HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-02-09 - ORDINANCES - PREZONE 98-002 AMEND (2)ORDINANCE NO. 99-2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP (PREZONE 98 -002)
FOR THE NORTH VALENCIA 2 AREA,
1,054 ACRES LOCATED ADJACENT TO AND OUTSIDE THE EXISTING
CITY LIMITS NORTH OF NEWHALL RANCH ROAD, EAST AND WEST OF MCBEAN
PARKWAY, AND NORTH AND SOUTH OF COPPER HILL DRIVE/RYE CANYON ROAD
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has proposed and initiated prezoning of
approximately 2,116 acres of land in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding with
the Valencia Company, located adjacent to and outside the existing City limits, north of Newhall
Ranch Road, east and west of McBean Parkway, and north and south of Copper Hill Drive/Rye
Canyon Road; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita received a request from the Valencia Company in
January 1999 to exclude the area west of San Francisquito Creek and north of Decoro Drive
from the prezone area, resulting in a proposed prezone of 1,054 acres; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita adopted the City of Santa Clarita General Plan on
June 26, 1991 by City Council Resolution 91-98 and adopted the City of Santa Clarita Unified
Development Code, including the City's zoning designations, on November 24, 1992, effective
December 24, 1992; and
WHEREAS, such prezoning, for the area mapped in Exhibit A, described in Exhibit B,
and zones as shown on Exhibit C, 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 Planning Commission of the City of Santa Clarita conducted a public
hearing on November 3, 1998, pursuant to applicable law, to consider the prezone for the City
of Santa Clarita, and adopted Resolution No. P98-32, with the finding that the Negative
Declaration was in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and
recommending that the City Council approve Prezone No. 98-002 and the Negative Declaration
prepared for the project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita opened a public hearing on
November 24, 1998 at or after the hour of 6:30 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 23920
Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California, and notice of said public hearing was given in the
manner required by the Santa Clarita Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita continued the public hearing
from November 24, 1998 to the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on January 26, 1999;
and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing on January 26, 1999, testimony was received, if any,
for, and/or against the proposed prezone; and
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WHEREAS, at said public hearing on January 26, 1999, said prezone was duly heard and
considered; and
WHEREAS, following said public hearings, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita
adopted Resolution 99-5, approving the Negative Declaration prepared for this prezone with the
finding that the Negative Declaration was in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).
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 zones A-2-5, RPD -5000-8.6U,
RPD -5000-5U, RPD -5000-7.8U, RPD -5000-16U, C-3 and MPD to City of Santa
Clarita zones BP, CC, CN, RH, RMH, RS, RL, RE in conformance with the City's
General Plan.
B. 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 the proposed Prezone No. 98-002 prezoning consists of 1,054 acres of land
located in the North Valencia area adjacent to, and outside of the existing City
limits, north of Newhall Ranch Road, east and west of McBean Parkway, and
north and south of Copper Hill Drive/Rye Canyon Road as mapped in Exhibit A
and described in Exhibit B (Legal Description).
B. That the subject property is a proper location for the BP, CC, CN, RH, RMH, RS,
RL and RE zones, as identified in Exhibit C (City Zone Map), consistent with the
location of the BP, CC, CN, RH, RMH, RS, RL and RE designations on the City's
General Plan Land Use Map.
C. That the proposed zone change is consistent with the objectives of the City's
Unified Development Code, the General Plan and development policies of the
City.
D. That a need for the prezone to the various City zones exists within the project
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area, and that public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning
practice justify the prezoning designations.
SECTION 4. 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 following zoning on the subject property: BP, CC,
CN, RH, RMH, RS, RL and RE.
SECTION 5. 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 of the subject property to the City
of Santa Clarita, whichever occurs last.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify as to the passage of this Ordinance and cause
it to be published in the manner prescribed by law:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of February, 1999.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 99-2 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 261° day of January, 1999. That thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 9th day
of February 1999 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: F^rry, hist Klajic.,, Heidt, Darcy
NOES:
ABSENT:
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COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK