Loma Rica Ranch Traditional Neighborhood Development

Carville Sierra, Inc.

Grass Valley, California

July 2000

to

October 2000

Carville Sierra, Inc. has proposed a mixed-use, high-density community at Loma Rica Ranch – an area that the

City of Grass Valley is considering for annexation. In preparation for the submittal of the development specific

plan and proposal for annexation, Strategic Economics completed a fiscal impact analysis and retail market

analysis. For the fiscal impact analysis, Strategic Economics developed a dynamic, user-friendly, Excel-based

model that the developer and site planner (Opticos Design) can use as the development program evolves. In

addition, Strategic Economics provided the City of Grass Valley with a literature review of previous studies

comparing the fiscal impacts of smart growth development versus conventional, sprawling development.