Henry Mayo Hospital Expansion Update

Meeting Tonight at City Hall

According to a City of Santa Clarita Staff Report issued today, tonight's meeting regarding the hospital expansion will address issues raised at previous meetings. Issues at hand are the following proposed project revisions:

• Reducing the western office building to 3-stories, with a maximum height of 43 feet and increasing the setback by 5 feet.


• Increasing the western parking structure setback by 9 feet, and reduce the portion of the structure on the western side by one level to 27 feet above grade, excluding parking lot lights. Increasing the eastern portion of the structure by one level to compensate for the reduction in the western portion of the structure. The western part of the parking structure is the closest to the existing homes.


• Possibly moving the helipad from the top of one of the patient towers to the top of the parking structure closest to McBean and Avenida Navarre.


• Modify the phases of the project so the first phase includes the medical office building at Orchard Village and McBean Parkway as well as the parking structure closest to McBean and Avenida Navarre.

With these proposed changes, as well as other inconsistencies in the original DEIR for this project, the city will start a new 45-day review period for comments. The original DEIR review period ended on December 31, 2005.

The residents opposing portions of the expansion have hired a consultant to help both the developer and the residents to come to terms regarding the homeowners' concerns about the obstruction of their views, the effect of the new helipad and increased traffic flow in the area.

The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in City Hall council chambers, 23920 Valencia Blvd.

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