HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-08-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 2017 PARKING AMEND (2)Agenda Item: 19
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
Q:° AGENDA REPORT
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: 1 j4 _ "
DATE: August 22, 2017
SUBJECT: FIRST READING OF OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 2017
PARKING AMENDMENTS
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: Ben Jarvis
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Conduct a Public Hearing; and
2. Introduce and pass to a second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE
NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED FOR THE PROJECT AND APPROVING
MASTER CASE 17-027, CONSISTING OF SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 17-001
(ZONING AMENDMENT), AMENDING THE OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC
PLAN;" and
3. Introduce and pass to a second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING
CHAPTER 17.51.010(G) OF TITLE 17, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARKING IN LIEU FEE PROGRAM
APPLYING TO THE URBAN CENTER ZONE OF THE OLD TOWN NEWHALL
SPECIFIC PLAN AREA."
BACKGROUND
The Old Town Newhall Specific Plan (ONSP or Specific Plan) was adopted in December 2005
to create a vision and development plan to revitalize Old Town Newhall by encouraging the
revitalization of the City's historic core. Since the adoption of the ONSP, the City of Santa
Clarita (City) and the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita have invested
considerable resources in the Old Town Newhall area. In addition to public infrastructure
investments such as the Old Town Newhall Library, the streetscape on Main Street, and the
roundabout, the City also regularly hosts events in the area that include the Cowboy Festival,
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Light Up Main, Senses, and the award-winning Thursdays@Newhall program, bringing
thousands of visitors to the area on a regular basis. Most recently, the City assumed the
responsibility of managing the programming of the Repertory East Playhouse to create a new
multi -use art center called The Main.
As a result of the City's investment in the area, new businesses have been opening and joining
this eclectic business community. Between 2010 and 2016, Old Town Newhall has seen an
average of a 17% increase in sales, year over year. The first privately funded development
project, the Luxen Hotel, is currently underway. The City broke ground on the parking structure
on the Redevelopment Block on March 6, 2017, and the Newhall Crossings and Laemmle
Theatre projects will break ground this year as well. The continued revitalization and momentum
in development in the area will lead to a greater parking demand.
A critical component in the successful implementation of the ONSP includes the creation of a
"park once" environment for the Main Street shopping area and Arts and Entertainment District.
Instead of parking on site as they would in other areas in the City, customers would park off site
in publicly managed structures, one at both ends of Main Street. This strategy is critical in
creating a pedestrian -friendly environment on Main Street, providing for consistent activity on
the street as patrons travel from the parking structures to their intended destination, stopping
along the way to patronize other merchants.
Under the park once strategy identified in the Specific Plan, on-site parking requirements were
eliminated for businesses in the Urban Center Zone. The lack of on-site parking requirements is a
strong development incentive, which has allowed businesses to locate to Main Street that would
not previously have been permitted due to standard City parking requirements. The lack of on-
site parking requirements also creates a development opportunity in that businesses can remove
existing parking and expand their business property line to property line, providing them with
additional commercial square footage.
The construction and ongoing maintenance of public parking facilities was envisioned in the
Specific Plan to be funded by a Parking Assessment District. Similar to a Business Improvement
District, the Parking Assessment District would collect assessments from properties and
merchants that would benefit from the public parking facilities and use the revenue to construct
and maintain public parking. Unfortunately, despite eliminating minimum parking requirements
and moving forward with other revitalization strategies contained in the Specific Plan, the
Parking Assessment District was never formed. In addition to the lack of a Parking Assessment
District, the State of California eliminated redevelopment agencies state-wide in 2011, and with
that removed a valuable funding tool for the City to potentially fund parking facilities. Today, no
resource exists that will fund the future parking facilities in Old Town Newhall necessary to
continue the revitalization of the area and seeing the Specific Plan fully implemented.
Existing and Future Parking Needs
There is a mix of public and private parking spaces in the Main Street area, however, the number
of private spaces is being reduced. Most recently, two new businesses have taken advantage of
the existing ONSP parking incentive opportunity by removing the private parking in the rear of
their buildings and using the additional square -footage for outdoor seating and lounge areas.
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Additionally, businesses have become territorial over their private parking spaces to the point of
towing vehicles that do not belong to their customers. From the public inventory perspective and
based on the 2015 parking study completed by Linscott, Law and Greenspan (LLG), staff
believes that the northern parking structure will accommodate the parking demand of the
forthcoming Redevelopment Block projects and provide much needed parking for the entire
ONSP area as it exists today.
As envisioned by the ONSP, and as more development occurs and more desirable arts and
entertainment uses become a reality, there is a need to plan now for the creation and funding of
additional parking facilities for these parking intensive uses. To that end, staff recommends the
City Council: (1) amend the Specific Plan to establish parking requirements for the Urban Center
Zone; and (2) adopt a Parking In Lieu Fee Program for the Urban Center Zone of the Specific
Plan, specific to developments that add non-residential/commercial square footage.
1. Specific Plan Amendment to Establish Parking Requirements
The proposed amendments to the Specific Plan would establish minimum parking standards
for properties in the Urban Center Zone of the Specific Plan and require new/future
development (not existing development) to provide parking for customers and employees.
These parking requirements can be met in three ways: (1) on site; (2) off site on another
property through the issuance of a Minor Use Permit (which includes a Shared Parking
Agreement recorded with the Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor); or (3) paying an
"in lieu" fee (discussed below).
In 2015, the City hired LLG to complete a parking study to review the current parking
environment and predict how the parking environment would shift with the development of
the Redevelopment Block projects. In that study, LLG recommended the City establish the
parking ratio for Old Town Newhall as one parking space for every 350 square feet of
development (1:350). This is a different parking methodology from other areas in the City, in
that the ONSP envisioned shared parking, or a "park once" strategy. Other areas in the City
have higher parking requirements based on the use of the business. Therefore, the 1:350
parking ratio continues to incentivize development to occur in Old Town Newhall.
Additionally, in other areas of the Specific Plan outside of the Main Street area, the plan
provides a parking incentive that allows businesses to only provide one parking space for the
first 1,500 square feet of development. Staff is recommending the City Council apply the
parking bonus that currently exists in the Specific Plan to the Urban Center Zone as part of
the amendments. The parking standards proposed for new, non-residential/commercial
square footage developed in the Urban Center Zone are as follows:
• Up to 1,500 square feet: One parking space
• Above 1,500 square feet: 1:350 (one parking space for each 350 square feet of new
non-residential/commercial square footage)
For example, a 2,200 square -foot building that is developed on a vacant lot would be
required to provide three parking spaces: one for the first 1,500 square feet; and two for the
remaining 700 square feet based on the 1:350 ratio.
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Under the proposed amendments, a property owner who proposes to expand an existing
building or a business's useable area would only be required to provide parking based on the
expansion of the additional square footage, not the existing structure or footprint.
Hypothetical scenarios are provided as an attachment.
The proposed ratio, the applicability of the parking bonus, and the proposed parking
standards to be assessed on new, non-residential/commercial square footage are designed to
continue to incentivize businesses to locate on Main Street, and support development in the
Old Town Newhall area because of the reduced parking requirement when compared to other
areas in the City.
In an effort to provide another incentive, provide businesses with maximum flexibility, and
provide the potential to reduce the number of off-site parking spaces required, the proposed
amendments would allow tandem parking in the Urban Center Zone with an Administrative
Permit rather than the Minor Use Permit that is currently required elsewhere in the Specific
Plan. Tandem parking is common in downtown areas where land is intensely used. Tandem
parking works particularly well for employees and business owners, as well as valet service.
Private off-site parking would continue to be an option subject to the issuance of a Minor Use
Permit (a Shared Parking Agreement). As part of the proposed code amendments, other
changes would be made to revise parking language in the Urban General 1, Urban General 2,
and Corridor Zones. These revisions would not change how parking is calculated for those
zones, and would be made in an effort to clarify existing code language.
Main Street continues to be a sought-after area for new businesses and restaurants. The
proposed parking amendments continue to provide incentives for Main Street development
by allowing the full use of commercial parcels property line -to -property line, off-site parking,
tandem spaces, and a generous parking ratio. These incentives are unique to Old Town
Newhall, and are not available in other parts of the City.
2. Parking In Lieu Fee Program
Staff is recommending that the City Council create a Parking In Lieu Fee Program to provide
a means for new development to meet the proposed parking requirements and offset the costs
of a future parking facility. Three options for providing funding for future parking on Main
Street were analyzed, including:
A Parking Improvement District: All property or business owners would be assessed an
ongoing and annual fee to provide parking. An attempt to create a Business Improvement
District in 2014, using the same funding assessment method as a Parking Improvement
District, failed due to lack of community support.
• Customer -Paid Parking: Visitors to the area would pay to park
A Parking hi Lieu Program: Require any business or property owner (current or future)
that adds new usable commercial square footage to pay a fee for each parking space that
is required.
A Parking hi Lieu Fee Program allows businesses and property owners to either
accommodate the required parking spaces on their property, allow off-site parking with a
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recorded agreement with another property owner and a Minor Use Permit, pay a per -space
fee established by the City Council, or a combination of the three. The per -space fee would
be a one-time fee to be paid before the business or property owner receives their building
permit, similar to other impact fees that exist in the City today. This program is consistent
with the City's philosophy of development paying their fair share of costs and
accommodating their impact.
To establish what a Parking In Lieu Fee Program would be for the Urban Center Zone of Old
Town Newhall, staff hired Revenue and Cost Specialists, LLC (RCS). In conformance with
Government Code Section 66000, RCS completed an analysis that identified the need and
use of the fee, the relationship between the use of the fee and the development paying the fee,
and the relationship between the need for the public facilities and the type of development
paying the fee. RSC concluded that a Parking In Lieu Fee Program is appropriate.
Additionally, RSC also identified the various costs associated with developing additional
parking facilities in Old Town Newhall. As a result of this study, the recommended fee per
parking space is $39,034. This is comparable to the amount the City is paying to construct
the 372 parking spaces in the northern parking structure, which is approximately $41,935 per
parking space.
In order to continue to incentivize growth and expansion in the area, staff is recommending a
phased implementation of the fee, to show the community that the City is continuing the
public/private partnership in the area. Additionally, a phased implementation schedule
accomplishes two goals: (1) Alleviate the "sticker shock" of the cost of providing parking;
and (2) Incentivize property owners to develop faster when the parking fee is lower. Staffs
recommended fee is: $5,855.10 per parking space (15% of the established fee) for the first
five years (years 2017-2021). The fee would be reassessed by City Council after five years.
Staff is recommending the Parking In Lieu Fee Program be applied only to new, non-
residential/commercial square footage that is added to the existing inventory. This means that
only new development would be required to participate in this program. This could include a
project that is built on a currently vacant lot, a project where an existing building is
demolished and rebuilt with additional square footage, or if an existing business removed
current parking area to increase their usable commercial square footage. The fee is not
recommended to be applied to businesses wanting to take advantage of the Main Street
Outdoor Dining Program, which allows additional seating areas in the public right-of-way
along Main Street. Additionally, residential parking is still required to be provided on-site.
Examples of how the fee would be applied are described in further detail in the Scenarios
attachment.
The City will establish a special Parking In Lieu Fee Fund to hold the fees collected. These
fees would only be used to create new and permanent parking opportunities, not short term
solutions. Additionally, the parking fee would be reevaluated by the City Council no less
than every five years, at which time the City Council could adjust the fee based on known
conditions, such as property acquisition costs or other known costs for the development of
the parking facilities. This also provides the City Council with the opportunity to adjust the
phased implementation schedule on a regular basis.
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Planning Commission
On June 6, 2017, the City of Santa Clarita Planning Commission conducted a duly -noticed public
hearing on the establishment of parking requirements in the Urban Center Zone of the Specific
Plan. During the public hearing, two members of the public commented on the project. At the
conclusion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission, in a unanimous 4-0 vote,
recommended the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for the project and
approve Master Case 17-027 to amend the ONSP to reestablish minimum parking requirements
in the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area).
Public Outreach
Staff has been conducting public outreach on this program since March 2017. Below is a
summary of the various public outreach efforts:
• On March 9, 2017, staff presented the proposed Parking hi Lieu Fee Program to the
Downtown Newhall Specific Plan Ad Hoc Committee, consisting of Councilmembers
Kellar and McLean, and received feedback on the project.
• On March 15, 2017, staff spoke to the Old Town Newhall Association (OTNA) about the
proposed changes to parking standards on Main Street and received comments.
• On March 29, 2017, a community meeting was held where the amendments were
presented to members of the public during a meeting at the Old Town Newhall Library.
• Staff continued discussions on the amendments with the business community at the
monthly OTNA meetings on April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, and August 16, 2017.
The feedback from the community has been mixed. Generally, the community has expressed
support for the establishment of parking requirements. There has been concern expressed over
the amount of the parking fee, and some community members have requested a longer
implementation timeline that would reduce the cost of the fee in the short term. As a result of this
feedback, staff has adjusted the recommendation based on those concerns.
Environmental Analvsis - ONSP Parking Amendments
• Initial Studv/Negative Declaration: An Initial Study was prepared in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Initial Study determined there are no
environmental impacts related to the proposed modifications to the ONSP. Therefore, a
Negative Declaration was prepared in accordance with Section 15070 of CEQA.
• Tribal Consultation: Prior to the Initial Study being released for public review and
comment, the Femandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians was invited to consult on
the project in accordance with Assembly Bill 52. Other applicable Native American
tribes were contacted and given the opportunity to consult, as required by Senate Bill 18.
None of the tribes contacted requested consultation on the project.
Environmental Analvsis - Parking In Lieu Fee Program
The adoption of a Parking In Lieu Fee Program does not constitute a project under CEQA.
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Noticing
All notices required by law were completed. A copy of the public notice, which was published
twice in The Signal on August 1, and August 15, 2017, is attached. Additional notices were sent
to property and business owners within the Urban Center Zone (182 notices). The Building
Industry Association was also noticed, per their request to be notified on any potential fee or
fee adjustments in the City.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact as a result of this item.
ATTACHMENTS
Public Notice
ORDINANCE - ONSP Parking Ordinance
ORDINANCE - Parking In Lieu Fee Program
ONSP Parking Amendments Redline Edits
Hypothetical Scenarios
Old Town Newhall Specific Plan - Zoning Map
Vicinity - Regional Map
Exhibit A to ONSP Parking Ordinance: Old Town Newhall Specific Plan (available in the City
Clerk's Reading File)
Exhibit B to ONSP Parking Ordinance: Initial Study (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
Planning Commission Resolution P 17-07 (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS
CONCERNING PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND PARKING IN LIEU FEES AND
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION
APPLICATION: Master Case No. 17-027
Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) 17-001 (Zoning Amendment)
PROJECT APPLICANT: City of Santa Clarita
PROJECT LOCATION: The project area consists of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area: 202 acres
in the Old Town Newhall Area.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Santa Clarita is preparing amendments to the Old Town Newhall
Specific Plan (ONSP). The proposed amendments would establish minimum parking requirements in the Urban E
Center zone (Main Street area) and include ancillary text revisions to clarify parking code language pertaining to the
Urban General 1, Urban General 2, and Corridor zones. In conjunction with the ONSP amendments, the City 2
Council will also consider establishing a parking in -lieu fee for those projects that do not provide the required a
parking in accordance with Government Code Section 66000 et seq.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: On June 6, 2017, the Planning Commission voted 4-0 to adopt a
resolution recommending the City Council adopt a Negative Declaration and approve Master Case 17-027 that
consists of the 2017 ONSP parking amendments.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: A draft Negative Declaration has been prepared for this proposed project and
was posted for public review on May 16, 2017. A copy of the Negative Declaration and all supporting documents
are available at the Permit Center located in the City Hall Building at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 140, Santa
Clarita, CA 91355. A copy of the draft Negative Declaration (without supporting documents) is available at the
Santa Clarita Library, Valencia Branch.
The City of Santa Clarita City Council will conduct a public hearing on this matter on the following date:
DATE: Tuesday August 22, 2017
TIME: At or after 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: City Hall, Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues that you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written
correspondence received by the City prior to the close of the public hearing.
For further information regarding this proposal, please contact the project planner at the City of Santa
Clarita Planning Division, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. Telephone:
(661) 255-4330 or e-mail atbjarvis@santa-clarita.com. Project Planner: Ben Jarvis, Associate Planner.
Mary Cusick, City Clerk
Publish Date: August 1, 2017 and August 15, 2017
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ORDINANCE NO. 17 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER CASE 17-027, CONSISTING OF
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 17-001 (ZONING AMENDMENT)
AMENDING THE OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The City Council does hereby make the following
findings of fact:
A. The City of Santa Clarita General Plan requires the implementation of the City of Santa
Clarita Unified Development Code (UDC) to be in compliance with the Government Code
of the State of California,
B. The Old Town Newhall Specific Plan (ONSP) was adopted on December 22, 2005, to
create a plan to revitalize Old Town Newhall by encouraging development and
redevelopment on Main Street and throughout the ONSP area,
C. The City of Santa Clarita (City) periodically prepares updates to the ONSP;
D. The ONSP intended to create a pedestrian -oriented Arts and Entertainment District in the
Urban Center zone (Main Street area). As part of the Arts and Entertainment District, the
ONSP contemplated the creation of a Parking Assessment District to fund two public
parking structures. In anticipation of the Parking Assessment District and its associated
structures, and in order to incentivize development, minimum parking requirements were
eliminated for parcels located in the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area);
E. The Parking Assessment District envisioned by the ONSP was never created due to lack
of public support. An additional potential funding method for public parking was lost when
the State of California eliminated Redevelopment Agencies;
F. On March 6, 2017, the City commenced construction of a 372 space public parking
structure located at the northwest corner of Railroad Avenue and 9t' Street, paid for by
the City because the ONSP Parking Assessment District was never formed. The structure
is necessary to accommodate parking needs in the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area)
because minimum parking requirements do not exist in the zone to support new
development;
G. On February 13, 2017, the City, as the applicant, initiated an application for Master Case
17-027 consisting of Specific Plan Amendment 17-001 to amend the ONSP (the Project) to
establish minimum parking requirements in the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area)
within the ONSP area, and to make ancillary revisions to parking code language in other
ONSP zones. A complete copy of the proposed amendments is incorporated to this
Ordinance as Exhibit A;
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H. The proposed amendments would ensure that future (new) development in the Urban
Center Zone (Main Street area) would provide its fair share of customer parking in terms
of supply and/or cost;
The proposed amendments would continue to provide a development incentive in the
Urban Center Zone (Main Street area), when compared to other areas of the City, by
allowing property and business owners to fully utilize their land for commercial purposes
while providing for opportunities for off-site, shared parking;
J. On March 9, 2017, staff met with the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan Ad Hoc
Committee to discuss the proposed amendments and to receive feedback;
K. On March 15, April 19, May 17, June 21, July 19, and August 16, 2017, staff met with the
Old Town Newhall Association and solicited feedback and suggestions from members of
the organization;
L. On March 29, 2017, staff conducted a community workshop at the Old Town Newhall
Library where staff received comments and suggestions on the proposed amendments;
M. The application was deemed complete on April 12, 2017;
N. The proposed amendments are consistent with, and further implement, the Goals and
Policies of the City of Santa Clarita General Plan;
O. The Planning Commission held a duly -noticed public hearing on June 6, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.
at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California,
P. At the public hearing described above, the Planning Commission considered the staff
report, staff presentation, and public testimony on the Project, and in a unanimous 4-0
vote, approved Resolution P 17-07 recommending the City Council adopt a Negative
Declaration and approve Master Case 17-027;
Q. The documents and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which
the decision of the Planning Commission was based is the Master Case No. 17-027 project
file, located within the Community Development Department, specifically in the custody
of the Director of Community Development;
R. On August 22, 2017, the City Council conducted a duly -noticed public hearing at City
Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, at 6:00 p.m. The public hearing was
advertised in The Signal newspaper on August 1, 2017.
At the City Council meeting of August 22, the City Council received a staff presentation
summarizing the proposed Project, opened the public hearing, received public testimony
regarding the Project, received further staff comments and answers to questions, and closed
the public hearing;
T. The City Council conducted a first reading of an Ordinance for the ONSP amendments on
August 22, and passed the Ordinance to a second reading on September 12, 2017;
U. The documents and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which
the decision of the City Council is based is the Master Case 17-027 project file, located
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within the Community Development Department, specifically in the custody of the
Director of Community Development.
SECTION 2. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS. Based
upon the foregoing facts and findings, the City Council hereby finds as follows:
A. An Initial Study and a Negative Declaration for the Project has been prepared in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Exhibit B);
B. The Initial Study has been circulated for review and comment by affected governmental
agencies and the public, and all comments received, if any, have been considered. The
Negative Declaration was posted and advertised on May 16, 2017, in accordance with
CEQA. The public review period was open from May 16, 2017, through June 6, 2017;
C. There is no substantial evidence the Project will have a significant effect on the
environment. The Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City;
D. The necessary Native American Tribal Consultation required by Assembly Bill 52 as part
of the CEQA process concluded on March 20, 2017, prior to the release of the Initial Study
for public comment;
E. The documents and other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon which
the decision of the City Council is based is the Master Case 17-027 project file, located
within the Community Development Department, specifically in the custody of the
Director of Community Development; and
F. The City Council, based upon the findings set forth above, hereby finds the Negative
Declaration for this project has been prepared in compliance with CEQA.
SECTION 3. GENERAL FINDINGS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 17-001
(ZONING AMENDMENT). Based on the above findings of facts, recitals, and the entire record,
including, without limitation, oral and written testimony and other evidence received at the public
hearings, reports and other transmittals from City staff to the City Council, and upon studies and
investigations made by the City Council, the City Council finds as follows:
A. The proposal is consistent with the General Plan.
The Project is consistent with the General Plan because the proposed amendments are
contained entirely within the existing ONSP area, which is called out on the City's General
Plan map. The amendments are also consistent by encouraging the economic development
of the Old Town Newhall area by permitting property owners the continued opportunity to
fully develop their land, while encouraging a pedestrian -oriented Main Street environment
within the Urban Center Zone by establishing minimum parking requirements that can be
used to calculate fair -share parking supply or costs (a Parking In Lieu Fee Program) for
future parking facilities on or adjacent to Main Street.
B. The proposal is allowed within the applicable underlying zone and complies with all other
applicable provisions of the UDC.
The amendments would apply minimum parking requirements to properties in the Urban
Center Zone. The established Old Town Newhall parking incentive of one parking space
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for the first 1,500 square feet of new non-residential/commercial development would be
used. For new non-residential/commercial uses in excess of 1,500 square feet, a ratio of
1:350 (one parking space for each 350 square feet of new non-residential/commercial
space) would be used beyond the initial Newhall parking incentive. Ancillary text revisions
would be made to clarify parking language in the Urban General 1, Urban General 2, and
Corridor Zones without changing how parking is calculated in those zones. The proposed
amendments would not change the character or the established land use patterns on Main
Street, thus supporting the provisions of the ONSP document that envision a pedestrian -
oriented Arts and Entertainment District with off-site parking.
C. The proposal will not endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public
convenience, health, interest, safety, or general welfare, or be materially detrimental or
injurious to the improvements, persons, property, or uses in the vicinity and zone in which
the property is located.
Nothing contained in the proposed amendments would endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise
constitute a hazard to the public because the changes would implement minimum parking
requirements for future (new) development. Any new parking spaces or facilities
constructed or otherwise provided by the proposed Project would be built to the latest City
standards in terms of circulation, zoning, and building code requirements. Existing
development would not be impacted by the amendments. The amendments would ensure
ample parking is provided to serve future businesses in the Urban Center Zone in the
ONSP area (Main Street area).
D. The proposal is physically suitable for the site. The factors related to the proposal's
physical suitability for the site shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The design, location, shape, size, and operating characteristics are suitable for the
proposed use;
2. The highways or streets that provide access to the site are of sufficient width and are
improved as necessary to carry the land and quantity of traffic such proposal would
generate;
3. Public protection service (e.g., Fire protection, Sheriffprotection, etc.) are readily
available;
4. The provision of utilities (e.g. potable water, schools, solid waste collection and
disposal, storm drainage, wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, etc.) is
adequate to serve the site.
The Project is physically suitable for the site in terms of location, shape, size, and
operating characteristics, as the amendments would establish minimum parking
requirements for the Urban Center Zone in the ONSP area (Main Street area) which could
be accommodated on or off site. Minimum parking requirements would ensure ample
parking is provided for future (new) development in the Old Town Newhall area. If code -
required parking could not be accommodated on site, spaces could be accommodated
off site either through providing physical parking spaces as currently allowed with a
Minor Use Permit, or through another means, such as a Parking In Lieu Fee Program.
The proposed amendments would not change or impact existing traffic patterns and would
encourage pedestrian -oriented uses on Main Street. The ONSP area is served by the Los
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Angeles County Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department,
with both providing adequate service levels. The Project area is likewise served by all
applicable utilities. Nothing in the proposed amendments would increase the need for
fire or police protection services or increase demand for utilities.
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 17-001
(ZONING AMENDMENT). Based on the above findings of facts, recitals, and the entire record,
including, without limitation, oral and written testimony and other evidence received at the public
hearings, reports and other transmittals from City staff to the City Council, and upon studies and
investigations made by the City Council, the City Council finds as follows for Specific Plan
Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment), in accordance with UDC Section 17.28.120.L
A. The amendment is consistent with the adjacent area, if applicable.
B. The amendment is consistent with the principles of the General Plan.
Specific Plan Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment) is consistent with the land uses
and businesses within the ONSP area, and consistent with Policy 1.2.1 of the General Plan
Land Use Element which states: "In Newhall, provide opportunities for new business and
housing by implementing the [Old Town] Newhall Specific Plan, provide incentives to
promote infill development and re -use of underutilized sites..." The proposed amendments
reflect City Council direction to create a vibrant, pedestrian -oriented Main Street. Property
owners in the Urban Center Zone would be able to fully utilize their commercial parcels by
providing parking off site in public parking structures, as envisioned in the ONSP. By
allowing parking to be provided off site, the Project would support infill development and
the ongoing revitalization of Newhall, including the pedestrian -oriented Arts and
Entertainment District.
C. Approval of the amendment will be in the interest ofpublic health, convenience, safety, and
general welfare and in conformity with good zoning practice.
Specific Plan Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment) reflects City Council direction to
create a pedestrian -oriented Main Street by providing ample off-street parking, and
permitting property owners to accommodate parking needs in publicly managed structures
if they choose to. Ample, convenient parking is essential to a vibrant and economically
viable arts and shopping district. The Project would ensure future development provides
off-street parking spaces for customers, fulfilling the ONSP's objective of providing
property owners in the Urban Center Zone (Main Street area) the incentive to fully develop
their parcels for active commercial use. Therefore, the proposed Specific Plan Amendment
17-001 supports the interest of public health, convenience, safety, and general welfare of
the Newhall community, while implementing good zoning practice.
D. The amendment is consistent with other applicable provisions of this code.
E. Is necessary to implement the General Plan and/or that the public convenience, the
general welfare or good zoning practice justifies such action.
Specific Plan Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment) is consistent with the applicable
provisions of the ONSP and the UDC because the proposed amendments would establish
minimum parking requirements to ensure sufficient parking for future (new) development.
On-site parking is required in other City zones but is not currently required in the Urban
Center Zone in the ONSP area. The amendments would apply the existing Newhall
parking bonus (one space for the first 1,500 square feet of new non-residential/commercial
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space) and a ratio of 1:350 (one space for each 350 square feet of new non-
residential/commercial space) beyond the first 1,500 square feet. Minimum parking
requirements ensure future (new) development would pay its fair share in terms of
providing parking supply or covering the cost, or a portion of the cost, for new off-street
parking facilities, thereby precluding City residents and the City's General Fund from
bearing the full cost of providing parking to certain privately -owned commercial parcels
in Old Town Newhall. Therefore, the amendments would promote the general welfare and
public convenience in Newhall and the larger City, and would constitute good zoning
practice.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby adopts the Negative Declaration (Exhibit B)
prepared for the Project, and approves the amendments to the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan
(Exhibit A).
SECTION 6. If any portion of this Ordinance is held to be invalid, that portion shall be
stricken and severed, and the remaining portions shall be unaffected and remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its
passage and adoption.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of 12017.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance 17- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 22°d day of August, 2017. That thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 12a' day of
September 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance and was
published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
CITY CLERK
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"EXHIBIT A" OF ORDINANCE 17 -
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 17-001 (ZONING AMENDMENT)
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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"EXHIBIT B" OF ORDINANCE 17 -
NEGATIVE DECLARATION/INITIAL STUDY
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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ORDINANCE NO. 17 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 17.51.01(G) OF
TITLE 17, OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PARKING IN LIEU FEE PROGRAM APPLYING TO
THE URBAN CENTER ZONE OF THE OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN AREA
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan (ONSP) on
December 22, 2005, to create a development plan to revitalize Old Town Newhall, the historic
core of the City of Santa Clarita (City); and
WHEREAS, the ONSP intended to create a pedestrian -oriented Arts and Entertainment
District in the Urban Center Zone, and a key component to the creation of this unique area was the
implementation of a "Park Once" strategy to provide public parking facilities to serve the business
district; and
WHEREAS, the vision of the ONSP is becoming a reality, and desirable businesses like
entertainment venues, art centers, restaurants, and specialty retailers are a part of the vibrant
business community in Old Town Newhall; and
WHEREAS, the continued revitalization of Old Town Newhall and the addition of new
parking -intensive businesses require additional parking facilities to be established; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to create a Parking In Lieu Fee Program (Program) to fund
the creation of additional parking opportunities in Old Town Newhall; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the fee is to provide an alternative the ONSP required on-site
parking, thus attracting development and redevelopment in the area by allowing property and
business owners to fully utilize their land and achieve maximum development potential; and
WHEREAS, the Program is intended to cover costs, either all or in part, incurred by the
City in creating public parking facilities that will benefit the property and business owners within
the ONSP area,
WHEREAS, the City hired a parking consultant to study the current and future parking
needs in the area, and the findings of that consultant resulted in the establishment of parking
requirements for the Urban Center Zone of the ONSP; and
WHEREAS, it is determined that the Program fee shall apply to new or expanded non-
residential/commercial developments in the Urban Center Zone of the ONSP; and
WHEREAS, the Mitigation Fee Act (Section 66000 et. Seq. of the State Government
Code) is the authorizing statute for the creation of the Program.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 17.51.010(G) is added to read as follows:
"G. Parking In Lieu Fee Program
Purpose.
a. To implement the goals and policies of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan,
which is the guiding land use and vision document for the development and
redevelopment of Main Street and the Old Town Newhall area.
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b. To mitigate adverse impacts to the business community due to inadequate
parking by establishing a funding source to pay for parking facilities within
the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area.
c. To incentivize properties to achieve their maximum development potential by
allowing parking requirements to be met off site.
d. To comply with the procedures for adoption of developer fees contained in the
Mitigation Fee Act (Section 66000 et. Seq. of the State Government Code).
2. Establishment of Parking In Lieu Fee Program (Program).
a. The Program shall be established by separate resolution of the Council.
b. A special Parking In Lieu Fee Fund account shall be established by the City.
All Program fees received by the City shall be deposited into the Parking In
Lieu Fee Fund, and shall be expended solely for the purposes the fee was
collected. All interest income earned shall be credited to the account and shall
be used solely for the purposes the fee was collected.
c. Funds collected by the City from Program fee payments may be used to finance
the creation or expansion of public parking through the purchase of property
and the construction of new facilities, including debt service and signage that
identifies the location of parking within the Business District
d. The City Council may approve the advancement of money from the General
Fund, or other fund as appropriate, to pay for the costs of constructing parking,
and may reimburse the General Fund or other fund for such advances.
3. Periodic Review of Fee.
a. The fee shall be reviewed on a regular basis, but no less than every five years
from the date of the first deposit into the Parking In Lieu Fee Fund, pursuant to
the Mitigation Fee Act (Section 66000 et. Seq. of the State Government Code).
b. The fee maybe adjusted periodically to account for known cost conditions.
4. Applicability.
a. The fee shall apply to any non-residential /commercial development in the
Urban Center Zone of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan that adds new or
expanded non-residential/commercial square footage to the subject property.
This includes an outdoor patio, deck, balcony, terrace, or other outdoor area on
private property that will accommodate or support commercial activity and
generate a demand for parking facilities. Outdoor dining in the public right -of
way is exempt from this fee.
b. The non-residential/commercial properties within the Urban Center Zone of the
Old Town Newhall Specific Plan are permitted to satisfy all or part of the
parking spaces required by payment to the City of a parking fee.
c. The fee does not apply if the property can accommodate the required parking
on site, or through a recorded Shared Parking Agreement with another property.
d. The Program fee shall be determined by a per -space parking fee.
e. Payment of the fee does not represent an obligation of the City to provide
parking spaces within any particular proximity to the project for which the
payment was made.
f Payment of the fee does not represent an obligation of the City to make
available parking spaces within any particular amount of time.
g. Payment of the fee does not entitle the applicant, tenants, clients, or customers
exclusive or private use of any public parking spaces.
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Time of Payment of Fee.
No building or similar permit for any new development shall be issued until the
applicant has paid the applicable Program fee.
6. Exemptions from Fee
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pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline Section 15378(b)(4),
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other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project Y
which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment." Alternatively, a
the proposed Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of CEQA, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3),
in that it can be seen with certainty that the proposed Ordinance does not have the potential to
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adoption of parking standards within the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. An Initial Study and a 5
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Negative Declaration was prepared. The Initial Study was circulated for review and comment by
affected governmental agencies and the public, and all comments received, if any, have been
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SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect sixty (60) days from its
passage and adoption.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2017.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance 17- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 22°d day of August 2017. That thereafter, said Ordinance was
duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 12a' day of September
2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance 17 -
and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
CITY CLERK
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2017 Old Town Newhall Specific Plan Parking Amendments
Note: represents text that will be deleted. Red Underline represents text
that will be added. Black text shows the existing Old Town Newhall Specific Plan
language that will remain unchanged.
Chapter 2 Revisions
Page 25: Section C
C. Park Once Garages
The "Park Once" strategy to address parking needs is intrinsically tied to the possibility of
transforming Old Town into a viable place and long-term commercial success. It is well-
documented fact that in a Park Once environment, conventional parking ratios of 4-5 per 1,000
square feet can be appropriately trimmed to 2-3 cars per 1,000, thus reducing traffic and area for
parking cars while enhancing qualities of place for pedestrians. ^ ..,...,1...,.1. in Old Town
NO 14all +1.8..ati@ .....a iS c Per 1000 sqoafe feet The parking ratio used for Old Town Newhall
is 1:350, or approximately 2.9 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of non-
residential/commercial space.
Chapter 4 Revisions
Page 120 (Zoning Description Overview):
4. Urban Center (UC). The UC zone is applied to the central portions of the downtown area
appropriate for a wide range of land uses in buildings averaging two (2) stories in height,
with lofts, towers, or penthouses providing visual articulation and variety. Additional
height is permitted in instances where a full block is being developed. Ground floor uses
include specialty retail and restaurants, and upper floors accommodate offices or
residential units. Arts, restaurant, entertainment, and civic uses are encouraged, along with
other uses that support the emerging Arts and Entertainment District. Auto -oriented uses
are not appropriate in this zone. Street frontages throughout this zone are pedestrian -
oriented, and defined by nonresidential building facades at the back of the sidewalk. Off-
street parking is to be provided in public facilities (structures or surface lots) or located
away from street frontages behind buildings, but may also be located on side streets with
appropriate landscaping and screening from the street. Streetscapes are of urban character,
and planted to enhance the pedestrian experience. Shops and restaurants are smaller in
scale, generally between 1,500 and 5,000 square feet, supporting the distinct, eclectic
identity of Old Town Newhall. Parking for new non-residential and/or commercial space is
calculated at 1:350 (one space for each 350 square feet of new development) and may be
provided off site as part of the City's parking in -lieu fee program for the Old Town
Newhall area
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Pages 144-147 (Urban Center Zone standards):
4.2.060 - Urban Center (UC)
A. Intent
The UC zone is applied to the central portions of Old Town Newhall that are appropriate for a
wide range of land uses in buildings averaging two stories in height. In cases where a full block
is under development, additional height/stories may be permitted. Ground floor uses typically
include specialty retail and restaurants, with upper floors accommodating offices or residential
units. Restaurant, entertainment, and civic uses are also encouraged. Auto -oriented uses are not
appropriate in this zone. Street frontages throughout this zone are pedestrian -oriented, and
defined by nonresidential building facades at the back of the sidewalk. Off-street parking is to
be provided in public garages or parking lots, preferably located away from street frontages
behind buildings but may also be located on side streets with appropriate landscaping and
screening from the street. Streetscapes are of urban character and planted both to enhance the
pedestrian experience and to contribute to the identity of the entire downtown area. Parking for
new non-residential and/or commercial space is calculated at 1:350 (one space for each 350
square feet of new development) and may be provided off site as part of the Citv's parking in -
lieu fee program for the Old Town Newhall area. Parcels in the Urban Center zone are subject to
the same parking incentive that is available in other ONSP zones where onlv one parking space
is required for the first 1.500 square feet of non-residential and/or commercial development.
B. Building Placement
1. Setbacks
Buildings shall be placed within the shaded area as shown in the diagram.
(a) Front Setback: 0' min - 5' maximum*;
(b) Side Street Setback: 0' min - 5' maximum
(c) Sideyard Setback: not required
(d) Rear Setback: not required
*Variations in setbacks are encouraged to create more articulation and visual interest on Main
Street.
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C. Parking
1. Parking Placement
On -grade parking (enclosed or unenclosed) is allowed in the shaded area as shown in the
diagram.
(a)Front setback: 20% lot depth*
(b)Side street setback: 10' minimum
(c)Side yard setback: not required
(d)Rear setback: not required
*Parking setbacks are intended for private commercial projects where parking is provided on
site to support a specific business or use. Public parking facilities (surface lots, structures, etc.)
may be located at the property line. Parking setbacks are not intended to preclude or restrict the
placement of public parking facilities that would benefit the greater Old Town Newhall area.
2. Parking Access
Vehicular access is permitted only from the alley or side streets. No additional driveways
shall be permitted on Main Street.
3. Parking Requirements
Residential: 2 spaces per unit plus 1/2 space guest parking per unit'
Live/Work: 2 spaces / unit
Non -Residential: Onsite pap :. is net ...,.. 'fed ,...a ffla be , «.,Bdated Off -Site , ..,...t Of -ft
p4lie paA ing dis ". Onlv one parking space is required for the first 1.500 square feet of
new development. Beyond the first 1.500 square feet, parking for new non-residential and/or
commercial space shall be calculated at 1:350 (one space for each 350 square feet of new
development). Tandem parking for commercial uses may be allowed subject to the issuance
of an Administrative Permit. Required parking spaces may be provided off site as part of the
City's parking in -lieu fee program for the Old Town Newhall area.
'In instances where a project qualifies as mixed use, the City's Mixed Use residential parking
standards shall apply (UDC Section 17.38.050.F.6).
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Page 137: Urban General 1 Zone Parking Requirements
3. Parking Requirements
Residential: 2 spaces / unit
Non -Residential 7 -54 -Un to 1500 sq ft: 1 spaces
Non -Residential > 1500 sq ft: see Unified Development Code
1Parking shall be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on-site. As an
advantage for development in the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area, the parking incentive
may be applied in a manner that is most advantageous to a property or business. Non-residential
space in excess of the first 1,500 square feet shall be parked in accordance with the Unified
Development Code.
Page 139: Urban General 2 Zone Parking Requirements
3. Parking Requirements
Residential: 2 spaces / unit plus 1/2 space guest parking per unit for multifamily developmentsi
Live/Work: 2 spaces / unit
Non -Residential 7-54— Un to 1500 sq ft: 1 space
Non -Residential > 1500 sq ft: see Unified Development Code
'In instances where a project qualifies as mixed use, the City's Mixed Use residential parking
standards shall apply (UDC Section 17.38.050.6).
Parking shall be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on-site. As an
advantage for development in the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area, the parking incentive
may be applied in a manner that is most advantageous to a property or business. Non-residential
space in excess of the first 1,500 square feet shall be parked in accordance with the Unified
Development Code.
Page 142: Corridor Zone Parking Requirements
Residential: 2 spaces / unit plus 1/2 space guest parking per unit for multifamily developmentsi
Live/Work: 2 spaces / unit
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Non-Residential 7-54- Un to 1500 sq ft: 1 space
Non -Residential > 1500 sq ft: see Unified Development Code
'In instances where a project qualifies as mixed use, the City's Mixed Use residential parking
standards shall apply (UDC Section 17.38.050.6).
Parking shall be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on-site. As an
advantage for development in the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area, the parking incentive
may be applied in a manner that is most advantageous to a property or business. Non-residential
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space in excess of the first 1,500 square feet shall be parked in accordance with the Unified
Development Code.
Pages 175-177 (Commercial Block Standards)
Section 4.3.010.M Commercial Block
Parking
(a)Standards
i. Required parking is accommodated in an underground garage, surface parking, tuck
under parking, residential tandem spaces (permitted by right), or a combination of any
of the above. Tandem parking for commercial uses maybe permitted subject to the
issuance of a Minor Use Permit in the Corridor and Creative District zones. and an
Administrative Permit in the Urban Center zone. Residential spaces shall be covered.
ii. Dwellings have indirect access to their parking stall(s).
iii. Services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are
located on alleys.
iv. Where alleys don't exist, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are
located as provided under the urban regulations for each zone.
(b)Guidelines
i. Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/or driveways are located as close as
possible to the side or rear of each lot.
Page 235 (Glossarv)
Tandem Parking: tandem parking is permitted for certain uses either permitted by right or
subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit or a Minor Use Permit, depending on the
underlying zone and building type. Tandem spaces shall measure 12' x 40' and do not need to
directly access a residential unit. Smaller tandem spaces may be approved through the
Adjustment process.
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Hypothetical Scenarios - Parking Requirements and Estimated Fees
Scenario I:
A 2,000 square -foot restaurant with a 2,200 square -foot expansion
Land Use
Required Parking
In other zones
Current
ONSP
Proposed ONSP
Existing 2,000 square -foot
restaurant
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2,200 square -foot addition or patio
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Total:
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Projected Parking In Lieu Fee
$17,565.30
Scenario II:
A 5,000 square -foot retail/office building is replaced by a 14,000 square -foot
building
Land Use
Required Parking
In other zones
Current
ONSP
Proposed ONSP
Existing 5,000 square -foot building
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9,000 square -foot expansion
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Total:
56
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Projected Parking In Lieu Fee
$131,154.24
Scenario III:
A new mixed use building with 9,900 square feet of commercial and
20 two-bedroom units
Land Use
Required Parking
In other zones
Current
ONSP
Proposed ONSP
New 9,900 square -foot mixed use
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20 two-bedroom units
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Guest parking (Y2 space per unit)
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Total:
100
50
75
Projected Parking In Lieu Fee
(Applies to 25 commercial parking spaces only)
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Bob Kellar, Council Member
Marsha McLean, Council Member and Redevelopment
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Dennis Ostrom, Vice -Chair
Michael Berger, Commissioner
Timothy Burkhart, Commissioner
Rick VYinsman.Commissioner
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Ken Itrip|in'Assistant City Manager
Paul 8rntoman.Community Development Director
LisuHardy, Planning Manager
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CONTENTS
AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chapter i : Introduction ..................
Plan Purpose and Context
Old Town Newhall
possesses a
combination of solid
urban structure and
prominent physical
location. Its proximity
to a mixture of regional
uses, activities and
amenities, particularly
Metrolink rail transit,
is unique in the
Santa Clarita area.
Old Town's pattern
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of walkable blocks Chapter Introduction
and streets provides
the basic ingredients necessary for a true Urban Center surrounded by neighborhoods
of varying intensities. The design principles for mixed-use districts, therefore, guide the
Specific Plan's content. Overall, the Plan produces up to 1,092 new dwellings of various
types for 1,402 total dwellings, and up to 1.017 million square feet of retail and/or office
space for approximately 1.254 million total space. Some of this will occur in the form of new
development and some as revitalized buildings.
Chapter 2 : Form and Character
Concepts and Programs
The presence of fixed
rail transit into greater
and Downtown Los
Angeles combined with
Old Town Newhall's
regional visibility and
its more local ability to
truly serve adjacent and
nearby neighborhoods,
provide the basis for
a program mix that
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focuses on local -serving
retail, and limited regional retail.
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Standards for the Public Realm
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convenience and shared parking to free land for more desirable development. Phase Two
emphasizes additional street improvements, transit -oriented housing near or above main
street businesses and on the current Metrolink parking lot. At any time, one or more
civic institutions such as a new library at the new terminus of Lyons Avenue and Main
Street could be realized. Additional phases propose housing opportunities that generate a
resident population and a consumer base for Old Town.
Chapter4 : The Code....................................................................... pg 115-220
Standards for Private Development
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code regulates
private development
and over time,
produces the desired
outcomes identified
by the community.
In contrast to
conventional zoning
that divides land
by uses, this code
is organized by Chapter 4: Development Code
geography of place
and development
intensity. The Code provides regulations for five unique places: Urban Center, Urban
General 1, Urban General 2, Corridor, Creative Industry District, with an emphasis on the
design of individual buildings directed to form the public realm
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m History and Context
Newhall is a community rich in history. Evolving from
an Indian trading centerto an important destination in
the quest for gold and then oil, it soon became a railroad
flag stop of general stores, saloons, and churches. As
the film industry grew, Newhall became the home of early
western silent screen movies. These strong roots are still
very important to the residents of Newhall. Newhall was
also the residence of silent film star Williams S. Hart,
whose Soo -acre ranch, now a County park and museum,
is visited annually by thousands. The passion for history,
love of the old film stars such as William S. Hart, the Oak
of the Golden Dream (Jose Francisco de Garcia Lopez
reached down after a nap and found gold), the distinction
of Vasquez Canyon Rocks and the Saint Francis Dam
break that marked the second largest natural disaster in
California's history, help to identify the essence of Newhall.
Newhall was the earliest permanent settlement in the Santa
Clarita Valley, established in 1876 in conjunction with the
construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad. This area
was a western town founded on oil, mining and railroad
workers. The community was a stop on the historic
Butterfield -Overland Stage route through what is now the
Newhall Pass. Newhall is also the site of the original ridge
route, portions of which remain north of the City in the
community of Castaic.
Regional and Community Context - Old Town Newhall is
located within the 50 -square mile City of Santa Clarita in
north Los Angeles County. The City was incorporated in
1987 and comprises four individual communities previously
under the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. The City
is within 3 miles of various regional destinations and
transportation links, such as the 1-5 and SR -14 freeways.
Direct regional access to Newhall is provided by Newhall
Avenue, Lyons Avenue and Metrolink's Antelope Valley line.
This commuter rail line links the 256 -square mile Santa
Clarita Valley and its four communities with Downtown Los
Angeles. Old Town Newhall is approximately 3 miles from
Valencia Town Center, a pedestrian -oriented regional mall
and Magic Mountain theme park.
Neighborhood Context - Old Town Newhall consists of
271 acres and is comprised of several parts: two flanking
neighborhoods which are separated from one another by
the railroad and Downtown; a 15 -block Downtown and 3
existing commercial arterial corridors that each connects
back to greater Santa Clarita. Within 1 mile of Old Town,
there is the The Masters' College and historic William S.
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Hart Park. Newhall was originally platted in 1889 into
approximately 5o blocks with much of that pattern intact.
Circulation Network - Old Town Newhall is accessed and
defined by three commercial arterial corridors: a)Railroad
Avenue (north of Lyons), b)Lyons Avenue and, c)Newhall
Avenue (south of 3rd St). Within the Downtown is a
traditional, orthogonal street grid of interconnected blocks.
Open Space Network - Old Town Newhall is bounded by
the 265 -acre William S. Hart Park on the west and Newhall
Creek on the east. Such natural features immediately
adjacent to a Old Town make the contrast between city
and nature all the more interesting: each of the two
environments offering rich possibilities for family life.
Secondly, Veterans Historical Plaza is part of this network
and offers a wonderful, urban type of open space which is
lacking in Old Town. Each of these features is described in
detail in Chapter 2.
Streetscapes - There is a rich variety of thoroughfare types
and corresponding streetscapes, ranging from the former
San Fernando Road - the least planted and poorly shaded in
Old Town - to the relatively lush turf parkways and mature
canopy trees of flanking streets, such as Walnut Street.
Buildings - Newhall's building stock is characterized by 1-3
story buildings with most being in the 2 -story range. There
is a serious number of historic buildings that should be
preserved and adaptively re -used overtime.
Many residents were first attracted to Newhall because of
its rural environment and open space. Early rural/ranch
style homes built on large lots, located south of Lyons
Avenue, reflect the community's sporadic and intermittent
growth. The architecture of Newhall homes reflects a
diversity of architectural styles. The newer homes on
smaller lots are designed in popular design styles from the
195os to the present.
Much of the early commercial development in Old Town
Newhall occupies single -story older buildings and serves
neighborhoods along Newhall Avenue and Main Street.
Commercial development along Lyons Avenue, with some
exceptions, follows the commercial styles of the 196os,
1970s, and 198os and includes numerous small and mid-
sized wood and stucco strip centers. There have been
attempts made recently to improve the aesthetics of the
commercial area by building offices and shopping centers
that incorporate historic elements of the area.
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Alongthe southern end of Newhall
Avenue are several small, one-story,
older neighborhood commercial uses.
Further to the north, along Railroad
Avenue adjo'm'mgthe railroad tracks,
are older Industrial developments.
Many ofthe Industrial and commercial
land uses along this section of Railroad
Avenue are surrounded by vacant lots.
Commercial land uses are concentrated
mainly In Old Town Newhall, on
the south side of Lyons Avenue and
along Newhall Avenue. Old Town
Newhall Is comprised of higher density
residential, with a mix ofboth single
family and multiple family residential
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uses. The area south of Lyons Avenue Railroad Avenue
Is characterized by lower density
residential uses. Large stands ofoaktrees are scattered throughout the community. Priortothe completion
ofthe Interstate system, San Fernando Road (now Railroad Avenue, Main Street, and Newhall Avenue) was a
principal link 'm the historic circulation system between the San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles Basin. The
roadway still serves as one ofthefew arterial roads with'm the City
Old Town Newhall, platting map, circa 0889 ('Spruce Street is currently known as Main Street)
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3.2 - Overview of Existing Conditions
Existing Economic Conditions - Old Town has been evaluated in
3 market areas: Primary (census tracts within and adjacent to
Old Town), Secondary (City of Santa Clarita), Tertiary (i5 -mile
radius from Market and Railroad).
Within the Primary Market area, there are 12,399 people or about
8% of the City's total population. This population is very young
with a median age Of25.9 and a median household income of
$43.546 (September 2004).
In general, while there are some very low income households
within the primary market, the overall picture is one of income
levels that are approximately in line, and in fact, slightly greater
than Los Angeles County as a whole. However, the discrepancy
between primary market household incomes and the rest of
the City is quite large, and this differential has increased the
perception ofthe low-income nature ofthe immediate (primary)
market area. There are several very high income areas that are
near or adjacent to Old Town and are potentially available as
targets for any future redevelopment of Old Town.
Retail Sales -The Specific Plan area is home to 158 active retail
businesses that generated $58.1 million in retail sales in 2003.
Ofthese businesses, 32 are specifically automobile repair related
types of businesses. This cluster of such uses represents a very
strong presence within Old Town and is in stark contrast to the
types of businesses present in the communities studied during
the preparation of this plan: Old Town La Verne, Old Town
Monrovia, Claremont Village, and the Mission District in South
Pasadena. Specifically, Old Town Newhall has more businesses
than 3 of the 4 communities that were studied but it has the
highest, by far, collection of automotive -related businesses:
over zo%. This is of concern because in terms of retail sales
efficiency, automotive service uses yield relatively low levels of
retail sales and also blight pedestrian -intensive environments.
Jan Heidt Metrolink Station anchors Old Town
Newhall
Strip retail in Old Town
Parking lotsfroming streetscape
'The Center of Old Town' at Market Street and Main Street (formerly San Fernando Road)
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324 Acre Hart Park part of Old Town
Impersonal housing
Asa result ofthe above, there is unmet retail market demand that is leaking out of Old Town as consumers who
live both within the primary and secondary markets need to travel outside of Old Town to meet their retail needs.
This being said, Old Town Newhall has the potential to capture over $168.9 million in potential spending of
which the $no million gap would support over 276,000 square feet of high quality retail space (assuming sales
Of $400 per square Loci
Housing -As with all of Southern California, Old Town is experiencing heavy demand for residential space. This
is evidenced by low vacancy rates despite some substandard physical conditions and high median values for
multi -family housing at $253 per square foot (September 2004). Recently, multi -family housing has gained
significantly on the same values for detached housing ($261 per square foot). [2]
3.3 - Relationship to Santa Clarita General Plan
This draft specific plan directly responds to and implements a variety of significant policies ofthe Santa Clarita
General Plan, and also highlights the necessity for some refining amendments to the General Plan, to be
adopted simultaneously with the specific plan. In its discussion of Old Town Newhall, the Land Use Element
(page L-34) notes that "This center is distinct from the rest in both its age and manner ofdevelopment. Special
standards and revitalization efforts for this area may be appropriate to preserve and enhance the "old town'
atmosphere, foster a pedestrian orientation with quality shopping opportunities and to capitalize on the tourist
and recreational opportunities of William S. Hart Park." The fact that a primary purpose ofthis Specific Plan is to
transform the present strip commercial character of Old Town Newhall into an attractive, mixed use, pedestrian
oriented, economically vital center, is the realization ofthe vision expressed in the General Plan. Although the
specific plan will implement many goals and policies throughout the General Plan, the following discussion
highlights some key linkages between the specific plan and General Plan.
The Specific Plan and its anticipated development will effectively implement Land Use Element goals and
policies, including Policies 2.1, 23, 24, 2.12, and 2.15, regarding encouraging a diversity of housing types,
establishing commercial centers, providing for light industry, retaining open space, and avoiding strip
commercial. The specific plan also addresses Land Use Element policies 33. 44, 4 5, 4.6, 4 7, 4 8. and 413.
regarding pedestrian oriented centers, the revitalization of San Fernando Road (now Newhall Avenue, Main
Street, and Railroad Avenue) and Old Town Newhall, upgrading strip commercial, preventing unsightly and
inefficient development, promoting architectural quality, and preserving cultural resources.
[1] Economics Research Associates (November zooq)
[2] Data Qulckaml Economics Research Associates (November zooq)
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Plan Area within the City of Santa Clarita
The specific plan will implement Community Design Element neighborhood identity and design quality Policies
13. 2.2, 23. 2.8. 2.9, regarding consideration ofdesign elements, residential uses in proximityto business and
commercial centers, pedestrian orientation, and design standards; and commercial district Policies 3 1, 3.2,
33. 34. and 3.7, regarding improving the appearance and function of commercial centers, providing a sense
of place, encouraging mixed use centers, providing pedestrian orientation, and discouraging small shopping
centers.
Alongwith the adoption ofthis specific plan, certain specific provisions ofthe Land Use and Circulation
Elements ofthe General Plan will need to be amended. The current Floor area ratio (FAR) limitation in the Land
Use Element for the Commercial Town Center designation of "between 0.25 to 0.50 to I" (Land Use Element,
page L-47) should be changed for Old Town Newhall to refer to the urban standards ofthis specific plan instead
of establishing a FAR. And the Circulation Element should be changed to reflect the new role ofthe former San
Fernando Road as the Old Town Newhall Main Street.
Relationship to City Design Guidelines and Beautification Master Plan
Beyond the General Plan, these two documents apply to the Specific Plan area. To the extent that the Specific
Plan does not propose to change direction or requirements from these two documents, the existing provisions
still apply. However, with the adoption ofthis Specific Plan, where different, provisions ofthis Plan supercede
those ofthe City Design Guidelines and Beautification Master Plan.
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The specific plan will implement Community Design Element neighborhood identity and design quality Policies
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commercial centers, pedestrian orientation, and design standards; and commercial district Policies 3 1, 3.2,
33. 34. and 3.7, regarding improving the appearance and function of commercial centers, providing a sense
of place, encouraging mixed use centers, providing pedestrian orientation, and discouraging small shopping
centers.
Alongwith the adoption ofthis specific plan, certain specific provisions ofthe Land Use and Circulation
Elements ofthe General Plan will need to be amended. The current Floor area ratio (FAR) limitation in the Land
Use Element for the Commercial Town Center designation of "between 0.25 to 0.50 to I" (Land Use Element,
page L-47) should be changed for Old Town Newhall to refer to the urban standards ofthis specific plan instead
of establishing a FAR. And the Circulation Element should be changed to reflect the new role ofthe former San
Fernando Road as the Old Town Newhall Main Street.
Relationship to City Design Guidelines and Beautification Master Plan
Beyond the General Plan, these two documents apply to the Specific Plan area. To the extent that the Specific
Plan does not propose to change direction or requirements from these two documents, the existing provisions
still apply. However, with the adoption ofthis Specific Plan, where different, provisions ofthis Plan supercede
those ofthe City Design Guidelines and Beautification Master Plan.
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1.4 - Public Participation and Plan Preparation
This Plan is the result of an intense public process that involved
the community of Newhall through a series of public meetings, a
field trip to evaluate comparative places and two charrettes. The
evolution of this plan was based on intelligence and confidence
gained by the consultants and the community in cooperation as
the process unfolded.
Previous Plans and Documents - Prior to the preparation of this
Specific Plan, the City of Santa Clarita adopted the Downtown
Newhall Improvement Program also known as the `Freedman
Plan' (1996). This plan promoted many of the same principles
that form this Specific Plan but was focused more on public
and streetscape types of projects and did not substantially
address private property. Subsequent to the Freedman Plan,
the City adopted the Newhall Special Standards District Design
Guidelines. This document provided guidance to private property
owners about using the features identified in the Freedman
Plan. This document too, covered many of the appropriate
subjects but not in a comprehensive manner that addressed the
actual outcomes for the future of Old Town Newhall. Both of
these documents, were used during and helped to inform the
Charrettes for this Specific Plan.
July 28, 2004 - Consultant team tour of Specific Plan area
with City Staff- The entire team of consultants assembled for
this project gathered with City staff at the Jan Heidt Metrolink
Station for a walking tour of the Specific Plan area. Led by City
staff, the consultant team walked through Old Town, the two
neighborhoods that flank Old Town and then through William S.
Hart Park and up to the William S. Hart Mansion. The very last
stop on the tour was an overlook just south of William S. Hart
Mansion where the team was able to view the entire Old Town
from above.
August 20, 2004 - Field trip to Monrovia, La Verne, Claremont
and South Pasadena - The City Council Redevelopment
Subcommittee and the consultant team visited these four
downtowns that were selected for comparison and observation of
best practices that could be applied to Old Town Newhall. Two
primary reasons were used in selecting these downtowns: a) they
are of a scale and intensity that seem appropriate for Newhall
and, b) they are within the Southern California region and, like
Newhall, they do not have such a unique economic situation or
location. At each Downtown, local City representatives familiar
with the particulars of each place and the 'lessons learned' gave a
personal tour to the group. Photographs and notes were taken of
the salient characteristics, strategies and/or tools used to make
each of the Downtowns.
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Field Tour of Case Studies
Monrovia `Main Street'
Monrovia `Main Street'
Monrovia `
`Building -Positive' Plan
Field Tour of Case Studies
Claremont Village `Main Street'
Claremont Village `Main Street'
Claremont Village
"Building -Positive' Plan
August 23, 2004 -Stakeholder Meeting -A meeting with downtown
property owners, merchants, residents and all interested parties
was held by the City and the consultant team to convey what
had been learned so far about the Specific Plan area on subjects
ranging from historic and cultural resources to traffic, circulation
and parking. In addition, the consultant team conveyed what had
been observed about the four 'comparison' Downtowns. This
meeting saw the consultant team take the participants through all
of the findings to date for review and comments.
September 7, 2004 - Joint Study Session of the Santa Clarita
City Council and Planning Commission - Prior to the first of two
Charrettes to be held on this project, the City held a joint Study
Session to review everything prepared, studied and communicated
to date. At this meeting, City staff and the consultant team first
presented the principles and practices that make Downtowns
work and thrive over the long term. The team then presented its
findings about the Specific Plan area, the Downtown comparisons,
and the comments received at the Stakeholder meeting for
review and direction. The City Council and Planning Commission
provided direction to City staff and the consultant team with which
to enter the first of two Charrettes.
The Charrette Process - This style of public participation brings
all interested parties together for a series of days (in this case a
series of two, three-day Charrettes) where everyone with a stake or
interest of any kind participates directly with the consultant team to
develop and review ideas, from their beginning to finalization. This
process contrasts starkly with the typical 'workshop' process where
ideas are presented, comments are received and the consultant
team leaves to further work on the plans to return another day and
repeat the process with official public comment occurring in 'public
hearings'.
The Charrette process is completely interactive and sees each of
the design components developed simultaneously in response to
issues and needs posed by participants. City staff are involved
throughout and help facilitate participation from a person or group
that needs to provide input on a particular subject. In addition,
focus sessions are held throughout the day with particular groups
such as a Merchant's Association, Historical Society, Chamber
of Commerce and sometimes private parties that have pending
developments in the area that might be affected or benefit from
the Plan. In this way, the 'feedback' loops are ongoing and
immediate, keeping unproductive or inappropriate results from
being developed. At the end of each io-hour day, the consultant
team summarizes what the consultant team, City staff and the
participants studied, achieved and decided that day for the
community's review and comment. Through this highly visual
and interactive process, participants are completely aware of the
direction and intent of the evolving Plan that is based on clear,
physical and desired outcomes.
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September 13-75, 2004 - Charrette i : Background,
Vision and Design - This three-day Charrette
focused on verifying the base information and
conditions on subjects ranging from economics,
transit, circulation, parking, building form, historic
and cultural resources, infrastructure, landscape and
prior efforts at revitalizing Old Town Newhall. With
the background information as a sound foundation
upon which to build, the team worked with
participants to strategize the vision for Newhall.
The vision -work did not focus on platitudes but
on physical outcomes that are appropriate for
Old Town Newhall in terms of its scale and role
and economic performance within the greater
community. The later portions of this Charrette
focused on transforming the physical vision into
preliminary designs for all participants to see and
help form. The results of this Charrette were: a)
a physically -based vision map of intensity and
activity called a Neighborhood, District and Corridor
plan, b) a Catalytic Project map identifying specific
projects that would move the Old Town through
the stages of initial action to full revitalization, c) a
Traffic and Circulation plan identifying the strategy
for defining a Main Street while accommodating
community -wide traffic demands and, d) a Plan -
wide strategy for the open space, landscape and
streetscape components of Old Town.
October 26-28, 2004 - Charrette 2 : Design, Code and
Implementation - This three-day Charrette focused
on further developing the four, primary components
described before. The early portions of this
Charrette dealt with the issues surrounding the
Street and Parking Network needed to support the
envisioned Old Town, the conceptual streetscape
plan for Main Street and finalization of the Catalytic
Projects. From this, the team and participants
worked further in detail on the Economic and
Development Strategies, Traffic/Streets/Parking,
the conversion of a portion of San Fernando Road
to "Main Street", Open space and landscape,
Architectural Typologies to be used throughout the
Old Town and the two flanking neighborhoods and,
an orientation and review session with City staff
on the 6o% Administrative Draft Specific Plan for
review and comment. The next two days focused on
verifying all of the Plan components and resolving
them against each other so that a Form -Based Code
could be finalized.
November 2004 through January 2005 - Specific Plan
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Charrette t - Final Presentation
Charrette t - Public Comment
Charrette 2 - Final Presentation
Charrette 2 - Public Comment
Charrette 4 - Design Workshops
Charrette 4 - Public Comment
Charrette 2 - Final Presentation
Charrette 2 - Final Presentation
Preparation - Upon completing the two Charrettes,
the consultant team used the resulting information
and direction to prepare the Draft Specific Plan.
This document will be the comprehensive tool to
be used for the revitalization of Old Town Newhall.
Working with City staff, the consultant team
prepared this document for presentation to the
City Council and Planning Commission in February
zoos.
January 24, 2005 - Hispanic Outreach Meeting - The
City held an outreach meeting with the community
and particularly its hispanic members to provide
another opportunity to become more familiarwith
the proposed Specific Plan and to receive their
comments. This meeting was conducted in spanish
by the consultant team and city staff along with
english translation.
February 1, 2005 - Joint Study Session of the Santa
Clarita City Council and Planning Commission - The
City held a Joint Study Session to review everything
prepared, studied and communicated to date. At
this meeting, City staff and the consultant team
presented the Draft Specific Plan for public review
and comment so that the Plan can be revised
accordingly and finalized.
May q, 2005 - Progress -Update and Community
Meeting -The City held a Community Meeting to
review the progress on the Draft Specific Plan, the
forthcoming Draft Environmental Impact Report
and to discuss specific comments and questions
from the community. At this meeting, City staff
and the consultant team reviewed the objectives
of the Specific Plan and revitalization effort and
responded to various questions about details of the
Plan. These and other comments received since the
publication ofthe Draft Specific Plan on February i,
zoos will be addressed for review by the Planning
Commission and City Council.
In addition to the above formal public meetings,
City staffand the project team have had numerous
meetings with individual property owners and
stakeholders since August 2004.
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1.5 -Introduction to the Specific Plan
Conventional suburban development is the form of
growth which has produced large-scale sprawl throughout
Southern California overthe last fifty years. Sprawl
development is characterized by homogeneous single -use
zones, with the housing tract, the shopping center and the
business park as its basic elements. These segregated use
areas are connected by a discontinuous system ofwCe
thoroughfares designed for the rapid movement of cars.
Transit Oriented Districts is a method of planning that has
emerged in the last decade as an alternative conventional
suburban development. It stems from the realization
that commuter lines and stations can be more than travel
nodes, since proximity to transit reduces dependency on
the automobile and enhances the value ofsurrounding
buildings as a place to live, work and shop. The Typical
size of such a district is a quarter -mile radius from physical
center to edge. This distance gathers the neighboring
population within an average 5 -minute walk at an easy
pace of a commercial center. Thus the maximum size of
a district is determined not by density but by a walkability
shed.
The Specific Plan for Old Town Newhall is guided by
the Design Principles for Transit Oriented Development
(TODs) described on these pages.
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Great retail street
Great neighborhood street
Apartments over Main Street stores
Make Great Public Places -The locus of a downtown's
public life is its center. Its civic buildings enhance
community identity and foster civic pride. Its shops and
workplaces provide convenient access to goods and services
without need for a cartrip. A properly designed and
developed transit district at Newhall will become a unique
social and economic asset to City of Santa Clarita.
Make Great Streets - Street design dictates the form
of blocks and buildings. Downtowns are structured on
individual blocks and a network of skinny thoroughfares,
which encourage pedestrian movement. This
interconnecting pattern ofthoroughfares provides multiple
routes that diffuse traffic, and additionally increase the
options emergency personnel have to reach a distressed
location. Streets ofvarying types are detailed to provide
equally for pedestrian comfort and for automobile
movement. Street intersections have minimal curb
radii to slow cars and minimize the crossing distance of
pedestrians. Two-way streets also improve pedestrian
crossing safety and minimize automotive speed. Where
needed, streets have landscaped center medians, to reduce
apparent street width. Finally, streets, where possible,
have on -street parking in order to provide a buffer between
the moving traffic and the pedestrian, thus diminishing
perceived and actual danger.
Live Above Stores -A downtown is a place defined by
the same general qualities as a neighborhood, with one
major exception: commercial activities predominate instead
of residential. Yet, the quality and amount of housing in
a downtown determine its particular character. Perhaps
the most typical dwelling type in a downtown is the loft
or house over retail. Such dwellings allow for a variety of
families, typically without children, to live near diverse
services, while providing a constant 24/7 rhythm of use for
the downtown.
Live Near Transit- Further enhancing such living in Old
Town Newhall is the presence of the Jan Heidt Metrolink
Station. The opportunity to live near transit is increasing
in its appeal as certain people want the option of riding
the train to work combined with the vitality that tends to
surround such transit -oriented districts. (See, for example,
`Hidden in Plain Sight. Capturing the Demand for Housing
Near Transit' produced by the Center for Transit Oriented
Development at www.reconnectingamenca.org.) This
type of develo parent is proposed and beneficial to the
revitalization of Old Town Newhall.
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Build a Variety of Buildings - The buildings, blocks and streets
of Downtown are interdependent. Each one contains in part the
ingredients of all the others. Buildings of a particular quality can
define the block that contains them and the street that surrounds
them. Design is the matrix that helps either to create or destroy the
quality and character of a place. Buildings are the smallest increment
of growth. A variety of architectural types, including fabric buildings
(those buildings which constitute the majority of our neighborhoods)
and civic monuments, and their relationship to each other, determine
the character of a downtown as they define the streets and open
spaces they face.
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Create a Variety of Housing Choices - As a downtown matures, and its livability and economic value
increases, a more diverse set of housing choices, attract an increasingly varied and prosperous resident
population. It is not unusual to encounter lofts, live/work buildings, courtyard housing, row housing, even
duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in nearly completely developed downtowns. All of these dwelling types are
also typically provided in rental or ownership configurations.
Courtyard Housing
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Apartments over retail
Pedestrian friendly sidewalks
Local retailers National retailers
Get the Retail Right -The retail industry has recently discovered that
outdoor, Main Street type retail better fts the lifestyle of busy consumers,
often yielding more regular trips and higher sales volumes than standard
shopping centers. Retailers should, therefore, be concentrated to encourage
and facilitate pedestrian storefront shopping. The retail core should be
located around a pattern of streets accommodating cars and on -street
parking. Long term parking should be located in shared Park Once lots or
structures, convenient but compatible to the Main Street retail. The retail
core should include at least one anchor tenant, and a mix of national and
local vendors.
Get the Parking Right -The typical suburban, sequential pattern of "shop
and park" requires two movements and a parking space to be dedicated for
each visit to a shop, office, or civic institution. For three tasks, this requires
six movements and three parking spaces. By contrast, the compactness
and mixed-use nature and walkability of a downtown lend themselves to
moving twice, parking just once, and completing multiple daily tasks on
foot. The transformation of drivers into walkers is the immediate generator
of pedestrian life: crowds of people that animate public life in the streets and
generate the patrons of street friendly retail businesses. It is this "scene"
created by pedestrians in appropriate numbers that provides the energy and
attraction to sustain a thriving Main Street environment.
Parking as urban building
Attractive and clear signage
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To revitalize Old Town Newhall it is necessary to provide both physical and policy initiatives. These set the tone
for Newhall's future in a manner that compels activity from the widest variety of perspectives and interests.
Revit@lization is accomplished by identifying the plain components that establish synergy and profoundly reposition
Old Town for all to see as a serious destination to be visited often. The following two-part strategy informs the
execution ofthis Plan:
Physical Initiatives - Catalytic Projects: East Newhall, Main Street Streetscape, Transit, Housing and Preservation.
These projects are absolutely crucial to building momentum and enouizh critical mass that allows others to 'fill in
between' over the long-term. Following these 'initial' projects, a series of projects that are intended as more regional
inappeal and nature will follow.
Policy Initiatives - Equ@lly important are administrative and policy efforts that are necessary for short- and long-term
revitalization success. These efforts are focused on three subjects: a) Redevelopment authority and powers, b)
Historic Preservation, and c) Adoption of a Form -Based Development Code. Without these interventions, the desired
outcomes identified inthe Specific Plan will not bpfully enabled.
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Initial Catalytic Projects
The first set of projects is aimed at transforming the Old Town in physical as well as perceivable terms. They are
meant to gain early and positive momentum. They are listed below in the order of execution to achieve maximum
effect -
i. East Newhall - Ownership opportunities are to be encouraged through focused use of the City's programs and
resources, along with cooperation from private banks and federal mortgage corporations. The pursuit of housing
opportunities that actively engage both market rate and affordable housing will improve and remediate residential
conditions of blight in this neighborhood. Code enforcement will be critical in affecting change as will the
establishment ufongoing communication with the neighborhood.
2. Circulation Strategy - Old Town Newhall is at the confluence of three corridors that provide community -wide
access to the west, north and south. To enable the pedestrian -oriented downtown that is desired and envisioned
by the community, it is first necessary to relieve the center portion of the former San Fernando Road through
Old Town from being a supertruck route and 6 -lane arterial as currently identified in the General Plan. This is
accomplished bvusing the existing corridors inamanner that continues tuprovide community -wide access
while enabling the Main Street with pedestrian -oriented neighborhoods on each side. Essentially, Lyons and
Railroad Avenues will carry the majority of traffic while Newhall Avenue will carry somewhat lesser volumes and
finally, Main Street will carry the lowest volume in Old Town's overall system of major streets. This strategy
encompasses the following:
a. Railroad Avenue - To enable the pedestri@n-oriented Main Street, Railroad Avenue should be extended to the
segment o[San Fernando Road from Lyons Avenue toMagic Mountain Parkway. |noofar aythis road will be
reconfigured to be the principal downtown by-pass street for commuter traffic, it should have the same name
both into and through Old Town.
b. "Main Street" and Old Town Streetscape - San Fernando Road from Pine Street to Lyons Avenue will be
recl@ssified as a Commercial Main Street thoroughfare, which allows its transformation into a pedestrian -oriented
environment. Traffic -calming and streetscape improvements and the enh@ncernent of basic infrastructure will
reestablish Old Town as a site for increased private investment and recapitalization. To further reinforce its status
asuspecial and distinct place with uunique identity inthe community, this segment ufSan Fernando Road is
proposed toherenamed "Main Sdreet.'
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c. Newhall Avenue - To further Old Town's identity, the segment of San Fernando Road between 3rd Street and State
Route 14 will be renamed Newhall Avenue. This will announce Newhall's presence @long this State Route, and is
consistent with the City's zooiBeuuhGcuhonMaster Plan.
3. Mixed -Use Development - Along with Park Once garages, there are opportunities for appropri@tely-scaled retail
development on these sites with second and third floor uses of residential and possibly some office uses fronting Main
Street und/urRailroad Avenue.
4. Transit -Oriented Development (IO.D.) - TOD represents the range of development intensities and activities that
complement, and are complemented by, the presence of a transit station. Presently used as surface parking for
Metrolink, these sites represent a profound development opportunity. Development of these surface parking lots into
TOD will serve to appropriately densify and activate the are@. Old Town as a whole will benefit by moving parking from
the Metrolink station into Park -Once garages to the west across Railroad Avenue. This will create pedestrian activity
and the potential for development of a consumer base for the adjacent retail, as well usproviding low, murketrate
residential opportunities within Old Town that will, in turn, support ongoing cycles o[Downtown activity.
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In addition to the above projects, several initiatives that will enhance Old Town Newhall, as it relates tothe greater
community u[Santa [|arituare proposed:
i. Mercado and Plaza -This proposed commerci@l building End civic space will appeal to the community at large in
that no such feature exists elsewhere in the City. This building and civic space represent the collection of numerous
merchants offering products such as fresh produce and specialty items ranging from food and produce to clothing
and cafes. This combined with the flexible and public pl@za provides a true 'center' to Old Town. The unique nature
of this initiative provides additional visitors and patrons to Old Town Newhall. This project is expected to enhance the
neighborhood to the west End stimulate further revitalization @long Main Street.
Z Library and/or Civic/institutional Building - The library will draw from beyond Newhall and strengthen the greater
community's presence and awareness of Old Town. In addition to the loc@l population attracted to such a feature,
student -visitors and senior citizens from the entire valley will be added to the are@, enriching Old Town Newhall with a
wide range of age groups (The Old Town Newhall Library opened to the public in 2012).
3- Museum - This component of civic infrastructure is probably the most exciting and the most ch@flenging to realize
because it is regional in scope. However, this museum will serve to broaden the appeal of Old Town Newhall among
the greater community of Santa Clart@. Possible types include a Children's or Science -oriented M useum.
4. Hart Park Gateway and Entrance - The physical relationship between Old Town and Hart Park is weak and proposed
for enhancement by the Plan. This project will visually and ment@lly extend each place into the other. This is expected
to have an over@11 positive effect on Old Town while enhancing Hart Park End the properties @long Newh@ll Avenue.
Specifically, Hart Park will realize an improvement in parking capacity while improving pedestrian and vehicular access
and visibility into the Park. Properties @long Newh@lI Avenue will be able to better physically relate to the street than
they do today. UPDATE: In 2012, the County of Los Angeles upgraded the Hart Park gateway and entrance.
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Finally, in addition to fixed capital investments, there are sever@l public policy initiatives that can also be undertaken in
support nfmeeting Specific Plain objectives:
i. Expansion of the Redevelopment Agency's Authority Related to Housing - It is critical for the Redevelopment Agency to
be an active and engaged partner in the revitalization of East Newhall. The full array of tools and approaches allowable
under[u|i6oruiuRedeve|oprnentLawmuybeusedtoengngetheremediutionofb|ightedreddentiu|couditionz|n
addition, the Redevelopment Agency's Housing Trust Fund will be deployed to assist in improving conditions in East
Newhall and provide affordable housing uothe community.
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2. Historic Preservation - The issue
of preserving and reinforcing the
historic and pedestrian nature
of Old Town is fundamental to
the success of the revitalization
effort. To accomplish this, it will
be useful for the City to act on the
results of the Historic Resources
Survey prepared for this Plan to
appropriately inform decisions
and actions about future public
and private development.
UPDATE: Historic preservation
was adopted.
3. Adoption of a Form -Based
Development Code - The
desired outcomes expressed
in this Specific Plan are largely
meaningless without the
appropriate implementation tool
to accompany it over the short -
and long-term: a Form -Based
Code. Such a code needs to
replace the existing conventional
`use -based' zoning code that
currently regulates the land within
the Specific Plan boundaries. The
Form -Based Code differs from the
current Zoning Code as follows:
A Form -Based Code focuses on
the desired outcomes from several
perspectives not only land use,
such as the design and manner
in which streets, streetscapes,
lots, buildings and land use
intensities act in a coordinated
way according to their location in
the particular place. Such a code
is explicit about what it is trying
to achieve and, therefore, is clear
to understand and execute. This,
in and of itself, is an incentive
to pursuing `desired outcomes'
as identified by the community
instead of imposing solutions that
are not `desired'. Such a code
actually has more flexibility than
current codes because it identifies
ranges for the various subjects
covered instead of harsh, non-
negotiable limits.
4. Transportation Improvement District - As shown in the peer reviews of
great places such as Boulder, Colorado and Downtown Pasadena, the direct
relationship between the management of parking and the maintenance of such
places is a critical strategy in their success. To this end, a T.I.D. is proposed
to produce similar results for Old Town Newhall. With the attitude toward
creating a market for parking and not simply dismissing land as available for
parking at the expense of making a great place, a T.I.D. represents profound
opportunity for Old Town Newhall.
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2.1 - The Plan for Old Town Newhall
This illustrative version of the Old Town
Newhall Plan indicates a possible future
pattern of development specific to the existing
conditions and opportunities available in Old
Town Newhall. The terms and conditions
underlying this particular design are presented
in Chapter 4 (The Code). Eventually, carrying
out these projects incrementally and over a long
period of time, will change many of the specific
details of this particular Illustrative Plan. But its
fundamental character, qualities and intentions
will remain intact.
The plan consists of a 20 -block downtown
served by Metrolink commuter rail, the repair
and reconnecting of corridor segments into
the downtown, two flanking neighborhoods,
and an industrial district. Upon buildout
this Specific Plan produces up to 1,092 new
dwellings for a total of 1,402, and up to 1.017
million square feet of new commercial space
for a total of approximately 1.254 million square
feet. Some of this will occur in the form of new
development and some as revitalized buildings.
This illustrative plan was designed by
incorporating the following constituent
elements of a traditional neighborhood:
• A seamless connection to the suburban and
natural surroundings of the site;
• A five-minute walk from center to edge;
• An interconnected network of multi -modal
thoroughfares;
• A rich set of public spaces, both
thoroughfares that range from lively
streetscapes to passages;
• A mix of residential, retail and office uses;
• A set of civic and community facilities that
enable the public life of all people living there;
• Educational facilities that promote life-long
learning;
CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER
Main Street
Civic Building
Park Once Structure
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CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER
• Immediate pedestrian access to nature;
• Places for recreational activity in plazas
and pocket parks;
• Housing types for people of a variety of
incomes and ages;
• A landscape in character with the climate
and culture of Newhall;
• Sustainability measures that advance
the long-term value and viability of the
neighborhood.
The plan for the revitalization of Old
Town Newhall consists of 50 main blocks
for residential, commercial and office
development and civic buildings. These
blocks are formed by six different types of
streets and four distinct plazas that provide
a varied, interesting and interconnected
public realm throughout. The majority of
blocks are served by alleys which provide
vehicle access (with the exception of several
corner lots). Those blocks without alley -
access are served by side -street access to
maintain the continuity of the streetscape
and associated parking along the major
streets. In terms of buildings, those along
Main Street are more intense, mixed-
use and up to three stories, providing a
transition to the primarily residential areas
to the east and west of one and two story
buildings.
The Charrette resulted in the identification
of eight critical catalytic projects for
the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. In
order to implement the Specific Plan
objectives, a combination of public and
private investments must be undertaken
to provide the economic basis for all other
components to contribute effectively. For a
variety of economic reasons, the plan must
be primarily driven by private capital for new
real estate development. That being said,
important public commitments must be
undertaken as well.
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CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER
On Main at 6th Street looking toward new intersection at Newhall Avenue
A. Main Street (formerly San Fernando Road)
A fundamental strategy in revitalizing Old Town Newhall is the transformation
of San Fernando Road from Pine Street to Lyons Avenue into a Main Street.
Its current `pass-through' traffic status will be changed to a condition of being
a major destination. This is accomplished by terminating San Fernando Road
at Lyons Avenue, providing a distinguished site for a public building that will
give identity and presence to the downtown area. The regional traffic is then
distributed to the flanking streets: Newhall and Railroad Avenues.
The result is a five -block Main Street that serves as the recognizable focus
of Old Town Newhall. This is where traffic is most calm in Old Town to fully
balance the needs of pedestrians with those of cars, and to enable pedestrian -
oriented shops, restaurants and services. This is the place where the
commercial nature of the downtown area is most visible through the intensity
of activity and excitement. This is where one feels at the 'center' of the
entire place with sidewalk dining, shops, a sophisticated landscape engaging
pedestrians.
Buildings along the Main Street are 1-3 stories tall with an average of 2.5 stories
and are close to or at the sidewalk to appropriately define the public realm.
Parking is addressed through new diagonal on -street parking with the other 2/3
of the parking for the district in the form of strategically located `Park -Once'
garages on the east side of the Main Street.
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On Main at 9th Street looking north toward new intersection at Lyons Avenue
B. Main Street Public Buildings
Two important public buildings visually anchor and
define the ends of the Main Street to define and
energize it on a 24/7 basis. Main Street is terminated
by a Library on the north and by a civic monument in
the street and a Museum on the south. To have such
civic buildings in the downtown area truly reinforces
Santa Clarita's connections with the Newhall area and
substantially enhances the possibilities for valley -wide
activities.
Library - This visually prominent, 2 story building is
organized around a forecourt at the northerly terminus
of the Main Street resulting in a distinguished site
for the building while providing additional pedestrian
activity viewable from several directions. As with
other library precedents, the Old Town Newhall Library
addresses the street and contributes to defining Lyons
Avenue spatially while producing an intimate forecourt
for pedestrian access and exterior library activity.
The Library contains approximately 30,000 square feet
and provides access to a parking court and delivery
area from >>th Street. The library opened in 2012.
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Museum - This civic building is visually prominent as well
because its site is intended to physically identify the southern
end of Main Street as one approaches Old Town from the
south along Newhall Avenue. At first, the building terminates
the visitor's view. As one continues north, the building moves
out of view and one gets the full visual impact of Main Street.
The Museum incorporates the historic Newhall Ice Company
building into a collection of three potential buildings on the
site. This facility was envisioned as a Children's Museum
during the Charrette, principally to provide a valley -wide
focus for Old Town Newhall. As time goes on, and after
opportunities arise, this site could accommodate a future
civic building, its use currently unanticipated. This complex
of buildings envisions approximately 20,000 to 25,000 square
feet of new space with approximately 4,000 square feet in the
Newhall Ice Company building.
Newhall Ice Company
Open truss exhibition space
Sculpture gardens
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Museum - This civic building is visually prominent as well
because its site is intended to physically identify the southern
end of Main Street as one approaches Old Town from the
south along Newhall Avenue. At first, the building terminates
the visitor's view. As one continues north, the building moves
out of view and one gets the full visual impact of Main Street.
The Museum incorporates the historic Newhall Ice Company
building into a collection of three potential buildings on the
site. This facility was envisioned as a Children's Museum
during the Charrette, principally to provide a valley -wide
focus for Old Town Newhall. As time goes on, and after
opportunities arise, this site could accommodate a future
civic building, its use currently unanticipated. This complex
of buildings envisions approximately 20,000 to 25,000 square
feet of new space with approximately 4,000 square feet in the
Newhall Ice Company building.
Newhall Ice Company
Open truss exhibition space
Sculpture gardens
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CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER
C. Park Once Garages
The `Park Once' strategy to address parking needs
is intrinsically tied to the possibility of transforming
Old Town into a viable place and long-term
commercial success. It is well-documented fact
that in a Park Once environment, conventional
parking ratios of 4-5 per i000 square feet can
be appropriately trimmed to 2-3 per i,000, thus
reducing traffic and area for parking cars while
enhancing qualities of place for pedestrians. The
parking ratio used for Old Town Newhall is 1:350,
or approximately 2.g parking spaces for every 1,000
square feet of non-residential/commercial space.
The two planned garages provide Downtown with
Boo parking spaces and 2-3 story mixed use housing
or office liners around each garage. `Liners' are
buildings which are mixed in use with commercial
or office at the ground floor and office and/or
residential above. Such buildings effectively `screen'
the utilitarian garages from public view while
providing developable area and maintaining the
pedestrian -oriented streetscape.
Up to 280 parking spaces are shared with the Jan
Heidt Metrolink Station with the train riders using
these spaces during weekday hours when Main
Street businesses do not need as much garage
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parking and rely more on the `on -street' convenience parking. As the evening approaches and the train riders
return, some of the riders will visit stores or restaurants and leave their cars in the garage a bit longer. But a good
number of the spaces will be available, as many riders will not stay, shifting the balance of parking to downtown
visitors.
Currently, the Metrolink parking is on the east side of Railroad Avenue, completely separated from the Main
Street. By strategically locating the garages on the west side of Railroad Avenue, train riders no longer have to
cross the train tracks to and from their cars. Further, train riders will activate the pedestrian life of Old Town
by actually crossing Railroad
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Such land can be dedicated to
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office and housing projects to
further activate the Old Town.
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CHAPTER 2 FORM AND CHARACTER
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In the strong tradition of the southwestern United States, thisY\
public market provides both a burst of unique commercial
activity in the downtown area and a physical punctuations
along Main Street with a civic gathering place in full view and -
access of the community.
The Mercado, a variety of seasonal and permanent shops
providing local and regional produce as well as restaurant,
auction -house and exhibition opportunities, is housed in a
large, open, i -story structure with limited mezzanine space.
The 35,000 square foot structure presents a prominent �► '
facade facing Main Street to address the street and the plaza
while presenting modest facades along its other frontages.
The plaza along Main Street is truly civic as it is intended for
use by the Mercado, and by the community at large. —
To maximize the Mercado and plaza's effect on Main Street,
the location of the Mercado is flexible among three sites
Simple and interesting structure
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Block bounded by 8th/gth and Walnut
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North terminus of Main Street at Lyons
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Southeast end of Main Street bounded by
Railroad Avenue and 5th Street
E. Main Street Retail and Cinema
The presence of a 3-6 screen cinema and
associated retail will enliven the north end of
Main Street while announcing to the regional
traffic passing this intersection that something
exciting is offered in Old Town Newhall. This
development component is positioned to gain
maximum visibility while providing synergy
with which to influence the revitalization of
the north portion of Main Street. Attractions
such as these are located near one of two park
Once garages with more regional visibility than
the rest of the Main Street while providing
a type of 'anchor' for Old Town. Further
complementing the cinema and the expected
activity near this end of Main Street will be
approximately 65,000 square feet of retail,
restaurant and commercial space. Such
space will also serve as 'liner' buildings that
will screen the large and blank walls typically
associated with cinema buildings.
Variety of products
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F. Infill and Transit -Oriented Development (TOD)
Infill Housing - The two neighborhoods flanking the
downtown on the west and east will receive infill development
ranging from single-family detached houses to duplexes,
rowhouses and courtyard housing. The objective of such
potential is to allow the neighborhood to reutilize existing
property in appropriate pedestrian and street -friendly patterns
and densities overtime. This is to occur in a manner that
respects each neighborhood's role and scale in Old Town
Newhall. In this way, despite incremental change, the appeal
and livability of each neighborhood will be enhanced.
Buildings in these areas are from 1-2.5 stories tall with the
majority in the 2 -story range.
Courtyard Housing (io dwellings shown)
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Rowhouses (3 dwellings shown)
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Sideyard Housing (3 dwellings)
Transit -Oriented Housing - There are a few sites, east
of the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station, in the East Newhall
neighborhood that will provide much needed transit -
oriented housing with great proximity to Main Street and
the overall downtown area. This neighborhood is one of
several areas in the Plan expected to receive development
of the type that appeals to those wanting to live near
transit. In East Newhall, this is expected for the area
fronting Market Street and Pine Street as well as for the
current Metrolink parking lots. Such housing further
diversifies the housing opportunities in Newhall while
continuing to make Metrolink even more viable. In turn,
the TOD housing becomes a generator of people needing
services from Old Town without the full demand on parking
in the area.
The need and desirability for this type of housing is on
the rise. According to the AARP, 71% of older households
want to live within walking distance of transit. Further,
national demand for housing near transit is expected to
be at least 14.6 million households by 2025. For the Los
Angeles metropolitan area which expects 4o new transit
stations between today and 2025, the potential for Newhall
is profound [1].
Buildings in these areas will be 2-2.5 stories tall.
[i] "Hidden In Plain Sight: Capturing The Demand for Housing Near
Transit', (September 2004 Reconnecting America.org)
Infill Courtyard Housing along Pine Street
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CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER
Relocated Pardee House serves as new Visitor Center to Old Town
G. William S. Hart Park
Hart Park was created in 1946 when William S. Hart died
and left the land to the County of Los Angeles to use as a
museum and park.
This facility, immediately adjacent to Old Town Newhall,
contains 265 acres of which i 6 are deeded to the County
as 'wilderness'. The Park is the former ranch of Mr. Hart
and was previously named "Horseshoe Ranch". The Park
consists of the wilderness acreage, a picnic and camping
area with an equestrian trail, a barnyard animal area
including a 20 -acre bison preserve, a igio ranch house,
a collection of 19th century buildings known as Heritage
Junction and, Mr. Hart's personal residence "La Loma de
Los Vientos" (The Hill of The Winds) with spectacular views
of the area.
The Specific Plan seeks to pay further tribute to this legacy
and does so in two major ways: a) by addressing the Park's
Newhall Avenue frontage and, b) by relocating a historic
building to provide a visitor's center to Old Town and Hart
Park.
The physical relationship between Hart Park and Old Town
will be dramatically, but simply, improved. This is to be
accomplished by enhancing the perimeter fencing and
landscape along Newhall Avenue and improving pedestrian
and vehicular access and parking within the Park. It is
expected that such improvements will give Hart Park
much better visibility than it is currently enjoys, improving
attendance. UPDATE: This project is complete.
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Pardee House
Historic Entrance Signage
The Pork's Newholl Avenue former frontage
Pardee House - Secondly, the Pardee House (c 18go) will
be relocated from Heritage Junction, to the northwest
corner of Newhall Avenue and Pine Street. Prior to being
moved to Heritage Junction, the building was initially
used as a 'Good Templars Hall' in 18go in Newhall. In
1893, Ed Pardee, a pioneer oil man and local constable
moved it and added it to his home at Market and Walnut
Streets. In 1946, the building became the Newhall
Telephone Exchange. Years later and through the 198o's,
the building was used by the Santa Clarita Valley Boys
Club, Newhall -Saugus Chamber of Commerce and finally
by Pacific Bell until its relocation to Heritage Junction in
1992.
In the new location, this 1 -story building will be
prominently sited and receive a modest addition to
serve as the visitor's center to Old Town and Hart Park,
offering motorists the opportunity to learn about Newhall
and its attractions.
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Key Plan
H. Creative Industry District
Production in the arts, culture and entertainment industry is
one of the most dynamic segments of the Los Angeles County
economy. Frequently artists and craftspersons in these
industries are seeking large-scale industrial live -work space
that can serve flexibly as workshops, exhibition space and as
a primary residence. The residential component in this area
is purely in service to the business and/or operation on a
particular property.
Creative industries are compatible with existing industrial
activities but suitable locations that recognize this as a
compatible land use are increasingly scarce. It is proposed
that the existing industrial tracts (blocks 49a and 49b) east
of Pine Street and south of the railroad tracks be dedicated
to such activity, in a manner that would attract tenants from
throughout the region. New development would largely follow
existing ownership patterns as the existing properties are of
sufficient size to accommodate the expected development
without necessarily requiring land assembly.
Buildings in this area will be 1-2 stories tall.
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I. Corridors
There is one type of corridor that is present in three locations of the Specific Plan area: Railroad Avenue (from
Lyons Avenue to north Plan boundary); Newhall Avenue (from 3rd Street to south Plan boundary); and Lyons
Avenue (from west Plan boundary to Railroad Avenue). Each of these responds two existing conditions: a)
heavy volumes of vehicular traffic and, b) a lack of spatial definition of the street.
Each corridor is proposed to be improved to achieve spatial definition and promote automobile -related (not
auto service) development in a way that is consistent with and complementary to the adjacent Old Town
development. Specifically, buildings are to be brought with automobile access and parking limited to a small
portion of the frontage of each property on the street.
Development will be commercial in nature with little or no housing and buildings will be 1-2 stories tall.
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A. American Theater Company - Silver
screen star and Newhall icon William
S. Hart built this theater at the corner
of Spruce and Eleventh Streets in 1940,
six years before his death. The structure
was used as a theater through the
196os and still stands as the home of
American Legion Post 507.
B. Newhall Hardware - Newhall always
had a general store to serve its growing - s•c. ,�
population. All the basic necessities, '
from groceries to farm implements,
could be found in stores whose wooden _
frontages bore the names of men like -�J'1
Campton, Chaix, Gulley and Swall. It
is a tradition that continued into the
latter half of the loth Century when Don Guglielmino opened Newhall
Hardware. Construction began in mid-April, 1947, and four months later
the venerable establishment opened its doors for the first time.
C. Tom Mix Cottages - This small building
was built by Halsey W. Russell in 1919. In
1922, the six other cottages were added,
forming a motor court catering to drivers
on the old Ridge Route. These structures
were also used by motion picture people as
housing during the filming of stories in this
area near "Mixville." Tom Mix used one as a
dressing room on several occasions.
D. Sheriff Substation #6 - Sheriffs deputies
replaced the old constabulary (and jail) in
1926, building Substation #6 and staffing
it with 8 men commanded by Captain Jeb
Stewart. This was the second jail in what is
now known as Santa Clarita. The Newhall
Signal took over the building in 1968, using it
as a "back shop" until they moved in 1986.
E. Dentist's Office - This small and
relatively modest building is one of the
few structures in Old Town Newhall to
warrant preservation for architectural
merit. A dentist's office for more than
40 years, this brick structure includes
a variety of wel I -executed architectural
details, such as vintage metal windows,
pipe columns, and simple eaves.
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F. Old Jail - Plans for the first
Newhall jail were laid in 1888.
Architectural plans, drawn by
Hudson & Munsell of Los Angeles,
called for the construction of
a concrete building with a 1/4 -
inch thick steel door covering.
Construction was competed by
May, 1906, when the windows were
covered with heavy screens and the
interior walls were whitewashed. Records from the Newhall Sheriff's
Station (Substation No. 6) indicate that the jail housed an estimated
250 prisoners between January and October of 1939, after which time
the jail was no longer used, and the cells which had been added onto
the Sheriffs substation in 1928 were used instead. The jailhouse and lot
were sold sometime after 1939 and were used for various commercial
purposes in the decades that followed.
G. Masonic Lodge / Courthouse
- Commonly known as "Ye Olde
Courthouse." The Newhall
Masonic Building Company, Ltd.,
was incorporated in 1931 and
completed this two-story County
project in 1932. The Courthouse
occupied the ground floor, and
the Masonic Lodge the second
story. Lumber from the older Mayhue building was later used, including
the floor of the Hap -A -Lan dance hall. The Court moved to Valencia in
1968 and the courtroom became offices. *
H. Canyon Guild Theatre -
The Canyon Theatre Guild
has been serving the citizens
of Santa Clarita Valley with
quality live theatre for over
30 years. Since 2000, it has
occupied this building in Old
Town Newhall. As the premier live theatre company in the Santa Clarita
Valley, this building - in addition to the Repertory East Playhouse - is the
core of the Newhall arts district.
I. Newhall Ice Company - This
structure was built in 1922 by Fred
Lamkin as a warehouse and storage
yard. Lamkin came to Newhall in
1917, opening a garage fronting the
former San Fernando Road. Shortly
after construction, the warehouse was
converted into an ice house, which is
still in operation.
NOTE: Locations of civic buildings, parking structures, the mercado, and museum
are conceptual and are not binding or mandatory at the locations depicted.
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Regional Landscape Character
2.3 - Landscape
This section sets forth the components of landscape as they relate to the region, open space, natural areas,
parks and trails, stormwater management, the new Main Street, and, street trees. For each of these subjects, the
corresponding landscape measures and/or requirements are identified.
A. Regional Landscape Character
Newhall exists at the edge of urbanization. Unlike the more infilled portions of Los Angeles County, Newhall is
surrounded by natural hillsides that can be seen from many vantage points. Chaparral and California Sagebrush
covered hills, with north -facing slopes covered by Southern Oak Forests, have an immediate presence throughout
the area. The views to the surrounding natural environment throughout Newhall still contribute to the rural
western character that is characteristic of its history.
Much of the urbanization in Newhall occurs in the canyon bottoms. Suburban development is just beginning to
cover adjacent hilltops resulting in manufactured slopes and concrete lined riverbeds.
Policies
The following policies are identified for application to development and activity in the Specific Plan area:
• In order to maintain a landscape in character with the climate and culture, the following is to be applied:
• Duplicate nature on altered slopes - plant native plants as they may have occurred in nature in natural patterns
such as Oak trees on north and east facing slopes, and more open vegetation on south and west facing slopes.
Establish setbacks, select plants and maintain the slopes to avoid fire hazard from the vegetation.
• Choose options for flood control and creekbed stabilization that use vegetative techniques to maintain the
aesthetic and environmental functions of these habitats.
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B. Open Space, Natural Areas, Parks and Trails
Visually, nature is still apart of Old Town Newhall. Many physical linkages to the natural environment also exist
as a result ofthe Importance of open space and trails to the City as visually attractive, habitat rich and comfortable
spaces In which to spend leisure time. These values are reflected In the "Santa Clarita Beautification Master
Plan," dated December soon. The fallowing paragraph Is paraphrased from the soon plan.
Rivers and creeks havethe potential to act as unifying elements throughoutthe City Preservation and
enhancement of rivers, creeks and open space areas Is Importantto maintain the habitat value and charm that the
natural environment brings to residents and visitors. The City has established a multiuse (pedestrian, bicyclist
and equestrian) corridor system that Includes a series oftrails extending alongside the Santa Clara River. A
portion of Newhall Creek, just outside ofthe study area, has an initial segment oftrall as well. The Beautification
Plan provides guidelines for enhancement ofthe trails with open space markers, fences, trees, and public artto
reinforce these connections.
Policies
The fallowing policies are Identified for application to development and activity In the Specific Plan area.
• Use native trees such as Sycamores, Poplars and Oaks to provide habitat and reinforce the existing natural
aesthetics ofthe open space and trail system.
• The Regional Watershed and Trails Plan Illustrates all ofthe existing and currently proposed parks and trails.
Three newtrails are also proposed as a part ofthls Specific Plan to create a more complete system and provide
stronger connections to the suburban and natural surroundings. They are
• A bicycle path alongthe railroad Tracks will enhancethe role ofthe Metrolink Station as a commuter hub.
• A bicycle and pedestrian path Is proposed along Newhall Creek, linking Creekvlew Parkto the overall
neighborhood.
• The existing equestrian and pedestrian trail from Master's College to Market Street will be enhanced with a
bridge. This bridge Is to followthe design guidelines found In the soon Beautification Plan.
Existing Oaks
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The Community of Newhall is located within the Santa Clara River watershed. Old Town Newhall is adjacent to the
junction of Newhall Creek, Placenta Creek End the South Fork of the Santa Clara River. The South Fork of the Santa
Clara continues flowing north @long Railroad Avenue for a short distance before it joins the main channel o[the
Santa Clara River. The Santa Clara River flows west for about 45 miles to the Pacific Ocean. Along its banks, native
habitats support a rich variety of flor2 and fauri Currently, 211 stormwater runoff from the project area's impervious
surfaces such as sidewalks, roads and parking lots is directed to storm drains and transported through pipes into
the surrounding creeks and downstream into the Santa Clara River. As a result, management of storm runoff into
existing creeks isanimportant environmental issue.
The stormwater management principles outlined below can become both an educational resource for the
community and unenvironmental mitigation strategy. Its goal can benot only *osustain current environmental
quality levels, but also tnimprove the region's watershed quality over time.
i.Education Strategies
(u)Select native plant species that will best illustrate the qualities ofnative vegetation.
(b) Place signs along creek trails illustrating the regional watershed, water cycles, and the natural function that native
plant materials perform intheir habitat.
(c) Establish a donor sponsorship to encourage community participation that can provide revenues for informational
signage, small re -vegetation projects and nature outreach programs.
z.Environmental Strategies
(u)Mitigate environmenta|degradation resulting from r/urmwaterrunoff.
(b) Allow for the biofiltration of sediments and pollutants, reduction of amounts of untreated runoff entering the
surrounding creeks during average storms, reduce erosion elong creeks banks by slowing down potentially
damaging flows, and increase the presence ofnature within the community.
(c)Encourage incorporating into u||development components the use ufnon-hardline conveyuncetechniques such
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3. StormmatrrManagement Principles
The following principles are intended tnaddress the impact that the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, aswell as
future projects, will have within the SantuClara watershed.
(u)Use Hydrology asunIntegrating Framework.
• To integrate the urban and n2tur@1 surrounding environment into 2 harmonious fabric.
,Toreduce maintenance and infrastructure cost.
Strategies:
^ Identify the watershed context and preserve sensitive areas within its borders that affect hvdro|oXxsuch as
streams and buffers, wetlands, floodways, steep slopes, highly permeable soils, and densely vegetated areas.
• Mimic natural drainage functions; for example, allow water to percolate underground to replenish aquifers,
filter out suspended solids, remove pollutants End slow down flows through vegetation.
(b) Avoid Large End of Pipe Solutions by Controlling Stormwater at the Source.
- As a result of budget constraints, small towns have the largest impact on water quelity.
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• Conveyance system and treatment infrastructure costs
increase with distance from source.
• Simple, non-structural methods are most economical
and can result in significant maintenance cost savings.
• Smaller storm events occur more frequently and carry
the largest concentration of pollutants per volume as
compared to loo year storm events.
• Reduce safety concerns with shallow water depths and
gentle side slopes.
Strategies:
• Avoid large "end -of -pipe" catchment areas (as they do
not mimic natural hydrology) by utilizing the smallest
sub -catchment areas possible.
• Encourage individual business and residence owners
to reduce runoff by implementing the use of cisterns,
vegetated/ bioswales, porous gutters and paving,
infiltration areas and rainwater gardens along street
fronts.
(c) Incorporate Stormwater into a Multifunctional Landscape
• Technical advantage: individual units can fail without
total system failure.
• Can be easily integrated into the site concept.
• Sustainable - uses plants, rock, mulch and soil.
• Provides linear greenways through the community with
native wetland plant species.
Strategies:
• Replant surrounding creek beds and banks with native
riparian habitat plants to create "green fingers" that
will spatially define the community while enriching its
resources.
• Strategically place bioswales and rainwater gardens to
intercept runoff near the source.
• Design features such as cisterns, aqueducts, culverts
and other rainwater harvesting elements to become a
visual and interpretive amenity integrated into the site
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• Design every site element (roofs, streets, parking areas,
sidewalks, and green spaces) to be multifunctional, incorporating detention, retention, filtration or runoff
use.
• Reduce impervious surface coverage wherever possible, and instead use alternative, porous materials in
place of standard impervious surfaces.
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4. Stormwater Projects Policies
The following measures incorporate the above principles and strategies into the Specific Plan area. Please refer
to Chapter 3 for existing infrastructure conditions and proposed below grade improvements:
(a) Newhall Creek Bike/Pedestrian Path
• Restore riparian habitat along the creek.
• Direct surface stormwater to bioswales and small catch basins that could also nurture the restoration
plantings.
• Provide signage illustrating watershed context and function, and label native plant specimens.
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• Design a dual conveyance system of bioswales for the median that would allow small flows to run along the
surface, with a hardline backup system to handle overflows from large storm events.
• Provide curb cuts along the median to allow storm water runoff to irrigate median planter.
• Plant the median using trees and understory plants with low maintenance and water requirements that will accept
these proposed conditions.
(c) Market Street Parking
• Provide curb cuts along the sidewalk to allow storm water run off to irrigate tree planters.
• Direct surface runoff to rain gardens located at corner curb bulbs.
• Use permeable pavers on parking stalls to allow water percolation.
(d) Main Street
Street parking areas:
• Provide curb cuts along sidewalk to allow storm water run off to irrigate tree planters.
• Direct surface runoff to rain gardens located at corner bulb -out.
• Use permeable pavers in parking stalls to allow water percolation.
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Alley parking:
• Direct surface and roof runoff to curb cuts along parking islands to allow storm water runoff to irrigate tree
planters and rain gardens.
• Locate storm drains in parking island to handle overflow during large storm events.
• Use permeable pavers in parking stalls to allow water percolation.
Mercado:
• Direct surface and roof runoff to tree planters for irrigation.
• Include the use of cisterns, aqueducts, culverts and other rainwater harvesting elements as featured site
enhancements.
(e) Newhall Avenue Bioswale
• Remove existing concrete swale and replace with a bioswale between road curb and new realigned
pedestrian path along the south edge of the road in front of William S. Hart Park.
• Direct surface runoff to curb cuts along road to allow storm water run offto enter bioswales.
• Plant bioswales with low growing riparian plants to provide a pedestrian barrier between the road and
path, yet maintain a clear line of sight for drivers.
Each development project, while adhering to the above policies, shall be subject to application of the current
NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Permit requirements at the time the development
occurs.
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D. Main Street Design Concept
Newhall has an authentic romantic past. The concept
is to create a streetscape that is timeless, reflective of
the natural environment, and artful in order to provide
an appropriate setting for this history. A stronger
connection between regional historic and environmental
features such as Hart Park and Newhall Creek will also
result from this approach, as the unique history and
natural beauty of the surrounding natural environment is
the inspiration for this approach.
Timeless
Many influences suggest a timeless rustic western flavor
for Main Street. Interesting elements of the rich regional
history were established in different time periods,
including downtown buildings that date from Newhall's
founding in the 1870's, Heritage Park with its mix of 19th
century buildings, William S. Hart's home "La Loma de
los Vientos" of the 1920's and a restored Melody Ranch
both represent the influence of Hollywood Westerns, and
the current Walk of Western Stars that was initiated in
the 196o's. This approach will also serve to tie together
the five proposed architectural influences.
• Contemporary uses of local materials such as Vasquez
Canyon stone and historic elements will be selected to
let this authentic history be evident.
• Streetscape elements and planting will be designed to
feature storefronts and community buildings.
• Where appropriate, aspects of the new Metrolink
Station design, such as material selection, will
influence that new streetscape to provide design unity.
Environment
Newhall's development along canyon bottoms and
alongside Newhall Creek, combined with the proposed
stormwater management techniques described in the
Stormwater Management section of this plan, suggests
a Riverwash or Arroyo theme for the paving and
planting. This abstraction of nature will complement the
site amenities in a timeless manner.
The use of riparian trees, such as the California
Sycamore with their natural sculptural form, and
informal, rustic native understory plants will be selected
to bring an immediate sense of nature to the urban
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local rainfall.
The trees and planting will be selected to complement, and
not block business facades, as well as provide shade, flowers
and scent for a pleasant pedestrian environment.
Artful
"Whether in a public park, along the trail system, or in an
office plaza, public art contributes to providing a sense of
place." - City of Santa Clarita Beautification Master Plan, 2001
The Beautification Plan set the stage for the following:
• Create incentives for, or require the design of public
improvements and private development to incorporate a
public art component in Newhall.
Main Street California Sycamore
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• In order to create a clearer image for Newhall,
Public art is to focus on the historic, cultural,
and natural character of this community and/
or its region.
Public art proposals should also:
• Unify the Community
• Create useable and desirable public space
• Improve streetscapes and other public
corridors aesthetically
• Provide interest to the open space corridors
The intention of the community leading to the
formation of the Newhall Arts and Theatre
District will be reinforced by taking an artful
approach to the streetscape design the new Main
Street. The arts will be supported in the design
by:
• Public art that is integral to the site, and
reinforces the spirit of Newhall, will be
encouraged. This can take the form of the
design of streetscape elements or paving
features.
• The public space in front of the theaters will be
designed to facilitate gathering before and after
events, as well as for loading and unloading of
passengers.
Walk of Western Stars
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Horseshoe Concrete
Utility artwork
Neighborhood Trees
E. Designated Street Trees
Valley Oak
The role of a street tree plan is to allow individual tree planting decisions to be made in the context of an
overall vision.
Street trees provide numerous benefits to residents and visitors of Old Town Newhall such as:
• Shade from trees enhances microclimates for people, buildings and vehicles.
• Property values can increase because streets with trees look more stable and prosperous.
• People drive cars more slowly on streets with trees.
• Pedestrian activity is encouraged by the presence of street trees.
• Air quality is improved by trees
• The perception of traffic noise and nuisance is reduced by street trees.
This street tree plan and list is to serve as a guide for future tree plantings. It is intended that existing healthy
street trees be preserved, even if a different tree is suggested for that street. Tree selection for the Specific
Plan was influenced by;
• Trees with a "Western" feeling have been selected to compliment the character of Newhall.
• Existing trees, and the scale of the street and sidewalks were evaluated.
• The City Arborist and the City Landscape Architect were consulted, a site inventory was conducted, and the
following documents were reviewed in order to develop the street tree list:
• City of Santa Clarita Street Tree Inventory
• City of Santa Clarita Street Tree List
• The list of Approved Street Trees for the Proposition 12 Grant
• The Santa Clarita Beautification Master Plan (2001)
On an area by area basis, street tree selection was based upon:
Downtown - (Main Street, Civic Buildings, Park Once Structures, Mercado and Main Street Retail) The
historical importance of this portion of Newhall suggested the selection of trees with an early Western or
California ambience throughout the Specific Plan Area.
Commercial Corridors - Large trees with strong visual presence that provide shade are selected for the
major vehicle corridors.
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Cork Oak
Coast Live Oak
Creative Industry District - This area has the appearance of an Oak Savanna, as it is open with a scattering
of Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata). Therefore, the Valley Oak is appropriate here.
East Housing Area and Creekside Park - The presence of impressive native oak trees throughout the
neighborhood suggest the planting of more of these trees. Deciduous Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata)
are proposed on the South and West exposures to provide summer shade and allow winter sun, and
the evergreen Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) is proposed for the north an east exposures for wind
protection
West Housing Area - Many of these streets currently benefit from existing mature trees. The design goal
for this area is to retain these trees and add more street trees of the same species and planting pattern.
William S. Hart Park - The impressive Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) planted along the Park's frontage
are to remain, with more planted along Newhall Avenue.
Guidelines
Where space is available, tree wells are to be 4' x 6' (Four feet by six feet).
Where this much space is not available, permeable paving or tree grates are to be utilized to give the tree
roots ample aeration while enabling space for foot and or vehicle traffic.
Automatic irrigation is to be provided for tree establishment.
Where right-of-way easements are too narrow for adequate tree planting, easements should be discussed with
the owners for potential acquisition in front yard setbacks for street trees.
In general, street trees should be a minimum of 30' (thirty feet) apart along the street frontages.
Street trees in commercial areas should be selected and placed to avoid both long and short-term sign
blockage for businesses.
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California Sycomore tree
Downtown
Railroad Avenue
Designated Street Tree(s):
Brachychiton populneus / Bottle Trees
Schinus molle / California Pepper (medians only)
A continuous corridor of California Pepper Trees is
proposed along Lyons and Railroad Avenue to act as a
visual guide or marker leading into Old Town Newhall.
Existing Street Tree(s):
Rhus lancea / African Sumac
Lagerstroemia indica / Crape Myrtles
Pinus thunbergii / Japanese Black Pine
Market Street
Designated Street Tree(s):
Platanus racemosa / California Sycamore
Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak
Existing Street Tree(s):
Brachychiton populneus / Bottle Trees
Fraxinus velutina / Arizona Ash
Morus sp. / Mulberry
Main Street (Formerly San Fernando Road)
Designated Street Tree(s):
Platanus racemosa / California Sycamore (primary)
Proposed Accent Trees
Ailanthus altissima / Tree of Heaven
Parkinsonia aculeata / Mexican Palo Verde
Prospis glandulosa / Honey Mesquite
Syringia reticulata / Japanese Tree Lilac
XChitalpa tashkentensis / Chitalpa
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Olive tree
Existing Street Tree(s):
Fraxinus velutina / Arizona Ash
Cetera parvfora /Australian Willow
Koelreuteria bipinnata / Chinese Flame Tree
Pyrus calleryana / Ornamental Pear
Pyrus kawakamii /Evergreen Pear
Commercial Corridors
Newhall Avenue
Designated Street Tree(s):
Cedrus Deodara / Deodar Cedar (along South side of street)
Olea europea / Olive (along North side of street)
Existing Street Tree(s):
Cedrus Deodara / Deodar Cedar
Pyrus calleryana / Ornamenal Pear
Lyons Avenue
Designated Street Tree(s):
Quercus virginiana / Southern Live Oak
Schinus molle / California Pepper Tree (in median)
A continuous corridor of California Pepper Trees is
proposed along Lyons and Railroad Avenue to act as a
visual guide or marker leading into Old Town Newhall.
Existing Street Tree(s):
Pyrus calleryana / Ornamental Pear
Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak
Syagrus romanzofanum / Queen Palms
Pistacia chinensis / Chinese Pistache (in front of Californian
Apartments)
Evergreen Pear tree
Fraxinus velutina 'Modesto'/ Modesto Ash in LIVID (Landscape
Maintenance District)
Quercus kelloggii / California Black Oak
Koelreuteria paniculata / Goldenrain Tree
Liquidambar styraci lua /American Sweetgum
Hart Park
Newhall Avenue (Between Market St and Main Street)
Designated Street Tree (s):
Cedrus atlantica / Atlas Cedar (along South side of street)
Olea europea / Olive (along North side of street)
Existing Street Tree(s):
Cedrus deodara / Deodar Cedar
Pyrus calleryana / Ornamenal Pear
Creative Industry District
Newhall Avenue
Designated Street Tree (s):
Quercus lobata / Valley Oak
Existing Street Tree(s):
Fraxinus velutina / Arizona Ash
Ce�era parvfora /Australian Willow
Koelreuteria bipinnata / Chinese Flame Tree
Pyrus calleryana / Ornamental Pear
Pyrus kawakamii /Evergreen Pear
Coldenrain tree
East Housing Area and Creekside Park
Race Street
Designated Street Tree(s):
Ulmus pary fora / Chinese Elm (East sides of street between
Market St. and 5th St.)
Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak (West sides of street
continuing East after 5th St)
Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (East sides of street continuing
East after 5th St)
Quercus sober / Cork Oak (West sides of street between
Market St. and 5th St.)
Existing Street Tree(s):
Populus fremontii / Western Cottonwood
Tamarix chinensis / Salt Cedar
Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak
Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust
Ulmus Americana / American Elm
Arch Street
Designated Street Tree(s):
Ulmus pary fora / Chinese Elm (East sides of street between
Market St. and 5th St.)
Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak (West sides of street
continuing East after 5th St)
Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (East sides of street continuing
East after 5th St)
Quercus sober / Cork Oak (West sides of street between
Market St. and 5th St.)
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Bottle tree
Existing Street Tree (s): there is a random mix of trees such as:
Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm
Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust
Quercus agrifolin / Coast Live Oak
Platanus x acerifolin / London Plane Trees
There is no space for the addition of street trees
in the public right -of way in the first block between
Market St. and 5th St.
Pine Street
Designated Street Tree(s):
Platanus xacrefolia / London Plane Trees
Existing Street Tree(s):
Eucalyptus polyanthemos / Silver Dollar Gum
Platanus xacerifolia / London Plane Trees (North side)
Lagerstroemia indica / Crape Myrtles (South side)
Larger trees can be placed in between Crape Myrtles
to help screen the railroad tracks.
6th Street ( South of Railroad Avenue)
Designated Street Tree(s):
Quercus suber / Cork Oak (North sides of street East of
Pine St.)
Ulmus parvforn / Chinese Elm (South sides of street West
of Pine St.)
Umbellularin californica / California Bay Tree (West of
Railroad Ave.)
Existing Street Tree(s):
Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust
Liquidambar styraciflua / Sweet Gum
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California Pepper tree
Sth Street (South of Railroad Avenue)
Designated Street Tree(s):
Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (South sides of street East of Pine St.)
Quercus suber / Cork Oak (North sides of street East of Pine St.)
Ulmus paryfora / Chinese Elm (South sides of street one-half block
East of Pine St.)
Schinus molle / California Pepper Tree (West of Railroad Ave.)
Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as:
Pyrus calleryana / Ornamental Pear
Morus alba / White Mulberry
Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust
4th Street
Designated Street Tree(s):
Quercus Agrifolia / Coat Live Oak (North sides of street East of Pine
St.)
Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (South sides of street East of Pine St.)
Quercus suber / Cork Oak (North sides of street one-half block East of
Pine St.)
Ulmus paryfora / Chinese Elm (South sides of street one-half block
East of Pine St.)
Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as:
Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm
Ulmus americana / American Elm
Robinia pseudoacacia / Black locust
There is no space for street trees in the public right-ofway except
on first block.
Crepe Mrytle tree
3rd Street
Designated Street Tree(s):
Quercus agrfolia / Coast Live Oak (North sides of street east
of Pine St.)
Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (South sides of street east of
Pine St.)
Quercus suber/ Cork Oak (North sides of street one-half
block east of Pine St.)
Ulmus parviora / Chinese Elm (South sides of street one-
half block east of Pine St.)
Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix oftrees such as:
Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm
Ulmus Americana / American Elm
Robinia pseudoacacia / Black locust
There is limited space for street trees due to pavement
leading up to the property lines ofhouses adjacent to
the road.
2nd Street
Designated Street Tree(s):
Quercus agrfolia / Coast Live Oak (North sides of street east
of Pine St.)
Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (South sides of street east of
Pine St.)
Quercus suber/ Cork Oak (North sides of street one-half
block east of Pine St.)
Deodar Cedar tree
Ulmus parviora /Chinese Elm (South sides of street one-half
block east of San Fernando St.)
Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix oftrees such as:
Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust
Pinus radiata / Monterey Pine
Ulmus Americana / American Elm
There is limited space for street trees due to pavement
leading up to the property lines of houses adjacent to
the road.
Park Street
Designated Street Tree(s):
Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak (North sides of street east
of Pine St.)
Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (South sides of street east of Pine
St.)
Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix oftrees such as:
Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust
Pinus radiata / Monterey Pine
Ulmus americana / American Elm
There is limited space for street trees due to pavement
leading up to the property lines of houses adjacent to the
road.
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Frz,wisse /Ash
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MognottoEs /Magnolia
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11th Sheat
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SRI Sheat
Designated Sten Tree(,)
Kovlaaktle blP Innate / Chinese Flame Tree
Accent
A sAWs oMli mloo / Glilom,, Buckeye
Existing Sten Tree(,)
Loderstroomm ILa ne / Cape Myrtle
Kovlaaktlo blP lnnato / Chinese Flame Tree
nary. / Mulberry
Hotomsr oat uo / to, do, plane nee
Prods kowokomo / Pergreen Pear
Omits Punllo/Sib edan Elm
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Designated Sten Tree(,)
Kovlaaktlo blP lnnato / Chinese Flame Tree
XrCaolPo tzr ivssk/CM21pa
Existing Sten Tree(,)
Quvaorog rdso / Gart pro Oak
%otoncax ocerrib Ito / Wndon Plane Tree
Bet,ko pmANo / White Ruch
OmisPuntto / Sobers. Elm
Ltq,RdonboritymcCi / Sweet Gum
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Umbeiri Gekdomco/ Cahoon,, Bay Tree Rest of Railroad
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Designated Sten Tree(,)
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Existing Sten Tree(,) Mere Isa rzndom m¢ of tees such ar.
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Moms /White Mulberry
Robinto ow,d0000ao / Black tomrt
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2.4 Transportation Plan
The overall approach to transportation in Old Town
Newhall is based on the time -tested practice of making
great streets that respond to and create a positive
environment for people and automobiles. With this
foundation, the transportation plan addresses four
primary subjects:
• Great streets and thoroughfares
• Parking
• Community -wide circulation
• Transit
Great Streets and Thoroughfares
The notion that an effective design of streets helps
create vibrant civic life is fundamental to both
traditional cities and Old Town Newhall. "Great
Streets" elevate the needs of pedestrians and cyclists to
a state of balance with other modes of transportation
within the right-of-ways of residential and commercial
thoroughfares. This approach is referred to as
Pedestrian First because it suggests that favoring
pedestrian movement is the most important ingredient
in the design of traditional urban places. Such a
focus allows a friendlier, more inviting environment
of the public way. As a result, walking and shopping
opportunities increase, adding greatly to the economic
vitality of a place. Increased options for movement
through the city [walking, riding, streetcars, autos]
enhances the variety of the street as well. All these
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elements combine to create a much higher trip quality for citizens and visitors, whether walking or driving.
Most visitors, workers and residents will likely arrive in Old Town Newhall in wheeled vehicles, but at some point
they will enter the realm of the pedestrian, who moves at no more than four miles per hour. As pedestrians, they
need to circulate safely and conveniently to their destination.
In order to create a pedestrian friendly environment which in turn, maximizes the commercial and retail nature
of Old Town Newhall, it is important to note the difference between street design for a Pedestrian First project as
compared to a conventionally designed project. Conventional, wide streets and arterials can be very uninviting and
potentially unsafe for pedestrians because cars travelling faster require greater braking distance. Narrower streets
whose turning radii are reduced encourage pedestrians both because the streets are safer and the streets feel more
comfortable. The result is that proper street design is a significant contributor to creating a vibrant, pedestrian -
oriented public arena.
In response to such concerns, Old Town Newhall's street network includes carefully considered design strategies.
First, it is hierarchical, as it is composed of various street types, their widths calibrated to the building types and
uses each is meant to service. Second, it is lean, as it is set up to operate using the minimum width possible for
each thoroughfare. Third, it is interconnected, as it provides for a variety of alternative paths of movement. Fourth,
it is spatial, as carefully calibrated standards for each thoroughfare establish their individual sense of enclosure and
contribute to the character and place within the district. Fifth and finally, it is varied, as individual thoroughfares
are incorporated into specific zones within the plan, assigned character according to use. The integration of
these organizational strategies and care in creating safe design widths are key components in the Pedestrian First
approach.
Detailed street design standards aim to slow traffic down within the neighborhood and along the corridor, while
allowing for the smooth operation of emergency vehicles and keeping the same capacity for vehicular flow. Limited
lane widths, two-way traffic, on -street parking, tighter curb radii, narrow street crossings, ample sidewalks and
generous streetscapes, including lighting that is both effective for commerce and pedestrians while maintaining
the integrity of those natural areas adjacent to Old Town are all key elements of a walkable, Pedestrian -First strategy.
For each street type, these standards prescribe both a geometric profile as well as a performance level. The
standards were established to balance the needs of people walking, parked cars, and moving cars, and to generate
a quality of place and a character that varies from place to place. The look and performance of thoroughfares can
then become a powerful influence on the design of buildings within adjacent blocks and on the overall quality of
life within each neighborhood.
By utilizing this transportation framework, residents will have access to all buildings and uses within the
neighborhood in a manner that supports the kind of casual social interaction that is at the heart of all great
downtowns.
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Fundamental to the successful revitalization of Old Town
Newhall is the creation of a Park Once environment. The
typical suburban pattern of isolated, single -use buildings, each
surrounded by parking lots, requires two vehicular movements
and a parking space to be dedicated for each visit to a shop,
office, or civic institution, requiring six movements and three
parking spaces for three tasks. With virtually all parking held
in private hands, spaces cannot be efficiently shared between
uses, and each building's private lots are therefore typically
sized to handle a worst-case parking load. Most significantly,
when new and renovated buildings in an existing downtown
are required to provide such worst-case parking ratios, the
result is often stagnation and decline: buildings are not
renovated, since no room exists on the site for the required
parking; new shops often demand the tear -down of adjacent
buildings, generating free-standing retail boxes surrounded by
cars, or pedestrian -hostile buildings that hover above parking
lots; and the resulting low-density fabric generates too few
pedestrians to let downtown reach critical mass.
By contrast, the compactness and mixed-use nature of Old
Town Newhall lends itself to significant savings in daily trips
and required parking spaces, for three reasons:
Park Once - Those arriving by car follow a Park Once
pattern, generating just two vehicle movements, parking
just once, and completing multiple daily tasks on foot.
Shared Parking Among Uses with Differing Peak Times
- Spaces can be efficiently shared between uses with
differing peak hours, peak days, and peak seasons of
parking demand (such as office, restaurant, retail, and
entertainment uses).
Shared Parking To Spread Peak Loads - The Old Town
Newhall parking supply can be sized to meet average
arkin loads (instead of the worst-case arkin ratios
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needed for isolated suburban buildings), since the
common supply allows shops and offices with above-average demand to be balanced by shops and offices that
have below-average demand or are temporarily vacant.
Studies indicate that the parking required for mature mixed-use district typically ranges from 1.4 to 2.5 spaces per
1,000 square feet of non-residential built space, or one-third to one-half that required for conventional suburban
development [1]. The traditional downtown pattern also generates more pedestrian traffic accompanied by less
vehicular congestion. Daily vehicle trips can be reduced by half or more. But most importantly, the transformation
of drivers into walkers is the immediate generator of pedestrian life: crowds of people animate public life on the
streets and generate the patrons of street friendly retail businesses. It is this "scene" created by pedestrians in
appropriate numbers that provides the energy and attraction to sustain a thriving Main Street environment.
A critical element of the Park Once environment is the presence of on -street parking on both sides of nearly all
[1] Nelson\Nygaard Associates (November 2004)
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blocks, and the concealment of other parking from
view from the street with a "liner" of shops and
offices. This is achieved by locating parking in the
interior of blocks, or by fronting parking decks with
a veneer of retail floor space and by designing the
exterior of the parking structures to disguise their
interior use. Additionally, it is important that the
pedestrian landing is into a public space such as the
sidewalk, an arcade, or public building lobby.
For the past century, no dictum has been more
descriptive of the fate of our cities than "form
follows parking." The proposed resolution of the
parking load for the downtown area is based on the
proposition that parking is not an end in itself. Its
purpose is to generate a pedestrian environment
where people and cars mix under controlled
circumstances that favor the person on foot. The
consequence of this change in policy and design will
be the kind of town center vitality and prosperity that
have been absent from Old Town Newhall in the last
thirty years.
Community -Wide Circulation
The circulation strategy that will enable Old Town
to become the exciting place envisioned by the
community is to effectively create a triangle -bypass
for community -wide traffic. By letting the corridors
feeding into the area continue to handle the majority
of traffic that is community -wide in nature, the traffic
that wants to use the more calm Main Street will
do so. This coordinated system of interconnected
corridors and varying local streets will enable Old
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Town and the two flanking neighborhoods to
maintain their local role and nature within the larger
system of the region.
The General Plan identifies a planned extension of
Dockweiler Road which is east of the Specific Plan
boundary. The City has not yet finalized the actual
alignment, configuration and type of connection (at
grade or grade -separated) has not been determined
for this roadway. This Specific Plan acknowledges
the future need to accommodate this extension
and to the extent possible, provides several points
connection for further study.
Transit
The objective of the transit component of this
Specific Plan is to augment the downtown area with
a variety of alternatives to the personal automobile.
This is accomplished through the use of existing
bus and commuter rail service as well as through
other incentives and strategies aimed at reducing
the need for parking spaces while increasing the
amount of people and customers available to
merchants and services in the area. Generally, the
following subjects are addressed in this Specific
Plan to provide alternatives to single occupancy
vehicle trips to and from Old Town:
Transit -Oriented Housing - The presence and
success of the commuter rail service at the Jan
Heidt Metrolink Station bodes very well for
Old Town Newhall. As discussed later in this
Specific Plan, the popularity of people wanting
to live near transit is on the rise for the foreseeable
future. One of the best ways to maximize transit
and its numerous benefits is to provide housing that
caters to those wanting the type of lifestyle of living
in a downtown area with viable transit service and the
option of not having to own an automobile for daily
needs.
Increase Transit Service - The commitment toward
providing maximum access to and from Old Town
while minimizing the need to provide parking
for everyone in the region is fundamental to the
revitalization effort. As the downtown area creates
more housing and the retail/office/restaurant space
increases, the viability of increased transit service is
further enhanced.
Financial Incentives to Driving - Through the use of
a variety of incentives, it is proposed that employers
and their employees working in the area can choose
between always driving their cars to Old Town and
using the incentives to reduce their need to do so. In
this way, people are provided with alternatives they
don't have today and, demands on traffic and parking
are lessened to a degree.
Parking Permits - In close coordination with the
residential areas in the Specific Plan, the possibility
exists for limited use of on -street parking by
commuters on a permit basis that is enforced. This
allows efficient use of on -street parking that is often
not used by residents during the day. The revenues
from this program would help to fund transit activities.
The above subjects are expanded upon further with
corresponding policies and initiatives in Chapter 3,
Implementation.
A. Great Streets and Thoroughfares
The proposed street network is interconnected
and geometrically rich. Streets are appropriately
terminated as necessary to generate a sense of
enclosure and spatial variety. From a functional
perspective, the dimensional palette of streets
generally follows New Urbanist street standards.
Existing neighborhood streets accept the principle
of narrowness as a fundamental precondition of
pedestrian safety. The thoroughfares connecting
in and out of the neighborhood are large enough
to accommodate more significant traffic loads, yet
they remain pedestrian -friendly.
Finely calibrated right-of-way sections are in
balance between the needs of people walking,
parked cars, moving cars and streetscape. These
four ingredients of street design vary from one
thoroughfare to the other, giving each ofthem a
particular and unique architectural character. A
pedestrian walking through Old Town Newhall or
a driver in a car should be able to recognize where
they are located at any point in time. Through
a sensitively detailed set of thoroughfares, a
variety of distinct and viable environments is
created. Such a system allows a real place to exist
while accommodating the needs of people and
automobiles.
The following represents the proposed
improvements to the existing thoroughfare
network for the Specific Plan area.
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i. Railroad Avenue Modifications - To enable the Main
Street modifications and provide the capacity that is
needed for future traffic volumes, Railroad Avenue will
be re -striped and re -built within its existing curbs to
provide a four -lane roadway with a tree -lined central
median. At each cross street, breaks in the median
for left -turn lanes will maintain accessibility to the
downtown area. Parking is removed on the eastern
side to make room for the additional traffic lanes,
but retained on the western side to serve businesses
and provide a buffer for pedestrian. On the western
side, the existing six feet from building to curb face
is inadequate. An additional six feet in the form of
an easement, to produce a 12 foot wide sidewalk,
will therefore be required whenever buildings are
redeveloped, in order to create a reasonably wide and
shopper -friendly streetscape. The implementation of
this project is to occur in the first phase of the Plan
and will require a phased approach to provide the
necessary capacity within the available resources so
early in the project.
2. Reconfigure north end of Downtown - The north
ends of Main Street and Railroad Avenue as well
as the east end of Lyons at Railroad all need to
be reconfigured to enable the project and to be
consistent with the future alignment of Dockweiler
Road. This results in the following projects:
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a. Remove San Fernando Road (Main Street)
Diagonal -
Removing this high speed "S" curve serves three
important functions: it creates a sizable block
of land upon which a major public building
and associated retail/office can be placed; it
terminates the vista down San Fernando Road
with the front doors and tower of that building
creating Old Town's new picture postcard
view; and as a result, it significantly slows and
calms traffic through the heart of downtown,
transforming a highway into Main Street.
UPDATE: This project has been completed.
b. Reconfigure Lyons Avenue / Railroad Avenue
Intersection -
To replace the traffic capacity currently provided
by the diagonal portion of the former San
Fernando Road, this intersection will be widened
to provide additional turn lanes, and to expedite
the flow of traffic from San Fernando Road to
Railroad Avenue. UPDATE: This project has been
completed.
c. Reconfigure Lyons Avenue / San Fernando Road
(Main Street) Intersection -
This intersection will be reconfigured as a
ordinary "T" intersection, with curb extensions,
crosswalks on all legs, median refuges and
curb radii as small as is feasible, to ease the
difficulty of crossing Lyons Avenue on foot from
the downtown to the neighborhood and public
building to the north. This signal, and all other
signals in the Specific Plan area, will be equipped
with pedestrian countdown signals to improve
safety. UPDATE: This project has been completed.
3. San Fernando Road (Main Street) Streetscape
Improvements - The street will be converted to a two-
lane Main Street, with back-in/head-out angle parking
on both sides; curb extensions at all corners to reduce
pedestrian crossing distances; new paving materials,
pedestrian -scale light fixtures, street furniture and
new trees (as described in the Landscape section);
and mid -block crosswalks in the three central blocks.
Of particular interest is the feature of back-in/head-
out angle parking. This is an enhancement for both
motorist and pedestrian alike in that it serves to make
parking easier, calm traffic and significantly improve
safety for pedestrians and cyclists due to improved
sight distance and visibility. [11 A four-way stop replaces
the traffic signal at the intersection of Main Street
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and M a rket Street. Driveways along the street wi I I be closed and off-street parking accessed from the @I leys,
a I I owing the creation of more on -street parking, and reducing traffic hazards for strol I in g shoppers. UPDATE:
This project has been completed.
4. Reconfigure Main Street I Newhall Avenue Intersection - This intersection will be reshaped to ease the
flow of tr@ffic from Main Street to Newh@ll Avenue. For tr@ffic heading north on Newhall Avenue, the left lane
will continue straight onto Newhall, eliminating the current wait for a left -turn signal phase. The right lane
will hedirected onto Main Street. Similarly, southbound tm0conNewhall will beable tocontinue straight
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intersection (Main Street/Fifth Street and Newh@ll/Fifth Street) will be operated as a single coordinated
signal. The western leg of this intersection will be a new entry into William S. Hart Park, reconnecting the
park to downtown with a convenient, sigralized crossing (for both drivers and pedestrians). UPDATE: This
pro/ecthasbeencornp|eted.
5.Market Street 5toctscapeImprovements ' From RoccStreet toNmvho||Avenue, this project will include
new curb extensions, paving m@teri@ls, pedestri@n-sc@le light fixtures, street furniture and new trees (as
described inthe Landscape sectiun),unifying the route from the community center unthe east tuthe new
Veterans Historic Plaza onthe west. Because this street isphysically atthe center o[Main Street and activity
and so forth, special attention should be given to relocating overhead utilities below ground.
6. Reconfigure Newhall Avenue / Railroad Avenue Intersection - Minor changes to this intersection may be
required to accommodate the restriping of Railroad Avenue to four lanes with a median.
7. Newhall Avenue from Railroad Avenue south to Plan Boundary - A minimum 5' width sidewalk, buffered
from tr@ffic by a landscape strip planted with shade trees, will replace the existing patchwork of discontinuous
ddewu|ksand narrow sidewalks immediately adjacent tothe curb. Toimprove safety, the existing two-
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intersections. On -street bicycle lanes will be added. South of the railroad tracks, the roadway is planned to
be widened to six I@nes- these improvements will require an ultimate right -of way width uf 114', rather than
curmntion
8. Bike Path from Pine Street to 13th Street along Railroad Tracks - A paved bicycle and pedestrian path
(minimum 8' wide) will be added on the e@st side ofthe railroad right-ofway (switching tothe west side o[
the tmcksnorth o[/)th5treet)This path will link NewhaUtuthe City sexisting trail network. This "mi|-tmi|
will require the relocation ofthe existing fence, tuensure that the trail is separated from the tracks hyan
effective barrier.
9. Creekside Bike I Pedestrian Path - A paved bicycle and pedestrian path will follow the creek, providing a
quiet route which joins the neighborhood to Creekside Park, the train station and the City swider pathway
symem.
io. New Bridge for Equestrian / Pedestrian Trail - This new bridge over the creek will provide an @11 -weather
connection for the existing equestrian and pedestrian trail from The Masters' College to Market Street,
providing students with easy access toDowntown.
Timing of Improvements - The numbering above refers to the general sequence of improvements over the
life ofthe Specific Plan. Chapter 3, Implementation, proposes more detailed sequencing of the above over@ll
improvement projects. Detailed implementation of each of the twelve street improvements depends upon
the needs at the particular time, the available resources End the ability to mitigate the needs through the
improvement itself orother measures.
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B. Parking
To achieve these savings on parking demand and
to spark redevelopment, a six -step parking and
transportation strategy is proposed. This strategy
proceeds in order from low cost, readily implementable
measures to much higher -cost measures (specifically
parking garages) that will take more time and money
to finance, design and construct. If redevelopment
proceeds rapidly, however, then many of the following
steps should be pursued simultaneously. The strategy
is modeled after the successful precedents of downtown
Boulder, Colorado, and Old Pasadena (both described
in Technical Memorandum #i, Peer Review of Parking and
Transportation) and other thriving mixed-use centers.
Step i - Establish a Transportation Improvement District
for Newhall, giving Newhall the ability to create efficient,
carefully located public parking, to raise parking
revenues, and to fund additional public improvements
within the district.
Step 2 - Abolish minimum parking requirements,
removing an impediment that has seriously hindered
redevelopment.
Step 3 - Make better use of the parking lots and vacant
lots that already exist in Newhall, using the mechanism
of the Transportation Improvement District to purchase
or lease these lots and convert them into public parking
areas, which can be efficiently shared and managed,
forming the kind of Park Once District described earlier.
Step 4 - Put customers first, by using enforcement
and education to make sure that the best and most
convenient parking spaces are set aside for customers.
Step 5 - Implement an array of transportation demand
management benefits, again using the mechanism of
the Transportation Improvement District, to provide
every employee in the district with a set of rewards and
benefits for leaving his car at home. These benefits will
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principle here is to fund only those demand reduction measures which can be demonstrated to reduce parking demand
for less than the cost of building new parking structure spaces.
Step 6 - Build public parking garages, which while costly, will almost certainly be necessary to meet demand once all of
the quicker, lower-cost measures have been exhausted.
The parking situation for Old Town Newhall is summarized below in terms of existing and proposed supply of on- and
off-street parking.
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PARKING SUMMARY - URBAN CENTER
The following paragraphs describe the six step parking and
transportation strategy in more detail:
i. Form a Transportation Improvement District - Parking must
be managed as a public utility, just like streets and sewers, with
public parking provided in strategically placed municipal lots and
garages. Parking should not be dedicated to a single building
or use but rather shared between nearby uses. A District, with
authority to determine parking rates, collect parking revenue,
and to allocate parking revenues, is essential for this purpose.
The District should be able to allocate parking revenues for
a wide range of improvements in Newhall, including parking
construction and operations, streetscape improvements;
transit, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, transportation
demand management programs, and other programs to benefit
downtown, such as security, street cleaning, and marketing. It is
important to note that the transportation demand management
programs would provide a menu of benefits for employees who
voluntarily choose not to drive, rather than being, like some
programs, a mandatory ordinance imposed upon employers.
2. Abolish minimum parking requirements and establish a
market for parking - Developers should be allowed to build
as much or as little parking as they choose, subject to design
standards. This is a critical step to make it physically possible
and financially feasible to redevelop Newhall as a compact, lively
and pedestrian friendly District. If they choose to build little or
no on-site parking, they must be able to purchase permits for
public lots from the District for resale to their tenants' employees.
Whether parking is built on-site or rented in public lots, each
development's conditions of approval must require that parking
costs are "unbundled" from the cost to buy or lease building
space: that is, parking spaces are required to be sold or rented at
Existing Parking
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Side Streets
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The following paragraphs describe the six step parking and
transportation strategy in more detail:
i. Form a Transportation Improvement District - Parking must
be managed as a public utility, just like streets and sewers, with
public parking provided in strategically placed municipal lots and
garages. Parking should not be dedicated to a single building
or use but rather shared between nearby uses. A District, with
authority to determine parking rates, collect parking revenue,
and to allocate parking revenues, is essential for this purpose.
The District should be able to allocate parking revenues for
a wide range of improvements in Newhall, including parking
construction and operations, streetscape improvements;
transit, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, transportation
demand management programs, and other programs to benefit
downtown, such as security, street cleaning, and marketing. It is
important to note that the transportation demand management
programs would provide a menu of benefits for employees who
voluntarily choose not to drive, rather than being, like some
programs, a mandatory ordinance imposed upon employers.
2. Abolish minimum parking requirements and establish a
market for parking - Developers should be allowed to build
as much or as little parking as they choose, subject to design
standards. This is a critical step to make it physically possible
and financially feasible to redevelop Newhall as a compact, lively
and pedestrian friendly District. If they choose to build little or
no on-site parking, they must be able to purchase permits for
public lots from the District for resale to their tenants' employees.
Whether parking is built on-site or rented in public lots, each
development's conditions of approval must require that parking
costs are "unbundled" from the cost to buy or lease building
space: that is, parking spaces are required to be sold or rented at
full cost, as a separately charged item, so that building tenants can buy or rent as much or as little parking as they
choose. Conditions of approval must also require that building tenants make the true costs of parking visible to
their employees: tenants must either charge their employees full market -rate for parking, or if they choose to offer
employees free parking, then they must also offer employees the option of taking the cash value of the parking
space instead.
Park-and-ride commuters, no less than any other users, must be required to pay for the cost of the parking that
they use, with parking charges phased in over time as the District develops. If a transit -oriented development
attempts to simply replace existing surface park-and-ride lots with parking garages, which are then given away free
to commuters, its prospects of being financially feasible become remote indeed: the high costs of garages which
generate no revenue can rarely be borne.
3. Make better use of existing parking areas and vacant lots - The Transportation Improvement District should
purchase or lease existing surface parking areas and vacant lots, for two purposes: in the short to medium-term,
these lots will provide parking for the district; and in the long term, these parking areas can be transformed into
parking structures, or desired civic buildings. By making strategic purchases now, the City can secure the pieces of
ground that are crucial for the future success of the plan. In addition, converting private parking areas and vacant
lots to public parking will allow the existing parking to be shared and used much more efficiently.
4. Put customers first - Always available, convenient, on -street customer parking is of primary importance for
ground level retail to succeed. The Transportation Improvement District, which will have the authority to operate
and enforce both on street parking and public parking lots, has a critical role to play in ensuring that short-
term parking is readily available. Short-term parking that is strictly enforced creates rapid turnover and gives the
motorist a reason to stop on a whim, adding to the retailers' profits. Business owners and their employees (and
park-and-ride commuters) must therefore relinquish the best spaces to customers, and park instead in upper
garage floors (if they are willing to bear the cost) or in all -day spots at the periphery, where spaces can be less
expensively provided. As downtown grows, thrives and transitions from free to paid parking, parking prices and
validated parking programs must be set to reward short-term, sales -tax generating customer trips (e.g. free parking
for the first 30 minutes), while discouraging long-term employee parking in the best spots.
Shared parking behind buildings and on -street spaces form a
positive streetscape
Street signage
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Priority
Type of parking
Most convenient spaces for
2 -hour on -street parking near retail
customers
destinations
I
3 -hour parking in mid -block parking
lots
Least convenient for employees &All
day parking on upper garage
park-and-ride commuters
floors or the periphery
5. Implement full package of transportation demand
management strategies - As described on the following
page, providing employees with incentives to leave their
cars at home can be substantially cheaper than the typical
$125 per month cost to build and operate a new parking
structure space. More than i000 employees can be
expected to work in the future District at build -out, so that
demand management strategies serving them (and to
some extent, shoppers and residents as well) can create
substantial savings on parking construction costs. Here as
well, the Transportation Improvement District should play
an important role in implementing, funding and operating
these programs, providing buying power and economies of
scale for the many small employers in the district.
6. Build public parking garages - In the short to medium-
term, surface parking, on street parking, and transportation
demand management will be able to provide for the
parking needs of downtown. For the long term, however,
new parking structures will almost certainly be needed in
the plan sites to propose structures at key central locations.
If no minimum parking requirements are imposed on
new development, then how can these new structures be
funded? The answer is to use a mix of funding sources.
As in Boulder and Old Pasadena, the primary source of
funds will be parking revenues: developers needing parking
for new buildings will sign leases with the Transportation
Improvement District (e.g., for ioo spaces) and will
then sublease the spaces to their tenants. Individuals,
whether individual employees, park-and-ride commuters
or residents, will also be able to lease monthly spaces. In
the short term, customer parking will likely need to be
free or highly subsidized. In addition to using on -street
spaces for this need, additional funding sources, such as
Tax Increment Financing, can be used to fund customer
parking within the garages.
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Individual parking lots disrupt the neighborhood
fabric and reduce possibilities
Garage Liners as opportunity
Put customers first
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STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE REVITALIZATION
This chapter identifies and describes how implementation of the Specific Plan is addressed through: a) An Economic Strategy, b) Plan -Wide
Policies, c) a Phasing Strategy, and d) an Infrastructure Strategy. Here, the scope for each of the policies, initiatives, and projects is described and
quantified.
The plan calls for several capital projects to support and enable revitalization. These project range from street improvements and civic buildings
to infrastructure relocations and improvements. The majority of these projects and Specific Plan elements will be funded through private
investment. However, there are several initiatives that require entire or partial public funding. Some of these public initiatives are necessary early
in the process to stimulate private sector investment. Each implementation item is described as to its purpose, its extent and general sequencing,
Economic Assumptions and Strategy -The costs for land used in this Specific Plan are based on an examination of recent transactions in the
downtown plan area which show commercial land selling for approximately $35 per square foot, and residential and multi -family residential land
selling for approximately $i8 per square foot. f] These values can be expected to increase overtime. The point of this analysis is to present a
gross estimate of total capital costs required to implement specific plan development elements. Additional, more dynamic, financial analysis
needs to be undertaken on a project -by -project basis.
Assuming a net new tax increment of$io.8 million, the Redevelopment Agency would retain approximately $i million per year in net new property
assessed valuation receipts. If the City of Santa Clarita were able to contribute its portion of net neva tax increment that is generated by these new
projects, that would add an additional Si million per year. This net new, increment would yield approximately $i.o8 million in total annual receipts
that would be able to support public improvements within Old Town Newhall. Depending on market factors ranging from interest rates to credit
rating, this amount may be able to support between $8.7 to $10.8 million in public capital improvements in the Specific Plan area. It is important
to remember that there may be additional resources that can be generated because the redevelopment project area is larger than the specific plan
area, and may be possible to redirect growth in tax increment from throughout the redevelopment project area towards making improvements in
Old Town Newhall. The Redevelopment Agency should undertake a more detailed and dynamic redevelopment financing plan for each individual
project, as well as the overall concept and strategy described in the Specific Plan, prior to committing to any individual project.
Beyond the Redevelopment Agency, there are additional sources of revenue that may be applied to stimulate private investment. There is the
option for the City of Santa Clarita to pledge a portion of its 8% General Fund Portion of new tax increment within the Specific Plan area. It is
important to look beyond local government controlled sources to help fund public improvements within the project area with techniques such as
a business improvement (B.I.D.) or transportation improvement (T.I.D.) district to fund streetscape maintenance. Other opportunities exist to
find access to state and federal programs as they evolve over time to partner with the Cityto assist in the production of affordable housing efforts.
Last, in order to implement the civic initiatives, the City and its partners will need to reach out to foundations, non -profits, and community
development corporations for fund raising, philanthropy, and non-profit development.
Adjustments to this strategy are inevitable and subject to the needs and priorities of the community overtime. To this end, this chapter should be
reevaluated annually with the corresponding changes made accordingly.
3.2 - Plan -wide Policies
A. Development Code
The Specific Plan is activated by a progressive tool known as a "Form -Based Development Code." This Code differs from current zoning codes in
that, while it fully addresses the issues of use and development parameters, it does so in a way that is intentional toward producing a particular
physical environment for each of the `places' in the Plan. This type of code addresses a variety of subjects to generate buildings that add up
to coherent blocks and ultimatelywhole streets of desirable development. The 5 types of zoning proposed, reflect a clear distinction between
each of the anticipated environments and their constituent physical ingredients. This type of `regulatory geography' accounts for real, physical
conditions that ultimately manifest themselves into corresponding development and land use patterns. Additionally, the contents ofthis code are
reflective of the urban design objectives for each place in the downtown area. With a form -based code in place, development and activity in the
Plan area are expected to: a) be clearly anticipated, b) be reflective of specific and identifiable desired outcomes and, c) provide the community
with understandable, implementable and fully -coordinated provisions for revitalization. Such a code is paramount to achieving results that are
calibrated to the locale instead of a conventional model that does not recognize where it is being used.
[,l Source: Economic. Research Associates, zoo¢
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B. Land Assembly j Redevelopment Authority (Specific Plan area)
In order to enable some of the development opportunities, it may become necessary to assist revitalization by assembling, or helping to assemble,
contiguous parcels for creation of larger sites, consistent with the subdivision requirements of this Specific Plan. The architectural types identified
for the Specific Plan area allow implementation at various widths of property and intensities. Nonetheless, there will be situations where a
particular type such as Courtyard Housing may be more effective in a given situation than say, a Rowhouse or Sideyard Housing, In such a case,
it would likely be necessary to assemble two or more properties to gain at least ioo feet of property width to execute the desired project. The use
ofthis measure is to occur on a very limited `case by case' basis in response to development proposals and ideas over time. As stated earlier, the
Redevelopment Agency currently does not have the authority with which to purchase residential property for such purposes. It is important to
note that the use of this type of authority is only seen as a last resort toward enabling a particularly beneficial revitalization proposal and not as
some routine type of tool. As such, a policy that is critical to the long-term success of Old Town Newhall is one that provides such authority, with
the appropriate provisions for testing the need for specific action.
C. Preservation
The benefits of preserving Newhall's historic and cultural resources are fiscally immeasurable. However, the intangible benefits of such an effort
will positively affect perception about Newhall by instructing the community and others that this is a place which is building upon its heritage.
This is in contrast to places where the latest fad replaces rich heritage, trivializing both in the process. The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society
is very active and needs to continue its vigilant efforts toward preservation and stewardship of important cultural resources. The Specific Plan's
objectives, standards and guidelines provide the necessary support with which to carry out responsible and effective preservation and adaptive
reuse of cultural resources. This is further supported by the information and conclusions contained in the Historic Resources survey conducted in
2004,12005 for this Specific Plan.
D. Affordable Housing
Care must be taken to assess the impact of new housing development in the Plan area. New development within the plan area obligates the
Redevelopment Agency to ensure the development of the necessary low/moderate affordable income dwellings. Participation by the Agency in the
planning, development, or financing of new housing increases the percentage of affordable income dwellings required. To address this component
of the plan, the implementation section ofthis chapter will need to establish programs to produce affordable housing, including a range of
opportunities for all income levels, incentives and requirements to preserve and increase the affordable rental stock, and, to address the potential
displacement of low and moderate income residents due to acquisition of blighted dwellings.
E. Circulation, Transportation and Parking
It is important to establish that automobiles have a role that must be balanced with the role of people in and through Old Town Newhall for long-
term success. While the Specific Plan appropriately provides for the automobile's access, storage and circulation, it does so while maintaining a
desirable environment for people. This section along with the requirements in Chapter 2 (street sections) addresses the above by providing the
components and measures aimed at producing the desired environment, reducing parking -demand, managing parking and providing for adequate
circulation and access. The proposed initiatives and measures are prioritized so that the City can implement them, over time, according to the
availability of funding and the needs at the particular time.
3.3 - Phasing Strategy
The information on the following pages sets forth the overall strategic deployment of the 93 individual measures and projects in the Specific Plan
to revitalize Old Town Newhall, This is proposed in two parts:
n) Initiating Revitalization -those initiatives and efforts that will stimulate private sector investment early in this Plan's life and,
b) Long-term Implementation - the entire catalog of 93 individual implementation items that will ultimately be required to carry out every aspect
and detail of this Specific Plan over its anticipated 20 -year life expectancy. To this end, a general sequencing of the implementation items is
indicated by the order in which they appear within each phase, 'Many implementation measures will occur simultaneously and appear in sequence
for organizational purposes. For example, in Phase I, the first item shown is East Newhall. This is per the result of outreach for this project which
shows this item spanning the life of the Specific Plan. Simultaneously, physical improvements are being made tothe streets (reconfiguration,
utilities, stormwater management, etc.) and a parking garage is to be built.
Adjustments to this strategy are inevitable and subject to the needs and priorities of the community overtime. This component of the Specific
Plan should be reevaluated annually with any corresponding changes made accordingly.
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INITIATING REVITALIZATION
Intent
In preparing this Specific Plan, it was learned through talking with public officials and people from other communities, that their successfu l revitalization
efforts were the result of the City actively pursuing the plan. Typically, the City or Redevelopment Agency led the way in helping the private sectorto realize the
opportunities for investment. This Plan uses this approach in helping the community of Santa Clarita realize the desired outcomes for Old Town Newhall.
First Steps
The first five years of implementation are anticipated to produce up to 200,000 square feet of new or redeveloped commercial square feet and approximately
iso to 300 dwellings. Currently, there are not sufficient funds available in the Redevelopment Tax Increment Fund for serious implementation. Upon adoption
ofthe Specific Plan, it is proposed by this Chapter that the City of Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency and/or the City take the following first steps, in the
order shown, to initiate revitalization according to this plan:
Upon Adopfion of Specific Plan Within 1st month Within 3 months
■ RFP 1 for Development of Initial Park -Once Crarage and Liner
Prepare a Request for Proposals and solicit the RPP to qualified developers for the purpose of
implementing the first ofthe two public garages and liners in the Plan. Either ofthe two garages can Work with affected Property Owners Conduct Pre- Proposal Conference
be developed firer and will have the net effect of signaling to the community that this project is in fact
eserious effort and significantly underway. This will be accomplished by the garage producing or Council/RDAto authorize RPP ReceiveProposals
enabling the following during the course ofthe first phase:
• 400 parking spaces Prepare RPP Interview and Select 1 3 finalists
• up to 200,000 square feet of recuboffice/restauant space
•up to 50 smdiodo ft dwellings over counters ial a pace as line a to the garages CompileList of Qualifieulneresod Presentto CounciVRDA/Owners for
•+/-$28.7 million in newassessedvaluation Developers direction
•+/- $687 thousand in new property tua
•+/-$412.3 thousand in newtax-invoment($137 thousand for housing setaside) Distribute RPP Selecteddevelopedproposal(winner)
Pronate Private Sector interest in entire Specific Plan area.
The Redevelopment Agency is to engage the private sector in bringing investment to anywhere in
the Plan area. However, priority should be on development along Main Street to help revitalize Continue renew and establish Updae on privae sector activity
the environment ina significant manner. Because the Redevelopment Agency does not own these communication with owners, merchants
properties, care needs to be taken to ensure that proper communication is established with current and residents about the potential allowed Updae on Main Street Plans/Schedule
ownen and tenants about this program and how it can assist the private sector by the Specific Plan
■ Prepare Municipal Bond for Specific Public Improvements
Proceed with preparing a municipal bond issue for the amount equal to the capital costs (budget).
This will fund the necessary public improvements in phase 1: RDA to consult bond counsel on Hire bond counsel to prepare bond
• parking garage stm¢uring/preparing bond
restriping of Railroad Avenue from 2 to 4lanes (and associated transitions) Bond -preparation
reconfigmationofLyons and Main and, Lyons and Railroad Avenue Reportto Counr&RDA fm direction
• Main Street streetscape improvements
0 Approve Public Improvement Construction Documents for Phase 1
Authorize the Engineering department to solicit bids from qualified contractors for the purpose of
installing the Railroad Avenue improvements and the Main Street sbeetscape improvements. As Cors ultant tearn to prepare 50% SO 50% reviewed by City
part ofthe contact for preparing this Specific Plan, the consultant tum is ready to prepare the Schematic Drawings (SO) for review by
construction documents for the Main Street streetscape improvements and deliver a bid -set tothe City using adopted Specific Plan, EIR SO 10D% prepared and reviewed
City for bidding purposes. These documents are net yet prepared because the public process is not and all applicable conditions of approval SO cot -®timate prepared reviewed
yetcomplete. The consultant team is not currently under contract to prepare the Railroad Avenue
improvement plans or any plans beyond the Main Street project. Approving the public improvement DD 50% Design Development (DD)
construction documents -upon preparation of course -will result in: prepared for review by City
• identifying a precise budget for the projects
selecting a contactor to execute the projects)
installing the improvements to motivate private sector investment
■ RFP 2 for Development of TOD Housing at Metrolink
Work with the Metropolitan TansitAuthority and Metrolink to punts, the development oftansit-
RDAmevgagethe MTAand Metrolink
MTAmstm¢ureanddistributeRPP
Tented housing as identified in the Specific Plan. The City of Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency,
to implement block 17 in Specific Plan
either as a partner in facilitating this projector as a limited investment partner should initiate thioto
srimulae privaesec[o response
Conduct To,ProposalConference
effort to signal that the Specific Play is ready to execute and realize the desired outcomes. Puauivg
ReceivePropmals
this project will result in the following:
Report to Council/RDA for direction
Interview and Select 1 3 finalists
• up to 100 transit -oriented dwellings over parking in place of the 4.3 as parking lot
initiation o f sig nificant new ho us ing o ppommities in Old Town Newhall
RDA to facilitae partners tdp between
Selected developedpeopos at(winner)
•+/-$57.4 million in new as sessed valuation
privaeseciorand MTA
MTAmauthorizeselection
•+/- $575 thousand in new property en
•+/-$506 thousand in new tax-invoment($115 thousand for housing set aside)
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FUNDING SOURCES
The individual implementation items in this Chapter will use a variety and combination of funding sources. The following are available with an
emphasis on the private sector:
• Private Sector
• Public Sector
Economic Devt Agency, Community Devt Block Grants, Rule 20 Funds, Other State / Federal grants, Tax -Increment Financing, Municipal Bond(s)
Within 6 months
(CONT'D)
RFP 1 for
Development Enter negotiations with winner
of Initial Park- Winning developertosubmit
Once Garage Entitlement Plans for processing
and Liner
Entitlement Plan package approved with
conditions of approval
Developer to begin Construction Plans
and submit to City for review
0 (CONT'D)
Promote Private Update on Park Once garage and Line
Sector interest in
entire Specific Update on BondIssue
Plan area Update on Main Street Plans/Schedule
0 (CONT'D)
Prepare
Municipal
Bond for
Specific Public
Improvements
0 (CONT'D)
Approve Public
Improvement
Construction
Documents for
Phase 1
Report to Council/RDA for final review
and arthorization
City reviews / comments on 50% DD
Within 1 year
Comtmction Plars approved by City
Final adj.tmems to Financing based on
Final development and parking yield
Project ready for execution
Developer to obtain and execute
building permits
Within 2 years
Developer to complete Park Once garage
and Liver for occupancy
Update on Park Once garage and Liver Update on Park Once garage and Liver
Update on Main Street Plans/SchedWe Update on Main Street Plars/Schedule
Update on Private Sector investment
Proceeds from Bond issue available to
address capital costs ofgarage, street
reconfiguemion work and mainstrect
streetscape
Bids received and contractor selected
DD 50% and 100% preparedheviewed Contractor hired and amhonz d to
DD cost -estimate preparedheviewed proceed
Update on Private Sector investment
Contractor to complete all improvements
(approx 15-18 months from adoption
ofPlan)
Comments
This project is critical
to enabling meaningful
revitzlizati on and achieving
the desired vision.
Comments
Updates to Old Town
Property Owners, merchants,
East Newhall and Old Town
residents/owners; annual
ICSC conference
Comments
Necessary to provide
funding source for initial
capital investments in first
garage, and streetwodc.
Comments
Plans to include the
associated tra sitiortsMping
to accommodate circulation
between thus project and
sulseauent street projects.
CD50%and 100%prepared/reviewed
Railroad Avenue retriping to 4 lanes
Engineer's estimate of probable cost
RFP 2 for
Construction work will
prepared and reviewed
Demolition work mility undergrounding
proceed faster if night work
Entitlement Plans to City for processing
and improvements
can be done meet with
Bid Set approved and issued
Entitlement Plan package approved with
residents, merchants and
conditions of approval
Diagonal Parking and 25 mph limit
owners to develop schedule
0 (CONT'D)
MTA [o enter negotiations with winner
RFP 2 for
Development of
Winning developer to submit
TOD Housing at
Entitlement Plans to City for processing
Metrolink
Entitlement Plan package approved with
conditions of approval
Developer to begin Construction Plans
and submit to City for review
Construction Plans approved by City
MTAauthorizes execution mPlans
Project ready for execution
Developer to obtain and execute
building permits
—TASKS -
Developer to complete project for
occupancy
Occupancy of housing allowed upon
completion of Park Once garage
Comments
Project ultimately depends
on Park Once garage for
Metrolink parking
Metrolink parking to be
managed in garage to make
Old Town customer access
to spaces convenient
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Phase to identifies g implementation projects
ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or
support Specific Plan implementation that carry a
cost estimate of $17,748,633.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS (SI)
Purpose - To create Main Street as the
centerpiece of Old Town Newhall: while
maintaining traffic and circulation to and
through Old Town
The traffic plans for Old Town Newhall identify
a total of twelve street -improvement projects
necessary to realize the vision. In phase one,
five of these are identified for implementation.
SI -1 Railroad Avenue Re -Striping
To provide the capacity that is needed for
future traffic volumes, Railroad Avenue will be
re -striped within its existing curbs to provide
a four -lane roadway and a future tree -lined
central median. At each cross street, breaks
in the median for left -turn lanes will maintain
accessibility to the downtown area. Parking is
removed on the eastern side to make room for
the additional traffic lanes, but retained on the
western side to serve businesses and provide
a buffer for pedestrian. On the western side,
the existing six feet from building to curb
face is inadequate. An additional six feet in
the form of an easement, to produce a 12
foot wide sidewalk, will therefore be required
whenever buildings are redeveloped, in order
to create a reasonably wide and shopper -
friendly streetscape.
$58,00
SI -2 North Downtown Street Reconfigurations
The following street improvements are needed
to compensate for San Fernando Road being
transformed into Main Street. This makes it
necessary to modify the manner in which the
following roadways meet in north Old Town:
San Fernando Road (north of Lyons), Railroad
Avenue, Main Street and Dockwieler Road at
some point in the future. While technically
individual projects, each of the three projects
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Projects SI -1, 2 and 3 to initiate revitalization
leads toward the overall, required, reconfiguration ofthe
north end of Old Town Newhall.
SI-zb Reconfigure Lyons Avenue/Railroad Avenue
Intersection (completed)
To replace the traffic capacity now provided by the
diagonal portion of the former San Fernando Road,
this intersection will be widened to provide additional
turn lanes, and to expedite the Flow oftraffc from Main
Street to Railroad Avenue.
$1,125,720
SI -2c Reconfigure Lyons Avenue / Main Street
Intersection
This intersection will be reconfigured as a ordinary
"T" intersection, with curb extensions, crosswalks on
all legs, median refuges and curb radii as small as is
feasible, to ease the difficulty ofcrossing Lyons Avenue
on foot from the Old Town to the neighborhood and
public building to the north. This signal, and all other
signals in the Specific Plan area, will be equipped
with pedestrian countdown signals to improve safety.
UPDATE: Project complete.
$r,586,5zo
SI -3 Main Street Streetscape from Lyons Avenue to 5th St
Convert the four lanes into two -lanes; with back-in/head-
out angle parking on both sides; curb extensions at all
corners; new paving materials, pedestrian -scale light
Fixtures, street furniture and new trees; and mid -block
crosswalks in the three central blocks; replace the traffic
signal at the intersection of Main and Market with a four-
way stop; and close driveways on the Main Street to make
more on -street parking.
Improvements to the public realm are considered as
a critical priority in the redevelopment strategy. The
creation of an amenity -rich public space and streetscape
will be supportive of existing activities and helpful in
establishing the conditions necessary for long-term
implementation ofthe plan.
Improvements to the public realm are considered as
a critical priority in the redevelopment strategy. The
creation of an amenity -rich public space and streetscape
will be supportive of existing activities and helpful in
establishing the conditions necessary for long-term
implementation ofthe plan.
Typically public improvements of this type are financed
PHASE
via redevelopment. However, in this case the City and the
Redevelopment agency may need to co-fnance the project
in early years due to the lack of existing tax increment.
The creation of public improvements generates positive
externalities that can serve to increase the assessed valuations
of adjacent properties and can serve as a basis for agency
investment. The creation of appropriate public improvements
is a necessary precondition for future redevelopment within
the district.
$11,278,826
SI -6 Reconfigure Main Street / Newhall Avenue Intersection
This intersection will be reshaped to ease the Flow oftraffc to
Newhall Avenue. For traffic heading north on Newhall Avenue,
the left lane will proceed straight onto Newhall, eliminating
the current wait for a left -turn signal phase. The right lane will
be directed onto Main Street. Similarly, southbound traffic
on Newhall will be able to continue onto Newhall Avenue,
eliminating the current right-hand turn for this movement.
Both halves of th is intersection (Main Street/Fifth Street and
Newhall/Fifth Street) will be operated as a single coordinated
signal. The western leg ofthis intersection will be a new entry
into William S. Hart Park, reconnecting the park to downtown
with a convenient, signalized crossing (for both drivers and
pedestrians). UPDATE: A new roundabout opened in 2014
that addressed this issue.
$2,245,092
SI -3 - Main Street streetscape looking toward Market Street
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RELOCATION OF UTILITIES (RU)
Purpose - To relocate overhead utilities in
below -grade facilities to eliminate hazards
and to improve aesthetics
The following projects are for the
identifed street segments but need further
adjustment for specif c connection and
location input from the appropriate utility
providers.
RU -1 Main Street from Lyons to 2nd
This project involves a total of 5 block
frontages and is to be done concurrently
with the Main Street Streetscape
Improvement Project for efficiency
purposes.
$615,0oo
UTILITIES (U)
Purpose - To provide the necessary water,
sewage disposal, and storm drainage for the
Plan
The necessary improvements are to the
storm drainage system. The potential
Improvements to the water system at this
time are not expected to be slgnlfcant
and are pending a review and decision by
Newhall Water District.
U-1 Water Improvements
Main Street: io-inch line (2,050 linear feet)
from 5th to Lyons Avenue
$129,150
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P HAS E 1 A
Overhead utilities on Market Street at Pine Street
Overhead utilities at south entry to Old Town Newhall
U-2 Storm Drainage
Both ofthe following improvements are for the Main Street area and are intended to be done with the Main Street
Streetscape Improvement Project for efficiency purposes.
Li- Main Street
18 inch line (850 linear feet) from Market Street to 5th Street
$322,875
Li - Main Street
24 inch line (1200 linear feet) from Lyons Avenue to Market Street
$387,450
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Phase iB identifies lz implementation projects ranging in
scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan
implementation that carry a cost estimate Of $35,099,580
EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN)
Purpose - To revitalize this historic neighborhood and provide as
positive as possible a situation for its residents and the community
The Newhall Specific Plan is designed to create amenity -rich
environments, which will be of benefit to both existing and new
community residents. By creating the conditions for an attractive
integrated Old Town within walking distance ofthe East Newhall
neighborhood, the value of residential property here can be expected
to increase. As the downtown attracts a diversity of users to its
commercial and cultural/institutional uses, the desirability and
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strategic location of East Newhall will
become increasingly apparent to the market.
This will result in continued improvements
and reinvestment. Overtime, new
homeownership can be encouraged through
focused use of the City's existing programs
along with cooperation with private banks
and federal mortgage corporations. Such
investment can range from the rehabilitation
of existi ng structures to the development
of new housing that takes advantage of
its proximity to the downtown area and
Metrolink.
EN -1 Establish Regular Communication with
the Neighborhood
Purpose - To establish clear and consistent
communication with the neighborhood that
provides its residents with accountability
and productive relationships with municipal
agencies
This item involves engaging the
neighborhood and initiating communication
to begin the long process of relationship -
building. Through the community outreach
process, it was made clear to all that the
relationship between this neighborhood
and the City needed attention. This was
expressed by participants in terms of
derelict landlords, crime prevention and
affordable housing. The City will engage
the neighborhood through an initial
workshop that helps the neighborhood:
a) identify the neighborhood's issues and
priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's
role and opportunities as part of Old
Town revitalization; c) work with the City
and other agencies to pursue grants for
specific tasks on the neighborhood's
Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish
communication for long-term relations.
Subsequent to the initial workshop, the
City will work with the neighborhood to
follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for
revitalization accordingly.
EN-2Community Preservation and Support
Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements
regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting
the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties
as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a
whole
Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners
with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified
in the community outreach process by residents. The City
will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and
Economic Development Department to address this item.
$45,000
EN -3 Establish Programs to produce Affordable Housing
Purpose - To provide ownership opportunities to residents of
the East Newhall Neighborhood
As identified in the community outreach process, the residents
desire to become owners. Care must be taken to asses the
effect of new housing in the redevelopment plan area. As new
development will obligate the agency to produce a percentage
of low and moderate income affordable -income dwellings.
Participation by the agency in the planning, development,
or financing of the new housing increases the percentage of
the required affordable housing. The development of new
housing (market rate or low/moderate) on a site previously
occupied by housing may result in the displacement of low/
moderate income residents. If displacement occurs, relocation
assistance must be provided in the manner required by federal
law, outlined in the Uniform Relocation Act. The City has
identified the need for more, affordable rental housing (e.g.,
Housing Element, CDBG Consolidated Plan). Despite the
blighted nature of the area, East Newhall provides a large
amount of affordable rental housing. Conversion of current
rental housing stock to homeownership, without the creation of
other affordable rental housing, may result in the net reduction
of affordable rental housing. To this end, the City will endeavor
to help the residents turn rentals into ownerships. This is
proposed to be accomplished by the following:
Identify and fund East Newhall Housing Program
Allocate at least 50% of current and projected housing 'set-
aside' funds to finance this effort
Establish program that offers home ownership assistance
such as down -payment, silent second mortgages, home -
improvement loans (subject to criteria yet to be established)
Provide incentives to developers to preserve and increase
the stock of affordable rental housing
PHASE
Looking east on Race Street
Housing at 6th and Pine Streets
Identify a policy by which developers are required to
address the low and moderate affordable housing
requirements triggered by housing development
within the redevelopment project area.
$250,000
EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported
by Formal Design Review for Quality
Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of
development are consistent with the community's vision
for the downtown area
Through careful, thorough and swift design review that
raises the quality level of new projects, the investments
made in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and
sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the
services of a designated staff member or architectural
consultant to review proposed developments and advise
the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of this
measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable
by those proposing development as part of the process.
$45,000
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
PHASING S E 113
EN -6 Eminent Domain over Residential
Purpose - For properties which are allowed to remain
in a state of disinvestment by derelict landlords
and negatively affect other properties and the
Neighborhood, it is necessary to have a tool with which
to exercise the neighborhood's long-term improvement
This item was of significant importance at the
community outreach meetings. To address this issue,
this item focuses on the blocks facing Pine Street and
Market Street in the following terms:
Amend Redevelopment Plan to provide the
necessary authority to acquire land
Evaluate benefits and disadvantages between the
tools of Eminent Domain and economic incentives
If Eminent Domain is selected as the most
beneficial tool, proceed with amending the
Redevelopment Plan accordingly for the East
Newhall Neighborhood
Pursue the redevelopment ofthe blocks facing Pine
and Market Street
$50,000
Housing in East Newhall
Weak interface between housing and the public realm at
Market and Pine
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TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Purpose - To provide housing with which to revitalize Old
Town over the long term that relies on transit and less so on
the automobile
TOD-1
This 4.3 -acre surface parking for Metrolink represents a
potential development opportunity for between 5o and loo
dwellings. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority may
be induced to participate as a joint development partner
for market rate housing. This location may be suitable for
development using the redevelopment agency's housing
trust fund. Converting this site from its present use as
surface parking will serve to appropriately densify and
activate the entire downtown area. The downtown area
as a whole will likely benefit by moving the parking for the
Metrolink station to the north garage west of the station,
across Railroad Avenue. This will create pedestrian activity
and the potential for development of a consumer base for
district businesses serving Metrolink commuters.
$12,400,000
TOD Housing
C. TOD Housing at Jon Heidt Metrolink Station parking lot
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS and DEMAND
MANAGEMENT (TDM)
Purpose - To maximize mobility while minimizing the need to
generate additional vehicular trips
The cost to construct parking garages in Old Town Newhall can be
expected to exceed $20,000 per space gained, resulting in a total
cost to build, operate and maintain new spaces of more than $125
per month per space, every month for the expected 40 -year lifespan
of the typical garage. These dismal economics for parking garages
lead to a simple principle: it can often be cheaper to reduce parking
demand than to construct new parking. Therefore, Newhall should
invest in the most cost-effective mix of transportation modes for
access to Old Town, including both parking and transportation
demand management strategies.
By investing in the following package of demand reduction
strategies, Newhall can expect to cost-effectively reduce parking
demand in Newhall (and the resulting traffic loads) by one-quarter
to one-third. The Transportation Improvement District for Old
Town Newhall should invest a portion of parking revenues (and
other fees, assessments, and/or transportation funds, if available)
to establish the following transportation services for the benefit of
all Old Town Newhall employers and residents:
TDM -1 Maximize Existing Parking
Make better use of the parking lots and vacant lots that already
exist in Newhall, using the mechanism of the Transportation
Improvement District to purchase or lease these lots and convert
them into public parking areas, which can be efficiently shared and
managed, forming the kind of Park Once District described earlier.
$275,000
PHASE■
TDM -3 Transportation Improvement District
Form a T.I.D. for Old Town Newhall, and provide
it with the authority to build and operate public
parking, to raise parking revenues, to provide
transportation benefits to employees within the
Specific Plan boundaries, and to fund additional
public improvements within the district. To take
full advantage of the TI.D.'s potential, the following
initiatives are available to implement depending
upon funding available and other considerations
that the City may have at the particulartime:
$90,000
TDM -3a Parking charges
Fees for parking are to be structured so that
they primarily reduce drive -alone employee
trips and reduce resident car ownership, while
accommodating shoppers and diners (as described
in the Parking section), provide the major financial
incentive for drivers to choose other modes. Rather
than monthly fees, which encourage employees
to drive every day to "get their money's worth",
modern fee -collection systems can be set to bill
employees by the day or hour for parking, allowing
them to save money every day that they choose an
alternative mode. For apartments, developers must
be required to "unbundle" the full cost of parking
from the cost of the apartment itself, by creating a
separate parking charge. This provides a financial
reward to households who decide to dispense with
one of their cars, and helps attract that niche market
of households, who wish to live in a transit -oriented
neighborhood where it is possible to live well with
only car, or even no car, per household.
$7500
STREET IMPROVEMENTS (SI)
Purpose - To create the centerpiece of Old Town
Newhall: Main Street while maintaining traffic and
circulation to and through Old Town
SI -2 North Old Town Street Reconfigurations
The following street improvements are needed to
compensate for the former San Fernando Road
being transformed into Main Street. This makes
it necessary to modify the manner in which the
following roadways meet in north Old Town: the
former San Fernando Road (north of Lyons),
Railroad Avenue, Main Street and Dockwieler Road
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
at some point in the future. While technically individual projects, each of the three projects leads toward the overall,
required, reconfguration ofthe north end of Old Town Newhall.
SI -2a Remove the former San Fernando Road Diagonal
Removing this high speed "S" curve
serves three important functions: it
creates a sizable block of land upon
which a major public building can be
placed; it terminates the vista down
Main Street with the front doors and
tower of that building, creating the
Old Town's new picture postcard
view; and as a result, it signifcantly
slows and calms traffic through
the heart ofthe business district,
transforming a highway into Main
Street. UPDATE: Project complete.
$r,49z,o8o
PARK ONCE (Pi)
Ph -2 Park Once Garage'Ncrth'
Purpose - To complete the public
parking system for Old Town and
enable further redevelopment per the
Specific Plan
Upon developing 16o,coo square feet
of commercial/office space, the need to
build the second of the two Park Once
garages will be reached.
The North garage is equally important
to the South Garage because by
providing another 400 parking
spaces, it helps accomplish the
following: a) enables development
of another 16o,coo square feet of
commercial/office space, b) enables the
redevelopment of the two key north'
blocks (7 and 8a) at the intersection of
Lyons and 'Main Street' and, c) enables
redevelopment ofthe Metrolink parking
lots with Transit -oriented housing. As
Project St2ato create development site
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PHASE■
discussed in the previous section for the South garage, public garages are often financed via redevelopment because
ofthe relationship between purpose and revitalization. Where the initial, South garage requires funding in addition to
redevelopment funds, the North garage will be in the position of being able to draw upon tax -increment established by
the prior phases. The North garage also features a financial opportunity in the form of mixed use and housing 'liners'
along the garage's
perimeter.
Project Summary:
4 -story public garage
producing 400 spaces
`Liner' retail (34,000
sq ft) with housing or
office above (93,000
sq ft)
S6,9oo,00 - Park One
Garage `North'
$17,500,000 - Mixed
Use Liner
Pt `north' at 8th and Main Streets: the second of hvo Park Once public garages
NOTE: Locations ofavic buildings, parking structures, the mercado, and museum
are conceptual and are not binding or mandatory at the locations depicted.
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER xx, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
Phase iC identifies 15 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan
implementation that carry a cost estimate of $10,323.375
EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN)
EN -1 Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood
Purpose - To establish clear and consistent communication with the neighborhood that provides its residents with accountability
and productive relationships with municipal agencies
This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship -building.
Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this neighborhood and the City
needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime prevention and affordable housing.
The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's
issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part of Old Town revitalization; c) work
with the City and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d)
establish communication for long-term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood
to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly.
$30,000
EN -2 Community Preservation and Support
Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the
livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole
Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in
the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic
Development Department to address this item.
$30,000
EN -3 Establish Programs to produce Affordable Housing
Purpose - To provide ownership opportunities to residents of the East Newhall Neighborhood
As identified in the community outreach process, the residents desire to become owners. Care must be taken to asses the
effect of new housing in the redevelopment plan area. As new development will obligate the agency to produce a percentage of
low and moderate income affordable -income dwellings. Participation by the agency in the planning, development, or financing
of the new housing increases the percentage of the required affordable housing. The development of new housing (market
rate or low/moderate) on a site previously occupied by housing may result in the displacement of low/moderate income
residents. If displacement occurs, relocation assistance must be provided in the manner required by federal law, outlined in
the Uniform Relocation Act. The City has identified the need for more, affordable rental housing (e.g., Housing Element, CDBC
Consolidated Plan). Despite the blighted nature of the area, East Newhall provides a large amount of affordable rental housing.
Conversion of current rental housing stock to homeownership, without the creation of other affordable rental housing, may
result in the net reduction of affordable rental housing. To this end, the City will endeavor to help the residents turn rentals into
ownerships. This is proposed to be accomplished by the following:
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PHASE■
Identify and fund East Newhall Housing Program
Allocate at least 5o% of current and projected housing 'set-aside' funds to finance this effort
Establish program that offers home ownership assistance such as down -payment, silent second mortgages, home -
improvement loans (subject to criteria yet to be established)
Provide incentives to developers to preserve and increase the stock of affordable rental housing
Identify a policy by which developers are required to address the low and moderate affordable housing requirements
triggered by housing development within the redevelopment project area.
$300,000
EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality
Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for the Old Town
Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East
Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated staff
member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of
this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development as part of the process.
$30,000
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS and DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM)
Purpose - To maximize mobility while minimizing the need to generate additional vehicular trips
TDM -2 Parking Enforcement
Put customers first, by using enforcement and education to make sure that the best and most convenient parking spaces are set
aside for customers (2 positions for full week coverage, with equipment).
$500,000
TDM -36 Improved Transit
Higher frequency transit into Old Town Newhall can serve a number of needs: providing feeder transit to the rail station,
serving as a park-and-ride shuttle to more remote parking areas, and taking employees and residents to work.
$300,000
CIVIC INITIATIVES (CIV)
Civic Initiatives of Community Wide Significance
Downtowns become economically most effective when they are able to leverage their social and cultural institutions as a core
activity. Old Town Newhall has existing historical and institutional assets, which can draw visitors into the area and can serve to
direct these complimentary private commercial enterprises nearby. Beyond their immediate cultural contributions, an important
goal of these institutions should be to animate their surroundings by drawing patronage into Old Town Newhall at varying times
and days, and to extend the overall cycle of activity. The Specific Plan identifies four opportunities in this regard:
Billboard Abatement
Improvements to the entrance and frontage of William S. Hart Park. The primary goal of this would be to maximize Hart
Park's visibility to visitors. UPDATE: This project has been completed.
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
• Relocation of the historic Pardee House to the triangle site on Newhall Avenue south of William S. Hart Park. This would
provide identity for Old Town at its south entrance.
• Development of a civic building at the confluence of Main Street and Railroad Avenue. This can leverage the presence of
Hart Park into the downtown area. UPDATE: This project has been completed.
• Development of public building at the new terminus of Lyons and Main.
Beyond these capital investments, the City will need to commit to supporting programming that is of an appropriate scale and
frequency to allow for these assets to be fully realized.
Billboard at Main Street and Market Street
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Billboard on Newhall Avenue near 3rd Street
CIV -8 Billboard Abatement
Billboard at Main Street and 8th Street
Billboard on Railroad Avenue
The presence of billboards and their visual discontinuity with the desired visual nature throughout the Specific Plan area has
been identified by the community as a priority. This implementation item identifies five billboards within the Plan area that will
be removed through purchase by the Redevelopment Agency. In consulting other Agencies in the removal of such structures,
the cost per billboard ranges from $250,000 to $500,000 or more. For budgeting purposes, the higher figure is proposed. This
initiative is proposed to be accomplished over phases z and 3.
$250,000
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
Gathering place: forecourt
Public art con take many forms: horseshoes in cross -walks
CIVIC BUILDINGS AND INITIATIVES (CIV)
PHASE■
Gathering place: raised terrace behind public sidewalk
Public art can take marryforms: expressions through tile, water and landscape
Purpose - To generate a civic realm to enhance the commercial and residential components of Old Town Newhall
A number of civic initiatives are planned for Old Town Newhall. Those for phase one are
CIV -9A Create Incentives for Public Art
Initiate a program for encouraging public art through a local arts group in concert with the City or, through the City alone. This
item is not for the purpose of creating funds to create art. Rather, it is to create the program and require public art for projects
that meet certain thresholds (e.g., 15,000 square feet). An option would be to establish a fee (e.g., i% of the project's value) that
is due at certificate of occupancy and collected by the city for deposit into a Old Town Public Art Fund. This fund would collect fees
from all development over 5,000 square feet with the objective of producing public art in various locations throughout Old Town.
CIV913 Public Space in front of Theaters/Civic Buildings
Provide additional funding that creates special paving and pedestrian furnishings beyond that to be provided in the Main Street
Streetscape. This effort is for in front of existing theaters and/or other types of uses that benefit the downtown area by having
gathering areas along the public realm. This project is to be done with the Main Street Streetscape Improvement Project for
efficiency purposes.
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
EGY: PHASE 1m
STREET IMPROVEMENTS (SI)
This next batch of street improvement projects occur later
in phase i but are nonetheless important to ultimately
providing the necessary balance between mobility,
access and a pedestrian -oriented environment. This is
dependent upon the peripheral streets being improved.
Without these improvements, at the appropriate time,
the Main Street is not able to be fully realized and will
delay the objective to revitalize the downtown area. These
projects are second in priority (of street improvements) to
street improvements SI -i through SI -3.
SI -1 Railroad Avenue Modifications
To provide the capacity that is needed for future traffic
volumes, Railroad Avenue will be re -striped and re -built
within its existing curbs to provide a four -lane roadway
with a tree -lined central median. At each cross street,
breaks in the median for left -turn lanes will maintain
accessibility to the downtown area. Parking is removed
on the eastern side to make room for the additional
traffic lanes, but retained on the western side to serve
businesses and provide a buffer for pedestrian. On the
western side, the existing six feet from building to curb
face is inadequate. An additional six feet in the form of
an easement, to produce a 12 foot wide sidewalk, will
therefore be required whenever buildings are redeveloped,
in order to create a reasonably wide and shopper -friendly
streetscape.
$1,090,205
SI -4 Reconfigure Newhall Avenue / Railroad Avenue
Intersection
Minor changes to this intersection will be required to
accommodate the restriping of Railroad Avenue to four
lanes with a median.
$1,722,120
SI -5 Market Street Streetscape Improvements
Projects S/ 145
From Race Street to Newhall Avenue, this project will
include new curb extensions, paving materials, pedestrian -scale light fixtures, street furniture and new trees (as described in the
Landscape section), unifying the route from the community center on the east to the new Veterans Historic Plaza on the west.
$4,187,370
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
PHASE
RELOCATION OF UTILITIES (RU)
The following projects are for the identified street segments but need further adjustment for specific connection and location
input from the appropriate utility providers.
Relocation ofoverhead utilities
Utility Improvements
RU -2 Market Street from Newhall Ave to Race
Street
This project involves a total of 6 block frontages
and is to be done concurrently with the Market
Street Streetscape Improvement Project for
efficiency purposes.
$840,000
RU -4 Lyons Avenue from Newhall Ave to
Railroad Ave
This project involves a total of 5 block frontages.
This project should occur after the Main Street
Streetscape Improvement Project is completed
or near completion to maintain acceptable traffic
and circulation to and through the area.
$1,003,680
UTILITIES (U)
Purpose - To provide the necessary water, sewage
disposal, and storm drainage for the Plan
The necessary improvements are to the storm
drainage system. The potential improvements
to the water system at this time are not expected
to be significant and are pending a review and
decision by Newhall Water District.
U-3 Landscape and Lighting Maintenance
District
The new and modified improvements (most
particularly the new Main Street) will require
maintenance to prolong their useful life and
maximize performance. To address this need,
the Specific Plan area can either be annexed to
the nearest Landscape and Lighting Maintenance
District or, it can have its own district established
in accordance with current City procedure and
regulations. The LMD has been established.
$10,000
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
TECY
Phase 2A identifies 26 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan
implementation at the cost estimate of $33,810,56o.
EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN)
EN -t Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood
Purpose - To establish clear and consistent communication with the neighborhood that provides its residents with
accountability and productive relationships with municipal agencies
This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship -
building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this neighborhood
and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime prevention and
affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps the neighborhood: a)
identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part of Old Town
revitalization; c) work with the City and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for
Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long-term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work
with the neighborhood to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly.
$45.000
EN-2Community Preservation and Support
Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the
livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole
Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in
the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic
Development Department to address this item.
$45.000
EN-; Establish Programs to produce Affordable Housing
Purpose - To provide ownership opportunities to residents of the East Newhall Neighborhood
As identified in the community outreach process, the residents desire to become owners. Care must be taken to asses the
effect of new housing in the redevelopment plan area. As new development will obligate the agency to produce a percentage of
low and moderate income affordable -income dwellings. Participation by the agency in the planning, development, or financing
of the new housing increases the percentage of the required affordable housing. The development of new housing (market
rate or low/moderate) on a site previously occupied by housing may result in the displacement of low/moderate income
residents. If displacement occurs, relocation assistance must be provided in the manner required by federal law, outlined
in the Uniform Relocation Act. The City has identified the need for more, affordable rental housing (e.g., Housing Element,
CDBC Consolidated Plan). Despite the blighted nature of the area, East Newhall provides a large amount of affordable
rental housing. Conversion of current rental housing stock to homeownership, without the creation of other affordable rental
housing, may result in the net reduction of affordable rental housing. To this end, the City will endeavor to help the residents
turn rentals into ownerships. This is proposed to be accomplished by the following:
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
PHASE
Identify and fund East Newhall Housing Program
Allocate at least 5o% ofcurrent and projected housing 'set-aside' funds to finance this effort
Establish program that offers home ownership assistance such as down -payment, silent second mortgages, home -
improvement loans (subject to criteria yet to be established)
Provide incentives to developers to preserve and increase the stock of affordable rental housing
Identify a policy by which developers are required to address the low and moderate affordable housing requirements
triggered by housing development within the redevelopment project area.
$300,000
EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality
Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for the Old Town
Through careful, thorough and swift design reviewthat raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East
Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated staff
member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of
this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development as part ofthe process.
$45,—
CIVIC INITIATIVES (CIV)
CIV -1,2 Mercado I Plaza
Purpose - To generate a unique community market that becomes the center of Old Town Newhall and provides civic space for
public events
For the past 25 years, with the exception ofthe i,Soo immediate residents and workers in Newhall, the community has become
a place that you pass through on the way to someplace else. As a result, Newhall has become isolated within Santa Clarita.
Along with other such Civic initiatives aimed at the larger community and the region, the idea of having a public amenity such
as a Mercado provides a compelling and distinguishing reason with which to establish the importance of Old Town Newhall as
a major destination within the Valley.
Within the Mercado structure, it is expected
that up to 36,000 square feet ofcommercial
space will be available for approximately 25
to So individual merchants. Until such time
that a private party indicates interest and
experience to implement this project, the City
and/or Redevelopment Agency would need
to bear most, if not all, ofthe construction
and operating costs. It is advisable that
the next step on this subject be to research
specific examples with which to tailor the
Mercado operation to private sector needs
and then prepare a RFP and solicit proposals.
Of course, this is all subject to the property
owners being in agreement to be partners
to such a venture or, to agree to sell their
property for such a project.
$7,500,000 - Mercado Structure
$500,000 - Plaza
Mercado / Plaza along Main Street
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ADOPTED DECEMBER xx, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
�TRATEGY: PHASE zA 2015-17
CIV -6 Visitor's Center
The historic Pardee House is relocated
from its current temporary location at
Heritage Junction to the south entry of
Old Town Newhall. This building will
receive an addition of approximately
750 square feet to give the building
more room as the new visitor's center
and to provide it with slightly more
building area visually along Newhall
Avenue. This building will improve the
currently vacant site with a garden in
front that shows the building nicely to
visitors and locals alike. The Newhall
Historical Society showed strong
support forthis project during the
community outreach for the Specific
Plan and indicated that the building is
available.
$zz5,000
CIV -8 Billboard Abatement
The presence of billboards and their
visual discontinuity with the desired
visual nature throughout the Specific
Plan area has been identified by
the community as a priority. This
implementation item identifies five
billboards within the Plan area that will
be removed through purchase by the
Redevelopment Agency. In consulting
other Agencies in the removal of such
structures, the cost per billboard
ranges from $250,000 to $500,000
or more. For budgeting purposes,
the higher figure is proposed.
This initiative is proposed to be
accomplished over phases 2 and 3.
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A. Visitor's Center: Historic Pardee House to be relocated at south entry to Old Town
Newhall
A. Visitor's Center B. Hart Park Gateway Frontage
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
PHASE2A
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS and DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM)
Purpose - To maximize mobility and minimize additional vehicular trips
TDM -3a Abolish Minimum Parking Requirements
Transition to a system where the private sector builds enough parking to address the needs of development without
overbuilding parking supply. This will require evaluation of activity within the Specific Plan area to appropriately
gauge habits and demand. The extent and scope of this measure is analysis and modification of existing standards with
corresponding education.
$10,000
TDM -3b Provide a Universal Transit Pass for every employee and resident.
Universal transit passes will give every employee and resident of a district a free annual pass for local transit, with the passes
purchased at a deeply -discounted bulk rate by the Transportation Improvement District. For Santa Clarita Transit, universal
transit passes can provide a stable source of income, while helping them meet their ridership goals, and since the transit
agency is owned and operated by the City of Santa Clarita, every dollar invested in such a program not only reduces parking
demand, but returns revenue to the City. This measure establishes the program through Santa Clarita Transit on a pilot
program basis to be adjusted according to demand over time.
$50,000
TDM -3e Centralized provision of bicycle facilities
This project provides facilities such as clothes lockers, secure bike parking, and shower facilities in Old Town, preferably near
the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station. Locations can be public such as at the Metrolink station or they can be on private property
along side streets and available to the public per arrangements with the owner(s).
$10,000
TDM -39 Parking Cash -Out
When employers do buy or lease parking and then offer it to employees free of charge, the District should require that these
employers offer employees who do not drive the cash value of the parking space. Santa Monica is one example of a California
jurisdiction that actively enforces this policy on leased parking for many employees, providing a strong incentive to reduce
single occupancy vehicle use. This measure establishes the program through the Transportation Improvement District
which will be initially staffed and monitored by the City of Santa Clarita according to demand.
$10,000
TDM -3h Residential Parking Permits
This measure establishes a program to limit on -street parking in the primary residential areas to residents' cars only. This
will prevent overspill parking from commuters trying to avoid parking time limits and charges downtown. However, allowing
a limited number of commuters to buy on -street parking permits in these areas (e.g., limited to four per block face, on
blocks where average occupancy is lower than 75%), allows excess parking to be used efficiently by commuters, while the
commuter fees can pay for the costs of the residential permit program. This program will be staffed initially by the parking
enforcement positions (2) and will be evaluated for funding and staffing needs according to demand. The funding provides
for programming and various administrative needs.
$50,000
TDM -3b Improved Transit
Higher frequency transit into Old Town Newhall can serve a number of needs: providing feeder transit to the rail station,
serving as a park-and-ride shuttle to more remote parking areas, and taking employees and residents to work.
$300,000
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CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
TECY: P�20t 5-17 CON TSD
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Purpose - To reestablish the natural features that define Old Town Newhall help revitalize the Plan area and to maximize
recharging of the area's aquifers
SM -i Education
SM-ia Place Signs Along Creek Trails
This measure provides for signage about the presence of particular flora and fauna in and near the creek that enhance it
for the community. Additionally, information that intrigues the reader and provides a source of pride and inspiration is the
objective. This measure provides for approximately 10 - 20 signs on small posts that will not obstruct views of the natural
resources and be relatively easy to install and maintain.
$10,000
SM -ib Establish Donor Sponsorship
This measure works with the private sector and non-profit organizations to establish a donor -sponsorship program that
actually results in obtaining funds with which to pursue the environmental stewardship measures in this chapter and
relieve the overall financial burden on the City and its Redevelopment Agency. This program would operate much like one
sees groups and/or corporations adopting segments of highways for maintenance purposes. This would be initiated by the
City and/or the City Redevelopment Agency with the objective being to have a group emerge as the responsible party for
pursuing and maintaining funds and their application to the projects in this Plan.
$7.500
SM-tc Replant Surrounding Creek Beds
This project restores the native species of plant material to the areas surrounding the creek beds to maximize the
environmental benefits to the creek and to Old Town Newhall.
$50,000
SM -2 Newhall Creek
Purpose - To enhance Newhall Creek as an environmental component of Old Town Newhall and to maximize its benefit to the
community and the ecosystem
SM -2a Restore Riparian Habitat
This project, whether it is funded ultimately by the donor -sponsorship program or by a public agency, is beneficial to the
creek itself and to the real estate it fronts.
$250,000
SM -2b Provide Signage About Context
This measure is addressed above in item SM-ia.
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PHASE2A
SM -3 Railroad Avenue Median
Purpose - To take advantage of the need for a median in this wide roadway and provide a sizeable biofilter for the area while
enhancing the aesthetics of Railroad Avenue
SM -3a Dual Conveyance Bioswale System
This project installs the dual conveyance bioswale system in the median which will be constructed late in phase 1 (about
2008 -og). This project is identified in phase 2 only due to funding availability. It would be desirable to combine this
project with the Railroad Avenue reconfiguration project in phase 1 if funding allows.
$20,000
SM -3b Trees and Shrubs with Low Water Needs
This project installs the plant and tree material to complete the bioswale system. The same timing considerations for item
SM -3a apply to this project.
$20,000
SM -5 Main Street
Purpose - To minimize demand on storm drainage system and recharge aquifer
SM -5c Storm Drains in Alleys
This project installs storm drains
in the alleys of four blocks along
Main Street. Other blocks along
Main Street have alleys that will be
vacated for the purpose of either
a Park Once public garage or for
other redevelopment that uses
shared parking and does not need
alleys. In the event that the four
alleys in this item no longer exist
when implementing this item, it is
recommended that available funding
be applied to other alleys further into
the neighborhoods such as those in
East Newhall.
$500,000
SM -5d Harvest Rainwater at Plaza
This project provides forthe
installation of a rainwater collection
system using cisterns under the
Plaza at the Mercado along Main
Street. If the Mercado and Plaza
are built, this project needs to be
coordinated with those two projects.
$150,000
Project SM -5c: Storm Drainage Improvements in Main Street Alleys m m m
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
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PHASI NG STRATEGY: PHASE 2A 2015-17 CONT'D
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
This improvement project will connect the south segment of Newhall Avenue and two pedestrian / bike paths in a
north -south manner with the community.
SI -7 Newhall Avenue from Railroad Avenue to south Specific Plan boundary
A minimum 5' wide sidewalk, buffered from traffic by a landscape strip planted with shade trees will replace the
existing patchwork of discontinuous sidewalks and narrow sidewalks immediately adjacent to the curb along this major
arterial. To improve safety, the existing two-way left turn lane will be replaced by a raised median planted with mature
trees, including left -turn pockets at intersections. On -street bicycle lanes will be added as well. South of the railroad
tracks, the roadway is planned to be widened to six lanes: these improvements will require an ultimate right-of-way
width of 114 feet rather than the current loo feet.
$7,713,o6o
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Park Once garage and Mixed -Use `Liner'
PARK ONCE (Pi)
Purpose - To provide shared, efficient and strategically located public parking that enables private property to be
maximized for the benefit of Old Town and the community
There are two such garages planned for Old Town Newhall. The idea behind implementing the 'south' garage first is
a result of less ownerships being involved which is expected to translate into expediency for this project.
P1-1 Park Once Garage `south'
Concurrent with or immediately after improving the Main Street streetscape, the construction of the first of two Park
Once garages is the next priority in the revitalization of Newhall. It should be noted that the best scenario for the
garages is that they would be built and available as soon as possible. But with limited tax increment and the need
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for revitalization to occur at a reasonable
pace, the installation of two garages in the
very near term while desirable from many
perspectives, is not realistic.
With the creation of 400 parking spaces,
this garage will result in the ability to
build, revitalize and/or reuse 16o,000
square feet [I] of commercial/office
space and up to 5o loft or studio type
dwellings that depend upon the garage
for parking, giving Old Town a swift push
toward overall revitalization. The South
garage is expected first primarily because
of the fewer ownerships involved in this
block than on the North garage block.
Additionally, pursuing the South garage
provides for revitalization to establish
itself as it moves toward the Lyons Avenue
end of the Main Street which is expected
to be more intense than the southern end.
Often, public infrastructure such as
garages is financed via redevelopment
because of the ability of the infrastructure
to initiate and support revitalization. In
this case, such financing will need to be
augmented by private sector participation.
In contrast to typical parking garages, the
garages in Old Town Newhall represent
a financial opportunity in the form of
mixed use and housing 'liners' along
the perimeter. Effectively concealing the
utilitarian garage from public view, the
'liner doubles as a generator of additional
real estate while contributing to the quality
of the pedestrian environment.
Project Summary:
4 -story public garage producing 400
spaces
'Liner' retail (34,000 sq ft) with housing or
office above (26,800 sq ft)
Park One Garage - $7,300,000
Mixed Use Liner - $8,200,000
PHASE■
Pi 'south' at 5th and Main Streets: the first of two Park Once public garages
NOTE: Locations of civic buildings, parking structures, the mercado, and museum are conceptual and are not binding or mandatory at the
locations depicted.
[i] Based upon the factor of 2.5 parking spaces per i000 sq ft (source: Nelson\Nygaard 2oo4) The 16o,000 square feet enabled by the garage
does not exclude the 'liner development. Through the Park -Once district, each garage offers the potential to support up to 5o loft or studio
type transit -dwellings where the occupants have i or no cars
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
Phase 2B identifies 7 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/orsupport Specific Plan
implementation that carry a cost estimate of $22,090,0 .
EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN)
Purpose - To revitalize this historic neighborhood
and provide as positive as possible a situation for its
residents and the community
The Newhall Specific Plan is designed to create
amenity -rich environments, which will be of benefit
to both existing and new community residents. By
creating the conditions for an attractive integrated
downtown within walking distance ofthe East
Newhall neighborhood, the value of residential
property here can be expected to increase As
the downtown attracts a diversity of users to its
commercial and cultural/institutional uses, the
desirability and strategic location of East Newhall will
become increasingly apparentto the market. This will
result in continued improvements and reinvestment.
Overtime, new homeownership can be encouraged
through focused use of the City's existing programs
along with cooperation with private banks and federal
mortgage corporations. Such investment can range
from the rehabilitation of existing structures to the
development of new housing that takes advantage of
its proximity to the downtown and Metrolink.
EN -1 Establish Regular Communication with the
Neighborhood
Purpose - To establish clear and consistent
communication with the neighborhood that provides
its residents with accountability and productive
relationships with municipal agencies
This item involves engaging the neighborhood and
initiating communication to begin the long process
of relationship -building. Through the community
outreach process, it was made clear to all that
the relationship between this neighborhood and
the City needed attention. This was expressed by
participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime
prevention and affordable housing. The City
will engage the neighborhood through an initial
workshop that helps the neighborhood: a) identify the
neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand
the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part
of Old Town revitalization; c) work with the City
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Children on their way to school along Pine Street
PHASE
and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish
communication for long-term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to
follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly.
$30,000
EN-2Community Preservation and Support
Purpose - To eliminate noncompliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the
livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole
Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in
the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic
Development Department to address this item.
$30,000
EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality
Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development
are consistent with the community's vision for the Downtown
Through careful, thorough and swift design reviewthat raises
the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East
Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This
is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated
staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed
developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly.
The cost ofthis measure should be incorporated into a review
fee payable by those proposing development as part ofthe
process.
$30,000
CIVIC BUILDINGS AND INITIATIVES (CIV)
Purpose - To generate a civic realm to enhance the commercial
and residential components of Old Town Newhall
CIV -8 Billboard Abatement
The presence of billboards and their visual discontinuity
with the desired visual nature throughout the Specific Plan
area has been identified by the community as a priority.
This implementation item identifies five billboards within
the Plan area that will be removed through purchase by the
Redevelopment Agency. In consulting other Agencies in the
removal of such structures, the cost per billboard ranges from
$250,000 to $50o,00o or more. For budgeting purposes, the
higher figure is proposed. This initiative is proposed to be
accomplished over phases z and 3.
Billboard on Newhall Avenue near 3rd Street
Billboard on Railroad Avenue
$500,000
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3: IMPLEMENTATION
PHASE 2B 2017-19 CONT'D
TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING, CONT'D
TOD-2 Blocks 28, 29
In addition, the parcels immediately east oft he Metrolink station represent critical opportunity for trans it -
oriented development within the neighborhood for about 100 to 200 dwellings. A growing demand for market
rate housing within the Santa Clarita Valley along with the need to provide a diversity of housing stock within the
market, combine to make this location a very attractive site for private investment Ad [verse setof housing Types
such as courtyard housing or row houses, along with limited, ground Floor, community serving retail on this site
will positively influence residential values throughout East Newhall and will generate ongoing activity within the
downtown.
Block 28 - $11,000,000
Block 29 - $10,200,000
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TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS and DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM)
Purpose - To maximize mobility and minimize additional vehicular trips
TDM -3j Improved Transit
Higher frequency transit into Old Town Newhall can serve a number of needs: providing feeder transit to
the rail station, serving as a park-and-ride shuttle to more remote parking areas, and taking employees and
residents to work.
$300,000
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx. xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 3A 2020-22
Phase 3A identifies 6 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan
implementation that carry a cost estimate of $26,o6o,000.
EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN)
EN -i Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood
Purpose - To revitalize this historic neighborhood and provide as positive as possible a situation for its residents and
the community
This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship -
building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this
neighborhood and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords,
crime prevention and affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that
helps the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's
role and opportunities as part of Downtown revitalization; c) work with the City and other agencies to pursue grants
for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long-
term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to follow up on the
neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly.
$45.000
EN-2Community Preservation and Support
Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively
affecting the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall
neighborhood as a whole
Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as
identified in the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the
Planning and Economic Development Department to address this item.
$45.000
EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality
Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for
Old Town
Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made
in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of
a designated staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant
and City accordingly. The cost of this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing
development as part of the process.
$45.000
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 3A 2020-22
CIVIC BUILDINGS AND INITIATIVES (CIV)
Purpose - To generate a civic realm to enhance the commercial and residential components of Old Town Newhall
CIV -8 Billboard Abatement
As it relates to aesthetics, the issue of removing billboards is as important to Old Town Newhall as is the relocation of existing
utilities below ground. To this end, a similar program is to be established for the Specific Plan area. The details of the program
are to be developed and tailored to the City's ability to pursue the abatement of these structures. At a minimum, such a
program needs to: a)provide a clear purpose and intent for the removal of billboards (including what is considered to be a
billboard), b)identify all billboards within the Specific Plan area that will be subject to the program, and c)provide a financial
rationale and method for pursuing and achieving the removal of billboards.
$500,000
CIV -3 Civic Building at Lyon's and Main
Purpose - To provide a community / civic anchor visually and
socially in Downtown
The current library located at Walnut and 9th Streets is small
by today's standards. At approximately 3,000 square feet,
it is operated by Los Angeles County and is used well by
the Newhall community. The proposed building represents
approximately 30,000 square feet of floor space which is
mostly library. The idea is to substantially enhance current
library service and position the new library in such a way that
it announces to Newhall and the greater community of Santa
Clarita the civic importance of the revitalized downtown area.
Such an institution would also provide more reasons for people
to visit Old Town Newhall and its varied stores, services and
attractions. It is possible that this project could include other
tenants (private or public) to help the financing of the project, if
needed. This project is identified in phase 3 only due to funding
demands on the overall implementation plan. If the opportunity
to implement this project occurs prior to this phase, the project
should be pursued.
As with all civic buildings designated throughout the Specific
Plan area, it is not the responsibility or only option for the
owners of these properties. Rather, due to the designated site's
strategic location in the overall Plan area, such sites are better
suited for civic buildings and uses than others. Therefore, in
addition to the underlying zoning on these properties, these
sites are enhanced with the designation for such buildings if the
desire to implement these projects presents itself. UPDATE: The
project is complete.
$25,000,000
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RELOCATION OF UTILITIES (RU)
Purpose - To relocate overhead utilities in below -grade facilities to eliminate hazards and to improve aesthetics
The following projects are for the identified street segments but need further adjustment for specific connection and location
input from the appropriate utility providers.
RI Pine Street from Newhall Avenue to Market Street
This project relocates the overhead utilities along both sides of this street in underground facilities. This project involves
coordination with Union Pacific and MTA due to the presence of the railroad along the entire frontage of this project. This
project may become combined with one or more of the TOD housing developments contemplated for the northern segment of
this street. If that occurs, the timing of this project would be modified to coincide with the development.
$425,000
Project RU -6: relocation of utilities in below -grade facilities
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 313 2022-25 CONT'D
Phase 313 identifies 18 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan
implementation that carry a cost estimate of $38,380,502.
EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN)
EN -t Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood
Purpose - To revitalize this historic neighborhood and provide as positive as possible a situation for its residents and the
community
This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship -
building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this
neighborhood and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime
prevention and affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps
the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and
opportunities as part of Downtown revitalization; c) work with the City and other agencies to pursue grants for specific
tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long-term relations.
Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda
for revitalization accordingly.
$30,000
EN-2Community Preservation and Support
Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively
affecting the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall
neighborhood as a whole
Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified
in the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and
Economic Development Department to address this item.
$30,000
EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality
Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for Old Town
Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made
in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of
designated staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City
accordingly. The cost of this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development
as part of the process.
$30,000
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REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CIVIC BUILDINGS AND INITIATIVES
(CIV)
CIV -4 Civic Building at 3rd and Main
Bringing families and their children to Old Town
Newhall from throughout greater Santa Clarita
makes the most of an area which is currently
perceived as without character and without draw
from the rest of Santa Clarita. A museum, and in
particular, such an institution such as a Children's
Museum would anchor the southern portion of
Old Town Newhall in a way that normal retail or
commercial activity would not. Additionally, the
proposed location for such a civic and cultural site
relates in a strong manner to the existing Hart
Park entrance, visually repairing what is currently
not a very noticeable or inviting situation. The
museum itself consists of up to 26,000 square
feet distributed over two stories in up to 2
buildings organized around 1 to 2 courtyards.
Parking is addressed by nearby on -street spaces
and the Park Once garage on the block to the
north.
$5,800,000
CIV -5 Hart Park Gateway on Newhall Ave
Frontage
Purpose - To reconnect Hart Park with Old Town
and further enhance Old Town
This component of the Plan is the repair visually
and physically of the way that William S. Hart
Park interfaces with Old Town Newhall along a
portion of Main Street and along Newhall Avenue.
The status of this relationship potentially affects
people's perceptions, and decisions, about the
real estate fronting the Park. In addition, the
Park stands to benefit in the way of increased
visitation from Old Town users. The scope of
improvements aimed at changing the perception
of William S. Hart Park as isolated a place
from the rest of Old Town Newhall is minor in
comparison to the other components of the Plan
but would be substantive enough to effect the
positive development of the entire downtown
area. UPDATE: The project is complete.
$275,000
PHASE3B
A. Civic Building at 3rd and Main Streets
B. Hart Park Gateway -Frontage
William S. Hart Park Gateway viewed from Main Street at Newhall Avenue
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION
PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 8B 2022-25 CON T'D
CIV -7 Creative Industry
Purpose - To provide the region with an environment for creative types of industry and related activities
Production in the arts, culture and entertainment industry is one of the most dynamic segments of the Los Angeles
County economy. Frequently, persons in these industries are seeking large-scale industrial live/work space that can
serve flexibly as workshops, design, exhibition space and as a primary residence. Creative industries are compatible with
existing industrial activities but suitable locations that recognize this as a compatible land use are scarce. The existing
industrial tracts to the east of Pine Street, south ofthe railroad tracks, represent a key opportunity to provide space for
these activities in a manner that would attract tenants from throughout the region. The recognition of the need for this
space in development codes is often sufficient impetus forthe development of a market for live/work space.
B. Creative Industry at southwest corner of Pine Street and Newhall Avenue
CIV -8 Billboard Abatement
Purpose - To generate a civic realm to enhance the commercial and residential components of Old Town Newhall
As it relates to aesthetics, the issue of removing billboards is as important to Old Town Newhall as is the relocation of
existing utilities below ground. To this end, a similar program is to be established for the Specific Plan area. The details
of the program are to be developed and tailored to the City's ability to pursue the abatement of these structures. At a
minimum, such a program needs to: a)provide a clear purpose and intent for the removal of billboards (including what
is considered to be a billboard), b)identify all billboards within the Specific Plan area that will be subject to the program,
and c)provide a financial rationale and method for pursuing and achieving the removal of billboards.
$750,000
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PHASE3B
TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM)
TDM -3c Provide ride -sharing services
This measure establishes the program to provide such services as a carpool and vanpool incentives, customized ride -
matching services, a Guaranteed Ride Home program (offering a limited number of emergency taxi rides home per
employee), and an active marketing program to advertise the services to employees and residents.
TDM -3d A Transit Resource Center
This measure establishes the program to provide a storefront office that provides personalized information on transit routes
and schedules, carpool and vanpool programs, bicycle routes and facilities and other transportation options. The center
would also house the Transportation Improvement District's staff, and would take responsibility for administering and
actively marketing all demand management programs. Parking operations and administration could be housed here as well
and could either be in City Hall or preferably on Main Street.
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TDM -3i Car -sharing
This measure establishes the program to provide companies such as "City Carshare" with the opportunity to provide car
rentals by the hour, using telephone and Internet based reservations systems to allow their members to make hassle -
free rentals. This strategy has proven successful in reducing both household vehicle ownership and the percentage of
employees who drive alone because of the need to have a car for errands during the workday. However, because these
programs work best in fully built out, mature districts, they should be seen as a longer-term strategy to be implemented
later.
TOD-2 Block 33
In addition, the parcels immediately
east of the Metrolink station represent
a critical opportunity for transit -
oriented development within the
neighborhood for about loo to 200
dwellings. A growing demand for
market rate housing within the Santa
Clarita Valley along with the need to
provide a diversity of housing stock
within the market, combine to make
this location a very attractive site for
private investment. A diverse set
of housing types such as courtyard A. TOD potential neorfon Heidt Metrolink Station
housing or row houses, along with
limited, ground floor, community -
serving retail on this site will positively influence residential values throughout East Newhall and will generate ongoing
activitywithin the downtown.
Block 33 - $10,200,000
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PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 3B 2022-25 CONT'D
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (SM)
Purpose - To improve the environmental and aesthetic performance of the frontage along William S. Hart Park
SM -6 Newhall Avenue Bioswale
This project involves two components which, for efficiency purposes, must be done together:
SM -6a Remove Existing Concrete Swale
This project prepares the area (approximately i,000 linear feet) for the installation of the bioswale and planting.
$35.000
SM -6b Install Riparian Plant Material in Bioswale
This project completes the bioswale.
$80,000
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
These next two street improvement projects will connect the south segment of Newhall Avenue and two pedestrian / bike
paths in a north -south manner with the community.
SI -8 Bike Path from Pine Street to 13th Street along Railroad Tracks
A paved bicycle and pedestrian path (minimum 8 feet wide) will be added on the east side of the railroad right-of-way and
switching to the west side of the tracks north of 13th Street. This path will link Newhall to the City's existing trail network.
This 'rail -trail' will require the relocation of the existing fence to ensure that the trail is separated from the railroad tracks by an
effective barrier.
$1,767,900
SI -9 Creekside Bike and Pedestrian Path
A paved bicycle and pedestrian path will follow the creek, providing a quiet route which joins the neighborhood to Creekside
Park, the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station and the City's wider pathway system.
$766,752
SI -10 Equestrian/Pedestrian Bridge over Newhall Creek at Market Street
Purpose - To further connect the Placerita Canyon neighborhood and Masters' College with Old Town Newhall
This project provides an all-weather connection for the existing equestrian and pedestrian trail between Masters' College
and Market Street. The difference in grades is challenging and has not been studied in precise detail. For the purposes of
this Specific Plan, the following budget estimate includes acquisition of the necessary right-of-way, the installation of a pre-
fabricated 'recreational' type of bridge and allowances for planting and signage.
$1,859.850
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UTILITIES (U)
U-4 Pine Street: Sewer from South Specific Plan boundary to Park Street
A new 15 -inch sewer line will be installed in existing right of way to serve Phase 3 development and improve existing conditions.
$81,000
Projects RU -3, 5: relocation of utilities in below -grade facilities Projects SI -8, 9,and io to create community -wide connections
RELOCATION OF UTILITIES (RU)
Purpose - To relocate overhead utilities in below -grade facilities to eliminate hazards and to improve aesthetics
The following projects are for the identified street segments but need further adjustment for specific connection and location
input from the appropriate utility providers.
RU -3 Newhall Avenue from Lyons Avenue to south Plan boundary
This project relocates the overhead utilities on both sides of this street in underground facilities. This project should be
coordinated with the Hart Park Gateway and bioswale improvement projects.
$1,200,000
RU -5 San Fernando Road from 13th Street to Lyons Avenue
This project addresses the north entry to Old Town Newhall and relocates overhead utilities on both sides of this street into
underground facilities. This project involves coordination with Caltrans and the Flood Control District due to the presence of
facilities that each agency controls being in the project area.
$425,000
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Purpose - This section describes the utility system that serves the Specific Plan area as well as identifying the necessary
improvements tothe symemasaresult nf the Specific Plan. The following subjects are addressed: Water Supply,
Sewage Disposal, Storm Drainage, Emergency Services, and, Energy and Resource Conservation. Additionally, the
subject of increment@lly inst@lling overhead power and cable lines into underground facilities is addressed here as it
relates to the utility system, although it will not need improvement in the same way that other components may require.
Existing Conditions ' The Plan area is served byaseries u[8 - and io^inchdiameter lines which are adequate for the
current demand.
Proposed Improvements - To support the proposed development program in the Specific Plan, the following
improvements are necessary:
(@) Main Street: io-inch line (2,050 linear feet) from 5th to Lyons Avenue
MIESEME =.
Existing Conditions - The Plan area is served by 3 major trunk lines which are located in the following rights -of way
(a)Newhall Avenue: io^inchdiameter line
UdWalnut Street: i8-inchdiameter line
(c) Main Street: 8-inchdiameter line
These lines join at the intersection of Walnut and 16th Streets, far west of the Plan area boundary. From this point, a
21 -inch diameter line goes under the south fork of the Santa Clara River where it connects to 2 i5 -inch diameter line
from Los Angeles County Sewer District 32.
Proposed Improvements -To support the proposed development program in the Specific Plan, the following
improvements are necessary:
(u)Pine Street: southwest plain boundary toNewhall Avenue: i5inchdiameter line (u|ongthe frontage ufthe properties
tnbezoned Creative District)
The following section only addresses underground infrastructure issues. Please refer to Section 2.3.0 for surface storm
water strategies and policies.
Existing Conditions - The Plan area is served by 3 major trunk lines in the following rights -of way which are described
below-
(a)Along Newhall Avenue
(u/)Main Street tuMarket Street: y-inchdiameter line
(az)Market Street to9th Street: 7finchdiameter line
(a3)9th Street toLyons Avenue: 78-inchdiemeterline
(@4)Lyons Avenue to'}thStreet: 7S-inchdiameter line
(u5)13thStreet toSouth Fork o[JuntaClara River: 3x7.5foot, box -culvert
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(b)Along Railroad Avenue
(bi)i5thStreet tnMarket Street: i8-inchdiameter line
(b2) Market Street toNewhall Avenue: z4-inchdiameter line
(c)Along Main Street
(ci)Lyons Avenue uoNewhall Avenue: 36-inchdiameter line
Proposed Improvements -To support the proposed development program in the Specific Plan, the following
improvements are necessary:
(a) Main Street: 24 -inch line (1200 linear feet) from Lyons Avenue to Market Street
(b)Main Street: ig-inchline (35olinear feet) from Market Street to5th Street
3-5'Emergency Services
Existing Conditions ' The Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area is served hyFire and Police service within the City u[
Santo[|oritu.
(a)Emergency Response
An emergency preparedness coordinator was hired by the City in December 1989. The coordinator smain task
is to develop an emergency response plan for submittal to the State Office of Emergency Services (CES). This
"K3u|f-HezandFunctiune|Plan" addresses the City spreparedness, response, recover, and mitigation inthe event
u[amajor disaster. Such disasters include a major earthquake, hazardous materials incident, flooding, dam
failure, national security emergency, transportation incident, and major fires in either the wildiand or urban areas.
Besides developing the City s Multi -Hazard Functional Plan, the emergency preparedness coordinator is also
responsible for coordinating federal, state and local agencies in response and recovery, education and training in
the City, and arranging for the City's emergency operating center which is located at City Hall.
(b) Fire
The area isserved hvFire Station 7}.located auz4875N.Railroad Avenue. this station provides a4,personengine
company and a 2 -person paramedic squad. The entire Specific Plan area is within a 5 -minute response time of
the Fire Station. Current plans for the adjacent Cate-0nQdevelopment Call for another Fire Station being built to
serve hand the surrounding area.
Proposed Improvements - Through the development review process, each project proposal will be required to pay the
applicable share of developer fees toward its responsibilities for emergency services, per the City of Santa Clarh@'s
developer -fee ordinance.
(c) Police
Through a contract with the City of Sant@ Cl@rita, the City and the Specific Plan area are served by the Los
Angeles County Sheriff a Department. In Newhall, the Sheriffs Department operates a substation that serves
the community. This substation is located within the Community Center located in Downtown on Main Street
between 8th End 9th streets. The Community Center is being replaced by a new building which, at the time of
this writing, is nearly complete. The new Community Center is located at 22421 Market Street, adjacent uothe Jan
HpidtMetrolink Station.
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Proposed Improvements - Sheriff Substation in Community Center -The existing Substation will be relocated to
the new Community Center being built at the north end of Market Street. The new Substation will consist of iso
square feet of office space and serves the neighborhood both in physical proximity and in its combination with the
community services held in the building throughout the week. The relocation is complete.
All development and land use activity proposals will be reviewed by Emergency Service staff to ensure that the
appropriate requirements are applied.
3.6 - Energy and Resource Conservation
Existing Conditions - While there may be individuals taking steps in their own businesses or properties to do such
conservation, it is not evident, as of this writing, as to the extent of such activity. Therefore, this discussion focuses
on complying with the General Plan's provisions toward energy and resource conservation.
Proposed Improvements -The Specific Plan, through its individual policies and requirements, promotes the General
Plan's policies about Energy and Resource Conservation as identified on page OS -36 in the City of Santa Clarita
General Plan.
3.7 - Relocation of Utilities below Ground
Existing Conditions - The Specific Plan area is served almost entirely by above -ground electrical and telephone
utilities with the exception of recent improvements near the fan Heidt Metrolink Station.
Proposed Improvements
(a) Plan -wide System
No improvements to this system are needed for the Specific Plan.
(b) Individual Projects (private and public)
For several reasons, most notably the ability to better secure such utilities from damage, all new development
that is subject to this Specific Plan will comply with the City's requirements for installing such utilities in
underground facilities (City of Santa Clarita UDC, Section 17.15.02o D.3). Further, all such utilities would be
better served by being installed below ground.
Regarding projects that do not involve private property, as the time comes to modify a portion of the street or
streetscape that represents enough for efficiency purposes, the project will comply with the City's requirements
for installing such utilities in underground facilities.
The above applies only to overhead utilities of 34KV or less in size. See Implementation Phases i and 3 for
specific improvement projects.
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Existing
Water Supply Line
Sewage Disposal Line
Plan
0 200 400 800 ft
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1. ♦ ♦ fir:..
This Chapter of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan provides detailed regulations for development and land uses within the
specific plan area and describes how these regulations will be used as part of the City of Santa Clarita's development review
process. This "Old Town Code" is intended to provide for the continuing evolution of Old Town Newhall into a place where:
A. A mixture of land uses including shops, workplaces, residences, and civic buildings are within walking distance of one
another:
B. Streets are attractive to pedestrians and also accommodate the needs of cyclists and automobiles; and
C. New and remodeled buildings work together to define the pedestrian -oriented space of the public streets within the
downtown area, and that are harmonious with each other and the desired character of the downtown area as described in
this specific plan.
4.1.020 - Applicability of Development Code Standards
Proposed development, subdivisions, and new land uses within the specific plan area shall comply with all applicable
requirements of this Old Town Code, as follows:
A. Regulating Plan. The Regulating Plan (Section 4.2.02o) defines the zones within the specific plan area that differentiate
standards for building placement, design, and use; and identifies the parcels included within each zone.
B. Urban standards. The Urban Standards in Chapter 4.2 regulate the features of buildings that affect the public realm. The
urban standards regulate building placement, height, and facade design, and vary according to the zone for the parcel
applied by the Regulating Plan. Proposed development and land uses shall comply with all applicable standards in Chapter
4.2.
C. Land use standards. Section 4.2.020 identifies the land use types allowed by the City in each of the zones established by the
Regulating Plan. Each parcel shall be occupied only by land uses identified as allowed within the applicable zone by Section
4.2.020, subject to the type of City approval required by Section 4.2.020 (for example, Development Review, Conditional Use
Permit, etc.).
D. Relationship to Unified Development Code. This Old Town Code is intended to supplement, and in some cases replace,
the requirements of the City's Unified Development Code, Titles 16 and 17 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. The
provisions of this Old Town Code supersede regulations in the Unified Development Code on the same topic (for example,
the requirements for numbers of parking spaces in Chapter 4.2 supersede the parking space requirements of the Unified
Development Code), but otherwise applicable requirements of the Unified Development Code that are not covered by this
Old Town Code apply to development within the Specific Plan area. While the Old Town Code supersedes certain sections of
the Unified Development Code (UDC), where not expressly superseded, the reviewing provision of other sections of the UDC
remain in effect, including but not limited to those sections pertaining to Variances, Adjustments, Conditional Use Permits,
Minor Use Permits, Horne Occupation Permits, etc. If a conflict occurs between a requirement of this Old Town Code and
the Unified Development Code, the provisions of this Old Town Code shall control.
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E. Effect on existing development and land uses. Development and land uses that were lawfully established, and exist within Old
Town Newhall usoJthe effective date ofthis specific plan are affected bythis Old Town Code asfollows:
/. Existing development and land uses that comply with all applicable requirements uf this Old Town Code sha||continue to
operate, and may be @Itered or replaced, only in compliance with this Old Town Code.
2. Development or a land use that does not comply with the requirements of this Old Town Code may continue to operate,
and may be sold or otherwise transferred in compliance with the City's regulations for nouconh/rrnitiesinUnified
Development Code Chapter 17-05, with the exception that all legal, non -conforming uses shall expire ifthe use is
discontinued for more than So days. An example of this circumstance would be a lawfully established existing land use
that is not allowed by this Old Town Code in the applicable zone, or an existing building that does not comply with the
setback requirements orheight limits o|this Old Town Code.
3. Development or a land use that was nonconforming with respect to the requirements of the City's Unified Development
Code that applied before the adoption of this specific plan, End also does not comply with the requirements of this Old
Town Code, may continue to operate, End may be sold or otherwise transferred in compliance with the City's regulations
for nonconformities in Unified Development Code Chapter 17 05, with the exception that all legal, non -conforming uses
shall expire if the use is discontinued for more than 6o days. An example of this circumstance is automotive uses, which
were prohibited in Old Town Newhall as of 1998 by an amendment to the Unified Development Code.
F. Effect on properties designated for civic buildings or parking structures. A property designated by the Regulating Plan as a
poten,ia|site for acivic building orparking structure muycontinue tuheused asfollows-
i. Existing land uses and development may continue on the site in compliance with Subsection E., above (Effect on existing
development and land uses);
2. The property owner may choose to propose new development and land uses in compliance with this Old Town Code; End
3. The property owner may choose to work with the City to develop the proposed public facility.
4-1�P3a-Administration
The standards and other requirements of this Old Town Code shall be administered and enforced by the City of Santa Clarita
Community Development Department, Planning Commission, and City Council in the same manner as the provisions of the
City's Unified Development Code.
4:.040 Code Organization and Use
The following diagram illustrates the three general types of land use or development actions and the corresponding process associated
with implementing the plan. Cenem||y, there are three categories ofland use development action asfollows:
i. unew use inunexisting building
z. unew use End new urmodified building unasite less than zacres, and
3development onparcels zacres urlarger
4.1.05c, Native American Tribal Consultation
|naccordance with Assembly Bill 5z:
• The City of Santa Clarita will notify the FernandeFlo Tat@vi@m Band of Mission Indians of all Old Town Newhall
Specific Plain projects that involve soil disturbances, as complete applications for such projects are received.
• All activities/projects requiring an Initi@l Study performed under the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan shall file a
Consultation Application with the FernandenoTu,aviamBand nf Mission Indians.
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UIdentify Zone for your parcel
A. REGULATING PLAN (page 121)
Urban Center Urban General 1 Creative District
Urban General 2 Corridor
0 Is/How is proposed use allowed?
B. LAND USE TABLES (page 122-135)
Permitted: Zoning Clearance Required (may require an Administrative Permit,
Development Review Permit, Architectural Design Review Permit, etc.)
MUP: Minor Use Permit Required
CUP: Conditional Use Permit Required
X: Use not allowed
® Prepare and Submit Application
Consult City application submittal requirements for types of drawings,
information and quantities to be prepared and submitted with the
application along with any required processing fees.
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Identify Zone for your parcel
it
A. REGULATING PLAN (page 121)
Urban Center Urban General 1 Creative District
Urban General 2 Corridor
HIs/How is proposed use allowed?
B. LAND USE TABLE (page 122-135)
Permitted: Zoning Clearance Required (M yro dim anAdminlstrative Permit,
Development Review Permit, Architectural Design Review Permit, etc)
MUP: Minor Use Permit Required
CUP: Conditional Use Permit Required
X: Use not allowed
® Apply Urban Standards per Zone
Urban Standards
Building Placement
Parking and Parking Placement
Building Height, Encroachments
i - Building Types
ii -Frontage Types
Building Types Allowed
Duplex/Triplex/Quadplex Commercial Block
Page 151-179 Rowhouse Stacked Dwellings
Select and design Livework Liner
per standards Courtyard Housing
Frontage Types Allowed
Page 180-182 Frontyard/Porch Forecourt Gallery
Select and design Stoop/Dooryard Storefront Arcade
per standards
U Apply Architectural Style Standards
' Architectural Styles Allowed
Page 186 193 Main Street Commercial Western Victorian
Select and design Mediterranean Craftsman
per standards Monterey
A Prepare and Submit Application
Consult City application submittal requirements for types of drawings,
information and quantities to be prepared and submitted with the
application along with any required processing fees.
UIdentify Zone for your parcel
A. REGULATING PLAN (page 121)
Urban Center
Urban General 2
Urban General 1
Corridor
Creative District
0 Is/How is proposed use allowed?
B. LAND USE TABLE (page 122-135)
Permitted: Zoning Clearance Required (May require an
Administrative Permit, Development Review Permit,
Architectural Design Review Permit, etc.)
MUP: Minor Use Permit Required
CUP: Conditional Use Permit Required
X: Use not allowed
® Apply Subdivision Standards
It
Subdivision Standards
:Page 182-18 Blocks and Streets
Lots and Projects
UApply Urban Standards per Zone
Page 136-150
Design per
standards
Urban Standards
Building Placement
Parking and Parking Placement
Building Height, Encroachments
i - Building Types
ii -Frontage Types
Page 151-179
Select and design
per standards
Page 180-182
Select and design
per standards
Building Types Allowed
Duplex/Ttiplex/Quadplex
Rowhouse
Livework
Courtyard Housing
Commercial Block
Stacked Dwellings
Liner
Frontage Types Allowed
Frontyard/Porch
Stoop/Dooryard
Forecourt
Storefront
Gallery
Arcade
H Apply Architectural Style Standards
Page 156-193
Select and design
per standards
Architectural Styles Allowed
Main Street Commercial
Mediterranean
Monterey
Western Victorian
Craftsman
U Prepare and Submit Application
Consult City application submittal requirements for types of drawings,
information and quantities to be prepared and submitted with the
application along with any required processing fees.
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4.2�0110- Regulating Plan and Zones
A. Purpose. This Section establishes the zones applied to property within the Specific Plan area by the Old Town Regulating
Plan. The Regulating Plan may also be referred to by its two primary elements: the zoning map and the permitted use
charts (Table 4-1). The Regulating Plan divides the Specific Plan area into separate zones that are based onutransect nf
intensity that ranges from the most urban types of development End land use within the Specific Plan area to the least
urban types, with most of the zones providing for a signific@nt mixture of land uses within them.
This approach differs from conventional zoning maps that typically divide cities into zones that rigidly segregate
residential, commerci@1. industri@1, and institution@l uses into separate areas, and thereby require residents to drive or
uoepub|ictrunsporuaiunforneadyaUdai|yucbvitieo.Theuoeofzonesbuscdun'dcve|opmentintendty'`inmcadnf
land use zones as the spatial basis for regulating development directly reflects the functions of, and interrelationships
between each part of, the Specific Plan area. The zones also effectively implement the City's urban design objectives for
each part of the Specific Plan area, to establish and maintain attractive distinctions between each zone.
The zones of this regulating plan allocate architectural types, frontage types, and land uses within the Specific Plan area,
as well as providing detailed standards for building placement, height and profile.
D. Zones established. The following zones are established by this Specific Plain, and are applied to property within the
Specific Pan area as shown onthe Regulating Plan.
i. Urban General i (UG -i). The UC- I zone is applied to areas appropriate for residential development and land uses at
the edges ofthe downtown area, where the primary architectural type is the detached house nnavariety oflot sizes.
Streetscapes are of suburban character and the most landscaped in the Specific Plain area.
2. Urban General 2 (UG -2). The UG -2 zone is applied to areas appropriate for a mixture of residential and low-intensiry
non-residential land uses, with @rchitectur@l types limited to those that are compatible with the form of houses. This
zone generally surrounds the Urban Center zone, providing a transition between the least dense End primarily single-
familyrcsidentiu|ureuswithintheUC-iznne.andthccnbre|yurbunchuracteroftheUrbun[entcr.Itectscupeoane
of urban character, but designed to provide a pleasant transition between the hardsc@pe of the Urban Center and the
more heavily landscaped $,eetscapesof the UG- /zone.
3- Corridor (COR). The COR zone is applied to portions of the Newhall, Railroad, and Lyons Avenue corridors within
the downtown area appropriate for development types tolerant of a high traffic volume street, but that are also
pedestrian -friendly, and designed to create a built character consistent with and complementary to the rest of Old
Town Newh@11. The architectural types allowed in this zone are less intensive, lower in height, and accommodate
lower densities than those in the Urban Center, but also accommodate a mixture of land uses, including some
housing. Streetscapes are of urban character and planted both to enhance the pedestrian experience on these busier
streets, and tocontribute tothe identity o[the entire downtown area.
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¢. Urban Center (UC). The UC zone is applied to the central portions of the downtown area appropriate for a wide
range of land uses in buildings averaging two (2) stories in height, with lofts, towers, or penthouses providing visual
articulation and variety. Additional height is permitted in instances where a full block is being developed. Ground floor
uses include specialty retail and restaurants, and upper floors accommodate offices or residential units. Arts, restaurant,
entertainment, and civic uses are encouraged, along with other uses that support the emerging Arts and Entertainment
District. Auto -oriented uses are not appropriate in this zone. Street frontages throughout this zone are pedestrian -
oriented, and defined by nonresidential building facades at the back of the sidewalk. Off-street parking is to be provided
in public facilities (structures or surface lots) or located away from street frontages behind buildings, but may also be
located on side streets with appropriate landscaping and screening from the street. Streetscapes are of urban character,
and planted to enhance the pedestrian experience. Shops and restaurants are smaller in scale, generally between 1,500
and 5,000 square feet, supporting the distinct, eclectic identity of Old Town Newhall. Parking for new non-residential and/
or commercial space is calculated at 1:350 (one space for each 350 square feet of new development) and may be provided
off site as part of the City's parking in -lieu fee program for the Old Town Newhall area.
Creative District (CD). The CD zone is applied to properties along Pine Street southerly of Newhall Avenue that offer
significant potential for a mixture of creative businesses and business incubation, in addition to current light industry.
This zone benefits from Newhall Avenue access and its adjacency to the future industrial area to the east. Allowable
architectural types emphasize office and/or shop buildings, which may be served by enclosed yards for outdoor activity.
Streetscapes are of urban character, planted primarily to soften the appearance of industrial structures, activities, and
traffic.
6. Open Space District (OS). The OS zone is applied to land designated as open space - principally to William S. Hart Park,
the Veteran's Historic Memorial Plaza, and Creekview Park adjacent to Newhall Creek - and is subject to Open Space
regulations of the Unified Development Code.
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
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OLD TOWN NEW HALL SPECIFIC PLAN
City of Santa Cla rite, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER zz, zoos
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
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A. Allowable land uses. A parcel or building within the specific plan area shall be occupied by only the land uses
allowed by Table 4-1 within the zone applied to the site by the Regulating Plan. Each land use listed in the table is
defined in the glossary at the end of this Old Town Code (see Section 4. io). Additional information may also be
found in the UDC for residential, commercial, industrial, and other use types. Specific UDC references are listed in
both Table 4-1 as well as in the glossary. Unified Development Code references are prefaced with "UDC" while Old
Town Newhall Specific Plan references are prefaced with "ONSP." This nomenclature is used throughout this Old
Town Newhall Code.
1. Multiple uses. Any one or more land uses identified by Table 4-1 as being allowable within a specific zone may
be established on any parcel within that zone, subject to the planning permit requirement listed in the table,
and in compliance with all applicable requirements of this Code.
2. Use not listed. A land use that is not listed in Table 4-1 is not allowed within the specific plan area, except as
otherwise provided in following Subsection A.3. A land use that is listed in the table, but not within a particular
zone, is not allowed within that zone.
3. Similar and compatible use may be allowed. The Director may determine that a proposed use not listed
in Table 4-1 is allowable through the process described in Chapter 17.04 of the Unified Development Code
(Interpretations). Housing types and residential uses that are not allowed in a particular zone but are allowed
on differently -zoned parcels immediately adjacent (such as across an alley or street), and that are deemed
compatible by the Director of Community Development, may be allowed subject to the issuance of a Minor Use
Permit.
4. Temporary uses. Temporary uses are allowed within the specific plan area in compliance with the Temporary
Use Permit requirements UDC Section 17.23.200 (Temporary Use Permit).
B. Permit requirements. Table 4-1 provides for land uses that are:
t. Permitted subject to compliance with all applicable provisions ofthis Old Town Code and in compliance with
UDC Chapter 17.23 (Administrative Permit, Architectural Design Review Permit, Development Review Permit,
etc,). These are shown as "P" uses in the tables;
2. Allowed subject to the approval of a Minor Use Permit, and shown as "MUP" uses in the tables;
3. Allowed subject to the approval of Conditional Use Permit, and shown as "CUP" uses in the tables; and
4. Not allowed in particular zones, and shown as an "X" in the tables.
C. Standards for specific land uses. Where the last column in Table 4-1 ("Specific Use Regulations") includes a section
number, the regulations in the referenced section of this Old Town Code or the UDC apply to the use. Provisions in
other sections of this Old Town Code may also apply. The term "Use Standards" refers to the Unified Development
Code.
Table 4-1
Allowed Land Uses' and Permit Requirements for Old Town Zones
AP Administrative Permit required
CUP Conditional Use Permit required
MUP Minor Use Permit required
P Permitted Use: an Administrative Permit, Architectural Design Review Permit, or Development Review
Permit may be required
TUP Temporary Use Permit required
X Use not allowed
OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 122
City o, Santa Clarita, Cah,ornia
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
Land Use Type
UC -1
UC -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional Regulations
Rooming House
X
P
X
X
X
Caretaker Residence
X
P
P2
P
P
Dwelling, Multi -family Bungalow Court
X
P
X
X
X
ONSP 4.3.010
Dwelling, Multi -Family Courtyard
X
P
F3
F3
X
ONSP4.3-010
Housing
Dwelling, Multi -Family Duplex, Triplex,
X
P
X
X
X
ONSP4.3,010
Quadplex
I
I
Dwelling, Multi -Family Mansion
X
P
X
X
X
ONSP4.3-010
Apartment
Dwelling, Multi -Family Rowhouse
X
P
X
X
X
ONSP 4.3,010
Dwelling, Multi -Family Sidevard
I
X
P
X
X
X
ONSP 4.3.010
Housing
Dwelling, Multi -Family Stacked
X
MUP
P3
P3
X
ONSP 4 3.010
Dwellings
UDC 17,57.030
Dwelling, Single Family
AP
AP
X
X
CUP
ONSP 4.3.010
Family Day Care Home
P
P
X
X
X
Home -Based Cottage Food Operation
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
UDC 17.66.025
Home Occupation Business
P
P
P
P
P
UDC 17.65
Live/Work Units
X
MUP
P
P
P
ONSP 4.3-010,
UDC 17.66.080
Mobile Home Park
CUP
CUP
X
X
X
Residential Accessory Use or Structure
P
P
X
X
X
UDC 17.57.040
Residential Service/Care Horne
P
P
X
X
X
123 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN
City of Santa ClariLa, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
LIC
COP
CID
Additional Regulations
Second Unit/Carriage House
AP
AP
x
x
x
ONSP4.3 010
Banquest Facility
x
x
MUP
P
P
UDC 17.57.040.1 -
Supportive Commercial Uses Serving
x
x
x
x
x
UDC 17.42.010.15
the Local Area
x
x
x
x
x
Supportive Housing; Transitional
P
P
CUp2
CUP
CUP
Housing
x
x
P
P
P
2EEZEROM �=
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
CID
Additional Regulations
Bakery
x
x
P
P
P
Banquest Facility
x
x
MUP
P
P
Bar
x
x
CUP
CUP
CUP
UDC 17.66.020
Butcher Shop
x
x
x
x
x
Catering Establishment
x
x
x
P
P
Coffee Shop/Diner
x
x
P
P
P
Delicatessen
x
x
P
P
P
Outdoor Dining (in public right-of-way)
x
x
P5
F5
P5
ONSP 4.7; 4.10
Restaurants, Limited or Full Service
x
CUIF6
P
P
P
Restaurants with Accessory Alcohol
Sales
x
x
AP
AP
AP
Restaurants with Drive -Through
x
x
x
x
x
Restaurants, Take Out/Delivery
x
x
P
P
P
Wine Tasting Rooms, Wine Bars, Beer
Gardens, or Micro Breweries
x
x
AP
AP
AP
UDC 17.66,020
OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 124
City o,Santa Clanta, Cah,ornia
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Antique, Collectible, or Vintage Clothing
Store
X
X
P
P
X
Apparel Boutiques
X
X
P
P
X
Art Gallery
X
X
P
P
X',
Art Supply Stores
X
X
P
P
X
Arts & Entertainment -Oriented Retail
X
X
P
P
X',
Artisan Goods, Furniture, and Specialty
Stores
X
X
P
P
X
Bicycle Shops
X
X
P
P
X
Book Stores/Reading Rooms
X
X
P
P
X,,
Building and Landscape Materials Sales
X
X
X
CUP
MUP
Carpet and Flooring Stores
X
X
X
P
P
Discount Stores
X
X
X
P
CUP
Flower Shop/Florist
X
X
P
P
P
Furniture, Appliance, and Equipment Store
X
X
X
P
CUP
Garden Supply Store
X
X
X
P
X
Gun Stores
X
X
X
X
CUP
On-site production of items sold
X
X
P
P
P
Hard Liquor Sales (Accessory Retail Use)
X
X
CUP
CUP
CUP
ONSP4.i0
UDC 17.66.020
Hobby Stores/Game Stores
X
X
P
P
X,,
jewelry Stores
X
X
P
P
X
Liquor Store
X
X
X
CUP
CUP
UDC 17.66.020
Marijuana/Cannabis Sales
X
X
X
X
X
Mercado
X
X
MUP
CUP
X
125 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN
City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
CID
Additional
Regulations
MusiciMusical Instrument Stores
x
x
P
P
P
Neighborhood Market/Convenience Store
x
x
P
P
x
Newsstand
x
x
P
P
x
Outdoor Display and S@Ies7
x
x
P
MUP
MUP
Pawn Shops
x
x
x
CUP
x
Pharmacies/Drugstores
x
x
x
P
P
Retail Sales, General
x
x
x
p
p
ONSP 4.10
Retail Services
x
x
x
x
p
Secondhand Stores
x
x
MUP
MUP
x
Specialty Food Stores
x
x
p
P
x
Specialty Retail Stores
x
x
p
p
x
Sporting Goods Stores
x
x
p
P
x
Stationary Stores
x
x
p
p
x
Stores with Floor Area up to 6,000 square
feet
x
x
P
P
P
Stores with Floor Area between 6,000 and
20,000 square feet
x
x
MUP
P
p
Stores with Floor Area 20,000 square feet or
greater
x
x
x
MUP
MUP
ONSP 4-10
Swap Meets/Flea Markets
x
x
x
x
x
Thrift Stores
x
x
CUP
CUP
x
Tobacco Paraphernalia Stores
x
x
CUP
CUP
CUP
ONSP 4.10
UDC 17-11.020
Tourist/Visitor-Oriented Retail
x
x
p
P
x
Toy Stores
x
x
p
p
x
Vendors, Long Term
x
x
MUP
MUP
MUP
OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 126
City o, Santa Clarita, Cali,omia
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
w9marrarITIMITIRT-M
Land Use Type
UC -1
UC -2
LIC
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Adult Busmess4
x
x
x
x
P4
UDC 17.61
Cambling Uses
x
x
x
x
x
Hookah Bar/Cigar Club
x
x
CUP
CUP
x
Live Entertainment
x
CUIF6
MUP
MUP
MUP
ONSP 4,10
Live Entertainment, Accessory Background
Music
x
x
P
P
P
Nightclub
x
x
CUP
CUP
CUP
I
Theater, Cinema or Performing Arts
x
CUp6
P
P
I P
Land Use Type
UC -1
UC -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
ATM
x
x
P
P
P
ONSP 4.10
B@nl<s/Credit Unions
x
x
P
P
P
Business Support Services
x
x
P2
P
P
Check Cashing/Currency Transfer Services
x
x
x
P
x
ONSP 4,10
Financial Services
x
x
P2
P
P
Professional Offices
x
F6
P2
P
P
127 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN
City of Santa ClariLa, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
Services: General
Land Use Type
UC -1
UC -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Call Centers
x
x
x
CUP
CUP
ONSP 4.10
Child Day Care: Large or Small Family Day
Care Home
P
P
x
x
x
ONSP 4.10
Day Care Center: Child or Adult
MUP
MUP
x
MUP
MUP
Drive -Through Service
x
x
x
x
x
Equipment Rental (indoor only)
x
x
x
P
P
Lodging: Bed & Breakfast Inn (B&B)
CUP
P
x
P
x
Lodging: Hotel or Motel
x
x
P
P
CUP
Maintenance Service: Client Site Services
x
x
x
x
P
Mortuary, Funeral Home
x
x
x
P
P
Personal Services
x
MUIP6
P2
P
x
ONSP 4.10
Personal Services, Restricted
x
x
x
MUP
CUP
ONSP 4.
Tattoo Parlors/Body Piercing Services
x
x
CUP
CUP
x
Land Use Type
UC -1
UC -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Counsel ing/Lifestyle Management
x
P6
P2
P
P
ONSP 4.10
Hospital Services
x
x
x
x
CUP
ONSP 4.10
Medical Marijuana Dispensary
x
x
x
x
x
Medical Services: Clinic, Urgent Care
x
x
x
P
P
Medical Services: Doctor Office
x
R6
CUP
P
P
Medical Services- Extended Care
x
MUP
x
x
CUP
Rehabilitation Facility
x
x
x
x
CUP
OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 128
City o,' Santa Clanta, Cali,omia
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
Land Use Type
UG -I
UC -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional
Land Use Type
UG -I
UG -2
UC
COR
CID
C@rw2sh: Accessory Automated
X
X
X
CUP
X
Regulations
Community Assembly
CUP
CUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
Instructional School: Art, Dance, Martial
X
CUPS
X
CUP
X
ONSP 4.10
Arts, Music, Tutoring, etc.
X
I
MUP
I
MUP
I
MUP
I
ONSP 4.10
Library, Museum
CUPS
P
P
P
P
School, Public or Private
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Land Use Type
UG -I
UC -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Auto Supply and Accessory Store
X
X
X
X
MUP
C@rw2sh: Accessory Automated
X
X
X
CUP
X
ONSP 4.10
Motorcycle Sales and Services
X
X
X
X
MUP
Fuel Sales (Expansion of Existing Uses Only)
X
X
X
CUP
X
ONSP 4.10
Vehicles Sales and Services, Prohibited
X
X
X
X
X
ONSP 4.10
Vehicle Storage (indoor)
X
X
X
X
MUP
Land Use Type
UG -I
UG -2
UC
COR
CD
AdditionalRegulations
Artisan/Craft Product Manufacturing
X
X
X
P
P
Assembly
X
X
X
X
P
Auction Facilities
X
X
X
X
CUP
Bottling Plants
X
X
X
X
P
129 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN
City of Santa ClariLa, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
Industry, Manufacturing & Processing, Wholesaling Uses (continued)
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Cleaning and Dying Plants
X
X
X
X
P
Construction Contractor/Contractor Storage
Yard
X
X
X
X
X
Crematory
X
X
X
X
X
Distribution
X
X
X
X
P
Distribution Showroom
X
X
X
X
P
Food Processing
X
X
X
X
P
Furniture Upholstering
X
X
X
X
P
Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing,
Cabinet shop
X
X
X
X
P
Laboratories
X
X
X
X
P
Manufacturing/Processing, Heavy
X
X
X
X
X
Manufacturing/Processing, Light
X
X
X
X
P
Media Production: Office or Storefront Type
X
MUP6
P2
P
P
Media Production: Soundstage Type
X
X
X
X
P
Moving& Storage Facilities
X
X
X
X
CUP
ONSP4.10
UDC 17.66.no
Printing and Publishing
X
X
X
P
P
Recycling: Vending Machines as an
Accessory Use
X
X
X
P
P
ONSP 4.10
Recycling: Collection of Trucks and/or Bins
as an Accessory Use
X
X
X
MUP
MUP
Research and Development
X
X
P2
P
P
Storage: Commercial Outdoor
X
X
X
X
X
Truck Terminal
X
X
X
X
X
Warehousing
X
X
X
X
P
OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 130
City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
qT—q7TUf,raVF=
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
CD
AdditionalRegulations
Children's Indoor Play Facility
x
x
x
MUP
MUP
ONSP 4,10
Commercial Recreation Facility, Indoor
x
CUIF6
MUP
P
P
ONSP4.10
Commercial Recreation, Restricted
x
x
x
x
CUP
ONSP 4.10
Gambling Uses
x
x
x
x
x
Health/Fitness Club
x
CUIE6
MUP
MUP
MUP
Outdoor Sports and Recreation
x
x
x
x
CUP
Recreation Facilities, Commercial
x
x
x
x
CUP
Recreation Facilities, Residential
P
P
P
P
P
RV Park/Campground
x
x
x
x
x
COME=
Land Use Type
UC -1
UC -2
UC
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Horticulture: For Commercial Sale
x
x
x
MUP
MUP
ONSP 4,10
Horticulture: Residential Use Only
P
P
P
P
P
Horticulture: Within Public Utility Easements
P
P
x
P
P
Farmer's Market
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
Plant Nursery
x
x
x
MUP
P
131 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN
City of Santa ClariLa, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
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Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UG
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Animal Keeping: Small Animals
P
P
P
P
P
UDC
17.62-030
Animal Keeping: For Educational Purposes
(Large or Small Animals)
MUP
MUP
X
X
X
Animal Day Care
X
X
X
MUP
MUP
Animal Uses, Prohibited
X
X
X
X
X
ONSP 4.10
Animal Uses, Restricted
X
X
X
X
CUP
ONSP 4.10
Feed and Tack Stores
X
X
X
CUP
CUP
Grooming and Pet Stores
X
X
X
P
MUP
ONSP 4.10
Kennels
X
X
X
MUP
MUP
I
Riding Trails
P
P
P
P
P
ONSP 4.10
Veterinary Clinic
X
X
X
P
P
Veterinary Hospital
X
X
X
MUP
MUP
Land Use Type
UG -1
UC -2
UG
COR
CD
Additional
Regulations
Accessory Use
P
P
P
P
P
Accessory Outdoor Storage for a Permitted
Non -Residential Use
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
Building Height in Excess Of 35'
CUP
CUP
CUPS
CUPS
CUPS
ONSP4.10
Carports as Required parking for Multifamily
or Nonresidential Uses
X
X
MUP
MUP
MUP
ONSP 4.10
Carports as an Accessory Use to Required
I
Parking for Single -Family Uses
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
ONSP 4.10
OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 132
City o, Santa Clarita, Cah,ornia
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
CID
Additional
Regulations
Carports for Residential or Nonresidential
Uses with Solar Panels
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
ONSP 4.10
Drive-through Service
x
x
I x
x
I x
ONSP 4.10
Holiday Sales
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
UDC 17.67
Incidental Services for Employees
P
P
P
P
P
Off Site Parking/Shared Parking
MUP
MUP
P
MUP
MUP
Small Wind Energy Systems
P
P
P
P
P
UDC 17.6 6,120
Temporary Real Estate Offices
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
UDC 17.67
Temporary Residence, Less Than 12 Months
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
UDC 17.67
Temporary Residence, 12 Months or More
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
UDC 17.67
Temporary Uses
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
TUP
UDC 17.67
Valet Parking
x
x
AP
AP
AP
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
CID
Additional
Regulations
Ambulance or Paramedic Dispatch
x
x
x
MUP
MUP
Corporation Yards
x
x
x
CUP
MUP
Flood Control Facilities
P
P
P
P
P
Helipad
CUP
CUP
x
CUP
CUP
Park and Ride Lots
x
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Parking Facility: Public or Commercial
CUP
MUP
P
P
P
UDC 17.51.o6o
Parks, Public and Private
CUP
I CUP
CUP
I CUP
CUP
133 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN
City of Santa ClariLa, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
Land Use Type
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
Additional
CID Regulations
Preservation of Historical Landmarks
P
P
P
P
P
Public Services, General
MUP
MUP
P
P
P
Public Uses, Prohibited
X
X
X
X
X
Transit Station or Terminal
X
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Utility Substations
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
Wireless Facilities
Land Use Type
UC -1
UG -2
UC
COR
CID
Additional
Regulations
Wireless Telecommunications Facility, Less
than 35 feet high
CUP
CUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
UDC 17.69
Wireless Telecommunications Facility, 35 feet
in height or more
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
UDC 17.69
Wireless Telecommunications Facility, Flush-
CUP
CUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
UDC 17.69
mounted
Wireless Telecommunications Facility,
UDC
Co -located, non -substantial change not in
P
P
P
P
P
the public right-of-way
17.69.o3o.F
Wireless Telecommunications Facility,
Co -located, substantial change, originally
UDC
approved as an MUP, not in the public right-
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
17.69.o3o.F
of way
Wireless Telecommunications Facility,
Co -located, substantial change, originally
UDC
approved as CUP, not in the public right -of-
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
MUP
17.69-03o.F
way, less than 5o% cumulative expansion
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Land Use Type
UG -I
UG -2
UC
COP
CD
Additional
U[
Urban Center
[D
Creative District
Regulations
Wireless Telecommunications Facility,
Co -located. substantial change, originally
I
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
CUP
UDC
approved a s CUP, not in the public right -of
17.6 9.030. F
way, 5o% cumulative expansion or more
Wireless Telecommunications Facility, in the
public right -of way, new or modification to
existing wireless communications facility
X
X
X
X
X
between o' and 250' from any residential use
orzone
Wireless Telecommunications Facility, in the
public right -of way, new or modification to
existing wireless communications facility
AP
AP
AP
AP
AP
greater than 250' from any residenti@l use or
zone
Key 0oZone Symbols
UG'i
Urban General i
UG -2
Urban General z
[[)R
Corridor
U[
Urban Center
[D
Creative District
Notes:
'Adefinition ofeach listed use type isinUnified Development Code Chapters 1742(Resk1endu|Use 7ypes),
1743(Commercial Use 7ypes).17-44(|ndugria|Use lypes),174>(Public and Semi -Public Use 7ypes).1746
(Agricultural Use Types).1747(Temporary Use lypes).17-48(Accessory Structures and Uses Use 7ypeo).and
17-49 (Development Activities/Miscell@neous Use Types), except where a specific type is defined by Section 4 1"
(Old Town Code C|ooury/DeGnitions)o[this Old Town Code.
2Except where permitted otherwise through the issuance of a Minor Use Permit, this use is allowed only on an
upper floor orbehind the primary ground floor use.
3AIlowed only as part of a vertical mixed use project, with upper floor residential in a Commercial Block or Liner
building type.
4Requi*sAdult Business Permit incompliance with UDC Chapter 17.61.
50utdoor Dining only @11owed subject to submittal requirements End license agreement with the City of Santa Clarita.
See "Outdoor Dining (in public right -of wuy)'`inthe glossary and ONIPChapter 4Jfor more information.
6Useallowed only onstreets that have existing businesses orthat are adjacent tuthe Corridor and/or Urban
Center zone. This provision is intended to provide flexibility for parcels adjacent to other commerci@1 uses and is
not intended to introduce commercial activities into neighborhoods that are primarily residential.
70utdoor display of merchandise shall be permitted subject to an Outdoor Display Permit in accordance with
Sections 4zo5o.Eand 4.2u6o.Enfthis code.
8A
developed under the City's Mixed Use Ordinance. See the zoning descriptions for the COR, UC, and [Dzones for
more information.
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REVISED: xxxx,xxxx
The UG -1 zone is applied to areas appropriate for residential development and land uses at the edges oFthe downtown, where
the primary architectural type is the detached house on a variety of lot sizes. Sirectmcapemare ofsuburban character and are
the most landscaped inthe Specific Plan area.
7, Setbacks (as measured from the property line)
Buildings shall bnplaced within the shaded area asshown in the diagram.
(u)Front Setback: 15' minimum
(b) Side Street Setback: io` minimum
(c)Sidc7undSetback: 5`minimum
(d) Rear Setback: io' minimum
i, Parking Placement
(]n'gradeporking (unenclosed) is allowed inthe shaded arra as shown inthe diagram. Garage parking is permitted subject
tothe applicable building setback (primary oraccessory structure).
(a) Front setback: 5n'*
(b) Side street setback: 5' minimum
(c) Side yard setback: 5` minimum
(d) Rear setback: not required
Garage parking is permitted immediately behind a residence, when accessed from the alley or side street, regardless of the
front setback. Agarage may 6cattached o,unattached.
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AoupTco DECEMBER *2.2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
2. Parking Access
Vehicular access is permitted only from the alley or side streets. Where alleys and side streets do not exist, access shall be
taken from the primary street with parking areas and garages located at the rear of the property. Parking areas and garages
should be screened from public view and be located behind the primary unit whenever possible.
3. Parking Requirements
Residential: zspaces /unit
Non -Residential Up to i5oosq ft: / space/
Non -Residential > i5oosqft: see Unified Development Code
'Parking shall be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on site. As an advantage for development in the Old
Town Newhall Specific Plan area, the parking incentive may be applied in a manner that is most advantageous to a property
or business. Non-residential space in excess ofthe first /,5oo square feet shall be parked in accordance with the Unified
Development Code.
D. Building Profile and Type
n. Building Height
(a)Maximum height: two stories or35'
(b) In certain residential building types more fully set forth in Chapter 4.3, attic space may be occupied and not counted as a
story when applying the height threshold listed above.
2, Encroachments
Aoallowed bythe Unified Development Code
3. Frontage Types (See Section 4.]ozofor definitions and design standards)
F,ontyard / Porch
4. Architectural Types (Sec Section 4.].o10for definitions and design standards)
SinA|e'Fanni|yHovoe
Carriage House
Second Unit
Section Diagram
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ADOPTED DECEMBER oo.uo05
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The UG -2 zone is applied to areas appropriate for a mixture of residential and low -intensity non-residential land uses, with
architectural types limited to those that are compatible with the form of houses. This zone generally surrounds the Urban Center
zone, providing utransition between the least dense and primarily single-family residential areas within the UC'i zone, and the
entirely urban character of the Urban Center and Corridor zones. Streetscapes are of urban character, but designed to provide a
pleasant transition between the handscupcofthe Urban Center and the more heavily landscaped ytedscapes ofthe UC'/ zone.
Limited commercial uses are permitted; however, non-residential uses should be located in areas where businesses already exist
and should be discouraged in areas that are primarily urexclusively residential.
Setbacks (as measured from the property line)
Buildings shall be placed within the shaded area as shown inthe diagram.
(a) Front Setback: io' minimum
(b)Side Street Setback: 5' minimum
(c) Sidcyanj Setback: 5' minimum
(d) Rear Setback: 5' minimum
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ADOPTED DECEMBER uu,xum5
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
Parking Placement
On -grade parking (unenclosed) is allowed inthe shaded area as shown inthe diagram. Garage parking is permitted
subject tothe applicable building setback (primary u,accessory structun).
(a) Front setback: ]5y6oflot depth or5o'.whichever is less*
(b)Side street setback: 5'minimum
(c)Side yard setback: 5`minimum
(d) Rear setback: not required
* Garage parking is permitted immediately behind u residence, when accessed from the alley urside street,
regardless ufthe front setback. AQuraQc may be attached or unattached.
Parking Access
Vehicular access is permitted only from the alley mrside streets. Where alleys and side streets 6n not exist, access rhxU
be taken from the primary street with parking areas and garages located at the rear of the property. Parking areas and
garages should bescreened from public view and belocated behind the primary unit whenever possible.
3. Parking Requirements
Residential: ospaces /unit plus 1/ospace guest parking per unit for multifamily dcvc|opments/
Live/Work: z spaces / unit
Non -Residential Upto15ooyqft: / space o
Non -Residential >/5ooyq fit: see Unified Development Code
'in instances where a project qualifies as mixed use, the City's Mixed Use ncyidendu| parking standards shall apply (UD[
Secton17.38.o5oI6).
z
ParkingshuU be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on site. As an advantage for development in the
Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area, the parking incentive may be applied in a manner that is most advantageous to a
property or business. Non-residential space in excess ofthe first i'5oo square feet shall be parked in accordance with the
Unified Development Code.
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
D. Building Prwfihnand Type
n. Building Height
(a) K8oxirnvrn height: two stories orj5'
(b) In certain residential building types more fully set forth in Chapter 4.3, attic space may be occupied and not
counted aoastory when applying the height threshold listed above.
2. Encroachments
As allowed by the Unified Development Code
3. Frontage Types (See Section 4J.ozofor definitions and design standards)
Front yard, Stoop, Fpnrcovd, Storefront
4. Architectural Types (Sec Section 4J-cnofor definitions and design standards)
Bungalow Court
Courtyard Housing
Dup|cx/Trip|cx/Ouadp|cx
Mansion Apartment House
Rowhnuse
SiJeyarJHov^inA
Single -Family House
Carriage House
Live/Work
Second Unit
Stacked Dwellings
Section Diagram
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
nEv|SEo. xxx, xxxx
RIMNEfTelmi
F-Aw
The COR zone is applied to portions of the Newhall, Railroad, and Lyons Avenue corridors within the Old Town Newhall area
that are appropriate for development types that benefit from streets with high volumes of traffic. Developments in the COR
zone should also be pedestrian -friendly and designed to create a built character that is consistent with, and complementary to,
the rest of Old Town Newhall. The architectural types allowed in this zone are less intensive, lower in height, and accommodate
lower densities than those in the Urban Center zone, but also accommodate a mixture of land uses, including some housing.
Streetscapes are of urban character, and planted both to enhance the pedestrian experience, and to contribute to the identity of
the entire downtown area. Projects in the COR zone reflect a more typical suburban development pattern with parking provided
onsite, in well -landscaped parking lots that are screened from adjacent arterials to the maximum extent possible.
9.w.mroff, M.- 0=
i. Setbacks (as measured from the property line)
Primary buildings shall be placed within the shaded area asshown in the diagram.
(a) Front Setback: 5' minimum
(b) Side Street Setback: 5' minimum
(c) Sideyard Setback: 5' minimum
(d) Rear Setback: id minimum
(e) Accessory structuress all not be located closer than 5' to any lot line
Plan Diagram
3=
i. Parking Placement
On -grade parking (enclosed or unenclosed) is allowed inthe shaded area as shown in the diagram.
(al) Front setback: not required for 50% of lot frontage (City landscape standards apply)
(a2) Front setback: 20% lot depth for 50% of lot frontage
(b) Side street setback: 5' minimum
(c) Side yard setback: 5' minimum
(d) Rear setback: 5' minimum*
In instances where parking spaces are accessed directly from an alley, the 5' rear parking setback may be located in front
of the parking space, as part of, in lieu of, or replaced by, the City's standard landscape planter requirement. This allows for
more efficient and creative site planning for commercial parcels that have alley access.
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 2_21, 2-005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
Plan Diagram
2. Parking Access
Vehicular access is permitted from any street or alley.
3. Parking Requirements
Residential: 2 spaces per unit is 1/2 space guest parking per it
Live/ r: 2 spaces / unit
Non -Residential UP to 1500 sq ft: i space2
Non -Residential > 15oo sq ft: see Unified Development Code
1 In instances where a project qualifies as mixed use, the City's Mixed Use residential parking standards shall apply
(UDC Section 17.38.05o.F.6).
2 Parking shall be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on site. As an advantage for development in the Old
Town Newhall Specific Plan area, the parking incentive may be applied in a manner that is most advantageous to a property
or business. Non-residential space in excess oft e first 1,500 square feet shall be parked in accordance with the Unified
Development Code.
i. Building Height
(a) Maximum height: two stories or 35'
(b) Certain building types may allow for a loft, tower, or penthouse that exceeds the height listed above. Unless provided for
elsewhere inthis Code, the loft/tower/penthouse shall not exceed 25% oft building's ground floor footprint and shall
not exceed the allowable height by more than one (1) story or 12'.
(c) Where feasible, property owners have the option to develop projects that conform tothe City's Mixed -Use Ordinance
at the stated building heights in the City's Mixed Use Ordinance, subject tothe issuance of a for Use Permit, if the
project exceeds the height listed in (a) above. See Chapter 17.3 .050 oft Unified Development Code. The increased
height in a mixed use project may allow for additional building stories, depending on the project design.
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
2. Encroachments
As allowed by the Unified Development Code
Section Diagram
3. Frontage Types (See Section 4.3.020 for definitions and design standards)
Arcade, Shopfront, Stoop
4. Architectural Types (See Section 4.3.010 for definitions and design standards)
(a) Stacked Dwellings
(b) Live/ or
(c) Commercial Block
(d) Liner
(e) Other housing types are allowed subject tothe issuance of a for Use Permit per Section 4.2.020.A.3.
ME=
Outdoor display of merchandise, whether on private property or in the public right-of-way, shall be subject to thea roval oft e
following development standards:
1. A retail business must be located in the Urban Center or Corridor zone.
2. The display must be free and clear of all pedestrian paths of travel.
3. All displays must consist of decorative furniture, tables, or other display approved by the
Director of Community Development.
4. Merchandise is limited to one (i) display per business during regular business hours and shall be permitted in
accordance with an Outdoor Display Permit.
5. Additional hours of display may be used while Main Street is closed to vehicles in preparation of, and during,
special events.
6. The business must have approval of an Outdoor Display Permit on file with the City of Santa Clarita.
7. Any outdoor display outside of an Outdoor Display Permit shall be considered a violation oft is code.
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
4.2.o6o - Urban Center (UC)
The UC zone is applied to the central portions of Old Town Newhall that are appropriate for a wide range of land uses in
buildings averaging two stories in height. in cases where a full block is under development, additional height/stories may be
permitted. Ground floor uses typically include specialty retail and restaurants, with upper floors accommodating offices or
residential units. Restaurant, entertainment, and civic uses are also encouraged. Auto -oriented uses are not appropriate in
this zone. Street frontages throughout this zone are pedestrian -oriented, and defined by nonresidential building facades at the
back of the sidewalk. Off-street parking is to be provided in public garages or parking lots, preferably located away from street
frontages behind buildings but may also be located on side streets with appropriate landscaping and screening from the street.
Streetscapes are of urban character and planted both to enhance the pedestrian experience and to contribute to the identity of
the entire downtown area. Parking for new non-residential and/or commercial space is calculated at 1:350 (one space for each
350 square feet of new development) and may be provided offsite as part of the City's parking in -lieu fee program for the Old
Town Newhall area. Parcels in the Urban Center zone are subject to the same parking incentive that is available in other ONSP
zones where only one parking space is required for the first 1,500 square feet of non-residential and/or commercial development.
i. Setbacks
Buildings shall be placed within the shaded area as shown in the diagram.
(a) Front Setback: o' min. - 5' maximum *
(b) Side Street Setback: o' min. - 5' maximum
(c) Sideyard Setback: not required
(d) Rear Setback: not required
*Variations in setbacks are encouraged to create more articulation and visual interest on Main Street.
Plan Diagram
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REVISED: xxx, xxxx
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i. Parking Placement
On -grade parking (enclosed or unenclosed) is allowed in the shaded area as shown in the diagram.
(a) Front setback: 20% lot depth*
(b) Side street setback: io' minimum
(c) Side yard setback: not required
(d) Rear setback: not required
*Parking setbacks are intended for private commercial projects where parking is provided on site to support a
specific business or use. Public parking facilities (surface lots, structures, etc.) may be located at the property
line. Parking setbacks are not intended to preclude or restrict the placement of public parking facilities that would
benefit the greater Old Town Newhall area.
Plan Diagram
2. Parking Access
Vehicular access is permitted only from the alley or side streets. No additional driveways shall be permitted on
Main Street.
3. Parking Requirements
Residential: 2 spaces per unit is 1/2 space guest parking per unit'
Live/Work: 2 spaces / unit
N on- Residential: Only one parking space is required for the first 1,500 square feet of new development. Beyond
the first 1,500 square feet, parking for new non-residential /or commercial space shall be calculated at 1:350
{ones ace for each 350 square feet of new development). Tandem parking for commercial uses may be allowed
subject tote issuance of an Administrative Permit. Required parking spaces may be provided off site as part of
the City's parking in -lieu fee program forte Old Town Newhall area.
In instances where a project qualifies as mixed use, the City's Mixed Use residential parking standards shall apply
(UDC Section 17.3 .050. ..
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
i. Bung Height
(a) Maximum height: two stories or 35'
(b) Certain building types may allow for a loft, tower, or penthouse that exceeds the height listed above. Unless
provided for elsewhere inthis Code, the loft/tower/penthouse shall not exceed 25% of the building's
ground floor footprint and shall not exceed the allowable height by more than one (i) story or 12'.
(c) Where an entire block is to be developed, the maximum height of the developmet/structuress all not
exceed 55', permitted by right, not including architectural features. The increased height may allow for
additional building stories, depending on the project design.
(d) Where feasible, property owners have the option to develop projects that conform to the City's Mixed -
Use Ordinance at the stated building heights inthe City's Mixed -Use Ordinance, subject to the issuance
of a Minor Use Permit if the project exceeds the height listed in (a) above, ora Conditional Use Permit if
the project exceeds the height in (c) above. See Chapter 17.3 .050 of the Unified Development Code. The
increased height in a mixed use project may allow fora itional building stories, depending on the project
design.
2. Encroachments
As allowed by the Unified Development Code; Awnings, Gallery frontages, balconies, bay windows, signs, outdoor
dining allowed by approval of the planning director.
Section Diagram
3. Frontage Types (See Section 4.3.020 for definitions and design standards)
Arcade, Storefront
4. Architectural Types (See Section 4.3.010 for definitions and design standards)
(a) Courtyard Housing
(b) Stacked Dwellings
(c) Live/Work
(d) Commercial Block
(e) Liner
(f) Other housing types are allowed subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit per Section 4.2.02o. .3.
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REVISED: xxx, xxxx
E. Outdoor Display of Merch and Ise. Outdoor display of merchandise, whether on private property or in the pub I ic right -of way,
shall bpsubject tothe approval o[the following development o$ndundc
I. Aretail business must belocated inthe Urban Center orCorridor zone.
z.The display must hcfree and clear ofall pedestrian pathso[travel.
3. All displays must consist of decorative furniture, t@bles, or other display approved by the Director of Community Development.
4 Merchandise is limited to one (I) display per business during regular business hours End shall be permitted in accordance
with anOutdoor Display Permit.
5.Additiune|hours ofdisplay may beused while Main Street isclosed tovehicles inpreparation uf,and during, specie|events.
6. The business must have @pprov@l of an Outdoor Display Permit on file with the City of Santa Giants.
7. Any outdoor displ@y outside of @n Outdoor Display Permit shall be considered a viol@tion of this code.
147 OLD TOWN mcvvxxuspsc/nc PLAN
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»oopTEm oucuoso 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx,xxxx
The CDzone isapplied hoproperties along Pine Street southerly o[Newhall Avenue that offer significant potential 6oramixtue
of creative businesses and business incu6mtion, in addition tncurrent light industry. Typical uses include those commonly
found inthe Business Park zone. Asbuildings are designed for their industrial orcommercial function, defined (]NSPbuilding
and architectural types donot (or may not) apply. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the ONSP, provisions in the City's
Community Character and Design Guidelines shall guide industrial/commercial dcvr|npnnrnt in the [0 zone. This zone benefits
from Newhall Avenue access and its adjacency k>the future industrial area hothe cast. 3treetscapem are oFurban character,
planted primarily to soften the appearance of industrial structures, activities, and traffic. Parking is accommodated onsite in well
landscaped parking lots that are screened from adjacent streets.
7. Setbacks (as measured from the property line)
Primary buildings shall be placed within the shaded area osshown inthe diagram.
(a)Front Setback: lo' minimum
(b) Side Street Setback: io' minimum
(c) 3i6cyanjSetback: 5`minimum
(d) Rear Setback: /o' minimum
(e) Accessory structures shall not be located closer than 5' to any lot line
Plan Diagram
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REVISED: xxx, xxxx
C. Parking
z Parking Placement
On -grade parking is allowed in the shaded area asshown in the diagram. City landscape standards shall app|y.
(a) Front setback: lo' minimum
(b) Side street setback: iu' minimum
(c) Side yard setback: 5' minimum
(d) Rear setback: 5' minimum*
In instances where parking spaces are accessed directly from an alley, the 5' rear parking setback may be located in front of
the parking space, as part of, in lieu of, or replaced by, the City's standard landscape planter requirement. This allows for more
efficient and creative site planning for commercial parcels that have alley access.
z, Parking Access
SvLi edtq the approval of the Community Development Director.
Plan Diagram
3. Parking Requirements
Residential: 2 spaces per unit Plus //zspace guest parking per unit'
Live/Work: 2 spaces/unit
Nnn-Residential: sec Unified Development Code
/|n instances where a project qualifies as mixed use, the City's Mixed Use residential parking standards shall apply (UDC
So±ion/7J@.o5oI6).
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Aooprso DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx` xxxx
/. Building Height
(a) Maximum height: 35'
(b) Where an entire block is to be developed, the maximum height of the development/structures shall not exceed 55',
permitted by right, not including architectural features,
2. Encroachments
As allowed by the Unified Development Code
3. Frontage Types (See Section 4�.ozofor definitions and design standards)
Stoop, Funccnud. Storefront, Arcade
Architectural Types
None required
Section Diagram
OLD TOWN wEw:xuSPEC|F|C PLAN i5o
City ofSanta [|ahta.California
ADOPTED nscswusnuu.2**5
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE
4.3 - Architectural Standards
4.3.010 - Architectural Types
A. Requirements
t. Purpose. This section identifies the architectural Types allowed within the Specific Plan area, and provides design
standards for each type, to ensure that proposed development is consistent with the City's goals for building
form, character, and quality within Old Town Newhall.
2. Applicability. Each proposed building shall be designed in compliance with the standards of this section for
the applicable architectural type, except for public and institutional buildings, and buildings within the CD
zone, which because of their unique disposition and application, are not required to comply with building type
requirements.
3. Allowable architectural types by zone. Each proposed building shall be designed as one of the types allowed by
the following table for the zone applicable to the site.
Architectural Type Architectural Types Allowed by Zone
UG -1
UG -2
UC
COR
Bungalow Court
Y
Courtyard Housing
Y
Y1
Duplex/Triplex/Quadplex
Y
Mansion Apartment
Y
Rowhouse
Y
Sideyard Housing
Y
Stacked Dwellings
Y2
Y1
Y1
SF House, Carriage House
Y
Y
Live/Work
Y
Y
Y
Commercial Block
Y
Y
Liner
Y
Y
Key: Y —Architectural type allowed
'Allowed only as part of a vertical mixed use project, with upper floor residential in a Commercial Block type
building.
2Stacked dwellings require a Minor Use Permit in the UG -2 zone.
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4.3•01o.13 Carriage House/Second Unit
An attached or detached residence which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons
and which is located or established on the same lot on which a single-family residence is located. Such dwellings
may contain permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. This definition includes
"granny flats" and may also be known as an Accessory Dwelling Unit.
1: Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 35 ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
i. The main entrance to the unit shall be accessed from the side yard of the main house.
ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley.
iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway 7 to 10 feet wide, and
with 2 -foot planters on each side.
iv. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway of 16 feet
maximum width, and with 2 -foot planters on each side
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i. Required parking shall not be located within any required setback and shall be screened from public view.
Parking may be covered or uncovered.
ii. Where an alley is present, services, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas
shall be located on the alley.
iii. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment and trash container areas shall be
located at least 10 feet behind the front of the house and shall be screened from view from the street with
a hedge or fence.
iv. A non -alley -accessed garage may accommodate no more than 2 cars. A side street facing garage shall
have 1 -car garage doors.
(b) Guidelines
i. An alley accessed garage may accommodate up to three cars.
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
4 Open Space
(a) Standards
i. Side -yards she||heuminimum of five feet onthe ground level and 2ofeet onthe upper level.
ii. One ufthe side -yards sh@ll be no less than 20 feet and may include the stairs to the Carriage House. Stairs to the
Carriage House/Second Unit are encouraged to be located on the exterior of the structure. Primary access to the
Carriage House/Second Unit shall befrom acovered porch, patio, u,balcony.
Landscape
(a) Standards
i. The garden entrance tothe guest house shall contain one canopy tree.
(b) Guidelines
N.A.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. AsCarriage House units are located ontop ofthe Cumge,their stairs shall not belocated onustreet frontage
(b) Guidelines
i. Balconies End bay windows are allowable frontage types at the alley.
7 Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i. Thirty-four feet lmaximum u|ongthealley.
ii.Carriage Houses shaUbedesigned usflats located above garages.
in. Carriage Houses can henotaller than zstories.
iv. Carriage Houses and Second Units shu||also hesubject tuapplicable standards listed inSections /7J7040.K
(Accessory Buildings and Structures, Guesthouses) and 17-57.040.L (Accessory Buildings and Structures, Second
Units) o[the Unified Development Code.
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4.3.010.0 Single Family House
n: Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 50 ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
L The main entrance to the house shall be accessed directly from and face the street.
ii Where an alley is present, parking and services shall bcaccessed through the alley.
iii. VYhcrc on alley is not p,esent, parking and services shall be accessed by driveway to io feet wide, and
with 2-f0ot planters on each side.
ix C}nacorner lot without access toanalley, parking and services shall bcaccessed bvadriveway oF/6feet
maximum width, and with u'fbot planters on each side.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i Required parking shall be within a garage.
ii A non -alley -accessed garage may accommodate no more than 2 cars. A side street facing garage shall
have /-cargarage doors.
iii. Where an alley is present, scmiccs, including all utility access, above ground cquipmcnt, and trash
container areas shall be located on the alley.
ix VYhcrc on alley is not p,esent, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be
located at least iu feet behind the front of the house and be screened from view from the street with a
hedge orfence.
(b) Guidelines
i. An alley accessed garage may accommodate up to three cars.
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
L At least one side yard shall be designed to provide an open area no less than /o6eet by lo feet.
ii Rear yards shall be no less than 15% of the area of each lot and of a regular geometry (e.g., rectangular).
(b) Guidelines
i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone.
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Landscape
(a) Standards
i. Landscaping, when used to define a front yard, shall not exceed 42" (3.5 feet) in height, within the required front yard
setback. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more that 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at
the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity).
ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
(b) Guidelines
i. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors.
ii. All single family dwellings shall be designed with storage space provided for three, 9o -gallon trash bins, not visible
from the street during non -collection days.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. A house's ground level should be designed so living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), are
oriented toward the fronting street. Sleeping rooms should be located to the side and rear of the house, where
feasible.
ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020.
(b) Guidelines
i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to the house are
required. Porches, towers, dooryards and stoops are preferred types.
7: Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
I. Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least
three feet, and one vertical break.
ii. Houses on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades.
iii. Buildings shall be composed of one and/or two story volumes, each designed to house scale.
(b) Guidelines
i. Attic space may be occupied and not counted as a story when applying the height limits of the applicable zone.
8: Accessory Dwellings
See Section 4.3.01o.B'Carnage HousejSecond Unit'
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
4.3.010.D Single Family House Sicleyard
A structure occupied by one primary residence that orients itself to one side and rear of its lot.
i: Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 50 ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
i. The main entrance to the house shall be accessed directly from the side yard, through a walled garden or from a raised
porch.
ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley.
iii. Where an alley is not present, this housing type is allowed only on a corner lot,
iv. For a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway of 16 feet maximum
width, and With 2 foot planters on each side.
(b) Guidelines
N.A.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i. Required parking shall be within a garage.
ii. A non -alley -accessed garage may accommodate no more than 2 cars. A side street facing garage shall have 1 -car
garage doors.
iii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas
shall be located on the alley.
iv. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located at
least io feet behind the front of the house, and shall be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence.
(b) Guidelines
i. An alley accessed garage may accommodate up to three cars.
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
i. The active side yard shall be at least 15 feet wide, with major ground floor rooms opening to it with large windows and,
where possible, French doors. The active side yard shall be enclosed by a wall or hedge no more than 6 feet high,
ii. On a corner lot, the active side yard shall abut the street and the enclosing wall shall be set back at least 5 feet from
the frontage line.
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(b) Guidelines
i. Front yards are defined hvthe setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone.
ii. The inactive side yard may have a fence at the property line, with an easement @Ilowing use of the inactive yard by the
neighbor. |[ built without afence, uneasement shall beprovided toallow the use ofthe inactive yard hythe neighbor.
Windows on the inactive yard side of the house shall be relatively small and high, providing light and ventilation while
allowing for privacy.
iii. Rear yards are not required for this type, as the private, useable outdoor space isprovided inthe side yard.
5: Landscape
(a) Standards
i. Landscaping, when used to define a front yard, shall not exceed 42" (3-5 feet) in height, within the required front yard
setback. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at
the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height ofthe house utmeturity).
ii. At least one large tree sh@Il be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
(b) Guidelines
i. Side yard trees may bpplaced toprotect the privacy o[neighbors.
ii. All single family dwellings shall be designed with storage space provided for three, go -gallon trash bins, not visible
from the street during non -collection days.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. A sideyard house's ground level should be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room,
etc.), are oriented toward the fronting street and to the side yard. Sleeping rooms should be located to the side and
rear ofthe house, where feasible.
ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 40ozo.
(b) Guidelines
i. Aside yard house isnot subject to the frontage type requirements of the applicable zone to provide a transition from
public uoprivate within the front yard, us the side yard provides the transition.
ii. Notwithstanding setback requirements, the front setbuckneed not exceed 1nfeet.
m. Because the entrance is not on the street facade, speci@l care should be taken to ensure that the composition of
fenestration and other architectural details are scaled to the public rooms of the house.
7 Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i. The building elevations ubuuiuginactive side yards shall bedesigned tuprovide utleast one horizontu|plane break uf
utleast three feet, and one vertical break.
ii. A gallery, either one or two stories in height, or an arcade, shall be built along the active side yard for at least halfthe
building length.
(b) Guidelines
i. Attic space may be occupied and not counted as a story when applying the height limits of the applicable zone.
8:Accessory Dwellings
See Section 4.3oin.B'Carriage House/Second Unit'
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REVISED: xxxx,xxxx
4.3.0nr^E Duplexes, Triplexes, and Qmadplemes
Duplexes, triplexes, and quadp|cxes are multiple dwelling forms that are architecturally presented as large single-family houses in
their typical neighborhood setting.
c Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 5o6
2: Access
(a) Standards
i The main entrance tneach dwelling shall be accessed directly from, and shall face, the street. Access tosecond Hnnr
dwellings shall be by stair, which may be open or enclosed.
ii Where an alley is present, parking and services shall bcaccessed through the alley.
iii. YY6ene an alley is not present, parking and sen/ices shall be accessed by driveway 7to lofeet wide, with 2'6zot
planters oneach side.
iv. Onacorner lot without access twanalley, parking and services shall be accessed bvdriveways qf7tq8feet maximum
width, and with 2-60ptp|entcrs on each side.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i Required parking shall be within garages, which may contain up to four cars. Tandem parking may be allowed subject
to the issuance nfa Minor Use Permit.
ii Garages on corner lots without alleys may front onto the side street only ifprovided with i-cargarage doors, and with
driveways no more than 8feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide.
iii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall
bclocated onthe aUey.
is. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located at
least io feet behind the front of the house, and shall be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence.
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O4' of Santa Uarita. California
ADOPTED DscswoeR 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
i. Each ground floor dwelling shall have a private or semi-priv@te required yard of at least i5nsquare feet
ii. Required yards shall be at least 8 feet wide, and enclosed by a fence, w@ll, or hedge.
(b) Guidelines
i. Front yards are defined by the setback End frontage type requirements of the applicable zone.
ii. Porches, stoops and dooryards may encroach into a required yard. See Fronages, below.
Landscape
(a) Standards
i. Landocaping,whenuoeduodaGneu6nntyard.sha||ncuexcead4z"8.56eedinhaicht.withintheraquired6nntyard
setback. Front yard trees shall beufporch scale (no more than 1Jtimes the height ufthe porch utmaturity) except at
the margins o[the lot, where they may beo[house scale (no more than 14times the height o|the house otmuturity).
ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
(b) Guidelines
i. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors.
6: Frontage
a) Standards
i. Dwellings abutting front yards should be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room,
etc),are oriented toward the fronting street. Sleeping rooms should belocated tothe side and rear ofthe structure,
where feasible.
ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020.
(b) Guidelines
i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to the house are
required. These may be determined through the Design Review process to serve @Iso as the required yard for some or
@11 of the dwellings. Porches, towers, dooryards End stoops are preferred types.
ii, On corner lots, entrances to dwellings on both frontages are encouraged, particularly in triplexes and quadiplexes.
iii. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks.
J:Building Size and Massing
(@) Standards
i. Building elevations ahuuinXside yards shall hcdesigned toprovide otleast one hohzonta|plane break o[utleast
three feet, End one vertical break.
ii. Buildings oncorner lots shall hedesigned with two front facades.
iii. Buildings shall be massed as large houses, composed princip@lly of two story volumes, each designed to house scale.
(b) Guidelines
i. Dwellings within buildings may heflats ond/nrtownhouses.
ii. Attic space may be occupied and not counted as a story when applying the height limits of the applicable zone.
8:Accessory Dwellings
Carri@ge Houses are permitted. See Section 4.3.()io.B 'C@rriage House/Second Unit'
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4.3.01o.F Mansion Apartment
& mansion is a hovse'|ike6)rnn that accommodates five to eight individual residences.
t Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 756
2: Access
(a) Standards
i. The main entrance tothe building shall be accessed directly from and face the street.
it. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley.
in. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by ramped driveway from the
street, located as close as possible tmaside orrear property line.
ix Access from resident parking toeach dwelling shall be 6vway ofan elevator, stairs, and corridor.
(b) Guidelines
i. Direct access from adjacent street to ground Hmmr dwellings is encouraged.
it. On a corner lot without access to an aUaX parking and services may be accessed from the side street.
3; Parking
(a) Standards
i. Required parking shall be in an underground garage. Tandem parking may be permitted subject tmthe
issuance ofa Minor Use Permit.
it. Where an alley is present, services shall be located on the alley or underground.
in. Where an alley is not pnesant, services shall be underground or in a side or rear yard, at least /o feet
behind the fa�ade, and shall be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence.
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City of Santa Oorito' California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22,2*m5
REVISED: xxx' xxxx
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
i. Rear yards shall be no less than 15% ofthe area of each lot/unit and of a regular geometry (e.g., rectangular).
ii. Each ground floor dwelling shall have a private or semi -private required yard of at least 8o square feet, and each upper
floor dwelling shall have a balcony of at least 8o square feet, unless approved otherwise through Design Review.
iii. Required Yards shall be at least 8 feet wide, and enclosed by a fence, wall or hedge.
(b) Guidelines
i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone.
ii. Side yards should be useable by, and accessible from, the dwellings where possible.
iii. Porches, stoops, and dooryards may encroach into required yards. See Frontages, below.
Landscape
(a) Standards
i. Landscaping, when used to define a front yard, shall not exceed 42" (3.5 feet) in height, within the required
front yard setback. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch
at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the
height of the house at maturity).
H. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
(b) Guidelines
I. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. The building should be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), are
oriented toward the fronting street. Sleeping rooms should be located to the side and rear of the structure,
where feasible.
H. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020.
(b) Guidelines
i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor, at the main entrance, and at
any direct entrances to individual dwellings, are required. Porches, dooryards and stoops are preferred.
ii. Stoops up to 3 feet in height and dooryards up to z feet in height may be placed above subterranean parking,
provided that they are landscaped and scaled to the street and building.
iii. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks.
7: Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
I. Buildings shall be massed as large houses, composed principally oftwo and three story volumes.
ii. Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at
least three feet, and one vertical break. Significant projecting architectural elements such as bay windows,
projecting rooms, or covered balconies may be provided in lieu of one plane break.
iii. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades.
(b) Guidelines
i. Dwellings within the building may be flats and,/or townhouses.
ii. Attic space may be occupied and not counted as a story when applying the height limits of the applicable zone.
8: Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
4�0'o.G Rowhuuse
An individual structure occupied by one primary residence ora structure oFmultiple townhouse unit types arrayed side by
i: Lot Width
(a)Minimum: o5ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
i The main entrance to each unit shall be accessed directly from, and shall taoc, the street.
ii Garages and services shall be accessed from an aUcy. This type is not allowed on a lot without on alley.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i. Required parking shall be in a garage, which may beattached to or detached from the dwelling. Tandem
parking maybe permitted subject tothe issuance ofa Minor Use Permit.
ii. Services, including all utility access, above ground cquipmcnt, and trash containers, shall be located on an
aUcy.
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
i Rear yards shall bcnoless than 159&ufthe area ofeach lot/unit and ufa regular geometry (c.g, rectangular).
(b) Guidelines
L Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone.
5: Landscape
(a) Standards
L Landscape shall not be used to separate a front yard from front yards on adjacent parcels. Front yard trees,
if provided, shall bcofporch scale (no more than /.Stimes the height oFthc porch at maturity) except at
the margins of the lot, where they may bcofhouse scale (no more than 1.5times the height ufthe house at
maturity).
iL At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
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City ofSanta Qahta, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, ooqS
REVISED: xxx. xxxx
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. Each ground -level rowhouse should be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.),
areorientedtowardthe6nntinQstreetend/oruothecuuuyurd.S|eepinQroorns should belocated tothe side and rear
ofthe structure, where feasible.
ii. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the main entrance toeach
dwelling are required. Porches, douTardsEnd stoops are preferred types.
iii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 1}ozo.
(b) Guidelines
i. See the requirements of the applicable zone for slowed encroachments into required setbacks.
7:Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i. Buildings shall be composed Of2 @nd/or 3-stOry volumes in compliance with the regulations for the applicable zone.
ii.Buildings uncorner lots shall kedesigned with two front facades.
iii. Each rowhouse building shall maintain setbacks from property lines on at least 2 sides, with as much direct access to
yards uspossible.
(b) Guidelines
i. In a 3 -story building, a townhouse dwelling may be stacked over a ground floor flat. in this case, the flat sh@ll be
accessed by its own front door at the frontage, End the townhouse dwelling shall be accessed by a separate front door
and ustair.
8:Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
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»oopTEm oucuoso 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx,xxxx
4.3.0'o.H Bungalow Court
Bungalow Courts are an architectural type consisting of freestanding single-family residences arranged around a common,
shared courtyard. The individual buildings are arrayed next to each other to form a shared type that is wholly open tot street.
i: Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 125 ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
i. Entrances to dwellings shall be directly from the front yard or from the courtyard. Access to second floor dwellings
shall be by a stair, is may be open or enclosed.
ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley.
iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by of a driveway 7 to lo feet wide, and with
2-f00t planters on each side.
(b) Guidelines
i. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services may be accessed from the side street.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i. Required parking shall be in garages. Tandem parking may be permitted subject to the issuance of a Minor Use
Permit.
ii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and as container as
shall be located on the alley.
Ill. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located in
a side or rear yard, at least io feet behind the front of the house, and be screened from view from the street with a
hedge or fence.
(b) Guidelines
I. Garages on corner is without alleys may front onto the side street only if provided with 1 -car garage doors, and with
driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2et wide.
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
i. A central courtyard shall comprise at least 15% of the lot area. See Courtyard Types.
ii. Each ground floor dwelling shall have a private or semi -private required yard of at least i50 square feet, which may be
located in a side yard, the rear yard, or the courtyard.
iii. Required yards shall be at least 8 feet wide, and enclosed by a fence, wall or hedge.
(b) Guidelines
i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone.
ii. Porches, stoops and dooryards may encroach into required yards. See Frontages, below.
5: Landscape
(a) Standards
i. Landscape shall not be used to separate a front yard from front yards on adjacent parcels. Front yard trees shall be of
porch scale (no more than i.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they
may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity).
ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
(b) Guidelines
i. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. Buildings shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), are oriented toward
the fronting street and/or to the courtyard. Sleeping rooms should be located to the side and rear of the structure,
where feasible.
ii. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the main entrance to each
dwelling are required. Porches, dooryards and stoops are preferred types, and may encroach into the courtyard.
iii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020.
(b) Guidelines
i. See the requirements ofthe applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks.
7: Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i. Buildings shall be composed of one and/or two story volumes and massed as houses.
ii. Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least three
feet, and one vertical break.
(b) Guidelines
i. Dwellings within the buildings may be flats and/or townhouses.
ii. Attic space may be occupied and not counted as a story.
8: Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
4.3.010.1 Sideyard Housing
A building or group of buildings containing one or more residences, that are arranged on the site in a row with the first unit near
the front of the lot and the last unit near the rear of the lot, and with the primary entrance of each unit from a walkway parallel to
and along one side of the lot. (The first unit in the row may also take its access from the fronting street sidewalk).
i: Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 50 ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
i. Entrances to dwellings shall be directly from the front yard or active side yard. Access to second floor dwellings shall
be by a stair, which may be open or enclosed.
ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley.
iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services all be accessed by driveway 7 to to feet wide, and with 2- o0
planters on each side.
(b) Guidelines
i. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services may be accessed from the side street.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i. Required parking shall be in garages. Tandem parking may be permitted subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit.
ii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas
shall be located on the alley.
iii. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located in a
side or rear yard, at least io feet behind the front of the house, and be screened from view from the street with a hedge
or fence.
(b) Guidelines
i. Garages on corner lots without alleys may front onto the side street only if provided with i -car garage doors, and with
driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2fet wide.
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
i. The active side yard shall include a garden or court at least 20 feet wide, with major ground floor rooms opening to it
with large windows and, where possible, doors.
ii. When located in an active side yard, a driveway or walkway shall be integrated into the design of the yard.
iii. The inactive side yard may be built with or without a fence at the property line. If built without a fence, windows in that
side of the building shall be at least 6 feet above the grade of the yard, providing light and ventilation while ensuring
privacy and compliance with building code requirements.
(b) Guidelines
i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone.
H. Rear yards are not required for this type, as the private, useable outdoor space is provided in the side yard.
5: Landscape
(a) Standards
i. Landscape shall not be used to separate a front yard from front yards on adjacent parcels. Front yard trees shall be of
porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they
may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity).
H. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
iii. Driveways in active side yards shall have pavement that contributes to the livability of the space and/or be separated
from yard with low walls or hedges.
(b) Guidelines
i. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. Buildings shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), are oriented toward
the fronting street. Sleeping rooms should be located to the side and rear of the structure, where feasible.
H. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020.
(b) Guidelines
i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to each ground floor
dwelling are required. Porches, dooryards and stoops are preferred types.
ii. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks.
7: Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i. Buildings shall be massed to the street as large houses of primarily two story volumes, and to the side yards as one -
and two-story masses at the scale of houses.
ii. The building elevation abutting an inactive side yard shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of
at least three feet, and one vertical break.
iii. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades.
(b) Guidelines
i. Dwellings within the buildings may be flats and/or townhouses.
8: Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
4.3.00.J Courtyard Housing
Courtyard housing units are dwellings that front a "court." Courts are an architectural type consisting of residences that can be
arranged in four possible configurations: townhouses, townhouses over flats, Hats. and Rats over flats. These are arrayed next to
each other, on one or more courts, to form a shared type that is partly or wholly open to the street. This type of residential use
may include commercial or live/work "flex space" that fronts the street.
i: Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 125 ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
i The main entrance toeach ground floor dwelling shall be directly off acommon courtyard prdirectly from the street.
iL Access to second story dwellings shall be through an open or roofed stair, serving no more than 2 dwellings.
iii Elevator access may be provided between the garage and podium only.
ix VVhcrc an alley is prcscnt, parking shall be accessed through the alley and services through the alley and side yards.
v. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed from the street bvside yard driveways flanked by
planters, at least /-footwide.
vi On a corner lot without access to an aUcX parking and services shall be accessed from the side street and services shall
be underground and/or in the side and rear yards.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i Required parking shall be in an underground garage, and may include surface po6dng, tuck under po6dng, an
aboveground garage, ora combination ofany pfthe above. Tandem parking may be permitted subject to the issuance
of Minor Use Permit.
iL VVhco an alley is pncscnt, scmiocs, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall
bclocated onthe alley.
iii Where an alley is not present, services shall be located in compliance with the setback requirements of the applicable
zone.
(b) Guidelines
L Dwellings may have direct prindirect access to their parking stoU(s), o,direct access to stalls enclosed within the
ganagc.8 combination of these conditions is encouraged.
iL Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/or driveways shall be located as close as possible tothe side or rear of
each lot.
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City ofSanta Qahta, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, ooqS
REVISED: xxx. xxxx
4:Open Space
(a) Standards
i. Courtyard housing shall be designed to provide a central courtyard and/or partial, multiple, separated, or
interconnected courtyards ofusize ofotleast 15%o[the lot.
ii.|neproject with multiple courtyards, etleast two ofthe courtyards should conform tothe patterns below.
iii. Minimum courtyard dimensions shuu|dbe4nfeetwidewhenthe|unguxisofthecourtyurdisorieutedEast/Wesx
and 30 feet wide when the courtyard is oriented North/South, unless otherwise approved through the development
review process.
iv. In 40-fOOt wide courtyards, the firontages and architectural projections allowed within each urban zone are permitted
on two sides of the courtyard. They are permitted on one side of 3o -foot wide courtyards.
v.Private patios may heprovided at side yards, rear yards end/orcourtyards.
vi. Courtyards should beconnected toeach other and tothe public way hyzuguunsorpaseos
vii. Surface p@rking for five cars or less is @Ilowed in a front garden, screened from the street by a decorative wall.
5:Lundscupe
(@) Standards
i. Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots or the shopfiront of the ground floor flex space. Front yard
trees, ifprovided, shall beufporch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height ofthe porch atmaturity) except utthe
margins o[the lot, where they may henfhouse sco|e(no more than 1.5 times the height o[the house utmaturity).
ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
iii. At least one large tree planted directly in the ground shall be provided in at least one courtyard for shade, privacy and
scale.
(b) Guidelines
i. Jideyordtrees may beplaced toprotect the privacy ofneighbors.
ii. Courtyards located over garages should hedesigned toavoid the sensation o[forced podium handscupe.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. Entrance doors, living space (e.g., living rooms and dining rooms) sh@II be oriented toward the courtyard(s) End the
fronting street tothe degree possible. Service rooms shall heoriented backing tnddeyanjcservice yards and rear
yards tothe degree possible.
ii. Frontage types are required that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance uoeach
dwelling. Porches, towers, dooryards entry stairs End stoops are @Ilowed. No arcade or g@llery may encroach into the
required minimum width ofucourtyard.
111. Stoops up to 3 feet in height End doory@rds up to 2 feet in height may placed above subterranean p@rking, provided
that they are landscaped and scaled x/the street and building.
iv. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section f}n2o.
(b) Guidelines
i. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks.
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»oopTEm oucuoso 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx,xxxx
FBuilding Size and Massing
(a) Standards
I. Buildings shall be composed of one, two and three story masses, each designed to house scale, and not necessarily
representing esingle dwelling.
ii. The intent of these regulations is to provide for courtyard housing projects with varying building heights. Suggested
height ratios for various courts are usfollows:
zstories: 8^>6zstories, zo%/stories
zstories with lofts: 6o%zstories, 4n%3 stnries/|ofto
3storipc4o�6zstories, >o�63stories, 1n��4ytories/lofts
III. Three story buildings shall be composed of single loaded and stacked dwellings. In this case, the visibility of elevators
and of exterior corridors at the third story shall be minimized by incorporation into the mass of the building.
(b) Guidelines
I. Buildings may contain any n[four combinations ofunits: flats, flats over flats, townhouses, and townhouses over flats.
ii. Dwellings may be as repetitive or as unique as deemed by individu@l designs.
III. Four story masses should beminimized inside courtyards and apparent unstreet 6nnteges.
8:Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
OLD TOWN xe.ox«LLspEc|nc PLAN 170
City o[SuotaOurita[u|i[u/niu
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22.2on,
REVISED: xxx,xxxx
CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE
4.3-01o.K Live/Work
An integrated residence and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either single-family or
multi -family, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity.
i: Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 25 ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
i. The main entrance to the ground or flex space shall be accessed directly from and facet street.
ii. The living area shall be located behind the commercial space. In cases where the living area is located above the
commercial space, the upstairs dwelling unit may be accessed by a separate entrance or stair.
iii. Garages and services shall be accessed from an alley. This type is not allowed on a to without an alley.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
i. At least one required parking space shall be in a garage, which may be attached to or each from the dwelling.
Tandem spaces may be permitted subject to the issuance of a for Use Permit.
ii. Services, including all utility access, aboveground equipment, and trash containers, shall be located on an alley.
(b) Guidelines
i. Additional required parking spaces may be enclosed, covered oropen.
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
i. Rear yards shall be no less than 15% of the area of each lot and of a regular geometry (e.g., rectangular).
(b) Guidelines
i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements oft e applicable zone.
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
5: Landscape
(a) Standards
i. Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots or the shopfront of the ground floor flex space. Front
yard trees, if provided, shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity)
except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the
house at maturity).
ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. Each live/work unit shall be designed so that living areas are behind the commercial area or located above the
commercial space.
ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.O20.
(b) Guidelines
i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the main entrance to each
dwelling are required. Shopfronts, dooryards and stoops are preferred types.
ii. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks.
7: Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i. Buildings shall be composed of z and/or 3 -story volumes in compliance with the regulations for the applicable
zone.
ii. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades.
(b) Guidelines
Refer to Section 17.66.80 (Joint Living and Working Quarters) of the Unified Development Code.
8: Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
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City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
4.3.0'o.L Stacked Dwellings
A structure of single -floor residences of similar configuration either above or below. Stacked dwellings can be included in the
upper floors of Commercial Block or Liner buildings, or can be located in the UG'2oone subject tothe issuance ofo Minor Use
Permit. |flocated inthe UG2 zone, the first floor would typically be expected to contain residential units, not commercial space,
although Live/Work units and limited non-residential uses may beallowed.
n; Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 125 ft
2: Access
(a)Standards
i Entrance tpthe building isthrough a street level |p6bK or through a combination pfstnee{/pp6ium lobby directly
accessible from the street.
ii The main entrance to each ground floor dwelling indirectly from the street. Secondary access i,through anelevator
and corridor.
iii. Interior circulation to each dwelling is through a corridor (indoor orout6nnr).
ix Where an alley is present, parking may beaccessed through the alley.
v. For corner lots without access to an alley, parking is accessed from the side street through the building.
vi Where an alley is not present, parking is accessed from the street through the building.
(b) Guidelines
i. Elevator access should be provided between the garage, and every one of the levels of the building.
3; Parking
(a)Standards
I. Required parking is accommodated in an underground garage, surface parking (garage orcovered),tuck under parking,
ora combination oFany ofthe above. Tandem parking may be permitted subject tothe issuance ofa Minor Use Permit.
ii Dwellings have indirect access tptheir parking stall (s).
iii Services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located on alleys.
is. VVhcne alleys don't exist, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located as provided under the
urban regulations for each zone.
(b) Guidelines
i Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/or driveways are located as close as possible to the side or rear of each lot.
173 OLD TOWN mE\*xALLsPsc|F|C PLAN
City ofSanta [|arita.California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 2a,0005
nEv|SEo� xxxx. xxxx
4: Open Space
(a) Standards
i. The primary shared open space is the rear yard which should be designed as a courtyard. Courtyards can be located on
the ground oronepodium. Side yards may e|sobeformed tuprovide common use gardens.
ii. Minimum courtyard dimension should be 40 feet wide when the long axis of the courtyard is oriented EW and
30 feet wide for a INS orientation, unless otherwise approved through the development review process. Under no
circumstances will a courtyard be of a proportion of less than i- i between its width and height.
iii. In 40 foot wide courtyards, firontages and architectural projections allowed within each urban zone are permitted on
two sides of the courtyard. They are permitted on one side Of 30 foot wide courtyards.
(b) Guidelines
I. Private patios may beprovided zuside yards End rear yards.
5: Landscape
(a) Standards
i. |nthe front yard, trees shall beufusize lesser than the height of the buildings, except utthe margins ofthelot, where
they can beused tuframe and separate the building from its neighbors.
H. At least one large tree planted directly in the ground sh@ll be provided in the rear yard. This requirement shall not apply
when the courtyard islocated unapodium.
(b) Guidelines
i. Sideyunjtrees may keplaced ^ncreate eparticular sense ofplace.
ii. Courtyards located over garages should bedesigned tnavoid the sensation nfforced podium hurdscape.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
i. Living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms are oriented fronting toward the courtyard(s) and street. Service rooms are
oriented tothe degree possible backing tocorridors.
ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3ozo
(b) Guidelines
ii. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the sidewalk are allowed. Stoops
and porches are preferred.
7: Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i.The target height ratio for this type isasfollows:
First floor: Asdetermined hyzoning, parcel, and development constraints.
Second floor: Upto75%o[the first -floor building footprint.
Third floor: Uptu>">6o[the first -floor building footprint.
Fourth floor: Uptuz5Y6ofthe first -floor building footprint.
|nnocase shall the tota|vquare of a building exceed 200% of the structure's first -floor footprint. These target
height ratios may be modified subject to an Adjustment or Variance as stated in Chapter 4.1.020(D) of the Old Town
Newha||Specific Plan.
(b) Guidelines
I. Buildings may contain any of three types nfdwellings: Hzu+town houses and lofts.
ii. Dwellings may be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs.
iii. Buildings may be composed of one dominant volume, flanked by secondary ones.
8:Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
OLD TOWN xe.ox«LLspEc|nc PLAN 174
City o[Santa Ourita[u|i[u/niu
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22.2on,
REVISED: xxx,xxxx
4.3.010.M Commercial Block
A building designed for occupancy bv retail, service, and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured
for those uses or for residences. Along Main Street in the Urban Center zone, only retail, restaurant, entcrtainment, and similar
active uses identified in Table 4.1 are permitted at ground |cvci fronting the street subject to the Director oFCommunity
Development. Office, scmicc, rcsidcnba|, and other like orsimilar uses shall be located either behind a ot i|/ostaunantuscor
unanupper floor. Ground level office and service uses are permitted inthe Corridor zone.
c Lot Width
(a)Minimum: o5ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
I. The main entrance to each ground floor commercial or residential storefront is directly from the street.
iL Entrance to the residential portions of the building is through a street level lobby, or through a podium lobby
accessible from the street or through a side yard.
iii Interior circulation to each dwelling is through a corridor (preferably indoor).
ix Where an alley is prescnt, parking may bcaccessed through the alley.
v. For corner lots without access to an alley, parking is accessed from the side street through the building.
vi VVhcrc an alley is not present, parking is accessed from the street through the building.
(b) Guidelines
I. Elevator access should be provided between the garage, and every one of the levels of the building.
175 OLD TOWN NEvvoAuSPEC|F|C PLAN
City oFSanta C|arita. California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx' xxxx
3: Parking
(@) Standards
i. Required parking is accommodated in an underground gar@ge, surface parking, tuck under parking, residenti@l
tandem spaces (permitted by right), or a combination of any of the above. Tandem parking for commercial uses
may hepermitted subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit in the Corridor and Creative District zones, and an
Administrative Permit in the Urban Center zone. Residential spaces shall be covered.
ii. Dwellings have indirect access tntheir parking otaU(s).
iii. Services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located on alleys.
ixYVherea||eysdnn'texim,u,i|i/Taccess.ahuvegruundequiprnent,undtmshareusare|ocatedusp,ovidedunderthe
urban regulations for each zone.
(b) Guidelines
I. Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/or driveways are located as close as possible to the side or rear of
each lot.
4Open Space
(a) Standards
i. The primary shared open space is a courtyard. Courtyards can be located on the ground or on a podium. Roof-
topgnrdensarca|onu||mved.Sideyurdomayu|snbe<ormedtoprnvideuutduurpatiooconnectcdtngruundUnur
commercial uses.
ii. Minimum courtyard dimension should be 40 feet wide when the long axis ofthe courtyard is oriented EW and
30 feet wide for a INS orientation, unless otherwise approved through the development review process. Under no
circumstances will ocourtyard beo[aproportion o|less than ixbetween its width and height.
iii. In 40 foot wide courtyards, firontages and architectural projections allowed within each urban zone are permitted on
two sides of the courtyard. They are permitted on one side Of 30 foot wide courtyards.
(b) Guidelines
I. Private patios may be provided at side yards and rear yards.
5: Landscape
(a) Standards
I. |nthe front yard there isnolandscape, but rather /tneetscupc
ii. At least one large tree planted directly in the ground sh@II be provided in the rear yard.
III. Courtyards located over garages should be designed to avoid the sensation of forced podium hardscape.
(b) Guidelines
I. Sideyard trees may be placed to create a particular sense of place.
6: Frontage
(a) Standards
I. Entrance doors, public rooms, such as living rooms and dining rooms, are oriented to the degree possible fronting
toward the couuyand(s)and street. Service rooms are oriented tothe degree possible backing tucorridors.
ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3ozo.
(b) Guidelines
I. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to commercial
ground floor spaces are allowed. Store fronts, arcades and g@Ilenes are preferred.
OLD TOWN xe.ox«LLspEc|nc PLAN 176
City o[Santa Ourita[u|i[u/niu
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22.2on,
REVISED: xxx,xxxx
7: Building Size and Massing
(a)Standards
I. Target height ratios for various commercial blocks are as follows:
i.o story: l00% first floor building footprint
2.0 stories: First floor: l00% building footprint; Second floor: 85% of first floor footprint plus an
optional tower or loft portion equal to 15% of the first floor building footprint.
3.0 stories: First floor: i00% building footprint; Second floor: 5o% of the first floor footprint: Third
Floor: 40% of the first floor footprint plus an optional tower or loft portion equal to 10%
of the first floor footprint.
ii. Each dwelling should have direct access to at least a dooryard, patio, terrace or balcony.
(b) Guidelines
I. Buildings may contain any of three types of dwellings: flats, town houses and lofts.
H. Dwellings may be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs.
iii. Buildings may be composed of one dominant volume.
(c) In instances where an entire block is under development, the Building Size and Massing thresholds (target
height ratios) listed in section (a)i may be modified subject to the issuance of Minor Use Permit, not to
exceed S00% of the first -floor footprint. Modifications in excess of S00% of the first floor footprint may be
allowed subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.
(d) In instances where a property is being developed using the City's Mixed Use Ordinance, additional
standards listed in UDC Section 17.38.050 may apply.
8: Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
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ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx, xxxx
4.3.0o.N Liner
Abuilding that conceals a larger building such as a public garage that is designed for occupancy bvretail, scmice,
and/or office uses onthe ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences.
n: Lot Width
(a) Minimum: 125 ft
2: Access
(a) Standards
L The main entrance to each ground floor commercial or residential storefront is directly from the street.
ii Entrance tothe residential portions o[thebuilding isthrough astreet level lobby, mrthrough apodium
lobby accessible from the street, or through a side yard.
iii. Interior circulation to each dwelling is through a corridor (preferably indoor).
ix For corner lots without access toan alley, parking is accessed from the side street through the building.
x Where an alley is not present, parking is accessed from the street through the building.
(b) Guidelines
L Elevator access should be provided between the garage, and every one oFthe |cve|y of the building.
ii Where an alley is present, parking may beaccessed through the alley.
3: Parking
(a) Standards
L Required parking is accommodated in an underground mrabove-grade garage, tuck under parking,
residential tandem spaces (permitted by right), oracombination ofany ofthe above. Residential spaces
shall be covered.
iL Dwellings have indirect access twtheir parking staU(s).
iii. Services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located on alleys.
ix Where alleys don't exist, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located as provided
under the urban regulations for each zone.
(b) Guidelines
L Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/ or driveways are located as close as possible tothe side
orrear ofeach lot.
OLD TOWN wEvvnxu SPECIFIC PLAN 178
City ofSanta Qahta, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, ooqS
REVISED: xxx. xxxx
4:Open Space
(@)Standards
i. Open space/courtyards may not apply to Liner Buildings; but if so, courtyards can be located on the
ground, onupodium, u,aroof top garden. Side yards may a|sobeformed tuprovide outdoor patios
connected toground floor commercial uses.
ii. Minimum courtyard dimension should be 20 feet wide when the long axis of the courtyard is oriented
EW and 15 feet wide for a NS orientation, unless otherwise approved through the development review
process. Under nocircumstances sha||ucourtyard beofuproportion ofless than ribetween its width
and height.
iii. In 20 foot wide courtyards, firont@ges End @rchitectur@l projections Billowed within each urban zone are
permitted untwo sides u[the courtyard . They are permitted onone side nf15foot wide courtyards.
(b) Guidelines
i. Private patios may be provided at side yards End rear yards.
5: Landscape
(a) Standards
i. |nthe front yard there isnolandscape, but rather uaetscape.
(b) Guidelines
i. Courtyards located over garages should bedesigned tuavoid the sensation offorced podium hardscupe.
6: Frontage
(a)Standards
i. Entrance doors, public rooms, such @a living rooms and dining rooms, are oriented, to the degree
possible, fronting toward the courty@rd(s) and street. Service rooms are oriented, to the degree possible,
bacNngtucorridors.
ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3»zo.
(b) Guidelines
i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to
commercial ground floor spaces are @11owed. Storefronts, arcades and galleries are preferred.
7:Building Size and Massing
(@) Standards
i. Maximum height is 35' or up to 55' for a full block development. Due to their nature of encompassing
parking or other structures, Liner Buildings do not have specific target height (massing) ratios. However,
the liner portion of a building should be architectur@11y varied, and should consist of different m@ssings
and volumes where possible. The appearance of large, stark, box structures is to be avoided.
ii. Each dwelling should have direct access toutleast udooryand.patio, terrace nrbalcony.
(b) Guidelines
i. Buildings may contain any of three types of dwellings: flats, town houses and lofts.
ii. Dwellings may beasrepetitive u,unique usdeemed byindividual designs.
iii. Buildings may becomposed ofone dominant volume.
8:Accessory Dwellings
Not permitted.
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City ofSanta Ou,itu.California
»oopTEm oucuoso 22, 2005
REVISED: xxxx,xxxx
4.3.020 - Frontage Type Standards
Frontage / Porch
Frontyard / Porch : Diagi
PUBLIC ROW►1/PRIVATE LOT 1
iSETBACK LINE►�
1
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lop / Dooryard
Stoop / Dooryard: Diagram
PUBLIC ROW►1/PRIVATE LOT
i/SETBACK LINE
1
Nil I&
1
Frontyard / Porch : Section Diagram Stoop / Dooryard : Section Diagram
Forecourt Storefront Gallery Arcade
Forecourt: Diagrarr
PUBLIC ROW►IAPRIVATE LOT
orecourt : Section Dic
Storefront : Diagram
PUBLIC ROW►IAPRIVATE LOT
I
COMMERCIAL REQ'D
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Gallery: Diagram
PUBLIC ROW►IAPRIVATE LOT
JCOMMERCIAL REQ'D
1
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Arcade: Diagram
PUBLIC ROW►IAPRIVATE LOT
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orefront : Section Diagram Gallery: Section Diagram Arcade: Section Diagram
OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 180
City of Santa Clarita, California
ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005
REVISED: xxx, xxxx
A. Purpose. This chapter identifies the frontage types allowed within the Specific Plan area, and for each type, provides a
description, a statement as to the type's intent End, design standards, to ensure that proposed development is consistent
with the City's go@ls for building form, character, and quality within Old Town Newhall.
B.Applicability. The provisions uf this chapter work in combination with the underlying zone as identified on the Regulating
Plan.
C. Allowable Frontage types by zone. Each zone identifies the Frontage lypes @Ilowed End refers to this chapter for the
appropriate information.
D.Definitions and Standards
Frontyard / Porch - Frony@rds are a common frontage associated with single family houses, where the facade is set back
from the right-ofw@y. An encroaching porch may also be appended to the facade. A fence or wall at the property line may
be used to define the private space ofthe yard. The front yard may Elsa be raised from the sidew@ll<, creating a small
retaining *a|ut the property line with entry steps tothe yard.
(a) A great variety of porch designs are possible, but none shall be less than 6 feet deep (clear), io feet wide (clear) End 8
feet ta||(c|ear).
(b) Porches may be at grade or raised to transition into the building. In no case shall porches be raised more than 3 feet
from the adjacent grade.
(c) Fences defining the front yard sh@ll not exceed 4 feet in height from the adjacent sidewalk.
2. Stoop I Dooryard - Stoops are elevated entry porches/stairs placed close to the frontage line with the ground story
elevated from the sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows End front rooms. Duoryardsare depressed entries tusub-
basements, and are usually paired with a stoop. This type is suitable for ground -floor residenti@l uses at short setbacks.
This type may be interspersed with the shopfiront frontage type. A porch or shed roof may also cover the stoop.
(@) In no case shall the ground story be elevated more than 3 feet above the adjacent sidewalk.
(b) Stoops must correspond directly to the building entry(s) and be at least 3 feet wide (perpendicular to or parallel with
the adjacent dJewa|W.
(c) Sub -basements accessed by a dooryard shall not be more than 6 feet below the adjacent sidewalk.
3. Forecourt - Forecourts are a recessed court within a storefront, g@llery or arcade frontage. The court is suitable for
gardens, vehicular drop offs, and utility off loading. This type should be used sparingly.
(u)|nnocase, shall the forecourt bedeeper than 4nfeet.
(b) A i -story fence or wall at the property line may be used to define the private space of the yard.
(c) The court may also be raised from the sidewalk, creating a small retaining wall at the property line with entry steps to
the court, but should not exceed 36''above the sidewalk grade.
4.Storefront ' Storefronts are facades placed atnrclose uothe right -of way line, with the entrance atsidewalk grade. This
type is conventional for retail frontage and is commonly equipped with cantilevered shed roof(s) or awning(s). Recessed
storefronts are @Iso acceptable. The absence of a raised ground floor precludes residenti@l use on the ground floor facing
the street, although such use isappropriate above.
(a)Shnpfronts shall be between io feet and 16 feet tall, as measured from the adjacent sidew@lk.
(b) The corresponding storefront(s) opening(s) @long the primary frontage shall be at least 6>% ofthe ist floor wall are@
and not have opaque orreflective glazing.
(c) Shopfironts shall be designed such that outw@rd-swinging doors shall not encroach into the public right-of-w@y.
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4.4.02o Applicability.
Each new block type shall be designed in compliance with the standards of this chapter for the applicable Type, subject to the
review and approval of the City of Santa Clarita.
4.4.03o Allowable Types and Requirements.
The range of block types, their dimensional requirements, and allowed lot widths are summarized below:
Table is Block and Lot Requirements
Min. Block Depth
Max. Block Length
Target Block Lengths
Allowable Lot Widths
300
25 to 150
a. 220 ft.
500 ft.
400
25 to 150
500
25 to 200
300
25 to 150
b. 320 ft.
500 ft.
400
25 to 150
500
25 to 200
C. 400 ft.
500 ft.
400
25 to 150
500
25 to 200
4.4.04o Design objectives.
Each site shall be designed to be divided into smaller blocks with:
a. Internal streets, where appropriate, to connect with off-site streets and/or to create a series of smaller, walkable blocks;
b. Service alleys within the new blocks; and
c. Multiple buildings on the site, with their entrances on bordering streets.
4.4.050 Subdivision requirements.
Each site shall be designed as a subdivision in compliance with the following standards, and to achieve the objectives in
section 4.6.040.
a. Each proposed parcel shall not exceed one acre.
b. Each proposed parcel shall front on a street and its frontage shall not exceed zoo feet, unless specified otherwise in
section 4.4.030 (Table 1).
4.4•o6o Building design.
Buildings proposed on a site of one-half block or larger shall be designed in compliance with the following requirements, in
addition to all other applicable provisions of this Code. Buildings shall be designed to have fronts and backs, with front facades
containing primary building entrances and facing streets.
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A. Site
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Sites being subdivided into additional blocks shall introduce streets from the list of allowable thoroughfare types and comply with
the block -size requirements in section 4.4.030.
Introduce Streets: Illustrative Diagram
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C. Introduce Alleys
Access to blocks and their individual parcels is allowed only by alley/lane, side street or, in the case of residential
development, via small side drives accessing multiple dwellings. The intent is to maintain the integrity and continuity of
the streetscape without interruptions such as driveway access. Therefore, although residential development allows minor
interruptions along the primary frontage, the introduction of rear service thoroughfares such as alleys and lanes is required.
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Based on the type(s) of blocks created and the thoroughfare(s) that they front, lots (parcels) are introduced on each block
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E. Introduce Projects
Each lot is designed to receive a building per the allowable building types identified in Chapter 4.3.010 and can be
arranged to suit the particular organization of buildings desired for each particular block. The allowable building
types then are combined with the allowable frontage types in Chapter 4.3.020 per the zone (Chapter 4.2.030-070) in
which the lot is located to generate a particular neighborhood form and character.
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4.4.070 - Architectural Style Guidelines
Intent
In preparing this Specific Plan, it was determined that a framework is necessary with which to both express
architectural objectives within the project area as well as to set clear guidelines that provide the City and future
applicants a basis for proposing and reviewing development proposals. These guidelines are not intended as a style
manual but rather as a framework that appropriately represents the salient characteristics of various traditional
styles for design exploration and application in Old Town Newhall projects. It is expected that the City will use them
through a formal design review process, assisted by a consulting architect who is versed in these matters.
Five architectural styles were identified as being relevant to the area's history and deserving of continued use and
interpretation. These styles are:
A. Main Street Commercial
B. Mediterranean
C. Monterey
D. Western Victorian
E. Craftsman
These architectural styles are described in detail to assist designers and architects in their effort to create
contemporary designs that are based in historic architectural precedent in the Old Town Newhall area. Each style
is described, and differentiated from the others, through nine subjects. These describe their prevalent language of
composition, technique, materiality and detail for the user to apply to new designs:
1. Base
2. Primary Walls
3. Roof -Wall Connections
4. Roof
5. Drainage
6. Openings
7. Attached Elements
8. Massing
g. Site Definition and Landscape
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& Main Street Commercial
The Main Street Commercial building is found on almost every pre -World War I I American Main Street. Basically a decorated
rectangular masonry box in form, one-story buildings are always commerci@1 in use, while multi -story buildings are mixed-
usewithcomrnerria|XnuunJA000.PNu|h-$ory6cudesaretypice|ydividedinuohese,hoJy,andtop,withtheXnuunJ800r
taller than the shorter upper floor which is finished by a significant parapet. The ground floor has expansive glass interrupted
by structural columns with tr@nsoms to allow light to penetrate deep into the interior. Upper floor windows are smaller with
vertical windows that directly relate tothe ground floor openings.
i. Base
a. Multi -story buildings: ground floor is the base End is articulated by large storefront windows and, in some cases, walls
or columns ofdifferent materials from upper floors.
b. Elements (not w@lls) setback within the w@ll, may have their own material connection to the ground, such as tile, wood,
and/or cast iron.
a.Primary Walls
a. The primary walls, usually composed of brick, comprise the rri body of the building's tripartite facade structure. The
masonry -work can bevery plain urhighly decorative.
b. Decorative moldings, cornices, or an applied ornament of stone or cast concrete may be used to express the vertic@1
division between the base, the body, and the top.
lRoof-Wall Connections
a.The roof -wall connection isthe top ofthe [afede`s tripartite e|evedona|composition. This top, articulated asa
substantial cornice, can be formed with the same material as the rest of the wall or fashioned of complimentary
materials such osstone, concrete, ormetal.
4. Roof
a. Invari@bly fl@t roofs are used. Parapets are articulated as an explicit exterior w@lI making a visual transition to the sky
through plain orelaborate profiles.
b.Roofs may beaccessible and beused asbalconies urterraces.
5. Drainage
a.Since these buildings typically maintain a zero setback, rainwater may be diverted away from public sidewalks in several
*oyc
i) downspouts on the back -side or alley -side of the building, ii) intern@l drain pipes imbedded within the buildings walls
(visible only unneur).iii) awnings nrcanopies
6. Openings
a. Ground floor windows and doors are large and expansive, typically with a transom.
b. Upper floor windows are typically grouped with a rhythm relating to the major storefront openings below.
c.Upper floor windows are 1fpiceUydouble-hung (two |ioes)and vertically oriented.
7.Attached Elements
@. Awnings, canopies, and second floor balconies may extend into the public right -of way. Such attachments provide
shelter to passing pedestrians, emphasize the ground floor uses, and add interest to the box -like massing inherent to
the style.
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8. Massing
a.VVhatharonexxorynrmu|tip|eotorXK4ain5tneet[ommen'ia|bui|dingotendtohenluarenrractangu|arbnxezHowaver,
subtle variations in height can add interest to a facade, emphasize important architectural features such asubuilding
entrance, u,can accentuate acorner condition.
9.Site Definition and Landscape
@. Since buildings are typic@11y zero-setb@ck and urban, planting on ground floor street -facing facades is not permitted.
b.Landscape, however, is tnhaininternal courtyards and street -facing forecourts.
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B. Mediterranean
This architecture is derived from Spanish, Italian, Creek and North African precedents. The Mediterranean style is a Mature End
complex architectural language. Its heritage is so extensive, that when applied, it evokes a heightened sense of urbanity and an
intimate relationship with nature.
i. Base
a. Exterior walls reach the ground with an expression of weight, with or without a base.
b. An explicit element of base is described either as a painted band of traditional colors or an applied band of stone or cast
concrete.
c. Elements setback within the wall, may have their own material connection to the ground, such as tile, plaster orconcrete.
uPrimary Walls
a.Expressed aosingle-plane expanses nfplaster wall.
b. May be articulated by traditional moldings or applied ornament of stone or cast concrete, to describe the vertical divisions
into base, body and top.
c. Plaster finish shall be Santa Barbara Mission -Stucco, Humpy -Bumpy brown coat 16/zofinish with o}/8'`variation, ur
zo-3ofine sand finish
dControl joints allowed.
lRoof-Wall Connections
a. Exterior walls will transition into roof form by one of three devices: r) a projected wooden eave with exposed wooden rafters,
ii)aplaster molding or, iii) utile cap
b.Foam moldings are discouraged.
4Rvof
a. May be pitched at 2 3:12 ratio and finished in Roman or Mission tile laid irregularly.
b. Flat roofs are allowed and shall be articulated as an explicit exterior wall (tile rray be multi -color randomly pl@ced) visual
transition tuthe sky. May beaccessible and used asbalconies urterraces.
c.Nnbirdxtopsallowed utend condition: must bemortar filled.
5. Drainage
a. May be conducted off pitched roofs by a traditional combination of gutters and downspouts.
b. Flat roofs may be drained by use of trumpet scuppers. Such roofs draining internally to the roof will need tile or cer@rnic
scuppers nnexterior walls.
c. Rainwater reaching the ground may be harvested in cisterns or temporarily collected in dry wells.
6. Openings
o.Deep-set (min. 3" plaster return) and combined with deeper balcony, loggia, and arcade elements to generate complex
building -wide vertice|orhu,izunte|compositions.
b. Such compositions can be symmetrical overall, locally symmetrical or, asymmetrical.
cShutters are the aggregate size o[the associated opening.
d.Double-hung u,rnu|ti-pune;Nualuminum orwhite vinyl
7.Attached Elements
a. All @11owable urban frontages in the project area can be expressed in terms particular to this architecture.
b. A number of architectural elements such as balconies, stairs and, chimneys can encroach beyond the primary exterior
surface ofbuildings and into their setbacks.
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8. Massing
a. Volumetric compositions can be of a single primary volume offset by a variety of lesser ones. Also possible are
compositions that are expressed inasingle volume.
b.|tiscommon End desirable uoarticulate building corners oncorner lots.
cSuch designs can bedevised utthe geometric corner oradjacent to it.
9.Site Definition and Landscape
aBuildings typically collect surrounding public and private space into walled precincts consistent with their use. Forecourts,
garden walls, and zuQuonyare common.
h.The landscape ufgardens End courtyards heightens the spatial character ufeach such enclosed exterior room.
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[ Monterey Style
Origin derived inMonterey, California, where anabundant supply o[wood was tobpfound, the Monterey style emerged in135}
when Boston merchant Thomas Larkin relocated to Monterey. The style combines New England Coloni@l wood construction
with adobe brick exteriors. It is characterized by horizontal proportions dominated by thick masonry walls, low roofs (wood or
tile) small, vertical openings. Projections such as single -story porches or combinations of n a rrow- proportioned porches End
balconies typically extend @cross the majority, if not all, of the principal facades. Projections are covered by an extension of the
roof, and constructed of exposed wood members. Often, the vertical members of the balcony extend to the ground, forming a
portal.
i. Base
a. The ground floor is the base of the building and can be constructed of masonry or finished with plaster.
h.PropurtinnaUytaller than 2nd floor
c. Exterior walls are expressed as single -plane expanses of masonry or plaster wall. Often the second floor walls clad in
horizontal wood siding orboard and batten.
z.Primary Walls
u.MostcrGnishsha||beSantoBurhao[Nioion-Jtucco.Humpy-Bumpybrowncnut16/zoGnishwhho3/3'`vurizuion.or
zo-3ofine mndfinish
h.Control /ointotoheconcealed behind stylized downspouts
} Roof -Wall Connections
a. Exterior walls will transition into the roof form by projected wooden eaves supported byexposed wooden rafters.
h.Balcony ceilings will hcconstructed nfwooden rafters and wood planking.
4�Rnof
@. Pitch may vary from 3:12 to 4:12 and be finished in wood shingle, or Mission tile.
b.Flat roofs are not allowed.
c. Roofs are typically hipped, but may also be gabled. The ridge of gabled roofs run parallel to the principal facade and
hu|cony.
5�Qruinogn
a. Typically conducted off pitched roofs by a traditional combination of gutters and downspouts.
k.Rainwater reaching the ground may be harvested in cisterns or temporarily collected in dry wells.
6. Openings
a.Windows and doors are recessed inthe wall and framed with wood trim.
b. Windows are doub|ehung,multi-pane and vertical inorientation.
c. Openings punctuate large mass and are no closer than their width to the next opening.
d.Shutters are the aggregate size ofthe associated opening.
7.Attached Elements
u.Arcade columns 6x6minimum End churnferedatcorners a|on5shaft.
b.Balcony railing typically single -square wood pickets evenly spaced.
c.Proportion ofattached elements istypically horizon$i
8. Massing
a. Rectangular plain, two-story box with an attached, protruding second -story balcony or a balcony/@rcade combination.
h. Second -story balcony can occupy one facade or a portion of one facade of a building or wrap around multiple sides.
9.Site Definition and Landscape
a.Bui|dingscnnbesituatedinuzerose/keck,urkencondihonwhere|endscepeis|imioedtop|unteJpcus.
b.Buildings can also bedesigned inpatio and backyard configurations.
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The Western Victorian style is characterized by vertically proportioned masses clad in wood, stone, masonry or met@l composed
of vertic@11y narrow openings. Origm@l horizontal storefronts provide a more urban grade gesture to the street while the
remaining mussinQioconcealed behind utall facade. Structural elements such uocolumns, braces, etc,are often the same as
the decorative elements. Typically, this style emphasizes a street -facing front with the rest of the building often being very simple
in composition End decoration. Roofs are typic@llv hidden behind prominent facades @nd/or parapets. Where visible, roofs are
simple and finished inmetal orcomposition shingles.
i. Base
u.Exterior walls reach the ground with nrwithout ubase.
b. Where present, the base is described as an applied b@nd of wood, corrugated metal, or cast concrete, stone such as granite.
z�Primary Walls
o.Expressed os sinD|e-p|anpexpanyeso[wood orme$|siding. The street -facing facade is typified bydecorative elements such
eswindow molding, cornices, lighting, and signage.
b.Commercial: 'mick-6ame/tureGnnt';Residential: wood shingle
cPrimarily horizontal siding orvertical board and batten.
d.Smooth siding (wood u,cement: nnplywood siding such as"T-i//")
lRoof-Wall Connections
a. The front facade is typically articulated as a decorated flat plane capped by a simple cornice supported by decorative
brackets. The eavecondition u[side facade isarticulated inasimilar manner.
b. Balcony ceilings will be constructed of wooden r@fters and finished in wood planking.
4. Roof
u.Primary roof tends tobehidden bythe street -facing parapet.
k.Can hesloped urUet.Sloped roofs may heclad inmetal u,wood shingles.
5. Drainage
u. May be conducted off pitched roofs by a tr@drfion@I combination of gutters End downspouts.
b. Rainwater reaching the ground may be harvested in cisterns or temporarily collected in dry wells.
6. Openings
u.Windows and doors are framed with wood trim.
h.Windows are multi -paned and vcrticu|inorientation.
c.Ground floor primarily glazed with tmnsomsover storefronts; Upper floors glazed with smaller, vertical openings.
7.Attached Elements
a. A number of decorated @rchitectur@l elements such as porches, balconies, awnings, End bay windows can encroach beyond
the primary exterior surface ofbuildings and into their setbacks.
h.Arcades End galleries can extend also into the front setback.
cColumns are highly articulate, trimmed u,capped.
8. Massing
eTend tohave one primary facade that faces the street and isarticulated esudecorated flat plane.
b. Can be one- or two-story and tend to have a street -facing architectural bias.
9.Site Definition and Landscape
u.8ui|dinXscanoituatadinazer*oatback,urbancnnditionwhere|andocapingio|imitadtop|antedpoto.
b.Buildings can also have ufront yard, arcade, forecourt orface acourtyard.
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ThixstWewusinitiutedinthe[Ndwcuundumdiedmi|dhtntheSouthernCu|i6nniadimmy.|tcaniexstn/ngAaianondB*ioinHuenoes
and was most popular from 1900tO 192o. Buildings @recomposed of horizont@l, single- End two-storyvolumes. An additional floor may
be concealed within the volume of the roof In its most simple form, it is a wood box surrounded by various attached elements. Walls are
typically horizontally placed wood siding, shingles or board-@nd-batten, with a foundation base and piers in river stone, brick or stucco.
Rafter tails and porch columns are exposed, smooth, woodwork. Windows End doors are vertical in proportion, trimmed in wood. Roofs
are composed of shallow sloped gabled forms, and made ofwood or asphalt shingles with broad overhangs and eaves.
i. Base
a. C,ftsmenhouses invariably rest upon abase ofconcrete, stone, u,brick.
b. Stone is largest at the bottom and smallest at the top reflecting the natural stacking of the material.
c. The lower floor may be stucco (20-30 fine s2nd finish) with the upper floor(s) clad in wood or shingle siding.
2.Primary Walls
a. Walls shall show no more than two materials along any vertical section of the building, with no more than go% of the total
wall surface inone material. Single family detached houses are exempt.
h.Piers are uminimum o[6"x6"ifwood posts, and /8"x/8"if stone orstucco.
cStone iolargest atthe bottom and smallest utthe top.
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u.Wide eaves with exposed ra6em
lb, Wood braces may beused.
c.Minimum /overhang
d.Decorative, spaced boards tovent attics
4. Roof
@. Principal gables are between 3:12 End 4:1Z End shed slopes are less than the principal slope (between 2:12 and 6:12).
h.Dormers may beused toprovide light and air torooms inthe attic space.
cHeavy timber throughout inlookouts and brackets (0x8minimum)
5. Drainage
a. May be conducted off pitched roofs by a traditional combination of gutters and downspouts.
b. Rainwater reaching the ground may be harvested in cisterns or temporarily collected in dry wells.
cDownspouts are paiutedorcopper End typically round ursquare.
6. Openings
a. Window openings should be oriented vertic@lly, although several windows rn@v abut to form a horizont@l overall opening.
b. Window Iftes may be divided into equal increments or be divided on a portion of a window (such as the upper portion of a
double -hung nrcasement window: 4over 1.3over i)
7. Attached Elements
a. Porches, chimneys, and trellises can encroach beyond the primary exterior surface of buildings and into their setbacks.
b.Tapered, square columns
cDeep porches tublock sun End provide shade x/interiors.
8. Massing
u.Lofts are always concealed inthe roof with dormers
h.z-muTwith /-sxn?components attached such usporches u,veranda.
c. i -story simple house forms with i -story components attached such as porches or veranda.
y.Site DeHnidonand Landscape
u.Buildings typically face afront yard.
b.Carden walls o[rounded stone and /or k|inkerbrick, brick are common.
c.lhe||isand other woodwork de�neoux]uorporches and patios.
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4.4.080 Other Project Design and Development Standards
44m81 - Parking Design
A"Number ofspaces required. Off street parking spaces shall beprovided for each land use asrequired bvSections
4.zu}nthrough 4.zo7ofor the applicable zone.
B.Parking design. Parking facilities, including internu|and amernu|access, and individual spaces shall hedesigned in
compliance with the standards in UDC 17.5l.o6o (P@rking Standards). Parking facilities visible from a street shall be
landscaped asprovided inSection 44o82below.
44082 -Landscape Standards
A.Street trees. Proposed development shall include street trees asprovided hyChap,e,z.
B.Parking facility landscaping. Surface parking areas shall beplanted with shade trees utuminimum ratio ofone tree for
every four spaces in an orchard planting arrangement, in compliance with the City's Design Standards. In the limited
circumstances where this Old Town Code allows parking areas adjacent toustreet orsidewu|<,the parking area shall he
screened with landscaping, and/or a decorative wall between 36 and 48 inches in height, as approved by the City, and in
compliance with the City's Community Charaue,and Design Cuide|ines
C. General. All landscape sh@ll fully comply with the requirements of AB i8gi regarding the installation of low water usage
landscape.
44083 - Fences, Walls, and Screening
A.Applicability. The requirements ufthis Section apply tna||fences End walls unless otherwise stated.
i.Fences vrwall inflood hazard area. Afence orwall inunarea subject toflooding identified onoFederal Flood
Insurance Rate Map (Fl RM) on file with the City shall require a building permit, and sh@11 comply with all
requirements of the City Engineer in addition to the requirements of this Section.
2. Exemptions. These regulations do not apply to fences or w@IIs required by regulations of a State or Feder@1 agency, or
hythe City for reasons ofpublic safety.
B. Height Limits. Each fence, wall, and hedge shall comply with the height limits shown inthe following table.
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Maximum Height of Fences and Walls
Location of Fence or Wall
Maximum Height
Within front or street side setback
42 in.
Within interior side or rear setback
6 ft. (1)
Within a zone where no setback is required
Located 20 ft. or more to the rear of a
front or street side property line
Located wihin 20 ft. of a front or street
side property line
6 ft. (1)
42 in. for solid wall or fencing
6 ft. for open fencing
At intersection of alley, street, or driveway
42 in.
Outside of a required setback
8 ft.
Notes:
(i) A fence or wall up to eight feet in height may be allowed when the portions above six feet are of an open design (e.g.,
lattice, wrought iron or grille work). A building permit is required.
C. Specific fence and wall requirements. Fences and walls are required as follows, in addition to any other City requirement,
or California Building Standards Code requirements:
Fencing between different land uses. Fencing between different land uses shall be provided in compliance with
Subsection E. (Screening).
2. Outdoor equipment, storage, and work areas. Nonresidential outdoor uses and equipment adjacent to a residential
use shall be fenced and/or screened in compliance with Subsection E. (Screening).
Retaining walls. Any embankment to be retained that is over 48 inches in height shall be benched so that no
individual retaining wall exceeds a height of 36 inches, and each bench is a minimum width of 36 inches.
4. Temporary fencing. Temporary fencing may be necessary to protect archaeological or historic resources, trees, or
other similar sensitive features during site preparation and construction. This fencing shall be approved by the
Director.
D. Prohibited materials. The following fencing materials are prohibited except where they are required by a State or Federal
law or regulation: barbed, razor or concertina wire in conjunction with a fence or wall, or by itself, and chain link fencing
within a front or street side setback. In no case shall chain link fencing be visible from the public right-of-way.
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E. Screening. This Subsection establishes standards for the screening and separation of adjoining residential and nonresidential
land uses, equipment and outdoor storage areas, as well as surface parking areas.
t. Screening between non-residential and residential. Non-residential development abutting a site developed exclusively as a
residential use shall provide screening at the parcel boundary as follows:
a. The screen shall consist of plant materials and a solid, decorative wall of masonry or similar durable material, six feet
in height. Up to eight feet may be allowed in compliance with Subsection B (Height Limits). Openings or pedestrian
connections may be required at the discretion of the City.
b. The decorative wall shall be architecturally treated on both sides, subject to the approval of the City.
a. Roof or ground mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view from adjoining public streets and
rights-of-way and adjoining properties with residential development. This equipment includes air conditioning, heating,
ventilation ducts, and exhaust vents, loading docks, refuse storage areas, and utility services, electrical transformers,
gas meters, etc.
b. The colors, materials, and architectural style of screening shall be architecturally compatible with other on-site
development.
c. All single family dwellings shall be designed with storage space provided for three, go -gallon trash bins, not visible
from the street during non -collection days.
d. Trash enclosures shall be built to accommodate a sufficient number of three -yard bins. The number of bins shall be
determined by the City at the time that a development application is submitted for review. Trash enclosures shall
be consistent with the surrounding architecture and shall be constructed with a solid roof, and provide convenient
pedestrian and collection -vehicle access.
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4.5'Sign Regulations
4.5x010- Purpose
These sign regulations are intended to appropriately limit the placement, type, size, and number of signs allowed within Old
Town Newh@11, and to require the proper maintenance of signs. The purposes of these limitations End requirements are to"
A.Avoid traffic safety hazards to motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians, caused by visual distractions End obstructions;
B. Promote the aesthetic and environmental values of the community by providing for signs that donot impair the
attractiveness o[the City asoplace tolive, work, End shop;
{. Provide for signs usuneffective channel o[communication, while ensuring that signs are uesthetica||yproportioned in
relation to adjacent structures and the structures to which they are attached; and
D.5ufeguurdEnd Protect the public health, safety, and general welfare.
4.5/02o -Applicability
A. Signs regulated. These sign regulations apply to @11 signs in @11 zones established by Section 4.2.010 (Regulating Plan and
Zonpy).except that directional /ingru4ionu|signs and rea|estate signs shaUinstead comply with the requiremenmofUni�ed
Development Code (UD[)Section/7.y-v8o(Sign Regulations Private Property)
B. Applicability to sign content. The provisions of this Chapter do not regulate the message content of a sign (sign copy),
regardless of whether the message content is commercial or noncommercial.
[. Sign permit requirements. Sign installation within the areas subject tothis Old Town Code shall require sign permit approval
incompliance with UDC Section /7-y*8n(Sign Regulations Private Propeuy.
D.Sign Variances and Historic Sign Designation. See UDC Section 17z4x10(Administrative Sign Variance and Historic Sign
Designation).
E. Definitions. Definitions of the specialized terms and phrases used in this section are listed in Unified Development Code
Section 17 yo8"(Sign Regulations Private P,operty.
4 -5 -030 -Prohibited Signs
All sign types and sizes not expressly @11owed by this Chapter shall be prohibited. Examples of prohibited signs include, but are
not limited tothe following:
& Abandoned signs;
B. Animated and moving signs, including electronic message display signs, and variable intensity, blinking, or flashing signs,
or signs that emit a varying intensity of light or color, except time and temperature displays (which are not considered
signs),and barber poles;
[ Exposed cab in*iraceways behind channel letters;
D.Internally illuminated cabinet (cun)signs;
E. Off site signs (e.g., billboards, End signs mounted on vehicles);
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F.Obscene signs;
C.Pole signs and other freestanding signs over six feet inheight;
H.Roof signs;
1. Because of the City's compelling interest in ensuring traffic safety, signs that simulate incolor, size, ordesign, uuytrafGc
control sign or sign@l, or that make use of words, symbols, or characters in a manner that interferes with, misleads, or
confuses pedestrian orvehicular traffic;
A sign in the form or shape of a direction@l @rrow, or otherwise displaying a directional arrow, except as approved by the
City, or as required for safety and convenience and for control of vehicular and pedestrian traffic within the premises of
the subject use;
K, A sign attached to or suspended from a boat, vehicle, or other movable object that is parked within a public right -of
w@y, or located on private Property so that it is visible from 2 public right -of way; except a sign painted directly upon,
magnetically affixed to, or permanently affixed to the body or other integral part of a vehicle;
L. A sign burned, cut. or otherwise marked on or affixed to @ rock, tree. or other natural feature;
V,Adgnp|acedwithinapub|icright-nf-waXexcaptaoprovidedby5ection4fo5n.8(3ignoaUnwadintheUCandCOR
zones);
N. A sign painted directly on property line walls, garden walls, or a building unless otherwise stated in the Sign Standards
tuh|c
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0.Temporary and portable signs, including the following;
i. A -frames (unless otherwise stated in the Sign Standards table) and other portable sidewalk signs;
2.Balloons and other inflatable devicec
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3. Flags, except official national, state, or local government, institutional or corporate flags, properly displayed; and
4. Pennants and streamers, except in conjunction with a athletic event, carnival, circus, or fair.
4 -5 -04m -General Requirements for All Signs
A. Sign area and height measurement. The measurement of sign are@ and height to determine compliance with the
maximum sign area requirements and height limits of this Chapter shall comply with Unified Development Code Section
/751.n8o(Sign Regu|utiunsPrivate Property).
B. Sign location requirements. Each sign shall be located in compliance with the following requirements, and all other
upp|icub|eprovisions ufthis {hupter.
i. On -premise signs required. Each sign shall be located on the same site as the subject of the sign, except as otherwise
allowed bythis Chapter.
x. Setback requirements. Each sign shall comply with the setback requirements of the applicable zoning district, except
for uuupprovedprojecting sign, and except for an approved freestanding sign, which shall be set b@ck a minimum of
io6et from the front and side street property lines.
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3.Placement onubuilding. Nosign shu||beplaced sous tointerfere with the operation ofadoor urwindow. Signs
should not be located so that they cover prominent architectural features of the building.
4.Signs within upublic h Nosign shu|beallowed inthe public right -of way except for the following:
@. A projecting or A-fr@rne sign in compliance with Section 4.5.o5o.B (Signs allowed in the UC and COR zones);
b. Public signs erected by or on behalf of a governmental agency to convey public information, identify public property,
post |ego|notices, ordirect orregulate pedestrian orvehicular trafDc;
cBus stop signs installed hyupublic transit company;
d. informational signs of a public utility regarding its lines, pipes, poles, or other facilities; or
e.Emergencyworningdgnseeuedbyugovernmentu|agencVupuh|icud|bycumpanVuracontructorduing
authorized within the public riQht-of-*ay
All signs within the public right -of way that are intended to regulate, warn, or guide traffic, sh@ll comply with the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Any sign instu||edorplaced within the public right -of way other than incompliance with this Section shall heforfeited tuthe
public and hesubject toconfiynuion.
C. Sign design. The following design criteria shall be used in reviewing the design of individual signs. Substantial conformance
with each of the following design criteria shall be required before a sign permit or Building Permit can be approved.
Color. Colors unsigns and structural members should heharmonious with one another and relate uo the dominant colors
of the buildings on the site. Contrasting colors may be utilized if the overall effect of the sign is still compatible with
building colors.
u
Except for banners, flags, temporary signs, and temporary window signs conforming with the requirements of this
Chapter, each sign shall be constructed of permanent materials and shall be permanently attached to the ground, a
building, or another structure by direct attachment to a rigid wall, frame, or structure.
Is. Each permanent sign shall be designed by a professional (e.g., architect, building designer, landscape architect,
interior designer, or others whose principal business is the design, manufacture, or sale of signs), or who are capable
nfproducing professional results.
c. Each permanent sign shall be constructed by persons whose princip@l business is building construction or a related
trade including sign manufacturing and installation, or others capable of producing professional results. The intent
is to ensure public safety, achieve signs of careful construction, neat and readable copy, and durability, to reduce
maintenance costs undprevent dilapidation.
3�Materials and structure.
u. Sign materiu|s(including framing and supports) shall berepresentative uf the type and scale o[materials used onthe
site where the sign iolocated. Sign materials shall match those used onthe buildings onthe site and any other signs
unthe site.
Is. Nosign shu||include reflective material.
c M@teri@ls for perrn@nent signs shall be durable and capable of withstanding weathering over the life of the sign with
reasonable maintenance.
d.Thedzeofthestructura|members(e.g.cu|umn4cruobeums,undhraces)sha||beprupurtionu|tothedgnpune|
they are supporting.
e. The use of individual letters incorporated into the building design is encouraged, rather than a sign with background
and framing other than the structure wall.
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4. Street address. The City may require that a sign include the street address of the site, where it determines that public
safety and emergency vehicle response would be more effectively served than if the street address were displayed
solely on one or more buildings on the site.
5. Copy design guidelines. The City does not regulate the message content (copy) of signs; however, the following are
principles of copy design and layout that can enhance the readability and attractiveness of signs. Copy design and
layout consistent with these principles is encouraged, but not required.
a. Sign copy should relate only to the name and/or nature of the business or commercial center.
b. Permanent signs that advertise continuous sales, special prices, or include phone numbers, websites, etc.,
should be avoided.
C. Information should be conveyed briefly or by logo, symbol, or other graphic manner. The intent should be to
increase the readability of the sign and thereby enhance the identity of the business.
d. The area of letters or symbols should not exceed 40 percent of the background area in commercial districts or 60
percent in residential districts.
e. Freestanding signs should contain the street address of the parcel or the range of addresses for a multi -tenant
center.
6. Sign lighting. Sign lighting shall be designed to minimize light and glare on surrounding rights-of-wav and
properties.
a. External light sources shall be directed and shielded so that they do not produce glare off the site, or illuminate
any object other than the sign.
b. Sign lighting shall not blink, flash, flutter, or change light intensity, brightness, or color.
c. Colored lights shall not be used at a location or in a manner so as to be confused or construed as traffic control
devices.
d. Neither the direct nor reflected light from primary light sources shall create hazards for pedestrians or operators
of motor vehicles.
e. For energy conservation, light sources shall be hard -wired fluorescent or compact fluorescent lamps, or other
lighting technology that is of equal or greater energy efficiency. Incandescent lamps are prohibited unless
approved in writing by the Director of Community Development.
D. Sign maintenance.
i. Each sign and supporting hardware, including temporary signs and awning signs, shall be maintained in good repair
and functioning properly at all times. Any damage to a sign or its illumination, including the failure of illumination
shall be repaired within a maximum of 14 days from the date of damage or failure.
z. A repair to a sign shall be of materials and design of equal or better quality as the original sign.
3. A sign that is not properly maintained and is dilapidated shall be deemed a public nuisance, and may be abated in
compliance with the Municipal Code.
4. When an existing sign is removed or replaced, all brackets, poles, and other supports that are no longer required
shall be removed.
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4.5.050 - Sign Standards by Zone
Each sign shall comply with the restrictions provided by this Section.
A. UG -i and UG -2 zones. Each sign in the UG -i and UG -2 zones shall comply with the requirements in the following table.
SIGN STANDARDS FOR UG -i AND UG -2 ZONES
Single -Family Dwellings, Duplexes, Triplexes, Fourplexes: None allowed
MULTI -FAMILY PROJECTS AND STRUCTURES, NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
Allowed Sign Types
Maximum Sign Height
Maximum Number of Signs
Maximum Sign Area Allowed
Shall generally be a maximum of 2' x 3' and shall be
7 square feet. "A -Frame" signs are permitted in the
Allowed per Parcel
per Parcel
Wall or freestanding
Wall signs: below edge of
i of either allowed Type per
12 sf each;
roof; Freestanding: 48 inches
entrance or street frontage
24 sf total all signs
B. UC and COR zones. Each sign in the UC and COR zones shall comply with the requirements in the following table.
An approved Sign Review (Enhanced Signage) or a Master Sign Program (Sign Program) may allow for additional signage
opportunities that substantially conform to the spirit of Old Town Newhall sign standards. Refer to Unified Development Code
Section 17.23.190 (Sign Review). All sign programs shall conform to the spirit and context of the Old Town Newhall Specific
Plan and shall be consistent with the adopted architectural styles and guidelines.
SIGN STANDARDS FOR UC AND COR ZONES
Allowed Sign Types
Maximum Sign Height and Location Requirements
Maximum Sign Area and Other Requirements
"A -Frame"
Shall generally be a maximum of 2' x 3' and shall be
7 square feet. "A -Frame" signs are permitted in the
free and clear of all pedestrian paths of travel.
Urban Center and Corridor zones during regular
business hours subjectto the approval ofthe
Director of Community Development in accordance
with the Old Town Newhall sign applications.
Awning
Shall be entirely on awning valence; lettering
5o% of the area of the valence front. 1 sign
maximum 66% of valence height; valence height max
maximum per each separate awning valence.
18 inches.
Marquee
To be established by the City as part of a formal Sign
To be established by the City as part of a formal Sign
Review Permit as listed in UDC Section 17.23.190
Review Permit.
(Sign Review). Allowed only for the entrance of a
theater or playhouse.
One (1) sign maximum
Menus and Menu
Menus shall generally not exceed 18 inches tall by
Menus shall not exceed a total of 3.5 square -
Boards
24 inches wide and shall be posted near the main
feet and are only allowed at eating and drinking
entrance to a restaurant.
establishments.
Menu Boards (A -frame style) shall not generally
Menu Boards shall not exceed a total of 9 square -
exceed 4' tall by 2' wide and shall be located on
feet and shall only be displayed during regular
private property.3
business hours.s
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Monument
s' including base structure. Allowed only on a
36 square -feet.
site within the COR zone with more than loo' of
continuous street frontage. Parcels within the UC zone
that front Railroad Avenue that meet the ioo' frontage
requirement are also eligible for monument signs,
subject to the approval of a Sign Review Permit.
Projecting or
16 inches and bottom of sign shall be no closer than
6 square -feet. No dimension greater than 3'
suspended
8' above sidewalk surface below.
Sign shall be redwood sandblasted, hand carved, or
architecturally designed equivalent.
Wall
2' below parapet or Cave. Individual letters up to 36
One (1) square -foot peHinear-foot of primary
inches may be allowed. Any sign over 36 inches in
business frontage.
height shall be subject to a Sign Review Permit (UDC
One (1) sign allowed per business frontage with
Section 17.23.190).
pedestrian entrance.
Mounting single -story: above 1st floor windows.
Side street or rear entrance wall sign maximum is
Mounting multi -story: between windows.
5o% of the primary sign area.
Wall signs painted directly on a building or wall,
mimicking historic old town signage or that are
part of an architectural theme may be permitted
subject to the issuance of a Sign Review permit for
Enhanced Signage.
Window
Within window area
15% of total window area
Permanente
Window Temporary
Within window area
25%oft0t2l window area. Allowed for display
a maximum of g days at one time, up to two (2)
times in a 12 -month period. One (1) additional
special event/holiday shall be permitted for up to 45
days in any 12 -month period.
'An Old Town Newhall sign application is required for A -frame signs and menu boards. Creative sign design is encouraged
and alternative designs of Menu Boards and A -frame signs that incorporate decorative bases or other artistic elements
may be approved. The Director of Community Development shall have discretion for the approval of all Sign Review
applications.
2Window signage shall be limited to decals, illuminated signs, painted signs, or other similar signage approved by the
Director of Community Development. Entertainment uses are exempt from these window sign provisions for events
associated with their use.
3A Menu Board may be located in the public right -of way subject to the submittal of an Outdoor Dining application to
ensure that the Menu Board meets required clearances and that issues of liability and safety are addressed.
C. Sign standards for Creative District (CD) zone. Signs within the CD zone shall comply with the
requirements of Unified Development Code Section 17.51 080 (Sign Regulations Private Property).
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5.5/o70 - Nonconforming Signs
A nonconforming sign is any permanent or temporary sign that was legally established and maintained in compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws in effect at the time of origin@1 installation but that does not now comply with the provisions
ofthis Downtown Code.
A.General requirements. Anonconforming sign shall not he-
i.[hunQedtoanothernoncon6orminQsiCn;
2Structurally altered tuextend its useful life;
3. Enlarged;
4.Re-established after ubusiness isdiscontinued for 6ndays ormore; or
5. Re-established after damage or destruction to 5o percent or more of the value of the sign, or its components, as
determined bythe Building OfGcia|.
B. Maintenance and changes. Sign copy End face changes, nonstructural modifications, and nonstructural maintenance (e -g.,
painting, rust removal) are allowed without a sign permit up to a m@ximurn Of25 percent of the existing tot@l area of the sign.
Face changes not including copy, any nonstructural modifications exceeding 25 percent of the existing tot@l area of the sign,
as well as any structural changes, shall comply with @11 applicable standards of this chapter.
4.6 Murals/Wallpapering nrCovering oFBuildings.
a. Exterior building walls sh@ll not be covered with paper, murals, or other similar m@teri@l without the approval ofa
Temporary Use Permit (TUP).
b. Mur@ls sh@lI be artistic in nature and not commerci@l, sh@ll not bear phone numbers, welbste addresses, or other
inform@fion that may constitute advertising or a commercial sign. Should a mural be deemed commerci@1 in
nature, the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (Sign Regulations) of this Old Town Code shall apply.
c Murals and building coverings are subject to conditions of approval to ensure that a mur@l or building covering is
safe, structur@lly sound, will be maintained during the life of the @rtwork, and that the building will hereturned to
its nrigina|condition when the artwork isremoved.
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4.7 Outdoor Dining Guidelines
4.7.010 — Purpose
The purpose of the Outdoor Dining Guidelines is to promote safe and attractive use of the public areas in Old Town Newhall.
This section assists property owners and tenants along Main Street in establishing outdoor dining areas in the public right-of-
way (ROW) that will help create a dynamic and lively atmosphere ofthe commercial core of Old Town Newhall. To a limited
extent, outdoor dining in the public right-of-way may be permitted on streets other than Main Street in the Corridor or Creative
District zones, subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit (See Section 4.7 010-Q)
A. Context: This section implements policies from the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, effective December 2005, which encourage
pedestrian oriented shops, restaurants and services located on Main Street. To promote Main Street as the recognizable
focus of Old Town Newhall, portions ofthe public right-of-way are available for lease or license for the purposes of creating or
extending outdoor dining areas. These standards apply to the design and construction of dining areas and enclosures that will
extend into leased areas ofthe public ROW along Main Street. See Figure i.0 for an outline of the project area.
B. Eligible Properties: With the approval of the Director of Community Development, properties within the Urban Center zone
may be allowed to encroach into the public right of way for outdoor dining. The Main Street Outdoor Dining Guidelines
provide standards for properties with frontage on Main Street for encroachments for outdoor dining. Eligible properties are
shown in Figure i.o for a map of eligible properties under these guidelines.
C. Application Process: The application process and submittal requirements to establish an outdoor dining area within the
right-of-way on Main Street are outlined in the Main Street Outdoor Dining Area Application & Checklist.
D. Other Regulations: Business and property owners are not relieved from obtaining other required approvals, licenses, and
permits for a new or expanded business from the Community Development Department, Public Works Department, Fire
Department, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC), and any other appropriate authority.
E. General Guidelines: The City's interest in reviewing applications for outdoor dining relates to the safety and well being of
the public and the promotion of the Old Town area as a vital and attractive pedestrian district. The City's goal is to maintain
the highest standards of accessibility and safety while achieving an attractive and functional design. In general, allowed
encroachments should compliment public use and improvements. In no case shall encroachments be permitted which serve
to exclude the public from any public sidewalk or street. The City may deny any application for outdoor dining in the public
right of way that it determines does not comply with these guidelines or any other standard or regulation set forth by the
City.
F. Location and Dimensions: Dining areas in the right-of-way may be allowed where it can be determined by the City that the
encroachment would not result, individually or cumulatively, in a narrowing of the sidewalk such that important functional
attributes of Old Town, (e.g., ability of pedestrians to stroll side-by-side and to pass comfortably for significant stretches,
lingering and window shopping) are not jeopardized. The location and dimensions of any item located in a public place shall
meet the minimum requirements set forth in these guidelines and any other local, state or federal law or regulation.
i. Encroachments shall conform to the following standards:
5' minimum width unobstructed pedestrian path of travel;
4' minimum setback from driveways;
8' minimum setback from pedestrian ramps at corners;
2' minimum setback from any legally required building entrance or exit;
All dining furniture and appurtenances must be contained within the dining area;
Above grade planters or pots used as part of the dining enclosure shall be a minimum height of2'; and
Pots and plant materials shall not exceed a maximum height of 4'.
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Figure is Main Street Outdoor Dining Eligible Properties.
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Main St. A
Parks
Buildings
❑Parcels with
frontage on Main St.
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MAIN STREET
drive aisles
8' Min. from corner ramps 15 ROW
ROW — I
Property Line
q' Min. from drive aisles
I, x4" Min. Setback from required entrance
5' Min. from trees, landscaping,
or structures in ROW
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Figure z — Setback Exhibit
z. Encroachments shall not block safe access to businesses, parking spaces, bike stalls, or other spaces required by local,
state or federal building or safety codes.
3. Chairs and tables shall not extend into the required accessible walkway at any time. Chairs must be at a scale
appropriate to the size of the table or space available for seating.
4. Tables and chairs shall not be affixed to the sidewalk or any portion of the right-of-way.
5. Heating devices shall be reviewed by the City of Santa Clarita for safety and aesthetics and may require separate building
permit review.
6. The Community Development Department may require an Architectural Design Review to review any items placed in the
City right-of-way that are not clearly consistent with these guidelines.
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G. Maintenance and Operational Standards
1. Maintenance of sidewalk encroachments shall be the
sole responsibility of the permit holder.
2. Any item permitted to be placed in the City right-of-
way shall be maintained in a safe manner so as not to
obstruct pedestrian access to public sidewalks, access
ramps or doorways. Movable items, like chairs, shall
be positioned to prevent obstruction of access routes
at all times. The permitted item shall be, if moved by
patrons, relocated to the appropriate location at all
times.
3. All materials shall be well maintained without stains,
rust, tears or discoloration. Materials that show signs
of significant wear/age shall be replaced.
4. Umbrellas shall be constructed of durable fade
resistant materials.
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H. Colors and Materials - The types of materials placed
on City sidewalks shall portray a well maintained and
aesthetically appealing streetscape. The variety of uses
that exist in Old Town Newhall require a cohesive
guideline of allowed materials, colors and variation of
items permitted in the common commercial area.
All items located on the public sidewalk shall be
constructed of durable materials appropriate for use
in the public right-of-way. Folding chairs, lightweight
materials, deteriorated, U.V. damaged, splintered or
other similar furniture will not be approved or placed
in the right-of-way. Sealed or painted metal or wood
tables are recommended.
2. Permitted encroachments shall be complimentary in
material, color and design to the buildings they serve
and are adjacent to.
3. Tablecloths, umbrellas and similar materials used as
part of an encroachment, shall be clearly described
in the project application (material samples may be
required). All materials shall be painted, stained, etc., in
a solid color; stripes and patterns are discouraged.
4. Street furniture shall not contain signs, advertising, or
logos.
I. Umbrellas
i. Umbrella shades shall have approved solid colors.
Patterns and stripes are discouraged.
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2. Umbrellas shall be installed and maintained so as to
provide pedestrian clearance by maintaining seven
(7) feet of clearance from the sidewalk to the lowest
edge of the umbrella. Umbrellas shall not exceed a
maximum height of nine (9) feet from the
base to the top portion of the pole.
3. Umbrellas shall be constructed of a canvas -type
material suitable for outdoor use. No plastic fabrics,
plastic or vinyl -laminated fabrics, or any type of rigid
materials are permitted.
4. Umbrellas shall be set back a minimum of five (5)
feet from the neighboring property.
J. Barriers
1. A barrier is required for the full perimeter (with the
exception of access openings) when the outdoor
seating area extends more than four feet into the
public ROW. Landscape planters may be used as
barriers.
z. Sectional fencing must be constructed of metal
(aluminum, steel, iron, or similar) or wood and must
be of a dark color (either painted or stained).
3. Rope or chain barriers are permitted. The rope or
chain must have a minimum diameter of one inch.
Vertical support posts must be constructed of wood
or metal.
4. Barriers shall not be affixed to the sidewalk or cause
damage to the existing right-of-way.
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K. Planters and Landscaping
i. Planters shall contain plant materials in healthy
condition. Stressed, dead, or dying landscape must
be promptly replaced.
2. Planters shall have a self-contained watering
reservoir system that prevents any leakage onto the
sidewalk.
3. Debris or litter caused by landscape planters shall be
maintained or cleaned by the responsible business
or property owner. Debris, stains or litter shall be
cleaned or removed by the responsible business or
property owner.
4. Planters and landscaping shall be trimmed to
maintain the required accessible walkway of no less
than 5 feet in width.
L. Menu Boards
i. Menu boards shall be limited to one per eligible
business and shall meet the setback requirements
identified in Figure 2.
2. Menu boards shall be limited to a maximum size
of 9 square feet and shall conform to the standards
listed in ONSP Section 4.5.05o.B.
3. Menu boards shall not be affixed to or cause damage
to the existing sidewalk or any other portion of the
right-of-way.
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M. Lighting
i_ Lighting shall illuminate only the
dining area and shall be shielded
from the public space_
2_ Lighting shall be mounted so
that all wiring is concealed_
Rope or string lights are allowed
provided they are installed to
the requirements of the Building
Code and manufacturer's
specifications_
N. Signage
Im
All signage proposed to be 41,
located upon umbrellas, barriers,
or similar shall be subject to
the approval of the [Director of
Community [Development_ In no circumstance shall off-site signage or corporate branding, other than that of the
subject business, be permitted_
1 �l
O. Other Types of Encroachments
i_ Other types of encroachment, not anticipated in these guidelines may be considered and permitted by the City, but
must comply with the purpose and intent of these guidelines_
P. Indemnification and Insurance
Issuance of an outdoor dining permit shall be contingent upon the applicant enacting an Outdoor [Dining License
Agreement with the City of Santa Clarita_ The applicant shall also provide a Certificate of Liability Insurance for the duration
of the outdoor dining permit and license agreement_ Annual minimum coverage limits shall be established by the City at the
time of application_
Q. Outdoor Coining in Other Areas
While the primary focus of outdoor/sidewalk dining is centered on Main Street, there may be other instances that occur in
the Corridor or Creative [District zones where similar sidewalk dining activities may be warranted_ In these cases, outdoor
dining in the right -of --way may be approved subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit and provided that the
proposal meets the requirements set forth in this chapter_
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In order to preserve the historic and unique character of Old Town Newhall, and in an effort to encourage the creation of
a vibrant arts and entertainment district, prior to the issuanceiapproval of certain permits listed in UDC Chapters 17.23.22
(Class |App|icuhonx—Minisoeria|).17.23 (Class ||App|isuions—Discretinnury).17.24(Class III App|iczuinns—Discnginnury).
/7.z>(Class |YApplications DiscrehonarA,17.z6(Class VApplications Disc,e,onury)'17.z7(Class Y|Applications
��
Discretionary), and 17.28 (Class VII Applications—Legislative), the following findings shall bemade inaddition tnthe findings
listed inUDCSection 17o6-13n(Findings and Dedsion):
ONSP-i: That the proposed use or project is consistent with the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan; and
ONSP-2- That the proposed use or project meets the development requirements for the zone within which it is located including
parking, architecture, and ground -floor uses.
This Section provides definitions of terms and phrases used in this Old Town Code that are technical or specialized, or that may
not reflect common usage. |[ any of the definitions in this Section conflict with definitions in the Unified Development Code
or other provisions of the Municip@1 Code, these definitions sh@ll control for the purposes of this Old Town Code. if a word is
not defined in this Section, or in other provisions of the City of Santa Clarta Municipal Code, the Director shall determine the
correct definition.
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4z0.020- Definitions mFSpecialized Terms and phrases
A. Land use type classifications. The land use types listed in Table 4-1 shall be defined as provided in Unified Development
Code Sections /7-4z(Residential Use T'pes)'Chapter 17-43(Commercial Use Types)'17-44(|ndus,ria|Use T'pes)'/745
(Public End Semi -Public Use 7ypes),/746(Agricultural Use Types),17.47(Temporary Use 7ypes),1748(Accessory Use
Types), End 17-49 (Development ActivitiesiMiscellaneous Use Types), except for use types that are defined inSubsection 8.
B.Terms and phrases. Asused iuthis Old Town Code, each ofthe following terms and phrases shall have the meaning
oscrihedx/them inthis Section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise:
Accessory Outdoor Storage for a Permitted Non-residential Use: limited only to accessory outdoor storagefor permitted or
condition@lly permitted uses. All storage sh@lI be screened from public view. This category specifically excludes those uses
listed inSection /7#n/ -/} (Outdoor Storage) ofthe Unified Development Code.
Accessory Structure: a detached building or structure, part of a building or structure, which is incidental or subordinate to
the main building, structure or use on the same parcel, without cooking facilities (e.g., storage shed, garage, gazebo).
Accessory Use: a use that is incidental, related, appropriate, and clearly subordinate to the main use of the lot or building.
Refer toUD[Section /748mo.2.
Adult Business: a business as defined in Section 17-11.020 of the Unified Development Code and that is subject toChapter
17.6/o[the Unified Development Code (Adult Business Regu|a,ions).
Alcohol Beverage Sales: alcohol sales ioopedficuUygoverned bySection 17.66ozo(Alcohol Sales) ofthe Unified
Development Code.
A||ecurow o[trees planted along uThoroughfare orPedestrian Walkway.
Alley: upublic urprivate right -of way, not less than 20' wide, that provides off-street service access to commercial buildings
or residences. Should an @11ey be utilized as part of a project's parking plain @nd/or used for primary or major public access,
the alley shall be considered a drive aisle End shall have a required minimum width Of26 feet.
Ambulance or Paramedic Dispatch: includes @mbul@nce dispatch activities as listed in UDC Section 17-45-010-9.9
(Ambulance End Paramedic Dispatch).
Animal Day Care: includes uses listed inUDC Section 1743o1o0d.
Animal Keeping: For Educational Purposes (Large or Small): includes uses listed in UDC Section 17 46.oio.5. Uses in this
category shall also be subject to the provisions for @nim@l keeping listed in UDC Section 17.62.020 (Keeping of Large
Animals) End Section 17.6zu3o(Keeping o[Small Anirnu|s).
Animal Keeping, Small Animals: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-46-010-4. The keeping of small animals such
assheep, goats, dogs, rabbits, birds and similar animals ispermitted as set forth inSection /7.6zo}nofthe Unified
Development Code.
Animal Uses, Prohibited: includes uses listed inUDC Sections 1743^10 ).hAnimal Menagerie)`/745u/v./4(Zuns),
17-46om4.2(8eehives),1716om4.h(Dairies),17.46oin.4c(Feed|cu,LivestocN,1716om4.d(Hog Runch)'/7.4}n/oe
(Large Animu|s).17^Qo1o.3}(Riding Acadpmies),174Jo1nJ.h(Jtub|es,[rmmenja|),1746oio^�C(Pi|d.Exotic, or
Educational Purposes),and /746*/n7(Wildlife Preserves End 3anuuahes).
Animal Uses, Restricted: includes uses listed inUDC Section 17.Bo1o0.o(Animal [rcmuuory).End 17.Bu1o0z(Animo|
Shelter). These uses require a Condition@l Use Permit End are only allowed in the Creative District zone.
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Antique, Collectible, or Vintage Clothing Store: a retail store that sells antiques, curios, gifts and souvenirs, End collectible
items including sports cards and comic books. This use classification may also include fashion boutiques that sell amix
u[new and used items, including consignment items, that dunot fit the traditional definition o[second hand urused
merchandise stores.
Apartment: a dwelling sharing a building and a lot with other dwellings and/or uses. Apartments may be for rent or for sale
as condominiums.
Apparel Boutiques: establishments primarily engaged inthe sale ufclothing, shoes End accessories. Apparel Boutiques may
include vintage clothing or higher -end retail sales of reconditioned items but specifically exclude those uses listed under
Secondhand Stores orThrift Stores.
Arcade: see "Frontage lype."
Architectural Type (also referred to as 'Building Type'): a structure defined by the combination of configuration, placement,
and function. See the "Building Type" definitions listed below.
Art Gallery: includes establishments where art is displayed, typically for purchase. Art Calleries may include accessory
services such as framing, small gatherings, receptions, and possibly classes. Instructional uses, if any, shall be subject to the
appropriate entitlement permit.
Art Supply Store: typically includes businesses that sell art supplies. Such firms may include other services such usframing
and may include certain instructional uses. Instructional uses, if any, shall be subject tuthe appropriate entitlement permit.
Artisan/Craft Product Manufacturing: this use pertains to skilled trades and craftspersons who build, fabricate, manufacture,
nrnthenvisecreataXnodoforsa|a.Thiousednesnotindudaartorcra64udiosvvhare'artisti`,cmharthanthnoainvn|ved
inskilled trades (carpentrVmetal fabrication, etc),create art and wares for sale.
Artisan Goods, Furniture, and Specialty Stores: pertains to uses where artisans sell their creations and products. These uses
differ from Artis2n/Craft Product Manufacturing in that the primary focus is retail and selling, not manufacturing, although
limited assembly and reconditioning may bepermitted.
Arts & Entertainment -Oriented Retail: includes those retail and service establishments that provide goods and services
in support the Newhall Arts and Entertainment District. The Director of Community Development shall determine if this
category applies touproposed retail urservice use.
Assembly: involves the assembling of smaller components into larger products. This category applies tovarious light -
industrial, non -noxious and non -impactful uses typically associated with business park activities. Permitted assembly uses
shall not create odors, noise, undue traffic impacts, or other nuisances that could impact surrounding properties. See UCC
Section17-44-010-1.
ATM: Automated Teller Machine. An ATM is permitted in any commercial zone in the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. ATMs
that are associated with banks and credit unions (defined as institutions with deposit accounts insured by federal agencies
such as the FDIC or NCUA) may be located on the street as an accessory use to the bank use. Where no physical bank office
or branch is present, a stand-alone ATM that is associated with a bank or credit union may be allowed subject to the issuance
of a Conditional Use Permit. In cases of ATMs that are associated with non -banking businesses such osconvenience stores,
restaurants, etc., the ATM shall be located entirely inside the business. Signage for ATMs shall not hcpermitted, except as
anacceooryuse *oubank urcredit union orwith uConditional Use Permit such usinthe case ofustand-alone ATM that is
afflicted with abank nrcredit union.
Auction Facilities: includes uses listed inUDC Sections 171Jo1n.1uand 17.43omo1n.1b
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Automobile/Light Truck Sales and Services: includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17-43-010.26.a, except for Subsection 2
(Commercial Stnragr).Subsection ) (Fuel Ia|es).and Subsection 6(Vash).
Auto Supply and Accessory Store: includes auto parts, auto supplies, and accessories. May include body accessories, audio
sales, alarm sales, etc. Installation of items sold is permitted provided all activities occur indoors and any vehicles awaiting
service are parked behind the retail use, screened from public view.
Bakery: includes business where cakes, pastries, cookies, breads, or other baked goods are created and sold. Such
businesses may also sell other food items and/or operate with traits and properties of a restaurant or similar food uses.
Typical uses include bagel shops, donut shops, cake bakeries, cookie stores, cupcake stores, etc.
Banks/Credit Unions: includes financial institutions including: banks, credit unions, savings and loans, and similar firms.
This classification opedficuUyexcludes Check Cashing/Currency TrunsferServices.
Banquet Facility: includes uses listed inUDC Section /7 -43"/v8 -u-
Borindudeoestub|iohmemsusedphmah|yforthaoa|anrdispmnsinXn[a|cnhn|icheverages6xnn-dteconsumptinnthat
are not part of a restaurant. See section 17 43-01o.8.1b of the Unified Development Code.
Batten: a sawed strip of wood put over a seam between boards as a fastening or covering.
Bicycle Path: a dedicated area, p@ved in a variety of materials (e.g., @sph@ft to decomposed granite) that isnon-trovenob|ehy
motorized vehicles and isoften shared with pedestrians.
Bicycle Route: unidpndfiedarea, usua||ybywhite lines, that iypart o[the vehicular roadway that a|mvsbicycle use.
Bicycle Shop: includes establishments primarily engaged in the s@le of bicycles End accessories. This category also includes
shops that sell electric bicycles and may heconsidered for stores that sell other persona|mobility devices, motorized ornon-
motorized.thatdonotGtthetachnicu|deGnitinno[bicydeo.
Block: the aggregate of private lots, passages, common drives and lanes, circumscribed by thoroughfares.
Block Face: the aggregate of all the building facades on one side of a block. The block face provides the context for
establishing architectural harmony.
Boat/Carnper/RV Sales and Services: includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17 zBo/o.z6b,except Subsection I
(Commercial Storage).
Book Stores/Reading Rooms: consists of establishments that primarily sell books, magazines, End printed m2teri@1s. Such
uses may include space for customers to lounge while reading, and may provide @ccessory services such as food or meeting
space for discussion groups. This use category specifically excludes Adult Businesses as defined in Section 17-11.020.
Bottling Plants: includes those uses listed inUDC Section 17-44o1ou.
Building Function: the uses accommodated hyubuilding and its lot.
Building Height: the vertical extent of a building measured in stories, not including a raised basement or a habitable attic.
Height limits do not apply to masts, belfries, clock towers, chimney flues, and similar structures. Building Height shu|be
measured from the average grade o[the en6nndnCthoroughfare.
Building Height inExcess of 35': applies to projects that exceed the 35'threshold. This provision does not apply tufull block
development, projects developed under the Mixed Use Ordinance, or other development standards that @11ow for increased
height inaparticular zone.
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Building and Landscape Material Sales: includes those activities listed inUnified Development Code Section 17^Qo1o.uo
(Building K4myrie|s3toes).
Building Placement: the maximum envelope available for placing a building on a lot.
Building Type (also referred toas"Architectural Type"):astructure defined bvthe combination ofconfiguration, placement
and function. The types used inthis Specific Plan are listed below:
8un0u|mw[oudbubui|dinCtypecondstinguffreemandinCdnglefamihoddencesurmncedarounducomrnou,shured
courtyard. The individu@l buildings are arrayed next to each other to form a share type that is wholly open to the street.
See Section f}*o.H
[aniageMwuse/Sec*ndUnitunuunchedordptuchedresidencewhichprovidpycomp|etyindependpnt|ivinD6d|ides6/r
one or more persons and which is located or established on the same lot on which a single-family residence is located.
Such dwellings may contain permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking End sanitation. This definition
indudesSecondUnit4AcceooryDwe||ingUnitx.und''XrunnyHutx.'JecJcctinn4-3»1n.8.
Commercial Block: a building designed for occupancy by retail, service, and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper
floors also configured for those uses orfor residences.
Courtyard Housing: utype consisting ufresidences that can hearranged iufour possible cou8Curatiourtownhouses,
townhouxesoverHot`Hzu+ondHutxnverHzusThcxeonearrangcdnmux/euchother,ononeormorccnurts.to6ormo
shared type that ispartly urwholly open *nthe street.
Duplex, Triplex, and Quaclplex,. these structures are multiple dwelling forms that are architecturally presented as large
single-family houses intheir typical neighborhood setting.
Unecugructurethutcnnceu|su|urgcrhui|dinXsuchusupub|icXarugethutisdedXncdh/roccupancybvretai|.semice.
and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences.
Live/Work: an integrated residence and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either
single-family or multi -family, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residenti@l occupancy
and wmrkactivity.
Mansion Apartment: a mansion apartment is a house -like form that accommodates five to eight individual residences.
Buildings appear aslarge houses, typically two orthree stories.
Rowhouse: an individual structure occupied by one primary residence or a structure of multiple townhouse unit types
arrayed side hvside along the primary frontage.
Sicleyard Housing: a building or group of buildings containing one or more residences that are arranged on the site in a
row with the first unit near the front of the lot and the last unit near the rear of the lot, and with the primary entrance of
each unit from owalkway parallel toand along one side o[the lot.
Single Family House and Single Family House Sideyard: a structure occupied by one primary residence. in the case of
a sideyard single family home, the primary residence orients itself to one side and rear of its lot. A single family home
requires anAdministrative Permit inthe UU-iurVC-zzones.
Stacked Dwellings: a structure of single -floor residences of similar configur@tion either above or below
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Business Support Services: includes establishments primarily engaged in rendering services to business activities and
commerce for a fee or on a contract basis. Services typically include, but are not limited to, advertising, blueprinting,
computer related services, office equipment maintenance and repair, office equipment sales and rpn$|.mailing and
shipping, photocopying, desktop publishing, etc. See Unified Development Code Section 17 43-01o.6.
Butcher Shop: a business that deals primarily in dressing and cutting meats, using a carcass or large pieces of meat to
create sm@ll cuts, ground mixtures, or other products. Such uses may create odors, attract nuisance pests, End create trash
and waste products that differ substantially from typical commercial uses. This category pertains specifically tushops that
primarily deal inbutchery; this classification does not pertain to Delicatessens or speci@lty food shops, including meat
shops, that sell orserve meat products produced elsewhere.
Call Centers: includes uses listed inUDC Section 174}o1nx7-o.
Caretaker Residence: includes permanent urtemporary housing that is secondary uraccessory tuthe primary nonresidential
use on the same property. See Section 17-42.010.1 of the Unified Development Code. Caretaker residences shall comply with
the parking standards for single-family residential uses.
Carpet and Flooring Stores: includes businesses that specialize incarpet, tile, linoleum, wood, orother flooring materials.
Carports: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17 48.010.3 Carports are not typically permitted in ONSP zones due to
form -based code and design requirements. In instances where carports may be considered on residential or commerci@1
properties, they shall kelocated etthe rear uf the property, out o[public view, screened tothe greatest extent possible.
Carports with solar panels are permitted inall zones subject tounAdministrative Permit but muynot beused for required
parking for Single Family residences.
Carriage House/Second Unit: see definition above under "Building 7ype.'`See also 005PSection 1}oin.8.
Carwash: Accessory Automated: involves an accessory, automated carwash in conjunction with a Fuel Sales use. No
attendants are permitted, and @11 aspects of the washing process sh@ll be automated. Self service vacuuming and drying may
be allowed, provided stalls for such purposes are screened from public view.
Cbrwmoh: Manual/Self Service: includes a facility with washing bays where customers wash, dry, vacuum, and/or detail their
vehicles. M@nual/Self Service carwash uses are prohibited in @11 ONSP zones.
Carwash: Full Service: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17 43-010.26.2.6.b. These uses are prohibited in @11 ONSP zones.
Catering Establishment: includes uses and activities listed in Section 17 43-010 (C@tering Establishments) ofthe Unified
Development Code. Accessory uses directly related to a catering service business such as the parking o[vehicles associated
with the business may be allowed subject to compliance with relevant development standards listed in the ONSP or UDC.
This category does not preclude ulegally permitted restaurant from providing catering service asunaccessory use.
Check Cashing/Currency Transfer Services: includes businesses that primarily deal in cashing, currency transfer, or money
lending ("payd@y loan") services. These uses differ from Banks/Credit Unions or Financial Services in that they are typic@11y
not affiliated with federally insured financial institutions or brokerage/tr@ding firms and are located instore front retail
spaces. Uses inthis category are only permitted inthe COR zone.
Child Day Care: Large or Small Family Day Care Home: includes uses listed in Section 17.42.010 4.a -b of the Unified
Dcve|npment[ode.A"Fami|yDoy[ure"hnmemuyhm/cuptoxix(6)nnn-ne|utedadu|zsorupto6/urtcen(14)chi|dren.For
the purposes of this code, the terms "Residential Service/Care Home" and "Child Day Care: Large or Sm@lI Family Day Care
Home" are synonymous.
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Children's Indoor Play Facility: includes those uses listed in UDC Section 17.43.01o.i8.e(8) where the primary business model
is based on children using a facility for parties, play time, or recreation, for a fee. This category does not include ancillary or
accessory play areas associated with a primary use such as a restaurant or office.
City: refers to the City of Santa Clarita or its designated reviewing authority or agency.
Civic: the term defining not-for-profit organizations dedicated to the arts, culture, education, government, transit and
municipal parking facilities.
Civic Space: an open area dedicated for public use, typically for community gatherings. Civic spaces are defined by
the combination of certain physical constants defined by the relationship between their intended use, their size, their
landscaping and their enfronting buildings.
Cleaning and Dying Plants: includes those uses listed in UDC Section 17.44.010.3.
Coffee Shop/Diner: a business that specializes in breakfast and lunch, sometimes dinner, typically having a combination of
counter, booth, and table seating. Coffee Shops and Diners may be open 24 hours in some instances and often differ from
other full and limited service restaurants by being more casual and familiar. This category may also include coffee houses or
bakeries that provide seating.
Colonnade: a series of columns similar to an arcade but spanned by straight lintels rather than arches, linked together,
usually as an element of a building.
Commercial Recreation Facility, Indoor: establishments providing indoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or
admission charge, including:
bowling alleys
coin-operated amusement arcades
dance halls, clubs and ballrooms
electronic game arcades (video games, pinball, etc.)
ice skating and roller skating
pool and billiard rooms as primary uses
This use does not include adult businesses. Four or more electronic games or coin-operated amusements in any
establishment, or a premises where 5o percent or more ofthe floor area is occupied by amusement devices, are considered
an electronic game arcade as described above; three or fewer machines are permitted by right as an accesory use to the
primary land use.
Where not expressly addressed by the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, this use classification also corresponds to Sections
17-43-010.18.a, d, and e, of the Unified Development Code. Other recreational uses may be permitted provided that they are
located primarily indoors and are not uses that would impact surrounding properties in terms of noise, traffic, loitering, etc.
Commercial Recreation, Restricted: Includes, but is not limited to, establishments listed in UDC Section 17.43.01o.i8.1b
(Amusement Parks), 17.43 010-c (Convention Centers), and 17.43.0io.i8.e.7 (Sports Arenas).
Common Yard: the type of yard most associated with residential development, characterized by one yard visually connecting
with the adjacent yard(s).
Community Assembly: includes the activities typically performed by, or at, institutions listed and defined in Section
17.45.010.1.a -c of the Unified Development Code. Such uses may include, but are not limited to, churches, temples,
synagogues, other places of worship, public or private nonprofit clubs, lodges, fraternal organizations, meeting halls, and
community centers.
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Community Care Facility: includes those uses as defined in Section 17-42.010.2 of the Unified Development Code. See also
"Medical Services: Extended [are."
Construction Contractor/Contractor Storage Yard: includes an outdoor storage area used for the storage of equipment,
vehicles, or other materials when not in use. This land use type includes @11 uses listed in Section 17.44o10 13 of the Unified
Development Code and is prohibited in all zones within the Old Town Newh@lI Specific Plan are@.
Context: the particular combination ofelements that create uspecific environment. AContext Zone (e.g,UG 2)is
administratively similar to the land -use zones in conventional zoning ordinances, except that in addition to specilying the
building use, density, height and setback, all the relevant elements and characteristics of the intended environment are
integrated. The integration includes the characteristics uf the private lot End building uswell us those u[the enfirundnX
public streetscape. Their combination and the ratio of natural -urban intensity is determined by their location on the Transect.
Corporation Yards: includes uses listed inUDC Section /7-15"/vq.h.
Counseling/Lifestyle Management: generally refers to counseling uses, including small groups, where patrons receive
counseling and advice for such things as weight management, support, lifestyle coaching, nutrition, etc. Uses associated
with this category resemble office -type activities rather than medical office uses. This category does not include instructional
uses such uoinstructional schools, physical fitness coaching, tutoring, etc.
Curb: the edge of the vehicular pavement detailed as a raised curb or a swale. The curb usually incorporates the drainage
system.
Crematory: includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17-44-010-4. A Crematory directly associated with a permitted mortuary
and that is located on the same parcel, may be permitted subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.
Day Care Center: Child or Adult: includes those uses and activities listed in Section 17-43-010.7 (Day Care Centers) of the
Unified Development Code.
Delicatessen: a food establishment, with or without seating, that sells meats, salads, cheeses, breads, and prepared
dishes, hot or cold, for on or off site consumption. Delicatessens ("delis") often specialize in sandwiches but may also sell
specialized food products End even non-food merchandise.
Density: the number of dwelling units within a standard measure of land area, usually as units per acre.
Design Review: refers to the appropriate City review and entitlement process for a project. This may include an
Administrative Permit, Architectural Design Review Permit, Development Review Permit, Minor Use Permit, Conditional Use
Permit, etc.
Design Speed: the velocity at which a Thoroughfare can be comfortably driven without the constraints of signage or
enforcement. There are 1ranges uf speed: Very Low: below 20 miles per hour (M PH), LOW: 20-25 MPH, Moderate:
z5-}>[NPHand High: above 35 MPH. This factor determines the character and context for a particular segment of the
thoroughfare system.
Developable Areas: those areas of a site that are not designated or required open space
Discount Store: includes those uses listed inUDC Section /7zQo/o2od.
Distribution: includes those uses listed inUDC Section 17-44o10-5.
Distribution Showroom: includes those uses listed in UDC Section 17-44-01o.6
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DNS P: refers to the Downtown Newh a I I Specific PI@n, which is the former name of the Old Town Newh@11 Specific Plan. The
original DNSPwas adopted inDecember z"").
Downtown Code: refers to the "Old Town Newh@Il Specific Plain" document, inclusive of chapters 1-4, along with ancillary
documents that are included byreference.
Downtown Newhall Specific Plan: this was the former name of the Old Town Newh@11 Specific Plan. Any references to the
Downtown Newh@ll Specific Plan should be interpreted as referring to the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan.
Drive-through Service: includes any business or activity with a drive -up window where customers order End are served
without leaving their vehicles. Drive-through service is typic@11y associated with fast-food restaurants, pharmacies, food
stores, convenience stores, and bank ATMs. While existing, active, legally permitted drive-through lanes may remain within
the Old Town Newhall Specific Plain area, new drive-through lanes shall not kepermitted.
Driveway: @ vehicular I@ne within a lot, usually leading to a gar@ge. A driveway may be used for parking, providing that it is no
more than /8feet wide.
Dwelling, Multi -Family: see the descriptions of building types in Section 4.3-010 (Architectural Types).
Dwelling, Multi -Family Bungalow Court: see Section 4-3o1n.H'and also the definitions above under "Building 7ype."
Dwelling, Multi -Family Courtyard Housing: see Section 4)^1v.j,and also the definitions above under "Building Type"
Dwelling, Multi -Family Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex: see Section 4-3-01o.E, and @Iso the definitions above under "Building
Type."
Dwelling, Multi -Family Mansion Apartment: see Section 4-3-01o.F, and also the definitions above under "Building Type."
Dwelling, Multi -Family Rowhouse: see Section 4.3 010.G. and also the definitions above under "Building Type."
Dwelling, Multi -Family 8dcyundHousing: see Section 4 3.Wo.l, and @Iso the definitions above under "Building Type."
Dwding,W1u|ti'Family Stacked Dwellings: see Section 40oio.L.and also the definitions above under "Building Type.'
Dwelling, Single Family: see Section 4 }n/o.Candf}mn.D,unda|suthede8nidons|istaduhoveunder"8ui|ding7ype."
Single-family homes require anAdministrative Permit.
Elevation (Building): theexteriurwa|bufubui|dinCnotu|uugu6ontuge.A|so*ferredtous"Fuc^de"whenthee|evuhonis
a|ongufrontage line.
En6nnt:thep|ucementofune|ementa|unXu6nntaga|ine,asin''urchesenfiruntthesteet."
Entrance (Principal): the principal point of access of pedestrians to a building. In the support of pedestrian activity, the
princip@l entrance should be oriented to the frontage/street rather than to a parking area.
Equipment Rental (indoor On|y):includes establishments and uses that are involved primarily inthe rental ofequipment
and goods. Such uses generally include party rent@ls but may also include similar uses that involve renting of goods from
an indoor space (typically an office or showroom). Any outdoor storage shall be subject to the permitting and development
standards listed in this Old Town Code (see Table 4-1). This use classification expressly prohibits activities listed in Section
1743o1nzof(Equipment Rental Yards)
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Fabric Building: a building which is not civic or otherwise especially important in the overall neighborhood of blocks and
buildings. A fabric building is one that contributes to the forming of public space by being contextual so that civic and
institutional buildings are emphasized.
Facade: the exterior wall of a building that is set along a frontage line. Facades support the public realm and are subject to
frontage requirements additional to those required of elevations.
Family Day Care Home: see "Residential Service/Care Home."
Farmer's Market: includes uses listed in UDC Sections 17.46.o10.2.a and 17.46.olo.2.b.
Financial Services: includes investment services, financial advisors, and other related professional services typically engaged
in investment advice and wealth management. Such uses are generally located in office buildings. Financial Services uses
are permitted by right in the Urban Center zone if located on the second floor or situated behind the primary first -floor use.
A Minor Use Permit shall be required for office spaces directly fronting Main Street. This category does not include Check
Cashing/Currency Transfer Services.
Forecourt: see Frontage Type.
Flood Control Facilities: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.45 010 9.c.
Flower Shop/Florist: includes businesses typically engaged in the arrangement of flowers and plants. Typical uses include
onsite retail sales of flowers and house plants, delivery, and may include limited instruction. Instructional uses, if any, shall be
subject to the appropriate entitlement permit.
Food Processing: includes those uses listed in UDC Section 17.44.010.7.
Fraternity House: includes buildings containing sleeping rooms, bathrooms, common rooms and a central kitchen and dining
room maintained exclusively for fraternity/sorority members and their guests or visitors and affiliated with an institution of
higher learning. Parking shall be calculated .75 spaces per bed. This category includes all uses and standards associated with
uses listed in UDC Section 17.42.010.5 (Fraternity and Sorority Houses).
Free Flow: a thoroughfare which has dedicated, striped lanes of travel and tends to be a more highly traveled thoroughfare.
Frontage Line: those lot lines that coincide with a public frontage line. One shall be designated as the principal frontage line.
Facades along frontage lines define the public realm and are therefore more highly regulated than the elevations that coincide
with other lot lines.
Frontage Type: the architectural element of a building between the public right -of way and the private property associated with
the building. Frontage Types combined with the public realm create the perceptible streetscape. The following types are listed
in this code:
Arcade: a facade with an attached colonnade, that is covered by upper stories. This type is ideal for retail use, but
only when the sidewalk is fully absorbed within the arcade so that a pedestrian cannot bypass it. For Building Code
considerations, this frontage type cannot cover the public right-of-way as can the Callery frontage type.
Forecourt: a semi-public exterior space partially surrounded by a building and also opening to a thoroughfare. These spaces
usually lead to a court/courtyard, which is a private exterior space. It is often used as a vehicular entrance or drop-off, and
its landscape may be improved with paving.
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Frontyard/ Porch: a common frontage associated with single family houses, where the facade is set back from the right
of way with @ front yard. An encroaching porch may also be appended to the facade. A fence or wall at the property line
may be used to define the private space of the yard. The front yard may also be raised from the sidewalk, creating a small
retaining wall etthe property line with entry steps tuthe yard.
Gallery: a storefront with an attached colonnade, that projects over the scew@lk and encroaches into the public right of
way. This frontage type is ideal for retail use but only when the sidewalk is fully absorbed within the colonnade so that a
pedestrian cannot bypass it.
Shno6ontafacade placed utu,close tuthe right -of way line, with the entrance ausidewalk grade. This type is
conventional for retail frontage and is commonly equipped with c2ntilevered shed roof(s) or @wning(s). Recessed
storefronts are also acceptable. The absence of a raised ground floor precludes residential use on the ground floor facing
the street, although such use isappropriate above.
Stoop/Dooryard: an elevated entry porchistair placed close to the frontage line with the ground story elevated from the
sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows and front rooms. This type is suitable for ground -floor residential uses with
short setbacks. This type may beinterspersed with the shop6nnt frontage type. Aporch orshed roof may also cover the
Stoop.
Fuel Sales (Expansion of Existing Uses Only): includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-43.010.26.a.3. Addition@1 development
standards are found in UDC Section 7.63-030 (Fuel Sales). A Fuel Sales use is only allowed on corner parcels in the Corridor
zone. This category is intended to accommodate existing businesses End is not intended to permit additional fuel sales uses.
Any buildings orcanopies shall comply with ONSP @rchitectur@1 standards and @11 ancillary equipment shall be screened from
public view. This use specifically excludes electric vehicle charging stations which are permitted by right in all ONSP zones.
Furniture, Appliance, and Equipment Store: includes stores with showrooms or other public shopping areas larger than 1,5oo
square feet that sell household appliances, furniture, and other large, common, home goods. This use category specifically excludes
shops that sell cr2ft furniture, artisan goods, speci@lized equipment, or items that support arts and entertainment uses.
Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing, Cabinet Shop: includes workshops End industri@l-type tenant spaces and buildings
that are involved primarily in the manufacturing of furniture, fixtures, and other activities that fall under the "light
manufacturing" category listed inTable 4-1o|this Old Town Code und/orSection 17-44o10-11.u(K3unu(acturinQ.Light) o[the
Unified Development Code.
Furniture Upholstering: includes those uses listed in UDC Section 17-44-010-8.
Gambling Uses: includes uses listed inUDC Section /7zQo/om
Garden Supply Store: includes general retail uses that deal primarily in garden supplies. This use differs from a Plant Nursery
orother uses inthat the primary focus of the business centers on the retail sales of garden supplies themselves (tou|s,
accessories, outdoor furnishings, speci@ly horticulture interests, etc.) and not on the sale of live plants. Live plants may be
available for purchase as an accessory use to the primary business. This use excludes hydroponics and similar uses that are
included inRetail Sales, Cenem|.
Grooming and Pet Stores: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17 43.010.3.e.
Gun Store: includes uses listed inUDC Section 174}-0no.zo.k(Gun Jtnres). Such uses also include establishments that sell
ammunition. This use category includes both onsite and Internet/mail order sales (if applicable).
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Hard Liquor Sales (Accessory Retail Use): @Ilows for the accessory sale of hard liquor End spirits in conjunction with another
permitted or conditionally permitted use. In the Urban Center zone, hard liquor and spirits shall typically helimited tuinY6cJ
an establishment's shelf space. Additional shelf space, alternative display options, or other proposals may be @11owed subject
tothe issuance ofeConditional Use Permit.
Health/Fitness Club: includes uses listed inUDC Section 17 -4J»10 -18z-3.
Heavy Equipment Sales and Services: includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17.4}o1o.26z.These uses are not permitted in
any ONSPzone.
Hc||pud:includes uses listed inUDC Section 1745o10z.
Hobby Stores/Game Stores: includes retail establishments that focus on a particular hobby, pastime, or games. Typical uses
indudestoescenteredonscmphuokinX,puzz|es,orbuardgamecTheseusesmayovedup*ithstuesintheSpeciu|tyRetui|
Stores Category.
Holiday Sales: includes uses listed inUDC Section 1747.o1n.3.
Home -Based Cottage Food Operation: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.42.01o.6. Cottage food uses are subject to the
standards listed inUDC Section 17.66n2o(Cottage Food 0perations).
Home Occupation Business: defined in Section 17 42.010.7 of the Unified Development Code (UDC). These uses include
businesses which are incident@1 and accessory to a residential use and do not include the stor@ge of materials of any kind or
product manufacturing nfany kind. See UDC Chapter 17.6>.
Hookah Bar/Cigar Club: includes those uses listed inSection /743-n/o-11o[the Unified Development Code. For the
purposes o[this Old Town Code, lounges that are focused on electronic cigarettes or other means of v@por-inhalation shall
heconsidered espart o[the Hookah Our/[iXurClub classification.
Horticulture: For Commercial Sale: includes @11 uses listed in UDC Section 17-46.cno.i.b. Nothing in this category prevents
a restaurant or food use in a commercial zone from growing herbs, vegetables, or fruit for onsite consumption as part of
regular food service operations. The intent ofthis section is turegulate commerdu|agriculture and horticulture uses, not to
prevent incidental and specialty horticulture activities associated with a particular restaurant or business.
Horticulture: Residential Use Only: includes a||uses listed iuUDC Section /746om./.u.
Horticulture: Within Public Utility Easements: includes @11 uses listed in UDC Section 17 46.oio.i.c.
Hospital Services: includes those uses listed in UDC Section 17-45-010.4 (Hospit@1 Services).
Health/Fitness Facility: includes health clubs, fitness clubs, gyms, and other establishments where patrons share common
exercise areas, group workout classes, team sports or drills in an organized environment. See Unified Development Code
Section 17.43.0io.i&e-3. This use classification does not include businesses that primarily focus on personal, one-on-one,
training End conditioning where a trainer works with patrons in an individu@l manner or in a small setting with five or fewer
patron o/cuuomersonthe premises utany one time (see "Personal 5ervices).
Incidental Services for Employees: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-48.010-4. Typic@1 uses include services offered to
employees on a site occupied by a permitted or conditionally permitted use such as day care, recreational facilities, showers,
End locker rooms.
Infill Development: a site seamlessly developed within an existing urban fabric, balancing, completing and/or repairing the
surrounding areas.
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Inside Turning Radius: the curved edge of a thoroughfare at an intersection, measured at the inside edge of vehicular
tracking. The smaller the turning radius, the smaller the pedestrian crossing distance and the more slowly the vehicle
is forced to make the turn. Control of the curb radius is an important variable in the fostering of a pedestrian -friendly
environment.
Instructional School: Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, Tutoring, etc.: includes, but is not limited to, those vocational,
instructional, or other specialized schools, studios, or establishments listed in UDC Sections 17.43.010.23.2 and b.
Instruction in art, dance, martial arts, music, and similar disciplines that includes no more than five patrons in the building
at any one time during the instruction period, qualifies as one-on-one instruction and is considered a "Personal Services" use
as listed in Table 4-1.
jewelry Stores: refers to establishments that sell jewelry, adornments, and other fashion accessories. Such stores may include
repair services. This category may also overlap other specialty retail stores such as watch shops.
Kennels: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.43.010.3.f.
Laboratories: includes chemical, dental, electrical, optical, mechanical, and medical laboratories and includes facilities that
provide research and investigation of the natural, physical, or social sciences, which may include engineering and product
development (see Section 17.44.010.9 of the Unified Development Code). Laboratory uses are best suited for the Creative
District.
Large Truck Sales and Services: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.43.010.26.e. These uses are prohibited in any ONSP zone
Layer: a range of depth of a lot within which certain elements are permitted.
Library, Museum: includes museums and libraries, whether public or private. See Sections 17.45.010.5 and 17.45.010.8 of the
Unified Development Code.
Liner: a building that conceals a larger building, such as a public garage, that is designed for occupancy by retail, service,
and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences. See Section
4.3.oio.N and also the definitions above under "Building Type."
Liquor Store: a retail store that primarily sells wine, beer, and/or spirits, that may specialize in one or more of the above,
and may also sell convenience merchandise including food products. See Unified Development Code Sections 17.43.010.20.1
(Liquor Stores). For the purposes of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, a retail establishment qualifies as a Liquor Store if
more than 10%of its retail shelf space is devoted to hard liquor or spirits sales.
Live Entertainment: includes any live show, performance, singing, dancing, or artistic interpretation provided for the
amusement of one (1) or more persons but does not alter the nature and function of the primary use.
Live Entertainment, Accessory Background Music: this category includes no more than two musicians, providing background
music as an accessory use for restaurants or other uses. This category differs from Live Entertainment in that musicians
perform in the background, such as a non -singing acoustical guitarist or pianist/keyboard player who performs at a
restaurant. Music is typically quiet and provided for the enjoyment of dining patrons. This category does not apply to
musicians or entertainers who are top -billed or featured by the venue such as bands, disc jockeys, karaoke hosts, etc.
Live(Work: a dwelling unit that contains, to a varying but limited extent, a commercial component. A Live/Work Unit is a
fee -simple unit on a lot with the commercial component limited to the ground level. See Section 4.3.01o.K, and also the
definitions above under "Building Type."
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Lodging: Bed & Breakfast Inn (B&B): includes uses listed in Section 17.43.010.12.2 of the Unified Development Code.
Lodging: Hotel or Motel: includes uses listed in Sections 17.43.010.12.b -c of the Unified Development Code.
Loggia: an arcaded or roofed gallery built into or projecting from the side of a building, especially one overlooking an open
court or courtyard.
Lot: a separately platted subdivision of land held privately, usually intended for the purposes of building.
Lot Line: the boundary that legally and geometrically demarcates a lot. Such lines appear graphically on a tract map or
development permit site plan.
Lot Width: the length of the principal frontage line.
Maintenance Service: Client Site Services: includes businesses that maintain buildings and properties for others, including
"handyman" or general cleaning types of activities. Such uses typically contain a central office for business purposes, a
standard parking lot for customers, and a screened parking area for employees and service vehicles. This use differs from
a "Construction Contractor; Contractor Storage Yard" in that a Maintenance Service use is focused primarily on property
maintenance and minor building repairs, not major construction, thereby eliminating the need for large equipment and
materials storage. Vehicles are typically limited to vans and pick-up trucks. Materials storage would typically be housed inside
an industrial space (high -bay, warehouse, etc.). Any outdoor storage is subject to the development requirements of this Old
Town Code.
Manufacturing/ Processing, Heavy: includes facilities engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of raw materials
or substances into new products or product components and may include the assembly of the new products. For the
purposes of this Code, Heavy Manufacturing consists of those uses listed in Section 17.44.010.11.b (Manufacturing, Heavy)
in the Unified Development Code.
Man ufacturing(Processing, Light: includes facilities engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of raw
materials or substances into new products or product components and may include the assembly of the new products.
For the purposes of this Old Town Code, Light Manufacturing consists of those uses listed in UDC Section 17.44.010.11.a
(Manufacturing, Light).
Marijuana/Cannabis Sales: includes cooperatives, businesses, vending machines, mobile delivery services, or any other
establishment that distributes, sells, exchanges, processes, delivers, gives away, or cultivates marijuana. "Marijuana" shall
include all parts of the cannabis plant.
Media Production: Office or Storefront Type: includes uses listed in Section 17.44.010.15 (Studios, Recording) that pertain
to movie, music, radio, and television production. Uses envisioned under "Office or Storefront" type of media production
include non-soundstage and studio/film rental business use types that would typically be found in office and commercial
buildings and not on a back lot or in industrial soundstages. On Main Street, unless otherwise allowed through the issuance
of Minor Use Permit, this type of use shall not be located on the ground floor of a building unless located behind a primary
use that is permitted at the front of the building.
Media Production: Soundstage Type: includes uses listed in Section 1744010.15 (Studios, Recording) that pertain to
movie, music, radio, and television production. This classification includes all uses listed and envisioned under "Media
Production ---Office or Storefront Type."
Medical Marijuana Dispensary: includes those uses and activities listed in Section 17.43 010 14 (Medical Marijuana
Dispensary) of the Unified Development Code.
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Medical Services: Clinic, Urgent Care: a facility other than a hospital where medic@l, mental health, surgical and other
Personal health services are provided uuuuoutpatient basis. Examples ofthese uses indude-
medicn|officeswhhGveu,rnnre|icensedpructidnnemund/ormedka|speda|des
out-patient care facilities
urgent care facilities
other allied hee|thservices
These facilities may also include incidental medic@1 laboratories. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or
psychiatristsareindudedunder"Pn/fessinna|OfDces"and/u,"[uunse|in5/Li{esxy|ek4anagemenf`uses
Medical Services: Doctor Office: a facility other than a hospital where medical, dental, mental he@lth, surgic@l, and/or other
peoune|hea|thcnresemieesampnnvidedonenouupatientbuds,anJtheteccommudatesnornorethenfour|icensedprirnury
practitioners (for example, chiropractors, medical doctors, psychiatrists, etc., other than nursing staff) within an individual
nM|cesuizcAfad|bywithfivpormone|icenxedpmctitioncnisinmeodduniGedundcr"Modicu|SemicecOinicUrgent
C@re." Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "Profiession@1 Offices" @nd/or
"Counseling/ Lifestyle Management" uses. This use requires a Conditional Use Permit in the Urban Center Zone and shall not
be located on the ground floor on Main Street unless specifically allowed through the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.
Medical Services: Extended Care: Residential facilities providing nursing and health-related care as a primary use with
in-p@fent beds. Examples of these uses include: board and care homes, convalescent centers, extended care facilities, and
skilled nursing facilities. Uses and activities typic@llv include those listed in Unified Development Code Sections 17 42.010.2
(Community Care Facility) and /74zo1n./1(Residential Health Care Fud|ity).Long-tarm,sma||-scu|e,residentially-oriented
personal care facilities that do not emphasize medical treatment are included under "Residenti@1 Service/C@re Home."
This classification specifically excludes those uses listed in UDC Sections 17 4>.010.4 (Hospital Services) and 1745.()K) -K)
(Rehabilitation Facility).
Mercado: refers to a central, permanent, market place, typic@lly enclosed, that serves as a community focal point and
hub. Booths, carts, or stalls are rented by individu@1 retailers, food uses, or service providers. Mercado uses may include
occasion@l live entertainment or periodic accessory community assembly uses (outdoor movies, concerts, festiv@ls, etc.).
Mobile Home Park: includes uses listed inUDC Section 17.4zo1o./v
Motorcycle Sales and Services: includes all uses listed inUDC Section /74}u/^z6d(Motorcycles Sales End Semices)
Moving and Storage Facilities: includes those uses listed inUDC Sections 1743o1n.z4(5toru&e,Self) and 17#n1n.12
(Moving and Storage Fad|ihes).Self storage facilities shall be designed in accordance with UDC Section 17.66. 1 io (Self
Storage Facilities).
Mortuary, Funeral Home: includes facilities primarily engaged in the short-term storage, embalming, @nd/or commemoration
of human remains as listed in UDC Section 1743 010.9 (Funeral Homes). A crematorythat is directly associated with a
mortuary orfuneral home can bpaUo*pdsubject tothe issuance o[aConditional Use Permit. Crematories are defined in
Section /7#n/"4([mmutoqdofthe UDC.
Murals: see ONSP Section 4.6 (Mural s/Wall papering or Covering of Buildings). Murals are not governed bythis Code in
terms of artistic style or content; however, a Temporary Use Permit is required with conditions of approval to ensure that a
mural orbuilding covering is safe, structurally sound, will bemaintained during the life uf the artwork, and that the building
will bereturned toits oriQina|condition when the artwork ioremoved.
Music/Musical Instrument Stores: includes stores that specialize insheet music, instruments, etc. Such uses may include
accessory instruction@l uses subject to the appropriate entitlement permit.
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Neighborhood Market/Convenience Store: a neighborhood --serving retail store of 3,5oo square feet or less in gross floor area,
which carries a range of merchandise oriented to daily convenience shopping needs. May include alcoholic beverage sales
only where Section 4.2.020 (Allowed Land Uses, Permit Requirements) allows alcoholic beverage sales as part of a general
retail use. Neighborhood Markets and Convenience Stores are also subject to the provisions and definitions listed in Section
17.43.010.2o.h.2 (Convenience Store) of the Unified Development Code.
Net Developable Area: the area defined by blocks which is not to remain for public uses such as plazas, greens, squares,
thoroughfares or streetscapes.
Newsstand: includes businesses primarily involved in the sales of newspapers, magazines, paperback books, and other
reading materials or products targeted to commuters or local customers. Newsstands may include accessory uses such as
food and beverage sales and may include customer seating.
Night Club: includes those uses listed in Section 17.43.010.15 of the Unified Development Code. Nightclubs differ from bars
in that their primary purpose is providing patrons an environment to gather, socialize, converse, dine, dance, etc. Daily
entertainment, music, and dancing typify nightclub uses whereas traditional bars are more specifically focused on alcohol
sales (weekend or occasional dancing and entertainment does not mean a bar is a nightclub).
Off -Site Parking/Shared Parking: see UDC Section i7.5t.06o.N (Modification ofOff Street Parking Requirements).
Old Town Development Code: refers to, and is synonymous with, the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, which was formerly
known as the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan.
On-site Production of Items Sold: these uses refer to arts, crafts, and other products that maybe manufactured, created,
made, and then sold on site.
ONSP: Old Town Newhall Specific Plan.
Open Space Types: the various types of open space ranging from the regionally -oriented to those types oriented at the level
of the block. The following types are listed as they appear in this code:
Nature: an interacting process, responsive to laws constituting a value system, offering intrinsic opportunities and
limitations to human uses.
Creek: a collective drainage that serves as an interim, open storm water conductor to a larger drainage such as a river or
lake. Creeks are stabilized by indigenous, riparian trees, shrubs and ground covers at its edges.
Plaza: an open space that is available for civic purposes and commercial activities. A plaza is spatially defined by building
frontages and normally has a floor of pavement. Plazas should be located at the intersection of important streets and they
frequently enfront civic buildings. Size is flexible depending on block size and location but seldom exceeds two acres.
Green: an open space available for informal active and passive recreation. A green may be spatially defined by ground
plane landscape and informal trees rather than buildings. Minimum size of green may be ij2 acre and a maximum size
of io-i5 acres. A green is the least formal of urban open spaces
Square: an open space available for unstructured recreation and civic purposes. A square is spatially defined by building
frontages and its landscape shall consist of pathways, lawns and trees. Squares have a wider array of passive and
recreational opportunities than greens.
Tot Lot: an open space designed and equipped specifically for the recreation of children. A tot lot may be fenced and may
include an open shelter. Tot lots should be interspersed within residential areas and may be placed within a block.
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OTNSP: Old Town Newhall Specific Plan.
Outbuilding: anancillary building (e.g.,QaruQe,storage area, cra6s space, euc.).usually located to*ordthe rporofthe
same lot us the principal building. It is sometimes connected to the principal building and sometimes occurs as a separate
bui|ding.Outbui|dinXsurra|soknmvnas'AcceonryStructurrs"andmaycnntuin"Accseoso,yUocs"incumparisuntothe
primary building and use onthe lot.
Outdoor Display and Sales: any display of merchandise, products, or information that is located outside of any building or
business. Such displays should be located on private property and are subject to an Outdoor Display Permit in accordance with
Section 4.zo6"Eofthis code. Typic@11y, outdoor displays would be limited in scope, one table or display rack per business, and
limited tnonly those items for sale on the premises. This category is not intended for large scale, outdoor display or storage
for large items such as spas, sporting goods, office equipment, etc. The Outdoor Display and Sales category is not intended to
provide ameans ofadvertising for services offered; the focus of this category ismerchandise for sale.
Outdoor Dining (in public right-of-way): any dining, table service, or other food service uses that occur inthe public riQht-of-
weyin6ontoforediacent to a business. This use classification does not refer to outdoor dining areas that are located on
private property.
Outdoor Sports and Recreation: includes, but is not limited to, those uses listed in UDC Section 17.43.010 i8.g. This category
also includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.43.010-18-f (Outdoor Entertainment), pertaining to amphitheaters and other large
outdoor gathering venues. Nothing in this category is intended to prohibit regular or periodic outdoor gatherings, festivals,
events, etc.
Outdoor Storage: see "Stor@ge: Commercial Outdoor" and also "Accessory Outdoor Storage for a Permitted Non -Residential Use."
Park and Ride Lots: includes uses listed inUDC Section 1745.o1n.[
"Park'Oncc"(Shared Parking Pu|i an accounting for parking spaces that are available to more than one function. The
requirement is based on a range of parking -demand found in mature, mixed-use centers (1-4 to 2.5 spaces per iocio square
feet of non-residential floor area). The shared parking ratio varies according tomultiple functions inclose proximity unlikely
,orequire the spaces at the same time.
Parks, Public and Private: includes uses listed inUDC Section 174>.nln.6.
Parking Facility: Public or Commercial: includes typical surface parking lots or structures that are pub|ica||yorprivately
owned. The facility/lot may be used for public parking or may be restricted to private, commercial, or business use. Uses also
include those listed in UDC Section 17.4>-010 7. This category, along with a Minor Use Permit for Off Site Parkmg/Shared
Parking, allows for flexibility in those instances when a parking lot may be located across an alley or adjacent to the parcel
the parking lot/facility is intended to serve. This category potentially allows for land adjacent tocorn merciu||y-zonedproperty
to be used for parking, even if the adjacent parcel is in a different zone. Where not explicitly mentioned in this Old Town
Code, parking facilities/lots are subject to landscape and development requirements as listed in Unified Development Code
Chapters 17-51-n}n(Landscaping and Irrigation Standards) and 17-51.o6o(Parking Jtandurds).
Pawnshops: includes uses listed inUDC Section 174).o1n.zun.
Pedestrian First: the practice ofaddressing the needs ofpeople, once out of their automobiles, through eseries of
interdependent urban design and streetscape principles (e.g., wide sidewalks, street trees and shade, on -street parking,
outdoor dining, inviting storefronts, the feeling of being in an 'outdoor room', short crosswalk distances, interconnected End
short blocks).
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Pedestrian Shed: the dist@nce-used to determine the size of a neighborhood. A pedestrian shed is typic@lly no more than a
quarter -mile (approximately 1,400') and represents the distance that can be traversed at an easy walking pace between an
edge o[aneighborhood and the neighborhood's center.
Personal Services: establishments providing non-medical services to individuals as a primary use. Examples of these uses
barber and beauty shops
clothing rental
health End fitness personal training (no more than five (5) patrons per session)
home electronics and small appliance repair
instructional training/tutoring (no more than five (5)patrons per session)
locksmiths
massage (licansed.therapeutic, nnn-sexua|)
shoe repair shops
tailors
These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided. Businesses that involve more
than five (>) total patrons per session for health/fitness or person@l training, instruction, or tutoring, are not considered
person@l services uses. These activities are classified as "Studio: Art, Dance, Marti@1 Arts, Music, etc.," and are subject to
a Minor Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit, depending on the zone. A Minor Use Permit is not required in the Urban
Center zone ifthePersonal Services use does not front Main Street austreet level.
Personal Services, Restricted: personal services that may tend to have a blighting and/or deteriorating effect upon
surrounding areas and which may need to be dispersed to minimize their adverse impacts. Examples ofthese uses include,
but are not limited to:
fortune tellers
|uundromats (self service laundries)
palm and card readers
psychics
spas and hot tubs for hourly rental
tanning salons
Planter: the layer of the streetscape which accommodates street trees. Planters may be continuous or individual according to
the thoroughfare and location within the neighborhood.
P|ontNumwry:indudesestab|ishmentoprimari|yengogedinthegrmvinXn[p|unto.Hnwero.and/nrtraes,eithernutddeor
within enclosed structures, for sale (See Section 17-43-010.20.M of the Unified Development Code). A retail plant nursery
sells plants and products directly to the public (including contractors) whereas a wholesale nursery sells exclusively to
contractors or establishments which sell directly to the public. A retail nursery would be appropriate on a major arterial
corridor while a wholesale nursery would be better suited for areas in the Creative District. Plant nurseries are different from
"Uan1enSupply Stores" which are defined inSection /74}u/u.iufthe Unified Development Code. ACa,denSupply Store is
considered tobegeneral retail and iopermitted byright inthe Corridor zone.
Pharmacies/Drugstores: includes retail establishments that dispense medications and whose primary business model is
focused on selling medical products, first aid products, and other goods typically associated medical treatment or symptom
management.
Porch: an open air room appended to the mass of a building with floor and roof, but no walls on at least two sides. For
the purposes of this Plain, a porch shall measure at least 6 feet in depth from the inside of the post(s)icolumn(s) to the
adjoining wall, at least io' wide, and at least 8 feet from the porch floor to the ceiling of the porch.
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Preservation of Historical Landmarks: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-45-01o.g.e.
Principal Building: the main building onulot, always located toward the 0nutaga.
Principal Frontage: the frontage of a parcel which is used to identify the parcel for street address purposes
Phntingand9uWiohing:invo|veo|urQe,o[f-seuphndnCpas»cs.bindehpy.wmahouoinQundotherusesu000ciuuedwhblarge-
scale printing, publishing, assembly, and distribution of printed books, catalogues, newspapers, rn@gazines, etc. This use
typedoesnutiududesmaUepscu|ephcuocopyinC,desk-toppub|ishing,undpriuhnCuctivihesre|uted*o"8udueoSupport
Services" uxlisted inSection 1743»in.6othe Unified Development Code.
Private Frontage: the privately held layer between the frontage line and the principal building facade. The structures End
landscaping within are held to specific standards. The variables of Private Frontage are the depth of the setback and the
combin@tion of architectural elements such as fences, stoops, porches and galleries. These elements influenced social behavior
in the public realm. The Front2ge layer may overlap the public streetsc@pe in the case of 2w,nings, g@lleries End arcades.
Professional Offices: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17 43-010.17. This category specific@lly excludes Call Centers as
defined in UDC Section 17 43-01o.a. A Minor Use Permit is not required in the Urban Center zone if the Professional Offices
use does not front Main Street utstreet level.
Public Frontage: the area between the frontage line End the curb of the vehicular lanes, and the type and dimension of curbs.
wa|kx.planters, street trees and sxpeet|iXhts
Public Services, General: refers to government offices, services, facilities, and/or other uses and buildings that provide
necessary services to members of the public including those uses listed in Section 17-45-010.8 (Public Services, General) of
the Unified Development Code.
Public Uses, Prohibited: includes oUuses listed inUDC Sections 174>u1o.ga(Ccmueries).174>ulo.g.d(incarceration
Fuc|hies),UDC Section /744^1v./^(LandfiU)'1744*u.1fd(Recycling Creenwas*)'/744.^1v./4e(Recycling Materials
Recovery Fuc|ity),End 1715o1n.3(Homeless 5heker).
Recess Line: a horizontal line, the full width of @ facade, above which the facade sets b@ck a minimum dist@nce from the
f2cade below.
Recreation Facilities, Commercial: includes those uses listed in UDC Section 17.43 Oio.i8.h (Recreation Facilities) that are
normally associated with a country club. Typical uses include country clubs, racquet clubs, swim clubs, and may include other
accessory uses such as restaurants, banquet facilities, meeting space, or retail sales. This category is intended to pertain to
large scale, outdoor rec,eetiona|facilities that are not appropriate for a pedestrian -oriented environment. This c@tegory is not
intended to prevent a sm2fl-sc@1e, accessory use to Ern otherwise permitted or condition@11y permitted use in the ONSP area,
such asosingle tennis court, pool, putting green, bocce ball court, etc.
Recreation Facilities, Residential: includes those uses listed inUDC Section /7.13o/o189(Residential Recreation Facilities)
that are normally associated with a private residential community or proper ry/ homeowners' association. This use is only
permitted in conjunction with an allowed residential use in the underlying zone.
Recycling: Vending Machines as an Accessory Use: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-44-010-14.a. Recycling vending
machines are only allowed in conjunction with a permitted business, typic@lly a grocery store or food store, and sh@1I be
screened from public view.
Recycling: Collection of Trucks and/or Bins as an Accessory Use: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.44-010.14.1b. These
uses are only Billowed in conjunction with a permitted business and sh@ll be screened from public view.
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Regulating Plan: includes the zoning map and permitted use charts of this Old Town Code as set forth inONJPChapter 4
Rehabilitation Facility: includes rehabilitation activities listed in UDC Section 17 45.010.10 (Rehabilitation Facilities).
Research and Development: typically includes office and laboratory activities in an enclosed building or screened outdoor
area. Uses permitted under this classification are those that would not impact surrounding properties due to noise, vibration,
light, etc.
Residential: premises available for long-term dwelling.
Residential Accessory Use or Structure: a residential use or structure that is subordinate to the primary residential use on
a property. Such uses include Carriage Houses, Second Units, or Guest Houses. Depending on the situation, a residenti@l
accessory use may be located in an attached apartment or in a detached accessory structure.
Residential Health Care Facility: includes those uses listed inUnified Development Code Section 17.42.010 (Residential
Hca|thCare Fuci|ity). See also "Medica|Services: Extended [ure."
Residential Service/Care Horne: includes private single family homes for up to six (6) non -family residents. Such care homes
provide non-medical care and services, supervision, assistance in sustaining daily activities. This classification specifically
includes those uses found in Sections 17.42.010.4 (Family Day Care Homes) End 17.42.010 (Residential Service/Care Horne)
intheVni8edDeve|opment[ode.Forthepurpusesufthiscode,theterms'Reddeuhu|Semice/{ureHome" End"[hi|dDuy
Care: Large orSmall Family Day Care Home" are synonymous.
Restaurants, Limited or Full Service: includes establishments primarily engaged in the preparation End retail sale of food
und/orbeveraX»y6/rimmedioteoropmi-immedi@teconsumphoneitheron-oroRsitp.butyho|notindudpodrive-thru.Iep
UDC Sections /74}*/n.8.d.3(Re.teurants,Limited Service) End /74}*/n.8.d4(8estaumnts,Full Semice).
Restaurants, Take Out/Delivery: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-43-01o.&d.5 End (Restaurants, Take Out/Delivery).
Restaurants with Accessory Alcohol Sales: full or limited service restaurants, bakeries, coffee houses, coffee shops,
delicatessens, or other food service establishments may serve alcohol as an accessory use to regular menu service and
business hours, subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit. This category only
, pertains to food service uses. Alcohol
su|es shu||beinaccordance with UDC Section /7.66.ven.
Restaurants with Drive -Through: typically includes fast food restaurants, coffee houses, or other food uses that provide u
drive-through lane and window so patrons can be served without leaving their vehicles. Drive-through lanes are prohibited in
all OHIPzones.
Retail: premises available for the sale of merchandise not including other uses identified in this code
Retail Sales, General: includes general retails sales End services typically found in commercial zones. Retail Sales, General
uses are appropriate for the Corridor zone; these uses are not permitted on Main Street where only specific retail uses and
Arts & Entertainment Related/Supporting Retail uses are permitted. Retail Sales, Gener@l includes, but is not limited to,
stores dealing primarily in appliances, auto parts and auto accessories, c@rnera stores, department stores, dry cleaning (pick
up and drop off only), dry goods. electronics, fabric, hardware, hydroponics, luggage and leather goods, orthopedic supplies,
photocopying and mail services, pool supplies, plumbing supplies, small wares, variety stores, video rental, etc. Being
general in nature, this category will include more than the limited retail uses listed above. In some circumstances, items
that are considered general retail may be appropriately categorized as a speci@lized retail use if a business specializes in that
good orservice more yothan utypical retail outlet.
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Retail Services: includes uses listed in UDC Sections 17-43-010.212 and 17-43-010.21.1b
Retail Frontage Line: frontage line designating the requirement for 2 shopfiront, making the ground level available for retail
use. This applies tnthe U[Zone only.
Riding Trails: includes uses listed inUDC Section /746oio6.
Rooming House: udwelling unit (other than a hotel or motel) where three (3) or more rooms are rented individually or
separately to tenants under separate rental agreements where tenants do not share common fin2nci@l responsibility for use
o[the dwelling unit asuwhole. See Unified Development Code Section 17-4z»1n-1}(Rooming Houxe).
ROW: Right -Of Way or'riXht-of way"
BVPurk/Cannpground:includes uses listed inUDC Section /743mo.2z.
School, Public or Private: includes public and private elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools, @long with colleges
End universities. See UDC Section 17.45-010. This cl@ssific@tion does not include specialized or instructional schools as
defined elsewhere inthe Old Town Newhall Specific Plan urSection 17.4}n1o.2}(Schoo|s,Specialized) ofthe UDC.
Second Hand Stores: includes those uses listed in Unified Development Code Sections 17-43.010.20.0 (Second Hand Stores).
Second Unit/Carriage House: see definition for "C@rriage House/Second Unit" above under "Building Type." These types of
unitsmquireanAdrninis/nuivePermitandrnaya|suheknownas"AccessoryUnits"nr"AccessoryDweUingUnits"u,"junior
Accessory Dwelling Unitz" See UDC Section 17.42o1n.14(Second Units) End also specific development standards listed in
UDC Sections 17J7.o4n.K(Cupythouoes)and 17->7-o4o1(Second Unim).
Setback- the area ofulot measured from ulot line *oubuilding facade orelevation that must bemaintained clear uf
permanent structures excepting galleries, fences, garden w@11s, arcades, porches, stoops, balconies, bay windows, terraces
End decks (that align with the first floor level) which are permitted to encroach into the setback.
3h^pfrwnt:see "Frontage lype."
Sidewalk: the paved layer of the public frontage dedicated exclusively to pedestrian activity.
Slow Flow: a thoroughfare, of moderate capacity (shorter in length than a free flow street) which does not have striped,
dedicated lanes of travel but has enough width for cars to pass each other comfortably but at a slow speed.
Small Wind Energy Systems: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.45 010.12. Specific development standards can hefound
inUDC Section 17.66.1zo(Small Wind Energy Sys,cms).
Sorority House: see "House."
Specialty Food Store: afood store that speci@hzes in certain food items, cooking styles, or gourmet products.
Specialty Retail Store: typically a smaller store or retail space (less than 2,500 square feet) that focuses on a particular
product or family of products. Specr@Ity Retail Stores differ from gener@l retail establishments in that products are typically
more expensive End of higher qu@Irty. Specialty retailers are gener@lly experts in their field, are knowledgeable oftheir
products, and provide premium service to their customers and clients. Examples may include camera stores or high-end
novelty hardware stores.
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Specific Plan Area: includes the land that is encompassed by the Regulating Plan and shown in the zoning map in ONSP
Section 4zo/"(Regulating Plan and Zunes).
Sporting Goods Stores: includes retail establishments that specialize in goods and apparel related to sports. This may
include team sports like soccer End baseball, or individual sports like running, rock climbing, scuba diving or swimming.
Stationary Store: typically associated with greeting cards, specialty papers, gifts, and personalized office supplies. Such stores
rnyoffer accessory uses such asmail services, photocopying services, passport photos, etc.
Stoop: see "Frontage Type."
Storage: Commercial Outdoor: includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17.44.01.13 (Outdoor Storage). This use definition does
not include those activities listed inUDC Section 17-44o10-15(5tudioy,Recording) and spedficoUyexcludes uses inUDC
Section 14.44.010J>.e (Studio/Film Rental Business) which are included under the "Medi@ Production: Sound Stage Type" as
listed inONSPTable 4,1.
Stores with Floor Area up to 6,000 square feet: refers to general or specialty retail uses that are typically found in traditional
downtown/old town environments, where smaller, family-owned shops and restaurants are common. This category pertains
tounindividual tenant space only and not ugeneral building.
Stores with Floor Area between 6,000 and 20,000 square feet: refers to general or specialty retail uses that are typically
found in more urbanized downtown districts or commerci@l corridors. These uses are permitted by right in the COR and CID
zone, but require a Minor Use Permit in the UC zone due to their potential impacts on parking, circulation, End architecture.
This category pertains to an individual tenant space only End not a general building.
Stores with Floor Area 20,000 square feet or greater: refers to general or specialty retail uses that have 20,000 or more
square -feet. Such uses are typically found in large commercial areas or major boulevards and are char@cterized by large
parking|otsond'hiXhox'petui|cenoen.ThescuscxanepnohihitcdinthcUC-1.UC-2.undU[zone+huturepermiuydin
the COP zone and the CID zone subject to the issuance of @ Minor Use Permit. This category pertains tuunindividual tenant
space only End not ugeneral building.
Story: @ habitable level within @ building of no more than 14 feet in height from finished floor to finished ceiling. Attics End
raised basements are not considered a story for the purposes of determining building height.
Streetscape: the urban element that provides the major part of the public realm as well as paved lanes for vehicles. A
streetscape is endowed with two attributes: capacity and context. Capacity is the number of vehicles that can move safely
through a segment within a given time period. It is Physically manifested by the number of lanes and their width, and by the
curb radius. Context is physically manifested by the appropriate frontage types as determined by the neighborhood zone in
which it is located and in the corresponding portion of the public realm plan.
5toctwa||:anopaque, freestanding wall built a|ong the frontage line, orcoplanar with the facade, often for the purpose uf
masking a parking lot from the adjacent thoroughfare. Streetwalls shall be between 3.5 and 8 feet in height, and constructed
of a material matching the adjacent building facade. The wall may be replaced by a hedge, subject to City approval.
Streetw@lls may have openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile and pedestrian access.
Supportive Commercial Uses Serving the Local Area: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-42.010.15.
Supportive Housing: includes those uses listed in Unified Development Code Section 17-42.oio.16.
Swap Meets and Flea Markets: includes uses listed inUDC Section /7.43mnzn.p.This category does not include periodic
festivals urstreet fairs that may include retail booths uopart ofthe festivities, nor does the category include Mercado uses.
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Tandem Parking: tandem parking is permitted for certain uses either permitted by right or subject to the issuance of an
Administrative Permit or a Minor Use Permit, depending on the underlying zone and building type. Tandem spaces shall
measure 1z`x4o`and donot need todirectly access aresidential unit. Smaller tandem spaces may bpapproved through the
Adjustment process.
Tattoo Parlors/Body Piercing Services: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-43-010.25. Uses in this category do not pertain
to medical procedures (reconstructive or restorative treatments) or incident@l e@r piercing that may occur in salons, jewelry
stores, etc.
Temporary Real Estate Offices: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.47 010.2. Provisions of UDC Chapter 17.67 (Ternpor@ry
Uses) shall also apply.
Temporary Residence: includes uses listed in UDC Sections 17.47-010.1.a (Short Term) End 17 47*0 .h(Long |e,m).
Provisions nfUDC Chapter 1767(Temporary Uses) shall also apply.
Temporary Uses: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17 47 010.4, subject to the provisions of UDC Chapter 17.67
(Temporary Uses).
Terrace- a level, p@ved area accessible directly from a building as its extension. A terrace is typic@lly private and is most
common aoarear yard insingle-family development.
Theater, Cinema, or Performing Arts: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17 43.010J&d, pertaining to live theatres, movie
theaters, and other entertainment urperforming arts activities.
Thoroughfare: a vehicular way incorporating moving lanes End parking lanes (except a||eys/|aneswhich have nnparking
lanes) within aright -of way.
Thoroughfare Types: the three princip@l movement -types of thoroughfares that comprise eninterconnected, varied End
hierarchical network:
Free Flow: a thoroughfare which has dedicated striped lanes of travel and tends to be a more highly traveled thoroughfare.
Typical speeds are upto55miles per hour (MPH).
Slow Flow: a thoroughfare, of moderate capacity (shorter in length than a free flow street) which does not have striped,
dedicated (not striped) lanes of travel but has enough width for cars to pass each other comfortably but at a slow speed.
Typical speeds are uptozoMPH.
Yield Flow: a thoroughfare of low capacity, shortest in length, and of a type where a single travel lane is shared by cars in
both directions. Typica|speeds are upto1>MPH.
Thrift Stores: includes uses listed inUDC Section 1743o1ozo4
Tobacco Paraphernalia Stores: includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17.43 010.2o.r. For the purposes of the ONSP,
electronic cigarettes (e -cigarettes) and supplies used for vapor inhalation shall be considered the same as cigarettes, cigars,
lighters, etc.
Tourist/Visitor-Oriented Retail: includes those retail (and possibly service) establishments that provide goods and services
primarily to patrons who are tourists or visitors. Uses in this category support the Newhall Arts and Entertainment District.
The Director of Community Development shall determine ifthis category applies to a proposed retail use.
Toy Stores: includes establishments that de@l in a wide variety of toys. Toy stores are similar to Hobby Stores/Came Stores,
but differ byproviding more and varied products.
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Traffic Calming:@ set of techniques which serves to reduce the speed of traffic. Such strategies include I@ ne-n@rrowing,
on -street parking, chicanes, yield points, sidewalk bulge -outs, speed bumps, surface variations, mid -block deflections, and
visual clues. Traffic calming iouretrofit technique unnecessary when thoroughfares are correctly designed for the appropriate
speed atinitie|construction.
Transect: a system of classification deploying the conceptual range of -rural-to-urb@n' to arrange in useful order, the typical
context groupings o[nutum|End urban areas.
Trans it -Oriented Development: refers uodevelopment adjacent uoobus ortrain station that includes amix o[uses. Transit -
Oriented Deve|opment(70D)[ocusesunpede$,iun- scaled streets and buildings, with the Xoe|o[creating alivable,
walkable, community.
Transit Station or Terminal: includes a designated transit station where buses, trains, vans, shuttles, or other on -demand
or scheduled service vehicles pick-up or drop-off passengers. Typical uses include Metrolink stations, long distance bus
termin@ls (similar to the Van Nuys Fly Away facility in the City of Los Angeles), or an intercity bus station. Transit stations
or terminals differ from a regular service stop by providing additional passenger and operator @menifles such aselounge,
rcstnoumo.food services, parking, etc.
Transition Line: a horizont@l line, the full width of a facade expressed by a m@teri@l change or by a continuous horizontal
articulation such asucornice nrubalcony.
Transitional Housing: includes those uses listed in Unified Development Code Section 17.42.010.17.
Truck Terminal: includes uses listed inUDC Section 17-44o1n.16.
Type: a form determined by function and confirmed by culture. A "type" is physically defined by its function, its disposition
onthe lot and its confiQurotion,including frontage and height.
UDC: Unified Development Code.
Use Standards: the term "use standards" is synonymous with the City of Santa Cl@rrta Unified Development Code. The term
may also refer to standards and regulations contained in the Old Town NewhallSpecific Plan, the Community Character and
Design Guidelines, and other applicable policies, regulations, @nd/or development standards.
Utility Substations: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17-45-Olo.g.h. Utility substations and associated infrastructure shall
be completely screened from public view. Screening techniques may include walls that mimic nearby buildings or dense
landscaping.
Valet Parking: refers to an accessory service for commercial uses, typically during busy periods, where customers drop off or
pick uptheir cars at the business entrance, but where the cars are parked off-site. Valet parking may be used in conjunction
with a Minor Use Permit where Off Site/Shared Parking is used. Stacked/tandem parking is permitted with valet service.
Vehicle Rental: includes all uses listed inUDC Sections 17-43u/v.z6.a.5uand h./74}u/u.z6b)'174)^1oz6z.}.End
174Oo1n.z6.efVehicle Rental uses are prohibited inany 0N5Pzone.
Vehicle Sales and Services, Prohibited: Except were expressly permitted or conditionally permitted by the ONSP, vehicle sales
and services uses listed in UDC Section 17-43-010.26, are prohibited in any ONSP zone.
Vehicle Storage (|ndnnr):includes aUuses listed inUDC Sections 17-13^1v.z6.a.z.and /74}u/^z6b.i.Large vehicles
or truck storage as listed in UDC Section 17-43-010.26.e.2, and commercial storage of Heavy Equipment as listed in UDC
Section 17-43.010.26.c.i, is prohibited in any ONSP zone. All storage contempl@ted under this category must be indoors.
Typic@l uses include srrall-scale storage of car collections, high value automobiles, or specWhy storage services that provide
a higher level of security than might otherwise be found in a traditional outdoor storage lot.
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Vendors, Long Term: includes uses listed inUDC Section 17 4}*uzos.This category does not include Swap Meet, F|ea
Market, urMercado uses.
Vernacular: the common language of a region, particularly in terms of architectural context. Through time and use, the vernacular
has intrinsically resolved the @rchitectur2l response to climate, construction technique, and to some extent, soci@l mores.
Veterinary Clinic: includes uses listed inUDC Section 174)^m)i
Veterinary Hospital: includes uses listed inUDC Section 17^Qo1o0�.
Warehousing: includes uses listed inUDC Section 17.44o10-17.
Wine Tasting Rooms, Wine Bars, Beer Gardens, orMicro Breweries: includes specialty wine and beer establishments
typically associated with urban environments and arts and entertainment districts. These uses are often associated with
craft breweries orspedficvintners, and differ from utraditional bar inthat they may brew orcreate product onsite, conduct
classes, and cater to diners or groups of patrons in a manner more associated with a typical restaurant. Live entertainment,
demonstrations, and instruction is encouraged, subject to the appropriate entitlement. This category includes uses listed in
UDC Section 17-4J»lo.3.e.
Wireless Telecommunication Facilities: includes uses listed in Unified Development Code Section 17.45 010.13 (Wireless
Corn munications Facilities). This uses include facilities that are less than 35' in height, over 35' in height, flush -mounted,
and/or co-|ucuted.Co-located wireless facilities shall besubject tothe appropriate permit uslisted inTable 4,/,and shall
likewise comply with UDC Section 1769o3o.F.
Yard: a private area that adjoins or surrounds a building, its landscape subject to the landscape requirements.
Yield Flow: a thoroughfare of low capacity, shortest in length, and of a type where a single travel lane iyshared b,cars in
both directions.
Zaguarn a paseo, court, or exterior hallway that passes through a building, connecting the street or alley to an interior
courtyard. Areas above z@gu@ns are typically enclosed End part of the inhabitable space of an upper story, although exterior
porches urcovered balconies are sometimes used.
Zoo: includes uses listed inUDC Section /74>mu/4
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
(Initial Study)
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
Project Title and Master Case Number: Old Town Newhall Specific Plan
2017 Parking Amendments
Master Case 17-027
Specific Plan Amendment 17-001
Lead Agency Name & Address:
Contact Person and Phone Number:
City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 140
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Ben Jarvis, AICP, Associate Planner
City of Santa Clarita
Community Development Department
(661) 255-4330
Project Location: The project area consists of the Old Town Newhall
Specific Plan area: 202 acres in the Old Town
Newhall Area in the vicinity of Newhall Avenue,
Railroad Avenue, Main Street, and Lyons Avenue, in
the City of Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County,
California. Exhibit II depicts the boundaries of the
Specific Plan area. See the "Project Setting/Existing
Conditions" section for additional details.
Applicant/Owner Name and Address:
General Plan Designation:
Zoning Designation(s):
City of Santa Clarita
23920 Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Specific Plan 3 (SP3)
Urban Center (UC)
Corridor (COR)
Urban General 1 (UG -1)
Urban General 2 (UG -2)
Creative District (CD)
Open Space (OS)
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Proiect Setting/Existing Conditions:
This initial study was prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. The Old Town
Newhall Specific Plan (ONSP) area consists of approximately 202 acres in the Old Town Newhall
area. Major arterials that define the neighborhood include Newhall Avenue, Main Street, Railroad
Avenue, and Lyons Avenue. The project area is bounded by Newhall Creek on the east and William
S. Hart Park (Hart Park) on the west, with the project area extending northward to 14a' Street along
Railroad Avenue. The project area extends south along Newhall Avenue to the vicinity of the
Metropolitan Water District aqueduct, just south of the Metrolink Right -of -Way.
Old Town Newhall is located two miles north of the Antelope Valley Freeway (State Route 14) and
three miles east of Interstate 5. The area is fully developed and contains a Metrolink station,
downtown shopping area, a regional library, a community theatre, established neighborhoods, and
industrial properties. Recent development approvals include a seven -screen arthouse movie theatre,
47 apartment units and 20,000 square feet of commercial space in amixed-use building, and a374 -
space, five story parking structure. The area is served by all utilities and has a mature transportation
network that includes major arterials, local streets, and a rail line. The project area is largely
developed with commercial and residential uses. Significant open space exists in the vicinity of
Newhall Creek and in the area encompassed by Hart Park. The project site is mostly flat and was
actively developed in the late 1800s due to oil production and the construction/operation of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
Old Town Newhall has been the focus of redevelopment efforts going back to 1996. A Metrolink
station opened in 2000 followed by the Newhall Community Center, and the two-story Old Town
Newhall Library opened in 2012. Other improvements include streetscape and landscaping, parking
lots, and the realignment of the former San Fernando Road to create Main Street. The Downtown
Newhall Specific Plan was adopted in 2005 and was renamed the "Old Town Newhall Specific Plan"
in 2014.
Proiect Description
This project involves Specific Plan Amendment (SPA) 17-001 which addresses the parking district
componentthat was envisioned as part of the ONSP when it was adopted in 2005. The Cityproposes
to implement parking standards for the Main Street area (Urban Center zone) and to establish an in -
lieu fee for any new development. The original ONSP envisioned a parking ratio for Old Town
Newhall that required 2-3 parking spaces for every 1,000 square feet of commercial space in the
Urban Center zone (Main Street area). Parking would be accommodated in two parking structures
financed by aparking district. While the parking district was never formed, the City has financed the
construction of one of the parking structures. Rather than form aparking assessment district, the City
proposes an impact (in -lieu) fee for all new development. The fee would be based on a parking ratio
of 1:350 (one parking space for every 350 square feet of new commercial space) or approximately
2.8 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of new development. This ratio is consistent with the 2-3
parking space ratio included in the original ONSP. No construction is proposed as part ofthis project
nor would the amendments create the potential for any additional development in the Old Town
Newhall area beyond that which is already envisioned by the ONSP. A copy of the proposed
amendments is attached to this document as "Exhibit A."
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Surrounding Land Uses:
Not Applicable
Other public agencies whose approval is required: Not Applicable
Proiect Location
Exhibit I (page 4) provides the regional context and location for the Old Town Newhall Specific
Plan. Exhibit lI (page 5) contains the Zoning Map/Regulating Plan.
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A. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The environmental factors checked below would be affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a
"Potentially Significant Impact" or a "Less Than Significant Impact With Mitigation" as indicated by the checklist on the
following pages.
[ ] Aesthetics
[ ] Biological Resources
[ ] Greenhouse Gas Emissions
[ ] Land Use & Planning
[ ] Population and Housing
[ ] Traffic & Transportation
B. DETERMINATION:
On the basis of this initial evaluation:
[ ] Agricultural and Forestry
[ ] Air Quality
Resources
[ ] Cultural Resources
[ ] Geology/Soils
[ ] Hazards & Hazardous
[ ] Hydrology & Water
Materials
Quality
[ ] Mineral Resources
[ ] Noise
[ ] Public Services
[ ] Recreation
[ ] Utilities & Service Systems
[ ] Mandatory Findings of
Significance
[X] I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE
DECLARATION will be prepared.
[ ] I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a
significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached sheet have been added
to the project. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
[ ] I fmd that the proposed project MAY have a significant impact on the environment, and an
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
[ ] I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect(s) on the environment, but at least one effect 1)
has been mitigated adequately in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been
addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets, if the effect is a
"potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless mitigated." An ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
[ ] I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL NOT
be a significant effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately
in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that
earlier EIR, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project.
Ben Jarvis, A. -s ociate Planner Date
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James io . Senior Planner Date
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C. EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS:
II. AGRICULTURE RESOURCES - In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant
environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site
Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept of Conservation as an optional model to use in
assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including
timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land,
including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest
carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources
Board. Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or ❑ ❑ ❑
Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as
shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland
Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California
Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use?
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a ❑ ❑ ❑
Williamson Act contract?
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, ❑ ❑ ❑
forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code
section 12220(8)), timberland (as defined by Public
Resources Code section 4526), or Timberland
Production (as defined by Government Code section
51104(g))?
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversation of ❑ ❑ ❑
forest land to non -forest use?
e) Involve other changes in the existing environment ❑ ❑ ❑
which, due to their location or nature, could result in
conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or
conversion of forest land to non -forest use?
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
Significant
with
Significant
No
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Impact
I. AESTHETICS
- Would the project:
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Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista?
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Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but
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not limited to, primary/secondary ridgelines, trees, rock
outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state
scenic highway?
c)
Substantially degrade the existing visual character or
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quality of the site and its surroundings?
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Create a new source of substantial light or glare that
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would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the
area?
II. AGRICULTURE RESOURCES - In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant
environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site
Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept of Conservation as an optional model to use in
assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including
timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land,
including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest
carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources
Board. Would the project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or ❑ ❑ ❑
Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as
shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland
Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California
Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use?
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a ❑ ❑ ❑
Williamson Act contract?
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, ❑ ❑ ❑
forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code
section 12220(8)), timberland (as defined by Public
Resources Code section 4526), or Timberland
Production (as defined by Government Code section
51104(g))?
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversation of ❑ ❑ ❑
forest land to non -forest use?
e) Involve other changes in the existing environment ❑ ❑ ❑
which, due to their location or nature, could result in
conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or
conversion of forest land to non -forest use?
c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of ❑
any criteria pollutant for which the project region is
non -attainment under an applicable federal or state
ambient air quality standard (including releasing
emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone
precursors)?
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant ❑
concentrations?
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial ❑
number of people?
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or ❑
through habitat modifications, on any species identified
as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in
local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by
the California Department of Fish and Game or U. S.
Fish and Wildlife Service?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian
habitat or other sensitive natural community identified
in local or regional plans, policies, and regulations or
by the California Department of Fish and Game or US
Fish and Wildlife Service?
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected
wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool,
coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling,
hydrological interruption, or other means?
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native
resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with
established native resident or migratory wildlife
corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery
sites?
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Mitigation
Impact Impact
III. AIR QUALITY - Where available, the significance criteria established
by the applicable air quality
management or air pollution control district may be relied
upon to make the following determinations.
Would the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the
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applicable air quality plan?
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute
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substantially to an existing or projected air quality
violation?
c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of ❑
any criteria pollutant for which the project region is
non -attainment under an applicable federal or state
ambient air quality standard (including releasing
emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone
precursors)?
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant ❑
concentrations?
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial ❑
number of people?
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - Would the project:
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or ❑
through habitat modifications, on any species identified
as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in
local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by
the California Department of Fish and Game or U. S.
Fish and Wildlife Service?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian
habitat or other sensitive natural community identified
in local or regional plans, policies, and regulations or
by the California Department of Fish and Game or US
Fish and Wildlife Service?
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected
wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool,
coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling,
hydrological interruption, or other means?
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native
resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with
established native resident or migratory wildlife
corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery
sites?
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Mitigation
Impact
Impact
e)
Conflict with any local policies or ordinances
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protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
f)
Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat
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Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation
Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat
conservation plan?
g)
Affect a Significant Ecological Area (SEA) as
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identified on the City of Santa Clarita ESA Delineation
Map?
V. CULTURAL
RESOURCES - Would the project:
a)
Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance
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of a historical resource as defined in §15064.5?
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Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance
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of an archaeological resource pursuant to § 15064.5?
c)
Directly or indirectly destroy or impact a unique
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paleontological resource or site or unique geologic
feature?
d)
Disturb any human remains, including those interred
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outside of formal cemeteries?
VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS — Would the project:
a)
Expose people or structures to potential substantial
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adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or
death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated
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on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault
Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area
or based on other substantial evidence of a known
fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special
Publication 42.
it) Strong seismic ground shaking?
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liquefaction?
iv) Landslides?
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Result in substantial wind or water soil erosion or the
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loss of topsoil, either on or off site?
c)
Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or
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that would become unstable as a result of the project,
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No
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Impact
and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral
spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse?
d)
Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-
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B of the Uniform Building Code (1997), creating
substantial risks to life or property?
e)
Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use
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of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal
systems where sewers are not available for the disposal
of wastewater?
f)
Result in a change in topography or ground surface
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relief features?
g)
Result in earth movement (cut and/or fill) of 10,000
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cubic yards or more?
h)
Involve development and/or grading on a natural slope
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greater than 10% natural grade?
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Result in the destruction, covering, or modification of
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any unique geologic or physical feature?
VII.
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS — Would the project:
a)
Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or
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indirectly, that may have significant impact on the
environment??
b)
Conflict with the adopted Climate Action Plan or other
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applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the
purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse
gases?
VIII.
HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Would
the project:
a)
Create a significant hazard to the public or the
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environment through the routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous materials?
b)
Create a significant hazard to the public or the
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environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and
accident conditions involving explosion or the release
of hazardous materials into the environment (including,
but not limited to oil, pesticides, chemicals, fuels, or
radiation)?
c)
Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or
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acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste
within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school?
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Impact Mitigation Impact Impact
d)
Be located on a site which is included on a list of
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hazardous materials sites complied pursuant to
Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as result,
would it create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment?
e)
For a project located within an airport land use plan or,
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where such a plan has not been adopted, within two
miles of a public airport or public use airport, would
the project result in a safety hazard for people residing
or working in the project area?
f)
For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip,
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would the project result in a safety hazard for people
residing or working in the project area?
g)
Impair implementation of or physically interfere with
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an adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
h)
Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss,
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injury or death involving wildland fires, including
where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or
where residences are intermixed with wildlands?
i)
Exposure of people to existing sources of potential
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health hazards (e.g. electrical transmission lines, gas
lines, oil pipelines)?
IX.
HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the project:
a)
Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge
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requirements?
b)
Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere
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substantially with groundwater recharge such that there
would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering
of the local groundwater table level (e.g., the
production rate of pre-existing nearby wells would
drop to a level which would not support existing land
uses or planned uses for which permits have been
granted)?
c)
Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the
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site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, in a manner which would
result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site?
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d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the
site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river, or substantially increase the
rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which
would result in flooding on- or off-site?
e) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed
the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage
systems or provide substantial additional sources of
polluted runoff?
f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality?
g) Place housing within a 100 -year flood hazard area as
mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood
Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation
map?
h) Place within a 100 -year flood hazard area structures
which would impede or redirect flood flows?
i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss,
injury or death involving flooding, including flooding
as a result of the failure of a levee or dam?
j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow?
k) Changes in the rate of flow, currents, or the course and
directions of surface water and/or groundwater?
1) Other modification of a wash, channel, creek, or river?
X. LAND USE AND PLANNING - Would the project:
a) Disrupt or physically divide an established community
(including a low-income or minority community)?
b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or
regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the
project (including, but not limited to the general plan,
specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning
ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an environmental effect?
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan,
natural community conservation plan, and/or policies
by agencies with jurisdiction over the project?
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Mitigation
Impact Impact
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Less Than
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Mitigation
Impact Impact
XI.
MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES - Would the project:
a)
Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral
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resource that would be of value to the region and the
residents of the state?
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Result in the loss of availability of a locally important
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mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local
general plan, specific plan or other land use plan?
c)
Use nonrenewable resources in a wasteful and
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inefficient manner?
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NOISE - Would the project result in:
a)
Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in
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excess of standards established in the local general plan
or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other
agencies?
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Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive
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groundbome vibration or groundborne noise levels?
c)
A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise
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levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
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A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient
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noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing
without the project?
e)
For a project located within an airport land use plan or,
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where such a plan has not been adopted, within two
miles of a public airport or public use airport, would
the project expose people residing or working in the
project area to excessive noise levels?
f)
For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip,
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would the project expose people residing or working in
the project area to excessive noise levels?
XIII.
POPULATION AND HOUSING — Would the project:
a)
Induce substantial population growth in an area, either
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directly (for example, by proposing new homes and
businesses) or indirectly (for example, through
extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
b)
Displace substantial numbers of existing housing,
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Necessitating the construction of replacement housing
elsewhere (especially affordable housing)?
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c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating
the construction of replacement housing elsewhere?
XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES - Would the project result in:
a) Substantial adverse physical impacts associated with
the provision of new or physically altered
governmental facilities, need for new or physically
altered governmental facilities, the construction of
which could cause significant environmental impacts,
in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response
times, or other performance objectives for any of the
public services:
i) Fire protection?
it) Police protection?
in) Schools?
iv) Parks?
v) Other public facilities?
XV. RECREATION - Would the project:
a) Increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional
parks or other recreational facilities such that
substantial physical deterioration of the facility would
occur or be accelerated?
b) Include recreational facilities or require the
construction or expansion of recreational facilities
which might have an adverse physical effect on the
environment?
XVI. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC — Would the project:
a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy
establishing measures of effectiveness for the
performance of the circulation system, taking into
account all modes of transportation including mass
transit and non -motorized travel and relevant
components of the circulation system, including but not
limited to intersections, streets, highways and freeways,
pedestrian and bicycle paths, and mass transit?
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Conflict with an applicable congestion management
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standard and travel demand measures, or other
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UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS - Would the project:
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considerable" means that the incremental effects of a
project are considerable when viewed in connection
with the effects of past projects, the effects of other
current projects, and the effects of probable future
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habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining
levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal
community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a
rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate
important examples of the major periods of California
history or prehistory?
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limited, but cumulatively considerable? (`Cumulatively
considerable" means that the incremental effects of a
project are considerable when viewed in connection
with the effects of past projects, the effects of other
current projects, and the effects of probable future
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Section and Subsections
Evaluation of Impacts
L AESTHETICS
I a. No Impact.
The City of Santa Clarita is located within Southern California's
Santa Clarita Valley, which is bounded by the San Gabriel
Mountains to the south and east, the Santa Susana Mountains to the
southwest, and the mountains of the Los Padres and Angeles
National Forests to the north. The surrounding natural mountains
and ridgelines, some of which extend into the City, provide a
visual backdrop for much of the urbanized area. Other scenic
resources within or visible from the City include the Santa Clara
River corridor, forested/vegetated land, and a variety of canyons
and natural drainages in portions of the City.
The proposed project, the 2017 Old Town Newhall Specific Plan
(ONSP) Parking Amendments, are regulatory in nature and are not
associated with any construction or grading project. The proposed
project would not damage any scenic resources. Views in the Old
Town Newhall area are limited as the area is largely built -out with
densely configured, low-rise and mid -rise structures. The proposed
Specific Plan amendments would not revise any development
standards in a manner that could result in an interruption of any
views of scenic resources. Therefore, the proposed project would
have no impact on scenic vistas.
I b. No Impact.
The only roadway in Santa Clarita that is identified in the
California Department of Transportation's State Scenic Highway
program is Interstate 5 (I-5). The designated eligible segment of I-
5 extends from the I-210 interchange to the State Route (SR)
126/Newhall Ranch Road interchange. SR -126 is also designated
as an Eligible State Scenic Highway from the City's boundary at
Interstate 5 west to SR -150 in Ventura County. The proposed
project is not located on I-5, SR -126, or any other designated
scenic highway. The project is regulatory in nature and would not
impact scenic resources, ridgelines, trees, rock outcroppings, or
historic buildings. Therefore, there would be no impact.
I c. No Impact.
The proposed project consists of amendments to the Old Town
Newhall Specific Plan. The amendments are regulatory in nature
and are focused on implementing parking requirements on Main
Street that are consistent with the parking ratio envisioned when
the plan was adopted in 2005. The amendments would not change
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the building types allowed in Newhall nor change existing
requirements like landscaping or architectural styles. Therefore,
the proposed project would have no adverse impact to the visual
character or quality of the site and surroundings of Old Town
Newhall.
I d. Less Than Significant Impact.
The project consists of amendments to the Old Town Newhall
Specific Plan and is regulatory in nature. The proposed project
does not propose any lighting for nighttime events or sporting
activities. Existing lighting exists on public streets and in private
development and nothing in the proposed project would be
expected to increase nighttime lighting beyond current levels. Any
light generated from additional human activity would not detract
from daytime or nighttime views. Therefore, the project would not
cause a significant impact where lighting and glare is concerned.
IL AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
II a. No Impact.
Based on information from the California Department of
Conservation, the project area is considered to be "Urban and
Built -Up Land" that contains no farming resources. There are no
agricultural operations located within the project site and the
ONSP is not located within an area of Prime Farmland or
Farmland of Statewide Importance as identified by the California
Department of Conservation (Los Angeles Important Farmland
2008). This information was verified on December 1, 2016. The
area is developed with both residential and commercial uses, along
with developed parks and public facilities including a Metrolink
station, library, and community center. Given the project area has
no potential to convert existing farmland to non-agricultural use,
the project would have no impact.
II b. No Impact.
Santa Clarita does not have agricultural preserve areas. Further,
there is no Williamson Act contract land within the City limits.
Therefore, the proposed project would not conflict with the zoning
for agricultural uses or Williamson Act contracts and would have
no related impacts: there would be no impact.
II c. No Impact.
The project includes amendments that would pertain to the Urban
Center, Corridor, Creative District, Urban General 1, Urban
General 2, and Open Space zones within the Old Town Newhall
Specific Plan area. The project area is not located in an area zoned
as Open Space -National Forest nor does the project area contain
any forestland, timberland, or areas zoned for Timberland
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Production. The project would implement parking requirements on
Main Street (Urban Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio
envisioned when the ONSP was originally adopted in 2005. The
amendments are regulatory in nature, and are not associated with
any construction or grading project. Therefore, the project would
have no impact.
II d. No Impact
The project would implement parking requirements on Main Street
(Urban Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned
when the ONSP was originally adopted in 2005. The project area
does not contain any forest land nor would the project result the
conversion of forest land to non -forest uses. Therefore, there
would be no impact.
II e. No Impact
The project does not have the potential to result in the conversion
of farmland to non-agricultural use because no such lands or
resources exist in the project area; nor could the project result in
the conversion of forest lands to non -forest use. The project would
implement parking requirements on Main Street (Urban Center
zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned when the ONSP
was originally adopted in 2005 and is not associated with any
construction or grading project. Therefore, there would be no
impact.
III. AIR QUALITY
III a. No Impact
Santa Clarita is within the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB), which is
bounded by the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto
mountains to the north and east, and by the Pacific Ocean to the
south and west. The air quality in the SCAB is managed by the
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
The SCAB has a history of recorded air quality violations and is an
area where both state and federal ambient air quality standards are
exceeded. Because of the violations of the California ambient air
quality standards (CAAQS), the California Clean Air Act requires
triennial preparation of an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP).
The AQMP analyzes air quality on a regional level and identifies
region -wide attenuation methods to achieve the air quality
standards. These region -wide attenuation methods include
regulations for stationary -source polluters; facilitation of new
transportation technologies, such as low -emission vehicles; and
capital improvements, such as park-and-ride facilities and public
transit improvements.
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The current adopted plan is the 2012 AQMP adopted on December
7, 2012. The 2012 AQMP is designed to meet the state and federal
Clean Air Act planning requirements and focuses on new federal
ozone and ultra -fine particulate matter (PMzs) standards. The
SCAQMD's AQMP was prepared to accommodate growth, to
reduce the high levels of pollutants within the areas under the
jurisdiction of SCAQMD, and to attain clean air within the region.
Projects that are considered to be consistent with the AQMP would
not interfere with attainment, because this growth is included in the
projections used to formulate the AQMP. Therefore, projects, uses,
and activities that are consistent with the applicable assumptions
used in the development of the AQMP would not jeopardize
attainment of the air quality levels identified in the AQMP, even if
they exceed the SCAQMD's recommended daily emissions
thresholds. AQMPs utilize projections of population and
transportation activity forecasted by SCAG in their Regional
Transportation Plan (RTP). If the project is consistent with the
General Plan and zoning, it has been assumed in the AQMP and
won't obstruct implementation of the AQMP.
The proposed project is consistent with the zoning and General
Plan land use designation for the site. The project would
implement parking requirements on Main Street (Urban Center
zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned when the ONSP
was originally adopted in 2005 and would not change any zoning
designation or development density. As a result, the project is
consistent with the growth expectations for the region. The
proposed project is therefore consistent with the AQMP and would
have no associated impacts.
III b. No Impact
Santa Clarita is located in a nonattainment area, an area that
frequently exceeds national and state ambient air quality standards.
The project would implement parking requirements on Main Street
(Urban Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned
when the ONSP was originally adopted in 2005. The proposed
amendments do not entitle any development not already allowed in
the Specific Plan and there are no changes to the land use map or
existing development density. Therefore, the proposed project
would not result in significant air quality impacts related to the air
quality standards.
III c. No Impact
As stated in Section IIIb, the project would not involve
construction or grading, nor would the project produce any
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emissions: the project is regulatory in nature, is not associated with
any development, and would not change the land use map. The
project would not impact or exceed the thresholds of significance
established by the SCAQMD which were established in
consideration of cumulative air pollution in the SCAB. Since no
emissions are involved with the proposed project, therefore, there
would be no impact.
III d. No Impact.
Certain residents, such as the very young, the elderly, and those
suffering from certain illnesses or disabilities, are particularly
sensitive to air pollution and are considered sensitive receptors. In
addition, active park users, such as participants in sporting events,
are sensitive air pollutant receptors due to increased breathing
rates. Land uses where sensitive air pollutant receptors congregate
include schools, daycare centers, parks, recreational areas, medical
facilities, rest homes, and convalescent care facilities.
The proposed project does not involve any construction or grading
activities that would cause toxic substances such as oils, solvents,
paints, or adhesives, to be entering the atmosphere. The proposed
project is regulatory in nature and has no potential to affect air
quality. Therefore, the proposed project would have no air quality
impacts on sensitive receptors.
III e. No Impact.
The proposed project is regulatory in nature, is not associated with
a construction or grading project, and has no potential to produce
odors. The ONSP area does not contain any uses shown on Figure
5-5, Land Uses Associated with Odor Complaints, of the
SCAQMD's 1993 CEQA Air Quality Handbook which includes
such activities as agricultural uses, wastewater treatment plants,
food processing plants, chemical plants, composting, refineries,
landfills, dairies, fiberglass molding firms, etc. Therefore, there
would be no impact.
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
General Biological Characteristics of the Site
The ONSP plan area is largely developed except for the Newhall
Creek bed and the open space areas within the William S. Hart
Park property. The project area contains street trees, landscaped
residential yards, and hardscape in the Main Street area.
IV a. No Impact.
The proposed project would not adversely affect, either directly or
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through habitat modifications, any species identified as a
candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional
plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of
Fish and Wildlife or the US Fish and Wildlife Service because the
project does not involve construction or grading. The project
consists of specific plan amendments that are regulatory in nature
and that have no potential for affecting the environment. As noted,
the ONSP plan area is a built -out and urbanized area with the
exception of the Newhall Creek bed and the open space areas
within the William S. Hart Park property. The proposed
amendments would not alter the land use designations or
development restrictions that apply to either of these areas.
Therefore, there would be no impact.
IV b. No Impact.
Although the ONSP area contains creek beds and drainages that
may contain riparian areas, the proposed project does not involve
changes to policies or land use designations that would impact
those areas. There are no known natural communities identified in
local or regional plans or be the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife (CDFW) or US Fish and Wildlife Service. Vegetation in
the specific plan area consists mostly of street trees and ornamental
or manicured vegetation and landscaping for both commercial and
residential properties. No changes are proposed for natural slopes
or open space areas. Therefore, there would be no impact.
IV c. Less Than Significant Impact.
The ONSP area contains Newhall Creek and other drainage
courses. While some of these areas may be subject to federal
protection under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the proposed
project would not impact or affect these areas. The project would
implement parking requirements on Main Street (Urban Center
zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned when the ONSP
was originally adopted in 2005. The proposed amendments would
not alter the land use designations or development restrictions that
apply to Newhall Creek or any other drainage courses. No
construction or grading is proposed and there are no identified or
anticipated impacts on wetlands as defined in Section 404. Any
impact would be less than significant.
IV d. No Impact.
The proposed project would not interfere with the movement of
any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species nor would
the project interfere with established native resident or migratory
wildlife corridors, impeding the use of native wildfire nursery
sites. The project would implement parking requirements on Main
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Street (Urban Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio
envisioned when the ONSP was originally adopted in 2005. The
project would not change or impact Newhall Creek, other drainage
courses, or affect undeveloped areas in and around Hart Park. The
ONSP area is located in an urbanized portion of the city, and with
the exception of the Newhall Creek bed, is an area that does not
support the dispersal of wildlife. As no construction or change to
the physical environment would occur in association with the
project, therefore, there would be no impact.
IV e. Less Than Significant Impact.
Per Section 17.51.040 (Oak Tree Preservation) of the Unified
Development Code, it is the City's policy to require the
preservation of all healthy oak trees unless compelling reasons
justify the removal of such trees. The ONSP area contains
numerous oak trees, including protected specimens on residential
and commercial lots. The City's Oak Tree Ordinance protects these
trees, provided the trees have established themselves and achieved
certain growth benchmarks. The proposed project would not
conflict with the City's Oak Tree Preservation Ordinance because
the oak tree preservation measures and policies would remain in
full effect. The project would implement parking requirements on
Main Street (Urban Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio
envisioned when the ONSP was originally adopted in 2005.
Therefore, any impact would be less than significant.
IV f. No Impact.
The project site is not within a habitat conservation plan (HCP),
natural community conservation plan (NCCP) or other approved
local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan. Therefore, the
project would not conflict with any adopted habitat conservation
plans and the project would have no related impacts.
IV g. No Impact.
The project site is not within a Significant Ecological Area
identified on Exhibit CO -5 (Significant Ecological Areas) of the
City's General Plan Conservation Element. The project site is also
not within a Significant Natural Area identified by the CDFW.
Therefore, the proposed project would not affect a Significant
Ecological Area or Significant Natural Area
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES
V a -d. No Impact.
The proposed amendments to the ONSP will not impact cultural
resources in the City of Santa Clarity The proposed amendments
will not alter any unique geological feature, paleontological
resource, any human remains, or affect any other historical or
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archeological resource. As part of the project analysis, the City
offered the Femandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians to
consult on the project as required by A1352. The tribe did not opt to
consult and no mitigation measures were required. No construction
or grading is proposed with these amendments. While future
development may occur, the scope and intensity of that
development is unknown. The kind of development that could
occur under the proposed amendments is the same development
that could occur currently. Therefore, amending the plan would
have no impact or effect. Furthermore, any future development
would be required to comply with the City's General Plan and
associated regulations for the preservation of historical and
culturally significant resources. Several historic buildings exist in
the ONSP area including the Tom Mix Cottages, the Newhall Jail,
the Pioneer Oil Refinery, and others. The proposed amendments
would not impact or alter these resources because they relate to
implementing minimum parking requirements in the Urban Center
zone and are not associated with any development. Changes or
alterations to historic resources would remain subject to the City's
Historic Preservation Ordinance, just as they are currently.
Therefore, no impact to archeological, historical or cultural
resources would be caused by the proposed ONSP amendments.
VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS
VI a -i. No Impact.
Southern California has numerous active and potentially active
faults that could affect the City. As stated in the City's General
Plan, the City is susceptible to geologic hazards in the event of a
major earthquake (magnitude 8.3) along the San Andreas Fault.
This could result in ground failure and liquefaction. The proposed
amendments to the ONSP would not change building and
development codes; the amendments are regulatory in nature and
primarily involve regulations to businesses on Main Street. Future
development would be required to follow all state and City
building codes and regulations. In accordance with these codes and
regulations, any future development would be required to address
the geologic and/or soils conditions on its specific project site prior
to the issuance of any building permits on the project site. No
development on natural slopes is proposed as part of this project
and no unique geologic features would be destroyed, modified, or
altered. Therefore, the proposed ONSP amendments are not
anticipated to have any impact related to geology and soils.
VII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
VII a. Less Than Significant Impact.
The City of Santa Clarita's Climate Action Plan (CAP) identifies
the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted within Santa
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Clarita and establishes a set of strategies that reduces the amount
of greenhouse gases produced in the city to a level that is
consistent with the reduction goals identified in the California
Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) (Health and
Safety Code Sections 38500, 38501, 28510, 38530, 38550, 38560,
38561-38565, 38570, 38571, 38574, 38580, 38590, 38592-
38599). The proposed project would be consistent with the General
Plan and Zoning Ordinance. Because goals, objectives, and
policies approved under the General Plan are forecast to meet the
GHG emission reduction targets mandated by AB 32, development
projects that are able to demonstrate consistency with the General
Plan and Zoning Ordinance are, by association, consistent with the
CAP. Since the project is consistent with the General Plan land use
designation and zoning for the site, impacts relating to GHG
emissions are less than significant.
VII b. Less Than Significant Impact.
The proposed project would be consistent with the CAP. The CAP
must achieve emission reduction goals consistent with those
outlined by the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
(AB 32). Therefore, the proposed project would not conflict with
any applicable plans or policies adopted for the purpose of
reducing the emissions of GHG and would be considered less than
significant.
VIII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
VIII a -i. No Impact.
The proposed amendments to the ONSP would not directly expose
people to health hazards or hazardous materials, interfere with any
emergency response plans, or any land use within two miles of an
airport, airfield, or otherwise impact any airport land use plan. The
Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area contains eight sites listed on
the California Department of Toxic Substance Control's
EnviroStor database(httns://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov), seven of
which have been closed, one of which remains open but inactive.
The project would implement parking requirements on Main Street
(Urban Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned
when the ONSP was originally adopted in 2005. The amendments
are not associated with any development or grading, would not
change the land use map, nor change development densities versus
what is currently allowed. Any future development projects would
be subject to various federal, state, and local laws and agencies that
regulate hazardous material sites, such as the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), the state and federal Environmental Protection Agencies
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(EPA), the California Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC), and the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Therefore,
given the amendments would not substantially alter land use or
create potential hazards to the public, the proposed ONSP
amendments are not anticipated to have any impact to hazards or
hazardous materials.
IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
IX a-1. No Impact
The proposed project would not impact water quality standards,
nor affect groundwater supplies. The proposed amendments to the
ONSP include various regulatory changes and do not propose any
development, grading, or construction. The amendments will not
result in direct impacts on hydrology and water quality. Further,
the proposed amendments are not anticipated to impact any 100 -
year flood hazard area, tsunami, drainage pattern, or runoff of
Stormwater Management systems. Any future construction related
activity within the ONSP would comply with the zoning codes in
place at the time that revisions are requested, including any
additional CEQA review if applicable. The City's Municipal Code
and floodplain requirements would continue to apply to areas
within designated floodplains, such as the Railroad Canyon
drainage and Newhall Creek bed, regulating, limiting, or
prohibiting development. Therefore, the proposed ONSP
amendments are not anticipated to have an impact to hydrology
and water quality.
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X a. No Impact
The proposed project consists of amendments to the ONSP that are
regulatory in nature; no development, construction, or grading is
proposed. The project would not physically divide an existing
community nor would the project result in barriers or obstructions
for pedestrians. Therefore, the project would have no impact
related to physically dividing a community.
X b. No Impact
The project site consists of the ONSP area. The project area is not
located in any other plan that is designated for the purpose of
avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect. Santa Clarita is not
within the Coastal Zone. The project site has a General Plan
designation and zoning of Specific Plan, which defers to the
zoning and land use regulations of the ONSP. Therefore, the
proposed project would not cause impacts due to conflicts with
applicable land use plans, policies, or regulations.
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X c. No Impact.
The proposed amendments would not affect City standards
regarding habitat conservation plans, natural community
preservation plans, and/or the policies of agencies with jurisdiction
over resources and resource areas within the City since no
development is proposed. All future development would be subject
to the standards and regulations established by the City at the time
revisions are requested. Therefore, the project would have no
impact on conservation plans.
XI. MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES
XI a -b. No Impact.
Gold mining and oil production historically have been the principal
mineral extraction activities in and around the Santa Clarita Valley.
Other minerals found in the planning area include construction
aggregate, titanium, and tuff. Mineral resources and extraction
areas are shown in the City's General Plan. The proposed ONSP
amendments will not affect mineral resources in Santa Clarita
generally or in the Old Town Newhall area specifically. Therefore,
there would be no impact.
XII. NOISE
XI c. Less Than Significant Impact.
While the proposed project does not involve construction,
development or grading, future development projects may occur
within the ONSP area. Those projects would be subject to the
applicable City building codes and recycling policies. The project
would implement parking requirements on Main Street (Urban
Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned when the
ONSP was originally adopted in 2005 and would not permit or
approve any project. Therefore, any impact would be less than
significant.
XII a -d. Less than Significant Impact.
The proposed ONSP amendments will not expose persons to an
increased level of temporary noise, ground -borne vibration, or
ambient noise. The proposed amendments are regulatory in nature
and do not include any development. The proposed amendments
do not diminish or remove any noise -related regulations and would
not or could not create additional significant noise in the Old Town
Newhall area. Therefore, a less than significant impact is
anticipated in relation to noise.
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XII e -f. No Impact
There are no airports, airfields, or airport land use plans within the
City. Therefore, the proposed ONSP amendments would create no
impacts related to airport noise.
XIII. POPULATION AND HOUSING
XIII a -c. No Impact
The proposed amendments to the ONSP are not anticipated to
induce population growth in the Santa Clarita Valley, either
directly or indirectly, nor would any of the proposed provisions
cause displacement of existing homes or people. The project would
implement parking requirements on Main Street (Urban Center
zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned when the ONSP
was originally adopted in 2005. The ONSP amendments would not
alter the City's population projections and are consistent with the
City's General Plan. Therefore, the ONSP amendments would
have no impact to population and housing.
XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES
XIV a.
(i) No Impact
The proposed amendments will not directly increase the
need for fire protection services. Any future development
would be subject to applicable development fees which are
established to compensate for growth. Since the proposed
ONSP amendments are not anticipated to have a direct
impact on fire protection services, and given that future
development would remain subject to development fees,
the amendments would have no impact to fire services.
(ii) No Impact
The proposed amendments are not anticipated to directly
increase the need for police services. Any future
development would be subject to development fees which
are established to compensate for growth. Since the
proposed ONSP amendments would have no direct impact
on police services, and given that future development
would remain subject to development fees, the amendments
would have no impact to police services.
(iii) No Impact
The site is located within the Newhall Union Elementary
School District and also the William S. Hart Union High
School District. The proposed project is not anticipated to
directly increase the population of the City of Santa Clarity
Any future residential development would be subject to
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school development fees which are established to
compensate for growth. Since the proposed ONSP
amendments would have no direct impact on school
services, and given that future development would be
subject to school development fees, the amendments would
have no impact to school services.
(iv) No Impact.
The proposed project is not anticipated to directly increase
number of persons using public parks. Any future
development would be subject to park impact fees, which
are established to compensate for residential growth. Since
the proposed ONSP amendments would have no direct
impact on parks, and given that future development would
remain subject to park impact fees, the amendments would
have no impact to parks
(v) No Impact.
The project would not result in the need for new or
expanded public facilities. The proposed project would not
contribute new residences to the area that would lead to an
increase in the use of the local library system or other
public facilities. Therefore, there would be no impact.
XV. RECREATION
XV a -b. No Impact.
The proposed amendments to the ONSP will not have any impact
on recreational amenities within the City of Santa Clarity The
proposed project is a regulatory adjustment and does not include
any development activities. Subsequent projects would be required
to comply with the City's General Plan and would be subject to the
City's park impact fees as applicable. Therefore, no impact to
recreation is anticipated with the proposed ONSP amendments.
XVI. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC
XVI a. Less Than Significant Impact.
The project would implement parking requirements on Main Street
(Urban Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned
when the ONSP was originally adopted in 2005, is not associated
with any grading or development, and would not entitle any new
project. No changes to the land use map are proposed and the
project would not generate additional vehicle trips. Therefore, any
impact the project would have on the performance of the
circulation system would be less than significant.
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XVI b. Less Than Significant Impact.
The proposed project would not generate trips: The project would
implement parking requirements on Main Street (Urban Center
zone) consistent with the parking ratio envisioned when the ONSP
was originally adopted in 2005. The project would not entitle or
approve construction, grading, or development activity and would
not change the land use map or established densities. In accordance
with the City's Traffic Impact Report Guidelines, projects that
generate less than 50 trips during both the AM or PM peak hours
do not require a traffic impact analysis. Given the ONSP
amendments would not generate any vehicle trips, therefore, the
proposed project would not exceed, either individually or
cumulatively, an established level of service standard or any other
circulation system performance measures established by the City
or in the Los Angeles County Congestion Management Program
(CMP), and the project would cause no related significant impacts.
Any impact would be less than significant.
XVI c. No Impact.
The project site is not within an airport land use plan or within two
miles of a public airport or public use airport. There are no airports
in the City of Santa Clarita. Consequently, the proposed project
would not affect any airport facilities nor would the project cause a
change in the directional patterns of aircraft. Therefore, the
proposed project would have no impact to air traffic patterns.
XVI d. No Impact.
The project consists of amendments to the ONSP and does not
include any construction, grading, or development activities.
Nothing about the project would increase sharp curves or
dangerous intersections or increase hazards due to design features
or incompatible uses like farm equipment. Therefore, there would
be no impact.
XVI e. No Impact.
The project consists of amendments to the ONSP and does not
include any construction, grading, or development activities.
Nothing about the project would result in inadequate emergency
access or decreased emergency services. Therefore, there would be
no impact.
XVI f. No Impact.
The project consists of amendments to the ONSP and does not
include any construction, grading, or development activities.
Nothing about the project would conflict with adopted policies,
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plans, or programs regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian
facilities, or decrease the performance or safety of such facilities.
XVII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
XVII a -g. No Impact
The 2017 ONSP amendments do not include any new development
proposals. The project would implement parking requirements on
Main Street (Urban Center zone) consistent with the parking ratio
envisioned when the ONSP was originally adopted in 2005. The
proposed amendments would not alter or change the land use map
and would not result in the construction of new water facilities,
expansion of existing facilities, affect drainage patterns, water
treatment services, nor would the amendments have the potential to
impact landfill capacity or demand. Any subsequent development
would be required to comply with the City's General Plan, current
development regulations, the requirements of the Regional Water
Quality Control Board, and all applicable utility purveyors.
Compliance with these requirements would ensure all federal, state
and local statutes and imposed regulations are met. Therefore, no
impact to utilities or service systems is anticipated as a result of the
approval of the proposed ONSP amendments.
XVIII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
XVIII a -c. No Impact
The proposed 2017 ONSP amendments will not impact the
environment, will not lead to a substantial reduction in habitat of a
fish or wildlife species, or reduce or restrict the number of rare,
threatened or endangered species. The proposed amendments are
regulatory in nature. As such, the proposed amendments do not
remove any established City regulations that protect any plant and
animal species. The proposal would not contribute to any
cumulative impacts and would not cause environmental effects that
would adversely affect humans. Therefore, the project would not
result in a mandatory finding of significance.
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RESOLUTION NO. P17-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA RECOMMENDING THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA CITY
COUNCIL ADOPT THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED FOR THE PROJECT
AND APPROVE MASTER CASE 17-027, CONSISTING OF SPECIFIC PLAN
AMENDMENT 17-001 (ZONING AMENDMENT), AMENDING THE OLD TOWN
NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN AS SHOWN IN "EXHIBIT A."
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The Planning Commission does hereby make the
following findings of fact:
A. The City of Santa Clarita periodically prepares updates to the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan
(ONSP);
B. On December 22, 2005, the City of Santa Clarita City Council adopted the Old Town Newhall
Specific Plan to revitalize the Old Town Newhall area and to create a pedestrian -oriented, Arts
and Entertainment District. As part of the pedestrian -oriented Arts and Entertainment District,
the ONSP contemplated the creation of an assessment district to fund two public parking
structures. In anticipation of the assessment district and its associated structures, minimum
parking requirements were eliminated for parcels located in the Urban Center zone (Main
Street area);
C. The parking assessment district envisioned by the ONSP was never created due lack of public
support. An additional potential funding method was lost when the State of California
eliminated Redevelopment Agencies;
D. On March 6, 2017, the City of Santa Clarita commenced construction of a 372 space public
parking structure located at the northwest corner of Railroad Avenue and 9th Street, the cost
thereof being fully borne by City of Santa Clarita due to the fact the ONSP parking assessment
district was never formed. The structure was necessary to accommodate parking needs in the
Urban Center zone (Main Street area) because minimum parking requirements do not exist in
the zone to support new development;
E. On February 13, 2017, the City of Santa Clarita (the "Applicant") initiated an application for
Master Case 17-027 consisting of SPA 17-001 to amend the ONSP (the "Project") to establish
minimum parking requirements in the Urban Center zone (Main Street area) within the ONSP
area and to make ancillary revisions to parking code language in other ONSP zones. A
complete copy of the proposed amendments is incorporated to this resolution as Exhibit "A";
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F. The proposed amendments would ensure future, new development in the Urban Center zone
(Main Street area) would provide its fair share of customer parking in terms of supply and/or
cost;
G. Staff met with the Downtown Newhall Ad Hoc Committee on March 9, 2017, to discuss the
proposed amendments and to receive feedback;
H. Staff met with the Old Town Newhall Association on March 15, 2017, and requested feedback
and suggestions from members of the organization;
I. Staff conducted a community workshop at the Old Town Newhall Library on March 29, 2017,
during which staff received comments and suggestions on the proposed amendments;
J. The application was deemed complete on April 12, 2017;
K. The project was duly noticed in accordance with the public hearing noticing requirements of
the Unified Development Code: a 1/8h -page advertisement was placed in The Signal
Newspaper on May 16, 2017, and additional notices were sent to property and businesses
owners in the Urban Center zone;
L. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue commencing on
June 6, 2017, at, or after, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita,
California; and
M. At the hearing described above, the Planning Commission considered the staff presentation,
staff report, public testimony on the ONSP Amendments, and the Negative Declaration
prepared for the project.
SECTION 2. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS. Based upon
the foregoing facts and findings, the Planning Commission recommends the City Council hereby find
as follows:
A. An Initial Study and a Negative Declaration for this project have been prepared in compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
B. The Initial Study has been circulated for review and comment by affected governmental
agencies and the public, and all comments received, if any, have been considered. The
Negative Declaration was posted and advertised on May 16, 2017, in accordance with CEQA.
The public review period was open from May 16, 2017, through June 6, 2017;
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C. There is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the
environment. The Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of Santa
Clarita;
D. The necessary Native American Tribal Consultation required by Assembly Bill 52 as part of
the CEQA process concluded on March 20, 2017, prior to the release of the Initial Study for
public comment; and
E. The documents and other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the
decision of the Planning Commission is made is the Master Case 17-027 project file located
within the Community Development Department and is in the custody of the Director of
Community Development;
F. The Planning Commission, based upon the findings set forth above, hereby finds the Negative
Declaration for this project has been prepared in compliance with CEQA.
SECTION 3. GENERAL FINDINGS FOR MASTER CASE NO. 17-027. Based on the
foregoing facts and findings for Master Case No. 17-027, the Planning Commission recommends the
City Council hereby find as follows:
A. The proposal is consistent with the General Plan;
The project is consistent with the General Plan because the proposed amendments are
contained entirely within the existing Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area, which is called
out on the City's General Plan map. The amendments are also consistent because they
encourage economic development of the Old Town Newhall area by permitting property
owners the continued opportunity to fully develop their land while encouraging a pedestrian -
oriented Main Street environment within the Urban Center zone by establishing minimum
parking requirements that can be used to calculate fair -share parking supply or costs (a parking
in -lieu fee) for future parking facilities on or adjacent to Main Street.
B. The proposal is allowed within the applicable underlying zone and complies with all other
applicable provisions of the UDC;
The amendments would apply minimum parking requirements to properties in the Urban
Center zone. The established Old Town Newhall parking incentive of one parking space for the
first 1,500 square feet of new non-residential and/or commercial development would be used.
For new commercial/non-residential uses in excess of 1,500 square feet, a ratio of 1:350 would
be used beyond the initial Newhall parking incentive (one parking space for each 350 square
feet of new commercial/non-residential space). Ancillary text revisions would be made to
clarify parking language in the Urban General 1, Urban General 2, and Corridor zones without
changing how parking is calculated in those zones. The proposed amendments would not
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change the character or the established land use patterns on Main Street, thus supporting the
provisions of the ONSP document that envision a pedestrian -oriented Arts and Entertainment
district with offsite parking.
C. The proposal will not endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public
convenience, health, interest, safety, or general welfare, or be materially detrimental or
injurious to the improvements, persons, property, or uses in the vicinity and zone in which the
property is located; and
Nothing contained in the proposed amendments would endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise
constitute a hazard to the public because the changes would implement minimum parking
requirements for future (new) development. Any new parking spaces or facilities constructed
or otherwise provided by the proposed project would be built to the latest City standards in
terms of circulation, zoning, or building code requirements. Existing development would not
be impacted by the code amendments. The code amendments would ensure ample parking is
provided to serve future businesses in the Urban Center zone in the Old Town Newhall
Specific Plan area (Main Street and vicinity).
D. The proposal is physically suitable for the site. The factors related to the proposal's physical
suitability for the site shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
The design, location, shape, size, and operating characteristics are suitable for the proposed
use;
2. The highways or streets that provide access to the site are of sufficient width and are
improved as necessary to carry the kind and quantity of traffic such proposal would
generate;
Public protection service (e.g., Fire protection, Sheriff protection, etc.) are readily
available;
4. The provision of utilities (e.g. potable water, schools, solid waste collection and disposal,
storm drainage, wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, etc.) is adequate to serve
the site.
The proposal is physically suitable for the site in terms of location, shape, size, and operating
characteristics as the amendments would establish minimum parking requirements for the
Urban Center zone in the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area (Main Street and vicinity)
which could be accommodated on or off site. Minimum parking requirements would ensure
ample parking is provided for future (new) development in the Old Town Newhall area. If
code -required parking could not be accommodated on site, spaces could be accommodated off
site either through providing physical parking spaces as currently allowed with a Minor Use
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Permit, or through another means such as a parking in -lieu fee. The proposed amendments
would not change or impact existing traffic patterns and would encourage pedestrian -oriented
uses on Main Street. The Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area is currently served by the Los
Angeles County Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department, both of
which provide adequate service levels. The project area is likewise served by all applicable
utilities. Nothing in the proposed amendments would increase the need for fire or police
protection services or increase demand for utilities.
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 16-002
(ZONING AMENDMENT). Based upon the foregoing facts and findings for Specific Plan
Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment), the Planning Commission recommends the City Council
hereby find as follows:
A. The amendment is consistent with the adjacent area, if applicable:
B. The amendment is consistent with the principles of the General Plan;
Specific Plan Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment) is consistent with the land uses and
businesses within the ONSP area, and consistent with Policy 1.2.1 of the General Plan Land
Use Element which states "In Newhall, provide opportunities for new business and housing by
implementing the [Oldtown] Newhall Specific Plan, provide incentives to promote infill
development and re -use of underutilized sites..." The proposed amendments reflect Council
direction to create a vibrant, pedestrian -oriented Main Street. Property owners in the Urban
Center zone would continue to be able to fully utilize their commercial parcels by providing
parking off site in public parking structures as envisioned in the ONSP. By allowing parking to
continue to be provided off site, the project would support in fill development and the ongoing
revitalization of Newhall, including the pedestrian -oriented Arts and Entertainment District.
C. Approval of the amendment will be in the interest of public health, convenience, safety, and
general welfare and in conformity with good zoning practice;
Specific Plan Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment) reflects Council direction to create a
pedestrian -oriented Main Street district by providing ample off-street parking and permitting
property owners to accommodate their parking needs in publicly managed structures if they
choose to. Ample, convenient, parking is essential to a vibrant and economically viable arts
and shopping district. The project would ensure future development provides off-street parking
spaces for customers, fulfilling the ONSP's objective of providing property owners in the
Urban Center zone (Main Street area) the incentive to fully develop their parcels for active
commercial use. Therefore, the proposed specific plan amendment supports the interest of
public health, convenience, safety, and general welfare of the Newhall community, while
implementing good zoning practice.
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D. The amendment is consistent with other applicable provisions of this code; and
E. Is necessary to implement the General Plan and/or that the public convenience, the general
welfare or good zoning practice justifies such action.
Specific Plan Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment) is consistent with the applicable
provisions of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan and the Unified Development Code because
the proposed amendments would establish minimum parking requirements to ensure sufficient
parking for future (new) development. On-site parking is required in other City zones but is not
currently required in the Urban Center zone in the ONSP area. The amendments would apply
the existing Newhall parking bonus (one space for the first 1,500 square feet of new non-
residential/commercial space) and a ratio of 1:350 (one space for each 350 square feet of new
non-residential/commercial space) beyond the first 1,500 square feet. Minimum parking
requirements ensure future (new) development would pay its fair share in terms of providing
parking supply or covering the cost (or a portion of the cost) for new off-street parking
facilities, thereby precluding City residents and the City's general fund from bearing the full
cost of providing parking to certain privately -owned commercial parcels in Old Town Newhall.
Therefore, the amendments would promote the general welfare and public convenience in
Newhall and the larger City, and would constitute good zoning practice.
SECTION 5. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Planning Commission of the
City of Santa Clarita, California, as follows:
Adopt Resolution P17-07, recommending the City of Santa Clarita City Council adopt the
Negative Declaration prepared for the project and approve Master Case 17-027, consisting of Specific
Plan Amendment 17-001 (Zoning Amendment), amending the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan as
shown in "Exhibit A."
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6" day of June, 2017.
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TIM [.T`RKHART, CHAIRPERSON
PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
JASON XIC".17=LION
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PLANNISECRETARY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
I, Jason Crawford, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of
Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 6th day of June, 2017, by the following vote of
the Planning Commission:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: BERLIN, BURKHART, HEFFERNAN, OSTROM
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: EICHMAN
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