Planning and Environmental Review

Project Summary

The Jackson Township Specific Plan is a proposed master planned community approximately 1,391 acres in size, located south of Mather Field, north of Jackson Road, east of Excelsior Road and generally west of Eagles Nest Road primarily within the Vineyard community, with a small portion north of Kiefer Boulevard within the Cordova community.  Proposed uses include up to 6,143 housing units; 2 million square feet of commercial, office and mixed use development; schools; a fire station and community center; parks; and a large wetland preserve.

The Jackson Township application includes requests to amend various elements of the General Plan, including an amendment to the UPA boundary and amending the Land Use Diagram, Transportation Diagram and Bikeway Master Plan; Community Plan Amendments to amend the Vineyard Community Plan and the Cordova Community Plan; a Zoning Ordinance Amendment and Rezone request for a 575-acre portion of the Plan Area; a Large Lot Tentative Subdivision Map for an approximately 860-acre portion of the Plan Area; adoption of a Development Agreement; approval of an Affordable Housing Plan, and; adoption of a Public Facilities Financing Plan.  

​Project Status

The Notice of Preparation (NOP) was issued on August 5, 2013 and the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) was published on September 16, 2019 for a 45-day public review period ending on October 31, 2019. The County Planning Commission held a public hearing on the DEIR on October 28, 2019. CPAC meetings were held in October and November 2019. After the end of the DEIR public review period, the Applicant requested preparation of a Recirculated DEIR to address public comments, clarify and expand upon the analysis in the DEIR, and reflect the updated regulatory context. The Recirculated DEIR was published on May 14, 2021, and includes new and revised appendices as noted below under Project Documents. The County Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Recirculated DEIR on June 28, 2021 and closed the public comment period on the Recirculated DEIR. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the project on December 6, 2021, and recommended approval to the Board of Supervisors. 

The Final EIR was published on November 21, 2022, and includes Responses to Comments and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. The Board of Supervisors is tentatively scheduled to conduct a public hearing on the project on December 13, 2022. 

You may email Sacplan@saccounty.gov​ for a copy of the documents below. 

Project Documents

• Proposed Project Land Use Map​
  
• Joint CPAC Workshops on Jackson Highway plans​
  
• Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for Jackson Township Specific Plan (Issued August 5, 2013)​
  
• Notice of Availability of a Recirculated Draft EIR for Public Review (May 14, 2021)
  
• Notice of Availability​ of a Final EIR (November 21, 2022)
• Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (November 21, 2022) 
• Final EIR List of Appendices​
  
• Appendix INT-1: Initial Study
  
• Appendix INT-2: Notice of Preparation and Comments
  
• Appendix PD-1 Jackson Township Specific Plan and Associated Appendices 
  
• Appendix AQ-1 Air Quality Mitigation Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan 
• Appendix AQ-2 Analysis of Potential Health Effects Related to the Air Quality Effects of the Jackson Township Specific Plan 
• Appendix AQ-3: Air Quality Health Effects Assessment of the Sacramento Raceway
• Appendix AQ-4: Potential Odors from the Sacramento Rendering Company at the Proposed Jackson Township Development
  
• Appendix BR-1: Biological Resources Assessment
  
• Appendix BR-2: Special-Status Species Descriptions
  
• Appendix BR-3: South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan Conditions Avoidance and Minimization Measures​
• Appendix CC-1: GHG Emissions from the Sacramento Raceway
  
• Appendix EN-1 Energy Consumption Estimates
  
• Appendix HM-1: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
  
• Appendix HYD-1: Drainage Report​
  
• Appendix HYD-2: Climate Change Technical Evaluation
  
• Appendix NOI-1: Environmental Noise Analysis
  
• Appendix WS-1: Potable Water System Study
  
• Appendix WS-2: Water Supply Assessment
  
• Appendix WS-3: Zone 40 Water Supply Master Plan Amendment
  
• Appendix TR-1: Transportation Impact Report
  
• Appendix TR-2 Transportation Mitigation Strategy
  
• Appendix TR-3: Revised VMT Analysis
  
• Appendix TR-4 Transportation Modeling Assumptions
  
• Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (May 14, 2021)
  
• Recirculated DEIR - List of Appendices
  
• ​Appendix INT-1: Initial Study
  
• Appendix INT-2: Notice of Preparation and Comments
  
• Appendix PD-1: Jackson Township Specific Plan and Associated Appendices
  
• Appendix AQ-1: Air Quality Mitigation Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan
  
• Appendix AQ-2: Analysis of Potential Health Effects Related to the Air Quality Effects of the Jackson Township Specific Plan
  
• Appendix AQ-3: Air Quality Health Effects Assessment of the Sacramento Raceway
  
• Appendix AQ 4 - Potential Odors from the Sacramento Rendering Company at the Proposed Jackson Township Development
  
• Appendix BR-1: Biological Resources Assessment​
  
• Appendix BR-2: Special-Status Species Descriptions
• Appendix BR-3: South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan Conditions Avoidance and Minimization Measures 
  
• Appendix CC-1 - GHG Emissions from the Sacramento Raceway
  
• Appendix EN-1: Energy Consumption Estimates
  
• Appendix HM-1: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
  
• Appendix HYD-1: Drainage Report
  
• Appendix HYD-2: Climate Change Technical Evaluation
  
• Appendix NOI-1: Environmental Noise Analysis
  
• Appendix WS-1: Potable Water System Study
  
• Appendix WS-2: Water Supply Assessment
  
• Appendix WS-3: Zone 40 Water Supply Master Plan Amendment
  
• Appendix TR-1: Transportation Impact Report
  
• Appendix TR-2 - Transportation Mitigation Strategy
  
• Appendix TR-3 - Revised VMT Analysis
  

All other project materials can be found in the Planning Projects Viewer​​

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