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Board approves conversion of vacant Ingle Road office to 16 market‑rate units despite neighborhood objections
Summary
After hearings and public comment, the Board approved a use permit, special development permit and variance to convert a vacant office building at 4748 Ingle Road into 16 one‑bedroom units. Planning staff cited a CEQA infill exemption; the planning commission failed to reach a recommendation and the Carmichael CPAC expressed neighborhood concerns.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a use permit, special development permit and variance authorizing the conversion of a vacant office building at 4748 Ingle Road into 16 one‑bedroom market‑rate apartments.
Planning staff recommended approval, concluding the project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under Public Resources Code section 21159.25 (infill exemption) because it reuses an existing building and does not expand building footprint. Kimber Gutierrez, principal planner, described site changes including reconfigured parking, patios and balconies, and enhanced landscaping while noting Sacramento Metro Fire required an access pathway and would not permit carport fire‑access configurations.
The project had…
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