Planning commission backs Tracy Hills Phase 1C: 289-lot subdivision, design standards approved

The City of Tracy Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve the Tracy Hills Phase 1C specific plan amendment and vesting tentative subdivision map, a proposal that would create 289 single-family lots, homeowners association parcels and public spaces on roughly 121.05 acres.

Staff planner Craig Hoffman told the commission the project is consistent with the site's general plan land-use designation of “residential medium” and would add a new Appendix F to the Tracy Hills Specific Plan with Phase 1C design standards. Hoffman said the project’s density would be about 6.45 dwelling units per gross acre, with lot sizes ranging from about 3,100 to 4,500 square feet.

The project team presented a phased buildout of Tracy Hills and described coordination with public safety and infrastructure partners. John Palmer, a Tracy Hills project manager, described the development as an integrated master-planned community with parks, recreation facilities and sidewalks. Mike Souza, another Tracy Hills project manager, said the development…