AREAS MAY BE PROTECTED.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
adj. 1. Having many mountains. 2. Resembling a mountain in size; huge: mountainous waves. mountainous Adjective 1. wildland of the Newhall Pass Newhall Pass is a mountain pass in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Historically called San Fernando Pass and Fremont Pass, it separates the Santa Susana Mountains from the San Gabriel Mountains. are among new areas proposed by Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County planners as ``significant ecological areas.'' And though the designation offers special protections for treasured lands, it will not prohibit development, a Santa Clarita city official said. ``It doesn't say you can't develop SEAs - they do allow development,'' said Vince Bertoni, Santa Clarita's planning manager. ``What it means is they get more protection, that the development must be compatible with the habitat.'' But Santa Clarita is hoping the designation will mean preservation. ``Hopefully some of these areas surrounding the city will be preserved,'' Bertoni said. ``It would go really nice with the city's vision of keeping natural hillsides.'' The Los Angeles County Regional Planning regional planning: see city planning. Department's SEA Update Study was completed last week and is being sent to county libraries and other agencies for public review. Copies of the study will be available at the Canyon Country and Valencia libraries. Several public hearings on the study are scheduled, including one from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Valencia Town Center Community Room, 24201 Valencia Blvd. The proposed SEAs were identified after studies of plant and animal communities in unincorporated areas In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, i.e., a city or town with its own government. of Los Angeles County. Over the past year, consultants have been studying the proposed SEAs. The designation means an ecologically important or fragile land and water area, valuable as plant and animal communities. The purpose of the study was to re-evaluate conditions at existing SEAs and identify new areas that should be designated as such. Public comments received by April 30 will become part of the official record. The study will be used to revise SEA boundaries and regulatory policies, as part of the planning department's effort to update the county General Plan. A copy of the study is available at planning.co.la.ca.us, or by calling (213) 974-6417. |
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