CALABASAS : City Seeks to Annex Gated Community
At the request of homeowners, the Calabasas City Council has proposed annexing a gated community that abuts land slated for the massive Ahmanson Ranch project in Ventura County’s Simi Hills.
Annexing the 825-acre Mountain View Estates would give Calabasas control over a larger section of the Los Angeles County portion of Thousand Oaks Boulevard--a proposed access to Ahmanson Ranch--but would not block plans for the mini-city, said Calabasas Planning Director Steve Harris.
Calabasas must get permission to annex the land from the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission, which oversees boundary changes. Calabasas sent its application to the commission this month, Harris said, but the review process often takes as long as a year.
The application was filed after 49 residents of the area north of the Ventura Freeway between the city line and Crummer Canyon Road petitioned Calabasas officials, saying they wanted to enjoy the benefits of living in the city. The area includes Gates Canyon Park.
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