Nichols Ranch
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2006102089
Lead Agency
City of Wheatland
Document Title
Nichols Ranch
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Present land use is agricultural land with orchards. The Yuba County zoning for the site is Agricultural Exclusive with a 10-acre parcel minimum (AE-10). The General Plan land use is low density residential, medium density residential, high density residential, public, park, and commercial.
Document Description
The proposed project site, located in Yuba County, is located directly adjacent to the northern Wheatland City Limits and is within the City's Sphere of Influence. The proposed Nichols Ranch project is a development of up to 1,609 dwelling units on two parcels totaling approximately 485.5 acres. The components of the project consist of 1,427 single family residential lots, one (1) high density residential lot, one (1) commercial mixed use lot, seven (7) park and open space lots containing parks and landscape corridors, four (4) well lots, two (2) school lots, and 30 miscellaneous lots. A total of 91 mixed use residential units and 91 high-density residential units are also included in the project. The entitlements for the proposed project include approval of an Annexation Resolution, prezoning of the project site with City Planned Development (PD) zoning, approval of Project5 PD Design Guidelines, approval of a Vesting Large Tentative Subdivision Map, and approval of a Small Lot Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map.
Contact Information
Name
Tim Raney
Agency Name
City of Wheatland
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Wheatland
Counties
Yuba
Cross Streets
C Street and Nichols Road
Total Acres
485
State Highways
SR 65
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Beale AFB
Schools
Wheatland High, Bear River Middle,Wheatland Elementary
Waterways
Dry Creek and Grasshopper Slough
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Department of Water Resources, Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Water Resources, Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT)
Development Types
Residential (Units 1,609, Acres 304.3), Commercial (Acres 11.5), Educational (Middle School & Elementary School), Recreational (Park and Open Space; Acres 99.7)
Local Actions
Planned Unit Development, Prezone, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Annexation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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