On June 18th, 2008, the City Council approved the River Park project which was comprised of approximately 452 acres of undeveloped land in the southeastern part of Southport and is approved to contain up to 2,284 residential units, parks, open space, and a small commercial site. The project approvals consisted of a General Plan amendment, rezoning, design guidelines, an environmental impact report (EIR) and a development agreement (DA) with a 15-year term that became effective on July 18, 2008. The project was originally comprised of 494.4 acres and 2,788 residential units but at the very last moment before Council consideration in 2008 a few of the property owners backed out. Thus, the River Park Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and design guidelines include the larger number, but the DA only provides for 2,284 residential units on 452.2 acres.

Since Council’s approval of the project in 2008, the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (WSAFCA) designed and constructed the Southport Levee Improvement Project along the Sacramento River. The levee project expanded the Sacramento River channel with the construction of new setback levee and removal of the prior levee. This required condemnation of a considerable portion of the approved River Park project area, which was unique relative to other large development sites in Southport. Once the extent of WSAFCA’s land acquisition needs was known and executed, Sun M Capital, LLC applied for project modifications to reflect the updated project levee footprint. City staff are currently processing the modifications that will require an updated environmental analysis, fiscal analysis, amendments to South Port Framework Plan, Southport Design Guidelines and land use entitlements that will be heard by the Planning Commission and City Council at a future date after public outreach and workshops. It is anticipated these workshops and public hearings will be sometime in 2024.

The proposed modified project on the remaining 373 acres is a reconfigured mixed-use community that would provide approximately 2,700 residential units, neighborhood commercial, and a network of trails, parkways, parks, and open space. 

Contact 

• Seamus Laffey, Senior Planner
• (916)-617-4645
• seamusl@dektinary.com 

Project Resources 

• Proposed Site Plan
• Notice of Preparation