City of Grass Valley Public Review Documents

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Public Review Documents

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

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City Documents of Public Interest

• View Status Report on Development Projects: Idaho-Maryland Mine and SDAs from Council meeting of February 12, 2008 (2,591kB)

• Idaho Maryland Mine Project Page, updated September 10, 2012

• Final Downtown Parking Study, December 6, 2007

• Wolf Creek Parkway Alignment Study and Conceptual Master Plan

• Final South Auburn Street Master Plan

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

• Colfax Avenue Infill Study

• City of Grass Valley Workforce Housing Design Program

SDA Related Documents

• SDA Development Proposal for Consistency with Application Criteria as adopted in Council Resolution 06-60

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

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

• 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

Village at SouthHill - Master Plan
• Village at SouthHill Master Plan- October 2008

Initial Studies / Proposed Negative Declarations

NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND AVAILABILITY OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND MINOR USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS 13PLN-04: Initial Study / Negative Declaration

Project Description: The proposed project includes the development of 120 affordable senior housing units in two phases. Phase one includes a two-story building with 64 units, a two-story building with 16 units, and a 3,300 sq. ft. community building. Phase two includes an additional 40 unit, two-story building. The use permit application is a request for a density bonus to allow 12 additional dwelling units, above the 108 units allowed by the General Plan. The applicant proposes 57 units to be set aside for very low income residents and 63 units for low income residents.

A new road off Bennett Street is proposed that will connect with Railroad Avenue and provide access to the Iron Horse I project to the west. The roadway will extend through several properties, as well as a portion of unincorporated Nevada County. To date, only that portion of the roadway providing access to the warehouse building has been constructed. The project site has three access points to the new road. The lower access road contains a circular turnaround, while the upper two points provide a through connection to the new road. There are 140 parking spaces, 60 of which will have covered carports.

Adopted Negative Declarations

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.

For questions or comments regarding this study, please contact Jeri Amendola, Housing / Economic Development Specialist by phone at (530) 274-4714 or email

DRAFT Working Paper 1 - Executive Summary, Methodology, April 21, 2006 (60 KB)
Figure 1 - Survey Area (1,350 KB)
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)

Final Downtown Parking Study, December 6, 2007
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.

Final Downtown Parking Study (text and tables only) (1,196KB)

FIGURES
Figure 1: Vicinity Map (290KB)
Figure 2: Peak Parking Occupancy on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 (185KB)
Figure 3: Peak Parking Occupancy on Saturday, December 17, 2005 (183KB)
Figure 4: Parking Conditions for the "Public" Parking Area (181KB)
Figure 5: Average Parking Duration on Wednesday, December 14, 2005 (187KB)
Figure 6: Average Parking Duration on Saturday, December 17, 2005 (185KB)
Figure 7: Location of Sites 1 and 2 (776KB)
Figure 8: Site 1 - Ground Level Plan (398KB)
Figure 9: Site 1 - Second Level Plan (264KB)
Figure 10: Site 1 - Third Level Plan (255KB)
Figure 11: Site 1 - Roof Plan (229KB)
Figure 12: Site 1 - Building Section (290KB)
Figure 13: Site 2 Option 1 - Ground Level Plan (441KB)
Figure 14: Site 2 Option 1 - Second Level Plan (315KB)
Figure 15: Site 2 Option 1 - Third Level Plan (261KB)
Figure 16: Site 2 Option 1 - Building Section (255KB)
Figure 17: Site 2 Option 2 - Ground Level Plan (395KB)
Figure 18: Site 2 Option 2 - Second Level Plan (382KB)
Figure 19: Site 2 Option 2 - Roof Level Plan (245KB)
Figure 20: Site 2 Option 2 - Building Structure (246KB)

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Wolf Creek Parkway Alignment Study and Conceptual Master Plan, 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 - 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)
View staff report to City Council for meeting of August 16, 2007 on SDA Decision Making Process - Step 4: Review Northstar SDA Development Peoposal for Consistency with Application Criteria as adopted in Council Resolution 06-60

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)

Final South Auburn Street Master Plan
Adopted October 15, 2005

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)

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)

MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS

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