Alright.

Good evening.

I would like to call to order the Elk Grove Planning Commission regular meeting for Thursday,

November the 20th, 2025 at 6 p.m.

I will begin with our land acknowledgement.

We honor, respect, and acknowledge Elk Grove's first inhabitants, the Plains Miwok, who lived

to sovereign caretakers of this land and these waterways since time immemorial.

We commemorate and advocate for their descendants, the Wilton Rancheria tribe,

the only federally recognized tribe in Sacramento County,

who endure because of the bravery, resiliency, and determination of their ancestors,

tribal members, and leaders.

Will you all please take a moment to silence your electronic devices?

And I will ask the clerk to read the customary greeting.

The Elk Grove Planning Commission welcomes, appreciates, and encourages participation

in the meetings.

The Commission reserves the right to reasonably limit the total time for public comment on

any particular noticed agenda item as it may deem necessary.

If you wish to address the Commission during the meeting, please complete a speaker card

and give it to the Clerk prior to consideration of the agenda item.

prior to consideration of the agenda item.

Will the clerk please call the roll?

Commissioners, Sandra Poole.

Present.

Verinder Singh.

Present.

Suman Singa.

Present.

Vice Chair, Oskar O'Khan.

Present.

And Chair, Juan Fernandez.

Present.

Okay.

I will ask Jason to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Thank you.

a moment to sit down and we will observe a moment of silence at the same time.

Okay. Do I have a motion for the approval of the agenda?

Chair, I move to approve the agenda as presented.

Second. Moved by Commissioner

Singh and seconded by Commissioner O'Connor. All in favor?

Aye.

5-0, all in favor of the agenda.

We now move to the public comment section

where members of the audience may comment on any item

not on the agenda that is of interest to the public

and within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission.

The Planning Commission cannot take action

on non-agendized items raised under public comment

until the matter has been specifically included

on an agenda as an action item.

Sandy, do we have any public comment speaker card submitted?

Not for this item currently on.

All right. So I will declare the public comment opportunity open, and seeing no cards or speakers requesting to speak, I will close it.

There are no consent calendar items. Can we move to call the first item, 5.1?

Item 5.1 is Shelton Meadows map and rezone.

It's Project PLNG 23003.

The password.

EG123.

Good evening, Commissioner.

Sarah Kirsch-Gessner, Planning.

The project, item 5.1, is the Sheldon Meadows Map and Rezone.

PLNG 23-003. The project consists of a rezone, a tentative subdivision map, subdivision design

review, as well as a determination of consistency with the general plan for an abandonment of a SMUD

easement. The project site is located at 8690 Bradshaw Road. It is located on the west side

of Ratcha Road and is approximately 14 and a half acres.

The project is surrounded by rural residential land uses to the east, west, and north, and

the St. Maria Goretti Church is located immediately to the south.

The map proposes to subdivide the property into seven single-unit residential parcels

of at least two gross acres in size, which is consistent with the rural residential land

use designation. The project is consistent with the general plan in the Elk Grove Municipal Code

Title 23 standards. Here is the proposed map. The map is consistent with the lot size, lot width,

and lot depth as well as all of the other requirements of the Municipal Code. The parcels

will have access off of Bradshaw Road through a 22-foot wide-gated private road, and the

project proposes to construct a detention basin that will span the southern portion

of lots 1 through 6.

The detention basin shall be maintained by the property owners through a Declaration

of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions, which are commonly known as CCNRs, and the

individual property owners will maintain their portion of the detention basin.

Lot 7 will drain to the existing drainage ditch along Bradshaw Road.

There is an existing 10-foot smud easement and power pole located within the future right-of-way of Bradshaw Road.

As designated in the general plan, the project includes a condition of approval to relocate the pole and vacate the easement.

The poll would be relocated within a new 12.5-foot public utility easement that will be dedicated with the project's final map.

And the proposed abandonment is consistent with general plan policies MOB 7-3 and CIF-2-2.

No further environmental review is required.

the project is consistent with state secret guidelines section 15183 and

consistent with the general plan EIR staff recommend that the Planning

Commission recommend City Council find no further environmental review adopt an

ordinance for the proposed rezone from AR 5 to AR 2 and approve the tentative

the tentative subdivision map subdivision design review and the

determination of consistency with the general plan for the abandonment of the

SMUD easement there was a green sheet that was provided to the Commission

earlier which had some minor changes to condition of approval number two so

staff recommends that you include that minor change to the condition as part

of your motion I'm available for any questions and the applicant is also

available to answer any questions that you have

Commissioner Poole, do you have any questions?

No questions at this time.

Thank you.

Commissioner Singoff?

No question, Mr. Chair.

Okay.

Let's go with Cohen.

I was curious.

On some of the other parcel divisions that we've done similar to this,

there was a hydrology study that was done,

and I think it was just on the other side on Bader, on Pleasant Grove.

So was there a hydrology study needed for this property and this proposed rezoning?

I'm curious, and the retention basins will suffice for any downstream water flow, correct?

That is correct.

A preliminary drainage study is required for all maps, and it was included as part of this project

and specifically analyzed the detention basin

and was determined that it would have no upstream or downstream impacts.

Okay.

Just a little bit concerning looking at the proximity

of where the retention basins will be in conjunction to the church.

There's not a lot of separation there

where the retention basins would be for presumably lots five and six.

but if the study was done

I don't think I have any other questions

thank you

okay

so with no other questions of staff

I will declare the public hearing open

and I will invite the applicant to come speak

if they would like

Thank you, commissioners.

Thanks for the opportunity here.

And I just want to say we are a few friends come together to build the houses.

And this is the lot we found and we are waiting for the approval.

Thank you.

And I'm Omar Sadehi with JTS Engineering.

So if you guys have any questions, I'm here to answer.

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you.

No questions from the applicant.

Okay.

All right.

Sandy, is there anyone signed up to speak?

Yes.

Okay.

And Rochelle Owen-Rainwald.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Good evening, commissioners.

Thank you, Commissioner Fernandez, for asking that question regarding drainage, so I appreciate

that.

So good evening.

My name is Rochelle Owen-Rainwald.

I am here speaking regarding the Sheldon Meadows map and rezone.

My comments will focus on this project as it fits within the rural Elk Grove special planning area

and what that means for future decisions in the rural area.

So first I want to acknowledge that the staff report does confirm about this project

in that Sheldon Meadows maintains the two acre lot minimums.

It relies on the private wells as well as septic systems

and it applies rural roadway standards.

So we appreciate that along the Bradshaw Road Corridor.

The elements are consistent with the Rural Residential General Plan,

that designation, and with the adopted policies for the rural Elk Grove SPA.

So in other words, this is an example of a project that follows the rules

we've already set for rural development.

So we appreciate that.

Because this project is being justified as consistent with the rural SPA,

excuse me, rural residential standards, it effectively establishes a benchmark for the

rest of the rural area. So if Sheldon Meadows is considered acceptable because it, you know,

one, keeps parcels out or above the two-acre threshold, does not extend public sewer water,

and it uses rural road designs, then any future proposals in the rural SPCA, I've got SPCA on my

mind sorry exactly good push for them it is the giving season that reduces lot sizes extends

urban infrastructure or introduces a suburban pattern we would be moving away from the same

standards used to support that approval so because I interrupted myself I'll repeat that

because of this and we've accepted this according to staff reports then any future proposal in the

rural spa that reduces lot sizes extends urban infrastructure or introduces a suburban pattern

would be moving away from the same standards used to support this approval so maintaining that

consistency is important to avoid gradual policy drift and to keep the rural spa functioning as it

was originally intended and third and final there is a broader cumulative context other recent

proposals in the rural area. I think the most recent was the Summer Villas SPA. They seek urban

level services and higher densities. Those are very different from the Sheldon Meadows model

you have in front of you tonight. So for long-term planning, it is helpful to have one clear principle.

Projects that align with rural policies and standards should move forward. Projects that

introduce urbanization into this rural spa should not so in closing sheldon meadows as described in

the staff report fits within the city's existing guidelines for the rural framework two acre lots

private wells and septic and rural road improvements i do respectfully ask that the commission continue

to apply these same rural spa standards consistently especially when evaluating future projects in the

rural area so that decisions remain predictable and aligned with the city's adopted policies.

So thank you so much for your time and your consideration.

Yes.

Thank you, Mrs. Redron.

Is there anyone else lined up to speak?

Okay.

The applicant has the opportunity to respond to the comments if they would like.

No, thank you.

Okay.

All right.

then I will declare the public comment opportunity closed

and move to commission deliberation.

So I always start with Commissioner Poole,

but I'm going to start to the left and ask Commissioner Singham.

No further discussion at my part.

I'm ready to move to the motion if the rest of the commission is.

Don't let me get in your way.

Okay, then I move that we adopt a resolution

recommending that the City Council find that no further environmental review is required

under CEQA pursuant to state CEQA Guideline Section 15183,

adopt an ordinance approving a rezone and adopt a resolution approving a tentative subdivision map,

subdivision design review, determination of consistency with the general plan

for the abandonment of a SMUD easement for the Sheldon Meadows map and rezone project

based on the findings and subject to the conditions of approval included in the draft resolution

with the revisions to condition 2 as provided in the supplemental information green sheet.

Second.

I have a motion by Commissioner Singa and second by Commissioner Poole.

All in favor?

Aye.

Motion passes by zero.

All right.

And we have no regular agenda items.

We will move to the director's report.

Mr. Christopher Jordan.

Good evening, Chair and Commissioners.

Jason is actually asked to do it this evening,

and so I will give him that honor.

Surprise.

Literally passed the mic.

You asked.

It was a jest, but I appreciate it.

Well, fortunately, there are no director items at this time.

And we'll let you know about some recent city council and zoning administrator actions.

Last week on the 12th, the appeal of the Maverick fueling station was held by council.

The appeal was denied and the project approval as recommended by the commission was upheld.

On Monday of this week, the 17th, zoning administrator held a hearing for Hilton Garden Inn repaint.

minor design review and that was also approved future agenda items to look to for the planning

commission we have confirmed for the fourth wellington crossing which is a

drmna what it's a tentative subdivision map for a condoization and design a minor design review

along with a design review for subdivision layout i need you'll learn them eventually i need the

pocket acronym translator.

We also on the 4th will have

the major

sign program amendment

to the village.

And on December 18th

we are projecting bringing forth the Sheldon Park

Estates unit for

tentative subdivision map.

Zoning administrator upcoming

on December 15th is the

Marriott Spring Hill Suites

minor design review.

And

upcoming city council matters.

On December 10th, which is the last meeting of 2025,

council will be hearing the general plan open space element

and implementation work program updates.

And that seems to be the end of the director's report

for November 20th, 2025.

What?

Oh, and you have your packets for the December 4th meeting

at your stations.

Thank you.

All right.

Oh, you made it.

You made it through.

One quick question.

Yes.

Jason, I've got a quick question for you.

So the forthcoming matters on December 18th,

is that confirmed or is that tentative?

Still tentative?

Okay.

Thank you.

As far as I know.

okay yeah good call out to check the calendar i may be volunteering on the 18th so i might need

to lean on my vice chair to run that meeting perhaps i will let you know but the fourth

looks good is anybody else planning uh any holiday travel or going to be out of town

No, I planned my schedule around the planning commission.

Planning around planning.

Very, very astute of you.

Okay, yeah, the fourth looks okay on my calendar.

No absences.

Thank you.

With that, I'll call us adjourned.

Thank you.