HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-07-09 - RESOLUTIONS - OPPOSING GEN AVIATION AIRPORT (2)RESOLUTION 91-111
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA OPPOSING
A GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT IN THE BAKER CANYON AREA
WHEREAS, the Watt America Development Company is proposing a general
aviation airport for the Santa Clarita Valley in the Baker Canyon area; and,
WHEREAS, California State Law requires cities to adopt a general plan
for the physical development of the City and any land outside its boundaries
which bears relation to the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has adopted a general plan which
established a planning area that includes much of the Santa Clarita Valley;
and,
WHEREAS, the City General Plan recognizes the need to preserve,
protect, and enhance the natural and human environment in the Santa Clarita
Valley; and,
WHEREAS, the Baker Canyon area is located within the Planning Area of
the City of Santa Clarita; and,
WHEREAS, the General Plan for the City of Santa Clarita does not
support the concept of a general aviation airport in the Baker Canyon area;
and,
WHEREAS, the site of the proposed airport is adjacent to a
significant ridgeline that has been identified by the City of Santa Clarita
and contains topography which is not generally compatible with a general
aviation airport; and,
WHEREAS, the site of the proposed airport is adjacent to high tension
electrical transmission lines of the Southern California Edison Company; and,
WHEREAS, no documentation has been presented stating that no superior
alternative sites for general aviation uses are available in the Santa Clarita
Valley; and,
WHEREAS, a general aviation airport in the Baker Canyon area would
adversely impact residents of the City of Santa Clarita, and the human and
natural environment of the Santa Clarita Valley;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council hereby resolves that the City
Council of the City of Santa Clarita is opposed to locating a general aviation
airport for the Santa Clarita Valley in the Baker Canyon area.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of JulY , 1991.
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ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the• City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly approved by the City Council at
a regular meeting thereof, held on July 9, 1991, by the following vote of the
Council.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Darcy, Hei.dt, Klajic, Boyer
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: McKeon
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