CITY TO PURSUE LAND ANNEXATION.Byline: Susan Abram 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, - Santa Clarita officials will pursue annexation of 825 acres in 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. where the 5,800-home Las Lomas Las Lomas may refer to:
The Santa Clarita City Council is expected on Tuesday to rescind its former application for annexation of the property as a formality Adv. 1. as a formality - in a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" perfunctorily, pro forma related to when Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs sided with Las Lomas developer Dan Palmer. The land lies east of the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. about two miles south of Calgrove Boulevard. ``We're going to go back and do what the court ordered,'' said Vince Bertoni, interim director of the city planning department. ``We fully expect to prepare the (environmental impact report). The city is in no way thinking about giving up on this. This is something the city feels very strongly about.'' Palmer has applied to annex his project to Los Angeles because of its ability to provide water. But Santa Clarita officials had hoped to annex the land first to stop the high-density housing and commercial development. City officials have said the project would increase traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. on Interstate 5 through the Newhall Pass, place dense housing on dangerously steep hillsides and destroy cherished open space between Los Angeles and the north county area. Last year, Palmer's Las Lomas Land Co. sued the city, saying the City Council's effort to annex the site violated state environmental law. But during the ruling last month, Janavs said the city had taken a shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. in filing its annexation application, and would have to go back and conduct a complex environmental review to continue. City officials believe Palmer will encounter opposition to the project from Los Angeles residents, who also wouldn't want to see more congestion on the freeways. A draft environmental impact report estimates that the development would generate 44,000 car trips each day and require the removal of nearly 3,000 oak trees. But the report also states that the project would provide much-needed homes and apartments, create 9,000 jobs and generate $13 million in revenue for local government. ``We're not proposing any development project on this land,'' Bertoni said. ``(Palmer's) process is going to be very lengthy with the city of Los Angeles
Neither Palmer nor his representatives could be reached for comment Friday. Susan Abram, (661) 257-5257 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO The City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd., Santa Clarita. CAPTION(S): box Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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