Welcome to RMA

The Resource Management Agency strives to ensure that its customer service standards are consistent with the Agency’s Mission Statement:

The mission of the Resource Management Agency, in cooperation with the public and our partner agencies, is to protect the consumer and community’s health, safety and environment by carrying out adopted laws and policies, and educating, assisting and empowering Ventura County residents and businesses to be good stewards of the land and our resources.

Values

In addition, RMA has identified those core values which will guide us in carrying out our mission. These values are directly related to our customer service and include:

  • Honesty, hard work and ethical behavior

  • Transparency and accountability

  • Equitable treatment and respect of all constituents

  • Excellence in service delivery

Accessory Dwelling Units and Farmworker Dwelling Units

Building and Safety Home
 

The County has prepared, and is making available to the public, a complete set of standardized plans for construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s), or Farmworker Dwelling Units (FDU’s). These standardized plans are free of charge and provide County residents the option to build an ADU or FDU on their property using this standardized design, without the cost or time that is typically needed for a new design. The County of Ventura’s review fees and review time needed for obtaining the Building Permit for this structure are also reduced when using these plans. To see if your property is eligible for construction of ​an ADU or FDU, please review the following information:

Planning Requirements:

Updates to Development standards coming Fall 2021!

Building and Safety Requirements:

Standardized Plan Options for ADUs and/or Farmworker Dwelling Units:

700 Square Feet Plan

700 drawing

900 Square Feet Plan

900 drawing

 1,188 Square Feet Plan

1188 drawing