The Community Development Department provides professional guidance and technical assistance to the City Council, Planning Commission and the public, including the development community, local business owners, and community residents; implements and monitors City growth; accepts, processes and analyzes development applications and recommends action on such applications to the Planning Commission and City Council.
- Daily responsibilities of the department include:
- Implementing the City’s General Plan
- Administering Zoning and other ordinances
- Development permitting
- Performing environmental reviews
- Long-range planning
- Providing advice and guidance to citizens and decision-makers
The goal of the Wheatland Community Development Department is to establish a sustainable community through an effective development review process, which is guided by the City’s policy documentation, including the 2006 General Plan Update. The Department strives to protect, enhance, and expand Wheatland’s physical (built) environment, as well as the environmental, economic, and historic assets that make Wheatland unique.
The City contracts for Planning and Community Development services from the firm of Raney Planning & Management, Inc.
Tim Raney is the Community Development Director and can be contacted at:
timraney@raneymanagement.com
Tim Raney, President
Raney Planning and Management, Inc.
1501 Sports Drive
Sacramento, CA 95834
916-372-6100 / 916-419-6108
Forms:
Planning Commission Application 2020
- Environmental Assessment Form
- Lot Line Adjustment Application Process
- Wheatland Universal Planning Application Form
- Conditional Use Permit Application Process
Wheatland Employment Zone Feasibility – Final
City of Wheatland Sign Permit Process
City of Wheatland Swimming Pool Permit Process
City of Wheatland Generator Permit Process
City of Wheatland Ground Mounted Solar Permit Process
City of Wheatland Accessory Building Permit Process
Wheatland
- Wheatland City Limits Map
- Wheatland Zoning Map 11-17-17
- Wheatland Community Vision
- 2019 Wheatland Projects
- Wheatland Sphere of Influence
- Wheatland Bikeway Master Plan
- Wheatland Recommended Street Tree List
WHEATLAND GENERAL PLAN
- General Plan Policy Document (Adopted July 2006)
- General Plan Background Report
- General Plan Land Use Diagram (July 2006)
- General Plan Circulation Diagram (July 2006)
- General Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report
- General Plan Final Environmental Impact Report
- Wheatland Housing Element Initial Study
- City of Wheatland 2013-2021 Housing Element
- DRAFT 4-Year (2017-2021) Wheatland Housing Element Update
- City of Wheatland 4-Year (2017-2021) Housing Element Update and Associated General Plan Amendments and Zoning Amendments Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
March 2020 - Wheatland 6th Cycle Housing Element Update
- 6th Cycle Housing Element Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration
- REVISED Wheatland 6th Cycle Housing Element Update-June 2022
- REVISED Wheatland 6th Cycle Housing Element Update September 2023
Wheatland General Plan Update Request For Proposals
Request for Proposals Frequently Asked Questions
Wheatland Housing Element Initial Study
Johnson Rancho and Hop Farm Annexation Project
- Johnson Rancho and Hop Farm Annexation Draft EIR – Part I
- Johnson Rancho and Hop Farm Annexation Project Draft EIR – Part II
- Johnson Rancho and Hop Farm Annexation Project Final (full)
- Johnson Rancho Approved Land Use Map
Nichols Grove Annexation Project
- Nichols Grove Annexation Project Draft EIR Part I
- Nichols Grove Annexation Project Draft EIR – Part II
- Nichols Grove Annexation Project Final
- Nichols Grove Approved Land Use Map
Other Projects / Downloads
- Blue Oak Estates Proposed Development Plan
- Caliterra Ranch (Jones Ranch) Approved Tentative Map
- Heritage Oaks Estates East (and West) Tentative Map
- Settler’s Village Taco Bell Approved Project Plans
Wheatland Regional Sewer NOP with Initial Study
Pottery World – Avoca Orchards Annexation Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
1973 SR 65 Annexation ISMND
Wheatland Regional Sewer Pipeline Project Draft EIR
Appendix A – NOP & Initial Study
Appendix B – NOP Comment Letters
Appendix C – CalEEMod & RoadMod Results
Appendix D – Biological Resources Assessment
Appendix E – Special-Status Plant Survey Report
Appendix F – Aquatic Resources Delineation
Appendix G – Goetechnical Basis of Design Report
Appendix H – Phase I ESA
Appendix I – Hydraulic Impact Memorandum
Community Design Standards
Climate Action Plan
- City of Wheatland Climate Action Plan Initial Study and Appendix (Draft City of Wheatland Climate Action Plan)
- City of Wheatland CAP Appendix_2030 Buildout Emissions
- City of Wheatland CAP Appendix_2030 Reduction Strategies
- City of Wheatland CAP Appendix_2050 Buildout Emissions
- City of Wheatland CAP Appendix_2050 Reduction Strategies
- City of Wheatland CAP Appendix_Reduction Strategies Quantification
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE (DIF) UPDATED NEXUS STUDY
Wheatland Fee Study 2022 Update – 06.15.2022
Pottery World – Avoca Orchards Annexation Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
WHEATLAND REGIONAL SEWER PIPELINE PROJECT
Wheatland Regional Sewer Project Compiled Final Environmental Impact Report