Summer Flats Project (PLNG23-006)
Elk Grove
Description
A 27.6-acre proposal to rezone from RD-4 to RD-12 and subdivide three parcels into 120 t-court-style homes, plus a water quality/detention basin, open space, and landscape lots. The commission voted 3-1 to recommend the City Council certify the EIR and approve all entitlements, adding a new speed-calming condition on Waterman Road.
Impact summary
Adds 91 units to East Elk Grove buildout with significant unavoidable GHG and VMT impacts under the EIR; neighbors worry about traffic, parking and neighborhood character.
Applicant
- Name
- Wood Rogers (Tim Denham, project planner)
- Address
- East side of Waterman Road, north of Rancho Drive, Elk Grove, CA (APN 127-0150-001, 127-0150-002, 127-0150-009)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. City Council decides next.
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Planning Commission Meeting - Oct 15, 2026
A 27.6-acre proposal to rezone from RD-4 to RD-12 and subdivide three parcels into 120 t-court-style homes, plus a water quality/detention basin, open space, and landscape lots. The commission voted 3-1 to recommend the City Council certify the EIR and approve all entitlements, adding a new speed-calming condition on Waterman Road.
Planning Commission Meeting - Sep 17, 2026
A 27.6-acre, 120-lot t-court subdivision east of Waterman Road seeking a general plan/community plan amendment, rezone from RD-4 to RD-12, tentative map and design review. The commission continued the hearing to October 15 for more traffic answers.
Related issues (4)
Summer Flats Housing Density and Workforce Housing
The project rezones land from low-density (RD-4) to medium-density (RD-12) for 120 starter homes — supporters call it desperately needed workforce housing for young buyers; opponents say the density jump doesn't fit the established neighborhood.
Summer Flats housing density and Waterman Road traffic
A proposal to rezone 27.6 acres to RD-12 and build 120 t-court homes east of Waterman Road has neighbors alarmed about the already-dangerous Waterman/Rancho Drive intersection, parking, school-run congestion and speeds. Commissioners want more traffic answers before recommending the project to council.
Traffic Safety at Rancho Drive/Waterman Road Intersection
Residents say the Rancho/Waterman intersection is already dangerous and will get worse with 120 new homes, but the city's warrant analysis says it doesn't qualify for a traffic signal. The intersection improvement is in the roadway fee program but not the current five-year capital plan, and the project's fees ($1.5–1.8M) go into a pooled fund, not straight to this intersection.
Traffic signal timing at Waterman and Rancho Drive
Residents repeatedly asked for a signal at Waterman and Rancho, but city staff said the intersection doesn't currently meet signal warrants and no CIP project exists. Commissioners will ask traffic engineers to explore alternatives before the October 15 hearing.
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