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Home My WebLink About2008-05-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - HASLEY HILLS VALENCIA COMMERCE (2)Agenda Item: CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: James Chow DATE: May 13, 2008 SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR PREZONE 07-002 (MASTER CASE 07-206) FOR THE HASLEY HILLS/VALENCIA COMMERCE CENTER AREA DEPARTMENT: Community Development RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council adopt an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA TO APPROVE PREZONE NO. 07-002 (MASTER CASE 07-206) FOR THE HASLEY HILLS/VALENCIA COMMERCE CENTER ANNEXATION AREA GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTE 126, ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA. BACKGROUND On April 22, 2008, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita conducted a public hearing regarding a General Plan Amendment and Prezone for the area known as Hasley Hills/Valencia Commerce Center. After closing the public hearing, the Council voted unanimously to adopt a Resolution approving the General Plan Amendment, adopted a Resolution of Application authorizing staff to submit an application to the Local Agency Formation Commission to amend the Sphere of Influence and annex approximately 1,430 acres of land located at the northwest corner of I-5 and SR -126, and adopted the Negative Declaration prepared for the project. In addition, the City Council introduced an ordinance and passed it to a second reading for tonight's meeting. The ordinance consists of a prezone of the entire site that includes RS (Residential Suburban), CN (Commercial Neighborhood), BP (Business Park), and OS (Open Space) zoning designations, consistent with existing development. No development is proposed or would be authorized with this prezone. Adopted: U, % -Y' ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS The Council may chose to not adopt the Ordinance for the Prezone of the Hasley Hills/Valencia Commerce Center annexation area. FISCAL IMPACT A fiscal impact analysis prepared for this project indicates that annexation of the Hasley Hills/VCC area would result in a positive net fiscal impact to the City. ATTACHMENTS Ordinance Exhibit A - Prezone Map ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA TO APPROVE PREZONE NO. 07-002 (MASTER CASE 07-206) FOR THE HASLEY HILLS/VALENCIA COMMERCE CENTER ANNEXATION AREA, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTE 126, ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF 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. Beginning in 2005, a petition drive of property owners in the area known as Hasley Hills and Valencia Commerce Center occurred and ballots indicating a majority of property owners in the area are in favor of annexation into the City of Santa Clarita. b. Because a majority of property owners in the area are in favor of annexation, on July 10, 2007, the City Council authorized initiation of annexation proceedings, which includes a request to prezone the subject site with appropriate zoning designations that would become effective upon annexation. These designations include BP (Business Park), CN (Commercial Neighborhood). RS (Residential Suburban), and OS (Open Space). C. 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. d. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearings on Prezone 07-002 on March 4, 2008. On March 4, 2008 the Planning Commission voted 5 - 0 to recommend that the City Council approve Prezone 07-002 for the Hasley Hills/Valencia Commerce Center annexation area. Notice of said public hearing was given in the manner required by the Santa Clarita Municipal Code and State law. e. On April 22, 2008, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue, commencing at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, City of Santa Clarita. f. The documents and other materials, which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the decision of the City Council is based, are on file within the Community Development Department and are in the custody of the Director of Community Development. SECTION 2. Based upon the testimony and other evidence received at the hearing, and upon the study and investigation made by the Planning Commission and on its behalf, the City Council further finds as follows: 1 a. The purpose of the proposal is to prezone the subject site from Los Angeles County zoning designations to City of Santa Clarita zoning consisting of RS (Residential Suburban), OS (Open Space), Business Park (BP), and Commercial Neighborhood (CN) upon adoption of proposed General Plan Amendment No. 07-003, approved under separate resolution, prior to annexation. b. That the prezone has been reviewed for consistency with the City's proposed General Plan Amendment No.07-003. C. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090 and 65391 of the Government Code of the State of California were duly followed. SECTION 3. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS. Based upon the testimony and other evidenced received, the City Council finds as follows: a. The City Council, hereby finds that the proposed Negative Declaration prepared in connection with GPA 07-003, PRZ 07-002, Annexation 08-005, SOI Amendment 07-001 has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, has been reviewed and considered by the City Council, and reflects the independent judgment of the City Council and that based on the Initial Study and the entire record of proceedings, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, the City Council approved the Negative Declaration for the project as included in the agenda packet for the April 22, 2008 City Council Meeting. The Director of Community Development is hereby designated as the custodian of the documents and other materials which constitute the record of proceedings in this matter. The documents and materials are on file in the Department of Community Development, City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 300, Santa Clarita, CA, 91355. SECTION 4. FINDINGS FOR PREZONE. Based upon the foregoing facts and findings, the City Council hereby finds as follows: a. Prezone 07-003 is consistent with the objectives of the Unified Development Code, the General Plan and development policies of the City in that the proposed prezoning designations are consistent with existing land uses in the area and would not result in a substantive change to the existing zoning of the project site, as the area and the adjacent developed area is developed in compliance with the proposed zones' development standards. SECTION 5. The City Council hereby introduces and passes to second reading, this ordinance approving Prezone 07-003 as described herein and shown on attached Exhibit A. 2 SECTION 6. 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 day of )2008. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at the regular meeting of the City Council on the day of , 2008. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council on the day of , 2008 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CITY CLERK 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) CERTIFICATION OF CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance No. 08-, adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA on , 2008, which is now on file in my office. Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this day of , 2008. Sharon L. Dawson, CMC City Clerk By Susan Caputo Deputy City Clerk rd .s»ew., Xaa 11/ryep evewwop ePuele�layllM AelseX) � � �� I 3NOZ63Md .,-v '"516 h`d vuvriJ xw}� 00 �. 7 C�:,`.!Y. •/ SII a s z