CHURCH BUILDING OPPOSED.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer 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, - For the second time in almost as many months, neighbors will ask the Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle to stop a church from expanding in Placerita Canyon. The Village Church on Tuesday is seeking a minor use permit that would allow it to replace a modular building Modular buildings are sectional prefabricated buildings that are manufactured in a plant, and delivered to the customer in one or more complete modular sections. Modular buildings are considerably different from mobile homes. at its Alderbrook Drive location with a permanent, one-story structure. About a dozen neighbors have asked the commission to reject the church's application, saying the new building will lower their property values, clog the streets with traffic, create parking problems and spoil spoil v. spoiled or spoilt , spoil·ing, spoils v.tr. 1. a. To impair the value or quality of. b. To damage irreparably; ruin. 2. their views of the hills while chipping away at the rural nature of Placerita Canyon. However, city officials praised the Village Church for working with project opponents to reach a compromise and twice scaling back the project. ``We think it will be a good fit in Placerita Canyon,'' said Assistant Planner Wendy Deats. In November, some of the same Placerita Canyon residents convinced the Planning Commission to deny The Master's College's application to build a 1,200-seat performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. and chapel. The commissioners said then that the proposed building was not compatible with the rural nature of Placerita Canyon. The Village Church's proposed building will house the church's religious education classes and youth projects. Originally designed to be two stories and 11,500 square feet, the size of the building was reduced by more than half and to one story after three meetings with opponents. The new building was not expected to increase traffic in the area nor create parking hassles for neighbors, Deats said. ``We wanted to be as right with the neighbors as possible,'' said Candy candy: see confectionery. candy Sweet sugar- or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. Veluzat, the daughter of the Rev. Robert Bloom bloom 1. the general appearance of the surface. In carcass meat it is the glistening, transparent effect and the gentle pink color that gives a good bloom to the carcass. It is the result of proper tissue hydration coupled with the correct proportions of fat, connective tissue and . ``Most of the people are pleased, although we're still working with a few,'' Veluzat said. ``The new building will be nice, better than a modular building, that's for sure.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) The Rev. Robert Bloom of the Village Church plans to house the church's religious education classes and youth projects in the new building. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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