Significant Ecological Areas

  On November 15, 2018, approximately 3,118 acres of inhabited areas (Plum Canyon, Skyline Ranch, and North Sand Canyon) of unincorporated LA County were annexed to the City of Santa Clarita. The Cruzan Mesa Vernal Pools SEA was entirely within the unincorporated areas of LA County before the annexation. As a result of the annexation, […]

The draft SEA Ordinance and Implementation Guide are available for public comment for the 2/27/19 public hearing at Regional Planning Commission. The 30-day public comment period will start on 1/28/19 and end on 2/27/19. Send your comments to sea@planning.lacounty.gov or ichi@planning.lacounty.gov. All correspondence received by DRP shall be considered a public record. Here are ways you can view the public hearing

UPDATE: The Public Review Period has been extended to the end of May! The last day for public comments is May 31, 2018. We are happy to announce the launch of our new SEA Blog and start of the 60-day public review period for the draft SEA ordinance and Implementation Guide. A summary sheet outlining the

The SEA Program Update had a Regional Planning Commission public hearing today. The Commission recommended the SEA Program Update to the Board of Supervisors for approval. This was a momentous hearing as the SEA Program Update has been ongoing for almost 20 years. We appreciate the contributions of the planners, members of the public, stakeholders,

The SEAs are back! The draft SEA Ordinance is scheduled for public hearing at the Regional Planning Commission. See below for the Notice of Public Hearing:   NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the project described below. You will have an opportunity to

The Board of Supervisors approved the Significant Ecological Areas (SEA) Program Update on May 28, 2019. The SEA Program Update includes the update to the SEA Ordinance and the designation of Conceptual SEAs to official SEAs. The vote was unanimous at 4-0 (1 absent). Supervisor Hahn made the motion to approve the project and was

If you are a resident of the Antelope Valley, check out this “SEAs in the AV ” hand out. This hand out showcases the main themes in the draft SEA Ordinance: Exemptions (specific to the AV) SEA Assessment Process Development Standards Preliminary Biological Review Public Comment Period Info   The “SEAs in the AV” brochure