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2014-05-27 - AGENDA REPORTS - AMEND DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SP ORD (2)
CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT: Agenda Item: 6 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: May 27, 2014 SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN Community Development RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council conduct the second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, TO APPROVE MASTER CASE 13-115 CONSISTING OF ZONE CHANGE 13-008 AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 13-002 (ZONING AMENDMENT), AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN." BACKGROUND On May 13, 2014, the City Council conducted the public hearing for Master Case 13-115 regarding an ordinance to amend the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan. At that public hearing, the City Council voted 4-0 to adopt a resolution to adopt the Negative Declaration prepared for the project approving Master Case 13-115, and also to introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance to amend the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan. The City Council made the following changes to the Planning Commission recommendation: 1) Allow "Used Merchandise" (thrift stores, etc.) uses in the Urban Center zone subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit; 2) Retain the civic designations on the land use map with a notation clarifying the construction of the envisioned facilities (parking structures, mercado, and museum) are not binding or mandatory upon private property owners; and 3) Remove references to San Fernando Road in Chapters 1, 2, and 3, and update language reflecting the fact that the Old Town Newhall Library is now built. The ordinance is attached to this staff report, along with "Exhibit A" that contains the proposed changes to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan. During the meeting, the City Council also provided the following direction to staff: 1) Improve signage in Old Town Newhall to provide better directions to the public parking lot adjacent to the Newhall Community Center; and 2) Send letters, in both English and Spanish, to the 13 property owners in the East Newhall neighborhood informing them their properties had been inadvertently zoned commercial in 2005, and that zoning has since been restored to residential. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact as a result of this item. ATTACHMENTS Ordinance - Exhibit A - to Ordinance available in the City Clerk's Reading File Negative Declaration and Initial Study available in the City Clerk's Reading File ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, TO APPROVE MASTER CASE 13-115 CONSISTING OF ZONE CHANGE 13-008 AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 13-002 (ZONING AMENDMENT) AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HERBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The City Council does hereby make the following findings of fact: A. 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; B. The City of Santa Clarita periodically prepares updates to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan; C. On August 12, 2013, the City of Santa Clarita (the "Applicant") initiated an application (Master Case 13-115, Specific Plan Amendment (Zoning Amendment) 13-002 and Zone Change 13-008) to amend the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP) (the "Project") to reformat the DNSP to a standard size, rename the plan and update the document including a clean-up of grammar, spelling, and numbering in the DNSP, as well as addressing changes to A -frame signs, outdoor displays of merchandise, changing the land use/zoning designation on 28 parcels, adding glossary definitions, and updating references to the recently adopted Unified Development Code. A complete copy of the proposed amendments is incorporated to this ordinance as "Exhibit A"; D. The amendments proposed at this time have been created in response to issues identified upon implementing the DNSP, as well as from community residents and business owners within the DNSP area; E. On June 19, July 17, and August 21, 2013, staff met with the Old Town Newhall Association and requested suggestions regarding potential amendments to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan; F. On October 14, 2013, staff met with the Downtown Newhall Ad Hoc Committee to discuss the proposed amendments and to receive feedback; G. On October 30, 2013, City staff sent notices to the 28 land owners whose property zoning designations were proposed to be changed as part of this project; H. On December 2, 2013, staff conducted a community workshop at the Old Town Newhall Library and received comments on the proposed amendments. At the workshop, members 3 of the public also suggested other changes to be included in the 2014 DNSP amendments; I. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on this project commencing on February 18, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, and after hearing public testimony continued the public hearing to a date certain on March 4, 2014; At the March 4, 2014, hearing described above, the Planning Commission considered the staff report, staff presentation, and public testimony on the proposal and in a unanimous 5-0 vote approved Resolution P14-01, recommending the City Council adopt a Negative Declaration and approve Master Case 13-115; K. On May 13, 2014, the City Council held a duly -noticed public hearing in accordance with the City's noticing requirements. The public hearing was advertised in The Signal newspaper on April 22, 2014. The public hearing was held at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, at 6:00 p.m.; L. On May 13, 2014, by separate resolution, the City Council adopted the Negative Declaration prepared for the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; M. At the City Council meeting of May 13, 2014, the City Council conducted a first reading of this ordinance, received a staff presentation summarizing the proposed project, opened the public hearing, received public testimony regarding the project, received further staff comment and answers to questions, closed the public hearing, conducted a first reading of an ordinance and passed the ordinance to a second reading; and N. The documents and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which the decision of the City Council is based is the Master Case No. 13-115 project file which is located in the Community Development Department, the file record being specifically in the custody of the Director of Community Development. SECTION 2. GENERAL FINDINGS FOR ZONE CHANGE 13-008 AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 13-002 (ZONING AMENDMENT). Based on the above findings of facts, recitals, and the entire record, including, without limitation, oral and written testimony and other evidence received at the public hearings, reports and other transmittals from City staff to the City Council, and upon studies and investigations made by the City Council, the City Council finds as follows: A. The proposal is consistent with the General Plan; The project is consistent with the General Plan because the proposed amendments and zone changes are contained entirely within the existing Downtown Newhall Specific Plan area, which is called out on the City's General Plan map. The amendments and zone changes are also consistent because they encourage economic development of the Old Town Newhall area, while preserving a single-family neighborhood. B. The proposal is allowed within the applicable underlying zone and complies with all other applicable provisions of the UDC; The amendments contain minor changes to the existing Specific Plan text and Development Code. The zone changes proposed would not change the character or nature of commercial or residential areas and would allow the established land use patterns to continue, thus supporting the provisions of the specific plan document. C. The proposal will not endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public convenience, health, interest, safety, or general welfare, or be materially detrimental or injurious to the improvements, persons, property, or uses in the vicinity and zone in which the property is located; and Nothing contained in the proposed amendments or zone changes would endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public because the changes represent minor updates to the development code, glossary revisions, and would preserve existing residential and commercial areas. D. The proposal is physically suitable for the site. The factors related to the proposal's physical suitability for the site shall include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. The design, location, shape, size, and operating characteristics are suitable for the proposed use; 2. The highways or streets that provide access to the site are of sufficient width and are improved as necessary to carry the kind and quantity of traffic such proposal would generate; 3. Public protection service (e.g., Fire protection, Sheriff protection, etc.) are readily available; and 4. The provision of utilities (e.g. potable water, schools, solid waste collection and disposal, storm drainage, wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, etc.) is adequate to serve the site. The proposal is physically suitable for the site in terms of location, shape, size, and operating characteristics. The amendments are minor and do not change the scope or goals of the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan. The proposed zone changes would ensure that the streets that serve the residential area in the vicinity of Race Street and Park Street will remain residential in nature, and that they would not have to accommodate industrial traffic. The Downtown Newhall Specific Plan area is currently served by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, both of which provide adequate service levels. The project area is likewise served by all applicable utilities. Nothing in the proposed amendments or zone change would increase the need for fire or police protection services, nor would the amendments increase demand for utilities. A SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS FOR ZONE CHANGE 13-008. Based on the above findings of facts, recitals, and the entire record, including, without limitation, oral and written testimony and other evidence received at the public hearings, reports and other transmittals from City staff to the City Council, and upon studies and investigations made by the City Council, the City Council finds as follows for Zone Change 13-008 in accordance with Unified Development Code Section 17.28.120.H: A. That modified conditions warrant a revision in the zoning map as it pertains to the area under consideration: Since the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP) was adopted in 2005, the economic climate has changed significantly. In addition to the substantially different economic conditions, other changes to the Old Town Newhall vicinity include the creation of Main Street, the completion of the Old Town Newhall Library, streetscape installation, the construction of a new roundabout, and a new community identity: "Old Town Newhall" versus "Downtown Newhall." In light of these changes, and with eight years of experience working with the specific plan, staff evaluated the DNSP zoning map/regulating plan to determine if changes were needed. As a result of this effort, staff identified 26 parcels within the DNSP where the existing zoning was inconsistent with past, present, and likely future land use. Two additional parcels were identified that had more than one zoning designation: a commercial zone covered one portion of the property while an industrial zone covered another. Based on the changed economic conditions, the completion of major infrastructure projects, and the identification of zoning that is inconsistent with established commercial and residential areas, a revision to the DNSP zoning map/regulating plan, as comprised by Zone Change 13-008, is warranted. B. That a need for the proposed zone classification exists within such area: Staff has identified 28 parcels that need to be rezoned to better reflect historic, existing, and likely future land uses, as well as to preserve established neighborhoods, promote future commercial development, and ensure that zoning boundaries respect parcel lines. The need for the changes and the specific parcels affected are listed below: Walnut Street/Chestnut Street Area There are 12 parcels in the northwest vicinity of the specific plan area that are proposed to be rezoned from Urban General 2, a primarily residential zoning designation, to Corridor, a primarily commercial zoning designation. The parcels are located in an area generally bounded 9th Street, Walnut Street, Lyons Avenue, and Newhall Avenue. The affected Assessor Parcel Numbers are: 2831-007-031, 2831-008-003, 2831-008-004, 2831 -008-009,2831-008-010,2831-008-011,2831-008-032,2831-008-038, 2831-008-049, 2831-008-054, 2831-008-055, and 2831-008-056. The area is characterized by developed commercial buildings and parking lots. County Assessor data indicates six housing units in the area on four individual parcels. The zone change is needed because the parcels are located in a commercial area and are primarily used for commercial purposes but have a zoning designation that favors residential uses. The change will make the underlying zoning consistent with the predominant land uses in the 4 area and will better accommodate development by ensuring that all the parcels in this cohesive, well-defined commercial area carry the same zoning designation. The zone change will also remove split zoning on one parcel where a portion of the property is zoned commercial while another portion is zoned residential. East Newhall Area There are 13 parcels in the southeast vicinity of the specific plan area that are proposed to be rezoned from Creative District, a primarily industrial/business park zone, to Urban General I, a single-family residential zone. The parcels are fully developed with single family homes and are located on Park Street and Race Street, immediately north of the existing Caltrans maintenance yard. The affected Assessor Parcel Numbers are: 2831 -025-001,2831-025-012,2831-025-013,2831-025-014,2831-025-015, 2831 -025-016,2831-025-017,2831-025-018,2831-025-019,2831-025-020, 2831-025-021, 2831-025-022, and 2831-025-023. The zone change is needed because the parcels are in an established single-family neighborhood, one of the oldest residential areas in the Santa Clarita Valley. Existing zoning would allow commercial and industrial uses to locate into the neighborhood potentially introducing incompatible land uses directly adjacent to single family homes. The neighborhood does not have the infrastructure to accommodate such development and commercial projects would substantially change the residential character of the area. Furthermore, the residential lots in the neighborhood are not large enough to accommodate commercial or business park development. A viable commercial project would require the consolidation of multiple lots resulting in substantial and significant impacts to the single-family neighborhood. The change will make the underlying zoning consistent with the existing residential land use and will preclude incompatible land uses from being introduced into the neighborhood, thereby protecting the health, safety, and welfare of local residents. Newhall Avenue Commercial Parcels Three commercial parcels on Newhall Avenue in the vicinity of Pine Street, south of the Metrolink right-of-way, are proposed to be rezoned. Assessor Parcel Number 2827-002-028 is a commercial parcel that was inadvertently zoned Open Space when the DNSP was adopted in 2005. The parcel has historically been used for commercial purposes, is situated at the entrance to an industrial area, is adjacent to a key arterial highway, and backs up to the Metrolink right-of-way. The parcel is graded and included a commercial building that was destroyed in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The parcel contains no habitat or environmental resources and is currently used for temporary, intermittent commercial uses. The parcel is proposed to be rezoned Corridor, which is the same zoning as adjacent commercial properties. The two remaining parcels, Assessor Parcel Numbers 2827-002-043 and 2833-014-900, are split zoned. The portion of the parcels fronting Newhall Avenue is zoned Corridor, a commercial zone, while the rear portion of each parcel is zoned Creative District, an industrial/business park zone. The proposed change would rezone both parcels entirely to Corridor, taking advantage of their frontage along Newhall Avenue. The change will make the zoning boundaries congruent to existing lot lines and will simplify future development applications and permitting requests. C. That the particular property under consideration is a proper location for said zone classification within such area i. That placement of the proposed zone at such location will be in the interest of public health, safety and general welfare, and in conformity with good zoning practice; and Zone Change 13-008 would correct oversights in the 2005 zoning map and assign proper zoning to 28 parcels in the Newhall community that reflect historical, existing, and likely future land uses. The proposed changes are being made in the interest of public health and safety in that a single-family residential neighborhood would be preserved and incompatible commercial/industrial land uses would be precluded from locating next to homes. The changes also conform to good zoning practice and are in the interest of the community's general welfare because the new zoning designations would reflect the commercial nature of the developed commercial area in the vicinity of Walnut and Chestnut Streets, would correct an oversight in the 2005 zoning map that designated a commercial parcel on a major arterial as open space, and would simplify the permitting and development process for two other parcels currently overlain with two zoning designations (commercial and industrial). ii. That the proposed zone change is consistent with the adopted General Plan for the area unless a General Plan amendment is filed concurrently and approved with said zone change. The proposed zone changes are consistent with the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan and Policy 1.2.1 of the General Plan Land Use Element that states "In Newhall, provide opportunities for new business and housing by implementing the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan, provide incentives to promote infill development and re -use of underutilized sites, and continue to plan for the future development of North Newhall." The proposed zone changes will provide clarity for development and redevelopment within the DNSP area by assigning zoning to parcels that is consistent with the existing and likely future land use. Furthermore, the proposed zone changes are intended to create opportunities for new and existing businesses while preserving an established single-family neighborhood. SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 13-002 (ZONING AMENDMENT). Based on the above findings of facts, recitals, and the entire record, including, without limitation, oral and written testimony and other evidence received at the public hearings, reports and other transmittals from City staff to the City Council, and upon studies and investigations made by the City Council, the City Council finds as follows for Specific Plan Amendment 13-002 (Zoning Amendment) in accordance with Unified Development Code Section 17.28.120.I: A. The amendment is consistent with the adjacent area, if applicable: IN B. The amendment is consistent with the principles of the General Plan; Specific Plan Amendment 13-002 (Zoning Amendment) is consistent with the land uses and businesses within the DNSP area, and consistent with Policy 1.2.1 of the General Plan Land Use Element which states "In Newhall, provide opportunities for new business and housing by implementing the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan, provide incentives to promote infill development and re -use of underutilized sites..." The proposed amendments clarify certain elements of the specific plan and add definitions to the plan's glossary, make the plan more consistent with the recently updated Unified Development Code, and reflect input from business owners in terms of signage, outdoor displays of merchandise, land uses, and other issues. C. Approval of the amendment will be in the interest of public health, convenience, safety, and general welfare and in conformity with good zoning practice; Specific Plan Amendment 13-002 (Zoning Amendment) includes text amendments that relate back to the Unified Development Code, that clarify land use categories and definitions, and that support commercial uses in developed commercial areas and residential uses in established neighborhoods. Therefore, the proposed specific plan amendment supports the interest of public health, convenience, safety, and general welfare of the Newhall community, while conforming with good zoning practice. D. The amendment is consistent with other applicable provisions of this code; and E. Is necessary to implement the General Plan and/or that the public convenience, the general welfare or good zoning practice justifies such action. Specific Plan Amendment 13-002 (Zoning Amendment) is consistent with the applicable provisions of the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan and the Unified Development Code because the proposed text amendments would standardize language between the two documents and make the DNSP more internally consistent. The proposed text amendments and zoning map revisions are necessary because they will make the underlying zoning consistent with existing and historical land use, and will simplify and clarify the text of the DNSP document. All land use categories listed in the plan would be defined in the plan, the plan would be updated with the latest UDC references, and the changes would incorporate suggestions made by Newhall residents and business owners. The improved DNSP document would also acknowledge and reflect the emerging identity of Old Town Newhall. Therefore, the amendments would promote the general welfare and public convenience in Newhall, and would constitute good zoning practice. SECTION 5. The proposed amendments to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan identified in Master Case 13-115 (Zone Change 13-008 and Specific Plan Amendment 13-002 (Zoning Amendment)) are consistent with the City of Santa Clarita General Plan. SECTION 6. The City Council conducted a second reading and adopted an ordinance 7 9 approving an amendment to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan to reformat the plan to a standard size, rename the plan and update the document including a clean-up of grammar, spelling, and numbering, as well as addressing changes to A -frame signs, outdoor displays of merchandise, changing the land use/zoning designation on 28 parcels, adding glossary definitions, updating references to the recently adopted Unified Development Code, and modifying language in Chapters 1-3 to reflect current conditions. A complete copy of the proposed amendments is incorporated to this ordinance as "Exhibit A". SECTION 7. The proposed amendments to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan as revised in "Exhibit A" are hereby approved. SECTION 8. That if any portion of 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 9. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from its passage and adoption. SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. L PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of May, 2014. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Armind Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 14-_ was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 13th day of May, 2014. That thereafter, said Ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 27th day of May 2014, 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 W "EXHIBIT A" OF ORDINANCE 14 - ZONE CHANGE 13-008 AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 13-002 (ZONING AMENDMENT) INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 10 I� r I IA Arm - A" W! 4 EM CITY OF SANTA CLARITA z3920Valencia Boulevard, Suite 3oo Santa Clarita, California 91355 CITY COUNCIL Cameron Symth, Mayor Laurene Weste, Mayor Pro Tem and Redevelopment Subcommittee Member Frank Ferry, Council Member Bob Kellar, Council Member Marsha McLean, Council Member and Redevelopment Subcommittee Member PLANNING COMMISSION Diane Trautman, Chair Dennis Ostrom, Vice -Chair Michael Berger, Commissioner Timothy Burkhart, Commissioner Rick Winsman, Commissioner CITY STAFF Ken Pulskamp, City Manager Ken Striplin, Assistant City Manager Paul Brotsman, Community Development Director Lisa Hardy, Planning Manager Carrie Rogers, Economic Development Manager Andree Walper, Economic Development Assistant Erin Moore -Lay, Administrative Analyst Fred Follstad, Senior Planner Jason Smisko, Senior Planner Juan Enriquez Jr., Assistant Planner If Andrew Yi, City Traffic Engineer Ian Pari, Senior Traffic Engineer Caitlin Morals, GIS Coordinator Edgardo David, GIS Analyst Anthony Calderon, GIS Technician Robert Sartain, Arborist/Supervisor Wayne Smith, Oak Tree Specialist Emilio Blanco, Asst. Field Services Supervisor SANTA CLARITA VALLEY President Carol Rock, 1st V.P. Leon Worden, Cathy Martin, Board HISTORICAL SOCIETY Members NEWHALL REDEVELOPMENT Phil Ellis, Chair, Larry Bird, Vice -Chair, John Ahrens, Amparo COMMITTEE Cevallos, John Grannis, Duane Harte, Frank Kleeman, Frank Maga, Melissa Pillmear, Jose Reyna, Carol Rock, Susan Shapiro, Bob Spierer, Jody Stowitts, Randal Winter, Leon Worden OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California CONSULTANT TEAM URBAN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists i8o East California Boulevard Pasadena, California 911o5 Stefanos Polyzoides Alan Loomis Anthony Perez Orlando Gonzalez Roberto Moreno Juan Gomez -Novy Xiao Jian He LANDSCAPE Van Atta Associates 235 Palm Avenue Santa Barbara, California 93101 Susan Van Atta Guillermo Gonzales Jack Kiesel Jarrett Garcia ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Economics Research Associates loggo Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500 Los Angeles, California 90024 David Bergman PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION CIVIL ENGINEERING Nelson/Nygaard 785 Market Street, Suite 1300 San Francisco, California 94103 Patrick Siegmanm Dave Parisi Psomas 28470 Avenue Stanford, Suite 300 Santa Clarita, California 91355 George Colvin Rafi Talukder CODES / EIR Crawford Multari & Clark Associates 641 Higuera Street, Suite 302 San Luis Obispo, California 93401 Paul Crawford Nicole Carter ADOPTION DATE: DECEMBER 22, 2005 The use of any graphics or images requires permission from the City of Santa Clarita and must have the following attribute accompa- nying the graphic or image "copyright 2oo6 Moule d Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists" OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 CONTENTS AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Chapter i : Introduction................................................................... Pg 1-17 Plan Purpose and Context Old Town Newhall possesses a combination of solid urban structure and prominent physical location. Its proximity to a mixture of regional uses, activities and amenities, particularly Metrolink rail transit, is unique in the Santa Clarita area. Old Town's pattern of walkable blocks Chapter t: Introduction and streets provides the basic ingredients necessary for a true Urban Center surrounded by neighborhoods of varying intensities. The design principles for mixed-use districts, therefore, guide the Specific Plan's content. Overall, the Plan produces up to 1,092 new dwellings of various types for 1,402 total dwellings, and up to 1.017 million square feet of retail and/or office space for approximately 1.254 million total space. Some of this will occur in the form of new development and some as revitalized buildings. Chapter 2 : Form and Character ................................................. pg 18-69 Concepts and Programs The presence of fixed rail transit into greater and Downtown Los Angeles combined with Old Town Newhall's regional visibility and its more local ability to truly serve adjacent and nearby neighborhoods, provide the basis for a program mix that begins with transit - oriented housing and focuses on local -serving retail, and limited regional OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Chapter 2: Form and Character retail. Chapter : Implementation.......................................................... Pg 70-114 Standards for the Public Realm The Specific Plan proposes a market- driven development strategy in four general phases. Phase One proposes the Main Street streetscape project and improvements to Railroad Avenue, a Park Once Garage to provide the pedestrian r V'� 3i•. 4 "� a r• . � S. r5 j;59pI1E+M� „ 4 ON environment, plentiful Chapter 3: Implementation on -street parking for convenience and shared parking to free land for more desirable development. Phase Two emphasizes additional street improvements, transit -oriented housing near or above main street businesses and on the current Metrolink parking lot. At any time, one or more civic institutions such as a new library at the new terminus of Lyons Avenue and Main Street could be realized. Additional phases propose housing opportunities that generate a resident population and a consumer base for Old Town. Chapter4 : The Code........................................................... Standards for Private Development A "form -based" code regulates private development and over time, produces the desired outcomes identified by the community. In contrast to conventional zoning ..... Pg 115-220 that divides land I A't —' by uses, this code is organized by Chapter 4: Development Code geography of place and development intensity. The Code provides regulations for five unique places: Urban Center, Urban General i, Urban General z, Corridor, Creative Industry District, with an emphasis on the design of individual buildings directed to form the public realm OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN iv City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER i : INTRODUCTION to History and Context Newhall is a community rich in history. Evolving from an Indian trading center to an important destination in the quest for gold and then oil, it soon became a railroad flag stop of general stores, saloons, and churches. As the film industry grew, Newhall became the home of early western silent screen movies. These strong roots are still very important to the residents of Newhall. Newhall was also the residence of silent film star Williams S. Hart, whose Soo -acre ranch, now a County park and museum, is visited annually by thousands. The passion for history, love of the old film stars such as William S. Hart, the Oak of the Golden Dream (Jose Francisco de Garcia Lopez reached down after a nap and found gold), the distinction of Vasquez Canyon Rocks and the Saint Francis Dam break that marked the second largest natural disaster in California's history, help to identify the essence of Newhall. Newhall was the earliest permanent settlement in the Santa Clarita Valley, established in 1876 in conjunction with the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad. This area was a western town founded on oil, mining and railroad workers. The community was a stop on the historic Butterfield -Overland Stage route through what is now the Newhall Pass. Newhall is also the site of the original ridge route, portions of which remain north of the City in the community of Castaic. Regional and Community Context - Old Town Newhall is located within the 50 -square mile City of Santa Clarita in north Los Angeles County. The City was incorporated in 1987 and comprises four individual communities previously under the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. The City is within 3 miles of various regional destinations and transportation links, such as the 1.5 and SR -14 freeways. Direct regional access to Newhall is provided by Newhall Avenue, Lyons Avenue and Metrolink's Antelope Valley line. This commuter rail line links the 256 -square mile Santa Clarita Valley and its four communities with Downtown Los Angeles. Old Town Newhall is approximately 3 miles from Valencia Town Center, a pedestrian -oriented regional mall and Magic Mountain theme park. Neighborhood Context - Old Town Newhall consists of 271 acres and is comprised of several parts: two flanking neighborhoods which are separated from one another by the railroad and Downtown; a 15 -block Downtown and 3 existing commercial arterial corridors that each connects back to greater Santa Clarita. Within 1 mile of Old Town, there is the The Masters' College and historic William S. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEAIaER xx, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 sr� Newhall Depot Newhall Garage Railroad Avenue Oil Exchange Building c1EUK� CAMPTO George Compton's General Store Hart Park. Newhall was originally platted in 1889 into approximately 50 blocks with much of that pattern intact. Circulation Network - Old Town Newhall is accessed and defined by three commercial arterial corridors: a) Railroad Avenue (north of Lyons), b)Lyons Avenue and, c)Newhall Avenue (south of 3rd St). Within the Downtown is a traditional, orthogonal street grid of interconnected blocks. Open Space Network - Old Town Newhall is bounded by the 265 -acre William S. Hart Park on the west and Newhall Creek on the east. Such natural features immediately adjacent to a Old Town make the contrast between city and nature all the more interesting: each of the two environments offering rich possibilities for family life. Secondly, Veterans Historical Plaza is part of this network and offers a wonderful, urban type of open space which is lacking in Old Town. Each of these features is described in detail in Chapter 2. Streetscapes - There is a rich variety of thoroughfare types and corresponding streetscapes, ranging from the former San Fernando Road - the least planted and poorly shaded in Old Town - to the relatively lush turf parkways and mature canopy trees of flanking streets, such as Walnut Street. Buildings - Newhall's building stock is characterized by 1-3 story buildings with most being in the 2 -story range. There is a serious number of historic buildings that should be preserved and adaptively re -used over time. Many residents were first attracted to Newhall because of its rural environment and open space. Early rural/ranch style homes built on large lots, located south of Lyons Avenue, reflect the community's sporadic and intermittent growth. The architecture of Newhall homes reflects a diversity of architectural styles. The newer homes on smaller lots are designed in popular design styles from the 1950s to the present. Chalk Grocery OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Much of the early commercial development in Old Town Newhall occupies single -story older buildings and serves neighborhoods along Newhall Avenue and Main Street. -= E.M.CHAIX. STAPLE '_=,= FANCY Commercial development along Lyons Avenue, with some follows the I ,.1c GROCERIES. exceptions, commercial styles of the 196os, 1970s, and 1g8os and includes numerous small and mid- sized wood and stucco strip centers. There have been attempts made recently to improve the aesthetics of the commercial area by building offices and shopping centers that incorporate historic elements of the area. Chalk Grocery OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER i : INTRODUCTION Along the southern end of Newhall Avenue are several small, one-story, older neighborhood commercial uses. Further to the north, along Railroad 1 Avenue adjoining the railroad tracks, \ are older industrial developments. �I Many of the industrial and commercial land uses along this section of Railroad's Avenue are surrounded by vacant lots. Bit __ Avd� 4 , �... Commercial land uses are concentrated mainly in Old Town Newhall, on the south side of Lyons Avenue and along Newhall Avenue. Old Town ML Newhall is comprised of higher density residential, with a mix of both single- family and multiple -family residential uses. The area south of Lyons Avenue Railroad Avenue is characterized by lower density residential uses. Large stands of oak trees are scattered throughout the community. Prior to the completion of the interstate system, San Fernando Road (now Railroad Avenue, Main Street, and Newhall Avenue) was a principal link in the historic circulation system between the San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles Basin. The roadway still serves as one of the few arterial roads within the City. Old Town Newhall, platting map, circa 1889 ('Spruce Street' is currently known as Main Street) OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2074 1.2.Overview of Existing Conditions Existing Economic Conditions - Old Town has been evaluated in 3 market areas: Primary (census tracts within and adjacent to Old Town), Secondary (City of Santa Clarita), Tertiary (15 -mile radius from Market and Railroad). Within the Primary Market area, there are 12,399 people or about 8% of the City's total population. This population is very young with a median age of 25.9 and a median household income of $43,546 (September 2004). In general, while there are some very low income households within the primary market, the overall picture is one of income levels that are approximately in line, and in fact, slightly greater than Los Angeles County as a whole. However, the discrepancy between primary market household incomes and the rest of the City is quite large, and this differential has increased the perception of the low-income nature of the immediate (primary) market area. There are several very high income areas that are near or adjacent to Old Town and are potentially available as targets for any future redevelopment of Old Town. Retail Sales - The Specific Plan area is home to 158 active retail businesses that generated $58.1 million in retail sales in 2003. Of these businesses, 32 are specifically automobile repair related types of businesses. This cluster of such uses represents a very strong presence within Old Town and is in stark contrast to the types of businesses present in the communities studied during the preparation of this plan: Old Town La Verne, Old Town Monrovia, Claremont Village, and the Mission District in South Pasadena. Specifically, Old Town Newhall has more businesses than 3 of the 4 communities that were studied but it has the highest, by far, collection of automotive -related businesses: over 20%. This is of concern because in terms of retail sales efficiency, automotive service uses yield relatively low levels of retail sales and also blight pedestrian -intensive environments. Jan Heidt Metrolink Station anchors Old Town Newhall Strip retail in Old Town Parking lots fronting streetscape "The Center of Old Town" at Market Street and Main Street (formerly San Fernando Road) OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER i : INTRODUCTION 324 -Acre Hart Park part of Old Town Impersonal housing As a result of the above, there is unmet retail market demand that is leaking out of Old Town as consumers who live both within the primary and secondary markets need to travel outside of Old Town to meet their retail needs. This being said, Old Town Newhall has the potential to capture over $168.9 million in potential spending of which the $t10 million gap would support over 276,000 square feet of high quality retail space (assuming sales of $400 per square foot).[1] Housing - As with all of Southern California, Old Town is experiencing heavy demand for residential space. This is evidenced by low vacancy rates despite some substandard physical conditions and high median values for multi -family housing at $253 per square foot (September 2004). Recently, multi -family housing has gained significantly on the same values for detached housing ($261 per square foot). [2] 1.3 - Relationship to Santa Clarita General Plan This draft specific plan directly responds to and implements a variety of significant policies of the Santa Clarita General Plan, and also highlights the necessity for some refining amendments to the General Plan, to be adopted simultaneously with the specific plan. In its discussion of Old Town Newhall, the Land Use Element (page L-34) notes that "This center is distinct from the rest in both its age and manner of development. Special standards and revitalization efforts for this area may be appropriate to preserve and enhance the 'old town" atmosphere, foster a pedestrian orientation with quality shopping opportunities and to capitalize on the tourist and recreational opportunities of William S. Hart Park." The fact that a primary purpose of this Specific Plan is to transform the present strip commercial character of Old Town Newhall into an attractive, mixed use, pedestrian oriented, economically vital center, is the realization of the vision expressed in the General Plan. Although the specific plan will implement many goals and policies throughout the General Plan, the following discussion highlights some key linkages between the specific plan and General Plan. The Specific Plan and its anticipated development will effectively implement Land Use Element goals and policies, including Policies 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.12, and 2.15, regarding encouraging a diversity of housing types, establishing commercial centers, providing for light industry, retaining open space, and avoiding strip commercial. The specific plan also addresses Land Use Element policies 3.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, and 4.13, regarding pedestrian oriented centers, the revitalization of San Fernando Road (now Newhall Avenue, Main Street, and Railroad Avenue) and Old Town Newhall, upgrading strip commercial, preventing unsightly and inefficient development, promoting architectural quality, and preserving cultural resources. (il Economics Research Associates (November 2004) 121 Data Quick and Economics Research Associates (November 2o04) OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Plan Area within the City of Santa Clanta The specific plan will implement Community Design Element neighborhood identity and design quality Policies 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.8, 2.9, regarding consideration of design elements, residential uses in proximity to business and commercial centers, pedestrian orientation, and design standards; and commercial district Policies 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.7, regarding improving the appearance and function of commercial centers, providing a sense of place, encouraging mixed use centers, providing pedestrian orientation, and discouraging small shopping centers. Along with the adoption of this specific plan, certain specific provisions of the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the General Plan will need to be amended. The current floor area ratio (FAR) limitation in the Land Use Element for the Commercial Town Center designation of "between 0.25 to 0.50 to 1" (Land Use Element, page L-47) should be changed for Old Town Newhall to refer to the urban standards of this specific plan instead of establishing a FAR. And the Circulation Element should be changed to reflect the new role of the former San Fernando Road as the Old Town Newhall Main Street. Relationship to City Design Guidelines and Beautification Master Plan Beyond the General Plan, these two documents apply to the Specific Plan area. To the extent that the Specific Plan does not propose to change direction or requirements from these two documents, the existing provisions still apply. However, with the adoption of this Specific Plan, where different, provisions of this Plan supercede those of the City Design Guidelines and Beautification Master Plan. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 6 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER T : INTRODUCTION 14 - Public Participation and Plan Preparation This Plan is the result of an intense public process that involved the community of Newhall through a series of public meetings, a fleld trip to evaluate comparative places and two charrettes. The evolution of this plan was based on intelligence and confidence gained by the consultants and the community in cooperation as the process unfolded. Previous Plans and Documents - Prior to the preparation of this Specific Plan, the City of Santa Clarita adopted the Downtown Newhall Improvement Program also known as the 'Freedman Plan' (1996). This plan promoted many of the same principles that form this Specific Plan but was focused more on public and streetscape types of projects and did not substantially address private property. Subsequent to the Freedman Plan, the City adopted the Newhall Special Standards District Design Guidelines. This document provided guidance to private property owners about using the features identified in the Freedman Plan. This document too, covered many of the appropriate subjects but not in a comprehensive manner that addressed the actual outcomes for the future of Old Town Newhall. Both of these documents, were used during and helped to inform the Charrettes for this Specific Plan. July 28, 2004 - Consultant team tour of Specific Plan area with City Staff- The entire team of consultants assembled for this project gathered with City staff at the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station for a walking tour of the Specific Plan area. Led by City staff, the consultant team walked through Old Town, the two neighborhoods that flank Old Town and then through William S. Hart Park and up to the William S. Hart Mansion. The very last stop on the tour was an overlook just south of William S. Hart Mansion where the team was able to view the entire Old Town from above. August 20, 2004 - Field trip to Monrovia, La Verne, Claremont and South Pasadena - The City Council Redevelopment Subcommittee and the consultant team visited these four downtowns that were selected for comparison and observation of best practices that could be applied to Old Town Newhall. Two primary reasons were used in selecting these downtowns: a) they are of a scale and intensity that seem appropriate for Newhall and, b) they are within the Southern California region and, like Newhall, they do not have such a unique economic situation or location. At each Downtown, local City representatives familiar with the particulars of each place and the 'lessons learned' gave a personal tour to the group. Photographs and notes were taken of the salient characteristics, strategies and/or tools used to make each of the Downtowns. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Field Tour of Case Studies Monrovia 'Main Street' Monrovia 'Main Street' ■ VJ ■ `1 • . C spa 1 no 114 MILE 1 I ■/ 1` 117 In i a l is [I ■ Lr •P14 �,•.! I faa• ■ 'eval—wilr Monrovia' 'Building -Positive' Plan Field Tour of Case Studies Claremont Village 'Main Street' Claremont Village 'Main Street' BEEN � � ra Claremont Village "Building -Positive' Plan August 23, 2004 -Stakeholder Meeting -A meeting with downtown property owners, merchants, residents and all interested parties was held by the City and the consultant team to convey what had been learned so far about the Specific Plan area on subjects ranging from historic and cultural resources to traffic, circulation and parking. In addition, the consultant team conveyed what had been observed about the four 'comparison' Downtowns. This meeting saw the consultant team take the participants through all of the findings to date for review and comments. September 7, 2004 - joint study Session of the Santa Clarita City Council and Planning Commission - Prior to the first of two Charrettes to be held on this project, the City held a joint Study Session to review everything prepared, studied and communicated to date. At this meeting, City staff and the consultant team first presented the principles and practices that make Downtowns work and thrive over the long term. The team then presented its findings about the Specific Plan area, the Downtown comparisons, and the comments received at the Stakeholder meeting for review and direction. The City Council and Planning Commission provided direction to City staff and the consultant team with which to enter the first of two Charrettes. The Charrette Process - This style of public participation brings all interested parties together for a series of days (in this case a series of two, three-day Charrettes) where everyone with a stake or interest of any kind participates directly with the consultant team to develop and review ideas, from their beginning to finalization. This process contrasts starkly with the typical 'workshop' process where ideas are presented, comments are received and the consultant team leaves to further work on the plans to return another day and repeat the process with official public comment occurring in 'public hearings'. The Charrette process is completely interactive and sees each of the design components developed simultaneously in response to issues and needs posed by participants. City staff are involved throughout and help facilitate participation from a person or group that needs to provide input on a particular subject. In addition, focus sessions are held throughout the day with particular groups such as a Merchant's Association, Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce and sometimes private parties that have pending developments in the area that might be affected or benefit from the Plan. In this way, the 'feedback' loops are ongoing and immediate, keeping unproductive or inappropriate results from being developed. At the end of each 10 -hour day, the consultant team summarizes what the consultant team, City staff and the participants studied, achieved and decided that day for the community's review and comment. Through this highly visual and interactive process, participants are completely aware of the direction and intent of the evolving Plan that is based on clear, physical and desired outcomes. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER i : INTRODUCTION September 13-15, 2004 - Charrette t : Background, Vision and Design - This three-day Charrette focused on verifying the base information and conditions on subjects ranging from economics, transit, circulation, parking, building form, historic and cultural resources, infrastructure, landscape and prior efforts at revitalizing Old Town Newhall. With the background information as a sound foundation upon which to build, the team worked with participants to strategize the vision for Newhall. The vision -work did not focus on platitudes but on physical outcomes that are appropriate for Old Town Newhall in terms of its scale and role and economic performance within the greater community. The later portions of this Charrette focused on transforming the physical vision into preliminary designs for all participants to see and help form. The results of this Charrette were: a) a physically -based vision map of intensity and activity called a Neighborhood, District and Corridor plan, b) a Catalytic Project map identifying specific projects that would move the Old Town through the stages of initial action to full revitalization, c) a Traffic and Circulation plan identifying the strategy for defining a Main Street while accommodating community -wide traffic demands and, d) a Plan - wide strategy for the open space, landscape and streetscape components of Old Town. October 2624 2004 - Charrette 2: Design, Code and Implementation - This three-day Charrette focused on further developing the four, primary components described before. The early portions of this Charrette dealt with the issues surrounding the Street and Parking Network needed to support the envisioned Old Town, the conceptual streetscape plan for Main Street and finalization of the Catalytic Projects. From this, the team and participants worked further in detail on the Economic and Development Strategies, Traffic/Streets/Parking, the conversion of a portion of San Fernando Road to "Main Street", Open space and landscape, Architectural Typologies to be used throughout the Old Town and the two Flanking neighborhoods and, an orientation and review session with City staff on the 6o% Administrative Draft Specific Plan for review and comment. The next two days focused on verifying all of the Plan components and resolving them against each other so that a Form -Based Code could be finalized. November 2004 throughi january 2005 - Specific Plan OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Charrette i - Final Presentation Charrette t - Public Comment Charrette 2 - Final Presentation Charrette 2 - Public Comment Charrette i - Design Workshops Chaffette t - Public Comment Charrette 2 - Final Presentation Charrette 2 - Final Presentation Preparation - Upon completing the two Charrettes, the consultant team used the resulting information and direction to prepare the Draft Specific Plan. This document will be the comprehensive tool to be used for the revitalization of Old Town Newhall. Working with City staff, the consultant team prepared this document for presentation to the City Council and Planning Commission in February 2005. January 24, zoos - Hispanic Outreach Meeting - The City held an outreach meeting with the community and particularly its hispanic members to provide another opportunity to become more familiar with the proposed Specific Plan and to receive their comments. This meeting was conducted in spanish by the consultant team and city staff along with English translation. February t, zoos - Joint Study Session of the Santa Clarita City Council and Planning Commission - The City held a joint Study Session to review everything prepared, studied and communicated to date. At this meeting, City staff and the consultant team presented the Draft Specific Plan for public review and comment so that the Plan can be revised accordingly and finalized. May 4, zoos - Progress -Update and Community Meeting -The City held a Community Meeting to review the progress on the Draft Specific Plan, the forthcoming Draft Environmental Impact Report and to discuss specific comments and questions from the community. At this meeting, City staff and the consultant team reviewed the objectives of the Specific Plan and revitalization effort and responded to various questions about details of the Plan. These and other comments received since the publication of the Draft Specific Plan on February t, 2005 will be addressed for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. In addition to the above formal public meetings, City staff and the project team have had numerous meetings with individual property owners and stakeholders since August 2004. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN to City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER t : INTRODUCTION 1.5 - Introduction to the Specific Plan Conventional suburban development is the form of growth which has produced large-scale sprawl throughout Southern California over the last fifty years. Sprawl development is characterized by homogeneous single -use zones, with the housing tract, the shopping center and the business park as its basic elements. These segregated use areas are connected by a discontinuous system of wide thoroughfares designed for the rapid movement of cars. Transit Oriented Districts is a method of planning that has emerged in the last decade as an alternative conventional suburban development. It stems from the realization that commuter lines and stations can be more than travel nodes, since proximity to transit reduces dependency on the automobile and enhances the value of surrounding buildings as a place to live, work and shop. The typical size of such a district is a quarter -mile radius from physical center to edge. This distance gathers the neighboring population within an average 5 -minute walk at an easy pace of a commercial center. Thus the maximum size of a district is determined not by density but by a walkability shed. The Specific Plan for Old Town Newhall is guided by the Design Principles for Transit Oriented Development (TODs) described on these pages. Public building Plaza Square tt OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Great retail street Great neighborhood street Apartments over Main Street stores Make Great Public Places - The locus of a downtown's public life is its center. Its civic buildings enhance community identity and foster civic pride. Its shops and workplaces provide convenient access to goods and services without need for a car trip. A properly designed and developed transit district at Newhall will become a unique social and economic asset to City of Santa Clarita. Make Great Streets - Street design dictates the form of blocks and buildings. Downtowns are structured on individual blocks and a network of skinny thoroughfares, which encourage pedestrian movement. This interconnecting pattern of thoroughfares provides multiple routes that diffuse traffic, and additionally increase the options emergency personnel have to reach a distressed location. Streets of varying types are detailed to provide equally for pedestrian comfort and for automobile movement. Street intersections have minimal curb radii to slow cars and minimize the crossing distance of pedestrians. Two-way streets also improve pedestrian crossing safety and minimize automotive speed. Where needed, streets have landscaped center medians, to reduce apparent street width. Finally, streets, where possible, have on -street parking in order to provide a buffer between the moving traffic and the pedestrian, thus diminishing perceived and actual danger. Live Above Stores - A downtown is a place defined by the same general qualities as a neighborhood, with one major exception: commercial activities predominate instead of residential. Yet, the quality and amount of housing in a downtown determine its particular character. Perhaps the most typical dwelling type in a downtown is the loft or house over retail. Such dwellings allow for a variety of families, typically without children, to live near diverse services, while providing a constant 2¢/7 rhythm of use for the downtown. Live Near Transit - Further enhancing such living in Old Town Newhall is the presence of the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station. The opportunity to live near transit is increasing in its appeal as certain people want the option of riding the train to work combined with the vitality that tends to surround such transit -oriented districts. (See, for example, "Hidden in Plain Sight: Capturing the Demand for Housing Near Transit" produced by the Center for Transit Oriented Developmentatwww.reconnectingamerica.org.) This type of development is proposed and beneficial to the revitalization of Old Town Newhall. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 12 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER i : INTRODUCTION Traditional architecture Build a Variety of Buildings - The buildings, blocks and streets of a Downtown are interdependent. Each one contains in part the ingredients of all the others. Buildings of a particular quality can define the block that contains them and the street that surrounds them. Design is the matrix that helps either to create or destroy the quality and character of a place. Buildings are the smallest increment of growth. A variety of architectural types, including fabric buildings (those buildings which constitute the majority of our neighborhoods) and civic monuments, and their relationship to each other, determine the character of a downtown as they define the streets and open spaces they face. Mix of architecture types and styles Contemporary architecture Create a Variety of Housing Choices • As a downtown matures, and its livability and economic value increases, a more diverse set of housing choices, attract an increasingly varied and prosperous resident population. It is not unusual to encounter lofts, live/work buildings, courtyard housing, row housing, even duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in nearly completely developed downtowns. All of these dwelling types are also typically provided in rental or ownership configurations. Courtyard Housing 13 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Apartments over retail Pedestrian friendly sidewalks Local retailers National retailers Get the Retail Right - The retail industry has recently discovered that outdoor, Main Street type retail better fits the lifestyle of busy consumers, often yielding more regular trips and higher sales volumes than standard shopping centers. Retailers should, therefore, be concentrated to encourage and facilitate pedestrian storefront shopping. The retail core should be located around a pattern of streets accommodating cars and on -street parking. Longterm parking should be located in shared Park Once lots or structures, convenient but compatible to the Main Street retail. The retail core should include at least one anchor tenant, and a mix of national and local vendors. Get the Parking Right - The typical suburban, sequential pattern of "shop and park' requires two movements and a parking space to be dedicated for each visit to a shop, office, or civic institution. For three tasks, this requires six movements and three parking spaces. By contrast, the compactness and mixed-use nature and walkability of a downtown lend themselves to moving twice, parking just once, and completing multiple daily tasks on foot. The transformation of drivers into walkers is the immediate generator of pedestrian life: crowds of people that animate public life in the streets and generate the patrons of street friendly retail businesses. It is this "scene" created by pedestrians in appropriate numbers that provides the energy and attraction to sustain a thriving Main Street environment. Parking as urban building Attractive and clear signage OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 14 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER t : INTRODUCTION 1.6 - Revitalization Strategy To revitalize Old Town Newhall it is necessary to provide both physical and policy initiatives. These set the tone for Newhall's future in a manner that compels activity from the widest variety of perspectives and interests. Revitalization is accomplished by identifying the plan components that establish synergy and profoundly reposition Old Town for all to see as a serious destination to be visited often. The following two-part strategy informs the execution of this Plan: Physical Initiatives- Catalytic Projects: East Newhall, Main Street Streetscape, Transit, Housing and Preservation. These projects are absolutely crucial to building momentum and enough critical mass that allows others to 'fill in between' over the long-term. Following these 'initial' projects, a series of projects that are intended as more regional in appeal and nature will follow. Policy Initiatives - Equally important are administrative and policy efforts that are necessary for short- and long-term revitalization success. These efforts are focused on three subjects: a) Redevelopment authority and powers, b) Historic Preservation, and c) Adoption of a Form -Based Development Code. Without these interventions, the desired outcomes identified in the Specific Plan will not be fully enabled. O Initial Catalytic Projects The first set of projects is aimed at transforming the Old Town in physical as well as perceivable terms. They are meant to gain early and positive momentum. They are listed below in the order of execution to achieve maximum effect: i. East Newhall - Ownership opportunities are to be encouraged through focused use of the City's programs and resources, along with cooperation from private banks and federal mortgage corporations. The pursuit of housing opportunities that actively engage both market rate and affordable housing will improve and remediate residential conditions of blight in this neighborhood. Code enforcement will be critical in affecting change as will the establishment of ongoing communication with the neighborhood. 2. Circulation Strategy - Old Town Newhall is at the confluence of three corridors that provide community -wide access to the west, north and south. To enable the pedestrian -oriented downtown that is desired and envisioned by the community, it is first necessary to relieve the center portion of the former San Fernando Road through Old Town from being a supertruck route and 6 -lane arterial as currently identified in the General Plan. This is accomplished by using the existing corridors in a manner that continues to provide community -wide access while enabling the Main Street with pedestrian -oriented neighborhoods on each side. Essentially, Lyons and Railroad Avenues will carry the majority of traffic while Newhall Avenue will carry somewhat lesser volumes and finally, Main Street will carry the lowest volume in Old Town's overall system of major streets. This strategy encompasses the following: a. Railroad Avenue - To enable the pedestrian -oriented Main Street, Railroad Avenue should be extended to the segment of San Fernando Road from Lyons Avenue to Magic Mountain Parkway. In so far as this road will be reconfigured to be the principal downtown by-pass street for commuter traffic, it should have the same name both into and through Old Town. b. "Main Street" and Old Town Streetscape - San Fernando Road from Pine Street to Lyons Avenue will be reclassified as a Commercial Main Street thoroughfare, which allows its transformation into a pedestrian -oriented environment. Traffic -calming and streetscape improvements and the enhancement of basic infrastructure will reestablish Old Town as a site for increased private investment and recapitalization. To further reinforce its status as a special and distinct place with a unique identity in the community, this segment of San Fernando Road is proposed to be renamed "Main Street." is OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 73, 2074 c. Newhall Avenue - To further Old Town's identity, the segment of San Fernando Road between 3rd Street and State Route 14 will be renamed Newhall Avenue. This will announce Newhall's presence along this State Route, and is consistent with the City's toot Beautification Master Plan. 3. Mixed -Use Development - Along with Park Once garages, there are opportunities for appropriately -scaled retail development on these sites with second and third Floor uses of residential and possibly some office uses fronting Main Street and/or Railroad Avenue. 4. Transit -Oriented Development (T.O.D.) - TOD represents the range of development intensities and activities that complement, and are complemented by, the presence of a transit station. Presently used as surface parking for Metrolink, these sites represent a profound development opportunity. Development of these surface parking lots into TOD will serve to appropriately densify and activate the area. Old Town as a whole will benefit by moving parking from the Metrolink station into Park -Once garages to the west across Railroad Avenue. This will create pedestrian activity and the potential for development of a consumer base for the adjacent retail, as well as providing low, market rate residential opportunities within Old Town that will, in turn, support ongoing cycles of Downtown activity. © Projects of Community -Wide Significance In addition to the above projects, several initiatives that will enhance Old Town Newhall, as it relates to the greater community of Santa Clarita are proposed: 1. Mercado and Plaza - This proposed commercial building and civic space will appeal to the community at large in that no such feature exists elsewhere in the City. This building and civic space represent the collection of numerous merchants offering products such as fresh produce and specialty items ranging from food and produce to clothing and cafes. This combined with the flexible and public plaza provides a true 'center' to Old Town. The unique nature of this initiative provides additional visitors and patrons to Old Town Newhall. This project is expected to enhance the neighborhood to the west and stimulate further revitalization along Main Street. 2. Library and/or Civic/Institutional Building - The library will draw from beyond Newhall and strengthen the greater community's presence and awareness of Old Town. In addition to the local population attracted to such a feature, student -visitors and senior citizens from the entire valley will be added to the area, enriching Old Town Newhall with a wide range of age groups (The Old Town Newhall Library opened to the public in 2012). 3. Museum - This component of civic infrastructure is probably the most exciting and the most challenging to realize because it is regional in scope. However, this museum will serve to broaden the appeal of Old Town Newhall among the greater community of Santa Clarita. Possible types include a Children's or Science -oriented Museum. 4. Hart Park Gateway and Entrance - The physical relationship between Old Town and Hart Park is weak and proposed for enhancement by the Plan. This project will visually and mentally extend each place into the other. This is expected to have an overall positive effect on Old Town while enhancing Hart Park and the properties along Newhall Avenue. Specifically, Hart Park will realize an improvement in parking capacity while improving pedestrian and vehicular access and visibility into the Park. Properties along Newhall Avenue will be able to better physically relate to the street than they do today. UPDATE: In 2012, the County of Los Angeles upgraded the Hart Park gateway and entrance. OPlan -Area Policies Finally, in addition to fixed capital investments, there are several public policy initiatives that can also be undertaken in support of meeting Specific Plan objectives: t. Expansion of the Redevelopment Agency's Authority Related to Housing - It is critical for the Redevelopment Agency to be an active and engaged partner in the revitalization of East Newhall. The full array of tools and approaches allowable under California Redevelopment Law may be used to engage the remediation of blighted residential conditions. In addition, the Redevelopment Agency's Housing Trust Fund will be deployed to assist in improving conditions in East Newhall and provide affordable housing to the community. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 16 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER i : INTRODUCTION 2. Historic Preservation - The issue of preserving and reinforcing the — historic and pedestrian nature of Old Town is fundamental to A � . the success of the revitalization- � effort. To accomplish this, it will be useful for the City to ad on the i results of the Historic Resources - ' i i Survey prepared for this Plan to ; -----------; appropriately inform decisions and actions about future public and private development. UPDATE: Historic preservation was adopted. ;. Adoption of a Form -Based ® ` Development Code - The desired outcomes expressed 3 - - - - - - - «E=F in this Speciflc Plan are largely meaningless without the appropriate implementation tool �> i i I to accompany it over the short- and long-term: a Form-Based^ti Code. Such a code needs to 0 replace the existing conventional i 'use -based' zoning code that �; y currently regulates the land within the Specific Plan boundaries. The �, Form -Based Code differs from the ,.a current Zoning Code as follows:4` A Form -Based Code focuses on - the desired outcomes from several perspectives not only land use, \ ' such as the design and manner in which streets, streetscapes, t 'Q lots, buildings and land use �' / P intensities act in a coordinated way according to their location in i the particular place. Such a code is about what it is trying explicit to achieve and, therefore, is clear to understand and execute. This, in and of itself, is an incentive to pursuing 'desired outcomes' as identified by the community 4. Transportation Improvement District - As shown in the peer reviews of instead of imposing solutions that great places such as Boulder, Colorado and Downtown Pasadena, the direct are not 'desired'. Such a code relationship between the management of parking and the maintenance of such actually has more flexibility than places is a critical strategy in their success. To this end, a T.I.D. is proposed current codes because it identifies to produce similar results for Old Town Newhall. With the attitude toward ranges for the various subjects creating a market for parking and not simply dismissing land as available for covered instead of harsh, non- parking at the expense of making a great place, a T.I.D. represents profound negotiable limits. opportunity for Old Town Newhall. 17 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 15, 2014 2.1 - The Plan for Old Town Newhall This illustrative version of the Old Town Newhall Plan indicates a possible future pattern of development specific to the existing conditions and opportunities available in Old Town Newhall. The terms and conditions underlying this particular design are presented in Chapter 4 (The Code). Eventually, carrying out these projects incrementally and over a long period of time, will change many of the specific details of this particular Illustrative Plan. But its fundamental character, qualities and intentions will remain intact. The plan consists of a 20 -block downtown served by Metrolink commuter rail, the repair and reconnecting of corridor segments into the downtown, two flanking neighborhoods, and an industrial district. Upon buildout this Specific Plan produces up to 1,o92 new dwellings for a total of 1,402, and up to 1.017 million square feet of new commercial space for a total of approximately 1.254 million square feet. Some of this will occur in the form of new development and some as revitalized buildings. This illustrative plan was designed by incorporating the following constituent elements of a traditional neighborhood: • A seamless connection to the suburban and natural surroundings of the site; • A five-minute walk from center to edge; • An interconnected network of multi -modal thoroughfares; • A rich set of public spaces, both thoroughfares that range from lively streetscapes to passages; • A mix of residential, retail and office uses; • A set of civic and community facilities that enable the public life of all people living there; • Educational facilities that promote life-long learning; CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER Main Street Civic Building Park Once Structure OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 18 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER • Immediate pedestrian access to nature; • Places for recreational activity in plazas and pocket parks; • Housing types for people of a variety of incomes and ages; • A landscape in character with the climate and culture of Newhall; • Sustainability measures that advance the long-term value and viability of the neighborhood. The plan for the revitalization of Old Town Newhall consists of 50 main blocks for residential, commercial and office development and civic buildings. These blocks are formed by six different types of streets and four distinct plazas that provide a varied, interesting and interconnected public realm throughout. The majority of blocks are served by alleys which provide vehicle access (with the exception of several corner lots). Those blocks without alley - access are served by side -street access to maintain the continuity of the streetscape and associated parking along the major streets. In terms of buildings, those along Main Street are more intense, mixed- use and up to three stories, providing a transition to the primarily residential areas to the east and west of one and two story buildings. The Charrette resulted in the identification of eight critical catalytic projects for the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. In order to implement the Specific Plan objectives, a combination of public and private investments must be undertaken to provide the economic basis for all other components to contribute effectively. For a variety of economic reasons, the plan must be primarily driven by private capital for new real estate development. That being said, important public commitments must be undertaken as well. 19 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clanta, California ADOPTED DECEMBER zz, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, zoiq Mercado Infill and Transit -Oriented Housing Hart Park n p =a 9 p:'.�at7 peE a l uJ L'JVV.� mµusu, 0 `11P i5B"S c�r`G`ba ;� j �e c �pog d �a ❑ a 5 �o:�n QO �❑ ❑� �❑u—� Q o rr'yb�n I v. 1> WILLIAM S. KAai PARK \ \ \ n( \ 'MS \ A : Main Street B : Civic Buildings C : Park Once Structures D: Mercado E: Main Streit Retail F : Housing G: Hart Park H: Creative Industry District I : Commercial Corridors Regulating Plan o aoo 400 anon U LY'- �Y NOTE: Locations of civic buildings, parking structures, the Mercado, and museum are conceptual and are not binding or mandatory at the locations depicted. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 20 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER On Main at 6th Street looking toward new intersection at Newhall Avenue A. Main Street (formerly San Fernando Road) A fundamental strategy in revitalizing Old Town Newhall is the transformation of San Fernando Road from Pine Street to Lyons Avenue into a Main Street. Its current 'pass-through' traffic status will be changed to a condition of being a major destination. This is accomplished by terminating San Fernando Road at Lyons Avenue, providing a distinguished site for a public building that will give identity and presence to the downtown area. The regional traffic is then distributed to the Flanking streets: Newhall and Railroad Avenues. The result is a five -block Main Street that serves as the recognizable focus of Old Town Newhall. This is where traffic is most calm in Old Town to fully balance the needs of pedestrians with those of cars, and to enable pedestrian - oriented shops, restaurants and services. This is the place where the commercial nature of the downtown area is most visible through the intensity of activity and excitement. This is where one feels at the 'center' of the entire place with sidewalk dining, shops, a sophisticated landscape engaging pedestrians. Buildings along the Main Street are 1-3 stories tall with an average of 2.5 stories and are close to or at the sidewalk to appropriately define the public realm. Parking is addressed through new diagonal on -street parking with the other 2/3 of the parking for the district in the form of strategically located 'Park -Once' garages on the east side of the Main Street. 21 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Lively sidewalks and shade Slow traffic and on -street parking i 8th ST i I r F i i r r %L — i MARKET ST i 1 I -•I, lie The New Main Street: diagonal parking, mid -block crossings and shade Short crossing distances for people Full pedestrian access On Main at 6th Street looking north OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 22 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER .jk 1A On Main at 9th Street looking north toward new intersection at Lyons Avenue B. Main Street Public Buildings Two important public buildings visually anchor and define the ends of the Main Street to define and energize it on a 24/7 basis. Main Street is terminated by a Library on the north and by a civic monument in the street and a Museum on the south. To have such civic buildings in the downtown area truly reinforces Santa Clarita's connections with the Newhall area and substantially enhances the possibilities for valley -wide activities. Library - This visually prominent, 2 story building is organized around a forecourt at the northerly terminus of the Main Street resulting in a distinguished site for the building while providing additional pedestrian activity viewable from several directions. As with other library precedents, the Old Town Newhall Library addresses the street and contributes to defining Lyons Avenue spatially while producing an intimate forecourt for pedestrian access and exterior library activity. The Library contains approximately 30,000 square feet and provides access to a parking court and delivery area from 11th Street. The library opened in 2012. 23 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 A public building addressing one street and terminating another with a forecourt Street terminated by public building Main Street Key Plan Museum -This civic building is visually prominent as well because its site is intended to physically identify the southern end of Main Street as one approaches Old Town from the south along Newhall Avenue. At first, the building terminates the visitor's view. As one continues north, the building moves out of view and one gets the full visual impact of Main Street. The Museum incorporates the historic Newhall Ice Company building into a collection of three potential buildings on the site. This facility was envisioned as a Children's Museum during the Charrette, principally to provide a valley -wide focus for Old Town Newhall. As time goes on, and after opportunities arise, this site could accommodate a future civic building, its use currently unanticipated. This complex of buildings envisions approximately 20,000 to 25,000 square feet of new space with approximately 4,000 square feet in the Newhall Ice Company building. Newhall Ice Company Open truss exhibition space Sculpture gardens OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 24 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER C. Park Once Garages The 'Park Once' strategy to address parking needs is intrinsically tied to the possibility of transforming Old Town into a viable place and long-term commercial success. It is well-documented fact that in a Park Once environment, conventional parking ratios of 4-5 per l000 square feet can be appropriately trimmed to 2-3 per 1000, thus reducing traffic and area for parking cars while enhancing qualities of place for pedestrians. Accordingly, in Old Town Newhall, the ratio used is 2.5 per t000 square feet. The two planned garages provide Downtown with Boo parking spaces and 2-3 story mixed use housing or office liners around each garage. 'Liners' are buildings which are mixed in use with commercial or office at the ground floor and office and/or residential above. Such buildings effectively 'screen' the utilitarian garages from public view while providing developable area and maintaining the pedestrian -oriented streetscape. Up to 28o parking spaces are shared with the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station with the train riders using these spaces during weekday hours when Main Street businesses do not need as much garage Liner as corner tower Mid -block access to garage Park Once Garage (in Boulder, CO) 25 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 parking and rely more on the 'on -street' convenience parking. As the evening approaches and the train riders return, some of the riders will visit stores or restaurants and leave their cars in the garage a bit longer. But a good number of the spaces will be available, as many riders will not stay, shifting the balance of parking to downtown visitors. Currently, the Metrolink parking is on the east side of Railroad Avenue, completely separated from the Main Street. By strategically locating the garages on the west side of Railroad Avenue, train riders no longer have to cross the train tracks to and from their cars. Further, train riders will activate the pedestrian life of Old Town by actually crossing Railroad 4.4.._� � r�itit� R,,� �� •i� J tiV L tt �l G! Mme!► -f kU f f T.' Key Plan Avenue and reaching the stores on Main Street. Additionally, by sharing the garage spaces with Metrolink, the existing Metrolink surface parking lots can be converted to Transit -Oriented Housing, further complementing ridership levels while repairing the East Newhall Neighborhood. The presence of the garages profoundly frees large amounts of land throughout the downtown area, currently devoted to non -shared parking. Such land can be dedicated to the development of new retail, office and housing projects to further activate the Old Town. �r s JamAO + '��� S, i4 �l •`.,' _ ai�p•y�.71 � J�'-1�'s' �iyi, ,l ■'1���1 dl �, jr' �� � �,'' fi ,,y� '� ,•.,, { _�-- s `�! (f � I WNr }� �� jj` i, �t r :..� 111•, �tl, fEr1lar ��I,,,s.s t . e it l# ra / �,� CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER View of Mercado r'laza along Main Street D. The Mercado In the strong tradition of the southwestern United States, this public market provides both a burst of unique commercial activity in the downtown area and a physical punctuation along Main Street with a civic gathering place in full view and access of the community. The Mercado, a variety of seasonal and permanent shops providing local and regional produce as well as restaurant, auction -house and exhibition opportunities, is housed in a large, open, 1 -story structure with limited mezzanine space. The 35,000 square foot structure presents a prominent facade facing Main Street to address the street and the plaza while presenting modest facades along its other frontages. The plaza along Main Street is truly civic as it is intended for use by the Mercado, and by the community at large. To maximize the Mercado and plaza's effect on Main Street, the location of the Mercado is flexible among three sites 27 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER zz, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, zorq Simple and interesting structure Multiple vendors and variety under one roof Many choices identified for civic buildings in the plan area: • Block bounded by 8th/gth and Walnut Avenue/Main Street • North terminus of Main Street at Lyons Avenue • Southeast end of Main Street bounded by Railroad Avenue and 5th Street E. Main Street Retail and Cinema The presence of a 3-6 screen cinema and associated retail will enliven the north end of Main Street while announcing to the regional traffic passing this intersection that something exciting is offered in Old Town Newhall. This development component is positioned to gain maximum visibility while providing synergy with which to influence the revitalization of the north portion of Main Street. Attractions such as these are located near one of two Park Once garages with more regional visibility than the rest of the Main Street while providing a type of 'anchor' for Old Town. Further complementing the cinema and the expected activity near this end of Main Street will be approximately 65,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and commercial space. Such space will also serve as 'liner' buildings that will screen the large and blank walls typically associated with cinema buildings. Variety of products OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 28 City of Santa Clanta, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER Infill Courtyard Housing at Pine and Market F. Infill and Transit -Oriented Development (fOD) Infill Housing - The two neighborhoods flanking the downtown on the west and east will receive infill development ranging from single-family detached houses to duplexes, rowhouses and courtyard housing. The objective of such potential is to allow the neighborhood to reutilize existing property in appropriate pedestrian and street -friendly patterns and densities over time. This is to occur in a manner that respects each neighborhood's role and scale in Old Town Newhall. In this way, despite incremental change, the appeal and livability of each neighborhood will be enhanced. Buildings in these areas are from 1-2.5 stories tall with the majority in the 2 -story range. Courtyard Housing (io dwellings shown) 29 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Courtyard Housing (2o dwellings shown) Rowhouses (3 dwellings shown) Key Plan Sideyard Housing (3 dwellings) Transit -Oriented Housing - There are a few sites, east of the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station, in the East Newhall neighborhood that will provide much needed transit - oriented housing with great proximity to Main Street and the overall downtown area. This neighborhood is one of several areas in the Plan expected to receive development of the type that appeals to those wanting to live near transit. In East Newhall, this is expected for the area fronting Market Street and Pine Street as well as for the current Metrolink parking lots. Such housing further diversifies the housing opportunities in Newhall while continuing to make Metrolink even more viable. In turn, the TOD housing becomes a generator of people needing services from Old Town without the full demand on parking in the area. The need and desirability for this type of housing is on the rise. According to the AARP, 71% of older households want to live within walking distance of transit. Further, national demand for housing near transit is expected to be at least 14.6 million households by 2025. For the Los Angeles metropolitan area which expects 4o new transit stations between today and 2025, the potential for Newhall is profound [1]. Buildings in these areas will be 2-2.5 stories tall. 11] "Hidden In Plain Sight: Capturing The Demand for Housing Near Transit", (September 2004 Reconnecting Amerio.org) Infill Courtyard Housing along Pine Street OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 30 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER Relocated Pardee House serves as new Visitor Center to Old Town G. William S. Hart Park Hart Park was created in 1946 when William S. Hart died and left the land to the County of Los Angeles to use as a museum and park. This facility, immediately adjacent to Old Town Newhall, contains 265 acres of which 16o are deeded to the County as 'wilderness'. The Park is the former ranch of Mr. Hart and was previously named "Horseshoe Ranch". The Park consists of the wilderness acreage, a picnic and camping area with an equestrian trail, a barnyard animal area including a 2o -acre bison preserve, a 1910 ranch house, a collection of 19th century buildings known as Heritage junction and, Mr. Hart's personal residence "La Loma de Los Vientos" (The Hill of The Winds) with spectacular views of the area. The Specific Plan seeks to pay further tribute to this legacy and does so in two major ways: a) by addressing the Park's Newhall Avenue frontage and, b) by relocating a historic building to provide a visitor's center to Old Town and Hart Park. The physical relationship between Hart Park and Old Town will be dramatically, but simply, improved. This is to be accomplished by enhancing the perimeter fencing and landscape along Newhall Avenue and improving pedestrian and vehicular access and parking within the Park. It is expected that such improvements will give Hart Park much better visibility than it is currently enjoys, improving attendance. UPDATE: This project is complete. 31 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Pardee House Historic Entrance Signage The Park's Newhall Avenue former frontage Pardee House - Secondly, the Pardee House (c 18go) will be relocated from Heritage Junction, to the northwest corner of Newhall Avenue and Pine Street. Prior to being moved to Heritage )unction, the building was initially used as a 'Good Templars Hall' in 18go in Newhall. In 1893, Ed Pardee, a pioneer oil man and local constable moved it and added it to his home at Market and Walnut Streets. In 1946, the building became the Newhall Telephone Exchange. Years later and through the 198o's, the building was used by the Santa Clarita Valley Boys Club, Newhall -Saugus Chamber of Commerce and finally by Pacific Bell until its relocation to Heritage )unction in 1992. In the new location, this 1 -story building will be prominently sited and receive a modest addition to serve as the visitor's center to Old Town and Hart Park, offering motorists the opportunity to learn about Newhall and its attractions. i Aw f• , u ,•.. w WPM, Improved Hart Park frontage and access along Newhall Avenue OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 32 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER Key Plan H. Creative Industry District Production in the arts, culture and entertainment industry is one of the most dynamic segments of the Los Angeles County economy. Frequently artists and craftspersons in these industries are seeking large-scale industrial live -work space that can serve flexibly as workshops, exhibition space and as a primary residence. The residential component in this area is purely in service to the business and/or operation on a particular property. Creative industries are compatible with existing industrial activities but suitable locations that recognize this as a compatible land use are increasingly scarce. It is proposed that the existing industrial tracts (blocks 49a and 49b) east of Pine Street and south of the railroad tracks be dedicated to such activity, in a manner that would attract tenants from throughout the region. New development would largely follow existing ownership patterns as the existing properties are of sufficient size to accommodate the expected development without necessarily requiring land assembly. Buildings in this area will be 1-2 stories tall 33 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, zoos REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Art studios in warehouses Rugged architecture; vibrant colors Art galleries in warehouses I. Corridors There is one type of corridor that is present in three locations of the Specific Plan area: Railroad Avenue (from Lyons Avenue to north Plan boundary); Newhall Avenue (from 3rd Street to south Plan boundary); and Lyons Avenue (from west Plan boundary to Railroad Avenue). Each of these responds two existing conditions: a) heavy volumes of vehicular traffic and, b) a lack of spatial definition of the street. Each corridor is proposed to be improved to achieve spatial definition and promote automobile -related (not auto service) development in a way that is consistent with and complementary to the adjacent Old Town development. Specifically, buildings are to be brought with automobile access and parking limited to a small portion of the frontage of each property on the street. Development will be commercial in nature with little or no housing and buildings will be 12 stories tall Industrial lofts for creative industries Parking -limited access on a corridor Parking -limited frontage on a corridor OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 34 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER Railroad Avenue, circa i8go 2.2 - Historic Preservation It is the purpose of this chapter to provide an understanding of Newhall's historic context along with a set of initiatives that provide for sensitive and meaningful adaptive reuse of its historic resources. In strategic terms, this subject is much of the foundation upon which Old Town Newhall is to be revitalized. In quantifiable terms, Newhall's historic resources are not as many as in a typical downtown area but they are, nonetheless, important and positive. The idea of respecting and celebrating the area's heritage is certainly not new but it provides value and appeal. This includes the restoration of buildings in physical terms that the community understands as intentional as well as thoughtfully designing new buildings adjacent to historic resources. Newhall's roots, though not completely apparent to the current visitor, are very deep and effectively moderate between the area's rural and often eccentric past and its increasingly important role as a major job and housing center in Southern California. Newhall Depot i5 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 A. American Theater Company - Silver screen star and Newhall icon William S. Hart built this theater at the corner of Spruce and Eleventh Streets in 1940, six years before his death. The structure was used as a theater through the 196os and still stands as the home of American Legion Post 507. B. Newhall Hardware - Newhall always had a general store to serve its growing population. All the basic necessities, from groceries to farm implements, could be found in stores whose wooden frontages bore the names of men like Campton, Chaix, Gulley and Swall. It is a tradition that continued into the latter half of the loth Century when Don Guglielmino opened Newhall Hardware. Construction began in mid-April, 1947, and four months later the venerable establishment opened its doors for the first time. C. Tom Mix Cottages - This small building was built by Halsey W. Russell in 1gig. In 1922, the six other cottages were added, forming a motor court catering to drivers on the old Ridge Route. These structures were also used by motion picture people as housing during the filming of stories in this area near "Mixville." Tom Mix used one as a dressing room on several occasions. * D. Sheriff Substation #6 - Sheriffs deputies replaced the old constabulary (and jail) in 1926, building Substation #6 and staffing it with 8 men commanded by Captain Jeb Stewart. This was the second jail in what is now known as Santa Clarita. The Newhall Signal took over the building in 1968, using it as a "back shop" until they moved in 1986. * E. Dentist's Office - This small and relatively modest building is one of the few structures in Old Town Newhall to warrant preservation for architectural merit. A dentist's office for more than 40 years, this brick structure includes a variety of well -executed architectural details, such as vintage metal windows, pipe columns, and simple eaves. NOTE: Locations of civic buildings, parking structures, the mercado, and museum are conceptual and are not binding or mandatory at the locations depicted. Main Street Key Plan OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 36 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 37 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER Main Street Key Plan OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 201¢ F. Old Jail - Plans for the first Newhall jail were laid in 1888. Architectural plans, drawn by Hudson & Munsell of Los Angeles, called for the construction of a concrete building with a 1/4 - inch thick steel door covering. Construction was competed by May, 1906, when the windows were covered with heavy screens and the interior walls were whitewashed. Records from the Newhall Sheriffs Station (Substation No. 6) indicate that the jail housed an estimated 250 prisoners between January and October of 1939, after which time the jail was no longer used, and the cells which had been added onto the Sheriffs substation in 1928 were used instead. The jailhouse and lot were sold sometime after 1939 and were used for various commercial purposes in the decades that followed. G. Masonic Lodge / Courthouse - Commonly known as "Ye Olde Courthouse." The Newhall Masonic Building Company, Ltd., was incorporated in 1931 and completed this two-story County project in 1932. The Courthouse occupied the ground floor, and the Masonic Lodge the second story. Lumber from the older Mayhue building was later used, including the floor of the Hap -A -Lan dance hall. The Court moved to Valencia in 1968 and the courtroom became offices. * H. Canyon Guild Theatre - The Canyon Theatre Guild has been serving the citizens of Santa Clarita Valley with quality live theatre for over 30 years. Since 2000, it has occupied this building in Old Town Newhall. As the premier live theatre company in the Santa Clarita Valley, this building - in addition to the Repertory East Playhouse - is the core of the Newhall arts district. I. Newhall Ice Company -This structure was built in 1922 by Fred Lamkin as a warehouse and storage yard. Lamkin came to Newhall in 1917, opening a garage fronting the former San Fernando Road. Shortly after construction, the warehouse was converted into an ice house, which is still in operation. NOTE: Locations of civic buildings, parking structures, the mercado, and museum are conceptual and are not binding or mandatory at the locations depicted. Regional Landscape Character 2.; - Landscape This section sets forth the components of landscape as they relate to the region, open space, natural areas, parks and trails, stormwater management, the new Main Street, and, street trees. For each of these subjects, the corresponding landscape measures and/or requirements are identified. A. Regional Landscape Character Newhall exists at the edge of urbanization. Unlike the more infilled portions of Los Angeles County, Newhall is surrounded by natural hillsides that can be seen from many vantage points. Chaparral and California Sagebrush covered hills, with north -facing slopes covered by Southern Oak Forests, have an immediate presence throughout the area. The views to the surrounding natural environment throughout Newhall still contribute to the rural western character that is characteristic of its history. Much of the urbanization in Newhall occurs in the canyon bottoms. Suburban development is just beginning to cover adjacent hilltops resulting in manufactured slopes and concrete lined riverbeds. Policies The following policies are identified for application to development and activity in the Specific Plan area • In order to maintain a landscape in character with the climate and culture, the following is to be applied: • Duplicate nature on altered slopes - plant native plants as they may have occurred in nature in natural patterns such as Oak trees on north and east facing slopes, and more open vegetation on south and west facing slopes. Establish setbacks, select plants and maintain the slopes to avoid fire hazard from the vegetation. • Choose options for flood control and creekbed stabilization that use vegetative techniques to maintain the aesthetic and environmental functions of these habitats. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 38 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER B. Open Space, Natural Areas, Parks and Trails Visually, nature is still a part of Old Town Newhall. Many physical linkages to the natural environment also exist as a result of the importance of open space and trails to the City as visually attractive, habitat rich and comfortable spaces in which to spend leisure time. These values are reflected in the "Santa Clarita Beautification Master Plan," dated December 2001. The following paragraph is paraphrased from the 2001 plan. Rivers and creeks have the potential to act as unifying elements throughout the City. Preservation and enhancement of rivers, creeks and open space areas is important to maintain the habitat value and charm that the natural environment brings to residents and visitors. The City has established a multi -use (pedestrian, bicyclist and equestrian) corridor system that includes a series of trails extending alongside the Santa Clara River. A portion of Newhall Creek, just outside of the study area, has an initial segment of trail as well. The Beautification Plan provides guidelines for enhancement of the trails with open space markers, fences, trees, and public art to reinforce these connections. Policies The following policies are identified for application to development and activity in the Specific Plan area: • Use native trees such as Sycamores, Poplars and Oaks to provide habitat and reinforce the existing natural aesthetics of the open space and trail system. • The Regional Watershed and Trails Plan illustrates all of the existing and currently proposed parks and trails. Three new trails are also proposed as a part of this Specific Plan to create a more complete system and provide stronger connections to the suburban and natural surroundings. They are: • A bicycle path along the railroad Tracks will enhance the role of the Metrolink Station as a commuter hub. • A bicycle and pedestrian path is proposed along Newhall Creek, linking Creekview Park to the overall neighborhood. • The existing equestrian and pedestrian trail from Master's College to Market Street will be enhanced with a bridge. This bridge is to follow the design guidelines found in the 2oo1 Beautification Plan. Existing Oaks 39 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Existing Trails n 0 Proposed Trails Regional Watershed and Trails OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 40 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER C. Stormwater Management The Community of Newhall is located within the Santa Clara River watershed. Old Town Newhall is adjacent to the junction of Newhall Creek, Placerita Creek and the South Fork of the Santa Clara River. The South Fork of the Santa Clara continues flowing north along Railroad Avenue for a short distance before it joins the main channel of the Santa Clara River. The Santa Clara River flows west for about 45 miles to the Pacific Ocean. Along its banks, native habitats support a rich variety of flora and fauna. Currently, all stormwater runoff from the project area's impervious surfaces such as sidewalks, roads and parking lots is directed to storm drains and transported through pipes into the surrounding creeks and downstream into the Santa Clara River. As a result, management of storm runoff into existing creeks is an important environmental issue. The stormwater management principles outlined below can become both an educational resource for the community and an environmental mitigation strategy. Its goal can be not only to sustain current environmental quality levels, but also to improve the region's watershed quality over time. 1. Education Strategies (a) Select native plant species that will best illustrate the qualities of native vegetation. (b) Place signs along creek trails illustrating the regional watershed, water cycles, and the natural function that native plant materials perform in their habitat. (c) Establish a donor sponsorship to encourage community participation that can provide revenues for informational signage, small re -vegetation projects and nature outreach programs. 2. Environmental Strategies (a) Mitigate environmental degradation resulting from stormwater runoff. (b) Allow for the biofiltration of sediments and pollutants, reduction of amounts of untreated runoff entering the surrounding creeks during average storms, reduce erosion along creeks banks by slowing down potentially damaging flows, and increase the presence of nature within the community. (c) Encourage incorporating into all development components the use of non -hardline conveyance techniques such as bioswales, infiltration areas, vegetated filter strips, porous paving, rainwater gardens and cisterns. ;. Stormwater Management Principles The following principles are intended to address the impact that the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, as well as future projects, will have within the Santa Clara watershed. (a) Use Hydrology as an Integrating Framework. • To integrate the urban and natural surrounding environment into a harmonious fabric. • To reduce maintenance and infrastructure cost. Strategies: • Identify the watershed context and preserve sensitive areas within its borders that affect hydrology, such as streams and buffers, wetlands, floodways, steep slopes, highly permeable soils, and densely vegetated areas. • Mimic natural drainage functions; for example, allow water to percolate underground to replenish aquifers, filter out suspended solids, remove pollutants and slow down flows through vegetation. (b) Avoid Large End of Pipe Solutions by Controlling Stormwater at the Source. As a result of budget constraints, small towns have the largest impact on water quality. 41 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 • Conveyance system and treatment infrastructure costs increase with distance from source. • Simple, non-structural methods are most economical and can result in significant maintenance cost savings. • Smaller storm events occur more frequently and carry the largest concentration of pollutants per volume as compared to too year storm events. • Reduce safety concerns with shallow water depths and gentle side slopes. Strategies: • Avoid large "end -of -pipe" catchment areas (as they do not mimic natural hydrology) by utilizing the smallest sub -catchment areas possible. • Encourage individual business and residence owners to reduce runoff by implementing the use of cisterns, vegetated/ bioswales, porous gutters and paving, infiltration areas and rainwater gardens along street fronts. (c) Incorporate Stormwater into a Multifunctional Landscape • Technical advantage: individual units can fail without total system failure. • Can be easily integrated into the site concept. • Sustainable - uses plants, rock, mulch and soil. • Provides linear greenways through the community with native wetland plant species. Strategies: • Replant surrounding creek beds and banks with native riparian habitat plants to create "green fingers" that will spatially define the community while enriching its resources. • Strategically place bioswales and rainwater gardens to intercept runoff near the source. • Design features such as cisterns, aqueducts, culverts and other rainwater harvesting elements to become a visual and interpretive amenity integrated into the site design. Bio Parking Island Design every site element (roofs, streets, parking areas, sidewalks, and green spaces) to be multifunctional, incorporating detention, retention, filtration or runoff Bio Parking Island use. Reduce impervious surface coverage wherever possible, and instead use alternative, porous materials in place of standard impervious surfaces. 4. Stormwater Projects Policies The following measures incorporate the above principles and strategies into the Specific Plan area. Please refer to Chapter 3 for existing infrastructure conditions and proposed below grade improvements: (a) Newhall Creek Bike/Pedestrian Path • Restore riparian habitat along the creek. • Direct surface stormwater to bioswales and small catch basins that could also nurture the restoration plantings. • Provide signage illustrating watershed context and function, and label native plant specimens. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 42 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER Creek Cross Section � �W Ww w - yw " (b) Railroad Avenue Median • Design a dual conveyance system of bioswales for the median that would allow small flows to run along the surface, with a hardline backup system to handle overflows from large storm events. • Provide curb cuts along the median to allow storm water runoff to irrigate median planter. • Plant the median using trees and understory plants with low maintenance and water requirements that will accept these proposed conditions. (c) Market Street Parking • Provide curb cuts along the sidewalk to allow storm water run off to irrigate tree planters. • Direct surface runoff to rain gardens located at corner curb bulbs. • Use permeable pavers on parking stalls to allow water percolation. (d) Main Street Street parking areas: • Provide curb cuts along sidewalk to allow storm water run off to irrigate tree planters. • Direct surface runoff to rain gardens located at corner bulb -out. • Use permeable pavers in parking stalls to allow water percolation. 43 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 BioSwale Section Alley parking. • Direct surface and roof runoff to curb cuts along parking islands to allow storm water runoff to irrigate tree planters and rain gardens. • Locate storm drains in parking island to handle overflow during large storm events. • Use permeable pavers in parking stalls to allow water percolation. Mercado: • Direct surface and roof runoff to tree planters for irrigation. • Include the use of cisterns, aqueducts, culverts and other rainwater harvesting elements as featured site enhancements. (e) Newhall Avenue Bioswale Remove existing concrete Swale and replace with a bioswale between road curb and new realigned pedestrian path along the south edge of the road in front of William S. Hart Park. • Direct surface runoff to curb cuts along road to allow storm water run off to enter bioswales. • Plant bioswales with low growing riparian plants to provide a pedestrian barrier between the road and path, yet maintain a clear line of sight for drivers. Each development project, while adhering to the above policies, shall be subject to application of the current NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Permit requirements at the time the development occurs. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 44 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 r -_ �. r Y - �`^7* �. •mow✓: L-. ori �ry4; - ` -:i•G-. � Irl:- .,�P,Iy i - � � iii BioSwale Section Alley parking. • Direct surface and roof runoff to curb cuts along parking islands to allow storm water runoff to irrigate tree planters and rain gardens. • Locate storm drains in parking island to handle overflow during large storm events. • Use permeable pavers in parking stalls to allow water percolation. Mercado: • Direct surface and roof runoff to tree planters for irrigation. • Include the use of cisterns, aqueducts, culverts and other rainwater harvesting elements as featured site enhancements. (e) Newhall Avenue Bioswale Remove existing concrete Swale and replace with a bioswale between road curb and new realigned pedestrian path along the south edge of the road in front of William S. Hart Park. • Direct surface runoff to curb cuts along road to allow storm water run off to enter bioswales. • Plant bioswales with low growing riparian plants to provide a pedestrian barrier between the road and path, yet maintain a clear line of sight for drivers. Each development project, while adhering to the above policies, shall be subject to application of the current NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Permit requirements at the time the development occurs. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 44 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER D. Main Street Design Concept Newhall has an authentic romantic past. The concept is to create a streetscape that is timeless, reflective of the natural environment, and artful in order to provide an appropriate setting for this history. A stronger connection between regional historic and environmental features such as Hart Park and Newhall Creek will also result from this approach, as the unique history and natural beauty of the surrounding natural environment is the inspiration for this approach. Timeless Many influences suggest a timeless rustic western flavor for Main Street. Interesting elements of the rich regional history were established in different time periods, including downtown buildings that date from Newhall's founding in the 1870's, Heritage Park with its mix of 19th century buildings, William S. Hart's home "La Loma de los Vientos" of the 1920's and a restored Melody Ranch both represent the influence of Hollywood Westerns, and the current Walk of Western Stars that was initiated in the 196o's. This approach will also serve to tie together the five proposed architectural influences. • Contemporary uses of local materials such as Vasquez Canyon stone and historic elements will be selected to let this authentic history be evident. • Streetscape elements and planting will be designed to feature storefronts and community buildings. • Where appropriate, aspects of the new Metrolink Station design, such as material selection, will influence that new streetscape to provide design unity. Environment Newhall's development along canyon bottoms and alongside Newhall Creek, combined with the proposed stormwater management techniques described in the Stormwater Management section of this plan, suggests a Riverwash or Arroyo theme for the paving and planting. This abstraction of nature will complement the site amenities in a timeless manner. The use of riparian trees, such as the California Sycamore with their natural sculptural form, and informal, rustic native understory plants will be selected to bring an immediate sense of nature to the urban 45 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Benches Walk of Western Stars Street lighting Artwork: weather vane Landscape walls Main Street portions of Newhall. These plantings are also adapted to local rainfall. The trees and planting will be selected to complement, and not block business facades, as well as provide shade, flowers and scent for a pleasant pedestrian environment. Artful "Whether in a public park, along the trail system, or in an office plaza, public art contributes to providing a sense of place." - City of Santa Clarita Beautification Master Plan, 2001 The Beautification Plan set the stage for the following: • Create incentives for, or require the design of public improvements and private development to incorporate a public art component in Newhall. California Sycamore OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 46 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER In order to create a clearer image for Newhall, Public art is to focus on the historic, cultural, and natural character of this community and/ or its region. Public art proposals should also: • Unify the Community • Create useable and desirable public space • Improve streetscapes and other public corridors aesthetically • Provide interest to the open space corridors The intention of the community leading to the formation of the Newhall Arts and Theatre District will be reinforced by taking an artful approach to the streetscape design the new Main Street. The arts will be supported in the design by: • Public art that is integral to the site, and reinforces the spirit of Newhall, will be encouraged. This can take the form of the design of streetscape elements or paving features. • The public space in front of the theaters will be designed to facilitate gathering before and after events, as well as for loading and unloading of passengers. Horseshoe Concrete Walk of Western Stars 47 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Utility artwork Neighborhood Trees Valley Oak E. Designated Street Trees The role of a street tree plan is to allow individual tree planting decisions to be made in the context of an overall vision. Street trees provide numerous benefits to residents and visitors of Old Town Newhall such as: • Shade from trees enhances microclimates for people, buildings and vehicles. • Property values can increase because streets with trees look more stable and prosperous. • People drive cars more slowly on streets with trees. • Pedestrian activity is encouraged by the presence of street trees. • Air quality is improved by trees • The perception of traffic noise and nuisance is reduced by street trees. This street tree plan and list is to serve as a guide for future tree plantings. It is intended that existing healthy street trees be preserved, even if a different tree is suggested for that street. Tree selection for the Specific Plan was influenced by; • Trees with a "Western" feeling have been selected to compliment the character of Newhall. • Existing trees, and the scale of the street and sidewalks were evaluated. • The City Arborist and the City Landscape Architect were consulted, a site inventory was conducted, and the following documents were reviewed in order to develop the street tree list: • City of Santa Clarita Street Tree Inventory • City of Santa Clarita Street Tree List The list of Approved Street Trees for the Proposition 12 Grant • The Santa Clarita Beautification Master Plan (2001) On an area by area basis, street tree selection was based upon: Downtown • (Main Street, Civic Buildings, Park Once Structures, Mercado and Main Street Retail) The historical importance of this portion of Newhall suggested the selection of trees with an early Western or California ambience throughout the Specific Plan Area. Commercial Corridors • Large trees with strong visual presence that provide shade are selected for the major vehicle corridors. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 48 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER Cork Oak Coast Live Oak Creative Industry District - This area has the appearance of an Oak Savanna, as it is open with a scattering of Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata). Therefore, the Valley Oak is appropriate here. East Housing Area and Creekside Park - The presence of impressive native oak trees throughout the neighborhood suggest the planting of more of these trees. Deciduous Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata) are proposed on the South and West exposures to provide summer shade and allow winter sun, and the evergreen Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) is proposed for the north an east exposures for wind protection West Housing Area - Many of these streets currently benefit from existing mature trees. The design goal for this area is to retain these trees and add more street trees of the same species and planting pattern. William S. Hart Park - The impressive Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) planted along the Park's frontage are to remain, with more planted along Newhall Avenue. Guidelines Where space is available, tree wells are to be 4' x 6' (Four feet by six feet). Where this much space is not available, permeable paving or tree grates are to be utilized to give the tree roots ample aeration while enabling space for foot and or vehicle traffic. Automatic irrigation is to be provided for tree establishment. Where right-of-way easements are too narrow for adequate tree planting, easements should be discussed with the owners for potential acquisition in front yard setbacks for street trees. In general, street trees should be a minimum of 3o' (thirty feet) apart along the street frontages. Street trees in commercial areas should be selected and placed to avoid both long and short-term sign blockage for businesses. 49 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 N COMMON NAME 5o01hern Ove Oak l L 7 Can'. dentoso American Chestnut 1 Y' 1 ' Cedms Deodam Deodar Cedar ra Ko,lmutena bipinnata Chinese Flame TreepW 1 / I- 1 Olive 1 + ' Landon Plane Tree 1 1 mumow Quercus o0]olia Odifornia Sycamore Coast Live Oak I Que,ws lobata Wiley Oak y�I / GATE.MNG Qu,rcus caber Cork Oak �\ DEVELOPMENT sMinus moll, California Pepper Tme \ Ulmusp.n6gom Chinese Elm I a I � California Bay Tree 1 ion 1 - 1 \ SRF 0 zoo qao 800 ft / W LIIAM S. MAIf! PAP, \ i 1 � 1 ` I 1 \ REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 I { MRSIER'S COLLEGE SCIENTIFIC NAME r Quemus vnllyniuna COMMON NAME 5o01hern Ove Oak \ I I I Can'. dentoso American Chestnut ' Cedms Deodam Deodar Cedar ra Ko,lmutena bipinnata Chinese Flame TreepW so, / I- Olea eumpca Olive Plamnusx ounfolia Platunus Landon Plane Tree mumow Quercus o0]olia Odifornia Sycamore Coast Live Oak Que,ws lobata Wiley Oak y�I / GATE.MNG Qu,rcus caber Cork Oak �\ DEVELOPMENT sMinus moll, California Pepper Tme \ Ulmusp.n6gom Chinese Elm \\ \\ Umbellulanacali�bmim California Bay Tree ` Is Designated Street Trees Plan \� PIONEEROIL - \ SRF 0 zoo qao 800 ft / OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 50 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER California Sycamore tree Downtown Railroad Avenue Designated Street Tree(s): Bmchychiton populneus / Bottle Trees Schinus molle / California Pepper (medians only) A continuous corridor of California Pepper Trees is proposed along Lyons and Railroad Avenue to act as a visual guide or marker leading into Old Town Newhall. Existing Street Tree(s): Rhus loncea / African Sumac Logerstmemla indica / Crape Myrtles Pinus thunbergii / Japanese Black Pine Market Street Designated Street Tree(s): Platanus mcemosa / California Sycamore Quercus agrffolio / Coast Live Oak Existing Street Tree(s): Bmchychiton populneus / Bottle Trees Fmxinus velutina / Arizona Ash Moms sp. / Mulberry Main Street (Formerly San Fernando Road) Designated Street Tree(s): Plotanus racemoso / California Sycamore (primary) Proposed Accent Trees Ailanthus altissima / Tree of Heaven Porkinsonia oculeata / Mexican Palo Verde Prospis glanduloso / Honey Mesquite Syringio reticulata / Japanese Tree Lilac XChitolpa tashkerdensis / Chitalpa 51 1 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Olive tree Existing Street Tree(s): Froxinus w1utina / Arizona Ash Geyem pamlflaro /Australian Willow Koelreuteria bipinnato / Chinese Flame Tree Pyrus calleryana / Ornamental Pear Pyrus kawakamii /Evergreen Pear Commercial Corridors Newhall Avenue Designated Street Tree(s): Cedrus Deodara / Deodar Cedar (along South side of street) Oleo europea / Olive (along North side of street) Existing Street Tree(s); Cedms Deodaro / Deodar Cedar Pyrus calleryana / Ornamenal Pear Lyons Avenue Designated Street Tree(s): Quercus virginiona / Southern Live Oak Schinus molle / California Pepper Tree (in median) A continuous corridor of California Pepper Trees is proposed along Lyons and Railroad Avenue to act as a visual guide or marker leading into Old Town Newhall. Existing Street Tree(s): Pyrus calleryana / Ornamental Pear Quercus ogrfolia / Coast Live Oak Syagrus romanzofanum / Queen Palms Pistacio chinensis / Chinese Pistache (in front of Californian Apartments) Evergreen Pear tree Fmxinus velutina 'Modesto' l Modesto Ash in LIVID (Landscape Maintenance District) Quercus kelloggii / California Black Oak Koelreuterio poniculata / Goldenrain Tree Liquidambar stymcfuo /American Sweetgum Hart Park Newhall Avenue (Between Market SL and Main Street) Designated Street Tree(s): Cedrus atlantico / Atlas Cedar (along South side of street) Olea eurapeo / Olive (along North side of street) Existing Street Tree(s): Cedrus deodam / Deodar Cedar Pyrus calleryano / Ornamenal Pear Creative Industry District Newhall Avenue Designated Street Tree(s): Quercus lobata / Valley Oak Existing Street Tree(s): Fraxinus velutina / Arizona Ash Genera parvfom /Australian Willow Koelreuterio bipinnoto / Chinese Flame Tree Pyrus calleryano / Ornamental Pear Pyrus kawakamii /Evergreen Pear Goldenrain tree East Housing Area and Creekside Park Race Street Designated Street Tree(s): Ulmus powfom / Chinese Elm (East sides of street between Market St. and 5th St.) Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak (West sides of street continuing East after 5th St) Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (East sides of street continuing East after 5th St) Quercus suber / Cork Oak (West sides of street between Market St. and 5th St.) Existing Street Tree(s): Populus fmmontii / Western Cottonwood Tamarix chinensis / Salt Cedar Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak Robina pseudoacacia / Black Locust Ulmus Americana / American Elm Arch Street Designated Street Tree(s): Ulmus pon fora / Chinese Elm (East sides of street between Market St. and 5th St.) Quercus ogrifolia / Coast Live Oak (West sides of street continuing East after 5th St) Quercus lobato / Valley Oak (East sides of street continuing East after 5th St) Quercus suber / Cork Oak (West sides of street between Market St. and 5th St.) OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 52 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2024 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER Bottle tree Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak Platonus x acerifolio / London Plane Trees There is no space for the addition of street trees in the public right-of-way in the first block between Market St. and 6th St. Pine Street Designated Street Tree(s): Platanus x acrefolio / London Plane Trees Existing Street Tree(s): Eucalyptus pol yanthemos / Silver Dollar Gum Platanus x acerifolia / London Plane Trees (North side) Lagerstroemio indica / Gape Myrtles (South side) Larger trees can be placed in between Gape Myrtles to help screen the railroad tracks. 6th Street ( South of Railroad Avenue) Designated Street Tree(s): Quercus suber / Cork Oak (North sides of street East of Pine St.) Ulmus paryfora / Chinese Elm (South sides of street West of Pine St.) Umbellularia californica / California Bay Tree (West of Railroad Ave.) Existing Street Tree(s): Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust Vquidambor st yrac fua / Sweet Gum 53 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2074 California Pepper tree Sth Street (South of Railroad Avenue) Designated Street Tree(s): Quercus lobato / Valley Oak (South sides of street East of Pine St.) Quercus suber / Cork Oak (North sides of street East of Pine St.) Ulmus pary fora / Chinese Elm (South sides of street one-half block East of Pine St.) Schinus molle / California Pepper Tree (West of Railroad Ave.) Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Pyms calleryano / Ornamental Pear Morus alba / White Mulberry Robinia pseudoacacia / Black Locust 4th Street Designated Street Tree(s): Quercus Agrifolio / Coat Live Oak (North sides of street East of Pine St.) Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (South sides of street East of Pine St.) Quercus suber / Cork Oak (North sides of street one-half block East of Pine St) Ulmus paryfora / Chinese Elm (South sides of street one-half block East of Pine St.) Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm Ulmus americana / American Elm Robinia pseudoacacia / Black locust There is no space for street trees in the public right-of-way except on first block. Crepe Mrytle tree 3rd Street Designated Street Tree(s): Quarcus ogtfolia / Coast Live Oak (North sides of street east of Pine St.) Quarcus lobate / Valley Oak (South sides of street east of Pine St.) Quercus suber / Cork Oak (North sides of street one-half block east of Pine St.) Ulmus parv&m / Chinese Elm (South sides of street one- half block east of Pine St) Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm Ulmus Americana / American Elm Robinio pseudoacacia / Black locust There is limited space for street trees due to pavement leading up to the property lines of houses adjacent to the road. and Street Designated Street Tree(s): Quercus agrifolio / Coast Live Oak (North sides of street east of Pine St.) Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (South sides of street east of Pine St.) Quercus suber/ Cork Oak (North sides of street one-half block east of Pine St.) Deodar Cedar tree Ulmus parviom / Chinese Elm (South sides of street one-half block east of San Fernando St.) Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Robina pseudoawcia / Black Locust Pinus radiata / Monterey Pine Ulmus Americana / American Elm There is limited space for street trees due to pavement leading up to the property lines of houses adjacent to the road. Park Street Designated Street Tree(s): Quercus agrifolia / Coast Live Oak (North sides of street east of Pine St) Quercus lobata / Valley Oak (South sides of street east of Pine St.) Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Robinio pseudoacacia / Black Locust Pinus radiata / Monterey Pine Ulmus americana / American Elm There is limited space for street trees due to pavement leading up to the property lines of houses adjacent to the road. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 54 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER West Housing Area Spruce Street Designated Street Tree(s): Platanus x acedfolia / London Plane Tree Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Fraxinus sp. / Ash Morus sp. / Mulberry Platanus mcemoso / California Sycamore Pyms calleryano / Ornamental Pear Eucalyptus sp. / Eucalyptus species There is no room in the public right-of-way for street trees from i4th street east two blocks. Walnut Street Designated Street Tree(s): Ulmus powfora / Chinese Elm Accent: fuglans califomico / California Black Walnut Existing Street Tree(s): Logerstroemia indica / Crape Myrtle Fraxinus sp. / Ash Liquidambar styroc f ua / American Sweetgum Magnolia sp. / Magnolia Robina sp / Locust Ulmus parvfom / Chinese Elm Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm Ulmus Americana / American Elm Chestnut Street Designated Street Tree(s): Castenea dentata / American Chestnut Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Fraxinus velutina / Arizona Ash Liquidambar styracfua / Sweet gum Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm Ulmus parvifom / Chinese Elm There is a big mix of large mature trees that should be maintained. The addition of street trees is possible except between 8th and 9th streets. 12th Street Designated Street Tree(s): Platanus x acerfolia / London Plane Tree Existing Street Tree(s): Platanus x acedfolia / London Plane Tree Ulmus americana / American Elm Kocimuteria bipinnoto / Chinese Flame Tree nth Street Designated Street Tree(s): Platanus x acedfolia / London Plane Tree Existing Street Tree(s): Fraxinus sp. / Ash (mature) Platanus x acerifolia / London Plane Tree Ulmus americana / American Elm 55 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 9th Street Designated Street Tree(s): Koelmuteda bipinnata / Chinese Flame Tree Accent Aesculus colifomico / California Buckeye Existing Street Tree(s): Logerstroemia indica / Crape Myrtle Koelreutedo bipinnota / Chinese Flame Tree Moms sp. / Mulberry Platanus x ocmfolia / London Plane Tree Pyms kawakamii / Evergreen Pear Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm 8th Street Designated Street Tree(s): Koelreuteda bipinnota / Chinese Flame Tree X Chitolpa toshkentensis / Chitalpa Existing Street Tree(s): Quercus agdfolio / Coast Live Oak Platanus x acedfolia / London Plane Tree Betula pendula / White Birch Ulmus pumila / Siberian Elm Uquidanbor styracfua / Sweet Gum 6th Street (South of Railroad Avenue) Designated Street Tree(s): Umbellularia cal fornica / California Bay Tree (West of Railroad Ave.) Existing Street Tree(s): Robina pseudoacacia / Black Locust Liquidambar styracfua / Sweet Gum 5th Street (South of Railroad Avenue) Designated Street Tree(s): Schinus molle / California Pepper Tree (West of Railroad Ave.) Existing Street Tree(s): there is a random mix of trees such as: Pyrus colleryano / Ornamental Pear Moms alba / White Mulberry Robinio pseudoacacia / Black Locust Neighborhood Trees 2.4 Transportation Plan The overall approach to transportation in Old Town Newhall is based on the time -tested practice of making great streets that respond to and create a positive environment for people and automobiles. With this foundation, the transportation plan addresses four primary subjects: • Great streets and thoroughfares • Parking • Community -wide circulation • Transit Great Streets and Thoroughfares The notion that an effective design of streets helps create vibrant civic life is fundamental to both traditional cities and Old Town Newhall. "Great Streets" elevate the needs of pedestrians and cyclists to a state of balance with other modes of transportation within the right-of-ways of residential and commercial thoroughfares. This approach is referred to as Pedestrian First because it suggests that favoring pedestrian movement is the most important ingredient in the design of traditional urban places. Such a focus allows a friendlier, more inviting environment of the public way. As a result, walking and shopping opportunities increase, adding greatly to the economic vitality of a place. Increased options for movement through the city [walking, riding, streetcars, autos] enhances the variety of the street as well. All these OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 56 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2: FORM AND CHARACTER elements combine to create a much higher trip quality for citizens and visitors, whether walking or driving. Most visitors, workers and residents will likely arrive in Old Town Newhall in wheeled vehicles, but at some point they will enter the realm of the pedestrian, who moves at no more than four miles per hour. As pedestrians, they need to circulate safely and conveniently to their destination. In order to create a pedestrian friendly environment which in turn, maximizes the commercial and retail nature of Old Town Newhall, it is important to note the difference between street design for a Pedestrian First project as compared to a conventionally designed project. Conventional, wide streets and arterials can be very uninviting and potentially unsafe for pedestrians because cars travelling faster require greater braking distance. Narrower streets whose turning radii are reduced encourage pedestrians both because the streets are safer and the streets feel more comfortable. The result is that proper street design is a significant contributor to creating a vibrant, pedestrian - oriented public arena. In response to such concerns, Old Town Newhall's street network includes carefully considered design strategies. First, it is hierarchical, as it is composed of various street types, their widths calibrated to the building types and uses each is meant to service. Second, it is lean, as it is set up to operate using the minimum width possible for each thoroughfare. Third, it is interconnected, as it provides for a variety of alternative paths of movement. Fourth, it is spatial, as carefully calibrated standards for each thoroughfare establish their individual sense of enclosure and contribute to the character and place within the district. Fifth and finally, it is varied, as individual thoroughfares are incorporated into specific zones within the plan, assigned character according to use. The integration of these organizational strategies and care in creating safe design widths are key components in the Pedestrian First approach. Detailed street design standards aim to slow traffic down within the neighborhood and along the corridor, while allowing for the smooth operation of emergency vehicles and keeping the same capacity for vehicular flow. Limited lane widths, two-way traffic, on -street parking, tighter curb radii, narrow street crossings, ample sidewalks and generous streetscapes, including lighting that is both effective for commerce and pedestrians while maintaining the integrity of those natural areas adjacent to Old Town are all key elements of a walkable, Pedestrian -First strategy. For each street type, these standards prescribe both a geometric profile as well as a performance level. The standards were established to balance the needs of people walking, parked cars, and moving cars, and to generate a quality of place and a character that varies from place to place. The look and performance of thoroughfares can then become a powerful influence on the design of buildings within adjacent blocks and on the overall quality of life within each neighborhood. By utilizing this transportation framework, residents will have access to all buildings and uses within the neighborhood in a manner that supports the kind of casual social interaction that is at the heart of all great downtowns. 57 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Parking Fundamental to the successful revitalization of Old Town Newhall is the creation of a Park Once environment. The typical suburban pattern of isolated, single -use buildings, each surrounded by parking lots, requires two vehicular movements and a parking space to be dedicated for each visit to a shop, office, or civic institution, requiring six movements and three parking spaces for three tasks. With virtually all parking held in private hands, spaces cannot be efficiently shared between uses, and each building's private lots are therefore typically sized to handle a worst-case parking load. Most significantly, when new and renovated buildings in an existing downtown are required to provide such worst-case parking ratios, the result is often stagnation and decline: buildings are not renovated, since no room exists on the site for the required parking; new shops often demand the tear -down of adjacent buildings, generating free-standing retail boxes surrounded by cars, or pedestrian -hostile buildings that hover above parking lots; and the resulting low-density fabric generates too few pedestrians to let downtown reach critical mass. By contrast, the compactness and mixed-use nature of Old Town Newhall lends itself to significant savings in daily trips and required parking spaces, for three reasons: Park Once - Those arriving by car follow a Park Once pattern, generating just two vehicle movements, parking just once, and completing multiple daily tasks on foot. Shared Parking Among Uses with Differing Peak Times - Spaces can be efficiently shared between uses with differing peak hours, peak days, and peak seasons of parking demand (such as office, restaurant, retail, and entertainment uses). Shared Parking To Spread Peak Loads - The Old Town Newhall parking supply can be sized to meet average parking loads (instead of the worst-case parking ratios needed for isolated suburban buildings), since the common supply allows shops and offices with above-average demand to be balanced by shops and offices that have below-average demand or are temporarily vacant. Studies indicate that the parking required for mature mixed-use district typically ranges from 1.4 to 2.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of non-residential built space, or one-third to one-half that required for conventional suburban development pl. The traditional downtown pattern also generates more pedestrian traffic accompanied by less vehicular congestion. Daily vehicle trips can be reduced by half or more. But most importantly, the transformation of drivers into walkers is the immediate generator of pedestrian life: crowds of people animate public life on the streets and generate the patrons of street friendly retail businesses. It is this "scene" created by pedestrians in appropriate numbers that provides the energy and attraction to sustain a thriving Main Street environment. A critical element of the Park Once environment is the presence of on -street parking on both sides of nearly all (i] Nelson\Nygaard Associates (November 2004) OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 58 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER blocks, and the concealment of other parking from view from the street with a "liner" of shops and offices. This is achieved by locating parking in the interior of blocks, or by fronting parking decks with a veneer of retail floor space and by designing the exterior of the parking structures to disguise their interior use. Additionally, it is important that the pedestrian landing is into a public space such as the sidewalk, an arcade, or public building lobby. For the past century, no dictum has been more descriptive of the fate of our cities than "form follows parking." The proposed resolution of the parking load for the downtown area is based on the proposition that parking is not an end in itself. Its purpose is to generate a pedestrian environment where people and cars mix under controlled circumstances that favor the person on foot. The consequence of this change in policy and design will be the kind of town center vitality and prosperity that have been absent from Old Town Newhall in the last thirty years. Community -Wide Circulation The circulation strategy that will enable Old Town to become the exciting place envisioned by the community is to effectively create a triangle -bypass for community -wide traffic. By letting the corridors feeding into the area continue to handle the majority of traffic that is community -wide in nature, the traffic that wants to use the more calm Main Street will do so. This coordinated system of interconnected corridors and varying local streets will enable Old 59 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY i;, 2014 Town and the two flanking neighborhoods to maintain their local role and nature within the larger system of the region. The General Plan identifies a planned extension of Dockweiler Road which is east of the Specific Plan boundary. The City has not yet finalized the actual alignment, configuration and type of connection (at grade or grade -separated) has not been determined for this roadway. This Specific Plan acknowledges the future need to accommodate this extension and to the extent possible, provides several points connection for further study. Transit The objective of the transit component of this Specific Plan is to augment the downtown area with a variety of alternatives to the personal automobile. This is accomplished through the use of existing bus and commuter rail service as well as through other incentives and strategies aimed at reducing the need for parking spaces while increasing the amount of people and customers available to merchants and services in the area. Generally, the following subjects are addressed in this Specific Plan to provide alternatives to single occupancy vehicle trips to and from Old Town: Transit -Oriented Housing - The presence and success of the commuter rail service at the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station bodes very well for Old Town Newhall. As discussed later in this Specific Plan, the popularity of people wanting to live near transit is on the rise for the foreseeable future. One of the best ways to maximize transit and its numerous benefits is to provide housing that caters to those wanting the type of lifestyle of living in a downtown area with viable transit service and the option of not having to own an automobile for daily needs. Increase Transit Service - The commitment toward providing maximum access to and from Old Town while minimizing the need to provide parking for everyone in the region is fundamental to the revitalization effort. As the downtown area creates more housing and the retail/office/restaurant space increases, the viability of increased transit service is further enhanced. Financial Incentives to Driving - Through the use of a variety of incentives, it is proposed that employers and their employees working in the area can choose between always driving their cars to Old Town and using the incentives to reduce their need to do so. In this way, people are provided with alternatives they don't have today and, demands on traffic and parking are lessened to a degree. Parking Permits - In close coordination with the residential areas in the Specific Plan, the possibility exists for limited use of on -street parking by commuters on a permit basis that is enforced. This allows efficient use of on -street parking that is often not used by residents during the day. The revenues from this program would help to fund transit activities. The above subjects are expanded upon further with corresponding policies and initiatives in Chapter 3, Implementation. A. Great Streets and Thoroughfares The proposed street network is interconnected and geometrically rich. Streets are appropriately terminated as necessary to generate a sense of enclosure and spatial variety. From a functional perspective, the dimensional palette of streets generally follows New Urbanist street standards. Existing neighborhood streets accept the principle of narrowness as a fundamental precondition of pedestrian safety. The thoroughfares connecting in and out of the neighborhood are large enough to accommodate more significant traffic loads, yet they remain pedestrian -friendly. Finely calibrated right-of-way sections are in balance between the needs of people walking, parked cars, moving cars and streetscape. These four ingredients of street design vary from one thoroughfare to the other, giving each of them a particular and unique architectural character. A pedestrian walking through Old Town Newhall or a driver in a car should be able to recognize where they are located at any point in time. Through a sensitively detailed set of thoroughfares, a variety of distinct and viable environments is created. Such a system allows a real place to exist while accommodating the needs of people and automobiles. The following represents the proposed improvements to the existing thoroughfare network for the Specific Plan area. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 6o City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2001 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER A Great Street: University Avenue in Palo Alto, CA 1. Railroad Avenue Modifications - To enable the Main Street modifications and provide the capacity that is needed for future traffic volumes, Railroad Avenue will be re -striped and re -built within its existing curbs to provide a four -lane roadway with a tree -lined central median. At each cross street, breaks in the median for left -turn lanes will maintain accessibility to the downtown area. Parking is removed on the eastern side to make room for the additional traffic lanes, but retained on the western side to serve businesses and provide a buffer for pedestrian. On the western side, the existing six feet from building to curb face is inadequate. An additional six feet in the form of an easement, to produce a 12 foot wide sidewalk, will therefore be required whenever buildings are redeveloped, in order to create a reasonably wide and shopper -friendly streetscape. The implementation of this project is to occur in the first phase of the Plan and will require a phased approach to provide the necessary capacity within the available resources so early in the project. 2. Reconfigure north end of Downtown - The north ends of Main Street and Railroad Avenue as well as the east end of Lyons at Railroad all need to be reconfigured to enable the project and to be consistent with the future alignment of Dockweiler Road. This results in the following projects: 51 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 a. Remove San Fernando Road (Main Street) Diagonal - Removing this high speed "S" curve serves three important functions: it creates a sizable block of land upon which a major public building and associated retail/office can be placed; it terminates the vista down San Fernando Road with the front doors and tower of that building creating Old Town's new picture postcard view; and as a result, it significantly slows and calms traffic through the heart of downtown, transforming a highway into Main Street. UPDATE: This project has been completed. b. Reconfigure Lyons Avenue / Railroad Avenue Intersection - To replace the traffic capacity currently provided by the diagonal portion of the former San Fernando Road, this intersection will be widened to provide additional turn lanes, and to expedite the flow of traffic from San Fernando Road to Railroad Avenue. UPDATE: This project has been completed. c. Reconfigure Lyons Avenue / San Fernando Road (Main Street) Intersection - This intersection will be reconfigured as a ordinary "T" intersection, with curb extensions, crosswalks on all legs, median refuges and curb radii as small as is feasible, to ease the difficulty of crossing Lyons Avenue on foot from the downtown to the neighborhood and public building to the north. This signal, and all other signals in the Specific Plan area, will be equipped with pedestrian countdown signals to improve safety. UPDATE: This project has been completed. g. San Fernando Road (Main Street) Streetscape Improvements - The street will be converted to a two- lane Main Street, with back-in/head-out angle parking on both sides; curb extensions at all corners to reduce pedestrian crossing distances; new paving materials, pedestrian -scale light fixtures, street furniture and new trees (as described in the Landscape section); and mid -block crosswalks in the three central blocks. Of particular interest is the feature of back-in/head- out angle parking. This is an enhancement for both motorist and pedestrian alike in that it serves to make parking easier, calm traffic and significantly improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists due to improved sight distance and visibility. [t] A four-way stop replaces the traffic signal at the intersection of Main Street tIt 9 �}`� s L °$ -T91q i 1. o a8 O a r C1�9 cLuo 64 -C 070❑ �e�g ❑ � 14 ° P $ v �L-- -5 10, , a^ o c't51r a 1 II�IIL� 0 9 0 0 D _f % 0 �, .. 0 q t QOo� ty tta n 5ov Oct J O C J ' Streetscape Projects Intersection Projects Trail / Bikeway Projects F1 Great Streets Plan 0 200 400 800 k 7 �ES ILJJ 6gh�i ill. 1 EP oL11A� �ael � 1 r M67 tL 1 t o ! OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 62 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER and Market Street. Driveways along the street will be closed and off-street parking accessed from the alleys, allowing the creation of more on -street parking, and reducing traffic hazards for strolling shoppers. UPDATE: This project has been completed. 4. Reconfigure Main Street / Newhall Avenue Intersection - This intersection will be reshaped to ease the flow of traffic from Main Street to Newhall Avenue. For traffic heading north on Newhall Avenue, the left lane will continue straight onto Newhall, eliminating the current wait for a left -turn signal phase. The right lane will be directed onto Main Street. Similarly, southbound traffic on Newhall will be able to continue straight south onto Newhall Avenue, eliminating the current right-hand turn for this movement. Both halves of this intersection (Main Street/Fifth Street and Newhall/Fifth Street) will be operated as a single coordinated signal. The western leg of this intersection will be a new entry into William S. Hart Park, reconnecting the park to downtown with a convenient, signalized crossing (for both drivers and pedestrians). UPDATE: This project has been completed. 5. Market Street Streetscape Improvements - From Race Street to Newhall Avenue, this project will include new curb extensions, paving materials, pedestrian -scale light fixtures, street furniture and new trees (as described in the Landscape section), unifying the route from the community center on the east to the new Veterans Historic Plaza on the west. Because this street is physically at the center of Main Street and activity and so forth, special attention should be given to relocating overhead utilities below ground. 6. Reconfigure Newhall Avenue / Railroad Avenue Intersection - Minor changes to this intersection may be required to accommodate the restriping of Railroad Avenue to four lanes with a median. 7. Newhall Avenue from Railroad Avenue south to Plan Boundary - A minimum 5' width sidewalk, buffered from traffic by a landscape strip planted with shade trees, will replace the existing patchwork of discontinuous sidewalks and narrow sidewalks immediately adjacent to the curb. To improve safety, the existing two- way left -turn lane will be replaced by a raised median planted with mature trees, with left -turn pockets at intersections. On -street bicycle lanes will be added. South of the railroad tracks, the roadway is planned to be widened to six lanes: these improvements will require an ultimate right-of-way width of 114', rather than current too'. 8. Bike Path from Pine Street to 13th Street along Railroad Tracks - A paved bicycle and pedestrian path (minimum 8' wide) will be added on the east side of the railroad right-of-way (switching to the west side of the tracks north of 13th Street). This path will link Newhall to the City's existing trail network. This "rail -trail" will require the relocation of the existing fence, to ensure that the trail is separated from the tracks by an effective barrier. g. Creekside Bike / Pedestrian Path - A paved bicycle and pedestrian path will follow the creek, providing a quiet route which joins the neighborhood to Creekside Park, the train station and the City's wider pathway system. 1o. New Bridge for Equestrian / Pedestrian Trail - This new bridge over the creek will provide an all-weather connection for the existing equestrian and pedestrian trail from The Masters' College to Market Street, providing students with easy access to Downtown. Timing of Improvements - The numbering above refers to the general sequence of improvements over the life of the Specific Plan. Chapter 3, Implementation, proposes more detailed sequencing of the above overall improvement projects. Detailed implementation of each of the twelve street improvements depends upon the needs at the particular time, the available resources and the ability to mitigate the needs through the improvement itself or other measures. Itl Nelson \ Nygaard Associates zoo4 63 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Main Street (5th Street - Lyons Avenue) Plan / Section Diagram Railroad Avenue (4th Street - Lyons Avenue) Plan /Section Diagram Illustrative Photo MOVEMENT ........................Slow DESIGN SPEED...................25 mph CROSSING TIME................5 seconds ROW WIDTH.......................80' seconds TRAFFIC LANES..................2, 1 each direction PARKING .............................both sides (diagonal) CURB TYPE..........................vertical side (parallel) CURB RADIUS ..................... 15-25' SIDEWALK WIDTH .............12' 15-25' PLANTER WIDTH................3' 12' e: 1V PLANTER TYPE ....................squares at face of curb at 30'-40' o.c. PLANTING...........................trees at face of curb at 30'-40' o.c.: west side TREE SPECIES .....................see page 50 (Street Tree Plan) Illustrative Photo MOVEMENT ........................ Free DESIGN SPEED...................35 mph CROSSING TIME................14 seconds ROW WIDTH.......................91' TRAFFIC LANES..................4, 2 each direction PARKING .............................west side (parallel) CURB TYPE..........................vertical CURB RADIUS ..................... 15-25' SIDEWALK WIDTH.............w: 12' e: 1V PLANTER WIDTH................4' PLANTER TYPE ....................squares at face of curb at 30'-40' o.c.: west side planting strip: east side PLANTING...........................trees TREE SPECIES.....................see page 50 (Street Tree Plan) OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 64 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER Market Street (Newhall Avenue to Arch Street) Plan / Section Diagram Newhall Avenue (Pine Street to railroad tracks) Illustrative Photo MOVEMENT .........................Slow DESIGN SPEED....................25 mph CROSSING TIME.................7 seconds ROW WIDTH ......................8o' TRAFFIC LANES...................3, 2 each direction, 1 center turn lane PARKING..............................both sides (mixed) CURB TYPE...........................vertical CURB RADIUS ...................... 15-25' SIDEWALK WIDTH .............. 12' PLANTER WIDTH.................5' PLANTER TYPE .....................squares at face of curb at 30'-40' o.c. PLANTING............................trees TREE SPECIES ......................see page 5o (Street Tree Plan) Plan / Section Diagram 65 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, zoos REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Illustrative Photo MOVEMENT ........................Free DESIGN SPEED...................35 mph CROSSING TIME................18 seconds ROW WIDTH .......................114' TRAFFIC LANES..................6, 3 each direction PARKING .............................none CURB TYPE..........................vertical CURB RADIUS ..................... 15-25' SIDEWALK WIDTH .............5' PLANTER WIDTH................7' PLANTER TYPE...................planter strip PLANTING...........................trees TREE SPECIES.....................see page 50 (Street Tree Plan) B. Parking To achieve these savings on parking demand and to spark redevelopment, a six -step parking and transportation strategy is proposed. This strategy proceeds in order from low cost, readily implementable measures to much higher -cost measures (specifically parking garages) that will take more time and money to finance, design and construct. If redevelopment proceeds rapidly, however, then many of the following steps should be pursued simultaneously. The strategy is modeled after the successful precedents of downtown Boulder, Colorado, and Old Pasadena (both described in Technical Memorandum #i, Peer Review of Parking and Transportation) and other thriving mixed-use centers. Step 1 - Establish a Transportation Improvement District for Newhall, giving Newhall the ability to create efficient, carefully located public parking, to raise parking revenues, and to fund additional public improvements within the district. Step 2 - Abolish minimum parking requirements, removing an impediment that has seriously hindered redevelopment. Step 3 - Make better use of the parking lots and vacant lots that already exist in Newhall, using the mechanism of the Transportation Improvement District to purchase or lease these lots and convert them into public parking areas, which can be efficiently shared and managed, forming the kind of Park Once District described earlier. Step 4 - Put customers first, by using enforcement and education to make sure that the best and most convenient parking spaces are set aside for customers. The Present: Conventional Single -Use Parking Standards The Desired Future: Shared, Park Once Standards and Policies Step 5 - Implement an array of transportation demand management benefits, again using the mechanism of the Transportation Improvement District, to provide every employee in the district with a set of rewards and benefits for leaving his car at home. These benefits will be provided not by a mandatory ordinance imposed on employers, but provided by the district in order to Parking signage Parking signage reduce parking demand and traffic congestion. The principle here is to fund only those demand reduction measures which can be demonstrated to reduce parking demand for less than the cost of building new parking structure spaces. Step 6 - Build public parking garages, which while costly, will almost certainly be necessary to meet demand once all of the quicker, lower-cost measures have been exhausted. The parking situation for Old Town Newhall is summarized below in terms of existing and proposed supply of on- and off-street parking. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 66 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 2 : FORM AND CHARACTER Parking signage Santa Clarita Transit 67 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 PARKING SUMMARY - URBAN CENTER The following paragraphs describe the six step parking and transportation strategy in more detail: 1. Forma Transportation Improvement District • Parking must be managed as a public utility, just like streets and sewers, with public parking provided in strategically placed municipal lots and garages. Parking should not be dedicated to a single building or use but rather shared between nearby uses. A District, with authority to determine parking rates, collect parking revenue, and to allocate parking revenues, is essential for this purpose. The District should be able to allocate parking revenues for a wide range of improvements in Newhall, including parking construction and operations, streetscape improvements; transit, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, transportation demand management programs, and other programs to benefit downtown, such as security, street cleaning, and marketing. It is important to note that the transportation demand management programs would provide a menu of benefits for employees who voluntarily choose not to drive, rather than being, like some programs, a mandatory ordinance imposed upon employers. 2. Abolish minimum parking requirements and establish a market for parking - Developers should be allowed to build as much or as little parking as they choose, subject to design standards. This is a critical step to make it physically possible and financially feasible to redevelop Newhall as a compact, lively and pedestrian friendly District. If they choose to build little or no on-site parking, they must be able to purchase permits for public lots from the District for resale to their tenants' employees. Whether parking is built on-site or rented in public lots, each development's conditions of approval must require that parking costs are "unbundled" from the cost to buy or lease building space: that is, parking spaces are required to be sold or rented at Existing ParkinlL Proposed Parldnff Off-StIvet Main Street 115 161 Side Streets 110 238 Sub Total Main and Side Streets 225 399 Railroad Avenue 180 go Total On -street ParkinF. 403 489 OfFstred East side of Main Street its (est. Max.)o West side of Main street 158 (est. max.) o Sub total Main Street 273 (est. max.) o Hart Park (along Newhall Avenue edge) 0 140 Parkcnm Garages o goo Total Off-street Parking 273 940 OTAL ON- AND OFF- STREET PARKING 678 1429 The following paragraphs describe the six step parking and transportation strategy in more detail: 1. Forma Transportation Improvement District • Parking must be managed as a public utility, just like streets and sewers, with public parking provided in strategically placed municipal lots and garages. Parking should not be dedicated to a single building or use but rather shared between nearby uses. A District, with authority to determine parking rates, collect parking revenue, and to allocate parking revenues, is essential for this purpose. The District should be able to allocate parking revenues for a wide range of improvements in Newhall, including parking construction and operations, streetscape improvements; transit, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, transportation demand management programs, and other programs to benefit downtown, such as security, street cleaning, and marketing. It is important to note that the transportation demand management programs would provide a menu of benefits for employees who voluntarily choose not to drive, rather than being, like some programs, a mandatory ordinance imposed upon employers. 2. Abolish minimum parking requirements and establish a market for parking - Developers should be allowed to build as much or as little parking as they choose, subject to design standards. This is a critical step to make it physically possible and financially feasible to redevelop Newhall as a compact, lively and pedestrian friendly District. If they choose to build little or no on-site parking, they must be able to purchase permits for public lots from the District for resale to their tenants' employees. Whether parking is built on-site or rented in public lots, each development's conditions of approval must require that parking costs are "unbundled" from the cost to buy or lease building space: that is, parking spaces are required to be sold or rented at full cost, as a separately charged item, so that building tenants can buy or rent as much or as little parking as they choose. Conditions of approval must also require that building tenants make the true costs of parking visible to their employees: tenants must either charge their employees full market -rate for parking, or if they choose to offer employees free parking, then they must also offer employees the option of taking the cash value of the parking space instead. Park-and-ride commuters, no less than any other users, must be required to pay for the cost of the parking that they use, with parking charges phased in over time as the District develops. If a transit -oriented development attempts to simply replace existing surface park-and-ride lots with parking garages, which are then given away free to commuters, its prospects of being financially feasible become remote indeed: the high costs of garages which generate no revenue can rarely be borne. 3. Make better use of existing parking areas and vacant lots - The Transportation Improvement District should purchase or lease existing surface parking areas and vacant lots, for two purposes: in the short to medium-term, these lots will provide parking for the district; and in the long term, these parking areas can be transformed into parking structures, or desired civic buildings. By making strategic purchases now, the City can secure the pieces of ground that are crucial for the future success of the plan. In addition, converting private parking areas and vacant lots to public parking will allow the existing parking to be shared and used much more efficiently. 4. Put customers first -Always available, convenient, on -street customer parking is of primary importance for ground level retail to succeed. The Transportation Improvement District, which will have the authority to operate and enforce both on street parking and public parking lots, has a critical role to play in ensuring that short- term parking is readily available. Short-term parking that is strictly enforced creates rapid turnover and gives the motorist a reason to stop on a whim, adding to the retailers' profits. Business owners and their employees (and park-and-ride commuters) must therefore relinquish the best spaces to customers, and park instead in upper garage floors (if they are willing to bear the cost) or in all -day spots at the periphery, where spaces can be less expensively provided. As downtown grows, thrives and transitions from free to paid parking, parking prices and validated parking programs must be set to reward short-term, sales -tax generating customer trips (e.g. free parking for the first 30 minutes), while discouraging long-term employee parking in the best spots. Shared parking behind buildings and on -street spaces form a positive streetscape Street signage OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 68 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER xx, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER z : FORM AND CHARACTER Priority Type of parking Most convenient spaces for customers 2 -hour on -street parking near retail destinations 3 -hour parking in mid -block parking lots Least convenient for employees & All day parking on upper garage park-and-ride commuters floors or the periphery 5. Implement full package of transportation demand management strategies - As described on the following page, providing employees with incentives to leave their cars at home can be substantially cheaper than the typical $125 per month cost to build and operate a new parking structure space. More than l000 employees can be expected to work in the future District at buildout, so that demand management strategies serving them (and to some extent, shoppers and residents as well) can create substantial savings on parking construction costs. Here as well, the Transportation Improvement District should play an important role in implementing, funding and operating these programs, providing buying power and economies of scale for the many small employers in the district. 6. Build public parking garages - In the short to medium- term, surface parking, on street parking, and transportation demand management will be able to provide for the parking needs of downtown. For the long term, however, new parking structures will almost certainly be needed in the plan sites to propose structures at key central locations. If no minimum parking requirements are imposed on new development, then how can these new structures be funded? The answer is to use a mix of funding sources. As in Boulder and Old Pasadena, the primary source of funds will be parking revenues: developers needing parking for new buildings will sign leases with the Transportation Improvement District (e.g., for too spaces) and will then sublease the spaces to their tenants. Individuals, whether individual employees, park-and-ride commuters or residents, will also be able to lease monthly spaces. In the short term, customer parking will likely need to be free or highly subsidized. In addition to using on -street spaces for this need, additional funding sources, such as Tax Increment financing, can be used to fund customer parking within the garages. 69 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2074 Individual parking lots disrupt the neighborhood fabric and reduce possibilities Garage Liners as opportunity Put customersfirst CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE REVITALIZATION 3.1 - Introduction This chapter identifies and describes how implementation of the Specific Plan is addressed through: a) An Economic Strategy, b) Plan -Wide Policies, c) a Phasing Strategy, and d) an Infrastructure Strategy. Here, the scope for each of the policies, initiatives, and projects is described and quantified. The plan calls for several capital projects to support and enable revitalization. These project range from street improvements and civic buildings to infrastructure relocations and improvements. The majority of these projects and Specific Plan elements will be funded through private investment. However, there are several initiatives that require entire or partial public funding. Some of these public initiatives are necessary early in the process to stimulate private sector investment. Each implementation item is described as to its purpose, its extent and general sequencing. Economic Assumptions and Strategy - The costs for land used in this Specific Plan are based on an examination of recent transactions in the downtown plan area which show commercial land selling for approximately $35 per square foot, and residential and multi -family residential land selling for approximately W per square foot. [I] These values can be expected to increase over time. The point of this analysis is to present a gross estimate of total capital costs required to implement specific plan development elements. Additional, more dynamic, financial analysis needs to be undertaken on a project -by -project basis. Assuming a net new tax increment of SIo.8 million, the Redevelopment Agency would retain approximately Si million per year in net new property assessed valuation receipts. If the City of Santa Clarita were able to contribute its portion of net new tax increment that is generated by these new projects, that would add an additional Si million per year. This net new increment would yield approximately $t.o8 million in total annual receipts that would be able to support public improvements within Old Town Newhall. Depending on market factors ranging from interest rates to credit rating, this amount may be able to support between S8.7 to $io.8 million in public capital improvements in the Specific Plan area. It is important to remember that there may be additional resources that can be generated because the redevelopment project area is larger than the specific plan area, and may be possible to redirect growth in tax increment from throughout the redevelopment project area towards making improvements in Old Town Newhall. The Redevelopment Agency should undertake a more detailed and dynamic redevelopment financing plan for each individual project, as well as the overall concept and strategy described in the Specific Plan, prior to committing to any individual project. Beyond the Redevelopment Agency, there are additional sources of revenue that may be applied to stimulate private investment. There is the option for the City of Santa Clarita to pledge a portion of its 8% General Fund Portion of new tax increment within the Specific Plan area. It is important to look beyond local government controlled sources to help fund public improvements within the project area with techniques such as a business improvement (B.I.D.) or transportation improvement (r..I.D.) district to fund streetscape maintenance. Other opportunities exist to find access to state and federal programs as they evolve over time to partner with the City to assist in the production of affordable housing efforts. Last, in order to implement the civic initiatives, the City and its partners will need to reach out to foundations, non -profits, and community development corporations for fund raising, philanthropy, and non-profit development. Adjustments to this strategy are inevitable and subject to the needs and priorities of the community over time. To this end, this chapter should be reevaluated annually with the corresponding changes made accordingly. 3.2 - Plan -wide Policies A. Development Code The Specific Plan is activated by a progressive tool known as a "Form -Based Development Code." This Cade differs from current zoning codes in that, while it fully addresses the issues of use and development parameters, it does so in a way that is intentional toward producing a particular physical environment for each of the 'places' in the Plan. This type of code addresses a variety of subjects to generate buildings that add up to coherent blocks and ultimately whole streets of desirable development. The 5 types of zoning proposed, reflect a clear distinction between each of the anticipated environments and their constituent physical ingredients. This type of'regulatory geography' accounts for real, physical conditions that ultimately manifest themselves into corresponding development and land use patterns. Additionally, the contents of this code are reflective of the urban design objectives for each place in the downtown area. With a form -based code in place, development and activity in the Plan area are expected to: a) be clearly anticipated, b) be reflective of specific and identifiable desired outcomes and, c) provide the community with understandable, implementable and fully -coordinated provisions for revitalization. Such a code is paramount to achieving results that are calibrated to the locale instead of a conventional model that does not recognize where it is being used. Itl Source: Economics Research Associates, 2004 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 70 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 23, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE REVITALIZATION B. Land Assembly / Redevelopment Authority (Specific Plan area) In order to enable some of the development opportunities, it may become necessary to assist revitalization by assembling, or helping to assemble, contiguous parcels for creation of larger sites, consistent with the subdivision requirements of this Specific Plan. The architectural types identified for the Specific Plan area allow implementation at various widths of property and intensities. Nonetheless, there will be situations where a particular type such as Courtyard Housing may be more effective in a given situation than say, a Rowhouse or Sideyard Housing. In such a case, it would likely be necessary to assemble two or more properties to gain at least loo feet of property width to execute the desired project. The use of this measure is to occur on a very limited 'case by case' basis in response to development proposals and ideas overtime. As stated earlier, the Redevelopment Agency currently does not have the authority with which to purchase residential property for such purposes. It is important to note that the use of this type of authority is only seen as a last resort toward enabling a particularly beneficial revitalization proposal and not as some routine type of tool. As such, a policy that is critical to the long-term success of Old Town Newhall is one that provides such authority, with the appropriate provisions for testing the need for specific action. C. Preservation The benefits of preserving Newhall's historic and cultural resources are fiscally immeasurable. However, the intangible benefits of such an effort will positively affect perception about Newhall by instructing the community and others that this is a place which is building upon its heritage. This is in contrast to places where the latest fad replaces rich heritage, trivializing both in the process. The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society is very active and needs to continue its vigilant efforts toward preservation and stewardship of important cultural resources. The Specific Plan's objectives, standards and guidelines provide the necessary support with which to carry out responsible and effective preservation and adaptive reuse of cultural resources. This is further supported by the information and conclusions contained in the Historic Resources survey conducted in 2004/2005 for this Specific Plan. D. Affordable Housing Care must be taken to assess the impact of new housing development in the Plan area. New development within the plan area obligates the Redevelopment Agency to ensure the development of the necessary low/moderate affordable income dwellings. Participation by the Agency in the planning, development, or financing of new housing increases the percentage of affordable income dwellings required. To address this component of the plan, the implementation section of this chapter will need to establish programs to produce affordable housing, including a range of opportunities for all income levels, incentives and requirements to preserve and increase the affordable rental stock, and, to address the potential displacement of low and moderate income residents due to acquisition of blighted dwellings. E. Circulation, Transportation and Parking It is important to establish that automobiles have a role that must be balanced with the role of people in and through Old Town Newhall for long- term success. While the Specific Plan appropriately provides for the automobile's access, storage and circulation, it does so while maintaining a desirable environment for people. This section along with the requirements in Chapter 2 (street sections) addresses the above by providing the components and measures aimed at producing the desired environment, reducing parking -demand, managing parking and providing for adequate circulation and access. The proposed initiatives and measures are prioritized so that the City can implement them, over time, according to the availability of funding and the needs at the particular time. 3.3 - Phasing Strategy The information on the following pages sets forth the overall strategic deployment of the 93 individual measures and projects in the Specific Plan to revitalize Old Town Newhall. This is proposed in two parts: a)Initiating Revitalization -those initiatives and efforts that will stimulate private sector investment early in this Plan's life and, b) Long-term Implementation - the entire catalog Of 93 individual implementation items that will ultimately be required to carry out every aspect and detail of this Specific Plan over its anticipated 20 -year life expectancy. To this end, a general sequencing of the implementation items is indicated by the order in which they appear within each phase. Many implementation measures will occur simultaneously and appear in sequence for organizational purposes. For example, in Phase i, the first item shown is East Newhall. This is per the result of outreach for this project which shows this item spanning the life of the Specific Plan. Simultaneously, physical improvements are being made to the streets (reconfiguration, utilities, stormwater management, etc.) and a parking garage is to be built. Adjustments t0 this strategy are inevitable and subject to the needs and priorities of the community over time. This component of the Specific Plan should be reevaluated annually with any corresponding changes made accordingly. 71 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 j Development Potential The Specifi< Plan proposes the Him, Residential Deaelopment ego Existing Dwellings Sao Imax ro be nyaced/mdeveloped) - 310 Ito remain) t 1.092 (max potential new dxtail ) Comm nd.1 Dwelopmem 957,213 Hlrting Square Feet 8032, (max to be replarad/redeveloped) 236.922(lo remain) . yop,l2almu Potential new square het) t,z54,344 Total PotmNal Square feet 7—La-. Men Imo'p' 01 uoo 4- goo \ PIpM EFP DII i \ si1E i 0 CJ o O O ° tu51ER'S \^\CattEGE 4 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 72 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION INITIATING REVITALIZATION Intent In preparing this Specific Plan, it was learned through talking with public officials and people from other communities, that their successful revitalization efforts were the result of the City actively pursuing the plan. Typically, the City or Redevelopment Agency led the way in helping the private sector to realize the opportunities for investment. This Plan uses this approach in helping the community of Santa Clarita realize the desired outcomes for Old Town Newhall. First Steps The first five years of implementation are anticipated to produce up to 200,000 square feet of new or redeveloped commercial square feet and approximately Iso to 30o dwellings. Currently, there are not sufficient funds available in the Redevelopment Tax Increment Fund for serious implementation. Upon adoption of the Specific Plan, it is proposed by this Chapter that the City of Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency and/or the City take the following first steps, in the order shown, to initiate revitalization according to this plan: Upon Adoption of Specific Plan Within 1st month Within 3 months ■ RFP 1 for Development of Initial Park -Once Garage and liner Prepare a Requestfor Proposals and solicit the RFP to qualified developers for the purpose of implementing the firer of the two public garages and liners in the Plan. Ether of the we garages can Work with affected Property Owners Conduct Pre-Proposd Conference be developed first and will have the net effect of signaling to the community that this project is in fact a serious effort and significantly underway. This will be accomplished by the garage producing or Comscil/RDA to authorize R£P Receive Proposals enabling the following during the course of the first phase: • 400 parking spaces Prepare RFP Interview and Select 1-3 finalists • up to 20040110 square feel of retail/officdRntamant space • up to 50 sthdiolloft dwellings over commercial space as liners to the garages Compile List of Qualified/Interested present to CouncipRDA/Owners for •+I- $28.7 million in new assessed valuation Developers direction •+/- $687 thousand in new property tax •+1- $412.3 thousand in new tax4nerement ($137 thousand for housing cit aside) Distribute RFP Selected developeoproposal (wiener) . Promote Private Sector interest in entire Specific Plan area The Redevelopment Agency is to engage the private sector in bringing investment to anywhere in the Plan area However, priority should be on development along Main Street to help revitalize Continue, renew and establish Update on private sector activity the environment io a significant manner. Because the Redevelopment Agency does not own these communication with owners, merchants properties, care needs to be takes to ensure that proper communication is established with current and residents about the potential allowed Update on Main Street Plans/Schedde owners and tenants about this program and how it can assist the private sector. by the Specific Ran 0 Prepare Municipal Bond for Specific Public Improvements Proceed with preparing a municipal bond -issue for the meant equal to the capital costs (budget). This will turd the necessary public improvements in phase 1: RDA to consuit bond counsel on Hire bond counsel to prepare bond • parking garage so-ucNring/prepadng bond • restriping of Railroad Avenue from 2 to 4lates (end associated transitions) Bond -preparation • reconfiguration of Lyons and Main and, Lyons and Railroad Avenue Report to Council/RDA fer direction • Main Street stye tecepe improvements 0 Approve Public Improvement Construction Documents for Phase 1 Authorize the Engineering department to solicit bids from qualified contractors for the purpose of installing the Railroad Avenue improvements and the Main Street streetscxpe improvements. As Consultant team to prepare 50% SD 50% reviewed by City part of the contract for preparing this Specific Plan. the consultant team is ready to prepare the Schematic Drawings (SD) fee review by construction documents for the Main Street mostscape improvements and deliver a bid -act to the City using adopted Specific Ran, EIR SD 100%Inepared and reviewed City for bidding purposes. These documents are not yet prepared because the public process is not and all applicable conditions of approval SD coat -estimate prepared/reviswed yet complete. The consultant team is not currently under contract to prepare the Railroad Avenue improvement plans or any plans beyond the Main Street pmjmt Approving the public improvereent DD 50% Design Development (DD) construedon documents -upon preparation of course - will result in: prepared for review by City • identifying a precise budget for the projects • releefing a contractor to execute the project(s) • installing the improvements to motivate private sector investment . RFP 2 for Development of TOD Housing a[ Metrolink Work with the Metropolitan Transit Authority and Metrolink to pursue the development of transit- RDA to engage the MTA and Metrolink MTA to structure and distribute REP oriented housing as identified in the Speeific Plan. The City of Santa Clarity Redevelopment Agency, to implement dock 17 in Specific Plan either as a partner in facilitating this project or a a limited investment partner should initiate this Conduct Pre -Proposal Conference to museum private Sector response effort to signal that the $ g Specific Plan is ready to execute and realize the desired outcomes. Pursuing Receive Proposals this project will result in the following: up to 100 transit -oriented dwellings over parking in place of the 4.3 se parking lot Report to Council/RDA for direction Interview aril Select I-3 finalists • initiation of significant new housing opportunifies in Old Town Newhall RDA to facifitate partnership between Selected developer/proposal (winner) •+/- $57.4 million in new assessed valuation •+/- $575 thousand in new property tax Private sector and MTA MTA an authorize selection •+/- $506 thousand in new tax -increment ($115 thousand for housing set aside) 73 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE) City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION INITIATING REVITALIZATION FUNDING SOURCES The individual implementation items in this Chapter will use a variety and combination of funding sources. The following are available with an emphasis on the private sector: • Private Sector • Public Sector Economic Devt Agency, Community Devt Block Grants, Rule 20 Funds, Other State / Federal grants, Tax -Increment Financing, Municipal Bond(s) 0 (CONT'D) RFP I for Development of Initial Park - Once Garage and Liner Within 6 months Enter negotiations with winner Winning developer to submit Entitlement Plain for processing Entitlement Plan package approved with conditions of approval Developer to begin Construction Plans and submit to City for review 0 (CONT'D) Promote Private Update on Park Once garage and Liner Sector interest in entire Specific Update m Bond -Issue Plan area Update on Main Street Plana/Schedule E (CONT'D) Prepare Municipal Bond for Specific Public Improvements 0 (CONT'D) Approve Public Improvement Construction Documents for Phase I 0 (CONT'D) RFP 2 for Development of TOD Housing at Metrolink Within 1 year Construction Plans approved by City Final adjustments to Financing based on Final development and parking yield Project ready for execution Developer to obtain and execute building permits Update on Park Once garage and Liner Update on Main Street Plans/Schedule Update on Private Sector investment Report to CouncillRDAfor final review proceeds from Bond -issue available in and authorization address capital costs of gunge, street raconfiguation work and malnstrect streetscape City reviews / comments on 50% DD DD 50% and 100% prepared/reviewed DD cost -estimate prepared/reviewed CD 50% and 100%prepsred/reviewed Engirwer's estimate of probable cost prepared and reviewed Bid Set approved and issued Bids received and contractor selected Contractor hired and authorized to proceed Railroad Avenue restriping W4 laws Demolition work, utility uMergrounding and improvements Diagonal Parking and 25 mph limit Within 2 years Developer to complete Park Once garage and Liner for occupancy Update on Park Once garage and Liner Update on Main Street Plans/Schedule Update on Private Sector investment Contractor to complete all improvements (approx ISIS months from adoption of Plan) Developer to complete project for MTA to enter negotiations with winner Construction Plans approved by City occupancy Winning developer to submit Entitlement Plans to City for processing Entitlement Plan package approved with conditions of approval Developer to begin Con tructim Plans and submit to City for review MTA authorizes ascendant of plans project ready for execution Developer to obtain and execute building permits Occupancy of housing allowed upon completion of Park Once garage Comments This project is critical to ambling meaningful revitalization and achieving the desired vision. Comments Updates to Old Town Property Owners, merchants, Fast Newhall and Old Town residents/owners; annual ICSC conference Comments Necessary to provide funding source for initial capital investments in first garage, and street work. Comments Plans m include the associated transitioriatriping to accommodate circulation between this project and subwgwnt street projects. Commence work will proceed faster if night work can be done: meet with residents merchants and owners to develop schedule Comments Projcet ultimately depends on Park Once image for Metrolink parking Metrolink parking to be managed in garage to make Old Town customer access to spaces convenient. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 74 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION Phase iA identifies g implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Speciflc Plan implementation that carry a cost estimate of $17,748,633. STREET IMPROVEMENTS (SI) Purpose - To create Main Street as the centerpiece of Old Town Newhall: while maintaining traffic and circulation to and through Old Town The traffic plans for Old Town Newhall identify a total of twelve street -improvement projects necessary to realize the vision. In phase one, five of these are identified for implementation. SI -1 Railroad Avenue Re -Striping To provide the capacity that is needed for future traffic volumes, Railroad Avenue will be re -striped within its existing curbs to provide a four -lane roadway and a future tree -lined central median. At each cross street, breaks in the median for left -turn lanes will maintain accessibility to the downtown area. Parking is removed on the eastern side to make room for the additional traffic lanes, but retained on the western side to serve businesses and provide a buffer for pedestrian. On the western side, the existing six feet from building to curb face is inadequate. An additional six feet in the form of an easement, to produce a 12 foot wide sidewalk, will therefore be required whenever buildings are redeveloped, in order to create a reasonably wide and shopper - friendly streetscape. $58,00 SI -2 North Downtown Street Reconfigurations The following street improvements are needed to compensate for San Fernando Road being transformed into Main Street. This makes it necessary to modify the manner in which the following roadways meet in north Old Town: San Fernando Road (north of Lyons), Railroad Avenue, Main Street and Dockwieler Road at some point in the future. While technically individual projects, each of the three projects 75 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Projects SI -t, z and 3 to initiate revitalization leads toward the overall, required, reconfiguration of the north end of Old Town Newhall. SI -2b Reconfigure Lyons Avenue/Railroad Avenue Intersection (completed) To replace the traffic capacity now provided by the diagonal portion of the former San Fernando Road, this intersection will be widened to provide additional turn lanes, and to expedite the flow of traffic from Main Street to Railroad Avenue. $1,125,720 SI -2c: Reconfigure Lyons Avenue / Main Street Intersection This intersection will be reconfigured as a ordinary "T" intersection, with curb extensions, crosswalks on all legs, median refuges and curb radii as small as is feasible, to ease the difficulty of crossing Lyons Avenue on foot from the Old Town to the neighborhood and public building to the north. This signal, and all other signals in the Specific Plan area, will be equipped with pedestrian countdown signals to improve safety. UPDATE: Project complete. $1,586,520 SI-; Main Street Streetscape from Lyons Avenue to 5th St Convert the four lanes into two -lanes; with back-in/head- out angle parking on both sides; curb extensions at all corners; new paving materials, pedestrian -scale light fixtures, street furniture and new trees; and mid -block crosswalks in the three central blocks; replace the traffic signal at the intersection of Main and Market with a four- way stop; and close driveways on the Main Street to make more on -street parking. Improvements to the public realm are considered as a critical priority in the redevelopment strategy. The creation of an amenity -rich public space and streetscape will be supportive of existing activities and helpful in establishing the conditions necessary for long-term implementation of the plan. Improvements to the public realm are considered as a critical priority in the redevelopment strategy. The creation of an amenity -rich public space and streetscape will be supportive of existing activities and helpful in establishing the conditions necessary for long-term implementation of the plan. Typically public improvements of this type are financed PHASE via redevelopment. However, in this case the City and the Redevelopment agency may need to co -finance the project in early years due to the lack of existing tax increment. The creation of public improvements generates positive externalities that can serve to increase the assessed valuations of adjacent properties and can serve as a basis for agency investment. The creation of appropriate public improvements is a necessary precondition for future redevelopment within the district. $11,278,826 SI -6 Reconfigure Main Street / Newhall Avenue Intersection This intersection will be reshaped to ease the flow of traffic to Newhall Avenue. For traffic heading north on Newhall Avenue, the left lane will proceed straight onto Newhall, eliminating the current wait for a left -turn signal phase. The right lane will be directed onto Main Street. Similarly, southbound traffic on Newhall will be able to continue onto Newhall Avenue, eliminating the current right-hand turn for this movement. Both halves of this intersection (Main Street/Fifth Street and Newhall/Fifth Street) will be operated as a single coordinated signal. The western leg of this intersection will be a new entry into William S. Hart Park, reconnecting the park to downtown with a convenient, signalized crossing (for both drivers and pedestrians). UPDATE: A new roundabout opened in 2014 that addressed this issue. $2,245,092 SI -3 - Main Street streetscape looking toward Market Street OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 76 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION RELOCATION OF UTILITIES (RU) Purpose - To relocate overhead utilities in below -grade facilities to eliminate hazards and to improve aesthetics The following projects are for the identified street segments but need further adjustment for specific connection and location input from the appropriate utility providers. RU -1 Main Street from Lyons to 2nd This project involves a total of 5 block frontages and is to be done concurrently with the Main Street Streetscape Improvement Project for efficiency purposes. $615,000 UTILITIES (U) Purpose - To provide the necessary water, sewage disposal, and storm drainage for the Plan The necessary improvements are to the storm drainage system. The potential improvements to the water system at this time are not expected to be significant and are pending a review and decision by Newhall Water District. U-1 Water Improvements Main Street: 10 -inch line (2,050 linear feet) from 5th to Lyons Avenue $129,150 77 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Projects SI -6 PHAS EA Overhead utilities on Market Street at Pine Street Overhead utilities at south entry to Old Town Newhall U-2 Storm Drainage Both of the following improvements are for the Main Street area and are intended to be done with the Main Street Streetscape Improvement Project for efficiency purposes. U-22 - Main Street i8 -inch line (850 linear feet) from Market Street to 5th Street $322,975 U -21b - Main Street 24 -inch line (1200 linear feet) from Lyons Avenue to Market Street $387,450 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 78 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION Phase 1B identifies 12 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan implementation that carry a cost estimate of $351099,580 - EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN) Purpose - To revitalize this historic neighborhood and provide as positive as possible a situation for its residents and the community The Newhall Specific Plan is designed to create amenity -rich environments, which will be of benefit to both existing and new community residents. By creating the conditions for an attractive integrated Old Town within walking distance of the East Newhall neighborhood, the value of residential property here can be expected to increase. As the downtown attracts a diversity of users to its commercial and cultural/institutional uses, the desirability and 79 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 200j REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 strategic location of East Newhall will become increasingly apparent to the market. This will result in continued improvements and reinvestment. Overtime, new homeownership can be encouraged through focused use of the City's existing programs along with cooperation with private banks and federal mortgage corporations. Such investment can range from the rehabilitation of existing structures to the development of new housing that takes advantage of its proximity to the downtown area and Metrolink. EN -i Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood Purpose - To establish clear and consistent communication with the neighborhood that provides its residents with accountability and productive relationships with municipal agencies This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship - building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this neighborhood and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime prevention and affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part of Old Town revitalization; c) work with the City and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long-term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly. $451000 EN-2Community Preservation and Support Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic Development Department to address this item. $45000 EN -3 Establish Programs to produce Affordable Housing Purpose - To provide ownership opportunities to residents of the East Newhall Neighborhood As identified in the community outreach process, the residents desire to become owners. Care must be taken to asses the effect of new housing in the redevelopment plan area. As new development will obligate the agency to produce a percentage of low and moderate income affordable -income dwellings. Participation by the agency in the planning, development, or financing of the new housing increases the percentage of the required affordable housing. The development of new housing (market rate or low/moderate) on a site previously occupied by housing may result in the displacement of low/ moderate income residents. If displacement occurs, relocation assistance must be provided in the manner required by federal law, outlined in the Uniform Relocation Act. The City has identified the need for more, affordable rental housing (e.g., Housing Element, CDBG Consolidated Plan). Despite the blighted nature of the area, East Newhall provides a large amount ofaffordable rental housing. Conversion of current rental housing stock to homeownership, without the creation of other affordable rental housing, may result in the net reduction of affordable rental housing. To this end, the City will endeavor to help the residents turn rentals into ownerships. This is proposed to be accomplished by the following: Identify and fund East Newhall Housing Program Allocate at least So% of current and projected housing 'set- aside' funds to finance this effort Establish program that offers home ownership assistance such as down -payment, silent second mortgages, home - improvement loans (subject to criteria yet to be established) Provide incentives to developers to preserve and increase the stock of affordable rental housing PHASES Looking east on Race Street Housing at 6th and Pine Streets Identify a policy by which developers are required to address the low and moderate affordable housing requirements triggered by housing development within the redevelopment project area. $250,000 EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for the downtown area Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development as part of the process. $45,000 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 80 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMeea 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION EN -6 Eminent Domain over Residential Purpose - For properties which are allowed to remain in a state of disinvestment by derelict landlords and negatively affect other properties and the Neighborhood, it is necessary to have a tool with which to exercise the neighborhood's long-term improvement This item was of significant importance at the community outreach meetings. To address this issue, this item focuses on the blocks facing Pine Street and Market Street in the following terms: • Amend Redevelopment Plan to provide the necessary authority to acquire land • Evaluate benefits and disadvantages between the tools of Eminent Domain and economic incentives • If Eminent Domain is selected as the most beneficial tool, proceed with amending the Redevelopment Plan accordingly for the East Newhall Neighborhood • Pursue the redevelopment of the blocks facing Pine and Market Street $50,000 Housing in East Newhall Weak interface between housing and the public realm at Market and Pine 81 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT Purpose - To provide housing with which to revitalize Old Town over the long term that relies on transit and less so on the automobile TOD-1 This 4.3 -acre surface parking for Metrolink represents a potential development opportunity for between 50 and loo dwellings. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority may be induced to participate as a joint development partner for market rate housing. This location may be suitable for development using the redevelopment agency's housing trust fund. Converting this site from its present use as surface parking will serve to appropriately density and activate the entire downtown area. The downtown area as a whole will likely benefit by moving the parking for the Metrolink station to the north garage west of the station, across Railroad Avenue. This will create pedestrian activity and the potential for development of a consumer base for district businesses serving Metrolink commuters. $12,400,000 TOD Housing C. TOD Housing at fan Heidt Metrolink Station parking lot TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS and DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) Purpose - To maximize mobility while minimizing the need to generate additional vehicular trips The cost to construct parking garages in Old Town Newhall can be expected to exceed $20,000 per space gained, resulting in a total cost to build, operate and maintain new spaces of more than $125 per month per space, every month for the expected 4o -year lifespan of the typical garage. These dismal economics for parking garages lead to a simple principle: it can often be cheaper to reduce parking demand than to construct new parking. Therefore, Newhall should invest in the most cost-effective mix of transportation modes for access to Old Town, including both parking and transportation demand management strategies. By investing in the following package of demand reduction strategies, Newhall can expect to cost-effectively reduce parking demand in Newhall (and the resulting traffic loads) by one-quarter to one-third. The Transportation Improvement District for Old Town Newhall should invest a portion of parking revenues (and other fees, assessments, and/or transportation funds, if available) to establish the following transportation services for the benefit of all Old Town Newhall employers and residents: TDM -1 Maximize Existing Parking Make better use of the parking lots and vacant lots that already exist in Newhall, using the mechanism of the Transportation Improvement District to purchase or lease these lots and convert them into public parking areas, which can be efficiently shared and managed, forming the kind of Park Once District described earlier. $275,000 PHASE TDM-; Transportation Improvement District Form a T.I.D. for Old Town Newhall, and provide it with the authority to build and operate public parking, to raise parking revenues, to provide transportation benefits to employees within the Specific Plan boundaries, and to fund additional public improvements within the district. To take full advantage of the T.I.D.'s potential, the following initiatives are available to implement depending upon funding available and other considerations that the City may have at the particular time: TDM -;a Parking charges Fees for parking are to be structured so that they primarily reduce drive -alone employee trips and reduce resident car ownership, while accommodating shoppers and diners (as described in the Parking section), provide the major financial incentive for drivers to choose other modes. Rather than monthly fees, which encourage employees to drive every day to "get their money's worth", modern fee -collection systems can be set to bill employees by the day or hour for parking, allowing them to save money every day that they choose an alternative mode. For apartments, developers must be required to "unbundle" the full cost of parking from the cost of the apartment itself, by creating a separate parking charge. This provides a financial reward to households who decide to dispense with one of their cars, and helps attract that niche market of households, who wish to live in a transit -oriented neighborhood where it is possible to live well with only car, or even no car, per household. $7,500 STREET IMPROVEMENTS (SI) Purpose - To create the centerpiece of Old Town Newhall: Main Street while maintaining traffic and circulation to and through Old Town SI -2 North Old Town Street Reconfigurations The following street improvements are needed to compensate for the former San Fernando Road being transformed into Main Street. This makes it necessary to modify the manner in which the following roadways meet in north Old Town: the former San Fernando Road (north of Lyons), Railroad Avenue, Main Street and Dockwieler Road OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 82 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION at some point in the future. While technically individual projects, each of the three projects leads toward the overall, required, reconfiguration of the north end of Old Town Newhall. SI -2a Remove the former San Fernando Road Diagonal Removing this high speed "S" curve serves three important functions: it creates a sizable block of land upon which a major public building can be placed; it terminates the vista down Main Street with the front doors and tower of that building, creating the Old Town's new picture postcard view; and as a result, it significantly slows and calms traffic through the heart of the business district, transforming a highway into Main Street. UPDATE: Project complete. $1.492,080 PARK ONCE (Pi) P1-2 Park Once Garage'North' Purpose - To complete the public parking system for Old Town and enable further redevelopment per the Specific Plan Upon developing 16o,000 square feet of commercial/office space, the need to build the second of the two Park Once garages will be reached. The North garage is equally important to the South Garage because by providing another 400 parking spaces, it helps accomplish the following: a) enables development of another 16o,000 square feet of commercial/office space, b) enables the redevelopment of the two key 'north' blocks (7 and 8a) at the intersection of Lyons and 'Main Street' and, c) enables redevelopment of the Metrolink parking lots with Transit -oriented housing. As 83 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, zoos REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 0�000� Project SI -2a to create development site PHASE. discussed in the previous section for the South garage, public garages are often financed via redevelopment because of the relationship between purpose and revitalization. Where the initial, South garage requires funding in addition to redevelopment funds, the North garage will be in the position of being able to draw upon tax -increment established by the prior phases. The North garage also features a financial opportunity in the form of mixed use and housing 'liners' along the garage's perimeter. Project Summary: 4 -story public garage producing 400 spaces 'Liner' retail (34,000 sq ft) with housing or office above (93,000 sq ft) $6,goo,00 - Park One Garage'North' $17,500,000 - Mixed Use Liner Pt 'north' at 8th and Main Streets: the second of two Park Once public garages NOTE: Locations of civic buildings, parking structures, the mercado, and museum are conceptual and are not binding or mandatory at the locations depicted. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 84 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER j : IMPLEMENTATION Phase 1C identifies 15 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan implementation that carry a cost estimate of $10,323,375. EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN) EN -1 Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood Purpose - To establish clear and consistent communication with the neighborhood that provides its residents with accountability and productive relationships with municipal agencies This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship -building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this neighborhood and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime prevention and affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part of Old Town revitalization; c) work with the City and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long-term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly. $30,000 EN -2 Community Preservation and Support Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic Development Department to address this item. S30,000 EN -3 Establish Programs to produce Affordable Housing Purpose - To provide ownership opportunities to residents of the East Newhall Neighborhood As identified in the community outreach process, the residents desire to become owners. Care must be taken to asses the effect of new housing in the redevelopment plan area. As new development will obligate the agency to produce a percentage of low and moderate income affordable -income dwellings. Participation by the agency in the planning, development, or financing of the new housing increases the percentage of the required affordable housing. The development of new housing (market rate or low/moderate) on a site previously occupied by housing may result in the displacement of low/moderate income residents. If displacement occurs, relocation assistance must be provided in the manner required by federal law, outlined in the Uniform Relocation Act. The City has identified the need for more, affordable rental housing (e.g., Housing Element, CDBG Consolidated Plan). Despite the blighted nature of the area, East Newhall provides a large amount of affordable rental housing. Conversion of current rental housing stock to homeownership, without the creation of other affordable rental housing, may result in the net reduction of affordable rental housing. To this end, the City will endeavor to help the residents turn rentals into ownerships. This is proposed to be accomplished by the following: 85 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 201¢ PHASE • Identify and fund East Newhall Housing Program • Allocate at least 50% of current and projected housing 'set-aside' funds to finance this effort • Establish program that offers home ownership assistance such as down -payment, silent second mortgages, home - improvement loans (subject to criteria yet to be established) • Provide incentives to developers to preserve and increase the stock of affordable rental housing • Identify a policy by which developers are required to address the low and moderate affordable housing requirements triggered by housing development within the redevelopment project area. EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for the Old Town Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development as part of the process. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS and DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) Purpose - To maximize mobility while minimizing the need to generate additional vehicular trips TDM -2 Parking Enforcement Put customers first, by using enforcement and education to make sure that the best and most convenient parking spaces are set aside for customers (2 positions for full week coverage, with equipment). $500,000 TDM -;b Improved Transit Higher frequency transit into Old Town Newhall can serve a number of needs: providing feeder transit to the rail station, serving as a park-and-ride shuttle to more remote parking areas, and taking employees and residents to work. S;00,000 CIVIC INITIATIVES (CIV) Civic Initiatives of Community Wide Significance Downtowns become economically most effective when they are able to leverage their social and cultural institutions as a core activity. Old Town Newhall has existing historical and institutional assets, which can draw visitors into the area and can serve to direct these complimentary private commercial enterprises nearby. Beyond their immediate cultural contributions, an important goal of these institutions should be to animate their surroundings by drawing patronage into Old Town Newhall at varying times and days, and to extend the overall cycle of activity. The Specific Plan identifies four opportunities in this regard: Billboard Abatement Improvements to the entrance and frontage of William S. Hart Park. The primary goal of this would be to maximize Hart Park's visibility to visitors. UPDATE: This project has been completed. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 96 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION • Relocation of the historic Pardee House to the triangle site on Newhall Avenue south of William S. Hart Park. This would provide identity for Old Town at its south entrance. • Development of a civic building at the confluence of Main Street and Railroad Avenue. This can leverage the presence of Hart Park into the downtown area. UPDATE: This project has been completed. • Development of a public building at the new terminus of Lyons and Main. Beyond these capital investments, the City will need to commit to supporting programming that is of an appropriate scale and frequency to allow for these assets to be fully realized. Billboard at Main Street and Market Street e � - ♦yu J ei Billboard on Newhall Avenue near 3rd Street CIV -8 Billboard Abatement Billboard at Main Street and 8th Street Billboard on Railroad Avenue The presence of billboards and their visual discontinuity with the desired visual nature throughout the Specific Plan area has been identified by the community as a priority. This implementation item identifies five billboards within the Plan area that will be removed through purchase by the Redevelopment Agency. In consulting other Agencies in the removal of such structures, the cost per billboard ranges from $250,000 to $500,000 or more. For budgeting purposes, the higher figure is proposed. This initiative is proposed to be accomplished over phases z and 3. $250,000 87 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Gathering place: forecourt PHASE Gathering place: raised terrace behind public sidewalk Public art can take many forms: horseshoes in cross -walks Public art on take many forms: expressions through tile, water and landscape CIVIC BUILDINGS AND INITIATIVES (CIV) Purpose - To generate a civic realm to enhance the commercial and residential components of Old Town Newhall A number of civic initiatives are planned for Old Town Newhall. Those for phase one are CIV -9A Create Incentives for Public Art Initiate a program for encouraging public art through a local arts group in concert with the City or, through the City alone. This item is not for the purpose of creating funds to create art. Rather, it is to create the program and require public art for projects that meet certain thresholds (e.g., 15,000 square feet). An option would be to establish a fee (e.g., 1% of the project's value) that is due at certificate of occupancy and collected by the city for deposit into a Old Town Public Art Fund. This fund would collect fees from all development over 5,000 square feet with the objective of producing public art in various locations throughout Old Town. $10,000 CIV 9B Public Space in front of Theaters/Civic Buildings Provide additional funding that creates special paving and pedestrian furnishings beyond that to be provided in the Main Street Streetscape. This effort is for in front of existing theaters and/or other types of uses that benefit the downtown area by having gathering areas along the public realm. This project is to be done with the Main Street Streetscape Improvement Project for efficiency purposes. $20,000 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN U City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION STREET IMPROVEMENTS (SI) This next batch of street improvement projects occur later in phase t but are nonetheless important to ultimately providing the necessary balance between mobility, access and a pedestrian -oriented environment. This is dependent upon the peripheral streets being improved. Without these improvements, at the appropriate time, the Main Street is not able to be fully realized and will delay the objective to revitalize the downtown area. These projects are second in priority (of street improvements) to street improvements Ski through SI -3. SI -1 Railroad Avenue Modifications To provide the capacity that is needed for future traffic volumes, Railroad Avenue will be re -striped and re -built within its existing curbs to provide a four -lane roadway with a tree -lined central median. At each cross street, breaks in the median for left -turn lanes will maintain accessibility to the downtown area. Parking is removed on the eastern side to make room for the additional traffic lanes, but retained on the western side to serve businesses and provide a buffer for pedestrian. On the western side, the existing six feet from building to curb face is inadequate. An additional six feet in the form of an easement, to produce a 12 foot wide sidewalk, will therefore be required whenever buildings are redeveloped, in order to create a reasonably wide and shopper -friendly streetscape. $1,090,205 SI -4 Reconfigure Newhall Avenue / Railroad Avenue Intersection Minor changes to this intersection will be required to accommodate the restriping of Railroad Avenue to four lanes with a median. $1,722,120 SI -5 Market Street streetscape Improvements Projects SI -1,4.5 From Race Street to Newhall Avenue, this project will include new curb extensions, paving materials, pedestrian -scale light fixtures, street furniture and new trees (as described in the Landscape section), unifying the route from the community center on the east to the new Veterans Historic Plaza on the west. $4,187,370 89 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 PHASE RELOCATION OF UTILITIES (RU) The following projects are for the identified street segments but need further adjustment for specific connection and location input from the appropriate utility providers. Relocation of overhead utilities Utility Improvements RU -2 Market Street from Newhall Ave to Race Street This project involves a total of 6 block frontages and is to be done concurrently with the Market Street Streetscape Improvement Project for efficiency purposes. RU -4 Lyons Avenue from Newhall Ave to Railroad Ave This project involves a total of 5 block frontages. This project should occur after the Main Street Streetscape Improvement Project is completed or near completion to maintain acceptable traffic and circulation to and through the area. $1,003,68o UTILITIES (U) Purpose - To provide the necessary water, sewage disposal, and storm drainage for the Plan The necessary improvements are to the storm drainage system. The potential improvements to the water system at this time are not expected to be significant and are pending a review and decision by Newhall Water District. U-3 Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District The new and modified improvements (most particularly the new Main Street) will require maintenance to prolong their useful life and maximize performance. To address this need, the Specific Plan area can either be annexed to the nearest Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District or, it can have its own district established in accordance with current City procedure and regulations. The LIVID has been established. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN go City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 2A 2015.17 Phase 2A identifies 26 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan implementation at the cost estimate of $33,810,560. EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN) EN -1 Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood Purpose - To establish clear and consistent communication with the neighborhood that provides its residents with accountability and productive relationships with municipal agencies This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship - building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this neighborhood and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime prevention and affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part of Old Town revitalization; c) work with the City and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long-term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly. $45,GGO EN-2Community Preservation and Support Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic Development Department to address this item. $45,000 EN-; Establish Programs to produce Affordable Housing Purpose - To provide ownership opportunities to residents of the East Newhall Neighborhood As identified in the community outreach process, the residents desire to become owners. Care must be taken to asses the effect of new housing in the redevelopment plan area. As new development will obligate the agency to produce a percentage of low and moderate income affordable -income dwellings. Participation by the agency in the planning, development, or financing of the new housing increases the percentage of the required affordable housing. The development of new housing (market rate or low/moderate) on a site previously occupied by housing may result in the displacement of low/moderate income residents. If displacement occurs, relocation assistance must be provided in the manner required by federal law, outlined in the Uniform Relocation Act. The City has identified the need for more, affordable rental housing (e.g., Housing Element, CDBG Consolidated Plan). Despite the blighted nature of the area, East Newhall provides a large amount of affordable rental housing. Conversion of current rental housing stock to homeownership, without the creation of other affordable rental housing, may result in the net reduction of affordable rental housing. To this end, the City will endeavor to help the residents turn rentals into ownerships. This is proposed to be accomplished by the following: 91 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 EjA Identify and fund East Newhall Housing Program Allocate at least 50% of current and projected housing 'set-aside' funds to finance this effort Establish program that offers home ownership assistance such as down -payment, silent second mortgages, home - improvement loans (subject to criteria yet to be established) Provide incentives to developers to preserve and increase the stock of affordable rental housing Identify a policy by which developers are required to address the low and moderate affordable housing requirements triggered by housing development within the redevelopment project area. $300,000 EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for the Old Town Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development as part of the process. $45,000 CIVIC INITIATIVES (CIV) CIV -1,2 Mercado / Plaza Purpose - To generate a unique community market that becomes the center of Old Town Newhall and provides civic space for public events For the past 25 years, with the exception of the 1,5oo immediate residents and workers in Newhall, the community has become a place that you pass through on the way to someplace else. As a result, Newhall has become isolated within Santa Clarita. Along with other such Civic initiatives aimed at the larger community and the region, the idea of having a public amenity such as a Mercado provides a compelling and distinguishing reason with which to establish the importance of Old Town Newhall as a major destination within the Valley. Within the Mercado structure, it is expected that up to 36,000 square feet of commercial space will be available for approximately 25 to 50 individual merchants. Until such time that a private party indicates interest and experience to implement this project, the City and/or Redevelopment Agency would need to bear most, if not all, of the construction and operating costs. It is advisable that the next step on this subject be to research specific examples with which to tailor the Mercado operation to private sector needs and then prepare a RFP and solicit proposals. Of course, this is all subject to the property owners being in agreement to be partners to such a venture or, to agree to sell their property for such a project. $7,500,000 - Mercado Structure $5oo,000 - Plaza Mercado / Plaza along Main Street OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN gx City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER xx, zoos REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION y�pµ,'�j;���� rp�p��- r5- '^r°r=�eKKY'> CIV -6 Visitor's Center The historic Pardee House is relocated from its current temporary location at Heritage junction to the south entry of Old Town Newhall. This building will receive an addition of approximately 750 square feet to give the building more room as the new visitor's center and to provide it with slightly more building area visually along Newhall Avenue. This building will improve the currently vacant site with a garden in front that shows the building nicely to visitors and locals alike. The Newhall Historical Society showed strong support for this project during the community outreach for the Specific Plan and indicated that the building is available. $225,000 CIV -8 Billboard Abatement The presence of billboards and their visual discontinuity with the desired visual nature throughout the Specific Plan area has been identified by the community as a priority. This implementation item identifies five billboards within the Plan area that will be removed through purchase by the Redevelopment Agency. In consulting other Agencies in the removal of such structures, the cost per billboard ranges from $250,000 to $500,000 or more. For budgeting purposes, the higher figure is proposed. This initiative is proposed to be accomplished over phases 2 and 3. Q A. Visitor's Center: Historic Pardee House to be relocated at south entry to Old Town Newhall A. Visitor's Center B. Hart Park Gateway -Frontage 93 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 PHASEI TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS and DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) Purpose - To maximize mobility and minimize additional vehicular trips TDM -3a Abolish Minimum Parking Requirements Transition to a system where the private sector builds enough parking to address the needs of development without overbuilding parking supply. This will require evaluation of activity within the Specific Plan area to appropriately gauge habits and demand. The extent and scope of this measure is analysis and modification of existing standards with corresponding education. t TDM -3b Provide a Universal Transit Pass for every employee and resident. Universal transit passes will give every employee and resident of a district a free annual pass for local transit, with the passes purchased at a deeply -discounted bulk rate by the Transportation Improvement District, For Santa Clarita Transit, universal transit passes can provide a stable source of income, while helping them meet their ridership goals, and since the transit agency is owned and operated by the City of Santa Clarita, every dollar invested in such a program not only reduces parking demand, but returns revenue to the City. This measure establishes the program through Santa Clarita Transit on a pilot program basis to be adjusted according to demand over time. $50,000 TDM -3e Centralized provision of bicycle facilities This project provides facilities such as clothes lockers, secure bike parking, and shower facilities in Old Town, preferably near the )an Heidt Metrolink Station. Locations can be public such as at the Metrolink station or they can be on private property along side streets and available to the public per arrangements with the owner(s). TDM -39 Parking Cash -Out When employers do buy or lease parking and then offer it to employees free of charge, the District should require that these employers offer employees who do not drive the cash value of the parking space. Santa Monica is one example of a California jurisdiction that actively enforces this policy on leased parking for many employees, providing a strong incentive to reduce single occupancy vehicle use. This measure establishes the program through the Transportation Improvement District which will be initially staffed and monitored by the City of Santa Clarita according to demand. TDM -3h Residential Parking Permits This measure establishes a program to limit on -street parking in the primary residential areas to residents' cars only. This will prevent overspill parking from commuters trying to avoid parking time limits and charges downtown. However, allowing a limited number of commuters to buy on -street parking permits in these areas (e.g., limited to four per block face, on blocks where average occupancy is lower than 75%), allows excess parking to be used efficiently by commuters, while the commuter fees can pay for the costs of the residential permit program. This program will be staffed initially by the parking enforcement positions (2) and will be evaluated for funding and staffing needs according to demand. The funding provides for programming and various administrative needs. $50,000 TDM -3b Improved Transit Higher frequency transit into Old Town Newhall can serve a number of needs: providing feeder transit to the rail station, serving as a park-and-ride shuttle to more remote parking areas, and taking employees and residents to work. $300,000 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 94 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION PHASING 'STIRATECY: PHA,% E ,AA 2015.17-contt'p STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Purpose - To reestablish the natural features that define Old Town Newhall help revitalize the Plan area and to maximize recharging of the area's aquifers SM -1 Education SM -1a Place Signs Along Creek Trails This measure provides for signage about the presence of particular flora and fauna in and near the creek that enhance it for the community. Additionally, information that intrigues the reader and provides a source of pride and inspiration is the objective. This measure provides for approximately 10 - 20 signs on small posts that will not obstruct views of the natural resources and be relatively easy to Install and maintain. $10,000 SM -1b Establish Donor Sponsorship This measure works with the private sector and non-profit organizations to establish a donor -sponsorship program that actually results in obtaining funds with which to pursue the environmental stewardship measures in this chapter and relieve the overall financial burden on the City and its Redevelopment Agency. This program would operate much like one sees groups and/or corporations adopting segments of highways for maintenance purposes. This would be initiated by the City and/or the City Redevelopment Agency with the objective being to have a group emerge as the responsible party for pursuing and maintaining funds and their application to the projects in this Plan. $71500 SM -1c Replant Surrounding Creek Beds This project restores the native species of plant material to the areas surrounding the creek beds to maximize the environmental benefits to the creek and to Old Town Newhall. Q SM -2 Newhall Creek Purpose - To enhance Newhall Creek as an environmental component of Old Town Newhall and to maximize its benefit to the community and the ecosystem SM -2a Restore Riparian Habitat This project, whether it is funded ultimately by the donor -sponsorship program or by a public agency, is beneficial to the creek itself and to the real estate it fronts. $250,000 SM -2b Provide Signage About Context This measure is addressed above in item SM -1a. $o 95 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 PHASE*A SM -3 Railroad Avenue Median Purpose - To take advantage of the need for a median in this wide roadway and provide a sizeable biofilter for the area while enhancing the aesthetics of Railroad Avenue SM -3a Dual Conveyance Bioswale System This project installs the dual conveyance bioswale system in the median which will be constructed late in phase 1 (about 2008 -og). This project is identified in phase 2 only due to funding availability. It would be desirable to combine this project with the Railroad Avenue reconfiguration project in phase 1 if funding allows. SM -3b Trees and Shrubs with Low Water Needs This project installs the plant and tree material to complete the bioswale system. The same timing considerations for item SM -3a apply to this project. E SM -5 Main Street Purpose - To minimize demand on storm drainage system and recharge aquifer SM -5c Storm Drains in Alleys This project installs storm drains in the alleys of four blocks along Main Street. Other blocks along Main Street have alleys that will be vacated for the purpose of either a Park Once public garage or for other redevelopment that uses shared parking and does not need alleys. In the event that the four alleys in this item no longer exist when implementing this item, it is recommended that available funding be applied to other alleys further into the neighborhoods such as those in East Newhall. Q SM -5d Harvest Rainwater at Plaza This project provides for the installation of a rainwater collection system using cisterns under the Plaza at the Mercado along Main Street. If the Mercado and Plaza are built, this project needs to be coordinated with those two projects. $150,000 9±1 X41' L l� n 'b °o la_ _ 1 U 4 = YIENUE vF� w Ina CTji' Q u a I n ❑� r E - 1�a D . n (P a U] I R1 dO b � Ba �,' C) ga a �J(1 D u a^,f, ULI7 Project SM -5c: Storm Drainage Improvements in Main Street Alleys m BBB BBB OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 96 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION Pff,A'694 STRATEGY,. pMA ,,07 *.A. *#T STREET IMPROVEMENTS This improvement project will connect the south segment of Newhall Avenue and two pedestrian / bike paths in a north -south manner with the community. SI -7 Newhall Avenue from Railroad Avenue to south Specific Plan boundary A minimum 5' wide sidewalk, buffered from traffic by a landscape strip planted with shade trees will replace the existing patchwork of discontinuous sidewalks and narrow sidewalks immediately adjacent to the curb along this major arterial. To improve safety, the existing two-way left turn lane will be replaced by a raised median planted with mature trees, including left -turn pockets at intersections. On -street bicycle lanes will be added as well. South of the railroad tracks, the roadway is planned to be widened to six lanes: these improvements will require an ultimate right-of-way width of 114 feet rather than the current loo feet. $7,713,060 +., r it �dl r I �r I� • - �. Ill a. ..z i _ Park Once garage and Mixed -Use `Liner' PARK ONCE (Pi) Purpose - To provide shared, efficient and strategically located public parking that enables private property to be maximized for the benefit of Old Town and the community There are two such garages planned for Old Town Newhall. The idea behind implementing the 'south' garage first is a result of less ownerships being involved which is expected to translate into expediency for this project. Pi -1 Park Once Garage 'south' Concurrent with or immediately after improving the Main Street streetscape, the construction of the first of two Park Once garages is the next priority in the revitalization of Newhall. It should be noted that the best scenario for the garages is that they would be built and available as soon as possible. But with limited tax increment and the need 97 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 for revitalization to occur at a reasonable pace, the installation of two garages in the very near term while desirable from many perspectives, is not realistic. With the creation of 400 parking spaces, this garage will result in the ability to build, revitalize and/or reuse 16o,000 square feet [t] of commercial/office space and up to 5o loft or studio type dwellings that depend upon the garage for parking, giving Old Town a swift push toward overall revitalization. The South garage is expected first primarily because of the fewer ownerships Involved in this block than on the North garage block. Additionally, pursuing the South garage provides for revitalization to establish itself as it moves toward the Lyons Avenue end of the Main Street which is expected to be more intense than the southern end. Often, public infrastructure such as garages is financed via redevelopment because of the ability of the infrastructure to initiate and support revitalization. In this case, such financing will need to be augmented by private sector participation. In contrast to typical parking garages, the garages in Old Town Newhall represent a financial opportunity in the form of mixed use and housing 'liners' along the perimeter. Effectively concealing the utilitarian garage from public view, the 'liner' doubles as a generator of additional real estate while contributing to the quality of the pedestrian environment. Project Summary: 4 -story public garage producing 400 spaces 'Liner' retail (34,000 sq ft) with housing or office above (26,800 sq ft) Park One Garage - $7,300,000 Mixed Use Liner - S8,2oo,000 PHASE P1 'south' at 5th and Main Streets: the first of two Park Once public garages NOTE: Locations of civic buildings, parking structures, the mercado, and museum are conceptual and are not binding or mandatory at the locations depicted. (1] Based upon the factor of 2.5 parking spaces per l000 sq ft (source: Nelson\Nygaard 2oo4) The 16o,000 square feet enabled by the garage does not exclude the 'liner' development. Through the Park -Once district, each garage offers the potential to support up to 50 loft or studio type transit -dwellings where the occupants have 1 or no cars OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 98 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER j : IMPLEMENTATION PHASING STRATEGY PH,"E g6 Phase 2B identifies 7 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan implementation that carry a cost estimate of $22,090,000. EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN) Purpose - To revitalize this historic neighborhood and provide as positive as possible a situation for its residents and the community The Newhall Specific Plan is designed to create amenity -rich environments, which will be of benefit to both existing and new community residents. By creating the conditions for an attractive integrated downtown within walking distance of the East Newhall neighborhood, the value of residential property here can be expected to increase. As the downtown attracts a diversity of users to its commercial and cultural/institutional uses, the desirability and strategic location of East Newhall will become increasingly apparent to the market. This will result in continued improvements and reinvestment. Over time, new homeownership can be encouraged through focused use of the City's existing programs along with cooperation with private banks and federal mortgage corporations. Such investment can range from the rehabilitation of existing structures to the development of new housing that takes advantage of its proximity to the downtown and Metrolink. EN -t Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood Purpose - To establish clear and consistent communication with the neighborhood that provides its residents with accountability and productive relationships with municipal agencies This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship -building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this neighborhood and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime prevention and affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part of Old Town revitalization; c) work with the City 99 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Children on their way to school along Pine Street PHASE and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long-term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly. $30,000 EN-2Community Preservation and Support Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic Development Department to address this item. $30,000 EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for the Downtown Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development as part of the process. $30,000 CIVIC BUILDINGS AND INITIATIVES (CIV) Purpose - To generate a civic realm to enhance the commercial and residential components of Old Town Newhall CIV -8 Billboard Abatement The presence of billboards and their visual discontinuity with the desired visual nature throughout the Specific Plan area has been identified by the community as a priority. This implementation item identifies five billboards within the Plan area that will be removed through purchase by the Redevelopment Agency. In consulting other Agencies in the removal of such structures, the cost per billboard ranges from $250,000 to $500,000 or more. For budgeting purposes, the higher figure is proposed. This initiative is proposed to be accomplished over phases 2 and 3. Billboard on Newhall Avenue near 3rd Street Billboard on Railroad Avenue $500,000 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 100 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED; MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION 044*19I010 S`T'RATEGY PH, `slits-t;g iartr'm TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING, CONT'D TOD-2 Blocks 28, 29 In addition, the parcels immediately east of the Metrolink station represent a critical opportunity for transit - oriented development within the neighborhood for about too to zoo dwellings. A growing demand for market rate housing within the Santa Clarita Valley along with the need to provide a diversity of housing stock within the market, combine to make this location a very attractive site for private investment. A diverse set of housing types such as courtyard housing or row houses, along with limited, ground floor, community -serving retail on this site will positively influence residential values throughout East Newhall and will generate ongoing activity within the downtown. Block 28 - $11,000,000 Block 29 - $10,200,000 A. TOD potential near jon Heidt Metrolink Station TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS and DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) Purpose - To maximize mobility and minimize additional vehicular trips TDM -31 Improved Transit Higher frequency transit into Old Town Newhall can serve a number of needs: providing feeder transit to the rail station, serving as a park-and-ride shuttle to more remote parking areas, and taking employees and residents to work. 101 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 3A 2020.22 Phase 3A identifies 6 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan implementation that carry a cost estimate of $26,o6o,000. EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN) EN -1 Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood Purpose - To revitalize this historic neighborhood and provide as positive as possible a situation for its residents and the community This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship - building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this neighborhood and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime prevention and affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part of Downtown revitalization; c) work with the City and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long- term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly. $45,000 EN-2Community Preservation and Support Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic Development Department to address this item. $45,000 EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for Old Town Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development as part of the process. $45,000 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN toe City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 3A 2020-22 CIVIC BUILDINGS AND INITIATIVES (CIV) Purpose - To generate a civic realm to enhance the commercial and residential components of Old Town Newhall CIV -8 Billboard Abatement As it relates to aesthetics, the issue of removing billboards is as important to Old Town Newhall as is the relocation of existing utilities below ground. To this end, a similar program is to be established for the Specific Plan area. The details of the program are to be developed and tailored to the City's ability to pursue the abatement of these structures. At a minimum, such a program needs to: a)provide a clear purpose and intent for the removal of billboards (including what is considered to be a billboard), b)identify all billboards within the Specific Plan area that will be subject to the program, and c)provide a financial rationale and method for pursuing and achieving the removal of billboards. CIV -3 Civic Building at Lyon's and Main Purpose - To provide a community / civic anchor visually and socially in Downtown The current library located at Walnut and 9th Streets is small by today's standards. At approximately 3,000 square feet, it is operated by Los Angeles County and is used well by the Newhall community. The proposed building represents approximately 30,000 square feet of floor space which is mostly library. The idea is to substantially enhance current library service and position the new library in such a way that it announces to Newhall and the greater community of Santa Clarita the civic importance of the revitalized downtown area. Such an institution would also provide more reasons for people to visit Old Town Newhall and its varied stores, services and attractions. It is possible that this project could include other tenants (private or public) to help the financing of the project, if needed. This project is identified in phase 3 only due to funding demands on the overall implementation plan. If the opportunity to implement this project occurs prior to this phase, the project should be pursued. As with all civic buildings designated throughout the Specific Plan area, it is not the responsibility or only option for the owners of these properties. Rather, due to the designated site's strategic location in the overall Plan area, such sites are better suited for civic buildings and uses than others. Therefore, in addition to the underlying zoning on these properties, these sites are enhanced with the designation for such buildings if the desire to implement these projects presents itself. UPDATE: The project is complete. 103 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 A: Civic Building at Lyon's Avenue and Main Street PHASE 3A RELOCATION OF UTILITIES (RU) Purpose - To relocate overhead utilities in below -grade facilities to eliminate hazards and to improve aesthetics The following projects are for the identified street segments but need further adjustment for specific connection and location input from the appropriate utility providers. RU -6 Pine Street from Newhall Avenue to Market Street This project relocates the overhead utilities along both sides of this street in underground facilities. This project involves coordination with Union Pacific and MTA due to the presence of the railroad along the entire frontage of this project. This project may become combined with one or more of the TOD housing developments contemplated for the northern segment of this street. If that occurs, the timing of this project would be modified to coincide with the development. $425,000 4 a LYONS A ENUL` LU W Z L 9e IPA P -1z h die u. 000 C7o0o° Q/ ,o O O r11 I � II Project RU -6: relocation of utilities in below -grade facilities 0 . A :, Q ILLJIjhf � a n i0 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 1o4 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 EET. c of F p oC o � ❑v p i0 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 1o4 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 3B 2022-25 CONT'D Phase 3B identifies 18 implementation projects ranging in scope and complexity to enable and/or support Specific Plan implementation that carry a cost estimate of $38,380,502. EAST NEWHALL REVITALIZATION (EN) EN -t Establish Regular Communication with the Neighborhood Purpose - To revitalize this historic neighborhood and provide as positive as possible a situation for its residents and the community This item involves engaging the neighborhood and initiating communication to begin the long process of relationship - building. Through the community outreach process, it was made clear to all that the relationship between this neighborhood and the City needed attention. This was expressed by participants in terms of derelict landlords, crime prevention and affordable housing. The City will engage the neighborhood through an initial workshop that helps the neighborhood: a) identify the neighborhood's issues and priorities; b) understand the neighborhood's role and opportunities as part of Downtown revitalization; c) work with the City and other agencies to pursue grants for specific tasks on the neighborhood's Agenda for Revitalization; and, d) establish communication for long-term relations. Subsequent to the initial workshop, the City will work with the neighborhood to follow up on the neighborhood's agenda for revitalization accordingly. $30,000 EN-2Community Preservation and Support Purpose - To eliminate non-compliance with requirements regarding health, safety and zoning that are negatively affecting the livability and appeal of individual buildings and properties as well as that of the entire East Newhall neighborhood as a whole Pursuant to all applicable codes, the City will cite landowners with substandard and deteriorated properties as identified in the community outreach process by residents. The City will identify team of dedicated staff from the Planning and Economic Development Department to address this item. $30,000 EN -4 Development Code -Directed Infill, supported by Formal Design Review for Quality Purpose - To ensure that the qualitative aspects of development are consistent with the community's vision for Old Town Through careful, thorough and swift design review that raises the quality level of new projects, the investments made in East Newhall, and Old Town, will create and sustain value. This is to be accomplished by using the services of a designated staff member or architectural consultant to review proposed developments and advise the applicant and City accordingly. The cost of this measure should be incorporated into a review fee payable by those proposing development as part of the process. $30,000 105 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CIVIC BUILDINGS AND INITIATIVES (CIV) CIV -4 Civic Building at 3rd and Main Bringing families and their children to Old Town Newhall from throughout greater Santa Clarita makes the most of an area which is currently perceived as without character and without draw from the rest of Santa Clarita. A museum, and in particular, such an institution such as a Children's Museum would anchor the southern portion of Old Town Newhall in a way that normal retail or commercial activity would not. Additionally, the proposed location for such a civic and cultural site relates in a strong manner to the existing Hart Park entrance, visually repairing what is currently not a very noticeable or inviting situation. The museum itself consists of up to 26,000 square feet distributed over two stories in up to 2 buildings organized around t to 2 courtyards. Parking is addressed by nearby on -street spaces and the Park Once garage on the block to the north. $5,800,000 CIV -5 Hart Park Gateway on Newhall Ave Frontage Purpose - To reconnect Hart Park with Old Town and further enhance Old Town This component of the Plan is the repair visually and physically of the way that William S. Hart Park interfaces with Old Town Newhall along a portion of Main Street and along Newhall Avenue. The status of this relationship potentially affects people's perceptions, and decisions, about the real estate fronting the Park. In addition, the Park stands to benefit in the way of increased visitation from Old Town users. The scope of improvements aimed at changing the perception of William S. Hart Park as isolated a place from the rest of Old Town Newhall is minor in comparison to the other components of the Plan but would be substantive enough to effect the positive development of the entire downtown area. UPDATE: The project is complete. $275,000 PHASEA A. Civic Building at 3rd and Main Streets B. Hart Park Gateway -Frontage William S. Hart Park Gateway viewed from Main Street at Newhall Avenue OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN io6 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 3B 2022.25 CONT'D CIV -7 Creative Industry Purpose - To provide the region with an environment for creative types of industry and related activities Production in the arts, culture and entertainment industry is one of the most dynamic segments of the Los Angeles County economy. Frequently, persons in these industries are seeking large-scale industrial live/work space that can serve flexibly as workshops, design, exhibition space and as a primary residence. Creative industries are compatible with existing industrial activities but suitable locations that recognize this as a compatible land use are scarce. The existing industrial tracts to the east of Pine Street, south of the railroad tracks, represent a key opportunity to provide space for these activities in a manner that would attract tenants from throughout the region. The recognition of the need for this space in development codes is often sufficient impetus for the development of a market for live/work space. M=.. 1� ,4 & i ,i Ali AL B. Creative Industry at southwest corner of Pine Street and Newhall Avenue CIV -8 Billboard Abatement Purpose - To generate a civic realm to enhance the commercial and residential components of Old Town Newhall As it relates to aesthetics, the issue of removing billboards is as important to Old Town Newhall as is the relocation of existing utilities below ground. To this end, a similar program is to be established for the Specific Plan area. The details of the program are to be developed and tailored to the City's ability to pursue the abatement of these structures. At a minimum, such a program needs to: a)provide a clear purpose and intent for the removal of billboards (including what is considered to be a billboard), b)identify all billboards within the Specific Plan area that will be subject to the program, and c)provide a financial rationale and method for pursuing and achieving the removal of billboards. $750,000 107 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 PHASE3B TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) TDM -3c Provide ride -sharing services This measure establishes the program to provide such services as a carpool and vanpool incentives, customized ride - matching services, a Guaranteed Ride Home program (offering a limited number of emergency taxi rides home per employee), and an active marketing program to advertise the services to employees and residents. TDM -3d A Transit Resource Center This measure establishes the program to provide a storefront office that provides personalized information on transit routes and schedules, carpool and vanpool programs, bicycle routes and facilities and other transportation options. The center would also house the Transportation Improvement District's staff, and would take responsibility for administering and actively marketing all demand management programs. Parking operations and administration could be housed here as well and could either be in City Hall or preferably on Main Street. $30,000 TDM -3i Car -sharing This measure establishes the program to provide companies such as "City Carshare" with the opportunity to provide car rentals by the hour, using telephone and Internet based reservations systems to allow their members to make hassle - free rentals. This strategy has proven successful in reducing both household vehicle ownership and the percentage of employees who drive alone because of the need to have a car for errands during the workday. However, because these programs work best in fully built out, mature districts, they should be seen as a longer-term strategy to be implemented later. $10,000 TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING TOD-2 Block 33 In addition, the parcels immediately east of the Metrolink station represent a critical opportunity for transit - oriented development within the neighborhood for about too to 200 dwellings. A growing demand for market rate housing within the Santa Clarita Valley along with the need to provide a diversity of housing stock within the market, combine to make this location a very attractive site for private investment. A diverse set of housing types such as courtyard A. TOD potential nearjon Heidt Metrolink Station housing or row houses, along with limited, ground floor, community - serving retail on this site will positively influence residential values throughout East Newhall and will generate ongoing activity within the downtown. Block 33 - Sio,2oo,000 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN tog City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION PHASING STRATEGY: PHASE 36 2022-25 CONT -0 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT (SM) Purpose - To improve the environmental and aesthetic performance of the frontage along William S. Hart Park SM -6 Newhall Avenue Bioswale This project involves two components which, for efficiency purposes, must be done together: SM -6a Remove Existing Concrete Swale This project prepares the area (approximately 1,000 linear feet) for the installation of the bioswale and planting. $35,000 SM -6b Install Riparian Plant Material in Bioswale This project completes the bioswale. STREET IMPROVEMENTS These next two street improvement projects will connect the south segment of Newhall Avenue and two pedestrian / bike paths in a north -south manner with the community. SI -8 Bike Path from Pine Street to 13th Street along Railroad Tracks A paved bicycle and pedestrian path (minimum 8 feet wide) will be added on the east side of the railroad right-of-way and switching to the west side of the tracks north of 13th Street. This path will link Newhall to the City's existing trail network. This 'rail -trail' will require the relocation of the existing fence to ensure that the trail is separated from the railroad tracks by an effective barrier. $1,767,900 SI -9 Creekside Bike and Pedestrian Path A paved bicycle and pedestrian path will follow the creek, providing a quiet route which joins the neighborhood to Creekside Park, the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station and the City's wider pathway system. $766,752 SI -10 Equestrian/Pedestrian Bridge over Newhall Creek at Market Street Purpose - To further connect the Placerita Canyon neighborhood and Masters' College with Old Town Newhall This project provides an all-weather connection for the existing equestrian and pedestrian trail between Masters' College and Market Street. The difference in grades is challenging and has not been studied in precise detail. For the purposes of this Specific Plan, the following budget estimate includes acquisition of the necessary right-of-way, the installation of a pre- fabricated 'recreational' type of bridge and allowances for planting and signage. $1,859,850 toy OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 PHASE3B UTILITIES (U) U-4 Pine Street: Sewer from South Specific Plan boundary to Park Street A new 15 -inch sewer line will be installed in existing right of way to serve Phase 3 development and improve existing conditions. $81,000 Projects RU -3, 5: relocation of utilities in below -grade facilities 1onsoneso Projects 51-8, 9,and io to create community -wide connections RELOCATION OF UTILITIES (RU) Purpose - To relocate overhead utilities in below -grade facilities to eliminate hazards and to improve aesthetics The following projects are for the identified street segments but need further adjustment for specific connection and location input from the appropriate utility providers. RU -3 Newhall Avenue from Lyons Avenue to south Plan boundary This project relocates the overhead utilities on both sides of this street in underground facilities. This project should be coordinated with the Hart Park Gateway and bioswale improvement projects. RU -5 San Fernando Road from 13th Street to Lyons Avenue This project addresses the north entry to Old Town Newhall and relocates overhead utilities on both sides of this street into underground facilities. This project involves coordination with Caltrans and the Flood Control District due to the presence of facilities that each agency controls being in the project area. $425,000 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 110 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Purpose - This section describes the utility system that serves the Specific Plan area as well as identifying the necessary improvements to the system as a result of the Specific Plan. The following subjects are addressed: Water Supply, Sewage Disposal, Storm Drainage, Emergency Services, and, Energy and Resource Conservation. Additionally, the subject of incrementally installing overhead power and cable lines into underground facilities is addressed here as it relates to the utility system, although it will not need improvement in the same way that other components may require. 3.2 - Water Supply Existing Conditions - The Plan area is served by a series of 8- and 10 -inch diameter lines which are adequate for the current demand. Proposed Improvements - To support the proposed development program in the Specific Plan, the following improvements are necessary: (a) Main Street: io-inch line (2,050 linear feet) from 5th to Lyons Avenue 3.3 - Sewage Disposal Existing Conditions - The Plan area is served by 3 major trunk lines which are located in the following rights-of-way (a) Newhall Avenue: io-inch diameter line (b) Walnut Street: 18 -inch diameter line (c) Main Street: 8 -inch diameter line These lines join at the intersection of Walnut and 16th Streets, far west of the Plan area boundary. From this point, a 2i -inch diameter line goes under the south fork of the Santa Clara River where it connects to a 15 -inch diameter line from Los Angeles County Sewer District 32. Proposed Improvements - To support the proposed development program in the Specific Plan, the following improvements are necessary: (a) Pine Street: southwest plan boundary to Newhall Avenue: 15 -inch diameter line (along the frontage of the properties to be zoned Creative District) 3.4 - Storm Drainage The following section only addresses underground infrastructure issues. Please refer to Section 2.3.0 for surface storm water strategies and policies. Existing Conditions - The Plan area is served by 3 major trunk lines in the following rights-of-way which are described below: (a) Along Newhall Avenue (a1) Main Street to Market Street: 54 -inch diameter line (a2) Market Street to 9th Street: 75 -inch diameter line (a3) 9th Street to Lyons Avenue: 78 -inch diameter line (a4) Lyons Avenue to 13th Street: 78 -inch diameter line (a5) 13th Street to South Fork of Santa Clara River: 8 x 7.5 foot, box -culvert 111 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 (b) Along Railroad Avenue (bt) 15th Street to Market Street: 18 -inch diameter line (b2) Market Street to Newhall Avenue: 24 -inch diameter line (c) Along Main Street (c1) Lyons Avenue to Newhall Avenue: 36 -inch diameter line Proposed Improvements - To support the proposed development program in the Specific Plan, the following improvements are necessary: (a) Main Street: 24 -inch line (1200 linear feet) from Lyons Avenue to Market Street (b) Main Street: 18 -inch line (850 linear feet) from Market Street to 5th Street 3.5 - Emergency Services Existing Conditions - The Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area is served by Fire and Police service within the City of Santa Clarita. (a) Emergency Response An emergency preparedness coordinator was hired by the City in December 1989. The coordinator's main task is to develop an emergency response plan for submittal to the State Office of Emergency Services (CES). This "Multi -Hazard Functional Plan" addresses the City's preparedness, response, recover, and mitigation in the event of a major disaster. Such disasters include a major earthquake, hazardous materials incident, flooding, dam failure, national security emergency, transportation incident, and major fires in either the wildland or urban areas. Besides developing the City's Multi -Hazard Functional Plan, the emergency preparedness coordinator is also responsible for coordinating federal, state and local agencies in response and recovery, education and training in the City, and arranging for the City's emergency operating center which is located at City Hall. (b) Fire The area is served by Fire Station 73, located at 24875 N. Railroad Avenue. this station provides a 4 -person engine company and a 2 -person paramedic squad. The entire Specific Plan area is within a 5 -minute response time of the Fire Station. Current plans for the adjacent Gate -King development call for another Fire Station being built to serve it and the surrounding area. Proposed Improvements - Through the development review process, each project proposal will be required to pay the applicable share of developer fees toward its responsibilities for emergency services, per the City of Santa Clarita's developer -fee ordinance. (c) Police Through a contract with the City of Santa Clarita, the City and the Specific Plan area are served by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. In Newhall, the Sheriffs Department operates a substation that serves the community. This substation is located within the Community Center located in Downtown on Main Street between 8th and 9th streets. The Community Center is being replaced by a new building which, at the time of this writing, is nearly complete. The new Community Center is located at 22421 Market Street, adjacent to the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 112 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 3 : IMPLEMENTATION INFRASTRUCTURE Proposed Improvements - Sheriff Substation in Community Center -The existing Substation will be relocated to the new Community Center being built at the north end of Market Street. The new Substation will consist of 150 square feet of office space and serves the neighborhood both in physical proximity and in its combination with the community services held in the building throughout the week. The relocation is complete. All development and land use activity proposals will be reviewed by Emergency Service staff to ensure that the appropriate requirements are applied. 3.6 - Energy and Resource Conservation Existing Conditions - While there may be individuals taking steps in their own businesses or properties to do such conservation, it is not evident, as of this writing, as to the extent of such activity. Therefore, this discussion focuses on complying with the General Plan's provisions toward energy and resource conservation. Proposed Improvements - The Specific Plan, through its individual policies and requirements, promotes the General Plan's policies about Energy and Resource Conservation as identified on page OS -36 in the City of Santa Clarita General Pian. 3.7 - Relocation of Utilities below Ground Existing Conditions - The Specific Plan area is served almost entirely by above -ground electrical and telephone utilities with the exception of recent improvements near the Jan Heidt Metrolink Station. Proposed Improvements (a) Plan -wide System No improvements to this system are needed for the Specific Plan. (b) Individual Projects (private and public) For several reasons, most notably the ability to better secure such utilities from damage, all new development that is subject to this Specific Plan will comply with the City's requirements for installing such utilities in underground facilities (City of Santa Clarita UDC, Section 17.15.02o D.3). Further, all such utilities would be better served by being installed below ground. Regarding projects that do not involve private property, as the time comes to modify a portion of the street or streetscape that represents enough for efficiency purposes, the project will comply with the City's requirements for installing such utilities in underground facilities. The above applies only to overhead utilities of 34KV or less in size. See Implementation Phases t and 3 for specific improvement projects. 113 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 &fisting Proposed 'BBBBBBBBa � Strom Drain Line � 000000000 Water Supply Line Sewage Disposal line \ 10 Size of line fin inches) \\ r \ pf n ♦� %ONEEP ML i y F o zoo poo Book U MI Rls Mac. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 114 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.1 . Applicability of Old Town Code 4.1.010 - Purpose This Chapter of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan provides detailed regulations for development and land uses within the specific plan area and describes how these regulations will be used as part of the City of Santa Clarita's development review process. This "Old Town Code" is intended to provide for the continuing evolution of Old Town Newhall into a place where: A. A mixture of land uses including shops, workplaces, residences, and civic buildings are within walking distance of one another; B. Streets are attractive to pedestrians and also accommodate the needs of cyclists and automobiles; and C. New and remodeled buildings work together to define the pedestrian -oriented space of the public streets within the downtown area, and that are harmonious with each other and the desired character of the downtown area as described in this specific plan. 4.1.020 - Applicability of Development Code Standards Proposed development, subdivisions, and new land uses within the specific plan area shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Old Town Code, as follows. A. Regulating Plan. The Regulating Plan (Section 4.2.02o) defines the zones within the specific plan area that differentiate standards for building placement, design, and use; and identifies the parcels included within each zone. B. Urban standards. The Urban Standards in Chapter 4.2 regulate the features of buildings that affect the public realm. The urban standards regulate building placement, height, and fagade design, and vary according to the zone for the parcel applied by the Regulating Plan. Proposed development and land uses shall comply with all applicable standards in Chapter 4.2. C. Land use standards. Section 4.2.020 identifies the land use types allowed by the City in each of the zones established by the Regulating Plan. Each parcel shall be occupied only by land uses identified as allowed within the applicable zone by Section 4.2.020, subject to the type of City approval required by Section 4.2.020.(f01' example, Development Review, Conditional Use Permit, etc.). D. Relationship to Unified Development Code. This Old Town Code is intended to supplement, and in some cases replace, the requirements of the City's Unified Development Code, Titles 16 and 17 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code. The provisions of this Old Town Code supersede regulations in the Unified Development Code on the same topic (for example, the requirements for numbers of parking spaces in Chapter 4.2 supersede the parking space requirements of the Unified Development Code), but otherwise applicable requirements of the Unified Development Code that are not covered by this Old Town Code apply to development within the Specific Plan area. While the Old Town Code supersedes certain sections of the Unified Development Code (UDC), where not expressly superseded, the reviewing provision of other sections of the UDC remain in effect, including but not limited to those sections pertaining to Variances, Adjustments, Conditional Use Permits, Minor Use Permits, Home Occupation Permits, etc. If a conflict occurs between a requirement of this Old Town Code and the Unified Development Code, the provisions of this Old Town Code shall control. 115 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 11, 2014 E. Effect on existing development and land uses. Development and land uses that were lawfully established, and exist within Old Town Newhall as of the effective date of this specific plan are affected by this Old Town Code as follows: 1. Existing development and land uses that comply with all applicable requirements of this Old Town Code shall continue to operate, and may be altered or replaced, only in compliance with this Old Town Code. 2. Development or a land use that does not comply with the requirements of this Old Town Code may continue to operate, and may be sold or otherwise transferred in compliance with the City's regulations for nonconformities in Unified Development Code Chapter 17.05, with the exception that all legal, non -conforming uses shall expire if the use is discontinued for more than 6o days. (An example of this circumstance would be a lawfully established existing land use that is not allowed by this Old Town Code in the applicable zone, or an existing building that does not comply with the setback requirements or height limits of this Old Town Code.) 3. Development or a land use that was nonconforming with respect to the requirements of the City's Unified Development Code that applied before the adoption of this specific plan, and also does not comply with the requirements of this Old Town Code, may continue to operate, and may be sold or otherwise transferred in compliance with the City's regulations for nonconformities in Unified Development Code Chapter 17.05, with the exception that all legal, non -conforming uses shall expire if the use is discontinued for more than 6o days. (An example of this circumstance is automotive uses, which were prohibited in Old Town Newhall as of 1998 by an amendment to the Unified Development Code.) F. Effect on properties designated for civic buildings or parking structures. A property designated by the Regulating Plan as a potential site for a civic building or parking structure may continue to be used as follows: 1. Existing land uses and development may continue on the site in compliance with Subsection E., above (Effect on existing development and land uses); 2. The property owner may choose to propose new development and land uses in compliance with this Old Town Code; and 3. The property owner may choose to work with the City to develop the proposed public facility. 4.1.030 - Administration The standards and other requirements of this Old Town Code shall be administered and enforced by the City of Santa Clarita Community Development Department, Planning Commission, and City Council in the same manner as the provisions of the City's Unified Development Code. 4.i.o4o Code Organization and Use The following diagram illustrates the three general types of land use or development actions and the corresponding process associated with implementing the plan. Generally, there are three categories of land use development action as follows: 1. a new use in an existing building 2. a new use and new or modified building on a site less than 2 acres, and 3. development in parcels 2 acres or larger OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 116 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Identify Zone for your parcel A. REGULATING PLAN (page 120) Urban Center Urban General I Creative District Urban General 2 Corridor Is/How is proposed use allowed? B. LAND USE TABLE (page 122-128) Permitted: Zoning Clearance Required (May require m Abnmulmtrve Permit Development Review Permit, Amhine eml Design Review Permit, etc.) MUP: Minor Use Permit Required CUP: Conditional Use Permit Required X: Use not allowed ® Prepare and Submit Application Consult City application submittal requirements for types of drawings, information and quantities to be prepared and submitted with the application along with any required processing fees. 117 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Identify Zone for your parcel Is A. REGULATING PLAN (page 120) Urban Center Urban General 1 Creative District Urban General 2 Corridor HIs/How is proposed use allowed? B. LAND USE TABLE (page 122-128) Permitted: Zoning Clearance Required (Ma mquiman Adminrnmftw Pemtrr. Development Review Petra, Anehrna ml Design Review Permit, ercJ MUP: Minor Use Permit Required CUP: Conditional Use Permit Required X: Use not allowed ® Apply Urban Standards per Zone Urban Standards Building Placement Page 129-141 Parking and Parking Placement Design per Building Height, Encroachments standards i - Building Types ii - Frontage Types Building Types Allowed Page 142-169 DuplexrFnplex/Quadplex Commercial Block Select and design Rowhouse Stacked Dwellings Livework Liner per standards Courtyard Housing IF Frontage Types Allowed Page 170-172 Frontyard/Porch Forecourt Gallery Select and design Stoop/Dooryard Storefront Arcade per standards 0 Apply Architectural Style Standards - Architectural Styles Allowed Page 176-181 Main Street Commercial Wester Victorian Select and design Mediterranean Craftsman per standards Monterey ® Prepare and Submit Application Consult City application submittal requirements for types of drawings, information and quantities to be prepared and submitted with the application along with any required processing fees. UIdentify Zone for your parcel A. REGULATING PLAN (page 120) Urban Center Urban General 2 Urban General I Corridor Creative District © Is/How is proposed use allowed? B. LAND USE TABLE (page 122-128) Permitted: Zoning Clearance Required (May require an Administrative Permit, Development Review Permit Architectural Design Review Permit etc) MUP: Minor Use Permit Required CUP: Conditional Use Permit Required X: Use not allowed ® Apply Subdivision Standards Subdivision Standards Puge 172-176 Blocks and Streets llesign per Lots and Projects standards ® Apply Urban Standards per Zone Page 129-141 Design per standards Urban Standards Building Placement Parking and Parking Placement Building Height, Encroachments i - Building Types it -Frontage Types Building Types Allowed 7Fd/ es Allowed Page 170-172 Select and design per standards Storefront Gallery Arcade ® Apply Architectural Style Standards Page 176-184 Select and design per standards Architectural Styles Allowed Main Street Commercial Mediterranean Monterey Wester Victorian Craftsman U Prepare and Submit Application Consult City application submittal requirements for types of drawings, information and quantities to be prepared and submitted with the application along with any required processing fees. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 118 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Duplex/Triplex/Quadplex Page 142-169 Rowhouse Select and design Livework per standards Courtyard Housing Commercial Block Stacked Dwellings Liner 7Fd/ es Allowed Page 170-172 Select and design per standards Storefront Gallery Arcade ® Apply Architectural Style Standards Page 176-184 Select and design per standards Architectural Styles Allowed Main Street Commercial Mediterranean Monterey Wester Victorian Craftsman U Prepare and Submit Application Consult City application submittal requirements for types of drawings, information and quantities to be prepared and submitted with the application along with any required processing fees. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 118 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.2 - Urban Standards 4.2.010 - Regulating Plan and Zones A. Purpose. This Section establishes the zones applied to property within the Specific Plan area by the Old Town Regulating Plan. The Regulating Plan may also be referred to by its two primary elements: the zoning map and the permitted use charts (Table 4-1). The Regulating Plan divides the Specific Plan area into separate zones that are based on a transect of intensity that ranges from the most urban types of development and land use within the Specific Plan area to the least urban types, with most of the zones providing for a significant mixture of land uses within them. This approach differs from conventional zoning maps that typically divide cities into zones that rigidly segregate residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional uses into separate areas, and thereby require residents to drive or use public transportation for nearly all daily activities. The use of zones based on "development intensity" instead of land use zones as the spatial basis for regulating development directly reflects the functions of, and interrelationships between each part of, the Specific Plan area. The zones also effectively implement the City's urban design objectives for each part of the Specific Plan area, to establish and maintain attractive distinctions between each zone. The zones of this regulating plan allocate architectural types, frontage types, and land uses within the Specific Plan area, as well as providing detailed standards for building placement, height and profile. R. Zones established. The following zones are established by this Specific Plan, and are applied to property within the Specific Pan area as shown on the Regulating Plan. i. Urban General 1 (UG -t). The UG -t zone is applied to areas appropriate for residential development and land uses at the edges of the downtown area, where the primary architectural type is the detached house on a variety of lot sizes. Streetscapes are of suburban character and the most landscaped in the Specific Plan area. 2. Urban General 2 (UG -2). The UG -2 zone is applied to areas appropriate for a mixture of residential and low - intensity non-residential land uses, with architectural types limited to those that are compatible with the form of houses. This zone generally surrounds the Urban Center zone, providing a transition between the least dense and primarily single-family residential areas within the UG -t zone, and the entirely urban character of the Urban Center. Streetscapes are of urban character, but designed to provide a pleasant transition between the hardscape of the Urban Center and the more heavily landscaped streetscapes of the UG -1 zone. 3. Corridor (COR). The COR zone is applied to portions of the Newhall, Railroad, and Lyons Avenue corridors within the downtown area appropriate for development types tolerant of a high traffic volume street, but that are also pedestrian -friendly, and designed to create a built character consistent with and complementary to the rest of Old Town Newhall (no auto -related uses). The architectural types allowed in this zone are less intensive, lower in height, and accommodate lower densities than those in the Urban Center, but also accommodate a mixture of land uses, including some housing. Streetscapes are of urban character and planted both to enhance the pedestrian experience on these busier streets, and to contribute to the identity of the entire downtown area. 4. Urban Center (UC). The UC zone is applied to the central portions of the downtown area appropriate for a wide range of land uses in buildings averaging 2.5 stories in height, with ground floor uses including retail, offices, and restaurants, and upper floors accommodating offices or residential. Lodging, restaurant, entertainment, and civic uses are also encouraged. Auto -oriented uses are not appropriate in this zone. Street frontages throughout this zone are pedestrian -oriented, and defined by nonresidential building facades at the back of the 119 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 .aFe.'1S%.NTACtARil Old Town Newhall Specific Plan 4q,ep o 4 A <�►� cam-" __ •mss _.__ __ .. ®conw« rz2sr a«aq CMe MSWrz2.2i roNn N.MeG ueren• Q OW SPew(86,13 acne) DW9nared CM° Budding sue• . UN. LanW(Id.tg e«es) ; Dolgnatrd NIMI, SWC Site' OUMan General 1(16.2 f«en, Wdgtie//owtpa pMMy°wnm . Uken Gen«e12,M.d2acreeJmB9'a Xedi°oua nreaw perMvpahuduaz OONSP 9oundary OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 120 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER q : THE CODE sidewalk. Off-street parking is to be provided in public garages or located away from street frontages behind buildings, but may also be located on side streets with appropriate landscaping and screening from the street. Streetscapes are of urban character, and planted both to enhance the pedestrian experience, and to contribute to the identity of the entire Old Town Newhall area. 5. Creative District (CD). The CD zone is applied to properties along Pine Street southerly of Newhall Avenue that offer significant potential for a mixture of creative businesses and business incubation, in addition to current light industry. This zone benefits from Newhall Avenue access and its adjacency to the future industrial area to the east. Allowable architectural types emphasize office and/or shop buildings, which may be served by enclosed yards for outdoor activity. Streetscapes are of urban character, planted primarily to soften the appearance of industrial structures, activities, and traffic. 6. Open Space District (OS). The OS zone is applied to land designated as open space - principally to William S. Hart Park, the Veteran's Historic Memorial Plaza, and Creekview Park adjacent to Newhall Creek - and is subject to Open Space regulations of the Unified Development Code. 4.2.020 — Allowed Land Uses, Permit Requirements A. Allowable land uses. A parcel or building within the specific plan area shall be occupied by only the land uses allowed by Table 4-1 within the zone applied to the site by the Regulating Plan. Each land use listed in the table is defined in the glossary at the end of this Old Town Code (see Section 4.1o). Additional information may also be found in the UDC for residential, commercial, industrial, and other use types. Specific UDC references are listed in both Table 4-1 as well as in the glossary. Unified Development Code references are prefaced with "UDC" while Old Town Newhall Specific Plan references are prefaced with "ONSP." This nomenclature is used throughout this Old Town Newhall Code. 1. Multiple uses. Any one or more land uses identified by Table 4-1 as being allowable within a specific zone may be established on any parcel within that zone, subject to the planning permit requirement listed in the table, and in compliance with all applicable requirements of this Code. 2. Use not listed. A land use that is not listed in Table 4-1 is not allowed within the specific plan area, except as otherwise provided in following Subsection A.3. A land use that is listed in the table, but not within a particular zone, is not allowed within that zone. 3. Similar and compatible use may be allowed. The Director may determine that a proposed use not listed in Table 4-1 is allowable through the process described in Chapter 17.04 of the Unified Development Code (Interpretations). Housing types and residential uses that are not allowed in a particular zone but are allowed on differently -zoned parcels immediately adjacent (such as across an alley or street), and that are deemed compatible by the Director of Community Development, may be allowed subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit. 4. Temporary uses. Temporary uses are allowed within the specific plan area in compliance with the Temporary Use Permit requirements UDC Section 17.23.200 (Temporary Use Permit). B. Permit requirements. Table 4-1 provides for land uses that are: t. Permitted subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this Old Town Code and in compliance with UDC Chapter 17.23 (Administrative Permit, Architectural Design Review Permit, Development Review Permit, etc,). These are shown as "P" uses in the tables; 121 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 2. Allowed subject to the approval of a Minor Use Permit, and shown as "MUP" uses in the tables; 3. Allowed subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit, and shown as "CUP" uses in the tables; and 4. Not allowed in particular zones, and shown as an "X" in the tables. C. Standards for specific land uses. Where the last column in Table 4-1 ("Specific Use Regulations") includes a section number, the regulations in the referenced section of this Old Town Code or the UDC apply to the use. Provisions in other sections of this Old Town Code may also apply. The term "Use Standards" refers to the Unified Development Code. Table 4-1 Allowed Land Uses' and Permit Requirements for Cid Town Zones P Permitted Use: an Administrative Permit, Architectural Design Review Permit, or Development Review Permit may be required MUP Minor Use Permit required CUP Conditional Use Permit required X Use not allowed Agricultural Uses Land Use Type UG -t UG -2 UC GOR CD Additional Artisan/Craft Product Manufacturing X X X P P Regulations Animal Keeping, Small Animals P P P P P UDC 17.62.030 Plant Nursery X X X MUP P Industry, Manufacturing & Processing, Wholesaling Uses Land Use Type UG -t UG -2 UC COR CD Additional Regulations Artisan/Craft Product Manufacturing X X X P P Construction Contractor/Contractor Storage X X X X X Yard Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing, X X X MUP P Cabinet shop Laboratory: Medical, Analytical X X P2 P P Manufacturing/ Processing, Heavy X X X X X Manufacturing/Processing, Light X X X X P OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 122 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Industry, Manufacturing & Processing, Wholesaling Uses (continued) Land Use Type UG -i UG -2 UC COR CD Additional Regulations Media Production: Office or Storefront Type X MUP P2 P P UDC 17.61 Media Production: Soundstage Type X X X X P Moving & StorageX CUP X X X CUP ONSP 4.10 UDC 17.66.iio Printing and Publishing X X X P P Research and Development X MUP P2 P P Storage: Commercial Outdoor X X X X X Recreation, Education & Public Assembly Uses Land Use Type UG -1 UG -2 UC COR CD Additional Regulations Adult business4 X X X X p4 UDC 17.61 Commercial Recreation Facility, Indoor X CUP6 MUP P P Community Assembly CUP CUP MUP MUP MUP Health/Fitness Facility X CUP6 MUP MUP MUP Library, Museum CU p6 P P P P Live Entertainment X CUP6 MUP MUP MUP School, Public or Private CUP CUP CUPZ CUP CUP Studio: Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, Tutoring, etc. X CUP6 MUP MUP MUP Theater, Cinema or Performing Arts X CUP6 P P P 123 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Residential Uses Land Use Type UG -1 UG -2 UC COR CD Additional Regulations Boarding House P P X X X Caretaker Residence X P P2 P P Dwelling, Multi -family Bungalow Court X P X X X ONSP 4.3.010 Dwelling, Multi -Family Courtyard X P p3 P3 X ONSP010 43 Housing Dwelling, Multi -Family Duplex, Triplex, X P X X X ONSP 4.3 oto Quadplex Dwelling, Multi -Family Mansion X P X X X ONSP 4'3' oto Apartment Dwelling, Multi -Family Rowhouse X P X X X ONSP 4.3.010 Dwelling, Multi -Family 5ideyard X P X X X ONSP 4.3.010 Housing Dwelling, Multi -Family StackedX MUP p3 p3 X ONSP 4.3.010 Dwellings UDC 17.57.030 Dwelling, Single Family P P X X CUP ONSP 4.3.010 Home Occupation P P P P P UDC 17.65 Live/Work Units X MUP P p P ONSP 4.3.010, UDC 17.66.080 Residential Accessory Use or Structure P P X X X UDC 17.57.040 Residential Service/Care Home P P X X X Carriage House/Second Unit P P X X X ONSP 4.3.010 UDC 17.57.040.1- Supportive Housing; Transitional P P CUP2 CUP CUP Housing OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 124 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Retail Uses? Land Use Type UG -i UG -2 UC COR CD Additional Regulations Accessory Outdoor Storage for a Permitted Non -Residential Use M UP MUP MUP MUP MUP Antique, Collectible, or Vintage Clothing Store X X P P X Bar, Tavern, Night Club X X MUP MUP MUP UDC 17.66.o2o Building and Landscape Materials Sales X X X CUP MUP Furniture, Appliance, and Equipment Store X X P P CUP General Retail, except with any of the following features: X X P P X --Alcoholic Beverage Sales X X MUP MUP MUP UDC 17.66.o2.o --Auto or Motor Vehicle -related Sales or Services X X X X X --Drive-through Service X X X X X ONSP 4.10 --Floor Area over 20,000 square -feet X X X P MUP --On-site production of items sold X X P P P --Operating between ii:oo p.m. and 7:00 X X MUP MUP MUP ONSP 4.10 a. m. --Used Merchandise X X CUP MUP MUP ONSP 4.10 Bar/Cigar Club X X CUP CUP X 4.10 ONSHookah UDC UDC Liquor Store X X X CUP CUP UDC 17.66.020 Neighborhood Market/Convenience Store X X P P X Outdoor Display and Sales? X X P MUP MUP Outdoor Dining (in public right-of-way) X X P5 P5 P5 ONSP 4.7; 4.10 Restaurant, Cafc, Coffee Shop, except drive- X CUP6 P P P through Restaurants with accessory alcohol sales, Wine Tasting Rooms, Wine Bars, Beer X X P MUP MUP UDC 17.66.020 Gardens, or Micro Breweries Tobacco Paraphernalia Stores X X CUP CUP CUP ONSP 4.10 UDC 17.11.020 125 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Services: Business, Financial, Professional Land Use Type UG -1 UG -2 UC COR CD Additional Regulations ATM X X P P P ONSP 4.10 Bank, Financial Services X X P P P Business Support Services X X P2 P P Hospital Services X X X X MUP ONSP 4.10 Medical Marijuana Dispensary X X X X X Medical Services: Clinic, Urgent Care X X X P X Medical Services: Doctor Office X P P2 P P Medical Services: Extended Care X MUP X X X Office: Business, Service X P P2 P X ONSP 4.10 Office: Processing X P P2 P MUP ONSP 4.10 Office: Professional and Administrative X P P2 P MUP ONSP 4.10 Veterinary Services X X X P P ONSP 4.10 Services: General Land Use Type UG -t UG -2 UC COR CD Additional Regulations Ambulance or Paramedic Dispatch X MUP MUP MUP MUP ONSP 4.10 Catering Service X MUP6 P2 P P Child Day Care: Large or Small Family Day Care Home P P X X X Day Care Center: Child or Adult MUP MUP MUP MUP MUP Drive -Through Service X X X X X Equipment Rental (indoor only) X X X P P Lodging: Bed & Breakfast Inn (B&B) CUP P X P X OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 126 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER ¢ : THE CODE Services: General (continued) Land Use Type UG -1 UG -2 UC COR CD Additional Regulations Lodging: Hotel or Motel X X P P CUP Regulations Maintenance Service: Client Site Services X X X X P UDC 17.51.o6o Mortuary, Funeral Home X X X P P Personal Services X X P2 P X ONSP 4.10 Personal Services, Restricted X X MUP2 MUP CUP ONSP ¢.10 Public Services, General MUP MUP P P P UDC 17.69 Transportation, Communications, Infrastructure Land Use Type UG -1 UG -2 UC COR CD Additional UC Urban Center CD Creative District Regulations Parking Facility: Public or Commercial CUP MUP P P P UDC 17.51.o6o Wireless Telecommunications Facility, Less than 35 feet high CUP CUP MUP MUP MUP UDC 17.69 Wireless Telecommunications Facility, 35 feet in height or more CUP CUP CUP CUP CUP UDC 17.69 Wireless Telecommunications Facility, Flush- mounted CUP CUP MUP MUP MUP UDC 17.69 Wireless Telecommunications Facility, Co -located CUP CUP MUP MUP MUP UDC 17.69 Transit Station or Terminal X CUP CUP CUP CUP Key to Zone Symbols UG -t Urban General t UG -2 Urban General z COR Corridor UC Urban Center CD Creative District 127 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Notes: 1A definition of each listed use type is in Unified Development Code Chapters 17.42 (Residential Use Types), 17.43 (Commercial Use Types), 17.44 (Industrial Use Types), 17.45 (Public and Semi -Public Use Types), 17.46 (Agricultural Use Types), 17.47 (Temporary Use Types), 17.48 (Accessory Structures and Uses Use Types), and 17.49 (Development Activities/ Miscellaneous Use Types), except where a specific type is defined by Section 4.10 (Old Town Code Glossary/Definitions) of this Old Town Code. 2Except where permitted otherwise through the issuance of a Minor Use Permit, this use is allowed only on an upper floor or behind the primary ground floor use. 3Allowed only as part of a vertical mixed use project, with upper floor residential in a Commercial Block building type. 4Requires Adult Business Permit in compliance with UDC Chapter 17.61. 50utdoor Dining only allowed subject to submittal requirements and license agreement with the City of Santa Clarita. See "Outdoor Dining (in public right-of-way)" in the glossary and ONSP Chapter 4.7 for more information. 6Use allowed only on streets that have existing businesses or that are adjacent to the Corridor and/or Urban Center zone. This provision is intended to provide flexibility for parcels adjacent to other commercial uses and is not intended to introduce commercial activities into neighborhoods that are primarily residential. 70utdoor display of merchandise shall be permitted subject to an Outdoor Display Permit in accordance with Section 4.2.o6o.E of this code. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 128 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.2.030 - Urban General i (UG -i) A. Intent The UG -1 zone is applied to areas appropriate for residential development and land uses at the edges of the downtown, where the primary architectural type is the detached house on a variety of lot sizes. Streetscapes are of suburban character and are the most landscaped in the Specific Plan area. B. Building Placement t. Setbacks (as measured from the property line) Buildings shall be placed within the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front Setback: 15' minimum (b) Side Street Setback: 1o' minimum (c) Sideyard Setback: 5' minimum (d) Rear Setback: 1o' minimum a LW LW C. Parking t. Parking Placement On -grade parking (enclosed or unenclosed) is allowed in the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front setback: 5o% lot depth (b) Side street setback: 5' minimum (c) Side yard setback: 5' minimum (d) Rear setback: not required 129 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 2. Parking Access Vehicular access is permitted only from the alley or side streets. Where alleys and side streets do not exist, access shall be taken from the primary street with parking areas and garages located at the rear of the property. Parking areas and garages should be screened from public view and be located behind the primary unit whenever possible. 3. Parking Requirements Residential: 2 spaces / unit Non -Residential < 750 sq ft: not required' Non -Residential < 750 < 1500 sq ft: 1 space' Non -Residential z 1500 sq ft: see Unified Development Code 'Parking shall be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on-site. D. Building Profile and Type 1. Building Height (a) Maximum height: 2.5 stories or 35' 2. Encroachments As allowed by the Unified Development Code 3. Frontage Types (See Section 4.3.020 for definitions and design standards) Frontyard / Porch 4. Architectural Types (See Section 4.3.010 for definitions and design standards) Single -Family House Carriage House Second Unit OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 130 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.2.040 - Urban General 2 (UG -2) A. Intent The UG -2 zone is applied to areas appropriate for a mixture of residential and low -intensity non-residential land uses, with architectural types limited to those that are compatible with the form of houses. This zone generally surrounds the Urban Center zone, providing a transition between the least dense and primarily single-family residential areas within the UG -1 zone, and the entirely urban character of the Urban Center and Corridor zones. Streetscapes are of urban character, but designed to provide a pleasant transition between the hardscape of the Urban Center and the more heavily landscaped streetscapes of the UG -t zone. Limited commercial uses are permitted; however, non-residential uses should be located in areas where businesses already exist and should be discouraged in areas that are primarily or exclusively residential. B. Building Placement t. Setbacks (as measured from the property line) Buildings shall be placed within the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front Setback: 7o' minimum (b) Side Street Setback: 5' minimum (c) Sideyard Setback: 5' minimum (d) Rear Setback: 5' minimum C. Parking Parking Placement On -grade parking (enclosed or unenclosed) is allowed in the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front setback: 35% of lot depth (b) Side street setback: 5' minimum (c) Side yard setback: 5' minimum (d) Rear setback: not required 737 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 73, 2074 Ran DMpram 2. Parking Access Vehicular access is permitted only from the alley or side streets. Where alleys and side streets do not exist, access shall be taken from the primary street with parking areas and garages located at the rear of the property. Parking areas and garages should be screened from public view and be located behind the primary unit whenever possible. . 3. Parking Requirements Residential: 2 spaces / unit Live/Work: 2 spaces / unit Non -Residential s 750 sq ft: not required' Non -Residential < 750 < 1500 sq ft: 1 space, Non -Residential z 1500 sq ft: see Unified Development Code 'Parking shall be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on-site. D. Building Profile and Type t. Building Height (a) Maximum height: 2.5 stories or 35' 2. Encroachments As allowed by the Unified Development Code 3. Frontage Types (See Section 4.3.020 for definitions and design standards) Front yard, Stoop, Forecourt, Storefront 4. Architectural Types (See Section 4.3.010 for definitions and design standards) Bungalow Court Courtyard Housing Duplex/Triplex/Quadplex Mansion Apartment House Rowhouse Sideyard Housing Single -Family House OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 132 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Carriage House Live/Work Second Unit Stacked Dwellings 133 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4.2.050 - Corridor (COR) A. Intent The COR zone is applied to portions of the Newhall, Railroad, and Lyons Avenue corridors within the Old Town Newhall area that are appropriate for development types that benefit from streets with high volumes of traffic. Developments in the COR zone should also be pedestrian -friendly and designed to create a built character that is consistent with, and complementary to, the rest of Old Town Newhall. The architectural types allowed in this zone are less intensive, lower in height, and accommodate lower densities than those in the Urban Center zone, but also accommodate a mixture of land uses, including some housing. Streetscapes are of urban character, and planted both to enhance the pedestrian experience, and to contribute to the identity of the entire downtown area. Projects in the COR zone reflect a more typical suburban development pattern with parking provided onsite, in well -landscaped parking lots that are screened from adjacent arterials to the maximum extent possible. B. Building Placement t. Setbacks (as measured from the property line) Buildings shall be placed within the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front Setback: 5' minimum (b) Side Street Setback: 5' minimum (c) Sideyard Setback: 5' minimum (d) Rear Setback: 1o' minimum C. Parking Parking Placement On -grade parking (enclosed or unenclosed) is allowed in the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (at) Front setback: not required for 50% of lot frontage (a2) Front setback: 20% lot depth for 5o% of lot frontage (b) Side street setback: 5' minimum (c) Side yard setback: 5' minimum (d) Rear setback: 5' minimum OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 134 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 2. Parking Access Vehicular access is permitted from any street or alley. 3. Parking Requirements Residential: 1.5 spaces / unit Live/Work: 2 spaces / unit Non -Residential s 750 sq ft: not requiredl Non -Residential < 750 < 1500 sq ft: I space' Non -Residential z 1500 sq ft: see Unified Development Code 1 Parking shall be calculated for the entire property, accounting for all uses on-site. D. Building Profile and Type t. Building Height (a) Maximum height: 2.5 stories or 35' (b) Penthouses: an area not exceeding 25% of the building's ground floor footprint may exceed the height limit by 1 story or 12' (c) Where feasible, property owners have the option to develop projects that conform to the City's Mixed -Use Ordinance at the stated building heights in the City's Mixed Use Ordinance, subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit, if the project exceeds the height listed in (a) above. See Chapter 17.55 of the Unified Development Code. 2. Encroachments As allowed by the Unified Development Code 135 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 3. Frontage Types (See Section 4.3.020 for definitions and design standards) Arcade, Shopfront, Stoop 4. Architectural Types (See Section 4.3.010 for definitions and design standards) (a) Stacked Dwellings (b) Live/Work (c) Commercial Block (d) Liner (e) Other housing types are allowed subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit per Section 4.2.020.A.3. 5. Transition to the Neighboring Zone. A use that is prohibited in the neighboring zone, but is permitted on a parcel of land that is located immediately adjacent to, or across an alley or street from, a parcel in the Corridor zone, may be permitted, subject to the approval of a Minor Use Permit if deemed compatible by the Director of Community Development. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 136 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.2.o6o - Urban Center (UC) A. Intent The LIC zone is applied to the central portions of Old Town Newhall that are appropriate for a wide range of land uses in buildings averaging 2.5 stories in height, with ground floor uses including retail, offices, and restaurants, and upper floors accommodating offices or residential. Lodging, restaurant, entertainment, and civic uses are also encouraged. Auto - oriented uses are not appropriate in this zone. Street frontages throughout this zone are pedestrian -oriented, and defined by nonresidential building facades at the back of the sidewalk. Off-street parking is to be provided in public garages, or located away from street frontages behind buildings, but may also be located on side streets with appropriate landscaping and screening from the street. Streetscapes are of urban character, and planted both to enhance the pedestrian experience, and to contribute to the identity of the entire downtown area. B. Building Placement 1. Setbacks Buildings shall be placed within the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front Setback: o' min. - 5' maximum (b) Side Street Setback: o' min. - 5' maximum (c) Sideyard Setback: not required (d) Rear Setback: not required C. Parking Parking Placement On -grade parking (enclosed or unenclosed) is allowed in the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front setback: 20% lot depth (b) Side street setback: 1o' minimum (c) Side yard setback: not required (d) Rear setback: not required 137 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 2. Parking Access Vehicular access is permitted only from the alley or side streets. No additional driveways shall be permitted on Main Street. I Parking Requirements Residential: 1.5 spaces / unit Live/Work: 2 spaces / unit Non -Residential: Onsite parking is not required and may be accommodated offsite as part of a public parking district. D. Building Profile and Type 1. Building Height (a) Maximum height: 2.5 stories or 35' (b) Towers/ Penthouses: an area not exceeding 25% of the building's ground floor footprint may exceed the height limit by 1 story or 12' (c) Where an entire block is to be developed, the maximum height of the development/structures shall not exceed 55', permitted by right, not including architectural features. (d) Where feasible, property owners have the option to develop projects that conform to the City's Mixed -Use Ordinance at the stated building heights in the City's Mixed -Use Ordinance, subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit if the project exceeds the height listed in (a) above, or a Conditional Use Permit if the project exceeds the height in (c) above. See Chapter 17.55 of the Unified Development Code. 2. Encroachments As allowed by the Unified Development Code; Awnings, Gallery frontages, balconies, bay windows, signs, outdoor dining allowed by approval of the planning director. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 138 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 3. Frontage Types (See Section 4.3.020 for definitions and design standards) Arcade, Storefront 4. Architectural Types (See Section 4.3 010 for definitions and design standards) (a) Courtyard Housing (b) Stacked Dwellings (c) Live/Work (d) Commercial Block (e) Liner (f) Other housing types are allowed subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit per Section 4.2.02o.A.3. 5. Transition to the Neighboring Zone. A use that is prohibited in the neighboring zone, but is permitted on a parcel of land that is located immediately adjacent to, or across an alley or street from, a parcel in the Urban Center zone, may be permitted, subject to the approval of a Minor Use Permit if deemed compatible by the Director of Community Development. E. Outdoor Display of Merchandise. Outdoor display of merchandise shall be subject to the approval of the following development standards: 1. A retail business must be located in the Urban Center zone. 2. The display must be free and clear of all pedestrian paths of travel. 3. All displays must consist of decorative furniture, tables, or other display approved by the Director of Community Development. 4. Merchandise is limited to one (1) display per business during regular business hours and shall be permitted in accordance with an Outdoor Display Permit. 5. Additional hours of display may be used while Main Street is closed to vehicles in preparation of, and during, special events. 6. The business must have approval of an Outdoor Display Permit on file with the City of Santa Clarita. 7. Any outdoor display outside of an Outdoor Display Permit shall be considered a violation of this code. 139 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 ¢.2.070 - Creative District (CD) A. Intent The CD zone is applied to properties along Pine Street southerly of Newhall Avenue that offer significant potential for a mixture of creative businesses and business incubation, in addition to current light industry. This zone benefits from Newhall Avenue access and its adjacency to the future industrial area to the east. Allowable architectural types emphasize office and/or shop buildings, which may be served by enclosed yards for outdoor activity. Streetscapes are of urban character, planted primarily to soften the appearance of industrial structures, activities, and traffic. Parking is accommodated onsite in well landscaped parking lots that are screened from adjacent streets. B. Building Placement t. Setbacks (as measured from the property line) Buildings shall be placed within the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front Setback: not required (b) Side Street Setback: not required (c) Sideyard Setback: 5' minimum (d) Rear Setback: to' minimum C. Parking t. Parking Placement On -grade parking (enclosed or unenclosed) is allowed in the shaded area as shown in the diagram. (a) Front setback: not required (b) Side street setback: not required (c) Side yard setback: not required (d) Rear setback: not required 2. Parking Access Subject to the approval of the Community Development Director. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 140 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 3. Parking Requirements Residential: 1.5 spaces / unit Live/Work: 2 spaces / unit Non -Residential: see Unified Development Code D. Building Profile and Type t. Building Height (a) Maximum height: 2 stories or 35' (b) Towers/ Penthouses: an area not exceeding 25% of the building's ground floor footprint may exceed the height limit by 1 story or 12' (c) Where an entire block is to be developed, the maximum height of the development/structures shall not exceed 55', permitted by right, not including architectural features. 2. Encroachments As allowed by the Unified Development Code 3. Frontage Types (See Section 4.3.020 for definitions and design standards) Stoop, forecourt, Storefront, Arcade 4. Architectural Types None required 141 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 43 • Architectural Standards 43.010 • Architectural Types A. Requirements 1. Purpose. This section identifies the architectural types allowed within the Specific Plan area, and provides design standards for each type, to ensure that proposed development is consistent with the City's goals for building form, character, and quality within Old Town Newhall. z. Applicability. Each proposed building shall be designed in compliance with the standards of this section for the applicable architectural type, except for public and institutional buildings, and buildings within the CD zone, which because of their unique disposition and application, are not required to comply with building type requirements. 3. Allowable architectural types by zone. Each proposed building shall be designed as one of the types allowed by the following table for the zone applicable to the site. UG -1 UG -2 UC COR Bungalow Court Y Courtyard Housing Y Yi Duplex/Triplex/Quadplex Y Mansion Apartment Y Rowhouse Y Sideyard Housing Y Stacked Dwellings' Y2 Y Y SF House, Carriage House Y Y Live/Work Y Y Y Commercial Block Y Y Liner Y Y Key: Y = Architectural type allowed 'Allowed only as part of a vertical mixed use project, with upper floor residential in a Commercial Block type. 2Stacked dwellings require a Minor Use Permit in the UG -2 zone. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 142 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.3.01o.6 Carnage House/Second Unit An attached or detached residence which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and which is located or established on the same lot on which a single-family residence is located. Such dwellings may contain permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. This definition includes "granny flats". t: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 35 ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. The main entrance to the unit shall be accessed from the side yard of the main house. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway 7 to io feet wide, and with 2400t planters on each side. iv. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway of 16 feet maximum width, and with Moot planters on each side Parking (a) Standards L Required parking shall not be located within any required setback and shall be screened from public view. ii. Where an alley is present, services, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment and trash container areas shall be located at least io feet behind the front of the house and shall be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. iv. A non -alley -accessed garage may accommodate no more than z cars. A side street facing garage shall have 1 -car garage doors. (b) Guidelines i. An alley accessed garage may accommodate up to three cars. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. Side -yards shall be a minimum of five feet on the ground level and 20 feet on the upper level. ii. One of the side -yards shall be no less than 20 feet and may include the stairs to the Carriage House. Stairs to the Carriage House/Second Unit are encouraged to be located on the exterior of the structure. Primary access to the Carriage House/Second Unit shall be from a covered porch, patio, or balcony. 143 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 5: Landscape (a) Standards i. The garden entrance to the guest house shall contain one canopy tree. (b) Guidelines N.A. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. As Carriage House units are located on top of the garage, their stairs shall be located on the side yard or enclosed within the structure. (b) Guidelines i. Balconies and bay windows are allowable frontage types at the alley. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Thirty-four feet (34') maximum along the alley. ii. Carriage Houses shall be designed as flats located above garages. iii. Carriage Houses can be no taller than 2 stories. iv. Carriage Houses and Second Units shall also be subject to applicable standards listed in Sections 17.57.o4o.K (Accessory Buildings and Structures, Guesthouses) and 17.57.o4o.L (Accessory Buildings and Structures, Second Units) of the Unified Development Code. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 144 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.3•010.0 Single Family House A structure occupied by one primary residence. t: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 50 ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. The main entrance to the house shall be accessed directly from and face the street. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway 7 to 10 feet wide, and with 2400t planters on each side. iv. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway of 16 feet maximum width, and with 2400t planters on each side. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be within a garage. ii. A non -alley -accessed garage may accommodate no more than 2 cars. A side street facing garage shall have 1 -car garage doors. iii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iv. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located at least 10 feet behind the front of the house and be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. (b) Guidelines L An alley accessed garage may accommodate up to three cars. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. At least one side yard shall be designed to provide an open area no less than io feet by io feet. ii. Rear yards shall be no less than 15% of the area of each lot and of a regular geometry (e.g., rectangular). (b) Guidelines i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone. 145 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, zoos REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 5: landscape (a) Standards i. Landscaping, when used to define a front yard, shall not exceed 42" (3.5 feet) in height, within the required front yard setback. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more that 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. (b) Guidelines i. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors. ii. All single family dwellings shall be designed with storage space provided for three, go -gallon trash bins, not visible from the street during non -collection days. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. A house's ground level shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting street. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to the house are required. Porches, towers, dooryards and stoops are preferred types. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least three feet, and one vertical break. ii. Houses on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades. iii. Buildings shall be composed of one and/or two story volumes, each designed to house scale. (b) Guidelines i. Attic space may be occupied and not count as a story when applying the height limits of the applicable zone. 8: Accessory Dwellings See Section 4.3.o1o.B'Carriage House/Second Unit' OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 146 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, zoos REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.3.01o.D, Single Family House Sideyard A structure occupied by one primary residence that orients itself to one side and rear of its lot. 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 50ft 2: Access (a) Standards L The main entrance to the house shall be accessed directly from the side yard, though a walled garden or from a raised porch. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, this housing type is allowed only on a corner lot. iv. For a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway of 16 feet maximum width, and with z foot planters on each side. (b) Guidelines N.A. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be within a garage. ii. A non -alley -accessed garage may accommodate no more than 2 cars. A side street facing garage shall have 1 -car garage doors. iii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iv. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located at least 10 feet behind the front of the house, and shall be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. (b) Guidelines i. An alley accessed garage may accommodate up to three cars. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. The active side yard shall be at least 15 feet wide, with major ground floor rooms opening to it with large windows and, where possible, French doors. The active side yard shall be enclosed by a wall or hedge no more than 6 feet high. ii. On a corner lot, the active side yard shall abut the street and the enclosing wall shall be set back at least 5 feet from the frontage line. 147 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 r N� 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 50ft 2: Access (a) Standards L The main entrance to the house shall be accessed directly from the side yard, though a walled garden or from a raised porch. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, this housing type is allowed only on a corner lot. iv. For a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway of 16 feet maximum width, and with z foot planters on each side. (b) Guidelines N.A. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be within a garage. ii. A non -alley -accessed garage may accommodate no more than 2 cars. A side street facing garage shall have 1 -car garage doors. iii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iv. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located at least 10 feet behind the front of the house, and shall be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. (b) Guidelines i. An alley accessed garage may accommodate up to three cars. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. The active side yard shall be at least 15 feet wide, with major ground floor rooms opening to it with large windows and, where possible, French doors. The active side yard shall be enclosed by a wall or hedge no more than 6 feet high. ii. On a corner lot, the active side yard shall abut the street and the enclosing wall shall be set back at least 5 feet from the frontage line. 147 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 (b) Guidelines i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone. ii. The inactive side yard may have a fence at the property line, with an easement allowing use of the inactive yard by the neighbor. If built without a fence, an easement shall be provided to allow the use of the inactive yard by the neighbor. Windows on the inactive yard side of the house shall be relatively small and high, providing light and ventilation while allowing for privacy. iii. Rear yards are not required for this type, as the private, useable outdoor space is provided in the side yard. 5: Landscape (a) Standards i. Landscaping, when used to define a front yard, shall not exceed 42" (3.5 feet) in height, within the required front yard setback. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. (b) Guidelines 1. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors. ii. All single family dwellings shall be designed with storage space provided for three, go -gallon trash bins, not visible from the street during non -collection days. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. A sideyard house's ground level shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting street and to the side yard. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. A side yard house is not subject to the frontage type requirements of the applicable zone to provide a transition from public to private within the front yard, as the side yard provides the transition. ii. Notwithstanding setback requirements, the front setback need not exceed to feet. iii. Because the entrance is not on the street facade, special care should be taken to ensure that the composition of fenestration and other architectural details are scaled to the public rooms of the house. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. The building elevations abutting inactive side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least three feet, and one vertical break. ii. A gallery, either one or two stories in height, or an arcade, shall be built along the active side yard for at least half the building length. (b) Guidelines i. Attic space may be occupied and not count as a story when applying the height limits of the applicable zone. 8: Accessory Dwellings See Section 4.3.01o.B 'Carriage House/Second Unit' OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 148 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.3.oto.E Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quadplexes Duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes are multiple dwelling forms that are architecturally presented as large single-family houses in their typical neighborhood setting. Lot Width (a) Minimum: 50 ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. The main entrance to each dwelling shall be accessed directly from, and shall face, the street. Access to second floor dwellings shall be by a stair, which may be open or enclosed. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by a driveway 7 to io feet wide, with 2400t planters on each side. iv. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed by driveways of 7 to 8 feet maximum width, and with z -foot planters on each side. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be within garages, which may contain up to four cars. L Garages on corner lots without alleys may front onto the side street only if provided with 1 -car garage doors, and with driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide. iii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iv. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located at least 10 feet behind the front of the house, and shall be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. Each ground floor dwelling shall have a private or semi -private required yard of at least 150 square feet ii. Required yards shall be at least 8 feet wide, and enclosed by a fence, wall, or hedge. (b) Guidelines i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone. ii. Porches, stoops and dooryards may encroach into a required yard. See Frontages, below. 149 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 5: Landscape (a) Standards L Landscaping, when used to define a front yard, shall not exceed 42" (3.5 feet) in height, within the required front yard setback. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. (b) Guidelines i. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors. 6: Frontage (a) Standards L Dwellings abutting front yards shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting street. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines L Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to the house are required. These may be determined through the Design Review process to serve also as the required yard for some or all of the dwellings. Porches, towers, dooryards and stoops are preferred types. ii. On corner lots, entrances to dwellings on both frontages are encouraged, particularly in triplexes and quadplexes. iii. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least three feet, and one vertical break. ii. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades. iii. Buildings shall be massed as large houses, composed principally of two story volumes, each designed to house scale. (b) Guidelines i. Dwellings within buildings may be flats and/or townhouses. ii. Attic space may be occupied and not count as a story when applying the height limits of the applicable zone. 8: Accessory Dwellings Carriage Houses are permitted. See Section 4.3.o1o.B 'Carriage House/Second Unit' OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 150 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER q : THE CODE 4.3.01o.F Mansion Apartment A mansion is a house -like form that accommodates five to eight individual residences. xr� 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 75 It 2: Access (a) Standards i. The main entrance to the building shall be accessed directly from and face the street. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by a ramped driveway from the street, located as close as possible to a side or rear property line. iv. Access from resident parking to each dwelling shall be by way of an elevator, stairs, and corridor. (b) Guidelines i. Direct access from adjacent street to ground floor dwellings is encouraged. ii. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services may be accessed from the side street. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be in an underground garage. ii. Where an alley is present, services shall be located on the alley or underground. iii. Where an alley is not present, services shall be underground or in a side or rear yard, at least 10 feet behind the fa4ade, and shall be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. Rear yards shall be no less than 15% of the area of each lot/unit and of a regular geometry (e.g., rectangular). ii. Each ground floor dwelling shall have a private or semi -private required yard of at least 8o square feet, and each upper floor dwelling shall have a balcony of at least 8o square feet, unless approved otherwise through Design Review. iii. Required Yards shall be at least 8 feet wide, and enclosed by a fence, wall or hedge. 151 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 (b) Guidelines i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone. ii. Side yards should be useable by, and accessible from, the dwellings where possible. iii. Porches, stoops, and dooryards may encroach into required yards. See Frontages, below. 5: Landscape (a) Standards i. Landscaping, when used to define a front yard, shall not exceed 42" (3.5 feet) in height, within the required front yard setback. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. (b) Guidelines i. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. The building shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living rooms, family rooms, dining rooms, etc.), rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting street. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor, at the main entrance, and at any direct entrances to individual dwellings, are required. Porches, dooryards and stoops are preferred. ii. Stoops up to 3 feet in height and dooryards up to 2 feet in height may be placed above subterranean parking, provided that they are landscaped and scaled to the street and building. iii. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Buildings shall be massed as large houses, composed principally of two and three story volumes. ii. Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least three feet, and one vertical break. Significant projecting architectural elements such as bay windows, projecting rooms, or covered balconies may be provided in lieu of one plane break. iii. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades. (b) Guidelines i. Dwellings within the building may be flats and/or townhouses. ii. Attic space may be occupied and not count as a story when applying the height limits of the applicable zone. 8: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 152 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.3•cno.G Rowhouse An individual structure occupied by one primary residence or a structure of multiple townhouse unit types arrayed side by side. r Lot Width (a) Minimum: 25 ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. The main entrance to each unit shall be accessed directly from, and shall face, the street. ii. Garages and services shall be accessed from an alley. This type is not allowed on a lot without an alley. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be in a garage, which may be attached to or detached from the dwelling. ii. Services, including all utility access, aboveground equipment, and trash containers, shall be located on an alley. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. Rear yards shall be no less than 15% of the area of each lot/unit and of a regular geometry (e.g., rectangular). (b) Guidelines i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone. 5: Landscape (a) Standards i. Landscape shall not be used to separate a front yard from front yards on adjacent parcels. Front yard trees, if provided, shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. 153 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. Each ground -level rowhouse shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting street and/or to the courtyard. ii. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the main entrance to each dwelling are required. Porches, dooryards and stoops are preferred types. iii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Buildings shall be composed of 2 and/or 3 -story volumes in compliance with the regulations for the applicable zone. ii. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades. iii. Each rowhouse building shall maintain setbacks from property lines on at least 2 sides, with as much direct access to yards as possible. (b) Guidelines I. In a 3 -story building, a townhouse dwelling may be stacked over a ground floor flat. In this case, the flat shall be accessed by its own front door at the frontage, and the townhouse dwelling shall be accessed by a separate front door and a stair. 8: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 154 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.3•cno.H Bungalow Court Bungalow Courts are an architectural type consisting of freestanding single-family residences arranged around a common, shared courtyard. The individual buildings are arrayed next to each other to form a shared type that is wholly open to the street. r it 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 125 ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. Entrances to dwellings shall be directly from the front yard or from the courtyard. Access to second floor dwellings shall be by a stair, which may be open or enclosed. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by of a driveway 7 to 10 feet wide, and with 2400t planters on each side. (b) Guidelines i. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services may be accessed from the side street. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be in garages. ii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located in a side or rear yard, at least 10 feet behind the front of the house, and be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. (b) Guidelines i. Garages on corner lots without alleys may front onto the side street only if provided with 1 -car garage doors, and with driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide. 155 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. A central courtyard shall comprise at least 15% of the lot area. See Courtyard Types. ii. Each ground floor dwelling shall have a private or semi -private required yard of at least 150 square feet, which may be located in a side yard, the rear yard, or the courtyard. iii. Required yards shall be at least 8 feet wide, and enclosed by a fence, wall or hedge. (b) Guidelines i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone. ii. Porches, stoops and dooryards may encroach into required yards. See Frontages, below. 5: Landscape (a) Standards i. Landscape shall not be used to separate a front yard from front yards on adjacent parcels. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. (b) Guidelines L Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. Buildings shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting street and/or to the courtyard. ii. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the main entrance to each dwelling are required. Porches, dooryards and stoops are preferred types, and may encroach into the courtyard. iii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Buildings shall be composed of one and/or two story volumes and massed as houses. ii. Building elevations abutting side yards shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least three feet, and one vertical break. (b) Guidelines i. Dwellings within the buildings may be flats and/or townhouses. ii. Attic space may be occupied and not count as a story. 8: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 156 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER ¢ : THE CODE 43.010.1 Sideyard Housing A building or group of buildings containing one or more residences, that are arranged on the site in a row with the first unit near the front of the lot and the last unit near the rear of the lot, and with the primary entrance of each unit from a walkway parallel to and along one side of the lot. (The first unit in the row may also take its access from the fronting street sidewalk). I 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 50ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. Entrances to dwellings shall be directly from the front yard or active side yard. Access to second Floor dwellings shall be by a stair, which may be open or enclosed. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by of a driveway 7 to 10 feet wide, and with 2-f00t planters on each side. (b) Guidelines i. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services may be accessed from the side street. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be in garages. ii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located in a side or rear yard, at least 10 feet behind the front of the house, and be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. (b) Guidelines i. Garages on corner lots without alleys may front onto the side street only if provided with 1 -car garage doors, and with driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide. 1S7 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 50ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. Entrances to dwellings shall be directly from the front yard or active side yard. Access to second Floor dwellings shall be by a stair, which may be open or enclosed. ii. Where an alley is present, parking and services shall be accessed through the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed by of a driveway 7 to 10 feet wide, and with 2-f00t planters on each side. (b) Guidelines i. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services may be accessed from the side street. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be in garages. ii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located in a side or rear yard, at least 10 feet behind the front of the house, and be screened from view from the street with a hedge or fence. (b) Guidelines i. Garages on corner lots without alleys may front onto the side street only if provided with 1 -car garage doors, and with driveways no more than 8 feet wide that are separated by planters at least 2 feet wide. 1S7 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. The active side yard shall include a garden or court at least 20 feet wide, with major ground floor rooms opening to it with large windows and, where possible, doors. ii. When located in an active side yard, a driveway or walkway shall be integrated into the design of the yard. iii. The inactive side yard may be built with or without a fence at the property line. If built without a fence, windows in that side of the building shall be at least 6 feet above the grade of the yard, providing light and ventilation while ensuring privacy and compliance with building code requirements. (b) Guidelines i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone. F. Rear yards are not required for this type, as the private, useable outdoor space is provided in the side yard. 5: Landscape (a) Standards i. Landscape shall not be used to separate a front yard from front yards on adjacent parcels. Front yard trees shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. iii. Driveways in active side yards shall have pavement that contributes to the livability of the space and/or be separated from yard with low walls or hedges. (b) Guidelines i. Side yard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. Buildings shall be designed so that living areas (e.g., living room, family room, dining room, etc.), rather than sleeping and service rooms, are oriented toward the fronting street. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section ¢.3.020. (b) Guidelines I. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to each ground floor dwelling are required. Porches, dooryards and stoops are preferred types. ii. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Buildings shall be massed to the street as large houses of primarily two story volumes, and to the side yards as one -and two-story masses at the scale of houses. ii. The building elevation abutting an inactive side yard shall be designed to provide at least one horizontal plane break of at least three feet, and one vertical break. iii. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades. (b) Guidelines i. Dwellings within the buildings may be flats and/or townhouses. g: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 158 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.3.010.) Courtyard Housing Courtyard housing units are dwellings that front a "court." Courts are an architectural type consisting of residences that can be arranged in four possible configurations: townhouses, townhouses over flats, flats, and flats over flats. These are arrayed next to each other, on one or more courts, to form a shared type that is partly or wholly open to the street. This Type of residential use may include commercial or live/work "flex space" that fronts the street. 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 125 ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. The main entrance to each ground floor dwelling shall be directly off a common courtyard or directly from the street. ii. Access to second story dwellings shall be through an open or roofed stair, serving no more than 2 dwellings. iii. Elevator access may be provided between the garage and podium only. iv. Where an alley is present, parking shall be accessed through the alley and services through the alley and side yards. v. Where an alley is not present, parking and services shall be accessed from the street by side yard driveways flanked by planters, at least 1 -foot wide. vi. On a corner lot without access to an alley, parking and services shall be accessed from the side street and services shall be underground and/or in the side and rear yards. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking shall be in an underground garage, and may include surface parking, tuck under parking, an aboveground garage, or a combination of any of the above. ii. Where an alley is present, services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash container areas shall be located on the alley. iii. Where an alley is not present, services shall be located in compliance with the setback requirements of the applicable zone. 1S9 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clanta, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 (b) Guidelines i. Dwellings may have direct or indirect access to their parking stall(s), or direct access to stalls enclosed within the garage. A combination of these conditions is encouraged. ii. Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/or driveways shall be located as close as possible to the side or rear of each lot. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. Courtyard housing shall be designed to provide a central courtyard and/or partial, multiple, separated, or interconnected courtyards of a size of at least 15% of the lot. ii. In a project with multiple courtyards, at least two of the courtyards shall conform to the patterns below. iii. Minimum courtyard dimensions shall be 40 feet wide when the long axis of the courtyard is oriented East/ West and 30 feet wide when the courtyard is oriented North/South. iv. In 40400t wide courtyards, the frontages and architectural projections allowed within each urban zone are permitted on two sides of the courtyard. They are permitted on one side of 30400t wide courtyards. v. Private patios may be provided at side yards, rear yards and/or courtyards. vi. Courtyards shall be connected to each other and to the public way by zaguans or paseos. vii. Surface parking for five cars or less is allowed in a front garden, screened from the street by a decorative wall. S: Landscape (a) Standards i. Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots or the shopfront of the ground floor flex space. Front yard trees, if provided, shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. iii. At least one large tree planted directly in the ground shall be provided in at least one courtyard for shade, privacy and scale. (b) Guidelines i. Sideyard trees may be placed to protect the privacy of neighbors. ii. Courtyards located over garages should be designed to avoid the sensation of forced podium hardscape. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. Entrance doors, living space (e.g., living rooms and dining rooms) shall be oriented toward the courtyard(s) and the fronting street to the degree possible. Service rooms shall be oriented backing to sideyards, service yards and rear yards to the degree possible. ii. Frontage types are required that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to each dwelling. Porches, towers, dooryards entry stairs and stoops are allowed. No arcade or gallery may encroach into the required minimum width of a courtyard. iii. Stoops up to 3 feet in height and dooryards up to 2 feet in height may placed above subterranean parking, provided that they are landscaped and scaled to the street and building. iv. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 16o City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Buildings shall be composed of one, two and three story masses, each designed to house scale, and not necessarily representing a single dwelling. ii. The intent of these regulations is to provide for courtyard housing projects with varying building heights. Suggested height ratios for various courts are as follows: 2 stories: 80% 2 stories, 20% 1 stories 2 stories with lofts: 60% 2 stories, 40% 3 stories/lofts 3 stories: 40% 2 stories, 50% 3 stories, 10% 4 stories/lofts iii. Three story buildings shall be composed of single loaded and stacked dwellings. In this case, the visibility of elevators and of exterior corridors at the third story shall be minimized by incorporation into the mass of the building. (b) Guidelines i. Buildings may contain any of four combinations of units: flats, flats over flats, townhouses, and townhouses over flats. ii. Dwellings may be as repetitive or as unique as deemed by individual designs. iii. Four story masses should be minimized inside courtyards and apparent on street frontages. 8: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. 161 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4.3.01o.K Live/Work An integrated residence and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either single- family or multi -family, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity. 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 25 ft 2: Access (a) Standards L The main entrance to the ground floor flex space shall be accessed directly from and face the street. ii. The living area shall be located behind the commercial space. In cases where the living area is located above the commercial space, the upstairs dwelling unit may be accessed by a separate entrance or stair. iii. Garages and services shall be accessed from an alley. This type is not allowed on a lot without an alley. ;: Parking (a) Standards i. At least one required parking space shall be in a garage, which may be attached to or detached from the dwelling. H. Services, including all utility access, aboveground equipment, and trash containers, shall be located on an alley. (b) Guidelines i. Additional required parking spaces may be enclosed, covered or open. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. Rear yards shall be no less than 15% of the area of each lot and of a regular geometry (e.g., rectangular). (b) Guidelines i. Front yards are defined by the setback and frontage type requirements of the applicable zone. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 16z City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 5: Landscape (a) Standards i. Landscape shall not obscure front yards on adjacent lots or the shopfront of the ground floor flex space. Front yard trees, if provided, shall be of porch scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the porch at maturity) except at the margins of the lot, where they may be of house scale (no more than 1.5 times the height of the house at maturity). ii. At least one large tree shall be provided in each rear yard for shade and privacy. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. Each live/work unit shall be designed so that living areas are behind the commercial area or located above the commercial space. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the main entrance to each dwelling are required. Shopfronts, dooryards and stoops are preferred types. ii. See the requirements of the applicable zone for allowed encroachments into required setbacks. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Buildings shall be composed of 2 and/or 3 -story volumes in compliance with the regulations for the applicable zone. ii. Buildings on corner lots shall be designed with two front facades. (b) Guidelines Refer to Section 17.66.8o (Joint Living and Working Quarters) of the Unified Development Code. 8: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. 16; OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 43•oto.L Stacked Dwellings A structure of single -floor residences of similar configuration either above or below. t: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 125 ft 2: Access (a) Standards L Entrance to the building is through a street level lobby, or through a combination of street/podium lobby directly accessible from the street. ii. The main entrance to each ground floor dwelling is directly from the street. Secondary access is through an elevator and corridor. iii. Interior circulation to each dwelling is through a corridor. iv. Where an alley is present, parking may be accessed through the alley. v. For corner lots without access to an alley, parking is accessed from the side street through the building. vi. Where an alley is not present, parking is accessed from the street through the building. (b) Guidelines i. Elevator access should be provided between the garage, and every one of the levels of the building. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking is accommodated in an underground garage, surface parking, tuck under parking, or a combination of any of the above. ii. Dwellings have indirect access to their parking stall(s). iii. Services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located on alleys. iv. Where alleys don't exist, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located as provided under the urban regulations for each zone. (b) Guidelines i. Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/or driveways are located as close as possible to the side or rear of each lot. 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. The primary shared open space is the rear yard which shall be designed as a courtyard. Courtyards can be located on the ground or on a podium. Side yards may also be formed to provide common use gardens. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 164 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, zoos REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE ii. Minimum courtyard dimension shall be 40 feet wide when the long axis of the courtyard is oriented EW and 30 feet wide for a NS orientation. Under no circumstances will a courtyard be of a proportion of less than 1:1 between its width and height. iii. In 40 foot wide courtyards, frontages and architectural projections allowed within each urban zone are permitted on two sides of the courtyard. They are permitted on one side of 30 foot wide courtyards. (b) Guidelines i. Private patios may be provided at side yards and rear yards. 5: landscape (a) Standards i. In the front yard, trees shall be of a size lesser than the height of the buildings, except at the margins of the lot, where they can be used to frame and separate the building from its neighbors. ii. At least one large tree planted directly in the ground shall be provided in the rear yard. This requirement shall not apply when the courtyard is located on a podium. (b) Guidelines i. Sideyard trees may be placed to create a particular sense of place. ii. Courtyards located over garages should be designed to avoid the sensation of forced podium hardscape. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. Living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms are oriented fronting toward the courtyard(s) and street. Service rooms are oriented to the degree possible backing to corridors. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines ii. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the sidewalk are allowed. Stoops and porches are preferred. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. The target height ratio for this type is as follows: First floor: As determined by zoning, parcel, and development constraints. Second floor: Up to 75% of the first -floor building footprint. Third floor: Up to 50% of the first -floor building footprint. Fourth floor: Up to 25% of the first -floor building footprint. In no case shall the total square -footage of a building exceed 200% of the structure's first -floor footprint. These target height ratios may be modified subject to an Adjustment or Variance as stated in Chapter 4.1.020(D) of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. (b) Guidelines i. Buildings may contain any of three types of dwellings: flats, town houses and lofts. ii. Dwellings may be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs. iii. Buildings may be composed of one dominant volume, flanked by secondary ones. 8: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. 165 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4.3.010.M Commercial Block A building designed for occupancy by retail, service, and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences. Along Main Street in the Urban Center zone, only retail, restaurant, entertainment, and similar active uses are permitted at ground level, fronting the street subject to the Director of Community Development. Office, service, residential, and other like or similar uses shall be located either behind a retail/restaurant use or on an upper floor. Ground level office and service uses are permitted in the Corridor zone. 1: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 25 ft 2: Access (a) Standards I. The main entrance to each ground floor commercial or residential storefront is directly from the street. ii. Entrance to the residential portions of the building is through a street level lobby, or through a podium lobby accessible from the street or through a side yard. iii. Interior circulation to each dwelling is through a corridor. iv. Where an alley is present, parking may be accessed through the alley. v. For corner lots without access to an alley, parking is accessed from the side street through the building. vi. Where an alley is not present, parking is accessed from the street through the building. (b) Guidelines I. Elevator access should be provided between the garage, and every one of the levels of the building. 3: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking is accommodated in an underground garage, surface parking, tuck under parking, or a combination of any of the above. ii. Dwellings have indirect access to their parking stall(s). iii. Services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located on alleys. iv. Where alleys don't exist, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located as provided under the urban regulations for each zone. (b) Guidelines L Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/or driveways are located as close as possible to the side or rear of each lot. 4: Open Space (a) Standards OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 166 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE i. The primary shared open space is the rear yard which shall be designed as a courtyard. Courtyards can be located on the ground or on a podium. Side yards may also be formed to provide outdoor patios connected to ground floor commercial uses. ii. Minimum courtyard dimension shall be 40 feet wide when the long axis of the courtyard is oriented EW and 30 feet wide for a NS orientation. Under no circumstances will a courtyard be of a proportion of less than in between its width and height. iii. In 40 foot wide courtyards, frontages and architectural projections allowed within each urban zone are permitted on two sides of the courtyard . They are permitted on one side of 30 foot wide courtyards. (b) Guidelines i. Private patios may be provided at side yards and rear yards. 5: Landscape (a) Standards i. In the front yard there is no landscape, but rather streetscape. ii. At least one large tree planted directly in the ground shall be provided in the rear yard. iii. Courtyards located over garages should be designed to avoid the sensation of forced podium hardscape. (b) Guidelines i. Sideyard trees may be placed to create a particular sense of place. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. Entrance doors, public rooms, such as living rooms and dining rooms, are oriented to the degree possible fronting toward the courtyard(s) and street. Service rooms are oriented to the degree possible backing to corridors. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to commercial ground floor spaces are allowed. Store fronts, arcades and galleries are preferred. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Target height ratios for various commercial blocks are as follows: 1.o story: ioo%first floor building footprint 2.0 stories: First floor: l00% building footprint; Second floor: 85% of first floor footprint plus an optional tower or loft portion equal to 15% of the first floor building footprint. 3.0 stories: First floor: l00% building footprint; Second floor: 50% of the first floor footprint; Third Floor: 40% of the first floor footprint plus an optional tower or loft portion equal to 1o% of the first floor footprint. ii. Each dwelling may have only one side exposed to the outdoors with direct access to at least a dooryard, patio, terrace or balcony. (b) Guidelines i. Buildings may contain any of three types of dwellings: flats, town houses and lofts. ii. Dwellings may be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs. iii. Buildings may be composed of one dominant volume. (c) In instances where an entire block is under development, the target height ratios listed in section (a)i may be modified subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit, not to exceed 300% of the first -floor footprint. Modifications in excess of 300% of the first floor footprint may be allowed subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. 8: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. 167 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4.3.oro.N Liner A building that conceals a larger building such as a public garage that is designed for occupancy by retail, service, and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences. t: Lot Width (a) Minimum: 125 ft 2: Access (a) Standards i. The main entrance to each ground floor commercial or residential storefront is directly from the street. ii. Entrance to the residential portions of the building is through a street level lobby, or through a podium lobby accessible from the street, or through a side yard. iii. Interior circulation to each dwelling is through a corridor. iv. For corner lots without access to an alley, parking is accessed from the side street through the building. v. Where an alley is not present, parking is accessed from the street through the building. (b) Guidelines i. Elevator access should be provided between the garage, and every one of the levels of the building. ii. Where an alley is present, parking may be accessed through the alley. ;: Parking (a) Standards i. Required parking is accommodated in an underground or above -grade garage, tuck under parking, or a combination of any of the above. ii. Dwellings have indirect access to their parking stall(s). iii. Services, including all utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located on alleys. iv. Where alleys don't exist, utility access, above ground equipment, and trash areas are located as provided under the urban regulations for each zone. (b) Guidelines i. Parking entrances to subterranean garages and/ or driveways are located as close as possible to the side or rear of each lot. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 168 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 19, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4: Open Space (a) Standards i. The primary shared open space is the rear or side yard and shall be designed as a courtyard. Courtyards can be located on the ground or on a podium. Side yards may also be formed to provide outdoor patios connected to ground floor commercial uses. ii. Minimum courtyard dimension shall be 20 feet wide when the long axis of the courtyard is oriented EW and 15 feet wide for a NS orientation. Under no circumstances shall a courtyard be of a proportion of less than 1:1 between its width and height. iii. In 20 foot wide courtyards, frontages and architectural projections allowed within each urban zone are permitted on two sides of the courtyard . They are permitted on one side of 15 foot wide courtyards. (b) Guidelines i. Private patios may be provided at side yards and rear yards. 5: Landscape (a) Standards I. In the front yard there is no landscape, but rather streetscape. (b) Guidelines I. Courtyards located over garages should be designed to avoid the sensation of forced podium hardscape. 6: Frontage (a) Standards i. Entrance doors, public rooms, such as living rooms and dining rooms, are oriented, to the degree possible, fronting toward the courtyard(s) and street. Service rooms are oriented, to the degree possible, backing to corridors. ii. The applicable frontage requirements apply per Section 4.3.020. (b) Guidelines i. Frontage types that provide a transition from public to private, indoor to outdoor at the entrance to commercial ground floor spaces are allowed. Storefronts, arcades and galleries are preferred. 7: Building Size and Massing (a) Standards i. Target height ratios for various liners are as follows: Due to their nature of encompassing a parking structure, Liner Buildings do not have specific target height ratios. However, the liner portion of a building should be architecturally varied, and should consist of different massings and volumes where possible. The appearance of large, stark, box structures is to be avoided. ii. Each dwelling may have only one side exposed to the outdoors with direct access to at least a dooryard, patio, terrace or balcony. (b) Guidelines i. Buildings may contain any of three types of dwellings: flats, town houses and lofts. ii. Dwellings may be as repetitive or unique as deemed by individual designs. iii. Buildings may be composed of one dominant volume. (c) In instances where an entire block is under development, the target height ratios listed in section (a)i may be modified subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit, not to exceed 300% ofthe first -floor footprint. Modifications in excess of 300% of the first floor footprint may be allowed subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. g: Accessory Dwellings Not permitted. 169 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4.3.020 - Frontage Type Standards Frontage / Porch Frontyard / Porch : Diagram PUBD[ROW ►j4aRIVATE LOT 1 i SETBACKDNE0 n1 � 1 Stoop / Dooryard Stoop / Dooryard: Diagram Frontyard / Porch : Section Diagram Stoop / Dooryard: Section Diagram Forecourt Storefront Forecourt: Diagram Storefront: Diagram Gallery Arcade Gallery: Diagram Arcade: Diagram Forecourt: Section Diagram Storefront: Section Diagram Gallery: Sation Diagram Arcade: Section Diagram OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 170 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER q : THE CODE A. Purpose. This chapter identifies the frontage types allowed within the Specific Plan area, and for each type, provides a description, a statement as to the type's intent and, design standards, to ensure that proposed development is consistent with the City's goals for building form, character, and quality within Old Town Newhall. B. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter work in combination with the underlying zone as identified on the Regulating Plan. C. Allowable Frontage types by zone. Each zone identifies the Frontage Types allowed and refers to this chapter for the appropriate information. D. Definitions and Standards Frontyard / Porch - Frontyards are a common frontage associated with single family houses, where the facade is set back from the right-of-way. An encroaching porch may also be appended to the facade. A fence or wall at the property line may be used to define the private space of the yard. The front yard may also be raised from the sidewalk, creating a small retaining wall at the property line with entry steps to the yard. (a) A great variety of porch designs are possible, but none shall be less than 6 feet deep (clear), 12 feet wide (clear) and io feet tall (clear). (b) Porches may be at grade or raised to transition into the building. In no case shall porches be raised more than 3 feet from the adjacent grade. (c) Fences defining the front yard shall not exceed 4 feet in height from the adjacent sidewalk. 2. Stoop / Dooryard - Stoops are elevated entry porches/stairs placed close to the frontage line with the ground story elevated from the sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows and front rooms. Dooryards are depressed entries to sub -basements, and are usually paired with a stoop. This type is suitable for ground -floor residential uses at short setbacks. This type may be interspersed with the shopfront frontage type. A porch or shed roof may also cover the stoop. (a) In no case shall the ground story be elevated more than 3 feet above the adjacent sidewalk. (b) Stoops must correspond directly to the building entry(s) and be at least 3 feet wide (perpendicular to or parallel with the adjacent sidewalk). (c) Sub -basements accessed by a dooryard shall not be more than 6 feet below the adjacent sidewalk. 3. Forecourt - Forecourts are a recessed court within a storefront, gallery or arcade frontage. The court is suitable for gardens, vehicular drop offs, and utility off loading. This type should be used sparingly. (a) In no case, shall the forecourt be deeper than 40 feet. (b) A i -story fence or wall at the property line may be used to define the private space of the yard. (c) The court may also be raised from the sidewalk, creating a small retaining wall at the property line with entry steps to the court, but should not exceed 36" above the sidewalk grade. 4. Storefront - Storefronts are facades placed at or close to the right-of-way line, with the entrance at sidewalk grade. This type is conventional for retail frontage and is commonly equipped with cantilevered shed roof(s) or awning(s). Recessed storefronts are also acceptable. The absence of a raised ground floor precludes residential use on the ground floor facing the street, although such use is appropriate above. (a) Shopfronts shall be between to feet and 16 feet tall, as measured from the adjacent sidewalk. (b) The corresponding storefront(s) opening(s) along the primary frontage shall be at least 65% of the 1st floor wall area and not have opaque or reflective glazing. (c) Shopfronts shall be designed such that outward -swinging doors shall not encroach into the public right-of-way. 5. Gallery - Galleries are storefronts with an attached colonnade, that projects over the sidewalk and encroaches into the public right of way. This frontage type is ideal for retail use but only when the sidewalk is fully absorbed within the colonnade so that a pedestrian cannot bypass it. (a) Galleries shall be no less than io feet wide clear in all directions. 171 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 (b) Along primary frontages, the arcade shall correspond to storefront openings. (c) Primary frontage storefront openings shall be at least 65% of the ist floor wall area and not have opaque or reflective glazing. 6. Arcade - Arcades are facades with an attached colonnade, that is covered by upper stories. This type is ideal for retail use, but only when the sidewalk is absorbed within the arcade so that a pedestrian cannot bypass it. For Building Code considerations, this frontage type cannot cover the public right-of-way as can the Gallery frontage type. (a) Arcades shall be no less than 7o feet wide clear in all directions. (b) Along primary frontages, the arcade shall correspond to storefront openings. (c) Primary frontage storefront openings shall be at least 65% of the ist floor wall area and not have opaque or reflective glazing. 4.4.010 Blocks and Streets Standards A. Purpose and Intent. This section establishes the City's vision for maintaining the existing, pedestrian -scaled, walkable blocks in the plan area through standards for creating new blocks and their corresponding lots. When a project is over 2 acres in size, it represents an area that needs to be divided into blocks that better fit the pattern and scale in Old Town Newhall. The figure below illustrates the stark difference between the intent of this section and that of conventional suburban development, particularly in terms of scale, pattern and diversity of block, lot and building types. - ---- 7W ; ---- _r Zwe r I. 1 i N,B , r'r■� Val, ,.. v Vr VI %i • R All. i i Mira / � ■ � � �yijY a'���i-ri �',� Mui Conventional SuburHan Development Discontinuous Network and Vehicularly oriented blocks and streets Traditional Neighborhood Development: Walkable, Small and Interconnected Blocks The procedure for subdividing land is intended to encourage Old Town Newhall's existing pattern of urban infrastructure that consists of small, walkable, blocks and an interconnected, human -scaled network of thoroughfares punctuated by open space of varying types. The following regulations apply to all property within the project boundaries that seeks development on sites larger than 2 acres. 4.4.020 Applicability. Each new block type shall be designed in compliance with the standards of this chapter for the applicable type, subject to the review and approval of the City of Santa Clarita. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 172 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 73, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.4.03o Allowable Types and Requirements. The range of block types, their dimensional requirements, and allowed lot widths are summarized below: Table t: Block and Lot Requirements Min. Block Depth Max. Block Length Target Block Lengths Allowable Lot Widths 300 25 to 150 a. 220 ft. 500 ft. 400 25 to 150 500 25 to 200 300 25 to 150 b. 320 ft. 500 ft. 400 25 to iso 500 25 to 200 C. 400 ft. 500 ft. 400 25 to 150 500 25 to 200 4.4•o4o Design objectives. Each site shall be designed to be divided into smaller blocks with: a. Internal streets, where appropriate, to connect with off-site streets and/or to create a series of smaller, walkable blocks; b. Service alleys within the new blocks; and c. Multiple buildings on the site, with their entrances on bordering streets. 4.4.050 Subdivision requirements. Each site shall be designed as a subdivision in compliance with the following standards, and to achieve the objectives in section 4.6.040. a. Each proposed parcel shall not exceed one acre. b. Each proposed parcel shall front on a street and its frontage shall not exceed 200 feet, unless specified otherwise in section 4.4.030 (Table 1). 4.4•o6o Building design. Buildings proposed on a site of one-half block or larger shall be designed in compliance with the following requirements, in addition to all other applicable provisions of this Code. a. No more than 50 percent of dwelling units on the site may be stacked flats. b. Buildings shall be designed to have fronts and backs, with front facades containing primary building entrances and facing streets. 173 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 A. Site Sites larger than z acres shall be subdivided further to create additional blocks. PROPERTY BOUNDARY STREET wl tI ;i _ STREET B. Introduce Streets Site to be subdivided: Illustrative Diagram Sites being subdivided into additional blocks shall introduce streets from the list of allowable thoroughfare types and comply with the block -size requirements in section 4.4.030. I j 1 1 } 1 i 1- — NEW STREET_ I t; 1 STREET l I Introduce Streets: Illustrative Diagram OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 174 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE C. Introduce Alleys Access to blocks and their individual parcels is allowed only by alley/lane, side street or, in the case of residential development, via small side drives accessing multiple dwellings. The intent is to maintain the integrity and continuity of the streetscape without interruptions such as driveway access. Therefore, although residential development allows minor interruptions along the primary frontage, the introduction of rear service thoroughfares such as alleys and lanes is required. D. Introduce Lots Introduce Alleys: Illustrative Diagram Based on the type(s) of blocks created and the thoroughfare(s) that they front, lots (parcels) are introduced on each block to correspond with the allowable building types in Chapter 4.3.010 175 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 r � � 1 � � Introduce Lots: Illustrative Diagram E. Introduce Projects Each lot is designed to receive a building per the allowable building types identified in Chapter 4.3.010 and can be arranged to suit the particular organization of buildings desired for each particular block. The allowable building types then are combined with the allowable frontage types in Chapter 4.3.020 per the zone (Chapter 4.2.030.070) in which the lot is located to generate a particular neighborhood form and character. PROPERTY BOUNM� _ -. STREET L �.r'� r NEWSTREETI REET 4.4.070 - Architectural Style Guidelines Introduce Projects: Illustrative Diagram Intent In preparing this Specific Plan, it was determined that a framework is necessary with which to both express architectural objectives within the project area as well as to set clear guidelines that provide the City and future applicants a basis for proposing and reviewing development proposals. These guidelines are not intended as a style manual but rather as a framework that appropriately represents the salient characteristics of various traditional styles for design exploration and application in Old Town Newhall projects. It is expected that the City will use them through a formal design review process, assisted by a consulting architect who is versed in these matters. Five architectural styles were identified as being relevant to the area's history and deserving of continued use and interpretation. These styles are: A. Main Street Commercial B. Mediterranean C. Monterey D. Western Victorian E. Craftsman These architectural styles are described in detail to assist designers and architects in their effort to create contemporary designs that are based in historic architectural precedent in the Old Town Newhall area. Each style is described, and differentiated from the others, through nine subjects. These describe their prevalent language of composition, technique, materiality and detail for the user to apply to new designs: i. Base 2. Primary Walls 3. Roof -Wall Connections 4. Roof 5. Drainage 6. Openings 7. Attached Elements 8. Massing g. Site Definition and Landscape OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 176 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE A. Main Street Commercial The Main Street Commercial building is found on almost every pre -World War II American Main Street. Basically a decorated rectangular masonry box in form, one-story buildings are always commercial in use, while multi -story buildings are mixed-use with commercial ground floors. Multi -story facades are typically divided into base, body, and top, with the ground floor taller than the shorter upper floor which is finished by a significant parapet. The ground floor has expansive glass interrupted by structural columns with transoms to allow light to penetrate deep into the interior. Upper floor windows are smaller with vertical windows that directly relate to the ground floor openings. 1. Base a. Multi -story buildings: ground floor is the base and is articulated by large storefront windows and, in some cases, walls or columns of different materials from upper floors. b. Elements (not walls) setback within the wall, may have their own material connection to the ground, such as tile, wood, and/or cast iron. 2. Primary Walls a. The primary walls, usually composed of brick, comprise the main body of the building's tripartite facade structure. The masonry -work can be very plain or highly decorative. b. Decorative moldings, cornices, or an applied ornament of stone or cast concrete may be used to express the vertical division between the base, the body, and the top. 3. Roof -Wall Connections a. The roof -wall connection is the top of the fa4ade's tripartite elevational composition. This top, articulated as a substantial cornice, can be formed with the same material as the rest of the wall or fashioned of complimentary materials such as stone, concrete, or metal. 4. Roof a. Invariably flat roofs are used. Parapets are articulated as an explicit exterior wall making a visual transition to the sky through plain or elaborate profiles. b. Roofs may be accessible and be used as balconies or terraces. 5. Drainage a. Since these buildings typically maintain a zero setback, rainwater may be diverted away from public sidewalks in several ways: i) downspouts on the back -side or alley -side of the building, ii) internal drain pipes imbedded within the buildings walls (visible only on rear), iii) awnings or canopies 6. Openings a. Ground floor windows and doors are large and expansive, typically with a transom. b. Upper floor windows are typically grouped with a rhythm relating to the major storefront openings below. c. Upper floor windows are typically double -hung (two lites) and vertically oriented. 7. Attached Elements a. Awnings, canopies, and second floor balconies may extend into the public right-of-way. Such attachments provide shelter to passing pedestrians, emphasize the ground floor uses, and add interest to the box -like massing inherent to the style. 177 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 8. Massing a. Whether one-story or multiple -story, Main Street Commercial buildings tend to be square or rectangular boxes. However, subtle variations in height can add interest to a facade, emphasize important architectural features such as a building entrance, or can accentuate a corner condition. g. Site Definition and landscape a. Since buildings are typically zero -setback and urban, planting on ground floor street -facing facades is not permitted. b. Landscape, however, is to be in internal courtyards and street -facing forecourts. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 178 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE B. Mediterranean This architecture is derived from Spanish, Italian, Greek and North African precedents. The Mediterranean style is a mature and complex architectural language. Its heritage is so extensive, that when applied, it evokes a heightened sense of urbanity and an intimate relationship with nature. 1. Base a. Exterior walls reach the ground with an expression of weight, with or without a base. b. An explicit element of base is described either as a painted band of traditional colors or an applied band of stone or cast concrete. c. Elements setback within the wall, may have their own material connection to the ground, such as tile, plaster or concrete. 2. Primary Walls a. Expressed as single -plane expanses of plaster wall. b. May be articulated by traditional moldings or applied ornament of stone or cast concrete, to describe the vertical divisions into base, body and top. c. Plaster finish shall be Santa Barbara Mission -Stucco, Humpy -Bumpy brown coat 16/20 finish with o - 3/8" variation, or 20-30 fine sand finish d. Control joints allowed. 3. Roof•Wall Connections a. Exterior walls will transition into roof form by one of three devices: i) a projected wooden eave with exposed wooden rafters, ii) a plaster molding or, iii) a tile cap b. Foam moldings are expressly prohibited. 4. Roof a. May be pitched at a 3:12 ratio and finished in Roman or Mission tile laid irregularly. b. Flat roofs are allowed and shall be articulated as an explicit exterior wall (tile may be multi -color randomly placed) visual transition to the sky. May be accessible and used as balconies or terraces. c. No birdstops allowed at end condition: must be mortar filled. y Drainage a. May be conducted off pitched roofs by a traditional combination of gutters and downspouts. b. Flat roofs may be drained by use of trumpet scuppers. Such roofs draining internally to the roof will need tile or ceramic scuppers on exterior walls. c. Rainwater reaching the ground may be harvested in cisterns or temporarily collected in dry wells. 6. Openings a. Deep-set (min. 3" plaster return)and combined with deeper balcony, loggia, and arcade elements to generate complex building -wide vertical or horizontal compositions. b. Such compositions can be symmetrical overall, locally symmetrical or, asymmetrical. c. Shutters are the aggregate size of the associated opening. d. Double -hung or multi -pane; No aluminum or white vinyl 7. Attached Elements a. All allowable urban frontages in the project area can be expressed in terms particular to this architecture. b. A number of architectural elements such as balconies, stairs and, chimneys can encroach beyond the primary exterior surface of buildings and into their setbacks. 179 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 8. Massing a. Volumetric compositions can be of a single primary volume offset by a variety of lesser ones. Also possible are compositions that are expressed in a single volume. b. It is common and desirable to articulate building corners on corner lots. c. Such designs can be devised at the geometric corner or adjacent to it. g. Site Definition and Landscape a. Buildings typically collect surrounding public and private space into walled precincts consistent with their use. Forecourts, garden walls, and zaguans are common. b. The landscape of gardens and courtyards heightens the spatial character of each such enclosed exterior room. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 180 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE C. Monterey Style Origin derived in Monterey, California, where an abundant supply of wood was to be found, the Monterey style emerged in 1853 when Boston merchant Thomas Larkin relocated to Monterey. The style combines New England Colonial wood construction with adobe brick exteriors. It is characterized by horizontal proportions dominated by thick masonry walls, low roofs (wood or tile) small, vertical openings. Projections such as single -story porches or combinations of narrow -proportioned porches and balconies typically extend across the majority, if not all, of the principal facades. Projections are covered by an extension of the roof, and constructed of exposed wood members. Often, the vertical members of the balcony extend to the ground, forming a portal. 1. Base a. The ground Floor is the base of the building and can be constructed of masonry or finished with plaster. b. Proportionally taller than 2nd floor c. Exterior walls are expressed as single -plane expanses of masonry or plaster wall. Often the second floor walls clad in horizontal wood siding or board and batten. 2. Primary Walls a. Plaster finish shall be Santa Barbara Mission -Stucco, Humpy -Bumpy brown coat 16/20 finish with o - 3/8" variation, or 20-30 fine sand finish b. Control joints to be concealed behind stylized downspouts 3. Roof -Wall Connections a. Exterior walls will transition into the roof form by projected wooden eaves supported by exposed wooden rafters. b. Balcony ceilings will be constructed of wooden rafters and wood planking. 4. Roof a. Pitch may vary from 3:12 to 4:12 and be finished in wood shingle, or Mission tile. b. Flat roofs are not allowed. c. Roofs are typically hipped, but may also be gabled. The ridge of gabled roofs run parallel to the principal facade and balcony. 5. Drainage a. Typically conducted off pitched roofs by a traditional combination of gutters and downspouts. b. Rainwater reaching the ground may be harvested in cisterns or temporarily collected in dry wells. 6. Openings a. Windows and doors are recessed in the wall and framed with wood trim. b. Windows are double -hung, multi -pane and vertical in orientation. c. Openings punctuate large mass and are no closer than their width to the next opening. d. Shutters are the aggregate size of the associated opening. 7. Attached Elements a. Arcade columns 6x6 minimum and chamfered at corners along shaft. b. Balcony railing typically single -square wood pickets evenly spaced. c. Proportion of attached elements is typically horizontal. 8. Massing a. Rectangular plan, two-story box with an attached, protruding second -story balcony or a balcony/arcade combination. b. Second -story balcony can occupy one facade or a portion of one facade of a building or wrap around multiple sides. 9. Site Definition and Landscape a. Buildings can be situated in a zero -setback, urban condition where landscape is limited to planted pots. b. Buildings can also be designed in patio and backyard configurations. 181 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 D. Western Victorian The Western Victorian style is characterized by vertically proportioned masses clad in wood, stone, masonry or metal composed of vertically narrow openings. Original horizontal storefronts provide a more urban grade gesture to the street while the remaining massing is concealed behind a tall facade. Structural elements such as columns, braces, etc., are often the same as the decorative elements. Typically, this style emphasizes a street -facing front with the rest of the building often being very simple in composition and decoration. Roofs are typically hidden behind prominent facades and/or parapets. Where visible, roofs are simple and finished in metal or composition shingles. 1. Base a. Exterior walls reach the ground with or without a base. b. Where present, the base is described as an applied band of wood, corrugated metal, or cast concrete, stone such as granite. 2. Primary Walls a. Expressed as single -plane expanses of wood or metal siding. The street -facing facade is typified by decorative elements such as window molding, cornices, lighting, and signage. b. Commercial: 'stick -frame storefront'; Residential: wood shingle c. Primarily horizontal siding or vertical board and batten. d. Smooth siding (wood or cement: no plywood siding such as "T -iii") ;. Roof -Wall Connections a. The front facade is typically articulated as a decorated flat plane capped by a simple cornice supported by decorative brackets. The eave condition of side facade is articulated in a similar manner. b. Balcony ceilings will be constructed of wooden rafters and finished in wood planking. 4. Roof a. Primary roof tends to be hidden by the street -facing parapet. b. Can be sloped or flat. Sloped roofs may be clad in metal or wood shingles. 5. Drainage a. May be conducted off pitched roofs by a traditional combination of gutters and downspouts. b. Rainwater reaching the ground may be harvested in cisterns or temporarily collected in dry wells. 6. Openings a. Windows and doors are framed with wood trim. b. Windows are multi -paned and vertical in orientation. c. Ground floor primarily glazed with transoms over storefronts; Upper floors glazed with smaller, vertical openings. 7. Attached Elements a. A number of decorated architectural elements such as porches, balconies, awnings, and bay windows can encroach beyond the primary exterior surface of buildings and into their setbacks. b. Arcades and galleries can extend also into the front setback. c. Columns are highly articulate, trimmed or capped. 8. Massing a. Tend to have one primary facade that faces the street and is articulated as a decorated flat plane. b. Can be one- or two-story and tend to have a street -facing architectural bias. g. Site Definition and Landscape a. Buildings can situated in a zero -setback, urban condition where landscaping is limited to planted pots. b. Buildings can also have a front yard, arcade, forecourt or face a courtyard. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 182 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 15, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE E. Craftsman This style was initiated in the Midwest and applied mildly to the Southern California climate. It carries strong Asian and Swiss influences and was most popular from 1900 to 192o. Buildings are composed of horizontal, single- and two-story volumes. An additional floor may be concealed within the volume of the roof. In its most simple form, it is a wood box surrounded by various attached elements. Walls are typically horizontally placed wood siding, shingles or board -and -batten, with a foundation base and piers in river stone, brick or stucco. Rafter tails and porch columns are exposed, smooth, woodwork. Windows and doors are vertical in proportion, trimmed in wood. Roofs are composed of shallow sloped gabled forms, and made of wood or asphalt shingles with broad overhangs and eaves. t. Base a. Craftsman houses invariably rest upon a base of concrete, stone, or brick. b. Stone is largest at the bottom and smallest at the top reflecting the natural stacking of the material. c. The lower floor may be stucco (20-30 fine sand finish) with the upper floor(s) clad in wood or shingle siding. 2. Primary Walls a. Walls shall show no more than two materials along any vertical section of the building, with no more than 9o% of the total wall surface in one material. Single family detached houses are exempt. b. Piers are a minimum of 6"x6" if wood posts, and 18"x18" if stone or stucco. c. Stone is largest at the bottom and smallest at the top. 3. Roof Wall Connections a. Wide eaves with exposed rafters b. Wood braces may be used. c. Minimum 3' overhang d. Decorative, spaced boards to vent attics 4. Roof a. Principal gables are between 3:12 and 4:12, and shed slopes are less than the principal slope (between 2:12 and 6:12). b. Dormers may be used to provide light and air to rooms in the attic space. c. Heavy timber throughout in lookouts and brackets (6x8 minimum) 5. Drainage a. May be conducted off pitched roofs by a traditional combination of gutters and downspouts. b. Rainwater reaching the ground may be harvested in cisterns or temporarily collected in dry wells. c. Downspouts are painted or copper and typically round or square. 6. Openings a. Window openings should be oriented vertically, although several windows may abut to form a horizontal overall opening. b. Window lites may be divided into equal increments or be divided on a portion of a window (such as the upper portion of a double -hung or casement window: 4 over 1, 3 over 1) 7. Attached Elements a. Porches, chimneys, and trellises can encroach beyond the primary exterior surface of buildings and into their setbacks. b. Tapered, square columns c. Deep porches to block sun and provide shade to interiors. tg3 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 8. Massing a. 3rd story always concealed in roof with dormers b. 2 -story with t -story components attached such as porches or veranda. c. t -story simple house forms with 1 -story components attached such as porches or veranda. g. Site Definition and Landscape a. Buildings typically face a front yard. b. Garden walls of rounded stone and/or klinker brick, brick are common. c. Trellis and other woodwork define outdoor porches and patios. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 184 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.4.080 Other Project Design and Development Standards 4.4.081 - Parking Design A. Number of spaces required. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each land use as required by Sections 4.2.030 through 4.2.070 for the applicable zone. B. Parking design. Parking facilities, including internal and external access, and individual spaces shall be designed in compliance with the standards in UDC 17.51.06o (Parking Standards). Parking facilities visible from a street shall be landscaped as provided in Section 4.4.o82 below. 4.4082 - Landscape Standards A. Street trees. Proposed development shall include street trees as provided by Chapter 2. B. Parking facility landscaping. Surface parking areas shall be planted with shade trees at a minimum ratio of one tree for every four spaces in an orchard planting arrangement, in compliance with the City's Design Standards. In the limited circumstances where this Old Town Code allows parking areas adjacent to a street or sidewalk, the parking area shall be screened with landscaping, and a decorative wall between 36 and 48 inches in height, as approved by the City, and in compliance with the City's Community Character and Design Guidelines C. General. All landscape shall fully comply with the requirements of AB 1881 regarding the installation of low water usage landscape. 4.4.083 - Fences, Walls, and Screening A. Applicability. The requirements of this Section apply to all fences and walls unless otherwise stated. t. Fences or wall in flood hazard area. A fence or wall in an area subject to flooding identified on a Federal Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) on file with the City shall require a building permit, and shall comply with all requirements of the City Engineer in addition to the requirements of this Section. 2. Exemptions. These regulations do not apply to fences or walls required by regulations of a State or Federal agency, or by the City for reasons of public safety. B. Height Limits. Each fence, wall, and hedge shall comply with the height limits shown in the following table. 185 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 73, 2014 Maximum Height of Fences and Walls Within front or street side setback 42 in. Within interior side or rear setback 6 ft. (t) Within a zone where no setback is required Located zD ft. or more to the rear of a front or street side property line Located wihin zo ft. of a front or street side property line 6 ft. (t) 42 in. for solid wall or fencing 6 ft. for open fencing At intersection of alley, street, or driveway 42 in. Outside of a required setback 8 ft. Notes: (t) A fence or wall up to eight feet in height may be allowed when the portions above six feet are of an open design (e.g., lattice, wrought iron or grille work). A building permit is required. C. Specific fence and wall requirements. Fences and walls are required as follows, in addition to any other City requirement, or California Building Standards Code requirements: Fencing between different land uses. Fencing between different land uses shall be provided in compliance with Subsection E. (Screening). 2. Outdoor equipment, storage, and work areas. Nonresidential outdoor uses and equipment adjacent to a residential use shall be fenced and/or screened in compliance with Subsection E. (Screening). 3. Retaining walls. Any embankment to be retained that is over 48 inches in height shall be benched so that no individual retaining wall exceeds a height of 36 inches, and each bench is a minimum width of 36 inches. 4. Temporary fencing. Temporary fencing may be necessary to protect archaeological or historic resources, trees, or other similar sensitive features during site preparation and construction. This fencing shall be approved by the Director. D. Prohibited materials. The following fencing materials are prohibited except where they are required by a State or Federal law or regulation: barbed, razor or concertina wire in conjunction with a fence or wall, or by itself, and chain link fencing within a front or street side setback. In no case shall chain link fencing be visible from the public right-of-way. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 186 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE E. Screening. This Subsection establishes standards for the screening and separation of adjoining residential and nonresidential land uses, equipment and outdoor storage areas, as well as surface parking areas. 1. Screening between non-residential and residential. Non-residential development abutting a site developed exclusively as a residential use shall provide screening at the parcel boundary as follows: a. The screen shall consist of plant materials and a solid, decorative wall of masonry or similar durable material, six feet in height. Up to eight feet may be allowed in compliance with Subsection B (Height Limits). Openings or pedestrian connections may be required at the discretion of the City. b. The decorative wall shall be architecturally treated on both sides, subject to the approval of the City. 2. Mechanical equipment, loading docks, and refuse areas. a. Roof or ground mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view from adjoining public streets and rights-of-way and adjoining properties with residential development. This equipment includes air conditioning, heating, ventilation ducts, and exhaust vents, loading docks, refuse storage areas, and utility services, electrical transformers, gas meters, etc. b. The colors, materials, and architectural style of screening shall be architecturally compatible with other on-site development. c. All single family dwellings shall be designed with storage space provided for three, go -gallon trash bins, not visible from the street during non -collection days. d. Trash enclosures shall be built to accommodate a sufficient number of three -yard bins. The number of bins shall be determined by the City at the time that a development application is submitted for review. Trash enclosures shall be consistent with the surrounding architecture and shall be constructed with a solid roof, and provide convenient pedestrian and collection -vehicle access. 187 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4.5 - Sign Regulations 4.5.010 - Purpose These sign regulations are intended to appropriately limit the placement, type, size, and number of signs allowed within Old Town Newhall, and to require the proper maintenance of signs. The purposes of these limitations and requirements are to: A. Avoid traffic safety hazards to motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians, caused by visual distractions and obstructions; B. Promote the aesthetic and environmental values of the community by providing for signs that do not impair the attractiveness of the City as a place to live, work, and shop; C. Provide for signs as an effective channel of communication, while ensuring that signs are aesthetically proportioned in relation to adjacent structures and the structures to which they are attached; and D. Safeguard and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare 4.5.020 - Applicability A. Signs regulated. These sign regulations apply to all signs in all zones established by Section 4.2.010 (Regulating Plan and Zones), except that directional/instructional signs and real estate signs shall instead comply with the requirements of Unified Development Code (UDC) Section 17.51.080 (Sign Regulations Private Property). B. Applicability to sign content. The provisions of this Chapter do not regulate the message content of a sign (sign copy), regardless of whether the message content is commercial or noncommercial. C. Sign permit requirements. Sign installation within the areas subject to this Old Town Code shall require sign permit approval in compliance with UDC Section 17.51.o8o (Sign Regulations Private Property). D. Sign Variances and Historic Sign Designation. See UDC Section 17.24.110 (Administrative Sign Variance and Historic Sign Designation). E. Definitions. Definitions of the specialized terms and phrases used in this section are listed in Unified Development Code Section 17.51.o8o (Sign Regulations Private Property). 4.5.030 - Prohibited Signs All sign types and sizes not expressly allowed by this Chapter shall be prohibited. Examples of prohibited signs include, but are not limited to the following: A. Abandoned signs; B. Animated and moving signs, including electronic message display signs, and variable intensity, blinking, or flashing signs, or signs that emit a varying intensity of light or color, except time and temperature displays (which are not considered signs), and barber poles; C. Exposed cabinet/raceways behind channel letters; D. Internally illuminated cabinet (can) signs; E. Off-site signs (e.g., billboards, and signs mounted on vehicles); OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN tgg City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE F. Obscene signs; G. Pole signs and other freestanding signs over six feet in height; H. Roof signs; I. Because of the City's compelling interest in ensuring traffic safety, signs that simulate in color, size, or design, any traffic control sign or signal, or that make use of words, symbols, or characters in a manner that interferes with, misleads, or confuses pedestrian or vehicular traffic; J. A sign in the form or shape of a directional arrow, or otherwise displaying a directional arrow, except as approved by the City, or as required for safety and convenience and for control of vehicular and pedestrian traffic within the premises of the subject use; K. A sign attached to or suspended from a boat, vehicle, or other movable object that is parked within a public right-of- way, or located on private property so that it is visible from a public right-of-way; except a sign painted directly upon, magnetically affixed to, or permanently affixed to the body or other integral part of a vehicle; L. A sign burned, cut, or otherwise marked on or affixed to a rock, tree, or other natural feature; M. A sign placed within a public right-of-way, except as provided by Section 4.5.o5o.B (Signs allowed in the UC and COR zones); N. A sign painted directly on a building; O. Temporary and portable signs, including the following; 1. A -frames (unless otherwise stated in the Sign Standards table) and other portable sidewalk signs; z. Balloons and other inflatable devices; 3. Flags, except official national, state, or local government, institutional or corporate flags, properly displayed; and 4. Pennants and streamers, except in conjunction with a athletic event, carnival, circus, or fair. 4.5.040 - General Requirements for All Signs A. Sign area and height measurement. The measurement of sign area and height to determine compliance with the maximum sign area requirements and height limits of this Chapter shall comply with Unified Development Code Section 17.51.080 (Sign Regulations Private Property). B. Sign location requirements. Each sign shall be located in compliance with the following requirements, and all other applicable provisions of this Chapter. 1. On -premise signs required. Each sign shall be located on the same site as the subject of the sign, except as otherwise allowed by this Chapter. 2. Setback requirements. Each sign shall comply with the setback requirements of the applicable zoning district, except for an approved projecting sign, and except for an approved freestanding sign, which shall be set back a minimum of io feet from the front and side street property lines. 1gg OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 ;. Placement on a building. No sign shall be placed so as to interfere with the operation of a door or window. Signs should not be located so that they cover prominent architectural features of the building. 4. Signs within a public right-of-way. No sign shall be allowed in the public right-of-way except for the following: a. A projecting or A -frame sign in compliance with Section 4.5.05o.B (Signs allowed in the UC and COR zones); b. Public signs erected by or on behalf of a governmental agency to convey public information, identify public property, post legal notices, or direct or regulate pedestrian or vehicular traffic; c. Bus stop signs installed by a public transit company; d. Informational signs of a public utility regarding its lines, pipes, poles, or other facilities; or e. Emergency warning signs erected by a governmental agency, a public utility company, or a contractor doing authorized within the public right-of-way. All signs within the public right-of-way that are intended to regulate, warn, or guide traffic, shall comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Any sign installed or placed within the public right-of-way other than in compliance with this Section shall be forfeited to the public and be subject to confiscation. C. Sign design. The following design criteria shall be used in reviewing the design of individual signs. Substantial conformance with each of the following design criteria shall be required before a sign permit or Building Permit can be approved. 1. Color. Colors on signs and structural members should be harmonious with one another and relate to the dominant colors of the buildings on the site. Contrasting colors may be utilized if the overall effect of the sign is still compatible with building colors. 2. Design and construction. a. Except for banners, flags, temporary signs, and temporary window signs conforming with the requirements of this Chapter, each sign shall be constructed of permanent materials and shall be permanently attached to the ground, a building, or another structure by direct attachment to a rigid wall, frame, or structure. b. Each permanent sign shall be designed by a professional (e.g., architect, building designer, landscape architect, interior designer, or others whose principal business is the design, manufacture, or sale of signs), or who are capable of producing professional results. c. Each permanent sign shall be constructed by persons whose principal business is building construction or a related trade including sign manufacturing and installation, or others capable of producing professional results. The intent is to ensure public safety, achieve signs of careful construction, neat and readable copy, and durability, to reduce maintenance costs and prevent dilapidation. g. Materials and structure. a. Sign materials (including framing and supports) shall be representative of the type and scale of materials used on the site where the sign is located. Sign materials shall match those used on the buildings on the site and any other signs on the site. b. No sign shall include reflective material. c. Materials for permanent signs shall be durable and capable of withstanding weathering over the life of the sign with reasonable maintenance. d. The size of the structural members (e.g. columns, crossbeams, and braces) shall be proportional to the sign panel they are supporting. e. The use of individual letters incorporated into the building design is encouraged, rather than a sign with background and framing other than the structure wall. 4. Street address. The City may require that a sign include the street address of the site, where it determines that public safety and emergency vehicle response would be more effectively served than if the street address were displayed solely on one or more buildings on the site. OLD TOWN NEWNALL SPECIFIC PLAN Igo City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 5. Copy design guidelines. The City does not regulate the message content (copy) of signs; however, the following are principles of copy design and layout that can enhance the readability and attractiveness of signs. Copy design and layout consistent with these principles is encouraged, but not required. a. Sign copy should relate only to the name and/or nature of the business or commercial center. b. Permanent signs that advertise continuous sales, special prices, or include phone numbers, websites, etc., should be avoided. c. Information should be conveyed briefly or by logo, symbol, or other graphic manner. The intent should be to increase the readability of the sign and thereby enhance the identity of the business. d. The area of letters or symbols should not exceed 40 percent of the background area in commercial districts or 6o percent in residential districts. e. Freestanding signs should contain the street address of the parcel or the range of addresses for a multi -tenant center. 6. Sign lighting. Sign lighting shall be designed to minimize light and glare on surrounding rights-of-way and properties. a. External light sources shall be directed and shielded so that they do not produce glare off the site, or illuminate any object other than the sign. b. Sign lighting shall not blink, flash, flutter, or change light intensity, brightness, or color. c. Colored lights shall not be used at a location or in a manner so as to be confused or construed as traffic control devices. d. Neither the direct nor reflected light from primary light sources shall create hazards for pedestrians or operators of motor vehicles. e. For energy conservation, light sources shall be hard -wired fluorescent or compact fluorescent lamps, or other lighting technology that is of equal or greater energy efficiency. Incandescent lamps are prohibited unless approved in writing by the Director of Community Development. D. Sign maintenance. i. Each sign and supporting hardware, including temporary signs and awning signs, shall be maintained in good repair and functioning properly at all times. Any damage to a sign or its illumination, including the failure of illumination shall be repaired within a maximum of 14 days from the date of damage or failure. 2. A repair to a sign shall be of materials and design of equal or better quality as the original sign. 3. A sign that is not properly maintained and is dilapidated shall be deemed a public nuisance, and may be abated in compliance with the Municipal Code. 4. When an existing sign is removed or replaced, all brackets, poles, and other supports that are no longer required shall be removed. 4.5.050 - Sign Standards by Zone Each sign shall comply with the restrictions provided by this Section. A. UG -1 and UG -2 zones. Each sign in the UG -1 and UG -2 zones shall comply with the requirements in the following table. 191 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 SIGN STANDARDS FOR UG -3 AND UG -2 ZONES Single -Family Dwellings, Duplexes, Triplexes, Fourplexes: None allowed MULTI -FAMILY PROJECTS AND STRUCTURES, NON-RESIDENTIAL USES B. UC and COR zones. Each sign in the UC and COR zones shall comply with the requirements in the following table. An approved Sign Review (Enhanced Signage) or a Master Sign Program (Sign Program) may allow for additional signage opportunities that substantially conform to the spirit of Old Town Newhall sign standards. Refer to Unified Development Code Section 17.23.190 (Sign Review). All sign programs shall conform to the spirit and context of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan and shall be consistent with the adopted architectural styles and guidelines. SIGN STANDARDS FOR UC AND COR ZONES OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 192 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 n Heigqnl `ire" Shall generally be a maximum of 2' x 3' and shall be 7 square feet. "A -Frame" signs are permitted in the "A -Frame" free and clear of all pedestrian paths of travel. Urban Center and Corridor zones during regular business hours subject to the approval of the Director of Community Development in accordance with the Old Town Newhall signage procedures. Awning Shall be entirely on awning valence; lettering 50% of the area of the valence front. 1 sign maximum 66% of valence height; valence height max maximum per each separate awning valence. 18 inches. Marquee To be established by the City as part of a formal Sign To be established by the City as part of a formal Sign Review Permit as listed in UDC Section 17.23.190 Review Permit. (Sign Review). Allowed only for the entrance of a theater or playhouse. One (1) sign maximum Menus and Menu Menus shall generally not exceed 18 inches tall by Menus shall not exceed a total of 3.5 square - Boards 24 inches wide and shall be posted near the main feet and are only allowed at eating and drinking entrance to a restaurant. establishments. Menu Boards (A -frame style) shall not generally Menu Boards shall not exceed a total of 9 square. exceed 4' tall by 2' wide and shall be located on private property.3 feet and shall only be displayed during regular business hours.' Monument 5' including base structure. Allowed only on a 36 square -feet. site within the COR zone with more than loo' of continuous street frontage. Parcels within the UC zone that front Railroad Avenue that meet the too' frontage requirement are also eligible for monument signs, subject to the approval of a Sign Review Permit. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 192 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE SIGN STANDARDS FOR UC AND COR ZONES (continued) Projecting or 16 inches and bottom of sign shall be no closer than 6 square -feet. No dimension greater than 3' suspended 8' above sidewalk surface below. Sign shall be redwood sandblasted, hand carved, or architecturally designed equivalent. Wall 2' below parapet or eave. Individual letters up to 36 One (1) square -foot per -linear -foot of primary inches may be allowed through the Old Town Newhall business frontage. signage procedure'. Any sign over 36 inches in height One (1) sign allowed per business frontage with shall be subject to -a Sign Review Permit (UDC Section pedestrian entrance. 17.23.190). Side street or rear entrance wall sign maximum is Mounting single -story: above 1st Boor windows. 50% of the primary sign area. Mounting multi -story: between windows. Window Within window area 15% of total window area Permanente Window Temporary Within window area 25% of total window area. Allowed for display a maximum of 15 days at one time, up to two (2) times in a 12 -month period. One (1) additional special event/holiday shall be permitted for up to 45 days in any 12 -month period. 'The Old Town Newhall signage procedure shall include the submittal of two (2) sets of a complete sign plan showing the size and location of the proposed wall sign on the proposed building fa4ade. This provision may also be used to allow for alternative designs of Menu Boards that incorporate decorative bases or other artistic elements that cause the Menu Board to exceed the allowable height and/or size. The Director of Community Development shall have discretion for the approval of all Sign Review applications. 2Window signage shall be limited to decals, illuminated signs, painted signs, or other similar signage approved by the Director of Community Development. Entertainment uses are exempt from these window sign provisions for events associated with their use. 3A Menu Board may be located in the public right-of-way subject to the submittal of an Outdoor Dining application to ensure that the Menu Board meets required clearances and that issues of liability and safety are addressed. C. Sign standards for Creative District (CD) zone. Signs within the CD zone shall comply with the requirements of Unified Development Code Section 17.51.080 (Sign Regulations Private Property). 5.5•o7o - Nonconforming Signs A nonconforming sign is any permanent or temporary sign that was legally established and maintained in compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws in effect at the time of original installation but that does not now comply with the provisions of this Downtown Code. 193 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 A. General requirements. A nonconforming sign shall not be: t. Changed to another nonconforming sign; 2. Structurally altered to extend its useful life; 3. Enlarged; 4. Re-established after a business is discontinued for 6o days or more; or 5. Re-established after damage or destruction to 50 percent or more of the value of the sign, or its components, as determined by the Building Official. B. Maintenance and changes. Sign copy and face changes, nonstructural modifications, and nonstructural maintenance (e.g., painting, rust removal) are allowed without a sign permit up to a maximum of 25 percent of the existing total area of the sign. Face changes not including copy, any nonstructural modifications exceeding 25 percent of the existing total area of the sign, as well as any structural changes, shall comply with all applicable standards of this chapter. 4.6 Murals/Wallpapering or Covering of Buildings. a. Exterior building walls shall not be covered with paper, murals, or other similar material without the approval of a Temporary Use Permit (TUP). b. Murals shall be artistic in nature and not commercial, shall not bear phone numbers, website addresses, or other information that may constitute advertising or a commercial sign. Should a mural be deemed commercial in nature, the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (Sign Regulations) of this Old Town Code shall apply. c. Murals and building coverings are subject to conditions of approval to ensure that a mural or building covering is safe, structurally sound, will be maintained during the life of the artwork, and that the building will be returned to its original condition when the artwork is removed. 4.7 Outdoor Dining Guidelines 4.7.010 — Purpose The purpose of the Outdoor Dining Cuidelines is to promote safe and attractive use of the public areas in Old Town Newhall. This section assists property owners and tenants along Main Street in establishing outdoor dining areas in the public right-of-way (ROW) that will help create a dynamic and lively atmosphere of the commercial core of Old Town Newhall. To a limited extent, outdoor dining in the public right -of --way may be permitted on streets other than Main Street in the Corridor or Creative District zones, subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit (See Section 4.7.010.Q). A. Context: This section implements policies from the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, effective December 2005, which encourage pedestrian oriented shops, restaurants and services located on Main Street. To promote Main Street as the recognizable focus of Old Town Newhall, portions of the public right-of-way are available for lease or license for the purposes of creating or extending outdoor dining areas. These standards apply to the design and construction of dining areas and enclosures that will extend into leased areas of the public ROW along Main Street. See Figure i.o for an outline of the project area. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 194 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 73, 2074 CHAPTER q : THE CODE B. Eligible Properties: With the approval of the Director of Community Development, properties within the Urban Center zone may be allowed to encroach into the public right of way for outdoor dining. The Main Street Outdoor Dining Guidelines provide standards for properties with frontage on Main Street for encroachments for outdoor dining. Eligible properties are shown in Figure 1.o for a map of eligible properties under these guidelines. C. Application Process: The application process and submittal requirements to establish an outdoor dining area within the right-of-way on Main Street are outlined in the Main Street Outdoor Dining Area Application & Checklist. D. Other Regulations: Business and propertyowners are not relieved from obtaining other required approvals, licenses, and permits for a new or expanded business from the Community Development Department, Public Works Department, Fire Department, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC), and any other appropriate authority. E. General Guidelines: The City's interest in reviewing applications for outdoor dining relates to the safety and well being of the public and the promotion of the Old Town area as a vital and attractive pedestrian district. The City's goal is to maintain the highest standards of accessibility and safety while achieving an attractive and functional design. In general, allowed encroachments should compliment public use and improvements. In no case shall encroachments be permitted which serve to exclude the public from any public sidewalk or street. The City may deny any application for outdoor dining in the public right of way that it determines does not comply with these guidelines or any other standard or regulation set forth by the City. 195 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER zs, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 j � ^�SWR1OAMr1,. Midn SL .F" 1 P. _ 4F Figure t: Main Street Outdoor Dining Eligible Properties. IL oeo 4r . OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 196 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE F. Location and Dimensions: Dining areas in the right-of-way may be allowed where it can be determined by the City that the encroachment would not result, individually or cumulatively, in a narrowing of the sidewalk such that important functional attributes of Old Town, (e.g., ability of pedestrians to stroll side-by-side and to pass comfortably for significant stretches, lingering and window shopping) are not jeopardized. The location and dimensions of any item located in a public place shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in these guidelines and any other local, state or federal law or regulation. 1. Encroachments shall conform to the following standards: • 5' minimum width unobstructed pedestrian path of travel; • 4' minimum setback from driveways; • 8' minimum setback from pedestrian ramps at corners; • 2' minimum setback from any legally required building entrance or exit; • All dining furniture and appurtenances must be contained within the dining area; • Above grade planters or pots used as part of the dining enclosure shall be a minimum height of 2'; and • Pots and plant materials shall not exceed a maximum height of 4'. MAIN STREET 8' Min. from comer ramps U ROW 24• Min. Sethel, Rum required entrance 5' Min. from trees, landscaping, or sizaaa res in ROW Figure 2 — Setback Exhibit 4' Min. from drive aisles drive aisles Property une 2. Encroachments shall not block safe access to businesses, parking spaces, bike stalls, or other spaces required by local, state or federal building or safety codes. 3. Chairs and tables shall not extend into the required accessible walkway at any time. Chairs must be at a scale appropriate to the size of the table or space available for seating. 197 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 4. Tables and chairs shall not be affixed to the sidewalk or any portion of the right-of-way. 5. Heating devices shall be reviewed by the City of Santa Clarita for safety and aesthetics and may require separate building permit review. 6. The Community Development Department may require an Architectural Design Review to review any items placed in the City right-of-way that are not clearly consistent with these guidelines. G. Maintenance and Operational Standards 1. Maintenance of sidewalk encroachments shall be the sole responsibility of the permit holder. 2. Any item permitted to be placed in the City right-of- way shall be maintained in a safe manner so as not to obstruct pedestrian access to public sidewalks, access ramps or doorways. Movable items, like chairs, shall be positioned to prevent obstruction of access routes at all times. The permitted item shall be, if moved by patrons, relocated to the appropriate location at all times. 3. All materials shall be well maintained without stains, rust, tears or discoloration. Materials that show signs of significant wear/age shall be replaced. 4. Umbrellas shall be constructed of durable fade resistant materials. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 19$ City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER q : THE CODE H. Colors and Materials - The types of materials placed on City sidewalks shall portray a well maintained and aesthetically appealing streetscape. The variety of uses that exist in Old Town Newhall require a cohesive guideline of allowed materials, colors and variation of items permitted in the common commercial area. All items located on the public sidewalk shall be constructed of durable materials appropriate for use in the public right-of-way. Folding chairs, light weight materials, deteriorated, U.V. damaged, splintered or other similar furniture will not be approved or placed in the right-of-way. Sealed or painted metal or wood tables are recommended. 2. Permitted encroachments shall be complimentary in material, color and design to the buildings they serve and are adjacent to. Tablecloths, umbrellas and similar materials used as part of an encroachment, shall be clearly described in the project application (material samples may be required). All materials shall be painted, stained, etc., in a solid color; stripes and patterns are discouraged. 4. Street furniture shall not contain signs, advertising, or logos. I. Umbrellas i. Umbrella shades shall have approved solid colors. Patterns and stripes are discouraged. 199 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 2. Umbrellas shall be installed and maintained so as to provide pedestrian clearance by maintaining seven (7) feet of clearance from the sidewalk to the lowest edge of the umbrella. Umbrellas shall not exceed a maximum height of nine (9) feet from the base to the top portion of the pole. 3. Umbrellas shall be constructed of a canvas -type material suitable for outdoor use. No plastic fabrics, plastic or vinyl -laminated fabrics, or any type of rigid materials are permitted. 4. Umbrellas shall beset back a minimum of five (5) feet from the neighboring property. ). Barriers 1. A barrier is required for the full perimeter (with the exception of access openings) when the outdoor seating area extends more than four feet into the public ROW Landscape planters may be used as barriers. 2. Sectional fencing must be constructed of metal (aluminum, steel, iron, or similar) or wood and must be of a dark color (either painted or stained). 3. Rope or chain barriers are permitted. The rope or chain must have a minimum diameter of one inch. Vertical support posts must be constructed of wood or metal. 4. Barriers shall not be affixed to the sidewalk or cause damage to the existing right-of-way. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN Zoo City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE K. Planters and Landscaping t. Planters shall contain plant materials in healthy condition. Stressed, dead, or dying landscape must be promptly replaced. 2. Planters shall have a self-contained watering reservoir system that prevents any leakage onto the sidewalk. 3. Debris or litter caused by landscape planters shall be maintained or cleaned by the responsible business or property owner. Debris, stains or litter shall be cleaned or removed by the responsible business or property owner. 4. Planters and landscaping shall be trimmed to maintain the required accessible walkway of no less than 5 feet in width. L. Menu Boards t. Menu boards shall be limited to one per eligible business and shall meet the setback requirements identified in Figure 2. 2. Menu boards shall be limited to a maximum size of 9 square feet and shall conform to the standards listed in ONSP Section 4.5.05o.B. 3. Menu boards shall not be affixed to or cause damage to the existing sidewalk or any other portion of the right-of-way. tot OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 M. Lighting I. Lighting shall illuminate only the dining area and shall be shielded from the public space. 2. Lighting shall be mounted so that all wiring is concealed. Rope or string lights are allowed provided they are installed to the requirements of the Building Code and manufacturer's specifications. N. Signage All signage proposed to be located upon umbrellas, barriers, or similar shall be subject to the approval of the Director of Community Development. In no circumstance shall off-site signage or corporate branding, other than that of the subject business, be permitted. O. Other Types of Encroachments I. Other types of encroachment, not anticipated in these guidelines may be considered and permitted by the City, but must comply with the purpose and intent of these guidelines. P. Indemnification and Insurance Issuance of an outdoor dining permit shall be contingent upon the applicant enacting an Outdoor Dining License Agreement with the City of Santa Clarita. The applicant shall also provide a Certificate of Liability Insurance for the duration of the outdoor dining permit and license agreement. Annual minimum coverage limits shall be established by the City at the time of application. Q. Outdoor Dining in Other Areas While the primary focus of outdoor/sidewalk dining is centered on Main Street, there may be other instances that occur in the Corridor or Creative District zones where similar sidewalk dining activities may be warranted. In these cases, outdoor dining in the right-of-way may be approved subject to the issuance of an Administrative Permit and provided that the proposal meets the requirements set forth in this chapter. 4.8 Findings In order to preserve the historic and unique character of Old Town Newhall, and in an effort to encourage the creation of a vibrant arts and entertainment district, prior to the issuance/approval of certain permits listed in UDC Chapters 17.23.22 (Class I Appiications—Ministerial), 17.23 (Class II Applications—Discretionary), 17.24 (Class III Applications—Discretionary), 17.25 (Class IV Applications—Discretionary), 17.26 (Class V Applications—Discretionary), 17.27 (Class VI Applications— Discretionary), and 17.28 (Class VII Applications—Legislative), the following findings shall be made in addition to the findings listed in UDC Section 17.o6.130 (Findings and Decision): ONSP-1: That the proposed use or project is consistent with the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan; and ONSP-2: That the proposed use or project meets the development requirements for the zone within which it is located including parking, architecture, and ground -floor uses. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 202 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE 4.9 (Reserved) 4.10 - Downtown Code Glossary/Definitions 4.10.010 - Purpose This Section provides definitions of terms and phrases used in this Old Town Code that are technical or specialized, or that may not reflect common usage. If any of the definitions in this Section conflict with definitions in the Unified Development Code or other provisions of the Municipal Code, these definitions shall control for the purposes of this Old Town Code. If a word is not defined in this Section, or in other provisions of the City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code, the Director shall determine the correct definition. 4.10.020 - Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phrases A. Land use type classifications. The land use types listed in Table 4-1 shall be defined as provided in Unified Development Code Sections 17.42 (Residential Use Types), Chapter 17.43 (Commercial Use Types), 17.44 (Industrial Use Types), 17.45 (Public and Semi -Public Use Types), 17.46 (Agricultural Use Types), 17.47 (Temporary Use Types), 17.48 (Accessory Use Types), and 17.49 (Development Activities/Miscellaneous Use Types), except for use types that are defined in Subsection B. B. Terms and phrases. As used in this Old Town Code, each of the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise: ATM: Automated Teller Machine. An ATM is permitted by right in any commercial zone in the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. ATMs that are associated with banks and credit unions (defined as institutions with deposit accounts insured by federal agencies such as the FDIC or NCUA) may be located on the street as an accessory use to the bank use. Where no physical bank office or branch is present, a stand-alone ATM that is associated with a bank or credit union may be allowed subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. In cases of ATMs that are associated with non -banking businesses such as convenience stores, restaurants, etc., the ATM shall be located entirely inside the business. Signage for ATMs shall not be permitted, except as an accessory use to a bank or credit union or with a Conditional Use Permit such as in the case of a stand-alone ATM that is affiliated with a bank or credit union. Accessory Outdoor storage for a Permitted Non-residential Use: limited only to accessory outdoor storage for permitted or conditionally permitted uses. All storage shall be screened from public view. This category specifically excludes those uses listed in Section 17.44.01.13 (Outdoor Storage) of the Unified Development Code. Accessory Structure: a detached building or structure, part of a building or structure, which is incidental or subordinate to the main building, structure or use on the same parcel, without cooking facilities (e.g., storage shed, garage, gazebo). Adult Business: a business as defined in Section 17.11.020 of the Unified Development Code and that is subject to Chapter 17.61 of the Unified Development Code (Adult Business Regulations). Alcohol Beverage sales: alcohol sales is specifically governed by Section 17.66.020 (Alcohol Sales) of the Unified Development Code. Allee: a row of trees planted along a Thoroughfare or Pedestrian Walkway. Alley: a public or private right-of-way, not less than 20' wide, that provides off-street service access to commercial buildings or residences. Should an alley be utilized as part of a project's parking plan and/or used for primary or major public access, the alley shall be considered a drive aisle and shall have a required minimum width of 26 feet. 203 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Ambulance or Paramedic Dispatch: includes ambulance dispatch activities as listed in UDC Section 17.45.010.9.9 (Ambulance and Paramedic Dispatch). Animal Keeping, Small Animals: the keeping of small animals such as sheep, goats, dogs, rabbits, birds and similar animals is permitted as set forth in Section 17.62.030 of the Unified Development Code. Antique, Collectible, or Vintage Clothing Store: a retail store that sells antiques, curios, gifts and souvenirs, and collectible items including sports cards and comic books. A store that primarily sells books is included under "General Retail." This use classification may also include fashion boutiques that sell a mix of new and used items, including consignment items, that do not fit the traditional definition of second hand or used merchandise stores. Apartment: a dwelling sharing a building and a lot with other dwellings and/or uses. Apartments may be for rent or for sale as condominiums. Arcade: see "Frontage Type." Architectural Type (also referred to as 'Building Type'): a structure defined by the combination of configuration, placement, and function. See the "Building Type" definitions listed below. Artisan/Craft Product Manufacturing: this use pertains to skilled trades and craftspersons who build, fabricate, manufacture, or otherwise create goods for sale. This use does not include art or craft studios where "artists", rather than those involved in skilled trades (carpentry, metal fabrication, etc.), create art and wares for sale. Auto or Motor Vehicle -related Sales or Services: includes all uses in UDC Section 17.43.010.26.a -e (Vehicle Sales and Services). This use classification shall not include the sale of small motorized personal mobility devices such as motorized wheel chairs or scooters, "Segue -type" devices, etc., that do not fit the category of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, etc. Bank, Financial Services: includes financial institutions including: banks, credit unions, investment companies, savings and loans, and similar financial services. This classification specifically excludes money transfer stores and services, check cashing stores and services, and similar businesses such as pay day loan stores which are included under the "Personal Services, Restricted" category. Bar. includes establishments used primarily for the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption that are not part of a restaurant. See section 17.43.01o.8.1b of the Unified Development Code. For the purposes of this Old Town Code, the terms "Bar" and "Tavern" are synonymous. These terms are grouped together with "Night Club" uses in Table 4-1. Batten: a sawed strip of wood put over a seam between boards as a fastening or covering. Bicycle Path: a dedicated area, paved in a variety of materials (e.g., asphalt to decomposed granite) that is non -traversable by motorized vehicles and is often shared with pedestrians. Bicycle Route: an identified area, usually by white lines, that is part of the vehicular roadway that allows bicycle use. Block: the aggregate of private lots, passages, common drives and lanes, circumscribed by thoroughfares. Block Face: the aggregate of all the building facades on one side of a block. The block face provides the context for establishing architectural harmony. Boarding House: a dwelling unit (other than a hotel or motel) where three (3) or more rooms are rented individually or separately to tenants under separate rental agreements where tenants do not share common financial responsibility for use of the dwelling unit as a whole. See Unified Development Code Section 17.42.010.13 (Rooming House). A Fraternity or Sorority House as defined in Unified Development Code Section 17.42.010.5 may be allowed under this classification subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 204 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Building Function: the uses accommodated by a building and its lot. Building Height: the vertical extent of a building measured in stories, not including a raised basement or a habitable attic. Height limits do not apply to masts, belfries, clock towers, chimney flues, and similar structures. Building Height shall be measured from the average grade of the enfronting thoroughfare. Building and Landscape Material Sales: includes those activities listed in Unified Development Code Section 17.43.010.20 (Building Materials Stores). Building Placement: the maximum envelope available for placing a building on a lot. Building Type (also referred to as "Architectural Type"): a structure defined by the combination of configuration, placement and function. The types used in this Specific Plan are listed below: Bungalow Court: a building type consisting of freestanding single-family residences arranged around a common, shared courtyard. The individual buildings are arrayed next to each other to form a share type that is wholly open to the street. See Section 4.3.oto.H. Carriage House/Second Unit: an attached or detached residence which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and which is located or established on the same lot on which a single-family residence is located. Such dwellings may contain permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. This definition includes Second Units and "granny flats." See Section 4.3.01o.B. Commercial Block: a building designed for occupancy by retail, service, and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences. Courtyard Housing: a type consisting of residences that can be arranged in four possible configurations: townhouses, townhouses over flats, flats, and flats over flats. These are arranged next to each other, on one or more courts, to form a shared type that is partly or wholly open to the street. Duplex, Triplex, and Quadplex: these structures are multiple dwelling forms that are architecturally presented as large single-family houses in their typical neighborhood setting. Liner: a structure that conceals a larger building such as a public garage that is designed for occupancy by retail, service, and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences. Live/Work: an integrated residence and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either single-family or multi -family, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity. Mansion Apartment a mansion apartment is a house -like form that accommodates five to eight individual residences. Buildings appear as large houses, typically two or three stories. Rowhouse: an individual structure occupied by one primary residence or a structure of multiple townhouse unit types arrayed side by side along the primary frontage. Sideyard Housing. a building or group of buildings containing one or more residences that are arranged on the site in a row with the first unit near the front of the lot and the last unit near the rear of the lot, and with the primary entrance of each unit from a walkway parallel to and along one side of the lot. Single Family House and Single Family House Sideyard: a structure occupied by one primary residence. In the case of a sideyard single family home, the primary residence orients itself to one side and rear of its lot. 205 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 Stacked Dwellings: a structure of single -floor residences of similar configuration either above or below Business Support Services: includes establishments primarily engaged in rendering services to business activities and commerce for a fee or on a contract basis. Services typically include, but are not limited to, advertising, blueprinting, computer related services, office equipment maintenance and repair, office equipment sales and rental, mailing and shipping, photocopying, desktop publishing, etc. See Unified Development Code Section 17.43.01o.6. Caretaker Residence: includes permanent or temporary housing that is secondary or accessory to the primary nonresidential use on the same property. See Section 17.42.010.1 of the Unified Development Code. Caretaker residences shall comply with the parking standards for single-family residential uses. Carriage House/Second Unit: see definition above under "Building Type." See also ONSP Section 4.3.01o.B. Catering Service: includes uses and activities listed in Section 17.43.010 (Catering Establishments) of the Unified Development Code. Accessory uses directly related to a catering service business such as the parking of vehicles associated with the business may be allowed subject to compliance with relevant development standards listed in the ONSP or UDC. Child Day Care: Large or Small Family Day Care Home: includes uses listed in Section 17.42.010.4.a -b of the Unified Development Code. A "Family Day Care" home may have up to six (6) non -related adults or up to fourteen (14) children. For the purposes of this code, the terms "Residential Service/Care Home" and "Child Day Care: Large or Small Family Day Care Home" are synonymous. City: refers to the City of Santa Clarita or its designated reviewing authority or agency. Civic: the term defining not-for-profit organizations dedicated to the arts, culture, education, government, transit and municipal parking facilities. Civic Space: an open area dedicated for public use, typically for community gatherings. Civic spaces are defined by the combination of certain physical constants defined by the relationship between their intended use, their size, their landscaping and their enfronting buildings. Colonnade: a series of columns similar to an arcade but spanned by straight lintels rather than arches, linked together, usually as an element of a building. Commercial Recreation Facility, Indoor: establishments providing indoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including: bowling alleys coin-operated amusement arcades dance halls, clubs and ballrooms electronic game arcades (video games, pinball, etc.) ice skating and roller skating pool and billiard rooms as primary uses This use does not include adult businesses. Four or more electronic games or coin-operated amusements in any establishment, or a premises where 50 percent or more of the floor area is occupied by amusement devices, are considered an electronic game arcade as described above; three or fewer machines are permitted by right as an accesory use to the primary land use. Where not expressly addressed by the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, this use classification also corresponds to Sections 17 43 oto.18.a, d, and e, of the Unified Development Code. Other recreational uses may be permitted provided that they are located primarily indoors and are not uses that would impact surrounding properties in terms of noise, traffic, loitering, etc. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 2o6 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Common Yard: the type of yard most associated with residential development, characterized by one yard visually connecting with the adjacent yard (s). Community Assembly: includes the activities typically performed by, or at, institutions listed and defined in Section 17 45 01o.1.a-c of the Unified Development Code. Such uses may include, but are not limited to, churches, temples, synagogues, other places of worship, public or private nonprofit clubs, lodges, fraternal organizations, meeting halls, and community centers. Community Care Facility: includes those uses as defined in Section 17.42.010.2 of the Unified Development Code. See also "Medical Services: Extended Care." Construction Contractor/Contractor Storage Yard: includes an outdoor storage area used for the storage of equipment, vehicles, or other materials when not in use. This land use type includes all uses listed in Section 17.44.010.13 of the Unified Development Code and is prohibited in all zones within the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area. Context: the particular combination of elements that create a specific environment. A Context Zone (e.g., UG 2) is administratively similar to the land -use zones in conventional zoning ordinances, except that in addition to specifying the building use, density, height and setback, all the relevant elements and characteristics of the intended environment are integrated. The integration includes the characteristics of the private lot and building as well as those of the enfronting public streetscape. Their combination and the ratio of natural -urban intensity is determined by their location on the Transect. Curb: the edge of the vehicular pavement detailed as a raised curb or a Swale. The curb usually incorporates the drainage system. Day Care Center: Child or Adult: includes those uses and activities listed in Section 17.43.010.7 (Day Care Centers) of the Unified Development Code. Density: the number of dwelling units within a standard measure of land area, usually as units per acre. Design Review: refers to the appropriate City review and entitlement process for a project. This may include an Administrative Permit, Architectural Design Review Permit, Development Review Permit, Minor Use Permit, Conditional Use Permit, etc. Design Speed: the velocity at which a Thoroughfare can be comfortably driven without the constraints of signage or enforcement. There are 4 ranges of speed: Very Low: below 20 miles per hour (M PH), Low: 20-25 M PH, Moderate: 25-35 MPH and High: above 35 MPH. This factor determines the character and context for a particular segment of the thoroughfare system. Developable Areas: those areas of a site that are not designated or required open space. DNSP: refers to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan, which is the former name of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. The original DNSP was adopted in December 2005. Downtown Code: refers to the "Old Town Newhall Specific Plan" document, inclusive of chapters 1-4, along with ancillary documents that are included by reference. Downtown Newhall Specific Plan: this was the former name of the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. Any references to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan should be interpreted as referring to the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. Drive-through Service: includes any business or activity with a drive -up window where customers order and are served without leaving their vehicles. Drive-through service is typically associated with fast-food restaurants, pharmacies, food stores, convenience stores, and bank ATMs. This classification also includes car washing facilities, either self-service or 2o7 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 automatic. While existing, active, legally permitted drive-through lanes may remain within the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area, new drive-through lanes shall not be permitted. Driveway: a vehicular lane within a lot, usually leading to a garage. A driveway may be used for parking, providing that it is no more than 18 feet wide. Dwelling, Multi -Family: see the descriptions of building types in Section 4.3.010 (Architectural Types). Dwelling, Multi -Family Bungalow Court- see Section 4.3,oto.H, and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Dwelling, Multi -Family Courtyard Housing: see Section 4.3.010.J, and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Dwelling, Multi -Family Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex: see Section 4.3.01o.E, and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Dwelling, Multi -Family Mansion Apartment see Section 4.3.01o.F, and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Dwelling, Multi -Family Rowhouse: see Section 4.3.01o.G, and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Dwelling, Multi -Family Sideyard Housing: see Section 4.3.olo.1, and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Dwelling, Multi -Family Stacked Dwellings: see Section 4.3.01o.L, and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Dwelling, Single Family: see Section 4.3.010.0 and 4.3.01o.D, and also the definitions listed above under "Building Type." Elevation (Building): the exterior walls of a building not along a frontage. Also referred to as "Fa4ade" when the elevation is along a frontage line. Enfront the placement of an element along a frontage line, as in "arches enfront the street." Entrance (Principal): the principal point of access of pedestrians to a building. In the support of pedestrian activity, the principal entrance should be oriented to the frontage/street rather than to a parking area. Equipment Rental (Indoor Only): includes establishments and uses that are involved primarily in the rental of equipment and goods. Such uses generally include party rentals but may also include similar uses that involve renting of goods from an indoor space (typically an office or showroom). Any outdoor storage shall be subject to the permitting and development standards listed in this Old Town Code (see Table 4-1). This use classification expressly prohibits activities listed in Section 17-43.010.20.f (Equipment Rental Yards). Fabric Building: a building which is not civic or otherwise especially important in the overall neighborhood of blocks and buildings. A fabric building is one that contributes to the forming of public space by being contextual so that civic and institutional buildings are emphasized. Fa4ade: the exterior wall of a building that is set along a frontage line. Facades support the public realm and are subject to frontage requirements additional to those required of elevations. Family Day Care Home: see "Residential Service/Care Home." Forecourt: see Frontage Type. Floor Area over 20,000 square -feet refers to general retail uses that have 20,000 or more square -feet. Such uses are prohibited in the UG -1, UG -2, and UC zones, but are permitted by right in the COR zone and may be sited in the CD zone subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 208 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Fraternity House: see "Boarding House." Free Flow: a thoroughfare which has dedicated, striped lanes of travel and tends to be a more highly traveled thoroughfare. Frontage Line: those lot lines that coincide with a public frontage line. One shall be designated as the principal frontage line. Facades along frontage lines define the public realm and are therefore more highly regulated than the elevations that coincide with other lot lines. Frontage Type*. the architectural element of a building between the public right-of-way and the private property associated with the building. Frontage Types combined with the public realm create the perceptible streetscape. The following types are listed in this code: Arcade- a facade with an attached colonnade, that is covered by upper stories. This type is ideal for retail use, but only when the sidewalk is fully absorbed within the arcade so that a pedestrian cannot bypass it. For Building Code considerations, this frontage type cannot cover the public right-of-way as can the Gallery frontage type. Forecourt a semi-public exterior space partially surrounded by a building and also opening to a thoroughfare. These spaces usually lead to a court/courtyard, which is a private exterior space. It is often used as a vehicular entrance or drop- off, and its landscape may be improved with paving. Frontyard/Porch: a common frontage associated with single family houses, where the facade is set back from the right of way with a front yard. An encroaching porch may also be appended to the facade. A fence or wall at the property line may be used to define the private space of the yard. The front yard may also be raised from the sidewalk, creating a small retaining wall at the property line with entry steps to the yard. Gallery: a storefront with an attached colonnade, that projects over the sidewalk and encroaches into the public right of way. This frontage type is ideal for retail use but only when the sidewalk is fully absorbed within the colonnade so that a pedestrian cannot bypass it. Shopfront a facade placed at or close to the right-of-way line, with the entrance at sidewalk grade. This type is conventional for retail frontage and is commonly equipped with cantilevered shed roof(s) or awning(s). Recessed storefronts are also acceptable. The absence of a raised ground floor precludes residential use on the ground floor facing the street, although such use is appropriate above. Stoop/Dooryard: an elevated entry porch/stair placed close to the frontage line with the ground story elevated from the sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows and front rooms. This type is suitable for ground -floor residential uses with short setbacks. This type may be interspersed with the shopfront frontage type. A porch or shed roof may also cover the stoop. Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing, Cabinet Shop: includes workshops and industrial -type tenant spaces and buildings that are involved primarily in the manufacturing of furniture, fixtures, and other activities that fall under the "light manufacturing" category listed in Table 4-1 of this Old Town Code and/or Section 17.44.010.11.a (Manufacturing, Light) of the Unified Development Code. General Retail: stores and shops selling many lines of merchandise. Examples of these stores and lines of merchandise include: art galleries, retail art supplies, including framing services bicycles books, magazines, and newspapers 2og OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 cameras and photographic supplies clothing, shoes, and accessories department stores drug stores and pharmacies dry goods fabrics and sewing supplies florists and houseplant stores hobby materials jewelry luggage and leather goods musical instruments (small), parts and accessories (large instruments are included under "Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliance Store") orthopedic supplies photocopying and printing (small scale, retail and community -serving business types) small wares specialty shops sporting goods and equipment stationery toys and games variety stores videos, DVDs, records, CDs, including rental stores Does not include adult businesses, antique, vintage clothing, or collectible stores, furniture and appliance stores, or second hand stores, which are separately defined. Home Occupation: defined in Section 17.42.010.7 of the Unified Development Code (UDC). These uses include businesses which are incidental and accessory to a residential use and do not include the storage of materials of any kind or product manufacturing of any kind. Home Occupation uses also include Home -Based Cottage Food Operations as defined in Section 17.42.01o.6 of the UDC. See also UDC Section 17.66.025 and UDC Chapter 17.65. Hookah Bar/Cigar Club: includes those uses listed in Section 17.43.010.11 of the Unified Development Code. For the purposes of this Old Town Code, lounges that are focused on electronic cigarettes or other means of vapor -inhalation shall be considered as part of the Hookah Bar/Cigar Club classification. Hospital Services: includes those uses listed in UDC Section 17.45.010.4 (Hospital Services). This category also includes rehabilitation activities listed in UDC Section 17.45.010.10 (Rehabilitation Facilities). Health/Fitness Facility: includes health clubs, fitness clubs, gyms, and other establishments where patrons share common exercise areas, group workout classes, team sports or drills in an organized environment. See Unified Development Code Section 17.43.01o.18.e.3. This use classification does not include businesses that primarily focus on personal, one-on-one, training and conditioning where a trainer works with patrons in an individual manner or in a small setting with five or fewer patrons/customers on the premises at any one time (see "Personal Services). Infill Development: a site seamlessly developed within an existing urban fabric, balancing, completing and/or repairing the surrounding areas. Inside Turning Radius: the curved edge of a thoroughfare at an intersection, measured at the inside edge of vehicular tracking. The smaller the turning radius, the smaller the pedestrian crossing distance and the more slowly the vehicle is forced to make the turn. Control of the curb radius is an important variable in the fostering of a pedestrian -friendly environment. Laboratory: Medical, Analytical: includes chemical, dental, electrical, optical, mechanical, and medical laboratories and includes facilities that provide research and investigation of the natural, physical, or social sciences, which may include OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 210 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE engineering and product development (see Section 17.44.010.9 of the Unified Development Code). Laboratory uses are best suited for the Corridor and Creative District zones. Should a laboratory use be proposed for Main Street in the Urban Center zone, it shall be located on an upper floor of a building or behind a primary use at street level unless otherwise allowed through the issuance of a Minor Use Permit. Layer: a range of depth of a lot within which certain elements are permitted. Library, Museum: includes museums and libraries, whether public or private. See Sections 17.45.010.5 and 17.45.01o.8 of the Unified Development Code. Liner a building that conceals a larger building, such as a public garage, that is designed for occupancy by retail, service, and/or office uses on the ground floor, with upper floors also configured for those uses or for residences. See Section 4.3.01o.N and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Live -Work: a dwelling unit that contains, to a varying but limited extent, a commercial component. A Live -Work Unit is a fee -simple unit on a lot with the commercial component limited to the ground level. See Section 4.3.01o.K, and also the definitions above under "Building Type." Liquor Store: a retail store that primarily sells wine, beer, and/or spirits, that may specialize in one or more of the above, and may also sell convenience merchandise including food products. See Unified Development Code Sections 17.43.010.20.1 (Liquor Stores). Live Entertainment includes any live show, performance, singing, dancing, or artistic interpretation provided for the amusement of one (1) or more persons but does not alter the nature and function of the primary use. Lodging, Bed & Breakfast Inn (B&B): includes uses listed in Section 17.43.010.12.a of the Unified Development Code. Lodging: Hotel or Motel: includes uses and parking requirements listed in Sections 17.43.010.12.b -c of the Unified Development Code. Loggia: an arcaded or roofed gallery built into or projecting from the side of a building, especially one overlooking an open court or courtyard. Lot: a separately platted subdivision of land held privately, usually intended for the purposes of building. Lot Line, the boundary that legally and geometrically demarcates a lot. Such lines appear graphically on a tract map or development permit site plan. Lot Width: the length of the principal frontage line. Maintenance Service: Client Site Services: includes businesses that maintain buildings and properties for others, including "handyman" or general cleaning types of activities. Such uses typically contain a central office for business purposes, a standard parking lot for customers, and a screened parking area for employees and service vehicles. This use differs from a "Construction Contractor/Contractor Storage Yard" in that a Maintenance Service use is focused primarily on property maintenance and minor building repairs, not major construction, thereby eliminating the need for large equipment and materials storage. Vehicles are typically limited to vans and pick-up trucks. Materials storage would typically be housed inside an industrial space (high -bay, warehouse, etc.). Any outdoor storage is subject to the development requirements of this Old Town Code. Manufacturing/Processing, Heavy: includes facilities engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of raw materials or substances into new products or product components and may include the assembly of the new products. For the 211 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 purposes of this Code, Heavy Manufacturing consists of those uses listed in Section 17.44.010.11.b (Manufacturing, Heavy) in the Unified Development Code and also in UDC Section 17.44.O1o.b-e (Recycling). Manufacturing/Processing, Light: includes facilities engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of raw materials or substances into new products or product components and may include the assembly of the new products. For the purposes of this Old Town Code, Light Manufacturing consists of those uses listed in Section 17.44.010.11.a (Manufacturing, Light), 17.44.010.7 (Assembly), and 17.44.01o.7 (Food Processing), in the Unified Development Code. Media Production: Office or Storefront Type: includes uses listed in Section 17.44.010.15 (Studios, Recording) that pertain to movie, music, radio, and television production. Uses envisioned under "Office or Storefront' type of media production include non-soundstage and studio/film rental business use types that would typically be found in office and commercial buildings and not on a back lot or in industrial soundstages. On Main Street, unless otherwise allowed through the issuance of a Minor Use Permit, this type of use shall not be located on the ground floor of a building unless located behind a primary use that is permitted at the front of the building. Media Production: Soundstage Type: includes uses listed in Section 17.44.010.15 (Studios, Recording) that pertain to movie, music, radio, and television production. This classification includes all uses listed and envisioned under "Media Production—Office or Storefront Type." Medical Marijuana Dispensary: includes those uses and activities listed in Section 17.43.010.14 (Medical Marijuana Dispensary) of the Unified Development Code. Medical Services: Clinic, Urgent Care: a facility other than a hospital where medical, mental health, surgical and other personal health services are provided on an outpatient basis. Examples of these uses include: medical offices with five or more licensed practitioners and/or medical specialties out-patient care facilities urgent care facilities other allied health services These facilities may also include incidental medical laboratories. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "Offices: Professional and Administrative." Medical Services: Doctor Office: a facility other than a hospital where medical, dental, mental health, surgical, and/or other personal health care services are provided on an outpatient basis, and that accommodates no more than four licensed primary practitioners (for example, chiropractors, medical doctors, psychiatrists, etc., other than nursing staff) within an individual office suite. A facility with five or more licensed practitioners is instead classified under "Medical Services: Clinic, Urgent Care." Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "Offices: Professional and Administrative." Medical Services: Extended Care: Residential facilities providing nursing and health-related care as a primary use with in-patient beds. Examples of these uses include: board and care homes, convalescent centers, extended care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities. Uses and activities typically include those listed in Unified Development Code Sections 17.42.010.2 (Community Care Facility) and 17.42.010.11 (Residential Health Care Facility). Long-term personal care facilities that do not emphasize medical treatment are included under "Residential Service/Care Home." This classification specifically excludes those uses listed in UDC Sections 17.45.010.4 (Hospital Services) and 17.45.010.10 (Rehabilitation Facility). Meeting Hall: a building accommodating at least one room with an area equivalent to a minimum of 10 square feet per projected dwelling unit within the pedestrian shed in which the meeting hall is located. Motorcycle Sales and Services: includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17.43.010.26.d (Motorcycles Sales and Services). Such uses are prohibited in all zones within the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan area. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 212 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Moving and Storage: includes those uses listed in UDC Sections 17.43.010.24 (Storage, Self) and 17.44.010.12 (Moving and Storage Facilities). Self -storage facilities shall be in designed in accordance with UDC Section 17.66.110 (Self Storage Facilities). Mortuary, Funeral Home: includes facilities primarily engaged in the short-term storage, embalming, and/or commemoration of human remains as listed in Section 17.43.010.9 (Funeral Homes) of the Unified Development Code (UDC). A crematory that is directly associated with a mortuary or funeral home can be allowed subject to the issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. Crematories are defined in Section 17.44.010.4 (Crematory) of the UDC. Murals: see ONSP Section 4.6 (Murals/Wallpapering or Covering of Buildings). Murals are not governed by this Downtown Code in terms of artistic style or content; however, a Temporary Use Permit is required with conditions of approval to ensure that a mural or building covering is safe, structurally sound, will be maintained during the life of the artwork, and that the building will be returned to its original condition when the artwork is removed. Neighborhood Market/Convenience Store: a neighborhood --serving retail store of 3,500 square feet or less in gross floor area, which carries a range of merchandise oriented to daily convenience shopping needs. May include alcoholic beverage sales only where Section 4.2.020 (Allowed Land Uses, Permit Requirements) allows alcoholic beverage sales as part of a general retail use. Neighborhood Markets and Convenience Stores are also subject to the provisions and definitions listed in Section 17.43.010.2o.h.2 (Convenience Store) of the Unified Development Code. Net Developable Area: the area defined by blocks which is not to remain for public uses such as plazas, greens, squares, thoroughfares or streetscapes. Night Club: includes those uses listed in Section 17.43.010.15 of the Unified Development Code. Night Club uses are grouped with Bar and Tavern uses in Table 4-1. Office: Business, Service: establishments that provide direct services to consumers. Examples of these uses include employment agencies, insurance agent offices, real estate offices, travel agencies, utility company offices, elected official satellite offices, etc. This use does not include "Bank, Financial Services," establishments which are separately defined. Office: Processing- office -type facilities characterized by high employee densities, and occupied by businesses engaged in information processing, and other computer -dependent and/or telecommunications -based activities. Examples of these uses include: airline, lodging chain, and rental car company reservation centers computer software and hardware design and development consumer credit reporting data processing services health management organization (HMO) offices where no medical services are provided insurance claim processing mail order and electronic commerce transaction processing telecommunications facility design and management telemarketing Office: Professional and Administrative- office -type facilities occupied by businesses that provide professional services, or are engaged in the production of intellectual property. Examples of these uses include: accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services advertising agencies attorneys business associations, chambers of commerce 213 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 commercial art and design services construction contractors (office facilities only) counseling services court reporting services detective agencies and similar services design services including architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, urban planning educational, scientific and research organizations literary and talent agencies management and public relations services media postproduction services news services photographers and photography studios political campaign headquarters psychologists secretarial, stenographic, word processing, and temporary clerical employee services writers and artists offices Old Town Development Code: refers to, and is synonymous with, the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, which was formerly known as the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan. On-site Production of Items Sold: these uses refer to arts, crafts, and other products that maybe manufactured, created, made, and then sold on site. ONSP: Old Town Newhall Specific Plan. Open Space Types: the various types of open space ranging from the regionally -oriented to those types oriented at the level of the block. The following types are listed as they appear in this code: Nature: an interacting process, responsive to laws constituting a value system, offering intrinsic opportunities and limitations to human uses. Creek: a collective drainage that serves as an interim, open storm water conductor to a larger drainage such as a river or lake. Creeks are stabilized by indigenous, riparian trees, shrubs and ground covers at its edges. Plaza: an open space that is available for civic purposes and commercial activities. A plaza is spatially defined by building frontages and normally has a floor of pavement. Plazas should be located at the intersection of important streets and they frequently enfront civic buildings. Size is flexible depending on block size and location but seldom exceeds two acres. Green: an open space available for informal active and passive recreation. A green may be spatially defined by ground plane landscape and informal trees rather than buildings. Minimum size of a green may be 1/2 acre and a maximum size Of 10-15 acres. A green is the least formal of urban open spaces Square: an open space available for unstructured recreation and civic purposes. A square is spatially defined by building frontages and its landscape shall consist of pathways, lawns and trees. Squares have a wider array of passive and recreational opportunities than greens. Tot Lot an open space designed and equipped specifically for the recreation of children. A tot lot may be fenced and may include an open shelter. Tot lots should be interspersed within residential areas and may be placed within a block. Operating between 11:0o p.m. and 7:00 a.m.: specifically refers to those general retail businesses whose operations occur overnight and that may have adverse impacts on the surrounding community due to noise, traffic, light, etc. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 214 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Outbuilding: an ancillary building (e.g., garage, storage area, crafts space, etc.), usually located toward the rear of the same lot as the principal building. It is sometimes connected to the principal building and sometimes occurs as a separate building. Outbuildings are also known as "Accessory Structures" and may contain "Accsessory Uses" in comparison to the primary building and use on the lot. Outdoor Display and Sales: any display of merchandise, products, or information that is located outside of any building or business. Such displays are subject to an Outdoor Display Permit in accordance with Section 4.2.o6o.E of this code. Outdoor Dining (in public right-of-way): any dining, table service, or other food service uses that occur in the public right-of- way in front of or adjacent to a business. This use classification does not refer to outdoor dining areas that are located on private property. Outdoor Storage: see "Storage: Commercial Outdoor" and also "Accessory Outdoor Storage for a Permitted Non -Residential Use." "Park -Once" (Shared Parking Policy): an accounting for parking spaces that are available to more than one function. The requirement is based on a range of parking -demand found in mature, mixed-use centers (1.4 to 2.5 spaces per l000 square feet of non-residential Floor area). The shared parking ratio varies according to multiple functions in close proximity unlikely to require the spaces at the same time. Parking Facility: Public or Commercial: includes typical surface parking lots or structures that are publically or privately owned. Where not explicitly mentioned in this Old Town Code, parking facilities are subject to landscape and development requirements as listed in Unified Development Code Chapters 17.51.030 (Landscaping and Irrigation Standards) and 17.51.o6o (Parking Standards). Pedestrian First: the practice of addressing the needs of people, once out of their automobiles, through a series of interdependent urban design and streetscape principles (e.g., wide sidewalks, street trees and shade, on -street parking, outdoor dining, inviting storefronts, the feeling of being in an 'outdoor room', short crosswalk distances, interconnected and short blocks). Pedestrian Shed: the distance -used to determine the size of a neighborhood. A pedestrian shed is typically no more than a quarter -mile (approximately 1,400') and represents the distance that can be traversed at an easy walking pace between an edge of a neighborhood and the neighborhood's center. Personal Services: establishments providing non-medical services to individuals as a primary use. Examples of these uses include: barber and beauty shops clothing rental dry cleaning pick-up stores with limited equipment health and fitness personal training (no more than five (5) patrons per session) home electronics and small appliance repair instructional training/tutoring (no more than five (5) patrons per session) locksmiths massage (licensed, therapeutic, non -sexual) pet grooming with no boarding shoe repair shops tailors tanning salons 215 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided. Businesses that involve more than five (5) total patrons per session for health/fitness or personal training, instruction, or tutoring, are not considered personal services uses. These activities are classified as "Studio: Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, etc.," and are subject to a Minor Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit, depending on the zone. Personal Services, Restricted: personal services that may tend to have a blighting and/or deteriorating effect upon surrounding areas and which may need to be dispersed to minimize their adverse impacts. Examples of these uses include, but are not limited to: check cashing stores or services farmers' market (permanent) fortune tellers gun store (requires a CUP in any commercial zone—see UDC Section 77.43.07o.k) laundromats (self-service laundries) cash, currency, and money transfer stores and services palm and card readers pawnshops psychics Recycling Vending Machines as an Accessory Use (UDC Section 77.44.070.a) spas and hot tubs for hourly rental tobacco paraphernalia store (requires a Conditional Use Permit in any commercial zone) tattoo and body piercing services In certain instances a restricted personal services use may be offered as an accessory use to a primary business that is permitted by right, such as a grocery store or bank that also provides cash transfer services. In these cases, the restricted use is clearly a minor, lesser activity to the primary business. In such cases, the accessory use may be allowed as part of an overall menu of financial or retail services offered; however, no signage shall be approved for the restricted use nor shall the restricted use be formally or legally acknowledged by the City unless the appropriate entitlement permit for the restricted use is obtained by the applicant. Planter the layer of the streetscape which accommodates street trees. Planters may be continuous or individual according to the thoroughfare and location within the neighborhood. Plant Nursery: includes establishments primarily engaged in the growing of plants, flowers, and/or trees, either outside or within enclosed structures, for sale (See Section 77.43.070.20.m of the Unified Development Code). A retail plant nursery sells plants and products directly to the public (including contractors) whereas a wholesale nursery sells exclusively to contractors or establishments which sell directly to the public. A retail nursery would be appropriate on a major arterial corridor while a wholesale nursery would be better suited for areas in the Creative District. Plant nurseries are different from "Garden Supply Stores" which are defined in Section 77.43.010.j of the Unified Development Code. A Garden Supply Store is considered to be general retail and is permitted by right in the Urban Center or Corridor zones. Porch: an open air room appended to the mass of a building with floor and roof, but no walls on at least two sides. For the purposes of this Plan, a porch shall measure at least 6 feet in depth from the inside of the post(s)/column(s) to the adjoining wall, at least 72' wide, and at least io feet from the porch floor to the ceiling of the porch. Principal Building: the main building on a lot, always located toward the frontage. Principal Frontage: the frontage of a parcel which is used to identify the parcel for street address purposes. Printing and Publishing. involves large, off -set printing presses, binderies, warehousing, and other uses associated with large-scale printing, publishing, assembly, and distribution of printed books, catalogues, newspapers, magazines, etc. This use type does not include smaller -scale photocopying, desktop publishing, and printing activities related to "Business Support Services" as listed in Section 77.43.01o.6 of the Unified Development Code. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 276 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 73, 2074 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Private Frontage: the privately held layer between the frontage line and the principal building facade. The structures and landscaping within are held to specific standards. The variables of Private Frontage are the depth of the setback and the combination of architectural elements such as fences, stoops, porches and galleries. These elements influenced social behavior in the public realm. The Frontage layer may overlap the public streetscape In the case of awnings, galleries and arcades. Public Frontage: the area between the frontage line and the curb of the vehicular lanes, and the type and dimension of curbs, walks, planters, street trees and streetlights. Public Services, General: refers to government offices, services, facilities, and/or other uses and buildings that provide necessary services to members of the public including those uses listed in Section 17.45.01o.8 (Public Services, General) of the Unified Development Code. Recess Line: a horizontal line, the full width of a facade, above which the facade sets back a minimum distance from the facade below. Regulating Plan: includes the zoning map and permitted use charts of this Old Town Code as set forth in ONSP Chapter 4. Research and Development typically includes office and laboratory activities in an enclosed building or screened outdoor area. Uses permitted under this classification are those that would not impact surrounding properties due to noise, vibration, light, etc. Residential: premises available for long-term dwelling. Residential Accessory Use or Structure: a residential use or structure that is subordinate to the primary residential use on a property. Such uses include Carriage Houses, Second Units, or Guest Houses. Depending on the situation, a residential accessory use may be located in an attached apartment or in a detached accessory structure. Residential Health Care Facility: includes those uses listed in Unified Development Code Section 17.42.010 (Residential Health Care Facility). See also "Medical Services: Extended Care." Residential Service/Care Home: includes private single family homes for up to six (6) non -family residents. Such care homes provide non-medical care and services, supervision, assistance in sustaining daily activities. This classification specifically includes those uses found in Sections 17.42.010.4 (Family Day Care Homes) and 17.42.010 (Residential Service/Care Home) in the Unified Development Code. For the purposes of this code, the terms "Residential Service/Care Home" and "Child Day Care: Large or Small Family Day Care Home' are synonymous. Retail: premises available for the sale of merchandise not including other uses identified in this code. Restaurant includes establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and/or beverages for immediate or semi -immediate consumption either on- or off-site, but shall not include a drive-thru. Retail Frontage Line: frontage line designating the requirement for a shopfront, making the ground level available for retail use. This applies to the UC Zone only. Rooming House: see "Boarding House." ROW: Right -Of -Way or "right-of-way" School, Public or Private: includes public and private elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools, along with colleges and universities. See Section 17.45.010 of the Unified Development Code (UDC). This classification does not include 217 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 specialized or instructional schools as defined elsewhere in the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan or Section 17.43.010.23 (Schools, Specialized) of the UDC. Second Hand Stores: includes those uses listed in Unified Development Code Sections 17,43.010.20.m (Pawn Shops), 17.43.010.0 (Second Hand Stores), and 17.43.olo.q (Thrift Stores). See "Used Merchandise." Second Unit: see definition for "Carriage House/Second Unit' above under "Building Type." Setback: the area of a lot measured from a lot line to a building facade or elevation that must be maintained clear of permanent structures excepting galleries, fences, garden walls, arcades, porches, stoops, balconies, bay windows, terraces and decks (that align with the first floor level) which are permitted to encroach into the setback. Shopfront: see "Frontage Type." Sidewalk: the paved layer of the public frontage dedicated exclusively to pedestrian activity. Slow Flow: a thoroughfare, of moderate capacity (shorter in length than a free flow street) which does not have striped, dedicated lanes of travel but has enough width for cars to pass each other comfortably but at a slow speed. Sorority House: see "Boarding House." Specific Plan Area: includes the land that is encompassed by the Regulating Plan and shown in the zoning map in ONSP Section 4.2.010 (Regulating Plan and Zones). Stoop: see "Frontage Type." Storage: Commercial Outdoor, includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17.44.01.13 (Outdoor Storage). This use definition does not include those activities listed in UDC Section 17.44.010.15 (Studios, Recording) and specifically excludes uses in UDC Section 14.44.010.15.e (Studio/Film Rental Business) which are included under the "Media Production: Sound Stage Type" as listed in ONSP Table 4-1. Story: a habitable level within a building of no more than 14 feet in height from finished floor to finished ceiling. Attics and raised basements are not considered a story for the purposes of determining building height. Streetscape: the urban element that provides the major part of the public realm as well as paved lanes for vehicles. A streetscape is endowed with two attributes: capacity and context. Capacity is the number of vehicles that can move safely through a segment within a given time period. It is physically manifested by the number of lanes and their width, and by the curb radius. Context is physically manifested by the appropriate frontage types as determined by the neighborhood zone in which it is located and in the corresponding portion of the public realm plan. Streetwall: an opaque, freestanding wall built along the frontage line, or coplanar with the facade, often for the purpose of masking a parking lot from the adjacent thoroughfare. Streetwalls shall be between 3.5 and 8 feet in height, and constructed of a material matching the adjacent building facade. The wall may be replaced by a hedge, subject to City approval. Streetwalls may have openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile and pedestrian access. Studio: Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, Tutoring, etc.: includes, but is not limited to, those vocational, instructional, or other specialized schools, studios, or establishments listed in UDC Sections 17.43.010.23.a and b. Instruction in art, dance, martial arts, music, and similar disciplines that includes no more than five patrons in the building at any one time during the instruction period, qualifies as one-on-one instruction and is considered a "Personal Services" use as listed in Table 4-1. Supportive Housing: includes those uses listed in Unified Development Code Section 17.42.01o.16 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 218 City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CHAPTER 4 : THE CODE Tavern: see "Bar." Refer also to Section 17.43.olo.8.b of the Unified Development Code. Tavern, Bar, and Night Club uses are grouped together in Table 4-1. Terrace: a level, paved area accessible directly from a building as its extension. A terrace is typically private and is most common as a rear yard in single-family development. Theater, Cinema, or PerForming Arts: includes uses listed in UDC Section 17.43.01o.18.d, pertaining to live theatres, movie theaters, and other entertainment or performing arts activities. Thoroughfare: a vehicular way incorporating moving lanes and parking lanes (except alleys/lanes which have no parking lanes) within a right-of-way. Thoroughfare Types: the three principal movement -types of thoroughfares that comprise an interconnected, varied and hierarchical network: Free Flow: a thoroughfare which has dedicated striped lanes of travel and tends to be a more highly traveled thoroughfare. Typical speeds are up to 55 miles per hour (MPH). Slow Flow. a thoroughfare, of moderate capacity (shorter in length than a free flow street) which does not have striped, dedicated (not striped) lanes of travel but has enough width for cars to pass each other comfortably but at a slow speed. Typical speeds are up to 20 MPH. Yield Flow: a thoroughfare of low capacity, shortest in length, and of a type where a single travel lane is shared by cars in both directions. Typical speeds are up to 15 MPH. Tobacco Paraphernalia Store: includes all uses listed in UDC Section 17.43.01o.r Traffic Calming: a set of techniques which serves to reduce the speed of traffic. Such strategies include lane -narrowing, on -street parking, chicanes, yield points, sidewalk bulge -outs, speed bumps, surface variations, mid -block deflections, and visual clues. Traffic calming is a retrofit technique unnecessary when thoroughfares are correctly designed for the appropriate speed at Initial construction. Transect: a system of classification deploying the conceptual range of 'rural -to -urban' to arrange in useful order, the typical context groupings of natural and urban areas. Transit -Oriented Development refers to development adjacent to a bus or train station that includes a mix of uses. Transit - Oriented Development (TOD) focuses on pedestrian -scaled streets and buildings, with the goal of creating a livable, walkable, community. Transit Station or Terminal: includes a designated transit station where buses, trains, vans, shuttles, or other on -demand or scheduled service vehicles pick-up or drop-off passengers. Typical uses include Metrolink stations, long distance bus terminals (similar to the Van Nuys Fly Away facility in the City of Los Angeles), or an intercity bus station. Transit stations or terminals differ from a regular service stop by providing additional passenger and operator amenities such as a lounge, restrooms, food services, parking, etc. Transition Line: a horizontal line, the full width of a facade expressed by a material change or by a continuous horizontal articulation such as a cornice or a balcony. Transitional Housing: includes those uses listed in Unified Development Code Section 17.42.010.17. Type: a form determined by function and confirmed by culture. A "type" is physically defined by its function, its disposition on the lot and its configuration, including frontage and height. 219 OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 UDC: Unified Development Code. Use Standards: the term "use standards' is synonymous with the City of Santa Clarita Unified Development Code. The term may also refer to standards and regulations contained in the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan, the Community Character and Design Guidelines, and other applicable policies, regulations, and/or development standards. Used Merchandise: includes those uses listed in UDC Sections 17.43.010.20.m (Pawn Shops), 17.43.010.0 (Second Hand Stores), and 17.43.o1o.q (Thrift Stores). This classification is intended to apply to those businesses that primarily sell used or second-hand merchandise at a discount. This use classification does not include "Antique, Collectible, or Vintage Clothing Stores" or other businesses that sell primarily new merchandise but that may have an inventory of used items for sale. Such uses may include boutique clothing, consignment, or collectible stores, or a sporting goods store that sells new products along with used equipment. See also "Second Hand Stores." Any business that primarily sells used merchandise shall require a Minor Use Permit in the COR or CD zones, and shall require a conditional use permit in the UC zone. Vernacular the common language of a region, particularly in terms of architectural context. Through time and use, the vernacular has intrinsically resolved the architectural response to climate, construction technique, and to some extent, social mores. Veterinary Services: includes all Animal Sales and Services activities listed in UDC Sections 17.43.010.3.d (Day Care), 17.43.010.3.e (Grooming and Pet Stores), 17.43.010.3.i (Veterinary Clinic), and 17.43.010.3•] (Veterinary Hospital). In addition to these uses that are permitted by right, uses listed in UDC Sections 17.43.010.3.c (Animal Shelter) and 17.43.010.3.f (Kennels) may be approved subject to the issuance of a Minor Use Permit. Such activities are envisioned as accessory uses associated with a pet store, grooming store, veterinary clinic, or veterinary hospital in the Corridor zone. A kennel or animal shelter may be a primary use in the Creative District zone. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities: includes uses listed in Unified Development Code Section 17.45.010.13 (Wireless Communications Facilities). This uses include facilities that are less than 35' in height, over 35' in height, flush -mounted, and/ or co -located. Yard: a private area that adjoins or surrounds a building, its landscape subject to the landscape requirements. Yield Flow: a thoroughfare of low capacity, shortest in length, and of a type where a single travel lane is shared by cars in both directions. Zaguan: a paseo, court, or exterior hallway that passes through a building, connecting the street or alley to an interior courtyard. Areas above zaguans are typically enclosed and part of the inhabitable space of an upper story, although exterior porches or covered balconies are sometimes used. OLD TOWN NEWHALL SPECIFIC PLAN 22o City of Santa Clarita, California ADOPTED DECEMBER 22, 2005 REVISED: MAY 13, 2014 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA NEGATIVE DECLARATION MASTER CASE NO: Master Case 13-115 PERMIT/PROJECT NAME: Specific Plan Amendment 13-002 (Zoning Amendment) Zone Change 13-008 APPLICANT: City of Santa CMta 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302 Valencia, CA 91355 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: Within the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan Area DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: City of Santa Clarita is preparing amendments to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP) that include grammar and spelling corrections, reformatting the document to a standard size, changes in zoning designation for 28 parcels to reflect established land uses and likely future land uses, and revision to the development code including tipdates to the permitted use chart, sign code, glossary, etc. Based on the information contained in the Initial Study prepared for this project, and pursuant to the requirements of Section 15070 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of Santa Clarita [X] City Council [ ] Planning Commission [ ] Director of Planning and Building Services finds that the project as proposed or revised will have no significant effect upon the environment, and that a Negative Declaration shall be adopted pursuant to Section 15070 of CEQA. Mitigation measures for this project [X] Are Not Required [ ] Are Attached [ ] Are Not Attached Jeff Hogan, AICP PT.ANNWG MANAGER Prepared by Ben Jarvis, Associate Planner (Name/Title) Approved by: f Jason Smisko. AICP. Senior Planner (Sl ature) (Name/Title) Public Review Period From January 18, 2014 To February 18. 2014 Public Notice Given On January 18, 2014 [X] Legal Advertisement [ ] Posting of Properties [ I Written Notice CERTIFICATION DA] S:\C1)\CURRi11M!2013\13-115 13-115 Negative DecimtionAm ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (Initial Study) CITY OF SANTA CLARITA Project Title and Master Case Number: Lead Agency Name & Address: Contact Person and Phone Number: Downtown Newhall Specific Plan 2014 Amendments Master Case 13-115 Zone Change 13-008 Specific Plan Amendment 13-002 (Zoning Amendment) City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Boulevard. Suite 140 Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Ben Jarvis, AICP, Associate Planner City of Santa Clarita Community Development Department (661)255-4330 Project Location: The project area consists of the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan area: 202 acres in the Old Town Newhall Area. Applicant/Owner Name and Address: General Plan Designation: Zoning Designation(s): City of Santa Clarita 23920 Valencia Boulevard Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Specific Plan 3 (SP3) Urban Center (UC) Corridor (COR) Urban General 1 (UG -1) Urban General 2 (UG -2) Creative District (CD) Open Space (OS) Proicct Settine/Existing Conditions: This initial study was prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. The Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP) area consists of approximately 202 acres in the Old Town Newhall area. Major arterials that define the neighborhood include Newhall Avenue, Main Street, Railroad Avenue, and Lyons Avenue. The project area is bounded by Newhall Creek on the east and William S. Hart Park (Hart Park) on the west, with the project area extending northward to 14'h Street along Railroad Avenue. The project area extends south along Newhall Avenue to the vicinity of the Metropolitan Water District aqueduct, just south of the Metrolink Right -of -Way. Old Town Newhall is located two miles north of the Antelope Valley Freeway (State Route 14) and three miles east of Interstate 5. The area is fully developed and contains a Metrolink station, downtown shopping area, a regional library, two theatres (live), established neighborhoods, and industrial properties. The area is served by all utilities and has a mature transportation network that includes major arterials, local streets, and a rail line. The project area is largely developed with commercial and residential uses. Significant open space exists in the vicinity of Newhall Creek and in the area encompassed by Hart Park. The project site is mostly flat and was actively developed in the late 1800s due to oil production and the construction/operation of the Southern Pacific railroad. Downtown Newhall has been the focus of redevelopment efforts going back to 1996. A new Metrolink station opened in 2000 followed by the Newhall Community Center. The two-story Old Town Newhall Library opened in 2012. Other improvements include streetscape and landscaping, parking lots, and the realignment of the former San Fernando Road to create Main Street. The Downtown Newhall Specific Plan was adopted in 2005 and has been amended three times since: in 2008, 2010, and 2011. The amendments have been minor in scope, centering mostly on signage, outdoor dining standards, and text clean-ups. Proiect Description This project invokes a Zone Change (ZC 13-008) to change the zoning designations on 28 parcels and a Specific Plan/Zoning Amendment (SPA 13-002) to clarify sections of the Downtown Newhall Development Code and to keep the DNSP current. The 2014 amendments will focus on three primary areas: reformatting and reducing the physical size of the document, updating the zoning map, and code revisions. Each of these elements is discussed below: Reformatting The plan will be reformatted to a standard size (8.5" x I I"). The original DNSP was created in a large fonnat that cannot be easily printed from home computers. As part ofthe reformatting process, chapters will be redesigned which will require deletion or addition of certain photos and elements. The reformatting effort will not change the code contained within the document. The change is being made for practical reasons and is not considered to be a substantial plan revision. Zoning Map Update (ZC 13-008) The 2014 amendments will change the zoning designation on 28 parcels to make them consistent with existing land uses and likely future development. A summary of the zone changes is listed below: Chestnut Street Area: Twelve parcels (12) will be rezoned from Urban General 2 (UG -2), a predominantly residential zone, to Corridor, a predominantly commercial zone. Nine of the thirteen parcels are currently used for commercial purposes. Since the area is developed and the UG -2 zone already allows for the uses that currently exist, the zone change is not expected to increase development density or change the character of the area. East Newhall Area: Thirteen (13) lots will be rezoned from Creative District (CD), an industrial and business park zone, to Urban General 1 (UG -1), a single-family residential zone. Each lot contains at least one residential dwelling unit and the area is located in an established, single-family neighborhood. This change will make the zoning map consistent with the established residential area and will ensure that incompatible, industrial uses are not introduced next to the existing homes. The change will correct an oversight in the original zoning map in 2005 that assigned industrial zoning to the existing homes. The proposed change is intended to make the zoning map consistent with the existing land use and not to change the character of the existing neighborhood. Newhall Avenue: Three commercial parcels in the vicinity of Newhall Avenue and Pine Street will be rezoned to COR, a commercial zone. Under the original 2005 zoning map, two properties were split zoned between COR and CD. While both zones are commercial in nature and allow for similar uses, zoning convention and good planning practices dictate that zone boundaries should follow established parcel lines. The proposed change will assign COR zoning to each parcel, taking advantage of their commercial frontage along Newhall Avenue. The final parcel was inadvertently zoned Open Space under the 2005 zoning map. The property is located at the northwest confer of Pine Street and Newhall Avenue, a busy intersection at the entrance to an industrial area. The property was used for commercial purposes up until the 1994 Northridge earthquake. After the temblor, buildings on the site were demolished. The property has been vacant ever since and used intermittently for commercial purposes. The parcel is graded, fenced, and contains no habitat or wilderness area. The zone change will remedy the error created by the 2005 zoning map and return the property officially to commercial use. The proposed zone changes are intended to make the zoning map consistent with existing development and land uses. The amendments are not intended to change the character of the residential or commercial areas. The following table contains the zoning summary for the project: Zonina Summa Zone Existing Proposed Chancie Corridor (COR) 15.56 22.37 6.81 Creative District (CD) 27.37 22.27 _ -5.10 Open Space 87.09 86.13 0.96 Center 18.13 18.13 0 _Urban Urban Center 1 (UG -1) 14.61 16.20 1.59 Urban Center 2 UG -2 39.16 36.82 -2.34 Total: 201.92 201.92 0 The proposed zoning changes will occur within the existing Downtown Newhall Specific Plan area boundary and will not change the plan's goals or objectives. The changes are considered minor, are intended as clean-ups, and represent the first changes to the original 2005 zoning map. Code Revisions (SPA 13-002) With the adoption of the new Unified Development Code (UDC) in July 2013, it necessary to update the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan to reflect the changed code references. The plan is also being revised to correct grammar and formatting errors, to update the permitted use chart to be consistent with the UDC, and to add definitions to the glossary that will make the document more complete and comprehensive. The changes are considered minor. Some of the changes include adding menu boards to the sign code, providing a definition for murals, and including findings for minor use permits and conditional use permits. The amendments will also require a minor use pennit for certain uses to be located at ground level on Main Street, formalizing the process in determining which land uses are consistent with street -level activities in the Urban Center zone. Also, in order to reflect current vernacular among business owners and residents, the amendments will change the name of the document to the "Old Town Newhall Specific Plan." A copy of the proposed amendments is attached to this document as "Exhibit A." SurroundinE Land Uses: Not Applicable Other public agencies whose approval is required: Not Applicable The existing and proposed zoning maps can be found on pages 4 and 5. These maps also serve as vicinity maps for the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan area. , 1 � NX, Ij ® ""4SAWACLARM Downtown Newhall Specific Plan I, Existing ® Cmtlw t] SYw�q O DNSPBoumnry \ O LIMgn OiWal l]l.]ignl i�% Mgntl�C Lx¢BuiMn]6b � ` Q p.n grn•n�w wn, �. s � . UMnCnb�11]1]wnl fie! UngMla<Pubq'bYLIYI�Sb _ O VMnWMN1(1]Sl �anl PYgi .l. . uMnWMW ]I]S 1p wwl - \� > J / f �t ,a \e e y ® ondSSANTA CLARM Downtown Newhall Specific Plan Proposed ' ®ce.,w., Ors n.u..l a o>tw swoa.v CI o..w. o.w lu rsr.oxl [E, w.a•.aac�sox.s s.. 0 o...axxlee lawm �j7 a.�s..va n.mlq ae.w�. ex �� ,. Uro.nGxm tlb R.exl _ � A. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: The environmental factors checked below would be affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" ora"Less Than Significant Impact With Mitigation" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages. [ ] Aesthetics [ J Biological Resources [ [ Greenhouse Gas Emissions [ J Land Use & Planning [ ] Population and Housing [ J Traffic & Transportation B DETERMINATION: On the basis of this initial evaluation: [ ] Agricultural and Forestry [ ] Air Quality Resources [ ] Cultural Resources [ ] Geology/Soils [ ] Hazards & Hazardous [ ] Hydrology & Water Materials Quality [ ] Mineral Resources [ ] Noise [ ] Public Services [ ] Recreation [ ] Utilities & Service Systems [ ] Mandatory Findings of Significance [X] I find that the proposed project COULDNOT have a significant effect on the environment. and aNEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. [ j I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation measures described on an attached sheet have been added to the project. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. [ J I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant impact on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. [ J 1 find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect(s) on the environment, but at least one effect l) has been mitigated adequately in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets, ifthe effect is a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless mitigated" An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed. [ ] I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL NOT be a significant effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project. J Z Ben Jarvis, Assoc a PI nner Date 1 Jason misko. S sor Planner Date 7 C. EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT'S: e) Other ❑ El ❑ ❑ IL AGRICULTURE RESOURCES - In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farland, Unique Farmland, or ❑ ❑ ❑ ED Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a ❑ El El Williamson Act contract? c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, ❑ ❑ El forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(8)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526), or Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversation of ❑ ❑ forest land to non -forest use? C) Involve other changes in the existing environment El which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farland, to non-agricultural use or 8 Less Phan Patenliallt Significant Less Than Significant %%A Significant No Impact Mitigation Impact Impact 1. AESTHETICS - Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? ❑ 1:1 ❑ b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but ❑ ❑ not limited to, primary/secondary ridgelines, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or ❑ ❑ quality of the site and its surroundings? d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare that ❑ ❑ ❑ 13 would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? e) Other ❑ El ❑ ❑ IL AGRICULTURE RESOURCES - In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farland, Unique Farmland, or ❑ ❑ ❑ ED Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to nonagricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a ❑ El El Williamson Act contract? c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, ❑ ❑ El forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(8)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526), or Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversation of ❑ ❑ forest land to non -forest use? C) Involve other changes in the existing environment El which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farland, to non-agricultural use or 8 Less Than Potentially Significant Less limon Significant Willi Significant No Impact Mitigation Impact Impact conversion of forest land to non -forest use? f) Other ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 111. AIR QUALITY - Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations. Would the project: ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the ❑ ❑ ® ❑ applicable air quality plan? ❑ ❑ ❑ Ill Violate any air quality standard or contribute ❑ ❑ ® ❑ substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of ❑ ❑ ® ❑ any criteria pollutant for Which the project region is non-anainment under an applicable federal or state ❑ ❑ ❑ ED ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant ❑ ❑ ® ❑ concentrations? ❑ ❑ ❑ e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial ❑ ❑ ® ❑ number of people? I) Other: ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - Would the project: a) Ilave a substantial adverse effect, either directly or ❑ ❑ ❑ through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? Ill Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian ❑ ❑ ❑ ED habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, and regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service? cl Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected ❑ ❑ ❑ wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native ❑ ❑ ❑ resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with 0 E Less Than Potential. Significant Less Than Significant With Significam No Impact hfitigauon Impact Impact established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances ❑ ❑ ❑ protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? Oak trees? f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat ❑ ❑ ❑ Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? g) Affect a Significant Ecological Area (SEA) or ❑ ❑ ❑ Significant Natural Area (SNA) as identified on the City of Santa Clarita ESA Delineation Map? V. CULTURAL RESOURCES - Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance ❑ ❑ ❑ of a historical resource as defined in § 15064.5? b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance ❑ ❑ ❑ of an archaeological resource pursuant to § 15064.5? c) Directly or indirectly destroy or impact a unique ❑ ❑ ❑ paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature? d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred ❑ ❑ ❑ outside of formal cemeteries? VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS — Would the project: a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial ❑ ❑ ❑ adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated ❑ ❑ ❑ on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42. ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? ❑ ❑ ❑ iii) Seismic -related ground failure, including ❑ ❑ ❑ liquefaction? iv) Landslides? ❑ ❑ ❑ b) Result in substantial wind or Water soil erosion or the ❑ ❑ ❑ E Less Than potentially Significant Less Then Significant with Significant No Impact Mitigation Impact Impact loss of topsoil, either on or off site? c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or El ❑ ❑ that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse? d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1- ❑ ❑ ❑ B of the Uniform Building Code (1997), creating substantial risks to life or property? e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use El ❑ ❑ of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater? f) Change in topography of a primary or secondary E] ❑ ❑ ridgeline? g) Move or generate grading of earth exceeding 100,000 EJ cubic yards? VII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS — Would the project: a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or El indirectly, that may have significant impact on the environment?? b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases)? VIIL HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the Cl 11 environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the ❑ ❑ D environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving explosion or the release of hazardous materials into the environment (including, but not limited to oil, pesticides, chemicals, fuels, or radiation)? c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or El ❑ ❑ acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of ❑ El ❑ hazardous materials sites complied pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as result, i) Exposure of people to existing sources of potential ❑ ❑ 0 Less Than lines, oil pipelines)? Potentially Significant Less Than a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge El 0 Significant With Significant No ❑ 0 ❑ Impact Mitigaliun Impact Impact would it create a significant hazard to the public or to of the local groundwater table level (e.g., the production rate of pre-existing nearby wells would the environment? drop to a level which would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been C) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, E] El ❑ c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the ❑ where such a plan has not been adopted, within two site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a manner which would miles of a public airport or public use airport, would result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site? d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the ❑ the project result in a safety hazard for people residing site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, or substantially increase the or working in the project area? rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or off-site? f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, e) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed ❑ ❑ the capacity of existing or planned stonmvater drainage would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, Cl 11 11 injury or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands? i) Exposure of people to existing sources of potential ❑ ❑ 0 health hazards (e.g. electrical transmission lines, gas lines, oil pipelines)? IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the project: a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge El 0 requirements? b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere ❑ 0 ❑ substantially with groundwater recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table level (e.g., the production rate of pre-existing nearby wells would drop to a level which would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted)? c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the ❑ El ❑ site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a manner which would result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off-site? d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the ❑ ❑ ❑ to site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, or substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or off-site? e) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed ❑ El ❑ the capacity of existing or planned stonmvater drainage 12 13 Lcss Than Potentially Significant Less Ihan Significant With Significant No Impact Mitigation Impact Impact systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff? f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? E] ❑ El g) Place housing within a 100 -year flood hazard area as 11 El 1:1 mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation map? h) Place within a 100 -year flood hazard area structures El ❑ which would impede or redirect flood flows? I) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, El 13 E) injury or death involving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam? j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? El ED k) Changes in the rate of flow, currents, or the coarse and El E] El directions of surface water and/or groundwater? 1) Other modification of a wash, channel, creek, or river? E] m) Impact Stormwater Management in any of the D E] El 19 following ways: i) Potential impact of project construction and project El E] 0 21 post -construction activity on storm water runoff? ii) Potential discharges from areas for materials 0 El El storage, vehicle or equipment fueling, vehicle or equipment maintenance (including washing), waste handling, hazardous materials handling or storage, delivery areas or loading docks, or other outdoor work areas? iii) Significant environmentally harmful increase in the El El 0 flow velocity or volume of storm water runoff? iv) Significant and environmentally harmful increases El ❑ El in erosion of the project site or surrounding areas? v) Storm water discharges that would significantly 13 13 ❑ impair or contribute to the impairment of the beneficial uses of receiving waters or areas that provide water quality benefits (e.g., riparian corridors, wetlands, etc.)? vi) Cause hart to the biological integrity of drainage ❑ ❑ El systems, watersheds, and/or water bodies? 13 14 Less Than Potentially Significant Less Tltan Significant with Significant No Impact Mitigation Impact Impact vii) Does the proposed project include provisions for the separation, recycling, and reuse of materials both during construction and after project occupancy? X. LAND USE AND PLANNING - Would the project: a) Disrupt or physically divide an established community? ❑ ❑ b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or ❑ ❑ IR regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan. E] ❑ natural community conservation plan, and/or policies by agencies with jurisdiction over the project? XI. MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES- Would the project: a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral El Cl resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state? b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important ❑ El mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan or other land use plan? c) Use nonrenewable resources in a wasteful and ❑ inefficient manner? XII. NOISE - Would the project result in: a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in ❑ E] ® ❑ excess of standards established in the local general plan or Iroise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive ❑ ❑ ® 11 groundbome vibration or groundbome noise levels? c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise ❑ ® El levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient ❑ ❑ noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, El ❑ where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of public airport or public use airport, would 14 the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? 1) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? X111. POPULATION AND HOUSING — Would the project: a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, Necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES - Would the project result In: a) Substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services: i) Fire protection? ii) Police protection? iii) Schools? iv) Parks? XV. RECREATION - Would the project: a) Increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? b) Include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? 15 Lco Than Potentially Significant Leu Than Significant With Stgnificant No Impact Mitigation impact Impact ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ IL Less That Potentially Significant Less Than Significant With Significant No Impact Mitigation Impact Impact XVI. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC— Would the project: a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy ❑ ❑ ® ❑ establishing measures of effectiveness for the performance of the circulation system, taking into account all modes of transportation including mass transit and non -motorized travel and relevant components of the circulation system, including but not limited to intersections, streets, highways and freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and mass transit? b) Conflict with an applicable congestion management ❑ El ® ❑ program, including, but not limited to level of service standard and travel demand measures, or other standards established by the county congestion management agency for designated roads or highways? C) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including El El 13 either an increase in traffic levels or a change in location that results in substantial safety risks? d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature El El 0 IR (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? e) Result in inadequate emergency access? El f) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance or safety of such facilities? g) Hazards or barriers for pedestrians or bicyclists? XVII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS - Would the project: a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the El El El applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board? b) Require or result in the construction of new water or E] El E) wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? c) Require or result in the construction of new storm 0 El El water drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from existing entitlements and resources, or are new or expanded entitlements needed? IL e) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the provider's existing commitments? f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste? XVIII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE: a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of caufomia history or prehistory? b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? XIX. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME IDE MINIMUS' FINDING: a) Will the project have an adverse effect either individually or cumulatively, on fish and wildlife resources? Wildlife shall be defined for the purpose of this question as "all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, and related ecological communities, including the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability." 17 ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑0 Al u 0 J FE El No Impact V:/ A Less Than Potentially Significant Less Than Significant with Significant Impact Mitigation Impact ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑0 Al u 0 J FE El No Impact V:/ A Section and Subsections Evaluation of Impacts I. AESTHETICS I a -d. No Impact. The City of Santa Clarita is located within Southern California's Santa Clarita Valley, which is bounded by the San Gabriel Mountains to the south and east, the Santa Susana Mountains to the southwest, and the mountains of the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests to the north. The surrounding natural mountains and ridgelines, some of which extend into the City, provide a visual backdrop for much of the City. Other scenic resources within or visible from the City include the Santa Clara River corridor, forested/vegetated land, and a variety of canyons and natural drainages in portions of the City. The proposed amendments will address changes to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (DNSP). Changes to the DNSP are regulatory in nature and will not have any impact to aesthetics. The proposed changes consist of plan reformatting, minor grammar editing, and reorganization of certain sections to put lists into alphabetic order. Definitions were added to the glossary for the various terms used in the document and certain code sections were revised and clarified for ease of use. Changes to the zoning map are proposed that would reflect the existing land use in specific neighborhoods and clean tip inconsistencies that were created when the initial zoning map was adopted in 2005. The proposed changes are regulatory in nature and would not have the potential to affect any scenic vista, would not damage scenic resources, degrade the visual character of Newhall, or create new lighting sources. Therefore, there would be no impact. II. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES H a. No Impact. Based on information from the California Department of Conservation, the project area is considered to be "Urban and Built -Up Land" that contains no fanning resources. There are no agricultural operations located within the project area and the DNSP area is not located within an area of Prime Farmland or Farmland of Statewide Importance as identified by the California Department of Conservation (Los Angeles Important Farmland 2008). The area is developed with both residential and commercial uses, along with developed parks and public facilities including a Metrolink station, library, and community center. Given that the project area has no potential to convert existing farmland to non - is agricultural use, the project would have no impact. II b. No Impact. The project area does not contain land subject to a Williamson Act contract nor would the project conflict with existing zoning for agricultural uses. Therefore, there would be no impact. II c. No Impact. The project area is located in a non -forested area, developed urban area, and has no potential to cause the rezoning/reduction of forest land, timberland, or timberland production. Therefore, the project would have no impact. II d. No Impact. The project consists of zoning and code language clean-ups to an adopted specific plan. The project area does not contain any forest land nor would the project result the conversion of forest land to non -forest uses. Therefore, there would be no impact. II e. No Impact. The project does not have the potential to result in the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural use because no such lands or resources exist in the project area, nor could the project result the conversion of forest lands to non -forest use. Therefore, there would be no impact. III. AIR QUALITY III a -e. Less Than Significant Impact. The City of Santa Clarita is within the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB), which is bounded by the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mountains to the north and east, and the Pacific Ocean to the south and west. The air quality in the SCAB is managed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The SCAB has a history of recorded air quality violations and is an area where both state and federal ambient air quality standards are exceeded. Because of the violations of the California Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS), the California Clean Air Act requires triennial preparation of an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). The AQMP analyzes air quality on a regional level and identifies region -wide attenuation methods to achieve the air quality standards. These region -wide attenuation methods include regulations for stationary -source polluters; facilitation of new transportation technologies, such as low -emission vehicles; and 19 capital improvements, such as park-and-ride facilities and public transit improvements. The most recently adopted plan is the 2012 AQMP, adopted on December 7, 2012. This plan is the South Coast Air Basin's portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP). This plan is designed to implement the California Clean Air Act and in tum implement the Federal Clean Air Act administered by the EPA. The AQMP accommodates population growth and transportation projections based on the predictions made by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). Thus, projects that are consistent with employment and population forecasts are consistent with the AQMD. The proposed amendments to the DNSP will not alter any of the aforementioned measures directly in that the proposed amendments will address minor amendments to the DNSP that are regulatory in nature and will have no direct impact to air quality. The potential impacts as a result of any development under the proposed amendments would be subject to the applicable air quality regulations under CEQA in place at the time that development is proposed. The proposed amendments would change the zoning designation of certain parcels within the DNSP area; however, these changes are considered minor and are being made to reflect existing conditions, not to increase development potential or density. Under the proposed amendments, the Corridor zone, a primarily commercial zone, would be increased by 6.81 acres. This change would come from rezoning 5.1 acres from the Creative District, a primarily industrial zone, and 2.34 acres from the Urban General 2 zone which is a hybrid residential/commercial zone. None of these changes is expected to increase development potential. One .96 acre parcel that was inadvertently zoned as Open Space in 2005 will be rezoned to Corridor. Changing the zoning designation to Corridor would not create any significant changes in air quality because the parcel has been used historically for commercial purposes and most recently was used for temporary outdoor sales. The change would make zoning consistent with neighboring commercial properties and would not substantially generate any new pollutants verses what was envisioned by the DNSP when the original zoning map was adopted in 2005. Any impact related to air quality, criteria pollutants, sensitive receptors, or odors, would be less than significant. 20 IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES General Biological Characteristics of the Site The DNSP plan area is largely developed except for the Newhall Creek bed and the open space areas within the William S. Hart Park property. The project area contains street trees, landscaped residential yards, and hardscape in the Main Street area. IV a -g. No Impact. The proposed amendments to the DNSP do not include the modification of any habitat and would not otherwise affect any candidate, sensitive or special status species identified by the Department of Fish and Game or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Further, the proposed DNSP amendments will not have any adverse effect on any riparian habitat, wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or other biological resources as the proposed amendments include land that is located in an urban portion of the City that has been predominantly entitled and/or developed. The proposed DNSP amendments include various regulatory changes and will not allow for any development specifically. One .96 acre parcel is proposed to be rezoned from Open Space to Corridor. The parcel is located at the comer of Newhall Avenue and Pine Street and used for commercial purposes up until the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The parcel was inadvertently zoned as Open Space when the DNSP zoning map was adopted in 2005. The parcel is located in an industrial area, is fully graded, fenced, and bordered by arterial streets and the Metrolink right-of-way. The parcel contains no habitat or wilderness area and the new zoning designation will not affect wildlife or other biological resources. The amendments will not alter any wildlife corridor or migratory fish corridor and will not affect any regulation or code protecting such resources. Therefore, the proposed DNSP amendments are not anticipated to have an impact to biological resources. V. CULTURAL RESOURCES V a -d. No Impact. The proposed amendments to the DNSP will not impact cultural resources in the City of Santa Clarita. The proposed amendments will not alter any unique geological feature, paleontological resource, any human remains, or affect any other historical or archeological resource. No construction is proposed with these amendments. While future development may occur, the scope and intensity of that development is unknown. The kind of 21 development that could occur under the proposed amendments is the same development that could occur currently. Therefore, amending the plan would have no impact or effect. Furthermore, any future development would be required to comply with the City's General Plan and associated regulations for the preservation of historical and culturally significant resources. Therefore, no impact to archeological, historical or cultural resource would be caused by the proposed UDC amendments. VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS VI a -g. No Impact. Southern California has numerous active and potentially active faults that could affect the City. As stated in the City's General Plan, the City is susceptible to geologic hazards in the event of a major earthquake (magnitude 8.3) along the San Andreas Fault. This could result in ground failure and liquefaction. However, the proposed amendments to the DNSP would not change the requirements of future development to follow all state and City building codes and regulations. The proposed amendments would be regulatory in nature and any future development would be required to address the geologic and/or soils conditions on its specific project site prior to the issuance of any building permits on the project site. Therefore, the proposed DNSP amendments are not anticipated to have any impact related to geology and soils. VII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS VII a -b. No Impact. "Greenhouse gases," so called because of their role in trapping heat near the surface of the earth, are emitted by human activity and are implicated in global climate change. These greenhouse gases contribute to an increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere by transparency to short wavelength visible sunlight, but near opacity to outgoing terrestrial long wavelength heat radiation. The principal greenhouse gases (GHGs) include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide. Collectively GHGs are measured as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Fossil fuel consumption in the transportation sector (on -road motor vehicles, off-highway mobile sources, and aircraft) is the single largest source of GHG emissions, accounting for approximately half of GHG emissions globally. Industrial and commercial sources are the second largest contributors of GHG emissions with about one-fourth of total emissions. California has passed several bills and the Governor has signed at least three executive orders regarding greenhouse gases. GHG statues and executive orders (EO) include Assembly Bill (AB) 32, 22 Senate Bill (SB) 1368, Executive Order (EO) S-03-05, EO S-20-06 and EO S-01-07. AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, is one of the most significant pieces of environmental legislation that California has adopted. Most notably AB 32 mandates California's GHG emissions be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020. The proposed amendments to the DNSP are regulatory in nature and do not propose any development or increase in density, population, or employment in the specific plan area. The amendments would not result in major alterations to any air quality plan as it relates to any greenhouse emissions. The amendments remain consistent with the City's General Plan and Climate Action Plan. Therefore, the proposed DNSP amendments are not anticipated to have any impact related to greenhouse gas emissions. VIII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS VIII a -i. No Impact. The proposed amendments to the DNSP would not directly expose people to health hazards or hazardous materials, interfere with any emergency response plans, or any land use within 2 miles of an airport, airfield, or otherwise impact any airport land use plan. The proposed amendments to the DNSP are regulatory in nature, providing clarity to various issues that have come up in implementing the DNSP, along with updating the zoning map to reflect existing land uses. Therefore, given that the amendments would not substantially alter land use or create potential hazards to the public, the proposed DNSP amendments are not anticipated to have any impact to hazards or hazardous materials. IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY IX a -m. No Impact. The proposed project would not impact water quality standards, nor affect groundwater supplies. The proposed amendments to the DNSP include various regulatory changes, and do not propose any development at this time. The amendments will not result in direct impacts on hydrology and water quality. Further, the proposed amendments are not anticipated to impact any 100 -year flood hazard area, tsunami, drainage pattern, or runoff of Stormwater Management systems. Any future construction related activity within the DNSP would comply with the zoning codes in place at the time that revisions are requested, including any additional CEQA review if applicable. Therefore, the proposed DNSP 23 amendments are not anticipated to have an impact to hydrology and water quality. X. LAND USE AND PLANNING X a. No Impact. No established community would be disrupted or physically divided due to the proposed amendments. Therefore, there would be no impact. X b. No Impact. The proposed amendments to the DNSP include various regulatory changes for the Old Town Newhall area and also minor changes to the zoning map to reflect existing land uses and would not conflict with any land use policy or plan. The changes are consistent with the City's General Plan and are in keeping with the DNSP's goal of creating an arts and entertainment district in Old Town Newhall. Therefore, there would be no impact. X c. No Impact. The proposed amendments would not affect City standards regarding habitat conservation plans, natural community preservation plans, and/or the policies of agencies with jurisdiction over resources and resource areas within the City since no development is proposed at this time. All future development would be subject to the standards and regulations established by the City at the time revisions are requested. Therefore, the project would have no impact on conservation plans XI. MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES XII. NOISE XI a -c. No Impact. Gold mining and oil production historically have been the principal mineral extraction activities in and around the Santa Clarita Valley. Other minerals found in the planning area include construction aggregate, titanium, and tuff. Mineral resources and extraction areas are shown in the City's General Plan. The proposed DNSP amendments will not affect mineral resources in Santa Clarita generally or in the Old Town Newhall area specifically. Therefore, there would be no impact. XII a -d. Less than Significant Impact. The proposed DNSP amendments will not expose persons to an increased level of temporary noise, ground -borne vibration, or ambient noise. The proposed amendments are regulatory in nature and do not include any development. Changes to the zoning map would not increase noise in residential areas and would, in fact, ensure that an existing single-family neighborhood remains 24 residential and preclude industrial uses in the area, maintaining the existing condition. The proposed amendments do not diminish or remove any noise -related regulations and would not or could not create additional significant noise in the Old Town Newhall area. Therefore, a less than significant impact is anticipated with relation to noise. XII c -f. No Impact. There are no airports, airfields, or airport land use plans within the City. Therefore, the proposed DNSP amendments would cause no impacts related to airport noise. XIII. POPULATION AND HOUSING XIII a -c. No Impact. The proposed amendments to the DNSP are not anticipated to the induce substantial population growth in the Santa Clarita Valley, either directly or indirectly, nor would any of the proposed provisions cause displacement of existing homes or people. The DNSP amendments are regulatory in nature. Further, the proposed amendments are meant to clarify issues that have come up as the DNSP has been implemented and will not create an increase, or substantially impact any existing residential uses. The proposed project is a regulatory adjustment and does not include any development activity or proposal. The DNSP amendments would not alter the City's population projections and are consistent with the City's General Plan. Therefore, the DNSP amendments would have no impact to population and housing. XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES XIV a. (i) No Impact. The proposed amendments will not directly increase the need for fire protection services. However, any future development would be subject to any applicable development fees, which are established to compensate for growth. Since the proposed DNSP amendments are not anticipated to have a direct impact on fire protection services, and given that future development would remain subject to development fees, the amendments would have no impact to fire services. (ii) No Impact. The proposed amendments are not anticipated to directly increase the need for police services. However, any future development would be subject to development fees, which are established to compensate for growth. Since the 25 proposed DNSP amendments would have no direct impact on police services, and given that future development would remain subject to development fees, the amendments would have no impact to police services. (iii) No Impact. The site is located within the Newhall Union Elementary School District and also the William S. Hart Union High School District. The proposed project is not anticipated to directly increase the population of the City of Santa Clarita. However, any future residential development would be subject to school development fees, which are established to compensate for growth. Since the proposed DNSP amendments would have no direct impact on school services, and given that future development would be subject to school development fees, the amendments would have no impact to school services. (iv) No Impact. The proposed project is not anticipated to directly increase number of persons using public parks. However, any future development would be subject to park impact fees, which are established to compensate for residential growth. Since the proposed DNSP amendments would have no direct impact on parks, and given that future development would remain subject to park impact fees, the amendments would have no impact to parks XV. RECREATION XV a -b. No Impact. The proposed amendments to the DNSP will not have any impact on recreational amenities within the City of Santa Clarita. The proposed project is a regulatory adjustment and does not include any development activities. Subsequent projects would be required to comply with the City's General Plan and would be subject to the City's park impact fees as applicable. Therefore, no impact to recreation is anticipated with the proposed DNSP amendments. XVI. TRANSPORTATION/fRAFFIC XVI a -b. Less Than Significant Impact. While the proposed amendments to the DNSP are regulatory in nature and are not anticipated to have direct developmental impacts that alter traffic load or capacity on street systems, the amendments do include minor changes to the zoning map that includes 28 properties. 26 One parcel, a .96 acre vacant lot, would be rezoned from Open Space to Corridor. This change would clean-up a mapping error from the 2005 zoning map. The parcel is located at the intersection of Pine Street and Newhall Avenue and has been used for commercial purposes in the past up until the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Most recently the parcel was used for a holiday sales lot. The zone change would not substantially alter the use of the property or change traffic volumes in the area. Other zone changes would preserve an existing single-family neighborhood (13 residential parcels) that was previously zoned Creative District (an industrial zone). The zone change will prevent increased traffic volume that industrial uses would bring. Twelve parcels (12) in the vicinity of Chestnut Street would be rezoned from Urban General 2 (UG -2), a predominantly residential zone, to Corridor, a predominantly commercial zone. Nine parcels are currently used for commercial purposes. Given that the area is built out and that the UG -2 zone already allows for the uses that currently exist, the zone change is not expected to increase development density or change the character of the area. The remaining zone changes would apply to two commercial lots on Newhall Avenue that are split between the Corridor zone and Creative District zone. Assigning a single zoning designation to the parcels would not increase their existing development potential nor significantly change the types of uses that the parcels could accommodate. The changes are intended to make the zoning map consistent with existing lot lines. Given that the proposed amendments are regulatory in nature, that they do not include any development activities, and that any subsequent development would be regulated by the DNSP, the City's UDC, General Plan, transportation policies, and would be subject to additional CEQA review to determine project related impacts, the project is not expected to create any substantial impacts to intersections, streets, highways, bicycle paths, mass transit„or pedestrian paths. Furthermore, the project would not substantially impact any Congestion Management Plan roadway nor significantly impact level of service standards. And impact would be less than significant. XVI c -g. No Impact. The project area is not within an airport land use plan or within two miles of public airport or public use airport. Consequently, the proposed project would not affect any airport facilities and would not cause a change in the directional patterns of aircraft. The amendments would not change the roadway network, thereby 27 eliminating any chance of creating curves or dangerous intersections, or introducing farm equipment to the area. The amendments would not reduce emergency access nor would they conflict with adopted policies or programs regarding public transit, bicycle or pedestrian facilities, or in any other way decrease the performance and safety of such facilities. Therefore, there would be no impact. XVII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS XVII a -g. No Impact. The 2014 DNSP amendments do not include any new development proposals. The amendments are regulatory in nature and would not result in the construction of new water facilities, expansion of existing facilities, affect drainage patterns, water treatment services, nor would the amendments have the potential to impact landfill capacity or demand. Any subsequent development would be required to comply with the City's General Plan, current development regulations, the requirements of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and all applicable utility purveyors. Compliance with these requirements would ensure all federal, state and local statutes and imposed regulations are met. Therefore, no impact to utilities or service systems is anticipated as a result of the approval of the proposed DNSP amendments. XVIII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE XVIII a -c. No Impact. The proposed 2014 DNSP amendments will not impact the environment, will not lead to a substantial reduction in habitat of a fish or wildlife species, or reduce or restrict the number of rare, threatened or endangered species. The proposed amendments are regulatory in nature. As such, the proposed amendments do not remove any established City regulations that protect any plant and animal species. The proposal would not contribute to any cumulative impacts and would not cause environmental effects that would adversely affect humans. Therefore, there would be no impact. XIX. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME'DE MINIMUS' FINDING: XVIII a. No Impact. The legislative intent of the Department of Fish and Game 'De Minimus' Finding is "to extend the current user -based funding system by allocating the transactional costs of wildlife protection and management to those who would consume those resources through urbanization and development..." (AB 3158, Chapter 1706, Statutes of 1990, effective January 1, 1991, Section 1(c)). The proposed 2014 DNSP amendments would not entitle any new 28 development; and any future development proposal seeking discretionary approval would remain subject to CEQA and the CDFG Code. Since the proposed amendments are not anticipated to have a significant adverse effect either individually or cumulatively, on fish and wildlife resources, the project's impacts on fish and wildlife are de minimus, 29