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Lancaster planning commission backs Westside annexation and 1,860-acre North Lancaster industrial specific plan
Summary
The Lancaster Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend the Westside annexation of roughly 7,153 acres and adoption of the North Lancaster Industrial Specific Plan covering 1,860 acres, while acknowledging the final EIR identified significant and unavoidable impacts for air quality, greenhouse gases and operational noise.
The Lancaster Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend city council approval of the Westside annexation, a General Plan amendment and pre-zoning, the North Lancaster Industrial Specific Plan (covering a 1,860-acre portion of the annexation area), and a related development agreement. The annexation would add approximately 7,153 acres from unincorporated Los Angeles County to the city.
Jocelyn Swain, senior planner for the city, said the proposal is intended to facilitate job-producing industrial and commercial development on largely vacant and fragmented land north of the current city limits. "This project represents the first time in 35 years that the city of Lancaster has proposed to modify its jurisdictional boundaries," Swain told the…
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