Santa Paula Branch Line Recreational Trail Master Plan
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
1999031035
Lead Agency
Ventura County Transportation Commission
Document Title
Santa Paula Branch Line Recreational Trail Master Plan
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The trail corridor passes through four jurisdictions with land use authority: the City of Ventura, the City of Santa Paula, the City of Fillmore. and the County of Ventura. Present land uses along the corridor include rail transportation and ancillary uses. Encroachments into the corridor include agricultural uses and industrial uses. Zoning and general plan designations vary by jurisdiction, but generally accommodates the public transportation function.
Document Description
The proposed trail will be designed for multiple-purpose recreation and commuting. The major uses that are anticipated include bicycling, walking, running and roller skating/blading. Equestrian uses would not be permitted on the trail. The rail line would be preserved as an active component of the corridor. The trail would be developed in the remaining section of the right of way. Detailed trail design treatment would be dictated by urban or rural location. Typical urban design features would include the following features: Paved surface of varying width (approximately 8-10 feet); security fence separation from the rail line; landscape strip on outside edge of trail; lighting and fencing of character appropriate to the community; signage consistent with the character of the community; and, notification signing that trail is subject to closure. Rural trail segments would generally include the following features: paved surface of 12-foot width; automated security control system with video cameras; six foot high post and wire fencing within a 19-foot fence zone between trail and adjacent property; automated crossing controls at agricultural road crossings; security fence as close to edge of trail as possible with negotiated agreements to encroach into VCTC property; safety fence separating inner trail edge from rail line; no lighting fixtures; use of non-invasive, no-host ornamental barrier plants along fencing; and, notification signage that trail is subject to closure.
Contact Information
Name
Chris Stephens
Agency Name
Ventura County Transportation Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Ventura, Ventura, Montalvo
Counties
Ventura
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Recreational (Multi-purpose recreational trail)
Local Actions
Master Plan, Master Plan: Approval
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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