CAMARILLO : Annexation Urged for 90-Acre Site
The Camarillo Planning Commission has recommended that the city annex about 90 acres of an unincorporated area of Ventura County near Las Posas Road.
The development company, Presley of Southern California, plans to build 259 single-family houses on 88 acres west of Lantana Street.
The commission voted Tuesday against the annexation of another 37 acres east of Lantana after a public outcry. A petition with the signatures of 74 residents living in the 119 houses in the Casa de Cavalier tract was submitted to the commission.
The residents want to remain under county control rather than become incorporated into the city. Even though property taxes would have remained the same after the annexation, some residents say they feel their quality of life would be jeopardized under city jurisdiction.
In a separate action, the commission tentatively approved a subdivision to be built by Pardee Construction east of Mission Oaks Boulevard and south of Colony Drive. The subdivision is to consist of 159 single-family houses on 36.7 acres.
Residents in the Laurelwood tract, south of the proposed Pardee development, said at the meeting that they oppose the project because, among other things, it would increase traffic.
The City Council has final authority over both annexation and the developments.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
