HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - NORTH COPPERHILL ANNEX (2)Agenda Item: 3
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
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Sharon Sorensen
DATE: March 8, 2011
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO PREPARE BOUNDARY MAPS AND
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF INITIATING
PREZONE AND ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
NORTH COPPERHILL (SAUGUS) ANNEXATION PRIMARILY
AFFECTING EXISTING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
AND OPEN SPACE IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY
NORTH OF THE CITY WITHIN THE CITY'S SPHERE OF
INFLUENCE AND INCREASE AND EXTEND CONTRACT NO.
09-00061 WITH SIKAND ENGINEERING BY $20,000 FOR 90
DAYS.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council authorize the City Manager, or designee, to prepare annexation boundary maps and
legal descriptions in anticipation of initiating prezone and annexation proceedings affecting
primarily residential neighborhoods and open space in the unincorporated County territory
generally located north of the City's boundary between Seco Canyon and Bouquet Canyon Roads
within the City's Sphere of Influence and increase Contract No. 09-00061 with Sikand
Engineering by $20,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $70,000 for 90 days.
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In response to a letter received in July 2008 from the Pacific Crest Homeowners Association to
annex their neighborhood to the City, staff surveyed residents in this neighborhood as well as
nearby residential areas in the unincorporated County territory north of the City to determine
residents' overall support for annexation. Nineteen percent of those surveyed by the City
responded and 87% of those indicated they would support annexation. Based on these
overwhelmingly positive results, a third area generally located along both sides of Bouquet
Canyon Road was included, which, if annexed, would bring most of the unincorporated County
neighborhoods in the City's Sphere of Influence into the City. The one exception would be the
Plum Canyon area (Tract 46018), which is currently going through a major amendment process
APPROVEM /
through the County and is also still under construction. The three areas included thus far are
called Raintree, Haskell Canyon and Bouquet Canyon because of their proximity to these streets,
collectively making up the North Copperhill (Saugus) annexation area.
Within the Haskell Canyon area, there is one small 18,000 square foot shopping center located at
the northeast comer of Haskell Canyon Road and Copperhill Drive. There is also one
County -approved subdivision (Vesting Tentative Tract 52829) consisting of approximately 95
single family lots and a public school site within this area. This area has been included to avoid
creating an unincorporated County "island," which LAFCO would not approve.
Since it has been some time since the City surveyed most of these areas, as a courtesy, notice of
tonight's meeting was mailed to over 3,000 property owners within the three neighborhoods
shown on the attached vicinity map (Exhibit A). Should the City Council direct staff to prepare
the North Copperhill annexation boundary maps and legal descriptions, it is anticipated that these
would be prepared within the current fiscal year and prezoning of these areas could follow after
adoption of OVOV. Also at that time, a resolution directing staff to file applications with
LAFCO for these areas could be scheduled for City Council consideration along with the
prezoning.
The annexation services budget approved by the City Council for FYI 0-11 has funds available to
cover costs for the boundary maps, legal descriptions, prezoning and annexation proceedings
associated with this potential annexation. Two annexation proposals that were not originally
anticipated to be initiated in FYI 0-11, Elsmere Canyon and North Copperhill, could now be
considered. In purchasing the Elsmere Canyon property earlier this year, the Council indicated a
desire to annex this property to the City. Therefore, prezoning of the Elsmere Canyon
annexation is currently in scheduled for consideration by the Planning Commission on March 8,
2011.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. Council may choose not to direct staff to prepare the boundary maps and legal descriptions.
2. Other direction as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost for preparing the maps and legal descriptions is $33,400, and is budgeted in Account
13100-5161.003 Annexation Services.
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A - Vicinity Map
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