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TABLE 1.6-1
PROJECT STUDY AREA LAND USE DESIGNATIONS

Square Square Total Square
County of Los Miles in Miles in Miles in
Angeles Land Use Phase II.a Phase II.b Project Study
Designation 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area Compatible with Trails? 1,2
IO – Industrial 0.1 0 0.1 Yes – Specific allowable uses and development
Office standards shall be determined by underlying zoning
designation.
P – Public and Semi- 0.3 0 0.3 Yes – Not described in Area Plan
Public
OS-BLM – Bureau 0.9 0 0.9 Yes – Use for land owned by BLM; specific allowable
of Land uses and development standards shall be determined
Management by underlying zoning designation.
OS-C – 1.1 0 1.1 Yes – Use for passive recreation; specific allowable
Conservation uses and development standards shall be determined
by underlying zoning designation.
City of Santa Clarita 0.1 0 0.1 Yes – The open space and recreation land use
OS – Open Space 4 category includes local and regional parks and multi-
use trails. 5
SOURCES:
1 County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning. Adopted 6 October 2015. County of Los Angeles General Plan 2035. Chapter 6: Land
Use Element. Available at: http://planning.lacounty.gov/assets/upl/project/gp_final-general-plan-ch6.pdf
2 County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning. Adopted 27 November 2012. Santa Clarita Valley Area Plan: One Valley One Vision.
Chapter 2: Land Use. Available at: http://planning.lacounty.gov/assets/upl/project/ovov_2012-ch-02-landuse.pdf
3 County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning. n.d. GIS-NET3 Public Mapping Application. Planning & Zoning Information for
Unincorporated LA County. Available at: http://rpgis.isd.lacounty.gov/GIS-NET3_Public/Viewer.html
4 City of Santa Clarita. November 2016. City of Santa Clarita General Plan. Available at: http://www.santa-
clarita.com/home/showdocument?id=6975
5 City of Santa Clarita. June 2011. City of Santa Clarita General Plan. Land Use Element. Available at:
http://www.codepublishing.com/CA/SantaClarita/html/SantaClaritaGP/2%20-%20Land%20Use%20Element.pdf

The County of Los Angeles General Plan 2035 identifies three Significant Ecological Areas (SEAs) that
overlap with the project study area and have been adopted to preserve the area’s ecological integrity (see
5
Figure 1.6-2):

1. Approximately 0.4 square miles of the Santa Clara River SEA (Phase II.a area)
2. Approximately 0.3 square miles of the Valley Oaks Savannah SEA (Phase II.a area)
3. Approximately 13.9 square miles of the Santa Susana Mountains/Simi Hills SEA (12.4 square miles in
Phase II.a and 1.5 square miles in Phase II.b)

1.7 ZONING

The County zoning designations for the project study area are predominantly Open Space (OS), Light
Agricultural (A-1), Heavy Agricultural, (A-2), and Single-Family Residence (R-1), with other residential zones,
manufacturing zones, commercial zones, and institutional zones also comprising portions of the project study
area (Table 1.7-1, Proposed Project Area Zoning Designations; and Figure 1.7-1, Los Angeles County Zoning
Designations).

5 County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning. February 2015. County of Los Angeles General Plan 2035. Figure 9.3: Significant
Ecological Areas and Coastal Resource Areas Policy Map. Available at: http://planning.lacounty.gov/assets/upl/project/gp_2035_2014-FIG_9-
3_significant_ecological_areas.pdf

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