Whitehawk I & Whitehawk II
Whitehawk I (WHI) would involve the development of a 24-unit Planned Residential Development (PD) and Whitehawk II (WHII) would involve the development of a 55-unit PD. Both projects would require Granite Bay Community Plan land use map amendments and rezoning to accommodate the proposed residential densities. The proposed project sites are located on the south side of Douglas Boulevard, generally east of Sierra College Boulevard and west of Barton Road, within the Granite Bay Community Plan area of Placer County, California. The 18.09-acre WHI project site is identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 048-151-001, and the 32.97-acre WHII project site is identified by APN 048-151- 061.
Placer County is the lead agency for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed WHI and WHII projects in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 15082.
Placer County previously prepared separate Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declarations (IS/MNDs) for the Whitehawk I (WHI) and Whitehawk II (WHII) projects. The IS/MNDs were made available for public review from November 2, 2016 to December 2, 2016. Following the closure of the comment period, the County, in coordination with the applicant, decided to prepare a single EIR to evaluate the potential physical environmental effects of both the Whitehawk I and Whitehawk II projects.
Although the County has elected to evaluate both projects in a single EIR, it is reasonable to consider WHI and WHII as separate projects under the independent utility test, given that each proposal has independent utility and is not necessary for the other to proceed. Notwithstanding this, in addition to evaluating the impacts of each project separately, the EIR will also evaluate the impacts of the two projects combined.A Notice of Preparation of an EIR is to provide responsible agencies and interested persons with sufficient information in order to enable them to make meaningful comments regarding the scope and content of the EIR.
For more information regarding the project, please contact Christopher Schmidt, Senior Planner, by phone at 530-745-3076 or by email.
Addendum to EIR, March 2020
- Table of Contents (PDF)
- Chapter 1 - Introduction and List of Commenters (PDF)
- Chapter 2 - Responses to Comments (PDF)
- Erratum - Whitehawk Final EIR - Chapter 2 Responses to Comments (PDF)
- Chapter 3 - Revisions to the Draft EIR Text (PDF)
- Erratum_Revisions to the Draft EIR Text (PDF)
- Chapter 4 - Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (PDF)
- Notice of Availability (PDF)
- 0_Table of Contents (PDF)
- 01_Acronyms and Abbreviations (PDF)
- 1_Introduction (PDF)
- 2_Executive Summary (PDF)
- 3_Project Description (PDF)
- 4_Aesthetics (PDF)
- 5_Air Quality (PDF)
- 6_Biological Resources (PDF)
- 7_Cultural Resources (PDF)
- 8_Geology and Soils_Mineral Resources (PDF)
- 9_Hazards and Hazardous Materials (PDF)
- 10_Hydrology and Water Quality (PDF)
- 11_Land Use and Planning_Pop and Housing (PDF)
- 12_Noise (PDF)
- 13_Public Services and Recreation (PDF)
- 14_Transportation and Circulation (PDF)
- 15_Utilities and Service Systems (PDF)
- 16_Effects Not Found to be Significant (PDF)
- 17_Cumulative Impacts and Other CEQA Sections (PDF)
- 18_Alternatives Analysis (PDF)
- 19_References (PDF)
- 20_EIR Authors and Persons Consulted (PDF)
- Appendix A_Notice of Preparation (PDF)
- Appendix B_NOP Comments (PDF)
- Appendix C_Air Quality Modeling Results (PDF)
- Appendix D_Biological Resource Assessments (PDF)
- Appendix E_Paleontological Records Search (PDF)
- Appendix F_Geotechnical Engineering Reports (PDF)
- Appendix G_WHI Sampling Analyses (PDF)
- Appendix H_WHI Phase I ESA and Sampling Report (PDF)
- Appendix I_WHII Phase I ESA and Sampling Report (PDF)
- Appendix J_Hydrology and Hydraulics Study (PDF)
- Appendix K_Post-Construction Storm Water Quality Plans (PDF)
- Appendix L_Technical Noise Analyses (PDF)
- Appendix M_Transportation Impact Study (PDF)