HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-05-14 - RESOLUTIONS - COMMERCE CENTER PROJ 86-106 (2)RESOLUTION NO. 91-79
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY
IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED VALENCIA COMMERCE CENTER,
PROJECT NO. 86-106, INCLUDING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 88-435,
ZONE CHANGE 86-106, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 19784,
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 87-360, AND OAK TREE PERMIT 88-221
IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY
AND REQUESTING THE COUNTY TO IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE TRAFFIC IMPACTS
TO THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, AND TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE PUBLIC SERVICES
ARE PROVIDED TO SERVE THIS PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles Regional Planning Commission and Board
of Supervisors will be considering the approval of the proposed Valencia
Commerce Center, which is located on a 1,436 acre parcel northwest of the
intersection of Interstate 5 and California State Highway 126, and northwest
of the City's northwestern boundary; and
WHEREAS, the project includes approximately 12,624,000 square feet of
office, industrial and commercial building space; and
WHEREAS, the project applicant has requested the following entitlements;
approval of Tentative Parcel Map 19784, Zone Change 86-106, General Plan
Amendment 88-435, Conditional Use Permit 87-360, and Oak Tree Permit 88-221;
and
WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for this
project identifies areas of substantial environmental impact, including
traffic and circulation, air quality, cultural resources, biota, scenic
qualities, sewage disposal, water service, fire and police protection,
environmental safety, and noise, as well as impacts related to flood hazard
and geology; and
WHEREAS, the traffic analysis and project conditions of approval and
mitigation measures apply only to County streets and adjacent intersections,
despite the City's request that project -generated and cumulative traffic
impacts on the City be addressed and mitigated; and
WHEREAS, the traffic study prepared for this project assumed completion of
the local Los Angeles County Master Plan of Highways by the year 2010,
including construction of arterials within the City such as Newhall Ranch Road
to eight lanes, but did not provide mechanisms for its installation, or for
other City street improvements east of the project in the City as mitigation
measures; and
WHEREAS, although the proposed development may create substantial new job
opportunities for residents of the Santa Clarita Valley and environs, it also
may have a substantial impact upon the City of Santa Clarita, and its
circulation network, infrastructure and levels of service; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has provided technical comments to the
County of Los Angeles on June 12, 1990, and October 24, 1990; and
Reso No. 91-79
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita desires to provide formal comment and
testimony to the County of Los Angeles on the proposed project and the related
Environmental Impact Report, all to be a part of the official record;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND FIND AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City finds that although some of the impacts of this
project may be adequately mitigated by measures in the mitigation monitoring
program included in the Final EIR, project impacts on the City circulation
network, infrastructure and levels of service have not been adequately
addressed nor appropriate mitigation measures proposed, as addressed in the
City's comments on the Draft EIR and project, dated June 12, 1990, and October
24, 1990, incorporated herein by reference as Attachment 1. The City requests
that the County accept the responsibility for the identification and
mitigation of the impacts of this project, and the cumulative project impacts
on the City circulation network, infrastructure, and levels of service.
SECTION 2. The City is concerned that the responses to City
comments in the Final EIR did not recognize the City's concerns regarding
traffic impacts to City streets and intersections. The City requests that
further assessment be conducted on this project, including a good faith effort
to evaluate potentially significant individual and cumulative impacts to
traffic and circulation within the City, feasible mitigation measures which
would lessen the significant environmental effects of the project; and that
this evaluation, together with a response and full assessment of the
environmental impacts identified in the City's comments be included in the
Final EIR prior to certification and carefully considered
prior to any
approvals being granted for this project.
SECTION 3. In light of the County's recent approval of a
comprehensive amendment to the Santa Clarita Valley Areawide Plan, the City is
concerned that this project requests further amendments to said plan. The
City requests that no further plan amendments be granted at this time unless
substantial community benefits are realized.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution and certify this record to be a full true correct copy of the
action taken.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 14th dray of MaY 1991.
Carl Boyer, Mayor
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ONNA GRI DEY, CITY CLE
Reso No. 91-79
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by
the City Council of theCity of Santa Clarita, at a regular meeting thereof,
held on the 14th day of May 1991, by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
ID: CMK:491
Reso No. 91-79
Darcy, Beidt, Klajic, McKeon, Boyer
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Source: DRAFT SIR, Valencia Commerce Center, Los Angeles County Project 86-106,
April 1990