CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROJECT TITLE: TOWN CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
APPLICATION: Master Case 22-1 05: General Plan Amendment 22-003, Zone Change 22-001, Specific Plan 22-002
PROJECT APPLICANT: City of Santa Clarita
PROJECT LOCATION: The project are a consists of approximately 111-acres and is bound by Magic Mountain Parkway to the north, Valencia Boulevard to the south and east, and by McBean Parkway to the west, with a 3.7-acre portion located on the southwest side of McBean Parkway, adjacent to the McBean Regional Transit Center.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Town Center Specific Plan (TCSP) is a long-range land use plan that establishes a vision for the Specific Plan Area (SPA). Goals for the plan include: 1) Creating a balanced mix of retail, dining, entertainment, commercial, and residential opportunities to further establish the SPA as a regional destination; 2) Creating a distinct sense of place that is unique to the SPA via creative use of urban design, architecture, and public spaces; 3) Creating a flexible framework for future development that fosters the potential for numerous development possibilities; and 4) Creating a timeless plan that is consistent with the objectives of the General Plan and Housing Element. The TCSP will not result in any new construction, but rather provide a regulatory framework and vision for future development within the SPA.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: On May 21, 2024, the Planning Commi ssion voted 5-0 to recommend that the City Council certify the Draft Final Environmental Impact Repor t prepared for the project and approve the proposed project. Included in the Planning Commission’s motion was a request to make six minor text amendments to the body of the TCSP document.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: A Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) was prepared to identify the project's potential environmental impacts and was available for public review from March 5, 2024 to April 29, 2024. A Notice of Availability was posted and advertised to the public upon release of the DEIR.
The City of Santa Clarita City Council will conduct a public hearing on this matter on the following date:
DATE: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
TIME: At or after 6:00 p.m.
LOCATION: City Hall, Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Blvd., 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 hearings. If you wish to have written comments included in the materials the City Council receives prior to the public hearing, those comments must be submitted to the Community Development Department by Friday, June 14, 2024.
For further information regarding this proposal, you may contact David Peterson, Senior Planner, by appointment, at the City of Santa Clarita Permit Center: 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. Telephone: (661) 284- 1406. Website: http://www.santaclarita.gov/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: David Peterson, Senior Planner.
Mary Cusick, MMC
City Clerk
Published: The Signal, June 4, 2024