The Freeport special planning district (SPD) encompasses the area that was formerly the town of Freeport, located on the southwestern edge of the city, on the eastern bank of the Sacramento River. The area consists primarily of residential homes and neighborhood-scale retail businesses, including restaurants, a grocery, offices, bait shops, and a marina. These uses, as a whole, give Freeport a unique and historic Sacramento River delta river town character. The purpose of the Freeport SPD is to protect this character, minimize the intrusion of incompatible design and inappropriate uses, and ensure that future development is consistent with the existing character.
The Freeport SPD is intended to establish development standards to implement the goals and policies of the South Area Community Plan and the general plan.
These standards further the following goals:
A. Retain the "delta river town" identity and unique historical characteristics of Freeport;
B. Improve the level of municipal services to the area;
C. Guide future development in the SPD to ensure that it will integrate and reinforce the existing character; and
D. Promote the preservation of historic structures and features. (Ord. 2013-0020 § 1; Ord. 2013-0007 § 1)