Specific Plan Initiation
Pursuant to County ordinance,
the Elverta Specific Plan owners' group requested
that the Board of Supervisors consider initiation
of a Specific Plan for this area. On September 9,
1998, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution
No. 98-1068 initiating the Elverta Specific Plan.
Subsequently, a Funding Agreement was entered into
between the County and the Elverta Specific Plan owners'
group on December 16, 1998. On January 27, 1999, the
Board approved a contract for professional planning
consulting services with Bruce Race of RACESTUDIO
and his subconsultant, Adam Krivatsy.
Citizens Advisory Committee
Formation
In February 1999, eleven citizens
were appointed by the Board of Supervisors to the
Elverta Specific Plan Citizens Advisory Committee
(CAC). The CAC included property owners within the
Specific Plan area; surrounding property owners; and
representatives from the Elverta Community Planning
Advisory Council, Rio Linda & Elverta Recreation
& Park District, Placer County Municipal Advisory
Council, Rio Linda-Elverta Library Foundation and
Elverta Specific Plan Property Owners Group.
Preparation of Land Use
Plan/CAC Process
Five meetings of the Citizens'
Advisory Committee were held in the meeting room at
the Cherry Island Golf Course in Elverta. Approximately
500 notices were sent at the outset of the CAC process,
using the 500' radius mailing label list, announcing
all five meetings. In addition, a notice was placed
in the Rio Linda News prior to each meeting. The meetings
were held on the following days:
Saturday, March 6, 1999 9 a.m. to
12 p.m.
Wednesday, March 24, 1999 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Monday, April 19, 1999 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 12, 1999 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 26, 1999 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
At meetings 1 through 4, the CAC
members, along with interested members of the public,
were divided typically into three teams and asked
to work on activities that led to the creation of
the land use plan. A Workbook was developed from the
materials used during each meeting. This Workbook
details the activities and strategies articulated
by the Citizens Advisory Committee and members of
the public participating in the process. In addition,
the results of each CAC meeting were available for
public review on the web site of the land use consultant,
Bruce Race, at
http://www.dnai.com/~racestdo.
A draft land use plan was endorsed by the CAC during
the 5th meeting.
Board of Supervisors Workshop
Subsequent to the preparation
of the Elverta Draft Land Use Plan, a workshop was
conducted before the Board of Supervisors on June
16, 1999 to highlight accomplishments to date and
to identify issues associated with the Plan. During
the workshop, the Board directed staff that the contents
of the Specific Plan text, its technical studies and
other associated documents and reports, address the
land use designations, densities and design components
contained in the Draft land Use Plan. The Board also
directed the Planning Department to proceed with the
processing of the Elverta Specific Plan, including:
completion of technical studies, preparation of a
Specific Plan text, submission of the project to the
Department of Environmental Review and Assessment
(DERA) for preparation of environmental documentation,
and hearings before the appropriate hearing bodies.
Preparation of Specific
Plan Text and Design Guidelines
Four additional CAC meetings
were conducted on the following days to formulate
neighborhood design principles and guidelines, roadways
cross section design guidelines and Specific Plan
Text preparation and review:
Wednesday, November 17, 1999 6:30
p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 1, 1999 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 19, 2000 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14, 2000 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The results of each of the CAC meeting
are available for public review on the web site of
the land use consultant, Bruce Race, at
http://www.dnai.com/~racestdo.
Technical Studies Completion:
Technical studies and an
infrastructure and financing plan have been prepared
based upon the Draft Elverta Specific Plan.
Release of Notice of
Preparation: The Department
of Environmental Review and Assessment, on September
6, 2000, released A Notice of Preparation for the Elverta
Specific Plan. Subsequently, an Elverta property owner
requested that the Countryside Equestrian Estates rezone
and tentative map application be processed concurrently
with the Elverta Specific Plan. Staff from the Planning
and Environmental Review and Assessment prepared
a revised NOP for the Elverta Specific Plan. The revised
NOP was released for public review in January 2001.
Environmental Review:
The draft Specific Plan was
submitted to the Department of Environmental Review
and Assessment for preparation of appropriate environmental
documentation. A draft Environmental Impact Report was released in
May 2003.
Public Hearing Process:
The draft Specific Plan was heard before the Policy Planning
Commission During five public hearings held between
October 2003 and January 2004. In response to
comments, the project was revised and was subject to
a revised, re-circulated draft EIR. That revised
draft EIR was released in January 2006. The
Policy Planning Commission recommended approval of
the revised plan on February 28, 2006 and directed
DERA to prepare a Final EIR. A Final EIR was
prepared and distributed in May 2007. The
Elverta Specific Plan was reviewed by the County
Board of Supervisors during five hearings held
between May 8, 2007 and August 8, 2007 The
Board of Supervisors certified the Final EIR on May
30, 2007 adopted the findings of overriding
considerations, and approved the General plan
Amendment. On August 8, 2007, the Board of
Supervisors adopted the Elverta Specific Plan,
Community Plan Amendment, Zoning Ordinance
Amendment, Rezones, and Financing Plan.
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