Planning Library: Policies, Plans, Tools

Area Plans

Docks Area Project
River District Specific Plan
Railyards
McClellan Heights/ Parker Homes

Flooding

Comprehensive Flood Management Plan (1996)

• Introduction - Chapter 2 (PDF - 5.6 MB)
• Chapters 3 - 5 (PDF - 3.3 MB)
• Chapters 6 - 8 (PDF - 1.8 MB)
• Chapters 9 - 11 (PDF - 3.3 MB)
• Appendices (PDF - 3.8 MB)

General Land Use

Power Center and Big Box Retail Policy
Recycling Facilities Regulations

Infill

Infill House Plan Program/ Preapproved House Plans
Infill Strategy (Citywide)
Sacramento Places (2009) (PDF - 7.2 MB)

Neighborhoods

Strategic Neighborhood Action Plans (SNAPs)
Sacramento's Older, Successful Neighborhoods: Can We Recreate Them? (1993)? (PDF - 335 KB)

Open Space, Recreation, Urban Forest

American River Parkway Plan (2006)
Parking Lot Shading Guidelines (2003) (PDF - 613 KB)
Parks and Recreation Master Plan (2005-2010)

Corridors

Broadway Corridor Task Force Recommendations (PDF- 40.9 MB)
Commercial Corridor Revitalization Strategy (2003) (PDF - 9.7 KB)
Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Design Principles (2003)
Northgate Boulevard Streetscape Master Plan

• Part 1 (PDF - 8 MB)
• Part 2 (PDF - 72.4 MB)
• Part 3 (PDF - 15.1 MB)
• Part 4 (PDF - 1.5 MB )

Sustainability

Creating a Sustainable City
Green Building Program

Transportation

2010 City/County Bikeways Master Plan (PDF - 1.14 MB)
Light Rail Handbook (2005) (PDF - 4.2 MB)
Northeast Line Light Rail Stations Plan (PDF - 17.2 MB)
Pedestrian Friendly Street Standards
Pedestrian Master Plan
Surface Parking (downtown) (PDF - 153 KB)
Transit For Livable Communities (RT)
Transportation Programming Guide (TPG)

Urban Design

Central City Urban Design Guidelines
Drive-Through Service Facility Regulations and Guidelines
Gated Development Regulations
Interim East Sacramento Design Review Ordinance
North Sacramento, South Sacramento, & Ben Ali Alternative Design Ordinances
Residential (Single and Multi-Family) Design Principles
Telecommunication Facilities Siting (Cell Towers)