Acton Retail Center
Summary
SCH Number
2025060920
Lead Agency
Los Angeles County
Document Title
Acton Retail Center
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant land zoned C-RU-DP (Rural Commercial) in the Rural Commercial land use designation of the Antelope Valley Area Plan
Document Description
The project site is located on the south side of Sierra Highway, approximately 385 feet west of the intersection of Sierra Highway and Crown Valley Road. Commercial uses exist to the north, east, and west of the project site and include retail uses, gas station, and restaurants. Residential uses exist to the north of the project site. The Antelope Valley Freeway exists to the south. Figure 1 shows the regional location and Figure 2 shows the project site location.
The project site is vacant, with ruderal grasses and weedy vegetation. There are no existing uses or structures present on the site. The project entails a minor land division to create two parcels and a conditional use permit (CUP) to authorize a development program for the site with a total development of 10,900 square-feet of building area consists of a new single-story 6,000 square-foot (SF) retail building (one 3,000 SF feed store with two additional attached 1,500 SF retail spaces) located on the western portion of the site, a 3,300 SF restaurant with drive-through located on the eastern portion of the site, and a 1,600 SF storage building located in the southwest corner of the site. The project would include 66 parking spaces to be used by patrons and employees of the proposed uses. The project site would be accessed via two driveways fronting Sierra Highway, which is designated by Los Angeles County (County) as an Existing Major Highway. Figure 3 shows the proposed site plan (also included as Appendix A) and Table 1 includes a summary of project characteristics.
An Initial Study-Negative Declaration (IS-ND; County Project No. R2014-00881-(5)/Conditional Use Permit 201400037/ Environmental Assessment 201400078) was prepared, circulated for public review, and approved by the County Regional Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors on April 6, 2016 and November 15, 2016, respectively.
Separately, the Regional Planning Commission approved a Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 073226) to divide the subject parcel into two lots on February 22, 2017. One proposed lot includes the Primo Burger restaurant with its parking and landscaping on the east part of the site and the other proposed lot includes the retail and storage buildings with related parking and landscaping.
The County’s decision to approve the project and the associated IS ND was challenged by Save Our Rural Town, a private organization in the Acton community. Based on the Los Angeles Superior Court’s ruling on June 22, 2021 in a case entitled Save Our Rural Town v. County of Los Angeles (LASC Case No. BS166732), a Supplemental Traffic Assessment (Supplemental TA) was required for the project. As a result, Linscott, Law & Greenspan Engineers (LLG) prepared a project-specific Supplemental TA, which is summarized in the following discussion in Section 17, Transportation, herein. The project location, existing conditions, and proposed development and uses, as stated herein, have remained unchanged since the IS-ND was approved by the County Regional Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors on April 6, 2016 and November 15, 2016, respectively.
The approvals of the CUP, TPM, and the related ND were vacated and set aside by the County Board of Supervisors subsequent to the Superior Court ruling. Therefore, new approvals are required for the CUP and TPM and a new environmental determination must be certified.
Contact Information
Name
Richard Claghorn
Agency Name
Los Angeles County
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Charles Holcombe III
Agency Name
Psomas
Job Title
Regional Environmental Lead/Associate
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Douglas Gaudi
Agency Name
property owner/applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Action
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Sierra Highway and Crown Valley Road
Zip
93510
Total Acres
1.95
Jobs
28
Parcel #
3217021022
State Highways
14
Railways
Southern Pacific Railroad
Schools
Acton-Agua Dulce USD
Waterways
Santa Clara River (Acton Wash Wildlife Sanctuary)
Township
5N
Range
13W
Section
25
Base
SBM
Other Location Info
Acton
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Office of Historic Preservation, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 15, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 16, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 22, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 7, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Commercial (Sq. Ft. 10900, Acres 0.25, Employees 15)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Cultural Resources, Tribal Cultural Resources
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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