CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROJECT: Master Case 19-115: Consideration of a Pre-Annexation Agreement and City participation in the BOLD program for the Tesoro Highlands development
PROJECT LOCATION: 1,274.6 acres located north of Copper Hill Drive and west of San Francisquito Canyon Road, within the Tesoro del Valle Annexation area.
PROJECT APPLICANT: BLC Tesoro LLC.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: On November 7, 2018, Los Angeles County (County) approved VTTM 51644-1 (Tesoro Highlands), to allow for the subdivision of 1,274.6 acres of land into 811 lots, including 696 single-family residence lots, nine multi-family residence lots developed with 124 detached- condominium units, 15 debris basin lots, 12 water quality basin lots, three water tank lots, one helipad lot, five senior recreation area lots, one senior recreation center lot, six linear park lots, nine private park lots, one private recreation center lot, 29 open space lots, and 24 private driveway/private and future street lots, for a total of 820 residential dwelling units. The entirety of VTTM 51644-1 is located within the Tesoro del Valle Annexation area, approved by the City Council on November 12, 2019. In order to better understand how annexation will affect the approved project, BLC Tesoro LLC, has requested a Pre- Annexation Agreement with the City of Santa Clarita. In accordance with Section 17.27.100 of the City’s Unified Development Code, a public hearing is required.
In addition, the applicant is requesting the City of Santa Clarita conduct a public hearing with respect to the proposed participation by the City of Santa Clarita (the “Local Agency”) in the Bond Opportunities for Land Development (“BOLD”) program of the California Municipal Finance Authority (“CMFA”).
Participation in said program will enable the property owner of the Tesoro Highlands development to finance public capital improvements and/or development impact fees for public capital improvements imposed on new development within the boundaries of the Local Agency. Said public capital improvements, if financed, will be among the public capital improvements required in connection with the Tesoro Highlands development. The public capital improvements include the extension of Avenida Rancho Tesoro and the payment of Bridge and Thoroughfare development impact fees and will be of a type and nature authorized under the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (California Government Code section 53311 et seq.). Participation is said program does not itself authorize the Local Agency to impose additional public capital improvements or new or additional development impact fees on any property owner.
The City of Santa Clarita City Council will conduct a public hearing on this matter on the following date:
DATE: May 24, 2022
TIME: At or after 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: City of Santa Clarita, Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Boulevard, First Floor
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
If you wish to challenge the action taken on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or written correspondence delivered to the City of Santa Clarita, at or prior to, the public hearing.
For further information regarding this proposal, please contact the case planner at the City of Santa Clarita Clerk’s Office by appointment, 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 120, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
Telephone: (661) 255-4330. E-mail: [email protected].
Mary Cusick, MMC
City Clerk
Published: The Signal, May 3, 2021