Ventura Climate Action and Resilience Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2025101043
Public Agency
City of San Buenaventura
Document Title
Ventura Climate Action and Resilience Plan
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/22/2025
Document Description
The Ventura CARP builds upon existing climate protection programs and introduces new actions aimed at further reducing GHG emissions and enhancing resilience to both current and anticipated climate change impacts. Upon adoption, the CARP will reflect Ventura’s sustained and proactive commitment to climate action, sustainability, adaptation, and GHG reductions through the 2045 planning horizon.
The City developed the CARP to meet several objectives, including reducing GHG emissions, improving public health and quality of life, and strengthening community resilience to climate-related hazards. The CARP establishes GHG reduction targets for 2030, 2040, and 2045, and provides a framework for future sustainable development efforts in Ventura. It is anticipated that environmental documents for future development projects will identify and incorporate applicable GHG reduction strategies and actions from the CARP.
The CARP addresses communitywide GHG emissions and includes specific targets aligned with California’s climate legislation. These targets include a 40 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2030 (consistent with Senate Bill 32), an 80 percent reduction by 2040, and carbon neutrality by 2045 (consistent with Assembly Bill 1279). The City’s GHG reduction targets are informed by community-level inventories developed for 2015 and 2019. The 2015 inventory provides a basis for backcasting to 1990 levels, while the 2019 inventory supports emissions forecasting and progress tracking toward the 2030, 2040, and 2045 goals.
Contact Information
Name
Rachel Dimond
Agency Name
City of Ventura
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ventura
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Citywide
Total Acres
~ 14,080
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
US 101, SR 33
Railways
Amtrak
Schools
Various
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15308 and 15307
Reasons for Exemption
The CARP qualifies for categorical exemptions under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15307 (Class 7) and 15308 (Class 8), which cover actions by regulatory agencies to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of natural resources and the environment. The CARP’s policies and measures—such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air and water quality, promoting energy efficiency, conserving biological resources, and enhancing wildfire resilience through home hardening and defensible space—are designed to protect and improve environmental conditions. These actions align directly with the intent of both Class 7 and Class 8 exemptions.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15601(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
In addition, the common sense exemption (Section 15061(b)(3)) applies because the CARP does not authorize or commit the City to any physical changes to the environment. Instead, it provides a policy framework that supports environmental protection and climate resilience. There is no reasonable possibility that its adoption would result in a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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