure ES-1: 65th Street/University Transit Village Boundary...................................................................................................................11-ES-19 Figure ES-2: 65th Street Between Elvas Avenue and Folsom Boulevard............................................................................................. 11-ES-20 Figure ES-3: 65th Street Between Folsom Boulevard and Q Street....................................................................................................... 11-ES-20 Figure ES-4: Folsom Boulevard Between 59th Street and 62nd Street................................................................................................ 11-ES-20 Figure ES-5: Folsom Boulevard between 62nd Street and 68th Street.................................................................................................11-ES-21 Figure ES-6: 66th Street Between Elvas Avenue and Folsom Boulevard 67th Street Between Elvas Avenue and Folsom Boulevard
68th Street Between Folsom Boulevard and Q Street........................................................................................................11-ES-21 Figure ES-7: 59th StreetBetween Folsom Boulevard and S Street Elvas Avenue Between 65th Street and Folsom Boulevard.............................................................................................. 11-ES-22 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
List of Tables
Table 1-1: 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 ERC-1: Exterior Noise Compatibility Standards for Various Land Uses�� 6-27 Table EJ-1: CalEnviroScreen Scores of DACs in the Planning Area....................................................................................................................7-4 Figure ES-8: Elvas Avenue Between J Street ramps and 65th Street.....................................................................................................11-ES-22 Figure ES-9: Circulation Plan for 65th Street/University Transit Village...............................................................................................11-ES-23 Figure FB-1: South 65th Transit Village Boundary........................................................................................................................................ 11-FB-20 Figure FB-2: Two Lane Street with Parking..................................................................................................................................................... 11-FB-21 Figure FB-3: Two Lane Street with Bicycle and Parking Lanes................................................................................................................ 11-FB-21 Figure FB-4: San Joaquin Street between Redding Avenue and Business Drive��11-FB-22 Figure FB-5: Broadway Between 65th Street and Redding Avenue......................................................................................................11-FB-22 Figure FB-6: Circulation Plan for South 65th Transit Village.....................................................................................................................11-FB-23 Figure NN-1: Fisherman’s Lake Study Area.................................................................................................................................................... 11-NN-17 Figure NN-2: Conceptual Transit Corridors Map.......................................................................................................................................... 11-NN-18 Figure NS-1: Lower Historic Magpie Creek..................................................................................................................................................... 11-NS-18 Figure NS-2: Lower Historic Magpie Creek..................................................................................................................................................... 11-NS-19 Figure SA-1: Florin Transit Village Plan, Area with Florin Transit Development, District Boundary (1/4 mile radius from station) .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11-SA-13 Figure SA-A-1: Meadowview Light Rail Station Opportunity Area Boundary��11-SA-23 Figure SA-A-2: Meadowview Light Rail Station Opportunity Area Design Concept��11-SA-24 Prepared by:

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HEARING DRAFT
SACRAMENTO 2040

GENERAL PLAN
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
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 List of Maps
Map 1-1: Regional Location........................................................................................................................................................................... 1-7 Map 1-2: Planning Area...................................................................................................................................................................................1-8 List of Figures
Figure 1-1: General Plan Pyramid ................................................................................................................................................................ 1-3 List of Tables
Table 1-1: Correspondence Between State-Mandated Elements and General Plan Chapters 1-5 Table 1-2: Policy Index................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-19 Table 2-1: Indicators......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2-3 Table of Contents
1 Introduction��1-1 Sacramento Profile 1-2
Scope and Purpose of the General Plan 1-3
Planning Area 1-6
Planning Context 1-9
General Plan Update Process 1-11
Vision 1-14
General Plan Organization 1-15
How to Use the General Plan 1-18
2 Sustainability and Equity��2-1 Recent City Initiatives 2-2
Indicators 2-2

INTRODUCTION
Sacramento is a diverse and welcoming city with
a rich history, strategic location within the Central
Valley, and a bright future. The city is an historic
community deeply rooted in the story of California
and a dynamic modern destination that is a regional
hub for business, arts, culture, and innovation. Sacramento is one of the fastest growing cities in California, 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.

This will mean promoting a compact development
pattern with new growth strategically concentrated
to support efficient delivery of public services and
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
or biking distance from home and that offer a range
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
action to address the inequities of past practices so
that everyone has an opportunity to achieve their
full potential in Sacramento. In rising to meet these
challenges and turning them into opportunities for
an even brighter future, the Sacramento 2040 General Plan seeks to foster a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous city for all.

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1 Sacramento Profile
The capital of California since 1854, Sacramento is
a modern city and the metropolis of a region that
encompasses El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter,
Yolo, and Yuba counties. Its location in the fertile
Central Valley at the confluence of the Sacramento
and American Rivers allowed farming, food processing, and transportation to play a pivotal role in the early development of the community. Today, food
and agriculture continue to be important drivers
of the local economy. Increasingly, innovation and
technology are shaping economic and community
development in Sacramento and there is a growing
number of companies involved in high-tech manufacturing, software development, biotechnology, and medical research. The city is home to numerous topranked post-secondary educational institutions that are valuable contributors of ideas and talent, and it is an important regional transportation hub, served by
an international airport, a deep-water shipping port,
two major interstate freeways, freight and passenger
rail lines, and an extensive regional commuter bus
and light rail system.

Sacramento has a diverse and growing population.

The city has seen sustained population growth over
decades, and between 2010 and 2020, Sacramento
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
an out-migration from the San Francisco Bay Area
spurred by rapidly rising housing costs and accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration from overseas also contributes, with new residents arriving from Asia, Central America, and Europe, with Mexico, the Philippines, India, China, Ukraine, and
Russia chief among them. In 2020, nearly 55 percent
of the population identified as Black, Indigenous, and
people of color (BIPOC), non-white. Between 2010
and 2020, population increased to approximately
500,000, but the age composition stayed roughly the
same. Sacramento boasts a rich cultural offering too,
home to an active and historic Downtown, numerous
world-class performing arts venues and professional
sports teams, and a burgeoning creative arts scene.

The walkable streets and historic homes of Midtown
attract visitors to Sacramento, and riverfront open
spaces offer an array of recreational activities and
amenities.
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Scope and Purpose of
the General Plan

WHAT IS A GENERAL PLAN
The 2040 General Plan was adopted in compliance
with the requirements of California Government
Code Section 65300. The General Plan is a legal
document and much of its content is established by
statutory requirements relating to background data,
analysis, maps, and exhibits. The legal adequacy of
the General Plan is critical, since many City actions
and programs are required to be consistent with the
General Plan.

California Government Code section 65300 requires
each city and county to adopt a General Plan “for the
physical development of the county or city, and any
land outside its boundaries which… bears relation to
its planning.” The Sacramento General Plan can be
considered a blueprint for development and conservation — a set of policies that guide the City’s land use and capital investment decisions for the next two
decades. The Sacramento General Plan serves to:
• Establish a long-range vision that reflects the
aspirations of the community and outlines steps
to achieve it;
• Guide decision-making related to development,
housing, transportation, environmental quality,
public services, parks, open space, and agricultural conservation; • Help Sacramento achieve compliance with applicable State and regional policies, including housing production and environmental regulations • Allow City departments, other public agencies,
and private developers to design projects that will
enhance the community, preserve environmental
resources, and minimize hazards; and
• Provide the basis for establishing and setting priorities for detailed programs, such as the Planning and Development Code and future specific plans.

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 1-1
General Plan Pyramid
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GENERAL PLAN REQUIREMENTS
California grants local authorities power over land
use decisions. As a result, cities have considerable
flexibility in preparing their general plans so long as State requirements are met. The California Government Code establishes both the content of general plans and rules for their adoption and subsequent
amendment. Together, state law and judicial decisions establish three overall guidelines for general plans. General plans should be:
• Comprehensive. The general plan must be geographically comprehensive, applying throughout the entire incorporated area and the Sphere of
Influence. The general plan must also address the
full range of issues that affect the city’s physical
development.
• Internally Consistent. The general plan must fully
integrate its separate parts and relate them to
each other without conflict. “Horizontal” consistency applies as much to figures and diagrams as to the general plan text. It also applies to data and
analysis as well as policies. All adopted portions of
the general plan, whether required by state law
or not, have equal legal weight. None may supersede another, so the general plan must resolve conflicts among the provisions of each element.
• Long Range. Because anticipated development
will affect the city and the people who live, work,
and study here for years to come, state law
requires every general plan to take a long-term
perspective. This General Plan uses the year 2040
as its planning horizon.

The Sacramento General Plan contains four parts:

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; and Part 4: Administration and Implementation. As shown on Table I-1, the General Plan covers all eight “elements” required under state
law — land use, circulation, housing, conservation,
open space, noise, safety, and environmental justice
— in addition to several optional elements of local
importance to the community, including economic
development, and historic and cultural resources. All
elements, regardless of whether they are mandatory
or optional, carry equal weight.

Housing Elements are required by state law to be
updated more frequently than the General Plan,
and to facilitate that, the City publishes its Housing
Element under a separate cover. The City of Sacramento Housing Element was most recently adopted in 2021, and will be next updated in 2029, consistent
with the State-defined cycle. State law also requires
that implementation of the General Plan be “vertically” consistent, meaning all actions related to zoning, subdivision approval, housing allocations, and capital improvements must be consistent with the
General Plan.
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Table 1-1: 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
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Planning Area

REGIONAL LOCATION
Sacramento is located in the northern part of the Central Valley, roughly halfway between San Francisco to the west and Lake Tahoe to the east. Major highways
providing regional access to and through Sacramento
include Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 50 (east/west),
and Interstate 5 and U.S. Highway 99 (north/south).

Amtrak serves Sacramento’s passenger rail needs,
while Sacramento International Airport provides
domestic and international flights through most major
airlines. Within the city and surrounding region, Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) is the primary transit provider of bus and light rail service. The regional location of the planning area is shown on Map I-1.

PLANNING AREA
The planning area is defined as the land area
addressed by the General Plan, including land within
City limits, the Sphere of Influence (SOI) outside City limits, and Special Study Areas; all of which are subsequently discussed. The planning area comprises approximately 113,572 acres (197 square miles) of
incorporated and unincorporated land, encompassing land within City limits, the SOI, and five special study areas as shown 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 judgement bears relation to
its planning,”1
within the general plan planning area.

While the City only has jurisdiction within City limits, it can establish future land use and zoning in the SOI
to indicate desired uses and intensity in the event of
future annexation.

City Limits
The City limits encompasses approximately 64,425
acres (101 square miles) of incorporated land within
the legal jurisdiction of the City of Sacramento. The
existing uses within the City limits include residential, commercial, and industrial developments, as well as
public facilities including parks, schools, and hospitals. 1 California Government Code Section 65300.

Sphere of Influence (SOI)
The SOI is an area outside of Sacramento’s jurisdictional boundary, or City limits, that designates the City’s probable future boundary and service area.

Sacramento’s SOI encompasses 14,018 acres (22
square miles) outside of City limits. The Sacramento
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) has
jurisdiction over defining Sacramento’s SOI and acts
on annexations and the approval of service contracts
outside City limits. The purpose of the SOI is to coordinate and shape logical and orderly development while discouraging urban sprawl and the premature
conversion of agricultural and open space lands by
preventing overlapping jurisdictions and duplication
of services. While the LAFCo cannot tell agencies
what their planning goals should be, on a regional
level, the LAFCo for each California county helps
coordinate efficient provision of services for the benefit of area residents and property owners.

Special Study Areas
The planning area also includes five special study
areas: the Natomas Basin Study Area, the Arden
Arcade Study Area, the East Study Area, the Fruitridge/Florin Study Area, and the Town of Freeport Study Area. These are unincorporated locations
adjacent to City limits where careful coordination
between the City and the County is required to plan
for natural resource protection and the efficient
delivery of services. Collectively, the special study
areas total approximately 47,610 acres (74 square
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San Francisco
Oakland
San
Jose
Sacramento
Santa Rosa
Napa
Stockton
Merced
Modesto
Roseville
Yuba
City
Marysville
Vacaville
Faireld
Walnut
Creek
Palo
Alto
Richmond
San Rafael
Petaluma
Tracy
Livermore Hayward
San Bruno
Auburn
Truckee
Oroville
Placerville
Sonora
Lodi
Concord
Vallejo
Berkeley
Fremont
San Leandro
Milpitas
Santa Clara
Pacica Pleasanton Union
City
Turlock
Pittsburg
Redwood City
Mountain
View
Manteca
Brentwood
San Ramon
Dublin
Ceres
San Andeas
Jackson
Novato
Mill Valley
Rohnert Park
Middletown
Woodland
Grass Valley
Campbell
Nevada City
Benicia
Antioch
Sunnyvale
Half Moon Bay
Angels
Camp
Pinole
Folsom
Williams
Colusa
Citrus
Heights
Rancho
Cordova
Rocklyn
Lincoln
Calistoga
St Helena
Clearlake
Willows
Tahoe
City
South
Lake Tahoe
Colfax
Elk
Grove
Isleton Rio Vista
American
Canyon
Downieville
Camptonville
Sutter Creek
Jamestown
Oakdale
Escalon
Patterson
Groveland
San Mateo
Alameda
Cupertino Newman
Salida
Lathrop
Oakley
Galt
Courtland
Dixon
Winters Davis
Yountville
Sonoma
Esparto
Murphys
Arnold
El Dorado Hills
Pollock
Pines
Gridley
North Highlands
Knights Landing
Arbuckle
Dunnington
Sierra City
Lower Lake
Lockeford
Ma Columbia rtinez
Cotati
Lake Tahoe
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Planning Context

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN
Sacramento’s early and modern settlements were
shaped by its geographic features, including the Sacramento and American rivers, and its verdant flora and fauna. The Sacramento Valley was first settled
by Nisenan (Southern Maidu) and Plains Miwok
Native Americans. Archaeological and linguistic studies show that the region’s earliest inhabitants were hunter-gatherers who subsisted on acorns, seeds,
and other plants, as well as land animals and fish;
they practiced religion, built villages with distinct
architecture, and manufactured a wide variety of
tools and crafts.

European exploration into the Sacramento Valley
began in the early 1800s via colonization and the
establishment of missions. One of these explorers,
a Spaniard name Gabriel Moraga is responsible for
naming the valley region “Sacramento,” which means
“the Holy Sacrament.” In 1839, John Sutter established Sutter’s Fort on a land grant from the Mexican government, in what was, at the time, Nisenan territory.

After the discovery of gold in the Sierras, Sacramento
quickly became a transportation hub for prospectors
and supplies on their way to the gold fields. Sutter
had an official plan for the city prepared and the citizens of Sacramento adopted a City charter in 1849.

In 1850, Sacramento became the first incorporated
city in California. During the California Gold Rush
and through the 1800s, the city’s location along the
river ports, and later the railroad, played a prominent role in making Sacramento a major distribution point; a commercial and agricultural center; a terminus for wagon trains, stagecoaches, riverboats, the telegraph, the Pony Express, and the First Transcontinental Railroad; and in 1854, the state capital of California. Rail expansion continued in the late 19th
century and early 20th century, facilitating local as
well as regional travel. Battery operated streetcars
were introduced in 1891, and in an era before the
automobile, development of the city’s first suburbs
followed streetcar lines. By 1911, Sacramento had
eight streetcar lines. The “streetcar suburbs” to the
east and south, including Land Park, Curtis Park, Oak
Park, Tahoe Park and East Sacramento, had an estimated population of 15,000 and were annexed into the City, thereby tripling the city’s land area.

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
1946 to 1970, the City of Sacramento added nearly
60,000 acres of land in the Natomas, Northgate, Gardenland, and North Sacramento areas, expanding almost seven times its 1945 size of just over 9,000
acres. This massive post-war expansion was made
possible by the dramatic growth in automobile
ownership and the development of freeways, such
as Interstates 80 and 5 and U.S. 50, which allowed
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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
lifestyle: the shopping mall. In 1954, Sacramento’s
first large shopping mall, Country Club Shopping Center, opened. This was soon followed by others such as Southgate and Florin Center and then by smaller
strip malls along commercial corridors in subsequent
decades.

Annexation of the Pocket and the Natomas areas
led to significant population growth throughout the
1970s, ‘80s, ‘90s and into the early 2000s. In tandem
with post-war suburban development, redevelopment in Downtown Sacramento resulted in a dramatic decrease in population. Urban renewal projects saw properties condemned as “blighted.” These properties were expropriated from homeowners
and tenants in order to facilitate demolition, which
effectively removed entire non-White communities
from the downtown area, particularly the West End
(an area west of the State Capitol redeveloped in the
1950s/60s). However, revisions to the Capitol Area
Plan in 1977 and 1997 ushered in new mixed-use and
residential developments that have helped revitalize
the central city. The expansion of the light rail system in the mid-2000s has also created new opportunities
for transit-oriented development along extensions of
the SacRT Blue and Gold Lines. More recently, the
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
long-range planning in Sacramento. In 1988, the City
adopted a General Plan that laid out a set of smart
growth principles to guide sustainable and balanced
development that makes efficient and effective use
of land resources and existing infrastructure. In 2009, a comprehensive update (2030 General Plan) carried
these principles forward with a focus on promoting
infill development and reuse of underutilized properties, as well as on intensifying development near transit and mixed-use activity centers. An important
theme of the 2030 General Plan was “Living Lightly”
and it incorporated strategies to reduce Sacramento’s carbon footprint as well as a program calling for the City to prepare and adopt a climate action plan,
which was subsequently adopted in two phases in
2010 and 2012. A technical update to the General
Plan was adopted in 2015 (the 2035 General Plan),
which incorporated the Climate Action Plan into
the General Plan and refreshed the Technical Background Report. The 2040 General Plan is the most current iteration of this comprehensive planning
document.

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General Plan Update
Process
In 2019, the City embarked on a comprehensive
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 focused on updating policies and programs to reflect
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 element as required by California Government Code
65302(h), and bold action to address an accelerating
climate crisis. In parallel, a new Climate Action and
Adaptation Plan was prepared to establish Sacramento as a leader in climate action.

The General Plan Update process involved four main
phases. Phase 1 focused on identifying issues and
opportunities to address in updating the General
Plan and culminated in a Vision and Guiding Principles, adopted by City Council in November 2019, that describe Sacramento’s shared values and its aspirations for the future. Phase 2 explored key strategies necessary to achieve the vision. The strategies were
refined through input from community members
and decision-makers and distilled into a preferred
plan concept and key strategies to guide preparation
of the 2040 General Plan. Phase 3 saw the creation of
draft goals, policies, and implementing actions based
on the approved vision and key strategies from prior
phases. Phase 4 involved public review of the draft
documents, additional community outreach to raise
awareness in the community and solicit feedback on
the draft documents, and formal hearings before the
Planning and Design Commission and the City Council prior to adoption of the plans and certification of the Master Environmental Impact Report (MEIR).

MILESTONE DOCUMENTS
The update process involved the preparation of
several documents: the Policy Document, Technical Background Report, and Master Environmental Impact Report.

Policy Document. The Policy Document is the
essence of the General Plan. It contains the goals,
policies, and implementing actions that will guide
City decision-making and investments for the next
two decades. The Policy Document was revised comprehensively to reflect extensive community input on issues, opportunities, and priorities as well as to
address new state law.

Technical Background Report. Along with the Policy Document, the Technical Background Report will be part of the General Plan. This document does
not represent adopted City policy, but it provides a
profile and analysis of existing conditions and trends
within Sacramento and the surrounding area as of
2018; it addresses several State planning law requirements for general plans; and it provides a foundation for policy in the Policy Document. It also serves as
the environmental setting for the MEIR; however, it
is not part of the MEIR. The Technical Background
Report was published in November 2020 and is available on the City’s website.

Master Environmental Impact Report
In parallel with the General Plan Update, the City
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 adoption and implementation of the 2040 General
Plan, including cumulative effects, growth-inducing
effects, and irreversible significant effects on the
environment.

The City Council reviews and considers the MEIR
during the General Plan Update process to understand the potential environmental implications associated with implementing the General Plan. The
MEIR is not part of the General Plan; however, it is
intended to streamline project-level California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review for subsequent projects that are consistent with the General Plan.

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Additionally, the following supporting documents
are incorporated by reference into the 2040 General
Plan: the City of Sacramento Annex to the Sacramento County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP); and the Sacramento Climate Action and Adaptation
Plan (CAAP), including the Vulnerability Assessment
it contains. Copies of all referenced materials are
available for review at the City of Sacramento Community Development Department and on the City’s website.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Community involvement was an integral and ongoing
component of the General Plan Update process; a
particular focus was on outreach to disadvantaged
and linguistically isolated communities. The ideas
and feedback gathered through the community outreach process directly informed the vision set forth in this General Plan and the strategies incorporated
to achieve it. Major outreach efforts included:
• 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,
business owners, public agency staff, elected officials, 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: Broad-based community engagement for the General Plan Update kicked off with a series of citywide workshops in
different locations throughout the community.

The purpose of these workshops were to build
awareness about the project and to solicit input
from community members on critical issues and
opportunities for Sacramento, especially mobility,
land use, climate change, and environmental justice. As part of this outreach, the City also conducted a series of pop-up events in hard-to-reach communities and created a toolkit for community members and neighborhood organizations to host their own self-led “meetings in a box” to
share their ideas and proposals for the future of
the city. Input from these activities was used to
craft the General Plan’s Vision and Guiding Principles and to inform all subsequent planning work. • Phase 1 Community Plan Workshops: After
establishing the Vision and Guiding Principles, the
focus shifted to Sacramento’s neighborhoods with
a series of workshops held in each of the 10 Community Plan areas. At these workshops, residents participated in small group discussions to identify
neighborhood-specific priorities and issues.
• Interest-Based Focus Groups: At the beginning
of Phase 2, meetings were held with neighborhood associations, advocacy groups, and other stakeholder groups to assess and refine key strategies for land use, mobility, and climate change; incorporate unique stakeholder perspectives; and
build common, collaborative ground.
• Phase 2 Citywide Workshops: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual citywide workshop ran from May-June 2020 through the City’s website. The virtual workshop presented the key
strategies for the 2040 General Plan which were
developed based on the adopted Vision and Guiding Principles and community input. Informational videos and interactive online activities in English,
Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese, were used to
solicit feedback. Working with local high schools,
youth ambassadors from a variety of cultural and
linguistic backgrounds were recruited to help
their linguistically isolated relatives and neighbors
participate in the virtual workshop activities.
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• Scientific Survey: As part of Phase 2 outreach
activities, a scientific survey was conducted by a
professional polling firm to gauge support for the
key strategies from a statistically valid sample of
the population.
• Phase 2 Community Plan Workshops: The second round of meetings on the Community Plan Areas were conducted virtually, given COVID-19
safety protocols. These meetings included an
online interactive workshop series focused on
neighborhood-specific strategies for each of the
10 Community Plan Areas.
• Youth Engagement Program: Through a threemonth long summer program, youth representatives developed an informational video and online questionnaire about Sacramento’s future
approach to climate change issues, collecting
more than 300 responses from local residents
and helping to inform the early direction of the
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.
• Environmental Justice Working Group: An Environmental Justice Working Group met throughout the planning process to provide insight on how historic practices have disproportionately
impacted low-income and minority communities;
share input on strategies for addressing these
practices and their outcomes; and help refine
policies and implementing actions related to environmental justice and equity for inclusion in the General Plan Update. The group was comprised
of more than 25 representatives from community-based organizations, public agencies, and other participants who work to foster equity and inclusion 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 public review process, additional outreach was conducted to raise awareness in the community, build understanding of the content of the proposed plans, and solicit community feedback to present to City decision-makers. Phase 4 Community Outreach. Community engagement activities included webinars, a several months-long virtual
open house, and pop-up events around the community with a focus on harder to reach areas. • Decision-Maker Meetings: Meetings with both
the Planning and Design Commission and the
City Council were held at key milestones in the
process to report on progress and receive direction for the upcoming phase. Specific input was also sought from various commissions such as
the Active Transportation Commission, Parks and
Community Enrichment Commission, Preservation Commission, the Sacramento Youth Commission, and the Disabilities Advisory Commission.

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Vision
The guiding Vision of the General Plan, as adopted
by City Council in November 2019, was crafted from
extensive Phase 1 community input. The accompanying Guiding Principles can be found in Appendix A of the General Plan.

Sacramento’s 2045 climate neutrality goal, the
city will also achieve other, interconnected goals:
healthy, climate-safe homes, green spaces and
tree canopy for all, an efficient zero-emissions
transportation system, clean air, and a thriving,
sustainable economy. Recognizing the future
challenges of climate change, Sacramento will
build resilience for all its communities, especially
the most vulnerable.

Sacramento will ensure that residents of all ages
and abilities have access to a range of reliable,
environmentally responsible transportation
options. Sacramento will invest in its aging infrastructure and prioritize carbon-neutral transport, and will have clean air, water, and “complete”
streets. Sacramento will also invest in its human
capital today, prioritizing investment in youth,
the adults and leaders of 2040.

Sacramento will ensure the just and equitable
treatment of all neighborhoods and people,
address historical inequities, and ensure broad
community participation and ownership in public processes, as well as accountability in implementing plans. Sacramento will continue to celebrate its cultural and ethnic diversity and will foster the arts, protect historic, cultural, and natural resources, and cultivate its extensive urban forest, parks and riverways.

In 2040, the City of Sacramento
will be a national model of sustainable, equitable growth and community development.

Sacramento will continue to be a dynamic
regional center of culture, diversity, jobs, food,
and beautiful parks and trees, and will cultivate
inclusive access to opportunity and healthy living. The General Plan seeks to direct growth and change into commercial and transit corridors,
building on the city’s existing assets and character. Pedestrian, bicycle and transit options will be prioritized over automobiles.

Every neighborhood will be a desirable place to
live, with safe streets, extensive tree canopy, a
range of housing choices, mixed-use neighborhood centers, great schools, parks and recreation facilities, and convenient connections to jobs,
services, and nature. Every resident will feel the
freedom to walk and bike safely and comfortably.

Sacramento’s neighborhoods will be affordable
and inclusive, and every resident will have the
opportunity to thrive.

As California’s capital, Sacramento will continue
to be a primary center for government, employment, education, and culture. The city’s economy will continue to strengthen, diversify, and participate in changing global industries.

Sacramento will be a leader in bold, equitable
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General Plan Organization
The 2040 General Plan addresses the eight
state-mandated topics as well as several additional
topics of local importance. The 2021-2029 Housing
Element, which fulfills the state requirement for a
certified housing element, was adopted in 2021 and
published separately. The General Plan is organized
into four parts, as follows:

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE 2040

GENERAL PLAN AND SUSTAINABILITY

AND EQUITY
• Introduction. The Introduction contains the General Plan’s vision and guiding principles and an overview of its organization, and describes Sacramento’s regional location and planning boundaries, the planning process, how the 2040 General Plan relates to other plans and regulations, and
how to use, revise, and amend the plan. This chapter also includes a policy index intended as a navigational aid to help users find policies and actions on key topics and themes quickly and easily.
• Sustainability and Equity. This section discusses
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
key initiatives the City has already undertaken to
address these themes. It also identifies a series of
indicators that can be used to monitor toward the
community wide objectives of the General Plan
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, and an additional topic that is a closely related
priority for the community: placemaking. This
Element describes the existing land use pattern
and provides an explanation of the General Plan’s
approach to citywide growth, presenting policies and standards for land use designations and 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
preservation efforts to date, and presents policies
for the preservation, adaptation, and reuse of historic and cultural resources. • Economic Development. This Element addresses
a topic of local importance, providing an overview
of the population and employment context in Sacramento, and outlining goals and policies to foster a dynamic local economy, innovation, business resilience, and inclusive economic development.
• Environmental Resources and Constraints. This
Element satisfies the legal requirements for
addressing the topic of noise and identifies noise
sources, quantifies future noise levels through a
contour map, and establishes measures to address
noise issues. It addresses the requirements for
the conservation, including water, energy, vegetation, wildlife, and air to improve the environmental well-being of the community. It also addresses Safety Element requirements for community protection from wildfires, flooding, seismic events, dam inundation, and climate change.

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• Environmental Justice. This Element satisfies
the legal requirements in planning for “disadvantaged communities” identified under Senate Bill (SB) 535 (2012, De Leon). Consistent with SB 1000
(2016), this element addresses the topics of air
quality and pollution exposure; safe and sanitary
homes; healthy food access; and civic engagement and investment prioritization. • Mobility. The Element satisfies the statutory
requirements for the general plan circulation element in part, providing a circulation diagram that identifies the city’s major transportation routes
and thoroughfares as well as a policy framework
that seeks to balance walking, bicycling, transit service, and driving within an equitable, sustainable multimodal circulation system. It also addresses the regional movement of people and
goods by road, rail, and air.
• Public Facilities and Safety. This Element satisfies legal requirements for public safety related to urban fires as well as the location and extent
of public utilities, including water, sewer, stormwater, and electricity. This Element also provides background information and a policy framework
related to police and fire services, schools, and
libraries.
• Youth, Parks, Recreation, and Open Space.

This Element satisfies the legal requirements for
addressing open space for environmental and
scenic conservation, as well as topics of community importance: youth, parks, and recreation.

It includes background information and policies
relating to youth programs, parks and recreation,
and open space conservation and access.

PART 3: COMMUNITY PLANS AND

SPECIAL STUDY AREAS
Part 3 of the General Plan provides policy direction
for ten Community Plan Areas and five Special Study
Areas. This part of the General Plan contains policies and procedures for maintaining the Community Plans in a manner consistent with the citywide goals
and policies. The introduction to Part 3 is organized
as follows:
• Community Plans Overview
• Community Plan Organizing Goal and Policies
• Special Study Areas
The ten Community Plans are as follows:
• Arden Arcade
• Central City
• East Sacramento
• Fruitridge/Broadway
• Greater Land Park
• North Natomas
• North Sacramento
• Pocket/Greenhaven
• South Area
• South Natomas
The five Special Study Areas are as follows:
• Arden Arcade Study Area
• East Study Area
• Fruitridge-Florin Study Area
• Natomas Basin Study Area
• Town of Freeport Study Area
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PART 4: ADMINISTRATION AND

IMPLEMENTATION
The Administration and Implementation part of the
General Plan contains procedures for maintaining
and carrying out the General Plan in a systematic and
consistent manner. The Administration and Implementation part of the General Plan is organized as follows:
• Introduction
• Implementation Programs
• 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
statement of existing conditions. Each element
also contains the goals, policies, and implementing actions that will be used by the City to guide future land use, development, and environmental
protection decisions. Within this structure, Goals
describe general desired results that the community seeks to create through the implementation of the General Plan. The Policies and Actions establish the “who,” “how,” and “when” for carrying out the “what” and “where” of Goals. Policies and implementing actions both support the Goals,
described on the right.
• A goal is statement that describes a desired future condition or “end” state. Goals are intended to be broad statements of community aspirations.
• A policy is a clear and unambiguous statement that
guides a specific course of action for decision-makers
to achieve a desired goal. General Plan policies guide
City staff and decision-makers in their review of land
development projects and in decision-making about
City actions.
• An implementing action is a measure, procedure, or
technique intended to implement one or more policies
to help reach a specified goal. Typically, an action is a discrete item done once and completed. For implementing actions, this Plan lists both the timeframe and responsible department/agencies for implementation.

APPENDICES
The following information is contained in
Appendices A–C:
• Vision & Guiding Principles
• Glossary & Acronyms
• Photograph/Illustration Credits
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How to Use the General Plan
The General Plan is also a tool to help City staff, the Planning & Design Commission, other boards and
commissions, and the City Council make land use
and public investment decisions. Future development decisions must be consistent with the General Plan. Finally, the General Plan is also intended to help other public agencies, from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), to local
school districts, as they contemplate future actions
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 more than one Element. To help the user find
policies and implementing actions related to these
central themes quickly and easily, Table 1-2 summarizes them in an index organized by central themes.

Under each topic, the related policy/action number
is shown at left, with a short description of the policy/action content at right. Policy/Action numbers are keyed to the Element in which they appear.

The City’s General Plan is intended for use by all
members of the community including residents,
businesses, developers, City staff, and decision-makers. The organization of the 2040 General Plan allows users to find topics or sections that interest them
and to quickly review City policies; although, users
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
policies the City will use to evaluate development
applications. The General Plan indicates how the
City will attract businesses that provide goods and
services to meet daily needs and new jobs that are
closely matched to educational skills and that lessen
the need to commute. The General Plan informs residents how the City plans to improve mobility and transportation infrastructure, continue to provide
adequate public services, and protect valued open
spaces and environmental resources. Cumulatively,
the General Plan identifies the actions the City will
take to foster a more sustainable, equitable, and
prosperous city for all.

For Sacramento businesses, the General Plan outlines the measures the City will take to protect investments and encourage future success. Expectations for the city’s business areas are spelled out, while policies ensure that business operations will be
compatible with other businesses and nearby residential areas.

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 regulations. It is important to review all maps and policies throughout this General Plan and the Sacramento
Planning and Development Code to get a complete
perspective on how and where development may
take place.
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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
CC-LUP-8 Temporary Alley Closures
SA-LUP-4 Corridor Revitalization
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 Bicycling 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 Bicycling 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
M-4.5 Safety-Related Training
NS-M-5 High-Frequency Transit
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M-4.8 Detour Facilities
M-4.9 Safe Routes to School
M-A.7 Roadway Reallocations
M-A.9 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance ES-M-1 Sacramento State Pedestrian Connections
ES-TV-2 Local Mobility Improvements
NS-M-1 Roadway Reallocations
NS-M-2 Bicycle Resources
PG-M-1 Transit Connections
SN-M-3 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 Cemetery Pedestrian Access
SA-YPRO-2 Franklin Boyce Park Access
SA-YPRO-3 Joint Use Agreements
SN-YPRO-6 Connections to East Levee Road Trails
Aesthetics
LUP-4.6 Compatibility with Adjoining Uses
LUP-4.7 Visual and Physical Character
LUP-4.15 Vacant Property
LUP-4.16 Compatibility Between Light Industrial and Residential Uses LUP-5.1 Evolving Regional Commercial Centers
LUP-6.4 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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
LUP-8.13 Continuity of Streetscape Design
LUP-8.14 Streetscape Beautification
LUP-8.15 Setbacks from Rivers and Creeks
SN-LUP-5 Riverfront Landscaping
LUP-A.12 Design Guidelines Update
NN-LUP-2 Commercial Center Placemaking
NN-LUP-5 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, Landscapes, and Site Features
HCR-1.11 Energy Retrofits of Historic Resources
YPRO-1.24 Welcoming Amenities
YPRO-1.26 Maintenance of Existing Facilities
SN-YPRO-6 Connections to East Levee Road Trails
Air Quality
LUP-1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP-1.7 Regional Growth Strategy
LUP-6.12 Reconnecting Communities
HCR-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits
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-4.7 Operational Emissions
ERC-10.8 Alternative Paving Materials
ERC-A.6 Landscape Maintenance Ordinance
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.5 Amortization Ordinance
EJ-A.6 Performance Zoning
AA-EJ-1 Tree Planting in Parking Lots
M-1.27 Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy
M-1.28 Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Capital
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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
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 Archaeological 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 Entrepreneurship 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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
E-A.3 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
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 Adaptation and Resiliency
LUP-1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP-4.14 Elimination of Vehicle Parking Minimums
LUP-11.3 Local Human and Ecological Context
LUP-A.6 Future High-Frequency Transit Routes
LUP-A.8 Beyond Climate Resiliency Measures
LUP-A.9 Net-Zero Energy or Net-Positive Design
LUP-A.10 Planning and Development Code Update
HCR-1.11 Energy Retrofits and Historic Resources
HCR-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits
E-2.6 Sustainable Business Programs
ERC-2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants
ERC-2.6 Wetland Protection
ERC-2.7 Annual Grasslands
ERC-2.8 Wildlife Corridors
ERC-2.9 Habitat Assessments
ERC-2.10 Agency Coordination
ERC-2.11 Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan
ERC-2.12 Support Habitat Conservation Plan Efforts
ERC-2.13 Climate Change-related Habitat Shifts
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERC-2.14
Climate Change-related Habitat Restoration and
Enhancement
ERC-3.10 Parking Lot Shading
ERC-3.11 Planting
ERC-5.6 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-9.12 Regenerative Food System
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
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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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-1.20 Climate Resilient Design
YPRO-3.8 Cooling Centers
SN-YPRO-6 Connections to East Levee Road Trails
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.7 Sustainability and Decarbonization Standards
LUP-A.10 Planning and Development Code Update
HCR-1.11 Energy Retrofits of Historic Resources
ERC-2.2 Biological Resources
ERC-2.3 Onsite Preservation
ERC-2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants
ERC-2.13 Climate Change-related Habitat Shifts
ERC-2.14 Climate Change-related Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
ERC-3.10 Parking Lot Shading
ERC-3.11 Planting
ERC-5.6 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
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-1.19 Sustainable Design
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
SA-YPRO-6 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
Community Engagement and Collaboration
LUP-1.14 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.4 Fruitridge-Florin Annexation
EJ-A.4 Community-Led Planning
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
NS-LUP-3 Engage North of I-80
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.3 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
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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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
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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
YPRO-A.5 Violence Prevention 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
SA-YPRO-6 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
Environmental Hazards
LUP-8.15 Setbacks from Rivers and Creeks
NN-LUP-5 Open Space Buffers
HCR-1.9 Disaster Preparedness
HCR-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits
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 Floodway 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
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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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-1.15 Development Fees for Facilities and Services
PFS-1.16 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-PFS-2 Historic Magpie Creek
NS-PFS-3 Historic Magpie Creek Channel Modifications
NS-PFS-4 Historic Magpie Creek Material Replacement
NS-PFS-5 Historic Magpie Creek Enhancement
NS-PFS-6 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
LUP-6.12 Reconnecting Communities
LUP-A.6 Future High-Frequency Transit Routes
NS-LUP-3 Engage North of I-80
SA-LUP-11 Jacinto Creek Development
HRC-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits
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-3.5 Local Business Coordination
E-A.3 Paid and Volunteer Job Programs
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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.4 Community-Led Planning
EJ-A.9 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 Wellness Clinics
YPRO-A.4 Youth Internships
NN-YRPO-2 Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities
SN-YPRO-6 Connections to East Levee Road Trails
Financing and Funding
LUP-1.2 Logical Boundaries
LUP-1.9 Advocacy
LUP-9.4 Vibrant Arts Ecosystem
LUP-A.3 Citywide Municipal Services Review
NN-LUP-3 Financing Plan
NN-LUP-5 Open Space Buffers
HCR-1.12 Incentives for Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse of Historic Resources
HCR-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits
HCR-2.7 Funding and Financing
HCR-A.6 Incentives and Enforcement
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
E-2.2 Access to Capital
E-2.3 Neighborhood Development Action Team
E-3.3 Small Business Lending
E-A.3 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.10 Outreach Funding
EJ-A.11 Healthy Food Initiatives Partnership
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 Dedication Requirements
YRPO-1.5 Incentivizing Onsite Public Facilities
YPRO-1.27 Fee Benchmarking
YPRO-1.28 Leveraging Grant Funds
YPRO-1.29 Park Finance Strategies
YPRO-A.5 Violence Prevention and Youth Development
NS-YPRO-5 Joint-Use Agreement
Healthy Built Environment
LUP-1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP-1.10 Adjacent Development
LUP-2.1 Overall Balance of Uses
LUP-4.14 Elimination of Vehicle Parking Minimums
LUP-4.16 Compatibility Between Light Industrial and
Residential 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-6.12 Reconnecting Communities
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
LUP-A.6 Future High-Frequency Transit Routes
NN-LUP-4 Landscape Freeway Buffers
NN-LUP-5 Open Space Buffers
NN-LUP-6 Easements in Buffer Areas
SA-LUP-10 Industrial Relocation
SN-LUP-4 Drive-through Commercial
HCR-1.10 Demolition
HCR-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits
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 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-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-4.7 Operational 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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
ERC-9.12 Regenerative Food System
ERC-10.1 Exterior Noise Standards
ERC-10.2 Noise Source Control
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 Unhealthy Food Establishments
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 Increase 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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M-4.9 Safe Routes to School
NS-M-5 High-Frequency Transit
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-1.18 Integrated Parks and Recreation System
YPRO-1.22 Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities
YPRO-1.24 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 Ninos Parkway
NN-YPRO-2 Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities
NS-YPRO-1 Walter S. 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-YPRO-6 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
SN-YPRO-1 Gardenland Park Access
SN-YPRO-2 Walter S. Ueda Parkway Access
SN-YPRO-6 Connections to East Levee Road Trails
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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 Sliding Floor Area Ratio Scale
LUP-3.3 Allowed Net Building Area
LUP-3.4
Exemption from Sliding Floor Area Ratio Scale for
Remodels and Additions
LUP-3.5 Flexibility for Multi-Parcel Development
LUP-3.6 Minimum FAR
LUP-3.7 Minimum Density
LUP-3.8 Development Intensity at Less than the Minimum FAR LUP-3.9 Minimum Standards for Renovations and Expansions LUP-3.10 Exemptions for Historic Structure Conversions
LUP-3.11 Zoning Inconsistency
LUP-4.14 Elimination of Vehicle Parking Minimums
LUP-4.15 Vacant Property
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 Artist Enclaves/Live-Work Studios
LUP-A.2 Local Bonus Program
LUP-A.10 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
SN-LUP-1 Vibrant Northgate
HCR-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits
EJ-3.1 Resource Optimization
EJ-3.2 Supplemental Funding Sources for Building Rehabilitation EJ-3.3 Healthy Homes
EJ-3.4 Healthy Environment
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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
NS-M-6 Street Improvements
PFS-3.4 Water Distribution System Management
PFS-3.5 Water Treatment Capacity and Infrastructure
PFS-3.6 Combined Sewer System Rehabilitation and Improvements 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
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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
NS-PFS-7 Assessment Districts
SA-PFS-4 Utility Undergrounding
SA-PFS-5 Infrastructure Deficiencies
YRPO-1.2 Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) Parks Plan
YPRO-1.24 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
LUP-A.6 Future High-Frequency Transit Routes
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-2.6 Wetland Protection
ERC-2.7 Annual Grasslands
ERC-2.9 Habitat Assessments
ERC-2.10 Agency Coordination
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.11 Healthy Food Initiatives Partnership
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
M-5.12 Zero-Emission Aircraft
M-5.13 Efficient Ground Connections
NS-M-5 High-Frequency Transit
PFS-1.1 Crime and Law Enforcement
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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-4.16 Compatibility Between Light Industrial and Residential Uses LUP-5.6 Local Business Preservation
LUP-6.12 Reconnecting Communities
LUP-9.1 Cultural and Entertainment Centers
LUP-9.7 Anti-Displacement Strategies
LUP-A.2 Local Bonus Program
LUP-A.6 Future High-Frequency Transit Routes
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.3 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 Active Water Conservation Program
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
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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 Unhealthy Food Establishments
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.4 Community-Led Planning
EJ-A.7 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 Wellness 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
LUP-A.2 Local Bonus Program
NN-LUP-2 Commercial 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-1.15 Development Fees for Facilities and Services
PFS-1.16 Development Review
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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.11 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
E-1.9 Nighttime Economy
E-2.1 Investments for Inclusive, Equitable Growth
E-2.2 Access to Capital
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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.3 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 Commercial Center Placemaking
PG-LUP-1 Town Centers
E-4.6 Education and Training Systems
E-4.7 Barriers to Workforce Participation
E-4.8 Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Training
E-A.4 Life-Long Learning
ERC-9.6 Resiliency Hubs
EJ-2.2 Grocery Access
M-1.4 Designing to Move People
M-4.1 Application of Safety
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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 Exercise Equipment
PG-YPRO-4 Pool and Neighborhood Center Access
Pollution Reduction/Prevention
LUP-4.14 Elimination of Vehicle Parking Minimums
LUP-4.16 Compatibility Between Light Industrial and Residential Uses LUP-7.2 Industrial Uses Along Rivers
LUP-7.3 Production, Distribution, and Repair
LUP-A.6 Future High-Frequency Transit Routes
HCR-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits
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 Water Resources in 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-4.7 Operational Emissions
ERC-5.2 Reducing Storm Runoff
ERC-9.1 Communitywide GHG Reduction
ERC-9.2 Additional GHG Emission Programs
ERC-9.12 Regenerative Food System
NN-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
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
EJ-1.7 Transportation Routes
EJ-1.8 Site Contamination
EJ-1.9 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs
EJ-1.10 Education
EJ-A.5 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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M-A.9 Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance NS-M-5 High-Frequency Transit
PFS-3.3 Development Impacts
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 Development 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 Targeted 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-1.19 Sustainable Design
ES-YPRO-3 River Amenities
SN-YPRO-6 Connections to East Levee Road Trails
Public Spaces
LUP-8.12 Design of Privately-Developed Public Spaces
LUP-9.8 Public Art
NN-LUP-2 Commercial 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
NS-M-6 Street Improvements
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
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
YPRO-1.11 Enhancing Access to Parks
YPRO-1.12 Parks Programming
YPRO-1.18 Integrated Parks and Recreation System
YPRO-1.22 Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities
YPRO-1.24 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 Ninos Parkway
NS-YPRO-1 Walter S. 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 Walter S. 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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
EJ-5.6 Embedding Racial Equity
EJ-A.3 DAC Representation
EJ-A.4 Community-Led Planning
EJ-A.6 Performance Zoning
EJ-A.8 Racial Equity Analysis
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.4 Fruitridge-Florin Annexation
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 Water Resources in Open Space
Areas
ERC-2.11 Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan
ERC-2.12 Support Habitat Conservation Plan Efforts
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
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M-5.3 Bridges
M-5.4 Rail Operations Impacts
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
LUP-8.15 Setbacks from Rivers and Creeks
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 Floodway 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 Parkway
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-4.9 Safe Routes to School
M-A.3 High Injury Network
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
M-A.4 Curb Space Management Plan
M-A.10 Street Design Standards Update
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-4 Traffic Calming
SA-PFS-1 Effective Infrastructure at TODs
Streamlined City Processes
LUP-1.14 Deed Notice
LUP-3.9 Minimum Standards for Renovations and Expansions LUP-3.10 Exemptions for Historic Structure Conversions
LUP-3.11 Zoning Inconsistency
LUP-4.2 Incentivizing Infill
LUP-A.5 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.9 Community Input Database
PFS-1.14 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
LUP-8.4 Enhanced City Gateways
LUP-8.5 Development Adjacent to Freeways and Railroad
Corridors
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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-1 Street Extensions
NS-M-6 Street Improvements
PFS-1.5 CPTED Strategies
YPRO-1.13 Park Safety
Technology
LUP-2.7 Evolving Office Needs
E-3.1 State-of-the-Art Business and Industrial Areas
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Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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.9 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-1.13 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
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
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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-4.14 Elimination of Vehicle Parking Minimums
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 Commercial 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
ES-M-2 Sacramento State Transport
FB-M-1 SmaRT Rides
NN-M-1 Light Rail Corridor
NN-M-2 Light Rail Right-of-Way
NN-M-3 High-Frequency Transit
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
NN-M-4 Transit Center
NN-M-5 Light Rail Stations
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.10 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
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
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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-1 Street Extensions
YPRO-1.20 Climate Resilient Design
Walkability
LUP-1.1 Compact Urban Footprint
LUP-4.9 Enhanced Pedestrian Environment
LUP-4.14 Elimination of Vehicle Parking Minimums
LUP-5.1 Evolving Regional Commercial Centers
LUP-5.2 Shopping Centers as Focal Points
LUP-5.3 Mixed-Use Neighborhood Centers
LUP-6.12 Reconnecting Communities
LUP-8.1 Unique Sense of Place
LUP-8.9 People-Friendly Design
LUP-8.12 Design of Privately-Developed Public Spaces
CC-LUP-8 Temporary Alley Closures
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
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
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
FB-M-3 Pedestrian Environment
NS-M-3 Walking Improvements and Connections
NS-M-6 Street Improvements
SN-M-3 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 Cemetery Pedestrian Access
SA-YPRO-2 Franklin Boyce Park Access
SA-YPRO-3 Joint Use Agreements
SN-YPRO-1 Gardenland Park Access
SN-YPRO-2 Walter S. Ueda Parkway Access
SN-YPRO-3 Garden Highway Crossings
SN-YPRO-6 Connections to East Levee Road Trails
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 Water Resources Open Space
Areas
ERC-2.2 Biological Resources
ERC-2.5 Environmental Awareness
ERC-3.9 Watering and Irrigation
ERC-5.1 Active Water Conservation Program
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
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
Table 1-2: Policy Index

NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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 Violence Prevention and Youth Development
LP-YPRO-5 Pool Access
PG-YPRO-4 Pool and Neighborhood Center Access
SA-YPRO-6 Food-Anchored Resiliency Hubs
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2 SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY
Throughout the 2040 General Plan Update community outreach process, sustainability and equity emerged as the overarching themes. Sustainability
and equity are the foundation of the 2040 General
Plan. In November 2019, City Council adopted the
guiding Vision of the General Plan which states, “In
2040, the City of Sacramento will be a national model
of sustainable, equitable growth and community
development.” The goals, policies, actions, contained
within this General Plan guides the commitment to
sustainability and equity for the next 20 years.

Sacramento is poised to see significant growth over
the next two decades; the city is projected to add
over 69,000 new homes, 200,000 new residents, and
76,000 new jobs. A critical challenge will be managing this growth sustainably and equitably in ways that benefit the whole community, increasing opportunity and prosperity for all.

Local government plays an essential leadership role
in protecting and enhancing the environment, economy, and social equity that are essential to the ability of communities to consistently thrive over time. As
the urgency of the climate crisis accelerates, it will
be essential to manage growth and facilitate investments in our community that minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while strengthening community
resilience to the effects of climate change. Achieving
the communitywide objectives of the 2040 General
Plan will require the commitment and creativity of
all Sacramentans and be dependent upon the broadbased collaboration of all of Sacramento’s communities. Engaging all segments of the community — particularly traditionally underrepresented and
marginalized groups — is essential to ensuring that
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This section provides a summary of several key City
initiatives already underway to address sustainability
and equity. It also identifies a series of indicators that can be used to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the General Plan in fostering a sustainable and equitable city. An index with specific policies
related to all major topics, including sustainability
and equity, can be found at the end of Chapter 1,
Introduction.

Recent City Initiatives
In recent years, the City has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and equity. A few notable examples include:
• Establishment of City’s Office of Diversity & Equity
• Formation of the City Council’s Racial Equity
Committee
• Establishment of the City’s Office of Climate
Action & Sustainability and the Climate Work Plan
• Development of an Inclusive Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan and formation of the Inclusive Economic and Community Development Investment Committee • Establishment of the Neighborhood Development
Action Team
• Preparation of a Climate Action and Adaptation
Plan
• Early Climate Action implementation, including
the development of an Existing Building
Electrification Strategy
Indicators
Indicators offer a way to measure progress toward
our guiding vision in the General Plan, which states
that, “In 2040, the City of Sacramento will be a
national model of sustainable and equitable growth
and community development.” Regularly measuring
progress on sustainability and equity indicators will
help evaluate whether implementation of the General Plan has been contributing to a more sustainable and equitable city. Furthermore, the evaluation will provide insight for how the City might modify
implementing actions to better achieve the community-wide objectives of the General Plan in a sustainable and equitable way.

Table 2-1 identifies a series of indicators that can
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 the target(s) to be achieved. The table also indicates
how the metric will be calculated. To be effective,
indicators should be relevant, easy to understand,
reliable, and readily measurable. The indicators set
forth in Table 2-1 are generally measured using publicly available data sources – including data from City departments, regional agencies, various State offices,
and the U.S. Census Bureau. These indicators will be
tracked on an annual basis.

Each year, the City prepares a General Plan Progress Report to highlight accomplishments, report on current challenges, and measure the success of
the General Plan in guiding the City toward its vision.

Incorporating updated information on these General
Plan indictors into the Annual Progress Report can be
an effective way to report out on progress to decision-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.

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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
active transportation modes like 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 2%
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 rate
2030: 28% ZEV
registration rate
2045:100% ZEV
registration rate
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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
Sacramento
2030: 8,150 public
EV chargers by
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.
20% reduction in
the number of DACs
lacking a healthy
food retail sales
point within a half
mile of home.

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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 nature, 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
centers
2040: 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
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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 �� 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...................................................................................................................................................................6-12 7 Environmental Justice ��7-1 Background ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7-2 Promoting Public Health......................................................................................................................................................................... 7-7 Engaging and Empowering the Community.................................................................................................................................7-20 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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.................................................................................................................................................................................6-6 Map ERC-2: Special Flood Hazard Areas..................................................................................................................................................6-13 Map ERC-3: Projected Average Daytime Temperature (2040) ........................................................................................................6-18 Map ERC-4: Urban Heat Priority Intervention Areas...........................................................................................................................6-19 Map ERC-5: Existing Noise Contour..........................................................................................................................................................6-25 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
List of Tables
Table EJ-1: CalEnviroScreen Scores of DACs in the Planning Area...................................................................................................7-4 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 LUP-5: Sliding FAR Scale..................................................................................................................................................................3-25 Figure EJ-1: Community Engagement Spectrum................................................................................................................................7-20 Map ERC-6: Future Noise Contour ............................................................................................................................................................6-26 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 Reallocations...............................................................................................................................................................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 SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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GENERAL PLAN
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PART 2
Citywide Goals and
Policies

LAND USE AND PLACEMAKING
The physical development pattern of a city profoundly influences quality of life for its residents.

An integrated mix of residential, employment, commercial, and service uses, together with open space within the community, provides a solid foundation
that supports a good quality of life for people of
all ages, abilities, ethnicities, and income levels. It reduces time spent commuting or running errands
and makes it easier to get around without a car,
minimizing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

Increasing the mix of uses and the intensity of development in certain areas creates focal points with activities and amenities that bring people together
throughout the day and contributes to a greater
sense of place. Separating incompatible land uses
minimizes potential conflicts and promotes public
health and safety.

Sacramento is projected to see significant growth
in the coming years, and with careful land use planning, new development can help make Sacramento a model of sustainable, equitable growth and community development. This Element provides a comprehensive framework to guide development and conservation in Sacramento over time, establishing land use designations, development intensity standards,
and a range of goals, policies, and implementing
actions that will guide decision-making for the next
10 to 20 years. This Element satisfies the statutory
requirements for the General Plan Land Use Element,
as set forth in state law, and addresses placemaking,
sustainable design, and the arts — topics of importance to residents of Sacramento.

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3 Growth and Change
Sacramento is the urban heart of a region with over

1.5 million acres of some of the most fertile farmland
in the United States. Moreover, the city is located
at the confluence of two major rivers that provide
water, commerce, and recreation for millions. (See
Map LUP-1). These natural resources also provide
rich habitat to sustain a variety of fish and wildlife
critical to our ecosystems. Preserving these important resources while accommodating growth has long been a priority for Sacramento, and as such,
City planning efforts are guided by “smart growth”
principles that aim to promote a compact development footprint, helping to minimize urban sprawl and pollution while supporting the efficient delivery
of public services. The City also collaborates with
other jurisdictions in the area on a regional strategy
for conservation and development, outlined in the
Sacramento Region Blueprint prepared by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG).

The 2040 General Plan, including policies in this section, provides for strategic growth and change that seeks to concentrate new growth within the existing City limits. The City has an interest in promoting responsible land and resource-efficient planning in
areas within its current or future Sphere of Influence
(SOI). Annexations or provision of municipal services
to areas outside the City limit would only be considered when adequate planning measures are in place to ensure the orderly development of those areas.
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Orangevale
Fair Oaks
Carmichael
Arden-Arcade
Rio Linda
Antelope
North Highlands
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Florin
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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,
opportunities to create more park space or
park connections, 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
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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.

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Land Use Framework

EXISTING LAND USE AND CITY

STRUCTURE
The Sacramento and American Rivers have shaped
the urban form and development pattern of the city
since its inception. With the discovery of gold in the
Sierras in 1849, Sacramento developed rapidly as
a transportation hub for prospectors and supplies
arriving from San Francisco on their way to the gold
fields. To facilitate transport, the city’s original street grid was oriented to the Sacramento River, rather
than on the one-square mile gridiron plan aligned to
cardinal points common throughout the American
West. The lettered streets North B through Y (now
Broadway) all extended in straight lines to the waterfront and the city’s earliest businesses were established along J Street, the main route from the river to the gold fields. This pattern remains largely intact in the Central City today. Early urban development proceeded along both banks of the American River, as evidenced today by the tighter, more walkable grid
of streets found in these older areas of Sacramento.

High water levels and flooding along the Sacramento
and American Rivers in the winter and early spring
also influenced the development of the city, and it is
only with the construction of flood control projects,
including an extensive network of levees, that Sacramento has been able to expand to its current form. 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
As shown in Map LUP-2, the central portion of the
city is largely developed today, with vacant land at
its northern, eastern, and southern edges. Figure
LUP-1 shows the percentage of existing land uses in
the city, and Figure LUP-2 compares Sacramento’s
proportion of single-unit versus multi-unit housing
types with that of two other major California cities.

Residential land uses account for more than 45 percent of the total existing land use in the city, comprised predominantly of single-unit residential uses.

Sixty-seven percent of the existing homes in the city
are single-unit residences, while only 33 percent are
multi-unit structures. Other comparable California
cities tend to have a more even balance. Commercial
uses make up about 4 percent of existing land uses
and are concentrated primarily along arterial corridors such as Stockton Boulevard, Florin Road, Franklin Boulevard, Broadway, Arden Way, and Northgate Boulevard. Office uses occupy about 3 percent of the
land within the City limits and are generally located
Source: City of Sacramento, 2023
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CONSUMNES RIVER BLVD

VALLEY HI DR

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

FLORIN RD

FOLSOM BLVD

NORTHG TA E B VL D

FREEPORT BLVD

STOCKTON BLVD

FOLSOM BLVD

DEL PASO BLVD

TRUXEL RD

SAN JUAN RD

NMARKET 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 S
P S
T
T Q ST
J ST

ELVAS AVE

BROADWAY

LAND PARK
DR

SUTTERVILLE RD

SEAMAS AVE

RIVERSIDE BLVD

GLORIA DR HAVENSIDE DR

GREENHAVEN DR

POCKET RD
MEADOWVIEW RD24TH S T

DVLB NILKNARF
47TH AVE

FRUITRIDGE RD
65TH S T E XPY

ELDER CREEK RD

MACK RD

STOCKTON BLVD

F OL RIN P ERKINS R D

TAW T VA E

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

RUSH RIVER DR
E ST
5TH ST

GRAND AVE

MARYSVILLE BLVD

RIO L NI DA B VL D

ARDEN WAY

HOWE VA E

TAW T 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
Railyards
Pell-Main
Industrial
Park
McClellan
Aireld
to
Sacramento International
Airport Map LUP-2
City Structure
0 1 2 4
MILES Source: City of Sacramento Community Development
Department, 2023; Dyett & Bhatia, 2023.

Residential
Commercial
Oce
Public/Institutional
Park/Open Space
Industrial
Vacant
Light Rail Transit
Light Rail Transit (Proposed)
City Limits
Sphere of In
uence
Map LUP-2
City Structure
in areas with ready access to freeways. Industrial
uses account for 9 percent of land use within the city, with a large concentration in the eastern portion of
the city around Florin-Perkins Road and important
clusters in the Railyards area, the Pell-Main Industrial Park, and around McClellan Airfield. Institutional uses, including the State Capitol and several college
and university campuses, occupy about 8 percent
of land within the city. Open space accounts for 11
percent of land, with parks integrated into neighborhoods throughout the city, and a large riverfront open space on the north bank of the American River.

The rise of e-commerce and changing consumer preferences is presenting opportunities to re-imagine some of the city’s older commercial corridors, developed in the post-War period when the construction of freeways led to decades of suburban, auto-oriented
growth. Since 2010, annual e-commerce sales have
consistently outpaced conventional brick-and-mortar
retail in Sacramento and in cities across the nation,
resulting in decreased demand for physical retail
space in conventional shopping centers. Underutilized strip mall developments with low-slung buildings and large parking lots along commercial corridors
offer opportunities to add higher concentrations of
housing, jobs, shops, services, and entertainment
uses which can help to broaden the range of housing
types in the city, support local retail vitality, and lay the foundation for high-frequency, reliable transit.

In residential neighborhoods adjacent to these corridors, the addition of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and smaller-scale housing can further bolster vitality
and sustainability on the corridors.

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
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DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL
As a largely built out city, new growth in Sacramento
will be accommodated primarily through infill development on vacant and underutilized properties.

Underutilized properties are those where the value
of the land is worth more than the buildings and
structures on it, giving the owner an incentive to
redevelop with new uses. For example, a shopping
center with vacancies and large surface parking lots
could be considered underutilized and therefore
redeveloped with other uses to serve community
needs, such as housing that in turn would provide
more customers for the other stores and restaurants
in the area. Within Sacramento, areas with the most
potential to accommodate new development over
the next 20 years are shown as opportunity areas
in Map LUP-3. Overall, buildout of the General Plan
is projected to result in approximately 69,000 new
homes and 77,000 new jobs by 2040. This translates
to a ratio of 1.12 jobs per home in Sacramento in
2040, which means that while Sacramento will still
remain a major employment center in the region,
attracting workers from surrounding communities
each day, there will be more opportunities for people who work in the city to live here too.

LAND USE VISION AND CONCEPT
The General Plan outlines a vision and strategy to
guide Sacramento into the next era of its growth and
evolution. It seeks to leverage foreseeable change in
the opportunity areas (as shown in Map LUP-3) to
foster an interconnected network of mixed-use corridors and centers that support a range of housing, employment, educational, cultural, and recreational
options for people of all ages, abilities, ethnicities, and income levels. The intent is to promote greater
integration of uses along the corridors and in centers
to broaden the range of housing types in the city,
support the vitality of local businesses, lay the foundation for high-frequency transit, and make it easier to get around without a car. At the same time, it also seeks to enhance the quality of life and sense of
place in all neighborhoods.

Residential neighborhoods, centers, and corridors
are the land use components that, together, form a
concept that represents the future urban structure
of the city. The envisioned relationship between
these components is shown in Map LUP-4.

Residential neighborhoods form the basic fabric
of the community. These are areas of the city characterized primarily by housing, parks, and community facilities. Neighborhoods are a result of historic development patterns, subdivision boundaries, and
local landmarks. Each neighborhood has its own distinct sense of place, defined by the buildings, streets, public places, and history, as well as by the people
who live there.

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CONSUMNES RIVER BLVD

VALLEY HI DR

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

FLORIN RD

FOLSOM BLVD

NORTHG TA E B VL D

FREEPORT BLVD

STOCKTON BLVD

FOLSOM BLVD

DEL PASO BLVD

TRUXEL RD

SAN JUAN RD

NMARKET 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 S
P ST
T
Q ST
J ST

ELVAS AVE

BROADWAY

LAND PARK
DR

SUTTERVILLE RD

SEAMAS AVE

RIVERSIDE BLVD

GLORIA DR HAVENSIDE DR

GREENHAVEN DR

POCKET RD
MEADOWVIEW RD24TH S T

FRANKLIN BLVD
47TH AVE

FRUITRIDGE RD
65TH S T E XPY

ELDER CREEK RD

MACK RD

STOCKTON BLVD

F OL RIN PERKINS R D

TAW T VA E

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

RUSH RIVER DR
E ST
5TH ST

GRAND AVE

MARYSVILLE BLVD

RIO L INDA B VL D

ARDEN WAY

HOWE VA E

W TA T VA E
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
Aireld
to Sacramento
International Airport Map LUP-3
Opportunity Areas
0 1 2 4
MILES Source: City of Sacramento Community Development
Department, 2023; Dyett & Bhatia, 2023.

Opportunity Areas
Light Rail Transit
Light Rail Transit (Proposed)
City Limits
Sphere of Inuence
Map LUP-3
Opportunity Areas

CONSUMNES RIVER BLVD

VALLEY HI DR

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

FLORIN RD

FOLSOM BLVD

NORTHG TA E B VL D

FREEPORT BLVD

DVLB TROPEERF

STOCKTON BLVD

FOLSOM BLVD

DEL PASO BLVD

TRUXEL RD

SAN JUAN RD

NMARKET 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 S
P ST
T
Q ST
J ST

ELVAS AVE

BROADWAY

LAND PARK
DR

SUTTERVILLE RD

SEAMAS AVE

RIVERSIDE BLVD

GLORIA DR HAVENSIDE DR

GREENHAVEN DR

POCKET RD
MEADOWVIEW RD24TH S T

DVLB NILKNARF
47TH AVE

FRUITRIDGE RD
65TH S T E XPY

ELDER CREEK RD

MACK RD

STOCKTON BLVD

F OL R NI P ERKINS R D

TAW T VA E

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

RUSH RIVER DR
E ST
5TH ST

GRAND AVE

MARYSVILLE BLVD

RIO L INDA B VL D

ARDEN WAY

HOWE VA E

W TA T 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
0 1 2 4
MILES Source: City of Sacramento Community Development
Department, 2023; Dyett & Bhatia, 2023.

Neighborhood
Central Cityva
Employment Center - Oce
Employment Center - Production/Service
Urban Center
Corridor
Light Rail Transit: Existing
City Limits
Sphere of In
uence
Light Rail Transit: Proposed
Airport
Map LUP-4
Land Use Concept
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.

Centers are major activity hubs with a vital mix
of employment, commercial, residential, entertainment, and institutional uses. They are dynamic destinations that draw people from around the city and the wider region. In Sacramento, the Central City is
the primary center for commerce, culture, living, and
government. There are three additional broad types
of centers envisioned for the city:
• Urban Center: These centers offer an array of
choices for living, working, shopping, and enjoying free time in various locations throughout the city. With thoughtful transitions to surrounding
neighborhoods, these are areas that can accommodate higher-density housing and anchor high-frequency transit routes.
• Employment Center - Office: Located in areas
with easy access to the regional transportation
network, these centers have a focus on professional offices, health care, and education with a range of supportive commercial, retail, residential, and entertainment uses with public open spaces.
• Employment Center - Production/Service:

These centers feature the city’s premier industrial
and manufacturing areas and can accommodate
new job-generating businesses and supportive uses, including live/work developments and employee housing.

Corridors are major thoroughfares that connect
the city’s neighborhoods and centers, tying the community together. They have the potential to link residents to key destinations around town with safe, convenient connections for transit, bicycling, and
walking, and provide opportunities for higher-density housing, shops and business that cater to daily needs. Examples of key corridors include Stockton
Boulevard, Broadway, Florin Road, Franklin Boulevard, Arden Way, Del Paso Boulevard, Marysville Boulevard, Northgate Boulevard, Mack Road, and
Truxel Road. Several of these corridors are among
the city’s primary transit routes and all have significant capacity for infill development, which will help transform these areas into vibrant, walkable, and
transit-supportive neighborhoods.

Downtown Sacramento is an urban center.
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LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
The General Plan Land Use Diagram (Map LUP-5)
illustrates the long-term vision for development in
Sacramento, designating the location and range of
activities that may take place throughout the city to
achieve the vision. The land use designations, shown
as colors on the diagram and described below, allow
for a range of activities within each designation. The
designations are implemented through and subject
to applicable laws, including regulations and guidelines more restrictive than the General Plan, such as specific plans, zoning districts, overlay zones, special planning districts, planned unit developments, and
other provisions of the Sacramento City Code. (See,
e.g., Sacramento Planning and Development Code §

17.104.020, Sacramento City Code Titles 8 and 15, as
may be amended.

The Land Use Diagram (Map LUP-5) is a graphic representation of policies in the General Plan and is to be used in conjunction with General Plan policies and
the following maps and figure: Map LUP-6 Maximum
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) – All Development; Figure
LUP-5 Sliding Floor Area Ratio Scale; Map LUP-7 Minimum Floor Area Ratio – Mixed-Use and Non-Residential Development; and Map LUP-8 Minimum Residential Density. Together, these maps provide
direction for land use and development intensities
citywide.

Residential Designations
The Rural Residential (RR) designation is
intended to preserve low-intensity residential neighborhoods adjacent to rural and undeveloped land.

Allowable uses include detached residential uses
normally associated with urban/rural interface areas,
limited neighborhood-serving commercial uses, and
compatible public and quasi-public uses.

The Neighborhood (N) designation applies
throughout Sacramento’s established residential
neighborhoods and in newly annexed areas in the
north of the city where primarily residential development is planned. The N designation is intended to maintain and enhance livability and sense of
place. The N designation is primarily comprised of Neighborhood Rural Residential
residential uses, with some complementary neighborhood-serving commercial and public uses.

Allowable uses include the following:
• Detached and attached residential dwelling units
• Neighborhood support uses (schools, parks,
libraries, community centers, and care facilities)
• Neighborhood-serving commercial and employment uses like corner markets, coffee shops, hair salons, shops, gyms, and fitness centers
• Office uses
• Assembly facilities
• Compatible public and quasi-public uses
Mixed-Use Designations
The Residential Mixed-Use (RMU) designation is intended to foster vibrant, walkable areas with a high-intensity mix of residential, commercial,
office, and public uses, where daily errands can be
accomplished on foot, by bicycle, or by transit. The
RMU designation applies principally in the Central
City and the corridors.

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Allowable uses include the following:
• A full range of residential, retail, employment,
entertainment, cultural, and personal service uses
serving a communitywide market, such as restaurants, apparel stores, specialty shops, theaters, bookstores, hotels and motels, and research and
development facilities
• General offices and community institutional uses,
such as banks, financial institutions, care facilities, and medical and professional offices
• Assembly facilities
• Compatible public and quasi-public uses
The Commercial Mixed-Use (CMU) designation is intended to foster vibrant retail and commercial centers of varying scales throughout the community. The designation applies to existing regional, community, and neighborhood shopping centers and
provides for their redevelopment with a wide range
of commercial and/or residential uses to complement existing development.

Allowable uses include the following:
• A full range commercial uses, including retail, dining, entertainment, offices, lodging, recreational, and cultural facilities
• Attached residential dwelling units
• Compatible public, quasi-public, and special uses
The Office Mixed-Use (OMU) designation
is intended to provide space for job centers, office
buildings, and business parks, with complementary
commercial and service uses that cater to employees
throughout the day. This designation applies in areas
with good access to the regional transportation system outside of the Central City.

Allowable uses include the following:
• Professional and service-oriented offices
• Commercial support uses such as restaurants,
coffee shops, dry cleaners, gyms and fitness
centers, markets, hotels, and business support
services
• Residential development in either a mixed-use or
standalone format
Residential Mixed-Use
Commercial Mixed-Use
Office Mixed-Use
• Care facilities
• Assembly facilities
• Compatible public and quasi-public uses
The Employment Mixed-Use (EMU) designation is intended to buffer residential uses from more intense industrial and service commercial activities
and to provide compatible employment uses near
higher-density and mixed-use housing. This designation provides for a range of light industrial and high technology uses. The EMU designation generally applies to industrial areas that are next to residential neighborhoods, including McClellan Airfield, 3-14 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
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Pell-Main Industrial Park, Cannon Industrial Park, and
portions of the Sacramento Railyards, River District,
and the Power Inn Business Improvement District.

Allowable uses include the following:
• Light/advanced manufacturing, production, distribution, repair, testing, printing, research, and development
• Service commercial uses that do not generate
substantial noise or odors
• Accessory office uses
• Retail and service uses that provide support to
employees
• Compatible residential uses such as live-work
spaces or employee housing
• Hotels and motels
• Care facilities
• Assembly facilities
• Compatible public and quasi-public uses
The Industrial Mixed-Use (IMU) designation
provides for manufacturing, warehousing, and other
employment-generating uses that may produce loud
noise or odors and tend to have a high volume of
truck traffic. Building intensities in this designation tend to be lower, and uses may require staging and
support spaces, often outdoors. The IMU designation
applies in the Power Inn/Army Depot area.

Allowable uses include the following:
• Industrial or manufacturing that may occur within
or outside a building
• Office, retail, and service uses that provide support to the employees • Assembly facilities
• Care facilities
• Compatible public and quasi-public uses
This designation should not be located next to a residential neighborhood without substantial buffers (i.e., office uses, regional parks, greenways, or open
space). Supportive office, retail, and service uses
that cater to employee needs are allowed. Compatible public, quasi-public, and special uses are also permitted.

Industrial Mixed-Use
Employment Mixed-Use
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-15
Public/Quasi-Public Designations
The Public/Quasi-Public (P/QP) designation
provides for governmental, utility, institutional, educational, cultural, religious, and social facilities and services that complement Sacramento’s neighborhoods, centers, and corridors. The P/QP designation applies to various locations throughout the community, often within a well-landscaped setting.

Allowable uses include the following:
• Government buildings
• Public and private schools
• Schools/colleges
• Hospitals
• Cemeteries
• Airports
• Transportation and utility facilities
• Other compatible public and quasi-public uses
The Open Space (OS) designation includes
areas that are intended to remain open with limited
or no development, including largely unimproved
open spaces used primarily for passive recreation,
resource protection, and/or hazard avoidance. The
OS designation is intended to preserve natural features, establish quality living environments, and maintain boundaries and buffers between communities and incompatible uses.

Allowable uses include the following:
• Natural underdeveloped parks
• Woodland preserves
• Habitat and wetlands
• Agriculture
• Floodplains
• Areas with permanent open space easements
• Buffers between urban areas
• Compatible public and quasi-public uses
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 Parks and Recreation (PR) designation
includes parkways, public parks, and other areas
primarily used for recreation. Typically, these areas
are characterized by a high degree of managed
green space and a limited number of buildings. Recreational facilities in the PR designation frequently include sports fields, playground equipment, picnic
areas, sitting areas, concession businesses, open turf
and natural areas, trails, and golf courses.

Allowable uses include the following:
• Parks (nieghborhood, community, and regional
parks)
• Parkways and trails
• Golf courses, and commercial recreation facilities
• Compatible public and quasi-public uses
Parks and recreation facilities are also allowable in
other designations.

The Special Study Area (SSA) designation is
applied to five areas (shown on Map I-2) that may
become part of the City in the future after additional
studies have identified the fiscal and service delivery implications on City functions. These include Arden
Arcade Study Area, East Study Area, Fruitridge-Florin Study Area, Natomas Basin Study Area, and Town of Freeport Study Area. The future land uses may
include a combination of several land use designations applied in conjunction with a General Plan amendment. (See Part 3 of the 2040 General Plan for
a discussion of these areas).

SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Placemaking Element | 3-17
Building density for residential land uses is expressed as the number of permanent residential dwelling
units per acre of land. Building intensity standards are shown on Maps LUP-6, LUP-7, LUP-8, and Figure LUP5. Map LUP-6 shows the maximum FAR allowable on a site inclusive of both residential and non-residential uses. Figure LUP-5 shows a sliding FAR scale, applicable to residential uses in the single-unit and duplex dwelling zones, which limits single-unit dwellings to a FAR of 0.4 and grants additional increments of building area that increase proportionally to the number of units proposed on a lot. Map LUP-7 shows the minimum required FAR throughout the city for mixed-use and non-residential development. Map LUP-8 shows
the minimum required density for residential uses
throughout the city.

The building intensity standards are intended to
provide more flexibility and innovation in building design. Minimum density standards apply in all areas where residential development is permitted, as
shown on Map LUP-8. Especially for multi-unit residential developments, a primarily FAR-based system could incentivize the design and construction of smaller units, potentially resulting in units that are
more affordable by design.

BUILDING INTENSITY AND

POPULATION DENSITY
State law requires that the General Plan establish
standards for building intensity and population density within the planning area.

Building Intensity
Building intensity standards are established by floor
area ratio (FAR) for nonresidential and mixed-use
development. For residential development, building intensity standards are established by minimum building density and maximum FAR.

FAR is calculated by dividing the net building area
(NBA) by the total net lot area (NLA) (both expressed
in square feet). NBA is the gross building area of a
site less the floor area of accessory dwelling units
(ADUs), junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs), and
parking structures. Net lot area is the total lot size, excluding publicly dedicated land, private streets
which meet City standards, and other public use
areas. (See Figure LUP-3).

The formula for FAR is:

FAR = NBA / NLA
Example: A NBA of 3,000 square feet and NLA of
5,000 square feet would yield an FAR of 0.6. (3,000 /
5,000 = FAR 0.6)
Figure LUP-3
Visualizing FAR FAR = 0.5
FAR = 1.0
FAR = 3.0
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 F ol r ni Rd
Leisure Ln
N 16Th St
Del Paso Blvd
Northgate B vl d
21St Ave
N St
Sutterville Rd
ArdenWay
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
Power Inn 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
EthanWay
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
HurleyWay
CottageWay 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
ElsieAve
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
P ni ell 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
88Th St
71St St
Duckhorn Dr
Bayou Rd
Heritag e Ln
65Th Street Expy
Harv a rd St
34Th Ave
m
yL
a n Cir
Fee Dr
N Ben d Dr
LoneTree Rd
Cedr o
ri C
AscotAve
Vinci Ave
Jib boom St
Terracina Dr
Pell Dr
Waterman Rd
Sorento Rd
Hedge Ave
Land Use Designations
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
Special Study Area
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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 F ol r ni Rd
Leisure Ln
N 16Th St
Del Paso Blvd
Northgate B vl d
21St Ave
N St
Sutterville Rd
ArdenWay
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
Power Inn 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
EthanWay
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
HurleyWay
CottageWay 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
ElsieAve
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
P ni ell 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
88Th St
71St 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
LoneTree Rd
Cedr o
ri C
AscotAve
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 RailTransit: Existing
Light RailTransit: Proposed
Sacramento City Limit
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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 F ol r ni Rd
Leisure Ln
N 16Th St
Del Paso Blvd
Northgate Blvd
21St Ave
N St
Sutterville Rd
ArdenWay
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
Power Inn 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
EthanWay
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
HurleyWay
CottageWay 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
ElsieAve
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
P ni ell 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
88Th St
71St St
Duckhorn Dr
Bayou Rd
Heritag e Ln
65Th Street Expy
Harv a rd St
34Th Ave
m
yL
a n Cir
Fee Dr
N Ben d Dr
LoneTree Rd
Cedr o
ri C
AscotAve
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
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Mixed-Use and Non-Residential
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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 F ol r ni Rd
Leisure Ln
N 16Th St
Del Paso Blvd
Northgate B vl d
21St Ave
N St
Sutterville Rd
ArdenWay
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
Power Inn 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
EthanWay
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
HurleyWay
CottageWay 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
ElsieAve
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
P ni ell 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
88Th St
71St 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
LoneTree Rd
Cedr o
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AscotAve
Vinci Ave
Jib boom St
Terracina Dr
Pell Dr
Waterman Rd
Sorento Rd
Hedge Ave
Dwelling Units (per acre)

0.25 3
7 8
12 15
18 20
24 32
33 61
Light Rail Station: Existing
Light Rail Station: Proposed
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Light Rail Transit: Proposed
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For all land uses, in addition to the standards set
forth in this General Plan, the City’s Planning and
Development Code also applies, including standards
for density and FAR that are within the ranges authorized by this General Plan.

Population Density
Population density is measured in persons per acre.

The number of persons per acre of a site is derived
from the building intensity of a site, measured in FAR.

The FAR multiplied by the lot area in acres multiplied
by 43,560 square feet per acre yields the building
area per acre. Building area per acre is divided by
the assumed residential unit size of 1,000 square feet
to yield the assumed units per acre. Units per acre is
multiplied by the average population of 2.43 people
per unit, which yields people per acre.

The formula for population density is:

PD = ((FAR x A x 43,560)/1,000) x 2.43,
where PD is population density, FAR is floor area
ratio, and A is acres.

Example: An FAR of 1.0 on 1.0 acres would yield
((1.0 x 1.0 x 43,560)/1,000) x 2.43, or 105.85 people
per acre.

Map LUP-8 specifies minimum residential density
standards for all areas where housing is permitted.

Minimum population density may be obtained by
applying average household size to the minimum residential density specified. Maximum population density for all areas is established on Map LUP-6 through the Maximum FAR map.

The policies in this section support a balanced mix
of land uses that will serve to foster a connected
and thriving community. Additionally, policies in this
section also support the revitalization of corridors
and centers that are integrated with the surrounding
neighborhoods and address the diverse needs of the
community.
150+ Units/Acre
12-18 Units/Acre
50+ Units/Acre
6-8 Units/Acre
18-36 Units/Acre
1-2 Units/Acre
Figure LUP-4
Visualizing Density
For additional policies that support revitalization,
please see the Economic Development Element.

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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;
• The 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
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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 and Figure LUP-5, which applies to
residential uses in the single-unit and duplex
zones. Maximum FAR standards shown in
Map LUP-6 apply to both residential and
non-residential uses.

LUP-3.2 Sliding Floor Area Ratio Scale. Additional
building area may increase proportionally
to the number of units proposed on a lot,
consistent with Figure LUP-5, up to the
maximum FAR established by Map LUP-6.

LUP-3.3 Allowed Net Building Area. The City
shall permit up to 2,000 square feet of
net building area per lot or the maximum
allowed by the Sliding FAR Scale (Figure
LUP-5), whichever is greater.

LUP-3.4 Exemption from Sliding Floor Area
Ratio Scale for Remodels and Additions.

Remodels and additions to existing singleunit, duplex, and neighborhood-scale multiunit dwellings are exempt from the limits established by the Sliding Floor Area Ratio
Scale (Figure LUP-5).

LUP-3.5 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-3.6 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-3.7 Minimum Density. City shall regulate
minimum density standards using Map LUP8. Minimum density standards apply to new standalone residential development.

LUP-3.8 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;
LUP-3
Figure LUP-5
Sliding FAR Scale
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If zoning becomes inconsistent with
the general plan due to amendment to
the general plan and the City receives a
development application, the City will
proceed in accordance with applicable law.

Integrating Infill
Development

EFFICIENT TRANSIT SERVICE

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-3.9 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-3.10 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-3.11 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.)
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.

INCENTIVIZING INFILL
While strategic infill development presents enormous opportunities, it also brings challenges. Infill development is inherently more expensive than
greenfield development due to a variety of factors,
including the higher cost of land acquisition, to the
need to remediate contamination of formerly industrial sites, and the need to upgrade substandard infrastructure. In previously developed areas, it may
also be necessary to acquire multiple adjacent parcels to enable development at a financially viable scale. To address these challenges, the General Plan
incorporates strategies to reduce complexity for infill development and to support financial feasibility for
infill development. These strategies complement the
FAR-based system for regulating building intensity
and form.

PROMOTING WALKABILITY
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Orienting buildings and active uses to public spaces
and public streets further contributes to pedestrian
friendliness by providing visual interest for those on
foot. This pedestrian-friendly development is envisioned to occur in the corridors and centers.

Policies in this section promote infill development in
strategic locations which is integral to the land use
framework of the 2040 General Plan. Concentrating
new activity-generating uses such as shops, services,
and places of employment in the corridors and centers along with high-density housing can help create a development pattern that supports frequent, reliable transit and reduces the need for vehicle use. It can also help to broaden the range of housing types
available in the community, while also offering a
reduced carbon footprint. Infill development can
also help create vibrant, walkable environments in
the corridors and centers, facilitating upgrades to
aging infrastructure and presenting opportunities
for urban greening as new development takes place.

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
½-mile of existing high-frequency bus stops
and existing and planned light rail stations,
bus rapid transit stations, and commuter
rail stations 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:
• ½-mile walking distance from the center of
an existing light rail station platform and
high-frequency transit stop and;
• ¼-mile walking distance from the center of
a proposed light rail station.

LUP-4.13 Future-Ready Gas Stations. The City shall
prohibit the establishment of new gas
stations or the expansion of new fossil fuel
infrastructure at existing gas stations unless
the project proponent provides 50kW or
greater Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC)
electric vehicle charging stations on site at a
ratio of at least 1 new charging station per 1
new gas fuel nozzle.

LUP-4.14 Elimination of Vehicle Parking Minimums.

The City shall not require new or existing
development to provide off-street vehicle
parking spaces.

LUP-4.15 Vacant Property. The City shall develop
regulations, mechanisms, programs, or
incentives to facilitate the development or
temporary active use of vacant buildings
and property.

LUP-4.16 Compatibility Between Light Industrial
and Residential Uses. The City shall
develop appropriate design guidelines
and development standards to promote
compatibility between light industrial and
larger employment uses and surrounding
residential uses.

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Sacramento features a range of regional, community,
and neighborhood shopping centers that cater to different needs throughout the community. Regional retail centers in the city, with their boutique brands, cineplex theaters, restaurants, and brewpubs, draw
consumers from Sacramento and surrounding communities. The General Plan seeks to bolster the vitality of these centers as they adopt an experiential retail model or seek to incorporate sports venues,
hotels, housing, and offices onsite.

As redevelopment occurs in these centers, there
are opportunities for site design to focus on establishing walkable districts with pedestrian-scaled architecture and family-friendly activities, amenities, and public spaces. Site design can also incorporate transit to facilitate easy access from other parts of the community and it should integrate with
surrounding residential neighborhoods where applicable. Community and neighborhood centers can provide shops and services for local residents within
easy walking or bicycling distance from home. The
policies in this section support the development
of these centers as focal points in the community,
with a range of shops, services, amenities, events,
and programming that draw people and encourage
interaction.

Thriving Commercial Mixed-Use Centers
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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 replacement of surface
parking, drive aisles, and shared parking
facilities to further this policy.

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 all
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,
• Cottage/bungalow courts,
• Neighborhood-scale multi-unit buildings,
and
• Senior and student housing.

LUP-6
For additional policies related to neighborhood walkability, see the Mobility Element.

Historically, Sacramento’s residential areas were
designed as complete neighborhoods. Prior to the
widespread adoption of the automobile and the use
of Euclidean zoning, duplexes, triplexes, and small
apartments were built alongside detached single-family homes, with neighborhood-serving “main streets” a short walk away. However, starting in the 1920s, cities throughout the U.S. began to use zoning to regulate what kinds of housing could be built, often using minimum home sizes as a proxy to achieve racially and
socioeconomically segregated neighborhoods. By the
1960s, single-family zoning dominated most of the
land area of U.S. cities, severely restricting what could be built. Communities with only detached single-family homes took up more space and pushed out City limits, creating sprawl and increasing car dependence
and pollution. Sacramento reflects these nationwide
patterns, with the majority of the city’s residential
areas zoned for single-unit homes only, even as older
residential areas feature duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and bungalow courts.

Policies in this section promote complete and inclusive neighborhoods throughout Sacramento that contain all the places and services residents need
for everyday life within easy access from home.

They include housing that is accessible to people of
all ages, races, and abilities; affordable to all income levels; and within easy walking and bicycling distance
of schools, childcare, dentists, hair salons, parks, and corner grocery stores. Policies support the gradual
increase of smaller-scale multi-unit housing that can
provide more attainable housing options for residents, as well as help reduce car dependence and climate impacts. This includes accessory dwelling units, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and bungalow courts
that can be more affordable by virtue of their smaller
size. These smaller-scale housing types are often
referred to as “missing middle” housing because they
sit in the middle of a spectrum between detached
single-unit homes and mid-rise apartment buildings
and because supply of these types is so limited.
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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.

LUP-6.12 Reconnecting Communities. The City
shall support efforts and opportunities
to reconnect communities that were
disconnected by large infrastructure projects
and developments, including but not limited
to freeways, railways, and buildings.

A multiplex in an existing neighborhood
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Industrial Areas
Industrial uses in Sacramento include heavy and light
industrial activities, as well as airport-related uses, warehousing, distribution, and building materials and
vehicle-oriented uses. With approximately 46 percent of all industrial land in the regional market concentrated in the city, Sacramento plays an important role in the sector. The Power Inn Road area has the
single largest concentration of industrial uses in the
city and the region, while other clusters are located
north of Downtown Sacramento along the American
River, along I-80 in North Natomas and North Sacramento, and near both Sacramento McClellan Airport and Sacramento Executive Airport.

The city’s industrial sector is undergoing a period of
significant transition as some older, centrally located industrial areas are evolving. A plan is in place to
transform the Sacramento Railyards into a regional
destination for employment, commerce, sports,
entertainment, education, culture, and tourism.

Developments like the Mill at Broadway are repurposing older industrial structures along West Broadway for workforce housing, while the River District is positioned to redevelop with a mix of residential,
government and private office, and retail uses.

Still, demand for industrial space remains strong in
the city, driven by new and emerging industries and
by spillover demand from the San Francisco Bay Area.

This includes advanced manufacturing; research and
development in sectors like life sciences and bioscience; legal cannabis cultivators, distributors, and manufacturers; as well as logistics and warehousing seeking to take advantage of freeway access, air freight facilities, and proximity to a robust consumer
base. New industrial spaces will be needed to help
both small, high-growth firms and established, medium-sized firms grow and create skilled jobs in emerging sectors. Flexible workspace models that provide for shared lab spaces and co-working environments
can provide affordable options to firms as they scale
their operations.

Policies in this section recognize the importance of
the industrial sector to the local and regional economy, and support both light and heavy industrial uses in appropriate locations.

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, especially where interfacing
with other uses.

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.
visual transitions can help provide orientation. Corner buildings with distinctive architectural features can help create distinctive urban form. Buildings that
provide visibility from the outside, such as through
storefront windows and residential stoops, make
places feel more alive and interesting to pedestrians
and passersby. Similarly, identifying and promoting
well-designed gateways into Sacramento, such as on
highways into the city, at the Sacramento Valley Station, and other points of entry, can help to enhance the sense of place. Utilizing public art, signage, trees and landscaping, and buildings that define space can
all help to define gateways and provide welcoming
visual cues of arrival.

Placemaking, Green
Building, and the Arts

SENSE OF PLACE
Both the natural and built environment contribute
to Sacramento’s unique sense of place. The Sacramento and American Rivers have shaped urban form and development patterns, and still today the riverfront open spaces and lush tree canopy in older areas of the city weave natural elements into the
urban landscape. Plentiful farmers markets and the
burgeoning local farm-to-table culture made possible by the wealth of farmland in the surrounding area help maintain a sense of connection to the land.

The iconic Downtown skyline visible on entering the
city, historic landmarks and districts, and walkable
neighborhoods are also essential elements of Sacramento’s distinct identity. The General Plan aims to preserve and enhance these qualities with targeted
placemaking strategies.

Policies in this section articulate a vision for building and site design that influence our experiences of places and establish a relationship with existing
surrounding uses. In much of the city, blocks are relatively small in scale, which helps establish a finegrained, walkable street grid punctuated by public spaces. Promoting this block scale in areas planned
for new development will help unify new and old, and
ensuring that neighborhoods and districts maintain
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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 and plans, including
the American River Parkway Plan, 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 protect, restore, and 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.

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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;
• Wayfinding signage;
• Site furnishing that allows for resting; and
• Tree canopy covering at least 50 percent of
the public space. 20th Street is often closed off for outdoor events, creating a lively pedestrian environment
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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.

LUP-8.15 Setbacks from Rivers and Creeks. The City
shall ensure adequate building setbacks
from rivers and creeks, increasing them
where possible to protect natural resources.

ARTS, CULTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT
Sacramento is the region’s premier destination for
arts, culture, and entertainment. The city features a
wide range of museums, galleries, and performing
arts venues at various scales that engage people
from all walks of life. This thriving local arts scene
enriches the lives of residents, draws in visitors and
tourists, and supports a robust network of musicians,
actors, and visual artists throughout the Sacramento
region. Supporting the development of cultural and
entertainment centers positions Sacramento to
attract top arts and entertainment talent.

Sacramento’s vibrant arts ecosystem has been supported by arts education in its public schools, colleges, and non-profit community groups, as well as 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.
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including Crocker Art Museum,
the oldest art museum west of
the Mississippi River

ENTERTAINMENT STATISTICS
through flexibility in the City’s zoning regulations
that has allowed live-work studios and artist lofts.

Sacramento has also been able to foster a robust
arts scene because of its relative affordability compared with other cities in California. Art studios and live-work spaces, performing arts venues, and warehouse galleries have had relatively low rents over the past several decades; however, rising land and
housing prices mean that many of these artists and
spaces are at risk of displacement. Exploring options
for anti-displacement strategies will be a vital strategy for protecting Sacramento’s art scene in future years.

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Not only do the arts make a difference to the lives
and well-being of residents, but they are an important contributor to the local economy. Sacramento’s Creative Edge Plan lays out goals, strategies, and
actions to strengthen and support Sacramento’s creative economy, including through expanded educational opportunities, prioritizing diversity and equity in arts funding, and ensuring that arts and cultural
opportunities exist in all of Sacramento’s neighborhoods, not just Downtown. Prioritizing permanent and temporary installations of art in public places throughout the city can help create unique and well-loved places and make art a part of residents’ daily lives.

The City’s Art in Public Places program, established
in 1977, has a collection of more than 650 artworks,
more than 60 percent of which are by local and
regional artists. Two percent of eligible City and
County capital improvement project budgets are set
aside for the commission, purchase, and installation
of these artworks throughout Sacramento. Continuation of this program can further enrich public life in Sacramento. The policies in this section strive to
cultivate the arts, culture, and entertainment in Sacramento to foster a vibrant arts ecosystem and distinguish Sacramento as a destination city.

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.

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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 strive to prevent displacement and
pursue placekeeping 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
While Sacramento’s buildings house residents,
enable commerce, and create life and interest
through architecture, they also account for sizeable
shares of communitywide greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions and solid waste. Energy used in residential,
commercial, and industrial buildings accounted for
37 percent of Sacramento’s total GHG emissions in
2016. Construction- and demolition-related waste is
a major contributor to landfills, with 600 million tons of debris sent to landfills nationwide in 2018. California’s Energy Code (Code of Regulations, Title 24, Parts 6 and 11) and Sacramento’s City Code incorporate performance standards to target reductions in solid waste, pollution, and energy use. Despite
on-going challenges with reducing GHG emissions
from buildings, Sacramento has strived to lead by
example in new construction.

Achieving community goals for sustainability and
GHG reduction will require a continued focus on
improving the performance of both new and existing
buildings in Sacramento. Actively promoting the retrofit and adaptive reuse of older buildings in need of rehabilitation over the construction of new ones will
help reduce the amount of solid waste sent to landfills as well as the energy expended in manufacturing and transporting new building materials. In turn, this
reduces GHG emissions from building construction.

Aiming for net-zero energy (NZE) or net-positive
design of buildings — meaning that buildings produce the same amount or more energy than they consume, such as by generating solar or geothermal
energy — is an increasingly achievable standard in
many new construction contexts. Electrification of
new buildings — requiring that they use electricity
instead of gas for heating, cooking, and appliances
— has the potential to reduce Sacramento’s greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 135,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) by 2045,
while transitioning existing buildings to carbon-free
electricity is projected to eliminate another nearly
380,000 MTCO2e in the same timeframe. Building
electrification is the lynchpin strategy of the City’s
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP).

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In addition to considering GHG emissions and energy
efficiency of buildings, policies in this section support sustainability objectives by promoting the development of buildings that weave aspects of social equity, ecological generation, responsible resource
stewardship, and human health and well-being into
their designs. Incorporating these considerations
makes each development project an active player
in not only reducing harmful social and ecological
impacts, but in positively and actively contributing to resilient built environments that co-exist with their
surrounding natural environments and support the
community it serves.

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.

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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)
LUP-A.2: Local Bonus Program. The City shall
amend the Planning and Development
Code to establish a local bonus program for
development projects providing regulated
affordable housing, including those with
less than 5 units that would not qualify
under the state density bonus law (CA Govt
Code Sections 65915-65918).

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
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Planning Studies and Reports
LUP-A.3: 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)
LUP-A.4: 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.5: 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
LUP-A.6: Future High-Frequency Transit Routes.

Every 5 years to coincide with updates
of the General Plan, the City shall review
and update land use designations and
development intensities where new highfrequency transit routes and bus rapid transit routes have been adopted by transit
agencies.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Ongoing
Regulations, Standards, and Development Review
LUP-A.7: Sustainability and Decarbonization
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.8: 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 stateLavender Courtyard is an affordable residential community for LGBTQ seniors. Rendering by Mogavero
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mandated 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.9: Net-Zero Energy or Net-Positive Design.

The City shall assess the feasibility of requiring
or incentivizing net-zero energy (NZE) or
net-positive design for new buildings and
significant retrofitting of existing privatelyowned buildings and identify incentives for NZE and net-positive design.

Responsible Entity: Community Development
Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
LUP-A.10: 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 single-unit, duplex dwelling,
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, 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.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
LUP-A.11: 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.12: 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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4 HISTORIC AND CULTURAL

RESOURCES
Sacramento’s historic and cultural resources include
not only buildings, monuments, places, landscapes,
and archaeological remains, but also traditional customs, important infrastructure, and sites where important events once took place. Collectively, these resources tell the story of our shared heritage. As
Sacramento looks forward to its next era of growth,
it is essential to celebrate the contributions of all segments of the population so that all community members can take pride in their identity and transmit that to future generations. By preserving and enhancing
our diverse historic and cultural resources, we can
help foster a distinctive sense of place and lay the
foundation for an economically viable, socially equitable, and environmentally sustainable city.

The Historic and Cultural Resources Element of the
General Plan establishes a comprehensive framework to identify and protect valuable historic and cultural resources, thoughtfully integrate new infill
development into the existing urban fabric, and encourage community education and appreciation of the city’s historic and cultural resources. Although
not required under state law, this Element underscores the City’s commitment to these important community resources. Related strategies for placemaking, infill compatibility, and inclusive economic development are addressed in the Land Use and Placemaking and Economic Development Elements.
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Historic Context
Sacramento’s physical and cultural development has
been shaped by varied and overlapping elements
throughout its history. Its location at the confluence
of the Sacramento and American Rivers within a fertile valley has made it a center of human settlement since the first Native American peoples came to the
area. What is now the city of Sacramento occupies
the ancestral homelands of the Nisenan and Plains
Miwok peoples. These cultures that thrived at the
rivers’ confluence still exist today and are part of the past, present, and future of the city. Following the
arrival of Europeans, the large native population was
reduced first by disease and later by enslavement,
or forced removal, following the discovery of gold in
1849. Sacramento quickly became a hub of non-native transportation and commerce in the region, growing further in importance with its selection as
the State capital in 1854. Development continued
with the arrival of the railroads and construction of
streetcar lines in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, while the agricultural abundance of the Central Valley and influx of residents from diverse, multi-ethnic backgrounds contributed to the city’s economic vitality and rich cultural diversity. These multi-faceted layers of history have contributed to Sacramento’s unique physical landscape, which today includes a wide range of housing and other building types and
a variety of architectural styles.

Residence of John Stevens, president of the Pioneer
Box Factory, ca. 1890
7th and J Street, 1938
Central Pacific Railroad, 1865
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Existing Resources, Districts, and Landmarks
centrated in locations with higher spots along the
rivers, creeks, and sloughs that provided water and
sources of food. Recent discoveries in the city have
helped further understanding of the settlement pattern and lives of the original inhabitants of the area.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC
PLACES
The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s most comprehensive inventory of historic resources.

The National Register is administered by the National
Park Service and includes buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts that possess historic, architectural, engineering, archaeological, or cultural significance at the national, state, or local level, including those identified as National Historic Landmarks. Typically, resources over 50 years old are eligible for listing in the National Register if they meet the listing criteria for significance and if they retain sufficient historic integrity.

Sacramento’s early development was oriented around its rivers, which provided important regional trading access.

Sacramento has a rich legacy of historically and culturally significant buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts that contribute to its distinctive sense
of place and help to tell the story of the community.

This section summarizes the large and diverse range
of historic and cultural resources in the city of Sacramento that have been formally designated by the federal, state, and local governments. While there
are a large number of designated historic resources, many properties have not yet been evaluated for potential historic significance, including those that
are currently under 50 years of age but will become
“age-eligible” for historic evaluation in the future.

For example, historic resources may be identified in
mid-century modern residential neighborhoods and
areas that were annexed into the city during the 20th
and 21st Centuries to the north, south, and east of
the Central City.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Archaeological sites recorded in the region include
village sites, smaller occupation or special use sites, and lithic scatters. Native American habitation sites
within what is now the city of Sacramento are con-
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CALIFORNIA POINTS OF HISTORICAL

INTEREST
California Points of Historical Interest are “sites,
buildings, features, or events that are of local (city
or county) significance and have anthropological, cultural, military, political, architectural, economic, scientific or technical, religious, experimental, or other value.” Points of Historical Interest designated after
December 1997 and recommended by the State Historical Resources Commission are also listed in the California Register. California Points of Historical Interest in the city of Sacramento include the Curran Farmhouse, Eastern Star Hall, George Hack House,
River Mansion, St. Elizabeth’s Church, and Edwin
Whitter Ranch.

Looking north along 7th and J Street in 1938

CALIFORNIA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL

RESOURCES
The California Office of Historic Preservation oversees the California Register of Historical Resources (California Register). Resources listed on the California Register may also be listed on the Sacramento Register or the National Register of Historic Places.

Some resources are listed automatically on the California Register by virtue of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of the federal preservation programs administered by the National
Parks Service, or by being listed as a California Historical Landmark (number 770 and above). Resources can also be listed on the California Register by action of the State Historical Resources Commission through a nomination process administered by the
California Office of Historic Preservation. The city
of Sacramento contains California State Landmarks
such as Sutter’s Fort, the Sacramento City Cemetery,
railroad buildings, hotels, banks, residences, churches, and the California Capitol complex.

The California Register of Historical Resources is an
inventory of significant architectural, archaeological, and historical resources in the State of California.

California Historical Landmarks and National Register-listed properties are automatically listed in the California Register. In addition to the properties listed on the National Register, and therefore also listed on the California Register, the city of Sacramento currently contains 13 properties that are solely listed on the California Register.

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SACRAMENTO REGISTER OF HISTORIC

AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
The Sacramento Register of Historic and Cultural
Resources is established through Title 17 of the City
Code. Criteria for listing a property on the Sacramento Register are included in the City Code and are similar to those for listing on the National or California Registers. The Sacramento Register records adopted
landmarks; adopted historic districts; special planning districts, survey areas, and individual resources; and pending Sacramento Register nominations.

To date, over 800 individually landmarked historic
and cultural resources have been listed on the Sacramento Register, together with 30 historic districts (see Map HCR-1). Most of the city’s existing locally
designated historic districts are in geographical proximity to each other and are concentrated within the Central City, which contains Sacramento’s original
1848 street grid. The historic districts include treelined residential neighborhoods, vibrant commercial corridors, government and civic centers, and industrial hubs, all of which reflect the broad spectrum of Sacramento’s evolution and physical development
from the earliest decades of the capital city’s founding to the mid-twentieth century. More than 1,400 contributing resources to City-designated historic
districts were added to the Sacramento Register following the completion of the Historic District Plans project in late 2019, and two historic districts were
removed from the Sacramento Register.
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Preservation Framework

CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT
STATUS
Sacramento is a Certified Local Government Program
(CLG). The program – formed by a partnership between the National Park Service, California State Office of Historic Preservation, and local governments across California – awards annual federal grants to
assist with the implementation of local historic preservation programs.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE
The City’s historic preservation regulations are located in Chapter 17.604 of the City Code. This chapter establishes the City’s preservation program and preservation commission, and designates staff to
implement the program. The chapter also sets forth
mechanisms to identify significant historic, prehistoric, and cultural resources, structures, districts, sites, landscapes and properties within the city; provides
mechanisms and procedures to protect and encourage the preservation of the city’s historic and cultural resources; and provides standards, criteria, and processes, consistent with state and federal preservation standards and criteria, for the identification, protection, and assistance in the preservation, maintenance, and use of historic and cultural resources.

PRESERVATION COMMISSION
The City’s Preservation Commission consists of seven
members of the public, most of whom are architects,
design professionals, or historians. The Commission
is responsible for developing and recommending
historic preservation policies and programs to City
Council; reviewing, nominating, and recommending
properties for listing on the Sacramento Register;
and considering and acting on proposed development projects that may impact historic resources.

The City of Sacramento’s commitment to preserving its historic built environment is evident in the number of individual efforts that have been made to
recognize, catalogue, and protect historic properties
since the City’s historic preservation program began in the 1970s. The historic preservation program started in 1974 with the City Council’s adoption of
Sacramento’s first preservation ordinance. This was
followed by the appointment of the first Preservation Board in 1975. Since then, the historic preservation program has evolved into a citywide Certified Local Government program with a seven-member
Preservation Commission and a Historic and Cultural
Resources Element of the City’s General Plan. New
programs, including the Mills Act program and Historic Places Grant program, have been implemented to help residents maintain historic buildings and provide financial incentives for historic preservation
projects throughout the city. Together, these varied
efforts comprise a robust local preservation program that helps Sacramento reach its historic preservation goals.

Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building
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PRESERVATION SITE PLAN AND

DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS
Proposed development and construction projects
involving properties that are designated historic
landmarks, potentially eligible historic resources, or
located within a historic district are reviewed by City historic preservation staff through the City’s Preservation Site Plan and Design Review process (SPDR).

This ensures that projects are consistent with the
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards, relevant historic district plans, development standards, design guidelines; and the City Planning and Development
Code (i.e., title 17 of the Sacramento City Code). Permits to demolish or relocate buildings or structures that are at least 50 years old are also reviewed by
City preservation staff.

PROGRAMS AND INCENTIVES
The City of Sacramento’s historic preservation ordinance is supplemented by several wide-ranging programs and financial incentives. These programs
aid Sacramento’s overall preservation-related efforts
by enhancing public education and awareness of the
city’s important historic and cultural places, expanding the range of historic resources that receive recognition, and providing sources of funding to support preservation projects.

Mills Act
The Mills Act Historical Property Contract Program
is intended to offset the cost of preserving historic
properties by offering property owners a property
tax reduction in exchange for agreeing to preserve
and maintain their historic building. A property must
be listed on the Sacramento Register of Historic and
Cultural Resources, the California Register of Historical Resources, or the National Register of Historic Places to be eligible for the program.

Sacramento Historic Property Plaque Program
Owners of historical properties that have been designated by the City of Sacramento as either a Historic Landmark or a Contributing Resource within a City-designated Historic District are eligible to apply for a Sacramento Historic Property Plaque.

Old Sacramento Special Sign District
The Old Sacramento Special Sign District ordinance,
Chapter 15.152 of the City Code, sets sign regulations
to preserve and maintain the historic character of
the Old Sacramento Historic District, which is a National Historic Landmark. These regulations help Old Sacramento recapture the physical environment as it
appeared during the Gold Rush era of the late 1800s.

Historic Places Grant Program
The City of Sacramento administers the Historic Places Grant Program. The grant program is a matching grant program that funds projects between $1,000
and $24,999 and is intended to facilitate the preservation of historic properties (residential and commercial structures and sites) throughout the city of Sacramento.

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STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
Some change is inevitable as historic buildings continue to be used over time. Recognizing this, historic preservation design standards and guidelines are valuable tools intended to help property owners,
residents, developers, and design professionals carry
out projects at historic properties that enable continued and new uses, while retaining the characteristics that make the properties historically significant.

Secretary of the Interior Standards for the
Treatment of Historic Properties
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the
Treatment of Historic Properties (SOI Standards)
provides standards and guidance for designing and
reviewing proposed work on historic properties. The
SOI Standards are used by federal agencies and are
also frequently used by local government bodies
across the country, including the City of Sacramento,
to review proposed rehabilitation work on historic
properties under local preservation ordinances.

Historic District Plans Design Standards
The Sacramento Historic District Plans were adopted
in 2019 and provide a basis for managing growth and
change in many of the city’s historic districts by guiding alterations to existing buildings and new development that respect the historic character that defines these special places. To this end, the Historic District Plans provide design standards that are tailored to the distinctive characteristics of each individual historic district. The Historic District Plans are based on and
consistent with the SOI Standards, so consistency with
the Historic District Plans is typically considered a project that is consistent with the SOI Standards.

Historic District Objective Design Standards
Following the passage of Senate Bill 35 (2017, Wiener) and Senate Bill 330 (2019, Skinner), the City of Sacramento developed Historic District Objective Design Standards. These Objective Design Standards reflect the need to speed up and streamline new housing construction in Sacramento while recognizing the distinctive physical characteristics and significance of the City’s historic districts.

The filming of an oral history interview for
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Resource Preservation
Preservation of historic resources and the overall
context in which they are located is an important
City objective. The policies in this section aim to preserve historic and cultural resources and support the City actively protecting, maintaining, and identifying
historic and cultural resources, including consultation with appropriate organizations and individuals early
in the planning and development process to identify
opportunities and minimize potential impacts to historic and cultural resources.

GOALS AND POLICIES
HCR-1: Historic and cultural resources that
enrich our sense of place and our
understanding of the City’s prehistory
and history.

HCR-1.1 Preservation of Historic and Cultural
Resources, Landscapes, and Site
Features. The City will continue to promote
the preservation, restoration, enhancement,
and recognition of historic and cultural
resources throughout the city.

HCR-1.2 Maintenance and Preservation. The City
will continue to encourage maintenance
and preservation of historic and cultural
resources to promote the continued vitality
of its neighborhoods.

HCR-1.3 Compatibility with Historic Context.

The City will continue to review
new development, alterations, and
rehabilitation/remodels for compatibility
with the surrounding historic context
and consistency with design guidelines/
standards, including the Historic District
Plans. The City shall pay special attention
to the scale, massing, and relationship of
proposed new development to complement
surrounding historic environments.

HCR-1.4 Historic Districts. The City will continue
to establish and maintain historic districts
to provide for the preservation and
restoration of those areas that are of historic
significance.

HCR-1.5 Historic Surveys and Context
Statements. Where historic resource
surveys are outdated, or for areas that
have not been surveyed, the City shall seek
funding to conduct new historic resource
surveys and/or prepare context statements.

In these efforts, the potential eligibility of all
properties 45 years and older for listing in
National, California, or Sacramento registers
shall be evaluated.

HCR-1.6 Early Project Consultation. The City will
continue to strive to minimize impacts to
historic and cultural resources by consulting
with property owners, land developers,
tribal representatives, and the building
industry early in the development review
process as needed.

HCR-1.7 Contextual Features. The City shall
promote the preservation, rehabilitation,
restoration, and/or reconstruction, as
appropriate, of contextual features related
to historic resources, including maintenance
and reconversion of parkway strips to
landscaping; maintenance and replication
of historic sidewalk patterns; use of
historic streetlamps and street signs; and
maintenance or restoration of historic park
features.

HCR-1.8 Ongoing Maintenance. The City shall
support the maintenance and safety of
historic properties and resources through
a combination of education and incentives,
to avoid the need for major and costly
rehabilitation, and to reduce risks to historic
properties that are suffering from deferred
maintenance.

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HCR-1.9 Disaster Preparedness. The City shall seek
to minimize or avoid adverse impacts to
historic and cultural resources from natural
disasters. To this end, the City shall promote
seismic safety, flood protection, and other
building retrofit programs that preserve,
enhance, and protect these resources
consistent with their historic design
character.

HCR-1.10 Demolition. Consistent with Secretary
of the Interior Standards, the City shall
consider demolition of historic resources
as a last resort, to be permitted only if
rehabilitation or adaptive reuse of the
resource is not feasible; demolition is
necessary to protect the health, safety,
and welfare of its residents; or the public
benefits outweigh the loss of the historic
resource.

HCR-1.11 Energy Retrofits of Historic Resources.

The City shall provide information and
incentives to encourage energy efficiency
retrofits to historic buildings in a manner
that will protect the building’s significant
features and characteristics.

HCR-1.12 Incentives for Rehabilitation and
Adaptive Reuse of Historic Resources.

The City shall continue to encourage
and support restoration and adaptive
reuse through implementation of Mills
Act contracts, grant programs, and other
preservation incentive programs.

HCR-1.13 Indigenous Cultures. The City shall seek
ways to recognize the peoples who first
lived in, traveled, and traded in what is
now the Sacramento area, by working with
tribal representatives to preserve their
identity, culture, and artifacts. Methods for
recognizing tribal history and imagery may
include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Public art that provides a Native American
perspective including works by Native
artists;
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• Naming of parks and places that reflects
local Native American heritage and/or
restores tribal names;
• Parks and recreation programming that
increases awareness of tribal heritage and
culture (including through interpretive
displays) and allows opportunities for craft
sharing;
• Incorporation of traditional native plants
into landscape design palettes.

HCR-1.14 Archaeological, Tribal, and Cultural
Resources. The City shall continue to
comply with federal and State regulations
and best practices aimed at protecting
and mitigating impacts to archaeological
resources and the broader range of cultural
resources as well as tribal cultural resources.

HCR-1.15 Treatment of Native American Human
Remains. The City shall treat Native
American human remains with sensitivity
and dignity and ensure compliance with the
associated provisions of California Health
and Safety Code and the California Public
Resources Code. The City shall collaborate
with the most likely descendants
identified by the Native American Heritage
Commission.

HCR-1.16 Endemic Traditions. The City shall seek
ways to recognize the endemic traditions
of various communities in Sacramento,
including African American, Hispanic,
Native, and Asian American communities,
to promote the retention of Sacramento’s
intangible cultural heritage, which may
include oral traditions, performing arts,
social practices and festive events, legacy
businesses, knowledge and practices
concerning nature and the universe, and
traditional craftsmanship.

HCR-1.17 Evaluation of Archeological Resources.

The City shall work in good faith with
interested communities to evaluate
proposed development sites for the
presence of sub-surface historic,
archaeological, and tribal cultural resources
that may be present at the site. These efforts
may include the following:
• Consideration of existing reports and
studies,
• Consultation with Native American tribes
as required by State law,
• Appropriate site-specific investigative
actions, and
• Onsite monitoring during excavation if
appropriate.

HCR-1.18 Evaluation of Potentially Eligible Built
Environment Resources. The City shall
continue to evaluate all buildings and
structures 50 years old and older for
potential historic significance prior to
approving a project that would demolish or
significantly alter the resource.

HCR-1.19 Access to Energy Retrofits. The City shall
continue to work with federal, State, and
regional agencies and partners to seek
funding opportunities for economically
disadvantaged property owners to pursue
climate-adaptive energy retrofits and
electrification of existing historic buildings.

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HCR-2: A comprehensive, citywide preservation
program that identifies, protects,
and assists in the preservation of
Sacramento’s historic and cultural
resources.

HCR-2.1 Administration of Functions and
Programs. The City shall retain qualified
Preservation staff, including a Preservation
Director, and provide support to administer
the City’s preservation functions and
programs, including the Preservation
Commission.

HCR-2.2 Certified Local Government. The City shall
maintain its federal status as a Certified
Local Government (CLG) and make full use
of its authority to designate local landmarks
and historic districts and apply for state and
federal historic preservation grants.

HCR-2.3 Sacramento Register. The City shall
maintain and update the Sacramento
Register of Historic and Cultural Resources
on a regular basis, including proactively
identifying and listing additional
unidentified landmarks and historic districts,
and deleting resources that do not meet the
criteria for listing.

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HCR-2.4 Incorporating Preservation into
Comprehensive Planning. The City shall
continue to consider historic and cultural
resources in its current and long-term
comprehensive planning efforts. To this
end, the City shall incorporate specific
preservation goals, policies, and programs
into Community Plan and Specific Plan
updates and neighborhood planning
efforts, as appropriate.

HCR-2.5 Code Compliance. The City’s Code
Enforcement, Building, and Preservation
Planning Division staff shall work
collaboratively to identify historic properties
under code enforcement actions and
facilitate repair work that brings historic
properties into compliance, consistent
with preservation best practices, including
utilizing the State Historical Building Code
to support preservation goals.

HCR-2.6 Coordination with Other Entities. The
City should coordinate, network with, and
support public, quasi-public, and private
entities (e.g., Sacramento Housing and
Redevelopment Agency, Capitol Area
Development Authority, Native American
Tribes) in their preservation efforts.

HCR-2.7 Funding and Financing Mechanisms. As
part of its preservation efforts, the City shall
explore funding and financing mechanisms,
such as public/private partnerships with
business, education, and advocacy groups,
in order to facilitate the preservation,
rehabilitation, and/or adaptive reuse of
historic resources.
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Public Involvement
Broad-based public involvement is essential to historic preservation. Feedback from the public and the articulation of their values ensures that the important elements of Sacramento’s history are preserved while adequately responding to an evolving world
and the desire for change. It also ensures that historic preservation efforts reflect Sacramento’s rich diversity so that the full range of the city’s history
may be told and recognized.

EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
Sacramento’s historic preservation efforts are supported by several local organizations and community groups. These range from university and college students, such as the Public History Program, to
non-profits like Preservation Sacramento and Sacramento Modern, and neighborhood groups such as East Sacramento Preservation. These groups advocate for historic preservation, provide valuable input about new City development plans and policies, and enhance local awareness and understanding of
historic preservation through educational programs
and events.

HERITAGE TOURISM
Heritage tourism contributes to Sacramento’s economy in a variety of ways. Many historic buildings and sites – such as the State Capitol, Tower Bridge, Sutter’s Fort, and Old Sacramento Waterfront – have become icons that define Sacramento’s image, both
locally and around the world. Sacramento’s history
also provides the foundation for many of the city’s
most recognizable and beloved cultural institutions,
including the Crocker Art Museum and California
State Railroad Museum, and inspires the development of heritage-related events and activities throughout the year. Places, attractions, and events
that are grounded in Sacramento’s history and culture attract visitors to Sacramento, create new jobs and business opportunities, aid in the protection of
historic resources, and provide benefits that improve
the lives of local residents.

A large part of a successful preservation program is
the local support of its community and their belief in
the importance of the history and prehistory contributing to local sense of place, culture, and economic development. The policies in this section support
and provide for increasing public awareness and appreciation of the value of Sacramento’s historic and cultural resources.

Environmental Justice event
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Community outreach event for the African American
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GOAL AND POLICIES
HCR-3: Increased awareness and appreciation
of the city’s heritage and its historic and
cultural resources and the contribution
they make to local sense of place,
culture, and economic development.

HCR-3.1 Education and Awareness. The City shall
foster an awareness of the importance of
preserving the city’s heritage and cultural
and historic resources in a manner that
embraces and celebrates the community’s
social and cultural diversity. This can include
the following:
• The use of placemaking strategies that
commemorate places of special social
historical significance through public art
practices,
• Community planning policies, and/or
• Cultural heritage celebrations.

HCR-3.2 School Programming. The City shall
encourage and provide technical assistance
to public and private schools in integrating
local and architectural history into their
curricula.

HCR-3.3 Heritage Tourism. The City shall work with
the local tourism industry, property owners,
businesses, non-profit organizations, and
other public agencies to develop and
promote Heritage Tourism opportunities,
integrating efforts with ongoing initiatives
for economic development and promotion
of the creative economy.

HCR-3.4 Recognizing Preservation Efforts. The
City shall support and recognize private and
public preservation work by celebrating the
stewards of historic and scenic resources
who have completed particularly admirable
rehabilitation projects and to others who
have made special contributions to the
preservation effort.

HCR-3.5 Economic Benefits. The City shall increase
awareness of the economic benefits of
preservation by providing information to
owners of historic properties.

HCR-3.6 Public Participation. The City shall
continue to encourage public participation
in the process for evaluating and preserving
historic and cultural resources.

HCR-3.7 Old Sacramento Special Sign District.

The City shall continue to implement the
City’s Old Sacramento special sign district
regulations to recognize and promote
the historic ambience of Old Sacramento
historic district.

HCR-3.8 Provision of Information. The City shall
continue to incorporate information on
historic resources into its Geographic
Information System (GIS), Automated
Permit System (APS), website, and video
production. The City shall make information
available on its website.

HCR-3
Inside the Sacramento Valley Station
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IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS
Plans and Programs
HCR-A.1: Preservation Emergency Response.

The City shall incorporate historic
preservation and historic resource surveys
and evaluation into existing and future
mitigation, response, and recovery
processes.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department (lead); Office of
Emergency Management (support)
Timeframe: Mid-term (2030-2035)
HCR-A.2: Heritage Tourism Plan. Through its
Preserve America Community designation,
the City shall develop and implement a
Heritage Tourism Plan, partnering with
public agencies, non-profit organizations,
and private entities as appropriate.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department (lead); Office of
Innovation and Economic Development
(support)
Timeframe: Long-term (2036-2040)
HCR-A.3: Education and Awareness. The City shall
take actions to foster an awareness of the
importance of preserving the city’s heritage
and cultural and historic resources. Such
actions may include the following:
• Identification and recognition of historic
resources through its plaques and
markers, murals, and other placemaking
programs;
• Networking with other agencies, regional
universities and colleges, Preservation
Sacramento, Sacramento Modern, Native
American tribes, and other organizations
to promote historic preservation;
• Exploring opportunities to partner with
local historic, cultural, community, and
business organizations to establish and
operate interpretive programs, such as
walking/audio tours or “story poles;”
home tours; permanent displays and
signage; informational pamphlets;
banners; and special events celebrating
local history and culture; and
• Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date
preservation website and pamphlets to
promote the appreciation, maintenance,
rehabilitation, and preservation of
Sacramento’s historic and cultural
resources.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Mid-term (2030-2035)
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Planning Studies and Reports
HCR-A.4: Historic Context Statements and Survey.

The City shall strive to expand, complete,
and update historic context statements and
surveys to maintain a basis for evaluating
the significance of properties. These historic
context statements and surveys should
include the following:
• The history of underrepresented
communities and Black, Indigenous, and
People of Color groups in Sacramento,
and
• The city’s developing corridors (Stockton
Boulevard, Franklin Boulevard, Freeport
Boulevard, Northgate Boulevard, Del Paso
Boulevard, etc.)
Additional context statements and surveys
shall be prepared in support of future
General Plan Updates and Specific Plans.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Ongoing
HCR-A.5: Post-Disaster Plan. The City shall develop
a plan for post-disaster demolition and
repair that protects historic resources
against unnecessary loss of historic fabric
and speculative demolitions.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Long-term (2036-2040)
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Regulations, Standards, and Development Review
HCR-A.6: Incentives and Enforcement. The City
shall continue to incentivize the use and
maintenance of historic properties through
the following:
• Regulatory, technical, and financial
incentives and enforcement programs to
promote the maintenance;
• Rehabilitation, preservation, and
interpretation of the city’s historic and
cultural resources; and
• Discouraging neglect of listed historic
properties. Examples may include the
Historic Places Grant Program, the Bronze
Plaque Program, and Mills Act Program.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Ongoing
HCR-A.7: Guidance Documents. The City shall
develop planning and design guidance
documents to assist property owners with
understanding appropriate rehabilitation
and energy efficiency retrofit options for
historic and potentially eligible properties
that will comply with the Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Properties.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Long-term (2036-2040)
HCR-A.8: Conditions for Resource Discovery.

The City shall establish and implement
procedures for the protection of historic,
archaeological, and tribal cultural resources,
consistent with the following:
• In the event any materials, items, or
artifacts are discovered during excavation
at a project site that may have historic,
archeological, or tribal cultural resources,
the project proponent and/or contractors
should cease all work in the vicinity of the
discovery, notify the City’s Preservation
Director or Manager of Environmental
Planning Services, and coordinate with
the City to determine the appropriate
response, including further efforts for
discovery and treatment of potential
resources.
• In the event any human remains are
discovered during excavation, the
project proponent and/or contractors
shall comply with state law, including
notifying the Sacramento County Coroner
and following all procedures required by
state law, including notifying the Native
American Heritage Commission in the
event the remains are determined to be
Native American in origin.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
HCR-A.9: Native American Cultural Resources.

The City will explore creating a program
for granting access to or transferring excess
municipal land holdings to Native American
tribes for ceremonial purposes, or if Native
American cultural resources are located
or planned to be located on the parcel.

The City will conduct outreach with Native
American tribes throughout the program
development process.

Responsible Entity: Community
Development Department (lead),
Department of Public Works (support)
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
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5 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sacramento is the economic center of the region and
a dynamic hub for business and innovation. The city
boasts an extensive transportation network of roadways, railways, waterways, and an airport that connects it to the surrounding region, the state, and the nation. As the local economy continues to transition
from a service-based economy toward one focused
on growth driven by knowledge, technology, and innovation, the Economic Development Element seeks to foster a diverse range of businesses in established
and emerging industry sectors; catalyze sustained
and inclusive economic growth that creates opportunities for all residents; cultivate a business environment conducive to innovation and the exchange of ideas; and prepare the local workforce to succeed in
the 21st Century economy. These actions are integral
to creating a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous city for all.

The Economic Development Element of the General
Plan establishes a framework to foster growth strategies that leverage community assets and guide investments in human capital and infrastructure over time. Although not required under state law, this
Element recognizes the transformative potential of
growth and seeks to harness it to increase opportunity and improve the quality of life in the community.

Other strategies important for economic development are included in the Land Use and Placemaking; Environmental Justice; Mobility; Public Facilities and Safety; and Youth, Parks, Recreation, and Open
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Economic Profile

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
Sacramento features a diverse range of businesses
across an array of industry sectors, with strong employment concentrations in the government/education, healthcare and social assistance, professional and technical services, and retail-trade sectors. The
city has seen strong, sustained job growth since the
end of the 2008 Great Recession, expanding its employment base at a faster rate than the region as a whole and solidifying its position as the region’s premier employment center. Anchored by its universities and colleges, Sacramento is also a growing center for entrepreneurial activity and innovation, with opportunities for growth in emerging industry sectors such as food and agriculture; advanced manufacturing, information, and communication technology; future mobility; clean economy; as well as life sciences and health services, as research and development activity translates into marketable products and the creation of new companies.

Jobs in the greater Sacramento area are largely concentrated in three major areas: Downtown Sacramento, which has nearly half of all employment in the city, Arden Arcade Community Plan Area, and
the northern portion of Stockton Boulevard in the
Fruitridge-Broadway Community Plan Area. There is
also significant potential to accommodate new employment-oriented development in the Opportunity Areas identified on Map LUP-3.

WORKFORCE CHARACTERISTICS
Among the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas,
Sacramento stands out as productive and prosperous. Median household income ranks in the top 25 percent and average worker productivity is among
the highest in the U.S. Since 2006, however, the share
of households that do not earn enough to cover basic
living expenses — including housing, transportation,
and childcare costs — has consistently been greater
than 30 percent.1
This statistic shows that a significant share of the population continues to struggle while the region as a whole enjoys prosperity. This
segment of the population also has lower average
levels of educational attainment and includes a disproportionate share of Black and Latino residents, indicating a need for workforce development and
entrepreneurial initiatives that focus on equity and
are responsive to historic trends of disempowerment. Collectively, these trends underscore the critical importance of preparing a broader, more diverse population for in-demand jobs — particularly youth
and people of color — so that all Sacramentans are
equipped with the resources and skills needed in the
21st Century economy.
1 Parilla, J., Liu, S., Gootman, M. (2018). Charting a Course to the Sacramento Region’s Future Economic Prosperity. The Brookings Institution.

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GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal EJ-1: A dynamic, resilient economy with a
diverse array of business in established
and emerging industry sectors.

E-1.1 Strengthening Employment Clusters.

The City should endeavor to actively
recruit and consider ways to add and to
build on existing employment clusters
in Sacramento, including those in the
following key sectors:
• Food and agriculture;
• Advanced manufacturing, information
and communication technology;
• Future mobility;
• Clean economy; and
• Life sciences and health services.

E-1.2 Business Attraction and Expansion. The
City should endeavor to focus business
attraction and retention/expansion efforts
on emerging industries in the region that
demonstrate strong growth potential and
pay higher than average wages.

E-1.3 Tradable Industries. The City should
endeavor to attract and nurture businesses
that generate the majority of their revenue
from the sale of products or services outside
the region in order to increase the flow of
capital into the community and maximize
positive impacts on output, employment,
and wages in Sacramento.

E-1.4 Suitable Buildings and Sites. The
City should endeavor to anticipate the
demands for commercial and industrial
growth and employ regulatory and policy
mechanisms and incentives to maintain sites
and buildings in suitable locations as an
attraction to major employers.

E-1.5 Technical Assistance. The City should
continue to offer technical assistance and
funding to support the establishment and
growth of businesses in key sectors.

E-1.6 Growth in Opportunity Areas. The City
should endeavor to work with property
owners, particularly those in Opportunity
Areas (see Map LUP-3), to encourage
development projects that generate
local jobs and further inclusive economic
development objectives.

E-1.7 Destination For Business. The City should
endeavor to position itself as a destination
for business by actively promoting
Sacramento’s assets and collaborating with
the Greater Sacramento Economic Council
(GSEC), the State of California, colleges,
hospitals, and other local and regional
business and employment groups.

E-1.8 Economic Development Strategic Plan.

The City should endeavor to maintain an
economic development strategic plan
to guide the City’s strategic economic
development initiatives, periodically
reviewing and updating it to keep current
with market conditions and economic trends.

E-1.9 Nighttime Economy. The City shall support
the nighttime economy to help foster a
vibrant and well-managed nightlife in
Sacramento.

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Business Attraction
and Development
Policies in this section seek to focus business attraction and development activities on key industry sectors that have an existing presence in the region as well as potential for future growth. A fundamental part of
this strategy involves fostering strong concentrations, or “clusters,” of specialized and interdependent businesses and institutions. These industry “clusters” can spark innovation, catalyze employment growth, and
create a competitive advantage. Through the policies
outlined in this section, the City seeks to support business growth and expansion by working to ensure that adequate sites and buildings are available, by providing technical assistance and funding to businesses, and by
marketing and promoting opportunities in Sacramento.

For additional policies that encourage land use patterns to strengthen employment clusters and revitalization
of corridors and centers, please see the Land Use and
Placemaking Element.
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Sustained and
Inclusive Growth
Policies in this section seek to foster “quality growth” that leads to long-term value and broad-based
wealth creation in the community, rather than shortterm profit extraction. Central to this objective is increasing access to economic opportunity and empowering all residents to participate productively in the local economy through intentional investments
in under-resourced neighborhoods and people. The
policies in this section support City efforts to lead by example with procurement practices and pilot projects that nurture small businesses and minority and women-owned enterprises and foster local business
growth. These approaches can help ensure that no
segment of the community is left behind and that
Sacramento can leverage all its economic assets for
equitable and sustainable growth.

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal EJ-2: Sustained, inclusive growth that
generates long-term, shared value in
the community and creates economic
opportunities for all residents.

E-2.1 Investments for Inclusive, Equitable
Growth. The City should make intentional
investments to increase and diversify
economic growth in an inclusive and
equitable manner that focuses on
neighborhoods and their unique needs.

E-2.2 Access to Capital. The City should work with
regional and local partners to increase access
to capital for growing companies, targeting
venture capital and angel investors.

E-2.3 Neighborhood Development Action
Team. The City shall strive to increase the
quality of life and economic growth of
people, businesses and places and facilitate
equitable investments and resources toward
Sacramento’s historically disenfranchised
and disinvested neighborhoods through
an interdepartmental Neighborhood
Development Action Team.

E-2.4 Access to Labor and Jobs. The City should
endeavor to foster job growth in areas with
higher population density and existing or
planned transit connections to improve
access to labor for employers and access to
jobs for residents, particularly residents of
low-income neighborhoods.

E-2.5 Opportunity Zones. The City should
consider use of development agreements
and other mechanisms to help ensure that
inclusive economic objectives are achieved
as development occurs in Opportunity
Zones (as defined in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017) and throughout the city.

E-2.6 Sustainable Business Programs. The City
should continue to support ongoing efforts
of the Business Environmental Resource
Center (BERC) efforts to advance sustainable
business programs.

E-2.7 Small Business/Startup Support. The
City should support the development
and retention of small business startups
and new firms — particularly minority/
women/veteran-owned businesses — by
providing assistance with business planning,
expansion, and access to capital.

E-2.8 Public Procurement. The City should
evaluate the public procurement process
with an eye towards stimulating small
business development, targeting minority/
women/veteran-owned businesses in
particular, and coordinating with anchor
institutions such as universities, hospitals,
public agencies, and school districts to foster
more equitable procurement practices.

E-2.9 Local Pilot Projects. The City should
consider encouraging large and established
businesses to pilot the products and
services of startup businesses to increase
the number of successful startups that are
able to launch and grow in Sacramento.

E-2.10 Business-to-Business Commerce. The
City should consider promoting strategies
to increase local business-to-business
commerce as a way of helping local firms to
mature and expand.

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Innovation and
Collaboration
Policies in this section seek to facilitate cross-sector collaboration and establish a business environment
conducive to innovation and growth. The City hopes
to play an important role in laying the groundwork
for innovation by setting development standards
that promote construction of appropriate facilities and amenities, fostering cooperation between business and government, and making investments
in infrastructure and technology. These actions can
support the exchange of ideas and facilitate relationships, transactions, and coordination across industry sectors and between the public, private, and civic
sectors of the economy.

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal EJ-3: A business environment conducive to
growth, investment, collaboration, and
the exchange of ideas.

E-3.1 State-of-the-Art Business and Industrial
Areas. The City should endeavor to
encourage the planning and development
of well‐designed business and industrial
areas that meet modern standards in
terms of parcel size, location, and access to
high-speed internet service and emerging
technologies.

E-3.2 Innovation and Growth. The City should
endeavor to support innovation and
growth by fostering business incubators,
accelerators, shared working spaces, and
networking organizations.

E-3.3 Small Business Lending. The City should
endeavor to work with financial institutions
to promote small business lending
opportunities that support and encourage
local entrepreneurship and business
growth.

E-3.4 Shared Infrastructure. The City should
endeavor to coordinate investments in
infrastructure and amenities with public,
private, and institutional stakeholders
and pursue the development of shared
infrastructure through the development of
innovation districts, applied research centers,
and technology parks as part of a concerted
cluster development strategy.

E-3.5 Local Business Coordination. The City
should work to coordinate and align
economic development initiatives among
local economic development groups,
chambers of commerce, property business
improvement districts, civic leadership
organizations, universities, and public
agencies to stimulate the growth and
expansion of local businesses and address
the City’s economic development needs.

E-3.6 Economic Gardening. The City should
foster economic gardening (locally-grown
and owned businesses) by promoting
entrepreneurship and partnerships that
facilitate the growth and expansion of indemand industries.

E-3.7 Investments in Technology. The City
should consider pursuing public/private
technology infrastructure projects that
support business and municipal efficiency.

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Education, Training,
and Empowerment
People are Sacramento’s most critical economic asset. As the knowledge-based economy grows, the city will continue to attract well-educated workers
from outside the region; however, sustainable and
equitable growth hinges on our ability to prepare the
local workforce — particularly youth, women, and
people of color — with the skills needed to succeed
in the emerging job market and to better connect
workers with job opportunities. This will require coordination and collaboration between government, educational institutions, employers, and community-based organizations to tailor education and training to in-demand skills, including entrepreneurship and social enterprise. Equally, it will require removing barriers to workforce participation for disadvantaged
and under-resourced residents and expanding opportunities for internship and mentoring. Policies in this section support the dedication of City resources
to foster vibrant, livable neighborhoods and improve
the health and economic security of all residents.

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal EJ-4: A workforce equipped with the
resources and skills needed to succeed
in the 21st century economy.

E-4.1 Coordinated Economic and Community
Development. The City should coordinate
economic and community development
investments to maximize efforts in
improving economic opportunity and
upward mobility.

E-4.2 Inclusive Economic Development
Investments. The City should invest
in projects and programs that advance
inclusive economic development and
reduce inequities.

E-4.3 Educational Attainment. The City should
endeavor to support efforts to enhance
education, increase high school graduation
rates, and improve workforce-readiness.

E-4.4 Local Business Needs Assessment.

The City should endeavor to continually
assess business workforce needs and other
requirements, using the findings to assist in
developing a qualified workforce that meets
the demands of established and emerging
business and industry clusters within the
city (e.g., food and agriculture; future
mobility; clean economy; and life sciences
and health services).

E-4.5 Labor Force Skills Development. The
City should endeavor to partner with
educational institutions, employers, and
community-based organizations such as
Sacramento Employment and Training
Agency (SETA) and others to develop a local
labor force with skills to meet the needs of
the area’s businesses and industries.

E-4.6 Education and Training Systems. The
City should work to attract professional,
vocational, and technical institutions and
engage employers in the development of
education and training systems that equip
Sacramentans with the skills and knowledge
needed to succeed in an advanced economy.

E-4.7 Barriers to Workforce Participation. The
City should endeavor to collaborate with
regional and local partners to identify and
address barriers to workforce participation
and access to training. Solutions to explore
may include the following:
• Two-generation programs that link
education, job training, and careerbuilding for low-income parents with supports for their children;
• Bridge programs that prepare people
with low academic skills for further
education and training;
• Transitional jobs programs that provide
short-term subsidized employment.

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E-A.2: Aligning Education and Training. The
City should consider establishing forums/
channels for discussion and action on
better aligning secondary and postsecondary education and training with the needs of local businesses.

Responsible Entity: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development
Timeframe: Mid-term (2030-2035)
E-A.3: Paid and Volunteer Job Programs. The
City should expand programs that provide
paid and volunteer jobs and internships
for local youth and for economically,
physically, and socially disadvantaged
people, continuing to work with federal,
State, and regional partners to seek funding
opportunities for strategic workforce and
economic development programs.

Responsible Entities: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development (lead); Youth,
Parks, & Community Enrichment (support)
Timeframe: Ongoing
E-A.4: Life-Long Learning. The City should
identify and market local life-long learning
opportunities, including work-study
programs, internships, online learning,
and expanded curriculum offerings, in
collaboration with educational institutions,
businesses, and non-profit organizations.

Responsible Entity: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development
Timeframe: Ongoing
E-A.5: Cluster Development Strategy. The
City should consider developing and
implementing a coordinated cluster
development strategy to promote strong
concentrations of specialized businesses
and related institutions with synergies that
spark innovation and job growth.

Responsible Entity: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development
Timeframe: Mid-term (2030-2035)

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
A Social Enterprise is a revenue-generating business
with a primarily social mission. Profits are reinvested either in the business or in the community to achieve
social goals, rather than paid out to shareholders and
owners. Examples include Goodwill, Micro Lenders, or
companies providing Fairtrade products.

E-4.8 Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise
Training. The City should endeavor
to support education and training in
entrepreneurship and social enterprise as
an alternative pathway to traditional jobs so
that individuals can see themselves as job
creators, not just employees.

E-4.9 New Graduate Workforce Integration.

The City should consider collaborating with
employers and higher education institutions
to expand programs that connect new college
graduates and current students with job and
internship opportunities in Sacramento to
better integrate them into the local workforce
and retain them after graduation.

IMPLEMENTING ACTIONS
Plans and Programs
E-A.1: Prioritizing Digital Skills Training. The
City shall strive to work with community
colleges, universities, and workforce and
economic development groups to increase
investment in digital skills training to
both grow the pool of high-skill technical
workers and expand the number of workers
with basic digital literacy.

Responsible Entity: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development
Timeframe: Mid-term (2030-2035)
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E-A.6: Workforce Preparedness Program. The
City should consider studying the feasibility
of developing a workforce preparedness
program that creates pathways to jobs and
economic opportunities for disadvantaged,
underserved Sacramentans, targeting indemand and emerging industry sectors.

Responsible Entity: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development
Timeframe: Near-term (2024-2029)
E-A.7: Development Incentives. The City shall
periodically consult with real estate brokers,
business leaders, and other informed
stakeholders to understand the needs of
prospective businesses and institutions in
target sectors and employment clusters.

The City should endeavor to use this
information to develop incentives that
attract these targets and to update land use
regulations to ensure that the spaces they
require are available in Sacramento.

Responsible Entity: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development (lead);
Community Development Department
(support)
Timeframe: Ongoing
E-A.8: Sustainable Procurement Policy. The
City should periodically review and update
the Sustainable Procurement Policy,
considering ways to further incorporate the
principles of “circular procurement.”
Responsible Entity: Finance Department
Timeframe: Ongoing
E-A.9: Competitiveness Assessment. The
City should endeavor to regularly assess
Sacramento’s competitiveness as a place
to do business and maintain development
regulations and fees accordingly.

Responsible Entities: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development (lead);
Community Development Department
(support)
Timeframe: Ongoing
City Data and Services
E-A.10: Municipal Open Data. The City should
endeavor to expand the range and type of
municipal data available on its open data
portals to spur data-driven innovation and
entrepreneurship.

Responsible Entities: Office of Innovation
and Economic Development (lead);
Community Development Department
(support); Information Technology
Department (support)
Timeframe: Long-term (2036-2040)
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6 ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

AND CONSTRAINTS
A rich diversity of life around us offers greater opportunities for healthy living, economic prosperity, and adaptive responses to growing challenges such as
climate change. At the same time, the environment
around us poses risks to human health and property that are compounded by the warming of the climate, which is bringing hotter average daytime
temperatures, increased rainfall, and more extreme
weather events. As Sacramento continues to grow
and evolve, the General Plan seeks not only to preserve and enhance environmental resources in and around the city, but also to provide protection from
natural hazards and to build communitywide resilience to climate change.

This Element satisfies the statutory requirements
for the Noise Element of the General Plan in full and
the statutory requirements for the Conservation and
Safety Elements in part. Water supply is addressed
in the Public Facilities and Safety Element, along
with police, fire, and emergency evacuation and
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Environmental Resources

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-1: Responsible management of water
resources that preserves and enhances
water quality and availability.

ERC-1.1 Clean Water Programs. The City shall
promote environmental stewardship
and pollution prevention activities with
outreach, assistance, and incentives for
residents and businesses.

ERC-1.2 Clean Watershed. The City shall continue
ongoing Sacramento and American River
source water protection efforts (e.g.,
Pups in the Park, Keep Our Waters Clean),
based on watershed sanitary survey
recommendations, in partnership with
private watershed organizations and local,
State, and federal agencies.

ERC-1.3 Runoff Contamination. The City shall
protect surface water and groundwater
resources from contamination from point
(single location) and non-point (many
diffuse locations) sources, as required by
federal and State regulations.

ERC-1.4 Construction Site Impacts. The City
shall require new development to protect
the quality of water bodies and natural
drainage systems through site design (e.g.,
cluster development), source controls,
stormwater treatment, runoff reduction
measures, best management practices
(BMPs), Low Impact Development (LID),
and hydromodification strategies to avoid
or minimize disturbances of natural water
bodies and natural drainage systems
caused by development, implement
measures to protect areas from erosion
and sediment loss, and continue to require
construction contractors to comply with
the City’s erosion and sediment control
ordinance and stormwater management
and discharge control ordinance.

The City of Sacramento is committed to the protection of its environmental resources, which are crucial to the welfare of current and future generations.

This section includes policies that provide framework
for the preservation and maintenance of these environmental resources. The environmental resource topics covered in this section include water quality,
wildlife and habitat, urban forest, air quality, and the conservation of water and energy.

WATER RESOURCES
As urban development in the city and the region continues, a continued focus on water quality protection and pollution prevention will be essential. Water quality in the Sacramento and American Rivers is
influenced by numerous natural and human activity-related sources including from soil erosion, runoff, and pollution. Additionally, groundwater basins can be overdrawn without proper management,
leading to less storage capacity, poor water quality,
less overall available water, and even ground subsidence, in which less water in the ground causes soil to compact and sink. Groundwater levels can also
be impacted by urban places that contain extensive
impermeable surfaces like asphalt and concrete,
which restrict water infiltration into the soil. California’s groundwater is regulated under the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which
requires preparation and maintenance of a groundwater sustainability or management plan. Clean water is essential in sustaining present and future
generations, as well as fisheries, plants, and animals
that are part of the ecosystem, and the City’s continued participation in regional groundwater initiatives will help to ensure that Sacramento’s groundwater
remains a clean, sustainable water resource. Policies
in this section support effective stewardship of water
resources through a framework for protecting and
enhancing surface and groundwater quality.

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ERC-1.5 Drinking Water Data. The City shall
continue to maintain the Drinking Water
Quality Data Portal and provide public
notification of water quality issues.

ERC-1.6 Groundwater Management. The City
shall promote sustainable groundwater
management practices through continued
participation in regional initiatives and
relevant Groundwater Sustainability
Agencies.

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Even within the urban context of Sacramento, there
are important natural habitats that support valuable
plant and wildlife species, particularly along the river and creek corridors and within the Natomas Basin. In
the surrounding area there are also annual grasslands,
riparian woodlands, oak woodlands, ponds, freshwater marshes, seasonal wetlands, and vernal pools.

Conservation and protection of these important biological resources are integral to a healthy human population and contribute to regional economic advantages such as quality of life. Policies in this section seek to preserve, restore, and protect Sacramento’s
diverse biological resources, including open spaces,
habitat, biodiversity, and sensitive species.

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-2: Thriving rivers, wildlife, and natural
open spaces that contribute to public
health, livability, and protection of the
environment for future generations.

ERC-2.1 Conservation of Water Resources
in Open Space Areas. The City shall
continue to preserve, protect, and
provide appropriate access to designated
open space areas along the American
and Sacramento Rivers, floodways, and
undevelopable floodplains, provided
access would not disturb sensitive habitats
or species, and shall support efforts to
conserve and, where feasible, create or
restore areas that provide important water
quality and habitat benefits such as creeks,
riparian corridors, buffer zones, wetlands,
open space areas, levees, and drainage
canals for the purpose of protecting
water resources and habitats in the city’s
watersheds, creeks, and the Sacramento
and American Rivers.

ERC-2.2 Biological Resources. The City shall ensure
that adverse impacts on sensitive biological
resources, including special-status species,
sensitive natural communities, sensitive
habitat, and wetlands are avoided,
minimized, or mitigated to the greatest
extent feasible as development takes place.

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ERC-2.3 Onsite Preservation. The City shall
encourage new development to preserve
and restore onsite natural elements that
contribute to the community’s native plant
and wildlife species value. For sites that
lack existing natural elements, encourage
planting of native species in preserved
areas to establish or re-establish these
values and aesthetic character.

ERC-2.4 Native and Climate-Adapted Plants. The
City shall promote regenerative landscape
practices, including use of native/climateappropriate or climate-adapted plants, and focus education efforts to homeowners and
design/construction professionals.

ERC-2.5 Environmental Awareness. The City
should partner with the Water Forum,
public agencies and non-profit groups
to offer programs that foster local
environmental awareness and encourage
the protection and restoration of natural
resources. A particular focus of these efforts
should be on connecting youth from lowerincome communities of color with nature in both urban and non-urban contexts.

ERC-2.6 Wetland Protection. The City shall
preserve and protect wetland resources
including creeks, rivers, ponds, marshes,
vernal pools, and other seasonal
wetlands, to the extent feasible. If not
feasible, the mitigation of all adverse
impacts on wetland resources shall be
required in compliance with State and
Federal regulations protecting wetland
resources, and if applicable, threatened
or endangered species. Additionally, the
City shall require either on- or off-site
permanent preservation of an equivalent
amount of wetland habitat to ensure no-net
loss of value and/or function.

ERC-2.7 Annual Grasslands. The City shall preserve
and protect native grasslands and vernal
pools that provide habitat for rare and
endangered species. If not feasible, the
mitigation of all adverse impacts on annual
grasslands shall comply with State and
Federal regulations protecting foraging
habitat for those species known to utilize
this habitat.

ERC-2.8 Wildlife Corridors. The City shall preserve,
protect, and avoid impacts to natural,
undisturbed habitats that provides
movement corridors for sensitive wildlife
species. If corridors are adversely affected,
damaged habitat shall be replaced with
habitat of equivalent value or enhanced to
enable the continued movement of species.

ERC-2.9 Habitat Assessments. The City shall
consider the potential impact on sensitive
plants and wildlife for each project
requiring discretionary approval. If site
conditions are such that potential habitat
for sensitive plant and/or wildlife species
may be present, the City shall require
habitat assessments, prepared by a
qualified biologist, for sensitive plant and
wildlife species. If the habitat assessment
determines that suitable habitat for
sensitive plant and/or wildlife species is
present, then either:

1. Protocol-level surveys shall be conducted
(where survey protocol has been
established by a resource agency), or,
in the absence of established survey
protocol, a focused survey shall be
conducted consistent with industryrecognized best practices; or

2. Suitable habitat and presence of the
species shall be assumed to occur within
all potential habitat locations identified
on the project site. Survey Reports
shall be prepared and submitted to the
City and the California Department of
Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) or the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
(depending on the species) for further
consultation and development of
avoidance and/ or mitigation measures
consistent with state and federal law.

ERC-2.10 Agency Coordination. The City shall
coordinate with State and Federal resource
agencies (e.g., California Department of
Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, and United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS)) to protect areas
containing rare or endangered species of
plants and animals.

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ERC-2.11 Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation
Plan. The City shall continue to participate
in and support the policies of the Natomas
Basin Habitat Conservation Plan for the
protection of biological resources in the
Natomas Basin.

ERC-2.12 Support Habitat Conservation Plan
Efforts. The City shall encourage and
support regional habitat conservation
planning efforts to conserve and manage
habitat for special status species. New
or amended Habitat Conservation
Plans should provide a robust adaptive
management component sufficient to
ensure that habitat preserves are resilient
to climate change effects/impacts and to
ensure their mitigation value over time.

Provisions should include, but are not
limited to: greater habitat ranges and
diversity; corridors and transition zones
to accommodate retreat or spatial shifts
in natural areas; redundant water supply;
elevated topography to accommodate
extreme flooding; and flexible
management and fee structure.

ERC-2.13 Climate Change-related Habitat Shifts.

The City shall support the efforts of The
Natomas Basin Conservancy and other
habitat preserve managers to adaptively
manage wildlife preserves to ensure
adequate connectivity, habitat range,
and diversity of topographic and climatic
conditions are provided for species to move
as climate shifts.

ERC-2.14 Climate Change-related Habitat
Restoration and Enhancement. The City
shall support active habitat restoration and
enhancement to reduce impact of climate
change stressors and improve overall
resilience of habitat within existing parks
and open space in the city. The City shall
support the efforts of Sacramento County
to improve the resilience of habitat areas in
the American River Parkway.

URBAN FOREST
The benefits of trees are vast and well-established.

Trees cool the streets and the city which reduces
the urban heat island effect; help conserve energy;
improve air quality, and absorb and sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and produce oxygen; help capture rainwater; prevent erosion; protect the quality of surface waters; provide habitat; make
it more pleasant to exercise and play outside; reduce
stress; beautify streetscapes and spaces; and have
economic benefits for the community. As shown on
Map ERC-1, tree canopy varies greatly across Sacramento neighborhoods. This variation is based on many factors, including predominant land use, housing tenure, when the neighborhood was developed, streetscape design, and proximity and extent of
parks and open spaces. Higher levels of tree canopy
have been shown to increase property values, and
wealthier neighborhoods in Sacramento typically
have higher tree canopy levels.

A healthy urban forest, comprised of public and
privately maintained trees throughout the community, is an integral component of a sustainable and equitable city. Yet trees in cities face a variety of
threats, including increasing summer heat and frequent droughts, pests, storm events, challenges in funding maintenance costs, soil compaction and
extensive paving which damage their longevity, and
some conflicts with underground and overhead utilities and development activity. Policies in this section intend to sustain and enhance the city’s urban forest,
a valuable environmental resource that distinguishes
Sacramento as a “City of Trees” and greatly benefits
city residents.
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South Area
Pocket/
Greenhaven
Greater
Land Park
East
Sacramento
Arden
Arcade
Central
City
South
Natomas
North
Sacramento
North
Natomas
Fruitridge/Broadway
Del Paso Blvd
Ra el y Blvd
Land Park Dr
Grand Ave
Northborou g h Dr
J St K St
Northgate Blvd
39Th St
N St
Sutterville Rd
Stockton Blvd
Rush RiverDr
Cosumnes River Blvd
Q St
Richards Blvd
Riverside Blvd
Bruceville Rd
Elder Creek Rd
Club Center Dr
Rio Lin da Blvd
Jackson Rd
Valley Hi Dr
24Th St
59Th St
Havenside Dr
La Riviera Dr X St
Elvas Ave
21St St Norwood Ave
Center Pkwy
Freeport Blvd
Broadway
19Th St
65Th St
16Th St
29Th St
12Th St
9Th St 10Th St
30Th St
15Th St
Alhambra Blvd
G re enhaven Dr
Florin Rd
H St
Truxel Rd
Marysville Blvd
Main Ave
W El Camino Ave
C ollegeTown Dr
Brookfield Dr
13Th St
Gloria Dr
Pocket Rd
Roseville Rd Auburn Blvd L St
Westl a k e Pkwy
Arena Blvd
W St
C St
I St
P St
Bridgecross Dr
5Th St
3Rd St
65Th Street Expy
San Juan Rd
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Meadowview Rd
Del Paso Rd
Fruitridge Rd
N 12Th St
Natomas Blvd
Bell Ave
Mack Rd
F ol r ni Perk ni s Rd
E Comme rceWay
Folsom Blvd
Arden Garden
El Centro Rd
Garden Hwy
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GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-3: A well-maintained, resilient, healthy,
expansive and equitable urban forest
for an environmentally sustainable
future.

ERC-3.1 Urban Forest Plan. The City shall maintain
and implement an Urban Forest Plan.

ERC-3.2 Tree Canopy Expansion. The City
should strive to achieve a 25 percent
urban tree canopy cover by 2030 and 35
percent by 2045. Prioritize tree planting
and tree maintenance in areas with the
lowest average canopy cover and explore
strategies to reduce barriers to tree planting
in disadvantaged communities and
improve tree health.

ERC-3.3 Tree Protection. The City shall encourage
public agencies and require private
development projects to consider
alternatives to removals of healthy
trees whenever feasible and to evaluate
the longer-term consequences of the
inability to meet tree canopy objectives
when conducting project analyses
and environmental documents. Ensure
adequate protections during construction
to protect existing tree roots and structure.

ERC-3.4 Private Streets. The City shall, when
private streets are approved, require
inclusion of trees unless clearly infeasible. If
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street trees are not feasible, locations within
the development should be identified for
inclusion of green space and tree canopy.

ERC-3.5 Tree List. The City shall maintain and
update a list of desirable trees that suit soil
and climate conditions in specific areas of
Sacramento. Consider carbon sequestration
potential of selected species. Select tree
species that demonstrate adaptiveness
to projected climate change impacts,
including the ability to thrive:
• In higher temperatures;
• With reduced water use;
• With grey and recycled water; and
• With increased pest and disease
prevalence.

ERC-3.6 Urban Forest Maintenance. The City shall
continue to plant, manage, and care for
all trees on City property and within the
public right-of-way to maximize their safe
and useful life expectancy and continue to
prioritize the selection of tree species that
are adapted to future climate conditions.

ERC-3.7 Trees of Significance. The City shall
promote stewardship of city trees and
private protected trees and ensure that
the design of development projects
provides for the retention of these trees
where possible. Where removal cannot be
avoided, the City shall require replacement
or appropriate remediation.
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ERC-3.8 Public Education. The City should
collaborate with community-based
organizations and neighborhood
organizations, particularly in underserved
areas, to facilitate tree plantings and
promote the importance and benefits
of trees and of the urban forest through
awareness, partnerships, and efforts that
educate residents on the best practices for
planting and maintaining trees.

ERC-3.9 Watering and Irrigation. The City shall
encourage appropriate watering practices
and irrigation to minimize needed water
use and support healthy tree growth;
support responsible tree irrigation during
droughts to minimize tree stress and
loss; and convert irrigation in parks and
streetscapes where needed.

ERC-3.10 Parking Lot Shading. The City shall
review and amend the Parking Lot Shading
Design and Maintenance Guidelines and
Parking Lot Shading Ordinance as needed
to promote tree health, growth, and
maintenance of trees to reduce urban heat
island impacts.

ERC-3.11 Planting. The City shall encourage
development to provide trees with
appropriate irrigation methods and
adequate growing space; site trees to
reduce building heat and provide shade to
public walkways to the extent feasible; and
include appropriate soil treatment methods
to promote healthy thriving trees.

AIR QUALITY
Sacramento is located in a valley bounded by the
Northern Coast Mountain Ranges to the west and
the Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east,
which creates a barrier to airflow that can trap air
pollutants in the valley. Residents are exposed to
a variety of air pollutants, including diesel exhaust
from trucks and cars, smoke from residential wood
combustion, and emissions and particulate matter
from vehicle travel along freeways and major arterials. Smoke from wildfires is also a periodic source of air pollution and can exacerbate ambient conditions.

Policies in this section seek to ensure clean, fresh air for all residents by supporting and expanding existing work undertaken by the City and other regional agencies. These efforts include promoting construction materials and requiring construction measures that minimize pollution, minimizing pollution exposure near sensitive receptors, monitoring, publicizing air quality data, and continuing to collaborate and
coordinate with regional agencies.

For air quality policies intended to reduce the compounded health risks in disadvantaged communities, please see the Environmental Justice Element. Supporting increased use of zeroand low-emission vehicles is also a strategy for improving air quality and achieving long-term climate action objectives; for policies on zero and low-emission vehicles, please see the Mobility Element.

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-4: Collaborative action to address air
pollution.

ERC-4.1 Regional Coordination. The City shall
support air quality planning efforts
led by other local, regional, and State
agencies while simultaneously leveraging
City authority and resources to focus
on reducing air pollution burden in
disadvantaged communities.

ERC-4.2 Air Quality Awareness. The City
shall cooperate with the Sacramento
Metropolitan Air Quality Management
District (SMAQMD), Sacramento Area Council
of Governments (SACOG), Sacramento
Municipal Utility District (SMUD), and other
groups to promote public access to air
quality monitoring data and awareness
about impacts of indoor and outdoor air
quality on health and protective strategies.

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ERC-4.3 Project Design. The City shall promote
the incorporation of new technologies,
materials, and design and construction
techniques in private development projects
that minimize air pollution, noise, excess
heat, and other forms of pollution and its
impacts.

ERC-4.4 Sensitive Uses. The City shall consult,
as appropriate, with the Sacramento
Metropolitan Air Quality Management
District (SMAQMD) in evaluating exposure of
sensitive receptors to toxic air contaminants,
and will impose conditions, as appropriate,
on projects to protect public health and
safety.

ERC-4.5 Construction Emissions. The City shall
ensure that construction and grading
activities minimize short-term impacts
to air quality by employing appropriate
measures and best practices. Refer to Basic
Construction Emissions Control Practices
(BMPs) recommended by the Sacramento
Metropolitan Air Quality Management
District (SMAQMD).

ERC-4.6 Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment.

The City shall encourage alternatives to gaspowered landscaping equipment that would reduce exposure to air and sound pollution
caused by the use of these machines.

ERC-4.7 Operational Emissions. The City shall
require development projects that exceed
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality
Management District (SMAQMD) reactive
organic gas (ROG) and nitrogen oxide (NOX)
operational thresholds to incorporate design
or operational features that reduce emissions
equal to 15 percent from the level that would
be produced by an unmitigated project.

WATER AND ENERGY CONSERVATION
Water is a precious resource, even in riverine Sacramento. Changing climatic conditions in the region, including rising average daily temperatures and
changing precipitation patterns, are projected to
increasingly strain the availability of water as the city continues to grow in coming decades. The California State legislature has mandated long-term water conservation throughout the state, and robust water
conservation programs that address residential,
commercial, and industrial water use will be needed
to achieve targets. The City has an ongoing water
conservation program and has long been committed to implementing water conservation measures for all of its customer sectors in collaboration with
regional partners. Rebate offerings include both
indoor and outdoor water conservation incentives
for all customer types, and the City will continue
to regularly conduct outreach campaigns, water
efficiency trainings, and other programs related to
water conservation. The City also maintains and regularly updates an Urban Water Management Plan to support long-term resource planning and water supply sustainability. 6-10 | Environmental Resources and Constraints Element
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GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-5: Careful stewardship and efficient
consumption of water and energy.

ERC-5.1 Active Water Conservation Program. The
City shall continue to implement an active
water conservation program to enhance
the efficient use of the resource, consistent
with State law, the objectives of the Climate
Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), and the
Water Conservation Plan. To achieve Statemandated water conservation standards, the City shall monitor use, conduct studies,
and research, develop, and implement
incentives and programs to increase
water efficiency and/or reduce water
consumption. When implementing the
Water Conservation Program a prioritization
of program elements that enhance water
affordability and promote livability in the
City will be a factor.

Energy, too, is indispensable to our daily lives and our energy choices impact the natural systems around
us in many ways. The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) provides electrical service, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) provides natural gas
to Sacramento residents. SMUD is actively working
to expand renewable energy supply and incentivize
fuel-switching from fossil fuels to cleaner electricity.

SMUD runs energy efficiency programs that offer retrofits, rebates, and energy audits to residential and commercial customers. There are also many other
regional and State programs to help local residents
and businesses defray the costs of installing energy-efficient upgrades. The City’s Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) is also an important tool for
promoting energy efficiency throughout the community, outlining bold actions the City will take to champion the responsible management of water and
energy. Policies in this section seek to promote careful stewardship and reduced consumption of water and energy.

ERC-5
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ERC-5.3 Water Efficiency Training. The City shall
support the development of partnerships
and collaborations to train and educate City
staff, maintenance professionals, designers,
contractors, and property managers about
water efficiency.

ERC-5.4 Municipal Energy and Water Efficiency.

The City shall continue to implement
energy and water conservation measures
in City facilities and operations, conducting
municipal energy benchmarking on City
facilities in an effort to continually improve
municipal energy efficiency.

ERC-5.5 Publicize Voluntary Programs. The City
shall connect businesses and residents
with voluntary programs that provide
energy and water efficiency audits, retrofit
installations, rebates, and financing
assistance by publishing information on the
City’s website.

ERC-5.6 Renewable Energy. The City shall
promote energy conservation throughout
the community and encourage the
use of renewable energy systems and
technologies to supplement or replace
traditional building energy systems with
the goal of converting to carbon-free
energy use by 2045. As part of this effort,
the City shall publicize and promote
the availability of programs such as
Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s
(SMUD’s) Community Solar, Neighborhood
SolarShares, and Commercial SolarShares
programs.

ERC-5.7 Onsite Water Reuse. The City shall explore
the feasibility of requiring onsite reuse of
greywater and blackwater for end uses such
as toilet flushing and irrigation to offset
supplies of potable water and support
more resilient and sustainable water
management.

ERC-5.2 Reducing Storm Runoff. The City shall
encourage project designs that minimize
drainage concentrations, minimize
impervious coverage, utilize pervious
paving materials, utilize low impact
development (LID) strategies, and utilize
Best Management Practices (BMPs) to
reduce stormwater runoff.
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Environmental Constraints
the city. Additionally, climate change has the potential to affect the frequency, magnitude, and duration of flood events.

Efforts to manage flood risk include maintaining a
Floodplain Management Ordinance, as well as supporting the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) in implementing projects that will ultimately provide a 200-year level of flood protection or greater. Map ERC-2 shows the special flood hazard
areas as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The General Plan Technical Background Report also includes this map for the
city of Sacramento along with the definition of each
flood zone.

Policies in this section seek to protect life and property from flood hazards by requiring enforcement of safety standards, state-of-the-art site design and
construction methods, and mitigation to minimize
the impacts of new development. Policies also protect Sacramento residents and businesses by requiring maintenance of existing flood control infrastructure and collaboration with other public agencies in implementing projects that will ultimately provide a
200-year level of flood protection or greater.

The City of Sacramento is committed to the protection of life and property from the impacts of environmental constraints. A safe environment enhances community character, residents’ quality of life, and
contributes to a city’s livability and economic productivity. The environmental constraints covered in this section include natural hazards (flooding, seismic and geologic), urban heat, climate change, and noise.

A detailed analysis of risk factors and strategies for
addressing hazards is included in the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), which is incorporated by reference into the Public Facilities and Safety Element.

FLOODING HAZARDS
Throughout its history, Sacramento has experienced significant, sometimes devastating, flooding.

In response, the Sacramento region has developed
flood protection and control facilities that include a
comprehensive system of dams, over 1,100 miles of
levees, overflow weirs, drainage pumping plants, and
flood control bypass channels. Floods in Sacramento
often occur as a result of severe weather and excessive rainfall, either in the city or in areas upstream of The confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers merges surface waters from the Sierras and from the Central Valley.

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Flood Hazard Area.

Areas of 0.2% annual
with average depths of
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rainage areas of less
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areas protected by
levees from 1% annual
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Hazard Area. Areas
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GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-6: Protection of life and property from
flooding hazards.

ERC-6.1 Protection from Flood Hazards. The
City shall strive to protect life, the natural
environment, and property from natural
hazards due to flooding.

ERC-6.2 Flood Management Planning
Coordination. The City shall work with
local, regional, State, and federal agencies
to do the following:
• Maintain an adequate information base;
monitor long-term flood safety; and
assess long-term flood event probabilities;
• Prepare risk assessments that account for
urbanization and the effects of climate
change;
• Identify strategies to mitigate flooding
impacts; and
• Participate in regional planning efforts.

ERC-6.3 Floodway Capacity. The City shall preserve
urban creeks and rivers to maintain and,
where feasible, expand existing floodway
capacity while enhancing environmental
and habitat quality and recreational
opportunities.

ERC-6.4 Floodplain Requirements. The City
shall regulate development within
floodplains in accordance with State and
federal requirements and maintain the
City’s eligibility under the National Flood
Insurance Program.

ERC-6.5 Community Rating System. The City shall
continue its participation in the Federal
Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s)
Community Rating System program, which
gives property owners discounts on flood
insurance.

ERC-6.6 Flood Regulations. The City shall
continue to regulate new development
in accordance with State requirements
for 200-year level of flood protection and
federal requirements for 100-year level of
flood protection.

ERC-6.7 Flood Hazard Risk Evaluation. The City
shall require evaluation of potential flood
hazards prior to approval of development
projects and shall require new
development located within a Special Flood
Hazard Area to be designed to meet federal
and State regulations and minimize the risk
of damage in the event of a flood.

ERC-6.8 Interagency Levee Management. The City
shall coordinate with local, regional, State,
and federal agencies to ensure new and
existing levees are adequate in providing
flood protection and coordinate to achieve
local certification of levees for 200-year
flood protection by 2025.

ERC-6.9 Levee and Floodway Encroachment
Permit. The City shall require applicants to
secure an encroachment permit from the
Central Valley Flood Protection Board for
any project that falls within the jurisdiction
regulated by the Board (e.g., levees,
designated floodways).

Replacing old levees is part of the flood protection plan.

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ERC-6.10 Levee Setbacks for New Development.

The City shall require adequate setbacks
from flood control levees and prohibit
new development from using levees as a
primary access point, consistent with local,
regional, State, and federal design and
management standards.

ERC-6.11 Unobstructed Access to Levees. The
City shall provide unobstructed access,
whenever feasible, on City-owned land
adjacent to levees for maintenance and
emergencies.

ERC-6.12 Flood Risk Notification. The City shall
annually notify owners of residential
development protected from flooding by
a levee, reminding them of the risk and
require all new developments protected by
levees to include a notice within the deed
stating that the property is protected by
flooding from a levee and that the property
may be subject to flooding if the levee fails
or is overwhelmed.

SEISMIC AND GEOLOGIC HAZARDS
While California is considered a seismically active
region, there are no known faults within the city
or the greater region. Moreover, Sacramento does
not commonly experience strong ground shaking
as a result of earthquakes. Isolated areas within the
city, however, have soil types and other conditions
which could result in structural damage induced by
seismic activity. Policies in this section protect the
public from seismic and geologic hazards by requiring enforcement of safety standards, state-of-the-art site design and construction methods, and mitigation
to minimize the impacts of new development.

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-7: Protection of life and property from
seismic hazards.

ERC-7.1 Expansive Soils and Liquefaction. In areas
of expansive soils and high liquefaction
risk, the City shall continue to require that
project proponents submit geotechnical
investigation reports and demonstrate that
the project conforms to all recommended
mitigation measures prior to City approval.

ERC-7.2 Seismic Stability. In accordance with the
California Building Code, the City shall
regulate structures intended for human
occupancy to ensure they are designed
and constructed to retain their structural
integrity when subjected to seismic activity.

ERC-7
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URBAN HEAT
On a summer day in Sacramento, the city can feel
15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than surrounding undeveloped rural areas. This is because key elements of the urban environment, including paved streets, parking lots, and buildings absorb and
amplify the heat of the sun, unlike vegetation and soil of rural areas. Even after the sun goes down, these
surfaces hold heat, causing high daytime temperatures to linger into the night. Additionally, corridors of tall buildings can trap heat close to the ground
where people interact, and human activities like
driving cars and operating factories produce “waste
heat” that can aggravate the problem. Urban heat
has serious implications for human health, energy
consumption, infrastructure, and the environment.

Extreme heat can cause heat-related illnesses (e.g,
heat stroke), exacerbate asthma and cardiac disease,
and even lead to death. Young children, older adults,
outdoor workers, people experiencing homelessness, and those with underlying health conditions are particularly susceptible to heat-related problems,
but anyone can experience minor to severe health
complications. In the United States, more people
die each year from extreme heat than are killed by
storms, floods, and wildfires combined.

As temperatures continue to rise with climate
change, the effects of urban heat will be felt even
more acutely. Map ERC-3 shows projected average
summertime temperature throughout Sacramento
in 2040. While neighborhoods throughout the city
will feel the effects of increased urban heat, some
neighborhoods will be more impacted than others.

The lowest projected temperatures are in leafy
neighborhoods with mature tree canopy coverage and plentiful parks and green spaces, like Land Park, Curtis Park, and East Sacramento. By contrast,
neighborhoods with fewer trees and green spaces
will experience higher temperatures. Many of these
neighborhoods tend to have higher concentrations
of lower-income households and people of color
and are located adjacent to the areas with the hottest projected temperatures - locations with large expanses of asphalt and concrete, such as Executive
Airport, the former Sleep Train Arena site, the Railyards, and several active industrial areas. Proximity to these large “urban heat islands” in combination
with lack of trees and green spaces leads to more
intense heat, and the higher levels of pollution in
these neighborhoods also compounds the health
risk for residents. Map ERC-4 overlays the highest
projected temperatures with areas with low tree
canopy coverage and areas with the highest cumulative environmental justice impacts, shown on the map as a “High Composite Score,” based on analysis of 68 different indicators such as pollution, demographic and health variables, housing conditions, access to healthy food and recreational facilities, neighborhood conditions, and transportation safety. Please see Map EJ-5 in the Environmental
Justice Element for a citywide map of these composite scores, showing communities most cumulatively impacted by environmental justice issues.

These layers are used to create three tiers for priority intervention areas: areas with both low tree canopy and a high composite score are the most
critical places to provide urban heat interventions.

Areas with only high composite scores, followed by
areas with low tree canopy, should be prioritized
second and third, respectively.

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Building community resilience to the effects of climate change is a critical consideration. This includes efforts to inform and empower residents to plan for
and respond effectively to environmental challenges,
as well as efforts to create resiliency hubs and neighborhood resilience plans.

Studies have shown that 25 percent tree canopy coverage in urban areas can reduce temperatures by as much as 8 degrees compared with bare, unplanted
areas. While it can take years for newly planted trees
to grow to maturity and provide substantial canopy,
there are also solutions that can have a more immediate effect, such as the use of UV-reflective treatments and coatings on roofs and building surfaces, porous pavement, misters, and evaporative cooling
towers. The California Building Code requires the
use of cool roofing strategies for all new development and major remodels in the Sacramento region.

Code requirements can be satisfied through the use
of specialized materials to reflect more of the sun’s
light and emit heat rather than absorb it or through
the installation of attic insulation materials and other techniques for ensuring that energy performance
standards are met. The Building Code also identifies
voluntary measures that can be applied for energy
saving and heat reduction beyond the mandatory
requirements. At the ground level, reflective treatments and coatings can also be used on building materials and pavements in combination with shade
trees and landscaping to reduce heat. Landscaping,
building features, and site design techniques that
provide passive cooling and reduce energy demand
are also beneficial and can be implemented as new
development occurs. Policies in this section provide
support for reducing urban heat, in particular on
vulnerable neighborhoods, large urban heat islands,
and opportunity areas that will see significant new
development.
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Pocket/ South Area
Greenhaven
Greater
Land Park
East
Sacramento
Arden
Arcade
Central
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Richards Blvd
Riverside Blvd
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24Th St
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Elvas Ave
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Freeport Blvd
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65Th St
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29Th St
12Th St
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Tier 1: Low Canopy and High Composite Score*
Tier 2: High Composite Score
Tier 3: Low Tree Canopy
Heat Islands (Top 1/3rd Hottest Areas)
Projected Temperature (°F)
High: 111.368
Low: 109.888
Sacramento City Limit
Community Plan Area Boundary
Sphere of Inuence
Source: Eviction Lab, 2016; CalEPA, 2018; US Census Bureau ACS, 2014-2019; Datadiversitykids.org (Brandeis University), 2020; US EPA EJSCREEN, 2020; FEMA, 2020; CoStar, 2020; Urban Displacement Project (UC Berkeley), 2020; TIMS SafeTrec (UC Berkeley), 2020; Statewide Database (UC Berkeley), 2020; Trust for Public Land, 2021; NASA DEVELOP - Langley, 2021; HUD, 2019; US DHHS, 2021; City of Sacramento, 2023; Dyett & Bhatia, 2023 ERC-4: Urban Heat
Priority Intervention Areas
*Please refer to Map EJ-5 for more details on the High Composite Score.

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6-20 | Environmental Resources and Constraints Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-8: Improved resilience to the effects of
heat.

ERC-8.1 Cooling Design Techniques. Through
design guidelines and other means, in all
new development the City shall promote
the use of tree canopy, cool pavements,
landscaping, building materials, and site
design techniques that provide passive
cooling and reduce energy demand. In
particular, the City shall promote the
use of voluntary measures identified
in the California Green Building Code
(Title 24, Part 11 of the California Code of
Regulations) to minimize heat island effects,
including hardscape and roof materials with
beneficial solar reflectance and thermal
emittance values and measures for exterior
wall shading.

ERC-8.2 Large Heat Islands. The City should work
with property owners and businesses
identified in urban heat island hot spots,
informed by Map ERC-4, to address
the urban heat island effect and reduce
ambient temperatures in surrounding
residential areas. City actions may include
the following:
• Facilitating coordinated action among
property owners; and
• Providing information and incentives for
cost-effective heat reduction strategies,
including front yard tree plantings and
vegetation where streets lack room for
street trees.

ERC-8.3 Urban Heat Pilot Projects. The City
should continue to pursue pilot projects
to test the use of new materials (e.g.,
landscaping, building materials, and site
design techniques) in City infrastructure
projects that can mitigate urban heat when
implemented at scale.

ERC-8.4 Municipal Cool Roof Retrofits. The City
should evaluate cool roofing options and
plan for the retrofit of municipal facilities
in coordination with energy efficiency
upgrades, including administrative offices,
community centers, and maintenance
buildings. City buildings located in the most
vulnerable areas, informed by Map ERC-4,
should be prioritized for retrofits.

ERC-8.5 Cool Libraries. The City shall work with the
Sacramento Public Library (SPL) to facilitate
the incorporation of cooling techniques into
neighborhood library facilities, including the
application of cool roofing materials, cool
paving treatments, landscaping, and shading
amenities as funding allows.

ERC-8
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ERC-8.7 Extreme Heat Education. The City should
work with community organizations and
the Office of Emergency Management
to provide information and services to
residents to manage heat.

ERC-8.8 Heat Waves. The City shall work with labor
organizations, the business community,
and County and State health and safety
agencies to publicize programs and
standards for preventing heat-related illness
in employees who work outdoors and
publicize precautions for preventing heatrelated illness during heat waves.

ERC-8.9 Cooling Centers. The City shall continue
to open and operate City Cooling Centers
in coordination with Office of Emergency
Management during extreme heat events.

ERC-8.6 Heat-Reducing Public Amenities. The City
shall strive to install heat-reducing public
amenities in areas most affected by urban
heat, prioritizing the areas with vulnerable
populations. Amenities could include the
following:
• Drinking water fountains or bottle refilling
facilities in public parks, at community
facilities, transit centers, or other
appropriate locations.
• Splash pads, sprinklers, fountains, and
other water features in public parks,
where appropriate.
• Shade structures and shading elements
in parks and public facilities, where
appropriate.
• Additional trees planted in passive
landscape areas in parks and public facilities.
6-22 | Environmental Resources and Constraints Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN

CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in weather
patterns, including temperature and precipitation. Over the course of the Earth’s history, climate shifts have occurred naturally, but since the 1800s,
human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun’s heat and raising temperatures. As climate change
progresses, it will continue to increase the frequency
and severity of extreme heat events, urban heat
island effect, flooding, droughts, and wildfires that
will both individually and collectively have increasing impacts on vulnerable populations, critical services,
and infrastructure in Sacramento. While comprehensive, coordinated actions to reduce GHG emissions can help mitigate the extent of these impacts over
the long term, additional actions must be taken to
address the people, places, and infrastructure most
at risk and to leverage other opportunities to effectively and equitably build climate resilience in Sacramento’s communities.

The City of Sacramento recognizes the urgent need
for bold action to reduce GHG emissions. The City’s
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), prepared
in parallel with this General Plan, lays out strategies and specific measures for achieving a pathway to carbon neutrality by 2045, with bold actions that will cut waste, pollution, and carbon emissions communitywide and a commitment to building resilience for all its communities, especially the most vulnerable.

The policies in this section support the City’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 and strengthening resilience to the effects of climate change which are fundamental objectives that underlie policies
throughout the General Plan.

GOAL AND POLICIES
Goal-9: Climate leadership and bold action
to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045,
aggressively reduce emissions by
2030, and increase climate resilience
communitywide.

ERC-9.1 Communitywide GHG Reduction. The
City shall implement the Climate Action
and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), a qualified
greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan
that meets the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines 15183.5(b), to reduce community
and municipal emissions consistent with
the state’s GHG reduction goals.

ERC-9.2 Additional GHG Emission Programs.

The City shall continue to evaluate the
feasibility and effectiveness of new
policies, programs, and regulations that
contribute to achieving the City’s long-term
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction
goals. Efforts should build on the strategies
articulated in the Climate Action and
Adaptation Plan (CAAP).

ERC-9.3 Lead By Example in Design of City
Buildings. The City shall require Net-Zero
Energy or net-positive design for all newly
constructed City-owned buildings to raise
the profile of sustainable design in the
community and encourage adoption of
related strategies and technology.

ERC-9

Sacramento City CouncilFebruary 27, 2024

Sacramento City Council
February 27, 2024