Council to Weigh Riverview Homes Swap for Jobs

Santa Clarita's City Council takes up an amendment replacing 100 planned jobs with 107 homes on the vacant Riverview property.

Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Remote Work

Council to Weigh Riverview Homes Swap for Jobs

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Should your community swap planned jobs and warehouse space for more homes?

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin has asked the City Council to approve an amendment swapping 100 jobs for 107 homes at the Riverview site near 22500 Soledad Canyon Road. The council is scheduled to take up the matter Tuesday.

Why it matters

The change would alter the planned mix of uses on a 35-acre property that was previously approved for 318 homes and 127,000 square feet of warehouse space. It also bears on the city's state-mandated housing allocations, which contemplated 225 low-income and 567 moderate-income units on the site.

The amendment would replace 100 jobs with 107 homes on a 35-acre site, versus the 318 homes and 127,000 square feet of warehouse space approved in 2024. The developer's $500,000 commitment to city projects is split among a trail, a low-income housing fund and Pardee House restoration, and whether the council approves the swap remains unresolved.

The players

Ken Striplin

Ken Striplin is the City Manager of Santa Clarita, who asked the council to approve the Riverview amendment.

Integral Communities

Integral Communities is the Riverview project developer, whose principal Peter Vanek agreed to fund about $500,000 in city projects.

Laurene Weste

Laurene Weste is the mayor of Santa Clarita, who appealed the Planning Commission's 2024 action on behalf of the developer.

The details

The amendment would eliminate the mixed-use zone's required commercial floor area ratio and modify two conditions of approval. Integral Communities is the project developer, with Lennar identified as building partner, and developer principal Peter Vanek has agreed to spend about $500,000 on city projects.

2024: Planning Commission voted 2-2, and the council approved the original 318-home plan.
Tuesday (November 2026): City Council scheduled to consider the Riverview amendment.
Nov. 27, 2026: County deadline to certify District 2 results.

Market Landscape

The Riverview swap sits within the state-driven housing allocation framework that required Santa Clarita to plan for 225 low-income and 567 moderate-income units on this 35-acre site. The council can deny the project on housing-allocation grounds only if it could prove the project would force the city to miss that allocation.

For residents, the amendment would change whether the Riverview site brings jobs or housing to the area. Whether the 107 homes are built depends on the council's vote and the developer's follow-through on the $500,000 commitment.

The takeaway

Residents following Santa Clarita's land-use decisions should track Tuesday's council vote, since it determines whether the Riverview site shifts from jobs to housing. The outcome will show how the city balances state housing allocations against its planned commercial development.

What happens next

The City Council is scheduled to consider the Riverview amendment on Tuesday, and the county is expected to certify District 2 results no later than Nov. 27.