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

Saticoy & Wells Community Plan and Code EIRSection 2.0 Project Description2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONThe proposed project involves the adoption of a community plan and development code(Saticoy and Wells Community Plan and Development Code, herein referred to as the “Project”)for the regulation of development for approximately 1,000 acres in the City and County ofVentura. This section describes the project location, characteristics of the site and the proposeddevelopment, project objectives, and the approvals needed to implement the project.2.1 PROJECT PROPONENTCity of San Buenaventura501 Poli Street, Room 133Ventura, California 930012.2 GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT OF THE PROJECT AREAThe Saticoy and Wells Community Plan and Code Area (Project Area) is located in the City ofVentura, California. The Project Area consists of approximately 1,000 acres that include roughly565 acres within the City of Ventura and 435 acres in unincorporated Ventura County. Figure 2-1 illustrates the Project Area location in its regional context. The Project Area is bounded byTelegraph Road to the north, Saticoy Avenue to the west, the Santa Clara River to the south,and the Franklin-Wason Barranca to the east. The Project Area is regionally accessible by theState Route (SR) 126. Figure 2-2 illustrates the Plan Area and City/County boundaries.2.3 CURRENT LAND USE AND REGULATORY SETTING2.3.1 Current Land UsesThe Project Area for the most part is a built environment. However, approximately 300 acreswithin the Project Area acreage are either currently used for agricultural purposes or consist ofvacant land. Land uses within the Project Area include residential, commercial, recreational,and industrial, and agricultural activities. Residential development includes autonomoushousing tracts with little interconnectivity. The Project Area displays a mixed atmospherewhere different land uses lie adjacent to one another. Recreational uses include HuntzingerYouth Sports Complex, Saticoy Regional Park and the Saticoy Golf Course.There are four properties within the Project Area for which Specific Plans are either adopted orplanned. These are as follows• UC Hansen Trust (Adopted)• Parklands (Planned – awaiting adoption)• Saticoy Gateway (Broome Site) (pending application)• Saticoy Village (Adopted)2-1City of Ventura