Land Use Committee
Land Use Committee
The LPCA Land Use Committee provides review and input on topics governed by the City Planning and Community Development department, including:
- Land use review of commercial revitalization and street improvements.
- The planning process, zoning changes, and design guidelines.
- Development project site plans and designs for permit approvals.
- Transportation (traffic flow) and utilities in support of the LPCA Public Safety Committee and their work with City Department of Public Works
Project work groups will continue to develop advocacy positions via online meetings and email document exchange. New Participants are welcome.
The Land Use Committee meets on the 3rd Tuesday of alternate months beginning June 15th, 2021 at 6:30 pm by ZOOM and is open to residents and business owners in the Land Park, Upper Land Park, College Plaza, South Land Park, Hollywood Park, and Sierra-Curtis neighborhoods. For upcoming meeting information, related documents, and the Zoom link check the Land Use page of LandPark.org and LPCA Event Calendar.
Project plans are available for review at either the City’s ProjectTracker site or the new Citizen Permit Portal under Search / Planning / Status / Records Info / Attachments.
CURRENT PROJECTS (updated August 2022)
Greater Land Park Community Plan 2020-2040: Twenty Year Vision & Issue Statements addressing neighborhood livability in the areas of the Economic Environment, the Built Environment and the Natural Environment, and Mobility & Citizen Municipal Government Relations, as part of the official Sacramento General Plan Update. This includes Land Use Strategies for growth and development – a General Plan Update: Proposed Residential Up-zoning to allow quadplexes, town houses and lot divisions; Proposed Commercial Corridor Mixed-Use building sizes & forms; Land Use Maps & Strategies.
Status: City Draft due in September of our Community Plan and Climate Adaptation Plan for citizen review in October
- Video: How to Review a Community Plan – LPCA and SCNA
- Position Summary – Transportation – GPU 01August
- Position Summary – Land Use GPU 01August
- Sac NAs – Missing Middle Housing Alternative – 16Aug22
- Community Positions – Climate Action Plan- 16July
- Community Plan – How to Review Land Use 12June
Archive
- CAAP NA Respomse Letter 2022_07_24
- Land Use NA Collaboration Plan & Update 3-15-2022
- Position Summary – Land Use – GPU 25April
- SSN Land Use Brief – Final Feb2022
- LPCA Land Use Zoning Summary – 23Sept
- Sierra Curtis Response Letter to Housing Element July 2021
- LPCA Response Letter to Housing Element June 2021
- LPCA Land Use Brief June 2021
- LPCA Alternative to City R1 Zoning Community Plan (March 2021)
- LPCA Brief – Alternatives and Concerns (Jan2021)
- LPCA Position Letter to Council (Jan2021)
- City Staff Report – Land Use Maps & Strategies (12/2020)
- LPCA Community Position (Oct2020)
- 2040 Community Input– Final (Sept2019)
- ADUs (Additional Dwelling Units) Effect on Neighborhood Character
- San Jose and Boise Alternative Housing Strategies
- Housing Element, 2040 GPU – LPCA Position & Comments
Zoning and Limitations – managing height, setback, lot coverage & mass (Winter)
Design Standards for Project Reviews – Maintaining the neighborhood character
Multi-unit Design Guidelines for Community project reviews
- Multi -unit Design Guidelines for Community project review
- Infill Design Standards for Ministerial Staff reviews
- Protocol for Community Reviews and Comments
Broadway
Articles & Videos – R1 Upzoning: Meetings, Discussions, Narratives
- United Neighbors: The fight against gentrification: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr-PikSHzXg
- United Neighbors: The effects of SB9 & SB10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC12KUzpeoA
- 48 Hills Article April 2021 Facebook’s housing echo chamber
- Understanding the city proposal – a conversation among city planners regarding land use strategies and social equity
- Land Use Meeting video with City Councilperson Valenzuela & Staff (13Jan2021)
- VIDEO: West Pasadena Residents’ Association (WPRA) informational discussion May 27, 2021. This provides an honest and open discussion about affordable housing and the impact of R1 upzoning. Does upzoning create affordable housing or gentrification? Do residents prefer to rent a multi-unit dwelling, or want to invest in single family home ownership? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG46j51TVJk
- VIDEO: Curtis Park NA – Housing Forum May 27, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-hNc6nvems&t=1s
- Infrastructure concern, letter to Water Quality Control Board June 2021 by Land Park Resident: Letter to Water Quality Control Board 6-2021 PDF
ONGOING PROJECTS
- Broadway – W. Sac Bridge and Complete Streets; planning a multi-model corridor (December)
- Infill Design Guidelines; mixed-use, multi-family and additional dwelling units
- Broadway – Neighborhood Corridor Design Guidelines; a unifying vision
- Broadway Complete Streets; a pedestrian-friendly remake
- Broadway Corridor – X Street Homeless Shelter; concerns & comments
- Broadway – Central City Specific Plan; a commercial corridor or neighborhood main street
- Historical District Standards; a strategy for neighborhood preservation
- Traffic Control and Pedestrian Safety; community workgroup solutions
- 5G Network Neighborhood Installation; comments & concerns
- I-5 & Hwy50 Improvements (2020-2023); effects on local traffic
PAST PROJECTS
- Site Plan – 1901 Broadway; a model for affordable housing
- Site Plan – 1897 Broadway; The Fitzgerald, mid-market apartments
- Water Main & Meters; worsening street conditions
- Natural Gas Pipeline Relocation; PG&E escapes without repaving