CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
7:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
AGENDA
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE JULY 29, 2008 SPECIAL MEETING
COMMISSION SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT
A. NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 1 ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON
B. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS
ITEM 2 THE MASTER’S COLLEGE MASTER PLAN PROJECT MASTER CASE NO. 04-496: MASTER PLAN 07-001, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 04-009, ZONE CHANGE 04-006, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 66503, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 04-031, RIDGELINE ALTERATION PERMIT 07-001, HILLSIDE REVIEW 04-010, OAK TREE PERMIT 04-050, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT SCH NO. 2006101171
Case Planner: James Chow, Associate Planner
Applicant: The Master’s College
Location: The project site is generally located at 21726 Placerita Canyon Road, to the north and south of Placerita Canyon Road, west of the western terminuses of Dockweiler Drive and Deputy Jake Drive, north of the East Newhall community and east of the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) property.
Request: This is a request for approval of a Master Plan to guide the future development of The Master’s College (TMC) campus, a tentative tract map to create 54 condominium units south of future Dockweiler Drive and to construct and extend Dockweiler Drive and Deputy Jake Drive through the project site. The request includes the following:
10-year Master Plan: To provide a conceptual land use plan, development regulations, design guidelines and programs to ensure that the college campus is developed in a manner consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the City, TMC and the community.
General Plan Amendment (GPA): (1) To amend the land use designations of two areas of the project site from RL (Residential Low) to PE (Private Education) and from PE to RM (Residential Moderate); (2) to amend the Circulation Element to designate Dockweiler Drive as a four-lane secondary highway and define the specific alignment as shown on TTM 66503.
Zone Change (ZC): To amend the zoning of two areas of the project site from RL (Residential Low) to PE (Private Education) and from PE to RM (Residential Moderate).
Tentative Tract Map (TTM): To subdivide 81.55 acres, south of Placerita Canyon Road, into 28 lots and two public roadways. The 28 lots would include five college lots, 17 multi-family lots (for 54 multi-family air space units), two Homeowner Association lots, three open space lots that include Creekview Park to be dedicated to the City, and one water quality basin lot.
Conditional Use Permit (CUP): To permit the proposed residential buildings to consist of up to three stories in height.
Ridgeline Alteration Permit (RAP): To develop or grade on the upper two-thirds of the overall height of a significant ridgeline.
Hillside Review Permit (HR): To develop on land with an average cross slope of ten percent or greater.
Oak Tree Permit (OTP): To permit the removal of 121 healthy oaks and encroach on 97 oaks of the 430 oak trees located on site. No heritage oaks would be removed as part of this project.
The review and certification of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for this project.
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission receive staff and applicant’s presentations; receive testimony from the public; provide direction to staff on final project issues; and continue the item to the Planning Commission meeting of October 21, 2008, directing staff to return with draft responses to DEIR comments and project revisions, if any, for the Commission’s consideration.
ITEM 3 MASTER CASE NO. 06-073, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 06-004
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 66702
Case Planner: James Chow, Associate Planner
Applicant: VTC Square Investors, LLC
Location: 26701 McBean Parkway (APN 2861-062-158)
Request: The applicant is requesting approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) to construct a four-story, 49,400 square-foot, mixed-use building that is 55’-6” tall with architectural tower elements up to 68’-6” in height, to permit the proposed mixed-use project in the Commercial Town Center (CTC) zone, and to amend an existing, approved Shared Parking Program for Blocks A and B of the Valencia Town Center. The applicant is also proposing a tentative tract map (TTM) in order to subdivide the one-lot property with up to 25 airspace units, which includes up to fifteen (15) airspace units for the commercial and parking areas of the project and ten (10) units for residential condos on the fourth floor of the proposed building. The project site, which consists of 1.36 acres of undeveloped land, is zoned CTC with a General Plan designation of CTC – VCC (Valley Center Concept overlay).
Recommendation: Based on the project compliance with the City of Santa Clarita General Plan, Unified Development Code, the Valencia Town Center Shared Parking Program and the City’s Architectural Design Guidelines, staff recommends that the Planning Commission open the public hearing; receive testimony from the public; and adopt Resolution P08-17, approving Master Case 06-073, Conditional Use Permit 06-004, Tentative Tract Map 66702 with the associated conditions of approval (Exhibit A), and adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
C. PLANNING MANAGER’S REPORT
D. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
E. PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR
This time has been set aside for the public to address the Commission on items that are NOT on the agenda. Commission will not act upon those items at this meeting, other than to review and return without action, or provide direction to staff. ALL speakers must submit a speaker’s slip to the Secretary PRIOR to this portion of the meeting, and prepare a presentation not to exceed three (3) minutes.
F. ADJOURNMENT
Complete packets are available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s front counter, the Planning Division’s front counter, the Sheriff's substation at 23740 West Magic Mountain Parkway, and the Valencia Branch of the Los Angeles County Public Library located at 23743 West Valencia Boulevard.
Any writings or documents distributed to a majority of the members of the Planning Commission regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302, during normal business hours. These writings or documents will also be available for review at the meeting.
Thank you for attending your City Planning Commission meeting. If you have any questions or wish to know more about the City or the Community Development Department, please call (661) 255-4330 Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Fridays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
I, Lisa M. Webber, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified Planning Manager for the City of Santa Clarita, and that on August 29, 2008, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall, Los Angeles County Library, Valencia Branch, and the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station.
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Lisa M. Webber, AICP
Planning Manager
Santa Clarita, California
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