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Hazel Station Special Planning Area HAZEL 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 March 5, 2009 Table of Contents 1 -- Introduction page 1 TLC and Market Analysis SACOG Blueprint Folsom Boulevard Specific Plan 2 -- SPA Process page 4 3 -- Community and Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of the SPA for the Hazel Station Area page 5 4 -- Hazel Station Special Planning Area page 7 XX-1 Definitions page 8 XX-2 The Regulating Plan page 9 XX-2.1 Purpose XX-2.2 Intent XX-3 Findings page 10 XX-4 Existing & Future Conditions page 11 XX-4.1 Existing Land Use XX-4.2 “Known” Future Conditions XX-5 The Land Use Plan Concept page 15 XX-5.1 Smart Growth XX-5.2 Market for TOD XX-5.3 TOD Zones XX-5.3.1 CORE Zone XX-5.4 Transit Supportive Uses XX-5.5 Infill Opportunities XX-6 Recommended Land Uses page 17 XX-6.1 CORE. Zone (Zone 1) XX-6.2 Zone 2 Overlay Mixed-Use TOD Supportive Commercial XX-6.3 Zone 3 Mixed Use Residential Medium Density XX-6.4 Zone 4 Mixed Use Residential Low-Medium Density XX-7 Permitted Land Uses page 21 Hazel Station SPA i March 5, 2009 XX-8 Development Framework page 22 XX-8.1 Parking Standards XX-8.2 Circulation Plan XX-8.2.1 Circulation and Connectivity XX-8.3 Standards for Folsom Boulevard XX-8.4 RT Site Development Concept Plan XX-8.5 Open Space Plan XX-9 Review Authority page 29 XX-10 Site Planning and Development Standards page 29 XX-10.1 Amenity XX-10.2 Security XX-10.3 Block Size XX-10.4 Continuity XX-10.5 Crossing Folsom XX-10.6 Small Open Spaces XX-10.7 Parking XX-10.8 Bicycle Parking XX-10.9 Access XX-10.10 Pedestrian Safety XX-10.11 Landscape Design XX-10.11.1 Paseos & Plazas XX-10.11.2 Signature Landscape Elements XX-10.11.3 Street Trees XX-10.11.4 Planting in Pedestrian Areas XX-10.11.5 Spacing XX-10.11.6 Parking Lot Perimeter XX-11 Development Design Standards page 32 XX-11.1 Building Height XX-11.2 Maximum Building Height XX-11.3 Height Exceptions XX-11.4 Height on Local Streets XX-11.5 Setbacks XX-11.6 Arcades XX-11.7 Building Coverage/Floor Area Ration XX-11.8 Front Yards XX-11.9 Rear & Interior Yards XX-11.10 Building Frontages XX-11.11 Building Facades XX-11.12 Doors and Entrances XX-11.13 Transparency XX-11.14 Signs Hazel Station SPA ii March 5, 2009 FIGURES Figure 1 Hazel Station SPA Planning Area page 7 Figure 2 Planned Development in Hazel Station Area page 13 Figure 3 Concept Plan for the Easton Place TOD Development page 14 Figure 4 SPA Development Zones page 16 Figure 5 Recommended Circulation Enhancements page 24 Figure 6 Cross Section of Folsom Boulevard Looking West page 25 Figure 7 RT: Phase One Development Concept Plan page 27 Figure 8 RT: Phase Two Development Concept Plan page 28 Figure 9 Cross Section of Folsom Boulevard Looking West page 30 Figure 10 View Looking West from Transit Station page 33 TABLES Table 1 Potential for Added Development page 18 Table 2 Permitted Land Uses page 22 Hazel Station SPA iii March 5, 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 Hazel Avenue LRT Station, higher-density residential development, as well as proposed mixed- use development is occurring. 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 Hazel light rail station (Hazel Station). 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 Hazel Station SPA 1 March 5, 2009 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 Hazel Station because it was not planned for implementation at the time. The TLC Report cited both challenges and opportunities that are common to all RT station areas on the Folsom Corridor. Two issues that were noted and are addressed in this SPA for the Hazel Station are: 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 [i.e., Folsom Boulevard]. The TLC Plan recommends Residential Mixed Use (MU) development at and beyond the RT Station 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 recommendation were developed to encourage 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 Hazel Station SPA 2 March 5, 2009 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. This document contains planning principles and land-use recommendations for the Folsom Boulevard corridor within the city limits of Rancho Cordova. One key goal of the Specific Plan is to provide a pedestrian- friendly corridor by encouraging facility improvements and encouraging a mix of land uses. The Specific Plan is based upon survey and interview data from residents and business owners along the corridor and it provides very detailed guidelines and recommendations for the future development of properties along Folsom Boulevard. The Specific Plan notes that Folsom Boulevard is the historic route for miners headed to the Gold Rush, and that in the post-World War two years, the developments of Aerojet and Mather Field, as well as the completion of US 50 as a freeway were extremely important to Rancho Cordova. More-recently, rapid development of the city of Rancho Cordova and the addition of the “Gold Line” LRT parallel to Folsom Boulevard and transecting Rancho Cordova to connect with the city of Folsom are perhaps the most significant events in recent years that have affected the form of Rancho Cordova. Folsom Blvd, Adjacent to the Hazel LRT Station Hazel Station SPA 3 March 5, 2009 2 -- SPA PROCESS FOR THE HAZEL STATION SPECIAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) The Special Planning Area (SPA) for the Hazel 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.
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