Agenda Item: 7
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: September 12, 2023
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM NON-URBAN 5 TO
MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ESTABLISH THE JOBS
CREATION OVERLAY ZONE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SHADOWBOX STUDIOS PROJECT (MASTER CASE 21-109)
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: Erika Iverson
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council waive reading of the text and consent to read by title only, as listed on the agenda, and adopt an ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 21-001 (MASTER CASE 21-109) TO AMEND THE CITY’S ZONING MAP AND CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBERS 2834-002-046, 2834-003-044, 2834- 016-041, 2834-017-021, 2834-001-014, 2834-005-041, 2834-004-045, 2834-014-043, AND 2834-015-021 FROM NON-URBAN 5 TO MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ESTABLISH THE JOBS CREATION OVERLAY ZONE ACROSS ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBERS 2834-021-034, 2834-001-034, 2834-011-021, 2834-010-043, 2834-008-039, 2834- 001-015, 2834-006-041, 2834-007-045, 2834-013-041, 2834-021-023, 2834-005-041, 2834-004- 045, 2834-014-043, AND 2834-015-021.”
BACKGROUND
On August 22, 2023, the City Council conducted a public hearing to consider Master Case 21- 109, and associated entitlements, to permit the development of the Shadowbox Studios project, consisting of a nearly 1.3 million square foot film and television studio campus on approximately 93 acres, located at the northeast corner of Railroad Avenue and 13th Street.
After the close of the public hearing, the City Council voted 4-0 (Recusal by Councilmember Weste) to:
1. Adopt a resolution certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2022030762)
prepared for the project and adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and making the appropriate findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. Adopt a resolution approving Master Case 21-109, including, Architectural Design Review 21-016; Conditional Use Permit 21-010; Development Review 21-012; General Plan Amendment 21-002; Hillside Development Review 21-001; Minor Use Permit 21-016; Oak Tree Permit (Class 4) 421-001; Ridgeline Alteration Permit 21-001; Zone Change 21-001; and Tentative Tract Map 83513, subject to the conditions of approval.
3. Introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance changing the General Plan and zoning designation from Non-Urban 5 (NU5) on a 51.1-acre portion of the project site to Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MXN) and to establish the Jobs Creation Overlay Zone over a 53.4-acre portion of the project site.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no direct fiscal impacts anticipated with this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance