Local Government Commission

First Stop Shop for Water Resources

The First Stop Shop for Water Resources is a clearinghouse for information and resources related to the co-management of land and water resources.

Document Actions

Ventura Regional Watershed Inventory

The "Inventory" provides a database of existing information relevant to the project and assists in developing local watershed-based policy recommendations. It contains information from reports, local planning documents, policies from other locales, and other sources of information.


Planning Documents and Websites


CITY LEVEL PLANNING

City of Ventura General Plan and Municipal Code and Downtown Specific Plan (considered a model code)

City of Ventura Public Works Agency

City of Ojai Code 

City of Filmore General Plan  and Zoning Code 

City of Oxnard General Plan  and Municipal Code

City of Camarillo General Plan and Municipal Code

City of Moorpark General Plan and Municipal Code

City of Simi Valley General Plan (not online) and Municipal Code

City of Santa Paula General Plan and Municipal Code

City of Port Huemene Planning and Community Development Dept.

City of Thousand Oaks General Plan and Municipal Code


COUNTY LEVEL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Ventura County Ordinances and Regulations (includes SOAR and other policies)

Ventura County General Plan

Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program (VSQMP)

Ventura County Stormwater Quality Management Program Stormwater Quality Management Plan

Ventura County Watershed Protection District Website


STATE / REGIONAL LEVEL

Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Website


WATERSHED PLANNING

Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County (WCVC)
The WCVC is a consortium of local cities, wholesale and retail water agencies, sanitation districts, the County of Ventura, and non-governmental agencies interested in promoting and implementing integrated regional water management planning efforts. Their website contains a wealth of information and resources on Prop 50, Prop 84, and IRWMP within Ventura County.

Calleguas Creek Water Management Plan


STUDIES / REPORTS RELATED TO VENTURA COUNTY AND REGION

Ventura County "Livable Communities Study"
Ventura County Benchmarks Study
Ventura County Vacant Lands Study

SCAG Regional Housing Needs Assessment PDF HERE

SOLIMAR RESEARCH GROUP REPORTS

Taking Action Regionally: Background, Recommendations, and Action Steps for Santa Barbara and Western Ventura County (PDF)
Growth Policy Choices for Ventura County, California (PDF)
Smart Growth in Action, Part 2: Case Studies in Housing Capacity and Development from Ventura County, California (PDF)
Smart Growth In Action: Housing Capacity and Development in Ventura County, California. (PDF)
Research Brief: Ventura County Is Using Land Efficiently To Accommodate Urban Growth (PDF)
Ventura County growth maps
Sales and Property Tax Trends in Ventura County, 1987 - 1998 (PDF)



Other Resources

Title Description Size
California Farmland Protection Guide - Institute for Local Self Government There is a growing recognition among farmers, conservationists and business leaders that a new pattern of growth is necessary to protect the agricultural econom... 1.2 MB
California Regional Water Quality Control Board Los Angeles Region - Watershed Management Initiative Chapter To protect water resources within a watershed context, a mix of point and nonpoint source discharges, ground and surface water interactions, and water quality/... 2.0 MB
Calleguas Creek Watershed Management Plan Action Recommendations November 2004 - The Action Recommendations (actions) are a significant step in the development of a comprehensive cooperative management strategy for the Calleg... 665.3 kB
Developments Protecting Water Quality: A Guidebook of Site Design Examples Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program - February 2007 - This Guidebook was created in 2004 as part of the effort t encourage the use of s... 4.5 MB
Do You Want Utilities With That? Avoiding the Unintended Economic Consequences of Poorly Planned Growth on the Provision of Water and Sewer Service University of Louisville - Summer 2006 - This practice guide considers the economic costs of poorly planned growth on the provision of linear utilities (includi... 270.1 kB
Draft Ventura County Stormwater Permit The draft stormwater permit for Ventura County. 2.0 MB
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan 2006 - Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County - This Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) is the product of an intensive stakeholder process conduc... 21.4 MB
Integrated Watershed Protection Plan - Zone 1 Ventura County Watershed Protection District - Fiscal Year 2005 - The development of the integrated Watershed Protection Plan (IWPP) by the Ventura County Water... 5.1 MB
Interim Ventura Countywide Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Ventura Countywide Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Group - July 2005 - The purpose of the Ventura Countywide Integrated Regional Water Management ... 2.4 MB
LGC Comments to LA RWQCB - Opportunities and Challenges for the Integrating Water and Land Use - October 2007 This memo discusses some of the challenges and opportunities in moving forward with the final permit, and suggests specific permit language for addressing these... 42.0 kB
Santa Clara River Enhancement & Management Plan Ventura County Watershed Protection District, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works - May 2005 - The purpose of the Santa Clara River Enhancement and Ma... 5.7 MB
State of the Watershed – Report on Surface Water Quality for the Santa Clara River Watershed California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Los Angeles Region - November 2006 - This report is a descriptive document and no policy or regulation is ei... 742.0 kB
Ventura County Integrated Watershed Protection Plan - Zone 1 Ventura County Watershed Protection District - Fiscal Year 2005 - The development of the Integrated Watershed Protection Plan (IWPP) by the Ventura County Wate... 4.3 MB
Ventura Countywide Stormwater Quality Management Program A cooperative project of the County of Ventura, the cities of Ventura County and the Ventura County Watershed Protection District: 2004-05 Annual Report October 2005 - The purpose of this document is to comply with the Second Term Permit, Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. 00-108 which requires submi... 8.2 MB