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Comprehensive Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance Update
Understanding the Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance Update
What are the goals and objectives of the comprehensive Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance update?
The goals and objectives of the Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance update are:
- Ensure the regulations are consistent with federal, state, and local laws;
- Resolve internal conflicts that are a result of incremental updates to the ordinance;
- Codify Planning Director equivalency determinations and policy interpretations; and,
- Provide an ordinance that is easier to understand by correcting grammatical, typographical and punctuation errors, creating an organized, uniformed style and format throughout, reorganizing sections so that similar topics are located relatively in the same location in the ordinance, and providing a clear set of regulations for County residents, businesses, staff, and decision-makers.
Will the comprehensive Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance update occur at one time?
The comprehensive zoning ordinance update will occur in three phases:
- Phase I will focus on minor policy and clerical amendments to Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 of the Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance and is anticipated to be heard by the Planning Commission on November 14, 2024 and by the Board of Supervisors on December 17, 2024.
- Phase II will focus on additional minor policy and clerical amendments to Articles 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19 of the Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance, including the Old Town Saticoy Development Code, and is anticipated to be heard by the Planning Commission in early 2025 and by the Board of Supervisors in the spring or summer of 2025.
- Phase III will focus on more substantive policy amendments to the NCZO that may warrant environmental review and is anticipated to be heard by the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors in late 2025 or early 2026.
How and when does the public submit public comments for the comprehensive Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance update?
The opportunities to submit public comments are during the following phases of the amendment process:
- The release of the Planning Commission staff report and exhibits; and,
- The release of the Board of Supervisors letter and exhibits.
If you wish to provide public comments during any of these phases, please provide your written comments to the case planner, Ms. Franca A. Rosengren, by email at: Franca.Rosengren@ventura.org or by mail at: County of Ventura, RMA Planning Division, Attn: Franca A. Rosengren, 800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, L#1740, Ventura, CA 93009.
Documents
Documents prepared for this project will be located here as they become available.
Planning Commission Hearing
