UNOCAL MAY DROP HILLSIDE PROJECT.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer Developers may drop plans to build a large business park and housing tract north of the city rather than pursue a ballot initiative exempting the project from hillside building limits. Brian Kelly Brian Kelly may refer to:
``Going through a vote of the people is extremely onerous on·er·ous adj. 1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome. See Synonyms at burdensome. 2. Law Entailing obligations that exceed advantages. and extremely expensive,'' Kelly told City Council members on Monday. ``It drives us to withdraw the project.'' During a public hearing, City Council members signaled they would not waive To intentionally or voluntarily relinquish a known right or engage in conduct warranting an inference that a right has been surrendered. For example, an individual is said to waive the right to bring a tort action when he or she renounces the remedy provided by law for such hillside restrictions without voters' approval - even though the Unocal project could draw more than 11,000 jobs to the city over a 25-year period. ``It's got great potential for improving the city,'' said Councilman Paul Miller The name Paul Miller is shared by a number of people.
In the 1980s, Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. voters approved Hillside Performance Standards that restrict commercial building on slopes greater than 10 percent and residential building on slopes greater than 20 percent. Fewer than 20 acres of the Unocal building plan exceed the standards, developers said. Two alternate proposals by Unocal that would fall within existing development standards and create the potential for 4,450 to 6,350 jobs also appeared unlikely to gain the council's endorsement, Mayor Bill Davis For the artist, animator, creative director, see . For the baseball player, see .
The city's job creation goal for the site is 12,000. ``That's not enough (jobs),'' Davis said of the alternative plans. Davis said Tuesday he believes the project could be built within existing hillside guidelines and still create the potential for thousands of additional jobs. ``Who is to say you need 1,300 homes?'' Davis said. ``You could put light-industrial where those homes would go, and you would have the jobs.'' Unocal representatives have said the homes must be built to finance the infrastructure associated with the project. The Canyons at Simi Valley also would include an amphitheater amphitheater (ăm`fəthē'ətər, ăm`pə–), open structure used for the exhibition of gladiatorial contests, struggles of wild beasts, sham sea battles, and similar spectacles. , a public cemetery, more than 1,700 acres of parkland and open space, and a 34-acre site to hold Simi Valley Days and other community events. More than a dozen people urged the City Council to ease the restrictions, and 35 more filled out cards saying they supported the developer's plan, Davis said. Two people spoke in favor of preserving the hillside restrictions. Andrea Cavanaugh, (805) 583-7604 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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