Another Try At Compromise

Sunnyglen Corp. continued its tango with Saugus homeowners before the Regional Planning Commission Wednesday.

The partners were awkward together, for the homeowners surprised the developer by stepping off in an unexpected direction.

In the end, a plan which pleased no one but which had the virtue of making the project attractive to potential lenders was tentatively agreed on.

A final decision was postponed until Commissioner Stanley Gould, who represent the Santa Clarita Valley, returns from vacation.

The plan agreed on Wednesday is for 454 single-family homes on a 136,4-acre site, leaving 30 acres of open space.

An earlier Sunnyglen plan calling for more expensive homes has already been approved but is no longer marketable, according to Richard Leonard, vice president of Sunnyglen.

Earlier this week, five homeowners — one representing the Bouquet Canyon Hills Homeowners Association — had signed an accord with Sunnyglen agreeing to support the plan for more homes.

Under that plan, 90 additional homes would be built on the 30acre parcel the planning commission had asked be reserved as open space.

In exchange, Sunnyglen would build two swimming pools, hiking trails and parks at a cost of $250,000 to $400,000, so that residents of the new tract would not be tempted to use their neighbors’ recreation center.

The deal also required Sunnyglen to change its plan to build a road through an existing park.

Wednesday, however, two homeowners, including the homeowners association representative, asked the commission to approve the new plan without the 90 additional homes.

Attorney David Breier, representing the developer, objected that the plan would be economically infeasible without the 90 homes.