Joint City Council-Planning Commission Workshop
Day: Monday 14-January-2008 Time: 7:00 PM
Place: City Hall, 501 Poli St., City Hall Council Chambers
Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan
Final Draft - January 2008
In 2006, the City of Ventura initiated the Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan to implement the 2005 General Plan vision to transform the area from a traffic-dominated arterial to one that has a greater mix of pedestrian-oriented uses in order to attract high-value, high quality office and retail jobs. Since the January 2007 release of the “working” draft Plan, the City Council directed staff to focus on transforming Victoria Avenue into a business and retail corridor, conduct a market study to evaluate the feasibility of such development, and to abandon a streetscape plan that would convert the outside traffic lanes to local traffic-serving access lanes.
On January 14, the City Council and Planning Commission will review the Final Draft Corridor Plan as well as the recently completed Market Study and provide staff with direction for moving forward with Environmental Review and completion of the final Plan and Code. In the meantime, to ensure that new or intensified development complies with the objectives of the General Plan, the City Council will also consider extending the current Urgency Ordinance (Ord. No. 2007-010) requiring the approval of use permits for development 50,000 square feet or greater by an additional 12 months.
Joint City Council-Planning Commission Workshop
Monday, January 14 at 7 PM
City Hall – City Hall Council Chambers
501 Poli Street, Ventura
Review the revised Plan and Code at:
- Online: Victoria Avenue Corridor Plan
- City Hall, City Clerk – Rm 204, 501 Poli St
- City Hall, Planning – Rm 117, 501 Poli St (CD-ROM versions available)
For more information, contact Project Manager Lilly Okamura at (805) 658-4720 or lokamura@cityofventura.net, or visit us online at www.cityofventura.net.