RE:Local tehachapi article on housingVentrue I gave you a thumbs up on your post. It affirms what most of us believe, that Sage Ranch will meet strong demand and help alleviate a serious housing shortage.
At the bottom of your article there was a link to another
Tehachapi News article with info on Sage Ranch dated 9/12/21. It starts with the final City Council approval on 9/7/21. Nothing new there but corraborates what Jeff has posted. It goes into other subjects, then further down in the article there is more color on the first City Council approval on 8/16:
"Gabriele Martin and Laurie Collom live in the Heritage Oaks neighborhood south of the proposed Sage Ranch development. They shared their concerns about the development, including the higher density and large homes on small lots and asked if the city had considered the impact on nearby property owners. Specifically, they asked about property values, water, traffic and why the city would allow such a large new development when some previously approved subdivisions remain undeveloped. Schlosser (City Planner) said the city will require the developers to help pay to mitigate impacts on sewer, traffic and other city services and that the 175 acre-feet of pumpable water rights that Sage Ranch must bring to the city is “every year, forever.”
As to the local water supply, he said there is “350,000 acre-feet of water under the city right now. I’d go so far as to call it drought-proof because of management.”
He said single-family homes will be built in the areas immediately adjacent to earlier subdivisions of the same type and that the apartments and other housing types will be located in other areas of the project.
As to why the city would allow the new development when previously approved subdivisions have not been built out fully, Schlosser said private property rights are at play.
At the Aug. 16 meeting, the lead representative for the project, Paul Morris, said it will help address the housing shortage by offering eight product types in six phases built over seven years. The mix includes single-family homes, townhomes and apartments — some targeted for senior citizens. A community center and parks managed by a homeowner association are also part of the project.