Proposed Ordinance Amendments Consistent with State Housing Law
County Planning staff is proposing text amendments to the Non-Coastal and Coastal Zoning Ordinances to implement Programs HE-M (Density Bonus Ordinance Updates) and HE-N (Zoning Code Amendments for Special Needs Housing) of the 2021-2029 Housing Element. Specifically, revisions to the Coastal Zoning Ordinance address regulations for density bonus provisions, transitional and supportive housing, residential care facilities for six or fewer persons, and reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, consistent with state law.
Planning staff presented the proposed text amendments to the Ventura County Planning Commission on Thursday, October 17, 2024. The Planning Commission recommended a 5-0 approval of the proposed amendments to the Board of Supervisors. (See hearing materials here). Staff is scheduled to present the proposed text amendments to the County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
Document Availability
The following Notice of Document Availability is now available for public viewing and provides information regarding proposed Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) text amendments.
Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, CR 13515(a)(c), the proposed Coastal Zoning Ordinance amendment and the policy consistency analysis with the Coastal Act and Local Coastal Program (LCP) can be viewed here:
- Notice of Document Availability
- CZO Coastal Consistency Findings
- Proposed CZO amendments (Legislative Format)
- Proposed CZO amendments (Clean Version)
Case Number: PL23-0135
Applicant: County of Ventura
The documents are also available for public viewing at E.P. Foster Library in Ventura, Albert H. Soliz Library in Oxnard, and the Oxnard Public Library.
For more information, contact Ruchita Kadakia, Housing and State Mandates Manager, at Ruchita.kadakia@ventura.org or 805-654-2414.
