Ventura Municipal Code Art. 1 Regulating Plan and Zones

The regulating plan (Figure 24.590-1) maps the applicability of the requirements of this specific plan, and establishes the zones that are applied to the UC Hansen Trust Property area by this specific plan. (Formerly 24H.102.1)

The regulating plan in Figure 24.590-1 locates the zones within the specific plan area that define the standards for building placement, design, and use, and identifies the specific parcels included within each zone. The regulating plan is based on a synthesis of:

A. Input from community stakeholders, including city staff;

B. The findings and recommendations of the relevant analyses prepared by members of the UC Hansen Trust Property design team;

C. Application of the planning principles identified in Chapter 2 of this specific plan (Form and Character); and the 2005 Ventura General Plan;

D. An analysis of present and anticipated future market conditions;

E. Planning direction and priorities expressed in the city’s Saticoy and Wells community plan process;

F. Application of the agricultural buffer policies of the county agricultural commissioner and the county agricultural policy advisory committee;

G. Policies, priorities, and requirements of the University of California and the UC Hansen Trust. (Formerly 24H.102.2)

The area subject to the UC Hansen Trust Property Specific Plan is divided into the following zones, which shall be applied to property within the specific plan area as shown on Figure 24.590-1 (UC Hansen Trust Property Regulating Plan).

A. Neighborhood General 1 (T3.3). The T3.3 zone is applied to areas appropriate for a mix of house and lot sizes, characterized by detached single-family houses on larger lots.

B. Neighborhood General 2 (T3.4). The T3.4 zone is applied to areas appropriate for a variety and mix of detached single-family houses on a variety of lot sizes.

C. Urban General (T4.7). The T4.7 zone is applied to portions of the specific plan that are intended for rowhouses and quadplexes (note: quadplexes are allowed in the farmworker housing overlay only).

D. Farmworker Housing Overlay (FH). The FH overlay zone is applied to the portion of the T4.7 zone that fronts Blackburn Park and allows for the use of the quadplex building type. See Title 25 (Inclusionary Housing Plan).

E. One and One-Half Story Maximum Building Height Overlay. The one and one-half story maximum building height overlay applies to the T3.3 zoned parcels along the eastern boundary of the specific plan area and provides height and privacy restrictions for all parcels within its boundary. Please refer to Section 24.590.140.

F. Parks and Open Space (POS). The POS zone identifies areas reserved for outdoor recreation, community parks, squares, greenways and other urban open spaces. Allowable structures in this zone are limited to those necessary to support the specific purposes of each individual open space site.

Figure 24.590-1. UC Hansen Trust Property Regulating Plan

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(Formerly 24H.102.3)