There is a common misconception that the City of Santa Clarita is responsible for the excessive amount of development occurring in the Santa Clarita Valley. In fact, it is the County that is responsible for the overwhelming majority of the development that has occurred and is occurring in this valley.

Consider the following:

Existing units in SCV	County approved	City approved
76,000	69,000 (91%)	7,000 (9%)
Units approved, not yet built in SCV	County approved	City approved
41,000	35,000 (85%)	6,000 (15%)
Pending units in SCV	County	City
17,000	15,000 (88%)	2,000 (12%)

The County has approved 88% of the housing units in the entire Santa Clarita Valley, 85% of the approved to-be-built dwelling units in the entire SCV, and is considering approval of 88% of the dwelling units proposed in the SCV.    

 The following is a short list of some current development projects located in and approved by the County:

• Newhall Ranch - 21,500 units
• Northlake - 4,000 units
• Westcreek - 2,500 units
• Plum Canyon - 2,150 units
• Tesoro Del Valle - 900 units
• Fair Oaks Ranch - 800 units
• Spring Canyon - 550 units (abuts Stonecrest to the east)
• Jake?s Way - 144 units

Here is short list of some of the developments that are pending approval in the County:

• Stevenson Ranch 5 - 3,000 units
• Tick Canyon - 500 units (abuts Stonecrest to the north)
• Skyline Ranch - 1,300 units
• Meadow Peak - 500 units
• Others - about 10,000 units

Did you know?

• All of the area west of I-5, including Stevenson Ranch and Westridge, are located in the unincorporated County, not the City
• Fair Oaks Ranch, Plum Canyon, Tesoro Del Valle, and just about all of the area north of Copperhill Road are located in the unincorporated County, not the City?
• The hundreds of apartments located along Jakes Way on both sides of State Route 14 are located in the unincorporated County, not the City?

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