Loomis planning commission recommends council approve Carmenere 24‑lot subdivision with conditions on lighting and flood controls

The Loomis Planning Commission on a unanimous vote recommended town council approval of the Carmenere vesting tentative subdivision map (application 2401), a proposed 24‑lot residential subdivision on about 98 acres along Del Mar Avenue.

Planning staff told commissioners the site consists of parcels on both sides of Del Mar Avenue east of the railroad tracks and south of Sierra College Boulevard, and includes oak woodlands along the Antelope Creek riparian corridor and wetlands associated with Sucker Ravine. Staff said the project proposes lot sizes ranging from about 2.3 to 4.6 acres, two courts off Del Mar (Court A on the west and Court B on the east), a gated emergency‑vehicle access to Bankhead Road, underground utilities, and a pedestrian Class I trail linking the development to the Loomis Union School District site to the north. Staff also said the project would deed‑restrict five lots to meet the town’s inclusionary housing requirement: three ADUs restricted to very‑low income households and two ADUs restricted to low‑income households, each deed‑restricted for 55 years and to be built concurrently with the primary residence.

Christie, planning staff, summarized environmental review: the town circulated an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND; SCH 2025070798) for 30 days and received seven comment letters from agencies and one from a resident. Agency comments covered hazards and soil contamination, vehicle‑miles‑traveled calculations, conversion of agricultural land, stormwater treatment and floodplain mapping, and sanitary sewer connection standards. Christie said responses were prepared and that the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting…