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Home My WebLink About2011-08-23 - ORDINANCES - NORTH COPPERHILL ANNEX (2)ORDINANCE NO. 11-15 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PREZONE NO. 11-001 (MASTER CASE 11 -03 8) FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANNEXATION FOR THE NORTH COPPERHILL ANNEXATION AREA, AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A." THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: FINDINGS OF FACT. The City Council does hereby make the following findings of fact: a. On March 28, 2011, staff initiated Master Case 11 -03 8 consisting of Prezone 11-001 and Annexation 11-002 for approximately 2,475 acres of land known as the North Copperhill Annexation for unincorporated County of Los Angeles territory that is contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Santa Clarita as shown in Exhibit A. The North Copperhill Annexation area also includes the three neighborhood communities of Bouquet Canyon, Haskell Canyon, and Raintree. b. The annexation area is located in the northern portion of the Santa Clarita Valley and is located generally east of San Francisquito Canyon Road, south of the Angeles National Forest boundary, north of the existing City of Santa Clarita corporate limit, and west of Bouquet Canyon Road. The annexation area also includes an area generally south of Bouquet Canyon Road, east of the existing City limits, north of Plum Canyon Road, and east of Santa Catarina Drive, inclusive of the residents on the east side of the street. C. The project area contains both developed neighborhoods as well as undeveloped, natural lands. The project area contains three elementary schools, three public parks, a fire station, two Los Angeles County probation camps, a commercial center, electrical transmission lines and both Los Angeles City aqueducts. The project area also contains an estimated 9,543 permanent residents and 3,181 homes. Three (3) tentative tract maps that were approved by Los Angeles County but that are not yet built would allow for an additional 132 homes in the project area. d. The land use to the west of the project consists of rural properties in the San Francisquito Canyon area. The area to the north of the project site consists of the Angeles National Forest. Rural properties border the annexation on the east in the vicinity of Bouquet Canyon Road and developing neighborhoods are located east of the project area in the vicinity of Plum Canyon Road. Developed areas within the City of Santa Clarita form the southern border of the project area. 1 e. Under the County of Los Angeles, the project area is currently zoned A-1-1 (Light Agriculture, one -acre minimum lot size), A -1 -1 -DP (Light Agriculture, one -acre minimum lot size Development Program), A-2-1 (Heavy Agriculture, one -acre minimum lot size), A-2-2 (Heavy Agriculture, two -acre minimum lot size), C -2 -DP (Neighborhood Business, Development Program), R-1-5000 (Single Family Residential, 5,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size), R-1-7000 (Single Family Residential, 7,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size), RPD -1-3 (Residential Planned Development, one -acre minimum lot size, 3.0 units per acre), RPD -1-11U (Residential Planned Development, one -acre minimum lots size, 11 units per acre), R -1 -10000 -DP (Single Family Residential, 10,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size, Development Program), RPD -5000-3.5U (Residential Planned Development, 5,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size, 3.5 units per acre), RPD -5000-4U (Residential Planned Development, 5,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size; 4 units per acre), RPD -5000-4.5U (Residential Planned Development, 5,000 sq. ft. minimum lot.size, 4.5 units per acre), RPD -6000-4U (Residential Planned Development, 6,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size, 4 units per acre), RPD -6000-5.9U (Residential Planned Development, 6,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size, 5.9 units per acre), and RPD -10000-1.9U (Residential Planned Development, 10,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size, 1.9 units per acre). £ Los Angeles County Land Use designations under the Santa Clarita Valley Area Plan include C (Commercial), HM (Hillside Management), N2 (Non -Urban 2, 0.5 to 1.0 units per acre), 0 (Open Space), O/BLM (Open Space, Bureau of Land Management), O -P (Open Space Parks), P (Public Service Facilities), Ul (Urban 1, 1.1 to 3.3 units per acre), U2 (Urban 2, 3.4 to 6.6 units per acre), U3 (Urban 3, 6.7 to 15.0 units per acre), and W (Floodway/Floodplain). On June 17, 2011, an environmental Initial Study was prepared for Prezone 11-001 and Annexation 11-002, for the proposed North Copperhill Annexation. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the Initial Study concluded that adverse environmental impacts associated with the project were less than significant and a Negative Declaration was prepared. h. The environmental document has been circulated for review and comment by affected governmental agencies and the public from June 17, 2011, to July 19, 2011. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Clarita held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue on July 19, 2011. This public hearing was held at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. At the hearing the Planning Commission considered the staff presentation, staff report, the Negative Declaration prepared for the project, and public testimony on the proposal. At the public hearing noted above, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Clarita unanimously adopted Resolution P 11-15 recommending that the City Council adopt Prezone 11-001, for the purpose of prezoning approximately 2,475 acres and adopting the Negative Declaration prepared for the project. N k. On August 2, 2011, staff noticed a public hearing for the North Copperhill Annexation area. All property owners within the proposed annexation area, along with all property owners within 1,000 feet of the proposed project area were sent notices of the proposed public hearing. A one-eighth (1/8) page advertisement was placed in The Signal newspaper, and six signs were posted in the project area. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita conducted a duly noticed public hearing on this issue on August 23, 2011. This public hearing was held at 6:00 p.m. at. City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. At the hearing the City Council considered the staff report, received public testimony on the project, and closed the public hearing. During the same meeting, the City Council adopted the Negative Declaration that was prepared for the project and introduced and passed to a second reading an ordinance that would prezone the proposed annexation area with zoning designations consistent with the City of Santa Clarita Zoning Ordinance. M. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090, 65391 and 65854 of the Government Code of the State of California were duly followed. SECTION 2. Based upon the testimony and other evidence received at the hearing, and upon the study and investigation made by the Planning Commission and on its behalf, the City Council further finds as follows: a. The purpose of the proposal is to prezone the approximate 2,475 -acre project area to include 1.8 acres as Commercial Neighborhood (CN), 810.1 acres as Open Space (OS), 268.1 acres as Residential Estate (RE), 1,389 acres as Residential Suburban (RS), and 6.8 acres as Residential Very Low (RVL), as shown in Exhibit A. b. That the prezone is consistent with the City's General Plan. C. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090 and 65391 of the Government Code of the State of California were duly followed. SECTION 3. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS. Based upon the testimony and other evidence received, the City Council finds as follows: a. On August 23, 2011, the City Council adopted a Negative Declaration for the project that was prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. The Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City Council that, based on the Initial Study and the entire record of proceedings, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. 1 1 SECTION 4. FINDINGS FOR PREZONE. Based upon the foregoing facts and findings, the City Council hereby finds as follows: a. Prezoning is required under Section 5675(a)(3) of the Government Code in that, prior to the Local Agency Formation Commission taking an action on an annexation, the subject site must be prezoned by the annexing city; b. Prezone 11-001, and specifically its proposed amendment to the of the City of Santa Clarita Zoning Map, is consistent with existing development and/or existing development entitlements for the subject site; and C. Prezone 11-001 is consistent with the objectives of the Unified Development Code in that it implements the goals and objectives of the General Plan and guides the future growth of the City in that it meets the development policies of the City of Santa Clarita. SECTION 5. The City Council hereby introduces and passes to second reading, this ordinance approving Prezone 11-001 pertaining to the North Copperhill Annexation as described herein and shown on attached Exhibit A. 1 E 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. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of August 2011. ATTEST: aypp� CITY CLERK DATE: / W�� 1 MAYOR STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Sarah Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 11-15 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of August, 2011. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 13th day of September 2011, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Weste, Kellar, Ender, Ferry, McLean NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance 11-15 and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806). CITY CLERK 2 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) CERTIFICATION OF CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Ordinance 11-15, adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, CA on September 13, 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 7 K FtiG?r'—� ff '307 V_ r��j 1 ✓x Np1ryi ti 4r „C�,�' ,i4 ,... " ' vify` 1: s s 9 I FtiG?r'—� ff '307 V_ 1 ti .� .... Nb�.113H5bH ,... " ' 1: s s 9 i , t N"r � {JJ � Co o F_y v LL _ ll aZ' LU LOU. JJ Uj cc CL cr. n o M m E d c �iF 01§111 a c o o U a a) O E_ 1 1