CALABASAS : Official Urges City to Use Road to Block Project
Calabasas City Councilwoman Lesley Devine says a 14-foot stretch of Las Virgenes Road is all the city needs to block the huge Ahmanson Ranch project proposed for eastern Ventura County--or at least enough to provide the city with a weapon to force the builder to bargain.
The 14 feet of unpaved right of way lies on one of two access roads to 3,100 homes that the Ahmanson Land Co. plans to build in the hills just north of the Calabasas city limits.
Devine said that because only the Calabasas City Council can grant permission to make road improvements needed to construct the housing project, the council members can force the company and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to deal with them. The supervisors have final say on the project.
The city-owned right of way, the last 14 feet of Las Virgenes Road where it comes to an end north of the Ventura Freeway, was discovered by Devine in a search of city and county maps. City administrators said the city appears to have clear authority over the land. Other council members said they need to consider the ramifications of Devine’s discovery.
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