Saticoy & Wells Community Plan & Development ... - City Of Ventura

Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 4.8 Hydrology and Water Qualityrequired agencies. Compliance with these requirements would reduce flooding impacts due todam inundation to a less than significant level.Mitigation Measures. Compliance with the Flood Plain Ordinance and the 2005 GeneralPlan, in combination with implementation of Community Plan policies and actions, wouldreduce flood hazard impacts to a less than significant level. Mitigation is not required.Significance After Mitigation. Impacts would be less than significant withoutmitigation.Impact HYD-2 Development facilitated by the proposed Project wouldincrease the amount of impervious surfaces within the ProjectArea, potentially increasing surface runoff in areas whereexisting storm drain systems are deficient. However,compliance with existing regulations, 2005 General Planactions, and Community Plan policies and actions wouldreduce impacts to a Class III, less than significant, level.The 2005 General Plan includes the following actions aimed at minimizing impacts to the localstorm drain system and surface and groundwater quality.Action 1.16Action 5.2Comply with directives from regulatory authorities to update and enforcestormwater quality and watershed protection measures that limitimpacts to aquatic ecosystems and that preserve and restore the beneficialuses of natural watercourses and wetlands in the city.Use natural features such as bioswales, wildlife ponds, and wetlands forflood control and water quality treatment when feasible.The Community Plan includes the following policy and actions aimed at minimizing impacts tothe local storm drain system and surface and groundwater quality:Principle 11Manage natural resources through “infill first”’ and green redevelopment– The “infill first” strategy of the 2005 Ventura General Plan is in and ofitself a powerful environmental strategy to reduce the pressure to developin greenfields and expand the urban growth boundary. Compact, walkabletransit-oriented community design minimizes automobile-generated urbanrunoff pollutants and the open lands that absorb water are preserved to themaximum extent possible. Overall the collective urban design principlescontained in this plan work to reduce the footprint and impacts ofdevelopment by efficiently using lands, having public spaces such asparking and transportation, and reducing, per unit, the amount ofimpervious coverer and land disturbance needed to sustain ourcommunity and development needs. This plan will introduce an array ofgreen features to minimize runoff, prevent pollution, reduce water use,and auto travel-related pollution. Actions at the area wide scale will focuson identifying and using existing natural drainage systems to promotewater treatment through infiltration to the extent feasible. Area wide4.8-8City of Ventura