CITY OF SANTA CLARITA PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
6:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers
23920 Valencia Boulevard
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

AGENDA

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CALL TO ORDER

FLAG SALUTE

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE June 2, 2015, REGULAR MEETING

COMMISSION SECRETARY ANNOUNCEMENT

A. PUBLIC HEARING

ITEM 1  –  MASTER CASE NO. 14-132, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 14-011, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 15-005

Case Planner:  Mike Ascione, Assistant Planner II

Applicant: Verizon Wireless

Location: 23780 Newhall Avenue, Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 2833-032-055

Request: The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit and Development Review to allow for the installation and operation of a wireless telecommunications facility to be located at Stagecoach Plaza commercial shopping center, within the Community Commercial (CC) zone.

Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt Resolution P15-10, adopting the Negative Declaration and approving Master Case No. 14-132, Conditional Use Permit 14-011, and Development Review 15-005, to allow for the construction and operation of a wireless telecommunications facility located at 23780 Newhall Avenue, (APN 2833-032-055) in the City of Santa Clarita, subject to the attached Conditions of Approval (Exhibit A).

ITEM 2  – MASTER CASE NO. 15-077, MODIFICATION TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 06-001 AND MASTER PLAN 04-022

Case Planner: Fred Follstad, AICP, Associate Planner

Applicant: Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

Location: The project site is located along the west side of McBean Parkway between Orchard Village Road and Avenida Navarre.

Request: The applicant is requesting a modification to the approved Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital (HMNMH) Master Plan and Development Agreement to allow for an increase in the allowable building square footage of the inpatient building by 34,637 square feet and a reduction of the central plant building by 6,400 square feet.  The overall net increase would be 28,237 square feet.  There is no increase in the overall height or number of hospital beds of the inpatient building over that approved in the Master Plan.  The majority of the increase in square footage would occur on the basement, first, and second levels and is partially required to address state building code updates.  The project site is located in the City of Santa Clarita in a P/I (Public/Institutional) zone in the community of Valencia.

Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission accept the applicant’s letter withdrawing Master Case 15-077 to allow for a modification to the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Master Plan and Development Agreement.

B. PLANNING MANAGER’S REPORT 

C. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS

D. PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR

This time has been set aside for the public to address the Commission on items that are NOT on the agenda. Commission will not act upon those items at this meeting, other than to review and return without action, or provide direction to staff. ALL speakers must submit a speaker’s slip to the Secretary PRIOR to this portion of the meeting, and prepare a presentation not to exceed three (3) minutes.

E. ADJOURNMENT

Complete packets are available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s front counter and the Permit Center front counter. Any writings or documents distributed to a majority of the members of the Planning Commission regarding any open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Permit Center located at 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 140, during normal business hours.  These writings or documents will also be available for review at the meeting.

Thank you for attending your City Planning Commission meeting.  If you have any questions or wish to know more about the City or the Community Development Department, please call (661) 255-4330 Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Fridays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CERTIFICATION

I, Jeff W. Hogan, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified Planning Manager for the City of Santa Clarita, and that on July 17, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall, Valencia Library, and the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station.

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Jeff W. Hogan, AICP 
Planning Manager 
Santa Clarita, California