Another Starbucks location is planned for Citrus Heights

By Sara Beth Williams–
A design permit for a new Starbucks in Citrus Heights is currently under review by the city.

City documents submitted on May 28 show a new Starbucks location design review and use permit for 6970 Auburn Blvd.

The proposed Starbucks would be located in the Stock Ranch Plaza, across from Walmart, on an undeveloped parcel facing Auburn Boulevard. Designs show the planned construction of a proposed 2,308-square-foot building with a drive-thru lane wrapping around the back.

Plans also call for landscape improvements between the building and the sidewalk along Auburn Boulevard, including the addition of several new trees, shrubs, and multiple parking spaces. Existing irrigation and landscaping along the boulevard will remain. A rendering of the layout shows an outdoor patio area with several tables in addition to indoor seating.

Citrus Heights spokesperson Marisa Brown said in an email that the application is under review, and does not require City Council approval. The project will be reviewed by the Planning Commission once a staff review is complete.  No hearing date has been set.

The new Starbucks would be located less than half-mile from an existing Starbucks located at 7082 Auburn Blvd., at Sylvan Corners. Recently, local residents have expressed frustration over the nearby Starbucks location’s fluctuations and inconsistency in open hours of operation.

A nearby five-tenant building also facing Auburn Boulevard is home to a future West Coast Sourdough, along with a Sport Clips hair salon, an AT&T store, Crumbl Cookies, and Citrus Heights Smile Dentistry.

The Stock Ranch plan, approved in February 2001, provides for the development of 570,000 square feet of commercial areas as well as over 43 acres for residential development and 32 acres of open space, according to the city’s website.

According to prior reports, the concept for a fully built Stock Ranch Plaza includes up to ten buildings, varying in size but similar to the existing five-tenant building housing West Coast Sourdough.

The development of the plaza began with the construction of the Costco building in 2003 and Walmart in 2005. Applebee’s Bar & Grill opened in late 2015.