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Council approves Folsom Town Center North large-lot map, finds project CEQA-exempt
Summary
The Folsom City Council approved Resolution No. 11322 to deem the Town Center North large-lot tentative subdivision map exempt from CEQA and to approve the map; the map creates 24 large lots and includes deed-restriction requirements for affordable housing.
The Folsom City Council on Jan. 28 approved Resolution No. 11322, determining that the Folsom Town Center North large-lot tentative subdivision map is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and approving the large-lot map for future sale and development.
Josh Kinkade of the Community Development Department presented the proposal from Easton Valley Holdings, describing a project area of “a little over 363 acres” within the Folsom Plan Area adjacent to Alder Creek Parkway and East Bidwell Street. Kinkade said the application would create 24 large lots intended only to facilitate sale, lease and financing; no development approvals or building permits were requested with this map. He told the council that the map is “consistent with the previously approved Folsom Plan Area specific plan EIR” and that future small-lot maps would be needed for specific developments.
The proposal includes dedication of rights of way and public utility easements to allow future roadways and infrastructure; three open-space lots were described as planned for future hydromodification basins and one lot for a planned electrical substation, which may require a minor administrative modification to slightly increase lot size to accommodate the facility. A condition of approval described in staff materials requires certain lots to be deed-restricted for affordable housing; the transcript’s wording describing the unit counts in those deed restrictions was unclear in the record.
No members of the public requested to speak during the public hearing portion of the item, though one attendee asked for clarification of the project’s location in relation to the UC Davis medical site and raised general concerns about traffic and pavement-maintenance funding later in the hearing. Kinkade and staff said infrastructure would be provided as future development proceeds.
Council members discussed exhibit availability and a last-minute comment letter that staff had supplied to the council; staff said the reference to an exhibit in initial materials had been corrected and conditions moved into the resolution to reflect items such as a letter from SMUD. After discussion, a councilmember moved approval and a second was recorded; the council voted unanimously to approve the resolution and map (roll-call recorded as Leary: yes; Rathel: yes; Roba: yes; Kozlowski: yes; Anna Kino: yes).
Why it matters: The large-lot map sets the parcel framework for future residential, mixed-use, park and public facility development in a portion of the Folsom Plan Area and includes conditions intended to secure right-of-way, utility easements, and deed-restricted affordable housing when small-lot maps and development proposals return for review.
What was approved: Resolution No. 11322, finding the project exempt from CEQA and approving the large-lot tentative subdivision map for Town Center North; no building permits or approvals for specific development were granted with this action.
