HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-03-23 - AGENDA REPORTS - CRYSTAL SPRINGS ANNEX MC 09-07 (2)Agenda Item: I
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
PUBLIC HEARING City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
DATE: March 23, 2010
SUBJECT: CRYSTAL SPRINGS ANNEXATION, MASTER CASE NO. 09-073
CONSIDERATION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 09-004,
PREZONE 09-003, AND REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO
SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION NO. 09-003 TO
THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION (LAFCO)
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION �
City Council continue the public hearing to a date uncertain.
BACKGROUND
A public hearing before the City Council for this project was held on September 9, 2009. At this
meeting, the City Council postponed consideration of the annexation proposal to a future date,
until a community meeting could be held with the Crystal Springs and Ridgecrest communities.
On September 29, 2009, City staff met with the residents of the Crystal Springs and Ridgecrest
communities to answer their questions about annexation. At this time, staff recommends that the'
item be continued to a date uncertain.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other actions as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be no fiscal impacts with this action.
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PROJECT TITLE
PROJECT APPLICANT
PROJECT LOCATION:
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
MASTER -CASE NO. 09-073
Prezone 09-003, General Plan Amendment 09-004, Annexation 09-003
City of Santa Clarita
The proposed project area is generally located 1.5 miles south of State Route 14, east of
Sand Canyon Road in the Sand Canyon community, along the easterly boundary of the
City of Santa Clarita in the unincorporated area of the County of Los Angeles.
PROJECT'DESCRIPTION: This is a request to initiate a request for annexation to the Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCO) for unincorporated County territory that includes the neighborhoods of Ridgecrest and Crystal
Springs. In addition,..this is a request for a General.Plan Amendment (GPA), Prezone, and annexation of approximately
170 acres of inhabited land containing 105 single-family homes. The prezone would establish a City of Santa,Clarita
zoning designation for the annexation area consistent with existing development and County zoning in the project area
that would become effective upon approval of the annexation by LAFCO. No new development is proposed as part of
the General Plan Amendment, Prezone, and annexation application request,
Current County of Los Angeles Zoning Proposed City of Santa Clarita Zoning/General Plan
A -1-I (Light Agriculture) RVL (Residential Very Low)
(l acre minimum lot size) (Density: l unit per acre; Minimum lot size: 40,000 square feet)
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: On July 21, 2009, the Planning Commission, by a 5-0 vote, recommended that
the City Council approve the proposed General Plan Amendment and Prezone for the project for the purposes of
annexation.
A DRAFT NEGATIVE DECLARATION has been prepared for this proposed project. A copy of the negative
declaration and all supporting documents are available at the Planning Division public counter, located in the City Hall
Building at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 140, and at the Los Angeles County Library, Canyon Country Branch,
18601 Soledad Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita, CA 91351.
The City of Santa Clarita City Council will conduct a public hearing on this matter on the following date:
DATE: March 23, 2010
TIME: At or after 6:00 p.m..
LOCATION: Council Chamber, City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor, 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 during the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the
City of Santa Clarita at, or prior to, the public hearing.
For further information regarding this proposal, you may visit or contact the City of Santa Clarita, Department of
Community Development, 23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor, Santa Clarita, CA 91355; Telephone: (661) 255-4330,
James Chow, Associate Planner.
Dated: February 25, 2010
Sarah Gorman, City Clerk
Publish Date: February 25, 2010
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