2005 General Plan - City Of Ventura

O V E R V I E WGoals summarize howconservation, development,and future growth shouldoccur by identifyingphysical, economic andsocial ends that thecommunity wishes toachieve.Policies establish basiccourses of action for thePlanning Commission andCity Council to follow inworking to achievecommunity goals, bydirectly guiding theresponse of elected andappointed officials todevelopment proposalsand related communityactions.Actions need to beundertaken by the City toimplement policies.Plan FormatThe comprehensive and involved process ofcreating what is really a totally new (not justupdated) General Plan – based on a newcommunity vision and smart growth principles –resulted in a new set of goals, policies, andactions to guide future decision-making inVentura that truly reflect the planning objectivesof the community. These policy directives areorganized by subject area in General PlanChapters 1 through 10, which follow theorganizational framework established in theVentura Vision (see Table 1). Each topic isintroduced with an overarching goal that carriesforward the Vision, a description of issuesneeding resolution and methods for remedyingthem, and finally measurable policies and actionsto achieve those solutions. Each of the policiescontained within the Plan are intended to beunderstood and read with the following preface:“It is the intent of the City of San Buenaventurato...”. All of the actions are summarized in tableform in Appendix A, along with the Citydepartment or division responsible forimplementing each action and timeframe forcompletion. Also included in the Plan are thelegally binding Appendices B through E.Attachment A is provided as a reference, whileAttachment B is provided to serve as guidelinesfor future development until an update to theZoning Ordinance is completed.August 8, 20052005 Ventura General Plan9