188-unit Townhouse Project approved by Elk Grove Planning Commission
This is the planning commission's second to last meeting of 2025.
The Elk Grove Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve two development items, greenlighting a new 188-unit townhome community and allowing for additional signage at a large shopping center.
Both the Wellington Crossing residential project and The Village Major Uniform Sign Program Amendment received 5-0 approval from the commission during its December 4, 2025, regular meeting held at the Elk Grove City Council chambers.
The Wellington Crossing project (PLNG24-040) grants a Tentative Condominium Map, Subdivision Design Review, and Major Design Review for the construction of 188 three-story, attached townhome units and a new 4,500 square-foot clubhouse.
Located on a 7.49-acre vacant parcel at 2804 Elk Grove Boulevard, the development will feature townhomes designed in a Santa Barbara architectural style, utilizing stucco, wood, stone, and tile in earth tones.
Project Planner Kyra Killingsworth explained that the proposal was a modification of an earlier approval from 2022. Key changes included reconfiguring the unit mix to remove studio units and add one-bedroom units, and a reduction in overall parking requirements due to a change in the city’s residential code.
Vilei Stratton, the developer, addressed a commissioner's question regarding parking for the clubhouse, confirming the intention is for the units to be for rent and that the on-site clubhouse is for the "exclusive use of the residents," not for outside rentals.
The second public hearing item, The Village Major Uniform Sign Program Amendment (PLNG25-025), was also approved unanimously.
The amendment allows for the addition of one extra multi-tenant monument sign along the western boundary of The Village Shopping Center, located at the southwest corner of Elk Grove Boulevard and Big Horn Boulevard. This change increases the total number of multi-tenant signs at the 15-acre center to four.
Antonio Ablog, Planner Manager, described the signs as 9-foot monuments featuring internally lit "halo lighting" designed to minimize glare.
Richard Tierink of Papas Investments, representing the applicant, explained that the additional sign was necessary to provide “more opportunity for signage” for the center’s numerous smaller tenants, ensuring a “very nice clean looking design” while still accommodating the growing tenant base. The under-construction shopping center is said to be 84 percent leased.
A video of the proceedings can be viewed here.
