In March 2019, the City of Rio Vista applied for and was awarded a Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) grant to complete efforts intended to accelerate housing development. Under the SB 2 grant, the City would evaluate a 62.5 acre property bounded by Airport Road, Church Road and Harris Road and owned by the City of Rio Vista (project site) for residential uses. An entitlement Report has been prepared to facilitate discussions with potential residential developers. The report includes a general understanding of City Council expectations which include:
- General types of residential uses the Council would support.
- Features the Council would expect to be incorporated in the project.
- Council’s general preference on the arrangement of uses.
- Preliminary analysis of engineering constraints.
- Preliminary understanding of developer obligations.
- Providing a basis to prepare a Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals to solicit proposals from interested developers
Ultimately, this Entitlement Report is intended to support a dialogue between the City and potential developers. The land plan presented in this report has been reviewed by the City Council and received the Council’s general support. While the land plan included reflects the range of uses the City Council would generally support, the land plan is a step in the process that was required to discuss potential development types and prepare a preliminary engineering analysis. The City understands developers must consider many factors that are beyond the scope of this planning effort and that developer proposals could vary substantially from the City’s initial land use plan concepts. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be prepared for the General Plan update. The residential uses contemplated in this Entitlement Report will be evaluated in the EIR, facilitating the rezoning of the project site after General Plan adoption and streamlining approvals for any future actions required to develop the site for residential uses.