SANTA CLARITA VALLEY | Development Thread

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SCV Development Thread

- Under Construction -

Villa Metro:

Villa Metro is a new community of 315 homes, Villa Metro will include 22 live-work lofts and an 8,000-square-foot commercial center.
All of this will be constructed on a 33-acre lot at the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Gladding Way, across Soledad from the Santa Clarita Metrolink Station.
As part of the development, additional trails will be constructed both along Soledad Canyon Road and from the development’s internal system of trails to one that runs by the Santa Clara River.

Via The Signal http://www.signalscv.com/section/24/article/104232/



- Approved -

Vista Canyon Ranch:

The Vista Canyon design brings together all the elements to create a vibrant Town Center village for Canyon Country and the Santa Clarita Valley’s east side. In contrast to sprawling, disconnected residential tracts and miscellaneous retail centers, the design embraces sound community planning principals to meet current and future needs. The land use plan creates a cohesive, sustainable village by integrating four primary components - a Town Center, a Corporate Campus , a Metrolink Station, and a Trail System - with retail, entertainment, open space, recreation and residential neighborhoods.

**Project awaiting a court order, ruling should be made in early to mid 2014**

Via JSB http://www.jsbdev.com/vista.html

Disney Golden Oak Ranch:

Disney's Golden Oak Ranch will include more than 500,000 square feet of studio space, multiple sound stages, writers' bungalows, a commissary and other developments spread over 58 acres of oak-studded land in Placerita Canyon.

Via LA Times http://articles.latimes.com/2013/aug...ranch-20130828



- Proposed -

- Corridor Plans -

Lyons Corridor Plan:

The Lyons Corridor Plan was adopted by the City of Santa Clarita City Council on July 9, 2013 and went into effect on August 8, 2013.

Via SCV Corridor Plan http://santaclaritacorridorplan.com/tag/lyons/



Whittaker Bermite Overview/Updates:

"The Whittaker Bermite property is a 996-acre former industrial site now
undergoing both soil and groundwater clean-up, will transform the heart of the Santa Clarita
Valley. It is not often a community has the opportunity to create a new vision for its
geographic core that will include “economic engine” land uses serving the Valley, needed
infrastructure connections, and opportunities for open space and recreational amenities.
Redevelopment of the Whittaker Bermite property as a large, centrally located employment
hub will help improve the Valley’s jobs/housing balance and be instrumental in achieving the
goal of two jobs for every new housing unit. The future planning of an area of this size is an
exciting endeavor that will require high community input and participation throughout the
process. Four General Plan roadways are planned to criss-cross this property, providing
residents with greater connectivity to the Valley’s employment centers. The Soledad
Metrolink station is currently situated along the northernmost portion of this site, creating a
ripe opportunity for the development of a transit-oriented, mixed-use activity center. The
adjacent 228-acre City property, as well as the former Saugus Speedway along Soledad
Canyon Road, offer additional development opportunities that will strength and compliment
the land planning efforts on Whittaker Bermite.

The City seeks to locate uses on this site that are unique to the Valley and will serve not
only the Valley’s population, but draw interest from the greater Southern California region.
Future uses that may be considered for this site include: a bio-medical park; tourism/sporting
arenas; outdoor amphitheater; entertainment industry uses such as a movie ranch or
studios; hospital/medical campus; and a higher educational campus or facilities, among
others. This site also presents opportunities for active recreational facilities to serve the
Valley population as well as passive open space and a trail network along the site’s canyons
and ridgelines.

• City Center: The City of Santa Clarita is already working with community partners, including
Los Angeles County and Westfield Valencia Town Center, to explore development of a new
multi-jurisdictional City Center. The concept is a more urbanized, mixed-use, vertical
environment providing for a mix of civic, office, retail, and housing uses."