HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-07-08 - ORDINANCES - DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SP NEGDEC (2)ORDINANCE NO 08-7
AN ORDINANCE OFT11F., CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, CONSISTING OF MASTER CASE 08-049
(UNIFIED DEVELOPMENTCODE AMENDMENT 08-002) FOR THE ANNUAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN AND ADOPTING
THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 05-18 on November 22, 2005,
approving the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP);
WHEREAS, the DNSP area is corriprised of approximately 50 square blocks generally
bounded by Newhall Creek to the cast, l4th Street to the north, Newhall Avenue and
William S. Hart Park to the west, and the intersection of Pine Street and Newhall Avenue to the
south;
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita Planning Division conducts an annual review of the
DNSP, proposing modifications and enhancements as directed by the City Council, and has
initiated a Unified Development Code Amendment 08-002 to modify portions of Chapter 4 of the
DNSP;
WHEREAS, the proposed an-iendrnents were presented to the Newhall Redevelopment
Committee on April 7, 2008, and were the subject of a duly noticed public hearing before the
City of Santa Clarita Planning Commissio n on May 20, 2008,
WHEREAS, after considering the staff report, staff presentation, as well as testimony
from the public, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. P08- I I recommending that
the City Council adopt a Negative Declaration and approve Master Case No. 08-049 and its
associated entitlements and exhibits,
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration for this ordinance was prepared, noticed and
circulated for public review in compliance with the provisions of CEQA and the City's
Environmental Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of'Santa Clarita conducted a duly noticed public
hearing on June 24, 2008, at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Notice of' the tirne, place, and purpose of the aforementioned meeting was duly noticed in
accordance with Government Code 65090 At this meeting, the City Council considered the staff
report, staff presentation, and public testimony on the proposed modifications, introduced the
ordinance, and passed the ordinance to a second reading on July 8, 2008.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1. The proposed amendments to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan are
consistent with the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code and the City of Santa Clarita General
Plan. I
SECTION 2 The proposed amendments to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan
identified in Exhibit A are hereby adopted.
SECTION 3. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS. Based
upon the foregoing facts and findings in the Initial Study prepared for the project, the City
Council further finds, approves, and determines as follows:
a. An Initial Study and a Negative Declaration have been prepared for this project in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
b. The Initial Study has been circulated for review and comment by affected
governmental agencies and the public and all comments received, if any, have been
considered. The document was posted and advertised on April 29, 2008, in
accordance with CEQA. The public review period was open from April 29, 2008,
through May 20, 2008.
c. Staff found that there were no impacts created as a result of the proposed project and
a Negative Declaration has been prepared for the project in accordance with the
CEQA. The Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of
Santa Clarita. I
d. The location of the documents and other material which constitutes the record of
proceedings upon which the decision of the City Council is located with the files of
Master Case 08-049 which is within the Community Development Department and is
in the custody of the Director of Community Development.
SECTION 4. That if any portion of this Ordinance is held to be invalid, that portion
shall be stricken and severed, and the remaining portions shall be unaffected and remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its
passage and adoption.
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.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of July, 2008.
ATTEST.
jo,�,CITY CLERK-,
STATE OF CATFQ),RN1lA`
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
1, Sharon L. Dawson, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 08-7 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 24th day of June, 2008. That thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 8th day
of July, 2008, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES- COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
Weste, McLean, Ferry, Ender, Kellar
None
None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 08-7 and
was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
TY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
1, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereny c at t1iis is a true
and correct copy of the original Ordinance No 08-7, adopted by the Cit�,=Eof' the City of
Santa Clanita, CA on July 8, 2008, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, Californi a, -'th Is, day of
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Sharon L. Dawson, MMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Caputo
Deputy City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
(Revised)
2008 Downtown Newhall Specific Plan Amendments
Thefollowing paragraphs contain the proposed changes to Chapter 4 of the Downtown
Newhall Specific Plan. No other changes will be made to the specific plan text, other
than what is listed below:
Development Code Amendments
4.1.010
D. Relationship to Unified Development Code. This Downtown Code is intended to
supplement, and in some cases replace the requirements of the City's Unified
Development Code, Titles 16 and 17 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. The
provisions of this Downtown Code supersede regulations in the Unified
Development Code on the same topic (for example, the requirements for numbers
of parking spaces in Chapter 4.2 supersede the parking space requirements of the
Unified Development Code), but otherwise applicable requirements of the Unified
Development Code that are not covered by this Downtown Code apply to
development within the Specific Plan area, as noted in this Code. While the
Downtown Code supersedes certain sections of the Unified Development Code
(UDC), where not expressly superseded, the reviewing provision of other sections
of the UDC remain in effect, including but not limited to § 17.03.05 0 Variances
and Adjustments, Conditional Use Permits for height, Home Occupation Permits,
etc. If a conflict occurs between a requirement of this Downtown Code and the
Unified Development Code, the provisions of this Downtown Code shall control.
4.2.020 Allowed Land Uses, Permit Requirements
A. Allowable land uses. A parcel or building within the specific plan area shall be
occupied by only the land uses allowed by Table 4-1 within the zone applied to
the site by the Regulating Plan. Each land use listed in the table is defined in
Unified Development Code Chapter 17.12 (Use Type Classifications).
1. Multiple uses. Any one or more land uses identified by Table 4-1 as being
allowable within a specific zone may be established on any parcel within that
zone, subject to the planning permit requirement listed in the table, and in
compliance with all applicable requirements of this Code.
2. Use not listed. A land use not listed in Table 4-1 is not allowed allowed
within the specific plan area, except as otherwise provided in following
Subsection A.3. A land use that is listed in the table, but not within a
particular zone, is not allowed within that zone.
3. Similar and compatible use may be allowed. The Director may determine that
a proposed use not listed in Table 4-1 is allowable through the process
described in Chapter 17.13 (Permitted Use Charts of the Unified Development
Code). Housing types and residential uses that are not allowed in a particular
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EXHIBIT A
(Revised)
zone but are allowed on differently -zoned parcels immediately adjacent (such
as across an alley or street), and that are deemed compatible by the Director of
Community Development, may be allowed subject to the issuance of a Minor
Use Permit. I
4. Temporary Uses. Temporary uses are allowed within the specific plan area in
compliance with the Temporary Use Permit requirements of the Unified
Development Code.
B. Permit requirements. Table 4-1 provides for land uses that are:
Permitted subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this
Downtown Code, and Development Review in compliance with Unified
Development Code Section 17.03.060. These are shown as "P" uses in the
tables;
2. Allowed subject to the approval of a Minor Use Permit, and shown as "MUP"
uses in the tables;
Allowed subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit, and shown as
"CUP" uses in the tables; and
4. Not allowed in the particular zones, and shown as and 'Y' in the tables.
C. Standards for specific land uses. Where the last column in Table 4-1 ("Specific
Use Regulations") includes a section number, the regulations in the references
section of this Downtown Code or the Unified Development Code apply to the
use. Provisions in other sections of this Downtown Code may also apply. The
term "Use Standards" refers to the Unified Development Code.
Urban Center Zone
4.2.060
D. Building Profile and Type
1. Building Height
(a) Maximum height: 2.5 stories or 35'
(b) Towers/Penthouses: an area eqaal to 10% not exceeding 25% of the
building's ground floor footprint may exceed the height limit by I story or
12'.
(c) Where an entire block is to be developed, the maximum height of the
development/structures shall not exceed 55', pen-nitted by right, not
including architectural features.
(d) Where feasible, property owners have the option to develop projects that
conform to the City's Mixed -Use Ordinance at the stated building heights
in the City's Mixed Use Ordinance, subject to the issuance of a Minor Use
Permit if the project exceeds the height listed in (a) above, or
Conditional Use Pen -nit if the project exceeds the height in (c) above.
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EXHIBIT A
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4. Architectural Types
(a) Courtyard Housing
(b) Stacked Dwellings
(c) Live/Work
(d) Commercial Block
(e) Liner
(f) Other housing types are allowed subject to the issuance of a Minor Use
Permit per Section 4.2.020(A)(3).
4.2.050 Corridor
D. Building Profile and Type
1. Building Height
(a) Maximum height: 2 stories or 3413 5'.
(b) Towers/Penthouses : an areaequal to 101% not exceeding 25% of the
building's ground floor footprint may exceed the height limit by I story or
12'
(c) Where feasible, property owners have the option to develop projects that
conform to the City's Mixed -Use Ordinance at the stated building heights
in the City's Mixed Use Ordinance, subject to the issuance of a Minor Use
Permit, if the project exc6eds the height listed in (a) above.
4. Architectural Types
(a) Stacked Dwellings
(b) Live/Work
(c) Commercial Block
(d) Liner
(e) Other housing types are allowed subject to the issuance of a Minor Use
Permit per Section 4.2.020(A) 3).
4.3.010 Architectural Types
M. Commercial Block
7: Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i. Target height ratios for various commercial blocks are as follows:
1.0 story: 100% 1 story
2.0 stories: 85% 2 stories, 15% 3 stories
3.0 stories: 40% 2 stories, 50% 3 stories, 10% 4 stories
(c) In instances where an entire block is under development, the target heigh
ratios listed in section (a)i may be modified subject to the issuance of a Minor
Use Permit, not to exceed 300% of the first -floor footprint. Modifications in
excess of 300% of the first floor footprint may be allowed subject to the
issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.
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EXHIBIT A
(Revised)
N. Liner
7: Building Size and Massing
(a) Standards
i. Target height ratios for various liners are as follows:
1.0 story: 100% 1 story
2.0 stories: 75% 2 stories, 30% 3 stones
3.0 stories: 40% 2 stories, 50% 3 stories, 10% 4 stories
(c) In instances where an entire block is under development, the target height
ratios listed in section (a)i may be modified subject to the issuance of a Minor
Use Permit, not to exceed 300% of the first -floor footprint. Modifications in
excess of 300% of the first floor foot -print may be allowed subject to the
issuance of a Conditional Use Permit.
4.5 Sign Regulations
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B. UC and COR zones. Each sign in the UC and COR zones shall comply
with the requirements in the following table. An approved Sign Review
(Enhanced Signage) or a Master Sign Plan (Sign Program) may allow for
additional signage opportunities that substantially conform to the spirit o
Downtown Newhall sign standards. Refer to the Unified Developmen
Code U7.19.060(E) and 07.19.060M. All sim programs shall confon-n
to the spirit and context o f the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan and shall
be consistent with the adopted architectural styles and guidelines.
Thefollowing text is proposedfor the "Sign Standards For UC and COR Zones - matrix. -
Monument: 5 ft including base structure. Allowed only on a site within the COR zone
with more than 100 ft of continuous street frontage. Parcels within the UC
zone that front Railroad Avenue that meet the 100' frontage requirement
are also eligible for monument signs, subject to the approval of Sign
Program (Enhanced Signage).
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