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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-11-14 - AGENDA REPORTS - NORTH VALENCIA 2 ANNEX 98-02 (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approv Item to be presented by: Jeffrey Lambert PUBLIC HEARING DATE: November 14, 2000 SUBJECT: PROTEST HEARING, FINDINGS AND APPROVAL TO ORDER UNINHABITED ANNEXATION 1998-02 (NORTH VALENCIA 2), ANNEXATION OF 576 ACRES OF UNINHABITED LAND LOCATED IN NORTH VALENCIA IN UNINCORPORATED LOS ANGELES COUNTY ADJACENT TO THE CITY LIMITS NORTH OF NEWHALL RANCH ROAD AND WEST OF MCBEAN PARKWAY (MASTERCASE NO. 98- 183). DEPARTMENT: Planning and Building Services City Council to: 1. Receive staff report, open the public hearing, accept public testimony and written protests, close the public hearing and the protest period; and 2. Adopt the resolution, making findings regarding written protest, then direct staff to transmit the resolution and appropriate fees to LAFCO for final review and certification; or 3. If the hearing results in a sufficient number of written protests, continue the hearing to a date certain to take appropriate action. This action is the adoption of the resolution to approve findings on written protests and to approve and order Annexation No. 1998-02 (North Valencia 2). The annexation consists of approximately 576 acres of uninhabited land located outside and adjacent to the City of Santa Clarita generally north of Newhall Ranch Road and west of McBean Parkway. The purpose of this protest hearing is to offer the owners of land located within the proposed North Valencia 2 Annexation area a final opportunity to protest the annexation. This Adopted 60 - 1,4,�.Agenda Itenj6%- annexation is defined as an "uninhabited" with less than 12 registered voters residing within the project area. For this reason, State Law requires that the City Council approve the annexation if written protests have been filed by owners of land owning less than 50% of the total assessed value of land within the affected territory. If the percentage of opposition is 50% or more, the City Council must deny the annexation and wait a minimum of one year before resubmitting an annexation application for the project area. On June 22, 1999, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 99-127, requesting that the Local Agency Formation Commission initiate annexation proceedings for the North Valencia 2 Annexation with the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). ' On October 11, 2000, the LAFCO held a public hearing for the North Valencia 2 Annexation. The public hearing was continued to October 25, 2000, at which time the LAFCO adopted Resolution No. 2000-32, directing the City to proceed with a duly noticed protest hearing. This resolution also set forth the reasons for the annexation and the terms and conditions established for the annexation by the LAFCO. If insufficient written protests are received at the protest hearing, the Council may make findings and proceed to order the annexation. If so ordered, the annexation may be completed by the end of November 2000. FISCAL IMPACT A fiscal impact analysis has been prepared for the North Valencia 2 Annexation. The fiscal impact analysis indicates that this annexation would be marginally positive for the City following a five-year project build out. On August 22, 2000, the City Council adopted a resolution to impose stormwater fees for the project area in the amount of $26,135.54 annually. Resolution Exhibit A - Legal Description Exhibit B - Annexation Map Exhibit C - Vicinity Map e: \pbe \annex\proagnrpt.eam CITY OF SANTA CLARITA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA OF 576 ACRES OF UNINHABITED TERRITORY IDENTIFIED AS ANNEXATION NO. 1998-02, NORTH VALENCIA 2 ANNEXATION, LOCATED IN THE NORTH VALENCIA AREA GENERALLY NORTH OF NEWHALL RANCH ROAD, WEST OF MCBEAN PARKWAY AND SOUTH OF COPPERHH.L DRIVE/RYE CANYON ROAD. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN - Pursuant to Section 57025 of the Government Code, that the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita will hold a Public Hearing to consider annexation to the City of Santa Clarita that uninhabited territory identified as Annexation No. 1998-02 (North Valencia 2 Annexation). The purpose of the hearing will be to receive and consider written protest from owners of land within the proposed annexation area. The hearing will be held by the City Council in the City Hall Chambers, located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, First Floor, Santa Clarita, California, at or after 6:30 p.m. on November 14, 2000. Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons may appear and be heard on this matter at that time. Proceedings for the referenced proposal were initiated by the City of Santa Clarita and submitted to the Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County on July 1, 1999. The proposal shall be subject to all terms and conditions as specified in the resolution adopted on October 11, 2000 by the Local Agency Formation Commission for Los Angeles County and reference is hereby made to said resolution for a full and complete description of the annexation and the terms and conditions. The reasons for the proposed annexation are to respond to property owners' requests for municipal services from the City of Santa Clarita, for local government representation and review, to promote sound planning and land use in the area, and to annex property within the City's Sphere of Influence as amended by the Local Agency Formation Commission on October 25, 2000. Any owner of land located within the territory, who wishes to file a protest against Annexation No. 1998-02 must do so by Written Communication filed with the City Clerk, which must be filed at any time prior to the conclusion of this hearing at the hour specified in this notice for commencement of the hearing. Each written protest must state whether it is made by an owner of land located in the area and must indicate the name and address of the owner of land affected and the street address or other description sufficient to identify the location of the land. If you wish to challenge this matter in court, you may be limited to raising those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council, at or prior to the public hearing. The proposal may be reviewed by the public at the City of Santa Clarita Department of Planning and Building Services prior to the Public Hearing of November 14, 2000. For more information contact Laura Stotler, Associate Planner, at (661) 255-4330. By order of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles, State of California. Sharon I. Dawson, CMC City Clerk Dated: October 26 2000 City of Santa Clarita Publish Date: October 27, 2000 a: \cd \ annex \ N V2 \Anne:\ pmntc