HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-11-09 - AGENDA REPORTS - PREZONE WEST CREEK ORD (2)Agenda Item:
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: James Chow
DATE: November 9, 2010
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR
PREZONE 10-001 (MASTER CASE NO. 10-048) FOR THE WEST
CREEK/TESORO DEL VALLE/COPPERSTONE AREA
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council continue the second reading for the West Creek/Tesoro/Copperstone prezone
ordinance to a date uncertain.
BACKGROUND
On October 12, 2010, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita conducted a public hearing
regarding a General Plan Amendment, Prezone, Annexation, and Sphere of Influence
Amendment for the area known as West Creek/Tesoro del Valle/Copperstone. After closing the
public hearing, the Council voted unanimously to adopt a Resolution approving the General Plan
Amendment and adopting the Negative Declaration prepared for the project. The Council also
adopted a Resolution requesting the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to amend
the City's sphere of influence boundary to include approximately 2,112 acres. The Council
authorized staff to submit applications to LAFCO to annex approximately 1,505 acres of land,
including the Copperstone neighborhood, the West Creek neighborhood, subject to meeting with
Newhall Land/Lennar, and the Tesoro neighborhood, subject to meeting with the Tesoro HOA
board and Montalvo properties. At the October 12, 2010 meeting, the City Council also
introduced an Ordinance and passed it to second reading for the City Council meeting of October
26, 2010.
Following a request from Montalvo Properties to postpone the second reading of the prezone
ordinance in order to allow time to meet with the City regarding annexation of the Tesoro
neighborhood, the Council continued the second reading to the November 9, 2010 Council
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meeting. In order to have ongoing meetings and discussions with Montalvo and the Tesoro HOA
board, it is staff s recommendation that the Council continue the second reading for the West
Creek/Tesoro/Copperstone prezone ordinance to a date uncertain.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other actions as approved by the City Council.
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