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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 1996 0131 CC SPC ITEM 03BOFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Lillian E. Hare, City Clerk DATE: January 26, 1996 55 ITE SUBJECT: CONSIDER MESSENGER INVESTMENT CO. (MIC) REQUEST FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO COUNTY OF VENTURA 2010 REGIONAL ROAD NETWORK MAP Senior Planner, Debbie Traffenstedt, has provided the attached documents related to the subject agenda item. Jan -08 -96 09:14A P 01 OUr*Y Of _ VEntuia Peter S. Pedroff Director s GENERAL SERVICES AGENCY �► Recreation Services County Government Center Administration Building, L #1030 ' 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009 (805) 654 -3963 Fax (805) 654 -3684 January 8, 1995 - -- SENT VIA FACSIMILE - TO: Joseph Eisenhut, Resource Management Agency, L# 1740 FROM: Theresa Lubin, Program Administrator, L #1030 - - - SUBJECT: - Gene'ral- Plan Amendment (GPA) Screening Request, Happy Cimp Canyon Regional Park (HCCRP) Area The attached document contains comments concerning the circulation plan for the-Mdden Creek Ranch Specific Plan. A copy has also been sent to the City of Moorpark, Department of Community Development. c: Jaime R Aguilera, City of Moorpark, Director of Community Development Post -it" Fax Note 7671 Date a or To - - - 9�o Pages Phone # e # �� 2 - 6 �sg - 3y Fax # G ��Fux /_ C.Q Printed an RecyloledPap JAN 08 '96 22:02 PAGF_Al Jan -08 -96 09:14A P.02 ourftij Peter ventura S. Ped roll Director s GENERAL SERVICES AGENCY yG Recreation Services County Government Center t Administration Building, L #1030 ` 800 South Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009 (805) 654 -3963 Fax (805) 654 -3684 November 20,4995 TO: Kim Hocking, Resource Management Agency, L# 1740 - FROM: Theresa Lubin,' Program Administrator, L# 1030 SUBJECT: Hidden Creek anch% Specific Plan No $, Draft iR The following comments are offered in response to the above subject Draft EIR concerning the circulation plan: The conceptual circulation plan, Exhibit 2 -9, identifies three different routes across the County's Happy Camp Park to serve the Hidden Creek Ranch development. The potential Broadway extension bisects the park with an east- West orientation. Two additional proposed points of access, the Spring Road Extension and the Campus Park Drive (West) Extension, also bisect the park, at two additional locations. In. combination, these road segments will have a prohibitive impact on circultion within the park, and on current or proposed-park uses. Of the three alternatives, the Broadway extension will have the least impact on the County's proposed uses for the park. The Campus Park Drive (West) Extension and the Spring Road Extension enter the Hidden Creek Ranch development through an existing road easement that extends Campus Park Drive into the park. This road currently serves a small number of landlocked property owners, who would have no way to access their parcels without it. We would prefer to eliminate this access when the landlocked condition of the parcels is resolved by construction of new circulation routes for this development. PiWd on Re yc d P.W JAN 08 '96 22:02 PAGE.02 MOORPARK 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529 -6864 December 8, 1995 Joseph Eisenhut Planning Division County of Ventura 800 S. Victoria Avenue, L #1740 Ventura, CA 93009 SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) SCREENING REQUEST FROM HIDDEN CREEK RANCH PARTNERS, HAPPY CAMP CANYON REGIONAL PARK AREA Dear Mr. Eisenhut: Thank you for the opportunity to review the GPA Screening Application submitted by Hidden Creek Ranch Partners (HCRP) pertaining to alternative roadway alignments under study for the Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 8) Project. Mr. Austin's October 12, 1995, letter correctly states that the City has not supported HCRP's proposal for an extension of Campus Park West into the Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 8) area. The Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) does analyze a Campus Park Drive westerly extension for the purpose of providing a complete analysis of circulation alternatives. Consistent with the City's current Circulation Element, the proposed Specific Plan Project initially included an extension of Broadway (shown as Hidden Creek Ranch Parkway) across Happy Canyon Regional Park, and connecting to a new SR -118 interchange. Based on information in the Traffic Study, the applicant has subsequently proposed that Hidden Creek Ranch Parkway extend from Broadway to the east end of Campus Park Drive. A circulation alternative, that the City Council directed be studied in the Project EIR, consists of a roadway across the lower portion of Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park, connecting to an extension of Spring Road. The traffic study for Specific Plan No. 8 has identified that a Spring Road extension, with a roadway connection across lower Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park, is needed to provide a more direct route into the downtown area of the City and reduce traffic from the Campus Park Drive - Collins Drive corridor. The Spring Road extension alternative would require an amendment to the City's Circulation Element, and would require additional environmental clearance. PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. BERNARDO M. PEREZ PATRICK HUNTER SCOTT MONTGOMERY JOHN E. WOZNIAK Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember Counnilmemher Joseph Eisenhut December 8, 1995 Page 2 The County's input on potential roadway alignments across Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park would be beneficial at this stage of the planning process. The first Planning Commission public hearing for the Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan Project will be held in January 1996. City Council hearings will probably start in-March 1996. If you have any questions, please contact me. Sincerely, . Aguilera ector of Community Development cc: Honorable City Council Steven Kueny, City Manager ' RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY Planning Division county � Keith A Turner ventura Director C E V, E �, �� Attention: James Aguilera NOV 2 7 1995 City of Moorpark, L #6050 799 IMO°R O qq q ENUE, 799 Moorpark Avenue K400 'A.RK cry. a3NU Moorpark, CA 93021 Ir • . SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) SCREENING REQUEST, HAPPY CAMP CANYON REGIONAL PARK ( HCCRP) AREA Mr. Gary Austin, Messenger Investment Co., has filed a GPA request that is related to the Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan that is currently being processed by the City of Moorpark (see attached map). The GPA request that was submitted to the County relates to one or more new roads being indicated on the County General Plan Public Facilities - 2010 Regional Road Network Map. The GPA requested possible new road segments (numbers of lanes yet to be determined) are as follows: ° "Segment A ": A road from the existing north end of Campus Park Drive West within the City of Moorpark, northerly through the southeasterly corner of HCCRP to the southwesterly corner of the Hidden Creek Ranch site. ° "Segment B ": A road from the easterly boundary of the Morrison /JBR property within the City Of Moorpark, through the southerly part of HCCRP and intersecting with "Segment A" within HCCRP, thence north to the Hidden Creek Ranch site and /or south to Campus Park Drive West. ° "Segment C ": An easterly - westerly road from the western boundary of the Hidden Creek Ranch site through HCCRP to the junction of Broadway and Walnut Canyon Road. The applicant's reason for filing the request is so the Hidden Creek Ranch project can proceed in a timely manner once the City of Moorpark has decided that the Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan should be approved and which circulation plan is appropriate to the project. If you wish to comment on the County General Plan Amendment request concerning the County's regional road network map, please forward your written comments to me by December 18, 1995, so that they may be included in the staff report to the Board of Supervisors. Sincerely, ;E �� p-� � Joseph Eisenhut, Senior Planner General Plan Section R C IVED JE:ke/1J136 -4.95 17-1 OCT CT 311995 communttcit 01 Mo01pa(k a"100ment Oepartment ® 800 South Victoria Avenue, L #1740, Ventura, CA 93009 (805) 654 -2481 FAX (805) 654 -2509 `L- Printed on Recycled Paper p / !!!!I!!!!! /lILI!l111�•� • JwAp" no. late list! /11 tell IIIII asset 111• ) mow•, 23 .....•O V"[ "!Ow .•!•....��•••��•�•••�•••••• �. ..••.......•.....•• PASADENA ;..........•. .•............� BAROSOALb••' HAPPY CAMP CYN. V • N REGIONAL PARK HIDDEN CREEK. (NOT A PART 0 RANCH F GPA REQUEST TO COUNTY) . `2i ftw O 118 Q �000� •,•,,.� 00 "gessi, F•. I!!!..l, !l1111111111l /glassless 1.111.•` .o.o ' . 0S A PUBLIC FACILITIES MAP AMEND MAP TO SHOW ONE OR MORE POSSIBLE "HIGHWAY•S /THOROUGHFARES" SHOWN AS SEGMENTS "A ", "B" & "C" (NUMBER OF LANES YET TO BE DETERMINED) 2010 REGIONAL ROAD NETWORK FREEWAYS /EXPRESSWAYS HIGHWAYS /THOROUGHFARES O INTERCHANGES ..... 0.0.0.0 2 LANES 1111111111111111 4 LANES 4 LANES ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 LANES .. 6 LANES 8 LANES 8 LANES 10 OR MORE LANES 000000000 RESERVED R.O.W. O�O�OO RESERVED R.O.W. CITY /THOROUGHFARE STATE ROUTE CITY U. S. ROUTE CITY SPHERE OF INFLUENCE M MO. i 1111.1 �5) A �,� ARK Q i'v Ventura County GPA SCREENING Resource PUBLIC FACILITIES MAP Management (2010 REGIONAL ROAD NETWORK) Agency HIDDEN CREEK RANCH PARTNERS /MESSENGER EXHIBIT INVESTMENT FIGURE .r r � ftMESSENGER October 12, 1995 Resource Management Agency Planning Division COUNTY OF VENTURA 800 S. Victoria Avenue, L#1740 Ventura, CA 93009 Attention: Mr. Joseph M. Eisenhut RE: General Plan Amendment Screening Application Dear Mr. Eisenhut: REce OFD OCT 18 1995 communi cityotA}oorPark iY Oe�relopnren t 0epartrrrent The purpose of this letter is to submit our County of Ventura General Plan Amendment Screening Application and supporting documents and exhibits to you for your consideration. We have attempted to comply with your instructions and requirements that you reviewed with us in our pre- application meeting of September 13th. Attached to this letter is 1) the application itself, 2) an exhibit indicating the approximate locations of the proposed roads that would be located within the boundaries of Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park, 3) an exhibit showing the existing road easement within the park boundaries providing legal access to parcels east of the park, 4) Hidden Creek Ranch Partners' letter of explanation for this application, 5) a copy of a signed letter of acknowledgement from Morrison Homes, whose property would be impacted by this proposal, 6) a copy of a signed letter of acknowledgement from the County of Ventura General Services Agency, and 7) a check for $1, 265.00 as a fee deposit. For clarification purposes, this application is only intended to indentify approximate road alignments that would impact the park. No land use proposals are included in this application. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact us at your earliest convenience. Sincerely, HIDDEN CREEK RANCH PARTNERS, L.P. At4j 6tzL Gary Austin Vice President Enclosures - - l celp 4 ' - -1 allul 17512 VON KARMAN AVENUE IRVINE, C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 7 1 4 ( 7 1 4 ) 4 7 4 - 1 3 0 0 / F A X 4 7 4 - 8 4 1 1 MESSENGER I N V E S T M E N T C O M P A N Y October 12, 1995 Resource Management Agency - Planning Division COUNTY OF VENTURA 800 S. Victoria Avenue, L#1740 Ventura, CA 93009 Attention: Mr. Joseph M. Eisenhut RE: Intent and Purpose of General Plan Amendment Screening Application Dear Mr. Eisenhut: The purpose of this letter is to explain our reasons for submitting a County of Ventura General Plan Amendment screening application. Background Hidden Creek Ranch Partners (HCRP) has filed a draft specific plan (Specific Plan No. 8) with the City of Moorpark involving approximately 4,322 acres east and south of Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park (the Park). The draft specific plan and draft EIR have been prepared and circulated for public review. The 45 day public review process will end on October 31, 1995. The city's planning commission has held one public hearing on the draft EIR and subsequent hearings will begin in November on the draft specific plan. HCRP's objective, consistent with the County's Guidelines for Orderly Development and the City's General Plan, is to obtain approval of the specific plan and certification of the EIR from the City. Upon approval of a specific plan that HCRP considers economically viable, we plan to request the County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to approve a sphere of influence amendment and annexation of the properties into the City of Moorpark. HCRP's draft specific plan has been prepared to be consistent with the City's updated General Plan. In that regard, the City's General Plan Circulation Element includes an arterial that connects the eastern extension of Broadway Road with the 118 freeway, crossing the properties within the Specific Plan No. 8 area. That road crosses lower Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park in an east -west direction. Since the City completed its General Plan Update, no action has been taken by either the City or the County to amend the County's General Plan to include this proposed arterial. During the Specific Plan No. 8 EIR scoping process, the Moorpark City Council directed its staff to study a number of alternative road connections between the western boundary 17512 VON KARMAN AVENUE IRVINE, C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 7 1 4 (714) 474-1300/ FAX 474 -8411 Resource Management Agency Planning Division COUNTY OF VENTURA Attention: Mr. Joseph M. Eisenhut October 12, 1995 -- Page 2 of Specific Plan No. 8 and areas to the west. Most of these alternative alignments either cross or impact the Park. (For more specific information on the traffic consequences and benefits of these alternatives, see the Draft EIR for Hidden Creek Ranch /Specific Plan No. 8 -- SCH. No. 94021028). After the City's draft EIR Traffic and Circulation Study was completed, it was forwarded to the County's Resource Management Agency for review and comment. The Director, Planning Division, Resource Management Agency's response (August 23, 1995 -- Circulation Alternatives for Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan - Determination of County General Plan Conformity) pointed out the County's concerns relative to any roadway construction on County-owned land. This letter indicated that HCRP could file a GPA screening application to facilitate consideration of any road(s) that would be proposed in the Park. Also, during HCRP's preparation of the draft specific plan, a discussion occurred between HCRP and City staff regarding the possibility of extending Campus Park West into the specific plan area through the Park along the alignment of the 94 foot road easement that allows access to the properties adjacent to the Park. This easement has been in existence and used daily since 1964 by the property owners to access their properties on the east side of the Park. Since the City has opposed allowing Campus Park West to be used as access into the Park, the City has not supported HCRP's proposal for Campus Park West to be extended to the specific plan area using the easement as the alignment of the road. HCRP Proposal Because of the concerns regarding public access to the Park, and also because it is very probable that the City of Moorpark will require one or more road connections that would directly impact the Park as part of the specific plan approval process, HCRP feels that it would be beneficial to submit a County of Ventura GPA screening application at this time. This would allow County staff and the Board of Supervisors the opportunity to consider the matter of roads within or crossing the Park at the same time that the City of Moorpark is considering the specific plan application. Hopefully, the County and the City could reach a mutually acceptable conclusion regarding the number, location and carrying capacity of these roads. HCRP is requesting that the County amend its General Plan to allow the following road alignments: 1. Extension of Campus Park West into the Park, following the existing 94 foot easement that runs along the eastern edge of the lower Park, connecting to the specific plan area approximately 1,500 feet north of the current terminus of Campus Park West (Segment "A "). MESSENGER Resource Management Agency Planning Division COUNTY OF VENTURA Attention: Mr. Joseph M. Eisenhut October 12, 1995 -- Page 3 2. A road intersecting Segment "A" and crossing the lower (southerly) portion of the Park, aBnl j connecting to a road at the eastern boundary of the Morrison /JBR property (Segment 3. If and when traffic studies substantiate the need, an east -west trending road crossing the Park between the eastern extension of Broadway Road and the western boundary of the specific plan area (Segment "C'). Discussion: Segment "A" -- In order for the specific plan area to have adequate road access to the 4,300 acre specific plan area, a number of existing roads in the City of Moorpark will need to be extended. In particular, HCRP believes that Campus Park West should be extended because of its carrying capacity and close proximity to the Princeton interchange to the 118 freeway. The 94' road easement providing access to the property owners on the west side of the specific plan area has been in existence since 1964, well before the Park was given to the State of California, and subsequently to the County of Ventura. This road would have little impact on the Park because of its proposed location along the eastern edge of the Park. Previous and current County plans for the Park (proposed recreation facilities and golf courses) have been mindful of the existence and purpose of this recorded easement. Segment "B" -- Both the City of Moorpark and the Specific Plan No. 8 property owners view a road connection from the specific plan area to the downtown Moorpark area to be an important linkage. Currently, residents of the Campus Hills (northeast) area of Moorpark can only drive to the downtown retail area by using the 118/23 freeway to New Los Angeles Avenue or by taking the narrow, circuitous Old Los Angeles Avenue route. Segment "B ", which would cross the south end of the Park, would provide a critical link between northeast Moorpark and the central retail area by allowing residents to reach the downtown Moorpark area via Spring Road. It would also have very little impact on the 3,700 acre Park. . Segment "C" -- If segments "A" and "B" were approved, there would be less need for this segment connecting the specific plan area to Broadway, at least in the near term. However Segment "C" is currently a part of the City's General Plan Circulation Element. It is viewed by the City as the entry point to the Park, rather than Campus Park West. Conclusions• The public hearings being conducted by the City of Moorpark on the proposed Specific Plan No. 8 will require the City to make decisions with respect to future circulation needs in the northeast area of the City. Specifically, it is more than probable that the conditions of ^MESSENGER I N V E S T M E N T C O M P A N Y Resource Management Agency Planning Division COUNTY OF VENTURA Attention: Mr. Joseph M. Eisenhut October 12, 1995 -- Page 4 approval of the specific plan will include the requirement to provide arterial road connections to areas west of the specific plan area. These decisions will certainly impact the Park because of its location immediately adjacent to the western boundary of the specific plan area. In light of Mr. Keith Turner's letter of August 23, 1995, HCRP believes that County consideration of the proposals contained within HCRP's application at the same time that the City is considering HCRP's specific plan proposal will facilitate the orderly resolution of concerns of both the City and County regarding roads impacting Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park. We would be happy to provide further information, as required. Sincerely, HIDDEN CREEK RANCH PARTNERS, L.P. A&ty t Gary Austin Vice President Enclosures cc: James Aguilera Director of Community Development City of Moorpark ^MESSENGER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY county of ventura August 23, 1995 Jaime Aguilera Director of Community Development 799 Moorpark Ave. Moorpark, Ca. 93021 Planning Division Keith A. Turner Director AUG 1995 fr 55 SUBJECT: Circulation Alternatives for Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan (Specific Plan No. 8) - Determination of County General Plan Conformity. Dear Jaime: This letter is in response to your letter of August 10, 1995, wherein you requested a determination of whether or not the County General Plan would have to be amended in order for the County to allow the construction of one or more roads through the County owned Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park in order to provide access to the proposed Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan development. • • • Under State law, the County cannot take an action to either directly participate in the construction of a roadway or allow construction of a roadway on County -owned land, or to convey County -owned land to another entity for the purpose of constructing a roadway, if such action would be counter to the goals, policies and programs of the County General Plan. Based on the information submitted to us to date, we cannot yet determine whether the proposed road(s) would be consistent with the goals, policies and programs of the County General Plan. If the proposed road(s) is ultimately determined to be inconsistent with the General Plan, either the road(s) or Specific Plan would have to be modified /conditioned to be consistent, or the County General Plan would have to be amended in order for the Board of Supervisors to approve the road(s). Assuming that the subject property would remain unincorporated, at a minimum, Figure 4 (Public Facilities Map) of the Goals, Policies and Programs and Figure 4.2.3 (2010 Regional Road Network Map) of the Public Facilities and Services Appendix of the County General Plan should be amended to depict the proposed roadway(s) as a "County thoroughfare" (component of the Regional Road Network]. ® 800 South Victoria Avenue, L #1740, Ventura, CA 93009 (805) 654 -2481 FAX (805) 654 -2509 Printed on Recycled Paper's Jaime Aguilera August 23, 1995 Page 2 Section 65401 of the Government Code states that all proposed public works (facilities) of any county, city, special district or school district, shall be reviewed for consistency with the appropriate local city or county general plan. Government Code Section 65402, subdivision (a), states that no real property shall be acquired for public purposes and no real property shall be disposed of, until the location, purpose and extent of such acquisition or disposition has been reviewed for conformity with the appropriate local city or county general plan. In Friends of "B" Street v City onward (1980) 106 Cal. App. 3rd 988, 998, the court held that all city or county decisions involving future growth (and particularly decisions to proceed with public road improvements) must be consistent with the city's or county's own general plan (and particularly the circulation element). In addition, section 65566 of the Government Code states: "Any action by a county or city by which open -space land or any interest therein is acquired or disposed of or its use restricted or regulated, whether or not pursuant to this part, must be consistent with the local open -space plan" (i.e., open space element). County General Plan: The Happy Camp Regional Park property is designated "Open Space" on the Land Use Map of the County General Plan and is zoned "O -S -160 ac ". Public roads are exempt from the Zoning Ordinance and, therefore, are considered a compatible use with the Open Space designation provided that the road is consistent with the policies of the General Plan (policy 3.1.2 -3; Consistency of Land Use). According to Butch Britt, Deputy Director of the County Public Works Agency, the road(s) proposed to be located in the unincorporated area would probably function as a County thoroughfare. County thoroughfares (primary arterials, secondary arterials and major collectors) are defined as being part of the Regional Road Network which is depicted on the Public Facilities Map (Figure 4) of the Goals, Policies and Programs, and the 2010 Regional Road Network Map (Figure 4.2.3) of the Public Facilities and Services Appendix of the County General Plan. The proposed road(s) is (are) not currently shown on either of these two maps, therefore, the maps should be amended if the road(s) is (are) to be approved. Jaime Aguilera August 23, 1995 Page 3 Since the Specific Plan and DEIR have not yet been released for public review, we do not have sufficient information with which to determine whether or not the road(s) and its (their) intended purpose would be in conformity with the goals, policies and programs of the County General Plan. Nonetheless, based on our limited knowledge regarding the proposed road(s), we have identified the following goals, policies and programs which relate to the proposed road(s) and will require a consistency determination (see enclosed Goals, Policies and Program document): Air Quality: goal 1.2.1 -2; policies 1.2.2 -1 & 3. Water Resources: goals 1.3.1 -3 & 5; policies 1.3.2 -4 & 9. Biological Resources: goal 1.5.1; policies 1.5.2 -2, 3 & 4. Paleontological and Cultural Resources: goal 1.8.1 -1; policy 1.8.2 -2. Flood Hazards: goal 2.12.1 -1; policies 2.12.2 -3 & 4. Noise: goal 2.16.1; policies 2.16.2 -1 & 2. Public Facilities and Services: goals 4.1.1 -1, 2 & 3; policy 4.1.2 -3; program 4.1.3 -1. Transportation /Circulation: goals 4.2.1 -1 & 2; policies 4.2.2 -1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 9; program 4.2.3 -2. Public Utilities: goal 4.5.1; policy 4.5.2 -3. Flood Control and Drainage Facilities: goal 4.6.1; policies 4.6.2 -1 & 3. Parks and Recreation: goals 4.10.1 -5 & 7; policies 4.10.2 -1, 2 & 4. In addition to the above, since the principle reason for the road is to serve the Hidden Creek Ranch development project, please be aware that the Board of Supervisors may wish to consider the following goals, policies and programs, as they relate to the Hidden Creek Ranch development, in deciding whether or not to allow the construction of the subject road(s) through Happy Camp Regional Park: Land Use: goals 3.1.1 -1, 2, 3 & 4; program 3.1.3. Land Use Designations: goals 3.2.1 -1 (1), (2) & (3); policy 3.2.2 -1 (1). Jaime Aguilera August 23, 1995 Page 4 Population and Housing: goals 3.3.1 -1 & 2; policy 3.3.2 -1. Transportation and Circulation: goals 4.2.1 -2 & 3; policies 4.2.2 -6, 7 and 8; program 4.2.3 -3. If the applicants for Hidden Creek Ranch development project wish to consider filing a General Plan Amendment (GPA) screening application at this time, please have them contact Joseph Eisenhut at 654 -2464 to arrange a pre - submittal conference. The deadline for submitting an application for the next regularly scheduled GPA screening hearing is October 16, 1995. As you are aware, the County General Services Agency is working towards the development of a golf course on the southerly portion of Happy Camp Regional Park. Please coordinate any decisions affecting Happy Camp with Robert Amore, Lease Development Manager, at 654 -3965. Furthermore, all technical design issues regarding the proposed road(s) and any discussions regarding a reciprocal traffic agreement between the City and County should be coordinated with Butch Britt, Deputy PWA Director, at 654 -2077. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please call me at 654 -2481 or Bruce Smith, Manager of the General Plan Section, at 654 -2497. F o iZ Keith Turner, Director Planning Division enclosure: cc Lin Koester, CAO Thomas Berg, RMA Butch Britt, PWA Robert Amore, GSA c:PLNDIR. H9546.KTIpg NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF VENTURA COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Plan Amendment (GPA) Screening Hearing, as provided by Board policy, will be held by the Board of Supervisors on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1996, at 1:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, Hall of Administration, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93009, to review the following GPA requests to determine if they should be processed further: A. LAKE SHERWOOD /HIDDEN VALLEY AREA David H. Murdock (Ventura Farms), has filed a rNuest to amend two policies in the Lake Sherwood- Hidden Valley Area Plan. The GPA request (in legislative change format) is as follows: Policy 4.2.2 -3. The water system serving the Lake Sherwood Community shall *et serve only any area-eatside the Lake Sherwood Community and residential uses which (a) are consistent with the Lake Sherwood /Hidden Valley Area Plan (b) can be connected by Private laterals to the Lake Sherwood_ water system ariu (c) the Lake Sherwood Community Services District agrees to serve Policy 4.3.2 -2. The sewer system serving the Lake.Sherwood Community shall tiet serve only aay area - outside the Lake Sherwood Community and residential uses which (a) are consistent with the Lake Sherwood /Hidden Valley Area Plan (b) can be connected by Private laterals to the Lake Sherwood sewer system and (c) which the Triunfo County Sanitation District agrees to serve The applicant's stated reasons for the requested amendments are as follows: "The need for the request has arisen following a comprehensive engineering analysis of the Ventura Farms water and sewer systems, relative to that new home construction initiated at the ranch. It has been determined that a conventional septic system will not function on -site, the only other alternative being an esoteric raised field system. The existing ranch water system, also, has limited capacity to meet the fire flow needs of the new homesite. The residence could be served by lateral directly to the existing LSCSD system." PIRU AREA Romon M. Becerra (Piru Ranch Market), has filed a request for a 1.5 t acre portion of a 4.25 acre parcel (APN 056- 0- 180 -060), located northwesterly of the Main Street and Telegraph Road (Highway 126) intersection. The GPA request is as follows: Change the Countywide General Plan land use reap for Cite w•.:tsterly 1.5 t acre portion of a 4.5 acre parcel i6 a,e bxiziang I- onimunity "(uses per aria plan) designation. o Change the Piru Area.Plan land use map for the same 1.5± acre portion from the "Agricultural" designation to the "Commercial designation. The applicant's stated reason for the requested change in the land use designation is as follows: "Inclusion with the adjacent commercially zoned portion of the property will allow for planned, cohesive development of the entire parcel, a parcel which is situated at the veritable gateway to the Piru Community. The Community will be in a better gateway to the Piru Community. The Community will be in a better position to be provided with much needed services which are not now available, or are available in a limited manner, such as gasoline service, restaurant, medical supplies and groceries." C. HAPPY CAMP CANYON REGIONAL PARK AREA Messenger Investment Co., has filed a GPA request that is related to the 4,322 acre Hidden Creek Ranch Specific Plan ( #8) that is currently being processed by the City of Moorpark, for the area northerly of the Moorpark College area. The GPA request that has been submitted to the County involves one or more new roads being depicted on the County General Plan Public Facilities - 2010 Regional Road Network Map. The possible new road segments (numbers of lanes yet to be determined) are as follows: o "Segment A ": A road from the existing north end of Campus Park Drive West within the City of Moorpark, no: -therly through the _ „r u.. r r ^::;.. P_gi a: .�.:. ;;. _.:,` to the southwesterly corner of the Hidden Creek Ranch site. O "Segment B ": A road from the easterly boundary of the Morrison /JBR property within the City of Moorpark, through the southerly part of HCCRP and intersecting with "Segment A" within HCCRP, thence north to the Hidden Creek Ranch site and /or south to Campus Park Drive West. o "Segment C ": An easterly - westerly road from the western boundary of the Hidden Creek Ranch site through HCCRP to the junction of Broadway and Walnut Canyon Road. The applicant's reason for filing the request is so the Hidden Creek Ranch project can proceed in a timely manner if and when the City of Moorpark decides that the Hidden Creek Rrnch Specific Plan should be approved and which circulation plan is appropriate to ti;c project. All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard at the public hearing. Questions regarding the GPA requests may be directed to J. Eisenhut at (805) 654 -2464. RECEIVED JAN 2 2 19 04b City or moorpark Cnrnmun4Onelopment Department 7 MOORPARK 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 J , OFFICE OF THE MAYOR February 1, 1996 The Honorable Frank Schillo Board of Supervisors County of Ventura 800 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009 (805) 529 -6864 SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) SCREENING REQUEST FROM HIDDEN CREEK RANCH PARTNERS, HAPPY CAMP CANYON REGIONAL PARK AREA Dear Chair Schillo and Supervisors: At a meeting on January 31, 1996, the City Council discussed the General Plan Amendment (GPA) Screening Application submitted to the County by Hidden Creek Ranch Partners, that is scheduled to be discussed by the Board Of Supervisors on February 6, 1996. The Council's concern is that the application is premature. If the Board's decision on February 6 is to allow Hidden Creek Ranch Partners to file a formal General Plan application, such application could be filed and processed prematurely. Two of the possible new road segments identified in Hidden Creek Ranch Partner's application as Segments "A" and "B" are not consistent with the City's current General Plan Circulation Element. The City Council's recommendation is that the Board delav consideration of the Hidden Creek Ranch Partners GPA Screening Application, until the next scheduled application period. If the Board's decision is to approve the Screening request and allow Hidden Creek Ranch Partners to file the formal GPA application, the Council requests that the County not accept application for processing until after the City has reached its decision the on the Hidden Creek Ranch Environmental Impact Report and Specific Plan. Thank you for your consideration of the City Council's request for a delay in taking action on the Hidden Creek Ranch Partner's GPA Screenin S1rL rely, Volk— Paul W. L rason Jr Mayor cc: The Honorable City Council Steven Kueny, City Manager PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. JOHN E. WOZNIAK Mayor Mayor Pro Tem g request. PATRICK HUNTER BERNARDO M. PEREZ Councilmember Councilmember