Vacant land near Old Auburn Road seeks buyer for $1.1 million – Citrus Heights Sentinel

By Sara Beth Williams–
A 2.3-acre tract of land on Mariposa Avenue near Old Auburn Road has been re-listed at more than double the price it sold for last year, following the Planning Commission's April approval of a draft map subdivision to divide the 2.3-acre property into five. package.

According to the real estate site Zillow, the land sold for $500,000 in October 2023. According to previous reports, plans to subdivide the lot into five parcels were submitted to the city shortly after and drew criticism from close neighbors and the former owner who contested the project. loss of parking spaces and number of plots proposed higher than expected.

At an April 24 Planning Commission meeting, four Commission members voted in favor of the request to subdivide the lot at 7401 Mariposa Avenue into five parcels. Chair Natalie Price, Commissioner Marcelle Flowers, Commissioner Thomas Scheeler and Commissioner Andrew Van Duker voted in favor of the subdivision.

Vice President Oleg Shishko recused himself from the vote because he lives less than 500 feet from the field. Commissioner James Remick was absent from the meeting.

Representatives for the land's former owner Citrus Heights Fellowship told The Sentinel after the April 24 meeting that they do not intend to appeal the decision.

Zillow shows the lot was relisted on May 2 for $1.1 million. All five parcels are described in the listing, with the largest L-shaped parcel totaling 37,700 square feet, two smaller lots measuring 18,400 square feet each, and two other lots measuring 10,600 square feet each.

*Editor's note: The Sentinel editor lives within 500 feet of the proposed project. A staff member who does not live near the project was intentionally assigned to cover this story.