Meeting
Planning Commission Agenda
County of Ventura - Resource Management Agency - Planning Division
800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009-1740 - (805)654-2478
 
IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1)(A) AND IN RESPONSE TO THE DECLARED STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCIES DUE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER RECOMMENDATION REGARDING SOCIAL DISTANCING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL MEET IN-PERSON AND REMOTELY.

TO FIND OUT HOW YOU MAY PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND AT https://vcrma.org/public-comments-for-planning-commission-hearings.

Earl McPhail, Chair 
Scott Boydstun, Vice- Chair
Nora Aidukas, Commissioner
Jim King, Commissioner 
Veronica Garcia, Commissioner

Dave Ward, Planning Director
Jeffrey Barnes, County Counsel
Luz Juachon, Recording Secretary
 
Public comments may be provided using the following options: (1) e-mail public comment in advance of the meeting; (2) in-person public comment; (3) video or call-in public comment via Zoom during hearing.  For more information regarding these options, please visit https://vcrma.org/public-comments-for-planning-commission-hearings.

Option 1 - If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item in advance of the meeting, please submit your comment to the Case Planner for that item via email by 3:30 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. The Case Planner’s contact information is provided below. Please indicate in the Subject Line of your email, the Agenda Item Number on which you are commenting.  Your email will be distributed to the Planning Commissioners and placed into the item’s record of the Planning Commission hearing.

Option 2 – If you wish to make a comment in-person, you must be present at the meeting location and provide your comment prior to the close of the public comment period for the item you wish to speak on.

Option 3 – Register at https://vcrma.org/public-comments-for-planning-commission-hearings before the close of the public comment period for the item you wish to speak on. Please provide your name, email, and the phone number you will be calling in from. Once your registration has been approved, you will receive an email with the Zoom meeting link and password. The participation information is unique to you; please do not share as it may cause issues with your ability to join the meeting. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Registration opens when the Planning Commission’s agenda is posted online.

If you are watching the live stream of the Planning Commission hearing and would like to make either a public comment (Item 5) for items not on the day’s agenda or to comment on a specific agenda item as it is being heard, please raise your hand in Zoom (by pressing the Raise Hand button or *9 on your telephone key pad) when the Recording Secretary asks for any online participants who would like to comment https://vcrma.org/en/planning-commission. To maintain a public meeting environment conducive and welcoming to receiving public comments from all members of the public, the audience is discouraged from engaging in displays of support or opposition to staff reports or public comments, including clapping, booing, hissing, or cheering, that may create a disruptive or intimidating environment for members of the public wishing to participate. 

TO LISTEN AND PARTICIPATE IN SPANISH:  If you would like to listen and participate in Spanish using video during the hearing, you can receive Zoom credentials by registering at
https://vcrma.org/public-comments-for-planning-commission-hearings. While registering, please check the box for “Spanish Participation.” An email with the Zoom meeting link and password will be sent once your registration has been approved. You can then watch the meeting in Spanish through the Spanish channel during this agenda item. 
 
 
The PLANNING COMMISSION hearing will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. in the Hearing Room of the Board of Supervisors, County Government Center, Hall of Administration, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, California.
AGENDA
1.

8:30 A.M. HEARING CALL TO ORDER

2.

ROLL CALL

Commission: Scott Boydstun, Planning CommissionerNora Aidukas, CommissionerEarl McPhail, CommissionerJim King, CommissionerVeronica Garcia, Planning Commissioner

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

4.

CONSENT ITEM
Resolution authorizing continued remote teleconference meetings of the Planning Commission

R-22-21

RECOMMEND ACTION
Approve as presented.

5.

PUBLIC COMMENTS - Time set aside for comments by citizens on matters not appearing on the Agenda (Time limit per item - five minutes)

6.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES  

July 28, 2022 Minutes.

RECOMMEND ACTION
Approve as presented. 

7.

PROJECTS

A.

CASE NUMBERS: PL21-0099 and PL21-0100  County of Ventura

Public hearing to consider and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding Amendments to the Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance (PL21-0099) and Coastal Zoning Ordinance (PL21-0100) related to Permit Terms, Surety, and Insurance Requirements for oil and gas operations; and recommendation that the Board direct the Planning Division to commission a professional evaluation to identify and prioritize idle wells in unincorporated Ventura County that should be plugged and abandoned pursuant to state law.

PROJECT LOCATION: Countywide
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DOCUMENT:

Exempt.

CASE PLANNER: Shelley Sussman

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Approve staff recommendations.

B.

CASE NUMBER: PL20-0023  County of Ventura

Public Hearing to Consider County-Initiated Amendments to Articles 2, 5, 7, 8, and 11 of the Ventura County Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance to Amend Regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units and to Add Regulations for Junior Accessory Dwelling Units Consistent with Government Code Sections 65852.2 and 65852.22.

PROJECT LOCATION: Non-Coastal Zones
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DOCUMENT:

Exempt.

CASE PLANNER: Ruchita Kadakia

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Approve staff recommendations.
 

8.

DISCUSSION:

9.

MEETING ADJOURNMENT

 
 
 
David Ward, AICP, Director
Ventura County Planning Commission
 
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Planning Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available on the Planning Division website at https://vcrma.org/planning-commission subject to staff's ability to post the documents prior to the hearing.
Persons who require accommodation for any audio, visual or other disability in order to review an agenda, or to participate in a hearing of the Planning Commission per the American Disabilities Act (ADA), may obtain assistance by requesting such accommodation in writing addressed to the Clerk of the Commission, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009-1740 or telephonically by calling (805) 654-2478. Any such request for accommodation should be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing for which assistance is requested.
If you challenge the action taken on the items in this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Ventura County Planning Division at, or prior to, the public hearing.
 
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