The Santa Clarita City Council Legislative Committee briefly met Thursday morning to recommend that the City Council oppose four pieces of state legislation that would expand the state’s land-use authority. Councilmen Cameron Smyth and Jason Gibbs voted to recommend the City Council oppose Assembly Bill 989, which would establish a state committee to hear appeals from developers whose projects were rejected by local governments. A developer could also appeal “infeasible” conditions of approval placed on a development by a local government, according to Masis Hagobian, the city’s intergovernmental relations analyst. “This clearly outlines a preemption of local land use authority,” Hagobian said, adding that a successful appeal would require the local government to reverse its decision within 30 days or potentially face litigation.