The landscape of Dry Creek–West Placer community is set to radically change with the green light given to a housing initiative aimed at bolstering local residential infrastructure. The Placer County Board of Supervisors, in a move to satiate the ever-growing demand for housing, has decisively approved the Mill Creek Single Family Residential Project. This ambitious development project promises to introduce a significant influx of 322 homes, punctuated by the construction of five neighborhood parks, complete with pedestrian pathways.
In an area currently marked by nursery operations and swathes of vacant land, the 65-acre site is to be transformed to gradually usher in a wave of new single-family houses. Planned to unfurl in two distinct phases, the development is to initially conjure up 194 homes off Antelope Road, alongside the addition of a park and various landscaping efforts set to enhance the road frontage. The subsequent phase is billed to feature 128 homes emerging off PFE Road, with the added benefit of four parks poised to embellish the locale, and accompany the road frontage improvements and expansions.
According to details released on Placer County's official website, the development's main artery will be served by two gated entries: a strategically placed signalized access point on Antelope Road and a secondary entrance on PFE Road. The design also takes into account the paramount importance of emergency services, incorporating a designated emergency vehicle connection to Cook Riolo Road. Infrastructure advancements associated with the development include widening parts of PFE and Antelope roads, the creation of new turn lanes, and the installation of bike lanes and sidewalks – not to mention the construction of a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of PFE and Cook Riolo roads, which is bound to mitigate traffic concerns.
The commitment to community enrichment doesn't stop at roads and homes. Within the development, residents will find an array of private parks covering a 5.2-acre expanse, much to the delight of local families and active individuals. Here, features are anticipated to range from playfields suited for sundry sports to bocce ball courts, with spaces as well dedicated for picnicking and walking trails. Meeting the affordable housing criteria, the project will also include 33 accessory dwelling units, which, by county policy, are considered affordable by virtue of their design.
Responsibility for providing public services for the soon-to-blossom residential area will fall to the capable hands of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Placer County Fire Department, as well as to the local school districts. Future residents will draw their utilities from California American Water and the Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, with electricity and gas supplied by SMUD and PG&E, respectively. With anticipation already palpable, those involved in the project await the final permitting process, signaling the commencement of construction.
