SCH Number 2000011025

Project Info

Title

Entrada South and Valencia Commerce Center (VCC) Project

Description

The Entrada South and VCC Project implements the development within the Entrada South and VCC Planning Areas facilitated by the approved RMDP/SCP and analyzed in the State-certified EIR. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) certified the State-certified EIR in June 2017, at which time it also approved the RMDP/SCP and related State permits. The County was a responsible agency for the RMDP/SCP and participated in the State-certified EIR process through the receipt and review of the Draft and Final EIRs as well as the Draft and Final Additional Environmental Analysis and the submittal of comments, which were addressed by CDFW. The Entrada South and VCC Project is consistent with the Santa Clarita Valley Area Plan’s projected buildout and land use designations, as evaluated in the Area Plan EIR and approved by the County. For purposes of the Draft SEIR, the “2017 Project” refers to the resource management activities and development facilitated analyzed by the State-certified for the Entrada South and VCC Planning Areas. The Entrada South and VCC Project as currently proposed reflects minor changes and refinements related to the development of the Entrada South and VCC Planning Areas, as compared to the 2017 Project. As such, the Entrada South and VCC Project is referred to in the Draft SEIR as the “Modified Project.” Proposed development within the Entrada South Planning Area represents a reduction of 151 residential units and an increase of 280,000 square feet of commercial floor area as compared to the 2017 Project, as shown in the table, above. No changes are proposed for the VCC Planning Area compared to the 2017 Project. The Modified Project also includes enhanced environmental protections within each Planning Area. Within the Entrada South Planning Area, the Modified Project would increase environmental protections to jurisdictional waters and related biological resources within the Entrada South Planning Area as compared to the 2017 Project by the enhancement and restoration of portions of the Unnamed Canyon 2 drainage channel. In the VCC Planning Area, the Modified Project would provide increased environmental protections to wetlands and related biological resources by reducing permanent impacts to Hasley Creek and Castaic Creek compared to the 2017 Project. These environmentally beneficial refinements of the Modified Project would result in increased open space, restored drainage areas, and habitat for species compared to the 2017 Project. In order to implement the Modified Project, the following land use and zoning entitlements have been submitted: o Entrada South: Vesting Tentative Tract Map, Zone Change, Conditional Use Permit, Parking Permit, Oak Tree Permit, Housing Permit, and Development Agreement o Valencia Commerce Center: Vesting Tentative Parcel Map, Oak Tree Permit, Parking Permit, and Development Agreement

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