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Placer supervisors approve Sheba Estates at Eden Rock rezone, map and variance despite neighbor concerns
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Summary
The board granted zoning and subdivision entitlements for Sheba Estates at Eden Rock in Granite Bay — a six‑lot project on 39.5 acres — and approved a variance reducing required PRD open space from 20% to 11.4% after staff cited steep slopes, wetlands and elderberry shrubs as constraints.
Placer County supervisors on April 7 approved the rezone, vesting tentative subdivision map, conditional‑use permit for a planned residential development, and a variance allowing a reduction in required open‑space from 20% to 11.4% for the Sheba Estates at Eden Rock project in Granite Bay.
Planning staff described the project site as 39.5 acres with constrained buildable areas because of steep slopes, three isolated wetlands, elderberry shrubs presumed to provide habitat for the valley elderberry longhorned beetle, and inclusion within the Folsom Lake watershed boundary. The proposal subdivides the site into six lots (roughly 5–8 acres each) plus a roughly 4.5‑acre open‑space lot, with homes sited close to internal roadways to avoid the sensitive areas. Planning staff said an addendum to the project’s previously adopted mitigated negative declaration addressed updated CEQA topics including vehicle miles traveled, greenhouse gases and wildfire.
Staff noted the project is subject to the Placer County Conservation Program (PCCP) and that the final map will include notes protecting sensitive on‑site resources. Project conditions will require a vegetation management plan and coordination with fire agencies; staff also said the applicant must pursue a maintenance agreement with the Eden Rock homeowners association for privately maintained roads.
At the Planning Commission hearing earlier in February, commissioners voted unanimously to recommend approval. Neighbors had raised questions about private road maintenance, trail access, views and traffic; staff noted the developer and homeowners’ association were negotiating an agreement and that the planning record will include informational notes and conditions to preserve resources.
Supervisor Jones asked staff whether the site would be eligible for SB 9 lot‑split provisions; staff said the project is not in an urbanized area that would make it eligible and said lots would remain large and constrained by natural resources. The board voted to adopt the addendum, adopt the rezone ordinance, approve the map, the conditional use permit and the variance subject to recommended conditions.
The board’s action allows the project to proceed toward final map recordation, subject to the mitigation, PCCP obligations, and the required maintenance and vegetation management agreements.
