Meeting
Planning Commission Agenda
County of Ventura - Resource Management Agency - Planning Division
800 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009-1740 - (805)654-2478
 
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS ALLOWING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BOTH IN-PERSON AND THROUGH ZOOM. TO FIND OUT HOW YOU MAY ELECTRONICALLY ATTEND THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING AND PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND AT https://vcrma.org/public-comments-for-planning-commission-hearings.
 
Veronica Garcia, Chair 
Maggie Kestly, Vice-Chair
Scott Boydstun, Commissioner
Charles Sandlin, Commissioner 
Earl McPhail, Commissioner
Dave Ward, Planning Director
Jeffrey Barnes, County Counsel
Luz Juachon, Recording Secretary
 
Public comments may be provided using the following options: (1) email 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 submit your comments in advance of the meeting, it is strongly that they be submitted by 3:30 p.m. two days prior to the meeting to the Ventura County Planning Division at [email protected]. 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 administrative record at 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 4) 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, please refer to the instruction for public comments at https://vcrma.org/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/en/public-comments-for-planning-commission-hearings-spanish. 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.
 
PARA ESCUCHAR Y PARTICIPAR EN ESPAÑOL. Si le gustaría escuchar y participar en español usando video durante la junta, usted puede recibir credenciales de Zoom registrándose en https://vcrma.org/en/public-comments-for-planning-commission-hearings-spanish. Al registrarse, por favor marque la casilla para “Spanish Participation” (Participación en español). Se le enviará un correo electrónico con el enlace y las credenciales de la junta Zoom cuando su registro haya sido aprobado. Usted puede ver la junta en español a través del canal en español durante éste tema del orden del día.
 
 
The PLANNING COMMISSION hearing will be held on Thursday, February 1, 2024 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 CommissionerCharles Sandlin, Planning CommissionerEarl McPhail, Planning CommissionerMaggie Kestly, Planning CommissionerVeronica Garcia, Chair

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

4.

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

5.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES  

January 4, 2024 Minutes

RECOMMEND ACTION
Approve, as presented.

6.

PROJECTS

A.

CASE NUMBER: PL23-0113  APPLICANT: County of Ventura

The County of Ventura is proposing amendments to two policies in the County’s 2040 General Plan which was approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 15, 2020. The proposed amendments involve Policies COS-7.7 (“Conveyance for Oil and Produced Water”) and COS-7.8 (“Gas Collection, Use and Disposal”), which are included in the General Plan’s Conservation and Open Space (COS) Element.   

PROJECT LOCATION: Countywide
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DOCUMENT: Addendum to the 2040 Ventura County General Plan Environmental Impact Report. 
CASE PLANNER: Shelley Sussman

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Recommend Board of Supervisors approval of the proposed amendments.

B.

CASE NUMBER: PL23-0054  APPLICANT: Robert Steenberge for Emmanuel Presbyterian Church

The applicant requests approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the continued operation of an assembly use (church complex) for 30-year term. 

PROJECT LOCATION: 588 Camino Manzanas, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, in the unincorporated area of Ventura County
ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER(S) APN: 663-0-300-050
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DOCUMENT: This project is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15301 and 15303.
CASE PLANNER: Aubrie Richardson

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Approve staff recommendation.

7.

DISCUSSION:

a)

Report by the Planning Director on Board actions and other matters.

b)

Items the Planning Commission may wish to introduce.

8.

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 Planning 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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