Council upholds Curtis Park Village plan: approves 31-house flex parcel, denies PUD amendment to remove multifamily site

The Sacramento City Council voted to approve staff recommendations on the Crocker Village Residential Development appeal, approving entitlements for a 31-unit single‑unit dwelling project on the 2.49‑acre “flex” parcel and denying the applicant’s requested amendment that would remove the remaining 2.37‑acre market‑rate multifamily designation from the Curtis Park Village planned unit development (PUD).

City planning staff had recommended approval of the flex‑parcel entitlements and denial of a PUD amendment that would eliminate the PUD’s multifamily housing designation, saying removal would conflict with the PUD’s vision and the city’s general plan policies. “This item is a request to develop 2 distinct vacant parcels within the Curtis Park Village planned unit development,” said Jenny Abbas of the Community Development Department during the staff presentation.

The appeal centered on whether the applicant’s proposed ‘‘court homes’’ (bungalow/cottage‑court form) are a form of multifamily housing permitted by the PUD and state law, or whether…