Agenda packet — Santa Clarita City Council, January 11, 2022

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, January 11, 2022
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd.

Santa Clarita, CA 91355

AGENDA

Joint Meeting with
Board of Library Trustees
Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency

How to Address the City Council
Pursuant to Government Code section 54954.3 members of the public are afforded the opportunities to address the City Council. You may address the Council once per meeting during Public Participation on any matter within the Council's jurisdiction that is not listed on the agenda. Public Participation speaker's cards must be submitted to the City Clerk BEFORE this portion of the meeting begins. To address the Council regarding an item on the agenda, please fill out a speaker's card and submit it to the City Clerk BEFORE the Mayor announces the item.

Each person addressing the Council is given three minutes to speak (with double the time allotted to non-English speakers using a translator) indicated by a colored light system on the Council dais. If you wish to provide information to the Council, please present the City Clerk with 10 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record. Please note use of City Council Chamber technology equipment to present electronic material during meetings is not allowed.
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office, (661) 255-4391. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II)

Pursuant to Government Code 54957.5 any writings or documents distributed to a majority of the members of the City Council regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 120, during normal business hours.
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INVOCATION
Smyth

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

FLAG SALUTE

EXECUTIVE MEETING
This time has been set aside for Councilmembers to review the agenda and obtain any further information that may be needed. Council will also discuss each individual item during the course of the meeting with the exception of the Consent Calendar, which may be approved in its entirety by one motion, unless there is a request to pull an item for discussion. No action will be taken on public agenda items during the Executive Meeting.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Proclamation

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This time has been set aside for the public to address the City Council on items NOT listed on the agenda. The City Council will not act upon these items at this meeting other than to review and/or provide direction to staff. All speakers must submit a speaker’s card to the City Clerk PRIOR to the beginning of this portion of the meeting. Thirty minutes are allotted for public input at this time. The FIRST TEN people to submit a speaker card prior to the beginning of Public Participation will be heard.

STAFF COMMENTS

COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS

CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion by the City Council. The items are not individually discussed by the City Council unless a request is made by a member of the public or the Council, in which case, the item(s) will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately.

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1. APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING-COUNCIL REORGANIZATION
MINUTES – The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve the minutes of the December 14, 2021 Special Meeting-Council Reorganization.

2. APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – The minutes of the City Council are submitted for approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve the minutes of the December 14, 2021 Regular Meeting.

3. CHECK REGISTER NO. 26 - Check Register No. 26 for the Period 11/19/21 through 12/02/21 and 12/09/21. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 11/22/21 through 12/03/21.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 26.

4. READING OF ORDINANCE TITLES - Government Code Section 36934 requires that all ordinances be read in full prior to Council taking action on the ordinance. By listing the ordinance title on the Council agenda, Council may determine that the title has been read.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council determine that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and waive further reading.

5. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE

SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING CITY MANAGER
REMOVAL METHOD AND NOTICE - This ordinance will amend Section 2.08.100 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code and state that the removal of the City Manager shall change from a majority vote to a 4/5 vote of the whole Council in a regular Council meeting and will include an amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.08.100 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING CITY MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD AND NOTICE.”

2. Approve the amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement that reflects the amendment to the Municipal Code.

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6. ESTABLISH A NO STOPPING ANY TIME ZONE ON THE EAST AND WEST

SIDE OF GREGORY LANE BETWEEN VIA PRINCESSA AND COLLINS
ROAD - City staff determined that establishing a No Stopping Any Time zone on the east and west side of Gregory Lane, between Via Princessa and Collins Road, will improve safety and circulation of vehicles entering the American Beauty Classics community. The proposed No Stopping Any Time zone will restrict 275 feet and 250 feet of on-street parking on the east and west sides of Gregory Lane, respectively.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Adopt a resolution to establish a 275-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the east side of Gregory Lane, south of Collins Road, and a 250-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the west side of Gregory Lane, south of Collins Road.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

7. APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION

PAYMENT SCHEDULE (ROPS) FOR SUBMITTAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - Pursuant to HSC section 34177 (o)(1), Successor Agencies shall submit an Oversight Board approved annual ROPS to the Department of Finance and the County Auditor-Controller by February 1, 2016 and each February 1 thereafter.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council acting as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency adopt a resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Recognized Obligation Payments Schedule for submittal to the Department of Finance.

8. BLACKHALL STUDIOS EIR CONTRACT - Award the contract for a consultant to prepare the Environmental Impact Report for the Blackhall Studios Development project.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award a contract for the preparation of the Blackhall Studios Project Environmental Impact Report (Master Case 21-109) to Michael Baker International in the amount of $382,689, and authorize a contingency in the amount of $38,268, for a total contract amount not to exceed $420,957.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

9. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LOT SPLITS (SB 9) - An amendment to the Unified Development Code to adopt an ordinance for the regulation of two-unit residential development and urban lot split projects for parcels zoned for single-family uses.

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RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Conduct the public hearing.

2. Introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, TO

ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

AND URBAN LOT SPLITS, AMENDING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT
CODE AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A” with the additional language as recommended by staff.

3. Adopt a resolution for Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards, as shown in Exhibit A.

NEW BUSINESS

10. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING CHAPTER 15.44 INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT - Adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 15.44 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code concerning Integrated Waste Management.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council introduce and pass to second reading, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING CHAPTER 15.44 INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT.”

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
This time has been set aside for any speakers that have turned in speaker cards and were not heard in the first thirty minutes allotted to address the City Council on items that are NOT on the agenda. Speaker cards may not be submitted relating to any items listed on the agenda.

STAFF COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT
In memory of Barbara Musella

FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held January 25, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers, 1st floor of City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita, CA.

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CERTIFICATION
On January 6, 2022, I, Mary Cusick, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall.

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Mary Cusick
City Clerk
Santa Clarita, California

PROCLAMATION

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 17, 2022

WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life to advancing civil rights in America and spoke on the virtues of kindness and service to others, and encouraging others to do their part to help our country achieve its full potential; and

WHEREAS, Dr. King is remembered as one of the most influential and inspirational leaders in history; and

WHEREAS, the teachings of Dr. King continue to guide and inspire us in addressing challenges in our communities; and

WHEREAS, in 1983, a bill to establish the third Monday in January as a federal holiday to honor Dr. King’s legacy was passed, and the first Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was observed in 1986; and

WHEREAS, in 1994, Congress began the King Day of Service, an initiative to implore Americans to spend the federal holiday honoring Dr. King by partaking in service projects and working together to find solutions to social problems our communities faced; and

WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita encourages all citizens to honor the day by participating in the Unity Walk at Central Park on Monday, January 17, 2022. The program will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will focus on celebrating the life and work of Dr. King.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Santa Clarita does hereby proclaim January 17, 2022, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Signed this 11th day of January, 2022.

Laurene Weste, Mayor
Santa Clarita, California
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Attachment: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Proclamation 2022 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Proclamation)

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
City Council
Special Reorganization Meeting
~Minutes~
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 5:00 PM City Council Chambers

CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Miranda called to order the special meeting at 5:04 p.m.

ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers were present, with the exception of Councilmember Smyth, who arrived at 5:13 p.m.

FLAG SALUTE
Councilmember Gibbs conducted the flag salute.

SAUGUS HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR
The Saugus High School Choir performed for the City Council and members of the public.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS (ONE MINUTE LIMIT) There were no requests to speak.

REMARKS BY OUTGOING MAYOR
Mayor Miranda commented on the past year's difficulties, the generosity and support from the community, and the City's 2021 accomplishments.

PRESENTATION TO OUTGOING MAYOR BY CITY MANAGER
City Manager Ken Striplin highlighted the Mayor's accomplishments and presented Mayor Miranda with a memento.

Council offered their congratulations to the Mayor on his many historic accomplishments.

PRESENTATION TO OUTGOING MAYOR BY NON-CITY OFFICIALS
Making presentations to Mayor Miranda were State Senator Scott Wilk; State Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares; Board President, Gary Martin, representing the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency; Board of Trustees President, Dr. Edel Alonso, representing the Santa Clarita Community College District; Tami Stephens, representing Congressman Mike Garcia; Vanessa Wilk, representing Assembly Member Tom Lackey; Natalie Vartanian, representing Supervisor Kathryn Barger; Mitch Hopewell, representing The Master’s University; David Cantrell, representing the Santa Clarita Valley Industry Association; Holly Shroeder, representing the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation; Liz Seelman, representing the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and Latino Business Alliance; Kevin MacDonald, 1 Packet Pg. 8
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representing the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center; Tracey Carpentier, representing Bridge to Home; Laurie Ender, representing Family Promise; Gloria Mercado-Fortine, representing the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Foundation; Matt Nelson, representing the Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club; Valerie Bradford, representing the NAACP, Santa Clarita Valley Chapter; and Andrew Taban, representing PFLAG Santa Clarita Valley.

Mayor Miranda commented on the dedication and talent of the presenters.

NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR 2022
Mayor Miranda turned the gavel over to the City Clerk.

City Clerk Mary Cusick opened the nominations for office of Mayor.

Motion to: Nominate Mayor Pro Tem Weste for Mayor.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Miranda
SECONDER: Jason Gibbs
AYES: Miranda, Weste, Gibbs, McLean, Smyth

CITY CLERK SWEARS IN NEW MAYOR
City Clerk Mary Cusick administered the Oath of Office and handed the gavel to incoming Mayor Weste.

NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR PRO TEM 2022
Mayor Weste opened the nominations for Mayor Pro Tem.

Motion to: Nominate Councilmember Gibbs for Mayor Pro Tem.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Cameron Smyth
SECONDER: Laurene Weste
AYES: Miranda, Weste, Gibbs, McLean, Smyth

NEW MAYOR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Mayor Weste congratulated former Mayor Miranda for the honors that he received and commented that she looks forward to working on common goals as Mayor in 2022.

COUNCIL COMMENTS
There were no Councilmember comments.
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Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 5:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

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ADJOURN
Mayor Weste adjourned the special meeting at 6:16 p.m.

RECEPTION
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 5:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
City Council
Regular Meeting
Joint Meeting with
Board of Library Trustees
Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency
Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember, City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk may be used also to indicate Mayor/Chair/President, Mayor Pro Tem/Vice-Chair/Vice President, City Manager/Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, and City Clerk/Secretary ~Minutes~
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:00 PM City Council Chambers

INVOCATION
Councilmember Miranda delivered the invocation.

CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Weste called to order the Joint Regular meeting of the City Council, Board of Library Trustees, and Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency at 6:39 p.m.

ROLL CALL
All Councilmembers were present.

FLAG SALUTE
Councilmember Miranda led the flag salute.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Miranda, second by Smyth, to approve the agenda, pulling items 3 and 11 for Councilmember comment and items 1, 3, 4, 11, and 13 for public comments.

Hearing no objections, it was so ordered.

RESULT: APPROVED AGENDA
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Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 6:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

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PRESENTATION
Mayor Weste recognized Arts Commissioner Vanessa Wilk for her accomplishments, thanked her for her service on the Arts Commission, and presented Ms. Wilk with a plaque.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Addressing the Council were Scott Rafferty, representing petitioners for district elections, regarding district elections; David Hong, regarding Sand Canyon golf course zoning; Lynn Plambeck, representing Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment, regarding the Sand Canyon Country Club; Steve Petzold, Missy Cindrich, Diane Zimmerman, John Lee, Vicky Abramson, Cindy Russo, and Glenda Yakel, regarding the Skycrest workforce housing project.

Three written comment cards were received regarding workforce housing.

STAFF COMMENTS
City Manager Ken Striplin addressed the misinformation stated regarding Catalyst Housing Group and discussed the public benefits of the workforce housing program.

Mayor Pro Tem Gibbs inquired about the possibility of outside funding for the program mentioned in the Forbes article and Mr. Striplin confirmed that the City's regulatory agreement does not allow outside money to provide subsidies beyond 80, 100, and 120 of area median income.

COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember McLean announced the Holiday Light Tour on the Hometown Trolley from December 16 through 18 and wished everyone safe and happy holidays.

Councilmember Smyth requested that staff monitor legislation regarding school vaccination mandates and also research local school districts' position on the mandates. Councilmember Smyth also requested staff prepare a letter of support or resolution prior to legislature's return to session and Council concurred; and wished all a great Christmas and holiday season.

Councilmember Miranda commented that he helped pack gift baskets for the Michael Hoefflin Foundation; and commented on attending several events including a ribbon cutting for Avors Medical Group, a Christmas show for children at Salt Creek Grill, the 7th anniversary gala of S.T.R.E.A.M., Prayer Angels for the military at the Veterans Historic Plaza, a Hanukkah menorah lighting celebrating the Jewish holiday at Valencia Town Center, the Santa Clarita Film Festival at the Laemmle Newhall Theater showing independent films, and the inaugural Christmas Tree lighting and Polar Express events at The Cube Ice and Entertainment Center.

Mayor Pro Tem Gibbs commented on Councilmember Miranda's accomplishments; congratulated Intern Lane Farrell for leaving his position to attend school full time and wished him well; and commented that the holidays are a time to be grateful and wished everyone happy holidays.
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Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 6:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

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Councilmember Smyth commented on Mr. Lane's daily work done on the Homeless Taskforce and wished him the best of luck in school.

CONSENT CALENDAR
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Miranda, Councilmember
SECONDER: Jason Gibbs, Mayor Pro Tem
AYES: Weste, Gibbs, McLean, Miranda, Smyth
ITEM 1
APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES – The minutes are submitted for approval.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council approve the minutes of the November 23, 2021, Regular Meeting.

Addressing the Council on this item was Santa Rivera.

ITEM 2
CHECK REGISTER NO. 25
Check Register No. 25 for the Period 11/05/21 through 11/18/21 and 11/24/21. Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 11/08/21 through 11/19/21.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 25.

ITEM 3

TERMINATION OF RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL

EMERGENCY
Approve a resolution terminating the existence of the Local Emergency pertaining to COVID-19.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council approve a resolution proclaiming the termination of a local emergency.

Addressing the Council on this item were Santa Rivera and Steve Petzold.

Councilmember McLean inquired regarding the termination of the local emergency's effect on the City's receipt of grant funding and current county health orders, and City Manager Ken Striplin responded that funding is not affected, and the City is still obligated to follow Los Angeles County Health Orders.

Councilmember Smyth clarified that a declaration of emergency is a consolidation of power that is given to the Governor, and this action is a return to normalcy.

Adopted Resolution No. 21-60
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Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 6:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

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ITEM 4
SANTA CLARITA 2022 EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
This document will provide guidance to staff on legislative and regulatory issues of interest to the City Council and assist staff in conducting legislative advocacy at the federal and state levels.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council adopt the Santa Clarita 2022 Executive and Legislative Platform, as recommended by the City Council Legislative Committee.

Addressing the Council on this item was Santa Rivera.

ITEM 5

RESOLUTION TO OPT-IN TO A NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND

ELECT THAT THE CITY DIRECTLY RECEIVE LOCAL FUNDING ALLOCATION This resolution authorizes the City to opt-in to two national settlement agreements with manufacturers and distributors of opioids and elect to receive a direct funding allocation, as a result of opting into the settlements.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council adopt a resolution opting-in to national settlement agreements with distributors of opioids, AmerisourceBergan, Cardinal Health, and McKesson, and opioid manufacturer Janssen, and elect to receive a direct funding allocation, as a result of opting-in to the settlements.

Adopted Resolution No. 21-61
ITEM 6

AWARD CONTRACT FOR BUS HYDROGEN REFUELING STATION CONSULTING

AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Award a contract to Zen Clean Energy Solutions for Bus Hydrogen Refueling Station Consulting and Project Management Services.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award a contract to Zen Clean Energy Solutions for Bus Hydrogen Refueling Station Consulting and Project Management Services in the amount of $363,900, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $36,390, for a total contract not to exceed $400,290.

2. Appropriate funds in the amount of $400,290 to expenditure account 7007402-516101, and increase the Miscellaneous Federal Grants Revenue account 700-442409 by $400,290.

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, or modify the award in the event issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval.
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Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 6:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

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ITEM 7

AWARD CONTRACT FOR ASSESSMENT ENGINEERING SERVICES
Award contract for the preparation of the annual levy of Special Assessments and the as-needed creation of new and/or modification of existing Special Districts to Willdan Financial Services.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award a one-year contract to Willdan Financial Services in an annual amount not to exceed $125,000, to provide as-needed assessment engineering services, including administration of the Annual Levy of Special Districts.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, or modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval.

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to four additional one-year renewal options beginning in year two, not to exceed the annual contract amount, contingent upon the appropriation of funds in subsequent budget years by the City Council.

ITEM 8
AWARD LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR ZONES 20 (GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH COMMERCIAL) AND 21 (GOLDEN VALLEY RANCH RESIDENTIAL) Award a two-year contract to Oakridge Landscape, Inc., to provide landscape maintenance services to Landscape Maintenance District Zones 20 (Golden Valley Ranch Commercial) and 21 (Golden Valley Ranch Residential) for an amount not to exceed $406,080.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award a two-year contract to Oakridge Landscape, Inc., to provide landscape maintenance services to Landscape Maintenance District Zones 20 (Golden Valley Ranch Commercial) and 21 (Golden Valley Ranch Residential) for an annual base amount of $169,200, plus an additional $33,840 in annual contract expenditure authority to address unforeseen maintenance and repairs, for a total two-year amount not to exceed $406,080.

2. Authorize ongoing appropriations from Landscape Maintenance District Fund 357 totaling $31,200, as identified in Attachment A, to support recurring landscape maintenance services.

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to three additional, one-year renewal options beginning in year three, for an annual amount not to exceed $203,040; plus an adjustment in compensation consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index, upon request of the contractor, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council during the annual budget for such fiscal year.

4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
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Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 6:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

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ITEM 9
AWARD LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR ZONES 24 (CANYON GATE) AND 25 (VALLE DE ORO)
Award a two-year contract to Oakridge Landscape, Inc., to provide landscape maintenance services to Landscape Maintenance District Zones 24 (Canyon Gate) and 25 (Valle De Oro) for an amount not to exceed $66,528.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award a two-year contract to Oakridge Landscape, Inc., to provide landscape maintenance services to Landscape Maintenance District Zones 24 (Canyon Gate) and 25 (Valle De Oro) for an annual base amount of $27,720, plus an additional $5,544 in annual contract expenditure authority to address unforeseen maintenance and repairs, for a total two-year amount not to exceed $66,528.

2. Authorize ongoing appropriations from Landscape Maintenance District Fund 357 totaling $10,320, as identified in Attachment A, to support recurring landscape maintenance services.

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to three additional, one-year renewal options beginning in year three, for an annual amount not to exceed $33,264; plus an adjustment in compensation consistent with the appropriate Consumer Price Index, upon request of the contractor, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council during the annual budget for such fiscal year.

4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

ITEM 10

AWARD CONTRACT TO PROCURE AUTOMATED BOOK SORTERS FOR THE SANTA

CLARITA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Procurement request for new library automated material handling systems (book sorters) for the Santa Clarita Public Library.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award a contract to EnvisionWare, Inc., for the purchase and installation of three automated book sorters, in the amount of $357,818.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contract documents, or modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval.
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Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 6:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

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ITEM 11

ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STREET NAME CHANGE OF AUTO

CENTER DRIVE TO CHERI FLEMING AUTO CENTER DRIVE, LOCATED NORTH OF

MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARKWAY
Resolution authorizing the street name change of Auto Center Drive to Cheri Fleming Auto Center Drive in honor of well-known philanthropist, Cheri Fleming.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the street name change of Auto Center Drive to Cheri Fleming Auto Center Drive.

Addressing the Council on this item was Steve Petzold.

Council commented on the impacts to the community made by Cheri Fleming and thanked Don Fleming and members of the Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley for attending the Council meeting this evening.

Adopted Resolution No. 21-62
ITEM 12
2021-22 CITYWIDE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE MEDIAN REFURBISHMENT, RYE CANYON, PROJECT B1018 - AWARD DESIGN CONTRACT
This action will fund the design of new landscape median improvements along unimproved portions of Rye Canyon Road, between Avenue Scott and Avenue Stanford.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award the design contract to Pacific Coast Land Design, Inc., for the 2021-22 Citywide Major Thoroughfare Median Refurbishment, Rye Canyon, Project B1018 in the amount of $84,836 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $8,484, for a total contract amount not to exceed $93,320.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contract documents, or modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of performance arise, subject to City Attorney approval.

ITEM 13
APPROVAL OF REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION OF 10 +/- ACRES IN LOS ANGELES

COUNTY IN THE ACTON AREA, EAST OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AND SOUTH OF SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD, ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER 3210-017-044 Approval of acquisition of 10 +/- acres of real property in the Acton area to contribute to the City of Santa Clarita’s preserved open space.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Approve the acquisition of 10 +/- acres Los Angeles County Assessor’s Parcel Number 2 Packet Pg. 17
Minutes Acceptance: Minutes of Dec 14, 2021 6:00 PM (Consent Calendar)

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3210-017-044 at a total cost of $73,000, which includes the property purchase price of $70,000 and $3,000 for escrow and closing costs.

2. Appropriate $73,000 from the Open Space Preservation District Fund Balance (Fund 358) to Open Space Preservation District Expenditure Account 3585200-520104 for the purchase of the property and closing costs.

3. Appropriate $1,800 as an on-going annual expenditure from Open Space Preservation District Fund Balance (Fund 358) to Open Space Preservation District Expenditure Account 3585200-518503 for the payment of annual property taxes.

4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval, contingent upon the appropriation of funds by the City Council in the annual budget for such fiscal year.

Addressing the Council on this item was Steve Petzold.

ITEM 14

AWARD CONTRACT FOR ENCAMPMENT CLEAN-UP SERVICES
Award a contract for Citywide encampment clean-up services.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Award a one-year contract for encampment clean-up services to Woods Maintenance Services, Inc., for a total contract amount not to exceed $150,000.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute up to two additional one-year renewal options for an amount not to exceed $150,000 annually.

3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, and modify the awards in the event impossibility of performance arises, and execute all documents subject to City Attorney approval.

ITEM 15

AWARD CONTRACT FOR RECORDS STORAGE SERVICES
The City contracts for records storage services and destruction of inactive records; the current contract expires January 31, 2022, and this item would consider awarding a new, multi-year contract.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council:

1. Approve the use of a “piggyback” contract through the California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) contract #3-18-36-0117A and award a five-year contract to File Keepers, LLC, for records storage and destruction services in an annual amount of $25,000, with a 10 percent contingency of $2,500 for a total amount not to exceed $27,500 per year, plus annual 2 Packet Pg. 18
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increases equal to the lesser of (a) three percent (3%) of the previous annual prices charged, or (b) the previous annual prices charged increased by the most current 12-month percent rate change (non-seasonally adjusted) utilizing the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Los Angeles area beginning on the first anniversary.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, or modify the award in the event that issues of impossibility of performance arise or in the event that additional services are offered during the term of the contract, subject to City Attorney approval.

NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 16

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SANTA

CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING CITY MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD

AND NOTICE
This ordinance will amend Section 2.08.100 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code and state that the removal of the City Manager shall change from a majority vote to a 4/5 vote of the whole Council in a regular Council meeting.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.08.100 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING CITY MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD AND NOTICE."
City Attorney Joseph Montes provided the staff report.

Addressing the Council on this item were Glenda Yakel and Steve Petzold.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jason Gibbs, Mayor Pro Tem
SECONDER: Bill Miranda, Councilmember
AYES: Weste, Gibbs, McLean, Miranda, Smyth
ITEM 17
FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 MID-YEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
As the organization approaches the middle of the fiscal year, it is standard procedure to perform a mid-year review of the City's budgetary and financial position to ensure any deviations from the initial budget projections are proactively addressed. Staff also reviews requests for appropriations to address new priorities that are unfunded or under-funded.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

City Council and the City Council acting as Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita:

1. Adopt a resolution amending the budgets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. 2 Packet Pg. 19
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2. Adopt a resolution amending the classification plan and salary schedule, providing for compensation of the employees of the City, providing a compensation adjustment for the City Manager, and providing changes to benefit contributions for employees and retirees of the City.

3. Adopt a resolution authorizing the establishment of a Section 115 Trust to be used for the City’s pension obligations and appointing the City Manager as the City’s Plan Administrator, and as such confers the authority as set out in the resolution to execute and take actions as necessary to administer the City’s Public Agencies Retirement Services plan.

Director of Administrative Services Carmen Magaña provided the staff report.

Councilmember McLean inquired if the City's funds towards Heritage Junction go to Los Angeles County or the Historical Society, and Mr. Striplin confirmed that the facilities are owned by the Historical Society, and the funds will be issued to them.

Adopted Resolution Nos. 21-63, 21-64, and 21-65
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Cameron Smyth, Councilmember
SECONDER: Bill Miranda, Councilmember
AYES: Weste, Gibbs, McLean, Miranda, Smyth

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION II
Addressing the Council was Santa Rivera, regarding supporting school districts' support of stopping vaccine mandates.

One written comment was received regarding workforce housing.

STAFF COMMENTS
There were no comments.

ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Weste wished everyone a happy holidays and adjourned the Regular Meeting at 8:11 p.m. ______________________________________
MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

CITY CLERK
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Agenda Item: 3

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 11, 2022
SUBJECT: CHECK REGISTER NO. 26
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Brittany Houston

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council approve and ratify for payment the demands presented in Check Register No. 26.

BACKGROUND

Check Register No. 26 for the Period 11/19/21 through 12/02/21 and 12/09/21 in the aggregate amount of $9,725,425.25 inclusive of Electronic Funds Transfers for the Period 11/22/21 through 12/03/21 in the aggregate amount of $1,630,262.54.

FISCAL IMPACT

No Fiscal Impact.

ATTACHMENTS
Memo - Check Register No. 26
Check Register No. 26 (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) 3 Packet Pg. 21

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Attachment: Memo - Check Register No. 26 (Check Register No. 26)

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Agenda Item: 4

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 11, 2022
SUBJECT: READING OF ORDINANCE TITLES
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Mary Cusick

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council determine that the titles to all ordinances which appear on this public agenda have been read and waive further reading.

BACKGROUND
Government Code Section 36934 requires that all ordinances be read in full prior to Council taking action on the ordinance. By listing the ordinance title on the Council meeting agenda, Council may determine that the title has been read. In addition, by placing an item on the Consent Calendar to waive further reading of all ordinances whose titles appear on the public agenda, the reading requirement set forth in the Government Code is satisfied once Council approves the Consent Calendar item.

This provides an opportunity to streamline the process and shorten Council meetings and is in compliance with the Government Code regarding the introduction and adoption of ordinances.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

The City Attorney or City Clerk would read aloud all ordinance titles prior to Council introducing or adopting any ordinance.

FISCAL IMPACT

None by this action.
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Agenda Item: 5

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 11, 2022
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE

AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE

CONCERNING CITY MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD AND
NOTICE
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Joseph Montes

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

1. Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.08.100 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING CITY MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD AND NOTICE.”

2. Approve the amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement that reflects the amendment to the Municipal Code.

BACKGROUND

At the November 23, 2021, City Council meeting in Closed Session, the City Council delivered an annual performance evaluation for City Manager, Kenneth W. Striplin. The annual performance evaluation highlighted exemplary performance, and the City Council would like to demonstrate a vote of confidence and provide assurance to the City Manager of his continued leadership. This ordinance will amend Section 2.08.100 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code and state that the removal of the City Manager shall change from a majority vote to a 4/5 vote of the whole Council in a regular Council meeting. The City Manager’s Employment Agreement also reflects this change to the Municipal Code.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other action as determined by the City Council.
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FISCAL IMPACT

None by this action.

ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance
Third Amendment to City Manager Agreement
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ORDINANCE NO. 22-__

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.08.100 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL

CODE CONCERNING CITY MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD AND NOTICE

WHEREAS, the Santa Clarita Municipal Code currently establishes and outlines guidelines for the office of the City Manager in Section 2.08; and

WHEREAS, the Santa Clarita Municipal Code Section 2.08.100 Removal: Method- Notice reads “the removal of the City Manager shall be effected only by a majority vote of the whole Council as then constituted, convened in a regular Council meeting;” and

WHEREAS, the City Council conducted an annual performance evaluation for the City Manager highlighting exemplary performance; and

WHEREAS, the City Council would like to provide assurance and security to the City Manager of his continued leadership; and

WHEREAS, the City Council would like to demonstrate a vote of confidence in the current City Manager and the value he brings to the City.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. That Section 2.08.100 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:

"2.08.100 Removal: Method-Notice.

The removal of the City Manager shall be effected only by a 4/5 vote of the whole Council as then constituted, convened in a regular Council meeting."

SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2022.

______________________________
MAYOR
ATTEST:

CITY CLERK

DATE:________________________

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )

I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 22- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the __th day of _______ 2022. That thereafter, said ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the __th day of ______ 2022, by the following vote, to wit:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 22- and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).

______________________________

CITY CLERK

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THIRD AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This Third Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) is effective as of January 11, 2022 and is made and entered into by and between the City of Santa Clarita and Kenneth W. Striplin, parties to the City Manager Employment Agreement dated September 11, 2012 and amended November 13, 2012 and December 10, 2019 (the “Agreement”).

Section 1. Effective January 11, 2022, the termination process provided for in Section

14.A. of the Agreement citing 2.08.100 of the Municipal Code of the City of Santa Clarita shall change to provide that the removal of the City Manager shall be effected only by a 4/5 vote of the whole Council as then constituted, convened in a regular Council meeting.

Section 2. Except as expressly amended in this Third Amendment, all other provisions of the Agreement are unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Third Amendment the day and year first above written.

______________________________
Kenneth W. Striplin

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
A General Law City

By____________________________
Mayor

ATTEST

By____________________________
City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM

_______________________
City Attorney

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Agenda Item: 6

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 11, 2022
SUBJECT: ESTABLISH A NO STOPPING ANY TIME ZONE ON THE EAST

AND WEST SIDE OF GREGORY LANE BETWEEN VIA

PRINCESSA AND COLLINS ROAD
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER: Joel Bareng

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita (City) received a request from the American Beauty Classics Homeowner's Association (HOA) to establish a No Stopping Any Time zone on the east and west side of Gregory Lane between Via Princessa and Collins Road.

The HOA has traffic safety concerns with parents picking up students on Gregory Lane during La Mesa Junior High School dismissal hours. They have witnessed many conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles on Gregory Lane, between Via Princessa and Collins Road, including students jaywalking across Gregory Lane and vehicles double parking. The parked vehicles on Gregory Lane also make it difficult for motorists to turn left or right from Collins Road, since motorists cannot see cross traffic.

City staff met with the HOA and observed the student pick-up activity during the school's dismissal hours on Gregory Lane, which confirmed the traffic safety concerns. Establishing a No Stopping Any Time zone on the east and west side of Gregory Lane with striping delineation will 6 Packet Pg. 31

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enhance traffic safety and improve circulation in this area.

The HOA sent notifications of the proposed changes on Gregory Lane to each of the adjacent property owners and did not receive any responses opposing the changes. All HOA board members are supportive of the proposed changes.

The proposed No Stopping Any Time zone will restrict 275 feet of on-street parking on the east side of Gregory Lane and 250 feet of on-street parking on the west side of Gregory Lane, per the attached Exhibit A.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.

FISCAL IMPACT

Adequate funds are available in Street Maintenance expenditure account 2304504-514108 to support the recommended action.

ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
Exhibit A
Location Map
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RESOLUTION NO. 22- _______

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, TO ESTABLISH A 275-FOOT NO STOPPING ANY TIME ZONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF GREGORY LANE, SOUTH OF COLLINS ROAD, AND A 250-FOOT NO

STOPPING ANY TIME ZONE ON THE WEST SIDE OF GREGORY LANE, SOUTH OF

COLLINS ROAD

WHEREAS, Section 22507 of the California Vehicle Code of the State of California provides for local authorities to prohibit stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof during certain or all hours of the day; and

WHEREAS, a request was made to establish a 275-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the east side of Gregory Lane, south of Collins Road; and

WHEREAS, a request was made to establish a 250-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the west side of Gregory Lane, south of Collins Road; and

WHEREAS, it is consistent with normal traffic engineering practices to establish a 275-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the east side of Gregory Lane, south of Collins Road; and
WHEREAS, it is consistent with normal traffic engineering practices to establish a 250-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the west side of Gregory Lane, south of Collins Road.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows:

SECTION 1. That a 275-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the east side of Gregory Lane, south of Collins Road, shall be established.

SECTION 2. That a 250-foot No Stopping Any Time zone on the west side of Gregory Lane, south of Collins Road, shall be established.

SECTION 3. That the 275-foot No Stopping Any Time zone shall apply when appropriate signs giving adequate notice thereof have been placed as described in Section 1.

SECTION 4. That the 250-foot No Stopping Any Time zone shall apply when appropriate signs giving adequate notice thereof have been placed as described in Section 2.

SECTION 5. That staff shall install the necessary signs to effect this resolution.

SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this __ th day of ________ 2022.

______________________________
MAYOR

ATTEST:

_______________________________

CITY CLERK

DATE:__________________________

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )

I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 22- was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the __th day of ________ 2022, by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

______________________________

CITY CLERK

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Agenda Item: 7

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 11, 2022
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 RECOGNIZED

OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE (ROPS) FOR SUBMITTAL

TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Brittany Houston

RECOMMENDED ACTION

BACKGROUND

The Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of the City of Santa Clarita was activated by the City Council on November 28, 1989, pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law. At the time of its establishment, the City Council declared itself to be the governing board of the RDA. As a result of AB X1 26 and decision of the State Supreme Court, as of February 1, 2012, all redevelopment agencies in the State, including the City’s RDA, were dissolved, and successor agencies were designated as successor entities to the former redevelopment agencies to expeditiously wind down the affairs of the former redevelopment agencies. On January 24, 2012, pursuant to Resolution No. 12-3 and Section 34173 of the Dissolution Act, the City Council elected to serve as the successor agency to the RDA. Section 34173(g) of the Dissolution Act, added by AB 1484, expressly affirms that the Successor Agency is a separate public entity from the City, that the two entities will not merge, and that the liabilities of the RDA will not be transferred to the City nor will the assets of the RDA become assets of the City.

The Dissolution Act requires successor agencies to prepare a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) detailing the enforceable obligations of the successor agency and the source of funds to be used to pay for each enforceable obligation. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34177 (o)(1), commencing with the Recognized Obligation Payments Schedule (ROPS) covering the period July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, and thereafter, successor agencies shall 7 Packet Pg. 37

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submit an Oversight Board approved annual ROPS to the Department of Finance and the County Auditor-Controller by February 1, 2016, and each February 1 thereafter.

During the January 2021 Los Angeles County Fifth Supervisory District Consolidated Oversight Board Meeting, the Oversight Board requested the City Council acting as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency (Successor Agency Board) approve the annual ROPS prior to its submittal to the Oversight Board. Upon Successor Agency Board approval of the FY 2022- 23 ROPS, the ROPS will be reviewed and approved by the Oversight Board. Once approved by the Oversight Board, the ROPS will be submitted to the Department of Finance and County Auditor-Controller to allow the Successor Agency to pay for enforceable obligations totaling $4,509,955 as outlined in the ROPS: debt service ($3,706,316), debt related expenses ($5,408), and loan repayment to the City ($798,231). With the estimated loan repayment to the City of $798,231, the Successor Agency’s outstanding loan balance as of June 30, 2023 is anticipated to be $15,592,815.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

No alternative action recommended as an approved ROPS is a requirement of the Department of Finance.

FISCAL IMPACT

Approval will allow the Successor Agency to pay for enforceable obligations totaling $4,509,955 as outlined in the ROPS: debt service ($3,706,316), debt related expenses ($5,408), and loan repayment to the City ($798,231).

ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
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RESOLUTION SA 22-

RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR

AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENTS SCHEDULE (ROPS)

WHEREAS, pursuant to ABx 1 26, enacted on June 28, 2011, and as subsequently amended by AB 1484, SB 341, and SB 107 ("Dissolution Act"), the Redevelopment Agency to the City of Santa Clarita was dissolved as of February 1, 2012, and the City of Santa Clarita elected to serve as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency to the City of Santa Clarita; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179 (q), commencing on and after July 1, 2018, the County of Los Angeles, where more than 40 oversight boards were created by the Dissolution Act, shall have five consolidated oversight boards each encompassing the five supervisorial districts; and

WHEREAS, the Fifth Supervisorial District Consolidated Oversight Board ("5th District Consolidated Oversight Board") has jurisdiction over the Successor Agency of the Former Redevelopment Agency to the City of Santa Clarita; and

WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita held a regular meeting on January 11th, 2022.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Governing Board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows:

SECTION 1. The Governing Board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita hereby approves the Successor Agency’s Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS), attached hereto as Exhibit “A.”

SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita shall certify the adoption of this resolution.

SECTION 3. The Successor Agency’s officials and staff are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this resolution and take all other necessary and appropriate actions as required by law in order to effectuate its purposes.

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 11th day of January 2022.

______________________________
CHAIR

ATTEST:

_______________________________

SECRETARY

DATE:__________________________

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )

I, Mary Cusick, Secretary of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. SA 22- was duly adopted by the Governing Board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 11th day of January 2022, by the following vote:

AYES: BOARDMEMBERS:

NOES: BOARDMEMBERS:

ABSENT: BOARDMEMBERS:

______________________________

SECRETARY

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Attachment: Resolution [Revision 1] (APPROVE FY 2022-23 ROPS FOR SUBMITTAL TO OB AND DOF) Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 22-23) - Summary Filed for the July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 Period Successor Agency: Santa Clarita
County: Los Angeles
Current Period Requested Funding for Enforceable
Obligations (ROPS Detail)
22-23A Total
(July -
December)
22-23B Total
(January -
June)
ROPS 22-23
Total
A Enforceable Obligations Funded as Follows (B+C+D) $ 892,575 $ 6,020 $ 898,595 B Bond Proceeds - - -
C Reserve Balance 892,575 - 892,575
D Other Funds - 6,020 6,020
E Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) (F+G) $ 1,454,678 $ 2,156,682 $ 3,611,360 F RPTTF 1,454,678 2,156,682 3,611,360
G Administrative RPTTF - - -
H Current Period Enforceable Obligations (A+E) $ 2,347,253 $ 2,162,702 $ 4,509,955 Certification of Oversight Board Chairman:

Name Title
Pursuant to Section 34177 (o) of the Health and Safety
code, I hereby certify that the above is a true and
accurate Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for
the above named successor agency. /s/
Signature Date
Exhibit A

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Attachment: Resolution [Revision 1] (APPROVE FY 2022-23 ROPS FOR SUBMITTAL TO OB AND DOF) Santa Clarita
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 22-23) - ROPS Detail July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
Item
# Project Name Obligation
Type
Agreement
Execution
Date
Agreement
Termination
Date
Payee Description Project
Area
Total
Outstanding
Obligation
Retired
ROPS
22-23
Total
ROPS 22-23A (Jul - Dec)
22-23A
Total
ROPS 22-23B (Jan - Jun)
22-23B
Total
Fund Sources Fund Sources
Bond
Proceeds
Reserve
Balance
Other
Funds RPTTF Admin
RPTTF
Bond
Proceeds
Reserve
Balance
Other
Funds RPTTF Admin
RPTTF
$58,511,800 $4,509,955 $- $892,575 $- $1,454,678 $- $2,347,253 $- $- $6,020 $2,156,682 $- $2,162,702 46 Reinstatement
of loans made
by the City to
the former
RDA
City/County
Loan (Prior
06/28/11),
Cash
exchange
02/24/
2015
07/08/2043 City of
Santa
Clarita
Repayment of
loans made to
former RDA by
the City of
Santa Clarita.

Newhall 15,592,815 N $798,231 - - - 798,231 - $798,231 - - - - - $- 52 Series 2017
Tax Allocation
Refunding
Bonds
Refunding
Bonds
Issued After
6/27/12
02/02/
2017
10/01/2042 Bank of
New York
Advance
Refunded: 1)
Tax Allocation
Bonds Series
2008 (bonds
issued to fund
redevelopment
projects) and
2) Housing
Set-Aside Tax
Allocation
Bonds Series
2008 (bonds
issued to fund
low and
moderate
income
housing
projects and
programs)
42,913,577 N $3,706,316 - 892,575 - 653,447 - $1,546,022 - - 6,020 2,154,274 - $2,160,294 53 Annual
Trustee Fee
for Series
2017 Tax
Allocation
Bond
Professional
Services
07/01/
2022
06/30/2023 Bank of
New York
Bonds issued
to fund
redevelopment
projects and
low and
moderate
income
housing
projects and
programs
2,050 N $2,050 - - - - - $- - - - 2,050 - $2,050
54 Continuing
Disclosure/
Post Issuance
Compliance
for Series
2017 Tax
Professional
Services
05/26/
2022
05/25/2023 Digital
Assurance
Certification
(DAC)
Continuing
disclosure/
post issuance
compliance
358 N $358 - - - - - $- - - - 358 - $358

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Attachment: Resolution [Revision 1] (APPROVE FY 2022-23 ROPS FOR SUBMITTAL TO OB AND DOF)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
Item
# Project Name Obligation
Type
Agreement
Execution
Date
Agreement
Termination
Date
Payee Description Project
Area
Total
Outstanding
Obligation
Retired
ROPS
22-23
Total
ROPS 22-23A (Jul - Dec)
22-23A
Total
ROPS 22-23B (Jan - Jun)
22-23B
Total
Fund Sources Fund Sources
Bond
Proceeds
Reserve
Balance
Other
Funds RPTTF Admin
RPTTF
Bond
Proceeds
Reserve
Balance
Other
Funds RPTTF Admin
RPTTF
Allocation
Refunding
Bonds
55 Auditing
Services
Fees 07/01/
2022
06/30/2023 Eide Bailly Auditing
services for
Fiscal Year
2021-2022.
3,000 N $3,000 - - - 3,000 - $3,000 - - - - - $-

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Attachment: Resolution [Revision 1] (APPROVE FY 2022-23 ROPS FOR SUBMITTAL TO OB AND DOF) Santa Clarita
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 22-23) - Report of Cash Balances July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020
(Report Amounts in Whole Dollars)
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34177 (l), Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) may be listed as a source of payment on the ROPS, but only to the extent no other funding source is available or when payment from property tax revenues is required by an enforceable obligation.

A B C D E F G H
ROPS 19-20 Cash Balances
(07/01/19 - 06/30/20)
Fund Sources
Comments
Bond Proceeds Reserve Balance Other Funds RPTTF
Bonds issued
on or before
12/31/10
Bonds issued
on or after
01/01/11
Prior ROPS
RPTTF and
Reserve
Balances retained
for future
period(s)
Rent, grants,
interest, etc.

Non-Admin
and Admin
1 Beginning Available Cash Balance (Actual 07/01/19)
RPTTF amount should exclude "A" period distribution
amount.
26,379 -
2 Revenue/Income (Actual 06/30/20)
RPTTF amount should tie to the ROPS 19-20 total
distribution from the County Auditor-Controller
6,020
1,606,742 F2 - Includes Interest Income
3 Expenditures for ROPS 19-20 Enforceable Obligations
(Actual 06/30/20)
19,503 1,604,732 G3 - Includes funds transferred to Bond trustee for future debt service payments in
upcoming period. Claimed on 19-20B ROPS
for 2020 calendar year per the bond
covenant.
4 Retention of Available Cash Balance (Actual 06/30/20) RPTTF amount retained should only include the amounts
distributed as reserve for future period(s)
- -
5 ROPS 19-20 RPTTF Prior Period Adjustment
RPTTF amount should tie to the Agency's ROPS 19-20 PPA
form submitted to the CAC
No entry required 2,010 G5 - Claimed $3,500 for audit services and only spent $1,550. Claimed $417 for
continuing disclosure services and only spent

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Attachment: Resolution [Revision 1] (APPROVE FY 2022-23 ROPS FOR SUBMITTAL TO OB AND DOF) Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 34177 (l), Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund (RPTTF) may be listed as a source of payment on the ROPS, but only to the extent no other funding source is available or when payment from property tax revenues is required by an enforceable obligation.

Non-Admin
and Admin

$357.
6 Ending Actual Available Cash Balance (06/30/20)
C to F = (1 + 2 - 3 - 4), G = (1 + 2 - 3 - 4 - 5)
$- $- $- $12,896 $-

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Attachment: Resolution [Revision 1] (APPROVE FY 2022-23 ROPS FOR SUBMITTAL TO OB AND DOF) Santa Clarita
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 22-23) - Notes July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023
Item # Notes/Comments
46 Amount was calculated using Loan Repayment Calculator based on ROPS 21-22A and ROPS 21-22B Actual Residuals. 21-22A stated residual of $1,596,462.12 and 21-22B residual of $0. 52 Debt service for calendar year 2023 is claimed on the 22-23B ROPS to comply with the bond covenant: Page 18 of the Official Statement states: "...the Successor Agency has covenanted to submit an Oversight Board approved Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule to the State Department of Finance and to the County Auditor-Controller, which shall include all scheduled interest, principal and mandatory sinking fund payments that are due and payable on all Bonds and Parity Bonds of the Successor Agency during the next ensuing calendar year, together with any amount

required to replenish the Reserve Fund, and any amounts due and owing to the Insurer under the Indenture."
53 54
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Agenda Item: 8

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 11, 2022
SUBJECT: BLACKHALL STUDIOS EIR CONTRACT
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: Mike Marshall

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.

BACKGROUND

The Blackhall Studios Development Project, Master Case 21-109, is a request by LA Railroad 93, LLC (Applicant), to develop an approximately 93-acre site located east of Railroad Avenue and north of 12th Street and 13th Street in the community of Newhall. The property is located in the Mixed Use Neighborhood zone, Planned Development Overlay Zone, and is within the Placerita Canyon Special Standards District.

The Applicant is requesting entitlements for the construction and operation of a full-service television and movie studio campus (Project). The proposed campus would consist of approximately 1.3 million square feet of studio uses, consisting of 473,225 square feet of sound stages, 587,170 square feet of supportive warehouse uses, 197,670 square feet of office uses, and approximately 44,517 square feet for catering and other specialty uses. The portion of the Project site located north of Placerita Creek is proposed to be used for code-required on-site parking and occasional temporary outdoor filming uses. An aerial-view site map and a detailed Project description with a list of Project entitlements are attached.

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This proposed Project replaces the previously proposed project, which was submitted in December 2016 and withdrawn in May 2021, and consisted of a 310-unit residential development project.

The current Project was formally submitted on May 28, 2021. It has been circulated for initial review by City of Santa Clarita (City) staff and has been through one iteration of Development Review Committee (DRC) comments. The next steps in the entitlement process are to circulate the Project for a second iteration of DRC comments and conduct an environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Based on anticipated impacts associated with the Project, the appropriate CEQA document required for the Project is an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Because the City does not have the in-house expertise or resources available to complete an EIR, an outside environmental consulting firm is necessary to complete this task.

City staff is recommending that the environmental consultant, Michael Baker International (MBI), that was selected through an RFP process and awarded a contract by the City Council in December 2017 to prepare the EIR for the prior residential project proposed on the project site, be awarded the contract for the newly proposed Project.

The City’s Purchasing Policy allows for the City to award single source contracts within limited circumstances as detailed below. The City’s Purchasing Policy, Section 9.0 Policy Exceptions, indicates:

Single Source - (1) The supplier is the only source known to the City after a reasonable search for other suppliers has been conducted; - or - (2) The current work requirements are an extension of the original work and substantially rely on the experience gained during the original work; - or - (3) Professional services work requirements are such that in the discretion of the City Manager or City Council the City’s interests are best served by awarding a contract without competition.

The Scope of Work required for the Blackhall Studios Project is a reasonable extension of the original site-specific work conducted by MBI for the previous application for a 310-unit residential project. MBI completed substantial work for that project EIR, including a summary of existing conditions and regulatory framework and the preparation of various environmental studies. Based on prior experience gained during the original work, MBI qualifies for the award of a contract on a single source basis.

The total cost of the MBI proposal is $382,679. The Scope of Work includes the coordination of two CEQA Scoping Meetings, preparation of the Draft EIR, a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Plan, response to comments, attendance at public hearings as needed, completion of the Final EIR, and an addendum to the EIR prepared for the City’s Dockweiler Drive project. MBI anticipates a 20-month schedule to prepare the EIR. Given the complexities of the Project and adjacency to existing neighborhoods, staff has included a 10 percent contingency, in the amount of $38,268, for a total contract amount not to exceed $420,947. The contingency will allow for additional analysis for unexpected issues that may be identified during the EIR process. A copy of the MBI proposal has been attached as reading file material for your reference. The Applicant 8 Packet Pg. 48

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is responsible for the cost of the preparation of the EIR and its associated contract. Upon award of the contract, the Applicant will deposit funds into a trust account to be maintained by the City.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other action as determined by the City Council.

FISCAL IMPACT

All costs associated with the preparation of the EIR will be the responsibility of the Applicant for the Blackhall Studios Development Project. There will be no fiscal impact to the City.

ATTACHMENTS
Blackhall Studios Development Project Description with Entitlements Blackhall Studios Aerial
Blackhall Studios EIR and Addendum Proposal (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) 8 Packet Pg. 49

BLACKHALL STUDIOS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
MASTER CASE 21-109

PROJECT SUMMARY

Project Location

The project site is located on an approximately 93-acre site located east of Railroad Avenue and north of 12th and 13th Streets in the community of Newhall. The property is located in the Mixed Use Neighborhood (MX-N) zone, Planned Development overlay zone, and is within the Placerita Canyon Special Standards District.

Project Site – Existing Condition

The project site is approximately 93 acres, is generally rectangular in shape, and is located within a semi-rural setting consisting of improved streets, with primarily residential and limited commercial development. The project site has been previously disturbed with no physical improvements. There are oak trees present on site and the project site is traversed by Placerita Creek. The project site is located outside of the flood hazard zone; however, the portion of the site located north of Placerita Creek is located within the high fire hazard zone. The railroad is located immediately to the west. The residential community on Alderbrook Drive is located directly to the east. The Circle J residential community is located to the north and a commercial development is located immediately to the south.

Project Description

The applicant is requesting entitlements for the construction and operation of a full-service television and movie studio campus. The proposed campus would consist of approximately 1.3 million square feet of studio uses consisting of 473,225 square feet of sound stages, 587,170 square feet of supportive warehouse uses, 197,670 square feet of office uses, and approximately 44,517 square feet for catering and other specialty uses. The portion of the project site located north of Placerita Creek is proposed to be used for code-required on-site parking and occasional temporary outdoor filming uses. The property located to the east of the project site under the ownership of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) is proposed to be used as surplus parking for the studio campus.

In addition, the design of the project would require reconfiguration of the planned extension of Dockweiler Drive at 13th Street, 12th Street, and Arch Street to accommodate the entrance and access to the project site. The project would include the construction of off-site improvements including, but is not limited to, additional improvements to the 13th Street rail crossing and various trail improvements.

The Project will require approval of the following entitlements:

• Architectural Design Review 21-106: An Architectural Design Review (ADR) is required

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Attachment: Blackhall Studios Development Project Description with Entitlements (Blackhall Studios EIR Contract) for all new development projects;

• Conditional Use Permit 2 1-010: A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for all new development within the Planned Development Overlay;

• Development Review 2 1-012: A Development Review (DR) is required for all new development projects;

• Minor Use Permit 21-016: A Minor Use Permit (MUP) is required for developments that provide less than the minimum floor area ratios and/or residential densities required by the Mixed Use Neighborhood zone;

• Landscape Plan Review 21 -011: A Landscape Plan Review is required to make a determination that all proposed landscaping is consistent with the standards established within the Unified Development Code;

• Hillside Review 21 -001: A Hillside Review (HR) is required for the development on natural slopes in excess of 10 percent average slope;

• Tentative Tract Map No. 083513: A Tentative Tract Map (TTM) is requi red to subdivide the project site into five lots;

• Oak Tree Permit 21-001: An Oak Tree Permit (OTP) is required for the encroachment into the protected zone and removal of oak trees;

• Zone Change 21 -001: A Zone Change is required to modify the boundaries o f the Jobs Creation Overlay Zone (JCOZ) to incorporate the entirety of the project site and to change the zoning of the norther portion of the site from Non -Urban 5 (NU5) to Mixed Use Neighborhood (MX-N);

• General Plan Amendment 21 -002: A General Plan Amen dment is required to modify the General Plan Land Use Designation from NU5 to MX -N to remain consistent with the proposed Zone Change and to make text changes to the discussion regarding the North Newhall Area as discussed within the Land Use Element of the General Plan;

• Ridgeline Alteration Permit 21-001: A Ridgeline Alteration Permit is required for proposed development activity within 100 feet vertically and/or horizontally from a designated significant ridgeline as identified within the Land Use Element of the General Plan.

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Attachment: Blackhall Studios Development Project Description with Entitlements (Blackhall Studios EIR Contract)

BLACKHALL STUDIOS PROJECT

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Agenda Item: 9

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

PUBLIC HEARINGS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 11, 2022
SUBJECT: FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR TWO-UNIT
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LOT SPLITS (SB 9)
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: Erika Iverson

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council:

1. Conduct the public hearing.

2. Introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, TO ESTABLISH

REGULATIONS FOR TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LOT

SPLITS, AMENDING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A” with the additional language as recommended by staff.

3. Adopt a resolution for Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards, as shown in Exhibit A.

BACKGROUND

On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 9, which went into effect on January 1, 2022. Senate Bill 9 is a part of the larger California State Senate Housing Package which aims to increase the supply of housing in California. Senate Bill 9 preempts the density limitation established by the local jurisdiction’s General Plan and underlying zone and requires ministerial approval of two dwelling units on a parcel zoned for a single-family unit (two-unit residential development), and ministerial approval of a parcel map for a lot split on a parcel zoned for single-family uses (urban lot split), subject to qualifying criteria. The City of Santa Clarita (City) and the League of California Cities opposed the bill.

There continues to be opponents to SB 9, and a ballot initiative has been submitted to the state with the hope to be qualified for the November 2022 ballot, that would amend the California 9 Packet Pg. 53

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Constitution to provide that a local jurisdiction’s land use policies, zoning standards, or development standards are deemed a municipal affair and shall prevail over a conflicting state statute. If successful, this ballot initiative would allow the City’s Unified Development Code (UDC) to supersede SB 9. However, until such time that there is a successful ballot initiative or change to the state law, SB 9 will remain in effect on January 1, 2022.

Pursuant to SB 9, the City is permitted to adopt a local ordinance for the purpose of implementing two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits on a parcel zoned for a single-family dwelling unit, and may impose objective development standards that do not conflict with SB 9. In order for the City to exert as much local control as possible over two-unit residential development and urban lot splits, the Planning Division, with support from the City Attorney’s office, has drafted the Two-Unit Residential Development and Urban Lot Split ordinance for consideration (Exhibit A: Code Amendment Language), consistent with what other jurisdictions are proposing in response to SB 9. The proposed project would update the City’s UDC, as well as establish a specific set of development design standards for two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits. The proposed amendments consist of text amendments only; no changes to the City’s General Plan Land Use Map or Zoning Map are proposed. The intent of the code amendments and development design standards is to provide the City with the maximum amount of local control over the development of two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits permitted under state law, while complying with state mandates to provide ministerial approval for these developments on parcels zoned for single-family uses.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION

At their meeting on December 7, 2021, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and in a 4-0 vote (Commission Eichman absent), adopted Resolution P21-23, recommending the City Council adopt the Two-Unit Residential Development and Urban Lot Split ordinance and associated Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards. Two letters in support of the proposed ordinance were received prior to the Planning Commission Hearing.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The proposed amendments incorporate regulations that will provide the City with the maximum amount of local control possible over two-unit residential development and urban lot splits within the boundaries of state law under SB 9.

Proposed Ordinance

General Development Regulations
The proposed amendments would establish a number of regulations for two-unit residential developments and would enforce applicable development regulations for the underlying zone, and would further establish additional regulations specific to two-unit residential developments.

Specifically, the development regulations would:

• Set a maximum floor area of 800 square feet for any new unit constructed under SB 9; • Set a maximum building height of one-story, not to exceed 16 feet; • Require a minimum private-outdoor space of 650 square feet for each unit; • Require one parking space per unit, to be provided in a fully enclosed garage; 9 Packet Pg. 54

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• Require separate utility connections for each unit;
• Require separate trash-collection carts for each unit; and • Prohibit removal of any oak tree over 12.5 inches in circumference.

Income Restrictions
The proposed amendments would require at least one unit in a two-unit residential development to be income restricted for lower income households (moderate, low, very low, extremely low), which would count toward the City’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment obligation for lower income units. Applicants would be required to enter into an affordable housing agreement, encumbering the property with an income restricted unit for 55 years.

Accessory Dwelling Units
The proposed amendments would prohibit Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior ADUs on a parcel where two-unit residential development is proposed or approved.

Homeowner Association
The proposed amendments would require approval from the Homeowner Association upon application for parcels that fall within the jurisdiction of a Homeowner Association.

High Fire Severity Zone (HFSZ)
The proposed amendments would require two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits located in the HFSZ to be located either on lots which directly front on a highway, as defined in the General Plan, or have two means of direct vehicular access to a highway. This is consistent with the ADU Ordinance adopted by the City in January 2021, and is intended to preserve public safety and traffic flow by ensuring that sufficient evacuation routes and emergency access is provided to all dwelling units. In addition, newly-constructed units within the HFSZ would be required to provide fire sprinklers.

Development Standards

Additionally, the proposed amendments include adoption of a resolution for Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards (Design Standards) (Exhibit A: Two-Unit Residential Design Standards). The Design Standards would apply to two-unit residential developments and are intended to establish objective architectural criteria to guide construction of two-unit residential developments and include specific requirements that serve as a foundation for suitable residential architecture that is compatible with the City’s Community Character Design Guidelines. It is important to note that the proposed Design Standards are a stand-alone set of architectural requirements for two-unit residential development and, if necessary, can be expanded in the future with approval by the City Council.

Recommended Addition

Upon further coordination with the City Attorney’s Office, staff recommends one addition to the code amendment language for Two-Unit Residential Development. The proposed language is as follows and would be incorporated as Section 17.57.025.G(4):

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with this Section.

ENVIRONMENTAL

A Notice of Exemption has been prepared for the project. Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n), the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Division 13 of the Public Resources Code (commencing with Section 21000).

NOTICING

All noticing requirements for a public hearing have been completed as required by Section

17.06.110 of the UDC. A 1/8th page advertisement was placed in The Signal newspaper on December 21, 2021.

CONCLUSION

SB 9 was just recently adopted, and as it begins being implemented across California in early 2022, we will likely see the passage of clean-up bills by the legislature that may impact our local implementation ordinance. Planning Division staff will continue to monitor the state legislation and any changes made to the law, as it pertains to our ability to implement our ordinance, and could come back before the Planning Commission and City Council if it is found that further amendments to the UDC are necessary.

The proposed amendments are consistent with state law and allow the City to regulate two-unit residential development and urban lot splits to the maximum extent possible. Many cities are working to adopt similar ordinances in preparation of the proposed amendments. Planning Division staff and the City Attorney’s office have looked to other cities to see what controls they are considering. The proposed ordinance is in line with what is being contemplated in other jurisdictions. Staff has drafted the necessary findings of support so the City Council can adopt the proposed ordinance and development design standards.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other actions as determined by the City Council.

FISCAL IMPACT

The proposed ordinance creates a new ministerial permit for two-unit residential development and urban lot split. Should the ordinance be adopted by the City Council, a fee will be created, as permitted by state law, to recover the associated costs of reviewing proposed two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits.

ATTACHMENTS
Public Notice
Ordinance
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Resolution
Notice of Exemption
Planning Commission Agenda Report 12-07-2021 (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) 9 Packet Pg. 57

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Published: The Signal, December 21, 2021

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROJECT TITLE: Two-Unit Residential Development and Urban Lot Split Ordinance

APPLICATION: Master Case 21-224; Unified Development Code Amendment 21-003

PROJECT APPLICANT: City of Santa Clarita

PROJECT LOCATION: Citywide

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Santa Clarita (City) is updating the Unified Development Code to adopt the Two-Unit Residential Development and Urban Lot Split Ordinance, and associated objective design standards, in accordance with state law. California Government Code Section 65852.21(j) permits a local agency to, by ordinance, provide for regulating the creation of a two-unit residential developments on a parcel zoned to allow a single-family dwelling unit. California Government Code Section 66411.7(n) permits a local agency to, by ordinance, provide for regulating a parcel map for an urban lot split of a single-family zoned parcel. The proposed code amendments would not change the City’s General Plan Land Use Map or Zoning Map.

The City of Santa Clarita City Council will conduct a public hearing on this matter on the following date:

DATE: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
TIME: At or after 6:00 p.m.

LOCATION: City Hall, Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd., First Floor
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: On December 7, 2021 the Planning Commission voted 4-0 (one Commissioner was absent) to adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve the project to adopt a Two-Unit Residential Development and Urban Lot Split ordinance.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: A Notice of Exemption was prepared for the proposed project. Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n), the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Division 13 of the Public Resources Code (commencing with Section 21000).

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 hearing described in this notice, or written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clarita at, or prior to, the public hearings.

For further information regarding this proposal, you may contact the Project Planner, by appointment, at the City of Santa Clarita Permit Center: 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. Telephone:
(661) 255-4330. Website: www.santa-clarita.com/planning. Send written correspondence via e-mail to [email protected], or by US mail to: City of Santa Clarita Planning Division, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 302, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. Project Planner: Erika Iverson, Associate Planner.

Mary Cusick, City Clerk

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ORDINANCE 22-__

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,

CALIFORNIA, TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL

DEVELOPMENT AND URBAN LOT SPLITS, AMENDING THE UNIFIED

DEVELOPMENT CODE AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The City Council does hereby make the following findings of fact:

A. On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 9, which mandates the City of Santa Clarita (City) ministerially approve two-unit residential developments on parcels zoned for single-family uses, and ministerially approve a parcel map for the lot split of a parcel zoned for single-family use;

B. California Government Code Section 65852.21(j) permits a local agency to, by ordinance, provide for regulating the creation of a two-unit residential developments on a parcel zoned to allow a single-family dwelling unit;

C. California Government Code Section 66411.7(n) permits a local agency to, by ordinance, provide for regulating a parcel map for an urban lot split of a single-family zoned parcel;

D. California Government Code Sections 65852.21(b) and 66411.7(c) permits a local agency to impose objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, and objective design review standards for two-unit residential development and urban lot split projects;

E. The proposed amendments are incorporated by reference as Exhibit A;

F. The proposed amendments are in compliance with State law and provide the City with local control over the implementation of two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits;

G. The proposed amendments incorporate by reference, two-unit residential design standards, adopted under separate resolution;

H. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue commencing on December 7, 2021, at, or after, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California;

I. At the hearing described above, the Planning Commission considered a staff presentation, the staff report, and public testimony on the proposed amendments, and in a 4-0 vote, recommended the City Council approve Master Case 21-224, Unified Development Code

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Amendment 21-003;

J. The project was duly noticed in accordance with the public hearing noticing requirements of the UDC, and a 1/8th page advertisement was placed in The Signal Newspaper on December 21, 2021.

K. The City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue commencing on January 11, 2022, at, or after, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California; and

L. At the hearing described above, the City Council considered a staff presentation, the staff report, and public testimony on the proposed amendments, and introduced and passed the ordinance to a second reading on January 25, 2022. In addition, the City Council adopted two-unit residential development design standards by separate resolution.

SECTION 2. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS. Based upon the foregoing facts and findings, the City Council hereby finds as follows:

A. A Notice of Exemption for this project was prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);

B. The project is exempt from CEQA. California Government Code Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n), exempt adoption of an ordinance to implement California Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7 from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Division 13 of the Public Resources Code (commencing with Section 21000);

C. The documents and other material which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the decision of the City Council is made is the Master Case 21-224 project file located within the Community Development Department and is in the custody of the Director of Community Development; and

D. Based upon the findings set forth above, the City Council hereby finds the Notice of Exemption for this project has been prepared in compliance with CEQA.

SECTION 3. GENERAL FINDINGS FOR MASTER CASE 21-224. Based on the foregoing facts and findings for Master Case 21-224, the City Council hereby finds as follows:

A. The proposal is consistent with the General Plan;

The project is consistent with the General Plan’s objectives, policies, and procedures.

The proposed amendments will assist the City in regulating two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits as required by State law. The proposed amendments, including objective development standards will support development of two-unit residential development on parcels zoned for single-family uses and urban lot splits of

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parcels zoned for single-family uses that are consistent with the City’s General Plan objectives, policies, and procedures, including providing diverse housing stock, promoting affordable housing, reducing the impact to residential neighborhoods from natural or man-made hazards, ensuring sufficient emergency access and evacuation routes in areas subject to wildland fire danger, retaining open space for multifamily residential units, requiring high quality architecture, and implementing flood and fire safety measures.

B. The proposal is allowed within the applicable underlying zone and complies with all other applicable provisions of this code;

The UDC amendments do not require a consistency finding with the existing development code because the project would amend the UDC in general. In addition, State law, California Government Code Section 65852.21, preempts the density limitation established by the General Plan and underlying zones. This means that units created pursuant to SB9, do not count toward residential zoning density and are consistent with zoning.

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 would endanger, jeopardize, or otherwise constitute a hazard to the public. Two-unit residential development and urban lot splits are permitted by right under State law. Implementation of the proposed amendments would minimize the potential hazard to the public from flood and fire danger compared to State standards, and implement the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan Safety Element to the extent feasible under State law.

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

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adequate to serve the site.

The proposal is physically suitable for the site in terms of location, shape, size, and operating characteristics. The amendments permit ministerial approval of two-unit residential developments and urban lots splits as mandated by State law, and as described above, State law requires that the City find that two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits are appropriate for single-family residential zoned property. No development is proposed or would be approved by the amendments, and any future development that may occur under the revised amendments would require separate ministerial reviews at the time the projects are submitted. The City currently receives adequate service from the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The project area is likewise served by all applicable utilities. The construction of two-unit residential development and urban lot splits may increase the need for fire or police protection services or demand for utilities. However, are permitted by State law, regardless of whether the City regulates them and, therefore, nothing in the proposed amendments would increase the need for fire or police protection services, or increase demand for utilities.

SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL FINDINGS FOR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 21-003. Based upon the foregoing facts and findings for UDC 21-003, the City Council hereby find as follows:

A. The amendment is consistent with the adjacent area, if applicable; B. The amendment is consistent with the principles of the General Plan;

The proposed amendments are consistent with the adjacent area and consistent with the principles of the General Plan. The proposed amendments would not alter the General Plan Land Use Map or Zoning Map. As described above, two-unit residential development and urban lot splits are considered by State law to be consistent with the City’s zoning. Construction of two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits as mandated by State law could increase development densities or population projections within the City; however, the proposed amendments would not further change development densities or population projections for the City.

Specifically, the proposed amendments would implement the following objectives and policies of the General Plan:

Objective LU 3.1: Provide for a diversity of housing types available to provide safe and suitable homes for all economic levels, household sizes, age groups and special needs groups within the community.

Policy LU 3.1.1: On the Land Use Map, designate adequate land for residential use at various densities to provide a mix of housing opportunities for all segments of the population, including attached, detached, senior, and mixed-use housing types, which are consistent with

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community character and meet the region’s housing goals.

Policy LU 3.1.2: Provide a mix of housing types within neighborhoods that accommodate households with varied income levels.

Policy LU 3.1.5: Promote development of housing that is affordable to residents, including households with incomes in the very low, low, and moderate income classifications, through provision of adequate sites on the Land Use Map, allowance for density bonuses and other development incentives.

Objective LU 3.3: Ensure that the design of residential neighborhoods considers and includes measures to reduce impacts from natural or man-made hazards.

Policy LU 3.3.1: Identify areas subject to hazards from seismic activity, unstable soils, excessive noise, unhealthful air quality, or flooding, and avoid designating residential uses in these areas unless adequately mitigated.

Policy LU 3.3.2: In areas subject to wildland fire danger, ensure that land uses have adequate setbacks, fuel modification areas, and emergency access routes.

Policy LU 3.4.8: Require architectural design treatment along all sides of new housing to promote continuity of architectural scale and rhythm and avoid the appearance of blank walls (360-degree
enhancement).

The proposed amendments are consistent with the objectives and policies listed above.

Two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits provide diversity in the local housing stock, increasing the number of homes available. The proposed amendments incorporate important regulations not addressed by the general State regulations. These regulations include reducing the impacts to residential neighborhoods from natural or man-made hazards, ensuring sufficient emergency access and evacuation routes are provided in areas subject to wildland fire danger, ensuring development of affordable housing units for lower income households, and promoting architectural design consistent with the existing community.

The proposed amendments are also consistent with the Circulation Element and Safety Element of the General Plan, including the following Circulation and Safety objectives and policies.

Objective C 2.5: Consider the needs for emergency access in transportation planning.

Policy C 2.5.2: Ensure that new development is provided with adequate emergency

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and/or secondary access for purposes of evacuation and
emergency response; require two points of ingress and egress for every subdivision or phase thereof, except as otherwise approved for small subdivisions where physical constraints preclude a second access point.

Objective S 2.4: Implement flood safety measures in new development.

Policy S 2.4.1: Require that new development comply with FEMA floodplain management requirements.

Policy S 2.4.2: On the Land Use Map, restrict the type and intensity of land use in flood-prone areas, or require flood-proof construction, as deemed appropriate.

Objective S 3.2: Provide for the specialized needs of fire protection services in both urban and wildland interface areas.

Policy S 3.2.1: Identify areas of the Santa Clarita Valley that are prone to wildland fire hazards, and address these areas in fire safety plans.

Policy S 3.2.5: Ensure adequate secondary and emergency access for fire apparatus, which includes minimum requirements for road width, surface material, grade, and staging areas.

The proposed amendments support the City’s goals to provide for adequate emergency access, including providing secondary access for evacuation and emergency response; implementation of flood safety measures and compliance with Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) floodplain management requirements; and consideration of wildland fire hazards.

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;

UDC 21-003 supports the public health, convenience, safety, and general welfare of the community, and is in conformity with good zoning practice because the proposed amendments would be consistent with State law and would allow the City to regulate two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits to the maximum extent possible.

This will allow the City to maximize public health, convenience, safety, and general welfare, and maximize conformance 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.

UDC 21-003 is consistent with the applicable provisions of the UDC because the

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proposed revisions would allow the City to best regulate two-unit residential developments and urban lots splits as permitted by State law. Therefore, the amendments would promote the general welfare and public convenience and would constitute good zoning practice.

SECTION 5. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, as follows:

Adopt Ordinance 22-__, approving Master Case 21-224, consisting of Unified Development Code Amendment 21-003, amending the Unified Development Code to establish regulations for two-unit residential development and urban lot splits, as shown in Exhibit A.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of January, 2022.

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MAYOR
ATTEST:

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CITY CLERK

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )

I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 22-__ was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 11th day of January, 2022. That thereafter, said ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 25th of January 2022, by the following vote of the City Council:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

CITY CLERK

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AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 22- and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).

______________________________

CITY CLERK

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EXHIBIT A

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17.57.025 Two-unit residential developments.

A. Purpose and Findings.

1. The purpose of this section is to provide regulations for the establishment of two-unit residential developments in single-family residential zones and to define an approval process for such two-unit residential developments consistent with Government Code Sections 65852.21, or any successor statute. The intent of this section is to provide opportunities for more affordable housing in existing single-family residential zones as mandated by state law. It is also the goal to provide development standards to ensure the orderly development of these units in appropriate areas of the City.

2. Two-unit residential developments are residential uses consistent with the uses permitted in single-family residential zones.

3. Government Code Section 65852.21 preempts the density limitations established by the General Plan and the underlying zones in which two-unit residential developments created pursuant to the requirements of this subsection are permitted. Incompatibility with the City’s density limitations shall not provide a basis to deny a two-unit residential development that otherwise conforms to the requirements of this section.

B. A two-unit residential development containing two residential units within a single-family residential zone (NU1, NU2, NU3, NU4, NU5, UR1, UR2) shall be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or a hearing, if the proposed housing meets all of the standards set forth below. For purposes of this section, a two-unit residential development contains two residential units if the development proposes two new units or if it proposes to add one new unit to one existing unit.

1. If a parcel includes an existing single-family residence, one additional unit of not more than 800 square feet may be developed pursuant to this section. No more than 25 percent of the existing exterior structural walls shall be demolished to create the two-unit residential development, unless the existing single-family residence has not been occupied by a tenant in the last three years.

2. If a parcel does not include an existing single-family residence, or if an existing single- family residence is proposed to be demolished in connection with the creation of a two-unit residential development, two units of not more than 800 square feet may be developed pursuant to this section.

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3. Each unit in a two-unit residential development shall be separated by a distance of at least ten feet from any other structure on the parcel; however, units may be adjacent or connected if the structures meet building code safety standards and are sufficient to allow separate conveyance.

4. Neither accessory dwelling units nor junior accessory dwelling units shall be permitted on a parcel if a two-unit development is proposed or has been approved.

C. A two-unit residential development shall be prohibited in each of the following circumstances:

1. The two-unit residential development would require demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:
a. Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income. b. Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its police power.
c. Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last three years.

2. The parcel subject to the proposed housing development is a parcel on which an owner of residential real property has exercised the owner’s rights under Government Code Section 7060 et seq. to withdraw accommodations from rent or lease within 15 years before the date that the development proponent submits an application.

3. The parcel subject to the proposed housing development is located within a historic district or property included on the State Historic Resources Inventory, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 5020.1, or within a site that is designated or listed as a city or county landmark or historic property or district pursuant to a city or county ordinance.

4. If the two-unit residential development is on a parcel that is any of the following:
a. Either prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance, as defined pursuant to United States Department of Agriculture land inventory and monitoring criteria, as modified for California, and designated on the maps prepared by the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the Department of Conservation, or land zoned or designated for agricultural protection or preservation by a local ballot measure that was approved by the voters of that jurisdiction.

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b. Wetlands, as defined in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Manual, Part 660 FW 2 (June 21, 1993).
c. Within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as determined by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Government Code Section 51178, or within a high or very high fire hazard severity zone as indicated on maps adopted by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 4202 of the Public Resources Code. This subparagraph does not apply to sites excluded from the specified hazard zones by a local agency, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51179 of the Government Code, or sites that have adopted fire hazard mitigation measures pursuant to existing building standards or state fire mitigation measures applicable to the development. Any site that meets the standards above must also comply with Section 15.57.025(C)(5)(two means of access).
d. A hazardous waste site that is listed pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 or a hazardous waste site designated by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Section 25356 of the Health and Safety Code, unless the State Department of Public Health, State Water Resources Control Board, or Department of Toxic Substances Control has cleared the site for residential use or residential mixed uses. e. Within a delineated earthquake fault zone as determined by the State Geologist in any official maps published by the State Geologist, unless the development complies with applicable seismic protection building code standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission under the California Building Standards Law (Part

2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code), and by any local building department under Chapter 12.2 (commencing with Section 8875) of Division 1 of Title 2.
f. Within a special flood hazard area subject to inundation by the 1 percent annual chance flood (100-year flood) as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in any official maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. If a development proponent is able to satisfy all applicable federal qualifying criteria in order to provide that the site satisfies this subparagraph and is otherwise eligible for streamlined approval under this section, a local government shall not deny the application on the basis that the development proponent did not comply with any additional permit requirement, standard, or action adopted by that local government that is applicable to that site. A development may be located on a site described in this

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subparagraph if either of the following are met: (i) The site has been subject to a Letter of Map Revision prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and issued to the local jurisdiction; or (ii) The site meets Federal Emergency Management Agency requirements necessary to meet minimum flood plain management criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program pursuant to Part 59 (commencing with Section

59.1) and Part 60 (commencing with Section 60.1) of Subchapter B of Chapter I of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
g. Within a regulatory floodway as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in any official maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, unless the development has received a no-rise certification in accordance with Section 60.3(d)(3) of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations. If a development proponent is able to satisfy all applicable federal qualifying criteria in order to provide that the site satisfies this subparagraph and is otherwise eligible for streamlined approval under this section, a local government shall not deny the application on the basis that the development proponent did not comply with any additional permit requirement, standard, or action adopted by that local government that is applicable to that site.
h. Lands identified for conservation in an adopted natural community conservation plan pursuant to the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code), habitat conservation plan pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.

Sec. 1531 et seq.), or other adopted natural resource protection plan. i. Habitat for protected species identified as candidate, sensitive, or species of special status by state or federal agencies, fully protected species, or species protected by the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.), the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code), or the Native Plant Protection Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1900) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code). j. Lands under conservation easement.

5. Where a lot or any portion thereof is located in a high fire hazard severity zone, as defined by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, a two-unit residential development shall be prohibited on the lot unless it either fronts a highway and vehicles enter directly from the highway (as

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defined in Table C-2 of the General Plan Circulation Element), or it has two (2) means of direct vehicular access to a highway that meet the following requirements:
a. The two (2) distinct means of vehicular access, as measured from the lot frontage to the point of intersection with the highway, shall not overlap with each other; and b. Each distinct means of vehicular access shall contain a paved or unpaved road of at least twenty-four (24) feet in width, exclusive of sidewalks, landscaping, and parking lanes.

D. Any construction of a two-unit residential development shall conform to all property development regulations of the zone in which the property is located including, but not limited to, height limits, setback, lot coverage, landscape, and floor area ratio (FAR), as well as all fire, health, safety and building provisions of this title, subject to the following exceptions:

1. No setback shall be required for an existing structure or a structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing structure. Verification of size and location of the existing and proposed structure by City staff requires pre- and post- construction surveys by a California licensed land surveyor.

2. For all other dwelling units proposed in connection with a two-unit residential development, a minimum setback of four feet, or the applicable setback for the zone district, whichever is less, is required from the rear and side property lines. All other setbacks shall be subject to the underlying zone.

3. Limits on lot coverage, floor area ratio, open space, and size must permit at least two units of at least 800 square feet in connection with a two-unit residential development.

4. New dwelling units proposed in connection with a two-unit residential development shall be no more than one-story and shall not exceed 16 feet, or the height of any existing dwelling unit that is to remain, whichever is most restrictive. A second unit shall not be constructed as a second story on top of an existing unit. (1) Exceptions: Projects that are exempt from the one-story height limit due to the 800- square foot exemption must not exceed 25 feet in height with a maximum top plate height (interior ceiling height) of 18 feet. If a third floor is necessary to meet the 800-square foot requirement the third floor must be completely subterranean; the ceiling must be below the natural grade.

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(2) Second Floor Stepbacks: Projects that are exempt from the one-story height limit due to the 800-square foot exemption, must stepback the second and third floor four feet from the ground floor. This rule applies to only to the side yard, rear yard, and street side yard elevations.

5. Private Outdoor Space: A minimum of six hundred fifty (650) square feet of outdoor yard space shall be provided for each unit in a two-unit residential development. Land required for front yard setbacks, or occupied by buildings, driveways, or parking spaces may not be counted in satisfying this outdoor space requirement.

6. For a two-unit residential development connected to an onsite wastewater treatment system, the applicant shall provide a percolation test completed within the last 5 years, or, if the percolation test has been recertified, within the last 10 years.

7. All dwelling units created in connection with a two-unit residential development shall have independent exterior access.

8. For applications that do not involve an urban lot split subdivision pursuant to Chapter

16.28, one of the dwellings on the lot must be the bona fide principal residence of at least one legal owner of the lot containing the dwelling, as evidenced at the time of approval of the two-unit residential development by appropriate documents of title and residency. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall provide evidence that a Two-Unit Residential Development Covenant has been recorded stating that one of the dwelling units on the lot shall remain owner occupied.

9. A rental of any unit in a two-unit residential development shall be rented for a term of longer than thirty days.

10. Parking. At least one fully enclosed parking space per unit is required, except that parking is not required if the parcel is located within one-half mile walking distance of either a high-quality transit corridor, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code, or a major transit stop, as defined in Section 21064.3 of the Public Resources Code, or if there is a car share vehicle located within one block of the parcel.

The parking space must maintain a minimum area of ten (10) feet wide by twenty (20) feet deep to remain clear and free of all obstructions.

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11. Two-unit residential developments shall provide a new or separate utility connection directly between each dwelling unit and the utility. The connection may be subject to a connection fee or capacity charge.

12. Two-unit residential developments shall be required to provide fire sprinklers.

13. Trash Collection: Each unit in a two-unit residential development shall be required to provide space for three, 90-gallon trash carts. Trash carts must be stored out of public view from the street and may not be located within the required front yard setback.

14. Oak Tree Preservation: The addition of or new construction of a dwelling unit shall not remove any oak tree measuring twelve and one-half (12 ½) inches in circumference when measured at a point four and one-half (4 ½) feet above the tree’s natural grade. A removal includes removing a tree or removing more than one-third of a tree’s vegetation. In addition to preservation of the tree, the owner must record a covenant showing the location of the oak tree, stating that all reasonable precautions have been made to preserve the oak tree, requiring all trimming of the tree to be overseen by a licensed arborist, prohibiting the tree from being topped, and that the City must approve of any removal of the tree. If removal of a tree is required in order to provide a minimum 800 square foot unit, the owner must meet the mitigation requirements of Section 17.51.040 (B)(3)(e).

15. Hillside Development. Projects with slopes which average ten (10%) or greater shall conform to the development standards for Hillside Development Review (Section

17.51.020(C)).

16. Ridgeline Preservation Overlay Zone. Projects located within the Ridgeline Preservation (RP) overlay zone shall conform to the property development standards for the RP overlay zone (Section 17.38.070(D)).
17 At least one unit in a two-unit residential development shall be income restricted for a period of fifty-five (55) years to provide for lower income households as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

18. Exceptions to Objective Standards: Any objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, and objective design standards that would have the effect of physically precluding the construction of up to two units or that would physically preclude either of the two units from being at least 800 square feet in floor area must be set aside.

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Objective zoning standards will be set aside in the following order until the site can contain two, 800 square foot units.
(1) Lot Coverage
(2) Second Floor Stepbacks
(3) Private Outdoor Space
(4) Fully Enclosed Parking
(5) Oak Tree Preservation
(6) Maximum Number of Stories. If waiving of all the above requirements do not provide for an 800 square foot unit, the building may exceed the maximum number of stories.

After exceeding the maximum number of stories, the applicant must then replace the above objective standards in the opposite order until the unit size is reduced to 800 square feet.

E. Objective Design Standards. Any construction of a two-unit residential development shall comply with the adopted Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards.

F. Application Requirements.

1. Applicant must submit a title report and affidavit demonstrating compliance with this

17.57.025(D)(7).

2. Where applicable, applicant must submit documentation demonstrating homeowners association approval of application.

3. Fees. Permit fees imposed on two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits shall be established by City Council Resolution.

G. Review of Application.

1. Applications for two-unit residential developments conforming to the requirements of this section shall be considered ministerially without discretionary review or a hearing by the director of community development. Incomplete applications will be returned with an explanation of what additional information is required.

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2. A proposed two-unit residential development may be denied if the director of community development makes a written finding, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the proposed housing development project would have a specific, adverse impact, as defined and determined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 65589.5 of the Government Code, upon public health and safety or the physical environment and for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact.

3. Prior to occupancy, the City Manager, or designee, shall approve an Affordable Housing Regulatory Agreement governing and encumbering the two-unit residential development and ensuring long-term affordability of the income-restricted unit pursuant to Section 17.57.025(D)(15). The Affordable Housing Regulatory Agreement shall be executed by the City Manager, or designee, and the applicant prior to occupancy.

H. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for a two-unit residential development dwelling unit, the property owner shall record a Two-Unit Residential Development Covenant with the County Recorder’s Office, the form and content of which is satisfactory to the City Attorney. The covenant shall notify future owners of the owner occupancy requirements, the approved size and attributes of the units, and minimum rental period restrictions. This covenant shall remain in effect so long as a two-unit residential development exists on the parcel.

I. In cases of conflict between this section and any other provision of this title, the provisions of this section shall prevail. To the extent that any provision of this section is in conflict with State law, the applicable provision of State law shall control, but all other provisions of this section shall remain in full force and effect.

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Chapter 16.28

URBAN LOT SPLIT SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS

16.28.010 Urban lot split subdivision.

No person shall create an urban lot split subdivision except by the filing of an urban lot split map approved pursuant to this title and the Subdivision Map Act.

16.28.020 Preparation of urban lot split map.

The urban lot split map shall be prepared by or under the direction of a registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, shall show the location of streets and property lines bounding the property and:

A. Shall conform to all of the following provisions the provisions of Section 66445 of the Subdivision Map Act.

B. Shall be based upon a field survey made in conformity with the Land Surveyors Act. (Gov.

Code § 66448)

16.28.030 Application.

A. A subdivider applying for an urban lot split subdivision plat shall file an application with the Department of Community Development, together with copies of an urban lot split map. An applicant for an urban lot split subdivision shall sign and submit with the application an affidavit stating that the applicant intends to occupy one of the housing units as their principal residence for a minimum of three (3) years from the date of the approval of the urban lot split. An affidavit shall not be required of an applicant that is either a “community land trust” or a “qualified nonprofit corporation” as defined in the Revenue and Taxation Code. If the applicant is not a natural person, the applicant shall submit an ownership disclosure.

B. The Department of Community Development shall not accept an application or map for processing unless the Department finds that the urban lot split map is consistent with the zoning provisions of this code and that all approvals and permits required by the city zoning provisions for the project have been given or issued.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of this section, an urban lot split map may be processed concurrently with documents, permits or approvals required by the zoning provisions of this code, if the applicant first waives the time limits for processing, approving or

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conditionally approving or disapproving an urban lot split map provided by this title or the Subdivision Map Act.

16.28.040 Information to be filed with urban lot split map.

Such information as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations approved by the city council pursuant to Section 17.25 and such additional information as the Department of Community Development may find necessary with respect to any particular case to implement the provisions of this title shall accompany the urban lot split map at the time of submission, including a certificate of an engineer or land surveyor in accordance with Section 66449 of the Subdivision Map Act, and a certificate in accordance with Section 66450 of the Subdivision Map Act relating to unincorporated territory.

16.28.050 Requirements for urban lot split map.

The Department of Community Development shall ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban lot split only if the Department of Community Development determines that the parcel map for the urban lot split meets all of the following requirements:

A. Both newly created parcels shall be no smaller than 1,200 square feet.

B. Both newly created parcels shall be of approximately equal lot area, which for purposes of this paragraph shall mean that one parcel shall not be smaller than 40 percent of the lot area of the original parcel proposed for subdivision.

C. Unit size shall be not greater than 800 square feet.

D. The parcel being subdivided is located within the NU1, NU2, NU3, NU4, NU5, UR1, and UR2 zones.

E. The parcel being subdivided is not located on a site that is any of the following:

1. Either prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance, as defined pursuant to United States Department of Agriculture land inventory and monitoring criteria, as modified for California, and designated on the maps prepared by the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the Department of Conservation, or land zoned or designated for agricultural protection or preservation by a local ballot measure that was approved by the voters of that jurisdiction.

2. Wetlands, as defined in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Manual, Part 660 FW 2 (June 21, 1993).

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3. Within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as determined by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 51178 of the Government Code, or within a high or very high fire hazard severity zone as indicated on maps adopted by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 4202 of the Public Resources Code. This subparagraph does not apply to sites excluded from the specified hazard zones by a local agency, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51179 of the Government Code, or sites that have adopted fire hazard mitigation measures pursuant to existing building standards or state fire mitigation measures applicable to the development.

4. A hazardous waste site that is listed pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code or a hazardous waste site designated by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Section 25356 of the Health and Safety Code, unless the State Department of Public Health, State Water Resources Control Board, or Department of Toxic Substances Control has cleared the site for residential use or residential mixed uses.

5. Within a delineated earthquake fault zone as determined by the State Geologist in any official maps published by the State Geologist, unless the development complies with applicable seismic protection building code standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission under the California Building Standards Law (Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code), and by any local building department under Chapter 12.2 (commencing with Section 8875) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

6. Within a special flood hazard area subject to inundation by the 1 percent annual chance flood (100-year flood) as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in any official maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. If a development proponent is able to satisfy all applicable federal qualifying criteria in order to provide that the site satisfies this subparagraph and is otherwise eligible for streamlined approval under this section, a local government shall not deny the application on the basis that the development proponent did not comply with any additional permit requirement, standard, or action adopted by that local government that is applicable to that site. A development may be located on a site described in this subparagraph if either of the following are met:

(i) The site has been subject to a Letter of Map Revision prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and issued to the local jurisdiction.

(ii) The site meets Federal Emergency Management Agency requirements necessary to meet minimum flood plain management criteria of the National Flood Insurance Program pursuant to Part 59 (commencing with Section 59.1) and Part 60 (commencing with Section 60.1) of Subchapter B of Chapter I of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

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7. Within a regulatory floodway as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in any official maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, unless the development has received a no-rise certification in accordance with Section

60.3(d)(3) of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations. If a development proponent is able to satisfy all applicable federal qualifying criteria in order to provide that the site satisfies this subparagraph and is otherwise eligible for streamlined approval under this section, a local government shall not deny the application on the basis that the development proponent did not comply with any additional permit requirement, standard, or action adopted by that local government that is applicable to that site.

8. Lands identified for conservation in an adopted natural community conservation plan pursuant to the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code), habitat conservation plan pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.), or other adopted natural resource protection plan.

9. Habitat for protected species identified as candidate, sensitive, or species of special status by state or federal agencies, fully protected species, or species protected by the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.), the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code), or the Native Plant Protection Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1900) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code).

10. Lands under conservation easement.

11. Where a lot or any portion thereof is located in a high fire hazard severity zone, as defined by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, an urban lot split shall be prohibited unless it either fronts a highway and vehicles enter directly from the highway (as defined in Table C-2 of the General Plan Circulation Element), or it has two (2) means of direct vehicular access to a highway that meet the following requirements:
a. The two (2) distinct means of vehicular access, as measured from the lot frontage to the point of intersection with the highway, shall not overlap with each other; and
b. Each distinct means of vehicular access shall contain a paved or unpaved road of at least twenty-four (24) feet in width, exclusive of sidewalks, landscaping, and parking lanes.

F. The proposed urban lot split would not require demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:

1. Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to

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levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income.

2. Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its police power.

3. A parcel or parcels on which an owner of residential real property has exercised the owner’s rights under Government Code section 7060, et seq. to withdraw accommodations from rent or lease within 15 years before the date that the development proponent submits an application under this Chapter.

4. Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last three years.

G. The parcel is not located within a historic district or property included on the State Historic Resources Inventory, as defined in Section 5020.1 of the Public Resources Code, or within a site that is designated or listed as a city or county landmark or historic property or district pursuant to a city or county ordinance.

H. The parcel has not been established through prior exercise of an urban lot split as provided for in this Chapter.

I. Neither the owner of the parcel being subdivided nor any person acting in concert with the owner has previously subdivided an adjacent parcel using an urban lot split as provided for in this Chapter.

J. All easements required for the provision of public services and facilities shall be dedicated or conveyed by an instrument in a form acceptable to the Department of Community Development.

K. Units constructed on an urban lot split subdivisio n approved pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to and comply with the minimum setback requirements specified in Section 17.57.025(D) L. Units constructed on an urban lot split subdivision approved pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed sixteen feet (16’) in height measured from preexisting grade or finished grade, whichever is lower, to the highest point of the roof.

M. Each unit located on a parcel created pursuant to this chapter shall have a minimum ten (10) foot wide vehicular ingress and egress to the public right-of-way.

N. There shall be no less than one enclosed parking space per unit of off-street parking, except that parking is not required if the parcel is located within one-half mile walking distance of either a high- quality transit corridor, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 21155 of the Public Resources Code,

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or a major transit stop, as defined in Section 21064.3 of the Public Resources Code, or if there is a car share vehicle located within one block of the parcel. The parkin g space must maintain a minimum area of ten (10) feet wide by twenty (20) feet deep to remain clear and free of all obstructions.

O. The uses allowed on a parcel created pursuant to this chapter shall be limited to residential uses.

P. Dwelling units constructed on urban lot split subdivision lots shall only be used for rentals of terms of longer than thirty (30) days.

Q. Prior to approval of an urban lot split subdivision, the applicant shall have complied with the Two-Unit Development Covenant recording requirement contained in Section 17.57.025(H) R. Each two-unit residential development resulting from approval of an urban lot split shall comply with the development standards contained in Section 17.57.025(D).

16.28.060 Application of Objective Standards.

Development proposed on lots created by an urban lot split subdivision shall comply with and all objective zoning standards, objective subdivision standards, and objective design review standards applicable to the parcel based on the underlying zoning, t he development standards contained in Section 17.57.025(D), and Section 17.57.025(E) ; provided, however, that the application of such standards shall be reduced if the standards would have the effect of physically precluding the construction of two units on either of the resulting parcels created pursuant to this chapter or would result in a unit size of less than 800 square feet.

16.28.070 Grading plan.

There shall be filed with each urban lot split map a grading plan showing graded building site elevations and grading proposed for the creation of building sites or for construction or installation of improvements to serve the subdivision. The grading plan, together with the original topography contours, may be shown on an exhibit to the urban lot split map. The grading plan shall indicate approximate earthwork volumes of proposed excavation and filling operations. In the event no grading is proposed, a statement to that effect shall be placed on the urban lot split map. In no event shall grading pursuant to an application submitted under this chapter exceed one hundred (100 ) cubic yards.

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16.28.080 Preliminary title report.

There shall be filed with each urban lot split map, a current preliminary title report of the property being subdivided or altered.

16.28.090 Revised urban lot split map.

Where a subdivider desires to revise an approved urban lot split map, the subdivider may file with the Department of Community Development, prior to the expiration of the approved urban lot split map, a revised urban lot split map on payment of the fees specified in Section 17.25.110.

16.28.100 Department of Community Development – Duties.

The Director of the Department of Community Development or his or her designee is authorized and directed to carry out the following duties, concerning applications for urban lot split maps under this chapter:

A. Obtain the recommendations of other city departments, governmental agencies or special districts as may be deemed appropriate or necessary by the Director in order to carry out the provisions of this title;
B. Consider all recommendations and the results of all investigations and ministerially approve, or disapprove the application.

16.28.110 Consideration of urban lot split map – Notice of decision.

The Department of Community Development shall ministerially approve or disapprove such map. The time limit specified in this paragraph may be extended by mutual consent of the applicant and the city. If the urban lot split map is disapproved, the reasons therefor shall be stated in the notice of disapproval.

16.28.120 Disapproval of urban lot split map.

The Department of Community Development shall not approve an urban lot split map under any of the following circumstances:

A. The land proposed for division is a lot or parcel which was part of an urban lot split map that the City previously approved.

B. The subdivision proposes creation of more than two lots.

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C. The Department of Community Development finds that the urban lot split map does not meet the requirements of this code or that all approvals or permits required by this code for the project have not been given or issued.

D. Based on a preponderance of the evidence, the building official finds that the proposed housing development project would have a specific, adverse impact, as defined and determined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 65589.5, upon public health and safety or the physical environment and for which there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact.

Any decision to disapprove an urban lot split map shall be accompanied by a finding identifying the applicable, objective requirements imposed by the Subdivision Map Act and this title or the conditions of approval which have not been met or performed.

16.28.130 Transmittal of urban lot split map to County Recorder.

After the approval by the City of an urban lot split map, the City Clerk or an agent shall transmit the map to the County Recorder. An urban lot split subject to Section 66493 of the Subdivision Map Act shall be processed in compliance with Government Code Section 66464(b).

16.28.140 Correction and amendment of urban lot split map.

Corrections of and amendments to the urban lot split map shall be made pursuant to Section 66469 et seq. of the Act.

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RESOLUTION 22-__

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER CASE 21-224, AND

ADOPTING THE TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. FINDINGS OF FACT. The City Council does hereby make the following findings of fact:

A. On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 9, which mandates the City of Santa Clarita (City) to ministerially approve two-unit residential developments on parcels zoned for single-family uses, and to ministerially approve a parcel map for the lot split of a parcel zoned for single-family use;

C. California Government Code Section 66411.7(n) permits a local agency to, by ordinance, provide for regulating a parcel map for an urban lot split of a single-family zoned parcel;

E. The proposed two-unit residential development design standards (development design standards) are attached as Exhibit B;

F. The proposed development design standards are in compliance with State law and provide the City with criteria for the architectural design of two-unit residential development for the purposes of implementing two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits in conformance with Unified Development Code (UDC) Amendment 21- 003, adopted under separate ordinance;

G. The Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue commencing on December 7, 2021, at, or after, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California; and

H. At the hearing described above, the Planning Commission considered a staff presentation, the staff report, and public testimony on the proposed development design standards, and in a 4-0 vote, recommended the City Council approve Master Case 21-224 and its associated entitlements;

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I. The project was duly noticed in accordance with the public hearing noticing requirements of the UDC, and a 1/8th page advertisement was placed in The Signal Newspaper on December 21, 2021;

J. The City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on this issue commencing on January 11, 2022, at, or after, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita, California; and

K. At the hearing described above, the City Council considered a staff presentation, the staff report, and public testimony on the proposed amendments, and introduced and passed to second reading an ordinance to regulate two-unit residential developments and urban lot splits. These Development Design Standards (Exhibit B) would support the ordinance by providing objective architectural criteria to regulate two-unit residential development.

SECTION 2. NOW, THEREFORE, by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does hereby resolve as follows:

Adopt Resolution 22-__, adopting Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards as shown in Exhibit B.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of January, 2022.

_____________________________________
MAYOR
ATTEST:

_______________________________

CITY CLERK

DATE:__________________________

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )

I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 22-__was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 11th of January 2022, by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

CITY CLERK

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EXHIBIT A

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Santa Clarita
Two-Unit Residential Development Design Standards

1. The following development design standards apply to a two-unit residential development when the dwelling unit is proposed on a parcel with an existing single-family dwelling unit.
a. The new unit shall utilize the same exterior materials and colors as the existing dwelling unit, however, the primary siding shall not be comprised of metal.
b. The color and material palette shall be applied to all exterior elevations (360-degree architecture).
c. Sloped Roof. The slope of the roof shall match the roof pitch of the existing dwelling unit, but in no case shall the roof pitch be less than an incline of two to twelve (2:12) feet.
d. Roof-mounted or installed air conditioners shall be prohibited. This however, shall not preclude the replacement of existing legal roof-mounted air conditioners with new units which are the same dimensions of the original unit.
e. Rain gutters, downspouts, vents and other roof protrusions shall be painted to match the adjacent building or roof surface.
f. Windows. All exterior windows shall be accented with the same material as the existing unit, except, if no window trim exists on the existing structure, then one of the following window accents shall be incorporated on the new unit: wood trim, stucco foam surround, shutters, window sills, trellis, or awning
g. The garage door of any new fully enclosed parking space(s) shall be recessed a minimum of four (4) inches from the exterior wall plane.

2. The following development design standards apply to a two-unit residential development if the parcel does not include an existing single-family residence, or if an existing single-family residence is proposed to be demolished.

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a. The new units shall utilize the same exterior material and color palette. b. The color and material palette shall be applied to all exterior elevations (360-degree architecture).
c. The roof shall be sloped with a minimum incline of two to twelve (2:12) feet.
d. Roof-mounted or installed air conditioners shall be prohibited. e. Rain gutters, downspouts, vents and other roof protrusions shall be painted to match the adjacent building or roof surface.
f. The garage door of any new fully enclosed parking space(s) shall be recessed a minimum of four (4) inches from the exterior wall plane. g. Windows. All exterior windows shall be accented with one of the following: wood trim, stucco foam surround, shutters, window sills, trellis, or awning.
h. Metal Siding. The primary siding shall not be comprised of metal.

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NOTICE OF EXEMPTION

TO: FROM:
[X] Los Angeles County Clerk City of Santa Clarita
Business Filings and Registration Community Development P.O. Box 1208 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite #302
Norwalk, CA 90650 Santa Clarita, CA 91355

[ ] Office of Planning and Research
1400 Tenth Street, Room 121
Sacramento, CA 95814

DATE: January 11, 2022

PROJECT NAME: City of Santa Clarita Two-Unit Residential Development and Urban Lot Split Ordinance
(Master Case No. 21-224)

PROJECT LOCATION: Citywide

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of amending the City’s Unified Development Code through the adoption of a two-unit residential development and urban lot split ordinance. The proposed amendments are in accordance with California Government Code Section 65852.21 and 66411.7.

PROJECT APPLICANT: City of Santa Clarita Department of Community Development (Contact: Erika Iverson; 661.255.4962)

This is to advise that the [ ] Director of Public Works [ ] Planning Commission [X] City Council of the City of Santa Clarita has approved the above project on January 11, 2022. Review of the project by the Department of Community Development found that the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act.

EXEMPT STATUS: Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n), the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Division 13 of the Public Resources Code (commencing with Section 21000). As the City is adopting an ordinance to implement the provisions of Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7, the proposed amendments are exempt from CEQA.

Person or agency carrying out the project: City of Santa Clarita

This is to certify that the Notice of Exemption with comments/responses and record of project approval is available for public review at:

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite #302
Santa Clarita, California 91355
(661) 255-4330

Contact Person/Title: Erika Iverson, Associate Planner

Signature:

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Agenda Item: 10

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA

AGENDA REPORT

NEW BUSINESS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:

DATE: January 11, 2022
SUBJECT: FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF

THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND
RESTATING CHAPTER 15.44 INTEGRATED WASTE

MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood Services
PRESENTER: Darin Seegmiller

RECOMMENDED ACTION

City Council introduce and pass to second reading, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING CHAPTER 15.44 INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT.”

BACKGROUND

In September 2016, Senate Bill 1383 (SB1383) (Lara, Chapter 395, Statutes of 2016, Short- Lived Climate Pollutants: Methane Emissions Reductions) was signed into law. This legislation was the most significant waste reduction mandate to be adopted in California in the last 30 years.

According to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), landfills are the third largest source of methane in California. Approximately 34 percent of landfill space is comprised of organic waste. Food waste alone accounts for approximately 17-18 percent of total landfill disposal. The decomposition of organic waste in landfills is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, which are major contributors to climate change.

The goal of SB1383 is to reduce organic waste disposal by 75 percent and increase edible food recovery by 20 percent by 2025, thereby diverting organic waste from landfills and reducing methane emissions. SB1383 requires all jurisdictions to implement a mandatory organic recycling ordinance obligating all businesses and residences to have access to recycling programs that capture food scraps, landscaping waste, and other organic waste materials.

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local ordinance for the first two years of such ordinance being in effect. However, beginning in January 2024, cities must take progressive enforcement actions against organic waste generators that are not in compliance with the local ordinance. Staff analysis of SB1383 shows that cities and counties are required to:

• Provide organic waste collection to all residents and businesses • Develop and adopt an ordinance by January 2022
• Implement an edible food recovery program
• Establish a procurement policy to purchase paper products made with recycled content and purchase recycled organic waste products
• Provide outreach and education for generators, haulers, facilities, edible food recovery organizations, and municipal departments
• Maintain accurate compliance records
• Monitor compliance and conduct enforcement

The new solid waste franchise agreements are set to begin July 1, 2023.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION

Other action as determined by the City Council.

FISCAL IMPACT

None by this action.

ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance
Exhibit A - SC Municipal Code Section 15.44 SB1383 Compliance - Final (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
SC Municipal Code Section 15.44 SB 1383 Compliance - Redline Version (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
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ORDINANCE NO. 22-___

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING
CHAPTER 15.44 INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT

WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989, commonly referred to as Assembly Bill (AB939), codified in substantial part at Public Resources Code § 40000 et. seq., requires each local jurisdiction in the State to divert 50 percent of discarded materials (base year 1990, state methodology) from landfills, and transformation facilities; and

WHEREAS, AB341 (Chesbro) was enacted by the California Legislature making it a policy goal of the State to divert 75 percent of solid waste away from the landfills by 2020, through source reduction, recycling and composting; and

WHEREAS, AB1826 (Chesbro) was enacted by the California Legislature requiring a business that generates more than two cubic yards of commercial solid waste per week, including multi-family residential complexes to arrange for recycling services specifically for organic waste; and

WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1383 (SB1383), the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016 (Lara), requires California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to develop regulations to reduce organics in landfills as a source of methane. The regulations place requirements on multiple entities including cities, counties, residential households, commercial businesses and business owners, commercial edible food generators, haulers, self-haulers, food recovery organizations, and food recovery services to support achievement of statewide organic waste disposal reduction targets; and

WHEREAS, SB1383 requires cities to adopt and enforce an ordinance or enforceable mechanism to implement relevant provisions of SB1383 regulations. This ordinance will also help reduce food insecurity by requiring commercial edible food generators to arrange to have the maximum amount of their edible food waste, that would otherwise be disposed, be recovered for human consumption; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to California Constitution Article 11, § 7, as implemented in part by Public Resources Code § 40059, and the Santa Clarita Municipal Code Chapter 15.44, the City of Santa Clarita (City) has the authority to regulate solid waste generation in the City; and

WHEREAS, organic waste constitutes a substantial percentage of the waste stream in the State and these materials have significant potential for waste reduction and recycling; and

WHEREAS, diverting organic waste from landfills reduces greenhouse gas generation into the environment.

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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Amendment of Chapter 15.44 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code entitled “Integrated Waste Management” is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as shown in Exhibit A, incorporated herein by this reference.

SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days from its passage and adoption.

SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this_______day of _____________ 2022.

______________________________
MAYOR
ATTEST:

CITY CLERK

DATE:___________________________

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.

CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )

I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 22-______ was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 11th day of January 2022. That thereafter, said ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 25h day of January, 2022, by the following vote, to wit:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:

AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance 22- and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).

______________________________

CITY CLERK

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