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Home My WebLink About1996-04-16 - AGENDA REPORTS - PREZONE NORTHBRIDGE ANNEX (2)AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented by: UNFINISHED BUSINESS DATE: April 16, 1996 SUBJECT: APPROVING PREZONE NO. 92-004 (MASTER CASE NO. 92-204), TO FACILITATE ANNEXATION OF 646 ACRES OF INHABITED LAND LOCATED NORTH OF NEWHALL RANCH ROAD, EAST OF MCBEAN PARKWAY, WEST OF BOUQUET CANYON ROAD, AND NORTH AND SOUTH OF DECORO DRIVE. ("NORTHBRIDGE" ANNEXATION) ORDINANCE NO. 96-13 DEPARTMENT: Community Development :0Al Ordinance No. 96-13 was introduced to the City Council on March 26, 1996. After conducting a public hearing on the item, the Council waived further reading of the ordinance and passed it to a second reading. RECOMMENDATION Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance No. 96-13, approving Prezone No. 92-004. Ordinance No. 96-13 Vicinity Map s: \cd \ annex\924or2.eam ORDINANCE NO. 96-13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (PREZONE 92-004) FOR THE AREA LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND OUTSIDE THE EXISTING CITY LIMITS, GENERALLY NORTH OF NEWHALL RANCH ROAD, EAST OF MCBEAN PARKWAY, WEST OF BOUQUET CANYON ROAD, AND NORTH AND SOUTH OF DECORO DRIVE, AND ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING CITY LIMITS WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has proposed and initiated prezoning of approximately 646 acres of inhabited land, located adjacent to and outside the existing City limits, generally north of Newhall Ranch Road, east of McBean Parkway, west of Bouquet Canyon Road, and north and south of Decoro Drive, and adjacent to the existing City boundaries in the North Valencia area of the Santa Clarita Valley, prior to annexation to the City of Santa Clarita (proposed Annexation No. 1992-04); and WHEREAS, such prezoning, as described in Exhibit A and mapped in Exhibit B, would become effective upon annexation and designated upon the Zoning Map incorporated within and made a part of the City's Unified Development Code; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita City Council set March 26, 1996, at the hour of 6:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California, as the time and place for a public hearing before said City Council, and notice of said public hearing was given in the manner required by the Santa Clarita Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, testimony was received, if any, for, and/or against the proposed prezone; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, said prezone was duly heard and considered. THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita as follows: SECTION The City Council does hereby find and determine as follows: A. The prezone is a change from Los Angeles County RPD 5000-5u, RPD 5000-15u, & RPD 5000-23u zoning to City RL (Residential Low), RS (Residential Suburban), and RM (Residential Moderate) zoning, in conformance with the City's General Plan.. B. The Initial Study prepared for the project has been circulated for review and comment by affected governmental agencies and the public, and no comments were received. The public review period was from January 5, 1996 to March 26, 1996. Ordinance No. 96-13 Page 2 C. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090, 65351, and 65854 of the Government Code of the State of California were duly followed. SECTION 2. Based upon the testimony and other evidence, if any, received at the public hearing, and upon studies and investigations made by the Planning Commission and the City Council and on their behalf, the City Council further finds and determines that the project is consistent with the General Plan and complies with all other applicable requirements of State law and local ordinance. SECTION 3. In acting on the prezoning application, the City Council has considered certain principles and standards, and finds and determines as follows: A. That a need for the prezone classification to RL (Residential Low), RS (Residential Suburban), and RM (Residential Moderate) exists within the project area. B. That the subject property is a proper location for the RL, RS, and RM designations. C. That public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning practice justify the prezoning designations of RL, RS, and RM. D. That the proposed prezoning designations of RL, RS, and RM are consistent with existing land uses in the area and would not result in a substantive change to the existing zoning of the subject site. E. That the proposed Annexation No. 1994-02 prezoning consists of 646 acres of inhabited land located adjacent to, and outside of the existing City limits, north of Newhall Ranch Road, east of McBean Parkway, west of Bouquet Canyon Road, and north and south of Decoro Drive in the North Valencia area of the Santa Clarita Valley as identified in Exhibit A. SECTION 4. The City of Santa Clarita City Council has reviewed and considered the Initial Study prepared for the project and finds and determines as follows: A. Said study found that no adverse impact to the existing and future environment of the area would result from the proposal. B. The proposed prezone would not have a significant adverse effect on the environment and the proposed Negative Declaration was prepared, posted, and advertised in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). SECTION 5. Based upon the foregoing, the City Council does hereby ordain that the application for a prezone is approved, and that the Official Zoning Map of the City of Santa Clarita is hereby amended to designate the subject property RL, RS, and RM. Ordinance No. 96-13 Page 3 SECTION 6. This ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after adoption, or upon the effective date of the annexation (proposed Annexation No, 1992-04) of the subject property to the City of Santa Clarita, whichever occurs last. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify as to the passage of this Ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner prescribed by law: PASSED AND APPROVED this day of ,19_, MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) § CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Donna M. Grindey, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of , 19 . That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the day of 19 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEM 3ERS NOES: COUNCILMEM 3ERS ABSENT: COUNCILMEM 3ERS CITY CLERK SAcd\annex924ord.ea SO FRNC15QUIT0 CYII FO cacwlR HILL BRI1f ANNEXA T ION SI TE z U �� / � CPIVE -9 L f �� 1 ru T �1' 41, VICINITY MAP NOT TO SCALE MASTER CASE NO. 92-204 PREZONE NO. 92-004 ANNEXATION NO. 1992-04 NORTHBRIDGE ANNEXATION