Taschen Ranch Coastal Planned Development Permit
Summary
SCH Number
2025020147
Lead Agency
Ventura County
Document Title
Taschen Ranch Coastal Planned Development Permit
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
General Plan Land Use Designation: Open Space
Coastal Area Plan Land Use Designation: Coastal Open Space
Zoning Designation: COS-10 ac-sdf/M (Coastal Open Space, 10-acre minimum lot size, slope density formula, Santa Monica Mountains Overlay Zone)
Document Description
The Applicant requests a Coastal Planned Development (PD) Permit to construct a 1,140 square foot (sq. ft.) pool, a 2,178 sq. ft. deck, a 1,683 sq. ft. accessory structure (cabana), a 750 sq. ft. seating pad, and a 125 sq. ft. equipment pad with a 6-foot fence. No plumbing fixtures are proposed in the cabana. Estimated earthwork includes 1,600 cubic yards (c.y.) of cut and 1,600 c.y. of fill. Utility upgrades include installation of one subsurface water line, one subsurface propane line, and one overhead electric line, which will tie-in to an existing electric pole. Two new water wells for the existing 10-acre agricultural use (organic farm) will be drilled. Proposed water well no. 1 will be located approximately 1,000 ft south of the existing dwelling and water well no. 2 will be located approximately 110 feet southeast of the existing dwelling.
The following accessory structures that were placed on the property without a permit will be removed:
• 800 sq. ft. plastic shade house wood framed structure
• 600 sq. ft. plastic shade house wood framed structure
• 800 sq. ft. plastic shade house wood framed structure
• Three (3) 120 sq. ft. wood framed cooler sheds
Proposed accessory structures will be used for the existing farming operation:
• 160 sq. ft. Agricultural cargo container (AG container #1)
• 160 sq. ft. Agricultural cargo container (AG container # 2)
In 2016 approximately 0.17 acres of Bigpod Ceanothus-Chamise Shrubland was cleared without a permit. The vegetation was removed to construct one of the plastic shade wood frame structures. After the 2018 Woosley fire, the agricultural land use was expanded in various locations. Approximately 0.30 acres of Bigpod Ceanothus-Chamise Shrubland, 0.13 acres of Bigpod Ceanothus Chaparral, and 0.18 acres of California Sagebrush-Ashy Buckwhet Shrubland was removed without a permit. The Permittee will be required to mitigate 0.78 acres of Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas (ESHA) at a 2:1 Ratio (1.56 acres total).
Water to the site is provided by an existing onsite water well, State Well Number (SWN) 01S20W11M01S and sewage disposal for the existing single-family dwelling is provided by an existing septic system. Access to the site is provided by an existing unpaved driveway that extends north from Cotharin Road.
Contact Information
Name
Noe Torres
Agency Name
County of Ventura Resource Management Agency- Planning Division
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Mark Lloyd
Agency Name
Property Owner Representative
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Thousand Oaks
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Cotharin Road and Yerba Buena Road
Zip
90265
Total Acres
154
Parcel #
701-0-030-350 and 701-0-030-360
Waterways
Little Sycamore Creek
Township
01S
Range
20W
Section
11
Base
SBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Other (New pool structure that will be accessory to the existing SFD.)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Coastal Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Recreation, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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