Livable Ventura
We are a group of Ventura citizens who are concerned about the recent, rapid development in our city.
We are a liaison between citizens and the city, providing transparency to citizens and feedback to our city officials.
We research critical issues with new developments such as safety concerns, traffic congestion, impact on current infrastructure, overcrowding. We review and discuss new building plans, research ordinances, and inform the planning commission and city council of resident concerns regarding new developments.
We help promote development that fits in with surrounding communities and preserves our culture, history, and environment.
We support the development of housing for all income levels across the city of Ventura.
Join us today to let our officials know what you want to see in Ventura!
Six Stories Approved in Historic Downtown Ventura
The 211 Thompson project with 81 luxury apartments and 13 affordable units was approved on 8/07/23 by City Council members Doug Halter, Jeanette Sanchez-Palacios, Jim Duran and Bill McReynolds. Mayor Joe Schroeder and Mike Johnson voted against the project and Liz Campos recused herself.
We are raising money and moving forward with litigation. It will be almost impossible to prevent more tall, expensive, luxury developments that don't serve our current residents' needs from being built Downtown or anywhere else in the city.
Our public views of the ocean and the hills will be lost forever with these monolithic buildings exceeding what is allowed in the Downtown Specific Plan. Traffic is already overwhelming and unsafe in this evacuation zone. This is an historic district and protected by our Downtown Specific Plan! It is our city and we need to take it back and preserve it for future generations.
This historic district begins at the San Buenaventura Mission, travels down Figueroa past China Alley, a number of well-preserved Victorian homes, and Tortilla Flats. It extends to the Ventura County fairgrounds and ends with views of Channel Islands National Park. Massive 6-story buildings do not belong here.
Join Livable Ventura in funding the fight to take back our city and stop greedy developers from profiting at the expense of our community. Please donate to our Go Fund Me page.
Your monetary gift, while not tax deductible, will go directly to a fund for legal representation and the costs associated with fighting this and other similar projects.
https://gofund.me/b2408cc3
Our public views of the ocean and the hills will be lost forever with these monolithic buildings exceeding what is allowed in the Downtown Specific Plan. Traffic is already overwhelming and unsafe in this evacuation zone. This is an historic district and protected by our Downtown Specific Plan! It is our city and we need to take it back and preserve it for future generations.
This historic district begins at the San Buenaventura Mission, travels down Figueroa past China Alley, a number of well-preserved Victorian homes, and Tortilla Flats. It extends to the Ventura County fairgrounds and ends with views of Channel Islands National Park. Massive 6-story buildings do not belong here.
Join Livable Ventura in funding the fight to take back our city and stop greedy developers from profiting at the expense of our community. Please donate to our Go Fund Me page.
Your monetary gift, while not tax deductible, will go directly to a fund for legal representation and the costs associated with fighting this and other similar projects.
All donations, large and small are greatly appreciated!
https://gofund.me/b2408cc3
THE TIME IS NOW! STOP THESE DEVELOPERS!
Concerns regarding the planning and development process
- Developers are asking for exceptions and variances to exceed height limits with weak or no findings so that the developer can maximize profit with little concern for existing residents!
- Buildings are being reviewed individually with no regard for the cumulative impact of other new construction in the area.
- Developers are including the minimum low-income housing in their developments in order to over-build using the state density bonus which allows them to bypass city regulations.
- Citizens write letters and speak at meetings but their concerns are not addressed by the city.
- Architects in the city already know of the city's lenient regulations, and propose projects that exceed density and height limits because they know it will be approved.
- Most new constructions are being built by out of state developers who are unfamiliar with the culture and lifestyle of Venturans.
- Ventura is known to have a lenient planning department and this is a selling point for realtors and land speculators.
There are many other practices in Ventura that have been favoring developers and silencing citizens, and we want citizens to be involved in the planning process to maintain livability in Ventura.
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