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Home My WebLink About2013-04-09 - AGENDA REPORTS - MC 12-110 NORTH SAUGUS ANNEX (2)Agenda Item: 4 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: Jeff Hogan DATE: April 9, 2013 SUBJECT: SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR MASTER CASE 12-110 FOR PRE -ZONE (PRZ 12-001) FOR THE NORTH SAUGUS ANNEXATION DEPARTMENT: Community Development RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council conduct the second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, APPROVING PREZONE 12-001 (MASTER CASE 12-110) FOR THE NORTH SAUGUS ANNEXATION, AND ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED FOR THE PROJECT." BACKGROUND On March 26, 2013 the City Council conducted the public hearing for the North Saugus Annexation. At that meeting, the City Council voted 5-0 to introduce and pass to a second reading the Prezone ordinance and further approved the resolution to direct staff to submit an application to LAFCO for the North Saugus Annexation. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact as a result of the prezoning of the annexation area. ATTACHMENTS Ordinance- Prezone Ordinance Exhibit A - Prezone Map ORDINANCE NO. 13 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PREZONE 12-001 (MASTER CASE 12-110) FOR THE NORTH SAUGUS ANNEXATION, AND ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED FOR THE PROJECT 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 July 23, 2012, the City of Santa Clarita (the "Applicant') initiated an application (Master Case 12-110) for the Prezone (PRZ 12-001), Annexation (ANX 12-001), and Sphere of Influence Amendment (SOI 12-001) for the purposes of annexing the area known as the North Saugus Annexation to the City of Santa Clarita; b. The project site is generally located north of Copperhill Drive and northeast of Haskell Canyon Road, predominantly within the Angeles National Forest adjacent to the North Copperhill Annexation Area; c. The project site consists of approximately 827 acres of land soon to be contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Santa Clarita on the southern boundary of the project area, as shown on Exhibit A; d. The project area is partially built out with one residential 'unit, in addition to the filming ranches and their accessory uses and both permanent and temporary structures. No new development is proposed with this proposal; e. The land uses surrounding the project consist of the Angeles National Forest to the north and east and large lot single-family homes, a mobilehome park and transmission corridors to the south, and the City -owned open space to the west; f Currently, the project area is zoned a mixture of A-2 (Heavy Agriculture, and W (Watershed) by the County of Los Angeles; g. Prezone 12-001 would designate the project area with City of Santa Clarita zoning designations including approximately 365 acres of Open Space (OS), 326 acres of Open Space with a Movie Ranch zoning overlay (OS -MR), 41 acres of Residential Estate (RE), and 95 acres of Residential Estate with a Movie Ranch overlay zone (RE -MR) as shown in Exhibit A. The proposed Prezone designations reflect the existing development and/or the approved development in the area; 3 h. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue on September 18, 2012. This public hearing was held at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita. At the hearing, the Planning Commission considered the staff presentation, the staff report, the Negative Declaration prepared for the project, and public testimony on the proposal; i. At the public hearing noted above, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Clarita unanimously adopted Resolution P12-09 recommending that the City Council adopt Prezone 12-001, for the purpose of"prezoning the North Saugus Annexation Area and adopting the Negative Declaration prepared for the project; j. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue on March 26, 2013. This public hearing was held at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355; k. At the March 26, 2013 meeting, the City Council considered the staff report, received public testimony, and closed the public hearing, and 1. All notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090 and 65091 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 subject site from Los Angeles County zoning designations to Open Space (OS), Residential Estate (RE), including the Movie Ranch (MR) zoning overlay pertaining to the North Saugus Annexation Area, b. That the Prezone has been reviewed for consistency with the City's General Plan, and C. Public participation and notification requirements pursuant to Sections 65090 and 65091 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 evidenced received, the City Council finds as follows: a. An Initial Study and a Negative Declaration for this project have been prepared 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 Negative Declaration was advertised on August 28, 2012, in accordance with CEQA. The public review period was open from August 28, 2012, through September 18, 2012; 2 C. There is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment. The Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of Santa Clarita; d. The documents and other material which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the decision of the City Council is made is the Master Case 12-110 project file located within the Community Development Department and is in the custody of the Director of Community Development; and e. The City Council, based upon the findings set forth above, hereby finds that the Negative Declaration for this project has been prepared in compliance with CEQA. SECTION 4. FINDINGS FOR PREZONE. Based upon the foregoing facts and findings, the City Council hereby finds as follows: a. Prezone 12-001 pertaining to the North Saugus Annexation, as shown in the attached Exhibit "A", is consistent with the objectives of the Unified Development Code, the General Plan and development policies of the City in that the proposed Prezoning designations are consistent with existing land uses in the area and would not result in a substantive change to the existing zoning of the project site, as the area and the adjacent developed area is developed in compliance with the proposed zones' development standards. SECTION 5. The City Council hereby introduces and passes to a second reading, this Ordinance approving Prezone 12-001 pertaining to the North Saugus Annexation as described herein and shown on attached Exhibit "A." 3 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 9th day of April, 2013. ATTEST: INTERIM CITY CLERK DATE: MAYOR 4 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Armin6 Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 13- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 26th day of March, 2013. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 9th day of April, 2013, 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). INTERIM CITY CLERK 5 x LU r�,