UNOCAL TALKS BEGIN DEVELOPER, CITY DIFFER OVER NUMBER OF HOUSES.Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Staff Writer 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. - The city is preparing to take the first step toward developing a vast piece of land once used as an oil field that city officials hope could bring jobs and balance the ratio of industrial land to residential. But the plan submitted by Unocal Land and Development envisions a few hundred more homes than the city had in mind, which may be the sticking point sticking point n. A point, issue, or situation that causes or is likely to cause an impasse. Noun 1. sticking point - a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal as talks begin over the 2,430-acre property in Alamos The name Álamos can refer to the following:
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To sell an asset at a price sufficient to recover the original outlay or to offset a previous loss. . ``The residential is the driver to get the thing going,'' said Kelly. ``Because of that long time, you can't ever get to a situation where it's economical to build all the roads and infrastructure in order to build all the industrial.'' But city officials have long eyed the property as Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative Valley's best shot for significant commercial development - and for the revenues that come with it. ``I think Unocal is trying very hard to do what the city would like to have,'' said Mayor Bill Davis For the artist, animator, creative director, see . For the baseball player, see .
Davis said he anticipates the Council will agree to allow the project to move forward after tonight's hearing with more concrete plans. But both sides said there is a long way to go before the project is close to approval, let alone built. The city's current general land use plan for that parcel is almost entirely industrial. The city has always hoped to keep the ratio of industrial to residential property at 1.5 to 1, and planned on the Unocal site to help. The preliminary plan has significant changes from what was outlined in the 1988 general plan for the property. It calls for a 25 percent decrease in light industrial - now planned at 130 or 195 acres depending on how much is located within building limits for hillsides. Much of the industrial area wraps around the Simi Valley landfill. The proposal also allocates 27 acres for a cemetery, down from 136 acres. But the key change is that residential land is now 361 acres, an increase from 34 acres. The project also would include from 1,847 to 1,912 acres of open space or parkland, which would provide the city's desired buffer zone buffer zone n. A neutral area between hostile or belligerent forces that serves to prevent conflict. Noun 1. buffer zone between its boundary and the city of Moorpark. Developers said the acreage would likely change a bit once the company takes a more accurate look at the topography topography (təpŏg`rəfē), description or representation of the features and configuration of land surfaces. Topographic maps use symbols and coloring, with particular attention given to the shape and elevations of terrain. . The company also will have to conduct an environmental impact report and work to annex an·nex tr.v. an·nexed, an·nex·ing, an·nex·es 1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing. 2. the now-unincorporated parcel west of Erringer Road and east of the Moorpark city limits into the city limits. The land outside of city bounds is within Simi Valley's sphere of influence, and Ventura County has a policy to allow local cities to guide urban development near their borders, said city case planner Sam Freed. City Council members said they were looking forward to beginning the review of the plans for the project, which is estimated to bring more than 7,000 jobs. ``There's some things you need to give up to get some things, I guess,'' said Councilwoman Barbra Williamson. ``If we plan it right, and look at it from the right angles, I think it'll be fine.'' Kelly said he believes the development has a lot to offer the city, but is gearing up for a long approval process that is now merely in its infancy infancy, stage of human development lasting from birth to approximately two years of age. The hallmarks of infancy are physical growth, motor development, vocal development, and cognitive and social development. . ``It's not something that will happen overnight and a lot of people will have an input,'' he said, ``but all indications so far have been very positive.'' Elaine Freeman, a development consultant with Urban Strategies, said Unocal hopes the city will agree to establish an ad hoc committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished to help guide the project. It also intends to reach out to the community during the process through meetings and an interactive Web site that provides updates on the project. ``This is an opportunity for the city,'' she said. ``It's the last, large parcel in the city to be developed and so we all should work together.'' CAPTION(S): map Map: Proposed Simi Valley land use Daily News |
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