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# Elk Grove reviews 850-acre proposal for 3,500 homes south of Kammerer Road
- URL: https://www.onsiteobserver.com/elk-grove-reviews-850-acre-proposal-for-3-500-homes-south-of-kammerer-road/
- Published: 2026-10-05T23:43:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-05T23:43:06.000Z
- Author: Vitaliy Moskalenko
- Tags: Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate

The farmland south of Kammerer Road has been part of Elk Grove’s expansion plans since 2018\. Now a company tied to Newport Beach-based developer [Integral Communities](https://integralcommunities.com/?ref=onsiteobserver.com) is seeking Elk Grove’s approval of a land-use plan for about 3,500 homes there. The development would require annexation into Elk Grove and extensions of water and sewer service to the property.

The project, known as The Reserve, would occupy about 850 acres west of Highway 99, including the McConnell Estates Winery property. Elk Grove opened the initial public comment period for its environmental review July 31.

![The Reserve’s proposed 850-acre site is shaded in red south of Kammerer Road and west of Highway 99, outside Elk Grove’s city limits. Image: City of Elk Grove.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/2f/e32feaaf-a1ce-486f-8068-a9b0cc9d6e12/content/images/2026/10/The-Resserve-Specific-Plan-Project-Location.jpg)

The Reserve’s proposed 850-acre site is shaded in red south of Kammerer Road and west of Highway 99, outside Elk Grove’s city limits. Image: City of Elk Grove.

Business and project filings link the applicant, The Reserve at Elk Grove LLC, to Integral Communities executives Craig Manchester and John Stanek. Integral is also the master developer of Northlake, a 577-acre community in Natomas.

The proposal would add thousands of homes to a corridor Elk Grove has sought to develop as an employment center. The city’s 2014 plan for the Southeast Policy Area, north of Kammerer Road, envisioned conventional suburban office development. Elk Grove later reconsidered that plan, citing changes in employers’ needs and the pandemic’s effects on office demand. In December 2023, the City Council adopted the [Livable Employment Area Community Plan](https://elkgrove.gov/area-plans-and-specific-plans/livable-employment-area-community-plan?ref=onsiteobserver.com), which calls for housing near workplaces and more walkable development.

The Reserve proposes denser housing and mixed-use development near Kammerer Road, with lower-density neighborhoods farther south, adjoining farmland. Its conceptual land-use map, included in the city’s environmental notice, identifies 3,413 dwellings across three phases. About 81% of the homes shown are classified as single-family housing. The plan also designates about 93 acres near Highway 99 for light industrial and office uses.

![The Reserve’s conceptual land-use plan shows proposed neighborhoods surrounding a regional park, with commercial and industrial development concentrated near Highway 99.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/2f/e32feaaf-a1ce-486f-8068-a9b0cc9d6e12/content/images/2026/10/The-Reserve-Specific-Plan-Land-Use-Plan.jpg)

The Reserve’s conceptual land-use plan shows proposed neighborhoods surrounding a regional park, with commercial and industrial development concentrated near Highway 99\. Image: Wood Rogers.

The plan incorporates land that Cosumnes Community Services District acquired on Kammerer Road in 2022 for future parks and community uses. The Reserve’s concept map shows about 70 acres of regional parkland and roughly 30 additional acres for commercial uses supporting recreation. A regional sports facility is among the possibilities, and the district would lead further planning and design, according to the city’s notice.

Plans to develop the property were underway years before The Reserve was proposed. In February 2018, the Sacramento Local Agency Formation Commission voted 4-3 to add 1,156 acres south of Kammerer Road to Elk Grove’s sphere of influence, the boundary used to plan possible future expansion. The Reserve lies within that area. The decision allowed the land to be considered for annexation but did not bring it into the city.

Environmental groups challenged the decision at the time, arguing that the city had enough undeveloped land within its existing limits and should avoid converting more farmland. The Environmental Council of Sacramento and the Sierra Club joined other groups in suing over the expansion in June 2018\. [The Sacramento Business Journal](https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2020/03/11/final-ruling-dismisses-suit-against-elk-grove.html?ref=onsiteobserver.com) reported in March 2020 that a court dismissed the challenge and upheld the decision. That left the potential expansion boundary in place, but The Reserve would still need annexation approval from the commission and city approval of its specific plan.

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In written comments on the proposal, the [California Department of Conservation](https://files.ceqanet.lci.ca.gov/337558-1/attachment/ecCzrw66d182TzVgmrzwNZHh1HpKUskfJiLDKHW%5F3w09Y3KXbzF3L2CCKptVlWb5FwxP0EiR7if2k4jr0?ref=onsiteobserver.com) identified prime farmland and farmland of statewide importance within the site and recommended examining effects on surrounding farms. The [California Department of Fish and Wildlife](https://files.ceqanet.lci.ca.gov/337558-1/attachment/daiXhviVlbfEIOnMxclFHikCiUF2i2hoRoszYYj4764OWXeXyOiQgKyl2eUEim57QOP9dutMPOk%5FLkBs0?ref=onsiteobserver.com) cited records of Swainson’s hawks and burrowing owls nearby and asked the city to assess potential habitat impacts. It also identified tributaries to the Cosumnes River on the property.

The Reserve’s proposed sewer connection would extend into existing parts of Elk Grove. The roughly 5-mile line would run west along Kammerer Road, north on Big Horn Boulevard and west along Laguna Boulevard to the Laguna Interceptor, according to the city’s notice. It would share a trench with a separate sewer line serving [Elk Grove Crossing](https://ceqanet.lci.ca.gov/2021040067/3?ref=onsiteobserver.com), a proposed 319-acre community with about 1,820 homes immediately west of The Reserve.

![The proposed Elk Grove Crossing site is shaded at left, south of Kammerer Road and immediately west of The Reserve.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/2f/e32feaaf-a1ce-486f-8068-a9b0cc9d6e12/content/images/2026/10/Elk-Grove-Crossing-Specific-Plan.jpg)

The proposed Elk Grove Crossing site is shaded at left, south of Kammerer Road and immediately west of The Reserve. Image: City of Elk Grove.

Water service would require expanding the Sacramento County Water Agency’s Zone 40 service area, which ends at Kammerer Road. The project would also need State Water Resources Control Board approval to add the property to the authorized water-delivery area, the notice says. New groundwater wells are anticipated for the broader Kammerer Road and Highway 99 growth area, based on a preliminary water-supply assessment cited in the notice. The specific plan would detail the facilities needed to supply The Reserve.

Those service requirements will be part of the annexation review. The city’s notice calls for examining whether agencies can accommodate the development without reducing existing service levels or adversely affecting current ratepayers. A draft environmental impact report would provide further analysis and another opportunity for public comment, following the initial comment period that ended Aug. 31\. The July 31 notice gives no release date for that report or timetable for construction.