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Planning commission approves 232‑unit Independence in Vacaville duplex project despite neighbors’ traffic concerns
Summary
The commission voted to reaffirm previous environmental analysis and approve a tentative subdivision map and major design review for the 232‑unit Independence in Vacaville project on Vaca Valley Parkway; residents pressed commissioners about traffic, parking, and school impacts, and the city attorney warned that denying a qualifying project under the Housing Accountability Act could expose the city to fines and enforcement.
The Vacaville Planning Commission on Dec. 16 approved the Independence in Vacaville housing project, a 232‑unit duplex-style rental community proposed on an 18.06-acre site at the southeast corner of Vaca Valley Parkway and Allison Parkway.
Staff told the commission the project proposes 232 attached duplex units on 11.56 developable acres, producing a density of about 20.1 units per acre, includes roughly two acres of on-site amenities, and preserves an existing drainage corridor at the southwest corner of the site. Staff recommended reaffirming previous environmental analyses — including the city’s 2015 general plan EIR and later addenda — and approving a tentative subdivision map and a major design review.
Todd Chambers, representing Lewis Group, described the product as duplexes that…
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