North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan

On November 6, 2017, the City Council initiated the preparation of a Coordinated Area Plan for the North Ventura area (NVCAP), an approximately 60 acre site. The NVCAP is being proposed as a result of Program L4.10.1 of the recently adopted Comprehensive Plan, which states:

Prepare a coordinated area plan for the North Ventura area and surrounding California Avenue area. The plan should describe a vision for the future of the North Ventura area as a walkable neighborhood with multifamily housing, ground floor retail, a public park, creek improvements and an interconnected street grid. It should guide the development of the California Avenue area as a well-designed mixed-use district with diverse land uses and a network of pedestrian-oriented streets.

The City has also received Priority Development Area (PDA) grant funding from the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for preparation of the NVCAP. This area includes a parcel owned by the Sobrato Organization which is commonly referred to as “the Fry’s site”.

The Fry’s site and the surrounding parcels included in the proposed planning area represent a significant opportunity to plan for a walkable, mixed-use neighborhood with multifamily housing, commercial services, well-defined connections to transit, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, urban design strategies, and design guidelines to strengthen and support the neighborhood fabric and connections to transit, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities.

Community engagement, including but not limited to the Working Group formation, will be key to the success of the planning effort, as will technical and design/planning work by qualified consultants funded by the grant. Updates on the Working Group application process will be provided on this webpage and emailed to the mailing list.

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Please check out our NVCAP Resources Page for past City Council meeting staff reports and other supporting documents.

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North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan

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Working Group Meeting Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Past Events

Working Group Meeting #9a Tuesday, December 5, 2019

at 5:30 pm in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall.

Working Group Meeting #8 Tuesday, October 29, 2019

at 5:30 pm in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall.

Working Group Meeting # 7 Tuesday, September 24, 2019

City Council Meeting Monday, August 19 2019.

Historic Resources Board Meeting on Thursday, July 25, 2019.

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