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CITY OF MOORPARK,CALIFORNIA
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AGENDA REPORT
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TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: David A. Bobardt, Community Development Director I
DATE: September 4, 2015 (CC Meeting of 9116/2015)
SUBJECT: Consider Public Hearing and Recommendation to the Save Open
Space and Agricultural Resources (SOAR) Board on an Update to the
Moorpark City Urban Restriction Boundary (Moorpark CURB)
BACKGROUND
On September 2, 2015, the City Council scheduled a public hearing for September 16,
2015, to consider a recommendation to the SOAR Board on an update to the Moorpark
CURB as the SOAR Board moves forward with a ballot initiative to extend the SOAR
ordinances throughout the cities in Ventura County to the year 2050. This hearing was
advertised in the Ventura County Star, the Moorpark Acom, and on the City website.
DISCUSSION
SOAR Ordinances in Ventura County
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 Initiative Ordinance 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 (Attachment 1).
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.
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Moorpark SOAR
The current Moorpark SOAR Initiative 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), which is co-terminus with the City's
Sphere of Influence as it existed on January 1, 1998. Full text of the Moorpark SOAR
Initiative Ordinance is attached (Attachment 2). Only one property within the current City
boundary is outside the Moorpark CURB. It was added to the City's Sphere of Influence
and annexed to the City in May of 1998 for open space conservation purposes as part
of the SDI project, and therefore does not need to be located inside the CURB. In
addition to the establishment of a Moorpark CURB and procedures for implementing
and amending the Moorpark CURB, the Moorpark SOAR Initiative Ordinance includes
conforming amendments to the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the City's
General Plan.
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 ultimately 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)).
Extension of SOAR Ordinances
Since the majority of the existing city and county SOAR Ordinances are set to expire at
the end of the year 2020, the supporters of SOAR are preparing initiatives for the
petition process to extend the SOAR provisions with the intent of qualifying for the
November 2016 General Election. On July 1, 2015, in response to a request from the
SOAR supporters to meet with the City to discuss any concerns about their proposed
initiatives, the City Council appointed an ad-hoc committee (Parvin, Mikos) to meet with
the SOAR Board. On August 17, 2015, the ad-hoc committee met with SOAR Board
members Richard Francis and Linda Parks. The focus of the meeting was centered on
the City's desire for the SOAR Board to consider expanding the Moorpark CURB
beyond its existing boundaries in their proposal by adding two parcels immediately west
of the City limits on the south side of Los Angeles Avenue, totaling 184.97 acres, or 2.3
percent of the existing Moorpark CURB, to allow for additional potential growth
opportunities (explained below) once the City is built out within the current Moorpark
CURB (Attachment 3). Mr. Francis responded to .the proposal by asking for the City
Council to consider and vote on the matter through a public hearing process
(Attachment 4).
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Future Growth of Moorpark
Almost all large undeveloped parcels of land in Moorpark are currently in the
development process, either with a project under review, approved, or under
construction. Most of these projects are residential developments. A total of 650
remaining housing units have been approved but have not yet been built, with an
additional 1,661 housing units proposed and under review. Details on the status of
these residential projects are provided in Attachment 5. An update to the City's General
Plan Land Use and Circulation Elements should occur in 2016. Because buildout of all
the projects shown in Attachment 5 is projected during the next 10-15 years, the Land
Use Element update process will need to examine the potential for growth areas beyond
the city limits to address housing and other needs that could be no longer met within the
City. Additional land will likely be needed to address State mandates for the City to
meet its regional share of housing needs, should these State mandates still be in place
in the future.
Development Potential of Land Adjacent to Moorpark
City staff examined the potential for development of land surrounding the current City
boundary. Land to the northeast had been proposed for development with the Hidden
Creek and North Park projects, which were ultimately overwhelmingly rejected by the
voters of Moorpark. Land to the north and northwest is developed with productive
orchards, and the lower densities in the City's Orchard Downs, Country Club Estates
and Pinnacle neighborhoods make an appropriate boundary for urban development.
Land to the southeast of the City is protected by the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt
Agreement, and land to the south and southwest is already developed with rural uses
and constrained by topography.
The 184.97 acres of land proposed to be added to the Moorpark CURB, as shown in
Attachment 3, would be the easiest to develop of all land surrounding the City, given
that it is relatively flat, would have access to Los Angeles Avenue (State Route 118) at a
future signal planned for the North Hills Parkway and required for the Moorpark West
Studios project, and is not a part of any protected greenbelt, such as land in the Tierra
Rejada Greenbelt. In addition, it is surrounded by existing or approved development on
three sides. The land is bounded to the east by existing homes in the City, to the south
by the Arroyo Simi and existing homes in both the City and unincorporated County
(Home Acres) south of the arroyo, and to the north by the approved studio project on
land zoned for industrial development even before incorporation. The proposed
western boundary of this land is adjacent to a Southern California Edison high voltage
transmission corridor, which is the current western City Boundary between Los Angeles
Avenue and the Union Pacific Railroad line. This corridor would be a barrier to future
westward development. They are currently under two ownerships, with the M Milligan
Trust, et al. owning approximately 127 acres on the east, and Terence H. Latasa, et al.
owning approximately 58 acres on the west. Given the surrounding land development,
staff believes that the most likely potential future use of this property, if approved for
development, would be to address some form of residential and public recreational
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needs. The City's 2009 Parks and Recreation Master Plan identified the need for more
sports fields and an additional community park.
A number of planned projects would already affect the agricultural use and appearance
of two parcels, whether or not they are included in a future Moorpark CURB. The
County Water and Sanitation Division is currently proposing a series of groundwater
wells on this land to treat and add to the water supply for Waterworks District No. 1.
That project is going through environmental review at this time. The Moorpark West
Studios project is required to widen Los Angeles Avenue, which would need some of
this land for the road widening, as well as for drainage improvements. The
Walnut/Gabbert Canyon Drain study has identified the need for an additional drain
through this land adjacent to the existing homes in the Buttercreek neighborhood in
order to address additional runoff created by a number of projects north of Los Angeles
Avenue. All of these projects would affect the appearance of the property at the
western entry to Moorpark.
The addition of these two parcels to the Moorpark CURB would not commit the City to
approving development. Any proposal for urban use of the land would still require
General Plan Amendment pre-screening, environmental review, and hearings before
the Planning Commission and City Council for a General Plan Amendment, Zone
Change, Subdivision, and Planned Development Permit. In addition, review by the
Ventura County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) would also need to take
place. The loss of agricultural land would need to be addressed by both the City and
LAFCo through their review processes.
McGrath Farms Communication
The City also received a letter from JD McGrath Farms requesting to include their
approximately 115-acre property west of the City limits north of the Union Pacific
Railroad line in the future growth area for Moorpark. The letter and map showing their
properties are included in Attachment 6. City staff does not recommend including this
property in the future Moorpark CURB at this time as it is currently accessed by a
private rail crossing and is mostly steep hillside land with a plateau on top, covered with
orchards, separated from the Tentative Tract 5906 industrial park by a large drainage
area. Besides extensive grading, future urban development of this property may also
require an additional road connection to Grimes Canyon Road north of the railroad
tracks, involving access across multiple additional properties. Staff will, however,
examine the future potential of the unincorporated area north of Los Angeles Avenue
east of Grimes Canyon Road during its work on the Land Use Element Update as a
potential future study area for urban development.
Conclusion
Given that existing land within the City appears to be sufficient to accommodate needs
through at least the year 2025, staff would recommend that the proposed Moorpark
CURB expansion area in Attachment 3 be included in an updated Moorpark SOAR
Ordinance as an area, "to be added to the Moorpark CURB on January 1, 2026." The
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addition of these two properties to the existing Moorpark CURB will help meet future
development needs through at least 2030. Any additional land to be potentially added
to the City in the future would need to go through the Moorpark CURB amendment
process, if the updated Moorpark SOAR Ordinance is approved.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1. Open the public hearing, accept public testimony, and close the public hearing.
2. Direct staff to prepare a letter for the Mayor's signature to the SOAR Board
expressing the support of the City Council for an updated Moorpark CURB as
presented.
Attachments
1. County SOAR Brochure
2. Moorpark SOAR Initiative Ordinance (Measure "S")
3. Moorpark CURB with Proposed Expansion Area
4. Email from Richard Francis
5. Projected Development
6. Letter from JD McGrath Farms and Map of Properties
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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
Is there more than one SOAR voter approval of any urban development
within the HVPA line. •
Ventura&Thousand Oaks:
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
• Simi 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, 1998 exceptions 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
located in the unincorporated
• Santa Paula November 7,2000 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 of the County SOAR 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, BuildingCodand be consistent with the
Fillmore,Moorpark,Oxnard,Santa Paula, the Ventura County Government Center, Code,
Simi Valley,andThousandOaks,theSOAR
Hall ofAdministration,800South Victoria
landusedesignationsandgoalsandpolicies
Avenue,Ventura, CA. Copies of each of of the General Plan.
ordinances and initiatives establish "CityP
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
approval before any land located outside Planning Department or the respective _
city clerki
the CURB lines can be developed under 1. f �"'- `
the city's jurisdiction for urban purposes._1 1 0 1 :7,'"-',. .-:7', ,.' , !�"
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�.. <" Do the city SOAR ordinances Do the SOAR ordinances
` ' and initiatives affect city annex- & initiatives affect Land
ations of properties outside city Conservation Act(LCA)
urban growth boundaries? Contracts or otherwise reduce
How do I change the CountyNo.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.Annexation of property toa city 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 requiringvoter approval ofmost 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 adoptedgeneralplanbeforeitapproves 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 ;,i;, z�/ " ' Jr
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city, the property could not be developed ,�'), ;�� r
2. GPA and other permit/entitlement �► �4
for urban purposes unless it is approved by ',,et ,g!4 ^` `� 4.fi*
applications(if approved at Screening
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3. Environmental review& Can unincorporated property 'G?��.�` a`i4,'
documentation. I'!..�ir�`c�,f,.
inside the CURB line of a city, be ��:
'• of df County of Ventura:
4. Public hearings before the Planningannexed to the city? '� '
g y !4''i. Rosemary Rowan 805/654-2461
Commission and Board of Supervisors. Yes,but only if approved by LAFCO.State r;%. City of Camarillo:law prescribes the process,procedures and ' ; .• Dave Norman 805/388-5360
5. [Added by SOAR] If the GPA criteria LAFCO must follow in order to 1 ' o City of Fillmore:
proposing to change a land use
approve annexations to cities. J 10,1;+ Kevin 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 r, David Bobardt 805/517-6281
Board of Supervisors and is not city,it must be located within the LAFCO- i,,' City of Oxnard:
otherwise exempt under SOAR;the adopted"sphere of influence"for that city. y 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
City of Thousand Oaks:
All costs associated with processing a If you need further information regarding 4' 1 John Prescott 805/449-2311
privatelyinitiatedGPA are the responsibility annexations or spheres of influence,please ,' City of Ventura
contact the Ventura LAFCO. Dave Ward 805/677-3964
of the applicant.The costs associated with Ventura LAFCO:
placing an item on a general election ballot a, it Kai Luoma 805/654-2575
Is it true the city CURB lines :,
or the cost of conducting a special election
can be significant.For information,contact encompass different areas than '.,;, Contact list last updated:February 2074
Bruce Bradley,County Elections Division existing LAFCO sphere of influ- ' }
ence boundaryfor those cities? `:'``v•''' ~4
at 805/654-2700. t,;. _
Yes. In most cases the city CURB lines -./ .,-,-f---- f '': .y`1„-�, �
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 .{.Q ,
Plan that apply to the applicable land use
designation. - SOAR Feb-2014
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MEASURE " S"
The Measure "S" Initiative Ordinance
was adopted by a majority of the voters
at a Special Municipal Election held on
January 12, 1999, and became effective
on February 13, 1999, pursuant to
Moorpark City Council Resolution No.
99-1572, adopted on February 3, 1999
To the Honorable Clerk of the City of Moorpark: We,
the undersigned, registered and qualified voters of
the City of Moorpark hereby propose an initiative
measure to amend the Moorpark City General Plan. We
petition you to submit this measure to the City
Council for adoption without change, or for submission
of the measure to the voters of the City of Moorpark
at a SPECIAL ELECTION. The measure provides as
follows:
SAVE OPEN-SPACE AND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
MOORPARK CITY URBAN RESTRICTION BOUNDARY
FULL TEXT OF RESOLUTION •
The people of the City of Moorpark do hereby ordain as
follows :
Section 1. Title.
This initiative measure shall be known as the Moorpark Save
Open-space and Agricultural Resources, or Moorpark SOAR,
initiative.
Section 2 . Purpose and Findings.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this initiative is to adopt
for the City of Moorpark an Urban Restriction Boundary. The
Moorpark City Urban Restriction Boundary (Moorpark CURB) line
has the following objectives:
1 . To promote stability in long term planning for the
City by establishing a cornerstone policy within the General
Plan designating the geographic limits of long ' term urban
development and allowing sufficient flexibility within those
limits to respond to the City' s changing needs over time;
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Measure "S"
2. To encourage efficient growth patterns and protect
the City of Moorpark' s quality of life by concentrating future
development largely within existing developed areas consistent
with the availability of infrastructure and services;
3. To promote on lands outside the Moorpark CURB line
ongoing natural resource and open-space uses as defined in
Government Code Section 65560 (b) , such as preservation of
natural resources, public and private outdoor recreation, uses
that foster public health and safety, and productive investment
for farming enterprises;
4 . To manage the City' s growth in a manner that
fosters and protects the small town and semi-rural character of
Moorpark while encouraging appropriate economic development in
accordance with the City' s unique local conditions; and
5. To allow the City to continue to meet its
reasonable housing needs for all economic segments of the
population, especially low and moderate income households, by
directing the development of housing into areas where services
and infrastructure are more efficiently available.
6. To ensure that the preservation and protection of
(1) open-space, (2) environmentally sensitive habitat, and (3)
agricultural production are inviolable against transitory short-
term political decisions and that watershed, viewshed, open-
space, and agricultural lands are not prematurely or
unnecessarily converted to other non-agricultural or non-open-
space uses without public debate and a vote of the people.
B. Findings.
1. Continued urban encroachment into open-space,
watershed, viewshed, or agricultural areas will threaten the
public health, safety and welfare by causing increased traffic
congestion, associated air pollution, and potentially serious
water problems, such as pollution, depletion, and sedimentation.
of available water resources not only for the City but for its
jurisdictional neighbors and severely impact the viability of
adjacent agricultural lands. Such urban encroachment would
eventually result in both the unnecessary, expensive extension
of public services and facilities and inevitable conflicts
between urban, agricultural and open-space uses .
2 . The unique character of the City of Moorpark and
quality of life of City residents depend on the protection of a
substantial amount of open-space, rural and agricultural lands
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. and their associated visual resources. The protection of such
lands not only ensures the continued viability of agriculture,
but also protects the available water supply and contributes to
flood control and the protection of wildlife, environmentally
sensitive areas, and irreplaceable natural and visual resources.
As importantly, adopting a geographic urban limit line around
the City of Moorpark would promote the formation and
continuation of a cohesive community by defining the boundaries
and by helping to prevent urban sprawl . Such a boundary would
promote efficient municipal services and facilities by confining
urban development to defined development areas.
3. The protection of existing open-space, watershed,
viewshed, and agricultural lands, within and surrounding the
City of Moorpark is of critical importance to present and future
residents of the City of Moorpark. Agriculture has been and
remains a major contributor to the economy of the Moorpark area
and County of Ventura, directly and indirectly creating
employment for many people and generating substantial tax
revenues for the City and its surrounding area .
4 . In particular, the City of Moorpark is a component
of Ventura County and a gate-keeper to the surrounding area,
with its unique combination of soils, micro-climate and
hydrology, which has become one of the finest growing regions in
the world. Vegetable and fruit production from the County of
Ventura and more particularly from the soils and silt from the
Arroyo Simi, the entire Calleguas watershed area, the Tierra
Rejada Valley and alluvial plains adjacent to the City have
achieved international acclaim, enhancing the City' s economy and
reputation.
5 . This initiative ensures that the Goals and
Policies relating to Agriculture (Goal 11 and Policies 11 . 1
through 11.3) and Preservation of Environmental Quality (Goal 14
and 15) and Policies 14. 1 through 14 . 6 and Policies 15. 1 through
15. 3, 15. 5, and 15. 8 of the General Plan are inviolable against
transitory short-term political decisions and that agricultural,
watershed and open-space lands are not prematurely or
unnecessarily converted to other non-agricultural or non-open-
space uses without public debate and a vote of the people .
Accordingly, the initiative requires that until December 31,
2020, the City of Moorpark shall, with minor exceptions,
restrict the provision of urban services, and creation of urban
uses, other than in certain circumstances and according to
specific procedures set forth in the initiative, to within the
City Urban Restriction Boundary created by the initiative.
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6. Although established in the same location as the
Sphere of Influence line as it exists as of January 1, 1998, the
CURB is not intended to and shall in no way inhibit the Local
Agency Formation Commission from changing or altering the Sphere
of Influence line in accordance with state law. The two lines,
although coincidentally coterminous as of one point in time are
independent one from the other in legal significance and
purpose. While the Sphere of Influence line may be altered by
the Local Agency Formation Commission, and addresses the issue
of annexation, the City Urban Restriction Boundary is a local
planning policy addressing the issue of land uses and shall not
be changed except as herein provided.
Section 3. General Plan Amendment.
The Moorpark SOAR Initiative hereby inserts as "Section
8 . 0" , et seq. , to the Land Use Element of the City of Moorpark
General Plan, the following:
" 8 . 0 MOORPARK CITY URBAN RESTRICTION BOUNDARY
Introduction
The electorate of the City of Moorpark have, through the
initiative process, adopted an urban growth boundary line
denominated the Moorpark City Urban Restriction Boundary
(Moorpark CURB) . Its purpose, principals, implementation
procedures, and methodologies for amendment are set forth in
this Section.
8 . 1 PURPOSE
The City of Moorpark and surrounding area, with its unique
combination of soils, microclimate and hydrology, has become one
o the finest growing regions in the world. Vegetable and fruit
production from the County of Ventura and in particular
production from the soils and silt from the Arroyo Simi, the
entire Calleguas watershed, the Tierra Rejada Valley, and .
alluvial plains adjacent to the City have achieved international
acclaim, enhancing the City' s economy and reputation.
The purpose of the Moorpark CURB is:
A. To promote stability in long term planning for the
City by establishing a cornerstone policy within the General
Plan designating the geographic limits of long term urban
development and allowing sufficient flexibility within those
limits to respond to the City' s changing needs over time;
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B. To encourage efficient growth patterns and protect
the City of Moorpark' s quality of life by concentrating future
development largely within existing developed areas consistent
with the availability of infrastructure and services;
C. To promote on lands outside the Moorpark CURB line
ongoing natural resource and open-space uses as defined in
Government Code Section 65560 (b) , such as preservation of
natural resources, public and private outdoor recreation, uses
that foster public health and safety, and productive investment
for farming enterprises;
D. To manage the City' s growth in a manner that
fosters and protects the "small town" and semi-rural character
of Moorpark while encouraging appropriate economic development
in accordance with the City' s unique local conditions;
E. To allow the City to continue to meet its
reasonable housing needs for all economic segments of the
population, especially low and moderate income households, by
directing the development of housing into areas where services
and infrastructure are more efficiently available; and
F. To ensure that the preservation and protection of
(1) open-space, (2) environmentally sensitive habitat, and (3)
agricultural production are inviolable against transitory short-
term political decisions and that watershed, viewshed, open-
space, and agricultural lands are not prematurely or
unnecessarily converted to other non-agricultural or non-open-
space uses without public debate and a vote of the people.
8.2 PRINCIPLES.
A. Continued urban encroachment into open-space,
viewshed, watershed and agricultural areas will impair
agriculture, negatively impact sensitive environmental areas,
and intrude on open-space irrevocably changing its beneficial
utility. By diminishing such beneficial uses, urban
encroachment also diminishes the quality of life and threatens
the public health, safety and welfare by causing increased
traffic congestion, associated air pollution, alteration of
sensitive lands in flood plains and causing potentially serious
water problems, such as pollution, depletion, and sedimentation
of available water resources not only for the City of Moorpark
but for its jurisdictional neighbors. Such urban sprawl would
eventually result in both the unnecessary, expensive extension
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'of public services and facilities and inevitable conflicts
between urban and open-space/agricultural uses.
B. The unique character of the City of Moorpark and
quality of life of City residents depend on the protection of a
substantial amount of open-space, watershed and agricultural
lands. The protection of such lands through the implementation
of this General Plan Amendment by initiative not only ensures
the continued viability of agriculture, but also protects the
available water supply and contributes to flood control and the
protection of wildlife, environmentally sensitive areas, and
irreplaceable visual and natural resources. As importantly,
adopting a City Urban Restriction Boundary around the City of
Moorpark will promote the formation and continuation of a
cohesive community by defining the boundaries and by helping to
prevent urban sprawl . Such a City Urban Restriction Boundary
will promote efficient municipal services and facilities by
confining urban development to defined development areas .
8 . 3 IMPLEMENTATION OF CURB
A. The City of Moorpark hereby establishes and
adopts a Moorpark City Urban Restriction Boundary (Moorpark
CURB) line. The Moorpark CURB shall be established coterminous
with and in the same location as the Sphere of Influence line
established by the Local Agency Formation Commission as it
exists as of January 1, 1998, or as altered or modified pursuant
to the Amendment Procedures set forth below. Graphic
representation of that line is shown at Exhibit "A" .
B. Until December 31, 2020, the City of Moorpark
shall restrict urban services (except temporary mutual
assistance with other jurisdictions) and urbanized uses of land
to within the Moorpark City Urban Restriction Boundary, except
as provided herein, and except for the purpose of completing
roadways designated in the circulation element of the Moorpark
General Plan as of January 1, 1998, construction of public
potable water facilities, public schools, public parks or other .
government facilities . Other than for the exceptions provided
herein, upon the effective date of this General Plan Amendment
the City and its departments, boards, commissions, officers and
employees shall not grant, or by inaction allow to be approved
by operation of law, any general plan amendment, rezoning,
specific plan, subdivision map, conditional use permit, building
permit or any other ministerial or discretionary entitlement,
which is inconsistent with the purposes of this Section, unless
in accordance with the Amendment Procedures of Section 8 . 4 .
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C. "Urbanizes uses of land" shall mean any
development which would require the establishment of new
community sewer systems or the significant expansion of existing
community sewer systems; or, would result in the creation of
residential lots less than 20 acres in area; or, would result in
the establishment of commercial or industrial uses which are not
exclusively agriculturally-related.
D. The Moorpark City Urban Restriction Boundary may
not be amended, altered, revoked or otherwise changed prior to
December 31, 2020, except by vote of the people or by the City
Council pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 8 . 4 .
E. Implementation of this initiative will in no way
preclude the Moorpark City Council from making land use
_decisions regarding lands inside the Moorpark City Urban
Restriction Boundary.
8 . 4 AMENDMENT PROCEDURES
Until December 31, 2020, the foregoing Purposes, Principles
and Implementation provisions of this Section of the Land Use
Element may be amended only by a vote of the people commenced
pursuant to the initiative process by the public, or pursuant to
the procedures set forth below:
A. The City Council may amend the City Urban
Restriction Boundary if it deems it to be in the public
interest, provided that the amended boundary is within or
coextensive with the limits of said City Urban Restriction
Boundary.
B. The City Council, following at least one public
hearing for presentations by an applicant and by the public, and
after compliance with the California Environment Quality Act,
may amend the City Urban Restriction Boundary in order to comply
with State regulations regarding the provision of housing for
all economic segments of the community, provided that no more
than 10 acres of land may be brought within the CURB for this
purpose in any calendar year. Such amendment may be adopted
only if the City Council makes each of the following findings:
1) The City is in violation of State regulations
regarding its fair share of housing stock.
2) The land is immediately adjacent to existing
compatibly developed areas and the applicant for
the inclusion of land within the - Urban
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Restriction Boundary has provided to the City
evidence that the Fire Department, Police
Department, Department of Public Works, the
Community Services Department, applicable water
and sewer districts, and the School District with
jurisdiction over such land have adequate
capacity to accommodate the proposed development
and provide it with adequate public services; and
3) That the proposed development will address the
highest priority need identified in the analysis
by which the City has determined it is not in
compliance with State regulations, i.e. , low and
very low income housing; and
4) That there is no existing residentially
designated land available within the Urban
Restriction Boundary to accommodate the proposed
development; and
5) That it is not reasonably feasible to accommodate
the proposed development by redesignating lands
within the Urban Restriction Boundary.
C. The City Council following at least one public
hearing for presentations by an applicant and by the public, and
after compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act,
may amend the Urban Restriction Boundary described herein, if
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the City Council makes each of the following findings:
1) The land proposed for receiving urban services,
urbanized land uses, or inclusion within the
Urban Restriction Boundary is immediately
adjacent to areas developed in a manner
comparable to the proposed use;
2) Adequate public services and facilities are
available and have the capacity and capability to
accommodate the proposed use;
3) The proposed use will not have direct, indirect,
or cumulative adverse significant impacts to the
area' s agricultural viability, habitat, scenic
, resources, or watershed value;
4) The proposed use will not adversely affect the
stability of land use patterns in the area (i. e. ,
the parcel affected will not introduce or
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facilitate a use that is incompatible with
adjoining or nearby uses) ;
5) The land proposed for reception of public
services, urbanization or inclusion within the
Urban Restriction Boundary has not been used for
agricultural purposes in the immediately
preceding 2 years and is unusable for agriculture
due to its topography, drainage, flooding,
adverse soil conditions or other physical
reasons; and
6) The land proposed for reception of public
services, urbanization or inclusion within the
Urban Restriction Boundary does not exceed 40
acres for any one landowner in any calendar year,
and one landowner' s property may not similarly be
removed from the protections contemplated by this
Initiative more often than every other year.
Landowners with any unity of interest are
considered one landowner for purposes of this
limitation.
D. The City Council following at least one public
hearing for presentation by an applicant and by the public, and
after compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act,
may amend the. CURB if the City Council makes each of the
following findings :
1) Failure to amend the CURB would constitute an
unconstitutional taking of a landowners property
for which compensation would be required or would
deprive the landowner of a vested right; and
2) The amendment and associated land use
designations will allow additional land uses only
to the minimum extent necessary to avoid said
unconstitutional taking of the landowner' s
property or to give effect to the vested right .
E. The City Council following at least one public
hearing for presentations by an applicant and by the public, and
after compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act,
may place any amendment to the Urban Restriction Boundary or the
provisions of this initiative on the ballot pursuant to the
mechanisms provided by State Law.
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F. The City Council may amend the CURB line location
to encompass lands contemplated for construction of public
potable water facilites, public schools, public parks or other
government facilities, all uses exempted from the provisions of
this General Plan Amendment by the provisions of Section 8 . 3,
but only to the minimum amount reasonably necessary to
accommodated said uses .
G. The City Council may reorganize, renumber or
reorder the individual provisions of the General Plan, including
the provisions of this Section 8 sequence, in the course of
ongoing updates of the General Plan in accordance with the
requirements of state law.
Section 4. Conforming Amendments.
In light of the General Plan Land Use Element amendments
set forth above, the City of Moorpark General Plan is hereby
further amended as set forth below in order to promote internal
consistency among the various elements of the General Plan.
Text to be inserted into the General Plan is indicated in bold
italic type while text to be stricken is presented in
strilccthrough type; text in standard type currently appears in
the General Plan and remains unchanged by this initiative.
Occasionally, ellipses [* * *] are introduced to indicate
significant blocks of text remain unchanged within a section.
The language adopted in the following conforming amendments may
be further amended as appropriate without a vote of the people
in the course of future updates and revisions to the General
Plan provided the same are not amended in such a manner as to
create inconsistencies within the General Plan.
1 . The Last paragraph of Section 2 . 2 of the Land Use
Element, at page 6 is amended as follows:
The future development of lands surrounding
the City boundary outside of the City Urban
Restriction Boundary is to be discouraged
and generally shall not be permitted in the
absence of a vote of the electorate. Other
exceptions to this policy are found at
Section 8. 4. require that adequate public
services and infrastructure be extended to
these areas in conjunction with or prior to
approval of any development proposals.
2 . Policy 2 . 1 of the Land Use Element at page 11 is
amended as follows:
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The City shall strive to obtain and maintain
sphere of influence boundaries consistent
with the City Urban Restriction Boundary.
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3 . Goal 11 of the Land Use Element at page 16 is
amended as follows :
Identify and encourage the preservation of
viable agricultural resources in the City
and its Area of Interest . Unless property
has not been used for agricultural purposes
in the immediately preceding 2 years and is
unusable for agriculture due to its
topography, drainage, flooding, adverse soil
conditions, or other physical reasons, it
shall deemed viable.
4 . Policy 11 . 1 of the Land Use Element at page 16 is
amended as follows :
An agricultural land use designation should
be retained for farmlands within the City' s
Area of Interest, which have been identified
as Prime and/or Statewide Importance unless
the property has not been used for
agricultural purposes in the immediately
preceding 2 years and is unusable for
agriculture due to its topography, drainage,
flooding, adverse soil conditions or other
physical reasons. as lofit as cconomigally
viable.
5. Section 5. 2 SPECIFIC PLAN DESIGNATION -- SP, of the
Land Use Element, at page 28, is amended as follows :
Exhibits 3 and 4 of this document identify
the location and the proposed land use mix
of specific plan areas 1, 2, 9, and 10,
which are within the existing City limits,
the unineorpo-ratcd planning arca. Specific
plan area 3 (proposed within the City
limits) and specific plan areas 4, 5, 6, 7
(proposed within the unincorporated planning
area) were studied but were found not to be
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appropriate for urban development for the
foreseeable future during the time period
eoveTed by- this band—t &e E 1
buildout) and were not approved.
Specific plan areas 1, 2, 8, 9, and 10 have
been delineated based on ownership, landform
and circulation considerations.
6. Planning Area Land Use Plan Map, City of Moorpark
General Plan, Land Use Element Exhibit 4 is amended to
demonstrate the Moorpark CURB line, as well as to delete the
references to SP#8, Specific Plan No. 8 Boundary. "Exhibit 4"
to the Land Use Element is amended to reflect that consideration
of development of Specific Plan 8 is abandoned. See Exhibit " B"
to this initiative .
7 . Section 5 . 2 SPECIFIC PLAN DESIGNATION - SP, of the
Land Use Element, at page 35, at the subtitle " Planning Area
Outside City Limits" , through page 37, comprising approximately
20 paragraphs, addressing primarily "Specific Plan 8" is amended
as follows :
Planning Area Outside Limits
Plan No. 8) , within the arca proposed for
- - ' . ' - = - rc of influence.
A specific plan for this arca is required,
and must addrerf comp-rehensively a v ricty
of land use is-sucs including topography,
viewshed, open space, and circulation. A
minimum of 25 percent epen space must be
provided.
Specific plan areas 4 , 5, 6, afd 7 and 8
(proposed within the unincorporated planning
area) were analyzed in conjunction with the
updating of the Land Use Element, but were
found to be outside the sphere of influence
and outside of the CURB (See Section 8. 0,
et. seq. ) and accordingly not to be
appropriate for urban development
the year 2010 (General Plan buildout) and
were, therefore, not approved.
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A description of the existing land uses,
potential planning i.,oues Eeppertunitics and
constraints) , and the proposed land use mix
for the one specific plan arca proposed in
below. - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
* * *
Specific Plan 8 (Deleted)
Specific Plan 8 cenoists of approximately
4, 200 acres, under combined ownership,
located northerly of the eastern portion of
the City limits, cast e€ Happy Camp Regional
Park. Generally, this specifie plan arca is
vacant open space, characterized by steep
hillside terrain currcntly designated as
open space.
Opportunities and Constraints
Specific plan area development issues to be
addressed during specific plan preparation
and subsequent rcvicw will include:
the specific plan arca require a complete
evaluation of steep slopes, unstable soils,
and other potential geotechnical constraints
of the plan arca during the
dcvclopmcnt/rcvicw of this specific plan.
restricted on slopes greater than 20 percent
and development prohitcd in areas where
potential hazards cannot be fully mitigated.
hydrology An evaluation of existing
drainage courses, surface runoff, petential
flood hazards and other hydrological
constraints will be conducted during the
dcvclopmcnt/rcvicw of this specific plan.
Vicwshcd The visual importance of hillside
horizon lints/promincnt ridgclincs within
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this specific plan ar a frem strrrnding
areas will be evaluated during the
preparation and review of this specific
plan. Clustering of dwelling units should
be considered where appropriate to conserve
important visual and natural resources.
Bielogical Resources The significance of
(i .c. , oak trees, threatened, rare,
endangered plants and animals, etc. ) Shall
be determined during specific plan
preparation and review. The preservation of
any resources determined to be significant
shall be encouraged through habitat
preservation, enhancement, or replacement.
Archaeology The specific plan ar a will be
evaluated to determine whether
archaeological resources occur within the
overall plan arca and their potential
significance.
Agriculture This spccifie plan will
address the viability and maintenance of the
limited " Prime" and "Statewide Significance"
farmlands which occur within the plan arca.
Public Services/Infrastructure Water, gas
and electric service to the specific plan
arca will be provided through improvements
within the plan arca and service cictensions
from existing transmi.,sion lines in the
surrounding arca. Sewer service is not
currently available and would need to be
provided for all urban uses. An evaluation
this specific plan regarding rcquircd land
use set asides and financing for schools and
community services such as fire stations and
libraries .
Parks an evaluation will be conducted
during the development of this specific plan
to identify rcquircd park land dedication
consistent with the City Municipal Codc and
General Plan requirements.
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Circulation the speeifie plan arca
circulation network shall provide
consideration foi its rclationsh4p to
topographical eonotraints and vicwshcd
issues and consideration for connection of
the SR 118 and SR 23 freeways as well as the
Broadway extension. The specific plan shall
ensure that roadway right of way., arc
improvements and additions as identified in
the City' s circulation plan.
Proposed Land Use&
The number of dwelling units shall not
property owner agrees to provide public
improvements, public services and/or
financial contributions that the City
Council determines to be of substantial
public benefit to the commu+rity, in which
event, the number of dwelling units shall
not exceed 3, 221. The appropriate amount of
land to be designated as Open Space, ark,
School, Agricultural, or any other
appropriate land use designation, will be
determined at the time of specific plan
preparation or approval .
8. Section 6. 0 of the Land Use Element, LAND USE PLAN
STATISTICAL SUMMARY, at page 38, is amended as follows:
As identified on Table 3, a combined total
of up to 14, 911 12,511 dwelling units could
be constructed in the overall planning area,
based on maximum density estimates. The
resulting buildout population for the
Moorpark planning area would be
approximately 90, 856 34,280 persons, based
on the County' s 2 . 74 population dwelling
unit factor for the year 2010. Note however
that the resulting buildout for the Moorpark
planning area would be approximately (a)
41, 799 persons, based on the California
Department of Finance Demographic Research
Unit's "Ventura County Population and
Housing Estimates" for Moorpark which
average 3.341 persons per household for the
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years 1994-1997 inclusive; or, (b) 40, 785
persons, based on the "VCOG 2020 Population
Per Dwelling Unit Ratio Forecast" for the
City of Moorpark (3.26 persons per dwelling
unit) . The Table 3 buildout figures were
calculated using the smaller county-wide
ratios and are considered a conservative
population estimate for the City.
9. Table 3 of the Land Use Element at pages 39-40 is
amended below to delete SP 8 "Messenger" , its associated du, and
total population figures. It is the purpose of this amendment
to conform the table to the changes in the General Plan made by
this amendment only. It is recognized that the City of Moorpark
has passed certain resolutions amending the General Plan that
would additionally affect the population figures set forth in
Table 3, by virtue of the Carlsberg project (Permit #SP 92-1,
Resolution #94-1061 adding 147 dwelling units) ; the Bollinger
Project (Permit #94-1, Resolution #96-1197 adding 85 dwelling
units) ; the SDI project (Permit #95-1, Resolution # 96-1222
deleting 1 dwelling unit) ; and the Jones project (Permit # 96-2,
Resolution #97-1310 deleting 21 dwelling units) .
Notwithstanding those General Plan Amendments Table 3 has not
been updated by the City. It is not the purpose of this
conforming amendment to update Table 3 other than to reflect the
amendments in this initiative. To the extent that the official
City Table 3 should be' modified as a result of Resolution
Numbers 94-1061, 96-1197, 96-1222, and 97-1310, Table 3
continues to need modification.
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Table 3
LAND USE PLAN - STATISTICAL SUMMARY
City Unincorporated Total Planning
Land Use Designation Area Area Area Combined
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SP SPECIFIC PLAN*
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SP 8 MESSENGER 4,200 ac 2,400 du 1,-2-0•0 ac 2, 400 der
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TOTAL DWELLING UNITS** 12, 511 du 2, 100 du 12,511 14, 911du
(At Buildout-Year 2010)
TOTAL POPULATION*** 34, 280 6, 576 34,280 X10, 856
(At Buildout-Year 2010)
TOTAL CITY AREA ACRES (Approximate) 7, 916 ac
TOTAL UNINCORPORATED AREA ACRES (Approximate) -0- 1, 20G ac
TOTAL PLANNING AREA COMBINED (Approximate) 7,916 12, 114 ac
[NOTE: fn * and fn*** remain unchanged. fn** is modified: )
** Residential Density calculations for specific plan areas
are based on the maximum density. Section 5 . 2 of the Land
Use Element allows the City Council to approve a density
exceeding the maximum density, up to an identified density
limit, if public improvements, public services, and/or
financial contributions are provided that the City Council
determines to be of substantial public benefit to the
community. If the density limit is approved for SP' s 1, 2,
9, and 10, and 8, the total dwelling units would increase
from 14, 911 12,511 to 16, 291 13,070 and the total -
population would increase from 41, 856 34,280 to 44, 637
35,812 (these density limit estimates were used as the
basis for determining the significance of impacts in the
Final Environmental Impact Report and the Findings required
by Section 15091 of CEQA) .
10. Section 7 .0 IMPLEMENTATION, of the Land Use
Element, at Implementation Measure 16, at page 44, is amended as
follows:
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16. Ensure that all applications
Submit an application to the
Ventura County Local Agency
Formation Commission (LAFCO) to
amend the City' s sphere of
influence boundary, are consistent
with the approved Land Use Plan,
and in particular the Moorpark
City Urban Restriction Boundary,
to allow for proper planning
within e€ the probable, ultimate
physical boundaries and service
area of the City.
11 . The last paragraph of Section 5.0 of the Circulation
_Element (Roadway Circulation Plan) , at page 20 is amended as
follows:
Provision of an eastern extension of
Broadway Road potentially connecting with
Alamos Canyon Road and the SR--118 Freeway to
serve circulation needs of potential f•z-rrccxe
dcvo,ep'^c^t agricultural, open-space, or
recreational uses in the portion of the
planning area northeast of the City limits.
Section 5. Insertion Date.
A. Upon the effective date of this initiative, it shall
be deemed inserted as Section 8 .0, et seq. of the Land Use
Element of the City of Moorpark' s General Plan as an amendment
thereof; and the Conforming Amendments of Section 4 shall be
appropriately inserted in the General Plan replacing the amended
provisions, except, if the four amendments of the mandatory
elements of the general plan permitted by state law for any
given calendar year have already been utilized prior to the
effective date of this initiative, this General Plan amendment
shall be deemed inserted in the City' s General Plan on January 1
of the calendar year immediately following the date this
initiative is adopted.
B. The City of Moorpark General Plan in effect at the
time the Notice of Intention to circulate this initiative
measure was submitted to the City Clerk of Moorpark, and that
General Plan as amended by this initiative measure, comprise an
integrated, internally consistent and compatible statement of
policies for the City. In order to ensure that the City of
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' Moorpark General Plan remains an integrated, internally
consistent and compatible statement of policies for the City as
required by state law and to ensure that the actions of the
voters in enacting this initiative are given effect, any
provision of the General Plan that is adopted between the
submittal date and the date that this initiative measure is
deemed inserted into the General Plan, shall, to the extent that
such interim-enacted provision is inconsistent with the General
Plan provisions adopted by section 3 of this initiative measure,
be amended as soon as possible and in the manner and time
required by state law to ensure consistency between the
provisions adopted by this initiative and other elements of the
City' s General Plan. In the alternative, such interim-enacted
inconsistent provision shall be disregarded.
Section 6. Severability.
This measure shall be interpreted so as to be consistent
with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations . If any
section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase, part, or portion
of this measure is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a
final judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this measure. The voters hereby declare that this measure,
and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase, part,
or portion thereof would have been adopted or passed even if one
or more sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses, phrases,
parts, or portions are declared invalid or unconstitutional . If
any provision of this initiative is declared invalid as applied
to any person or circumstance, such invalidity shall not affect
any application of this measure that can be given effect without
the invalid application. This initiative shall be broadly
construed in order to achieve the purposes stated in this
initiative. It is the intent of the voters that the provisions
of this measure shall be interpreted by the City and others in a
manner that facilitates the confinement of urban uses thereby
protecting agricultural, open-space and rural lands, and•
preventing urban sprawl .
Section 7. Amendment or Repeal.
Except as otherwise provided herein, this initiative may be
amended or repealed only by the voters of the City of Moorpark
at an election held in accordance with state law.
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' Section 8. Competing Measures.
In the event there are competing measures on the same
ballot with this measure that purport to address the same
subject matter of this measure, the following rules shall apply:
If more than one such measure passes, the both measures shall go
into effect except to the extent that particular provisions of
one initiative are in direct, irreconcilable conflict with
particular provisions of another initiative. In that event, as
to those conflicting provisions only, the provisions of the
initiative which received the most votes shall prevail .
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CITY OF MOORPARK GENERAL PLAN
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss .
CITY OF MOORPARK
I , Deborah S . Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of
Moorpark, California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury
that the foregoing Measure " S" Ordinance was adopted by a
majority of the voters, voting on the proposed ordinance at a
Special Municipal Election on January 12, 1999, and pursuant to
Resolution No. 99-1572 , reciting the fact of the Special
Municipal Election and declaring the election results and such
other matters as required by law, and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Moorpark at a meeting held on the 3rd day
of February, 1999, the City Council declared and determined that
the Measure "S" Ordinance was to go into effect ten (10) days
after adoption of Resolution No. 99-1572 .
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 3rd
day Of December, 1999 .
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David Bobardt
Fro= Richard Francis<iffgriaavrti.corn>
Sent Wednesday,August 19,2015 6:53 PM
Ta Steve Kueny
Cc Janice Partin;Reseann MiluW rmilons@tigRianetcurrc vntercuParks@gmaiLcarry David Bobardt Debbie Brausalian
Subject RE SOAR
To: Mayor Parvin,Coundlmember Mikos and City Manager Steve Kueny
Supervisor Parks and I very much appreciated our meeting the other day and have had an opportunity to discuss your
request for a change in the SOAR boundary(CURB)with the SOAR Board. While we have significant hesitancy for SOAR
to unilaterally change the curb boundary that goes in front of the voters,we are quite sensitive to trying to
accommodate the community's interests and concerns. We've agreed to make the change to include the 188 acres+J-
on the west edge of the City that you requested at the end of our meeting,if your city council were to hold a public
hearing and unanimously votes a,"sense of the community"for that request sometime this September.
Certainly,in our view,if the elected representatives of the citizens of Moorpark are united-in that request then it is
appropriate for us to make that change to the curb line as we craft the various SOAR initiatives.
l look forward to hearing from you. Thank you again for opening this dialogue.
Richard Francis
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J D McGrath Farms
5100 Olivas Park Drive
Ventura, Ca. 93003
September 4, 2015
Dear Council of the City of Moorpark,
As the City Council looks at future growth opportunities, the JD
McGrath family requests our properties, parcels 500-0-330-080 and
500-0-340-020, be placed within the City of Moorpark for future growth
opportunities.
Since 1995 our properties have been in SOAR.
We understand the City of Moorpark must maintain a percentage of
SOAR land, but we find our properties are on the verge of becoming
land-locked, making it increasingly more difficult to farm.
We hope the council will consider our request.
Respectfully,
Mary McGrath
Partner of JD McGrath Farms
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