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Chris Cox is a land planner, landscape architect, and development consultant who helps property owners, builders, and developers unlock the potential of their land through feasibility, permitting, and compliance. In this episode of Between Two Shovels, we dig into what it actually takes to develop property along the Capital SouthEast Connector corridor, from wetland constraints and California tiger salamander mitigation to access control, utility planning, and the rising cost of environmental compliance in Sacramento County.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction and Chris Cox Background
00:53 68 Miles of Frontage and What Landowners Are Asking
02:30 Wetlands Everywhere: The First Thing to Check on Grant Line
03:45 California Tiger Salamander and the Major Core Recovery Area
04:04 No Driveways on an Expressway: Access Control Explained
05:45 Finding Mitigation Land Is Getting Harder
06:10 Mitigation Costs: From $300K to $1 Million Per Acre
07:30 Multiple Species, Multiple Mitigation Locations
08:00 South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan and the JPA's Role
09:30 Housing Demand, Interest Rates and the 2025 Market
10:45 Utilities Along the Corridor: SMUD, Water and Sewer
14:00 Cost Sharing Agreements and Economies of Scale
16:00 How JPA Environmental Coverage Relates to Adjacent Properties
18:30 General Plan Adoption and Development Consistency
20:00 Sphere of Influence, Annexations and Comment Letters
22:00 Folsom Master Plan and Seamless Corridor Integration
24:59 River Rock Casino, the Grant Line Interchange and Elk Grove Growth
27:30 Kammerer Road Extension: Federal Funds, Wetlands and the Road to I-5
31:05 68 Miles of Frontage and How the JPA Can Help Landowners Navigate the Process
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Between Two Shovels is produced by the Capital SouthEast Connector Joint Powers Authority and explores transportation policy, engineering, and project delivery through conversations with industry leaders.
Guest: Chris Cox, Principal Land Development Consultant, specializing in finding ROI for property owners and developers.
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