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Los Angeles County, New Santa Clarita Courthouse
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
Funded by Senate Bill 1407
Initial Funding Year: FY 2009-2010
NOTICE: Based on the Judicial Council's October 26, 2012 decision, this project is indefinitely delayed.
California’s fiscal crisis and unprecedented cuts to the judicial branch budget required that 24 court construction projects be scaled back in scope and cost before proceeding, while 7 other courthouse projects will be delayed indefinitely until funding is restored.
California’s fiscal crisis and unprecedented cuts to the judicial branch budget required that 24 court construction projects be scaled back in scope and cost before proceeding, while 7 other courthouse projects will be delayed indefinitely until funding is restored.
Facts
In anticipation of additional cost-cutting measures, all facts are subject to change. More information
Courtrooms: 4
Square footage: 54,750
Current authorized budget: $63,476,000
Estimated construction costs per square foot are being updated
Current status: Indefinitely delayed
Current expected completion: TBD
Historical Documents
Project Feasibility Report
The North Valley Court District of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles serves the public in three locations: Santa Clarita, San Fernando, and Chatsworth. These locations serve more than 30 communities in the north valley area and beyond.
The Santa Clarita Courthouse and the Santa Clarita Courthouse Annex were both built in 1971 and are shared-use facilities with the County of Los Angeles. Both facilities are overcrowded and have numerous security deficiencies, physical problems, and deficiencies with ADA accessibility.
The proposed project would replace these two facilities with a modern, secure courthouse for criminal, traffic, small claims, limited civil, and unlawful detainer proceedings. The new facility would enable the court to provide basic services not currently provided due to space restrictions: a self-help center, appropriately-sized courtroom waiting areas, jury assembly room, and jury deliberation rooms, attorney interview/witness waiting rooms, and a children's waiting room, as well as adequately-sized in-custody holding. The site for the new courthouse would also provide capacity for a future building addition to accommodate future new judgeships planned to serve the projected growth in demand for court services in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Both the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los Angeles have expressed willingness to donate land to site the new courthouse. These offers are being evaluated along with other potential sites during the site selection process.
Courthouse Reassessment
April 2012: Due to the current fiscal crisis, the project is being reassessed to determine the number of courtrooms needed, factoring in available courtroom capacity in nearby-court facilities. Once that is confirmed, lower-cost construction methods will be evaluated. As we learn more, this project web page will be updated.
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Architecture/Engineering Firm |
Moore Ruble Yudell |
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Construction Manager at Risk |
To be selected, schedule TBD |
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Subcontractor Bidding |
Schedule TBD |
Contact Info
| Administrative Office of the Courts Judicial Branch Capital Program Office 455 Golden Gate Avenue, 8th Floor San Francisco, California 94102-3688 |
PHONE 415-865-4900 JBCP@jud.ca.gov |
FOR COURTS TO REPORT FACILITY ISSUES Customer Service Center: 888-225-3583 or csc@jud.ca.gov |