Housing Projects go Forward in Vacaville

Summary
Housing projects go forward
By Reporter Staff

A bevy of environmental impact reports on proposed housing developments in and around Vacaville will be the focus of discussion when the City Council meets Tuesday.

Vacaville. Southtown developer Western Pacific Housing also has touted the project
Development agreements for three separate but contiguous housing developments just outside of the city's northeastern boundary. The projects include:
which consists of 221 lots on 143.62 acres west of Shelton Lane and Browns Valley Road?
the Knoll Creek development, proposed by Richard Lamphere, which
consists of 38 lots on 22.66 acres south of McMurtry Lane;
Prior to discussion of the projects, the City Council will hear a report by the Vacaville Unified School District about developer fees in the city.

April 25, 2004
Housing projects go forward
By Reporter Staff

A bevy of environmental impact reports on proposed housing developments in and around Vacaville will be the focus of discussion when the City Council meets Tuesday.

The council meets at 7 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 650 Merchant St. in
Vacaville. The largest of the development proposals, dubbed the "Southtown" project, involves plans for about 1,200 housing units, including single-family homes and apartments on some 260 acres of county agricultural land between Leisure Town and Nut Tree roads just outside Vacaville's southeastern boundary.

Adjacent to the Southtown project, the so-called "Moody" property calls for developing 240 small-lot and cluster-type units and a self-storage facility. Because the two proposed projects are adjacent to each other, just one environmental impact report has been prepared, according to a staff report to the council.
"New sewer, water, and storm-drain systems as well as extensions of
existing systems and a variety of roadway and intersection improvements will be required in conjunction with the development of the Southtown and Moody project areas," the staff report states. The land also will have to be annexed to the city.

Both projects have a number of benefits for the community, city
Staffers noted. In particular, developers would pay for roadway and intersection improvements, and a new, fully equipped fire station. They also would add about 14 acres of new public parks and open space with a network of trails and greenbelts.

Southtown developer Western Pacific Housing also has touted the project
As providing affordable housing for young military families from Travis
Air Force Base.

Also on Tuesday's agenda are the environmental impact report and
Development agreements for three separate but contiguous housing developments just outside of the city's northeastern boundary. The projects include:
• the Reynolds Ranch development, proposed by R.W. Hertle and Sons,
which consists of 221 lots on 143.62 acres west of Shelton Lane and Browns Valley Road?
• the Knoll Creek development, proposed by Richard Lamphere, which
consists of 38 lots on 22.66 acres south of McMurtry Lane;
• and the Rogers Ranch development, proposed by Bryant Stocking, which consists of 28 lots on 10.2 acres on the north side of McMurtry Lane to the west of the Rogers Ranch.
Like the projects to the south of the city, the plans for the northern
Area would require land annexation as well as new sewer, water and storm drain systems.

Prior to discussion of the projects, the City Council will hear a report by the Vacaville Unified School District about developer fees in the city. Part of that discussion will include proposals to add language to city agreements with various developers to pay school mitigation fees in order to cover the cost of providing schools to serve the new housing areas.