City of Sacramento
City Council - 5PM Report
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cityofsacramento.org
File ID: 2025-01668 11/18/2025
Proposed Minor Text Amendments to the 2040 General Plan (LR25-005) File ID: 2025-01668
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt a Resolution to amend the Sacramento 2040 General Plan.
Contact: Amy Yang, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5023, [email protected]; Remi Mendoza, Principal Planner, (916) 808-5003, [email protected]; Community Development Department
Presenter: Amy Yang, Senior Planner, (916) 808-5023, [email protected], Community Development Department
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Background
3-Resolution to Amend the Sacramento 2040 General Plan
4-Exhibit A
5-Presentation
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The City is proposing to amend the 2040 General Plan by making minor text changes to fix typographical errors and to make clarifications to the Employment Mixed-Use (EMU) designation in the Land Use and Placemaking Element.
General Plan Designation descriptions indicate that they allow for a range of activities, and each designation includes a companion list of types of allowable uses. The current description of the EMU designation already states that “this designation provides for a range oflight industrial and high technology uses.” The modified text will further clarify that the types of allowable uses include light industrial uses that do not generate substantial noise or noxious odors (See Attachment 2 - Background).
Policy Considerations: The proposal is consistent with the following 2040 General Plan goal and
File ID: 2025-01668 11/18/2025
policy:
Goal LUP-7. Industrial opportunities in suitable locations to provide employment for Sacramento residents and promote inclusive economic growth in the city.
Policy 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.
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
Environmental Considerations: The change makes a minor clarification that would not trigger the need for additional analysis, per CEQA Guidelines 15162. The Certified Master Environmental Impact Report is adequate to cover these text revisions. No additional environmental review is needed because the change will not result in any environmental impacts.
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: On October 23, 2025, the Planning and Design Commission held a public hearing and upon conclusion, initiated text amendments to the Sacramento 2040 General Plan and forwarded to the City Council a recommendation of approval of a Resolution to amend the Sacramento 2040 General Plan.
Rationale for Recommendation: Staff recommends that city Council adopt a resolution amending the 2040 General Plan to correct typographical errors and provide clarifying text for the Employment Mixed-Use land use (EMU) designation in the 2040 General Plan. These edits will improve readability without changing the substance or application of the EMU designation.
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Attachment 2 - Background
The City of Sacramento adopted the 2040 General Plan and certified the Master Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on February 27, 2024. Since adoption, City staff have compiled a list of typographical errors and clarifying text to be fixed with an amendment to the 2040 General Plan.
The following text corrections will be made:
Page 1-1: Typographical error
“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.”
Page 1-24: Typographical error
“NN- YRPOYPRO-2: Organized Sports and Recreational Facilities”
Page 1-25: Typographical error
“YRPOYPRO-1.4: Parkland Dedication Requirements”
Page 1-25: Typographical error
“YRPOYPRO-1.5: Incentivizing Onsite Public Facilities”
Page 1-28: Typographical error
“YRPOYPRO-1.2: Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) Parks Plan”
Page 1-29: Typographical error
“YRPOYPRO-1.3: Parkland Service Standard”
Page 2-2: Typographical error
“Establishment of the City’s Office of Climate Action & Sustainability and the Climate Implementation Work Plan”
Page 3-11: Typographical error
Map LUP-4: “Central Cityva”
Additionally, the 2040 General Plan establishes the policy foundation for growth and development in the City of Sacramento including for existing, new, and emerging industries appropriate for the Employment Mixed-Use Designation.
The demand for employment mixed-use remains strong in the city, driven by new and emerging industries and by spillover demand from the San Francisco Bay Area. This includes a range of light industrial and high technology uses inclusive of advanced manufacturing; research and development in sectors like life sciences and bioscience; as well as distributors, and manufacturers seeking to take advantage of transportation access and proximity to a robust consumer base.
Staff have identified minor text edits to the Employment Mixed-Use designation which would further clarify types of allowable uses appropriate for these areas. Light industrial uses are currently identified as a compatible use for this designation as shown in bold italics (emphasis added) and proposed clarifying text changes are shown in the redline text below. Approval from City Council would amend the 2040 General Plan to include proposed clarifying text changes shown in redline text.
Employment Mixed-Use land use designation description from the 2040 General Plan Land Use and Placemaking Element (Page 3-15):
“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, 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 industrial/advanced manufacturing, production,
distribution, repair, testing, printing, research, and
development
• Service commercial uses and light industrial uses that do not generate substantial noise or noxious 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”
Resolution 2025 - XXXX November 18, 2025 Page 1 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXXX
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
November 18, 2025
AMENDING THE SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN TO CORRECT
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND CLARIFY TEXT FOR THE EMPLOYMENT MIXED-
USE DESIGNATION
A. On October 23, 2025, the City Planning and Design Commission conducted a public hearing, initiated text amendments to the 2040 General Plan, and forwarded to the City Council a recommendation of approval of amendments to the 2040 General Plan Land Use and Placemaking Element to incorporate minor typographical corrections and clarifying text for the Employment Mixed-Use designation.
B. On November 18, 2025 the City Council conducted a public hearing that was noticed in accordance with Government Code section 6355 and Sacramento City Code section 17.812.030 at which it received and considered evidence concerning amendments to the 2040 General Plan to incorporate corrections to typographical errors and to clarify text modifications for the Employment Mixed- Use designation.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Environmental Impact. The Master Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is certified for the Sacramento 2040 General Plan by Resolution No. 2024- 0065. The text amendments correct typographical errors and make minor clarifications that would not trigger the need for additional analysis, per CEQA Guidelines 15162. The Certified Master EIR is adequate to cover these text revisions. No additional environmental review is needed because the change will not result in any environmental impacts.
Resolution 2025 - XXXX November 18, 2025 Page 2 of 2 Section 2 The Sacramento 2040 General Plan Land Use and Placemaking Element includes the Employment Mixed-Use designation which provides for a range of light industrial and high technology uses in addition to retail and some residential, in areas transitioning to higher intensities. The 2040 General Plan is amended to clarify that the types of allowable uses include light industrial uses that do not generate substantial noise or noxious odors. In addition, minor typographical corrections are made to Chapters 1, 2, and 3. These revisions are shown using redline edits Exhibit A. This Council action only constitutes a minor revision to the 2040 General Plan and is not a re-adoption of the plan.
Section 3. The Sacramento 2040 General Plan, as amended, complies with section
17.900.020.C of the Sacramento in that the City Council finds the following:
1. The 2040 General Plan text amendments are in full compliance with the applicable requirements of the Planning and Zoning Law.
The 2040 General Plan comprises a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city and lands located outside of the territorial limits of the city that have a relation to its planning;
2. The 2040 General Plan contains the substance of each of the state- mandated elements, to the extent that the subject of the element exists within the planning area;
3. The 2040 General Plan comprises an integrated, internally consistent, and compatible statement of policies for the city relating to its physical development.
Section 4. Exhibit A is incorporated into and made part of this Resolution.
Table of Contents
Exhibit A Redlined 2040 General Plan for Chapters 1 (Introduction), 2 (Sustainability and Equity), and 3 (Land Use and Placemaking Element)
Prepared by:
Prepared for:
SACRAMENTO 2040
GENERAL PLAN
ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 27, 2024
AMENDED BY CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 18, 2025
ATTACHMENT 4
INT RODUCTION
Sacramento is a diverse and welcoming c ity w ith
a rich history, strategic location within the Central
Valley, a nd a bright future. The city is a n
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. Sac-ramento is one of the fastest
growing cities in Cali-fornia, 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 hap-
pens 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 Gen -
eral Plan seeks to foster a more sustainable, equita-
ble, and prosperous city for all.
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
Introduction | 1-1
1 Table 1-2: Policy Index
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
EJ-1.9 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs
E J - 1.10 Education
PFS-1.6 Fire Prevention Programs and Suppression
PFS-1.7 Water Supply for Fire Suppression
PFS-1.8 Fire Hazards
P FS - 1.15 Development Fees for Facilities and Services P FS - 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. 1 2 Reconnecting Communities
LUP-A.6 Future High-Frequency Transit Routes
NS-LUP-3 Engage North of I-80
SA-LUP-1 1 Jacinto Creek Development
HRC-1. 1 9 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
Table 1-2: Policy Index
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. 1 1 Enhancing Access to Parks
YPRO-1. 1 2 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-YRPPRO-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. 1 2 Incentives for Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse of Historic Resources
HCR-1. 1 9 Access to Energy Retrofits
HCR-2.7 Funding and Financing
HCR-A.6 Incentives and Enforcement
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Table 1-2: Policy Index
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. 1 4 Financial Incentives
EJ-3.2 Supplemental Funding Sources for Building Rehabil- itation
EJ-A. 10 Outreach Funding
EJ-A. 1 1 Healthy Food Initiatives Partnership
M-1.40 Contributions from New Development
M-1.41 Funding
M-2. 1 5 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
YRPPRO-1.4 Parkland Dedication Requirements
YRPPRO-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. 1 4 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. 1 2 Reconnecting Communities
LUP-7. 1 Heavy Industry
Table 1-2: Policy Index
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
LUP-8. 1 Unique Sense of Place
LUP-8.9 People-Friendly Design
LUP-8. 10 Responsiveness to Context
LUP-1 1.3 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. 1 9 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. 1 1 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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Table 1-2: Policy Index
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
NS-PFS-7 Assessment Districts
SA-PFS-4 Utility Undergrounding
SA-PFS-5 Infrastructure Deficiencies
YRPPRO-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. 1 1 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
E J - 3.1 Resource Optimization
EJ-3.2 Supplemental Funding for Sources for Building
Rehabilitation
EJ-3.3
Healthy Homes
EJ-A. 1 1 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
P FS - 1.1 Crime and Law Enforcement
Table 1-2: Policy Index
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
P FS - 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 Residen- tial Uses
LUP-5.6
Local Business Preservation
LUP-6. 1 2 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. 1 3 Indigenous Cultures
HCR-1. 1 4 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
E J - 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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Table 1-2: Policy Index
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
EJ-2.5 Food Assistance Programs
EJ-2. 10 Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone
EJ-2. 1 1 Home-Based Food Enterprises
EJ-2. 1 4 Financial Incentives
EJ-2. 1 5 Limit Unhealthy Food Establishments
EJ-2. 1 7 Healthy Food Promotion
EJ-2. 1 9 Farm-to-Fork
EJ-2.20 Evaluating Health Impacts
E J - 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
E J - 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
YRPPRO-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
Table 1-2: Policy Index
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. 1 1 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
P FS - 1.10 Cooperative Delivery of Services
P F S - 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. 1 1 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
P FS - 1.15 Development Fees for Facilities and Services P FS - 1.16 Development Review
PFS-3.6 Combined Sewer System Rehabilitation and Im-
provements
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Introduction | 1-29
2-2 | Sust ainability and Equity
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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 effective -
ness 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 com -
mitment 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
Implementation Work Plan
• Development of an Inclusive Economic Develop-
ment Strategy and Action Plan and formation of
the Inclusive Economic and Community Develop-
ment 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 Gen -
eral Plan has been contributing to a more sustain -
able and equitable city. Furthermore, the evaluation
will provide insight for how the City might modify
implementing actions to better achieve the commu-
nity-wide objectives of the General Plan in a sustain-
able 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 deci-
sions. For each indicator, the table shows the base -
line 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 pub-
licly 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 Prog -
ress 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 deci -
sion-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 long-
term impacts on the environment and the quality of
life for residents.
Regardless of one’s identity, equity is when all peo -
ple have just treatment, access to opportunities nec-
essary to satisfy their essential needs, advance their
well-being and achieve their full potential, while
identifying and eliminating barriers that have pre -
vented the full participation of some groups.
CONSUMNES RIVER BLVD
VALLEY HI DR
BROOKFIELD DR
80 80
80 5
5 80
50 80 50
99 99
FLORIN RD
FOLSOM BLVD
NORTHG T A E B V L D
FREEPORT BLVD
D V L B T R O
P E E R F
STOC
KTON
BLVD
FOLSOM BLVD
DELPASO BLVD
TRUXEL RD
SAN JUAN RD
NM ARKET BLVD
ARENA BLVD
NATOM
AS
BLVD
W ELKHORN BLVD
ECOMMERCE WAY
DEL PASO RD
W EL CAMINO AVE
GARDEN HWY
RICHARDS BLVD
N 16TH ST
N 12TH ST
ARDEN GARDEN
EL CAMI NO AVE
EXPOSITION BLVD
H ST
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MILES Source: City of Sacramento Community Development
Department, 2023; Dyett & Bhatia, 2023.
Neighborhood
Central Cityva
Employment Center - Office
Employment Center - Production/Service
Urban Center
Corridor
Light Rail Transit: Existing
Light Rail Transit: Proposed
City Limits
Sphere of In/f_luence
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.
Allowable uses include the following:
• A full range of residential, retail, employment,
entertainment, cultural, and personal service uses
serving a communitywide market, such as restau-
rants, 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) designa-
tion is intended to foster vibrant retail and commer-
cial centers of varying scales throughout the com -
munity. 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 comple -
ment existing development.
Allowable uses include the following:
• A full range commercial uses, including retail, din-
ing, 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 sys-
tem 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) designa-
tion 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 desig -
nation provides for a range of light industrial and
high technology uses. The EMU designation gener -
ally applies to industrial areas that are next to resi - dential neighborhoods, including McClellan Airfield,
3-14 | Land Use and Placemaking Element
SACRAMENTO 2040 GENERAL PLAN
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 industrial/advanced manufacturing,
production, distribution, repair, testing, printing,
research, and development
• Service commercial uses and light industrial
uses that do not generate substantial noise or
noxious 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
T
he 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:
•
Ind
ustrial or manufacturing that may occur within
or outside a building
• Offi
ce, retail, and service uses that provide sup -
port to the employees
• As
sembly facilities
• Ca
re facilities
• Co
mpatible public and quasi-public uses
This designation should not be located next to a res-
idential 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. Compat-
ible 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
T ext Amendments to the 2040 General Plan
City Council
November 18, 2025
Purpose
• Conduct public hearing on proposed text
amendments to the 2040 General Plan
• Approve resolution to amend the 2040 General Plan
• Background
• T ext RevisionsOverview
Background
•Sacramento 2040 General Plan adopted by
City Council on February 27, 2024
•Provides long-range policy direction to
guide City decision-making and support
more detailed planning efforts
•Includes policies and actions that outline
steps for implementation
T ext Revisions
1. Minor text corrections (Chapters 1, 2, and 3)
2. Employment Mixed-Use land use description clarified(Page 3-14) “…This designation provides for a range of light industrial and high technology uses...Allowable uses include the following:
Light industrial/advanced manufacturing, production, distribution, repair, testing, printing, research, and development
Service commercial uses and light industrial uses that do not generate substantial noise or noxious odors
Retail and service uses that provide support to employees Compatible residential uses such as live-work spaces or employee housing…” Thank you
5 Amy Yang
Senior Planner
[email protected]