2484 Spencerville Rd
Wheatland, CA 95692

On August 13, 2014, the City of Wheatland annexed ± 4,149.4 acres into the city boundaries, known as the Johnson Rancho and Hop Farm Annexation Project. The proposed project comprises mainly of agricultural land, which contains scattered residences. The project site is bordered by the Yuba County/Placer County line to the south, State Route 65 and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) tracks to the west, Spenceville Road and Dry Creek to the north and the eastern boundary of the Wheatland sphere of influence to the east. The Johnson Rancho properties include approved General Plan land uses, prezoning, and Stage One design guidelines, which contains 30 acres of multi-family designated lands and 500 mixed-use units. Using a reasonable buildout density potential of 17 du/ac, Johnson Rancho could potentially provide up to 510 multi-family units with 500 more mixed-use units, totaling 1,010 units. Although the Johnson Rancho properties still require Stage Two Zoning, development is expected to begin during the 2013-2021 time period. Wheatland has a strong historic heritage, which is reflected in the stock of historic buildings in the City’s Downtown. Wheatland’s agricultural setting is largely responsible for the community’s distinct identity and plays an important economic role in Wheatland. Wheatland’s Downtown is an important symbol of the City’s small-town atmosphere and historic heritage. Maintaining the Downtown as the center of government, specialty retail, entertainment, and culture is important to preserving Wheatland’s small-town atmosphere as the City grows. A centralized Downtown also helps knit the community together as a place where everyone in the community gathers. Maintaining Downtown’s central location and accessibility in the larger City is important to achieving this goal. Providing for expansion of the district’s gridded street pattern to the east reinforces Downtown’s centralized location and accessibility.