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

Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 4.9 Land Use and Planning4.9 LAND USE AND PLANNINGThis section addresses potential environmental impacts resulting from, applicable local,regional, and state land use policies. Consistency with the Ventura County Air QualityManagement Plan (AQMP) is discussed in Section 4.3, Air Quality. Land use compatibilityconflicts associated with growth facilitated by the Community Plan and Code are also discussedin sections 4.1, Aesthetics, 4.2, Agricultural Resources, 4.3, Air Quality, 4.7, Hazards and HazardousMaterials, 4.13, Public Services, and 4.15, Traffic and Circulation.4.9.1 SettingThe City of Ventura is the lead agency for the Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code, withsole discretionary approval over the Community Plan and Code, amendments to the GeneralPlan, land use re-designations, and zone changes. Approximately 435 acres in the Project Areaare under Ventura County jurisdiction, but lie within the City of Ventura’s Sphere of Influenceand are anticipated for eventual annexation to the City.Both the Saticoy and Wells areas are designated in the 2005 General Plan as “PlanningCommunities,” places where distinct communities exist or are appropriate. The Saticoy & WellsCommunity Plan and Code is intended to function as a policy document to guide land usedecisions within the Saticoy and Wells communities. As indicated in Section 2.0, ProjectDescription, the proposed Project would require the following discretionary approvals from theCity:Required Discretionary City Approvals• Certification of the EIR• General Plan Amendment to adopt Saticoy & Wells Community Plan• General Plan Amendment to change the amount of retail square footage under‘vacant’ in Table 3-2 of the General Plan from 165,000 square feet to 228,475 squarefeet of retail. All other allocations in Table 3-2 would remain the same.• General Plan Land Use Re-Designations as indicated in Table 2-5 of this document.• Zone Change for City designated parcels as indicated on Figure 2-8 and specified inthe proposed Community Plan.a. Regulatory Agencies. In addition to the City of Ventura, the Ventura County LocalAgency Formation Commission (LAFCO) and Southern California Association of Governments(SCAG) have authority over certain aspects of planning in Ventura County. The roles of theseagencies are described below.Ventura LAFCO. Portions of the Project Area are currently unincorporated.Consequently, they would eventually need to be annexed into the City of Ventura in order tofully implement the proposed Community Plan and Code. The Ventura County LAFCO wouldhave discretionary authority over any future annexation proposals.The State of California has the exclusive power to regulate boundary changes, which means thatno local government has the right to change its own boundary without State approval. TheLegislature has prescribed a “uniform process” for boundary changes for both cities and special4.9-1City of Ventura