Planning Commission approves Casa Park Homes expansion with condition change to community area

The Redding Planning Commission voted to approve a use permit allowing Casa Park Homes to expand an existing 47‑unit mobile home park by 24 units at 11037 Erickson Way.

Planning Manager Lily Toy said the 16.5‑acre site is zoned RM‑9 (residential multifamily, 9 units per acre) and is designated in the general plan for 6–10 units per acre. With the 24 additional units the project’s density would be about 7.6 units per acre. Toy said roughly 5.5 acres of the site are already developed with the existing 47 units and the proposed expansion would occupy a northwest portion of the parcel and include additional guest parking, an RV parking/storage area and a community area required by code.

The project packet includes a biological report and, Toy said, no special‑status species were identified that would require mitigation beyond standard seasonal restrictions and surveys for nesting bats or migratory birds. Toy said an emergency access road meeting fire standards is required because the park would exceed 50 total units; that access will connect, if executed, to a parcel owned by Hilltop Springs, a residential care facility to the west. Toy said the developer must secure an easement from Hilltop Springs before any…