Santa Clarita City Council
June 10, 2025

MetroWalk Specific Plan
Prepared for:

Blumax Santa Clarita, LLC
2001 Wilshire Boulevard, Ste. 401
Santa Monica, California 90403
Contact: Adam Browning
Prepared by:

FEBRUARY 2021
MARCH 2025
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page No.

1.0 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 1-1

1.1 Intent and Purpose of Specific Plan................................................................ 1-1

1.2 Organization of the Specific Plan ................................................................... 1-2

1.3 Project Location................................................................................................. 1-3

1.3.1 Location .................................................................................................. 1-3

1.3.2 Surrounding Uses ................................................................................. 1-3

1.3.3 Site Characteristics................................................................................ 1-4

1.4 Authority............................................................................................................ 1-4

1.5 The Specific Plan’s Relationship to the General Plan and Santa Clarita Municipal Code................................................................................................. 1-4

1.5.1 Relationship to the General Plan ........................................................ 1-4

1.5.2 Relationship to the Santa Clarita Municipal Code........................... 1-5

1.6 Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act ........................... 1-5

1.6.1 Senate Bill 226 CEQA Streamlining.................................................... 1-5

1.6.2 Senate Bill 743 (Steinberg, 2013).......................................................... 1-6

1.7 Compliance with Other Laws and Regulations............................................ 1-6

1.7.1 Global Warming Solutions Act ........................................................... 1-6

1.7.2 The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act ........... 1-6

1.7.3 Southern California Association of Governments ........................... 1-7

2.0 DEVELOPMENT PLAN ............................................................................................. 2-1

2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Specific Plan Objectives.................................................................................... 2-1

2.3 Land Use Plan.................................................................................................... 2-2

2.3.1 Land Use Designation Zones .............................................................. 2-5

2.3.2 Conceptual Development Scenarios (Residential Zones)Planning Areas ....................................................................................................... 2-5

2.4 Mobility Plan ................................................................................................... 2-11

2.4.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 2-11

2.4.2 Existing Regional Circulation and Access....................................... 2-11

2.4.3 Local Roadway Circulation and Access .......................................... 2-12

2.4.4 Parking Plan......................................................................................... 2-13

2.5 Landscape Plan................................................................................................ 2-25

2.6 Open Space, Parks and Recreation Plan ...................................................... 2-25

2.7 Sustainability Plan .......................................................................................... 2-26

2.7.1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 2-26

2.7.2 Application of Project Design Features ........................................... 2-26 MetroWalk Specific Plan ii February 2025

3.0 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN ...................................................... 3-1

3.1 Purpose and Intent............................................................................................ 3-1

3.2 Grading Plan...................................................................................................... 3-1

3.2.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................. 3-1

3.2.2 Proposed Conditions ............................................................................ 3-1

3.3 Drainage/Water Quality................................................................................... 3-2

3.3.1 Existing Conditions............................................................................... 3-2

3.3.2 Proposed Conditions ............................................................................ 3-2

3.4 Water Service/Recycled Water........................................................................ 3-4

3.4.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................. 3-4

3.4.2 Proposed Conditions ............................................................................ 3-4

3.5 Wastewater Service........................................................................................... 3-5

3.5.1 Existing Conditions............................................................................... 3-5

3.5.2 Proposed Conditions ............................................................................ 3-6

3.6 Dry Utilities........................................................................................................ 3-6

3.6.1 Existing Conditions .............................................................................. 3-6

3.6.2 Proposed Conditions ............................................................................ 3-6

4.0 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.......................................................................... 4-1

4.1 Purpose and Intent............................................................................................ 4-1

4.2 Consistency with Adopted Plans.................................................................... 4-1

4.3 Relationship to City’s Unified Development Code...................................... 4-1

4.4 Existing Uses and Severability........................................................................ 4-1

4.5 Administration .................................................................................................. 4-2

4.6 Land Use Designations .................................................................................... 4-2

4.6.1 Land Use Plan and Zones .................................................................... 4-2

4.7 Allowed Land Uses/Permit Requirements.................................................... 4-2

4.7.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 4-2

4.7.2 Residential (R) Use Types .................................................................... 4-3

4.7.3 Open Space (OS) Use Types ................................................................ 4-4

4.8 Site Development Standards ........................................................................... 4-5

4.8.1 Purpose and Intent................................................................................ 4-5

4.8.2 Development Standards....................................................................... 4-5

4.9 TransferDevelopment Adjustment Regulations........................................... 4-7

4.9.1 Planning Area Transfers ...................................................................... 4-7

4.9.2 Planning Area Boundary, Acreage, and Adjustments .................... 4-8

4.10 Signage Regulations ......................................................................................... 4-9

4.10.1 Purpose and Intent................................................................................ 4-9

4.10.2 Applicability and Conformance ....................................................... 4-10

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4.11.1 Purpose and Intent.............................................................................. 4-10

4.11.2 Parking Regulations............................................................................ 4-10

5.0 DESIGN GUIDELINES .............................................................................................. 5-1

5.1 Purpose and Intent............................................................................................ 5-1

5.2 General Guidelines ........................................................................................... 5-1

5.2.1 Design Themes ...................................................................................... 5-1

5.2.2 Site Planning .......................................................................................... 5-1

5.2.3 Architecture ........................................................................................... 5-2

5.2.4 Fencing.................................................................................................... 5-2

5.3 Other Applicable Architectural Guidelines .................................................. 5-2

5.3.1 Application Process Guidelines .......................................................... 5-3

6.0 SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION................................................................... 6-1

6.1 Purpose and Intent............................................................................................ 6-1

6.2 Implementation Procedures ............................................................................ 6-1

6.3 Phasing ............................................................................................................... 6-1

6.4 Relationship with The City’s Unified Development Code Specific Plan Administration, Review, and Amendments ................................................. 6-1

6.4.1 Substantial Conformance for Minor Deviations............................... 6-2

6.4.2 Substantial Conformance Procedure; Adjustments, Variances, and Minor Use Permit for Parking Reductions Procedure..................... 6-3

6.4.3 Specific Plan Amendments and Major Modifications ..................... 6-4

FIGURES
Figure 1.0-1 Regional Location................................................................................................ 1-8 Figure 1.0-2 Site Vicinity ......................................................................................................... 1-9 Figure 1.0-3 Plan Area Aerial................................................................................................. 1-10 Figure 1.0-4 Development Surrounding Specific Plan........................................................... 1-11 Figure 1.0-5 Project Site Photos............................................................................................. 1-12 Figure 2.0-1 Land Use Plan...................................................................................................... 2-8 Figure 2.0-2a Conceptual Site Plan – Scenario A 2-9
Figure 2.0-2b Conceptual Site Plan Alternative – Scenario B 2-10 Figure 2.0-23 Mobility Plan ..................................................................................................... 2-16 Figure 2.0-34 Pedestrian Pathways........................................................................................... 2-17 Figure 2.0-45 Lost Canyon Road.............................................................................................. 2-18 Figure 2.0-56 Harriman Drive .................................................................................................. 2-19 Figure 2.0-67 Cooper Street Section ........................................................................................ 2-20 Figure 2.0-78 Drive Aisle Entry ............................................................................................... 2-21 Figure 2.0-89 Private Drive Section Carport............................................................................ 2-22 Figure 2.0-910Private Drive Parallel Parking ........................................................................... 2-23 MetroWalk Specific Plan iv February 2025
Figure 2.0-110Private Drive Section No Parking...................................................................... 2-24 Figure 2.0-1112 Conceptual Landscape Plan ................................................................... 2-29 Figure 2.0-132Conceptual Landscape Plan ............................................................................... 2-30 Figure 2.0-143Conceptual Open Space Plan............................................................................. 2-31 Figure 2.0-154Conceptual Park and Recreation Enlargements................................................. 2-32 Figure 2.0-165Conceptual Parks and Recreation Enlargements ............................................... 2-33 Figure 2.0-176Conceptual Parks and Recreation Enlargements ............................................... 2-34 Figure 2.0-187Conceptual Park Illustrative Plan....................................................................... 2-35 Figure 2.0-198Multi-Use Trail Plan .......................................................................................... 2-36 Figure 3.0-1 Conceptual Grading Plan ..................................................................................... 3-8 Figure 3.0-2 Drainage Plan....................................................................................................... 3-9 Figure 3.0-3 Conceptual On-Site Potable and Non-Potable Water Systems.......................... 3-10 Figure 3.0-4 Conceptual Wastewater Systems....................................................................... 3-11 Figure 3.0-5 Conceptual Dry Utilities.................................................................................... 3-12 TABLES

2.0-1 Specific Plan Land Use Summary............................................................................... 2-3

2.0-2 Land Use Plan Statistical Summary ........................................................................... 2-4

2.0-3 Parking Summary ....................................................................................................... 2-14

4.0-1 Site Development Standards Matrix (PA-1, PA-2, PEA-3 and PA-4).................... 4-7

4.0-2 Parking Requirements Matrix1, 2, 3............................................................................. 4-10

APPENDICES

1.0-1 Legal Description

1.0-2 General Plan Consistency Analysis

1.0-3 Tentative Tract Map No. 83087

4.0-1 Conceptual Landscape Plan

5.0-1 Plan Renderings
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTENT AND PURPOSE OF SPECIFIC PLAN
The MetroWalk Specific Plan (Specific Plan) contains the development plans, infrastructure development plans, development regulations, design guidelines, and implementation program necessary to achieve the orderly and compatible development of MetroWalk, a new transitoriented residential community directly south of the Vista Canyon Specific Plan that was approved by the City of Santa Clarita (City) in 2011. The Specific Plan facilitates additional highquality, attainably priced, multifamily residential apartments and townhomes, and single-family homes and duplexes in proximity to the new City/Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station and Vista Canyon Town Center amenities and services. While separate and standalone, this Specific Plan serves as a natural extension of the Vista Canyon Specific Plan and is consistent and compatible with the provisions contained in the Vista Canyon Specific Plan, as well as the goals and policies of the City of Santa Clarita General Plan (General Plan). The MetroWalk Specific Plan was prepared in conjunction with a zone change request to change the zoning of the site from Business Park (BP) to Specific Plan (SP). The City of Santa Clarita Municipal Code (SCMC), Section 17.37.030 (Specific Plan (SP) Zone), establishes the Specific Plan zoning designation, and indicates that specific allowable uses, maximum intensity standards, and development standards shall be determined by the adopted specific plan. Therefore, this Specific Plan will achieve the purposes of the City’s SP Zone, and will serve as the zoning code for the Specific Plan site (described more fully in Section 2.0, Development Plan).

In April 2020, the applicant filed a development application (Master Case No. 20-045) with the City. As required by the City, the applicant is requestingrequested the following discretionary land use entitlement approvals to facilitate adoption of the Specific Plan in February 2021:
(a) General Plan Amendment and Zone Change (GPA/ZC). The property is currentlywas previously zoned and designated Business Park (BP) in both the City’s Zoning Code and General Plan. To accommodate the project, the applicant requests that the City approved a Zone Change and General Plan Land Use Element Amendment to revise the land use zone/designation for the property from Business Park (BP) to Specific Plan (SP). A new SP land use zone/designation for the property will ensure that the development of the site is consistent and compatible with the Vista Canyon Specific Plan to the north. (b) Metro Walk Specific Plan. The applicant is proposing the adoption of tThis Specific Plan, which would establishes the zoning, development plans, regulations, guidelines, and implementation provisions governing development within the Specific Plan site. The Specific Plan serves as a guide to implementation of the City’s General Plan goals, policies, and objectives. Key components of the proposed Specific Plan include the land use plan, permitted use chart, development standards, circulation plan, conceptual landscape plan, pedestrian plan, trails plan, and sustainability plan.

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(c) Tentative Tract Map No. 83087. The applicant is proposing to The TTM organizes the property into five lotsfour Planning Areas (PA), one for each residential product type, and subdivides the property to facilitate construction of up to 498 residential units (including 179 market-rate apartments, 119 age-qualified apartments, 50 affordable senior apartments, inclusive of one manager unit, and 150 townhomes). Other components of the Specific Plan include parking, courtyards, community rooms, parks and playground, landscape/open space, club houses, trails, paths and private drives. (d) Development Review and Architectural Design Review. The applicant is proposing development plans for a new, multi-family residential apartment and townhome development that allows for single-family dwelling, duplex, apartment and townhome development. As such, a development review and architectural design review are were proposed by the applicant in accordance with the provisions of SCMC Chapter 17.23, Sections 17.23.110 and 17.23.120, in order to safeguard and enhance the appearance and quality of development in the City.

Procedures and requirements for subsequent development applications and discretionary approvals are provided in Section 6.0, Specific Plan Implementation.

1.2 ORGANIZATION OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN
The Specific Plan is divided into six sections. The content of each section is described below.

Section 1.0, Introduction, describes the intent, purpose, structure, and organization of the Specific Plan. The section also describes the Specific Plan location, surrounding land uses, and site characteristics, including existing and planned land use designations. In addition, the section describes the site’s characteristics and existing conditions, and discusses the Specific Plan authorization. The section also addresses the relationship between the Specific Plan and the Santa Clarita General Plan, SCMC, and other laws and regulations.

Section 2.0, Development Plan, identifies the Specific Plan objectives and development plans, including the land use plan, conceptual development scenario, land use plan statistics, mobility plan, sustainability plan, landscape plan, parks and recreation plan, and parking plan. Each plan is described in detail in this section.

Section 3.0, Infrastructure Development Plan, describes the infrastructure and utilities needed to serve the Specific Plan site. Specifically, the section describes the backbone infrastructure systems (sewer, water, recycled water, water quality, and storm drainage), and utilities (e.g., gas, electricity), needed to support the Specific Plan site.

Sections 4.0, Development Regulations, sets forth the Specific Plan’s land use designation zones, site development standards, allowed land uses and permit requirements, permitted accessory uses, parking, and signage restrictions, and other regulations.

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Section 5.0, Design Guidelines, address design themes, site planning, and architectural themes for each of the major land use designation zones within the Specific Plan.

Section 6.0, Specific Plan Implementation, describes the Specific Plan implementation procedures.

The Specific Plan, Volume II, includes appendices supporting the Specific Plan, including a legal description of the property (Appendix 1.0-1); General Plan Consistency Analysis (Appendix 1.0- 2); Tentative Tract Map No. 83087 (Appendix 1.0-3); and Renderings of the development contemplated by the Specific Plan (Appendix 5.0-1).

1.3 PROJECT LOCATION

1.3.1 Location
The Specific Plan site consists of approximately 20.4 gross acres located in the northeastern portion of the Santa Clarita Valley within the City of Santa Clarita. The City, located in the center of the Santa Clarita Valley, is approximately 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The City generally is bound by Interstate 5 (I-5) and State Route 14 (SR-14) to the east, west, and south, and is about 1 mile from the Angeles National Forest boundary to the north and east. The Santa Clarita Valley planning area encompasses several distinct communities both within the City limits and in the surrounding unincorporated areas. The existing communities within the City include most of Newhall, Valencia, Saugus, and Canyon Country, with sub-communities of Sand Canyon and Placerita Canyon. The communities within the unincorporated areas are Stevenson Ranch, Castaic Junction, Val Verde, Hasley Canyon, and Castaic. The Specific Plan site is located within the Canyon Country community of the Santa Clarita Valley planning area.

Figure 1.0-1, Regional Location, depicts the Specific Plan site in relation to the region. Figure 1.0- 2, Vicinity Map, illustrates the Specific Plan vicinity. Figure 1.0-3, Plan Area Aerial, illustrates the physical characteristics of the Specific Plan site and vicinity.

1.3.2 Surrounding Uses
The Specific Plan site is located immediately south of the Vista Canyon Specific Plan area, which is approved for residential and mixed-use transit-oriented development and is currently under construction. Colony Townhomes, a multifamily residential community, is directly west of the Specific Plan site. To the south is the existing Metrolink rail line and the Fair Oaks Ranch/West Sand Canyon Annexation area, which consists of single-family and multifamily residential units, an elementary school, community park, and vacant land. A commercial horse breeding facility with accessory residential and barn structures are located to the east of the Specific Plan site.

Additionally, the eastern half of the Specific Plan site is within the Significant Ecological Area Overlay Zone (SEA). Figure 1.0-4, Development Surrounding Specific Plan, depicts the surrounding development in relation to the Specific Plan site.

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1.3.3 Site Characteristics
The Specific Plan site is a 20.4-acre vacant infill site directly accessible by one existing roadway, Lost Canyon Road, which borders the site to the west. Regional access to and from the MetroWalk Specific Plan site will also be made possible through the Vista Canyon Specific Plan area to the north. Vista Canyon Road Bridge, currently under construction in the Vista Canyon Specific Plan site as of the date of this Specific Plan, will connect the Vista Canyon Plan Area with Soledad Canyon Road and Antelope Valley Highway. The Specific Plan site is bordered by the Metrolink rail to the south, which is held by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for Los Angeles County. This rail corridor includes the Metrolink Santa Clarita/Antelope Valley commuter line and freight service.

Figure 1.0-5, Site Photographs, illustrates the existing conditions within the Specific Plan site.

The site is irregularly shaped and generally flat. From the rail corridor the site drains northwest toward the Santa Clara River. With the exception of various utility easements on site, there are no other natural or historic conditions of significance. Existing site elevations range from a high of 1,505 elevation in the central southeast portion of the Specific Plan site to a low of 1,481 elevation in the northwest portion of the site.

1.4 AUTHORITY
The Specific Plan has been prepared pursuant to the provisions of the California Government Code, Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3, Article 8, Sections 65450 through 65457. The California Government Code authorizes jurisdictions to adopt specific plans by resolution as policy documents or by ordinance as regulatory documents. The law allows preparation of specific plans, as may be required for the systematic execution of the General Plan and further allows for their adoption and amendment. The Specific Plan is regulatory in nature and will serve as the zoning code for the Specific Plan site. The Specific Plan is prepared in accordance with SCMC, Section 17.37.030 (Specific Plan (SP) Zone), which establishes the specific plan zoning designation and indicates that specific allowable uses, maximum intensity standards, and development standards shall be determined by the adopted specific plan. Development plans, tract maps, parcel maps and other entitlement requests processed in conjunction with the Specific Plan must be consistent with both the Specific Plan and the City’s General Plan.

1.5 THE SPECIFIC PLAN’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND SANTA

CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE

1.5.1 Relationship to the General Plan
The Specific Plan implements the goals and policies of the City’s General Plan. Appendix 1.0-2, General Plan Consistency Analysis, contains an analysis of the Specific Plan’s consistency with the City’s General Plan.

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1.5.2 Relationship to the Santa Clarita Municipal Code
The Specific Plan will be incorporated into the SCMC and provide the allowable land uses, development regulations, design guidelines, and implementation procedures for the property within the boundary of the Specific Plan. The regulations contained within the Specific Plan are in addition to those set forth in the planning, zoning, and subdivision provisions of the SCMC, and do not convey any rights not otherwise granted under the provisions and procedures contained in the SCMC or other ordinances, except as specifically provided for herein. Whenever the Specific Plan contains provisions that establish regulations, including, but not limited to, uses, densities, intensities, heights, parking, signage, open space, and landscaping requirements, which are different from, or more restrictive or permissive than would be allowed pursuant to the provisions of the SCMC, the Specific Plan shall prevail and supersede the applicable provisions of the SCMC.

1.6 COMPLIANCE WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT The MetroWalk Specific Plan project qualifies as a Transit Priority Project per Senate Bill (SB) 375’s CEQA reform provisions and is consistent with Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) and its associated climate goals.

As such, the MetroWalk Specific Plan project will use a streamlined review and analysis of the project consistent with the SCS. As part of this modified environmental review and analysis, an expedited Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment for Transit Priority Projects, consistent with the SCS, will be prepared. Under SB 375’s streamlined review and analysis, the Metropolitan Transportation Plan/SCS Environmental Impact Report serves as a first-tier environmental document under CEQA.

1.6.1 Senate Bill 226 CEQA Streamlining
In 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed into legislation SB 226, which became effective in 2013. SB 226 streamlined the environmental review process for eligible infill projects by limiting the topics subject to review at the project level where the effects of infill development have been addressed in a planning level decision or by uniformly applicable development policies.

Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.3, a project may be eligible for streamlining if it does the following:
• Is located in an urban area on a previously developed site or surrounded by urban uses (75% of perimeter);
• Satisfies performance standards in CEQA Guidelines Appendix M; and • Is consistent with the general use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies in SCAG’s SCS.

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1.6.2 Senate Bill 743 (Steinberg, 2013)
SB 743 made several changes to CEQA for projects located in areas served by transit. SB 743 proposes to eliminate auto delay, level of services, and other similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion as a basis for determining significant impacts. It also creates a new exemption for certain projects that are consistent with a Specific Plan, and eliminates the need to evaluate aesthetic and parking impacts of a project in some circumstances.

1.7 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS

1.7.1 Global Warming Solutions Act
The Global Warming Solutions Act (Assembly Bill [AB] 32) of 2006 established a comprehensive program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. AB 32 requires the California Air Resources Board to develop regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. As of January 1, 2012, the greenhouse gas rules and market mechanisms adopted by the California Air Resources Board took effect and are legally enforceable. The reduction goal for 2020 is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% of the current rate to meet the 1990 level, and a reduction of 80% of current rates by 2050. The AB 32 Scoping Plan contains the main strategies California will use to reduce greenhouse gases. The Scoping Plan has a range of greenhouse gas reduction actions that include direct regulations, alternative compliance mechanisms, monetary and nonmonetary incentives, voluntary actions, market-based mechanisms such as a cap-and-trade system, and an AB 32 program implementation regulation to fund the program.

1.7.2 The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act The Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (SB 375) of 2008 provides incentives for cities and developers to bring housing and jobs closer together and improve public transit.

The goal behind SB 375 is to reduce automobile commuting trips and thus help meet the statewide targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions set by AB 32. This mandate requires the California Air Resources Board to determine per capita GHG emission-reduction targets for each metropolitan planning organization (MPO) in the state at two points in the future—2020 and 2035. In turn, each MPO must prepare an SCS that demonstrates how the region will meet its GHG reduction target through integrated land use, housing, and transportation planning.

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1.7.3 Southern California Association of Governments
The Southern California Association of Governments’ Regional Council adopted Connect SoCal, the 2020–2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. Connect SoCal is a longrange visioning plan that balances future mobility and housing needs with economic, environmental, and public health goals. Connect SoCal charts a course for closely integrating land use and transportation so that the region can grow smartly and sustainably. What is at the heart of Connect SoCal are over 4,000 transportation projects—ranging from highway improvements, railroad grade separations, bicycle lanes, new transit hubs and replacement bridges. In addition, Connect SoCal is supported by a combination of transportation and land use strategies that help the region achieve state greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and federal Clean Air Act requirements, preserve open space areas, improve public health and roadway safety, support our vital goods movement industry and use resources more efficiently.

The Specific Plan is consistent with the Connect SoCal in that it also embodies the vision of integrating land use with planned mobility improvements by creating a transit-oriented residential community that connects residents to the new City/Metrolink transit center and new Bus Transfer Station. The Specific Plan also provides open space and recreational resources and accessibility to employment and day-to-day services that support a healthy and balanced quality of life.

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2.0 DEVELOPMENT PLAN

2.1 INTRODUCTION
The Specific Plan is designed to deliver a premier transit-oriented residential community that serves as a functional and visual extension of the new mixed-use Vista Canyon Specific Plan directly north. The MetroWalk Specific Plan is designed to achieve a unified vision with a cohesive architectural theme and an integrated vehicular and pedestrian mobility system connected to the new Vista Canyon Metrolink transit station and Bus Transfer Station. Both Specific Plans are guided by a shared goal of creating a unique community where residents enjoy accessibility to transit, recreation, nearby employment, shopping, and services.

The 20.4-acre site of the MetroWalk Specific Plan provides the opportunity to develop up to 498 residential units, with a diversity of attainably priced residential typologies, including market-rate apartments, age-qualified apartments, affordable senior apartments, and market-rate single-family dwellings, duplexes, and townhomes. The site design concept is intended to maximize walkability and encourage day-to-day interaction within the community. A unifying multi-use path is centrally located and links the Specific Plan with the Metrolink station and Vista Canyon to the north while connecting various private amenities throughout the community, including parks nodes, open space, a central club house and a playground. In addition, the multi-use path terminates at a public plaza at the far eastern area of the Specific Plan, which provides an outdoor publicly accessible amenity adjacent to the Metrolink transit station as well as shopping, trails, and other amenities to the north.

2.2 SPECIFIC PLAN OBJECTIVES
The Specific Plan’s design is based on the following objectives:

1. Create a new transit-oriented community that provides a diversity of attainably-priced residential uses in close proximity to transit, retail/commercial, office, hotel, and recreational uses.

2. Enhance the housing market and support the City of Santa Clarita’s Regional Housing Needs Assessment by providing a variety of housing types and densities to meet the varying needs of future residents.

3. Provide development and a land use pattern that serves as an integrated extension of the Vista Canyon Specific Plan to the north, with coordinated and attractive streetscapes and a high-quality architectural design theme.

4. Arrange land uses to support safe and convenient access to nearby transit and amenities to reduce vehicle miles traveled and energy consumption, and to encourage walking and the use of transit.

5. Design the community to achieve an integrated neighborhood feel and unique sense of place.

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6. Provide a rich set of shared outdoor spaces, including parks, courtyards, pathways and a public plaza.

7. Implement sustainable development principles, including greater energy efficiency, waste reduction, drought-tolerant landscaping, use of water efficiency measures, and use of recycled materials and renewable energy sources.

8. Create and enhance opportunities for non-vehicular travel and encourage pedestrian mobility by providing an internal pedestrian circulation system that links the residential community to the nearby Metrolink station, Bus Transfer Station, schools, parks, trail systems, shopping and employment opportunities.

9. Provide a landscape design that emphasizes a pleasant neighborhood character and inviting streetscapes and gives MetroWalk its own unique outdoor aesthetic.

10. Adopt development regulations that provide a measure of flexibility to respond and adjust to changing economic and market conditions.

2.3 LAND USE PLAN
The Specific Plan’s objectives, above, guide the overall Land Use Plan. The Land Use Plan (Figure

2.0-1) and the Specific Plan Land Use Summary (Table 2.0-1) provide the framework for development of the Specific Plan site. This section establishes the Specific Plan’s land use designation zones (zones) (Residential (R) and Open Space (OS)) by Planning Area and uses/acreage. Table 2.0-1 further identifies the land use types in each zone established by the Specific Plan. Table 2.0-2, Land Use Plan Statistical Summary, is also provided to show the Land Use Plan statistical summary broken down by Planning Area and land use designation (Residential (R) and Open Space (OS)), each of which are linked by a system of pathways and private drives.

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Table 2.0-1
Specific Plan Land Use Summary
Specific Plan
Zone Use Type Other Land Uses Acres (gross)
Dwelling
Units
Residential, R
Single-Family Detached Dwellings,
Duplexes, Multifamily Dwellings1
Private Drives, Private Recreation Areas,
Play Area and Gathering Spaces, Paths,
Landscape Areas, Parking

19.49 4982
Open Space, OS Public Plaza
Public Plaza, Playground, Paths,
Landscape Areas, Water Easement
Parking

0.93 N/A
Total 20.42 4982
Sources: Appendix 1.0-3; Tentative Tract Map (TTM) No. 83087.

1. Multifamily dwelling types include age-restricted apartments, deed-restricted affordable senior apartments, and market-rate townhomes and apartments.

2. In no case shall the Specific Plan site exceed a total of 498 residential units. The number of restricted affordable senior units within the Specific Plan site shall not be less than 50 units, inclusive of one manager unit.

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Table 2.0-1
Specific Plan Summary
Planning Area No. Dwelling Units Other Land Uses Acreage (gross) Planning Area – 1 (PA 1) 179 Private Drives, Private
Recreation Areas, Paths,
Landscape Areas, Parking

7.54 Planning Area – 2 (PA 2) 119 Private Drives, Private Recreation Areas, Paths,
Landscape Areas, Parking

2.33 Planning Area – 3 (PA 3) 50 Private Drives, Private Recreation Areas, Paths,
Landscape Areas, Parking

1.08 Planning Area – 4 (PA 4) 150 Private Drives, Private Recreation Areas, Public
Plaza, Playground, Passive
Play Area and Gathering
Space, Paths, Landscape
Areas, Water Easement
Parking

9.47 Total 498 20.42
Source: Appendix 1.0-3
Note: The Specific Plan allows for a transfer of units between Planning Areas; however, in no event shall the project be permitted to exceed a maximum of 498 residential units.

Table 2.0-2
Land Use Plan Statistical Summary
Planning Area No.

Land Use
Designation1 Use Type
Acres
(gross)
Dwelling
Units
Planning Area – 1 (PA 1) R Attached Market-Rate All-Ages Apartments, Private Recreation
Areas

7.54 179
Planning Area – 2 (PA 2) R Attached Market-Rate AgeQualified Apartments, Private Recreation Areas

2.33 119
Planning Area – 3 (PA 3) R Attached Deed-Restricted
Affordable Senior Apartments

1.08 50
Planning Area – 4 (PA 4) R Attached For-Sale Townhomes 8.54 150 OS Public Plaza 0.93 N/A
Total 20.42 498
Sources: Appendix 1.0-3; Tentative Tract Map No. 83087
1 R = Residential; OS = Open Space
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2.3.1 Land Use Designation Zones
The following two land use designation zones are established by this Specific Plan, and are applied to property within the Specific Plan site, as shown on the Specific Plan Land Use Plan (Figure 2.0-1):

1. Residential (R). The R land use designation zone is applied to areas appropriate for a variety of attached and detached, attainably-priced residential units, including marketrate apartments, age-qualified apartments, affordable senior apartments, and singlefamily dwellings, duplexes, and townhomes, for-sale townhomes, and other similar residential product types, with private drives, parking garages, carports, and surface parking. The R designation includes for rent and for sale units and both market-rate and affordable units. The designation also allows recreational uses, including club houses and a community room, parks, playgrounds and pathways, as well as landscaped areas and courtyards.

2. Open Space (OS). The OS land use designation zone is applied to the public plaza area at the far eastern end of the Specific Plan site, which connects to the new Metrolink station.

2.3.2 Planning Areas

2.3.2 Conceptual Residential Development Scenarios
The Specific Plan allows for up to 498 residential units on approximately 19.5 acres of the Specific Plan site, including a mix of residential dwelling types, such as single-family detached dwellings, duplexes, and multifamily dwellings, including age-qualified apartments, deed-restricted affordable senior apartments, market-rate apartments and townhomes. The Specific Plan includes two potential conceptual site plan scenarios based on the regulations and guidelines defined by the Specific Plan. It should be noted that while the conceptual development plans presented in this Section depict illustrative examples of potential site plan scenarios, Bbuilding footprints, building locations, and residential product types shown are provided for illustrative purposes only and can be modified consistent with the requirements of the Specific Plan.

The first conceptual site plan scenario, Scenario A, shown on Figure 2.0-2a, Conceptual Site Plan – Scenario A and shown as the site plan on all the development plan figures included in this Section 2.0 of the Specific Plan (with the exception of Figure 2.0-2b, which illustrates Scenario B), includes up to 498 dwelling units. This conceptual scenario includes a mix of multifamily dwelling use types, including 50 attached, deed-restricted affordable senior apartments1for lease, 150 attached, for-sale townhomes, 179 attached, market-rate all-ages apartments for lease, and 119 attached, market-rate age-qualified apartments for lease. 1 Except as permitted in Section 4.9, Development Adjustment Regulations.

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Alternatively, the second conceptual site plan scenario, Scenario B, as shown on Figure 2.0-2, Conceptual Site Plan Alternative – Scenario B, includes approximately 325 dwelling units, including a mix of single-family dwelling, duplex, and multifamily dwelling use types. This alternative scenario includes 50 affordable senior apartments1, and 150 townhomes as described above for Scenario A, as well as, up to 125 single-family detached dwellings and/or duplexes ranging in size from approximately 1,500 to 2,500 gross square feet.

Additionally, both conceptual site plan scenarios also include private pool/recreation areas, such as community rooms, clubhouses, park nodes, and playgrounds, as well as courtyards, multi-use pathways, landscaped areas, private drives, and parking areas and garages.

The Specific Plan site is divided into four Planning Areas, as shown onTentative Tract Map No. 83087. Each Planning Area is described below.

Planning Area 1 (PA-1). PA-1 consists of approximately 7.54 acres located within the western portion of the Specific Plan site. This area consists of 179 attached, market-rate all-ages apartments for lease. Units range in size from approximately 500 to 1,100 gross square feet (GSF) and provide a mix of studio/1 bathroom, 1 bedroom/1 bathroom and 2 bedroom/2 bathroom units. PA-1 also includes private pool/recreation areas, including courtyards and a community room, as well as parking areas and private drives. The maximum building height in PA-1 is 50 feet (excluding architectural elements, which can extend up to a maximum of 60 feet). Building footprints, building locations, and residential product types shown on Figure 2.0-1 within PA-1 are provided for illustrative purposes only and can be modified consistent with the requirements of the Specific Plan.

Planning Area 2 (PA-2). PA-2 consists of approximately 2.33 acres located within the central portion of the Specific Plan site. This area consists of 119 attached, market-rate age-qualified apartments for lease. Units provide a mix of 1 bedroom/1 bathroom and 2 bedroom/2 bathroom units measuring approximately 600 GSF and 1,100 GSF, respectively. PA-2 also includes private pool/recreation areas, including a park node, multi-use pathway and a community room, as well as parking areas and private drives. The maximum building height in PA-2 is 50 feet (excluding architectural elements, which can extend up to a maximum of 60 feet). Building footprints, building locations, and residential product types shown on Figure 2.0-1 within PA-2 can be modified consistent with the requirements of the Specific Plan.

Planning Area 3 (PA-3). PA-3 consists of approximately 1.08 acres located within the central portion of the Specific Plan site, south of PA-2. This area consists of 50 attached, deed-restricted affordable senior apartments for lease, inclusive of one manager unit. Units are all 1 bedroom/1 bathroom and approximately 650 GSF, with the exception of the Manager’s unit which is a 950- GSF 2 bedroom/2 bathroom unit. PA-3 also includes private recreation areas, including a courtyard and a community room, as well as parking areas and private drives. The maximum building height in PA-3 is 50 feet (excluding architectural elements, which can extend up to a MetroWalk Specific Plan 2-7 February 2025
maximum of 60 feet). Building footprints, building locations, and residential product types shown on Figure 2.0-2 within PA-3 can be modified consistent with the requirements of the Specific Plan.

Planning Area 4 (PA-4). PA-4 consists of approximately 9.47 acres located within the eastern portion of the Specific Plan site. This area consists of 150 attached, for-sale townhomes. Units range in size from approximately 1,300 to 2,300 GSF and provide a mix of 2 bedroom/2.5 bathroom, 3 bedroom/2.5 bathroom and 3 bedroom/2 full, 2 half bathroom units. PA-4 also includes private pool/recreation areas, including park nodes, a club house, playground, and a multi-use path, as well as a public plaza, private drives, and parking garages. The maximum building height in PA-4 is 40 feet (excluding architectural elements, which can extend up to a maximum of 50 feet). Building footprints, building locations, and residential product types shown on Figure 2.0-1 within PA-4 can be modified consistent with the requirements of the Specific Plan.

SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-1
Land Use Plan
FEET
0’ 60’ 120’
Residential (R)
Open Space (OS)
MetroLink Station

LAND USE DESIGNATION
ZONES

VISTA CANYON SPECIFIC PLAN AREA
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-2a
Conceptual Site Plan – Scenario A
FEET
60’0’ 120’
A: Market-Rate All-Ages Apartments
B: Market-Rate Age-Qualified Apartments
C: Affordable Senior Apartments
D: Townhomes
A
A
B
C
D

APPLICANT

SANTA CLARITA CA

SITE SUMMARY
LOT AREA 345,4
114 (57 DUPLEX TOW
4 SINGLE TOWNHO
118 TOTAL UNITS
59 OPEN PARKING S
NORTH

SITE PLAN YIELD
scale: 1" = 100'-0"
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10'-0"
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SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-2b
Conceptual Site Plan Alternative – Scenario B
FEET
60’0’ 120’
Single-Family/Duplex Unit
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2.4 MOBILITY PLAN

2.4.1 Introduction
The Specific Plan’s Mobility Plan provides for a transportation/circulation system using private vehicular and non-vehicular modes of transportation in a system of private roadways and pedestrian pathways. The Mobility Plan seeks to implement street sections that slow traffic, create a pleasant walking environment and reduce the urban “heat island” effect.2.0-2 The Specific Plan’s circulation network described below is conceptually shown on Figure 2.0-23, Mobility Plan.

Pedestrian pathways are shown on Figure 2.0-34, Pedestrian Pathways. The exhibits included in this Section are provided for illustrative purposes only and may be modified consistent with the requirements of the Specific Plan, as detailed in Section 4.9 and the implementation procedures in Section 6.0.

The Specific Plan is guided by its proximity and access to the new Metrolink transit center and the new Bus Transfer Station, which provide residents of the Specific Plan an option of riding the train or using transit to travel to and from work and other destinations. Proximity to transit reduces automobile trips and the associated greenhouse gas emissions, thus contributing to local and regional emissions reduction goals. The Mobility Plan connects the community to nearby transit amenities through a central multi-use path that terminates at Metro Plaza, a public plaza, at the far eastern area of the site near the Metrolink transit station. The multi-use path and public plaza are key features of the Specific Plan. The multi-use path connects various recreational amenities across the site, thus creating and enhancing further opportunities for non-vehicular travel and pedestrian mobility. The public plaza features outdoor amenities including outdoor seating, shaded areas, a play area, and pathways to bring residents and the community together in an attractive, lively atmosphere.

The Specific Plan is designed as a pedestrian-oriented community that is easily accessible to nearby services and amenities, including Vista Canyon to the north which features a mix of office, commercial, retail, and residential uses surrounded by a Main Street thoroughfare (Vista Square).

Proximity to Vista Canyon offers residents accessibility to pedestrian-oriented shops, restaurants, and services all within walking distance. The Specific Plan is linked to Vista Canyon through Cooper Street and a second private street to the west, which intersect with Harriman Drive, the main east-west private entrance into the Specific Plan from Lost Canyon Road.

2.4.2 Existing Regional Circulation and Access
The City is served by an existing network of highways, roadways, multi-use trails, commuter rail, and transit service. Primary regional access in the Santa Clarita Valley is provided by I-5, located

2.0-2 The term “heat island” describes built environment areas that are hotter than nearby rural or open areas. Heat islands can affect communities by increasing summertime peak energy demand, air conditioning costs, greenhouse gas emissions, heat-related illness and mortality, and water quality (see http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/index.htm, last updated January 23, 2020).

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south and west of the Specific Plan site. SR-14, located north of the Specific Plan site, also provides a regional link between the Los Angeles basin and the high desert communities of Palmdale and Lancaster. SR-14 connects to I-5 southwest of the Specific Plan site. Soledad Canyon Road provides secondary regional access, paralleling SR-14 along the northern boundary of the Specific Plan site and extending north to Palmdale and Lancaster. Sierra Highway, which intersects Soledad Canyon Road east of the Specific Plan area, also provides secondary regional access north to Palmdale and Lancaster. The Metrolink Antelope Valley line serves the region by connecting the Antelope Valley with points south, including Santa Clarita, to Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. The City also presently is served by a City-owned and operated bus service. Santa Clarita Transit (SCT) provides local and regional bus service, operating local routes within the Santa Clarita Valley and regional routes to and from Los Angeles, Antelope Valley, Van Nuys, and Warner Center. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) also provides commuter service with stops in the Santa Clarita Valley.

2.4.3 Local Roadway Circulation and Access
The Specific Plan Mobility Plan roadway network is designed as an orderly extension of the existing regional circulation pattern in the Santa Clarita Valley and the new local roadway system of the Vista Canyon Specific Plan to the north. The proposed development pattern within the Specific Plan site, integrated with existing roadway alignments, form the basis for this network.

The Mobility Plan is designed to integrate modes of travel, accommodate anticipated traffic demands generated by the Specific Plan, and provide important private roadway improvements that ultimately will connect the Specific Plan to the Vista Canyon Specific Plan and out to Lost Canyon Road, which provides access to the rest of the Santa Clarita Valley.

Primary vehicular access to and from the Specific Plan site will be from Harriman Drive, a new east-west private road that forms the northern boundary of the Specific Plan site. Harriman Drive extends from the approved westerly extension of Lost Canyon Road. As part of the approved Vista Canyon Specific Plan, Lost Canyon Road south of Jakes Way was extended (approximately 800 feet) north from its previous terminus at the northerly abutment of the bridge over the Metrolink rail tracks within Fair Oaks Ranch, past the Specific Plan site to the south and west of the Vista Canyon Specific Plan site. This segment, a public street, has a maximum 90-foot-wide right-of-way and provides two vehicular lanes in each direction with a raised median, and curbs and gutters, parkways, and sidewalks on both sides. Cross sections for each street servicing the Specific Plan site are shown in Figures 2.0-4 through 2.0-10 and described below.

2.4.3.1 Lost Canyon Road
Lost Canyon Road from Via Princessa to Jakes Way is designated as a “Major Highway” in the Santa Clarita General Plan Circulation Element and the Los Angeles County Master Plan of Highways. Per the Vista Canyon Specific Plan, Lost Canyon Road was extended north (approximately 800 feet), from its previous terminus at the northerly abutment of the bridge over the Metrolink rail tracks within Fair MetroWalk Specific Plan 2-13 February 2025
Oaks Ranch. This segment, a public street, has a maximum 90-foot-wide right-of-way and provides two vehicular lanes in each direction with a raised median, and curbs and gutters, parkways, and sidewalks on both sides. This road is depicted in cross-section and plan view in Figure 2.0-45, below.

2.4.3.2 Harriman Drive
Harriman Drive is a two-lane, private street providing primary vehicular access to and from the Specific Plan site and internal circulation for the residential land uses. It has a maximum 54-footwide right-of-way, with curbs and gutters, as well as a sidewalk and parkway on one side.

Harriman Drive is depicted in cross-section and plan view in Figure 2.0-56, below.

2.4.3.3 Cooper Street
Cooper Street is a two-lane, private street, and provides internal circulation for the residential and open space land uses in PA-4. The street has a maximum 44-foot-wide right-of-way with parking, sidewalks, curbs and gutters on both sides. Cooper Street is depicted in cross-section and plan view in Figure 2.0-67, below.

2.4.3.4 Other Internal Private Drives
Internal private drives will be two-lane private streets providing internal circulation for the residential land uses. There are four typical types of internal drives: one that is 28 feet wide with one 14-foot lane in each direction and a 5-foot-wide sidewalk and 4-foot wide parkway on both sides providing access between residential buildings; one that is 26 feet wide, with one 13-foot lane in each direction providing access to residential carports; one that is 38 feet wide with a 14- foot lane in each direction, 10-foot wide parallel parking on one side, and a 4-foot sidewalk on one side and a 6-foot meandering sidewalk on the other; and one that is 28 feet wide inclusive of a 14-foot lane in each direction, and a 4-foot sidewalk on one side. Each private drive contains curbs and gutters on both sides. Private drives are depicted in cross-section and plan view in Figures 2.0-7 through 2.0-10, below.

2.4.4 Parking Plan
The Specific Plan parking plan consists of private residential and guest parking. Under the Specific Plan’s parking plan, the required residential parking supply for the conceptual site plan in Scenario A is 902 parking spaces and 675 parking spaces in Scenario B, including guest parking. This supply is based on a parking demand study provided as part of this project and parking regulations provided in Section 4.0 of this Specific Plan.SCMC parking standards (see SCMC, Chapter 17, Division 5, Use Classifications and Required Parking). Parking regulations are provided in Chapter 4 of this Specific Plan. All parking will be reserved for residents and their guests. A percentage of total parking will include electric vehicle charging stations.

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Table 2.0-3, Parking Summary, provides the required parking supply for each conceptual site plan scenario Planning Area by residential product type, based on the parking regulations outlined in Section 4.0, Development Regulations. The Specific Plan allows for modifications to the residential product types and parking plan consistent with the provisions of this Specific Plan, including all corresponding development regulations and parking regulations set forth in Section

4.0. Table 2.0-3
Parking Summary
Potential Conceptual Site Plan - Scenario A
Residential Product Type Units Per Unit Guest Required
PA-1 Market Rate All-Ages Apartments
S1: Studio/1 Bath 26 1.5 0.5 52
A-1: 1 Bedroom/1 Bath 108 1.5 0.5 216
A-2: 2 Bedroom/2 Bath 45 1.5 0.5 90
Subtotal 179 358
PA-2 Market Rate Age-Qualified Apartments
A-1: 1 Bedroom/1 Bath 86 0.5 0.5 86
A-2: 2 Bedroom/2 Bath 33 0.5 0.5 33
Subtotal 119 119
PA-3 Deed-Restricted Affordable Senior Apartments
A-1: 1 Bedroom/1 Bath 49 0.5 0.5 49
A-2: 2 Bedroom/2 Bath 1 0.5 0.5 1
Subtotal 50 50
PA-4 For-Sale Townhomes
TH-1-A: 2 Bedroom/2.5 Bath 28 2.0 0.5 70
TH-1-B: 3 Bedroom/2.5 Bath 31 2.0 0.5 77.5
TH-2: 3 Bedroom/2 full, 2 half Bath 6 2.0 0.5 15
TH-3: 3 Bedroom/2 full, 2 half Bath 32 2.0 0.5 80
TH-4: 3 Bedroom/2 full, 2 half bath 47 2.0 0.5 117.5
TH-5: 3 Bedroom/2.5 Bath 6 2.0 0.5 15
Subtotal 150 375
Total Required Parking Stalls 498 902
Potential Conceptual Site Plan - Scenario B
Residential Product Type Units Per Unit Guest Required
Single-Family Detached Dwellings and/or Duplexes
Single-Family Dwellings/ Duplexes Up to 125 2 0.5 Up to 312.5 Subtotal 125 Up to 312.5
Deed-Restricted Affordable Senior Apartments
A-1: 1 Bedroom/1 Bath 49 0.5 0.5 49
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A-2: 2 Bedroom/2 Bath 1 0.5 0.5 1
Subtotal 50 50
For-Sale Townhomes
TH-1-A: 2 Bedroom/2.5 Bath 28 2.0 0.5 70
TH-1-B: 3 Bedroom/2.5 Bath 31 2.0 0.5 77.5
TH-2: 3 Bedroom/2 full, 2 half Bath 6 2.0 0.5 15
TH-3: 3 Bedroom/2 full, 2 half Bath 32 2.0 0.5 80
TH-4: 3 Bedroom/2 full, 2 half bath 47 2.0 0.5 117.5
TH-5: 3 Bedroom/2.5 Bath 6 2.0 0.5 15
Subtotal 150 375
Total Required Parking Stalls 325 738

BUS BAY

METROWALK
LEGEND:

TRACT BOUNDARY

CIRCULATION PLAN
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-3
Mobillity Plan
1 INCH=120 FEET
0’ 60’ 120’
Tract Boundary

BUS BAY

METROWALK
LEGEND:
4' CONCRETE PEDESTRIAN WALK
5' CONCRETE PEDESTRIAL WALK
6' CONCRETE PEDESTRIAN WALK
8' D.G. TRAIL
8' CONCRETE PEDESTRIAN WALK

PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY PLAN
7' CONCRETE PEDESTRIAN WALK
2/4/21
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-4
Pedestrian Pathways
1 INCH=120 FEET
0’ 60’ 120’
4’ Pedestrian Walk
5’ Pedestrian Walk
6’ Pedestrian Walk
8’ Pedestrian Walk
7’ Pedestrian Walk
8’ D.G. Trail

ROAD CROSS SECTION
(LOST CANYON ROAD) METROWALK

ROAD CROSS SECTION
(LOST CANYON ROAD)
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-5
Lost Canyon Road

METROWALK

ROAD SECTION
(HARRIMAN DRIVE)
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-6
Harriman Drive

METROWALK

ROAD SECTION
(COOPER STREET)
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-7
Cooper Street Section

METROWALK

ON-SITE ROAD SECTION

TYPICAL DRIVE AISLE
(ENTRY)PRIVATE DRIVE

HARRIMAN DRIVE
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-8
Drive Aisle Entry

METROWALK

ON-SITE ROAD SECTION

TYPICAL DRIVE AISLE
(CARPORT) PRIVATE DRIVE
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-9
Private Drive Section Carport

METROWALK

ON-SITE ROAD SECTION

TYPICAL DRIVE AISLE
(PARALLEL PARKING) PRIVATE DRIVE
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.10
Private Drive Parallel Parking

METROWALK

ON-SITE ROAD SECTION

TYPICAL DRIVE AISLE
(NO STREET PARKING) PRIVATE DRIVE
SOURCE:

New Urban West
FIGURE 2.0-11
Private Drive Section No Parking
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2.5 LANDSCAPE PLAN
The MetroWalk Conceptual Landscape Plan is shown on Figure 2.0-11 12 and Figure 2.0-1213, Conceptual Landscape Plan. The Conceptual Landscape Plan focuses primarily on the use of native and drought-tolerant tree and plant species to create a natural and vibrant environment. The landscape will be varied in texture and scale to soften surrounding architecture and create comfortable, inviting outdoor spaces. All plant species listed, both native and non-native, have been chosen due to their ability to thrive in the Santa Clarita climate. Drought-tolerant species will be used in a creative way throughout the Specific Plan area to limit water usage. Plants listed that are nonnative or not drought tolerant will be used sparingly and only in areas that require their unique properties. Turf will be primarily used at the Metro Plaza and limited to locations where it will serve for passive or active recreation, and to small pockets intended for pet use along the pedestrian pathways and/or trail.The irrigation systems will be designed, installed, operated, and maintained in conformance with the State Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. The main objective for the irrigation design is to minimize water use, maximize efficiency, and explore the feasible uses of recycled water. These objectives will be met through the use of Smart ET Based controllers, hydrozoning, moisture sensors, rain-shut-off devices, cisterns, and drip irrigation. Although much of the native planting areas may receive temporary irrigation, a permanent irrigation system is important for a majority of the landscape planting to comply with the Los Angeles County Fire Department Fuel Modification Guidelines.

2.6 OPEN SPACE, PARKS AND RECREATION PLAN
The Specific Plan includes extensive open space, recreation opportunities, and public/private parks featuring 147,854 square feet of common open space, including a gym, pool, parkways, and trails, and approximately 63,986 square feet of private open space dedicated to rear yards and private patio decks/balconies. The Specific Plan provides open space per unit in accordance with the development regulations provided in Section 4.0, Development Regulationsapproximately 296square feet of common open space per unit. Figure 2.0-1314, Open Space Plan, illustrates the conceptual locations of private and common open space areas within the Specific Plan area. Development regulations for Open Space are provided in Chapter 4, Development Regulations.

The Specific Plan’s parks and recreation component provides active and passive recreational opportunities for its residents. Figure 2.0-1415, Conceptual Parks and Recreation Plan, Figures

2.0-15 16 through 2.0-1617, Conceptual Park and Recreation Enlargements, and Figure 2.0-1718, Conceptual Park Illustrative Plan illustrate the locations of private parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities in relation to other designated open space within the Specific Plan area, and provide close-up visuals of the major amenities. The major Specific Plan recreational amenities include an approximately 1,125-foot-long meandering and centrally located multi-use path, four swimming pools serving each residential product type, and a 0.93-acre Metro Plaza. Figure 2.0- MetroWalk Specific Plan 2-26 February 2025
1819, Multi-Use Trail, shows how the multi-use path connects with Metro Plaza, Metrolink Station, Vista Canyon, and the City Master Trail System.

2.7 SUSTAINABILITY PLAN

2.7.1 Introduction
The Specific Plan’s location and design enhance the project’s sustainability and help realize regional GHG reduction targets as well as local conservation goals as reflected in the City’s General Plan. The Specific Plan is located adjacent to the planned Metrolink station and bus transfer station. The concentration of attainably priced, multifamily residential apartments and townhomes, including affordable senior apartments, in proximity to public transit facilities, as well as near employment opportunities, commercial uses, and other transit-oriented mixed-uses associated with the Vista Canyon Specific Plan, supports pedestrian activity and contributes to a land use pattern that reduces vehicle trips and air pollution.

The Specific Plan is designed to be pedestrian and bicycle oriented, both within the Plan area and to adjacent areas including paths to Vista Canyon, and the City’s master trail system. Energysaving features and sustainable design are incorporated throughout the Plan area and proposed development. The project applicant will require that each building be designed to meet the requirements of the California Building Code, which incorporates the Cal Green and Title 24 Building Standards Code (CALGreen Code). In doing so, the Specific Plan will be developed to achieve energy efficiency, water efficiency, material conservation, and resource efficiency in compliance with the CALGreen Code.

2.7.2 Application of Project Design Features
The design features that contribute most to reductions in GHGs are the Plan’s walkability and accessibility to the planned Metrolink station and bus transfer station, as well as to employment, the trail system and day-to-day amenities as described above. The walkability of the site and accessibility to day-to-day services by foot, bike, or by transit, reduces the need to drive and thereby supports a low carbon, sustainable community.

Additionally, the Specific Plan will incorporate various components of a sustainable community in the development of the site and individual buildings, including the following:

Water Conservation
• High efficiency irrigation.
• Use of native/drought-resistant landscaping.
• Use of recycled water for non-potable water from the Vista Canyon Water Reclamation Plan. • Low-flow-rate faucets.

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• Low flow-rate toilets
• High-efficiency clothes washers and dishwashers.

Energy Conservation and Efficiency
• Use of roof overhangs, low-energy outdoor lighting, and passive solar systems to enhance energy conservation.
• High-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. • Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting.
• Lighting controls, including occupancy sensors, daylighting controls. • Energy Star–labeled equipment (e.g., clothes washers, refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers, ceiling fans).

Transportation
• On-site electric vehicle charging stations in accordance with the California Green Building Standards Code.For multi-family residential units, 10 percent of the total number of parking spaces will be EV charging spaces capable of supporting future EV supply equipment, equating to a total of approximately 53 EV spaces for PA-1, PA-2, and PA-3.

For townhomes, each new townhome will provide capability for EV charging by installing a listed raceway to accommodate a dedicated 208/240-volt branch circuit, equating to approximately 150 EV spaces for PA-4.
• On-site bicycle storage for residents and guests.
• Accessibility to multiple public transportation options.

Air Quality
• Provision of filtered outside air meeting ASHRAE 62.1 (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) requirements for all residential systems. • Prohibited use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). • Use of adhesives, sealants, paints, finishes, and other materials that emit low quantities of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Water Quality
• Installation of Low Impact Development (LID) on-site water treatment for treating stormwater runoff wherever feasible.
• Installation of sustainable drainage/water quality technologies, such as retention and detention systems, biofiltration areas, vegetated swales, and hydromodification.

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• Implementation of best management practices (BMPs) and project design features to minimize pollutant runoff during construction and operation. • Use of permeable paving materials (where applicable), reduction in land coverage of buildings by constructing multi-story structures, and incorporation of biofiltration to reduce impervious surfaces.
• Directing runoff from impervious areas to vegetated areas (e.g., landscaped areas, vegetated swales).
• Use of appropriate building materials (e.g., roof gutters and downspouts without copper or zinc) to reduce the generation and discharge of pollutants of concern in runoff and, therefore, act as a source control BMP.

Solid Waste
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PARK ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN

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Coffee Kiosk Sculptural Shade Structure, TYP.

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SOURCE:

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SOURCE:

New Urban West Multi-Use Trail Plan
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MetroWalk Specific Plan 2-37 February 2025

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MetroWalk Specific Plan 3-1 February 2025

3.0 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

3.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT
This section addresses the Specific Plan’s infrastructure development plans for grading, drainage, water quality, water service/recycled water, wastewater service, and dry utilities. The Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment accompanying the Specific Plan also addresses this infrastructure and includes additional requirements to help ensure that the infrastructure can support the community envisioned by the Specific Plan.

The plans presented in this section are preliminary and are subject to change as detailed engineering designs are prepared, reviewed, and approved by the City of Santa Clarita as part of the final construction or grading plans. With that said, the plans presented in this section do describe the extent of the proposed infrastructure and associated improvements, and the designs intended to establish the standards by which the final infrastructure/improvement plans must conform.

3.2 GRADING PLAN

3.2.1 Existing Conditions
The 20.4-acre Specific Plan site is shaped irregularly, and the topography is relatively flat. The Specific Plan site includes a small, elevated terrace on the central northeastern portion of the site.

This terrace drains toward the Santa Clara River. Elevations on the Specific Plan site range from a high of 1,505 feet above sea level at the central southeast portion of the site, to a low of 1,481 feet above sea level in the northwest portion of the site. The Specific Plan site is comprised of undeveloped land.

Within the Specific Plan boundary, topography along the western and northern boundaries has recently been altered. Lost Canyon Road was extended north of the bridge along the western boundary, creating a 2:1 slope to the road elevations of approximately 1,525 feet above sea level to 1,490 feet above sea level. Along the northern boundary, Harriman Drive (approximately 870 linear feet of road beginning at the western boundary) was built with road elevations of approximately 1,490 feet above sea level.

Conditions on the Specific Plan site have been altered by historic uses of the property, including agricultural cultivation and raising of livestock. On site there is little remaining natural vegetation, with the exception of some California big sage scrub and introducedgrasses.

3.2.2 Proposed Conditions
Just south of Harriman Drive, a drainage ditch flowing from the northeastern edge of the site (1,494 feet above sea level) to the northwestern corner (1,476 feet above sea level; where Lost Canyon Road meets Harriman Drive) will be created.

MetroWalk Specific Plan 3-2 February 2025
Within the Specific Plan boundary, the earthwork will consist of approximately 60,000 cubic yards of cut, up to 60,000 cubic yards of fill, and approximately 300,000 cubic yards of overexcavation. The Specific Plan site’s cut and fill areas are shown on Figure 3.0-1, Conceptual Grading Plan. No dirt will be hauled on or off the site.

3.3 DRAINAGE/WATER QUALITY
The MetroWalk Drainage and Water Quality Plan incorporates methodologies to meet or exceed the ongoing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit requirements.

The Drainage and Water Quality Plan includes a comprehensive series of drainage and water quality improvements designed to allow for a system to both protect development and preserve the Santa Clara River.

3.3.1 Existing Conditions
The Specific Plan site consists of minor contributing sheet flow that independently drains to the Santa Clara River located northerly of the Specific Plan site.

3.3.2 Proposed Conditions
The Specific Plan will require construction of new drainage and water quality features to allow for a system that protects development from erosion and potential flooding and preserves the Santa Clara River. In addition to construction of conventional drainage improvements like storm drains and retention/detention systems, the Specific Plan envisions using sustainable drainage and water quality technologies, such as biofiltration areas, vegetated swales, and filter strips.

The primary objectives of the Specific Plan’s drainage concept and stormwater management program are as follows:
(a) Incorporate low-impact development (LID) practices whereverfeasible; (b) Effectively manage wet and dry weather runoff water quality by limiting increases in runoff pollutants and flows at the source through Project Design Features (PDFs) and best management practices (BMPs);
(c) Avoid or minimize impacts to water quality through site design and use of sustainable drainage/water quality technologies;
(d) Comply fully with the local and regional NPDES permit requirements Figure 3.0-2, Drainage Plan, illustrates the Specific Plan’s drainage related improvements. The plan incorporates methodologies to meet or exceed NPDES permit and LID requirements. It also includes a comprehensive series of drainage and water quality facilities designed to allow for a system to protect development and preserve the Santa Clara River.

MetroWalk Specific Plan 3-3 February 2025
The Specific Plan’s drainage concept is designed to provide drainage and maintain stormwater flows from the Specific Plan during and after buildout. As proposed, on- site surface runoff will be conveyed to a network of treatment structures, including detention and retention systems, biofiltration areas, vegetated swales, and water quality basins. In the planning areas, pParking lot and roof runoff will be directed through landscaped parkways and grassy swales, or through sections of permeable pavement, to provide initial treatment prior to discharge into the drainage system.

The Specific Plan will incorporate PDFs to address water quality and hydrologic impacts, including site design, source control, treatment control, and hydromodification control BMPs.

As currently planned, stormwater runoff from all developed areas within the Specific Plan site will be routed to sustainable drainage improvements, such as retention and detention systems and biofiltration areas.

The Specific Plan will incorporate numerous source-control BMPs to address pollutants of concern. These practices are designed to minimize introduction of pollutants to the maximum extent practicable, and will include education programs, animal waste bag stations, street sweeping, and catch basin cleaning.

In addition, the Specific Plan will use LID practices and treatment control BMPs as part of the final drainage/water quality design for the project area. The primary goals of LID practices are to maintain a landscape functionally equivalent to pre-development hydrologic conditions, and to minimize the generation of pollutants of concern. LID principles include thefollowing:
(a) Minimize Impervious Area/Maximize Permeability. Principles include reducing impervious surfaces (through reduced road width, for example), using permeable paving materials (where applicable), reducing land coverage of buildings by constructing multi-story structures, and incorporating biofiltration into the Specific Plan’s landscape design.
(b) Minimize Directly Connected Impervious Areas. Minimizing directly connected impervious areas can be achieved by directing runoff from impervious areas to vegetated areas (e.g., landscaped areas, vegetated swales).
(c) Select Appropriate Building Materials. Use of appropriate building materials (e.g., roof gutters and downspouts without copper or zinc) reduces the generation and discharge of pollutants of concern in runoff; and, therefore, acts as a source controlBMP.

Further, the Specific Plan will incorporate numerous treatment control BMPs that are designed to remove pollutants once mobilized by rainfall and runoff. These treatment control BMPs include the following:
(a) Biofiltration. Biofiltration areas are vegetated (i.e., landscaped) shallow depressions that provide storage, infiltration, and evapotranspiration. Bioretention areas also remove pollutants by filtering stormwater through plants adapted to the local climate and soil MetroWalk Specific Plan 3-4 February 2025
moisture conditions and an engineered soil mix. Biofiltration will be considered for use, wherever feasible, as part of the Specific Plan’s landscaping plan. (b) Vegetated Swales. Vegetated swales treat stormwater runoff through both vegetative treatment and infiltration. Swales treat the water quality design flow as the runoff sheetflows through grassy vegetation on the swale surface, removing pollutants by filtering stormwater through plants adapted to the local climate and soil moisture conditions.

Incidental infiltration occurs into native soil when water is present. Plants use soil moisture and promote the drying of the soil through transpiration, thereby promoting volume reduction.
(c) Hydromodification Control Measures. Hydromodification control measures will be accomplished through connection to an existing downstream drainage and discharge system, previously designed to accept conveyance from the Specific Plan area to prevent and control hydromodification impacts to the Santa Clara River.

3.4 WATER SERVICE/RECYCLED WATER

3.4.1 Existing Conditions
The Specific Plan site currently is undeveloped; as such, most of the site is not served by water or recycled water facilities. There is an existing 48-inch-Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCVWA) potable water pipeline that crosses the project site from the southeast to the intersection of Harriman Drive and Cooper Street.

Surrounding the project site there is an existing 12-inch-diameter SCVWA potable water pipeline in Harriman Drive that turns north on Cooper Street. This 12-inch-diameter pipeline is also connected to an existing 16-inch-diameter SCVWA potable water pipeline on the west side of Lost Canyon Road.

Surrounding the project site, SCVWA has existing 6-inch-diameter recycled water in Lost Canyon Road, Harriman Drive, and Cooper Street.

3.4.2 Proposed Conditions
Based on detailed water demand estimates prepared for the project, the Specific Plan will generate a potable demand of 165 acre-feet per year (afy).The proposed water system in the Specific Plan site will be designed to meet the estimated total water demand associated with the proposed development.

Potable water demand will be met by the SCVWA through a combination of State Water Project water and local groundwater from wells located primarily in the Alluvial aquifer. The Alluvial aquifer and the Saugus Formation comprise the two-aquifer system known as the Santa Clara River Valley Groundwater Basin, East Subbasin (Basin), located in the Santa Clarita Valley. The amount delivered from each source varies year-to-year due to hydrologic and other conditions. Non-potable water demand will be met through use of recycled water from the Vista Canyon Water Reclamation Plant MetroWalk Specific Plan 3-5 February 2025
(WRP) located adjacent to the western boundary of the Vista Canyon Specific Plan site, directly north of Humphreys Parkway.

Figure 3.0-3, Conceptual On-Site Potable and Non-Potable Water Systems, depicts the on-site potable and non-potable water system and associated infrastructure to serve the Specific Plan.

As shown on Figure 3.0-3, the potable water delivery system consists of a network of varying sized water mainlines that generally follow major roadways. Project potable water pipelines will pull off of the existing 12-inch-diameter SCVWA potable water pipeline in Harriman Drive at the following two locations:

1. Approximately 440 linear feet east of the intersection of Harriman Drive and Lost Canyon Road

2. The intersection of Harriman Drive and Cooper Street A network of smaller lines would be located within the planned roadway network and would distribute the water for connection to laterals located on individual buildings. Potable water storage will come from the existing SCVWA infrastructure system.

The Vista Canyon Specific Plan’s WRP will be sized to treat approximately 400,000 gallons per day, and is owned and operated by the City of Santa Clarita. As such, it is considered a “municipal wastewater treatment plant” or publicly owned treatment work. The Vista Canyon Specific Plan site is currently within the boundary of the SCVWA. The WRP was constructed in conjunction with the Vista Canyon Specific Plan, and provide a turnkey facility to the City. The City will likely contract for operation of the WRP, and all costs associated with the ongoing maintenance of the plant will be paid for by future residents and property owners within the property through the formation of an assessmentdistrict.

3.5 WASTEWATER SERVICE

3.5.1 Existing Conditions
The Specific Plan site is mostly undeveloped, and will require wastewater infrastructure to serve the site. Because the Specific Plan site is surrounded by existing development, the provision of wastewater services to the site will not require considerable extension of distribution infrastructure.

Existing south-to-north flowing 10-inch-diameter sewer pipelines are located just north of the Specific Plan site at the following two locations:

1. Approximately 440 linear feet east of the intersection of Harriman Drive and Lost Canyon Road

2. The intersection of Harriman Drive and Cooper Street MetroWalk Specific Plan 3-6 February 2025

3.5.2 Proposed Conditions
The Vista Canyon WRP will treat the wastewater generated by the project. All solids from the WRP will be sent to the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District’s existing Valencia WRP for processing and disposal. Recycled water from the WRP will be delivered to the SCVWA as the wholesale water agency for the Santa Clarita Valley to offset existing water demands. This water will be distributed by SCVWA through its reclaimed water distribution system both within and outside of the project boundary. Initially, some of the water may be directed to the percolation pond, or infiltration basin, adjacent to the WRP until the SCVWA recycled system is operational.

Figure 3.0-4, Conceptual Wastewater Systems, depicts the on-site wastewater system and associated infrastructure to serve the Specific Plan. The proposed wastewater system on the Specific Plan site consists of a network of varying sized sewer pipeline that generally follow proposed project roadways. Project sewer pipelines will deposit collected project site sewage to the two existing 10-inch-diameter sewer pipelines north of the Specific Plan site.

3.6 DRY UTILITIES

3.6.1 Existing Conditions
The Specific Plan site currently is mostly undeveloped, and will require electric, natural gas, and telecommunication infrastructure to serve the project. Because the Specific Plan site is surrounded by existing development, the provision of electricity, natural gas, and telecommunication services to the site will not require considerable extension of distribution infrastructure.

3.6.2 Proposed Conditions
As discussed in further detail below, electric, natural gas, and telecommunication infrastructure will be installed to serve the Specific Plan. These “dry” utilities will be located within underground conduits in the public or private street corridors/rights-of-way in general conformance with the phasing of the Specific Plan. Consultation with all appropriate utilities to determine the extent of the “dry” utilities needed to serve the site will be required prior to and during the final infrastructure/improvement planstages.

With respect to electricity, the Specific Plan site is located within the Southern California Edison service area. Primary service will come from the intersection of Harriman Drive and Cooper Street. This existing line will be extended to serve the Specific Plan’s initial development phases.

Phone service will be provided by AT&T. Primary service will come from the intersection of Harriman Drive and Cooper Street. Telephone lines will be constructed underground throughout the site within phases as development commences. Existing service lines are also located within Lost Canyon Road.

These localized lines may also be extended to the site and used for the early phases of the project.

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The Specific Plan site is within the Charter cable service area. Existing service lines are located at the intersection of Harriman Drive and Cooper Street. Existing service lines are also located within Lost Canyon Road. These localized lines may be used for the early phases of the project.

As to natural gas, the Specific Plan site is within the Southern California Gas Company service area. Existing service lines are located at the intersection of Harriman Drive and Cooper Street.

Gas service to the site will be extended from one of these existing sources.

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4.0 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

4.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT
This section provides regulations for the development and land uses within the Specific Plan and describes how these development regulations will be used as part of the City’s development review process. Proposed development, subdivisions, and new land uses within the Specific Plan area must comply with all applicable requirements of this Specific Plan.

4.2 CONSISTENCY WITH ADOPTED PLANS
As required by Government Code Sections 65454 and 65455, upon adoption, the Specific Plan would be consistent with the City’s adopted General Plan. Appendix 1.0-2, General Plan Consistency Analysis, of this Specific Plan discusses this consistency in detail.

All subsequent land use entitlements and permits (e.g., tentative Tract Maps, Parcel Map, General Plan Amendment, or Zone Change), implementing the Specific Plan must also be consistent with the Specific Plan.

4.3 RELATIONSHIP TO CITY’S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE
The Specific Plan, including the development regulations, are intended to provide a comprehensive set of regulations governing the use and development of the land within the Specific Plan area. These Development Regulations replace the requirements of the City’s Unified Development Code, Titles 16 and 17 of the SCMC. Any matter or issue not specifically and directly covered by this Specific Plan shall be subject to the nonconflicting regulations and procedures of the SCMC. If a conflict arises between the Specific Plan and the City’s Unified Development Code, the provisions of this Specific Plan shall control.

4.4 EXISTING USES AND SEVERABILITY
Existing uses within the Specific Plan area as of the effective date of this Specific Plan are addressed as follows:
(a) Any development or land uses that were lawfully established and existing as of the effective date of this Specific Plan may continue, and may be altered or replaced, only in compliance with this Specific Plan; and
(b) Existing land uses that may continue within the Specific Plan area include water supply well operations and maintenance, and maintenance and operation of all existing easements and pipelines.

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If any term or provision of this Specific Plan, or the application of any provision of this Specific Plan to a particular situation, shall for any reason be found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such term or provision will remain in force and effect to the extent allowed by such ruling, and all other terms and other provisions of this Specific Plan or its application shall remain in full force and effect.

4.5 ADMINISTRATION
The regulations, standards, and other requirements of this Specific Plan shall be administered and enforced by the City’s Community Development Department, Planning Commission, and City Council in the same manner as the provisions of the City’s Unified Development Code.

4.6 LAND USE DESIGNATIONS

4.6.1 Land Use Plan and Zones
The following two land use designation zones (zones) are established by this Specific Plan, and are applied to the property within the Specific Plan area as shown on the Land Use Plan (Figure 2.0-1):

1. Residential (R). The R land use designation zone is applied to areas appropriate for a variety of attached and detached residential units, including market-rate apartments, agequalified apartments, affordable senior apartments, and single-family dwellings, duplexes, and townhomes, and other similar residential product types, with parking garages, carports, and surface parking. The R designation includes for rent and for sale units and both market-rate and affordable units. The designation also allows recreational uses, including club houses, parks, playgrounds, and pathways, as well as landscaped areas and courtyards.

2. Open Space (OS). The OS land use designation zone is applied to the public plaza area at the far eastern end of the Specific Plan site, which connects to the new Metrolink station.

4.7 ALLOWED LAND USES/PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

4.7.1 Introduction
This section sets forth the permitted land uses within the R and OS land use designation zones.

Each Land Use Type identified in this section is defined in Unified Development Code, Chapter 17, Division 5 (Use Classifications and Required Parking). These definitions shall be applied within the Specific Plan area.

Any one or more land uses identified in this section as allowed land uses within a specific zone may be established on any parcel within that zone, subject only to the planning permit requirements.

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The City’s Director of the Community Development Department (Director) may determine that a proposed land use type not listed in this section is an allowed land use in accordance with Section 6.4.1, Substantial Conformance for Minor Deviations. Temporary uses are allowed within the Specific Plan area in compliance with the Temporary Use Permit requirements of the SCMC.

4.7.2 Residential (R) Use Types
The following uses shall be permitted by right in the Residential (R) land use designation zone within the Specific Plan site.

4.7.2.1 Primary Uses
A primary use is the main principal use of land or structures on the site. The following uses are permitted by right as Primary Uses in the R zone:

1. Dwelling – Single-Family, Duplex, Multifamily

2. Model Homes, Rental, Sales Offices4.0-3

4.7.2.2 Secondary Uses
Where a primary use is established on a development site, secondary uses may also be permitted.

A secondary use is a use that is not the primary use and not the main use of land or structures on the development site. A secondary use is incidental to or in support of the primary use(s) on the same development site or another development site within the R zone of this Specific Plan.

The following categories of uses that are allowed in the R zone are permitted by right as secondary uses.

1. Clubrooms and Community Rooms, private

2. Courtyards and Plazas, public and private

3. Food Trucks4.0-4

4. Health/Fitness Facilities, private

5. Home Occupation4.0-5
a. Telecommuting/Business and Professional Offices4.0-6

4.0-3 Model homes shall be developed in accordance with Section 17.67.030(C) (Temporary Uses)

4.0-4 Food Truck Vendors shall be in accordance with the provisions of SCMC Section 11.37.080 (Peddlers of Prepared Food Products from Motor Vehicles Permitted).

4.0-5 Home occupation businesses shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.65 (Home Occupations).

4.0-6 Home occupation businesses shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.65 (Home Occupations).

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6. Parking Lots, accessory to principal use

7. Parks, public and private

8. Residential Recreational Facilities

9. Swimming Facility, private

10. Trails, Biking

11. Trails, Equestrian

12. Trails, Pedestrian

4.7.3 Open Space (OS) Use Types
The following uses shall be permitted by right in the Open Space (OS) land use designation zone within the Specific Plan site.

4.7.3.1 Primary Uses
A primary use is the main principal use of land or structures on the site. The primary uses permitted by right as Primary Uses in the Open Space (OS) land use designation zone shall be those permitted in the Open Space (OS) Zone of SCMC Chapter 17.36 of the Zoning Regulations.

4.7.3.2 Secondary Uses
Where a primary use is established on a development site, secondary uses may also be permitted.

A secondary use is a use that is not the primary use and not the main use of land or structures on the development site. A secondary use is incidental to or in support of the primary use(s) on the same development site or another development site within the OS zone of this Specific Plan.

The following categories of uses that are allowed in the OS zone are permitted by right as secondary uses.

1. Bicycle Rentals

2. Community Garden

3. Farmer’s Market

4. Food Truck4.0-7

4.0-7 Food Truck Vendors shall be in accordance with the provisions of SCMC Section 11.37.080 (Peddlers of Prepared Food Products from Motor Vehicles Permitted).

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5. Outdoor events4.0-8

4.8 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

4.8.1 Purpose and Intent
This section sets forth the Development Standards governing the R land use designation zone shown on the Land Use Plan (Figure 2.0-1), and described in Section 4.6, above. The Specific Plan’s Development Standards are set forth in the Site Development Standards Matrix (Table 4.0-1).

4.8.2 Development Standards
The Site Development Standards Matrix (Table 4.0-1) below provides the standards for maximum building heights, minimum distance between buildings and open space requirements, as appropriate to each land use designation zone. In addition to these development standards, the overall maximum density of the Specific Plan area is 30 dwelling units per acre; however, in no event shall the project be permitted to exceed a maximum of 498 residential units.

4.8.2.1 Setback Requirements
In order to create development regulations that are sensitive to adjacent uses, the Specific Plan contains setbacks for development along the entire site perimeter. As indicated in the City’s Zoning Code, a setback is defined as the distance from a defined point or line governing the placement of buildings, structures, parking or uses on a lot. No habitable structures or buildings are allowed within setback areas. The following minimum setback requirements, are as follows:

1. Front Setback4.0-9(along Lost Canyon Road) shall be 20 feet, landscaped and maintained.

2. Reverse Corner4.0-10 Lot Setback (along Harriman Drive) shall be 10 feet with a minimum five-foot landscaped planter to be maintained.

3. Rear4.0-11 Setback (RR easement) shall be 15 feet, inclusive of a seven-foot-wide maintained landscaped planter, including six-inch curbs, which is sufficient in size for mature trees.

4.8.2.2 Landscaping Requirements
Landscaping requirements within the Specific Plan area shall be addressed as follows:

4.0-8 Outdoor events includes temporary, predominantly spectator uses conducted in the open or partially enclosed or screened facilities, such as outdoor movie screenings, “live” theaters or concerts with limited spectator capacity, as determined by the Director.

4.0-9 As defined in the SCMC, the front yard setback shall be measured from the ultimate street right-of-way or the line established by the General Plan, whichever is greater, and be removed therefrom by the perpendicular distance prescribed for the front yard setback

4.0-10 As defined in the SCMC, the rear or side yard setback shall be measured from the property line, removed therefrom by the perpendicular distance prescribed for the yard setback.

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1. On-site trees and landscaping shall be completed in accordance with the Conceptual Landscape Plan, provided in Appendix 4.0-1.

2. Additional landscape requirements are listed for parking areas in Section 4.11.2, Parking Regulations.

3. On-site and parking lot landscaping shall be completed in accordance with the Conceptual Landscape Plan, provided in Appendix 4.0-1.

4.8.2.3 Storage Space Requirements
If a fully enclosed garage is not provided, a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) cubic feet per unit of lockable, enclosed storage space shall be provided. Storage areas may be located in-unit or elsewhere within a residential building. Multiple storage areas may be provided.

4.8.2.4 Open Space Requirements
Open space for active recreation and passive leisure space shall be provided for each residential unit within the Specific Plan and shall be provided through a combination of common and private space in accordance with the approved architectural and conceptual open space plans.

Modifications to the approved conceptual open space plans may approved by the Director in accordance with Section 6.4.1, Substantial Conformance for Minor Deviations. Open Space shall be provided for each residential unit as follows:

1. Studio units – two hundred (200) square feet;

2. One-bedroom units – three hundred (300) square feet;

3. Two or more-bedroom units - four hundred (400) square feet;

4. Single-Family Detached, Duplexes, and Townhome units - six hundred fifty (650) square feet.

Common open spaces may include, but are not limited to, outdoor areas such as plazas, outdoor dining areas, rooftop gardens, and landscaped areas designed for active or passive use. Land required for setbacks or occupied by buildings, streets, driveways or parking spaces may not be counted in satisfying the open space requirement; however, land occupied by any recreational structures may be counted as required open space.

Private open space may include, but is not limited to, outdoor patios, balconies, or decks, but in no case shall an area dedicated for private open space be less than 60 square feet.

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Table 4.0-1
Site Development Standards Matrix (PA-1, PA-2, PA-3, and PA-4) Site Development Standards
Land Use TypeDesignation
Minimum Distance
between Building (in feet)
Maximum Building
Heights (in feet) 1,2
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Residential (R)Single-Family or Duplex Dwelling
Single-Family/ Duplex
Multi-Family (Market Rate
Apartments)
107 5040
PA-2
Residential (R)Multifamily Dwelling
Apartments —
Market-Rate/ Age-Qualified/
Affordable Senior Apartments
Multi-Family (Age-Qualified
Apartments)
10 50
PA-3
Residential (R)
Multifamily (Affordable Senior
Apartments)
10 50
PA-4 (R)
Residential (R)
Multifamily (Townhomes) 10 40

1. Roof Projections: In all zones, building’s architectural elements such as hips, gables, and spires, may not project more than 10 feet above the permitted standard height limit, without approval of a Conditional Use Permit.

2. Buildings and structures exceeding the maximum building heights in the planning area may be permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit and shall conform to the requirements of the SCMC (Chapter 17.25, Section

17.25.100 - Conditional Use Permit).

4.9 TRANSFER DEVELOPMENT ADJUSTMENT REGULATIONS

4.9.1 Planning Area Transfers
This section sets forth regulations intended to provide land use flexibility in the implementation of the Specific Plan. The Specific Plan permits the transfer of residential dwelling units between the Specific Plan Planning Areas, so long as a transfer still retains a minimum of 80% of the original units and does not exceed 120% of the original units approved under the Specific Plan for any Planning Area, and all other development standards applicable to the Planning Area and associated residential product type are complied with, including parking regulations set forth in this Chapter, unless a parking reduction is permitted subject to the approval of a minor use permit as outlined in Section 6.4.2., Adjustments, Variances, and Minor Use Permits for Parking Reductions, and a new parking demand study is provided if there is a proposed deviation from MetroWalk Specific Plan 4-8 February 2025
the parking ratios provided in this Chapter. In no case shall the Specific Plan area exceed a total of 498 residential units.

4.9.2 Planning Area Boundary, Acreage, and Adjustments
Precise Planning Area boundaries and acreages shall be established at the subdivision map recordation phase. A subdivision map, or phased map, submittal may incorporate an adjustment in the gross acreage of each Planning Area, as shown on the Land Use Plan Statistical Summary (Table 2.0-2), without necessitating a Specific Plan amendment or a Development Review, provided that each Planning Area affected by the boundary or acreage adjustment does not exceed 120% of the original gross acreage approved under the Specific Plan.

The City and the applicant (or its designee) will retain certain flexibility with respect to the details of the Specific Plan provided that no new environmental impacts occur and, therefore, agree that the following Administrative Modifications (see Section 6.0, Specific Plan Implementation) for the Specific Plan site each Planning Area shall, unless otherwise provided in the Specific Plan, be approved by the Director:
(a) In order to accommodate the needs of third party purchasers, the size and configuration of lots or parcels and dimensions and/or locations of improvements may be modified at the discretion of the applicant, and the City shall fully cooperate therewith, subject to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, and provided that the aggregate total density and intensity of the Specific Plan is not increased, the permitted uses are not modified from those approved, and the parcels and lots and improvements thereon are consistent with the applicable rules and project approvals, including all development standards contained within this Specific Plan.
(b) The design and configuration of lots and related improvements within the Specific Plan site may be reconfigured and redesigned by the applicant provided the maximum number of approved residential units is not increased and the number of restricted affordable senior units is not less than 50 units, inclusive of one manager unit. Such reconfiguration and redesign may include making one or more Planning Areas less dense making changes to the unit distribution proposed under either potential conceptual site plan detailed in Section 2.3.2 and modifying the design of streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drainage and affected utilities to be consistent with such reconfiguration and redesign so long as each reconfiguration and redesign is otherwise consistent with the design and configuration standards and requirements in the Specific Plan and Conditions of Approval.

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(c) Any subsequent revision to the tentative tract map that is submitted for review and approval shall be approved by the City provided the residential design and configuration complies with the Specific Plan and Conditions of Approval. (d) Upon adoption of the Specific Plan, the applicant shall have the vested right to develop the Specific Plan site that is consistent with the project approvals and the Specific Plan.

The City agrees to process and administratively approve any modifications to the tentative tract map, including modifications in the size, design and configuration of the lots and improvements as provided in the Specific Plan and Conditions of Approval, required for the applicant to develop the Specific Plan site consistent with the Specific Plan and project approvals, and such administrative approvals are deemed to constitute ministerial acts implementing the Specific Plan and the project approvals.

4.10 SIGNAGE REGULATIONS

4.10.1 Purpose and Intent
The signage regulations in this section shall govern the design and maintenance of all signage within the Specific Plan area. The regulations are intended to result in functional, attractive signage that incorporates a uniformly high level of design, graphics, continuity, consistency, and maintenance throughout the Specific Plan area. All signage is intended to be consistent with the architectural and landscape character of the specific parcel development and with the design intent of the Specific Plan as a whole. Consistency shall be determined in terms of materials, scale, size, and placement on buildings or in landscaping; integration with the buildings’ architectural design, texture, color, relation to other signage in the immediate vicinity and in the public spaces; and type of illumination, if any. The scale and proportion of graphics used in signage shall be consonance with the design of buildings, individual stores, landscape, and site design. Bold or inharmonious colors or color combinations shall not be used.

The purposes of the signage regulations are to:
(a) Avoid traffic safety hazards to motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians caused by visual distractions and obstructions;
(b) Promote the aesthetic values of the Specific Plan community by providing for signs that do not impair its attractiveness;
(c) Provide for signs as an effective channel of communication while ensuring that signs are aesthetically proportioned in relation to adjacent buildings/structures and the buildings/structures to which they are attached; and
(d) Safeguard and protect the public health, safety, and general welfare.

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4.10.2 Applicability and Conformance
Consistent with the intent and purpose provisions set forth above, all signage within the Specific Plan area shall conform to the requirements of the SCMC provisions regulating signage on private property (Chapter 17.51, Section 17.51.080).

No person shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, move, improve, remove, convert, or equip any sign or sign structure, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of the provisions of this Specific Plan and Chapter 17.15, Section 17.51.080 of the SCMC (Sign Regulations (Private Property)). Conformance shall be strictly enforced. All non-conforming or unapproved signs shall be brought into conformance at the expense of the person(s) responsible for installation of the sign or sign structures.

4.11 PARKING REGULATIONS

4.11.1 Purpose and Intent
Parking regulations within the Specific Plan are intended to provide the requisite number of parking spaces for all uses, while reinforcing the pedestrian-oriented character and accessibility to transit, amenities and daily services intended to minimize vehicle trips and parking demand.

The overall purpose, therefore, of the Specific Plan’s Parking Regulations is to create a wellplanned community that provides for the sufficient parking needs of each resident, while in turn promoting the community as a place with all of the advantages within walking distance to live, work, play, and shop and enjoy a high quality of life.

4.11.2 Parking Regulations
The Specific Plan establishes a parking ratio of 1.5 spaces per unit for all Market-Rate, All-Ages Apartments, consistent with Vista Canyon Specific Plan’s residential use parking requirements of 1.5 spaces per unit. Guest parking for Market-Rate, All-Ages Apartments and parking for all other uses are consistent with SCMC parking standards (see SCMC, Chapter 17, Division 5, Use Classifications and Required Parking). The Specific Plan’s Parking Regulations governing the site are provided in Table 4.0-2.

Table 4.0-2
Parking Requirements Matrix1, 2, 3, 4
Unit Type Parking Requirements
Single-Family or Duplex Dwelling
Single-Family/ Duplex 2 enclosed parking spaces per unit Multifamily Dwelling
Market Rate All-Ages Apartments 1.5 enclosed parking space or carport parking per unit Market-Rate Age-Qualified/
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Table 4.0-2
Parking Requirements Matrix1, 2, 3, 4
Unit Type Parking Requirements
Townhomes 2 enclosed parking spaces per unit
All Dwelling Unit Types Guest parking – 0.5 parking space per unit 1 Accessible parking stalls shall be required in accordance with the Building Code. 2 Additional parking for secondary uses shall not be required. 3 Parking for temporary uses shall be as determined by the Director. 4 If a transfer of residential dwelling units occurs between the Specific Plan Planning Areas consistent with Section

4.9 Transfer Adjustment Regulations, pParking must be provided in accordance with the parking regulations set forth in this table, unless a parking reduction is permitted subject to the approval of a minor use permit as outlined in Section 6.4.2., Adjustments, Variances, and Minor Use Permits for Parking Reductions, and a new parking demand study is provided if there is a proposed deviation from the parking ratios provided in this Chapter. (a) Parking Space Specifications. Unless otherwise noted in the Specific Plan, all required parking spaces shall be designed in accordance with the specifications set forth in the SCMC Chapter 17.51, Section 17.51.060(E) - Specifications for Development of Parking Facilities.

Carports shall be provided in accordance with the approved architectural plans. (b) Parking Landscaping Standards.

1. Assigned parking spaces shall be shaded by a carport.

2. Guest parking spaces shall be shaded by trees and/or screening hedges with a landscaped island at least 5 feet wide; each tree shall provide a minimum of 40 SF of cumulative root planting area.

3. Shrub and ground coverage shall be installed in and near carport areas to provide additional visual relief from concrete hardscape in parking areas.

4.11.2.1 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
(a) Multifamily Dwellings. In accordance with Section 4.106.4.2 of the California Green Building Standards Code, for new multifamily dwellings where residential parking is available, ten (10) percent of the total number of parking spaces shall be electric vehicle (EV) charging spaces capable of supporting future EV supply equipment. Calculations for the required number of EV spaces shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number. (b) Single-Family Dwellings, Duplexes, and Townhouses with Attached Private Garages.

In accordance with Section 4.106.4.1 of the California Green Building Standards Code, each new single-family dwelling, duplex, or townhome with attached private garage must provide capability for EV charging by installing a listed raceway to accommodate a dedicated 208/240-volt branch circuit.

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4.11.2.2 Bike Parking
(a) Number of Bicycle Spaces Required. Every use shall provide oOn-site bicycle parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the following ratio of 1 space per each 5 residential units consistent with the SCMC Chapter 17.51, Section

17.51.060(I) On-Site Bicycle Parking Requirement.
(b) Bicycle Parking Facilities. Parking facilities shall be conveniently located throughout the Specific Plan area and may include the following:

1. Covered, lockable enclosures with permanently anchored racks for bicycles;

2. Lockable bicycle rooms with permanently anchored racks; and

3. Lockable, permanently anchored bicycle lockers.

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5.0 DESIGN GUIDELINES

5.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT
The purpose of the Specific Plan’s Design Guidelines is to describe the visual character that is desired for the residential development within MetroWalk, and the manner in which developed areas should relate to other elements of the MetroWalk community. As this Specific Plan site is an extension of the Vista Canyon Specific Plan, the intent of these guidelines are to be consistent with the Vista Canyon Design Guidelines for residential development, to achieve a common aesthetic and high-quality design in both the public and private realm.

The Design Guidelines address issues that are primarily aesthetic in nature and subject to a variety of solutions. Due to varying interpretations of aesthetic design, flexibility should be permitted to encourage design innovations and changes in design standards that occur over time.

For these reasons, rigid adherence to the Specific Plan’s Design Guidelines is not intended.

Instead, it is intended that developments within MetroWalk be evaluated for their substantial conformance to the general intent associated with the applicable “General Guidelines” and the other applicable guidelines set forth below.

5.2 GENERAL GUIDELINES
The following General Guidelines are intended to allow flexibility and innovation throughout the Specific Plan site.

5.2.1 Design Themes
(a) Consistent with the Vista Canyon Specific Plan adopted by the City of Santa Clarita in April 2011, MetroWalk will retain and encourage architectural variety and promote quality development. The overarching design objectives are to create a sense of timelessness, ownership, place and identity, and community. (b) Neighborhood design concepts will encourage sustainable planning and design practices, including the smart growth, new urbanism, and sustainability principles described in Chapter 2 of the 2009 Santa Clarita Community Character and Design Guidelines. (c) Siting and design of structures should consider views relative to the Specific Plan area.

5.2.2 Site Planning
(a) Residential streets should be designed so that traffic to the highway system flows as directly as possible. Circuitous street patterns and very long residential streets should be avoided. (b) Creative siting, design, and landscaping solutions should be used to blend structures into the site, to the extent possible.

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(c) Pedestrian and vehicular circulation should be designed to create a consistent community image.
(d) Entries to residential buildings should be visibly reinforced through techniques such as landscape treatments, monument signage, and/or pavement details.

5.2.3 Architecture
A diversity of architectural styles is encouraged to enhance the character of the community. (a) Use of roof overhangs, low-energy outdoor lighting, and passive solar systems to enhance energy conservation is encouraged.
(b) Roof equipment should be screened from view where feasible. (c) Utility and service areas should be treated (i.e., color, landscaping, screening) to minimize visual effects.
(d) Variations in height within and among buildings is encouraged to create visual interest and avoid a monotonous street scene.
(e) Siting variations in building facades, articulation, height, mass, and scale is encouraged to create and enhance architectural interest.
(f) Elements such as stairways should be architecturally compatible and integrated into buildings.

5.2.4 Fencing
(a) Fencing should be compatible with the architectural theme and character of the neighborhood. (b) Fencing should be consistent in style and color.
(c) Wall or fencing sections should be horizontally offset at regular intervals to provide visual relief and landscape opportunities.
(d) Fencing and landscaping should be designed as an integral part of the overall site design.

5.3 OTHER APPLICABLE ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES
The MetroWalk Specific Plan also incorporates by reference the Vista Canyon Specific Plan, adopted by the City of Santa Clarita in 2011. The architectural style will be consistent with the Vista Canyon Specific Plan Design Guidelines, which incorporate numerous elements, including wall articulation, roof elements, attached elements, openings, accents, exterior building materials, and colors, all of which are described in Chapter 3 of the 2009 Community Character and Design Guidelines.

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5.3.1 Application Process Guidelines
This Specific Plan will utilize the “Application Process” set forth in the 2009 Community Character and Design Guidelines, including the Development Review Committee process.

For all projects/developments within the Specific Plan, design review determinations shall be made by the City’s Director of Community Development, and those determinations shall be considered the final decision, consistent with SCMC Chapter 17.23, Section 17.23.110 - Architectural Design Review.

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6.0 SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

6.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT
This section sets forth the Specific Plan’s implementation procedures.

The section contains procedures to implement the regulatory provisions of the Specific Plan, which are set forth in Section 4.0, Development Regulations. Included are provisions unique to the Specific Plan for the implementation of the Transfer Development Adjustment Regulations in Section 4.0.

The section also contains criteria under which the City’s Director of Community Development (Director) may make a determination of whether a proposal is in substantial conformance with the Specific Plan; or whether, an amendment to the Specific Plan is required. In addition, the section provides a discussion of the California Government Code provisions governing the amendment of specific plans.

6.2 IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES
The Specific Plan may be implemented primarily through the process of subdivision maps. All land subdivision maps of any type (e.g., tentative or final, vesting or non-vesting, tract or parcel) shall be submitted, reviewed, and approved in accordance with the SCMC and Subdivision Map Act. Where the provisions or procedures of the SCMC conflict with the provisions of this Specific Plan, the Specific Plan shall apply.

6.3 PHASING
Subject to market and economic changes and conditions, the rate of growth in the immediate vicinity and region, and changes in infrastructure/public facilities requirements, conditions and needs, initial construction is estimated to begin in 2022. Subject to market conditions, buildout of the project is estimated to occur over approximately 5 years ending in 2027. It is anticipated that buildout would occur in three phases: (1) grading, (2) infrastructure improvements, and (3) building and remaining construction. The grading phase and infrastructure improvements phase would each occur over the entire specific plan area, with the grading phase first, and the infrastructure improvements phase following. The building and remaining construction phase would follow. for each Planning Area.

6.4 RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY’S UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODESPECIFIC

PLAN ADMINISTRATION, REVIEW, AND AMENDEMENTS
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requiring decisions within the Use Permit process. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, a Class II application (Section 17.23 (Class II Applications—Discretionary) of the SCMC) for a Development Review and Architectural Design Review shall be required for either conceptual site plan presented in this Specific Plan. Review and approval of such applications shall occur at staff level and shall be reviewed against the applicable development standards and guidelines contained in this Specific Plan.

Any subsequent discretionary approval or amendment to the Specific Plan must be consistent with the General Plan, as amended and/or updated. Future development applications will be processed that are in substantial conformance with the Specific Plan or that may require an amendment to the Specific Plan as determined by the Director.

6.4.1 Substantial Conformance for Minor Deviations
The following items may deviate, within specified limitations, from the adopted Specific Plan but shall be considered in substantial conformance with the Specific Plan. Review of such proposed modifications shall occur at staff level, through the Development Review, Administrative PermitArchitectural Design Review, or over the counter review process if so determined by the Director. The Director, however, shall have the discretion to refer any such request for modification to the City Council and/or Planning Commission as a Major Modification to the Specific Plan.
(a) Modification to the Approved Building Types, Unit Mix, Unit Size. Modification to the approved building types, unit mix, and unit size may vary provided the use is permitted under this Specific Plan with no new significant environmental impacts and the overall 498-unit count is not exceeded. In all cases, the number of restricted affordable senior units within the Specific Plan area shall not be less than 50 units, inclusive of one manager unit, except as permitted in Section 4.9, Development Adjustment Regulations. (b) Residential Development Transfer Option. As specified in Section 4.9.1, the Specific Plan permits the transfer of residential dwelling units between the Specific Plan Planning Areas, so long as any Planning Area still retains a minimum of 80% of the original units and does not exceed 120% of the number of original units approved under the Specific Plan for any Planning Area, and all other development standards applicable to the Planning Area and associated residential product type are complied with. In no case shall the project site exceed a total of 498 residential units. In all cases, the number of restricted affordable senior units within the Specific Plan area shall not be less than 50 units, inclusive of one manager unit.
(b) Planning Area Boundary and/or Acreage Adjustment. As specified in Section 4.9.2, a subdivision map, or phased map, submittal may incorporate an adjustment in the gross acreage of each or any Planning Area, as shown on the Land Use Plan Statistical Summary (Table 2.0-2), provided that each Planning Area affected by a boundary or acreage MetroWalk Specific Plan 6-3 February 2025
adjustment does not exceed 120% of the original gross acreage approved under the Specific Plan.
(c) Landscaping Plan Modifications. Modifications to the approved Conceptual Landscaping Plan, or requirements set forth in Subsections 4.8.2.2, Landscaping Requirements, and 4.11.2.b, Parking Landscaping Standards, may be permitted, so long as they do not exceed a 10% deviation from total tree and plant species. (d) Open Space Plan or Parks and Recreational Amenities Modifications. Modifications to the approved Conceptual Open Space Plan’s design and layout, as well as proposed parks and recreational amenities, may be permitted, so long as the amount of open space provided, and the number of recreational amenities remain consistent with the required open space and Conceptual Parks and Recreation Plan approved under the Specific Plan. (e) Alignment, Location and Design of Vehicular and Pedestrian Pathways and/or Parking Spaces. Modifications to the approved alignment, location, and design of vehicular and pedestrian pathways, and/or layout of the parking, including the modifications set forth in Subsection 4.9.b, may be permitted, provided that such adjustments do not change the requirement of providing adequate infrastructure and/or public facilities within the Specific Plan.
(f) Changes in the Exterior Building Color or Material. Changes to the approved exterior building color or material, may be permitted, so long as the changes in building material or colors are similar to and have the same general appearance comparable to or of a higher quality as the material approved.
(g) Interpretation for Unlisted Uses. The Director may determine that a use that is not listed in Section 4.7, Allowed Land Uses/Permit Requirements, substantially complies with the land use designation in which the use is requested; and, therefore, is permitted within that land use designation.
(h) Other administrative items determined to be appropriate by the Director within the scope of authority of the MetroWalk Specific Plan and SCMC.

6.4.2 Substantial Conformance Procedure; Adjustments, Variances, and Minor Use Permit for Parking Reductions Procedure
(a) Substantial Conformance Determination. The Director shall review a request for a determination of Substantial Conformance through the Development Review, Administrative Permit, or over the counter review process. The Director, however, shall have the discretion to refer any such request for modification to the City Council and/or Planning Commission as a Major Modification to the Specific Plan. (b) Adjustments and Variances. Requests for Adjustments or Variances may be granted pursuant to the procedures and requirements of the SCMC provisions set forth in Chapter

17.24, Section 17.24.100 – Adjustments, and Chapter 17.25, Section 17.25.120 – Variances.

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Adjustments and Variances are considered a form of relief from the development standards identified in Section 4.0 of this Specific Plan and the applicable development standards in the Unified Development Code.
(c) Minor Use Permit for Parking Reductions. Pursuant to the procedures and requirements of the SCMC provisions set forth in Chapter 17, Section 17.51.060(N)(2) – Reduction of Parking. A reduction in the number of parking spaces required by this Specific Plan may be permitted by up to 20% with approval of a minor use permit. Parking reductions greater than 20% may be permitted subject to the approval of a minor use permit by the Planning Commission.

6.4.3 Specific Plan Amendments and Major Modifications
Amendments may be requested at any time pursuant to Chapter 17, Section 17.28.110(H) – Adoptions and Amendments, of the SCMC. Any proposed modification to the Specific Plan that is deemed major by the Director will be processed as an Amendment to the Specific Plan.

Depending upon the nature of the proposed amendment to the Specific Plan, additional environmental analysis may be required, pursuant to Section 15162 of CEQA. (a) Amendment Procedures. The California Government Code (Sections 65453–65454) sets forth the manner in which Specific Plans are to be prepared, adopted, and amended.

Amendment(s) to the Specific Plan shall not require a concurrent General Plan amendment unless it is determined by the Director that the proposed Specific Plan amendment is inconsistent with the General Plan.
(b) Major Modifications. Requests for a Major Modification may be granted pursuant to the procedures and requirements of the SCMC provisions for Class VII application set forth in Chapter 17, Section 17.28.030 - Review Authority and Related Procedures. Major Modifications to the Specific Plan shall reflect the same comprehensive analysis which was undertaken in the adoption of the Specific Plan and the application shall demonstrate that the proposed modification meets the goals and objectives of the Specific Plan and General Plan, and ensure that any significant impacts from the amendment can be satisfactorily mitigated.

APPENDIX 1.0-1
Legal Description
PRELIMINARY REPORT Chicago Title Company
YOUR REFERENCE: ORDER NO.: 00108576-021-JH5-KD
CLTA Preliminary Report Form – Modified (11/17/06) Page 3 EXHIBIT “A”

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED SANTA CLARITA, IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 15 WEST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, COUNTY OF LOS

ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT OF SAID LAND FILED IN THE DISTRICT LAND OFFICE MARCH 29, 1877, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID SOUTH HALF, DISTANT THEREON SOUTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST 124.57 FEET FROM THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST TO A POINT DISTANT THEREON NORTH 89 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST 150.99 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SAID NORTHERLY LINE WITH THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE 100 FOOT WIDE STRIP OF LAND DESCRIBED IN DEED DATED APRIL 22, 1890 FROM JOHN T. HUMPHREY'S TO SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY; RECORDED APRIL 26, 1890, IN BOOK 650, PAGE 125 OF DEEDS, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE SOUTH 53 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST 421.92 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 53 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST 157.20 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, HAVING A RADIUS OF 2764.82 FEET, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 9 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 35 SECONDS (TANGENT TO SAID CURVE AT THE LAST MENTIONED POINT) BEARS SOUTH 56 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST AND NORTH OF SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 59 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST 469.59 FEET) AN ARC DISTANCE OF 470.15 FEET; THENCE NORTH 25 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST 50.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A COMPOUND CURVE TO THE RIGHT (TANGENT TO SAID CURVE AT THE LAST MENTIONED POINT BEARS SOUTH 64 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST) HAVING THE FOLLOWING RADII, CENTRAL ANGLES AND ARC LENGTHS; 2714.82 FEET, 10 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 36 SECONDS (CENTRAL ANGLES), 500.36 (ARC), 1759.91 FEET, 8 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 14 SECONDS (CENTRAL ANGLES), 246.36 (ARC), TO A POINT IN THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LAND DESCRIBED FIRST IN DEED DATED APRIL 26, 1890, FROM JOHN T.

HUMPHREY'S TO SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY RECORDED APRIL 26, 1890, IN BOOK 642, PAGE 277, OF DEEDS, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE ALONG SAID LAST MENTIONED NORTHERLY LINE TO A LINE HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 2 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST THAT PASSES THROUGH THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE NORTH 2 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

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APPENDIX 1.0-2
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Table 1. Project’s Consistency with City of Santa Clarita’s General Plan Goal and Policies General Plan Goals and Policy Consistency of Proposed Project Land Use Element
Urban Form
Goal LU 1: Interconnected Valley of Villages providing
diverse lifestyles, surrounded by a greenbelt of natural open space.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the project does assist with the implementation of this Goal as it creates a village in the eastern Santa Clarita Valley that would provide for diverse housing types and open space.

Policy LU 1.1.1: Where appropriate, protect mountains
and foothills surrounding the Valley floor from urban
development by designating these areas as Open Space
or Non-Urban uses on the Land Use Map.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Moreover, the project site is not located immediately adjacent to any mountains or foothills.

Policy LU 1.1.2: On the Land Use Map, concentrate urban development within flatter portions of the Santa Clarita Valley floor in areas with limited environmental
constraints and served with infrastructure.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project site is mostly flat and surrounded by existing development and
development under construction. Further, the site is
served with some existing infrastructure and the project would be developed on disturbed portions of the project site with limited environmental constraints.

Policy LU 1.1.3: Discourage urban sprawl into rural areas by limiting non-contiguous, “leap-frog” development
outside of areas designated for urban use.

Consistent: The proposed project would be located
adjacent to existing residential and commercial
developments.

Policy LU 1.1.4: Preserve community character by
maintaining natural features that act as natural
boundaries between developed areas, including
significant ridgelines, canyons, rivers and drainage
courses, riparian areas, topographical features, habitat preserves, or other similar features, where appropriate.

Consistent: Under the proposed project, the Santa Clara River corridor would be preserved as open space and
dedicated to the City of Santa Clarita. Additionally, the project would be developed on an infill site that lacks natural features; thus, preserving community character.

Policy LU 1.1.5: Promote infill development and re-use of underutilized sites within and adjacent to developed
urban areas to achieve maximum benefit from existing
infrastructure and minimize loss of open space, through redesignation of vacant sites for higher density or mixed uses, where appropriate.

Consistent: The project site, which is adjacent to existing residential and commercial areas, is currently designated for business park uses. The project site is currently
vacant, and thus, would promote infill development and
re-use of underutilized sites. The project would is located in proximity to existing infrastructure and would not
minimize availability of open space, but rather would
develop higher density housing and associated open
space.

Policy LU 1.1.6: Preserve the rural lifestyle in canyons and low-density, outlying areas of the Santa Clarita Valley, through designating these areas as Non-Urban on the
Land Use Map, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Moreover, the project site is not located in a canyon or low-density,
outlying area of the Santa Clarita Valley.

Policy LU 1.1.7: Preserve and protect important
agricultural resources, including farmland and grazing
land, through designating these areas as Open Space and Non- Urban on the Land Use Map, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Further, the project site does not contain important Farmland.1
Policy LU 1.2.1: In Newhall, provide opportunities for new Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Newhall. 1 California Department of Conservation. 2016. “California Important Farmland Finder.” Updated 2016. Accessed December 1, 2020. https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/DLRP/CIFF/.

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business and housing by implementing the Downtown
Newhall Specific Plan, provide incentives to promote infill development and re-use of underutilized sites, and
continue to plan for future development of North Newhall.

Policy LU 1.2.2: In Valencia, promote business
development, job creation, and expansion of regional
commercial, civic, cultural, and entertainment uses, to create a vibrant Town Center serving as a community
focal point for the entire Santa Clarita Valley.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Valencia.

Policy LU 1.2.3: In Saugus, promote revitalization of older commercial areas; relieve traffic congestion; look for
opportunities to minimize cut-through traffic; and enhance streetscapes with landscaping, lighting, benches and
other fixtures.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Saugus.

Policy LU 1.2.4: In Canyon Country, promote revitalization along Sierra Highway from Soledad Canyon Road to
Vasquez Canyon Road by encouraging retail and service
uses, and enhance on and off ramps along the Antelope
Valley Freeway with landscape amenities and appropriate uses.

Not Applicable: While the project site is located in the Canyon Country area of the Santa Clarita Valley, the
project site is not located along Sierra Highway, nor is it adjacent to on and off ramps along SR-14.

Policy LU 1.2.5: In Sand Canyon, ensure compatibility of development with existing rural, equestrian lots and the adjacent National Forest land; provide additional
recreational trail links; minimize impacts to the Santa Clara River; and maintain community character consistent with applicable special standards.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Sand Canyon as it is not included in the Sand Canyon Special Standards Area. That said, portions of the project site are located adjacent to northern portion of Sand Canyon.

Consistent with this Policy, the project includes extensive open space, recreational opportunities, and parks.

Further, the project design has minimized traffic impacts through implementation of street sections that slow traffic and create a pleasant walking environment. The portion of the project closest to Sand Canyon would be townhomes,
at lower density than other uses within the project site.

Policy LU 1.2.6: In Placerita Canyon, ensure compatibility of development with existing rural, equestrian lots and the adjacent National Forest land; maintain community
character consistent with applicable special standards; provide an orderly transition between existing rural and low-density residential uses and proposed new
development; and encourage provision of needed
infrastructure.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Placerita Canyon.

Policy LU 1.2.7: On the Whittaker-Bermite site, continue to work with the property owner to facilitate master planning, remediation, and the economic re-use of the property to include roadway infrastructure and transit-oriented
development around the Metrolink station.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located on the
Whittaker-Bermite site.

Policy LU 1.2.8: In Castaic, promote expansion of
neighborhood commercial uses to serve local residents;
address traffic congestion; and ensure compatibility
between highway-oriented commercial uses and nearby
residential uses.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Castaic.

Policy LU 1.2.9: In Val Verde, protect the existing rural lifestyle and small town community character while
providing residents with additional access to needed
services; and ensure compatibility between existing
Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Val Verde.

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residential areas and the nearby landfill.

Policy LU 1.2.10: In Agua Dulce, recognize the scenic and environmental qualities of Vasquez Rocks in future
planning; protect the existing rural lifestyle while providing opportunities to enhance the village center; and provide additional services to residents.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Agua Dulce.

Policy LU 1.2.11: In Pico Canyon, recognize the historic significance of Mentryville in future planning; preserve the existing rural development pattern; and ensure
compatibility of new development with the adjacent
Significant Ecological Area and habitat.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Pico Canyon.

Policy LU 1.2.12: In the Fair Oaks community, facilitate location of commercial and community services in
proximity to residences to serve local needs.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the Fair Oaks community. However, the project site is located
adjacent to Fair Oaks. The construction of housing near the Fair Oaks community would not prevent the City from locating commercial and community services in proximity to the area because the residential land use would also be compatible with such uses.

Policy LU 1.2.13: Encourage use of the specific plan
process to plan for cohesive, vibrant, pedestrian-oriented communities with mixed uses, access to public transit,
and opportunities for living and working within the same community.

Consistent: The project applicant is proposing a Specific Plan (SP) designation for the project site. The MetroWalk Specific Plan implements this Policy as it is designed to provide a transit-oriented neighborhood for the eastern Santa Clarita Valley.

Policy LU 1.3.1: Encourage subdivision design techniques that reflect underlying physical topography or other unique physical features of the natural terrain.

Consistent: The proposed project would not substantially alter the underlying physical topography of the site, which is generally flat.

Policy LU 1.3.2: Substantially retain the integrity and natural grade elevations of significant natural ridgelines and prominent landforms that form the Valley's skyline
backdrop.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not alter
natural ridgelines or landforms that form the Valley’s
skyline as it would be developed along a terrace of the Santa Clara River in a flatter area of the Valley.

Policy LU 1.3.3: Development on ridgelines and land
containing 50% slopes shall be discouraged and
maintained as natural open space.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located on ridgelines or land containing 50 percent slopes.

Policy LU 1.3.4: Encourage density transfers where
appropriate to facilitate development in more suitable
locations while retaining significant natural slopes and areas of environmental sensitivity.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the project would assist in the implementation of this Policy through the provision of residential density and jobs with transit in an infill area with adjacent infrastructure.

Policy LU 1.3.5: Encourage flexible citing and design
techniques within hillside areas designated as Non-Urban in order to preserve steep slopes or other unique physical features, including clustering of residential units provided all of residential lots are maintained with a usable twoacre minimum lot size.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located within a hillside area designated as Non-Urban.

Policy LU 1.3.6: Encourage retention of natural drainage patterns and the preservation of significant riparian areas, both of which are commonly located in hillside areas.

Consistent: The project site would not cross the Santa
Clara River, thus, would not alter existing drainage
patterns. Additionally, the project site is generally flat and not located in a hillside area. The Specific Plan would require construction of new drainage and water quality
features to allow for a system that protects development from erosion and potential flooding and preserves the
Santa Clara River.

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Mixed Land Uses
Goal LU 2: A mix of land uses to accommodate growth,
supported by adequate resources and maintaining
community assets.

Consistent: The proposed project would include a mix of residential land uses, including multi-family residential and townhomes, and would provide open space
opportunities to support the residential uses.

Policy LU 2.1.1: On the Land Use Map, designate a
balance of land uses in appropriate amounts to meet
future community needs, while ensuring that no use
designation is over-represented in a manner that is not economically viable.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the
proposed project would assist in the implementation of
this Policy through its inclusion of a mix of residential land uses in close proximity to transit.

Policy LU 2.1.2: On the Land Use Map, integrate land use designations in a manner that promotes healthy, walkable communities, by providing an appropriate mix of
residential and service uses in proximity to one another.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project does assist with the implementation of this Policy through construction of new residential land uses in proximity to a mixed-use development and the Metro line extension.

Policy LU 2.1.3: Provide a range of land use types and
densities to reflect the special characteristics, lifestyles, and opportunities that differentiate various communities and villages in the Santa Clarita Valley, including
urban, suburban, and rural living environments.

Consistent: The project would introduce a mix of
residential land use types in an area surrounded by singlefamily residences. The range of multi-family apartmenttypes and for-sale town homes would differentiate the community from the more suburban and rural areas.

Policy LU 2.1.4: Adopt a compatible set of land use
designations between the City of Santa Clarita and the
County of Los Angeles for land in the Santa Clarita Valley, to be implemented through standards and zones applied
by each agency to ensure compatibility with the character of each area and with the goals of the City’s General Plan and the County’s Area Plan.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita and County of Los Angeles. That said, the proposed project would assist in the implementation of this Policy through its development of land uses in a manner that is compatible with the
character of surrounding areas.

Policy LU 2.1.5: Identify areas with hazardous conditions and ensure that uses in or adjacent to these areas pose minimal risk to public health or safety.

Consistent: Prior to construction of the project, hazardous conditions would be identified and compliance with
federal, state, and local regulations would ensure that these uses pose minimal risk to public health or safety. .

Policy LU 2.2.1: Identify areas of scenic or aesthetic value to the community, and minimize designating uses in these areas that would diminish the aesthetic quality of these areas.

Consistent: Section 4.16, Visual Resources, of the Vista Canyon Draft EIR concludes that, with mitigation, the
project would not result in any significant visual impacts.

Policy LU 2.2.2: Identify sites and areas with historical or cultural value to the community, and ensure that uses in or adjacent to these areas will not impact their historical integrity.

Consistent: There are no historic conditions of significance on the site.

Policy LU 2.2.3: Consistent with adopted plans, ensure
that adequate open space is set aside and protected from development throughout the planning area in order to
provide the benefits of watershed management, habitat
preservation and connectivity, and recreational
opportunities.

Consistent: The Specific Plan includes extensive open
space, recreation opportunities, and public/private
parks. The project site would not extend into existing
waters, or areas of habitat preservation.

Policy LU 2.3.1: In a mixed-use development, residential densities at the higher end of the allowed range shall be allowed only if the development incorporates a robust mix of non-residential uses.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include a mixed-use development.

Policy LU 2.3.2: Either vertical or horizontal integration of uses shall be allowed in a mixed-use development, with
an emphasis on tying together the uses with appropriate Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include a mixed-use development. However, the project would
incorporate pedestrian linkages.

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pedestrian linkages.

Policy LU 2.3.3: Manufacturing, processing of goods and materials, and warehousing shall not be allowable uses in a mixed-use development. Some light manufacturing and
warehousing may be appropriate in second story units.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include a mixed-use development. Manufacturing uses are not
proposed by the project.

Policy LU 2.3.4: Adequate public spaces and amenities
shall be provided in a mixed-use development to support both commercial and residential uses, including but not limited to plazas, landscaped walkways, village greens, and greenbelts.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include a mixed-use development.

Policy LU 2.3.5: Mixed-use developments shall be
designed to create a pedestrian-scale environment
through appropriate street and sidewalk widths, block
lengths, relationship of buildings to streets, and use of public spaces.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include a mixed-use development. Nonetheless, the project would
include a pedestrian-scale environment through
appropriate street and sidewalk widths, block lengths,
relationship of buildings to streets, and use of public spaces.

Policy LU 2.3.6: Encourage provision of parking
alternatives in mixed-use developments, including
subterranean parking and structured parking to limit the amount of surface area devoted to vehicle storage.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include a mixed-use development.

Healthy Neighborhoods
Goal LU 3: Healthy and safe neighborhoods for all
residents.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project design would provide for ahealthy and safe neighborhood for future residents.

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
community character and meet the region’s housing
goals.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the
proposed project would assist in the implementation of
this Policy through its provision of a mix of housing types, all of which would be consistent with community character and assist in meeting the region’s housing goals.

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

Consistent: The proposed project would provide a mix of housing types that would accommodate
households with varied income levels.

Policy LU 3.1.3: Promote opportunities for live-work units to accommodate residents with home-based businesses.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
live-work units.

Policy LU 3.1.4: Promote development of workforce
housing to meet the needs of those employed in the
Santa Clarita Valley.

Consistent: The proposed project would include various
housing types that would accommodate households with
various income levels. It is envisioned that all of these housing types could provide housing opportunities for
persons employedin the Santa Clarita Valley.

Policy LU 3.1.5: Promote development of housing
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, and other means as appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the
proposed project would assist in the implementation of
this Policy through its inclusion of various housing types that would accommodate households with varied income
levels.

Policy LU 3.1.6: Promote development of housing suitable to residents with special needs, including but not limited to senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

Consistent: The proposed project would assist in the
implementation of this Policy through its inclusion of
various housing types that would accommodate
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units for senior citizens. Further, nothing in the site design would preclude individuals with special needs
from residing at the project.

Policy LU 3.1.7: Promote development of housing for
students attending local colleges, in consideration of
access to campuses to the extent practicable.

Consistent: It is anticipated that students attending local colleges may reside in the project.

Policy LU 3.2.1: Require provision of adequate walkways in urban residential neighborhoods that provide safe and accessible connections to destinations such as schools, parks, and neighborhood commercial centers.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan provides for a comprehensive pedestrian circulation system
throughout the project’s planning areas.

Policy LU 3.2.2: In planning residential neighborhoods, include pedestrian linkages, landscaped parkways with
sidewalks, and separated trails for pedestrians and
bicycles, where appropriate and feasible.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan provides for a comprehensive pedestrian circulation system
throughout the project’s four planning areas, linking these areas to each other and the proposed open space areas.

The proposed project would include pedestrian linkages
and landscaped parkways.

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.

Consistent: Prior to construction of the project, the areas subject to hazards would be identified and mitigated, as appropriate.

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.

Consistent: The construction of the proposed project
would eliminate fire hazards associated with the natural vegetative cover found on the project site due to
replacement with urban landscape vegetation.

Additionally, the proposed project would comply with the Los Angeles County Fire Department Fuel Modification
Guidelines. Further, the project would provide emergency access through the vehicular access roads within the
project site.

Policy LU 3.3.3: Identify neighborhoods in which uses that pose a potential hazard to human health and safety may
be over-concentrated, and address public safety through use of buffer areas, policies on siting decisions for such uses, changing land use designations, or other means as deemed appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Further, the land uses contemplated by the proposed project (e.g., residential) are not traditionally perceived to constitute a hazard to human health.

Policy LU 3.3.4: Evaluate service levels for law
enforcement and fire protection as needed to ensure that adequate response times are maintained as new
residential development is occupied.

Consistent: Projected law enforcement and fire protection service levels are evaluated and would be mitigated, as appropriate.

Policy LU 3.3.5: Through the development review process, ensure that all new residential development is provided with adequate emergency access and that subdivision
and site designs permit ready access by public safety
personnel.

Consistent: The proposed project would be reviewed by
the City’s Development Review Committee to ensure
compliance with emergency access requirements.

Policy LU 3.3.6: Ensure adequate street-lighting in all urban residential neighborhoods, as appropriate, for each community.

Consistent: The proposed project would include
appropriate street lighting per City of Santa Clarita
requirements.

Policy LU 3.3.7: Ensure adequate addressing in all
residential neighborhoods for emergency response
personnel.

Consistent: The proposed project would include adequate addressing in its residential neighborhoods per City of Santa Clarita requirements.

Policy LU 3.3.8: Within multiple family residential projects comprised of multiple buildings, ensure that project
Consistent: The proposed project design reflects the
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designs include crime prevention measures such as
delineating public and private open space, designs for
defensible space, easy surveillance by residents of all outdoor and indoor common areas, lack of dead end
aisles or paths,
and similar measures.

Policy.

Policy LU 3.4.1: Promote the inclusion of green spaces, neighborhood parks, and other gathering places that
allow neighbors to meet one another and encourage
“eyes on the street” for safety purposes.

Consistent: The open space plan for the proposed project incorporates a gym, pool, parkways, and trails, all of
which provide for passive and active recreation
opportunities and would encourage “eyes on the street”
for safety and security purposes.

Policy LU 3.4.2: Ensure provision of street trees in urban residential areas where appropriate, to provide shade,
comfort, and aesthetic enhancement.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Landscape Plan
ensures the provision of street trees in urban residential areas to provide shade, comfort, and aesthetic
enhancement.

Policy LU 3.4.3: Provide appropriate levels of code
enforcement to ensure maintenance of neighborhoods in
a clean, healthy, and safe condition.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the
covenants, conditions & restrictions (CC&Rs) developed
for the proposed project would ensure the overall
maintenance of the neighborhood.

Policy LU 3.4.4: Within higher density housing
developments, ensure provision of adequate recreational and open space amenities to ensure a high quality living environment.

Consistent: The parks and open space plan for the project incorporates a gym, pool, parkways, and trails, along
with 63,554 square feet of private open space. These
recreational components would provide for passive and
active recreation opportunities for future residents and would ensure a high quality living environment..

Policy LU 3.4.5: Ensure compatibility between single
family and multiple family residential developments
through consideration of building height and massing,
architectural treatment, connectivity, privacy, and other design considerations.

Consistent: The proposed project’s design and
architectural standards would ensure compatibility
between single-family and multi-family residential units.

Elements such as massing, building height, architectural treatment connectivity and other design considerations
would be addressed by the proposed Specific Plan.

Policy LU 3.4.6: Promote mixed-density residential
neighborhoods that are consistent with community
character, and avoid over-development of high density
multiple family units in any particular location.

Consistent: The project site is surrounded by the Fair Oaks Ranch community to the south, the existing Colony
Apartments to the west and the northern portion of the
Sand Canyon community to the east. Fair Oaks Ranch is a residential community consisting of single- and multifamily dwelling units. The Colony Apartments consists of higher density, attached dwelling units. The portion of Sand Canyon closest to the project site includes singlefamily detached residential units and two schools. The proposed project would locate higher density residential units in the western portion of the project site, adjacent to the Colony Apartments. The easterly portion of the project site would be developed with less dense town-home
residential units. In summary, the proposed project would develop higher density housing near the existing Colony Townhomes and proposed Vista Canyon Specific Plan
area, and develop less dense residential units in
the easterly portion of the project site.

Policy LU 3.4.7: Minimize the prominence of areas
devoted to automobile parking and access in the design
of residential neighborhoods.

Consistent: Parking within the project site would be largely shielded from the street and other residential
neighborhoods.

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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).

Consistent: The proposed project would include foursided architecture consistent with this Policy.

Policy LU 3.4.9: Street cross-sections that locate
landscaped parkways between the curb and the sidewalk
are encouraged to create a visually pleasing streetscape and provide pedestrian protection.

Consistent: Roadways within the proposed project would
provide a landscaped parkway between the curb and
sidewalk in order to provide a buffer for
pedestrians.

Economic Vitality
Goal LU 4: A diverse and healthy economy. Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would assist in the implementation of this Goal through the provision of residents to contribute to the tax base of the City.

Policy LU 4.1.1: Promote expansion and enhancement of
the Valencia Town Center to provide a focal point for
cultural, civic, educational, and shopping activities serving the entire Santa Clarita Valley.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Valencia.

Policy LU 4.1.2: Promote creation of village commercial centers throughout the Santa Clarita Valley to meet the local and convenience needs of residents.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the
proposed project would not prevent the City from
promoting village commercial centers.

Policy LU 4.1.3: Encourage business creation and
expansion for larger companies within and adjacent to
existing and planned business centers and major
transportation corridors.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would assist in implementing this Policy as the project site is located adjacent to a Metrolink Station and Bus
Transfer Station along with its business center.

Policy LU 4.1.4: Promote economic opportunity for all
segments of the community, including small businesses
and new businesses.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would assist in implementing this Policy through its
provision of residential uses, whom would patronize small businesses and new businesses
Policy LU 4.1.5: Provide a clear and consistent planning and permitting process to encourage new development
that conforms to the General Plan.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, as determined by this consistency analysis, the proposed project would be
consistent with the One Valley One Vision Goals and
Policies.

Policy LU 4.2.1: Pursue business attraction and expansion programs for clean industries that provide job
opportunities for local residents, particularly in the areas of film/entertainment, biotechnology, aerospace, and
technology.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 4.2.2: Achieve a balanced ratio of jobs to
housing through business expansion and economic
development programs, with a goal of at least 1.5 jobs
per household.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would expand housing opportunities in proximity to the
Metrolink Station and future employment opportunities
within the City.

Policy LU 4.2.3: Encourage businesses to locate in all
appropriate areas of the community to encourage job
creation in closer proximity to workforce housing.

Not Applicable The proposed project would not provide
businesses.

Policy LU 4.2.4: Coordinate with local colleges to promote Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and City of Santa Clarita General Plan Consistency Analysis MetroWalk Specific Plan 12546
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job training programs for Santa Clarita Valley residents. directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 4.2.5: Through the Santa Clarita Enterprise Zone and other business assistance programs as appropriate,
promote development of uses that create job
opportunities for residents.

Not Applicable This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. The proposed project would not provide businesses.

Policy LU 4.3.1: Promote redevelopment in Old Town
Newhall through construction of public improvements
pursuant to the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan and
future area planning efforts.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Old Town Newhall.

Policy LU 4.3.2: Promote business development in Castaic and Val Verde to provide a greater range of goods and
services to area residents.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Castaic or Val Verde.

Policy LU 4.3.3: Promote revitalization of commercial uses along Sierra Highway between Soledad Canyon Road and
Vasquez Canyon Road, to encourage businesses serving
the Canyon Country neighborhoods and support services
for the College of the Canyons east campus.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located along Sierra Highway.

Policy LU 4.3.4: Promote business development that
upgrades and revitalizes older commercial corridors,
including Lyons Avenue, Railroad Avenue/Newhall
Avenue, Main Street and Soledad Canyon Road, in a
manner that reflects each area’s character, architecture, and history.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the
immediate vicinity of these commercial corridors.

Policy LU 4.3.5: Coordinate with property owners and
environmental agencies, and provide assistance as
appropriate, to promote clean up and redevelopment of
the Whittaker Bermite property as a business and
employment center.

Not Applicable: The project site is a part of the Whittaker Bermite property.

Policy LU 4.3.6: Coordinate with property owners and
environmental agencies, and provide assistance as
appropriate, to promote clean up and remediation of oil fields west of State Route 14.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the oil fields west of SR-14.

Policy LU 4.3.7: Promote revitalization and reuse of the older industrial areas east of the railroad, adjacent to the intersection of Springbrook and Drayton Avenues and in
the Honby area adjacent to the Santa Clara River.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the
Springbrook or Honby areas.

Policy LU 4.4.1: Promote extension of state-of-the-art
communication facilities to serve commercial and
industrial areas, including fiber optic cable,
telecommunication facilities, and other technology as
deemed appropriate.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 4.4.2: Improve flood control facilities along Sierra Highway north of Soledad Canyon Road to allow
increased use of this corridor for business and
employment uses.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the
Sierra Highway corridor north of Soledad Canyon Road.

Policy LU 4.4.3: Evaluate the feasibility of connecting business activity centers throughout the Santa Clarita
Valley with light rail, to provide increased mobility and access for customers and employees between the
Valencia Town Center, Whittaker Bermite property,
Newhall, Valencia Industrial Center, Magic Mountain and Entrada, Newhall Ranch, and other areas as deemed
appropriate.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would have direct access to the Metrolink system and the City’s transit system though the inclusion of a Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station.

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Policy LU 4.4.4: Protect and enhance public utility facilities as necessary to maintain the safety, reliability, integrity, and security of essential public service systems for all Valley residents.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would connect to and install public utility facilities.

Policy LU 4.5.1: Promote inclusion of employee amenities in the workplace, including but not limited to outdoor
seating and break areas, child care services, wellness
facilities, and facilities for bicycle commuters, including bike lockers and showers where appropriate.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
employees.

Policy LU 4.5.2: Encourage the provision of usable open space that is accessible to employees and visitors, and discourage the provision of large areas of waterconsuming landscaping that are not usable or accessible.

Consistent: The parks and open space plan for the
proposed project would be accessible to residents and
visitors. Additionally, the project would include
native/drought resistant landscaping to promote water
conservation.

Policy LU 4.5.3: Promote the inclusion of state-of-the-art technology within business complexes for
telecommunications, heating and cooling, water and
energy conservation, and other similar design features.

Not Applicable: The project would not include business
complexes.

Policy LU 4.5.4: Encourage the provision of support
services for employees within business park areas, such as dining and personal services where appropriate, to
reduce vehicle trips and promote pedestrian-friendly work environments.

Not Applicable: The project would not include business
parks.

Mobility
Goal LU 5: Enhanced mobility through alternative
transportation choices and land use patterns.

Consistent: The proposed project has been designed to
provide a transit-oriented neighborhood for the eastern Santa Clarita Valley. The proposed project would develop higher density housing near the Metrolink Station, Bus
Transfer Station, with trails connecting users to residential areas.

Policy LU 5.1.1: Require safe, secure, clearly-delineated, adequately-illuminated walkways and bicycle facilities in all commercial and business centers.

Consistent: The proposed project includes an extensive
pedestrian mobility system consisting of trails, sidewalks and bicycle facilities consistent with this Policy.

Policy LU 5.1.2: Require connectivity between walkways
and bikeways serving neighborhoods and nearby
commercial areas, schools, parks, and other supporting
services and facilities.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan provides for an extensive mobility system throughout the project's four planning areas, linking these areas to each other and trails and walkways.

Policy LU 5.1.3: Ensure that adequate bus turnouts,
served by walkways and comfortable, safe, and
convenient waiting facilities, are provided for transit users within residential, shopping, and business developments.

Consistent: The proposed project would provide transitoriented neighborhood for the eastern Santa Clarita Valley. The proposed project would develop higher density housing near the Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer
Station, with trails and walkways connecting the
residential areas to transit.

Policy LU 5.2.1: Designate higher-density residential uses in areas served by public transit and a full range of
support services.

Consistent: The proposed project would locate residential uses near the Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station.

Policy LU 5.2.2: Provide for location of neighborhood
commercial uses in proximity to the neighborhoods they
serve, to encourage cycling and walking to local stores.

Not Applicable: The project would not include commercial uses.

Policy LU 5.2.3: Promote location of non-polluting
businesses providing employment opportunities in
proximity to neighborhoods, to encourage walking towork.

Not Applicable: The project would not provide employment opportunities.

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Policy LU 5.2.4: Encourage transit-oriented development (TOD) through designation of land uses that allow
compact, mixed-use development in proximity to rail
stations and multi-modal transit facilities, in conformance with applicable policies.

Consistent: The proposed project is a transit-oriented
development as it consists of residential uses in proximity to the Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station.

Policy LU 5.2.5: Encourage the mix of compatible uses in areas where, though not served by rail or transit, mixed uses will achieve more walkable neighborhoods and trip
reduction, in conformance with applicable policies.

Consistent: The proposed project would be served by rail and transit. Though this Policy is not directly applicable to the proposed project due to its transit accessibility, the project has been designed to be walkable.

Community Appearance
Goal LU 6: A scenic and beautiful urban environment that builds on the community’s history and natural setting.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 6.1.1: Designate ridgelines throughout the
planning area, and preserve these ridgelines from
development by encouraging a minimum distance for
grading and development from these ridgelines of 50 feet, or more, if determined preferable by the reviewing
authority based on site conditions.

Not Applicable: The project side does not include any
identified ridgelines.

Policy LU 6.1.2: On the Land Use Map, designate the
Santa Clara River corridor, along with its major tributaries, as Open Space.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 6.1.3: Ensure that new development in
hillside areas is designed to protect the scenic backdrop of foothills and canyons enjoyed by Santa Clarita Valley communities, through requiring compatible hillside
management techniques that may include but are not
limited to clustering of development; contouring and
landform grading; revegetation with native plants; limited site disturbance; avoidance of tall retaining and build-up walls; use of stepped pads; and other techniques as
deemed appropriate.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in a
hillside area.

Policy LU 6.2.1: Promote the inclusion of plazas,
courtyards, seating areas, public art, and similar features within commercial centers, business parks, and civic
facilities visited by the general public.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
commercial centers, business parks, and civic facilities.

Policy LU 6.2.2: Provide and enhance trail heads where
appropriate with landscaping, seating, trash receptacles and information kiosks.

Consistent: The project would improve any existing
trailhead located on the project site.

Policy LU 6.3.1: Promote planting of street trees
throughout urban areas in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would plant trees throughout the site consistent with City requirements.

Policy LU 6.3.2: Develop compatible landscape plans for major arterials traversing the Santa Clarita Valley,
including landscaped medians and parkways, and
implement these plans in both City and County areas,
where feasible and appropriate based on right of way and other conditions.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, portion of the project near Lost Canyon Road would be appropriately
landscaped.

Policy LU 6.3.3: Enhance major entrance points to the
community, including on and off ramps from Interstate 5 and State Route 14; entrances along State Route 126;
and at the northern and southern entrance points on
Not Applicable: The project site is not adjacent to or
located along any of the referenced roadways.

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Sierra Highway, where feasible and appropriate.

Policy LU 6.3.4: Require undergrounding of utility lines for new development where feasible, and plan for
undergrounding of existing utility lines in conjunction with street improvement projects where economically feasible.

Consistent: Dry utilities will be located within underground conduits, including telephone lines which will be
constructed underground throughout the site within
phases.

Policy LU 6.3.5: Restrict the establishment of billboards within the planning area.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
any billboards.

Policy LU 6.4.1: Maintain the historic buildings in Newhall, including the William Hart Regional Park buildings, the Tom Mix cottages at Heritage Junction, the American
Theater, the Melody Ranch, and various other commercial and residential structures designated as local historic resources, through implementation of preservation
measures in the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Newhall.

Policy LU 6.4.2: Enhance the area around historic Lang
Station by requiring a Specific Plan for redevelopment of this area.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the Lang Station area.

Policy LU 6.4.3: Maintain cultural resources from prehistorical Native American habitation and historical settlement in the areas around Vasquez Rocks, Elsmere
Canyon, and along the Santa Clara River, through
designation of these areas as Open Space on the Land
Use Map.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, all artifacts collected at this site, would be conveyed to the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, consistent with State
requirements.

Policy LU 6.4.4: Maintain the historic site of Mentryville by designating the site as Open Space on the Land Use Map.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the
Metryville area.

Policy LU 6.4.5: Maintain the historic area of the Rancho San Francisco Estancia through implementation of
preservation measures in the Newhall Ranch Specific
Plan.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the
historic area of the Rancho San Francisco Estancia.

Policy LU 6.4.6: Through the environmental review and
development review and environmental review processes,
evaluate impacts on historic and cultural sites from
proposed development and require appropriate
mitigation.

Consistent: The proposed project would evaluate impacts on historic and cultural sites during the environmental review and development review process.

Policy LU 6.5.1: Require use of high quality, durable, and natural-appearing building materials.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Design Guidelines
would require the use of high quality, durable and naturalappearing building materials.

Policy LU 6.5.2: Encourage the use of designs and
architectural styles that incorporate classic and timeless architectural features.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Design Guidelines
would require the use of designs and architectural styles that incorporate classic and timeless architectural
features.

Policy LU 6.5.3: Require architectural enhancement and
articulation on all sides of buildings (360 degree
architecture), with special consideration at building
entrances and corners, and along facades adjacent to
major arterial streets.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would comply with this Policy through implementation of the project’s Design Guidelines.

Policy LU 6.5.4: Evaluate new development in
consideration of its context, to ensure that buildings
create a coherent living environment, a cohesive urban
fabric, and contribute to a sense of place consistent with the surrounding neighborhoods.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would comply with this Policy through implementation of the project’s Design Guidelines.

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Environmentally Responsible Development
Goal LU 7: Environmentally responsible development
through site planning, building design, waste reduction, and responsible stewardship of resources.

Consistent: The proposed project is a compact, transitoriented development with a mix of residential land uses.

The proposed project design encourages walkability
through its location of residential uses to existing transit.

The proposed project also would incorporate energy
efficiency measures and water recycling into the project design.

Policy LU 7.1.1: Require shade trees within parking lots and adjacent to buildings to reduce the heat island effect, in consideration of Fire Department fuel modification
restrictions.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would incorporate shade trees adjacent to buildings
consistent with City requirements.

Policy LU 7.1.2: Promote the use of solar panels and other renewable energy sources in all projects.

Consistent: The proposed project would include roof
overhangs, low-energy outdoor lighting, and passive solar systems to enhance energy conservation.

Policy LU 7.1.3: Encourage development of energyefficient buildings, and discourage construction of new buildings for which energy efficiency cannot be
demonstrated.

Consistent: The proposed project's would include energy conservation features such as those mentioned under
Policy LU7.1.1, high-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, lighting controls, and Energy Star labeled
equipment.

Policy LU 7.1.4: Support the establishment of energyefficient industries in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, as indicated above, the proposed project would be consistent with this Policy.

Policy LU 7.2.1: Monitor growth, and coordinate with water districts as needed to ensure that long-range needs for potable and reclaimed water will be met.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would monitor growth, and coordinate with water districts as needed to ensure that long-range needs for potable
and reclaimed water will be met.

Policy LU 7.2.2: If water supplies are reduced from
projected levels due to drought, emergency, or other
unanticipated events, take appropriate steps to limit,
reduce, or otherwise modify growth permitted by the
General Plan in consultation with water districts to ensure adequate long-term supply for existing businesses and
residents.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, as indicated above, the proposed project would be consistent with Policy..

Policy LU 7.3.1: Promote the use of permeable paving
materials to allow infiltration of surface water into the water table.

Consistent: The proposed project would be designed to
include water quality Best Management Practices (BMPs), such as bioretention areas, rain gardens, planter boxes, vegetated swales and permeable pavement to promote
infiltration and mitigate any potential water quality
impacts.

Policy LU 7.3.2: Maintain stormwater runoff onsite by
directing drainage into rain gardens, natural landscaped swales, rain barrels, permeable areas, and use of
drainage areas as design elements, where feasible and
reasonable.

Consistent: The proposed project would be designed to
include water quality BMPs, such as bioretention areas, rain gardens, planter boxes, vegetated swales
and permeable pavement to promote infiltration and
mitigate any potential water quality impacts.

Policy LU 7.3.3: Seek methods to decrease impermeable
site area where reasonable and feasible, in order to
reduce stormwater runoff and increase groundwater
infiltration, including use of shared parking and other means as appropriate.

Consistent: The proposed project incorporate sustainable drainage and water quality technologies, such as
biofiltration areas, vegetated swales, and filter strips to reduce stormwater runoff and increase groundwater
infiltration.

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Policy LU 7.3.4: Implement best management practices
for erosion control throughout the construction and
development process.

Consistent: BMPs would be implemented consistent with
City requirements and this Policy.

Policy LU 7.3.5: Limit development within flood-prone
areas to minimize down-stream impacts.

Consistent: All site development would meet City of Santa Clarita, County of Los Angeles and FEMA requirements.

Policy LU 7.4.1: Require the use of drought tolerant
landscaping, native California plant materials, and
evapotranspiration (smart) irrigation systems.

Consistent: The proposed project’s landscape plan would minimize high water areas and emphasize the use of
native and drought tolerant plant species. Smart irrigation systems and recycled water would be utilized for all
irrigated areas.

Policy LU 7.4.2: Require the use of low-flow fixtures in all non-residential development and residential development with five or more dwelling units, which may include but are not limited to water conserving shower heads, toilets,
waterless urinals and motion-sensor faucets, and
encourage use of such fixtures in building retrofits as appropriate.

Consistent: The project would comply with City
requirements per this Policy. Additionally, the project would include a water reclamation plant, which would
provide a recycled water supply equal to the project’s total demand.

Policy LU 7.5.1: Ensure that all new development provides adequate space for recycling receptacles and bins on site.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would provide recycling receptacles consistent with City requirements.

Policy LU 7.5.2: Promote the use of recycled building
materials.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would comply with City requirements related to the use of recycled building materials.

Policy LU 7.6.1: Limit outdoor lighting levels to the
minimum needed for safety and security, and
encourage
lower lighting levels when businesses are closed.

Consistent: The proposed project would comply with City lighting standards and requirements. Lower level
lighting would be utilized in most on-site areas.

Policy LU 7.6.2: Preserve habitat connectivity in site
planning where feasible, and discourage the creation of open space islands surrounded by paving.

Consistent: The proposed project would preserve the
surrounding Significant Ecological Area by developing on an infill site in proximity to other residential uses and the Metrolink Station.

Policy LU 7.6.3: Protect wildlife corridors through site design and appropriate land use designations, including mapped corridors and other corridors that may be
identified through biological surveys.

Consistent: The reach of the Santa Clara River corridor located to the north of the project site would be preserved as open space. The proposed project would preserve the
surrounding Significant Ecological Area (SEA) by
developing on an infill site in proximity to other residential uses and the Metrolink Station.

Policy LU 7.6.4: Encourage site designs that protect oak trees, hillsides, and biological resources through creative solutions.

Consistent: There are no City-identified hillsides on the project site and the site is generally flat. The proposed project would preserve protected trees and biological
resources to the extent feasible. The project would
incorporate measures, as appropriate, to reduce impacts to these resources.

Policy LU 7.7.1: Maintain a suitable distance and/or
provide buffering to separate aggregate mining and
processing activities from nearby residential uses and
other uses with sensitive receptors to noise and airborne emissions.

Not Applicable: The project site would not be located in proximity to aggregate mining and processing activities.

Policy LU 7.7.2: Avoid designating land uses in areas with significant mineral resources or utility facilities that would Not Applicable: There are no significant mineral resources or utility facilities located on the project site.

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preclude the future extraction and use of those resources and facilities.

Policy LU 7.8.1: Adopt and implement consistent policies for protection of oak woodlands and oak trees throughout the planning area.

Consistent: The proposed project would preserve
protected trees and biological resources to the extent
feasible. The project would incorporate measures, as
appropriate, to reduce impacts to these resources.

Policy LU 7.8.2: Protect all designated Significant
Ecological Areas (SEA’s) from incompatible development.

Consistent: Portions of the project site currently are
located within a designated SEA boundary (i.e., SEA 23).

However, the project proposes a General Plan
amendment and a Specific Plan designation that would
change the SEA boundaries to be consistent with
identified sensitive biological resources.

Environmental Justice
Goal LU 8: Equitable and convenient access to social,
cultural, educational, civic, medical, and recreational facilities and opportunities for all residents.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita, and is not directly
applicable to the proposed project.

Policy LU 8.1.1: Coordinate plans for new residential
development with affected school districts to ensure
adequate mitigation of impacts on school facilities;
provision of facilities and programs to promote academic excellence for Santa Clarita Valley students; coordination on joint use of facilities and transportation; and longrange planning.

Consistent: The project would coordinate plans with
affected school districts as part of the development
review process.

Policy LU 8.1.2: Implement a master plan for trails
throughout the Santa Clarita Valley to serve allresidents.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would provide a multi-use path that terminates at a public plaza at the far eastern area of the Specific Plan, which provides an outdoor publicly accessible amenity adjacent to the Metrolink transit station as well as shopping, trails, and other amenities to the north.

Policy LU 8.1.3: Implement a master plan for parks, with special focus on provision of additional playfields for youth sports in locations accessible to underserved
neighborhoods.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would further implementation of this Policy through its provision of walkways connecting residential units,
adjacent commercial uses, and the Metrolink Station.

Policy LU 8.1.4: Ensure that an adequate and diverse
supply of child care facilities and services is available to parents who live and/or work in the Santa Clarita Valley, by promoting child care facilities in commercial and
residential
areas.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 8.1.5: Coordinate with the Los Angeles County Library System to assist in expanding library services as needed to meet the needs of the community.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, consistent with City requirements and this Policy, the project would mitigate impacts to library services through the payment of a
library impact fee.

Policy LU 8.1.6: Coordinate with the Arts Alliance and
other similar entities to promote access to cultural events and facilities for all residents.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 8.1.7: Work with medical service providers to facilitate preservation and enhancement of health
Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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services, including the Santa Clarita Valley’s trauma
center, provided applications are in conformance with
applicable General Plan policies and environmental
requirements.

Policy LU 8.1.8: Work with social service agencies
providing assistance to homeless persons to develop and maintain a suitable shelter in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 8.1.9: Assist persons and households with
temporary housing needs by promoting transitional
housing facilities for victims of domestic violence in
multiple-family residential land use designations, subject to applicable zoning requirements.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 8.1.10: Coordinate with agencies that provide services to seniors and the elderly to expand senior
facilities, which may include a new senior center.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 8.2.1: In making locational decisions for siting new community facilities, consider ease of access for all users (vehicular, pedestrian, and transit).

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would further implementation of this Policy through its location near the adjacent Metrolink Station and Bus
Transfer Station, which would provide transit accessibility for the project and surrounding areas.

Policy LU 8.2.2: Identify neighborhoods that are
underserved by public facilities and community services, and plan for equitable distribution of these facilities.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would provide affordable housing opportunities within the City and be located near the Metrolink Station.

Policy LU 8.3.1: Require fair and equitable treatment in considering, adopting, implementing, and enforcing
development regulations and policies, including but not limited to providing equal opportunity for public input and considering impacts from development approvals on all
segments of the population.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Public Facilities
Goal LU 9: Adequate public facilities and services,
provided in a timely manner and in appropriate locations to serve existing and future residents and businesses.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project’s phasing plan is consistent with this Policy as it would bring adequate public facilities and services on-line with
residentialuses.

Policy LU 9.1.1: Ensure construction of adequate
infrastructure to meet the needs of new development
prior to occupancy.

Consistent: The proposed project’s phasing plan would
bring adequate infrastructure on-line to meet the needs of each phase of development prior to occupancy.

Policy LU 9.1.2: Coordinate review of development
projects with other agencies and special districts
providing utilities and other services.

Consistent: The City’s development review process
conducted for the proposed project includes consultation with affected agencies and utilities.

Policy LU 9.1.3: Protect major utility transmission
corridors, pumping stations, reservoirs, booster stations, and other similar facilities from encroachment by
incompatible uses, while allowing non-intrusive uses such as plant nurseries, greenbelts and recreational trails.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Further, the project site is not located on or adjacent to any major utility transmission corridors, pumping stations, reservoirs,
booster stations, or other similar facilities.

Policy LU 9.1.4: Develop and apply compatible standards within City and County areas for design and maintenance of utility infrastructure, in consideration of the character of
Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project's utility infrastructure design would consider the character of the community.

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each community.

Policy LU 9.1.5: Work with the Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s Department to expand law enforcement
facilities to meet the needs of the Valley’s growing
population.

Consistent: The proposed project would pay the required sheriff facilities impact fee.

Policy LU 9.1.6: Coordinate with appropriate agencies and organizations to ensure that landfill expansion needs are met while minimizing adverse impacts to Valley residents.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy LU 9.1.7: Provide for location of additional waste transfer stations and other facilities to promote recycling and reuse of materials within Industrial designations on the Land Use Map, subject to applicable zoning
requirements.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Circulation Element
Multi-Modal Circulation Network
Goal C 1: An inter-connected network of circulation
facilities that integrates all travel modes, provides viable alternatives to automobile use, and conforms with
regional plans.

Consistent: The proposed project would be located
adjacent to the proposed multi-modal transit facility
(Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station, multi-purpose trails, and sidewalks) to serve the project’s residential uses.

Policy C 1.1.1: Reduce dependence on the automobile,
particularly single-occupancy vehicle use, by providing safe and convenient access to transit, bikeways, and
walkways.

Consistent: The proposed project would be located
adjacent to the proposed multi-modal transit facility
(Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station, multi-purpose trails, and sidewalks) to serve the project’s residential uses.

Policy C 1.1.2: Promote expansion of alternative
transportation options to increase accessibility to all demographic and economic groups throughout the
community, including mobility-impaired persons, senior
citizens, low-income persons, and youth.

Consistent: The proposed project would be located
adjacent to the proposed multi-modal transit facility
(Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station, multi-purpose trails, and sidewalks) to serve the project’s residential uses.

Policy C 1.1.3: Work with local and regional agencies and employers to promote an integrated, seamless
transportation system that meets access needs, including local and regional bus service, dial-a-ride, taxis, rail, van pools, car pools, bus pools, bicycling, walking, and
automobiles.

Consistent: The proposed project would be located
adjacent to the proposed multi-modal transit facility
(Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station, multi-purpose trails, and sidewalks) to serve the project’s residential uses.

Policy C 1.1.4: Promote public health through provision of safe, pleasant, and accessible walkways, bikeways, and
multi-purpose trail systems for residents.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan includes safe and pleasant multi-purpose trails, sidewalks, and
bike lanes.

Policy C 1.1.5: Plan for efficient links between circulation systems at appropriate locations, including but not limited to bus-rail connections and pedestrian-bus connections.

Consistent: The proposed project would be located
adjacent to the proposed multi-modal transit facility
(Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station, multi-purpose trails, and sidewalks) to serve the project’s residential uses.

Policy C 1.1.6: Encourage multi-modal travel through
provision of adequate facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking and storage, expansion of park-and-ride lots, and provision of adequate station and transfer
facilities in appropriate locations.

Consistent: The proposed project is a transit-oriented
development and would be located adjacent to the
proposed Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station,
sidewalks, and multi-purpose trails. Bicycle storage would be provided for residents and guests.

Policy C 1.1.7: Consider the safety and convenience of the traveling public, including pedestrians and cyclists, in design and development of all transportation systems.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan would
provide a safe, convenient, and comprehensive
pedestrian/bicycle mobility system throughout the project.

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Policy C 1.1.8: Acquire and/or reserve adequate right-ofway in transportation corridors to accommodate multiple travel modes, including bus turnouts, bus rapid transit (BRT), bikeways, walkways, and linkages to trail systems.

Consistent: The proposed project is a transit-oriented
development, and would be located adjacent to the
Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station, sidewalks, and multi-purpose trails.

Policy C 1.1.9: Incorporate funding for all modes of
transportation in the capital improvement program, and
seek funding from all available sources for multi-modal system development.

Not Applicable This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 1.1.10: Provide for flexibility in the transportation system to accommodate new technology as it becomes
available, in order to reduce trips by vehicles using fossil fuels where feasible and appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 1.1.11: Promote use of multi-modal facilities by providing adequate and attractive way-finding programs
directing users to transit stations, park-and-ride lots, bicycle storage, and other facilities.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 1.1.12: Implement recommendations of the City’s Non-Motorized Transportation Plan to expand
opportunities for alternative travel modes.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would assist in the implementation of the City’s NonMotorized Transportation Plan.

Policy C 1.1.13: Activity centers should be designed or improved to prioritize walking, bicycling and circulator transit for internal circulation of person-travel.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
activity centers, such as employment or commercial uses.

Policy C 1.2.1: Develop coordinated plans for land use, circulation, and transit to promote transit-oriented
development that concentrates higher density housing,
employment, and commercial areas in proximity to transit corridors.

Consistent: The proposed project would assist in the
implementation of this Policy. The proposed project is a transit-oriented development and locates higher density housing in close proximity to a Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station.

Policy C 1.2.2: Create walkable communities, with paseos and walkways connecting residential neighborhoods to
multi-modal transportation services such as bus stops
and rail stations.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan would
include an extensive bicycle/pedestrian system
throughout the project site, linking residential land uses to the Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station.

Policy C 1.2.3: Require that new commercial and
industrial development provide walkway connections to
public sidewalks and transit stops, where available.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
commercial or industrial development.

Policy C 1.2.4: Consider location, availability, and
accessibility of transit in evaluating new development
plans.

Consistent: The proposed project is a transit-oriented
development and locates higher density housing in close proximity to a Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station.

Policy C 1.2.5: Encourage compact development and
mixed uses to locate housing, workplaces, and services
within walking or bicycling distance of each other.

Consistent: The proposed project is a compact, transitoriented development that would place residential uses within walking distance of the Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station
Policy C 1.2.6: Provide flexible standards for parking and roadway design in transit-oriented development areas to promote transit use, where appropriate.

Consistent: The proposed project would include flexible parking and roadway design standards to promote transit use.

Policy C 1.2.7: In pedestrian-oriented areas, provide a highly connected circulation grid with relatively small blocks to encourage walking.

Consistent: The project design would encourage
pedestrian mobility through its highly connected
circulation grid and small blocks.

Policy C 1.2.8: Provide safe pedestrian connections
across barriers, which may include but are not limited to major traffic corridors, drainage and flood control
Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan provides for safe pedestrian connections.

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facilities, utility easements, grade separations, and walls.

Policy C 1.2.9: Emphasize providing right-of-way for nonvehicular transportation modes so that walking and bicycling are the easiest, most convenient modes of
transportation available for short trips.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan
encourages and promotes walking and bicycling through
its extensive system of trails, bike paths, and sidewalks.

Policy C 1.2.10: Protect communities by discouraging the construction of facilities that sever residential
neighborhoods.

Consistent: The proposed project would not sever existing residential neighborhoods; rather, through its pedestrian mobility system, mix of land uses and multi-modal transit facility, the proposed project would connect surrounding communities to the each other and the project.

Policy C 1.2.11: Reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
through the use of smart growth concepts.

Consistent: The proposed project would assist in the
implementation of this Policy. The proposed project
utilizes various smart growth policies (e.g., compact
development, transit accessibility, etc.) in its design.

Policy C 1.2.12: Balance the anticipated volume of people and goods movement with the need to maintain a
walkable and bicycle friendly environment.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan would
provide a comprehensive network of bicycle and
pedestrian trails throughout the project site, linking the various uses together and connecting to
the City’s trail system.

Policy C 1.3.1: Continue coordinating with the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA or Metro) to implement the County’s Congestion Management
Program (CMP) for designated CMP roadways.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 1.3.2: Through trip reduction strategies and
emphasis on multi-modal transportation options,
contribute to achieving the air quality goals of the
SCAQMD Air Quality Management Plan.

Consistent: The proposed project would include a multimodal transit facility that would contribute to achieving the air quality goals of the SCAQMD Air Quality
Management Plant.

Policy C 1.3.3: Coordinate circulation planning with the Regional Transportation Plan prepared by the Southern
California Association of Governments (SCAG), to ensure consistency of planned improvements with regional
needs.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 1.3.4: Continue coordination with Caltrans on
circulation and land use decisions that may affect
Interstate 5, State Route 14, and State Route 126, and
support programs to increase capacity and improve
operations on these highways.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, coordination with Caltrans may be required as part of the environmental
review process.

Policy C 1.3.5: Ensure consistency with the County’s
adopted Airport Land Use Plan as it pertains to the Agua Dulce Airport, in order to mitigate aviation-related hazards and protect airport operations from encroachment by
incompatible uses.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the
vicinity of Agua Dulce Airport.

Street and Highway System
Goal C 2: A unified and well-maintained network of streets and highways which provides safe and efficient
movement of people and goods between neighborhoods,
districts, and regional centers, while maintaining
community character.

Consistent: The proposed project would further
implementation of this Goal through designing an orderly extension from the local roadway system to the internal circulation system of the project site.

Policy C 2.1.1: Protect mobility on arterial highways by limiting excessive cross traffic, access points, and turning movements; traffic signals on arterial highways should be spaced at least ½-mile apart, and the minimum allowable Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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separation should be at least ¼-mile.

Policy C 2.1.2: Enhance connectivity of the roadway
network to the extent feasible given the constraints of topography, existing development patterns, and
environmental resources, by constructing grade
separations and bridges; connecting discontinuous
streets; extending secondary access into areas where
needed; prohibiting gates on public streets; and other
improvements as deemed appropriate based on traffic
analysis.

Consistent: The proposed project would extend access
from Lost Canyon Road through a new east-west private
road – Harriman Drive.

Policy C 2.1.3: Protect and enhance the capacity of the roadway system by upgrading intersections to meet level of service standards, widening and/or restriping for
additional lanes, synchronizing traffic signals, and other means as appropriate.

Consistent: The proposed project would implement
measures, as necessary to ensure compliance with this
Policy.

Policy C 2.1.4: Ensure that future dedication and
acquisition of right-of-way is based on the adopted
Circulation Plan, proposed land uses, and projected
demand.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 2.1.5: Periodically monitor levels of service, traffic accident patterns, and physical conditions of the existing street system, and upgrade roadways as needed through
the Capital Improvement Program.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 2.2.1: Designate roadways within the planning
area based on their functional classification as shown on Exhibit C-2.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 2.2.2: Adopt consistent standard street cross
sections for City and County roadways in the planning
area, as shown on Exhibit C-3.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 2.2.3: Coordinate circulation plans of new
development projects with each other and the
surrounding street network, within both City and County areas.

Consistent: The proposed project's circulation network
would be coordinated with the surrounding street
network.

Policy C 2.2.4: Strive to maintain a Level of Service (LOS) D or better on most roadway segments and intersections
to the extent practical; in some locations, a LOS E may be acceptable, or LOS F may be necessary, for limited
durations during peak traffic periods.

Consistent: The proposed project would implement
measures, as necessary to ensure compliance with this
Policy.

Policy C 2.2.5: Adopt common standards for pavement
width in consideration of capacity needs to serve
projected travel demand, provided that a reduction in
pavement width may be allowed in order to reduce traffic speeds, protect resources, enhance pedestrian mobility, or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the reviewing
agency.

Consistent: The proposed project would be consistent with this Policy. Street widths within the project site
accommodate projected travel demand while enhancing
pedestrian and bicycle mobility.

Policy C 2.2.6: Within residential neighborhoods, promote the design of “healthy streets” which may include reduced pavement width, shorter block length, provision of onstreet parking, traffic-calming devices, bike routes and pedestrian connectivity, landscaped parkways, and
canopy street
trees.

Consistent: The proposed project’s circulation system
would promote a “healthy street” design through the use of reduced street widths, on-street parking, traffic
calming, bike routes, landscaped parkways and
pedestrian connectivity.

Policy C 2.2.7: Where practical, encourage the use of grid Consistent: The project would increase connectivity and City of Santa Clarita General Plan Consistency Analysis MetroWalk Specific Plan 12546
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or modified grid street systems to increase connectivity and walkability; where cul-de-sacs are provided, promote the use of walkways connecting cul-de-sac bulbs to
adjacent streets and/or facilities to facilitate pedestrian access; where street connectivity is limited and
pedestrian routes are spaced over 500 feet apart,
promote the use of intermediate pedestrian connections
through or between
blocks.
walkability through the internal street sections that slow traffic and facilitate pedestrian access.

Policy C 2.2.8: Local street patterns should be designed to create logical and understandable travel paths for users and should provide access between neighborhoods for
local residents while discouraging cut-through traffic; culde-sac length should not exceed 600 feet, and “dog-leg” cul-de-sacs with one or more turns between the bulb and the outlet should be avoided where possible.

Consistent: The proposed project’s internal circulation system would be designed as local street sections that
provide for vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle connections from the four planning areas to open space areas and the Metrolink Station.

Policy C 2.2.9: Medians constructed in arterial streets should be provided with paved crossover points for
emergency vehicles, where deemed necessary by the Fire
Department.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with this Policy as required by the City. .

Policy C 2.2.10: The street system design, including block length, width, horizontal and vertical alignments, curves, and other design characteristics, should function safely and effectively without the subsequent need for excessive traffic control devices to slow or deflect traffic.

Consistent: The proposed project’s street system design would function safely and effectively without the
subsequent need for excessive traffic control devices. The proposed project’s circulation system would include multiuse path on internal, private streets.

Policy C 2.2.11: For intersections of collector or larger streets, four-way intersections are preferred over offset intersections.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with this Policy as required by the City.

Policy C 2.2.12: Private streets, other than driveways and alleyways typically associated with multi-family
development, should be constructed to standards for
public rights-of-way, except as otherwise approved by the reviewing agency.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with this Policy as required by the City.

Policy C 2.2.13: Protect the community character of rural areas by requiring use of rural street standards, which may include reduced pavement width, reduced street
lighting to protect night skies, rolled curbs, or no curbs and no sidewalks.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in a rural area.

Policy C 2.2.14: Streets should be designed in context
with the terrain and the natural and built features of the area, but excessively circuitous streets should be avoided to minimize unnecessary vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian mileage.

Consistent: The proposed project would also include an
extensive and efficient pedestrian/bicycle mobility system.

Policy C 2.2.15: Adopt consistent standards for
implementation of Americans with Disabilities Act
requirements such as curb ramp design and accessible
pedestrian signals.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the project would
comply with this Policy as required by the City.

Policy C 2.3.1: Enhance community appearance through
landscaping, street lighting, street furniture, bus shelters and benches, and other aspects of streetscape design
within the right-of-way, where appropriate.

Consistent: The proposed project would include
landscaping that would be visible to those within the
public right-of-way, near the project site.

Policy C 2.3.2: Encourage unified treatment of arterial streets within both City and County areas, while permitting Consistent: The proposed project’s internal roadways
would preserve and enhance the village character.

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flexibility of streetscape design between neighborhoods and districts to preserve village character.

Policy C 2.3.3: When evaluating road widening projects, consider the impacts of additional traffic, noise, and
fumes on adjacent land uses and use context-sensitive
design techniques where appropriate.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Impacts related to additional traffic, noise, and fumes would be evaluated during the environmental review process.

Policy C 2.3.4: Protect residential neighborhoods from cutthrough traffic using local streets to avoid congested arterials, through use of street design and traffic control devices.

Consistent: The proposed project’s internal roadways
would not provide connections to other uses; thereby
reducing the ability for cut-through in the residential neighborhood.

Policy C 2.4.1: Require design of pavement sections on
major and secondary highways to account for truck traffic, to prevent excessive pavement deterioration from truck
use.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 2.4.2: Establish adequate setbacks from major
and secondary highways for sensitive receptors and
sensitive uses, so as to minimize impacts on these
individuals and uses from noise and air pollution caused by truck traffic.

Consistent: The project’s residential uses are setback
from major and secondary highways.

Policy C 2.4.3: Prohibit through truck traffic on designated scenic routes.

Not Applicable: There are no designated scenic routes
located on the project site.

Policy C 2.4.4: Adopt regulations for truck parking on
public streets, to avoid impacts to residential
neighborhoods.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 2.5.1: Maintain a current evacuation plan as part of emergency response planning.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita
Policy C 2.5.2: Ensure that new development is provided with adequate emergency 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.

Consistent: The proposed project would be served by
adequate emergency and secondary access. The access
within the project site would be reviewed by the City as part of the development review process.

Policy C 2.5.3: Require provision of visible street name signs and addresses on all development to aid in
emergency response.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would provide visible street name signs and addresses
consistent with this Policy per City requirements.

Policy C 2.5.4: Provide directional signage to Interstate 5 and State Route 14 at key intersections in the Valley, to assist emergency evacuation operations.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would provide directional signage per City requirements.

Policy C 2.6.1: Require that new development construct or provide its fair share of the cost of transportation
improvements, and that required improvements or in-lieu contributions are in place to support the development
prior to occupancy.

Consistent: The project applicant either would construct or pay fair-share fees for transportation improvements.

Policy C 2.6.2: Evaluate the feasibility of establishing a joint City/County Intelligent Transportation Management System (ITMS) impact fee for new development that is
unable to otherwise mitigate its impacts to the roadway system through implementation of the adopted Highway
Plan.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 2.6.3: Support local, regional, state and federal agencies in identifying and implementing funding
Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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alternatives for the Valley’s transportation systems.

Policy C 2.6.4: Coordinate road construction with
improvements to other utility systems in the right-of-way.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy 8.6: Encourage Green Building principles for new building and renovation projects.

Consistent The project applicant would require that each building be designed to meet the requirements of the
California Building Code, which incorporates the Cal Green and Title 24 Building Standards Code (CALGreen Code). In doing so, the Specific Plan wouldbe developed to achieve energy efficiency, water efficiency, material conservation, and resource efficiency in compliance with the CALGreen Code.

Vehicle Trip Reduction
Goal C 3: Reduction of vehicle trips and emissions
through effective management of travel demand,
transportation systems, and parking.

Consistent: The proposed project is a transit-oriented
development, such that it would create fewer vehicle trips than a typical, suburban residential development with the same number of residential units. The project would
locate residential uses adjacent to the Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station, trails, sidewalks and bike routes.

Policy C 3.1.1: In evaluating new development projects, require trip reduction measures as feasible to relieve
congestion and reduce air pollution from vehicle
emissions.

Consistent: The project would locate residential uses
adjacent to the Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station, trails, sidewalks and bike routes. The transit-oriented development would promote use of alternative
transportation to reduce air pollution from vehicle
emissions.

Policy C 3.1.2: Promote home-based businesses and livework units as a means of reducing home-to-work trips.

Consistent: The proposed project would permit home
occupation businesses; however, it would not include livework units.

Policy C 3.1.3: Promote the use of flexible work schedules and telecommuting to reduce home to work trips.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 3.1.4: Promote the use of employee incentives to encourage alternative travel modes to work.

Consistent: The proposed project would encourage the
use of alternative travel modes through its proximity to the Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station.

Policy C 3.1.5: Promote the use of van pools, car pools, and shuttles to encourage trip reduction.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
such uses that would utilize van pools, car pools, or
shuttles (i.e. employment centers).

Policy C 3.1.6: Promote the provision of showers and
lockers within businesses and employment centers, in
order to encourage opportunities for employees tobicycle to work.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
business and employment centers.

Policy C 3.2.1: Adopt clean vehicle purchase policies for City and County fleets.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 3.2.2: Continue to enhance signal timing and
synchronization to allow for free traffic flow, minimizing idling and vehicle emissions.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 3.2.3: When available and feasible, provide
opportunities and infrastructure to support use of
alternative fuel vehicles and travel devices.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
infrastructure, such as a parking structure, that would support the use of alternative fuel vehicles.

Policy C 3.3.1: Evaluate parking standards and reduce
requirements where appropriate, based on data showing
that requirements are in excess of demand.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 3.3.2: In pedestrian-oriented, high density mixed use districts, provide for common parking facilities to Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include a mixed-use development.

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serve the district, where appropriate.

Policy C 3.3.3: Promote shared use of parking facilities between businesses with complementary uses and hours,
where feasible.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
businesses.

Policy C 3.3.4: Within transit-oriented development
projects, consider providing incentives such as higher
floor area ratio and/or lower parking requirements for
commercial development that provides transit and rideshare programs.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
commercial uses.

Policy C 3.3.5: Encourage convenient short-term parking in high-activity areas, and all day parking at the periphery of the development areas.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include a high-activity area.

Policy C 3.3.6: Site plans should prioritize direct
pedestrian access between building entrances, sidewalks and transit stops, by placing parking behind buildings
where possible, to the sides of buildings when necessary, and always away from street intersections.

Consistent: The proposed project would include
pedestrian access between buildings, sidewalks and
transit stops.

Rail Service
Goal C 4: Rail service to meet regional and inter-regional needs for convenient, cost-effective travel alternatives, which are fully integrated into the Valley’s circulation systems and land use patterns.

Consistent: The proposed project would place a number of residential uses in proximity to the Metrolink Station.

Policy C 4.1.1: Develop permanent Metrolink facilities with an expanded bus transfer station and additional park-andride spaces at the Via Princessa station, or other alternative location as deemed appropriate to meet the
travel needs of residents on the Valley’s east side.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 4.1.2: Coordinate with other agencies to facilitate extension of a passenger rail line from the Santa Clarita Station to Ventura County, which may be used for
Metrolink service.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 4.1.3: Continue to expand and improve commuter services, including park-and-ride lots, bicycle parking and storage, and waiting facilities, at all Metrolink stations.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would place residential uses in proximity to the Metrolink Station with parking, bicycle parking and storage, and
waiting facilities.

Policy C 4.1.4: Encourage the preservation of abandoned railroad right-of-way for future transportation facilities, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 4.1.5: Work with other agencies to increase rail efficiency and public safety through street and track
improvements, and grade separations where needs are
identified.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 4.1.6: Provide incentives to promote transitoriented development near rail stations.

Consistent: The proposed project would be a transit
oriented development, and would place residential uses
in proximity to the Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer
Station.

Policy C 4.1.7: Facilitate coordination of planning for any future high speed regional rail systems in the Valley with Metrolink services.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 4.1.8: Minimize impacts to passenger rail service and the community from any proposed increase to freight Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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rail service through the Valley.

Policy C 4.2.1: Continue to work with the Orange Line
Development Authority (OLDA) to plan for development of an environmentally sensitive, high speed transportation system with a route through the Santa Clarita Valley,
including a regional station hub with associated
infrastructure that would provide connections to the Los Angeles Basin, Palmdale Regional Airport, and other
destinations.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 4.2.2: Coordinate with other agencies as needed to facilitate planning for other high-speed rail alternatives in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 4.2.3: Promote and encourage the expansion of
Amtrak Rail Service to the Santa Clarita Valley.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Bus Transit
Goal C 5: Bus transit service as a viable choice for all residents, easily accessible and serving destinations
throughout the Valley.

Consistent: The project proposes residential uses in
proximity to a Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station.

Both transit facilities would make these alternative modes of transportation more accessible to residents in the
eastern Santa Clarita Valley.

Policy C 5.1.1: Require that new subdivisions provide for two means of access into and out of the development, in order to provide for transit access, where feasible.

Consistent: The proposed project would have two means
of access off Harriman Drive, as well as a connection to the new Metrolink Station.

Policy C 5.1.2: For private gated communities, require the developer to accommodate bus access through the entry
gate, or provide bus waiting facilities at the project entry with pedestrian connections to residential streets, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not be a
private, gated community.

Policy C 5.1.3: Consider the operational characteristics of buses when determining acceptable street designs,
including grades and turning radii.

Consistent: The proposed project would be adjacent to a Bus Transfer Station. The proposed street designs near
bus routes would be reviewed and approved as part of the City’s development review process.

Policy C 5.1.4: Provide for location of bus stops within ¼- mile of residential neighborhoods, and include paved bus waiting areas in street improvement plans wherever
appropriate and feasible.

Consistent: The Bus Transfer Station is within
walking/biking distance of the project’s residential units.

Policy C 5.1.5: Location and design of bus turnouts should not obstruct traffic and should provide sufficient merging length for the bus to re-enter the traffic flow.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 5.1.6: Evaluate the feasibility of giving buses priority at signalized intersections to maintain transit service level standards, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 5.2.1: Require paved waiting areas, accessible by paved walkways and reasonably direct pedestrian routes, for bus stops in new development; and provide for
retrofitting of existing bus stops, where feasible and
practicable.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 5.2.2: Adopt and implement consistent design
standards for use in both City and County areas for bus shelters, bus benches, trash receptacles, lighting, and other improvements for transit stops that are aesthetically Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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pleasing and consistent with community character.

Policy C 5.2.3: Adopt and implement common design
standards for bus turnouts and merging lanes along
arterial streets, in convenient, accessible locations.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 5.2.4: Enhance way-finding signage along
walkways and paseos to direct pedestrians to transit
stops.

Consistent: The project applicant would work with the City of Santa Clarita to ensure that appropriate transit station way-finding signage is included on project walkways and trails.

Policy C 5.2.5: Complementary transportation modes
should be interconnected at intermodal transit centers, including provisions for bicycles on buses, bicycle parking at transit centers, and park-and-ride at transit stops.

Consistent: The proposed project would connect to the
Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer station by walking or biking.

Policy C 5.3.1: Continue to provide fixed route service to significant activity areas and neighborhoods with
moderate to high density, and serve low-density and rural areas with dial-a-ride, flexible fixed routes, or other transit services as
deemed appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 5.3.2: Promote concentrated development
patterns in coordination with transit planning to maximize service efficiency and ridership.

Consistent: The proposed project is a transit-oriented
development. The project would consist of residential
uses in close proximity to transit and other uses. The
design of the proposed project would assist in maximizing transit service efficiency and ridership.

Policy C 5.3.3: Evaluate the feasibility of providing “flyaway” bus transit service to airports located at Burbank, Palmdale, and Los Angeles, and implement this program
when warranted by demand.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 5.3.4: Evaluate the feasibility of providing bus rapid transit (BRT) for key transit corridors when light-rail is not feasible or cost effective.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 5.4.1: Establish transit impact fee rates that are based on the actual impacts of new development on the
transit system, and regularly monitor and adjust these
fees as needed to ensure adequate mitigation.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project applicant would construct improvements or pay transit impact fees consistent with City requirements.

Policy C 5.4.2: Evaluate the feasibility of establishing a joint City/County transit impact fee to equitably distribute the capital costs of transit system expansion to meet the needs of new development in both County and City
areas of the Valley.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project applicant would construct improvements or pay transit impact fees consistent with City requirements.

Policy C 5.4.3: Seek funding for transit system expansion and improvement from all available sources, including
local, state, and federal programs and grants.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Bikeways
Goal C 6: A unified and well-maintained bikeway system
with safe and convenient routes for commuting,
recreational use and utilitarian travel, connecting
communities and the region.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Mobility Plan would
provide a comprehensive network of bicycle and
pedestrian trails, paths and sidewalks throughout the
project site.

Policy C 6.1.1: For recreational riders, continue to develop Class I bike paths, separated from the right-of-way, linking neighborhoods to open space and activity areas.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the project would
ensure connectivity of bicycle facilities within the project site to the surrounding areas.

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bicycle to work or services, provide striped Class II bike lanes within the right-of-way, with adequate delineation and signage, where feasible and appropriate.
the City of Santa Clarita. However, the project would
ensure connectivity of bicycle facilities within the project site to the surrounding areas.

Policy C 6.1.3: Continue to acquire or reserve right-of-way and/or easements needed to complete the bicycle
circulation system as development occurs.

Consistent: The proposed project would provide the
required bike paths required by the City of Santa Clarita consistent with this Policy.

Policy C 6.1.4: Where inadequate right-of-way exists for Class I or II bikeways, provide signage for Class III bike routes or designate alternative routes as appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 6.1.5: Plan for continuous bikeways to serve
major destinations, including but not limited to regional shopping areas, college campuses, public buildings,
parks, and employment centers.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the project would
ensure connectivity of bicycle facilities within the project site to the surrounding areas.

Policy C 6.2.1: Bicycle parking, which can include bicycle lockers and sheltered areas, should be required at
commercial sites and multi-family housing complexes for use by employees and residents, as well as customers
and visitors.

Consistent: The proposed project would incorporate
bicycle parking/lockers for residents and guests.

Policy C 6.2.2: Bicycle racks on transit vehicles should be provided to give bike-and-ride commuters the ability to transport their bicycles.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 6.2.3: Promote the inclusion of services for
bicycle commuters, such as showers and changing rooms,
as part of the development review process for new
development or substantial alterations of existing
commercial or industrial uses, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
commercial uses or other employment opportunities that
would require services for bicycle commuters.

Pedestrian Circulation
Goal C 7: Walkable communities, in which interconnected walkways provide a safe, comfortable and viable
alternative to driving for local destinations.

Consistent: The proposed project would assist in the
implementation of this Goal as it would create a safe,
walkable community, thereby providing a viable
alternative to driving to local destinations.

Policy C 7.1.1: In reviewing new development proposals, consider pedestrian connections within and between
developments as an integral component of the site
design, which may include seating, shading, lighting,
directional signage, accessibility, and convenience.

Consistent: The proposed project would include
pedestrian connections within and between the project
site. Seating areas, shading, lighting, directional signage, accessibility and convenience would be incorporated into the project design.

Policy C 7.1.2: For existing walled subdivisions, promote the extension of pedestrian access to connect these
neighborhoods to transit and services through public
education and by facilitating retrofitted improvements
where feasible.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 7.1.3: Where feasible and practical, consider
grade separated facilities to provide pedestrian
connections across arterial streets, flood control
channels, utility easements, and other barriers.

Not Applicable: The project site does not include barriers that would require grade-separated facilities.

Policy C 7.1.4: Identify and develop an improvement
program to connect existing walkways and paseos to
transit and services, where needed and appropriate.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. However, the proposed project would further implementation of this Policy through its inclusion of an extensive pedestrian/bicycle system that would provide direct access to transit and services.

Policy C 7.1.5: In new commercial development, provide
for direct, clearly delineated, and preferably landscaped Not Applicable: The project does not include commercial development.

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pedestrian walkways from transit stops and parking areas to building entries, and avoid placement of uses (such as drive-through facilities) in locations that would obstruct pedestrian pathways.

Policy C 7.1.6: Encourage placement of building entries in locations accessible to public sidewalks and transit.

Consistent: The project would include design features that allow for easy access to public sidewalks and transit.

Policy C 7.1.7: Promote use of pedestrian-oriented scale and design features in areas intended for pedestrian use.

Consistent: The proposed project would incorporate
pedestrian-oriented scale and design features in
pedestrian areas.

Policy C 7.1.8: Upgrade streets that are not pedestrianfriendly due to lack of sidewalk connections, safe street crossing points, vehicle sight distance, or other design deficiencies.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy C 7.1.9: Promote pedestrian-oriented street design through traffic-calming measures where appropriate,
which may include but are not limited to bulb-outs or
chokers at intersections, raised crosswalks, refuge
islands, striping, and landscaping.

Consistent: The proposed project would incorporate
pedestrian-oriented street design.

Policy C 7.1.10: Continue to expand and improve the
Valley’s multi-use trail system to provide additional routes for pedestrian travel.

Consistent: The proposed project would incorporate trails to connect to surrounding uses.

Noise Element
Noise Environment
Goal N 1: A healthy and safe noise environment for Santa Clarita Valley residents, employees, and visitors.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with City requirements regulating
construction-related noise.

Policy N 1.1.1: Use the Noise and Land Use Compatibility Guidelines contained on Exhibit N-8, which are consistent with State guidelines, as a policy basis for decisions on land use and development proposals related to noise.

Consistent: During the environmental review process, the Noise and Land Use Compatibility Guidelines would be
used to assess the potential noise impacts of the project.

Policy N 1.1.2: Continue to implement the adopted Noise Ordinance and other applicable code provisions,
consistent with state and federal standards, which
establish noise impact thresholds for noise abatement
and attenuation, in order to reduce potential health
hazards associated with high noise levels.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with the Noise Ordinance requirements
during project construction and operation.

Policy N 1.1.3: Include consideration of potential noise impacts in land use planning and development review
decisions.

Consistent: The development review and environmental
review process would consider potential noise impacts.

Policy N 1.1.4: Control noise sources adjacent to
residential, recreational, and community facilities, and those land uses classified as noise sensitive.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
ensure the proposed project controls noise sources
generated during construction and operations.

Policy N 1.1.5: Monitor and update data and information regarding current and projected noise levels in the
planning area.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy N 1.1.6: Provide development review comments on
projects proposed by other agencies and special districts that may generate noise impacts affecting land uses
within the Santa Clarita Valley, including any freeway and high-speed rail projects.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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Reduction of Noise from Traffic
Goal N 2: Protect residents and sensitive receptors from traffic-generated noise.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project has been designed in a manner to minimize noise
impacts from roadways on sensitive receptors.

Policy N 2.1.1: Encourage owners of existing noisesensitive uses, and require owners of proposed noise sensitive land uses, to construct sound barriers to protect users from significant noise levels, where feasible and appropriate.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
ensure noise sensitive land uses are protected from
significant noise levels. .

Policy N 2.1.2: Encourage the use of noise absorbing
barriers, where appropriate.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
include such measures listed in this Policy, if appropriate.

Policy N 2.1.3: Where appropriate, coordinate with the
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to
ensure that sound walls or other noise barriers are
constructed along Interstate 5 and State Route 14 in the immediate vicinity of residential and other noise sensitive developments, where setbacks and other sound
alleviation devices do not exist.

Consistent: Proposed residential uses within the project site are separated from SR-14 by the Santa Clara River; given the distance between these areas and SR-14, no
noise absorbing barriers would be required. That said, the project applicant would coordinate with Caltrans on the identification of a fair- share mitigation fee for off-site sound walls or other noise barriers, if necessary.

Policy N 2.1.4: Reduce significant noise levels related to through-traffic in residential areas by promoting
subdivision circulation designs to contain a hierarchy of streets, which efficiently direct traffic to highways.

Consistent: Internal roads within the proposed project
would be arranged in a hierarchy, organized by function, to facilitate access within and around the project site.

Policy N 2.1.5: Encourage employers to develop van pool and other travel demand management programs to
reduce vehicle trip-generated noise in the planning area.

Not Applicable. The proposed project would not generate employees.

Policy N 2.1.6: Work with the City of Santa Clarita Transit to improve and expand current public transit services and routes to reduce vehicle trips and resulting noise levels.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. The proposed project would,
however, locate residential uses in close proximity to
transit options. These transit opportunities provided by the proposed project would reduce vehicle trips and
subsequently resulting noise levels.

Policy N 2.1.7: Require vehicle owners to properly
maintain their equipment to avoid generating excessive
noise levels.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Residential Neighborhoods
Goal N 3: Protect residential neighborhoods from
excessive noise.

Consistent: The proposed project is designed to minimize excessive noise levels in residential neighborhoods.

Policy N 3.1.1: Require that developers of new singlefamily and multi-family residential neighborhoods in areas where the ambient noise levels exceed 60 CNEL provide
mitigation measures for the new residences to reduce
interior noise levels to 45 CNEL, based on future traffic and railroad noise levels.

Consistent: The increase in ambient noise levels would be evaluated as part of the environmental review process.

The proposed project would comply with this Policy.

Policy N 3.1.2: Require that developers of new singlefamily and multi-family residential neighborhoods in areas where the projected noise levels exceed 65 CNEL provide mitigation measures (which may include noise barriers,
setbacks, and site design) for new residences to reduce outdoor noise levels to 65 CNEL, based on future traffic conditions. This requirement would apply to rear yard
areas for single-family developments, and to private open Consistent: The increase in noise levels would be
evaluated as part of the environmental review process.

The proposed project would comply with this Policy.

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space and common recreational and open space areas
for multi- family developments.

Policy N 3.1.3: Through enforcement of the applicable
Noise Ordinance, protect residential neighborhoods from noise generated by machinery or activities that produce significant discernable noise exceeding recommended
levels for residential uses.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy N 3.1.4: Require that those responsible for
construction activities develop techniques to mitigate or minimize the noise impacts on residences, and adopt
standards that regulate noise from construction activities that occur in or near residential neighborhoods.

Consistent: The proposed project would adhere to the
City’s Noise Ordinance, which regulates the days and
times of construction activity.

Policy N 3.1.5: Require that developers of private schools, childcare centers, senior housing, and other noise
sensitive uses in areas where the ambient noise level
exceeds 65 dBA (day), provide mitigation measures for
these uses to reduce interior noise to acceptable levels.

Consistent: The increase in ambient noise levels would be evaluated as part of the environmental review process.

The proposed project would comply with this Policy.

Policy N 3.1.6: Ensure that new residential buildings shall not be located within 150 feet of the centerline for
Interstate 5.

Consistent: The project site is not located within 150 feet of the centerline for Interstate 5.

Policy N 3.1.7: Ensure that design of parks, recreational facilities, and schools minimize noise impacts to
residential neighborhoods.

Consistent: The proposed project design would ensure
that the design of parks and recreational facilities
minimizes noise impacts to residential neighborhoods.

Policy N 3.1.8: As a condition of issuing permits for special events, require event promoters to mitigate noise impacts to adjacent sensitive uses through limiting hours of
operation and other means as appropriate, which may
include notification to affected residents.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy N 3.1.9: Implement a buyer and renter notification program for new residential developments where
appropriate, to educate and inform potential buyers and renters of the sources of noise in the area and/or new
sources of noise that may occur in the future. As
determined by the reviewing authority, notification may be appropriate in the following areas:
a. Within one mile of Six Flags Magic Mountain
theme park, potential buyers and renters should
receive notice that noise may occasionally be
generated from this facility and that the
frequency and loudness of noise events may
change over time.
b. Within 1,000 feet of the railroad, potential buyers
and renters should receive notice that noise may
occasionally be generated from this facility and
that the frequency and loudness of noise events
may change over time.
c. Within 200 feet of commercial uses in mixed-use
developments, potential buyers and renters
should receive notice that the commercial uses
within the mixed-use developments may generate
noise in excess of levels typically found in
residential areas, that the commercial uses may
change over time, and the associated noise
Consistent: The proposed project’s disclosure documents would make potential buyers and renters aware of the
railroad tracks, Metrolink Station, Bus Transfer Station and commercial uses.

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levels and frequency of noise events may change
along with the use.
d. Within 1,000 feet of the Saugus Speedway, in the
event speedway operations are resumed in the
future.

Commercial and Industrial Noise
Goal N 4: Protection of sensitive uses from commercial
and industrial noise generators.

Not Applicable. The proposed project would not include
commercial and industrial noise.

Policy N 4.1.1: Implement and enforce the appropriate
noise ordinance adopted by the City and the County to
control noise from commercial and industrial sources that may adversely impact adjacent residential neighborhoods and other sensitive uses.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would not include commercial and industrial noise
generators.

Policy N 4.1.2: Require appropriate noise buffering
between commercial/industrial uses and residential
neighborhoods and other sensitive uses.

Consistent: The project would be appropriately buffered from commercial uses to the north and the Metrolink
Station to the west.

Policy N 4.1.3: Adopt and enforce standards for the
control of noise from commercial and entertainment
establishments when adjacent to residential
neighborhoods and other sensitive uses.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would not include commercial and industrial noise
generators.

Conservation and Open Space Goals and Policies
Responsible Management of Environmental Systems
Goal CO.1: A balance between the social and economic
needs of Santa Clarita Valley residents and protection of the natural environment, so that these needs can be met in the present and in the future.

Consistent: The project would balance the social and
economic needs of Santa Clarita Valley residents while
protecting the environment through developing within an area surrounded by development; thereby reducing urban
sprawl.

Policy CO 1.1.1: In making land use decisions, consider the complex, dynamic, and interrelated ways that natural and human systems interact, such as the interactions
between energy demand, water demand, air and water
quality, and waste management.

Consistent: This Policy is the responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed
project would include energy efficiency measures, a water reclamation plant and use of recycled water, water quality improvements, and waste management measures.

Policy CO 1.1.2: In making land use decisions, consider the impacts of human activity within watersheds and
ecosystems, to maintain the functional viability of these systems.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project will consider impacts within the watershed and
ecosystem.

Policy CO 1.1.3: In making land use decisions, encourage development proposals that preserve natural ecosystem
functions and enhance the health of the surrounding
community.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would preserve the environment through developing
within an area surrounded by development; thereby
reducing urban sprawl.

Policy CO 1.3.2: Promote reducing, reusing, and recycling in all Land Use designations and cycles of development.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with City requirements related to recycling.

Policy CO 1.2.1: Improve the communities’ understanding of renewable resource systems that occur naturally in the Santa Clarita Valley, including systems related to
hydrology, energy, ecosystems, and habitats, and the
interrelationships between these systems, through the
following measures:
a. Through the environmental and development
Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the environmental review process would address impacts of the proposed
development on traffic, noise, air quality, and water
quality.

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review processes, consider development
proposals within the context of renewable
resource systems and evaluate potential impacts
on a system-wide basis (rather than a projectspecific basis), to the extent feasible; b. In planning for new regional infrastructure
projects, consider impacts on renewable
resources within the context of interrelationships
between these systems;
c. Provide information to decision-makers about the
interrelationship between traffic and air quality,
ecosystems and water quality, land use patterns
and public health, and other similar
interrelationships between renewable resource
systems in order to ensure that decisions are
based on an understanding of these concepts.

Policy CO 1.2.2: Working with other agencies as
appropriate, develop and apply models and other tools for decision-making to support the sustainability of renewable systems.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.3.1: Explore, evaluate, and implement
methods to shift from using non-renewable resources to
use of renewable resources in all aspects of land use
planning and development.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would include energy conservation and efficiency
features.

Policy CO 1.3.2: Promote reducing, reusing, and recycling in all Land Use designations and cycles of development.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with City requirements
related to recycling.

Policy CO 1.3.3: Provide informational material to the
public about programs to conserve non-renewable
resources and recover materials from the waste stream.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.4.1: In cooperation with other appropriate
agencies, identify pollution sources and adopt strategies to reduce emissions into air and water bodies.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.4.2: In cooperation with other appropriate
agencies, abate or remediate known areas of
contamination, and limit the effects of any such areas on public health.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Moreover, the project site is not known to be contaminated.

Policy CO 1.4.3: Encourage use of non-hazardous building materials, and non-polluting materials and industrial
processes, to the extent feasible.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.4.4: In cooperation with other appropriate
agencies, continue to develop and implement effective
methods of handling and disposing of hazardous
materials and waste.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.5.1: Promote the use of environmentallyresponsible building design and efficiency standards in new development, and provide examples of these
standards in public facilities.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project applicant will require that each building be designed to meet the requirements of the California Building Code, which
incorporates the Cal Green and Title 24 Building
Standards Code (CALGreen Code). In doing so, the
Specific Plan will be developed to achieve energy
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efficiency, water efficiency, material conservation, and resource efficiency in compliance with the CALGreen
Code.

Policy CO 1.5.2: Design and manage public urban
infrastructure systems to reduce impacts to natural
systems.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.5.3: Consider life-cycles for buildings,
development patterns, and uses, and their long-term
effects on natural systems, through the following
measures:
a. Through the environmental review and
development review processes, consider the
impacts of new development on renewable
systems through various phases including
construction, use and operation, potential reuse,
cessation of use, demolition, and reuse or
restoration of the development site.
b. Ensure that mitigation measures and conditions
of approval intended to protect natural systems
are adequately funded and monitored for the
required timeframe.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would incorporate energy efficiency measures, use
recycled water for irrigation purposes, and incorporate electric vehicle charging, all of which would reduce
environmental impacts associated with the entire "lifecycle" of the project.

Policy CO 1.5.4: Seek ways to discourage human behavior that may be detrimental to natural systems and to
encourage environmental responsibility, through
education, incentives, removing barriers, enforcement,
and other means as practicable and feasible.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.5.5: Promote concentration of urban uses
within the center of the Santa Clarita Valley, through
incentives for infill development and rebuilding, in order to limit impacts to open space, habitats, watersheds,
hillsides, and other components of the Valley’s natural ecosystems.

Consistent: The proposed project is an infill development, and is surrounded on all sides by existing development.

Policy CO 1.5.6: Through the development review
process, consider the impacts of development on the
entire watershed of the Santa Clara River and its
tributaries, including hydromodification.

Consistent: The proposed project would comply with this Policy
Policy CO 1.5.7: Consider the principles of environmental sustainability, trip reduction, walkability, stormwater management, and energy conservation at the site,
neighborhood, district, city, and regional level, in land use decisions.

Consistent: The proposed project is adjacent to a multimodal transit center (Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer Station) and trail system to reduce vehicle trips and
improve walkability. Additionally, the project would
incorporate BMPs to reduce water quality impacts; and,
energy efficiency and conservation measures.

Policy CO 1.5.8: Consider environmental responsibility in all procurement decisions, including purchasing policies and capital projects.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.6.1: Identify environmental conditions that represent a healthy, sustainable community.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 1.6.2: Use Geographic Information Systems,
modeling, and other tools to indicate the locations of
natural systems such as floodplain and floodway areas,
oak tree woodlands, significant ecological areas, and
plant and animal species habitat
Consistent: Geographic Information Systems modeling will be used as appropriate during the environmental review
process.

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natural systems to decision makers as part of the
decision-making process regarding land use and
development.
an analysis of existing natural conditions compared to
built conditions to inform decision makers.

Geological Resources
Goal CO 2: Conserve the Santa Clarita Valley’s hillsides, canyons, ridgelines, soils, and minerals, which provide the physical setting for the natural and built environments.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project is an infill development and would result in the preservation of the Santa Clarita Valley’s hillsides.

Policy CO 2.1.1: Review soil erosion and sedimentation
control plans for development-related grading activities, where appropriate, to ensure mitigation of potential
erosion by water and air.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with City and State requirements related to erosion control.

Policy CO 2.1.2: Promote conservation of topsoil on
development sites by stockpiling for later reuse, where feasible.

Consistent: Stockpiled native topsoil would be utilized over the bank stabilization for planting of native species.

Policy CO 2.1.3: Promote soil enhancement and waste
reduction through composting, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 2.2.1: Locate development and designate land
uses to minimize the impact on the Santa Clarita Valley’s topography, minimizing grading and emphasizing the use
of development pads that mimic the natural topography
in lieu of repetitive flat pads, to the extent feasible.

Consistent: The proposed project site is generally flat.

When graded, the project site would mimic natural
topography, to the extent feasible.

Policy CO 2.2.2: Ensure that graded slopes in hillside
areas are revegetated with native drought tolerant plants or other approved vegetation to blend manufactured
slopes with adjacent natural hillsides, in consideration of firesafety requirements.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in a hillside area.

Policy CO 2.2.3: Preserve designated natural ridgelines from development by ensuring a minimum distance for
grading and development from these ridgelines of 50 feet or more if determined preferable by the reviewing
authority based on site conditions, to maintain the Santa Clarita Valley’s distinctive community character and
preserve the scenic setting.

Not Applicable: The project site does not include a
designated ridgeline.

Policy CO 2.2.4: Identify and preserve significant
geological and topographic features through designating these areas as open space or by other means as
appropriate.

Consistent: There are no significant geological or
topographic features on-site, however the proposed
project would preserve open space areas on the western
portion of the site.

Policy CO 2.2.5: Promote the use of adequate erosion
control measures for all development in hillside areas, including single family homes and infrastructure
improvements, both during and after construction.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in a hillside area.

Policy CO 2.2.6: Encourage building designs that conform to the natural grade, avoiding the use of large retaining walls and build-up walls that are visible from offsite, to the extent feasible and practicable.

Consistent: The proposed project would utilize building designs that conform to the natural grade. The proposed project would not include retaining walls visible to off-site properties.

Policy CO 2.3.1: Identify areas with significant mineral resources that are available for extraction through
appropriate zoning or overlay designations.

Not Applicable: There are no significant mineral resource areas on or adjacent to the project site.

Policy CO 2.3.2: Consider appropriate buffers near
mineral resource areas that are planned for extraction, to provide for land use compatibility and prevent the
Not Applicable: There are no significant mineral resource areas on or adjacent to the project site.

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encroachment of incompatible land uses.

Policy CO 2.3.3: Through the review process for any
mining or mineral extraction proposal, ensure mitigation of impacts from mining and processing of materials on
adjacent uses or on the community, including but not
limited to air and water pollution, traffic and circulation, noise, and land use incompatibility.

Not Applicable: Mining is not proposed on the project site.

Policy CO 2.3.4: Ensure that mineral extraction sites are maintained in a safe and secure manner after cessation
of extraction activities, which may include the regulated decommissioning of wells, clean-up of any contaminated
soils or materials, closing of mine openings, or other
measures as deemed appropriate by the agencies having
jurisdiction.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not involve
any mining operations.

Policy CO 2.3.5: Promote remediation and restoration of mined land to a condition that supports beneficial uses, which may include but are not limited to recreational open space, habitat enhancement, groundwater recharge, or
urban development.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not involve
any mining operations, and the project site was not
previously used for mining operations.

Biological Resources
Goal CO 3: Conservation of biological resources and
ecosystems, including sensitive habitats and species.

Consistent: The proposed project is an infill development and would result in the preservation of biological
resources and ecosystems.

Policy CO 3.1.1: On the land use map and through the
development review process, concentrate development
into previously developed or urban areas to promote infill development and prevent sprawl and habitat loss, to
the extent feasible.

Consistent: The proposed project is an infill development, as the project site is surrounded on all sides by existing and proposed development.

Policy CO 3.1.2: Avoid designating or approving new
development that will adversely impact wetlands,
floodplains, threatened or endangered species and
habitat, and water bodies supporting fish or recreational uses, and establish a buffer area as deemed appropriate through site specific review.

Consistent: The proposed project would not adversely
impact the referenced environmental resources and
would provide an adequate buffer between the project
site and the Santa Clara River corridor.

Policy CO 3.1.3: On previously undeveloped sites
(“greenfields”), identify biological resources and
incorporate habitat preservation measures into the site plan, where appropriate. (This policy will generally not apply to urban infill sites, except as otherwise determined by the reviewing agency).

Consistent: The proposed project is infill. That said, the environmental review process identifies biological
resources and includes mitigation measures, as
necessary, that would require habitat preservation and
creation.

Policy CO 3.1.4: For new development on sites with
degraded habitat, include habitat restoration measures as part of the project development plan, where appropriate.

Consistent: The proposed project would enhance the open space areas within the site.

Policy CO 3.1.5: Promote the use of site-appropriate
native or adapted plant materials, and prohibit use of
invasive or noxious plant species in landscape designs.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Landscape Plan would promote the use of native and drought tolerant species, and would prohibit the use of invasive or noxious plant species on the project site.

Policy CO 3.1.6: On development project sites, preserve and enhance natural site elements including existing
water bodies, soil conditions, ecosystems, trees,
vegetation and habitat, to the extent feasible.

Consistent: The proposed project would preserve and
enhance natural site elements.

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development and promote use of native or adapted
plantings to promote biodiversity and natural habitat.
limit the use of turf and promote the use of native and drought-tolerant plants.

Policy CO 3.1.8: On development sites, encourage tree
planting to provide habitat and shade to reduce the heat island effect caused by pavement and buildings.

Consistent: The proposed project would plant trees on the project site.

Policy CO 3.1.9: During construction, ensure preservation of habitat and trees designated to be protected through use of fencing and other means as appropriate, so as to prevent damage by grading, soil compaction, pollution,
erosion or other adverse construction impacts.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
ensure the proposed project would comply with this Policy.

Policy CO 3.1.10: To the extent feasible, encourage the use of open space to promote biodiversity.

Consistent: The project would encourage open space
areas on the western portion of the project site.

Policy CO 3.1.11: Promote use of pervious materials or
porous concrete on sidewalks to allow for planted area
infiltration, allow oxygen to reach tree roots (preventing sidewalk lift-up from roots seeking oxygen), and mitigate tree-sidewalk conflicts, in order to maintain a healthy mature urban forest.

Consistent: Pervious materials would be utilized on
various walkways/trails within the proposed project.

Policy CO 3.2.1: Protect wetlands from development
impacts, with the goal of achieving no net loss (or
functional reduction) of jurisdictional wetlands within the planning area.

Consistent. The proposed project would not place the
development on wetlands.

Policy CO 3.2.2: Ensure that development is located and designed to protect oak, sycamore, and other significant indigenous woodlands.

Consistent: The proposed project would preserve a
protected oak, sycamore, and other significant indigenous woodlands.

Policy CO 3.2.3: Ensure protection of any endangered or threatened species or habitat, in conformance with State and federal laws.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
ensure compliance with this Policy. If necessary,
measures would be implemented to ensure protection of
any endangered or threatened species or habitat.

Policy CO 3.2.4: Protect biological resources in the
designated Significant Ecological Areas (SEAs) through the citing and design of development which is highly
compatible with the SEA resources. Specific development standards shall be identified to control the types of land use, density, building location and size, roadways and
other infrastructure, landscape, drainage, and other
elements to assure the protection of the critical and
important plant and animal habitats of each SEA. In
general, the principle shall be to minimize the intrusion and impacts of development in these areas with sufficient controls to adequately protect the resources.

Consistent: Portions of the project site currently are
located within a designated SEA boundary (i.e., SEA 23).

However, the project proposes a General Plan
amendment and a Specific Plan designation that would
change the SEA boundaries to be consistent with
identified sensitive biological resources.

Policy CO 3.3.1: Protect the banks and adjacent riparian habitat along the Santa Clara River and its tributaries, to provide wildlife corridors.

Consistent: The proposed project would provide adequate buffer between the project site and Santa Clara River.

Policy CO 3.3.2: Cooperate with other responsible
agencies to protect, enhance, and extend the Rim of the Valley trail system through Elsmere and Whitney Canyons, and other areas as appropriate, to provide both
recreational trails and wildlife corridors linking the Santa Susana and San Gabriel Mountains.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the area referenced by the Policy.

Policy CO 3.3.3: Identify and protect one or more
designated wildlife corridors linking the Los Padres and Angeles National Forests through the Valley (the San
Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the area referenced by the Policy.

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Gabriel-Castaic connection).

Policy CO 3.3.4: Support the maintenance of Santa Clarita Woodlands Park, a critical component of a crossmountain range wildlife habitat corridor linking the Santa Monica
Mountains to the Angeles and Los Padres National
Forests.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in the area referenced by the Policy.

Policy CO 3.3.5: Encourage connection of natural open
space areas in site design, to allow for wildlife movement.

Consistent: The proposed project would maintain open
space as part of the site design.

Policy CO 3.4.1: Coordinate with the United States Forest Service on discretionary development projects that may
have impacts on the National Forest.

Not Applicable: The project is not located within nor would it impact a U.S. National Forest.

Policy CO 3.4.2: Consider principles of forest management in land use decisions for projects adjacent to the National Forest, including limiting the use of invasive species, discouraging off-road vehicle use, maintaining fuel
modification zones and fire access roads, and other
measures as appropriate, in accordance with the goals
set forth in the Angeles National Forest Land
Management Plan.

Not Applicable: The project site is not adjacent to a U.S.

National Forest.

Policy CO 3.4.3: On the Land Use Map, maintain low
density rural residential and open space uses adjacent to forest land, and protect the urban-forest interface area from overdevelopment.

Not Applicable: The project site is not adjacent to forest land.

Policy CO 3.4.4: Participate as a stakeholder in planning efforts by the United States Forest Service for land uses within the National Forest, providing input as appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 3.5.1: Continue to plant and maintain trees on public lands and within the public right-of-way to provide shade and walkable streets, incorporating measures to
ensure that roots have access to oxygen at tree maturity, such as use of porous concrete.

Consistent: The proposed project would plant trees on the project site.

Policy CO 3.5.2: Where appropriate, promote planting of trees that are native or climactically appropriate to the surrounding environment, emphasizing oaks, sycamores,
maple, walnut, and other native species in order to
enhance habitat, and discouraging the use of introduced species such as eucalyptus, pepper trees, and palms
except as ornamental landscape features.

Consistent: The proposed project’s Landscape Plan would promote the use of climactically appropriate trees, such as oaks, sycamores, and other native species, while
limiting the use of introduced species.

Policy CO 3.5.3: Protect heritage oak trees pursuant to the zoning ordinance that, due to their size and condition, are deemed to have exceptional value to the community.

Consistent: The proposed project would result in the
preservation of a majority of heritage oak trees on the project site.

Policy CO 3.6.1: Minimize light trespass, sky-glow, glare, and other adverse impacts on the nocturnal ecosystem by limiting exterior lighting to the level needed for safety and comfort; reduce unnecessary lighting for landscaping and architectural purposes, and encourage reduction of
lighting levels during non-business nighttime hours.

Consistent: The proposed project conditions would ensure that future lighting would not contribute to nighttime
visual pollution and light and glare.

Policy CO 3.6.2: Reduce impervious surfaces and provide more natural vegetation to enhance microclimates and
provide habitat. In implementing this policy, consider the following design concepts:
a. Consideration of reduced parking requirements,
Consistent: The proposed project would consider all of the design concepts listed in this Policy.

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where supported by a parking study and/or
through shared use of parking areas;
b. Increased use of vegetated areas around parking
lot perimeters; such areas should be designed as
bioswales or as otherwise determined
appropriate to allow surface water infiltration;
c. Use of connected open space areas as drainage
infiltration areas in lieu of curbed landscape
islands, minimizing the separation of natural and
landscaped areas into isolated “islands”;
d. Breaking up large expanses of paving with
natural landscaped areas planted with shade
trees to reduce the heat island effect, along with
shrubs and groundcover to provide diverse
vegetation for habitat.

Policy CO 3.6.3: Restrict use of unauthorized off-road
vehicles within sensitive habitat areas through signage, fencing, or other means as appropriate.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 3.6.4: Provide public information and support with demonstration sites at City facilities on gardening and landscaping techniques to reduce spread of invasive species and pollution from pesticides and fertilizers that threaten natural ecosystems.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 3.6.5: Ensure revegetation of graded areas and slopes adjacent to natural open space areas with native plants (consistent with fire prevention requirements).

Consistent: The proposed project would revegetate
graded areas and slopes adjacent to natural areas with
native plants.

Policy CO 3.7.1: Support the public education programs
offered at the Placerita Canyon Natural Area and Ed Davis Park (Sonia Thompson Nature Center).

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 3.7.2: Seek opportunities for partnerships with schools, non-profit organizations, and volunteers, to
increase public access to and information about natural areas.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Water Resources
Goal CO 4: An adequate supply of clean water to meet the needs of present and future residents and businesses,
balanced with the needs of natural ecosystems.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
ensure consistency with this Policy.

Policy CO 4.1.1: In coordination with applicable water
suppliers, adopt and implement a water conservation
strategy for public and private development.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would incorporate water conservation strategies into the project design, including high efficiency irrigation, use of native/drought-resistant landscaping, use of recycled
water for non-potable water from the Vista Canyon Water Reclamation Plan, low-flow-rate faucets, low flow-rate
toilets.

Policy CO 4.1.2: Provide examples of water conservation in landscaping through use of low water use landscaping in public spaces such as parks, landscaped medians and
parkways, plazas, and around public buildings.

Consistent: The proposed project would utilize low water use landscaping in public spaces. Additionally, these
areas would be served by recycled water.

Policy CO 4.1.3: Promote low water use landscaping
design into new residential subdivisions and other private development projects, including a reduction in the
allowable amount of turf-grass.

Consistent: The proposed project would utilize low water use landscaping and would minimize turf-grass areas.

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Policy CO 4.1.4: Provide informational materials to
applicants and contractors on the Castaic Lake Water
Agency’s Landscape Education Program, and/or other
information on xeriscape, native California plants, and water-conserving irrigation techniques as materials
become available.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, as indicated above, the proposed project would utilize recycled water for
irrigation areas and utilize low water use landscaping.

Policy CO 4.1.5: Promote the use of low-flow and
waterless plumbing fixtures and appliances in all new
residential and non-residential development and
residential development of five or more dwelling units.

Consistent: The proposed project would utilize low- flow fixtures and appliances in all residential areas.

Policy CO 4.1.6: Support amendments to the building
code that would promote upgrades to water and energy
efficiency when issuing permits for renovations or
additions on existing buildings.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 4.1.7: Apply water conservation policies to all pending development projects, including approved
tentative subdivision maps to the extent permitted by law; where precluded from adding requirements by vested
entitlements, encourage water conservation in
construction and landscape design.

Consistent: As indicated above, the proposed project
would utilize water conservation measures in construction and landscape design.

Policy CO 4.1.8: Upon the availability of non-potable water services, discourage and/or consider restrictions on the use of potable water for washing outdoor surfaces.

Consistent: The proposed project would utilize recycled water for irrigation purposes.

Policy CO 4.2.1: In cooperation with the Sanitation District and other affected agencies, seek to expand opportunities for use of recycled water for the purposes of landscape maintenance, construction, water recharge, and other
uses as appropriate.

Consistent: As indicated above, recycled water would be utilized by the proposed project for irrigation purposes.

Policy CO 4.2.2: Require new development to provide the infrastructure needed for delivery of recycled water to the property for use in irrigation, even if the recycled water main delivery lines have not yet reached the site, where deemed appropriate by the reviewing authority.

Consistent: As indicated above, the proposed project
would use non-potable water from the Vista Canyon Water Reclamation Plant. The project would construct
appropriate infrastructure for the delivery of such water.

Policy CO 4.2.3: Promote the installation of rainwater
capture and gray water systems in new buildings for
irrigation, where feasible and practicable.

Consistent: The proposed project would implement
sustainable drainage/water quality technologies, such as retention and detention systems, biofiltration areas,
vegetated swales, and hydromodification.

Policy CO 4.2.4: Identify and protect areas with
substantial potential for groundwater recharge, and
promote recharge of groundwater basins throughout the
watershed (excluding the river bed).

Consistent: The proposed project would include various
water quality measures, such as permeable pavement,
vegetated swales, and bioretention areas, which would
promote groundwater recharge.

Policy CO 4.2.5: Participate and cooperate with other
agencies to complete, adopt, and implement an
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan to build a
diversified portfolio of water supply, water quality, and resource stewardship priorities for the Santa Clarita
Valley.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 4.3.1: On undeveloped sites proposed for
development, promote onsite stormwater infiltration
through design techniques such as pervious paving,
draining runoff into bioswales or properly designed
landscaped areas, preservation of natural soils and
vegetation, and limiting impervious surfaces.

Consistent: The proposed project would promote on-site
stormwater infiltration through the use of various BMPs.

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Policy CO 4.3.2: On previously developed sites proposed for major alteration, provide stormwater management
improvements to restore natural infiltration, as required by the reviewing authority.

Not Applicable: The project site is currently vacant and undeveloped.

Policy CO 4.3.3: Provide flexibility for design standards for street width, sidewalk width, parking, and other
impervious surfaces when it can be shown that such
reductions will not have negative impacts and will provide the benefits of stormwater retention, groundwater
infiltration, reduction of heat islands, enhancement of habitat and biodiversity, saving of significant trees or planting of new trees, or other environmental benefit.

Consistent: The proposed project would include smaller
street sections, and the use of pervious materials. The project’s use of these flexible design standards would
benefit stormwater retention, groundwater infiltration, and other environmental areas while not creating negative
impacts.

Policy CO 4.3.4: Encourage and promote the use of new
materials and technology for improved stormwater
management, such as pervious paving, green roofs,
raingardens, and vegetated swales.

Consistent: The proposed project would incorporate
stormwater management into the project design through
the use of sustainable drainage/water quality
technologies, such as retention and detention systems,
biofiltration areas, vegetated swales, and
hydromodification.

Policy CO 4.3.5: Where detention and retention basins or ponds are required, seek methods to integrate these
areas into the landscaping design of the site as amenity areas, such as a network of small ephemeral swales
treated with attractive planting.

Consistent: The proposed project would integrate
detention basins into the project design.

Policy CO 4.3.6: Discourage the use of mounded turf and lawn areas which drain onto adjacent sidewalks and
parking lots, replacing these areas with landscape
designs that retain runoff and allow infiltration.

Consistent: The proposed project would minimize turf and lawn areas and primarily utilize native and drought
tolerant plant materials in a design that would retain
runoff and permit infiltration.

Policy CO 4.3.7: Reduce the amount of pollutants entering the Santa Clara River and its tributaries by capturing and treating stormwater runoff at the source, to the extent possible.

Consistent: The proposed project would include an
extensive water quality plan that would capture and treat stormwater runoff at the lot and project levels.

Policy CO 4.4.1: Cooperate with the Los Angeles County
Sanitation District and Regional Water Quality Control
Board as appropriate to achieve Total Maximum Daily
Load (TMDL) standards for chlorides in the Santa Clara
River.

Not Applicable: The Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 4.4.2: Support the cooperative efforts of
property owners and appropriate agencies to eliminate
perchlorate contamination on the Whittaker-Bermite
property and eliminate the use of any industrial chemicals or wastes in a manner that threatens groundwater quality.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located within or adjacent to the Whittaker-Bermite site.

Policy CO 4.4.3: Discourage the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides in landscaping to reduce water pollution by substances hazardous to human health and
natural ecosystems.

Consistent: The proposed project would utilize BMPs to
limit or eliminate the use of herbicides and pesticides on the project site.

Policy CO 4.4.4: Promote the extension of sanitary sewers for all urban uses and densities, to protect groundwater quality, where feasible.

Consistent: The project would still connect to the sanitary sewer system and dispose of all solids into the system.

The project would not include the use of any septic
systems.

Cultural and Historical Resources
Goal CO 5: Protection of historical and culturally
significant resources that contribute to community identity Consistent: The project site does not include other natural or historic conditions of significance
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and a sense of history.

Policy CO 5.1.1: For sites identified on the Historical Resources Map, review appropriate documentation prior
to issuance of any permits for grading, demolition,
alteration, and/or new development, to avoid significant adverse impacts. Such documentation may include
cultural resource reports, environmental impact reports, or other information as determined to be adequate by the reviewing authority.

Not Applicable: The project site does not contain any sites identified on the referenced Historical Resources Map.

Policy CO 5.1.2: Review any proposed alterations to
cultural and historic sites identified in the Historical Resources in the Santa Clarita Valley Planning Area Table or other sites which are so designated, based on the
guidelines contained in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Properties (Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Part 68, also known
as 36 CFR 68), or other adopted City guidelines.

Not Applicable: The project site does not contain any sites listed in the referenced Santa Clarita Valley Planning Area Table.

Policy CO 5.1.3: As new information about other
potentially significant historic and cultural sites becomes available, update the Cultural and Historical Resources Inventory and apply appropriate measures to all
identified sites to protect their historical and cultural integrity.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 5.2.1: In keeping with the Downtown Newhall
Specific Plan policies, ensure that the scale and character of new development is compatible with and does not
detract from the context of historic buildings and block patterns.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Newhall.

Policy CO 5.2.2: Support expansion and enhancement of
a city historical park adjacent to the Pioneer Oil Refinery to illustrate historic oil operations in the Valley.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 5.2.3: Ensure that all aspects of community
design in Newhall, including street furniture, lighting, trash collection and storage areas, seating, and other accessory structures, are of a design and scale appropriate for the historic character of the district, while maintaining a sense of authenticity.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in Newhall.

Policy CO 5.2.4: Continue to support “Heritage Junction” and the historical museum within William S. Hart Park as historical resources that illustrate the various phases of settlement within the Santa Clarita Valley.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 5.3.1: For any proposed general plan
amendment, specific plan, or specific plan amendment,
notify and consult with any California Native American
tribes on the contact list maintained by the California Native American Heritage Commission that have
traditional lands located within the City’s jurisdiction, regarding any potential impacts to Native American
resources from the proposed action, pursuant to State
guidelines.

Consistent: As required by this Policy, the project applicant will consult with any California Native American tribes on the contact list maintained by the Native American
Heritage Commission that have traditional lands located within the City’s jurisdiction, and consider the input
received in the development decision.

Policy CO 5.3.2: For any proposed development project
that may have a potential impact on Native American
cultural resources, provide notification to California Native Consistent: As required by this Policy, the City will consult with any California Native American tribe on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage
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American tribes on the contact list maintained by the
Native American Heritage Commission that have
traditional lands located within the City’s jurisdiction, and consider the input received in the development decision.

Commission that have traditional lands located within the City’s jurisdiction, and consider the input received in the development decision.

Policy CO 5.3.3: Review and consider a cultural resources study for any new grading or development in areas
identified as having a high potential for Native American resources, and incorporate recommendations into the
project approval as appropriate to mitigate impacts to
cultural resources.

Consistent: The environmental review process with review and consider a cultural resources study.

Scenic Resources
Goal CO 6: Preservation of scenic features that keep the Santa Clarita Valley beautiful and enhance quality of life, community identity, and property values.

Consistent: The dominant topographic feature near the
project site is the Santa Clara River, which would not be altered by the proposed project.

Policy CO 6.1.1: Protect scenic canyons, as described in Part I of this element, from overdevelopment and
environmental degradation.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in a scenic canyon.

Policy CO 6.1.2: Preserve significant ridgelines, as shown on the Scenic Resources Map, as a scenic backdrop
throughout the community by maintaining natural grades
and vegetation.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located along or adjacent to an identified significantridgeline.

Policy CO 6.1.3: Protect the scenic quality of unique
geologic features throughout the planning area, such as Vasquez Rocks, by including these features within park
and open space land, where possible.

Not Applicable: There are no unique geologic features
located on the project site.

Policy CO 6.3.1: Support the efforts of Los Angeles County to protect the shores of Castaic Lake to preserveits scenic quality from development.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the County of Los Angeles. Further, the project site is not located adjacent to Castaic Lake.

Policy CO 6.3.2: Protect the banks of the Santa Clara River and its major tributaries through open space designations and property acquisitions, where feasible, to protect and enhance the scenic character of the river valley.

Consistent: The Santa Clara River would not be altered by the proposed project..

Policy CO 6.4.1: Preserve scenic habitat areas within
designated open space or parkland, wherever possible.

Consistent: The proposed project would provide open
space and recreational resources within the project site.

Policy CO 6.4.2: Through the development review process, ensure that new development preserves scenic habitat
areas to the extent feasible.

Consistent: The proposed project would provide open
space and recreational resource within the project site.

Policy CO 6.5.1: In approving new development projects, consider scenic views at major entry points to the Santa Clarita Valley, including gateways located at Newhall Pass and along Lake Hughes Road, Route 126, Bouquet
Canyon Road, Sierra Highway, State Route 14, and other
locations as deemed appropriate by the reviewing
authority.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located near or adjacent to an entry point to the Santa Clarita Valley.

Policy CO 6.5.2: Establish scenic routes in appropriate locations as determined by the reviewing agency, and
adopt guidelines for these routes to maintain their
scenic character.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Further, the project site is not located along a scenic route.

Policy CO 6.6.1: Enhance views of the night sky by
reducing light pollution through use of light screens,
downward directed lights, minimized reflective paving
surfaces, and reduced lighting levels, as deemed
Consistent: The proposed project would minimize or
reduce light pollution consistent with the requirements of this Policy.

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appropriate by the reviewing authority.

Policy CO 6.6.2: Improve views of the Valley through
various policies to minimize air pollution and smog, as contained throughout the General Plan.

Consistent: The project is a transit-oriented development that seeks to minimize emissions by developing
residential uses in proximity to transit opportunities.

Policy CO 6.6.3: Restrict establishment of billboards
throughout the planning area, and continue abatement
efforts to remove existing billboards that impact scenic views.

Not Applicable: The project site would not include any
billboards.

Policy CO 6.6.4: Where appropriate, require new
development to be sensitive to scenic viewpoints and/or viewsheds through building design, site layout and
building heights.

Consistent: The proposed project is designed in a manner that is sensitive to scenic viewpoints and/or viewsheds through building design, site layout and building heights.

Policy CO 6.6.5: Encourage undergrounding of all new
utility lines, and promote undergrounding of existing lines where feasible and practicable.

Consistent: Dry utilities will be located within underground conduits, including telephone lines which will be
constructed underground throughout the site within
phases.

Air Quality
Goal CO 7: Clean air to protect human health and support healthy ecosystems.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. In addition, the project is a transit-oriented development that seeks to minimize
emissions by developing residential uses in proximity to transit opportunities.

Policy CO 7.1.1: Through the mixed land use patterns and multi-modal circulation policies set forth in the Land Use and Circulation Element, limit air pollution from
transportation sources.

Consistent: The proposed project would be a transit
oriented development. The proposed project design
promotes walkability through locating service and transit uses within walking distance of all residential uses on-site, thereby reducing air pollution from transportation sources.

Policy CO 7.1.2: Support the use of alternative fuel
vehicles.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would include electric vehicle charging stations.

Policy CO 7.1.3: Support alternative travel modes and new technologies, including infrastructure to support
alternative fuel vehicles, as they become commercially
available.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would include electric vehicle charging stations.

Policy CO 7.2.1: Ensure adequate spacing of sensitive
land uses from the following sources of air pollution: high traffic freeways and roads; distribution centers; truck stops; chrome plating facilities; dry cleaners using
perchloroethylene; and large gas stations, as
recommended by CARB.

Consistent: The proposed project would not place any
sensitive uses adjacent to high traffic freeways and roads, distribution centers, truck stops; chrome plating facilities, dry cleaners and large gas stations.

Policy CO 7.3.1: Coordinate with local, regional, state, and federal agencies to develop and implement regional air
quality policies and programs.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Goal CO 8: Development designed to improve energy
efficiency, reduce energy and natural resource
consumption, and reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases.

Consistent: The project applicant will require that each building be designed to meet the requirements of the
California Building Code, which incorporates the Cal Green and Title 24 Building Standards Code (CALGreen Code). In doing so, the Specific Plan will be developed to achieve energy efficiency, water efficiency, material conservation, and resource efficiency in compliance with the CALGreen Code. As discussed previously, the project design
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incorporates various water conservation measures and
transit services that would reduce natural resource
consumption.

Policy CO 8.1.1: Create and adopt a Climate Action Plan that meets State requirements and includes the following components:
a. Plans and programs to reduce GHG emissions to
State- mandated targets, including enforceable
reduction measures;
b. Mechanisms to ensure regular review of
progress towards the emission reduction targets
established by the Climate Action Plan;
c. Procedures for reporting on progress to officials
and the public;
d. Procedures for revising the plan as needed to
meet GHG emissions reduction targets;
e. Allocation of funding and staffing for plan
implementation.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the
proposed Specific Plan includes a Sustainability Plan that identifies the project's sustainable development
attributes.

Policy CO 8.1.2: Participate in the preparation of a
regional Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) Plan to meet regional targets for greenhouse gas emission
reductions, per SB 375.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.1.3: Revise codes and ordinances as needed
to address energy conservation, including but not limited to the following:
a. Strengthen building codes for new construction
and renovation to achieve a higher level of energy
efficiency, with a goal of exceeding energy
efficiency beyond that required by Title 24;
b. Adopt a Green Building Program to encourage
green building practices and materials, along with
appropriate ordinances and incentives;
c. Promote orientation of buildings to maximize
passive solar heating during cool seasons, avoid
solar heat gain during hot periods, enhance
natural ventilation, promote effective use of
daylight, and optimize opportunities for on- site
solar generation;
d. Encourage mitigation of the “heat island” effect
through use of cool roofs, light-colored paving,
and shading to reduce energy consumption for
air conditioning.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project applicant will require that each building be designed to meet the requirements of the California Building Code, which
incorporates the Cal Green and Title 24 Building
Standards Code (CALGreen Code). In doing so, the
Specific Plan will be developed to achieve energy
efficiency, water efficiency, material conservation, and resource efficiency in compliance with the CALGreen
Code.

Policy CO 8.1.4: Provide information and education to the public about energy conservation and local strategies to address climate change.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.1.5: Coordinate various activities within the community and agency related to GHG emissions
reduction activities.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.2.1: Ensure that all new City buildings, and all major renovations and additions, meet adopted green
building standards, with a goal of achieving the LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver
rating or above, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: The proposed project does not include any new, renovated or remodeled City buildings.

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Policy CO 8.2.2: Ensure energy efficiency of existing public buildings through energy audits and repairs, and retrofit buildings with energy efficient heating and air conditioning systems and lighting fixtures, with a goal of
completing energy repairs in City facilities by 2012.

Not Applicable: The project site does not include any
existing public buildings.

Policy CO 8.2.3: Support purchase of renewable energy
for public buildings, which may include installing solar photovoltaic systems to generate electricity for city
buildings and operations and other methods as deemed
appropriate and feasible, in concert with significant
energy
conservation efforts.

Not Applicable: The proposed project does not include any public buildings.

Policy CO 8.2.4: Establish maximum lighting levels for
public facilities, and encourage reduction of lighting levels to the level needed for security purposes after business hours, in addition to use of downward-directed lighting and use of low-reflective paving surfaces.

Consistent: The project applicant would include provisions within the project covenant, codes and restrictions
(CC&Rs) that would restrict outdoor lighting during
overnight hours to security lighting only.

Policy CO 8.2.5: Support installation of photovoltaic and other renewable energy equipment on public facilities, in concert with significant energy conservation efforts.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project would include EV charging spaces for the multifamily residential units.

Policy CO 8.2.6: Promote use of solar lighting in parks and along paseos and trails, where practicable.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would promote the use of solar lighting in open space
areas, where appropriate.

Policy CO 8.2.7: Support the use of sustainable alternative fuel vehicles for machinery and fleets, where practicable, by evaluating fuel sources, manufacturing processes,
maintenance costs and vehicle lifetime use.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.2.8: Promote the purchase of energy-efficient and recycled products, and vendors and contractors who
use energy-efficient vehicles and products, consistent with adopted purchasing policies.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.2.9: Reduce heat islands through installation of trees to shade parking lots and hardscapes, and use of light-colored reflective paving and roofing surfaces.

Consistent: The proposed project would include the
planting trees in accordance with the Landscape Plan,
which would provide shade for parking areas and
hardscapes. Additionally, the proposed project would
utilize light- colored reflective paving and roofing
surfaces, where appropriate.

Policy CO 8.2.10: Support installation of energy -efficient traffic control devices, street lights, and parking lot lights.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project applicant is committed to working with the City of Santa Clarita and Southern California Edison to evaluate the feasibility of an energy efficiency municipal lighting program.

Policy CO 8.2.11: Implement recycling in all public
buildings, parks, and public facilities, including for special events.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would comply with all City recycling requirements.

Policy CO 8.2.12: Provide ongoing training to appropriate City employees on sustainable planning, building, and
engineering practices.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.2.13: Support trip reduction strategies for employees as described in the Circulation Element.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.3.1: Evaluate site plans proposed for new Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to City of Santa Clarita General Plan Consistency Analysis MetroWalk Specific Plan 12546
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development based on energy efficiency pursuant to
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
standards for New Construction and Neighborhood
Development, including the following:
a) location efficiency;
b) environmental preservation;
c) compact, complete, and connected
neighborhoods; and
d) resource efficiency, including use of recycled
materials and water.
the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would be located in an infill site that is surrounded by existing and proposed multi-family and single-family uses, commercial, and transit. Thus, the proposed project is in an efficient location, away from habitat that would
contribute to urban sprawl.

Policy CO 8.3.2: Promote construction of energy efficient buildings through requirements for LEED certification or through comparable alternative requirements as adopted
by local ordinance.

Consistent: The proposed project incorporates energy
efficiency measures into the design. Additionally, the
applicant is committed to use “Energy Star” equipment.

Policy CO 8.3.4: Encourage new residential development
to include on-site solar photovoltaic systems, or prewiring, in at least 50% of the residential units, in concert with other significant energy conservation efforts.

Consistent: The proposed project would incorporate
designated spaces on the roof plans to allow for future roof panels, in concert with the energy efficiency
measures summarized above (e.g., Title 24 exceedance;
use of Energy Star appliances; recycled
water use).

Policy CO 8.3.5: Encourage on-site solar generation of
electricity in new retail and office commercial buildings and associated parking lots, carports, and garages, in
concert with other significant energy conservation efforts.

Not Applicable: The proposed project would not include
retail and office commercial buildings.

Policy CO 8.3.6: Encourage new development to use
passive solar heating and cooling techniques in building design and construction, which may include but are not
be limited to building orientation, clerestory windows, skylights, placement and type of windows, overhangs to
shade doors and windows, and use of light colored
roofs and paving materials.

Consistent: The proposed project would be designed in a manner to encourage passive solar heating and cooling
techniques.

Policy CO 8.3.7: Encourage the use of trees and
landscaping to reduce heating and cooling energy loads, through shading of buildings and parking lots.

Consistent: The proposed project would include the
planting of trees in accordance with the Landscape Plan, which would reduce heating and cooling energy loads.

Policy CO 8.3.8: Encourage energy-conserving heating and cooling systems and appliances, and energy-efficiency in windows and insulation, in all newconstruction.

Consistent: The project applicant will require that each building be designed to meet the requirements of the
California Building Code, which incorporates the Cal Green and Title 24 Building Standards Code (CALGreen Code). In doing so, the Specific Plan will be developed to achieve energy efficiency, water efficiency, material conservation, and resource efficiency in compliance with the CALGreen Code. In addition, Energy Star major appliances would be utilized, where available.

Policy CO 8.3.9: Limit excessive lighting levels, and
encourage a reduction of lighting when businesses are
closed to a level required for security.

Consistent: The proposed project would minimize lighting levels, consistent with this Policy and as required by the City.

Policy CO 8.3.10: Provide incentives and technical
assistance for installation of energy-efficient
improvements
in existing and new buildings.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.3.11: Consider allowing carbon off-sets for large development projects, if appropriate, which may
include funding off-site projects or purchase of credits for Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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other forms of mitigation, provided that any such
mitigation shall be measurable and enforceable.

Policy CO 8.4.1: Encourage and promote the location of
enclosed materials recovery facilities (MRF) within the Santa Clarita Valley.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.4.2: Adopt mandatory residential recycling
programs for all residential units, including single-family and multi-family dwellings.

Consistent: Recycling areas would be provided for future residents within the proposed project.

Policy CO 8.4.3: Allow and encourage composting of
greenwaste, where appropriate.

Consistent: The proposed project would provide open
space for active and passive recreation. Composting of
greenwaste could occur within the project site, if
appropriate.

Policy CO 8.4.4: Promote commercial and industrial
recycling, including recycling of construction and
demolition debris.

Not Applicable: The proposed project does not include
commercial and industrial uses.

Policy CO 8.4.5: Develop and implement standards for
refuse and recycling receptacles and enclosures to
accommodate recycling in all development.

Consistent: The proposed project would provide recycling areas as required by the City.

Policy CO 8.4.6: Introduce and assist with the placement of receptacles for recyclable products in public places, including at special events.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.4.7: Provide information to the public on
recycling opportunities and facilities, and support various locations and events to promote public participation in recycling.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 8.4.8: Take an active role in promoting,
incubating, and encouraging businesses that would
qualify under the Recycling Market Development Zone
program or equivalent, including those that manufacture products made from recycled products, salvage, and
resource recovery business parks.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Park, Recreation, and Trail Facilities
Goal CO 9: Equitable distribution of park, recreational, and trail facilities to serve all areas and demographic needs of existing and future residents.

Consistent: The proposed project includes extensive open space, recreation opportunities, and public/private parks featuring 147,854 square feet of common open space,
including a gym, pool, parkways, and trails, and 63,554 square feet of private open space dedicated to rear yards and private patio decks/balconies.

Policy CO 9.1.1: Common park standards shall be
developed and applied throughout the Santa Clarita
Valley, consistent with community character objectives, with a goal of five acres of parkland per 1000 population.

Consistent: The proposed project would comply with the
City’s policy of requiring five acres of parkland per 1,000 residents.

Policy CO 9.1.2: A range of parkland types, sizes, and uses shall be provided to accommodate recreational and
leisure activities.

Consistent: The proposed project includes extensive open space, recreation opportunities, and public/private parks featuring 147,854 square feet of common open space,
including a gym, pool, parkways, and trails, and 63,554 square feet of private open space dedicated to rear yards and private patio decks/balconies.

Policy CO 9.1.3: Provide local and community parks within a reasonable distance of residential neighborhoods.

Consistent: The proposed project’s open space would be
within walking distance from the proposed residential
units.

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share facilities with school districts, utility easements, flood control facilities, and other land uses, where
feasible.
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 9.1.5: Promote development of more playfields for youth and adult sports activities, in conjunction with tournament facilities, where needed.

Consistent: The proposed project’s open space includes
play areas for youth and adult activities.

Policy CO 9.1.6: Continue to upgrade and expand existing facilities to enhance service to residents, including
extension of hours through lighted facilities, where
appropriate.

Not Applicable: The project site does not include any
existing park and recreation facilities.

Policy CO 9.1.7: Establish appropriate segments of the
Santa Clara River as a recreational focal point,
encouraging a beneficial mix of passive and active
recreational uses with natural ecosystems by providing
buffers for sensitive habitat.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 9.1.8: Make available easily accessible park
and recreation facilities throughout the community.

Consistent: The proposed project would provide passive
and active recreation. These areas would be readily
accessible from the residential uses.

Policy CO 9.1.9: Ensure that new development projects
provide a fair share towards park and recreational
facilities, phased to meet needs of residents as dwelling units become occupied, pursuant to the Quimby Act
(California Government Code Section 66477) and local
ordinances as applicable.

Consistent: The proposed project would comply with the
City’s policy of requiring five acres of parkland per 1,000 residents.

Policy CO 9.1.10: Where appropriate, use flexible planning and zoning tools to obtain adequate park and open space land, including but not limited to specific plans,
development agreements, clustering, and transfer of
development rights.

Consistent: The proposed project would comply with the
City’s policy of requiring five acres of parkland per 1,000 residents.

Policy CO 9.1.11: Locate and design parks to address
potential adverse impacts on adjacent development from
noise, lights, flying balls, traffic, special events, and other operational activities and uses.

Consistent: The open space would act as buffer between
the proposed project and the proposed Metrolink Station.

The proposed project’s other recreational areas would be integrated in the project and would provide active and
passive recreational opportunities for future residents.

Policy CO 9.1.12: Establish minimum design standards for both public and private parks to provide for public safety and welfare through lighting, access, crime prevention
through design, equipment, visibility, and other aspects of design.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 9.1.13: Provide passive areas for natural
habitat, meditation, bird-watching, and similar activities in parks, where feasible and appropriate, including
meditation gardens, wildflower and butterfly gardens,
botanic gardens, and similar features.

Consistent: The project’s proposed open space would
include passive areas for natural habitat, meditation, birdwatching and similar activities.

Policy CO 9.1.14: Ensure adequate park maintenance,
and encourage programs for volunteers to assist in
maintaining local parks, where feasible and appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 9.1.15: Provide a wide variety of recreational programs geared to all ages and abilities, including
passive, active, educational, and cultural programs.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 9.2.1: Plan for a continuous and unified multiuse trail network for a variety of users, to be developed with common standards, in order to unify Santa Clarita
Consistent: The proposed project would include
approximately 1,125-foot-long meandering and centrally
located multi-use path to connect with Metro Plaza,
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Valley communities and connect with regional andstate
trails such as the Pacific Crest Trail.

Metrolink Station, Vista Canyon, and the City Master Trail System.

Policy CO 9.2.2: Provide trail connections between
paseos, bike routes, schools, parks, community services, streets and neighborhoods.

Consistent: The proposed project would include
approximately 1,125-foot-long meandering and centrally
located multi-use path to connect with Metro Plaza,
Metrolink Station, Vista Canyon, and the City Master Trail System.

Policy CO 9.2.3: Use the Santa Clara River as a major
recreational focal point for development of an integrated system of bikeways and trails, while protecting sensitive ecological areas.

Not Applicable: The Santa Clara River is not within the project site.

Policy CO 9.2.4: Ensure that new development projects
provide trail connections to local and regional trail
systems, where appropriate.

Consistent: The proposed project would include
approximately 1,125-foot-long meandering and centrally
located multi-use path to connect with Metro Plaza,
Metrolink Station, Vista Canyon, and the City Master Trail System.

Policy CO 9.2.5: Promote the expansion of multi-use trails within rural areas of the Santa Clarita Valley.

Consistent: The proposed project trails would be multi-use (bike, pedestrian, equestrian).

Policy CO 9.2.6: Provide trails to scenic vistas and
viewpoints.

Consistent: The proposed project would include connect
to existing trails, providing users with views from Mitchell Hill across the Santa Clara River.

Policy CO 9.2.7: Explore joint use opportunities to
combine trail systems with utility easements, flood control facilities, open spaces, or other uses, where feasible.

Consistent: The project would include multi-use trails, which could be utilized for flood control purposes, and various utility easements.

Policy CO 9.2.8: Ensure that trails are designed to protect habitat, ecosystems, and water quality.

Consistent: The multi-use trails would protect habitat, ecosystems, and water quality.

Policy CO 9.2.9: Pursue funding for trail maintenance and encourage volunteer participation in trail maintenance
programs, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Open Space
Goal CO 10: Preservation of open space to meet the
community’s multiple objectives for resource
preservation.

Consistent: The proposed project includes extensive open space, recreation opportunities, and public/private parks.

Policy CO 10.1.1: Provide and protect a natural greenbelt buffer area surrounding the entire Santa Clarita Valley, which includes the Angeles National Forest, Santa
Susana, San Gabriel, and Sierra Pelona Mountains, as a
regional recreational, ecological, and aesthetic resource.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in areas referenced by this Policy.

Policy CO 10.1.2: The Santa Clara River corridor and its major tributaries shall be preserved as open space to
accommodate storm water flows and protect critical plant and animal species, as follows:
a. Uses and improvements within the corridor shall
be limited to those that benefit the community’s
use of the river in its natural state.
b. Development on properties adjacent to, but
outside of the defined primary river corridor shall
be:
i. Located and designed to protect the
river’s water quality, plants, and animal
habitats, by controlling the type and
density of uses, drainage runoff (water
Not Applicable: The project site is not located on the Santa Clara River corridor.

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treatment) and other relevant elements;
and
ii. Designed to maximize the full range of
river amenities, including views and
recreational access, while minimizing
adverse impacts to the river.

Policy CO 10.1.3: Through dedications and acquisitions, obtain open space needed to preserve and protect wildlife corridors and habitat, which may include land within
SEA’s, wetlands, woodlands, water bodies, and areas with threatened or endangered flora and fauna.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 10.1.4: Maintain and acquire, where
appropriate, open space to preserve cultural and
historical resources.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. The project site does not contain historical resources.

Policy CO 10.1.5: Maintain open space corridors along
canyons and ridgelines as a way of delineating and
defining communities and neighborhoods, providing
residents with access to natural areas, and preserving
scenic beauty.

Not Applicable: The project site is generally flat and does not include canyons or ridgelines.

Policy CO 10.1.6: Delineate open space uses within
hazardous areas to protect public health and safety,
which may include areas subject to seismic rupture,
flooding, wildfires, or unsafe levels of noise or air
pollution.

Consistent: The project site is adequately buffered from seismic ruptures, flooding wildfires, and unsafe levels of noise or air pollution.

Policy CO 10.1.7: Acquire adequate open space for
recreational uses, coordinating location and type of open space with master plans for trails and parks.

Consistent: The proposed project includes extensive open space, recreation opportunities, and public/private parks.

Policy CO 10.1.8: Encourage the use of vacant lots as
community gardens, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 10.1.9: Preserve forested areas, agricultural lands, wildlife habitat and corridors, wetlands,
watersheds, groundwater recharge areas, and other open
space that provides natural carbon sequestration
benefits.

Consistent: The proposed project would include
approximately 147,854 square feet of common open
space
Policy CO 10.1.10: Ensure that the open space acquisition plan developed pursuant to the 2007 Open Space District formation conforms to General Plan goals and objectives.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 10.1.11: Partner with conservation agencies
and other entities to acquire and maintain open space,
combining funding and other resources for joint-use
projects, where appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 10.1.12: Identify, pursue, and ensure adequate funding sources to maintain open space areas.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 10.1.13: Provide reasonable accommodation to
ensure that residents throughout the Santa Clarita Valley have equal access to open space areas, in consideration of the health benefits to residents from access to nature.

Consistent: The proposed project would include
connections to Citywide trails, which would provide equal access to open space areas and health benefits to
residents from access to nature.

Policy CO 10.1.14: Protect open space from human
activity that may harm or degrade natural areas, including but not limited to off road motorized vehicles, vandalism, campfires, overuse, pets, noise, excessive lighting,
dumping, or other similar activities.

Consistent: The proposed project would develop on an
infill site, thereby reducing human activity in open space areas.

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that any action by which open space land is acquired or disposed of, restricted, or regulated, be consistent with the open space plan contained in this element.
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 10.1.16: In conformance with State law, ensure that all development is consistent with the open space
plan contained in this element.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy CO 10.1.17: Allow alternative energy projects in areas designated for open space, where consistent with
other uses and values.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, it should be noted that the proposed project would include an on-site EV charging stations.

Policy CO 10.2.1: Encourage provision of vegetated open space of a development project’s gross site area, which may include shallow wetlands and ponds, drought
resistant landscaping, and pedestrian hardscape that
includes a vegetated area.

Consistent: The proposed project would incorporate
vegetated open space. Drought resistant landscaping and water quality features, such as shallow wetlands and
vegetated swales, would be incorporated into these open space areas.

Policy CO 10.2.2: Encourage that open space provided
within development projects be usable and accessible,
rather than configured in unusable strips and left-over remnants, and that open space areas are designed to
connect to each other and to adjacent open spaces, to
the extent reasonable and practicable.

Consistent: The proposed project would include an
extensive system that would connect various useable and accessible open space areas.

Policy CO 10.2.3: Where feasible, integrate open space
areas with neighboring uses and parcels, to create shared amenities and green spaces.

Consistent: Open space and recreational areas would be
integrated with neighboring uses.

Policy CO 10.2.4: Seek opportunities to incorporate site features into the open space of a project design, which may include significant trees, vegetation, terrain, or water features, to provide thermal, acoustic, and aesthetic
benefits.

Consistent: The proposed project would include the
incorporation of site features into open space areas.

Policy CO 10.2.5: Where appropriate, allow density
transfers and clustering to encourage retention of open space.

Not Applicable. The project would not include clustering.

Safety Element
Geological Hazards
Goal S 1: Protection of public safety and property from hazardous geological conditions, including seismic
rupture and ground shaking, soil instability, and related hazards.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
address potential geotechnical impacts and mitigation
measures, as required.

Policy S 1.1.1: Maintain maps of potentially active faults and fault zones, based on information available from the Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zone maps, United States Geological Survey, State Board of Geologists, State Mining and Geology Board, and other appropriate sources.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the project site does not include any potentially active faults.

Policy S 1.1.2: Maintain maps of areas subject to
liquefaction and landslides, based on data provided by
the State and other appropriate sources.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would mitigate any potential liquefaction impacts.

Policy S 1.1.3: In the event of significant incidents of soil subsidence, compile data and prepare maps showing
areas with potential for this hazard.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 1.1.4: Maintain maps showing potential
inundation areas from dam failure.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Moreover, there is no dam upstream of the project site.

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Policy S 1.2.1: Implement requirements of the AlquistPriolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located in an AlquistPriolo Earthquake fault area.

Policy S 1.2.2: Restrict the land use type and intensity of development in areas subject to fault rupture, landslides, or liquefaction, in order to limit exposure of people to seismic hazards.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
address potential geotechnical impacts and mitigation
measures, as required.

Policy S 1.2.3: Require soils and geotechnical reports for new construction in areas with potential hazards from
faulting, landslides, liquefaction, or subsidence, and
incorporate recommendations from these studies into the site design as appropriate.

Consistent: A geotechnical report will be prepared for the proposed project.

Policy S 1.2.4: Enforce seismic design and building
techniques in local building codes.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 1.2.5: Consider the potential for inundation from failure of the Castaic or Bouquet Canyon Reservoir dams when reviewing development proposals within potential
inundation areas.

Not Applicable: The project site would not be affected by a failure of the Castaic or Bouquet Canyon Reservoir dams.

Policy S 1.3.1: Identify any remaining unreinforced
masonry buildings or other unstable structures, and
require remediation or seismic retrofitting as needed to meet seismic safety requirements.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 1.3.2: Increase earthquake safety in all public facilities through bracing of shelves, cabinets, equipment and other measures as deemed appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 1.3.3: Provide informational materials to the
public on how to make their homes and businesses
earthquake safe.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 1.3.4: Cooperate with other agencies as needed to ensure regular inspections of public infrastructure such as bridges, dams, and other critical facilities, and require repairs to these structures as needed to prevent failure in the event of seismic activity.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Flood Hazards
Goal S 2: Protection of public safety and property from unreasonable risks due to flooding.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
ensure risks to public safety and property related to
flooding, and appropriate mitigation measures, are
included.

Policy S 2.1.1: On the Land Use Map, designate
appropriate areas within the floodplain as open space for multi-use purposes, including flood control, habitat
preservation, and recreational open space. Development
in the floodplain will require necessary mitigation.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
ensure risks to public safety and property related to
flooding, and appropriate mitigation measures, are
included.

Policy S 2.1.2: Promote Low Impact Development
standards on development sites, including but not limited to minimizing impervious surface area and promoting
infiltration, in order to reduce the flow and velocity of stormwater runoff throughout the watershed.

Consistent: The proposed project would include project
design features that satisfy the Los Angeles County Low Impact Development requirements for new development.

Policy S 2.1.3: Promote the use of vegetated drainage
courses and soft-bottom channels for flood control
facilities to the extent feasible, in order to achieve water quality and habitat objectives in addition to flood control.

Consistent: The proposed project would utilize vegetated swales for flood control and water quality purposes.

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Policy S 2.1.4: Cooperate with other agencies as
appropriate regarding the related issues of flood control, watershed management, water quality, and habitat
protection.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 2.1.5: Promote the joint use of flood control
facilities with other beneficial uses where feasible, such as by incorporating detention basins into parks and
extending trails through floodplains.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 2.2.1: Prepare and maintain maps of floodways
and floodplains based on information from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other
appropriate sources, in order to qualify for FEMA’s
National Flood Insurance Program.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 2.2.2: Identify areas subject to localized shortterm flooding due to drainage deficiencies.

Consistent: The environmental review process would
identify areas within the project site subject to flooding, and incorporate mitigation measures, if applicable.

Policy S 2.3.1: Implement drainage master plans
designed to handle storm flows from the 100-year storm.

Consistent: The proposed project's flood protection
infrastructure would be designed to accommodate the
FEMA 100-year flood and the more conservative County
Capital Flood.

Policy S 2.3.2: Include funding for drainage and flood
control improvements in the annual City budget.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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

Consistent: The proposed project would adhere to the
FEMA floodplain management requirements.

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

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 2.5.1: Address drainage problems that cause
flooding on prominent transportation corridors by working with multi-jurisdictional agencies and stakeholders to
construct needed drainage improvements.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 2.5.2: Provide for the maintenance of drainage structures and flood control facilities to avoid system malfunctions and overflows.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Fire Hazards
Goal S 3: Protection of public safety and property from fires.

Consistent: The proposed project would protect public
safety and property from fire by complying with all City and County Fire Department regulations.

Policy S 3.1.1: Coordinate on planning for new fire
stations to meet current and projected needs.

Consistent: The environmental and development review
process would ensure coordinate for new fire stations and appropriate mitigation measures.

Policy S 3.1.2: Program adequate funding for capital fire protection costs, and explore all feasible funding options to meet facility needs.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 3.1.3: Require adequate fire flow as a condition of approval for all new development, which may include
installation of additional reservoir capacity and/or
distribution facilities.

Consistent: The proposed project will meet all Fire
Department regulations.

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.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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Policy S 3.2.2: Enforce standards for maintaining
defensible space around structures through clearing of
dry brush and vegetation.

Consistent: The proposed project would include a Fuel
Modification Plan, landscape plan, and irrigation plan
consistent with Fire Department regulations for the project site.

Policy S 3.2.3: Establish landscape guidelines for fireprone areas with recommended plant materials, and provide this information to builders and members of the public.

Consistent: The proposed project would include a Fuel
Modification Plan, landscape plan, and irrigation plan
consistent with Fire Department regulations for the project site.

Policy S 3.2.4: Require sprinkler systems, fire resistant building materials, and other construction measures
deemed necessary to prevent loss of life and property
from
wildland fires.

Consistent: The proposed project would meet all Fire
Department regulations.

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.

Consistent: The proposed project would meet all Fire
Department regulations.

Policy S 3.2.6: For areas adjacent to the National Forest, cooperate with the United States Forest Service regarding land use and development issues.

Not Applicable: The project site is not adjacent to a
National Forest.

Policy S 3.2.7: Continue to provide information and
training to the public on fire safety in wildland interface areas.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 3.3.1: Plan for fire response times of five minutes in urban areas, eight minutes in suburban areas, and 12 minutes in rural areas.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 3.3.2: Require the installation and maintenance of street name signs on all new development.

Consistent: The proposed project would meet all Fire
Department regulations.

Policy S 3.3.3: Require the posting of address numbers on all homes and businesses that are clearly visible from
adjacent streets.

Consistent: The proposed project would meet all Fire
Department regulations.

Hazardous Materials
Goal S 4: Protection of public safety and property from hazardous materials.

Consistent: Potential impacts to public safety and property related to hazardous materials, and appropriate
mitigation measures would be discussed as part of the
environmental review process.

Policy S 4.1.1: Continue to support clean-up efforts and re- use plans for the Whittaker-Bermite property.

Not Applicable: The project site is not located on the
Whittaker-Bermite site.

Policy S 4.1.2: Coordinate with other agencies to address contamination of soil and groundwater from hazardous
materials on various sites, and require that contamination be cleaned up to the satisfaction of the City and other responsible agencies prior to issuance of any permits for new development.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 4.2.1: On the Land Use Map, restrict the areas in which activities that use or generate large amounts of
hazardous materials may locate, to minimize impacts to
residents and other sensitive receptors in the event of a hazardous materials incident.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Moreover, the project does not propose to generate large amounts of hazardous materials.

Policy S 4.2.2: Through the development review process, ensure that any new development proposed in the vicinity of a use that stores or generates large amounts of
Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita. Moreover, the project site is not located adjacent to a use that stores or
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hazardous materials provides adequate design features,
setbacks, and buffers to mitigate impacts to sensitive
receptors in the event of a hazardous materials incident. generates large amounts of hazardous materials.

Law Enforcement
Goal S 5: Protection of public safety through the provision of law enforcement services and crime prevention
strategies.

Consistent: Projected needs for law enforcement services would be evaluated as part of the environmental review
process.

Policy S 5.1.1: Participate in a multi-jurisdictional task force to evaluate alternatives for combining public safety services with administrative services within a centralized government complex serving the entire Santa Clarita
Valley.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 5.1.2: Provide staff assistance to assess future law enforcement needs, and work together with the
County, Sheriff’s Department, and other partners to
develop and implement plans for meeting these needs.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 5.1.3: Cooperate on implementation of funding
mechanisms for law enforcement services.

Consistent: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would pay the adopted sheriff facility fee in accordance with City requirements.

Policy S 5.2.1: Promote and participate in the Business Watch program to assist business owners in developing
and implementing crime prevention strategies.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 5.2.2: Promote and support Neighborhood Watch
programs to assist residents in establishing neighborhood crime prevention techniques.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 5.2.3: Provide code enforcement services to
maintain minimum health and safety standards and as a
deterrent to crime.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Accidents
Goal S 6: Reduced risk to public safety and property
damage from accidental occurrences.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would be designed in a manner to reduce risk to public
safety and property damage.

Policy S 6.1.1: Continue tree trimming and maintenance
programs for trees in the right-of-way and on public
property, to limit damage from falling limbs.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 6.1.2: Promote the planting of tree types
appropriate to the local climate, to avoid breakage by
brittle, non-native trees.

Consistent: The proposed project would plant trees that are appropriate to the local climate.

Policy S 6.2.1: In designing or reviewing development
plans, ensure that lighting levels are adequate to provide safe and secure nighttime use of each site, while limiting excessive or unnecessary light and glare.

Consistent: The proposed project would include lighting levels that are adequate to provide safe and secure use of each site, while limiting excessive or unnecessary light and glare.

Policy S 6.2.2: Consider CPTED Principles (Crime
Prevention Through Environmental Design) in reviewing
development proposals, to increase public safety through establishing defensible space, clearly delineated public and private areas, and effective surveillance of common areas.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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plans, ensure that pedestrian pathways, stairs, steps and ramps are designed to provide clear and unimpeded
passage in order to avoid trip hazards and conflicts with vehicles.
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 6.2.4: Continue to monitor traffic accident data in order to evaluate and address any traffic control needs to enhance public safety.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 6.2.5: Use traffic calming devices and reduced street widths to slow traffic speeds and reduce accidents, where deemed appropriate.

Consistent: The proposed project would incorporate traffic calming devices and reduced street widths throughout the project site.

Policy S 6.3.1: In cooperation with other agencies, ensure adequate shelter for homeless persons to limit their
exposure to accidental injury and illness.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 6.3.2: Implement the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure safe travel paths and
accommodations for persons with disabilities.

Consistent: The proposed project would comply with the
requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Emergency Planning
Goal S 7: Protection of the public through planning for disaster response and recovery, in order to minimize
damage from emergency incidents or terrorist activities.

Not Applicable: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 7.1.1: Regularly update emergency preparedness and response plans that are consistent with State plans.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 7.1.2: Continue to provide regular training to public officials and the public on emergencyprocedures.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 7.1.3: Ensure that evacuation routes are clearly posted throughout the City.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 7.1.4: Strengthen communication and
cooperation between agencies, citizens and non-profit
groups to plan for disaster response.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 7.2.1: In cooperation with other agencies, plan for temporary shelters for residents displaced by disasters and emergency incidents.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 7.2.2: Plan for expedited plan check, permitting, and inspection programs to aid recovery efforts involving the rebuilding of damaged structures.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 7.2.3: Ensure that proper record-keeping
procedures are in place for purposes of obtaining
reimbursement from State and Federal agencies.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy S 7.2.4: Purchase disaster and recovery supplies locally to assist local businesses in their recovery efforts.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Housing Element
Adequate Sites
Goal H 1: Provide adequate sites to accommodate 8,322
new housing units between 2013 and 2021.

Consistent. The proposed project provides the opportunity to develop up to 498 residential units, with a diversity of attainably priced residential typologies, including market rate apartments, age-qualified apartments, affordable
senior apartments, and market rate townhomes.

Objective: Provide adequate sites at a range of densities to accommodate future housing needs.

Consistent. The proposed project provides the opportunity to develop up to 498 residential units, with a diversity of attainably priced residential typologies, including market rate apartments, age-qualified apartments, affordable
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senior apartments, and market rate townhomes.

Policy H1.1.1: Encourage a variety of housing types such as single-family attached (townhouses), multi-family units, planned unit developments mixed use housing and other
housing types that make housing more affordable.

Consistent. The proposed project provides the opportunity to develop up to 498 residential units, with a diversity of attainably priced residential typologies, including market rate apartments, age-qualified apartments, affordable
senior apartments, and market rate townhomes.

Policy H1.1.2: Encourage the development of new
affordable units through the provision of incentives.

Consistent. The proposed project would include affordable senior apartments and affordable units within the
residential areas.

Policy H1.1.3: Replace housing units demolished by the
redevelopment agency for redevelopment projects.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy H1.1.4: Establish minimum densities for residential land use districts in the Land Use Element of the General Plan.

Consistent. The proposed project requests a zone change from Business Park to the proposed Specific Plan. The
Specific Plan establishes minimum densities for the
project site.

Assist in the Development of Affordable Housing
Goal H.2: Assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of extremely low, very low, low and
moderate income households (Government Code Section
65583(c)(2)).

Consistent. The proposed project would include affordable senior apartments and affordable units within the
residential areas.

Objective H 2.1: Assist in the development of new and
rehabilitated housing to provide at least 273 units for households with very low and low incomes.

Consistent. The proposed project would include affordable senior apartments and affordable units within the
residential areas.

Policy H 2.1.1: Target one third of housing subsidies to extremely low income households in new affordable
development.

Consistent: This Goal is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That said, the proposed project would be designed in a manner to reduce risk to public
safety and property damage.

Policy H 2.1.2: Require that all units developed under any of the City affordable housing programs remain affordable for the longest possible time or at least 55 years.

Consistent. Any units developed under the City’s
affordable housing program will remain affordable for at least 55 years.

Policy H 2.1.3: Encourage the development of housing
affordable to lower income groups in areas well served by public transportation, schools, retail, and other services.

Consistent. The proposed project would place affordable units in walking distance to open space, multi-use trails., and the Metrolink Station and Bus Transfer.

Policy H 2.1.4: Encourage the transition of the homeless population to stable housing.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Conserve and Improve the Existing Housing Stock
Goal H.3: Conserve and improve the existing housing
stock through Community Preservation, rehabilitation
loans, and a handy worker program.

Consistent. The proposed project would introduce 498
residential units to the current housing stock on a
currently vacant parcel.

Objective H 3.1: Bring existing housing units up to an
established standard of habitability.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy H 3.1.1: Enforce existing standards of habitability. Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy H 3.1.2: Provide rehabilitation assistance to
income-eligible homeowners for repairs related to safety, habitability and accessibility standards.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy H 3.1.3: Provide grants and loans to income-eligible owner-occupants of single family homes for emergency
and minor safety, habitability and accessibility repairs.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

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Preserve Units at Risk of Conversion to Market Rate Rents Goal H 4: Preserve affordability of existing homes that are at risk of converting to market-rate rents during the
planning period.

Consistent. The proposed project would include affordable senior apartments and affordable units within the
residential areas.

Objective H 4.1.1: Preserve 232 units at risk of losing their subsidies and converting to market rents between
2013 and 2021.

Consistent. This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That being said, the proposed project would include affordable senior apartments and
affordable units.

Policy H 4.1.2: Monitor the status of at-risk units
throughout the planning period to identify units which are at planned for imminent conversion to market rate units.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy H 4.2: Work with non-profit housing organizations to preserve at-risk units.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Address and Remove or Mitigate Constraints
Goal H-5: Address and, where appropriate and legally
possible, remove government constraints to the
maintenance, improvement, and development of housing
for all income levels.

Consistent. This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That being said, the proposed project would include affordable senior apartments and
affordable units.

Objective H 5.1: Where possible, reduce or remove
government restraints on housing as necessary and
feasible.

Consistent. This Policy is a responsibility of and directed to the City of Santa Clarita. That being said, the proposed project would include affordable senior apartments and
affordable units.

Policy H 5.1.1: Expedite application review, permitting, and inspection procedures for affordable housing
projects.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy H 5.1.2: Consider fee reductions and/or deferrals for affordable housing projects when deemed appropriate.

Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Equal Housing Opportunities
Goal H6: Promote housing opportunities for all persons
regardless of race, religion, sex, marital status, ancestry, national origin, color, familial status or disability.
(Government Code Section 65583(c)(5).

Consistent. The proposed project provides the opportunity to develop up to 498 residential units, with a diversity of attainably priced residential typologies, including market rate apartments, age-qualified apartments, affordable
senior apartments, and market rate townhomes.

Objective H 6.1: Promote fair housing practices and
prohibit discrimination.

Consistent. The proposed project provides the opportunity to develop up to 498 residential units, with a diversity of attainably priced residential typologies, including market rate apartments, age-qualified apartments, affordable
senior apartments, and market rate townhomes. The
proposed project would promote fair housing practices
and prohibit discrimination.

Policy H 6.1.1: Ensure compliance with fair housing laws by adopting development guidelines that encourage the
development of mixed-income housing in every zone
district and in every area of the community.

Consistent. The proposed project would be in compliance with fair housing laws.

Policy H 6.1.2: Provide fair housing services that include public information, counseling and investigation
Not Applicable: This Policy is a responsibility of and
directed to the City of Santa Clarita.

Policy H 6.1.3: Prohibit discrimination in housing. Consistent. The proposed project prohibit discrimination in housing.

Persons With Disabilities Including Persons with Developmental Disabilities Goal H 7: The housing needs of persons with disabilities, Consistent: The proposed project would assist in the City of Santa Clarita General Plan Consistency Analysis MetroWalk Specific Plan 12546
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including persons with developmental disabilities are
typically not addressed by Title 24 Regulations. The
housing needs of persons with disabilities, in addition to basic affordability, range from slightly modifying existing units to requiring a varying range of supportive housing facilities.
implementation of this Policy through its inclusion of
various housing types that would accommodate
households with varied income levels and age-restricted units for senior citizens. Further, nothing in the site design would preclude individuals with special needs
from residing at the project.

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Seating Space with Shade Structure
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MTA RIGHT OF WAY 15' Setback Line PLANT PALETTE NOTE: 1. WUCOLS PLANT WATER NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESIS (H=HIGH, M=MODERATE, L=LOW, VL=VERY LOW) TREES GROUNDPLANE PLANTING GENERAL PLANTING AREAS (SHRUBS, GROUNDCOVER & VINES) -SEE SHEET LP-1.03 TO SEE LIST OF PLANTING PALETTE TURF - SPECIES TBD PERIMETER STREET TREES [24" BOX] PISTACIA CHINENSIS - CHINESE PISTACHE (M) OAKS TREES [24" BOX AND LARGER] QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA - COAST LIVE OAK (VL) QUERCUS ILEX - HOLLY OAK (L) QUERCUS VELUTINA - BLACK OAK QUERCUS LOBATA - VALLEY OAK (M) QUERCUS ENGELMANII - MESA OAK (L) QUERCUS SUBER - CORK OAK (L) PROMENADE STREET TREE (YEAR-ROUND INTEREST) [36" BOX] ARBUTUS MARINA - MARINA ARBUTUS (STANDARD-TRUNK) (M) LAGERSTROEMIA X 'NATCHEZ' - CRAPE MYRTLE (M) MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLOIRA - SOUTHER MAGNOLIA (M) OLEA EUROPA - COMMON OLIVE (L) PLATANUS RACEMOSA "COLUMBIA" - CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE (M) ULMUS PARVIFOLIA 'TRUE GREEN' - EVERGREEN ELM (L) SCULPTURAL ACCENT TREE [24" BOX AND LARGER] CHILOPSIS LINEARIS - DESERT WILLOW (L) CERCIDIUM ‘DESERT MUSEUM’ - DESERT MUSEUM PALO VERDE (L) POPULUS FREMONTII - FREMONTS COTTONWOOD (M) POPULUS TRICHOCARPA - BLACK COTTONWOOD (M) EVERGREEN TREE [24" BOX AND LARGER] LOPHOSTEMON CONFERTUS - BRISBANE BOX (M) ULMUS PARVIFOLIA 'TRUE GREEN' - EVERGREEN ELM (L) OLEA EUROPA - COMMON OLIVE (L) SMALL SCALE CANOPY TREE [24" BOX] CERCIS OCCIDENTALIS - WESTERN REDBUD (L) CERCIS CANADENSIS 'FOREST PANSY' - PURPLE LEAF REDBUD (M) LAGERSTROEMIA X 'NATCHEZ' - CRAPE MYRTLE (M) ARBUTUS MARINA - MARINA ARBUTUS (MULTI-TRUNK) (M) LARGE-SCALE SHRUBS WITH TREE-LIKE HABIT [24" BOX] ACACIA PODALYRIIFOLIA - PEARL ACACIA (M) ARBUTUS UNEDO - STRAWBERRY TREE (L) CERCIS OCCIDENTALIS - WESTERN REDBUD (L) CHILOPSIS LINEARIS - DESSERT WILLOW (L) LAURUS NOBILIS - SWEET BAY (L) LEPTOSPERMUM PETERSONII - LEMON SCENTED TEA TREE (L) PRUNUS ILICIFOLIA - HOLLYLEAF CHERRY (VL) LARGE SCREEN SHRUBS [15 GALLON AND LARGER] PODOCARPUS MACROPHYLLUS (M) FEIJOA SELLOWIANA (M) DODONEA VISCOSA (L) RHUS INTEGRIFOLIA (L) CUPRESSUS SPP. (L) PARK CANOPY TREE [24" BOX AND LARGER] ACACIA STENOPHYLLA - SHOESTRING ACACIA (M) PLATANUS RACEMOSA "COLUMBIA" - CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE (M) PROSOPIS CHILENSIS - THORNLESS CHILEAN MESQUITE (L) RHUS LANCEA - AFRICAN SUMAC (L) FRAXINUS DIPETALA - CALIFORNIA ASH (L) EXISTING PARKWAY TREES AT LOST CANYON ROAD PROTECT IN PLACE 2001 Wilshire Blvd . Ste 401 . Santa Monica . California 90403 P. 310. 566. 6393 F. 310. 566. 6389 Job No. B9040 Date.10.20.2020 2251 west 190th street | torrance | ca 90504 | 310.217.8885 | witheemalcolm.com METROWALK 0 NORTH 20' 40' 80'
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LARGE SCREENING SHRUBS BAMBUSA DOLICHOMERITHALLA - GREEN STRIPE BLOWGUN BAMBOO (24" BOX) BAMBUSA OLDHAMII - GIANT TIMBER BAMBOO (24" BOX) PRUNUS CAROLINIANA - CAROLINA CHEERY LAUREL HETEROMELES ARBUTIFOLIA - TOYON FEIJOA SELLOWIANA - PINEAPPLE GUAVA LARGE ACCENT SHRUBS *ALOE HERCULES - HERCULES TREE ALOE (L) ALOE BAINESII - TREE ALOE (L) *ALOE AFRICANA - SPINY ALOE *ARBUTUS UNEDO 'COMPACTA' (MULTI-TRUNK) - STRAWBERRY TREE (L) DASYLIRION WHEELERI - DESERT SPOON (VL) DRACAENA DRACO - DRAGON TREE (L)PITTOSPORUM TENUIFOLIUM 'SIVER SHEEN' - SILVER SHEEN KOHUHU (L) ECHIUM CANDICANS - PRIDE OF MADEIRA OLEA 'LITTLE OLLIE' - DWARF OLIVE MEDIUM SIZE MASSING SHRUBS ACACIA C. 'COUSIN ITT) - LITTLE RIVER WATTLE ANIGOZANTHOS SPP. - KANGAROO PAW (L)

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CALLISTEMON 'LITTLE JOHN' - DWARF BOTTLE BRUSH (M)CARISSA SPP. NATAL PLUM (M) CHONDROPETALUM TECTORUM - SMALL CAPE RUSH DASYLIRION WHEELERI - DESERT SPOON (VL) LOPHOMYRTUS 'RED DRAGON' - NEW ZEALAND MYRTLE PHORMIUM SPP. - NEW ZEALAND FLAX (M)

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SALVIA SPP. -SALVIA (L)SENECIO DECARYI - MADAGASCAR SENECIO (L)SENNA ARTEMISIODES - FEATHERY CASSIA (VL) WESTRINGIA 'BLUE GEM' - BLUE GEM COAST ROSEMARY (L)WESTRINGIA 'MUNDI' - MUNDI COAST ROSEMARY (L) AGAVE 'BLUE FLAME' - BLUE FLAME AGAVE SMALL SIZE ACCENT SUCCULENTS, GRASSES & GROUNDCOVERS AEONIUM SPP. - AEONIUM (L) *AGAVE 'BLUE GLOW' & BLUE FLAME'. - AGAVE (L)*ALOE SPP., 'BLUE ELF', ROOIKAPPIE', 'CYNTHIA GIDDY'- ALOE (L) ASPARAGUS D. 'MYERS' - FOXTAIL FERN (L)BOUGAINVILLEA 'ROSENKA' - ROSENKA BOUGAINVILLEA (L)

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CAREX TUMULICOLA - BERKELEY SEDGE (L)
DIANELLA C .'CLARITY BLUE' - CLARITY BLUE DIANELLA (L)DIANELLA TASMANICA 'VARIEGATA' - VARIEGATED FLAX LILY (L) *FESTUCA MAIREI - ATLAS FESCUE (L)
GREVILEA L. 'PROSTRATE' - PROSTRATE WOOLY GREVILLEA (L) (GROUNDCOVER) LANTANA MONTEFIDENSIS - TRAILING LANTANA (L)LEYMUS C. 'CANYON PRINCE' - CANYON PRINCE WILD RYE (L)LOMANDRA LONGIFOLIA 'BREEZE, LM300 PP15,420' - DWARF MAT RUSH (L) MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS - HAIRY AWN MUHLY (L)PENNISETUM 'FAIRY TAILS' - EVERGREEN FOUNTAIN GRASS (L)PORTULACARIA AFRA 'VARIEGATA' - RAINBOW BUSH (VL)ROSMARINUS SPP., 'ROMAN BEAUTY' - ROSEMARY SPP. (L) *SENECIO MANDRALISCAE - BLUE CHALK STICKS (L) (GROUNDCOVER) SESLERIA AUTUMNALIS - AUTUMN MOOR GRASS TRACHELOSPERMUM JASMINOIDES - STAR JASMINE CARISSA SP. - NATAL PLUM ANIGOZANTHOS 'BIG RED' -RED KANGAROO PAW (L) CALLISTEMON 'LITTLE JOHN' - DWARF BOTTLEBRUSH (L) LEONOTIS LEONURUS - LION'S TAIL PITTOSPORUM CRASSIFOLIM 'COMPACTUM' - KARO SHRUB ROSMARINUS O. 'COLLINGWOOD INGRAM' - SHRUB ROSEMARY SALVIA LEUCANTHA - MEXICAN SAGE (L) SHADE CONDITION SHRUBS & GROUNDCOVERS ASPARAGUS D. 'MYERS' - FOXTAIL FERN (L)CARRISA M. 'GREEN CARPET' -GREEN CARPET NATAL PLUM (M) (GROUNDCOVER)

DIANELLA TASMANICA 'VARIEGATA' - VARIEGATED FLAX LILY (L) LOMANDRA LONGIFOLIA 'BREEZE, LM300 PP15,420' - DWARF MAT RUSH RHAPHIOLEPIS U. MINOR - YEDDO HAWTHORN TRACHELOSPERMUM JASMINOIDES - STAR JASMINE (M) (GROUNDCOVER) CYCAS REVOLUTA - SAGO PALM DIOON SP. ASSORTED FERNS TURF & GRASSES MARATHON II HYBRID DWARF BERMUDAS VINES CLYSTOMA CALLISTEGIODES - LAVENDER TRUMPET VINE FICUS REPENS - CREEPING FIG PYROSTEGIA VENUSTA - FLAME VINE TRACHELOSPERMUM JASMINOIDES - STAR JASMINE SOLANDRA MAXIMA - CUP OF GOLD DISTICTIS SP. - TRUMPET VINE INSTALLED IN WATER QUALITY BASINS *'NATIVE MOW FREE SOD' AVAILABLE @ S&S SEEDS -FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS - IDAHO FESCUE (L)-FESTUCA OCCIDENTALIS - WESTERN MOKELUMNE FESCUE (L)-FESTUCA RUBRA - MOLATE FESCUE (M) 'NATIVE MOW FREE SOD ABOVE WITH (1) GALLON GRASSES @ 30" O.C. *CHONDROPETALUM ELEPHANTINUM - LARGE CAPE RUSH (L)*FESTUCA MAIREI - ATLAS FESCUE (L) *PENNISETUM 'FAIRY TAILS' - FAIRY TAILS FOUNTAIN GRASS MUHLENBERGIA CAPILLARIS - PINK MUHLY (L) LANDSCAPE AREA CALCULATIONS NET ACRES: 17.88 SITE AREA DEVOTED TO LANDSCAPING: 144,187 SQFT (18.5 % OF TOTAL SITE NET ACREAGE) PARKING LOT TOTAL AREA: 174,449 SQFT PARKING LOT AREA DEVOTED TO LANDSCAPING: 11,669 SQFT (6.7% OF TOTAL PARKING AREA) TREE COVERAGE CALCULATION NET ACRES: 17.88 TOTAL TREES: 507 TREES PER ACRE: 28.4 1. TREES ARE STANDARD FORM UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. 2. TRIPLE STAKE TREES, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. 3. ALL TREES WITHIN 5' OF HARDSCAPE OR CURBS SHALL RECEIVE ROOT BARRIERS PER SPECIFICATIONS. 4. ALL SHRUBS AND GROUNDCOVERS SHOWN AS HATCHES SHALL BE SPACED IN A TRIANGULAR PATTERN 5. WHERE ORNAMENTAL GRASSES ARE PLANTED NEXT TO A CURB OR SIDEWALK, HOLD CENTER OF PLANT 30" FROM EDGE OF HARDSCAPE SURFACE. 6. MINIMUM TREE SEPARATION DISTANCE: TRAFFIC SIGNALS, STOP SIGNS, UTILITY POLES.............. 20 FT. UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES (EXCEPT SEWER)............. 5 FT. SEWER LINES.......................................................................... 10 FT. ABOVE GROUND UTILITY STRUCTURES.............................. 10 FT. FIRE HYDRANTS...................................................................... 10 FT. DRIVEWAYS.............................................................................. 10 FT. WALKWAYS............................................................................... 5 FT. INTERSECTIONS....................................................................... 25 FT. (INTERSECTING CURB LINES OF TWO STREETS) (THE ABOVE DISTANCES MAY BE SUPERSEDED BY CITY CODE) 7. UTILITIES SHOWN FOR REFERENCE ONLY, REFER TO ENGINEERING PLANS FOR UTILITY LAYOUT. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY ALL UTILITY LOCATIONS AND NOTIFY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OF ANY DISCREPANCIES OR CONFLICTS. 8. CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OF ANY DISCREPANCIES OR CONFLICTS WITH CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. BY FAILING TO BRING SUCH ITEMS TO THE ATTENTION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, THE CONTRACTOR ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS AND COSTS INCURRED. 7. FOR ANY PLANT MATERIAL DESIGNATED TO BE 'PROTECTED IN PLACE' CONTRACTOR SHALL REPLACE IN KIND IF DAMAGE OCCURS. 8. ALL PLANT MATERIAL FOR POTS TO BE RETAIL GRADE STOCK. 9. ALL TREES PLANTED ADJACENT TO FIRE ACCESS ROADS SHALL MAINTAIN A VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF 13 FEET 6 INCHES. TREES PLANTED ADJACENT TO BEDROOM EGRESS WINDOWS SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT EGRESS AT WINDOW LEVEL OR EGRESS PATH. 10. MINIMUM TREE SIZE FOR ALL TREES SHALL BE 24" BOX AND A MINIMUM OF 15% OF 48" BOX AND 30% OF 36" BOX TREES SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE TREE PALETTE GENERAL PLANTING AREAS PLANT PALETTE NOTE: 1. WUCOLS PLANT WATER NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN PARENTHESIS (H=HIGH, M=MODERATE, L=LOW, VL=VERY LOW) TREES 14104 4046124 126 QTY TOTAL: 507 2789(EXCLUDED FROM TREE COUNT) 26 PERIMETER STREET TREES [24" BOX] PISTACIA CHINENSIS - CHINESE PISTACHE (M) OAKS TREES [24" BOX AND LARGER] QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA - COAST LIVE OAK (VL) QUERCUS ILEX - HOLLY OAK (L) QUERCUS VELUTINA - BLACK OAK QUERCUS LOBATA - VALLEY OAK (M) QUERCUS ENGELMANII - MESA OAK (L) QUERCUS SUBER - CORK OAK (L) PROMENADE STREET TREE (YEAR-ROUND INTEREST) [36" BOX] ARBUTUS MARINA - MARINA ARBUTUS (STANDARD-TRUNK) (M) LAGERSTROEMIA X 'NATCHEZ' - CRAPE MYRTLE (M) MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLOIRA - SOUTHER MAGNOLIA (M) OLEA EUROPA - COMMON OLIVE (L) PLATANUS RACEMOSA "COLUMBIA" - CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE (M) ULMUS PARVIFOLIA 'TRUE GREEN' - EVERGREEN ELM (L) SCULPTURAL ACCENT TREE [24" BOX AND LARGER] CHILOPSIS LINEARIS - DESERT WILLOW (L) CERCIDIUM ‘DESERT MUSEUM’ - DESERT MUSEUM PALO VERDE (L) POPULUS FREMONTII - FREMONTS COTTONWOOD (M) POPULUS TRICHOCARPA - BLACK COTTONWOOD (M) EVERGREEN TREE [24" BOX AND LARGER] LOPHOSTEMON CONFERTUS - BRISBANE BOX (M) ULMUS PARVIFOLIA 'TRUE GREEN' - EVERGREEN ELM (L) OLEA EUROPA - COMMON OLIVE (L) SMALL SCALE CANOPY TREE [24" BOX] CERCIS OCCIDENTALIS - WESTERN REDBUD (L) CERCIS CANADENSIS 'FOREST PANSY' - PURPLE LEAF REDBUD (M) LAGERSTROEMIA X 'NATCHEZ' - CRAPE MYRTLE (M) ARBUTUS MARINA - MARINA ARBUTUS (MULTI-TRUNK) (M) LARGE-SCALE SHRUBS WITH TREE-LIKE HABIT [24" BOX] ACACIA PODALYRIIFOLIA - PEARL ACACIA (M) ARBUTUS UNEDO - STRAWBERRY TREE (L) CERCIS OCCIDENTALIS - WESTERN REDBUD (L) CHILOPSIS LINEARIS - DESSERT WILLOW (L) LAURUS NOBILIS - SWEET BAY (L) LEPTOSPERMUM PETERSONII - LEMON SCENTED TEA TREE (L) PRUNUS ILICIFOLIA - HOLLYLEAF CHERRY (VL) LARGE SCREEN SHRUBS [15 GALLON AND LARGER] PODOCARPUS MACROPHYLLUS (M) FEIJOA SELLOWIANA (M) DODONEA VISCOSA (L) RHUS INTEGRIFOLIA (L) CUPRESSUS SPP. 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10' Building Setback Line 20' Setback Line 15' Setback Line 5' Landscape Setback Line 10' Building Setback Line LMD Easement Line X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X WALL & FENCE LEGEND SYMBOL DESCRIPTION X X POOL ENCLOSURE (CODE COMPLIANT) FENCE · HEIGHT: 6'-0" · MATERIALS: WOOD AND/OR STEEL · STEEL COLOR: BLACK OR BRONZE TO BLEND WITH LANDSCAPE · FINISH: NATURAL WOOD / PAINTED STEEL · ALL FENCE AND GATES AHSLL BE CODE COMPLIANT PATIO WALL & PRIVACY SCREEN (SEE ARCHITECT'S PLANS FOR MORE INFORMATION) · WALL HEIGHT: AS REQUIRED BY GRADING PLAN · WALL MATERIAL: CMU BLOCK WITH PLASTER OR CIP CONCRETE · WALL COLOR/FINISH: PAINTED, TO MATCH ARCHITECTURE · SCREEN HEIGHT: 42" · SCREEN MATERIAL: WOOD OR DECORATIVE METAL · SCREEN COLOR/FINISH: PAINTED, TO COMPLEMENT ARCH. SOUND BARRIER WALL · HEIGHT: 6'-0" · MATERIAL: CMU BLOCK · COLOR: NEUTRAL EARTH TONES · FINISH: SPLIT-FACE OR PAINTED · RETAINS IN SPECIFIC AREAS (SEE CIVIL PLANS) · TREATED WITH ANTI-GRAFFITI COATING CALLOUT W-1 W-2 W-3 NOTES: 1. WALLS AND FENCES SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROJECT ARCHITECTURE IN REGARDS TO MATERIAL, STYLE & COLOR, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A COHESIVE PROJECT AESTHETIC. 2. REFER TO GRADING PLANS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RETAINING CONDITIONS. RETAINING WALL (SEE CIVIL'S PLANS FOR MORE INFORMATION) · WALL HEIGHT: HEIGHT VARIES (8' MAX) SEE CIVIL PLANS · WALL MATERIAL: CMU BLOCK WITH PLASTER OR CIP CONCRETE · WALL COLOR/FINISH: PAINTED, TO MATCH ARCHITECTURE W-4 2001 Wilshire Blvd . Ste 401 . Santa Monica . California 90403 P. 310. 566. 6393 F. 310. 566. 6389 Job No. B9040 Date.10.20.2020 2251 west 190th street | torrance | ca 90504 | 310.217.8885 | witheemalcolm.com METROWALK 0 NORTH 20' 40' 80' 1" = 40'-0"
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WALL & FENCE LEGEND SYMBOL DESCRIPTION X X POOL ENCLOSURE (CODE COMPLIANT) FENCE · HEIGHT: 6'-0" · MATERIALS: WOOD AND/OR STEEL · STEEL COLOR: BLACK OR BRONZE TO BLEND WITH LANDSCAPE · FINISH: NATURAL WOOD / PAINTED STEEL · ALL FENCE AND GATES AHSLL BE CODE COMPLIANT PATIO WALL & PRIVACY SCREEN (SEE ARCHITECT'S PLANS FOR MORE INFORMATION) · WALL HEIGHT: AS REQUIRED BY GRADING PLAN · WALL MATERIAL: CMU BLOCK WITH PLASTER OR CIP CONCRETE · WALL COLOR/FINISH: PAINTED, TO MATCH ARCHITECTURE · SCREEN HEIGHT: 42" · SCREEN MATERIAL: WOOD OR DECORATIVE METAL · SCREEN COLOR/FINISH: PAINTED, TO COMPLEMENT ARCH. SOUND BARRIER WALL · HEIGHT: 6'-0" · MATERIAL: CMU BLOCK · COLOR: NEUTRAL EARTH TONES · FINISH: SPLIT-FACE OR PAINTED · RETAINS IN SPECIFIC AREAS (SEE CIVIL PLANS) · TREATED WITH ANTI-GRAFFITI COATING CALLOUT W-1 W-2 W-3 NOTES: 1. WALLS AND FENCES SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROJECT ARCHITECTURE IN REGARDS TO MATERIAL, STYLE & COLOR, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A COHESIVE PROJECT AESTHETIC. 2. REFER TO GRADING PLANS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RETAINING CONDITIONS. RETAINING WALL (SEE CIVIL'S PLANS FOR MORE INFORMATION) · WALL HEIGHT: HEIGHT VARIES (8' MAX) SEE CIVIL PLANS · WALL MATERIAL: CMU BLOCK WITH PLASTER OR CIP CONCRETE · WALL COLOR/FINISH: PAINTED, TO MATCH ARCHITECTURE W-4 2001 Wilshire Blvd . Ste 401 . Santa Monica . California 90403 P. 310. 566. 6393 F. 310. 566. 6389 Job No. B9040 Date.10.20.2020 2251 west 190th street | torrance | ca 90504 | 310.217.8885 | witheemalcolm.com METROWALK WALL & FENCE ELEVATIONS LW-1.03 W-1 SOUND BARRIER WALL SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0" 6'-0" W-2 POOL ENCLOSURE (CODE COMPLIANT) FENCE SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0" 6'-0" W-3 PATIO WALLS SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0"

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Plan Renderings
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