Planning commission recommends City Council approve Parkwood subdivision, 122 single‑family lots
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Summary
The City of Lincoln Planning Commission voted 7–0 to recommend that the City Council adopt a CEQA addendum to the 2012 Village 1 Specific Plan EIR and approve a small‑lot tentative subdivision map for the Parkwood project, a 21‑acre village medium‑density residential subdivision that would create 122 lots and about 4.2 acres of parks.
The City of Lincoln Planning Commission voted 7–0 on Sept. 17 to recommend that the City Council adopt an addendum to the 2012 Village 1 Specific Plan environmental impact report and approve a small‑lot tentative subdivision map for the Parkwood project, a roughly 21‑acre development in the southwestern portion of Village 1.
Mikayla Noble, associate planner with the community development department, told commissioners the applicant, Jen California 28 LLC, requests approval of a small‑lot tentative subdivision map and certification of a CEQA addendum. "Tonight, we'll discuss the following items pertaining to the Parkwood project, the requested entitlements, project components, staff findings, environmental determination, and staff recommendations," Noble said.
The proposed map shows 122 residential lots, two park lots and four landscape lots. Lots would range from about 3,200 to 8,900 square feet with an average lot size of roughly 4,200 square feet. The project is designated village medium density residential (VMDR). Noble said the project would provide about 4.2 acres of parks, that Lot B will eventually be part of a regional park and that Parkwood must implement mitigation measures from the Village 1 EIR.
Vance Jones, an urban planner with Wood Rogers representing the applicant, explained design decisions during the public hearing. "We spent a fair amount of time the applicant team spent a fair amount of time walking the site," Jones said, describing the developer's decision to locate the neighborhood park adjacent to natural features and to interface the neighborhood park with a future regional park. John Jewell of Taylor Builders noted that another developer already has a park at Oak Tree Lane that would be available to residents in the southern portion of Parkwood.
City staff recommended approval after concluding in the CEQA addendum that the Parkwood project would not create new significant impacts nor make previously identified impacts worse because the parcel was assumed in the certified EIR. Noble told commissioners the city prepared standard and project‑specific conditions of approval and that compliance would be verified by city departments.
Commissioners asked about vehicle and pedestrian access, landscaping along Silverado Trail, park siting and park acreage. Staff said Silverado Trail will be constructed as an off‑site improvement negotiated with the adjacent property owner and that landscaping details will be addressed at the improvement plan stage. Staff also said the applicant increased park acreage for the overall specific plan area and that Parkwood added approximately 1.4 acres of parkland as part of this proposal.
The commission’s motion recommended that City Council: (1) adopt the proposed addendum to the certified 2012 Village 1 Specific Plan EIR pursuant to CEQA guidelines and (2) approve a small‑lot tentative subdivision map for the Parkwood project. The roll call vote was unanimous: Commissioner Jerry Johnson, Commissioner Hutchinson, Commissioner Herzog, Commissioner Jackson, Commissioner Manning, Vice Chair Johnson and Chairman Herman Gilbert all voted yes. "Yes. Motion passes 7 0 0," Chairman Herman Gilbert said after announcing the tally.
The commission's action is a recommendation to the City Council; final approval and any conditions imposed by the council will determine the project's next steps.
Votes at a glance Parkwood tentative subdivision map (Agenda item 9a) — Recommend City Council adopt addendum to 2012 Village 1 Specific Plan EIR and approve a small‑lot tentative subdivision map for Parkwood. Motion: recommend adoption of CEQA addendum and approval of subdivision map (mover and seconder not specified in the record). Vote: 7 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: recommendation to approve.
Next steps: The matter will go to City Council for final action. Staff flagged that improvement plans, right‑of‑way negotiations for Silverado Trail and mitigation monitoring will be addressed as part of subsequent approvals.
