City of Vallejo, CA, CA

This project is a comprehensive update to the Mare Island Specific Plan, originally adopted by the Vallejo City Council in 1999. The draft plan, submitted by the Mare Island Company (MIC) in October 2024, envisions redeveloping Mare Island into nine livable, connected, and diverse neighborhoods, each with a unique character and a variety of development patterns inspired by the island’s history and ecology. The draft land use plan is estimated to accommodate up to 14,000 homes and between 14,900 and 17,000 jobs.

• Some of the key objectives outlined in the draft include:
• Increasing job diversity, with an emphasis on returning to local manufacturing. 
• Allowing more housing and a greater variety of housing types.
• Creating walkable, convenient, and healthy neighborhoods.
• Modernizing mobility strategies.
• Promoting a diverse, equitable, and multi-generational community.
• Fostering resilient buildings, infrastructure, and landscapes.

RESOURCES

PROJECT STATUS

The City has reviewed the initial draft MISP and routed it internally for feedback. The City contracted with Stantec to prepare the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and any additional environmental review required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The City also contracted with the Good City Company to conduct a comprehensive peer review of the draft Specific Plan. Good City submitted an administrative draft comment letter on December 4, 2025, which is currently under City review. Next steps include transmitting the comment letter to Mare Island Company by February 2026 with a request for a second draft MISP, providing a status update on the planning process to City Council on February 24, 2026, and releasing the EIR Notice of Preparation thereafter. The Draft EIR is anticipated to be released for a 45-day public review period in September/October 2026.

Staff Contact
Hector Rojas, Long Range Planning Manager
(707) 553-7283
[email protected]