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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-11-27 - AGENDA REPORTS - COMMUTER RAIL STATION SITE (2)0 CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: November 27, 1990 L AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented Jahn E. Medina SUBJECT: COMMUTER RAIL STATION SITE APPLICATION & RESOLUTION Resolution Number: 90-201 DEPARTMENT: Public BACKGROUND On November 7, 1990, the City Council authorized staff to prepare a site application and resolution identifying the Bermite area as the primary location for the City's first commuter rail station. The resolution and siteapplication are needed to increase the City's chances of receiving State Transportation Capital Improvement (TCI) funds and are due to LACTC by November 30, 1990. Submittal of these documents does not necessarily commit the City to the Bermite site. The attached resolution is applying for $520,000 in TCI funds for the City's first commuter rail station. Once a location for the City's second commuter rail station is -identified and approved by Council, an additional resolution and site application will be needed to apply for the remaining $230,000 in TCI funds. Staff -is conducting further analysis of the Bermite area and other sites along San Fernando Road and will return to Council.with further recommendations. RECOMENDATION Adopt Resolution 90-201. Approve attached site application. Resolution No.90-201 Site application Site plan Agenda Item: SENT BY: XEROX Telecopier 7017;12-19-90 ; 16:27 November 18, 1990 Mr. John Medina Director, Public Works City Of -Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Blvd., Ste. 300 Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Dear Mr. Medina: STATION I understand that the preferr commuter rail station is at t'. Speedway. It was the LACTC's agreement with Southern Pacif the preferred site. . Unfortunately, we have determit any purchase/trackage agreemen• concern is the Southern Pacifil we must build our own separate track must be built on LACTC-e1 topography, there is simply no' the preferred site for the LAC' land. Other.concerns are rela' would incur to serve the Bermi• control system ends short of t extension. These signal systel, operations. Additionally ther, facility for evening storage o. which .would require additional purchases. For a station alon, be able to squeeze a layover f of -way it already owns. Final site require trains to operate to the total trip time making private automobiles. Thus the city must pick an alt Fernando Road/Soledad Canyon R delay this may have caused you (213) 236-4803 if you have any this matter further. Director, RMS: gr 236405 805 259 8125;61 2 Los Angeles County Transportation Commission 818 West Seventh Street Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213/623.1194 SANTA CY.A=A ation for the Santa Clarita mite site east of -the Saugus intention to reach an lrcad that would accommodate that we will be unable to extend t to the Bermite site. A main requirement that within 15 years ,ck for passenger service. This .property. Due to the lough right-of-way adjacent to .o purchase its own strip of to additional costs the LACTC its. currently, the train ite and would need costly,re essential to safe train uld need to be a layover -ains beyond the last station, ;ht -of -way and property m Fernando Road the LACTC would Ity within the forty foot right - the turns prior to the Bermite . ler reduced speeds which will add ;service less competitive with to site south of the San intersection. I'm sorry for any lease contact me directly at stions or would like to discuss 0 W N I.GLAZER \ ?-GATES 3. OLD SAUGUS STATION 4.CIRCLE J RANCH ROAD 5. DRAYTON STREET 6.BERMITE ZSAUGUS SPEEDWAY B.SCHMIDT 9.CALEX SAUGUS *,"o 0 PLACERITA ANYON O� CANYON COUNTRY N RT.S. COMMUTER RAIL STATION 51T'ES STUDIED • SITE DATA SUMMARY 9 The following are the major advantages and disadvantages for each site, as identified on the attached map. Site Advantages Disadvantages 1) Glazer • Supported by LACTC • Access from San Fernando Road is limited. • In population center • Residential noise • Low start-up cost concern at overnight storage. CONCLUSION: This is the best choice for the City's first station due to location, LACTC start up, and site development costs. 2) Gates • Closer to Los Angeles • Farther from population centers •Owner may provide development • Extensive oak tree removal and grading CONCLUSION: Though land acquisition and development costs may be subsidized by owner, its location and environmental constraints are prohibitive. 3) Old Saugus Station • In population center • Tangent track too short • Nostalgic setting • Conflict with Historical Hart Park • Inadequate usable land CONCLUSION: Due to the site's limited area for parking and vehicle circulation and the potential conflict with existing uses, this would not be a suitable location despite its setting. i 4) Clanton/Thatcher Glass Property (Circle J. Ranch Road) CONCLUSION: The site's proximity to existing residential areas, creating a noise impact, and its single access point make this site less desirable for rail station use. 5) Drayton Street CONCLUSION: This is a disadvantageous location because it conflicts with the existing uses and has a single access point. 6) Bermite CONCLUSION: The primary reason for ruling out this site is a current lack of LACTC access. When access is attained, this site could be accepted due to its central location and low acquisition and development. This could be a future second site location. E • Near population centers • Single access from San Fernando Road • Supported by LACTC • Near population center • Designated transpor— tation terminal on General Plan • Subdivision of property required • Residential noise concern. • Land acquisition • Adjacent to chemical company • Frontage is used for • Near future City Center S.S.R.R. purposes • Central geographic location • Undeveloped area • LACTC rail access not available at this time 7) Saugus Speedway CONCLUSION: This site cannot be serviced by the LACTC at this time. A future joint use with owner may be worth pursuing. 8) Schmidt CONCLUSION: The site cannot be serviced.by the LACTC at this time. 9) CALEX CONCLUSION: The site location and development costs make this site less desirable. • Possible joint use parking • Long tangent run • Near future City Center • Next to populated area • Designated transport terminal on General Plan • Attractive setting • Owner interested in project. 0 • LACTC rail access not available at this time • Land acquisition costs • LACTC rail access not available at this time • Residential noise concern. • Extensive grading • Farther from population centers 0 0 COMMUTER RAIL SITE STUDIES The following are the main points of LACTC's criteria in selecting commuter station sites: • Site locations.which serve the greatest amount of population and/or employment centers; riders using station stops within a 3 mile radius, and riders using the station terminals within a 5 mile radius. • Sites with .the least amount of development required (ability to start up service quickly). • Physical attributes of site: - Minimum 425' frontage on tangent track for platform (ability to expand to 850' platform is desirable). - Parking for 300 autos (ability to expand to 500 autos). - Access for bus and commuter drop-off by autos. - Down line, overnight train storage capability. • Reduction of grade crossings. Page 1 Rail Station Studies January 29,.1991 GLAZER SITE• SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: • The site is located on the east side of the Southern Pacific Rail Road Line, opposite San Fernando Road, between 13th Street and 15th Street. • The site is just south—west of Placerita Creek and is within the 100 Year Flood Plain. • The topography is flat and devoid of large vegetation. There are no existing structures on the property. • Los Angeles County Transportation Committee (LACTC) studies show that a Phase I commuter rail stop will attract riders from a three mile radius. Population/employment centers within this radius are: Newhall; Valencia; and most of the Placerita Canyon Area. (Owners of this site are planning for a future industrial business park adjacent to this proposed station location.) • A Phase II expanded commuter rail station will attract riders from a five mile radius. As this increased distance only envelopes fringes of other population/ employment center in the city, future expansion to a Phase II station may not be cost effective. • This would appear to be an excellent site for establishing initial riders of the commuter rail program. ACCESS: • Access to this site is limited to two sources. • The access source for most of the city would be by a new grade crossing at 16th Street from San Fernando Road. A connector road from 16th Street to Arch would serve as a frontage road. This connector road will not interfere with the proposed alignment for the Rio Vista Highway project. • The 16th Street access will create an additional traffic load on San Fernando Road at peak hours. • San Fernando Road is scheduled to be widened to four lanes at or before the completion of this station. This widening will help to diminish the increased traffic load. • No additional grade crossings will be needed as the 13th Street crossing will be vacated in exchange for one at 16th Street. Page 2 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 • A new signal will be required at 16th Street. • The other access point will. be from Placerita Canyon Road to Arch Street. This could greatly impact Placerita Canyon Road as commuters from the south and east regions of the city and the 14 Freeway will opt to use this point of access. • Busses will use both points of access. • Site area could be increased to accommodate city bus service transfer station. • Placerita Canyon Road may pick up additional commuter bus traffic from Lancaster and Palmdale. • The future placement of Rio Vista Road should reduce impacts for both access points. • Additional traffic loads: (Start-up use - maximum Phase I use.) San Fernando Road: North bound (91-147); South bound (35-163). Placerita Canyon Road: North bound/South bound (54-90). ZONING• • The rail station will be a compatible use for the existing M-1.5 zoning of this property. Most of the adjacent property is also zoned M-1.5. • General plan indicates business park along railroad and low density residential to the east. :ITE A rail station agrees in concept with locations shown on General Plan. WORK: • The site requires little grading or vegetation clearing. No building demolition will be required. • The site is ideal for quick start up purposes. • The site being located in a flood plane should have minimal effect on construction requirements. Parking may be placed in flood plains. The station structures will be built at platform level, which will be 4-5 feet above natural grade. • Locating in a flood plain may even be a positive aspect with regard to land acquisition. Page 3 Rail Station Studies 41January 29, 1991 FUTURE EXPANSION• • Of the proposed sites, this site is the most flexible for any future station expansion. There is adequate tangent track to accommodate an 850' platform (L.A C.T.C. requirement) and enough adjacent vacant land to increase parking and bus service. • The City may wish to acquire, on the onset, enough land to serve an expanded station size of approximately eight acres. SITE SETTING• • At this time, the site is surrounded by undeveloped properties. The station will eventually be encompassed by manufacturing use if present zoning remains unchanged. • A train station will fit in an industrial park setting. • Future beautification projects proposed along San Fernando Road should enhance the rail station setting. • Train storage siding between Circle J. Ranch Road and Drayton Street may require noise study because of the proximityto residential. • If this site is selected, L.A. C.T.C. will be installing train storage sidings, for overnight and weekend use, along the west side of the_ existing railroad line between Circle J. Ranch Road and Drayton Street. These sidings will be landscaped buffered from San Fernando Road and should pose little negative impact on the surrounding area. SECURITY• • This rail station site, being adjacent to a populated area, may be subject to greater incidents of vandalism. • All sides of the site are observable by security or law enforcement. LAND ACQUISITION: • Owner: Gilford Glazer. Future meeting to be scheduled. Area rate: $8.00 - $10.00/Sq. Ft. COST ANALYSIS• • The estimated cost of this project is: land acquisition $2,270,000, road access $1,130,000, and site development $2,157,500, for a total of $5,557,500. Page 4 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 GATES PROPERTY SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: CJ • Site is located at the south end of Pine Street - 3h mile above the railroad tunnel. • The property is situated in a narrow canyon with a limited amount of buildable land. • Areas with the flattest terrain are covered with oak trees. • Theowner is offering to develop a portion of this property as a rail station for the city. It is his hope that in contributing toward a station, the .City would offset some of the local fees he will incur in order to develop the rest of his project. • He also feels that an adjacent rail station will be an enhancement to his property. • A three mile radius from this location will encompass most of Newhall and the Placerita Canyon area. • A five mile radius .will additionally encompass most of Valencia and Friendly Valley. ACCESS: • Site could potentially serve 14 Freeway commuters. • At this time, the only access would be Pine Street from San Fernando Road. • Pine Street would have to be improved. • A traffic signal at Pine Street and San Fernando Road would. be required. • Additional traffic load on San Fernando Road: North bound (50-90); South bound (130-210). Pine Street: (180-300) • Usable area would be limited for a bus transfer station. ZONING• • Current zoning in this area is A-2-1. • Rail station will require a zone change or a conditional use permit. Page 5 Rail Station Studies • January 29, 1991 • Removal of three oak trees or. more requires review by the City Planning Commission. • General plan has designated this area as industrial/commercial. current zoning will probably change. LACTC CRITERIA• • This site would be able to accommodate LACTC design criterion, but due to its remoteness, it would not satisfy the site location criteria. • Up line tangent track sections can be used for overnight storage sidings. FUTURE EXPANSION • Expansion potential is limited, due to site location and physical restraints of the site as shown on attached development plan. A 500 car parking scheme would work. This would be at the expense of nearly all the oak trees on this site. :ITE There is adequate tangent to install an 850' platform. WORK• • Any site development would entail an extensive amount of grading. 150,000 to 350,000 cubic yards of earth. • This development would result in the removal of numerous oak trees. SITE SETTING• • The site setting would be visually pleasing, complimenting. the rail station. • The rail station would create a negative environmental impact due to the amount of grading and oak tree removal. :EGURITY: Train noise should not be an impact for this site. • Site is in an area of sparse population, it should have less exposure to vandalism because.of its remoteness. • Site would have long time periods when the only observers will be occasional security patrol. Page 6 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 LAND ACQUISITION: • Owner: Mark Cates. Site is a portion of a 21 acre area which could be used for station. • Price is negotiable. Owner is interested in a station site. COST ANALYSIS: • Further study would be required. • A rough approximation would be (not including land acquisition): $2,900,000. Page 7 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 OLD SAUGUS STATION SITE SITE'LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: 0 • The old Saugus Railroad Station is located at the intersection of San Fernando Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad Line. The old station is. a part of William S. Hart County Regional Park. The buildings and antique railroad articles -are under the stewardship of the Santa Clarita Historical Society. • The site topography consists of a shallow strip of level terrain that turns around the toe of a large hill. • The level area is occupied by the old station/museum complex, oak trees and equestrian trails. For this reason, on-site development for parking and bus/auto unloading would be prohibitive. • Street side unloading is possible, but not desirable with regard to San Fernando Road circulation. • On-site. parking would have to be toward the entrance of the park, some distance from a train boarding platform location. • The tangent track along this site will accommodate a 425' long platform. Tangent length is 464' long. • A three mile radius from this site would encompass all of Newhall and the southern portion of Valencia. • A five mile radius would also encompass Valencia's major population and commercial centers. ACCESS: • Site access would be from San Fernando Road.. On-site parking would enter site off of Market Street where a signal for north bound egress can be provided. • Site area at station would be limited for bus transfer station. Other areas of park -along San Fernando Road front may be suitable, distance to station would be over 1,200 feet. • Traffic impact on San Fernando Road: Additional traffic load: North bound (120-200); South bound (59-100). • No additional grade crossings would be required. Page 8 Rail Station Studies • January 29, 1991 ZONING• • Existing O.S. zone. :ITE A train station on this site would require a conditional use permit. WORK• • Any major site work would be detrimental to the existing site setting and park's natural environment. FUTURE EXPANSION: • Due to platform length limitations and on—site parking constraints, future expansion is not feasible. SITE SETTING: • The presents of the railroad museum would create a complimenting atmosphere to a commuter station. • The presence of an active rail station could create more interest in the park and museum. SECURITY• • Location is in a populated area and may be subject to a high incidence of vandalism. • Site would be easily observable by security or law enforcement. LAND ACQUISITION: • Land is owned by Los Angeles county. Any land use would be under a lease. Page 9 Rail Station Studies January 29,.1991 CLANTON/THATCHER GLASS SITE (Circle J. Ranch Road) SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: • The site is located just north of Circle J. Ranch Road, east of the Southern Pacific Railroad Line. • The terrain is flat with some existing structures. • A three mile radius from this site encompasses Newhall, Valencia, Placerita Canyon District and portions.of Saugus. • A five mile radius also encompasses "Technology" Industrial Park, all of Saugus, and portions of Canyon Country. ACCESS: • The preferred access to this site is by way of Circle J. Ranch Road, from San Fernando Road. • Current frontage, along Circle J. Ranch Road, would limit site to one ingress/egress point at the front of the property. A second point of access on Circle J. Ranch Road would provide better on-site circulation. This second point of access is currently interrupted by narrow strip of land owned by Ridgedale Joint Venture. • There exists another access point from the north by way of Springbrook Street to Drayton Street and San Fernando Road. Springbrook appears to function more as a service road for the Thatcher Glass Business Park. • Additional traffic load on San Fernando Road: • There would be enough area to accommodate a bus transfer station. • Added traffic load: Circle J. Ranch Road: (180-300); San Fernando Road: North bound (126-210); South bound (54-90). ZONING: • Existing zoning for site is M-1.5. Station use is compatible with current zoning and general plan. LACTC CRITERIA: • This site is .one of the locations highlighted by LACTC as a possible quick start up location. Page 10 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 9 0 t SITE WORK: • Depending on soil conditions, a minimal amount of grading should be required. • Some building demolition and site clearing will be required. The site is currently being used as a masonry supply business. FUTURE EXPANSION: • The site fronts enough tangent.track to accommodate an 850' platform. • There is enough flat, vacant land to the -rear of this site for increasing parking capacity. Further land acquisition would be required. SITE SETTING• • The station would be between business park use (former Thatcher Glass Complex) and medium to high density housing. • Further studies on noise impact with regard to nearby residential may be warranted. • Natural environment will. not be impacted beyond the effects by existing uses. SECURITY• • Light population area. • Sight has good visibility for security observation. LAND ACQUISITION: • Owners: Hollis Clanton; Thatcher Glass; Ridgedale Joint Venture. • Land area: approximately 24 acres. • A portion of this site will require a parcel map. • This site consists of properties owned by three different owners. • Thatcher Glass representative -is interested in this -project. Page 11 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 DRAYTON• SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: 0 • The site is located east of San Fernando Road, north of Drayton Street. The proposed rail stop would be in an area of existing industrial and commercial developments. There is limited existing open area. Therefore, any rail stop development would entail extensive building demolition. • The three mile radius for this site would encompass: most of Newhall; Valencia; west portions of the existing "Technology" Industrial Park; and Saugus. :CCESS: Proposed site would be close to new city government center. • Current access would be from Drayton using existing grade crossing to San Fernando Road. • Additional future access could be from the proposed Rio Vista Road. A road tie in from the new City Hall location would be helpful for circulation. • Existing signal at San Fernando and Drayton may need to be upgraded to handle left turn traffic off both streets. • San Fernando Road is scheduled to be improved to accommodate expected increased traffic levels. • Drayton Street may need to be widened to four lanes, as this street also serves other large commercial businesses. • Primary impact will be additional rush hour traffic on San Fernando Road. • Intersection of Drayton and Springbrook may be considered. • Traffic increase on San Fernando Road: North bound (126-210); South bound (54-90). ZONING• • Site is in M-1 and M-1.5 zones. • General plan indicates area to be a business park use with proposed regional transit center on northerly adjacent property. Page 12 Rail Station Studies • January 29, 1991 SITE WORK• • Extensive structural demolition would be required to fulfill area requirements for parking and bus access. • No significant grading would be required unless a site deeper than 300' is necessary. • Little additional demolition work would be required if expanding toward the north. • An existing railroad spur, servicing the user of the adjacent rear property, may be difficult to work around. This spur would bisect the site at its point of expansion. SITE SETTING: • Rail stop will be set among business, light industrial. and. heavy industrial uses. • The adjacent rear property is currently being used for chemical production purposes. This may be a concern considering the amount of people who will be using this rail stop. SECURITY• • The site is in a less populated area . and may be less prone to be vandalized. • Mostviews of this site should be visible for security or law enforcement. LAND ACQUISITION: • Land acquisition would be difficult for these reasons: — The neighboring chemical company. has recently purchased a substantial portion of this site from the railroad. — The site frontage is currently being used by S.P.R.R. as their rail car staging area. Page 13 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 BERMITE SITE SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: 0 • The site is located between the Southern Pacific Rail Road and Soledad Canyon Road, approximately one and a half miles east of the Bouquet Canyon Road/Soledad Canyon Road intersection. • The site is adjacent to the Saugus Speedway. • Bermite is geographically located near the center of the city. • This site would not directly serve any nearby population or employment centers. • The existing rail line at this site is 18 to 20 feet above adjacent grade. This .would require an elevated station facility if using the existing line. LACTC has expressed a desire to bring their track. grade down to surrounding grade level with the use of a rail spur staring below the Speedway site. Upon investigation, staff found that this grade requirement drop could be done at less than 1.5% grade (LACTC maximum grade) and still make a grade climb to tie the spur back to the rail line to the east. • The site is a flat, gradual slope from the rail line to Soledad Canyon Road. • A proposed extension of Magic Mountain Parkway is expected to cut through this site to connect with Soledad Canyon Road. • A three mile radius from this site would encompassmost of Saugus, and portions of Newhall and Canyon Country. • A five mile radius would encompass all or major portions of all population/employment center throughout the city (upper Sierra Highway area excluded). :CCESS: The site will be close to new City Center location. • The sole access at this time is from Soledad Canyon Road. • Future access would still be from Soledad Canyon Road. Proposed: Magic Mountain Parkway connector; Rio Vista; and White Canyon Road would reduce trip lengths on Soledad Canyon Road, creating easier access to the rail station region. Page 14 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 0 • A new traffic signal will be required at the entrance to the site for west bound egress. • Upon the completion of the Magic Mountain Parkway extension, the signal at the station entrance will have to be removed due to its proximity to new intersection. An access road from the site will need to tie into Soledad a minimum of 1,300 feet from the new Magic Mountain intersection. Thisdistance is based on a 50 MPH design speed for Soledad Canyon Road. This will provide west bound egress. • Site would be ideal for a bus transfer station site. • Added impact on Soledad Canyon Road: East bound (72-120); West bound (100-180). ZONING: • Site is located in an existing M-1.5 zone. Rail station is a compatible use for this zone. LACTC CRITERIA• • At this time, LACTC has not purchased right-of-way to this region. • LACTC has expressed interest in this site as a future station terminal site. • The site development plan for this location is based on a terminal station design. • This and the Speedway are the only sites where passengers need not cross rail lines to access trains when LACTC is using their own rail line. SITE WORK: • Portions of the site have existing A/C paving which would need to be removed. Paving located where there is no station development could be left in place for other non -station users. • Grading should be minimal depending on soil conditions. • Grading and installation of retaining walls will be required for spur installation. • Demolition of - some structures and large shrubs/trees would be required. Page 15 Rail Station Studies • . January 29, 1991 SITE SETTING: • Site region is undeveloped at this time. • Proposed General Plan places this. site in a business park with residential south of the area. These uses should work well with a rail station. • Noise should be buffered by future industrial behind site. SECURITY• • The site, being located away from populated areas, will be subject to less vandalism. • Security observation of site is limited. LAND ACQUISITION: • Owner: Whittaker Corporation. • Owner is very interested in cooperating with City with regard to a possible joint venture. COST OF DEVELOPMENT: • Further design study required. Page 16 Rail Station Studies • January 29, 1991 SAUGUS SPEEDWAY • SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: • The Saugus Speedway site is adjacent to the west side of the Bermite site. • The terrain is flat with some existing structures. The primary structures are: the Speedway and Swapmeet barns. • The area where a station site would be located is already paved for parking. • Existing rail line is also elevated along this property. The same station spur scenario that the Bermite site may use can be applied to this site. ACCESS: • As with Bermite, the sole access to the site would be from Soledad Canyon Road. • A traffic signal at the site entrance will be required for west bound egress. • Proposed Magic Mountain Parkway should not impact the signal location. • Site would be ideal for a bus transfer station site. • Traffic impact will be the same as Bermite. ZONING: • The existing zoning is M-1.5 with the same General Plan characteristics as Bermite. LACTC CRITERIA• • This site has enough tangent to satisfy any platform expansion requirements. • Platform could be placed at existing line if need be. • At this time, LACTC has not purchased right-of-way to this site. SITE WORK: • As the site is an existing parking lot, grading would be minimal or not required. Page 17 Rail Station Studies . January 29; 1991 • Spur line grading and retaining wall(s) would be required as spur descends grade along existing line. • If the City chooses to buy the site rather than have a Use/Lease Agreement with the current owner, the demolition of the existing structures may be an option. • Landscaping. SITE SETTING• • Environment on south side of line will not be impacted. • See Bermite site setting analysis. SECURITY: • See Bermite site security analysis. LAND ACQUISITION: • Area: approximately 35 acres. • The City may want to reach an -agreement with Rodeo Land Company for a shared use of this site. Most of the existing activity on this site takes place on weekends, where LACTC operations take place during the work week. The.owner has not been available for contact. Page 18 Rail Station Studies • January 29, 1991 SCBMIDT PROPERTY • SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: • The site is located between the Southern Pacific Railroad Line and Soledad Canyon Road, just west of the Santa Clara River. • This section of the railroad line is scheduled to be relocated to a new right-of-way, due to the construction of Whites Canyon Road Bridge. • The site is semi -circular in shape. The southeast end contains a low knob. The rest of the site slopes northwest. • In a three mile radius, areas encompassed would be Canyon Country, portions of Saugus and Friendly Valley. • In a five mile radius, additional areas encompassed are Saugus and portions of Valencia. • Owner is expressing interest in developing this site for a rail station. ACCESS: • When rail work is complete, the easiest access will be from Whites Canyon Road. A separate non-residential connector would be advisable. • Soledad Canyon Road to Penlon Road could also provide access but would require a road underpass at new rail section. • Additional traffic load on Whites Canyon and Soledad Canyon. • Good pickup point for 14 Freeway commuters. • Bus terminal could be accommodated, but would not be central to City. LACTC CRITERIA• :ONING: LACTC does not own right-of-way to this point. • Existing zoning is A-2-1. • This site is a select transit terminal on the General Plan. Page 19 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 • SITE WORK• • Grading will be required in order to create usable parking and on-site circulation. • No buildings on the site. FUTURE EXPANSION: • Site can accommodate additional parking and extended platform. • This may be an option for a future station terminal location. SITE SETTING: • No environmental impact evident. • Sound may be an issue as site is near residential. Page 20 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 CALEX PROPERTY SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION: 11 • Site is located near the south end of Pine Street, north of the railroad line. • The property is primarily on a severe slop with limited level area. The existing level area is 15-20 feet above railroad bed. • Oak trees at this level ground to railbed transition. • The radial distance analysis is similar to that of the Gates property. ACCESS: • See study on Gates property. • Access to site would require a grade crossing from Pine Street. • Access point would conflict with only railroad frontage usuable for platform. • A bus transfer station would not be feasable due to level area limitations. ZONING• • Zoning -is A-1-1000, a conditional use permit is.required. • General Plan - industrial commercial (special project) use. FUTURE EXPANSION: • Level area limitations would prohibit expansion. • Railroad fronting property could not accommodate a 850' platform unless the platform is.placed in the railroad right-of-way fronting the adjacent property. SITE WORK• • Extensive grading would be required. • Some oak trees may be lost. Page 21 Rail Station Studies January 29, 1991 SITE SETTING: • The setting would be visually pleasing as with the Gates property, though far fewer oak trees would be impacted. • Noise is not an issue with this site. LAND ACOUISITION: • Owner is interested in site. Page 22 CIP-CLE J RANCH R0 F E F2 N A N O O - TRAIN STORAGE ----N E W P.CG65 S ROAD - --- �—}---- - — - "RwiD j I��������ppi«IUR r L i+Effifff+�n,,,,,,,HHlifliliv EXISTING fjA{L UNE 1oe._ - noiN2 �XP�NAEP _ PLATFORM PLATFORM t COMMUTER RAIL STATION 4BT Ar N I S CTPNN P/lol[. LIj11 • NEW BIGN!>L.LEd 1NTH R5ECT1(?N lZQ CYN Fra :IZ�. Al�r�.Ir1oNAL:. 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