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Council votes to initiate general plan amendment for Vine Tree Estates lot on ridgeline
Summary
Vacaville council voted to initiate a general plan amendment to permit a single custom home on a ridgeline in the proposed Vine Tree Estates subdivision, directing staff to study the proposal and environmental impacts. The vote was 4–3.
The Vacaville City Council voted Sept. 23 to initiate a general plan amendment that would allow construction of a single custom single‑family residence on a knoll within the 28‑lot Vine Tree Estates subdivision off Vine Street.
City staff presented the subdivision request and the specific question before the council: whether to initiate an amendment to general plan ridgeline policies that currently restrict development on certain ridgelines and slopes. Staff said the Vine Tree Estates application proposed 28 custom lots on an 18.9‑acre parcel and that Lot 1 is sited at the top of the knoll. Staff and the applicant provided computer‑generated slope mapping showing areas that exceed a 25% gradient and explained that the current…
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