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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-09-24 - ORDINANCES - AMEND ZONE MAP PZ 95 001 (2)ORDINANCE NO. 96-29 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (PREZONE 95-001 AND ZONE CHANGE 95.001) FOR THE AREA LOCATED WITHIN -AND ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING CITY LIMITS IN THE SAND CANYON AND OAK SPRING CANYON AREAS (HUNTERS GREEN PROJECT, REVISED MASTER CASE 95-049) WHEREAS, the Hunters Green Development Corporation (the applicant) has proposed and initiated prezoning of approximately 103 acres of land currently vacant located adjacent to and outside the existing City limits, in the Oak Spring Canyon area prior to annexation to the City of Santa Clarita (proposed Annexation No. 1995-01) and a zone change to attach a Planned Development overlay on the remaining 298 acres of the site in both the Oak Spring Canyon and Sand Canyon areas; and WHEREAS, such prezoning, as described in the legal description and mapped on Exhibit A, 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 August 27, 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 zone change; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, said prezone and zone change was duly heard and considered and the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance for the Council's consideration at the September 10, 1996 Council meeting. THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find and determine as follows: A. The prezone is a change from Los Angeles County A-1-2 (Light Agriculture, Two Acre Minimum Lot Size) to City of Santa Clarita RE -PD (Residential Estate -Planned Development) for the purpose of annexation to the City. B. The zone change is a change from City of Santa Clarita RVL (Residential Very Low) to RVL•PD (Residential Very Low -Planned Development). C. The Environmental Impact Report prepared for the project has been circulated for review and comment by affected governmental agencies and the public, and all comments received have been considered. Ordinance No. 96-29 Page 2 D. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090 and 65351 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 RE -PD exists within the project area. B. That the subject property is a proper location for the RE -PD designation. C. That public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning practice justify the prezoning designation of RE -PD. D. That the proposed prezoning designation of RE -PD is 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. The proposed change is consistent with the objectives of the Unified Development Code, the General Plan and development policies of the City. F. That the proposed Annexation No. 1995-01 prezoning area consists of 103.4 acres of vacant land located adjacent to and outside of the existing City limits, in the Oak Springs Canyon area, as identified in the attached exhibit. SECTION 4. In acting on the zone change application, the City Council has considered certain principles and standards, and finds and determines as follows: A. That a need for the zone classification to RVL-PD exists within the project area. B. That the subject property is a proper location for the RVL-PD designation. C. That public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning practice justify the zoning designation of RVL-PD. D. The proposed change is consistent with the objectives of the Unified Development Code, the General Plan and development policies of the City. Ordinance No. 96-29 Page 3 SECTION 5. The City of Santa Clarita City Council has reviewed and considered the environmental documentation for the project and"has adopted City Council Resolution No. 96-120 which included Zone Change 95-001 and Prezone 95-001. SECTION 6. 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 RE -PD and RVL-PD. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after adoption, or in the case of the prezone, upon the effective date of the annexation (proposed Annexation No. 1995-01) of the subject property to the City of Santa Clarita, whichever occurs last. SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify as to the passage of this Ordinance and cause it to be published in the manner prescribed by law: Ordinance No. 96-29 Page 4 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24 day of September 1996. Mayor ATTEST: i 21;7A fj lws Cit STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) § CITY OF SANTA CLARITA) I, George Caravalho , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 10th day of September 1996. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 24th day of September 1996, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Darcy, Heidt, Smyth, Boyer NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CW=ffWwe.n.,n