The Ventura County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 opened its Jan. 12 meeting by approving the clerks recommended agenda and reviewing a long docket of assessment appeals and stipulations.

The clerk announced removals from the calendar (for example, Item 11 was withdrawn) and recommended grouped continuances on many matters to dates typically set for March 23 or April 20, 2026. The assessor generally agreed to the continuances but routinely requested a data proviso that any additional information sought by the assessor be provided at least 30 days before the rescheduled hearing. In several instances the board required in-person attendance at rescheduled hearings where representatives had previously appeared remotely.

The board granted approval to two large-reduction stipulation agreements (Telegraph Road Ventura LLC and Belmont Village) that had been circulated in advance. It also moved to deny several applications for lack of appearance when applicants or their representatives failed to check in or attend remotely (examples cited by the clerk included items denied for nonappearance). The clerk and assessor repeatedly grouped similar matters for efficient docket handling and the board routinely moved and seconded the grouped continuances.

The clerk also scheduled a special hearing for a cluster of Ross Dress for Less appeals on March 30, 2026, and approved the packet of stipulation agreements listed as Item 146.

Why it matters: The boards scheduling decisions set timelines for dozens of appeals and determine whether cases will be heard in person, on special hearing dates, or postponed. The repeated use of 30-day data provisos underscores the boards effort to ensure the assessor has requested information in time to process contested appeals.