Agenda Item: 6
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: June 24, 2025
SUBJECT: METROWALK SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT (MASTER CASE 24-230) - SECOND READING
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
PRESENTER: Erika Iverson
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt an ordinance entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING MASTER CASE 24-230, CONSISTING OF SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 24-002, INCLUDING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE METROWALK SPECIFIC PLAN DOCUMENT, AS SHOWN IN
EXHIBIT A, SUBJECT TO THE ATTACHED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL (EXHIBIT B).”
BACKGROUND
On May 27, 2025, the City of Santa Clarita’s (City) City Council conducted a Public Hearing to consider an ordinance that would amend the MetroWalk Specific Plan to allow duplexes and detached condos, eliminate planning areas, reduce the setbacks between units, and adjust the timing for the construction of the senior affordable units. After hearing City staff’s presentation, considering comments from the public, and deliberation by the City Council, the City Council passed a motion to approve the amendments and pass the ordinance to a second reading by a vote of 4-0 with Councilmember Gibbs absent from the meeting.
In addition, the City Council gave direction to staff to seek assistance from local, state legislators on the developer application for tax credit financing for affordable senior housing units within the MetroWalk Specific Plan. The City Council also directed staff to work with the developer to look for ways to ensure the senior affordable apartments are built and to bring back any proposal changes to the affordable component of the MetroWalk Specific Plan, if requested by the developer in the future.
This second reading was on the agenda for the June 10, 2025, regular City Council meeting, where it was continued to the regular meeting of the City Council on June 24, 2025.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance
Draft Specific Plan Amendment (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)