By Sara Beth Williams–
A 2.3-acre lot on Mariposa Avenue near Old Auburn Road has been re-listed at more than double the price the lot sold for last year, following Planning Commission approval in April for a tentative subdivision map to divide the 2.3-acre property into five parcels.
According to real estate site Zillow, the lot sold for $500,000 in October 2023. According to prior reports, plans to subdivide the lot into five parcels were submitted to the city shortly afterward and drew criticism from nearby neighbors and the previous owner who contested the proposed loss of parking spaces and the higher-than-expected number of proposed parcels.
At an April 24 Planning Commission meeting, four members of the Commission voted to approve the request to subdivide the lot at 7401 Mariposa Ave. into five parcels. Chair Natalie Price, Commissioner Marcelle Flowers, Commissioner Thomas Scheeler, and Commissioner Andrew Van Duker voted in favor of the subdivision.
Vice Chair Oleg Shishko recused himself from the vote because he lives within 500 feet of the property site. Commissioner James Remick was absent from the meeting.
Representatives of former lot owner Citrus Heights Fellowship told The Sentinel after the April 24 meeting that they did not plan to appeal the decision.
Zillow shows the lot was relisted on May 2 for $1.1 million. The five parcels are outlined in the listing, with the largest L-shaped parcel totaling 37,700 square feet, two smaller lots of 18,400 square feet each, and two more lots of 10,600 square feet each.
*Editor’s Note: The publisher of the Sentinel 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.
