ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES
PROJECT TITLE: Annandale Canyon Estates
Planned Development
PROJECT ADDRESS: 1420 Wierfield Drive
Case Manager:
Carol Hunt Hernandez
 PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: The project is an existing subdivision of Lot
96, Tract 8009 in the City of Pasadena, recorded on final tract
map #8129 (1928). The Applicant has applied for a zone change
from RS-2 (Hillside District) to Planned Development (PD). The
PD zone will provide tailored development standards to promote
orderly development of the subdivision, rather than piecemeal
development of each existing parcel.
The Applicant has under his control thirty-seven parcels and
proposes to provide infrastructure and buildable pads for up to
twenty-nine single-family homes, with seven full lots and two
half-lots remaining undeveloped and vacant. Lots 43, 47, 48, 49
50, 84 and 91 and one-half of lots 51 and 52 will remain as
dedicated open space. Lot 84 will be preserved as a turnaround
for City Fire Department emergency access. Lots 75 and 77 will
be combined into one lot. Lot area will comprise approximately
900,000 square feet (20.5 acres) and road area will require
84,600 square feet (2 acres). The Applicant may construct the
houses or sell the properties. Existing streets and lots have
been recorded. The Applicant hopes to perform a series of lot
line adjustments, including minor changes to planned on-site
streets, to better accommodate future development. An additional
unnamed street (Street A) is proposed off Bushwick Drive and
will be maintained by the tract’s homeowners association.
Wierfield and Bushwick Drives will remain public streets. A
sewer lift station will be constructed as part of the proposed
project, also maintained by the homeowner’s association. Five
lots containing portions of the drainage and most on-site trees
are proposed to remain as open space. A detention basin is
proposed just north of the current termination of Wierfield
Drive.
Glen Oaks Boulevard, which provides access to the project site,
proceeds west from the project entrance to connect to an access
road through the Scholl Canyon Landfill, owned by the City of
Glendale. The California Fire Code and Urban Wildlands Interface
Code require that a secondary access road for emergency purposes
be provided for any development of twenty-five homes or greater.
The proposed project would be subject to all requirements of the
adopted codes and local amendments. The Applicant applied for
permission from the City of Glendale for the Glen Oaks/Scholl
Canyon connection to satisfy the requirements of the Code for a
secondary access to the project site, as well as to utilize the
access road for heavy equipment construction traffic until the
project is completed. The City of Glendale has denied the
Applicant’s request; however, the Applicant can reapply for
permission to utilize and improve the access road, and the
entitlement could be granted by the City of Glendale in the
future. These entitlements would be required as a condition of
project approval. Additional approval will be required from
southern California Edison to utilize that portion of the access
road that passes through the utility easement. If the access
road is formally approved by the City of Glendale for
utilization as secondary emergency as well as construction
access for the proposed project, it will be improved as
necessary (e.g., berm trimming, resurfacing, weed abatement,
road markers and other identification) to meet Code requirements
for a 20-foot width and material composition approved by the
City of Pasadena and City of Glendale Fire Departments. Any
improvements to the road to meet Code requirements would be the
responsibility of the Applicant and subject to any necessary
agreements with the City of Pasadena, the City of Glendale, and
the Scholl Canyon Landfill. Continued maintenance of the access
road would also be the subject of an agreement between the
Applicant and the Cities of Glendale and/or Pasadena. These
agreements would be in place prior to the approval of the
proposed project.
The new development will include a coordinated design scheme,
including streetlights, entry monuments, and other amenities.
The building pads of the single-family homes are proposed to
average about 4,000 gross square feet. The pad areas range from
4,385 to 19,924 square feet. The allowable floor area ranges
from 4,196 to 10,513 square feet. Each home will be custom
built, based on traditional “Pasadena” themes. The Applicant has
prepared conceptual footprints for about twenty-nine homes. All
homes will be constructed with fire sprinkler systems. Applicant
may elect to install Capstone MicroTurbine Electrical Generators
for self-sustained electrical needs that could feed back into
Pasadena Water & Power. A fuel modification plan as required by
the City of Pasadena Fire Department will include modification
of combustible brush within the riparian area on lots 51 and 52.
Infrastructure construction, including streets and utilities and
major grading is part of the project. All cut and fill
operations would be balanced on the site. Depending on market
conditions, development of individual homes could commence
immediately upon completion of the infrastructure improvements.
Documents
Available for Review:
November 2, 2005 Recirculated Partial Draft Environmental
Impact Report (in sections)
Entire document in 1 download:
To view the original August 8, 2003
Annandale EIR, click here.
Last Updated
11/16/2007
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