HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-06-10 - AGENDA REPORTS - APPEAL OF PC DENIAL MC 13-075 (2)Agenda Item: 113
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
PUBLIC HEARING City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
DATE: June 10, 2014
SUBJECT: APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL OF MASTER
CASE 13-075 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 13-005) A
REQUEST BY ALBERT EINSTEIN ACADEMY FOR LETTERS,
ARTS AND SCIENCES TO OPERATE A PRIMARY SCHOOL
WITHIN THE BUSINESS PARK ZONE AT 25300 RYE CANYON
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DEPARTMENT: Community Development
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council continue the public hearing to July 8, 2014.
BACKGROUND
The Albert Einstein Academy for Letters, Arts and Sciences (Applicant) proposes to operate a
primary school consisting of up to 650 students in grades K-6, with an additional 37 teachers and
employees. With the exception of a 2,100 square -foot artificial turf area and a 3,600 square -foot
concrete picnic area, the proposed primary school would be conducted within the interior of an
existing 53,000 square -foot commercial building consisting of 32 classrooms, an indoor
gymnasium, and play area at 25300 Rye Canyon Road (Subject Site).
The Planning Commission considered the project on March 4, 2014. Staff's presentation focused
primarily on concerns regarding traffic safety and circulation. The hearing included public
testimony that both supported and opposed the project. After significant discussion, the Planning
Commission, in a unanimous 5-0 vote, approved staff's recommendation to deny the project.
The Applicant formally submitted a letter appealing the Planning Commission's decision to the
City Council.
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On June 5, 2014, the Applicant requested a continuance of their appeal hearing. Staff
recommends continuing the public hearing until July 8, 2014.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Public Hearing Notice
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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN APPEAL OF MASTER CASE 13-075
APPLICATION: Master Case 13-075; Conditional Use Permit 13-005
PROJECT LOCATION: 25300 Rye Canyon Road
APN: 2866-011-010
PROJECT APPLICANT: Albert Einstein Academy for the Letters, Arts and Sciences
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant is requesting the approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow
for the operation of a charter school consisting of up to 650 students in grades K-6 and 37 teachers and
employees. The charter school would be operated within an existing commercial building at the southwest
comer of Rye Canyon Road and Avenue Scott.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: On March 4, 2014, the Planning Commission voted 5-0 to deny an
application requesting the approval for the operation of a primary school in the Business Park (BP) zone.
APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: The applicant appealed the decision of the Planning
Commission by submitting the required documentation and fees on March 19, 2014.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY ACT (CEOA): An environmental document pursuant to
CEQA has not been completed.
The City of Santa Clarita City Council will conduct a public hearing on this matter on the following date:
DATE: June 10, 2014
TIME: At or after 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: City of Santa Clarita, Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Boulevard, First Floor
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or written correspondence
delivered to the City of Santa Clarita, at or prior to, the public hearing.
For further information regarding this proposal, please contact the project planner at the City of Santa Clarita
Permit Center, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 140, Santa Clarita, CA 91355 Telephone: (661) 2554330.
Send written correspondence to: 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302, Santa Clarita, CA 91355, Project
Planner: Mike Marshall, Assistant Planner 11.
Armin Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk
Publish Date: May 20, 2014
NOTICE OF CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, at its regular meeting
held June 10, 2014, continued a public hearing on
MASTER CASE 13-075: APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO
DENY MASTER CASE 13-075 FOR THE OPERATION OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE
BUSINESS PARK ZONE AT 25300 RYE CANYON ROAD
to July 8, 2014.
Dated this 11 m day of June 2014.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
Armind Chaparyan, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the duly
appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita and that on June 11, 2014, she caused
the above notice to be posted at the door of the Council Chamber located at 23920 Valencia Blvd.,
Santa Clarita, California.
Santa Clarita, California
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