HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-12-09 - RESOLUTIONS - MP REMOVAL OF STATE ROUTE 126 (2)RESOLUTION NO. 97-144
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA RESCINDING RESOLUTION 97-113,_
APPROVING REMOVAL OF STATE ROUTE 126 FROM THE MASTER PLAN OF
ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE CIRCULATION
ELEMENT - MASTER CASE NO. 97-111 (PREVIOUS MASTER CASE NO. 93-198;
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 95-002
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find and determine as follows:
a. On June 25, 1991, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 91-98, adopting the General
Plan of the City of Santa Clarita and Certifying the Environmental Impact Report.
b. In November 1992 the City Council adopted General Plan Amendment 92-02 (Master
Case No. 92-154) that revised the Circulation Element text for clarity and added the
Lyons Avenue Extension as a planned arterial roadway with a connection to Dockweiler
Drive.
C. On October 13, 1992 the City Council, by minute action, urged Caltrans to find an
alternative route for SR 126 and then directed staff to find another east -west route
through the City center.
d. A City Manager's Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) was formed to
study an east -west route and presented their recommendation to the Planning
Commission in July 1993. The Planning Commission recommended network was
presented to the City Council in December 1993 for consideration in studying a possible
Circulation Element Amendment.
e. In September 1994, the City Council commissioned the Center City Traffic and Modeling
Study to examine the existing General Plan circulation system and four alternative
roadway networks recommended or endorsed by CTAC, the Planning Commission, and
the City Council.
f. The findings of the Center City Traffic and Modeling Study were presented to the City
Council at a January 1995 study session and , subsequently, two additional alternatives
were added to the study and were included in the Draft Final Center City Circulation
Element Study, dated June 1995.
g. On November 13, 1995, a community meeting was held to present the City's
recommended circulation system amendment (Scenario 5 from the Draft Final Center
City Circulation Element Study), however, based on the meeting response, the Council
determined that the CEQA process should be used to study various alternatives at an
equal level of detail, with no preferred alternative.
h. An Initial Study was prepared for this project on November 4, 1996. A Draft
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Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) SCH No. 96112028 was prepared for this
project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA )by Rincon
Consultants, Inc following the 30 -day public review period for the Notice of Preparation
(NOP) beginning November 4, 1996 and a formal scoping meeting held on December 5,
1996. Following the scoping meeting, the NOP circulation period was extended two
additional weeks to December 19, 1996. The Draft EIR and Notice of Completion (NOC)
for this project was released for a 45 -day public review period on June 16, 1997. Two
duly noticed public hearings on the Draft EIR were held before the Planning Commission
during the public review period on July 15, 1997 and on July 23, 1997. The public review
period ended on July 31, 1997. The Draft EIR analyzes seven circulation network
alternatives, including Alternative 1 which is the No Project Alternative under CEQA
i. Duly noticed public hearings were held by the Planning Commission on July 15, 1997,
July 23, 1997, August 19, 1997, September 2, 1997, and September 10, 1997 in the City
Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, at 7:00 p.m.
j. Noticed public hearings were held by the City Council on November 25, 1997 and
December 9, 1997 in the City Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa
Clarita, at 6:30 p.m.
-- k. The Circulation Element identifies the general location and extent of existing and
proposed major thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals, and other local public
transportation facilities all correlated with the land use element of the General Plan.
The Circulation Element Amendment is consistent with the objectives of the General
Plan.
1. The Circulation Element Amendment includes the following project objectives: Identify
the primary east -west corridor alternative to an extension of SR -126; Remove SR -126 as
a limited access expressway from the Master Plan of Arterial Highways; Identify the
existing and planned standards for major, secondary, and limited secondary highways
in the City; Identify the primary features of the City's transit system; Reduce the level
of vehicular trips in general, and specifically the use of autos for drive -alone trips;
Identify alternative commute options including Metrolink, commuter buses, park-and-
ride, and telecommuting; Encourage land use planning that supports these mobility
goals; Establish mobility corridors within the City.
In. The Circulation Element, as amended, may necessitate subsequent amendment of other
elements of the General Plan including the noise element, air quality element, open
space and conservation element and land use element.
SECTION 2. Based upon the testimony and other evidence received, and upon studies
and investigation made by the Planning Commission and by the City Council and on its behalf,
the City Council further finds and determines that the proposed General Plan amendment is
consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted General Plan, and that the proposed
amendment complies with all other applicable requirements of state law and local ordinances.
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SECTION 3. The City of Santa Clarita City Council has reviewed and considered the
environmental information contained in the Draft and Final EIR SCH No. 96112028 and
determines that it is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public
Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.) The Planning Commission has adopted Resolution P97-
15 that recommends certification of the Final EIR documents and recommends adoption of a
Statement of Overriding Considerations (SOC). The City Council has adopted Resolution 97-143
on December 9, 1997 that certifies the Final EIR and adopts a Statement of Overriding
Considerations.
SECTION 4. Based upon the foregoing, the City Council approves the following:
a. The roadway network analyzed in the Draft EIR as Alternative 4 (Augmented Newhall
Ranch Road Reduction) with the addition of Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
measures as listed in the Draft EIR Table 2.5 on a voluntary basis with the exception of
Parking Pricing Strategies which would be eliminated.
b. Recommend that an acceptable Circulation Element Level of Service (LOS) for the
General Plan be less than "D" for the following roadway links based on the DEIR
Transportation/Circulation (Section 5.8) projected Volume -to -Capacity ratios (Figure 5.8-
4) and analysis for Alternative 4:
1. Bouquet Canyon Road, between Cinema Drive and Seco Canyon Road and
between Santa Clarita Parkway and Haskell Canyon Road.
2. Newhall Ranch Road, between Bouquet Canyon Road and west of I-5 Freeway.
3. Soledad Canyon Road, between west of Golden Valley Road and east of Sierra
Highway.
4. Magic Mountain Parkway, between west of The Old Road and east of Bouquet
Canyon Road.
5. Valencia Boulevard, between west of the I-5 Freeway and east of Bouquet Canyon
Road.
6. McBean Parkway, between north of Newhall Ranch Road and south of Valencia
Boulevard, and north of Decoro Road.
7. Orchard Village Road, between McBean Parkway and Wiley Canyon Road.
8. Via Princessa, between west of San Fernando Road and Sierra Highway.
9. Seco Canyon Road, between north of Decoro Road and Bouquet Canyon Road.
10. Rye Canyon Road, between The Old Road and north of Newhall Ranch Road.
11. Wiley Canyon Road, between Orchard Village Road and west of San Fernando
Road.
12. Pico Canyon Road, between west of Valencia Boulevard and SR -126.
13. Sierra Highway, between Dockweiler Drive and Santa Clarita Parkway.
14. SR -126, between east of Avenue Stanford and Chiquito Canyon Road.
15. The Old Road, between Rye Canyon Road and Valencia Boulevard.
16. I-5 Freeway, between Calgrove Boulevard and the southerly Planning Area
Boundary.
17. SR -14, between San Fernando Road and I-5 Freeway.
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18. San Francisquito Canyon Road, north of Copperhill Road.
19. Lyons Avenue, between I-5 Freeway and east of Wiley Canyon Road, and between
Newhall Avenue and San Fernando Road.
20. Copperhill Road, between Newhall Ranch Road and north of Decoro Road, and
between McBean Parkway and Seco Canyon Road.
C. The Proposed Circulation Element Text dated June 1997 (Attachment A), herein
incorporated by reference, with the following changes:
1. Re -order the circulation policies, add a new traffic calming policy, add a new
traffic synchronization policy, add a new truck limitation policy, add a new
Traffic Calming text and exhibit, and add a revised Table C-1 (Attachment B).
2. Include Augmented Intersection text.
3. Remove Avenue Scott as a Secondary Highway east of McBean Parkway to
Hillsborough Parkway.
4. Remove Rio Vista Drive as a Major Highway from the Lyons Avenue Extension
to Via Princessa.
5. Designate Lyons Avenue as a Major Highway from The Old Road to Dockweiler
Drive as presently exists on the General Plan.
6. Designate Golden Valley Road as a Major Highway from SR -14 to Newhall Ranch
Road.
7. Designate Golden Valley Road as a Secondary Highway from Newhall Ranch
Road to Plum Canyon and from Placenta Canyon to SR -14
8. Designate Newhall Ranch Road as a Major Highway from 1-5 to Golden Valley
Road.
9. Change the Proposed Text Major Highway discussion (Page C-7) fifth line from
. the top- level "F" to show level "E".
10. Remove Bouquet Canyon Road as a Major Highway from Seco Canyon Road to
the Angeles Forest Boundary and designate Bouquet Canyon Road as a Major
Highway from Seco Canyon to Vasquez Canyon Road and a Secondary Highway
from Vasquez Canyon Road to the Angeles National Forest Boundary.
11. Remove Castaic Road as a Secondary Highway from SR -126 to Lake Hughes Road
and designate Castaic Road as a Secondary Highway from Newhall Ranch Road
to Lake Hughes Road.
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12. Remove Parker Road as a limited secondary highway since it is already covered
under listings for major and secondary highways.
13. Designate the following roadway segments as eight -lane major highways:
Newhall Ranch Road between Bouquet Canyon Road and the I-5 Freeway.
Magic Mountain Parkway between Valencia Boulevard and I-5 Freeway.
McBean Parkway between Valencia Boulevard and Newhall Ranch Road and
Valencia Boulevard between McBean Parkway and I-5 Freeway.
14. The Circulation Element incorporates and is consistent with specific plans
previously adopted by the City of Santa Clarita. It is recognized that
roadway corridors and intersection augmentations depicted on maps in the
environmental analysis for the Circulation Element are conceptual only.
No specific roadway alignments or intersection augmentations have been
determined for areas covered by an adopted specific plan. Where a specific
plan has been adopted and approved, the Circulation Element has
incorporated roadway alignments and intersection characteristics that are
consistent with such adopted specific plans.
15. Modify the Truck Route narrative (Attachment B ) to remove reference to super -
truck routes and eliminate Exhibit C-10 Truck Routes and Super Truck Routes
(STAA).
16. The Lyons Avenue Extension includes an at -grade crossing of the railroad, rather
than a bridge.
17. Delete the major highway segment of The Old Road between Valencia Blvd and
McBean Parkway, acknowledge that this roadway is in the County Plan, and
state the City's objection to its construction in SEA 64.
18. Strengthen the language in support of the Ventura Rail Line (Attachment B)
19. Rescind Resolution Resolution 97-113.
d. The proposed map exhibits of the Proposed Circulation Element Text dated June 1997
(Attachment A) are hereby amended to reflect the changes noted above.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
Attachments on file i.n the Department of Planning and Building Services
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of
December 1997 .
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on thegth day of Px rAmhnr
1997 by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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COUNCILMEMBERS: Smyth, Hoyer, Darcy
COUNCILMEMBERS: K ajic, Heidt
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