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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
January 9, 2007
Peter Noonan
ANNUAL UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC)
AMENDMENTS (MASTER CASE 06-219, UDC AMENDMENT
06-002)
Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council conduct the Public Hearing and adopt a Resolution adopting the Negative
Declaration prepared for this project; conduct a first reading of an Ordinance entitled: "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 16 AND 17 OF THE SANTA CLARITA
MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE ANNUAL AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE".
Revisions to the Unified Development Code (UDC) are proposed annually to incorporate new
policies and clarify the intent of existing code language. Through on-going use and application
of the code this last year, staff identified a number of alterations and additions to be considered.
A review of these changes was conducted and amendments have been proposed with the
intention of maintaining concurrency with State legislation, eliminating inconsistencies within
the text, addressing the changing needs of the community, and increasing the readability of the
Code as a "user-friendly" document.
Attached is a "Summary of the Proposed Modifications" to the Unified Development Code along
with a comprehensive list of all proposed modifications (attached as 'Exhibit A").
Ordinance passed to
Second reading
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other direction as determined by Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact is anticipated with the proposed changes to the Unified Development Code.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
Ordinance
Summary of Proposed Modifications
Exhibit A - 2006 Unified Development Code Amendments
Planning Commission Staff Report available in the City Clerk's Reading File
Planning Commission Resolution available in the City Clerk's Reading File
Negative Declaration available in the City Clerk's Reading File
Initial Study available in the City Clerk's Reading File
Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of October 17, 2006 available in the City Clerk's
Reading File
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
A Public Hearing will be held before 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 9th day of January, 2007, at or after 6:00 p.m. to consider the approval
of Master Case 06-219 including Unified Development Code Amendment 06-002 to
revise various sections of the City of Santa Clarita Unified Development Code (UDC).
Various sections will be amended as part of the annual augmentation, modification and
maintenance of the UDC.
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
Planning & Building Services will receive comments, beginning at 12:00 p.m. on
December 18, 2006 and ending at 12:00 p.m, on January 9, 2007, During the public
review period a copy of the draft negative declaration and all supporting documents will
be located at the Planning Division public counter located in the City Hall Building at
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.
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 Community
Development Department, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302, Santa Clarita, CA
91355; (661) 255-4330, Pete Noonan, Assistant Planner II.
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: December 7, 2006
Sharon L. Dawson, CMC
City Clerk
Publish Date: December 18, 2006
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