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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-02-25 - ORDINANCES - WHITNEY CYN PREZONE (2)ORDINANCE NO. 03-3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, TO APPROVE PREZONE NO. 02-003 (MASTER CASE 02-345) FOR THE WHITNEY CANYON ANNEXATION AREA LOCATED EAST OF THE EASTERN TERMINUS OF SAN FERNANDO ROAD, EAST OF STATE ROUTE 14, ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The City Council does hereby make the following findings of fact: a. On September 18, 2002 the City of Santa Clarita, as a joint property owner, initiated a prezoning of the Whitney Canyon area outside the city limits of the City of Santa Clarita. b. Such prezoning would become effective upon annexation and designated upon the Zoning Map incorporated within and part of Title 17 of the City's Unified Development Code. C. The Planning Commission held duly noticed public hearings on the Whitney Canyon area land use designation changes, including the Prezone 02-003 on January 21, 2003. On January 21, 2003, the Commission voted 5 - 0 to recommend that the City Council approve Prezone 02-003 for the Whitney Canyon Annexation Area. Notice of said public hearing was given in the manner required by the Santa Clarita Municipal Code and State law. SECTION 2. Based upon the testimony and other evidence received at the hearing, and upon the study and investigation made by the City Council and on its behalf, the City Council further finds as follows: a. The purpose of the proposal is to prezone the project site from RE (Residential Estate), with a MOCA (Mineral/Oil Conservation Area) to OS (Open Space) with a MOCA (Mineral/Oil Conservation Area) overlay and from OS (Open Space) with a MOCA (Mineral/Oil Conservation Area) to OS (Open Space) upon adoption of proposed General Plan Amendment No. 02-003, and the Negative Declaration prepared for the project, approved under separate resolution. b. That the prezone has been reviewed for consistency with the City's proposed General Plan Amendment No.02-003. C. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090 and 65391 of the Government Code of the State of California were duly followed. Ordinance No. 03-3 Page 2 d. The Negative Declaration prepared for this project was approved by separate resolution by the City Council on February 11, 2003. SECTION 3. FINDINGS FOR PREZONE. Based upon the foregoing facts and findings, the City Council hereby finds as follows: a. That a need for the prezone of Open Space (OS) does exist within the area of the project site so the site can be annexed into the City of Santa Clarita and so the site's zoning designation would be consistent with the General Plan Amendment and adjacent undeveloped area. b. That the subject property is a proper location for the OS zoning designation because the site has not been developed and is consistent with the OS development standards and is adjacent to areas that are not developed. C. That public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning practice justifies the prezone classifications proposed because the development will be consistent with the surrounding development and consistent with the City's development standards. d. That the proposed prezoning designation of OS is consistent with existing land uses in the area and would not result in a substantive change to the existing land use of the project site, as the area has not been developed. e. That the project site consists of 545.27 acres of largely undeveloped land, contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Santa Clarita. SECTION 4. The City Council approves the request to prezone the Whitney Canyon Annexation area to the City of Santa Clarita zones OS (MOCA) and OS, as shown on Exhibit A attached. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of February, 2003. ATTEST: CITY CLERK Ordinance No. 03-3 Page 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 03-3 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at the regular meeting of the City Council on the 11th day of February, 2003. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council on the 25th day of February, 2003, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: McLean, Kellar, Weste, Smyth NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ferry CITY CLERK S: \ PBS \ANNEX\ Whitney\ Prezone \ CC prep \ CCoxdinance.doc Santa