Sentinel staff report–
Nearly two dozen development projects in Citrus Heights received automatic 5-year permit extensions after the City Council authorized the action as part of a local COVID-19 relief package last month.
A staff report recommending the extension cited delays in development and construction due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The report said “it’s important to become adaptive to support and stimulate economic recovery.”
Projects automatically extended by the council’s action include 19 non-expired projects across the city, ranging from new restaurants to low-income apartments on Sunrise Boulevard and a surgery center on Stock Ranch Road.
Extensions add five years from the original approval date, meaning projects approved in 2018 are extended to 2023 and projects approved this year are now extended through 2025.
While permits can normally be extended at the request of the developer, the council’s action applies automatically and requires no further action. The state legislature has taken similar action during past recessions, but has not currently done so.
Projects listed which qualify for the 5-year permit extension are:
- CA Quick Slice
- Extended to: 2/28/2023
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- Bearpaw Village Townhomes
- Extended to: 4/13/2023
- Prior article: 42-unit townhouse project proposed near Sylvan Corners
- Mitchell Farms
- Parcel Map (8/23/2023)
- Patio Homes Design Modification (4/20/2025)
- Design Review Permit (11/18/2024)
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- USPI Surgery Center
- Extended to: 12/12/2023
- Prior article: Plans for new surgery center in Citrus Heights move forward
- Sunrise Pointe Apartments
- Extended to: 1/10/2024
- Prior article: Low-income supportive housing project to move forward in Citrus Heights
- Country Lane Townhomes
- Extended to: 1/23/2024
- Dutch Bros
- Extended to: 11/13/2024
- Prior article: Planning Commission votes in favor of proposed new Dutch Bros in Citrus Heights
- 8116 Holly Drive Parcel Map
- Extended to: 2/27/2024
- Public Storage
- Extended to: 3/13/2024
- Dundee Estates II Subdivision Map
- Extended to: 4/24/2024
- Orchard Apartment Expansion of Garages
- Extended to: 6/19/2024
- 8258 Holly Drive Parcel Map
- Extended to: 11/13/2024
- Calvary Cemetery Administration Center
- Extended to: 12/11/2024
- Fair Oaks Senior Apartments
- Extended to: 12/12/2024
- Prior article: Citrus Heights set to get over 100 new senior apartments
- Auburn Blvd/Whyte Ave Parcel Map
- Extended to: 1/22/2025
- Pebble Beach Office Condo Conversion
- Extended to: 2/26/2025
- Carefield Senior Living
- Extended to: 2/26/2025
- Prior article: Planning Commission gives OK for new senior care center in Citrus Heights
- Sunrise Village Shopping Center Revitalization
- Extended to: 2/27/2025
- Prior article: Plan to renovate, expand 15-acre Citrus Heights shopping center moves forward
- Lords Grace Church Expansion
- Extended to: 4/08/2025
As part of the city’s COVID Relief package, restaurants were also given a waiver through the end of the year to convert up to half their parking spaces into outdoor dining areas.
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