East Area Specific Plan
February 25, 2025
City Council
Monica Gurmilan, Senior Planner
Presentation Agenda
Project Background
Future Growth Area
Specific Plan Importance
East Area Specific Plan Process
Current Status
Community Engagement
Bardin Ranch subdivision
Project Timeline
In 2008, the City annexed the North of Boronda Future Growth Area (FGA), requiring Specific Plans prior to development Specific Plan areas in the North of Boronda FGA:
- Gateway Center - Adopted 2011 - West Area (WASP) - Adopted 2019 - Central Area (CASP) - Adopted 2020 - East Area (EASP) - In Progress Project Background
Project Background
Establish a vision and policies to guide development
Identify the type, location, and intensity of uses
Define the capacity and design of needed public improvements and infrastructure General conditions in the Plan Area
Largely undeveloped, mostly agricultural land uses
Low-density residential development with some commercial and public services to the southwest Environmental considerations – natural drainage areas, existing oak woodlands, connection to foothills Purpose of the East Area Specific Plan
General Plan and Land Use
General Plan Update kicked off 2021
First comprehensive General Plan Update since 2002
Guiding policy document and vision for future development Bridge between the Salinas General Plan and applications for individual development permits within the Specific Plan Area.
New Place Type designations
East Area Specific Plan Progress
Project kick off February 2024
Engagement
Focused discussions w/ property owners and developers
2 Online Stakeholder Meeting w/ property owners
1 Community-wide Open House
Project Deliverables & Engagement Materials
Area Profile
Land Use Alternatives
Preferred Concept Plan
CommunityEngagement
Online Stakeholder Meetings
Property owner feedback related to land use designations Community Open House
70 + in attendance
Feedback related to community design, housing types, mobility, open space, and land use designations
Preferred Concept Plan
East Area Placetypes
Hillside Neighborhood
Traditional Neighborhood
Blended Residential Neighborhood
Multifamily Neighborhood
Neighborhood Center
Mixed Use Village
Civic and Institutional
Natural Preservation and Open Space
Parks and Parkway
Preferred Concept Plan
Placetype Examples:
Blended Residential Neighborhood
Mixed Use Village
Traditional Neighborhood
Neighborhood Center
Natural Preservation and Open Space
Hillside Neighborhood
Project Background
Bardin Ranch housing development first proposed in the early 2000s October 2019: SB 330 signed into law to streamline housing production May 2024: Wood Rodgers submits application for new subdivision in the East Area using SB 330 Housing Development
Project Timeline
February 2024
Project Kickoff
Spring 2024
Stakeholder Interviews
Summer 2024
Spring 2025
Open House #2 /
EASP Draft
Summer 2025
GP EIR
Review
Winter 2025
EASP Adoption
Open House #1
Timeline
Questions?
For more information, contact Monica Gurmilan
(831) 758-7409
https://www.cityofsalinas.org/Your-Government/Departments/Community-Development