Granite Bay MAC hears comment on Enclave development

The Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Commission met Sept. 3 with the Pastor family returning for public comment on their proposed senior development called the Enclave at Granite Bay. This 12.1-acre, 29 home proposal north of Elmhurst Drive and south of Pastor Drive will require a general plan amendment and zone change. The existing community plan calls for rural residential and without a zone change with seven homes to be built. A senior advocate and resident opposes this project citing poor public transportation, distance from shopping and medical facilities, traffic, and inadequate recreational facilities. One neighbor stated that the community plan is the "voice of the community" and people living in this area have expectations about the density given the existing community plan.n n n The meeting also featured Sundance Properties' proposal to build the Granite Bay Garage Club Condos on approximately 4.5 acres at 7135 Douglas Blvd. A garage condo is a personal warehouse. There will be approximately 100 units, ranging in size from 800 to 1,400 square feet. In addition to the units, there is a proposed building, an approximate 2,500-square foot clubhouse that would include a kitchen for heating prepared foods, bathrooms with showers, a lounge area with large screen TV and a wash bay for RVs, boats and cars. Eighty percent of the capacity would be used for long-term boat and RV storage. A few neighbors expressed concern that these garages will have loud power equipment at all hours of the night. The owners of the Village Center are interested in installing monument signs for the retail and office projects at the southeast and southwest corners of East Roseville Parkway and Village Center Drive. According to the presenter, the lack of signs is resulting in a dying commercial development. When this commercial development was first brought to the Granite Bay MAC, the original plan was to have the signs on the buildings only. But since that time, the landscaping has made that impossible.n n nDavid Kaiser, public safety committee chairman, reported the Placer County Sheriff wants residents to be aware of what is going on in your neighborhood to combat the threat of residential burglaries. Parks and Recreation Committee Chair Steve Nash reported that copper thieves have stolen approximately $30,000 worth of copper from local parks.n n nPlacer County 4th District Supervisor Kirk Uhler seeks feedback on an e-mail system now set to alert citizens about upcoming community meetings. Brian Jagger, district director to Supervisor Uhler described the Web site's features that allow residents and business owners to sign up for e-mail alerts about important information regarding the Granite Bay area. This system is currently in testing and needs as many people to register for it as possible to help best define what types of notices and information residents and business owners would like to receive. – Robert Enos is the Granite Bay MAC secretary.