Building a Community

Sacramento is in urgent need of new housing — especially homes that working families can afford. The Upper Westside is a 2,100-acre master-planned community that helps meet the region’s housing needs with a plan which includes 9,356 residential units encompassing 813 acres.
This part of the plan includes a mixture of densities which supports all population segments. More than 50% of the units are slated for multi-family housing.

The master plan also includes 136 acres of commercial mixed use; 430 acres of public, park and open spaces; 143 acres of streets and trails; and a 542-acre agricultural buffer space.

The Upper Westside is built upon a foundation that we need to create a thoughtfully designed plan for the region’s future.

It would be the only all-electric, carbon neutral master-planned community in Sacramento County.

The project embodies all of the smart growth principles adopted by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments to reduce traffic, air pollution, and urban sprawl by making this community more walkable, bike-friendly, and transit-accessible.

For these reasons, the Upper Westside project will be consistent with the County’s Climate Action Plan.

A New Vision for Sacramento’s Future

Community Engagement

No development project in Sacramento County has conducted more outreach and opportunities for public engagement than the Upper Westside project.

In spring 2019, the County mailed notices to over 9,000 West Natomas residents and property owners — in a much larger area than what is required under state law — informing them about the Upper Westside webpage and inviting them to public meetings.

The County invited property owners via gov-delivery (email, SMS subscribers, and Nextdoor) to attend five (5) open houses.

  • North – Westlake, West Parke, Sundance Lake, Arena Centro, Westshore

  • East – River View, Witter Ranch, Riverdale North Village, Piazza Del Sol

  • South – Willowcreek, Swallows Nest, Gateway Oaks, Gateway Oaks Drive, Provence

  • West – Garden Highway, Azvedo Tract

More than 255 people attended these open houses.

  • June 11: Approximately 120 people attended

  • Aug. 28: Approximately 30 people attended

  • Sept. 24: Approximately 24 people attended

  • Oct. 9: Approximately 40 people attended

  • Nov 5: Approximately 40 people attended

Three digital tablets were available at welcome stations at these open houses so participants could easily sign-up for notifications about the Upper Westside project. Each meeting began with a presentation led by County staff, followed by an open house where County staff received feedback and answered questions. Comment cards were available at the welcome station for participants to anonymously write their questions or concerns.

The project’s applicant team also invited all property owners in the developed portion of the Plan Area to meetings on May 20 and June 5, 2019, as well as February 27, 2020, to keep these landowners updated on the process and discussions with County staff.

The County published a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Upper Westside project on August 30, 2024. Since then, the public has had multiple opportunities to submit written comments or provide oral testimony with the Natomas Community Planning Advisory Council (CPAC) and the Sacramento County Planning Commission. Most recently, the Natomas CPAC met on December 12, 2024 and voted to recommend that the County Board of Supervisors approve the Upper Westside Specific Plan as presented. After the County publishes the Final EIR, the County Planning Commission will meet and make its recommendation to the County Board of Supervisors over whether it complies with the California Environmental Quality Act.

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