Growth
and Development
FAQs
City Annexation
Effect on Growth and Development
QUESTION: Growth and development may ruin
the quality of life for Santa Clarita. Will the County or the City
do a better job of protecting Santa Clarita Valley from poorly planned
growth and development?
The City is clearly the better protector against bad development.
The record on this conclusive.
The City was originally proposed to encompass more
than 150 square miles. Real estate developers exercised power politics
and cut the proposed city down to 39.4 square miles.
The developers did this because they clearly understood
that the County would demand far less from them than the City.
This opinion is shared by the mining company (CEMEX),
which is suing to keep its land in the County and out of the City.
QUESTION: Are there any examples of the
differences between growth in the City versus growth in the County?
There are numerous
examples. One example is close by in Canyon County.
On the southeast
side of the Antelope Valley 14, located on both sides of Via Princessa
are two projects, one located in the County and the other in the
City.
The two projects
to be compared are Fair Oaks Ranch in County jurisdiction and Golden
Valley Ranch in City jurisdiction.
| |
Fair
Oaks Ranch |
Golden
Valley Ranch |
| 1. Government
jurisdiction |
LA
County |
City
of Santa Clarita |
| 2. Size
of Project |
988
acres |
1,310
acres |
3. Number
of Houses
Initially Approved |
2,400
houses |
499
houses |
4. Number
of Oak Trees
Removed |
More
than 150 trees |
18
trees |
5. Amount
of Open Space
Preserved |
About
350 acres |
About
1,000 acres |
The two projects
directly border one another. The above chart demonstrates just a
few of the many differences between county development standards
and city development standards.
QUESTION: What about all of the high-density
apartments and condominiums located next to the Antelope Valley
Freeway essentially in the Santa Clara River, near Via Princessa?
Carefully check a map. You will find that those
projects are located in the County of Los Angeles.
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