California Coastal Commission's Suggested Modifications to County-lnitiated Amendments to Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, and 11 of the Ventura County Coastal Zoning Ordin
Summary
SCH Number
2025120944
Public Agency
Ventura County
Document Title
California Coastal Commission's Suggested Modifications to County-lnitiated Amendments to Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, and 11 of the Ventura County Coastal Zoning Ordin
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/19/2025
Document Description
On October 8,2025, the California Coastal Commission conditionally approved Ordinance No. 4640, which consists of amendments to the Ventura County Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) pertaining to transitional and supportive housing, residential care facilities, density bonus, and reasonable accommodations (collectively, the CZO Amendments), subject to the following suggested modifications: . Modification to CZO Section 8175-5.22.3.1 to change the required permit for supportive housing projects that qualify as a use by right from a Zoning Clearance to a ministerial Coastal Development Permit (CDP), approved by the Planning Director, without a public hearing; and to require consistency with the objective requirements of the Local Coastal Program. . Modification to CZO Section 8175-6.2 to remove a provision that would have prohibited the waiver, reduction or modification of specific coastal resource protection development regulations, unless othen ruise required by state law. . Modifications to Article 11 of CZO to revise Section 8181-9.5 to address appeals of supportive housing applications to the Coastal Commission, and to add a new Section 8181-1 5 to address procedures for ministerial CDPs for supportive housing. On December 16, 2025, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution acknowledging receipt of, accepting, and agreeing to the Coastal Commission's suggested modifications and adopted the CZO Amendments, as modified. The Board-adopted ordinance is available online on the County's website at: https://cobpublic.venturacountv.qov/documents/Ordinances/County%o20o9/o20Ventura/ 46,6.pdf The CZO Amendments, as modified, shall become effective and operative 30 days after adoption by the Board of Supervisors, or upon certification by the California Coastal Commission, whichever is later.
Contact Information
Name
Ruchita Kadakia
Agency Name
Ventura County Planning Division
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Countywide.
Other Information
The project is an amendment to the County's Local Coastal Program (LCP), which is subject to a review for compliance with the California Coastal Act, and subsequent certification by the California Coastal Commission (CCC).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEOA) pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.9
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.9, as it
constitutes an amendment to the County's Local Coastal Program (LCP), which is subject to a review for compliance with the California Coastal Act, and subsequent certification by the California Coastal Commission (CCC). The CCC's regulatory program for LCPs has been certified by the Natural Resources Agency as the functional equivalent of CEQA review. Therefore, the proposed CZO amendments are exempt provided the CCC ultimately finds them consistent with the Coastal Act.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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