Rancho Calera Specific Plan Amendment and Associated Entitlements
Summary
SCH Number
2021100453
Lead Agency
City of Chowchilla
Document Title
Rancho Calera Specific Plan Amendment and Associated Entitlements
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Predominantly Vacant
Document Description
Rancho Calera is a 561-acre master planned community east of SR 99 within the City of Chowchilla. The Rancho Calera Specific Plan was originally adopted by the City in May 2011 and assessed as a component of the 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The Applicants have submitted the following applications for processing:
• Specific Plan Amendment/Overlay
• General Plan Amendment
• Zoning Map Amendment, including the addition of the Specific Plan overlay designation
• Tentative Map 21-0010 – 141 Lots
• Development Agreement
The analysis focuses on the net differences between what’s proposed compared to what was originally approved.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Hamtilton
Agency Name
City of Chowchilla
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Chowchilla
Counties
Madera
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
HWY99/HWY233
Zip
93610
Total Acres
562
Jobs
500
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
233 and 99
Railways
UPPR
Airports
Chowchilla
Schools
Chowchilla Elementary School District
Waterways
Ash and Berenda Slough
Township
9s
Range
16e
Section
20
Base
meridian
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Development Types
Residential (no net increase in units per amendment)(Units 1, Acres 0.001), Commercial (net decrease of 189,595 SF per amendment)(Sq. Ft. 189595, Acres 0.001, Employees 500), Recreational (net decrease of 11.4 acres with proposed amendment)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Site Plan, Rezone, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 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, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]
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