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Sunrise Station Special Planning Area Page 6 SUNRISE STATION SPECIAL PLANNING AREA Zoning Code of Sacramento County Title X Chapter XX County of Sacramento, California Planning and Community Development Department 827 7th Street, Room 230 Sacramento, CA 95814 Updated on March 5, 2009 Table of Contents 1 -- Introduction page 1 TLC and Market Analysis SACOG Blueprint Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan 2 -- SPA Process page 3 3 -- Community and Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of the SPA for the Sunrise Station Planning Area page 5 4 -- Sunrise Station Special Planning Area page 6 XX-1 Definitions page 7 XX-2 The Regulating Plan page 8 XX-2.1 Purpose XX-2.2 Intent XX-3 Findings page 9 XX-4 Existing Future Conditions page 10 XX-4.1 Existing Land Use XX-4.2 Existing Circulation XX-5 The Land Use Plan Concept page 12 XX-5.1 Smart Growth XX-5.2 Market for TOD XX-5.3 TOD Zones XX-5.3.1 CORE Zones XX-5.4 Transit Supportive Uses XX-5.5 Infill Opportunities XX-6 Recommended Land Uses page 14 XX-6.1 CORE. Zone (Zone 1) XX.6.1.1 Core Subzone 1a XX.6.1.1 Core Subzone 1b XX.6.1.1 Core Subzone 1c XX-6.2 Zone 2 (xxx) XX-6.3 Zone 3 (xxx) XX-6.4 Zone 4 (xxx) Sunrise Station SPA i March 6, 2009 XX-7 Permitted Land Uses page 21 XX-8 Development Framework page 23 XX-8.1 Parking Standards XX-8.2 Circulation Plan XX-8.2.1 Circulation & Connectivity XX-8.3 Standards for Folsom Blvd XX-8.4 Planning for TOD in RT Station Area XX-8.5 Open Space Plan XX-9 Review Authority page 29 XX-10 Site Planning and Development Standards page 29 XX-11 Development Design Standards page 31 XX-11.1 Minimum Building Height XX-11.2 Setbacks XX-11.3 Arcades XX-11.4 Building Coverage/Floor Area Ratio XX-11.5 Front Yard Setbacks XX-11.6 Rear & Interior Yards XX-11.7 Building Frontages XX-11.8 Building Facades XX-11.9 Doors and Entrances XX-11.10 Transparency XX-11.11 Signs Sunrise Station SPA ii March 6, 2009 FIGURES Figure 1 Sunrise Station SPA Planning Area page 10 Figure 2 Sunrise Station SPA Development Zones page 13 Figure 3 Proposed Circulation Network page 26 Figure 4 Cross-Section of Folsom Blvd. Looking West page 27 Figure 5 Concept for Reconfigured RT Site page 28 Figure 6 Proposed Cross-Section of Folsom Blvd. Looking West page 32 TABLES Table 1 Potential for Added Development page 15 Table 2 Permitted Uses page 22 Table 3 Development Standards page 29 Sunrise Station SPA iii March 6, 2009 1 -- INTRODUCTION In Sacramento County, the Sacramento Regional Transit light rail system has been constructed in multiple corridors radiating from downtown Sacramento. Along Folsom Boulevard in Sacramento County, Regional Transit’s “Gold Line” light rail line operates within and adjacent to the first operating railroad corridor in the western United States. The Sacramento Valley Railroad began service in 1856 and ran from Front & L Streets in “Old Sacramento” 23 miles east to a terminus in Downtown Folsom. The original intent was to extend the railroad to the east making it the first transcontinental railroad. While this never materialized as the Central Pacific Railroad was extended across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and connected with the Union Pacific Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, the Sacramento Valley Railroad remained an active freight line – even as the “Gold Line” was constructed in 1986. Today, the parallel freight rail line is still operational with once-a- week freight movements. The historic nature and uses of this railroad have affected the adjacent land uses over the past 150 years and up to today. The “Gold Line” light rail line extends from Downtown Sacramento through unincorporated Sacramento County, to and through Rancho Cordova, again through unincorporated Sacramento County and finally terminates in (now) Historic Downtown Folsom. Much of the existing land use zoning along this rail corridor reflects the historically industrial purpose and nature of the corridor. However, adjacent to the Sunrise Avenue LRT Station, higher-density residential development, as well as proposed mixed-use development is proposed. Opportunities exist and are proposed for this station area to further encourage the development of transit- supportive land uses. Recognizing that these areas within a half mile of the light rail stations provides a unique opportunity for land use development, the County of Sacramento, launched an effort in 2007 to develop transit oriented development (TOD) guidance for the Special Planning Area (SPA) around the Sunrise light rail station (Sunrise Station). Sunrise Station SPA 15 March 6, 2009 This SPA effort is the next step of multiple planning endeavors. This efforts builds upon the previous foundational planning efforts and aims to launch the implementation step of transit oriented development at this location by providing the zoning changes and land use direction that will enable transit oriented development around the stations. Previous planning efforts included: Regional Transit: Transit for Livable Communities and Market Analysis Reports Completed in 2002, the Transit for Livable Communities (TLC) report was a coordinated effort between Sacramento Regional Transit, Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), local jurisdictions and several state agencies to recommend land use changes around the light rail stations that would encourage transit ridership and embrace “smart growth” principles of “transit oriented development” (TOD). The TLC Report does not make specific recommendations about the future development of the Sunrise Station because it was not planned for implementation at the time. The TLC report provided a number of important ideas that are still pertinent to the SPA. The TLC report cites problems and opportunities that are still part of the planning framework for the SPA: Pedestrian Access-Passengers will cross the freight track to reach the light rail platform. Pedestrian/passenger circulation from nearby developments is (and will be) constrained by the width of streets and the volume of vehicular traffic. RT’s…bus facility on the northeast corner of the parcel occupies a crucial location between the RT parcel and the light rail platform. The bus facility will be a barrier between park and ride passengers and the RT platform. Since the bus loop, as planned is not centered on the rail platform, it could be altered or relocated to improve both access and site configuration for future development. Any …urban design plan should focus upon sites as close as possible to pedestrian flow from the bus and rail access on the east side of the site, but also upon the ‘identity corner’ at Sunrise and Folsom. Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) Blueprint The Sacramento Area Council of Governments conducted a multi-year, community based planning effort to determine a preferred land-use scenario for the region and plan for the transportation network that would best serve the community. The Blueprint project used iPLACE3S technology to analyses the demands on the transportation system based on the land use decisions made within the region. From the Blueprint process recommendations were developed to encourage Sunrise Station SPA 16 March 6, 2009 transit-oriented development around the light rail stations. The Blueprint methodology for assessing the net impact of changes in land use on transit patronage, vehicle miles traveled and other key metrics has been employed in a limited manner in the SPA planning process. Since the SPA is more focused, and more specific about land use and density choices, the comparisons are inexact. The measurements in the Blueprint study show a favorable outcome for Mixed Use development and relatively dense residential development within one- quarter to one-half mile of transit stations to gain patronage and reduce the growth in vehicles traveling to and from the station area. Extrapolating from the metrics of the Blueprint study, and using iPLACE3S metrics, it is clear that the resulting land uses proposed in this SPA will add transit patronage and will help reduce the growth in vehicle miles traveled as development occurs around the station. Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan In November 2006, the City of Rancho Cordova adopted the Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan that contains the planning principles and land-use recommendations for the Folsom Boulevard corridor within the city limits. The goal of the plan is to provide a pedestrian friendly corridor by encouraging facility improvements and encouraging a mix of land uses. City of Rancho Cordova Rezoning Plan As an element of the annexation effort, the City of Rancho Cordova developed a rezoning plan for the portion of Sacramento County immediately east of Sunrise Blvd and south of US 50. This proposed annexation incorporates the Sunrise Station planning area. The land use overlay for the Sunrise Station area designates the station area as Office Professional Mixed Use (OPMU) with an emphasis that this area will support the proposed convention district on the west side of Sunrise Blvd. 2 -- SPA PROCESS FOR THE SUNRISE STATION SPECIAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) The Special Planning Area (SPA) for the Sunrise Station area recommends changes to the existing zoning code and new design guidelines to enable and encourage transit oriented development (TOD) land uses around this station. “TOD” may be defined as: Compact, mixed use development that blends residential development with employment and shopping opportunities in a pedestrian-friendly and walkable community… The pedestrian-oriented and transit-accessible design is intended and has been demonstrated to encourage residents, workers, and shoppers to walk, bicycle, or take transit and drive less – when compared to what typically occurs in a more traditional suburban type of community design.
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