City of Grass Valley

ADOPTED DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
City of Grass Valley
Community Development Department
125 East Main Street
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 274-4330
Fax (530) 274-4399

The documents listed on this page have been approved and are available as a courtesy for public review. If you have any questions regarding the documents, please check with the Community Development Department by phone at (530) 274-4330 or by email.

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• Development Code, adopted April 10, 2007

• Status Report to City Council on 2020 General Plan from Council meeting of January 23, 2007 (1.13MB)

• Status Report to City Council on Decision Making Process for SDA's, April 10, 2007 (1.64 MB)

• Idaho-Maryland Mine Project Public Documents Page

• Downtown Parking Demand Study, conducted on December 14, and December 17, 2005

• Wolf Creek Parkway Alignment Study and Conceptual Master Plan

• Economic and Fiscal Conditions Study for the City of Grass Valley aka "The SDA Study"

• Addendum and Supplemental Information to Addendum of Economic and Fiscal Conditions Study ("The SDA Study"), March 2006

• Staff Report and PowerPoint presentation to Council on Decision Making Process for SDA's

• Final South Auburn Street Master Plan

• Draft South Auburn Street Master Plan

• City of Grass Valley Street System Master Plan, Final Version

• City of Grass Valley Workforce Housing Design Program

• Crestview / Smith Interchange Study Public Information Workshop

• September 25, 2005 "Other Voices Column" prepared by Mayor Gerard Tassone on "Traffic"

Development Code, adopted April 10, 2007

• Idaho-Maryland Mine Project Public Documents Page, updated September 7, 2007 with NOP / Environmental Initial Study

View Adopted Negative Declarations from September 2005 to August 2007

Final Development Code,
adopted by City Council April 10, 2007

Please note the Development Code became effective May 11, 2007

Table of contents (0.04 MB)

Article 1 - Development Code Applicability (0.40 MB)

Article 2 - Zones, Allowable Uses, and Zone Standards (2.73 MB)

Article 3 - Site Planning and Project Design Standards (1.16 MB)

Article 4 - Standards for Specific Land Uses (0.19 MB)

Article 5 - Resource Management (0.58 MB)

Article 6 - Site Development Regulations (0.11 MB)

Article 7 - Planning Permit Procedures (0.18 MB)

Article 8 - Subdivision Regulations and Procedures (0.13 MB)

Article 9 - Development Code Administration (0.07 MB)

Article 10 - Glossary (0.43 MB)

Regulating Plan (map) (.44 MB)

Downtown Parking Demand Survey, conducted on December 14, 2005 and December 17, 2005

Summary: Parking Survey of Downtown including an assessment of the occupancy and duration levels for Public on-street and off-street parking spaces, as well as for private parking stalls throughout the project area.

DRAFT Working Paper 1 - Executive Summary, Methodology, etc., April 21, 2006 (60 KB)
Figure 1 - Survey Area (1.35 MB)
Figure 2 - Peak Parking Occupancy on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 (8 KB)
Figure 3 - Peak Parking Occupancy on Saturday, December 17, 2005 (8 KB)
Figure 4 - Parking Conditions for the "Public" Parking Areas (8 KB)
Figure 5 - Average Parking Duration on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 (8 KB)
Figure 6 - Average Parking Duration on Saturday, December 17, 2005 (8 KB)

PUBLIC NOTICES / NEWSLETTERS
View flyer from Workshop 1, April 27, 2006 (156 KB)
Workshop 1 Minutes (24 KB)

Wolf Creek Parkway Alignment Study and Conceptual Master Plan, Approved Version, April 11, 2006
Approved by City Council via Resolution 06-25, April 11, 2006 (2 MB)

Report Cover (479 KB)
Wolf Creek Parkway Alignment Study and Conceptual Master Plan Appoved Version [less figures and tables] (198 KB)
Figure 2.1a: Opportunities and Constraints Exhibit, Bennett to Sutton (2.37 MB)
Figure 2.1b: Opportunities and Constraints Exhibit, Glenn Jones Park to Bennett (2.51 MB)
Figure 3.1: Alternative 1 - "Great Things for Grass Valley" (3.42 MB)
Figure 3.2: Alternative 2 - "Connecting Neighborhoods" (4.50 MB)
Figure 3.3: Alternative 3 - "Baby Steps" (4.46 MB)
Figure 3.4: The Preferred Concept (2.47 MB)
Figure 4.1: The Conceptual Master Plan (4.81 MB)
Table 5.2: Wolf Creek Parkway Community Support (259 KB)
Table 5.4: Funding Opportunities (307 KB)
Table 5.5: Acquisition Strategies (235 KB)
APPENDIX C: Public Outreach Process
Appendix C Part 1: Key Stakeholder Interview Notes (4.46 MB)
Appendix C Part 2: Key Map (825 KB)
Appendix C Part 3: Results from Workshop Two - Looking at the Success of Others and Considering the Alternatives (4.50 MB)

For questions and/or comments related to this study, please contact Sandy "Jake" Jacobson, City of Grass Valley Parks and Recreation Coordinator, by phone (530) 477-6483 or by email.

ECONOMIC AND FISCAL CONDITIONS STUDY FOR THE CITY OF GRASS VALLEY aka "THE SDA STUDY"

ECONOMIC AND FISCAL CONDITIONS STUDY
Finalized version of the SDA Study as accepted by the Grass Valley City Council on April 11, 2006 (820 KB)
APPENDIX B: Grass Valley Employee and Employer Surveys, July 2005 (200 KB)
APPENDIX C: Employer Survey Questionnaire Commercial Space and Employees Housing Needs (29 KB)
APPENDIX D: Employee Survey Questionnaire (23 KB)
APPENDIX E: Fiscal Impact Analysis Methodology and Background Materials (353 KB)

APPENDIX F: Vacant Land Survey - See Below
City of Grass Valley Vacant Commercial and Industrial Lands Survey, July 2005
Criteria Findings of Commercial Site Inventory (61 KB)
Parcel Groups (7.47 MB)
Site Data (69 KB)
Parcel Summary Report: 1-30, 31-60, 61-90, 91-120, 121-150

Phase I - Baseline Report, July 15, 2004 (710 KB)
Phase II - Fiscal Report, September 3, 2004 (383 KB)
Updated Table 23 from Economic and Fiscal Conditions Study, November 2005 (32 KB)

PUBLIC NOTICES / NEWSLETTERS
Notice of public review period of economic and fiscal conditions study (16KB)
SDA Study Newsletter (82 KB)
Other Voices Column "The SDA's, Grass Valley's Future and How to Get Involved" - July 30, 2005 (18KB)

STAFF REPORTS
Staff Report to City Council on Review of SDA Study and Addendum to Evaluate Economic / Fiscal Conditions and Future Land Use Scenarios for Grass Valley into year 2020 (20 KB)
Staff Report to City Council introducing SDA Study, September 13, 2005 (28 KB)
Staff Report to City Council on Preliminary Review of SDA Study, October 26, 2005 (38 KB)
Economic and Fiscal Conditons Study PowerPoint presentation to City Council, October 27, 2005 (264 KB)
Staff Report to City Council on Decision Making Process for Special Development Areas (SDA's) - Step 1: Review of Informational Services (7.6 MB)
PowerPoint presentation to City Council on Decision Making Process for SDA's - Step 1 (5.5 MB)

MAPS / CHARTS
2020 General Plan - Proposed SDA Land Use Comparison Chart (10KB)
2020 General Plan, Figure 3-4 - Special Development Areas (440 KB)

ADDENDUM TO ECONOMIC AND FISCAL CONDITIONS STUDY FOR THE CITY OF GRASS VALLEY, MARCH 2006
Addendum Cover (96 KB)
Table of Contents (12 KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (30 KB)
Chapter 2 - Comments and Responses (2.35 MB)
Chapter 3 - Summary of Edits or Revisions to Study (232 KB)

Supplemental Information to Addendum
Summary of Additional Letters Received and Responses (28 KB)
Supplemental Letters (856 KB)

South Auburn Street Master Plan, adopted October 15, 2005

For questions and/or comments relating to this document, please contact Tom Last, Planning Director, by phone at (530) 274-4711 or by email.

Overview: The South Auburn Street Master Plan involves the 2.5 acre area fronting the east side of South Auburn Street, as located between Colfax Avenue and Bank Street. The purpose of the Plan is to provide the City, propery/business owners and the community with a vision and tools for enhancing the image, economic vitality, development pattern and pedestrian qualities within the Study Area.

Front Cover (329 KB)
Table of Contents (70 KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction (202 KB)
Chapter 2 - Planning Process (113 KB)
Chapter 3 - Existing Conditions (3889 KB)
Chapter 4 - Master Plan Improvements (text only) (89 KB)
CHAPTER 4 FIGURES:
     Figure 5 - Phase 1 / Figure 6 - Summary of Phase 1 Improvements (14.4 MB)
     Figure 7 - Phase 2 / Figure 8 - Summary of Phase 2 Improvements (7.3 MB)
     Figure 9 - Phase 3 / Figure 10 - Summary of Phase 3 Improvements (7.4 MB)
Chapter 5 - Summary of Design Improvements (875 KB)
Chapter 6 - Impementation Strategy (5.8 MB)
Chapter 7 - Report References (15 KB)
Pro-forma Analysis (283 KB)
Back Cover (1.2 MB)

Final City of Grass Valley Street System Master Plan (SSMP), October 14, 2004

Report Cover (372 KB)
Table of Contents (143 KB)
Chapter 1.0 Executive Summary (5.8 MB)
Chapter 2.0 Introduction (237 KB)
Chapter 3.0 Existing Traffic and Circulation Conditions (4.5 MB)
Chapter 3.5 Capacity Analysis (756 KB)
Chapter 3.6 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) (4.9 MB)
Chapter 4.0 Future Traffic and Circulation Conditions (12.8 MB)
Chapter 5.0 Major Alternatives Analysis (11.1 MB)
Chapter 6.0 Street Master Plan (3.6 MB)
TECHNICAL APPENDICES
Glossary of Technical Terms and Acronyms (186 KB)
Appendix B: NCTC Regional Traffic Model Update Process Summary (618 KB)
Appendix C: Details of City's Traffic Calming Program (5.7 MB)
Appendix D: Proposed City Traffic Monitoring Program (589 KB)
Appendix E: Corridor Based Delay Study (575 KB)
Appendix F: Fiscal Analysis (600 KB)
Appendix G: City's Standard Street Cross Sections (11.6 MB)
Appendix H: Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit (6.2 MB)

Information on public review period (61 KB)

City of Grass Valley Workforce Housing Design Program, Final Version, Adopted October 26, 2004

For questions and/or comments relating to this document, please contact Jeri Amendola, Housing / Economic Development Specialist, by phone at (530) 274-4714 or by email. Copies are available to view at Grass Valley City Hall, 125 East Main Street, and available for purchase at the House of Print and Copy, 1501 East Main Street, Grass Valley, (530) 273-1000

Workforce Housing Design Program Flyer (90 KB)

Report Cover (303 KB)
Table of Contents (52 KB)
Chapter 1 Introduction and Purpose (58 KB)
Chapter 2 Review of City's Planning Documents (85 KB)
Chapter 3 Grass Valley Architectural Themes (731 KB)
Chapter 4 Analysis of Priority Sites (1.56 MB)
Chapter 5 Final Recommendations (71 KB)
APPENDICES
Appendix A Workshop #1 - Architectural Character Presentation (834 KB)
Appendix B Workshop #1 - Summary and Style Survey Results (8.61 MB)
Appendix C Example of Construction Specifications (65 KB)
Appendix D List of Sites for Consideration (34 KB)
Appendix D1 Map of Sites for Consideration (73 KB)
Appendix E Compact Development Code Example (24 KB)
Appendix F Elevations (847 KB)
Appendix F Floor Plan A (110 KB)
Appendix F Floor Plan B (136 KB)
Appendix F Floor Plan C (129 KB)
Appendix G Inclusionary Housing/Mixed-Income Housing Ordinance Examples
Appendix G1 City of Woodland Inclusionary Housing Policy Example (37 KB)
Appendix G2 City of Winters Inclusionary Housing Policy Example (29 KB)
Appendix G3 City of Davis Inclusionary Housing Policy Example (39 KB)
Appendix H Development Cost Estimates (63 KB)
Appendix I Implementation Matrix (56 KB)
Credits (32 KB)

Workforce Housing Design Program Public Workshop Press Release (59 KB)
Workforce Housing Design Program Public Workshop flyer (103 KB)

A Public Information Workshop for the Crestview / Smith Interchange Study was held on Thursday July 21, 2005, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the L.O.V.E. Building at Condon Park. Click here to view the document.

View the September 24, 2005 "Other Voices Column" prepared by Mayor Gerard Tassone on "Traffic"

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