DEVELOPER VICTORIOUS IN COURT SKIRMISH.Byline: JUDY O'ROURKE 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, -- The city has been ordered to prepare a detailed environmental report before it tries to extend its sphere of influence southward to 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 a developer wants to build a controversial 5,800-home tract. The ruling issued last Thursday by Judge James C. Chalfant echoes a victory that developer Dan S. Palmer won in 2004, when another judge required Santa Clarita to prepare an environmental impact report before it could attempt to annex the massive project site. ``Judge Chalfant's decision gets us closer to our goal of being 100 percent within the city of Los Angeles
Officials in 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. and Santa Clarita have fought the project, located in the unincorporated area 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. between the two cities. They have proposed splitting the acreage 75-25 -- with Santa Clarita getting the bigger share -- to make it more difficult for Palmer to develop it. The move to enlarge its sphere of influence was viewed as a first step toward annexation. Palmer meanwhile, is seeking to become part of Los Angeles because of that city's ample water supply. Chalfant's ruling could delay attempts by Santa Clarita and Los Angeles to divide jurisdiction of the 555-acre commercial and residential project. Santa Clarita had argued that the EIR EIR n. popular acronym for environmental impact report, required by many states as part of the application to a county or city for approval of a land development or project. (See: environmental impact report) was an unnecessary step in the sphere application. judy.orourke(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5255 |
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