The project is located southeast of Dixon near Pedrick Rd., Midway Rd. and Highway 113. For a full map visit www.cityofdixonca.gov/harvestatdixon. The land is not in city limits and would need to be annexed into the city.
No, this project is not part of the California Forever/East Solano Plan. It is located miles from the proposed California Forever/East Solano Plan project. The developers are not associated with the California Forever/East Solano Plan development.
LJP Dixon Development owns and controls all of the 836.62 acres for the proposed Harvest at Dixon project as sole owners, or jointly with an existing property owner. It is not possible to use eminent domain for a private project. Eminent domain can only be used for public use, such as schools, roads, libraries, police stations, fire stations and similar public uses. It cannot be used to acquire land for private development or homes.
No. The application process will include an expanded transportation study that will provide an assessment of State Route 113, including the potential of moving the highway or creating an alternate highway. This would be a collaborative effort involving the city, county, Solano Transportation Authority and most notably, the state, and is not done at the direction of the developer.
All developments in Dixon must pay development impact fees. These fees are used to fund fire facilities, police facilities, public works facilities, transportation, drainage improvements, parks and recreation facilities, wastewater and water facilities. For a full list of fees visit: https://www.cityofdixonca.gov/permits
Over the next two years the City will conduct studies to understand the impact of this project on our utility systems. A development of this size will likely require multiple new drinking water wells. All developments in Dixon must pay development impact fees. These fees are used to fund fire facilities, police facilities, public works facilities, transportation, drainage improvements, parks and recreation facilities, wastewater and water facilities.
On April 8, 1986, the resident voters of the City of Dixon approved Measure B an initiative ordinance which authorized but did not require the City Council to limit annual residential growth in the City: to a number of new dwelling units equal to three (3%) percent or less of the total number of housing units existing on December 31st of each prior calendar year, beginning in 1986.
In 2024, the city was required to update its Housing Element. Upon the review by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the state indicated that recent state law (SB 330) does not allow a city or county to have any ordinance limiting the development of housing. The city was required to eliminate Measure B in order to get the Housing Element certified. As part of the adoption of the Housing Element, the City suspended Measure B for the duration of the current Housing Element cycle (2023-2031).For more information see the Zoning Ordinance, page 97: https://www.cityofdixonca.gov/departments/CommunityDevelopment/zoningupdate
The city will send email notifications prior to any City meeting on this matter and periodic updates to anyone who has signed up at www.cityofdixonca.gov/harvestatdixon. In addition, study sessions and public hearings will be noticed in the Dixon Independent Voice and mailed to all property owners and occupants within 1,000 feet of the project.
The city expects that the review process will take two years. There will be multiple opportunities to provide public comment and participate. Please visit www.cityofdixonca.gov/harvestatdixon for a list of upcoming opportunities. In addition, you can submit written comments to planningdepartment@cityofdixonca.gov.
The city review process will take approximately two years and during this time, there will be various meetings. A city decision on the project by the Planning Commission (recommending body) and City Council (final approval body) will not occur until the end of the City process. Although there will be various meeting between now and the final hearings, those will not be a decision
The ultimate city action is just the first step in approvals needed for this project to proceed. If the project receives city approval, the matter would then go through a county process, known as Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo). It is expected that the city review process will take place in 2025 and 2026, with final consideration by the City in late 2026 and then the developer would file an application with LAFCo for annexation, which will take additional time, and is separate from City of Dixon’s process.
If approved by LAFCo in 2027, it is anticipated that the project will break ground on infrastructure in the following 2-3 years and build out of the project would occur over the next 20-25 years.
