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AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Appro al
Item to be presented by: Lisa Hardv
PUBLIC HEARING
DATE: July 10, 2001
SUBJECT: AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S
APPROVAL OF MASTER CASE NO. 01-042, THE
MASTER'S COLLEGE DORMITORY PROJECT
(DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 01-007, HILLSIDE REVIEW
01-004, VARIANCE 01-001)
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Building Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Open the public hearing and continue the item to a special meeting of the City
Council scheduled for September 6, 2001.
BACKGROUND
At the July 3, 2001 City Council Study Session, the Council directed staff to
consider scheduling the public hearing for Master Case 01-042 on Thursday,
September 6, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. This item, originally scheduled to be heard at the
July 10, 2001 City Council meeting, is being recommended for rescheduling due to
the large agenda for the July W meeting and the upcoming City Council summer
break. The item is an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of Master
Case 01-042, The Master's College Dormitory Project.
On May 15, 2001, the Planning Commission approved Master Case 01-042, The
Master's College Dormitory Project. As part of the application, the applicant, The
Master's College, requested three entitlements: a Development Review to
evaluate the project's conformance with the development plan review standards
and criteria set forth in the Unified Development Code (UDC); a Hillside Review
for grading activity proposed on hillsides with slopes at an average grade over 10
percent; and a Variance from the City's parking standards. Given the size of the
dorm it is required to have 288 parking spaces. With the Planning Commission
approval, the project proposes 86 spaces.
The Master's College campus is designated Private Education (PE) in the City's
General Plan and zoning map. As stated in UDC Section 17.16.070, on-site
student housing is a permitted -by -right use in the PE zone. The Master's College
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is not requesting a General Plan amendment or a zone change as part of their
student dormitory project.
The project requests consists of the construction of a 28,742 square -foot three-
story dormitory building on The Master's College campus in the PE (Private
Education) zone and a 24,488 square -foot parking lot on MWD right-of-way in the
OS (Open Space) zone. The proposed dormitory building, 34'6" tall, would house
162 students in 81 rooms, with two resident director apartments. The project site
is 52,500 square feet or 1.2 acres (building pad 0.64 acre, parking lot 0.56 acre)
and is located on a secondary ridgeline. As part of site preparation, 11,155.6 cubic
yards of earthen material would be cut from the building pad site and balanced
on-site.
At the May 15, 2001 hearing, (the second and last Planning Commission meeting
for this project) the Planning Commission conditioned the applicant to increase
the number of on -campus parking for the dormitory from 31 net spaces to 86 net
spaces. The Commission adopted Resolution P01-06, approving Master Case 01-
042 with 86 net on -campus parking spaces, subject to the conditions of approval
(as modified by the Commission), and adopting the Mitigated Negative
Declaration prepared for the project.
On May 23, 2001, the Placerita Canyon Property Owners Association (PCPOA)
submitted a Notice of Appeal to the City Clerk's office, stating that the
Commission's approval of Master Case 01-042 is in violation of the California
Environmental Quality Act as the project was approved prior to the completion of
The Master's College Master Plan.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
No alternative actions are recommended at this time
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact is anticipated.
LMH
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
A Public Hearing will be held by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita in the
City Hall Council Chambers, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, 1'° Floor, Santa Clarita,
California on the 10' day of July, 2001, at or after 6:00 p.m. to consider an appeal of
the Planning Commission's approval of Master Case 01-042, The Master's College
Dormitory Project. Master Case 01-042, approved by the Commission on May 15,
2001, consists of a request to develop a 28,742 square -foot three-story dormitory
building on The Master's College campus in the Private Education (PE) zone with a
52 -space surface parking area located immediately adjacent in the Open Space (OS)
zone. As part of this application, The Master's College requested a Development
Review (DR 01-007), a Hillside Review (HR 01-004) to allow for development on a
slope in excess of 10 percent, and a Variance (Variance 01-001) from the provisions
of the City's parking standards. The Master's College is the project applicant.
Proponents, opponents, and any interested persons may appear and be heard on this
matter at that time. Further information may be obtained by contacting the
Department of Planning and Building Services, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, 3'a Floor,
Santa Clarita, CA 91355, (661) 255-4330 — Lisa Hardy or Jason Smisko, Project
Planners.
If you wish to challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only 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.
Dated: June 6, 2001
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
Publish Date: June 19, 2001
NOTICE OF CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, at its
regular meeting held July 10, 2001, continued a public hearing on
30. AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF MASTER CASE NO. 01-
o42, THE MASTER'S COLLEGE DORMITORY PROJECT (DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 01-007,
HILLSIDE REVIEW 01-004, VARIANCE 01-001) — On May 15, 2001, the Planning Commission
approved Master Case 01-042, The Master's College Dormitory Project. On May 23, 2001, the Placerita
Canyon Property Owners Association (PCPOA) submitted a Notice of Appeal for City Council
consideration of the project. The project involves the construction of a 28,742 square -foot three-story
dormitory building on The Master's College campus in the PE (Private Education) zone and a 24,488
square -foot parking lot to be located immediately adjacent to the dormitory in the OS (Open Space)
zone.
to September 6, 2001. The continued public hearing will be held at or after 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Chamber at 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, California.
Dated this 11t° day of July, 2001.
V
SHARON L. DAWSON, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
SHARON L. DAWSON, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the
duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and that on July 11,
2001, she caused the above notice to be posted at the door of the Council Chamber located at
23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, California.
SHARON L. DAWSON, CITY CLERK
Santa Clarita, California
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