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Annual Employment Verification Declaration Of Farmworker Or Animal Caretaker

On March 1, 2022, the County Board of Supervisors adopted amendments to the Ventura County Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance which amended existing regulations for farmworkers and animal caretakers dwelling units. The amendments updated the employment criteria for farmworkers and animal caretakers to identify what classifies as a full-time employee and allows for the spouse or domestic partner of a deceased, qualifying farmworker or animal caretaker to continue to reside in the dwelling unit in the non-coastal zones. Additionally, per Section 8107-41.2.3(c) of the amended ordinance, upon request by the County, property owners must provide proof of employment for tenants of farmworker/animal caretaker dwelling units in the form of at least two employment documents listed in Section 8107-41.2.2(f).

This employment verification declaration is required for farmworker and animal caretaker dwelling units approved through a Zone Clearance, a Planned Development Permit, or Conditional Use Permit pursuant to the Ventura County Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance (NCZO), Section 8107-41.2.3, and the Costal Zoning Ordinance (CZO), Section 8175-5.18.2. The owner of the property, or designated agent, must submit an annual employment verification declaration by May 15 of each year to the Planning Director to verify that all the dwelling units are occupied by persons who meet the employment criteria established in Section 8107-41.2.2 of the NCZO, and Section 8175-5.18.1 of the CZO. 

Pursuant to Section 8107-41.2.2 of the NCZO, dwelling units in non-coastal zones shall only be rented or provided under the terms of employment to farmworkers or animal caretakers who are employed on a full-time (minimum of 32 hours per week), full-time seasonal, or temporary basis by the property owner or lessee of the lot upon which the dwelling unit is located, to work onsite or on other land in Ventura County that is under the same ownership or lease. Farmworkers may retain their employment status during periods of non-agricultural employment as long as they meet the full-time requirement for at least nine months of the calendar year.

Pursuant to Section 8175-5.18.1 of the CZO, dwelling units in the Coastal Agricultural Zone shall only be rented or provided under the terms of employment to persons who are employed full-time (minimum of 32 hours per week) as farm workers or animal caretakers by the property owner or lessee of the lot upon which the dwelling unit sits, or on other land in Ventura County that is under the same ownership or lease as the property with the dwelling unit.

A qualified farmworker or animal caretaker who has been renting or occupying a dwelling unit who subsequently retires or becomes disabled may continue to occupy the dwelling unit. Additionally, for dwelling units in the non-coastal zones, the spouse or domestic partner of a qualified farmworker or animal caretaker may continue to occupy the unit after the death the farmworker or animal caretaker.

Please DO NOT use the form below for Farmworker Housing Complexes or Group Quarters as it will not be accepted for verify employment. Employment verification for housing complexes and group quarters can be downloaded online by clicking HERE. For information regarding verification for agricultural worker housing please contact Condition Compliance Staff at (805) 654-2469 or by email at condition.compliance@ventura.org. 

Farmworker and Animal Caretaker Dwelling Units

For Farmworker, and Animal Caretaker dwelling units, please use the fillable form below to verify employment eligibility for each unit. Alternatively, a paper form can be filled out and emailed or mailed to Condition Compliance Staff at Ventura County Planning Division L#1740, Condition Compliance Program, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. To download the paper form, click here.

If you have any questions about completing the Annual Verification Report, please contact the Planning Division at (805) 654-2469 or by email at condition.compliance@ventura.org.

The following form is only for Farmworker, and Animal Caretaker Dwelling Units.

Note: All information provided on this declaration is subject to audit by the Planning Division.

Annual Employment Verification Declaration Of Farmworker Or Animal Caretaker

Note: Please complete form using a desktop or laptop computer. The form mail fail to submit from a mobile a device.

MM slash DD slash YYYY
* The Reporting Year is the prior year's date. For example, the Reporting Year is 2017 for a Verification Form submitted in 2018.
Did at least one occupant of the farmworker/animal caretaker dwelling unit meet the full-time employment requirements for the previous calendar year?(Required)
Will at least one occupant of the farmworker/animal caretaker dwelling unit meet the full-time employment requirements for the current calendar year?(Required)
Is each unit occupied by at least one person who is employed on a full-time (minimum of 32 hours per week), full-time seasonal, or temporary basis by the property owner or lessee of the lot upon which the dwelling unit is located to work onsite or on other land in Ventura County that is under the same ownership or lease? (Farmworkers may retain their employment status during periods of non-agricultural employment, as long as they meet the full-time requirement for at least nine months of the calendar year.)(Required)
If you answered “No” above to any question, is the farmworker/animal caretaker dwelling unit occupied by a farmworker/animal caretaker who was previously employed by you, but subsequently retired, became disabled, or is the unit occupied by the spouse or domestic partner of a farmworker/animal caretaker who is now deceased? (Note that only dwelling units in non-coastal zones allow for the surviving spouse or domestic partner to continue occupying the unit)(Required)

Dwelling - 1

Is the primary farmworker/animal caretaker:

Dwelling - 2 (if applicable)

Is the primary farmworker/animal caretaker:

Dwelling - 3 (if applicable)

Is the primary farmworker/animal caretaker:

Dwelling - 4 (if applicable)

Is the primary farmworker/animal caretaker:
I certify or declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that all information hereon, including any accompanying statements or documents, is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief for both the previous reporting calendar year, and for the entirety of the for which this form is submitted.
Note: If you have more than four farmworker or animal caretaker dwelling units, please complete another online verification form.

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