GARAGE PLAN PUT ON HOLD PLANNERS WANT REDESIGN.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, - The city Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. Commission has tabled Frontier Toyota's plans to build a four-story parking garage and asked the dealership to redesign its plans for the structure. The commissioners said Tuesday that because the 49-foot-tall garage is likely to be the first of several high-rise garages to be built on Valencia's Auto Row, the project needs to meet a high standard and set a good precedent. ``We need to set the standards from the beginning,'' Commissioner Tim Burkhart said. ``It is a good, and necessary, project, but it needs to be better designed.'' The garage, which will have space for 716 new cars, would be one of the tallest buildings in the Town Center area of Valencia. It will block some Valencia residents' views of the Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
``We have to do this the right way,'' said Commissioner Diane Trautman, who was sworn in Tuesday after being appointed last month by Councilwoman Marsha McLean. The commissioners asked Frontier Toyota to consider changing the gray color of the structure to more of an earth tone, in keeping with nearby buildings at the Valencia Town Center mall Town Center Mall may refer to:
In addition, commission Chairman Rick Winsman requested an analysis of the cost of burying one level of the garage to reduce the structure's height. The dealership needs the additional space to keep up with the demand from Santa Clarita's growing population and to keep more cars on hand, said company controller Mac Middleton. Frontier Toyota is also looking to add 5,000 square feet of showroom space and 970 square feet of office space. Large box trees and evergreens would be planted to screen the garage and soften its impact on the surrounding neighborhood, according to city planners. The Planning Commission is expected to consider the proposal again Oct. 1, after a tour of the dealership, senior planner Lisa Hardy said. The plan is the most recent bid by local auto dealers to expand the Valencia Auto Row and keep local residents from traveling to the 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. to purchase a car. With 18 dealerships now, the Auto Row is a significant contributor to the city of Santa Clarita's budget, which is dependent on a share of locally generated sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. revenue. In July, the Santa Clarita City Council voted 3-0 to expand the dealership zone east along Valencia Boulevard from Creekside Road, in front of the 3,000-player William S. Hart PONY League Baseball and Softball Complex. Four new dealerships, including Mercedes-Benz, are expected to set up shop, according to city officials. However, the Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity combines conservation biology with litigation, policy advocacy, and an innovative strategic vision to secure a future for animals and plants hovering on the brink of extinction, for the wilderness they need to survive, and by extension for the , a nationally known environmental watchdog group, has sued Santa Clarita, saying officials did not properly analyze the project's effect on the Santa Clara River. |
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