REVIVAL PANEL CONFERS; NEWHALL PLAN TAKING SHAPE.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer The Newhall Redevelopment Committee envisions a San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the lined with bakeries, antique shops antique shop n → tienda de antigüedades antique shop antique n → magasin m d'antiquités antique shop antique n , bicycle stores, florist shops and outdoor cafes. It does not want car rental businesses, automobile repair shops An automobile repair shop (also known as a garage) is a place where automobiles are repaired by auto mechanics. Some auto parts stores also maintain service operations. Examples include Pep Boys, Walmart, and Sears Auto Center. , swap meets swap meet n. An informal gathering for the barter or sale of used articles or handicrafts. or storage places in Old Town Newhall. Hoping to change an old and dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. downtown Newhall into a bustling bus·tle 1 intr. & tr.v. bus·tled, bus·tling, bus·tles To move or cause to move energetically and busily. n. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir. destination for shoppers looking to spend time and money, the city plans to establish special zoning standards for the area. ``A lot of things will have to happen in the next five years. The downtown's future depends on it,'' said committee Vice Chairman Leon Worden. The Redevelopment Committee has been charged with providing the City Council with a recommendation of changes that will guide the improvements in the area. The committee this week considered changes to special standards created by a consultant the city had hired to evaluate residents' interests and approved by the council in 1996, said Glenn Adamick, economic development associate for the city. It also discussed steps for financing construction and design changes planned for the area and ways of encouraging businesses to participate in the redevelopment effort. The zoning changes will be one of many steps that will guide downtown Newhall to revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. , Worden said. Some of the changes included removing drive-up or drive-in services on the list of permitted property uses in the special district, Adamick said. Instead, the committee decided to recommend that such businesses apply for a conditional use permit - an extra step that requires special approval, he said. The committee also is recommending that theaters, hospitals, educational institutions and arcades with more than 15 game machines require conditional use permits. During this week's committee meeting, the members also discussed a plan for repaying the city $2 million - money used to get the redevelopment agency going - once the redevelopment tax money begins flowing into the agency. The committee decided to defer payments for five years, giving the agency time to put some improvements in place, Worden said. ``The money will help pay for various programs developed by the committee. It can be used for facade improvements of businesses, for offsetting city fees for businesses,'' Worden said. ``Some improvements will help to attract new businesses and keep others there. The first five years are the critical years. It's make it or break it for downtown Newhall.'' The committee ultimately would like to see widened sidewalks, a two-lane San Fernando Road instead of a four-lane road through the downtown area and business facades styled in a Victorian, western or Spanish colonial theme. To reach that goal, the committee began considering ways to encourage business and property owners to remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. . Adamick said several options have been discussed, including using redevelopment money to pay owners' permit fees for the improvements, offering parking waivers if changes require eliminating a space or two and offering a speedy permit process for facade improvements. ``We're coming up with what will hopefully be a model for incentives,'' Adamick said. Meanwhile, residents can look forward to other steps being taken to improve downtown Newhall. Worden said public discussions will be held soon on the design of the new Metrolink station on Railroad Avenue. And the architectural design This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. subcommittee soon will present design codes for the Old Town area, Worden said. DOWNTOWN NEWHALL The Newhall Redevelopment Committee will make a series of recommendations to the City Council on renovating downtown Newhall as Old Town Newhall, a trendy retail district designed to encourage pedestrian traffic. These are some of the suggestions: What's in. Antique shops Apparel and jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. stores Appliance stores Arcades Art, music and photographic shops Bakeries, candy stores Bicycle shops Book, gift and stationary stores Catering establishments Department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. Electronics Feed and tack stores Florists Food and drug stores Hardware and lumber stores Hobby and collector shops Furniture and flooring Newspaper and magazines stores Nurseries and garden supply stores Pet stores Travel agencies Video shops Performing arts studioes and theaters Restaurants Personal services personal services n. in contract law, the talents of a person which are unusual, special or unique and cannot be performed exactly the same by another. These can include the talents of an artist, an actor, a writer, or professional services. Business services Banks/business offices Medical and dental offices What's out Cemeteries and crematories Juvenile halls Zoos Auto and truck services and repairs Auto sales Auto Sales The major producers of domestic automobiles report sales monthly. These numbers are seasonally adjusted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and are available to the public one to five business days after the end of each month. and rental agencies Boat and camper sales and services Car washes Equipment rental yards Motorcycle sales and services Tires sales and service Swap meets and flea markets See computer flea market. flea market yard sale of used items at low prices. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Inexpensiveness Self and public storage Outdoor storage - building and lumber materials CAPTION(S): Box, Map Box: (color) DOWNTOWN NEWHALL (see text) Map: (color) NEWHALL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT |
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