HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - DOWTOWN NEWHALL SP DRAFT EIR (2)the projects that are either needed -for implementation or for catalytic momentum. It groups
them into phases and suggests an order for the projects to be completed based on logistics,
cost and overall impact.
Chapter 4 — The Code, Standards for Private Develovinent: Permitted uses and development
standards for building heights, setbacks and parking requirements are presented for each of
the six proposed zoning designations. Building types, architectural types and frontage types
are explained and distributed according to the zone(s) in which they will be competitive. The
five architectural style guidelines are shown graphically and are accompanied by detailed
written summaries.
Specific Plan Benefits to Area Property Owners
Once adopted, this plan will provide property and business owners with the tools to entice private
investment into the area and to create a series of economic engines in Downtown Newhall. This
energy has already been established as current property owners and developers who specialize in
downtown redevelopment are meeting with the City regularly to learn how to capitalize on the
benefits the plan affords.
This plan brings both certainty and flexibility to the entitlement and building process. It clearly
defines the City's expectations for the types of land uses and for the quality and style of
architecture to be incorporated while expressing this in directly related regulations and
guidelines. It also significantly reduces the environmental review process for projects proposed
in the future that are consistent with the plan.
Once adopted, property owners in the plan area will have the most intense and flexible zoning
standards anywhere in the City while incrementally adding to a coherent and desired whole.
Land owners will gain more usable and marketable square footage on their property through
reduced on-site parking requirements and through the allowance of mixed uses.
No relocation or prohibition of previously -approved uses is included in this specific plan.
Existing and future property owners will have three options when it comes to land uses and
development on their property: 1) continue the existing use; 2) take advantage of the increased
development standards and potential afforded by the Specific Plan; or 3) construct the
civic/catalytic project identified (parking structure, library, mercantile or museum) in the Specific
Plan on their property.
Zoning Designations (Specific Plan, Chapter 4, Pages 4:1, 2)
The plan proposes six different zoning classifications in the project area with most of the zones
providing for a significant mixture of land uses within them. The zones of this regulating plan
allocate architectural types, frontage types, and land uses within the Specific Plan area as well as
providing detailed standards for building placement, height and profile. The following zones are
established by the Specific Plan: