Bianchi Estates - a neighborhood in Roseville, CA 95747
Electricity
Our homes are all electric, served by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Some homeowners have supplemented their electric service with propane, and a few installed solar power generating.
Garbage
Auburn-Placer Disposal Service collects garbage in our neighborhood on Friday mornings. (Early!) 90 gallon toters are provided free of charge. Crews work on all holidays except Christmas and New Years Day, in which case pickup is on Saturday.
Recycling
Placer County’s One Big Bin initiative is designed to make recycling simple. Everything is tossed into “one big bin” and sorted at the Materials Recovery Facility. Household hazardous waste (HHW) has special requirements Batteries can be deposited at any Raley’s or Bel Air store. Placer County will do free curbside pickup (by appointment) of certain HHW items, including Batteries (household & auto); E-waste; Fluorescent tubes & bulbs; FOG; Mercury-containing items; Motor oil & filters.
Water
The development originally was built with its own water system, consisting of two wells and a storage tank. They – and the system – were maintained by the Placer County Water Agency. We originally paid $10/month in addition to set rates for the water we used. We were told the monthly $10 fees were set aside to pay for repairs, if ever needed, on the wells.
However, in 2010 when PCWA decided our system needed repairs, we were told that the $10 (and higher) monthly fees had been used for normal operations and no money was available unless we were assessed. Their solution was to connect our system with the City of Roseville’s, since development, by this time, had reached across Baseline. They do a bucket-for-bucket trade with the City somewhere further back on the distribution system. They say the water is a better quality than we got from our (treated) wells.
In the early 1980s we were told that you must have 2.5 acres or more to have your own well, which, of course, none of us did. Some time between then and 2010 the rules changed. The water rates increased (again) and homeowners were encouraged to dig their own wells. Many of us did. The downside is the increased electricity needed to run the water pumps.
Infrastucture
Roads
We are outside the city limits of the City of Roseville (although we have a Roseville address) and are in the County of Placer. Our roads are Placer County roads and the County is responsible for maintaining them. The first (and last) time they were resurfaced was in 2016.
Fire Department
The Dry Creek Fire Department was originally an independent volunteer department. With considerable growth in the west Roseville area, it was eventually (by vote of residents) made a part of Placer County Fire. It is still a volunteer station. The Dry Creek Station is located at 8350 Cook Riolo Road. It provides fire and emergency services.
Contacts
Schools
We are part of the Dry Creek Elementary School District for K-8 and the Roseville School District for High School.
Both districts supply bus service for Creekview Ranch School (K-8) and Woodcreek High School. The bus stops change from year-to-year depending on where children live who are riding the bus.
Creekview Ranch School : 8779 Cook Riolo Road, Roseville, CA 95747
Woodcreek High School : 2551 Woodcreek Oaks Boulevard, Roseville, CA 95747
Telephone: 916-771-0107
Burn Permits: (916) 791-7059
Burn Day Status: 1-800-998-287
Creekview Ranch
Absence reporting: 916-770-8845
Woodcreek High School
Absence reporting: 916-771-6565
Zoning
Our neighborhood is zoned RA-B-X 2 AC. MIN.
General Plan Land Use: Rural Low Density Residential 1 - 2.3 Ac. Min.
Municipal Advisory Council : West Placer Municipal Advisory Council
Purpose and Intent. The purpose of the residential-agricultural (RA) zone district is to stabilize and protect the rural residential characteristics of the area to which it is applied and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life, including agricultural uses.
Political Representation
Board Of Supervisors District 1 : Jack Duran
State Senator: Jim Nielsen (R)
State Representative: Kevin Kiley (R)
US Senator: Dianne Feinstein (D) and Kamala Harris (D)
US Representative: Tom McClintlock (R)
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