HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-25 - AGENDA REPORTS - EAST SC ANNEX MC 05-270 (2)PUBLIC HEARING
DATE:
Agenda Item:
CITY Or, SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
October 25, 2005
SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, PREZONE, SPHERE OF
INFLUENCE AMENDMENT AND ANNEXATION OF THE EAST
SANTA CLAR TA ANNEXATION AREA, MASTER CASE 05-270
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Council to continue this item to the Council meeting of November 8, 2005.
BACKGROUND
The subject annexation area is located east of City boundaries in Canyon Country in the area
where Soledad Canyon Road bisects State Route 14. The approximately 1,885 -acre annexation
area extends from the eastern boundary of the soon to be completed Stonecrest Annexation east
across State Route 14 to within a few hundred feet of Agua Dulce Road.
The State of California Cortese-Knox-Hertzburg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
requires that area proposed to be annexed be prezoned consistent with the City's General Plan
before annexation.
_PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The City is proposing to amend its General Plan and to prezone approximately 1,885 acres of
undeveloped and uninhabited land in anticipation of annexation of the area to the City of Santa
Clarita. The City of Santa Clarita owns approximately 906 of the 1,885 acres. The annexation
includes a City of Santa Clarita General Plan Amendment to RS (Residential Suburban), RVL
(Residential Very Low), and OS (Open Space) with a MOCA (Mineral/Oil Conservation Area)
overlay on a portion of the OS designation. Though the entire site is vacant and undeveloped,
entitlements for a residential development and an aggregate mine have been approved by the
County.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other direction as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact as a result of this action.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS/
INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION
APPLICATION: Master Case MC 05-270
(General Plan Amendment 05-007, Prezone 05-001, Annexation 05-001)
APPLICANT: City of Santa City of Santa Clarita
Community Development Department
23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 300
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
Contact Person: Kai Luoma, AICP, Senior Planner
DESCRIPTION: The City is proposing to amend its General Plan and to prezone approximately 1,885 acres of undeveloped and
uninhabited land and annex the area to the City of Santa Clarita. The annexation includes a City of Santa Clarita
General Plan Amendment and prezone to RS (Residential Suburban), RVL (Residential Very Low), OS (Open
Space) with a MOCA (Mineral/Oil Conservation Area) overlay on a portion of the OS designation. There is no
development associated with the project and the project will not result in any additional development capability
beyond what currently exists.
LOCATION: The East Santa Clarita Annexation area is located in the unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles, abutting
the eastern boundary of the soon to be completed Stonecrest annexation. The subject annexation area is located east
of City boundaries in Canyon Country in the area where Soledad Canyon Road bisects State Route 14. The
approximately 1,885 -acre annexation area extends from the eastern boundary of the Stonecrest Annexation east
across State Route 14 to within a few hundred feet of Agua Dulce Road. About 807 acres are located west of State
Route 14, about 924 acres located east of the freeway, and about 154 acres are occupie d by the freeway.
A DRAFT NEGATIVE DECLARATION has been prepared for this proposed project and is available for a public review period,
during which the City of Santa Clarita Community Development Department will receive comments, beginning at 12:00 p.m. on
September 1, 2005 and ending at 12:00 p.m. on September 30, 2005. During the public review period a copy of the initial study,
negative declaration and all supporting documents will be located at:
City Hall, Community Development Department
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
A copy of the draft negative declaration (without all supporting documents) will be posted at the Los Angeles County Library,
Valencia Branch during the public review period noted above.
The City of Santa Clarita Planning Commission and City Council will each conduct a public hearing on this matter on the following
dates:
Planning Commission: City Council
DATE: October 4, 2005 October 25, 2005
TIME: 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Council Chambers, City Hall Council Chambers, City Hall
23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor 23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor
Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Santa Clarita, CA 91355
If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else
raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clarita at, or prior to, the
public hearings. If you wish to have written comments included in the materials the Planning Commission of City Council receives
prior to the public hearings, it must be submitted to the Community Development Department by 12:00 P.M. on September 16, 2005
and October 12, 2005, resectively.
For further information regarding this proposal, you may contact the City of Santa Clarks, Community Development Department,
23920 Valencia Blvd., Thud Floor, Santa Clarita, CA 91355; Telephone: (661) 255-4330, Kai Luoma, AICD, Senior Planner.
Paul Brotzman Sharon L. Dawson
Director Planning and Economic Development City Clerk
Posted: Santa Clarita City Hall Published: The Newhall Signal
Los Angeles County Library, Valencia Branch September 1, 2005