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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
Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 4.9 Land Use and Planningdistricts that is now embodied in the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local GovernmentReorganization Act of 2000 (California Government Code Section 56000 et seq.). This Actdelegates the Legislature’s boundary powers to local agency formation commissions (LAFCOs).The Ventura LAFCO is responsible for reviewing and approving proposed jurisdictionalboundary changes in Ventura County, including the annexation and detachment of territory toand/or from cities and most special districts, incorporations of new cities, formations of newspecial districts, and consolidations, mergers, and dissolutions of existing districts. In addition,LAFCOs must review and approve contractual service agreements, conduct service reviews,and determine spheres of influence for each city and district.In addition to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act, the Ventura LAFCO has adopted local policiesthat it considers in its review of projects. The LAFCO also enforces the County’s Guidelines forOrderly Development. A complete listing of policies that LAFCO considers in its review ofproposed boundary changes can be found on the LAFCO website (www.ventura.lafco.ca.gov),which is incorporated by reference.SCAG. The City of Ventura is located within the planning area of the SouthernCalifornia Association of Governments (SCAG). SCAG functions as the Metropolitan PlanningOrganization for Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Imperialcounties. The region encompasses a population exceeding 15 million persons in an area of morethan 38,000 square miles. As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, SCAG ismandated by the federal government to research and draw up plans for transportation, growthmanagement, hazardous waste management, and air quality. Also functioning as theMetropolitan Transportation Authority, SCAG administers the state-mandated RegionalTransportation Plan (RTP), designed to address the regional impact of urban congestion.b. Applicable Plans and Policies.City of Ventura 2005 General Plan. As mentioned throughout this document, theVentura General Plan, recently adopted in 2005, provides a comprehensive picture ofdevelopment in the City of Ventura in the future. The General Plan sets forth land use goals,policies, actions and maps for use in assessing and processing development proposals in theCity.Guidelines for Orderly Development. The Guidelines for Orderly Development makeVentura County unique in the State in terms of County/City development issues. Originallyadopted in 1969 by the Ventura LAFCO, Ventura County, and each of the cities in the County,the Guidelines for Orderly Development are statements of local policies which provide thaturban development should occur, whenever and wherever practical, within incorporated cities.Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide. SCAG’s Regional Comprehensive Plan andGuide (RCPG) contains a general overview of federal, state, and regional plans applicable to thesouthern California region and serves as a comprehensive planning guide for future regionalgrowth. The primary goals of the RCPG are to improve the standard of living, enhance thequality of life, and promote social equity. The RCPG was originally adopted in 1994 by themember agencies of SCAG to set broad goals for the Southern California region and identifystrategies for agencies at all levels of government to use in their decision making. The 2008 RCP4.9-2City of Ventura
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