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Sand Canyon development plans are set to be discussed Tuesday in City Hall during a Santa Clarita City Council meeting, according to officials.
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A hearing for the Sand Canyon Plaza Mixed Use Project — a development consisting of 580 residential units, 60,000 square feet of retail commercial space, and an 85,000-square-foot assisted living facility — is one of the topics being discussed at the Santa Clarita City Council meeting.
The development is slated for the northeast corner of Sand Canyon Road and Soledad Canyon Road.
The project would also include two private recreation areas, commercial plaza areas, various private streets, driveways, parking and landscaped areas.
The plans include roadway improvements proposed for Sand Canyon Road, including the construction of two roundabouts, as well as Soledad Canyon Road.
The project includes a request to allow for the removal of two non-heritage-sized oak trees and alteration of a city-identified significant ridgeline.
The applicant held approximately 25 community meetings over the last three years to solicit input and feedback that could be incorporated into the project, officials reported in the agenda item.
Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or drop us a line at community@hometownstation.com.The meetings were held with the Sand Canyon Homeowners Association, Canyon Country Advisory Committee and residents of the Pinetree community, as well as other neighboring residential communities.
Some of the concerns identified during these meetings primarily focused on potential traffic and noise impacts. Residents have expressed positive reactions to seeing new investment and redevelopment of the site.
As a result of comments from Planning Department staff, the DRC, public agencies, members of the public, and the Planning Commission, several revisions have been made to the project to reduce the impact to the northern undisturbed portions of the ridgeline on the project site, and to further increase the commercial and assisted living components of the project.
These revisions resulted in a 4,400 square-foot increase for the commercial center, an additional 10,000 square-foot (20-bed) increase (from the original 75,000 square feet) in the assisted living facility, and moving about two dozen units.
The original plans started nearly 10 years ago, when the property owner sought and received permission to re-zone and re build the mobile home park as a mixed use project, according to the agenda item.
Residents are asked to address their issues or concerns with the project prior to, or at, the public hearing on Tuesday.
For further information regarding this proposal, contact the project planner at the City of Santa Clarita, Permit Center, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 140, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. Telephone: (661) 255-4330.
Send written correspondence to: 23920 Valencia Blvd., Suite 302, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. Project Planner: Hai Nguyen, Associate Planner, hnguyen@santa-clarita.com
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NO! MOOR! TRAFFIC!
Where are all the kids going to go to school?
We are looking forward to the improvements to the Canyon Country end of Santa Clarita, and especially a higher end restaurant/shopping spot that we could walk to for nice appetizers, cocktails, and dinners or coffee in the AM. Not looking forward to increased traffic, and are the current schools capable of handling the additional students?
I agree with Carol. It would be nice to see some improvements in the Canyon Country area.
Typo fixes of previous -Please consider more beautiful architecture – the prefab look of the generic row houses across Santa Clarita are short sighted designs. And now much of Santa Clarita is unappealing for discerning buyers because of the countless units that were built with the goal of cramming people into developments in high volume to maximize profits. If Santa Clarita, and especially the Sand Canyon area, will stand the test of time, then residences need to be created that are aesthetically well thought out, beyond a housing bubble moment – and the money will be made over the long hall because the area remains desirable. Most buyers want to feel that their home and neighborhood is special and at least in some way, uniquely beautiful. This is a great opportunity to define an aesthetic for this area which is uncompromised.