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Transit (SMART) service utilizing the train station, this document
provides a vision for how the Plan Area will accommodate and GENERAL PLANS AND
take advantage of future train service. SPECIFIC PLANS IN
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Specific Plan for Area A A “General Plan” is required for all
Intended to guide long-range development of Area A – 230 acres cities and counties in California by
in the unincorporated area just north of the City of Healdsburg state law and serves as a “blueprint”
for future development and use of
– and other unincorporated areas within the City’s Urban Service its land and provides a foundation
Area, the Area A Specific Plan describes elements of appropriate on which local land use decisions
development including land use, housing, open space, circulation, are based. A general plan must be
public facilities and urban design. comprehensive, long-term in scope
and describe the desired physical
development of the city and any
Grove Street Neighborhood Plan land outside its boundaries, which
This Plan provides a framework for future development along in the City’s judgment bears relation
Grove Street between Grant Street and Dry Creek Road to its planning. A general plan
is legally required to include the
that recognizes the neighborhood’s unique qualities. The following seven elements: Land Use,
Neighborhood Plan provides a design concept that recognizes Circulation, Housing, Conservation,
the special character of the area, a planning framework for future Open Space, Noise and Safety.
development and a strategy for public facilities and services in the
area. A specific plan is a “planning and
regulatory tool made available to
local governments by the State
Saggio Hills Area Plan of California, that is intended to
The Saggio Hills Area Plan, which addresses over 258 acres implement a city or county’s general
plan through the development of
located east of Healdsburg Avenue and north of Parkland Farms, policies, programs and regulations
ensures that future development will be consistent with the goals which provide an intermediate
and policies set forth in the Healdsburg General Plan. This area level of detail between the general
was identified in the Healdsburg General Plan as Subarea C and plan and individual development
was annexed to the City in 2009. The Saggio Hills Area Plan projects. As such, specific plans can
only be adopted or amended if they
outlines the implementation framework of the Healdsburg 2030 are consistent with the jurisdiction’s
General Plan for the Saggio Hills geographic area. adopted General Plan.

To read more, consult the
Housing Action Plan (HAP) Healdsburg 2030 General Plan.
In 2018, the City of Healdsburg, with extensive public input,
updated the Housing Action Plan (HAP). The HAP is intended OLD REDWOOD
to shape and direct future housing development in Healdsburg CHIQUITA 4 Healdsburg 2030
during the next Housing Element Cycle. The document HEALDSBURG BRIDLE PATH General Plan
recommended changes to existing policies, identified areas for CABERNET CHABLIS ROSEWOOD 1 CANYON RUN P ARKLAND FAR MS 2
further research, and established targets for the kinds of housing
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the community desired to be built. The HAP policies encourage SOLAR SUNNYVALE POPPY HILL
development of mixed product types that represent creative DRY CREEK HEALDSBURG LUPINE TERRACE MARCH PRENTICE FIELDCREST
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density. Recognizing that housing is not just a quantitative issued, KINLEY RAILROAD POWELL UNIVERSITY HAROLD SUNSET SOUTH FITCH MOUN TAIN
the HAP recommended the City’s Design Guidelines be updated 3 GROVE SHERMAN BIANCA PORDON
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to ensure that new housing is complementary to the existing PIPER HIDDEN ACRES HASSETT
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fabric and character of the community. These updated guidelines WEST NORTH WEST NORTH TUCKER MATHESON HERON ALMOND ORCHARD PINION
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respond to that recommendation. WESTSIDE HEALDSBURG EXCHANGE
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Required
Adopted
1. Area A Specific Plan (1994)
2. Ridgeline North Area Plan (1999)
3. Grove Street Neighborhood Plan (1999)
4. Saggio Hills Area Plan (2008)
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