HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-25 - AGENDA REPORTS - DOWNTOWN NEWHALL DRAFT EIR (2)Agenda Item: —
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS City Manager Approval: VS/ -
Item to be presented by: Jason Smisko
DATE: October 25, 2005
SUBJECT: DRAFT DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN AND DRAFT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Council to continue this item to the Council meeting of November 8, 2005, in order for staff to
conduct additional research.
BACKGROUND
Project Request
Approval of the Draft Downtown Newhall Specific Plan designed to revitalize and redevelop
Downtown Newhall into a thriving, mixed-use, pedestrian -oriented urban village with a series of
economic engines.
Entitlement requests include: (1) A Specific Plan to establish the vision, objectives, policies,
zoning, development standards and implementation measures for the project area; (2) a General
Plan Amendment to modify the existing General Plan land use designations to Specific Plan and
to amend the Circulation Element to change San Fernando Road from a major highway to serve
as a collector between two major highways and to change Railroad Avenue from a
non -Circulation Element road to a secondary highway; (3) a Zone Change to amend the existing
zoning map designations to a Specific Plan zone; (4) a Unified Development Code Amendment
to have this Specific Plan supersede the existing Downtown Newhall Special Standards District;
and (5) review and certification of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for this project.
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ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact identified with this recommended action.