The Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously Nov. 13 to oppose the proposed Las Lomas mega-development, citing traffic, environmental and public safety concerns to neighborhoods in Santa Clarita and beyond. Las Lomas, a project of Santa Monica-based Palmer Investments, proposes a massive, multi-use development that would add more than 5,500 units of housing and more than 2.7 million sq. feet of office, retail and community service space, as well as a 300-room hotel to the hillsides adjacent to the Interstate 5/State Route 14 interchange. “The proposed Las Lomas development would be massive both in size and in lasting negative impacts on surrounding communities,” said Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean. “The Santa Clarita City Council considers the safety and quality of life of our residents paramount and we strongly oppose this project based on its unrealistic land use and over-development.” According to the City, the resolution adopted by the City Council states that Las Lomas would exceed both its and Los Angeles County’s General Plan density for the site by more than 2,000 percent.
