Greenbriar outlined
in red.
Greenbriar outlined
in red.
Basic Facts About the Proposed Greenbriar Project In North Natomas and Our Lawsuit
The 577 acre, expected 3,700 housing unit Greenbriar project was approved by the City of Sacramento and Sacramento LAFCo for annexation in 2008. Greenbriar is located at the intersection of I-5 and 99/70, north of the City of Sacramento. Proponents describe the project as infill but it is bounded by freeway on two sides, undeveloped commercial property on the west and agricultural area to the north. It is the leading edge of development proposals to break the urban limit line and expand further into the Natomas Basin.
FOSH and ECOS challenged the approval
of the EIR, focusing particularly on flood impact standard, air quality impact
assessment and mitigation, and mitigation for impacts on the Natomas Basin Habitat
Conservation Plan, and loss of prime and productive agricultural land. The property
was zoned agricultural and was outside the City limit and the county’s
urban services boundary (USB) when annexation was approved in 2008. Greenbriar
can have significant impacts on development potential in other parts of the
city, will harm regional transportation facilities, and will drain resources
away from infill development and commercial corridor redevelopment.
For more details see our 2008 Fact sheet.
The court date is expected in late
August, 2012.
Aerial view of Natomas Basin including Greenbriar and NBC Preserves
