HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-11-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - ZC 17262 SIERRA HWY WARMUTH (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approi
Item to be presented
NEW BUSINESS
DATE: November 28, 2000
SUBJECT: INITIATION OF A ZONE CHANGE AND GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT FOR A PARCEL OF LAND FROM
RESIDENTIAL LOW (RL) TO INDUSTRIAL
COMMERCIAL (IC) LOCATED AT 17262 SIERRA
HIGHWAY (THE WARMUTH HONEY HOUSE).
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Building Services
City Council direct staff to initiate a zone change and general plan amendment
for 17262 Sierra Highway and authorize the appropriation of $11,230 from the
City Council contingency fund to Account No. 3120-8011 for the zone change,
general plan amendment and environmental review.
On October 10, 2000, the City of Santa Clarita City Council conducted a hearing
on Master Case 00-021, a request for a zone change and general plan amendment
from Residential Low (RL) to Industrial Commercial (IC) for a parcel of land
located at 17178 Sierra Highway. On October 24, 2000, the City Council adopted
a resolution and ordinance to change the zone of the subject parcel.
At the meeting of October 10, 2000, Margaret Warmuth, owner of the Honey
House at 17262 Sierra Highway spoke in support of the proposal and stated her
property had been rezoned without her knowledge. Previously under Los Angeles
County jurisdiction, the parcel was agriculturally zoned (A-1- 10,000). On June
25, 1991, the City Council adopted the General Plan of the City of Santa Clarita
and certified the environmental impact report. Included in the General Plan was
a land use map designating the project sites as Residential Low (RL). Residential
Low (RL) which is "intended for single-family detached homes at a density of up
to 2.2 dwelling units per gross acre." Mrs. Warmuth indicated to the City Council
that her property should have been commercially zoned. The site is developed
with an agricultural business and has operated as such since 1954. City Council
APPROVED in �zna Item:
directed staff to determine the feasibility of a zone change and general plan
amendment for this parcel.
ANALYSIS
Land Uses
The parcel is two acres and is developed with a single-family residence built in
1934 and a commercial building built in 1954. The Honey House has operated its
retail and manufacturing of honey since construction. In addition, a honey
museum is currently operated from within the building. The single-family house
sits on a graded pad above the Honey House and is currently vacant.
The parcel is a hillside property, although already graded and developed with a
commercial building and a residence, future development would be subject to a
hillside development review. The amount of square footage permitted for
construction will be greatly reduced depending on the slope analysis.
Parcels across Sierra Highway and to the north of the subject site are zoned for
industrial commercial uses. However, the parcel immediately to the north is a
single-family residence. In addition, an approved project for 253 units will soon
begin construction to the south of the subject site. Other future development
surrounding the parcel to the east is likely to be single-family residential with a
maximum density of 2.2 dwellings per acre.
FISCAL IMPACT
City Council will need to appropriate $4,100 for the zone change, $630 for the
initial study and $6,500 for the general plan amendment to cover the planning
fees associated with changing the zone of the subject site from the City Council
contingency fund. The funds would go from the contingency account no. 1240-
7401 to account no. 3120-8011 for the zone change, general plan amendment and
environmental review.
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