Big changes could soon be coming to Canyon Country as a proposed new development would have residents saying goodbye to mobile homes and hello to hundreds of new homes and a hotel.
The Santa Clarita City Council approved a contract that will allow preparation of environmental documents for a proposed mixed-use project at the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road. Mobile homes currently sit on part of the property.
The city awarded Tebo Environmental Consulting $140,765 plus a 10 percent contingency for a total of $154,841.50, according to the City Council agenda reporrt.
Development plans call for 580 residential units and 116,000 square feet of commercial development.
The project includes new entitlements to create lots for commercial, residential and infrastructure uses, a hillside development review permit, a ridgeline alteration permit, a conditional use permit, a minor use permit and an oak tree permit, according to the agenda report.
“There was a project previously approved in 2002 that went through the Planning Commission, EIR report and City Council, but the entitlements on that project have expired,” City Manager Ken Striplin said.
The project approved in 2002 was made up of two separate parcels, one of 50 acres and one of 30 acres, under two separate ownerships.
“Because the two projects were not together, it was not the greatest plan, but it still got approved” said developer Tom Clark, managing member of Sand Canyon Plaza and Canyon Breeze Mobile Home Park. “We went around and worked out arrangements with the mobile home owners, but then the Great Recession happened and the world stopped and we stopped.”
At the time, residents of the Canyon Breeze Mobile Home Park were working with Clark to find a new place to live.
Clark had to move mobile homes back onto the property after the recession hit and is now renting on a month-to-month basis to all 130 homeowners, except for 16 mobile homes that never left.
Now that the market has improved, the project is starting over and the development company is reapplying for the necessary surveys and permits.
“The biggest difference between the old project and the new project is the merging of the two projects into one. It allowed us to look at the whole 80 acres and make a plan that didn’t have to break itself into pieces,” Clark said. “We were able to take control of the whole property with one developer and sat down to work with the city in planning and proposed the new plan that we have now.”
As planned, the 580 residential units will consist of 148 single-family homes, 120 condominiums and 312 apartments.
The commercial development will include a hotel and three major restaurants centered around a man-made lake with indoor and outdoor seating, shopping and coffee shops.
“Canyon Country residents have always asked about where the nice restaurants are, so we are not doing your typical ‘grocery store, gas station and bank’ shopping center,” said Clark. “We want this to be more centered around restaurants and a nice place to hang out and drink your morning coffee.”
The project does not have an official name yet; for now, it’s going by Sand Canyon Plaza LLC.
If the project is fully approved by year’s end, it could be completed in 2017.
“When the city and the county did (One Valley, One Vision), they reviewed all the properties, and on our property they changed the zoning to mixed-use residential. We are currently zoned for this intended use,” Clark said. “What we are working on now is the EIR and tentative tract map.”
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106 Comments
Does that mean the drought is over?
Does that mean the drought is over?
Stacy Dailey
Stacy Dailey
What’s going to happen to the renters that live in those mobile homes?
What’s going to happen to the renters that live in those mobile homes?
They only rent those lots, so they’ll move their homes to a different mobile home park.
a hotel….LOL
I used to live there, moved out because of some rent issues with prices going up…. but it’s sad to say that I fear for the now renters because it would be sad if they don’t get notified with enough time to move out, if they know the plans why would they still continue to rent the homes out. I am afraid that they will due so until the last minute just to get their money out of low-income families. … sad. Maybe one reason why it’s a month to month rental.
Just filing the environmental impact report will take nearly a year, before any construction could even start. Renters should have more than enough time to vacate before construction.
Just filing the environmental impact report will take nearly a year, before any construction could even start. Renters should have more than enough time to vacate before construction.
Janet Villarmia Dennis McNeal
Janet Villarmia Dennis McNeal
So what exactly will be replacing the mobile homes on this lot? Original Tommy’s hopefully!!
So what exactly will be replacing the mobile homes on this lot? Original Tommy’s hopefully!!
Miriam…when this is approved I think they’ll get a letter stating when they are supposed to be out. Generally with mobile homes you own your home but you lease the land so I’m assuming they won’t be given an opportunity to lease the land at the renewal date. And the mobile home park wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t such an eye sore and not kept up.
Miriam…when this is approved I think they’ll get a letter stating when they are supposed to be out. Generally with mobile homes you own your home but you lease the land so I’m assuming they won’t be given an opportunity to lease the land at the renewal date. And the mobile home park wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t such an eye sore and not kept up.
Cindy Garey
Cindy Garey
I guess I’ll believe it when I see it..
I guess I’ll believe it when I see it..
They bought out the owners a long time ago and now the slumlord owner of the property that has caused it to become an eyesore rents to low income families. My grandparents owned a great place there many years ago and it was a beautiful family friendly park. They held out from selling until they were the last owners on their street and the place had become a disaster. Sad to see what it’s become but hopefully it will be turned into something much better.
They bought out the owners a long time ago and now the slumlord owner of the property that has caused it to become an eyesore rents to low income families. My grandparents owned a great place there many years ago and it was a beautiful family friendly park. They held out from selling until they were the last owners on their street and the place had become a disaster. Sad to see what it’s become but hopefully it will be turned into something much better.
the questions are answered in the story.
So all those homes, the hotel and resturants and shops all go on that corner? Seriously didn’t think they could fit it all in there…WOW!!! What an amazing developer.
the questions are answered in the story.
So all those homes, the hotel and resturants and shops all go on that corner? Seriously didn’t think they could fit it all in there…WOW!!! What an amazing developer.
The article doesn’t answer when all the families that live there currently will be asked to move.
Barbara Swanson Bruce Swanson
Barbara Swanson Bruce Swanson
Elizabeth Cogan Timothy Ledingham
Elizabeth Cogan Timothy Ledingham
Oh goody
Oh goody
All I can see in the future is displaced residents and more traffic.
That sounds great to me since I am just up the road from there! We need more restaurants and things to do over here.
:(
Does this city not understand it’s already overpopulated! !!!
They should skip building homes and just a shopping center with restaurants … We need more food places on this end… Not a big fan of in n out and pizza … And that’s all we really have over here
Brian Hoover
Am I the only one who doesn’t understand how that little corner could possibly constitute 80 acres? It looks more like 5, tops.
80 acres equals roughly 60 football fields. There’s no way you could fit 60 football fields on that corner.
What am I missing here?
We really don’t need more homes out here. We are losing our natural scenery. Not everyone wants a concrete jungle!
In another article a couple of weeks ago there was a link to the developer where there was a picture of the plans…I’m pretty sure it’s going to go a ways up sand canyon (maybe up to the fire station?) while grating the hillside and backfilling all the “holes” to make it flat.
I would love to see this link!
Whoops I lied…I was mixing up the vista canyon project going up (near sulphur springs elementary school) with this one…but here’s that link http://www.vistacanyon.com
If it does officially go through it would be nice to have a sprouts or trader Joe’s there since Target won’t allow them in the golden valley shopping center
Based on the article, it doesn’t sound like a grocery store is in the plan.
Maybe if enough of us whine we’ll get it
Trader Joe’s is rumored to be arriving at the upcoming Vista Canyon development just across the freeway.
I’ll take the restaurants and commercial building, but we can live without the residential homes. Imagine all of those people trying to buy milk at Vons on a Sunday morning. The new parking lot is crowded enough. Yikes.
People need affordable homes
Why in the hell does there need to be a hotel?
More apartments? Bring in the trash…
About time.
Nimby see Nimby do
Edgar Polanco Alex Polanco
Wonderful. Hundreds of new homes and hundreds of more cars.
Jake Thorne
I sure hope the plans are not to go all the way up Sand Canyon to the Fire Station like Kimberly said! This could possibly obsruct our view which would not be a good thing!
Dustin Clark Thnkx for my Friday good news..Lol
As long as they make that corner look good. It’s not a nice view when we got off the freeway there. And yea we need more food!
The last thing we need in the Santa Clarita is more development. This valley is being destroyed. We have a water shortage traffic jams with not enough and poorly deigned roads. We need to take a breather on building in the Santa Clarita Valley. As a life long resident I see the history in this valley being bulldozed away.
I like the idea of them making that section better but maybe 80 acres is too much. Also, my husband showed me a city planning site of new development and it’s insane how much is planned! I live up shadow pines and behind me in tick canyon they are going to build 2 sets of housing tracks with around 1,000 new homes total
I like the idea of them making that section better but maybe 80 acres is too much. Also, my husband showed me a city planning site of new development and it’s insane how much is planned! I live up shadow pines and behind me in tick canyon they are going to build 2 sets of housing tracks with around 1,000 new homes total
Wait till they start developing off of 126!!!
More homes, schools, stores and a fire department. …
Arizona lookin better n better…
I have been in this immediate area for15 years, the last thing we need in this area is more homes, apartments and a hotel…I don’t see a need for a hotel unless they are going to support the local prostitutes and drug use in the neighborhood. And I question a man made lake! Where are they going to get the water? We have had 5 inches of rain in the last 3 years! We are watering 2ce a week, rationing will probably be next. Bulldozing down the ridge line for expansion is unneeded. I am not in favor of this plan.
312 apartments… Hummmm
New homes
Alejandro Junior Bastian
Sheila Sander-Ward
Oy vey!
Boy the good old days are gone!!! Would walk up that canyon with my shot gun in my hand , and went hunting !!!!! And just think that was in 1976 ….
About time Katie!!!!
there goes the nieghborhood
Andrew Hernandez
Jessica Kelsey
Good Lord what a nightmare for our schools and streets and our 1 hospital! Smh
Wonderful, new homes (for the rich) means more traffic–just what we need.
Diana De Alba
Dan Conner
Kelly Ebeling there goes our wonderful canyon country :(
How about another hospital???????
How about another hospital???????
It’s Zoned for a Shopping Mall….
It’s Zoned for a Shopping Mall….
Claudia Haddad
Claudia Haddad
Can’t wait to see how it turns out.
Can’t wait to see how it turns out.
580 homes. Yeah there’s not enough space in the city limits. Gonna be more people that live here that don’t pay taxes to Scv. Bad idea. Traffic. Is already an issue in this area.
Wow some people have no heart to actually literally say they would prefer a hotel and some new shopping centers really this is talking about not just my house but people with children and special needs children and disabled people you should be disgusted with your selves
Man made lake??? Hello??? With what water???
MAAAAN , DO I SOO MISS THE OLD SANTA CLARITA , NO STEVENSON RANCH NO COPPERHILL NO OVERCROWDING , IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE AND THERE WAS SOOO MUCH NATURE TO ENJOY , NOW ITS JUST A CONCRETE MESS AND TRAFFIC JAMS , AND RENTAL PRICES SO HIGH PEOPLE NEED TO RENT THIER ROOMS OUT TO MAKE IT , CITY NEEDS TO STOP , AAANNND IT IS NOT AN AWESOME TOWN ! ! IT WAS AWESOME BEFORE ALL THE DEVELOPEMENTS WENT UP , THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE LIVED HERE ALL YOUR LIVES LIKE ME KNOW WHAT I MEAN , R . I . P . REAL S C V
I’m not in favor either quit destroying property we don’t need no more built it’s crowd enough been here since 54 a lot of changes fix what needs to be fix road and rent control
I hope they build more restaurants.. There is nothing over here!!
This project should actually make this mobile park better. It’s gonna take more than one year to make this happen. I currently live in this mobile home park and they just gave us a notice a week ago to move out of here until May 1. Hopefully my family can find somewhere to live. But this is such a short notice I am very upset about this situation.
Are they helping with the moving costs? Now days when you rent the deposit is double the rent.
Me & my husband use to live at the canyon breeze mobilepark for a long time. Around October & November of last year, the ppl at the office had told us that we had to move out befor April or May of this year. Now it’s April of 2016, I don’t see anyone moving out. Right now we are living in an apartment. What are all those ppl going to do now? Everyone that is left there is still living there. Does anyone know for sure when this project is going to start? When do the rest of people have to move out?
Hello, are there plans to improve roadways such as Soledad Canyon to handle all this extra traffic. The Vasquez Canyon road closure has significantly affected many streets. I have seen ambulances and fire trucks stuck in traffic. Vital medical personnel cannot do their job. Are there plans for another hospital on the east side? We would love restaurants and improvements but we also need better traffic control and medical care.
This is a very sad state of affairs. To trample on historical movie legends. LASSIE HOME TO PUT UP CRAP. Yes i know who owned 16133 Solidad canyon rd. Wish there was a way to block you from distroying it. People they want to distroy what once was the Rudd and Bob Weatherwax compound. The orignal Lassie (Pals) home.
Just curious as to the removal status of the Canyon Breeze mobile homes. It appears that the process of removal has halted ? What is the plan to begin construction of the project ? Earlier writings mention completion by 2017, which seems very unlikely >
Thank you.
I see numerous comments, questions, inquiries, but where are the responses from the city or developer?
How/where can one go to find out the latest status of the project?
This location is already very congested. If they are planning to use Oak Springs Canyon as an alternate exit for Sand Canyon, it will back up traffic from the Ada street community big time, especially if they add a traffic light at the intersection of Ada and Oak Springs Canyon. A street light on Ada and Oak Springs would create a huge queue on Ada Street due to the high volume of traffic from homes located up the street up the street rom Ada. All homes up from Ada would be devalued significantly. Who would want a home located on a street congested with parked cars on both sides since there are no parking restrictions compounded with a two lanes of traffic queued up for a traffic light change. What a nightmare for these residents.
This project seemed to have come to a snail pace lack of progress with an occasional trailer removal.
When will this project start showing some serious progress and development ? All previous advertising and hype about this undertaking seems to have taken a back-seat to other projects.
Why can’t a periodic status not be provided to keep people informed ?
Thank you.