HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-10-11 - AGENDA REPORTS - HISTORIC PRESERVATION (2)Agenda Item: 10
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: David Peterson 6
DATE: October 11, 2011
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA APPROVING MASTER CASE 11-120, UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 11-003, TO AMEND THE
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 17.03.145
REGARDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ADOPTING A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER CASE 11-20,
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 11-003, TO AMEND THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 17.03.145 REGARDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION
AND ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION." .
BACKGROUND
At their regularly scheduled meeting on September 27, 2011, the City Council introduced and
passed an ordinance modifying the current Historic Preservation Ordinance on to a Second
Reading.
The proposed amendment would modify the Definitions portion of the existing Historic
Preservation Ordinance (Santa Clarita Unified Development Code Section 17.030.145.2(B)).
Specifically, the amendment would remove the property located at 24322 Main Street from the
definition of a "Potential Historic Resource."
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other actions as identified by the City Council,
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact is associated with this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING MASTER CASE 11-120, UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 11-003, TO AMEND THE UNIFIED
DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 17.03.145 REGARDING HISTORIC
PRESERVATION AND ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita General Plan requires the implementation
of the City of Santa Clarita Unified Development Code (UDC) to be in compliance with
the Government Code of the State of California;
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita's Historic Preservation Ordinance (UDC
Section 17.03.145) defines a potential historic resource as "...structures and site features
of any property listed in the historic survey documents included in either the
environmental impact report or the text or appendices of either the Santa Clarita General
Plan or the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan...";
WHEREAS, the property located at 24322 Main Street in the City of Santa Clarita
is identified in the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan as a historic site and is therefore a
Potential Historic Resource;_
WHEREAS, the historic integrity of the structure located at 24322 Main Street
was found by the City Council at their regularly scheduled meeting held on August 23,
2011 to be compromised;
WHEREAS, the owner of the property located at 24322 Main Street in the City of
Santa Clarita testified at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on August 23,
2011 that the current Potential Historic Designation has negatively impacted the value of
'the property;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita directed City Staff to
remove the designation of Potential Historic Resource from the property located at 24322
Main Street in the City of Santa Clarita at their regular meeting on August 23, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are consistent with and further implement
the Goals and Policies of the City of Santa Clarita General Plan.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The proposed amendment to the Santa Clarita Unified Development
Code is consistent with the City of Santa Clarita General Plan.
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SECTION 2. The amendment shall replace the current Santa Clarita Unified
Development Code Section 17.03.145.2(B) as follows:
"Potential Historic Resource shall mean structures and site features of any
property listed in the historic survey documents included in either the
environmental impact report or the text or appendices of either the Santa Clarita
General Plan or the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan, except for properties upon
which such previously identified structures and site features no longer exist as of
the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section and the property
located at 24322 Main Street in the City of Santa Clarita. A listing of sites will
be available with the Community Development Department."
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 September 6, 2011,
in accordance with CEQA. The public review period was open from September
6, 2011 until September 27, 2011.
C. Staff found that there were no signficiant 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.
d. The location of the documents and other material which constitutes the record of
proceedings upon which the decision of the City Council is based is the Master
Case 11-120 project file within the Community Development Department and is
in the custody of the Director of Community Development.
The proposed change is consistent with the objectives of the Unified
Development Code, the General Plan and the development policies of the City.
The historic integrity of the structure located at 24322 Main Street has been
compromised.
SECTION 4. That if any portionof 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.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sara Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance 11- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 27th day of September, 2011.
That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council on the 11`" day of October 2011, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
. AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance
and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE
1, , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita,
do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance 11- ,
adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA on October I Ith, 2011,
which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this day of
2011.
City Clerk
By
Deputy City Clerk