Description

On April 15, 2016, Pacific Community Builders, Inc. (“Applicant”) filed an application to develop a 38.73-acre property located south of Los Angeles Avenue and west of Leta Yancy Road for a residential development consisting of 153 detached single-family and 131 detached condominium units.  

On September 20, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2017-3626 adopting an MND for the Project and approving the General Plan Amendment No. 2016-01 for a change to the land use designation from General Commercial to High and Very High Density Residential on the Project Site.  On the same date, the City Council also adopted Resolution No. 2017-3627 which approved Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 5882 and conditionally approved Residential Planned Development Permit (“RPD”) No. 2016-01 for the Project.

On October 4, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 453 approving Zone Change No. 2016-01 to change the zoning on the Project Site from Commercial Planned Development, RPD-7U, and RPD-7.5U to RPD-9U, RPD-20U, and Open Space.  On the same date, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 454 approving Development Agreement No. 2016-01 for the Project between the City of Moorpark, and M.P. Group, LLC, Moorpark Homes, LLC, and CLP Investment, LLC (“Owner”).

Since the Projects approval in 2017, the Applicant has worked diligently to complete grading and building plans.  While working to develop final drainage plans, the Applicant, working with the Ventura County Watershed Protection District, determined that additional flood storage area was required.  The revised drainage plan now includes broad crested weirs to allow for higher flood volumes in the Arroyo Simi Channel to be ensure flood levels could be mitigated on-site.  The design of the weirs requires that the concrete rock slope within the channel be reconstructed.  The changes to the Project’s storm water plan ensure that the Project would not worsen flood conditions in the vicinity of the Project.

On April 13, 2023, the Applicant submitted an application to amend the Development Agreement. The Development Agreement Amendment and changes to Conditions of Approval were approved by the City Council on April 17, 2024.