Community Development Director's Hearing (Hitch Ranch)
The Hitch Ranch Specific Plan includes the development of 755 residential units, a six-acre public park, associated roadways and infrastructure, as well as expansive open space, detention basins, and manufactured slopes on approximately 277 acres. Units are provided as a mix of single-family and multi-family. Hitch Ranch is generally located north of Poindexter Avenue, west of Casey Road, and extending approximately 1,700 feet to the west of Gabbert Road.
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Hitch Ranch Planning Area 1, 1A, 2, and 4
Director's Hearing PA-1, PA-1A, PA-2, and PA-4: November 4, 2026
Planning Area 1 and 1A
The proposed project is Planning Area 1 (PA-1) and Planning Area 1-A (PA-1A) within the Hitch Ranch Specific Plan. The Hitch Ranch Specific Plan divides the project site into four distinct Planning Areas, including PA-1 AND PA-1A. The Residential Planned Development (RPD) submittal for PA-1 includes both PA-1 and PA-1A, with PA-1 designated as the community recreational area. PA-1 is designated for residential development of detached single-family residences, amenities, and related site improvements. Each Planning Area has their own specific housing typology to provide a wide variety of housing options.
PA-1 is located in the northern portion of the Specific Plan area and is generally bounded by Meridian Hills Drive to the east and North Hills Parkway to the south of the approved Tentative Tract Map. Street A traverses the area and separates the residential portion of PA-1 from Planning Area 1A (PA-1A). PA-1 comprises 55.41 gross acres and is identified with a land use designation of Single-Family, two units per acre (RPD-2U). The Specific Plan established the regulatory framework for subsequent implementing approvals, including development standards and architectural styles that require Residential Planned Development (RPD) Permits. The RPDs as outlined by the Specific Plan are approved through the Community Development Director at a Director’s Hearing.
The proposed project is a request to approve the development of 90 standard detached residential units.
Planning Area 2
The proposed project is Planning Area 2 (PA-2) within the Hitch Ranch Specific Plan. The Hitch Ranch Specific Plan divides the project site into four distinct Planning Areas, including PA-2. PA-2 is designated for residential development of detached single-family residences, active recreation, amenities, and related site improvements. Each Planning Area has their own specific housing typology to provide a wide variety of housing options. The Hitch Ranch Specific Plan established the regulatory framework for subsequent implementing approvals, including development standards and architectural styles that require Residential Planned Development (RPD) Permits. The RPDs as outlined by the Specific Plan are approved through the Community Development Director at a Director’s Hearing.
PA-2 is located south of PA-1 and west of PA-3. PA-2 is generally bounded by North Hills Parkway to the north, Street A to the south, and Gabbert Road to the west as approved in the Tentative Tract Map. PA-2 comprises approximately 62.1 gross acres of land. The proposed project is a request to approve the development of 188 residential units consisting of detached (standard) single-family residences.
Planning Area 4
The proposed project is Planning Area 4 (PA-4) within the Hitch Ranch Specific Plan. The Hitch Ranch Specific Plan divides the project site into four distinct Planning Areas, including PA-4. PA-4 is designated for residential development of affordable residential units and attached market rate units, amenities, and related site improvements. Each Planning Area has their own specific housing typology to provide a wide variety of housing options. The Specific Plan established the regulatory framework for subsequent implementing approvals, including development standards and architectural styles that require Residential Planned Development (RPD) Permits. The RPDs as outlined by the Specific Plan are approved through the Community Development Director at a Director’s Hearing.
PA-4 is located south of PA-3 and southeast of PA-2. PA-4 is generally bounded by Street A to the west and Casey Road to the north as approved in the Tentative Tract Map. PA-4 comprises of 16.47 gross acres.
The proposed project is a request to approve the development of 107 affordable residential units in two apartment buildings and 86 attached residential market rate units for a combines total of 193 residential units.
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Hitch Ranch Planning Area 3
The proposed project is Planning Area 3 (PA-3) within the Hitch Ranch Specific Plan. The Hitch Ranch Specific Plan divides the project site into four distinct Planning Areas, including PA-3. PA-3 is designated for residential development of detached single-family residences and attached single-family residences, amenities, and related site improvements. Each Planning Area has their own specific housing typology to provide a wide variety of housing options.
PA-3 is located on the northeastern quadrant of the specific plan area, between North Hills Parkway, Casey Road, and Street A of the approved Tentative Tract Map. Figure 1 illustrates the location of PA-3 within the overall project site for Hitch Ranch. The Specific Plan established the regulatory framework for subsequent implementing approvals, including development standards and architectural styles that require Residential Planned Development (RPD) Permits. The RPDs as outlined by the Specific Plan are approved through the Community Development Director at a Director’s Hearing.
The proposed project is a request to approve the development of 239 residential units consisting of 105 detached single-family dwellings, 48 detached cluster single-family dwellings, and 86 attached single-family.