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Supervisors uphold Spring Canyon project addendum but ask for wildlife coordination with conservancy
Summary
The board denied an appeal challenging an addendum to the Spring Canyon Final EIR and approved a CUP modification application, finding the project did not require a supplemental EIR. The board asked appellants and the applicant to meet with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy on wildlife‑corridor protections.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday denied an appeal of a Regional Planning Commission approval and accepted an addendum to the certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Spring Canyon project in the unincorporated Santa Clarita Valley, voting 4–0 to allow the project to proceed with existing mitigation.
The dispute centered on whether new information — notably the 2020 California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) candidate listing for the Southern California mountain lion — requires a subsequent or supplemental EIR under CEQA to re‑evaluate wildlife‑corridor impacts. The appellants argued that the change in circumstances and access constraints merited further environmental review.
What the board decided and why - Regional Planning staff told the board the project’s FEIR (originally certified in 2004 and amended multiple times, most recently in 2019) had already analyzed wildlife movement, including mountain lions, and included mitigation measures the…
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