SubdivisionApprovedEast side of Lake Road, approximately 5,000 feet north of E. Yosemite Avenue

Large Lot Map for Virginia Smith Trust Specific Plan (VST) Phase 1

Merced

Description

Subdivide approximately 654 acres into 53 lots with a Designated Remainder of approximately 285 acres.

Impact summary

This is the skeleton map — no homes are built on it, but nothing else in Phase 1 can be recorded until it's approved and finalized with the City Council.

Applicant

Name: Board of Education of the County of Merced, Trustee
Address: East side of Lake Road, approximately 5,000 feet north of E. Yosemite Avenue

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Approved5–0, unanimous

Last discussed Jan 21, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jan 21, 2026Approved 5–0

Planning Commission — January 21, 2026

Large-lot map subdividing about 654 acres into 53 lots plus a 285-acre remainder, setting the framework for all later VST subdivision maps.

Related issues (2)

VST Development Infrastructure Financing via JPA/CFD

Last discussed Oct 19, 2026

Campus Parkway extension

Last discussed Jan 21, 2026

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