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Planning Commission approves 58‑unit Brentwood subdivision on Quartz Hill with conditions
Summary
The Redding Planning Commission approved a tentative map and plan development for the Brentwood subdivision—58 attached single‑family lots on a 9.4‑acre parcel—after staff outlined mitigation, access options and fire‑safety requirements; the motion passed with one commissioner opposed.
The Redding Planning Commission voted to approve the tentative subdivision map and plan development application for the Brentwood project at 605 Quartz Hill Road, authorizing a 58‑unit attached single‑family subdivision on a 9.4‑acre parcel.
Associate Planner Danny Castro told commissioners the parcel is zoned RM‑9 with a PD overlay, yielding about 6.4 units per acre. The proposal would split the developable 9 acres into mostly 3,000–7,000 square‑foot attached lots, deliver an enhanced streetscape along Quartz Hill Road, a private neighborhood park that doubles as stormwater retention, and a natural landscape area reserved for fire fuel management. "The overall density of the project pencils out to about 6.4 units per acre," Castro said, adding the development would plant 337 new trees and preserve 16 existing trees while removing others in poor health.
Staff said the PD overlay allows reduced lot widths and attached single‑family configurations and explained that an existing unpaved access serving county parcels crosses or abuts the site. Castro said the draft conditions require the developer either to bring that access into compliance by granting an easement and installing a city‑standard driveway approach or to close the access and continue the sidewalk across it.
On wildfire risk, Castro stressed the project lies in a "very high fire severity zone" and must comply with the California Residential Code requirements for exterior wildfire exposure (CRC R337). He noted draft conditions prohibit wood fences within 10 feet of open space and require noncombustible fencing there. "These houses meeting the CRC R337 requirements would be more fire resistant," he said, describing design choices intended to prioritize life safety and orderly egress.
During commissioner questions, staff and applicant representatives addressed tandem garages permitted by the PD overlay, curb/gutter/sidewalk improvements that widen Court(s) Hill Road by about 8 feet, storm‑drain maintenance to remain private (to be covered by the HOA), and pre‑construction biological surveys and Fish and Wildlife consultation for three isolated vernal pools found on site.
The commission received public testimony from neighbors concerned about evacuation, traffic and neighborhood parking. Resident Mark Hinkins urged the commission to consider wider traffic management for Benton Drive and surrounding routes; John Pruitt described wear to residential streets caused by heavy traffic during the Carr Fire.
Vice Chair Willem moved to approve the tentative subdivision map application S‑2023‑802 "as presented"; a commissioner seconded. The commission approved the motion; one commissioner voted no. The approval adopts the mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring program and approves the tentative map and PD plan subject to the draft conditions of approval.
Next steps require the developer to satisfy conditions prior to final map/subdivision approvals and to complete any required pre‑construction surveys and encroachment or easement work. Staff indicated standard improvement‑plan reviews, pressure/flow testing, and building inspections will confirm water and fire‑system adequacy before permits are issued.
