Agenda Item: 10
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: July 9, 2024
SUBJECT: SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN
CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: David Peterson
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 22-001, AND SPECIFIC PLAN 22-002 (MASTER CASE 22-105) TO AMEND THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA’S ZONING MAP AND CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF ASSOCIATED ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBERS FROM REGIONAL COMMERCIAL TO SPECIFIC PLAN.”
BACKGROUND
The General Plan identifies the Valencia Town Center area (Area) as a “major [center] of the community” and “…a focal point for cultural, civic, educational, and shopping activities serving the entire Santa Clarita Valley.” As such, a specific plan provides the ideal mechanism for providing long-term, managed development that both achieves a balance of commercial and residential land uses and continues to establish the Valencia Town Center area as a premier destination within the community.
The goals of the Town Center Specific Plan (TCSP) are as follows:
• Define a Vision for Development: Create a timeless, long-term vision for development within the Area that is consistent with the City of Santa Clarita’s (City) General Plan and Housing Element.
• Provide a Balance of Land Uses: Create a balanced mix of retail, dining, entertainment, hospitality, commercial, and residential opportunities to further establish the Area as a premier regional destination.
• Create Great Places: Create a distinct sense of place that is unique to the Area via creative
use of urban design, iconic architecture, signature vistas, a vibrant public realm, and gathering spaces.
• Establish a Flexible Framework: Create a flexible framework for future development that is practical, buildable, and fosters the potential for numerous development possibilities.
City Council Action
On May 21, 2024, the Planning Commission adopted resolutions recommending the City Council approve Master Case 22-105 and certify the associated environmental document. Their motion included the addition of six proposed text changes to the TCSP document itself for City Council consideration.
At their regular meeting on June 25, 2024, the City Council, by a unanimous vote, adopted resolutions that approve the project, including the recommended text changes put forward by the Planning Commission, certified the associated Final Program Environmental Impact Report, and pass to second reading an ordinance that would approve the TCSP and amend the City’s zoning map.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other actions as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The project was funded entirely by a $500,000 LEAP Grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development in September 2020. There is no impact to the General Fund. All financial obligations for future development would be the responsibility of project applicants.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance