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Ventura planning commissioners press staff on in‑lieu fee methodology; item set as consent
Summary
Commissioners reviewed the annual update to the inclusionary housing in‑lieu fee and questioned the consultant’s use of a mean‑of‑medians approach; staff said the update is a receive‑and‑file consent item under an adopted methodology and that a full market study will be done in 2028–29 unless the market changes significantly.
The Ventura Planning Commission on April 22 heard a brief staff presentation and extended discussion about the city’s annual update to the inclusionary housing in‑lieu fee, with commissioners asking for clearer rationale behind the consultant’s calculation method.
Rachel West, a management analyst in the community development department, told the commission the fee update before them follows an adopted methodology and was placed on the agenda as a consent “receive and file” item because staff and prior Planning Commission direction called for routine, formulaic annual updates rather than a full market analysis every year. West…
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