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

Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 4.13 Public Servicesdesign’ elements into the streetscape to minimize impacts to the naturalenvironment.New development would be required to provide streets of sufficient size to accommodateemergency vehicles and will pay traffic impact fees aimed at funding improvements to theoverall street network serving the City and the Project Area. The proposed circulation system isfurther analyzed in Section 4.15, Traffic and Circulation.Mitigation Measures. No measures required so long as the circulation improvementsrecommended by the Project are provided concurrently or in advance of new development.Significance After Mitigation. This effect would be beneficial.Impact PS-4Residential development facilitated by the Project wouldgenerate additional school aged children, which would increasethe demand for school facilities. However, new developmentwill be required to pay the school facilities fee as allowed byState law. Payment of the fee is considered full mitigation ofschool impacts associated with new development. Therefore,impacts to school facilities are considered less than significant(Class III).Development facilitated by the Project would add about 1,833 additional dwelling units. Thegeneration of school-aged children is based on the following factors from the VUSD DeveloperFee Report:• 0.22 elementary school students per unit• 0.09 middle school students per unit• 0.11 high school students per unitBased on these factors, 1,833 additional dwelling units will generate approximately 403elementary school students, 165 middle school students and 202 high school students, as shownin Table 4.13-3. With these additional students, every school serving the Project Area would beover capacity.In accordance with Section 65995(h) of the California Government Code (Senate Bill 50,chaptered August27, 1998), the payment of statutory fees “...is deemed to be full and completemitigation of the impacts of any legislative or adjudicative act, or both, involving, but notlimited to, the planning, use, or development of real property, or any change in governmentalorganization or reorganization.” Therefore, pursuant to CGC §65994(h), impacts relating toschool capacity would not be significant.The Community Plan includes policies and actions to further encourage adequate educationfacilities within the Project Area.Policy 11RWork with the Ventura Unified School District to provide for adequatepublic schools and learning centers to meet expected growth in theSaticoy & Wells Project Area. .4.13-14City of Ventura