Board affirms Camp Ramah permit with noise conditions, requires neighbor meet‑and‑confer

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 30 denied an appeal and approved a major modification to Camp Ramah’s conditional use permit, including tree removals, a variance for historic summer occupancy, and construction of a new cabin village, subject to a suite of noise mitigation measures and a new review process requiring a one‑year neighbor meeting and 10‑year reviews.

The project: Camp Ramah sought to incorporate roughly 348 acres of adjacent open‑space parcels into its campus boundary, legalize several accessory structures, construct “Mahone Village” (six cabins and a multipurpose building), and obtain a variance allowing the camp to continue historic summer overnight levels higher than current code limits. The Planning Commission approved the modification in May 2025; neighbors appealed citing persistent noise, the number and timing of events, and the permit’s potential unlimited term.

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