DEVELOPERS OUTLINE PLANS FOR MAJOR VALLEY PROJECTS.Byline: Phillip W. Browne and Troy Anderson Staff Writers Reflecting a west San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. building boom, 207 homes in two tracts have been proposed for West Hills on some of the last undeveloped land in the Valley. The projects would be the largest in the West Valley since 800 homes were built at Porter Ranch in 1992, city officials said Wednesday. Planning officials and neighborhood residents expressed concern that the developments will cause too much traffic and noise and overwhelm schools and city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . The developer of the proposed Dayton Canyon Estates said he is trying to address the residents' concerns, although he expected community concern. ``There has been some resistance from the community, but that's normal with a project this size. Most of the community meetings have been positive,'' said Bill Ratazzi, a developer with SunCal Companies. ``The city has done a pretty good job of pushing the project through.'' The Dayton Canyon Estates project, which would be built at the west end of Roscoe Boulevard, was proposed in July 1998 and has not yet come before 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 for approval. The second project at the West Park Hospital site, at Roscoe Boulevard and Farralone Avenue, is in the early stage with community hearings being held. A public hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. today on the proposed development of 60 homes at the former West Park Hospital site. The meeting will be at the Sherman Oaks Women's Club Women’s clubs first arose in the United States during the post-civil war period. As a result of increased leisure time due to modern household advances, middle class women had more time to engage in intellectual pursuits. at 4808 Kester Ave. On Friday, a public hearing is set for 1 p.m. at the same clubhouse for Dayton Canyon Estates, proposed as a 147-home neighborhood on 105 acres at the far western end of Roscoe Boulevard, near the Chatsworth Reservoir. Resident Darius Azari said she opposes Dayton Canyon Estates because he believes it would create a traffic nightmare and cut off access to a popular area for mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. and hiking. ``People use the area a lot, and I believe they are going to put in another gated community gat·ed community n. A subdivision or neighborhood, often surrounded by a barrier, to which entry is restricted to residents and their guests. , which to me is awful. It will affect everyone's use of the area,'' he said. But Valley Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the Drive resident Joe Homann, a developer, said he won't attend the meeting to protest the development. ``The world is not going to stand still because someone complains,'' he said. ``The land belongs to someone, and they have every right to develop it. If this guy wants to complain, he should buy the land.'' Development officials could not be reached for comment on the West Park Hospital proposal. Resident Patricia Schnetlage, who has lived across the street from the former hospital for 25 years, said she opposes the development because it would create too much traffic. ``It would be like living on the freeway,'' Schnetlage said. ``The idea of there being 120 more cars on the road is scary. Where are they all going to park?'' In the other proposal, Ratazzi said Dayton Canyon Estates would be built on 105 acres of a 359-acre parcel owned by SunCal Companies. About 254 acres of rolling hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. would remain as open space in cooperation with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open , he said. SunCal has developed projects in Oxnard, Moorpark, 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, , Fullerton, Brea and other Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, regions as well as in Sacramento. The West Hills project would cost $15 million, including grading and infrastructure and streets, and it would require a short extension of Roscoe Boulevard, Ratazzi said. Homes would be built on 11,000-square-foot lots on a series of about two dozen short cul-de-sacs. The homes would be priced between $500,000 and $600,000, he said. To deal with utility and zoning issues, the developer would have to get about 70 acres annexed to the city, said Greg Smith Greg Smith may refer to:
Along with the homes, SunCal plans equestrian trails and a wildlife corridor. Ratazzi said the land has been illegally treated as a dumping area by people getting rid of couches and refrigerators. ``There's a lot of junk there now. Sometimes people hear gunshots,'' Ratazzi said. City planning associate Jose Carlos Romero said those moving into the Dayton Canyon Estates likely would bring in about 300 automobiles and possibly as many children. ``There will be some environmental impact, and we're waiting to hear the community's response to that,'' Romero said. CAPTION(S): Map Map: 105-acre, 147 home parcel 60 home parcel |
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