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Oak Park MAC recommends zoning updates for 132 parcels to align with county plan
Summary
The Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council voted unanimously to recommend rezoning 132 parcels to conform zoning to the Ventura County General Plan; planners said the changes are a technical alignment and do not alter allowable uses in the Open Space zone.
The Oak Park Municipal Advisory Council voted unanimously July 25 to recommend zone classification changes for 132 parcels in Oak Park so those parcels conform with the Ventura County General Plan.
Ruchita Kadakia, an associate planner in the county’s Long‑Range Planning Section, presented the proposal calling for updates to obsolete legacy zoning that lacks standards in the current Non‑Coastal Zoning Ordinance. Residents expressed concern that the reclassifications could allow more development on parcels currently designated as open space. Kadakia said the recommended changes are "merely a technical exercise" and do not change the list of allowable uses in the Open Space zone in the County’s Zoning Ordinance.
Janna Orkney and other community members asked for protections to keep open‑space parcels in a natural state; Supervisor Linda Parks said she is working on overlay zones (for example, wildlife corridor overlays) that could place additional restrictions on development. Orkney also asked about protecting landscaping trees in Kanan Road medians; Susan Curtis of the County Planning Division noted the medians are part of the roadway and not separately zoned.
The motion to recommend approval of the zone changes was made by Jane Nye, seconded by Seema Chandra, and approved 3‑0. The recommendation will be forwarded to county planners as part of the General Plan/zoning update process; no county action was recorded at the MAC meeting itself.
Next steps: the county planning process will incorporate MAC input and public comments; overlay zones or conservation easements would require separate actions by landowners or the county.
