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4.Q Land Use

• Land Use, Policy 2.4: Consider residential densities as averages to allow for the
clustering of development and/or transfer of unit credit as provided for in the Plan.

• Land Use, Policy 2.5: Allow for density transfer (the rearrangement of allowed
residential units among various land use classifications on a project site) as a means
to attain plan goals such as preservation of hillsides, and to promote superior design
and allow flexibility to respond to changing housing needs.

• Land Use, Policy 4.2: Designate areas of excessive slope (exceeding 25 percent) as
“Hillside Management Areas,” with performance standards applied to development to
minimize potential hazards such as landslides, erosion, excessive run-off and
flooding.

• Land Use, Policy 5.1: Direct future growth away from areas exhibiting high
environmental sensitivity to development unless appropriate mitigating measures can
be implemented.

• Land Use, Policy 5.3: Designate significant plan and wildlife habitats in the Santa
Clarita Valley as Significant Ecological Areas and establish appropriate measures for
their protection.

• Land Use, Policy 5.4: Permit appropriate land uses that are compatible with the
resource values present in identified Significant Ecological Areas.

• Land Use, Policy 7.1: Encourage development of convenient services to meet the
needs of Santa Clarita Valley residents including health; education; welfare; police
and fire protection; governmental operations; recreation and cultural facilities; and
public utilities. Such services should be expanded at a rate commensurate with
population growth. Phasing of development and implementation should be timed to
prevent gaps in service as the area grows. Where feasible, service facilities will be
established in central urban areas, with branches located in outlying communities.
When the population base in a community is too small to support a facility, a
common facility—to be shared by several small communities—should be established
at a central point.

• Land Use, Policy 9.2: Encourage development of access throughout the Santa Clarita
Valley.

a. As development occurs in each community, appropriate links should be provided
from residential areas to major destination points; e.g., employment, shopping,
public facilities and services, recreation and entertainment.

County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning Skyline Ranch Project
PCR Services Corporation July 2009

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