VENTURA : Rezoning Urged on Industrial Site
A 77-acre parcel near northern Ventura Avenue should be rezoned to allow a combination of residential and commercial uses on the site, Ventura planning commissioners said this week.
The property, most of it now zoned for industrial use, is largely owned by the Neel and Huntsinger families and Kinko’s, a national copy service headquartered nearby. The families plan to turn the vacant lots, industrial businesses, storage lots and lemon groves on the property into a neighborhood of townhouses, business offices and industrial buildings.
The commission also recommended Tuesday that Ventura annex about 28 acres of the 77-acre project that are now outside the city’s boundaries.
The recommendation goes next to the City Council, which will take a final vote on the rezoning later this summer.
The 77 acres are north of Stanley Avenue and south of Seneca Street. The property is bounded on the east by Ventura Avenue and on the west by California 33.
The development proposal includes construction of 330 residential units, a park, bike trails and business offices.
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