Park Planning and Development Services

NOTICE

The Park Development Impact Fee as of July 1, 2008

Please contact Mary de Beauvieres regarding any questions or concerns related to the increase in the Park Development Impact Fee at 808-8722 or mdebeauvieres@cityofsacramento.org

About Park Planning and Development Services

This Division is responsible for park planning, parkland acquisition, park master planning, and the design and development of new - or renovation of existing - neighborhood, community and regional parks, bikeways and open space throughout the City. See more information and contacts on the Advance Planning Team and Landscape Architecture pages.

Information online includes the Development Standards for Park Land, Park Category Descriptions, and Park Development Process Timeline. Some of this information will change as standards are aligned with the Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2005-2010.

For More Information

To learn more about the planning, design and development of City parks call (916) 808-5200; for current projects see Park Master Plans. You may also use the online Program and Service Feedback Form to submit requests for park site updates.

If you have a project that you would like to add to the Department’s Parks and Recreation Programming Guide (PRPG), please refer to the 2008 PRPG form. The guide evaluates and scores park and facility projects for funding and development prioritization. A new Parks and Recreation Programming Guide is prepared every two years.

North Natomas Park Projects Update

View master plans and project overviews for completed parks, parks under construction, and future parks in the rapidly-developing North Natomas area.

"Small Public Places for Sacramento"

Small Public Places are small neighborhood parks and plazas from 5 acres to 1/18th of an acre in size, to be located in designated high–density areas and park deficient neighborhoods throughout the City. Small Public Places will be an added component of our City-owned park land, and are intended to provide relief from the hardscape and intensity of City-life serving as positive places to gather and recreate where land is in short supply.

City staff met on June 15, 2007, in the first of a series of meetings to develop a common vision and purpose for Small Public Places within the City of Sacramento. Staff intends to update Council on project progress in Spring 2008, and to report back to Council in Summer 2008 to ask for approval of our (1) proposed vision and purpose for pocket parks and urban plazas, and (2) recommended policy changes to implement the proposed vision and purpose for incorporating these Small Public Places into our City of Sacramento park inventory.

A public workshop was held on October 25, 2007 which allowed staff to get input on "Small Public Places in Sacramento" and discuss the role of these small parks and urban plazas in the City's parks and recreation system.  Following the public workshop, Parks and Recreation staff met with the Parks and Recreation Commission (11/7/07), the Planning Commission (11/15/07), the Building Industry Association (1/9/08), and other interest groups.  

Additional ideas and comments for City staff may be sent to Michele Rudek, Parks and Recreation Department, 915 I Street, 5th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814 -- (916) 808-7634, mrudek@cityofsacramento.org.

• See also Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting May 16 2006 Notes (pdf)
• See also Planning Commission Meeting May 25 2006 Notes (pdf)

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Sutter's Landing Regional Park Interim Improvements Mitigated Negative Declaration

Sutter's Landing Regional Park Phase 1 Improvements Mitigated Negative Declaration (pdf - 7.25 megs)

Report to Council - September 9, 2008