HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2015 0701 CCSA REG ITEM 09G ITEM 9.G.
CITY OF MOORPARK,CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
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AGENDA REPORT
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TO: Honorable City Council BY: cnn
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FROM: Steven Kueny, City Manager Y/�
DATE: June 18, 2015 (CC Meeting of 7-1-15)
SUBJECT: Consider Appointing City Council Ad Hoc Committee to Meet with
Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources (SOAR) Board
BACKGROUND
In 1998, a countywide Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources (SOAR)
Ordinance was adopted by the Board of Supervisors. In addition, each of the Ventura
County cities, except Port Hueneme and Ojai, adopted its own City SOAR measure
between 1995 and 2002, either by the electorate or action of City Council. Moorpark's
SOAR Ordinance initiative was approved by the voters on January 12, 1999. Most City
SOAR Ordinances and the County SOAR Ordinance remain in effect until December
31, 2020. The SOAR Ordinances of the Cities of Ventura and Thousand Oaks remain
in effect until December 31, 2030. A County brochure explaining the SOAR Ordinances
is attached.
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DISCUSSION
The supporters of SOAR are preparing initiatives for the petition process with the intent
of qualifying for the November 2016 General Election. The SOAR supporters have
asked to meet with the City to allow an opportunity to discuss any concerns about their
proposed initiatives. It is recommended that a City Council Ad Hoc committee be
appointed for this purpose.
As mentioned above, each City in Ventura County, except for Port Hueneme and Ojai,
has its own SOAR Ordinance. In addition, there is a County SOAR Ordinance that
affects properties in the unincorporated areas of Ventura County. The chief difference
between the City SOAR Ordinances and the County SOAR Ordinance is that the City
SOAR Ordinances establish a City growth boundary beyond which the City's voter
approval would be required for most types of development, and the County SOAR
Ordinance requires Countywide voter approval for the conversion of unincorporated
land designated in the General Plan for agricultural, open space, or rural uses to a non-
agricultural, open space, or rural land use designation. The current_Moorpark SOAR
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Re: Consider Appointing City Council Ad Hoc Committee to Meet with SOAR Board
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Ordinance, incorporated into the City's Land Use Element of the General Plan,
established a growth boundary, known as the Moorpark City Urban Restriction
Boundary (Moorpark CURB), that was co-terminus with the City's Sphere of Influence
as it existed on January 1, 1998. A map showing the Moorpark CURB is attached.
Only one property within the current City boundary is outside this CURB. It was added
to the City's Sphere of Influence and annexed to the City in May of 1998 for open space
conservation, and therefore does not need to be located inside the CURB.
Unlike most of the cities in Ventura County, since incorporation the City of Moorpark has
not had a Sphere of Influence that extended beyond its City boundaries. A Sphere of
Influence is generally considered to be the area adjacent to a city in which growth is
planned and annexation to the city will occur. Moorpark was created out of a planned
community in the County, with years of growth potential within its boundary, so its
original Sphere of Influence matched its City boundary. The Ventura County Local
Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) now has adopted policies for Spheres of
Influence to coincide with, or cover less area than, voter-approved growth boundaries
(Sec. 4.2.1). Furthermore, LAFCo's policies favor expansions of Spheres of Influence
that affect existing open space or prime agricultural land when the territory is likely to be
developed within 5 years and has been designated for non-agricultural or open space
use by applicable general or specific plans (Sec. 4.3.2(b)).
An update to the City's General Plan Land Use and Circulation Elements should occur
in 2016. Because buildout of existing land within the current city limits is expected
during the next 10-15 years, it is likely that the update will discuss the potential for
growth areas beyond these limits. It is important that this potential be considered
relative to the constraints that could be imposed by an extension of SOAR provisions,
as this would affect the City's future expansion of its Sphere of Influence and its future
growth potential.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Appoint a City Council Ad Hoc committee to meet with the Save Open Space and
Agricultural Resources (SOAR) Board.
Attachments
1. County SOAR Brochure
2. Moorpark CURB
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SOAR
Questions and Answers
What is "SOAR"? The City of Ventura has two measures;its How long do these SOAR
SOAR stands for "Save Open-Space and original SOAR measure, which requires ordinances/initiatives remain in
Agricultural Resources" from the title of voter approval of any change to the effect?
initiatives submitted to several city councils General Plan involving the"Agriculture" • Camarillo,Fillmore,Moorpark,
and the Board of Supervisors. designation, and the Hillside Voter Oxnard,Santa Paula,Simi Valley
Participation Act(HVPA),which requires &Ventura County: Dec. 31, 2020
voter approval of any urban development
Is there more than one SOAR • Ventura&Thousand Oaks:
within the HVPA line.
ordinance/initiative?
Dec. 31,2030
Yes. The following jurisdictions have, The County SOAR ordinance requires
by vote of their electorate or action of countywide voter approval of any change Does the County SOAR
their legislative bodies, enacted SOAR to the County General Plan involving the ordinance affect my ability to
ordinances/initiatives: "Agricultural," "Open Space" or"Rural" use or sell my land?
land use map designations,or any change
• San Buenaventura-November 7, 1995 to a General Plan goal or policy related to No. The County SOAR Ordinance does
and November 6,2001 those land use designations. not change the County General Plan
and Zoning regulations governing your
• Camarillo-November 3, 1998 property, nor do they affect the process
Are there any exceptions to by which property is bought and sold.For
• Oxnard-November 3, 1998 obtaining voter approval? more information regarding the County
• Sirni Valley-November 3, 1998 Yes. Each of the SOAR ordinances/ General Plan and Zoning regulations
initiatives contains a list of limited affecting your property,please contact the
• Thousand Oaks-November 3, 1998exceptions to the general requirement for County Planning Division(805/654-2488).
• Ventura County-November 3, 1998 voter approval.Please refer to each SOAR
ordinance/initiative for a list of exceptions How do I obtain zoning and
• Moorpark-January 12, 1999 for that jurisdiction. building permits on my property
• Santa Paula-November 7,2000 located in the unincorporated
Where can I get a copy of County area?
• Fillmore-January 17,2002 the SOAR ordinances and The procedures for obtaining zoning and
initiatives? building permits have not changed. All
What do the SOAR ordinances/ Copies ies of the CountySOAR ordinance new or modified use(s) and structure(s)
initiatives do? can be obtained from the County Resource must be consistent with the provisions of
Management Agency,Planning Division at the Zoning Ordinance Code and County
Adopted for the cities of Camarillo, Building Code,and be consistent with the
Fillmore,Moorpark,Oxnard,Santa Paula, the Ventura County Government Center,
Hall of Administration,800 South Victoria land use designations and goals and policies
Simi Valley,and Thousand Oaks,the SOAR of the General Plan.
ordinances and initiatives establish "City Avenue, Ventura CA. Copies of each of
Urban Restriction Boundary" (CURB) the affected cities' ordinances/initiatives
lines around each city and require city voter can be obtained from that respective city's
Planning Department or the respective ^: „
approval before any land located outside yip. .
city clerk. ` ifi
the CURB lines can be developed under 0 -
the city's jurisdiction for urban purposes. - � T. \ 5I !a`" r4:0111(
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'" Do the city SOAR ordinances Do the SOAR ordinances
1i'' and initiatives affect city annex- & initiatives affect Land
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ations of properties outside city Conservation Act(LCA)
urban growth boundaries? Contracts or otherwise reduce
How do I change the County No.The SOAR ordinances and initiatives property taxes?
General Plan land use do not change the annexation process or No.The SOAR ordinances and initiatives
designation on my property? procedures.Annexationofpropertytoacity do not affect LCA contracts nor change
SOAR added a major additional step to can be initiated by the property owner(s) the manner by which property taxes are
the County's General Plan Amendment and/or the city,and is subject to approval assessed.
process by requiring voter approval of most of the Ventura Local Agency Formation
changes to the Agricultural,Open Space or Commission(LAFCO).
Rural land use designations.The County's
General Plan Amendment(GPA) process State law requires that LAFCO"consider"a
includes the following steps: city's adopted generalplanbeforeitapproves Who do I call if I have further
an annexation to a city.
1. GPA Screening application and questions about the SOAR
hearing before the Board of However, even if property outside a city ordinances & initiatives?
Supervisors. CURB line is subsequently annexed to that 'h,.lri y� " % " U ,
city, the property could not be developed 1't<��J.i t• •!y%1 +
2. GPA and other permit/entitlement for urban purposes unless it is approved by '.+ �r it t' " /y fi"111'°""
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applications (if approved at Screening ; �" /Fi , �.aynN�:hearing). vote of the city electorate. l „ ,:,,#;9;� /
3. Environmental review& [q�j,� ,t;� ,
documentation. Can unincorporated property ��.;, ,„:: r��
inside the CURB line of a cit be - 0'
4. Public hearings before the Planningannexed to the city? y� 1}'�1tll�! y County of Ventura:
g y ?'ly Rosemary Rowan 805/654-2461
Commission and Board of Supervisors. Yes,but only if approved by LAFCO.State r::', `°City of Camarillo:
5. [Added by SOAR] If the GPA law prescribes the process,procedures and 4/ Dave Norman 805/388-5360
proposing to change a land use criteria LAFCO must follow in order to ll.,ii City of Fillmore:
Pro P $ Can$ approve annexations to cities.
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(tKevin McSweeney..805/524-1500,#116
designation of Agricultural,Open City of Moorpark:
Space or Rural is approved by the In order for property to be annexed to a i� David Bobardt 805/517-6281
Board of Supervisors and is not city,it must be located within the LAFCO- City of Oxnard:
otherwise exempt under SOAR;the adopted"sphere of influence"for that city. IA. Chris Williamson 805/385-8156
GPA is placed on the ballot for a A city SOAR ordinance or initiative does ".' „ City of Simi Valley:
general or special election. not change that city's sphere of influence. Peter Lyons 805/583-6769
' l City of Thousand Oaks:
If you need further information regarding John Prescott 805/449-2311
All costs associated with processing a r I
annexations or spheres of influence,please . , City of Ventura
privatelyinitiated GPA are the responsibility contact the Ventura LAFCO. i Dave Ward 805/677-3964
of the applicant.The costs associated with Ventura LAFCO:
placing an item on a general election ballot '
P $ g Kai Luoma 805/654-2575
Is it true the city CURB lines �,.
or the cost of conducting a special election
encompass different areas thanJ; ( s, Contact list last updated:February 2014
can be significant.For information,contact ti
Bruce Bradley,CountyElections Division existing LAFCO sphere of influ- r
ence boundary for those cities? `'' «-
at 805/654-2700. i _ �
Yes. In most cases the city CURB lines ' -.. .' AY_.".:'I`.1.-h-.a-;:"' ::
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Can my property's zoning be encompass area(s) not currently within
changed or can the County LAFCO-adopted Sphere of Influence
Zoning Ordinance Code be boundaries.Conversely,some CURB lines
amended? do not encompass all area(s) within that
city's spheres of influence.
This depends on whether or not the
proposed change is consistent with all
of the goals and policies of the General ;-. ---, ,
Plan that apply to the applicable land use
designation. SOAR Feb-2014
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Sources:
City of Moorpark,November 2008
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$ Legend County of Ventura GIS data,October20nA
Prepared:November2008
CURB Boundary Note;Acopy ofthe City's CURB
E Figure is available for download at
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