The proposed development has 10,000 square foot lots, about half the size of the adjacent Oaks neighborhood.“All we want is something compatible,” to the Oaks area, which has a large population of oak trees and horse properties that backup to the proposed development.Traffic impacts from the new residences are also a concern as are the impacts from development: in recent weeks the seven-home Stewart Ranch development caused controversy when tons of rock had to be removed from the site, an action not covered in the development agreement.“All we’re asking is consideration and how they’re going to handle the rock out there. . .after the last fiasco” of rock exportation neighbors are alarmed as the proposed 34-home development would be built on land “with five times as much rock,” said Barringer.The city’s General Plan recognizes the Oaks “as a unique area; we don’t have sidewalks, don’t have streetlights, have overhanging trees” that help define the area’s ambiance. “To pour the traffic into these areas is not thinking too clearly; on the heels of compatibility of the neighborhood and what we have gone through with the other development, we’re a little shell-shocked right now,” Barringer noted.Residents had hoped that the proposed development would be 17 homes, but “now it’s doubled. . .”
Planning Commission to hear conceptual review of 34 Oaks homes
September 03, 2003
Santa Paula News
Residents of the Oaks area of Santa Paula will be sure to attend the Sept. 9th meeting of the Planning Commission where a conceptual review by MGA Development will address the proposed development of dozens of homes in the same area where neighbors have been already been battling development impacts.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesResidents of the Oaks area of Santa Paula will be sure to attend the Sept. 9th meeting of the Planning Commission where a conceptual review by MGA Development will address the proposed development of dozens of homes in the same area where neighbors have been already been battling development impacts.The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 970 E. Ventura St.The property in question, an 11.78 parcel off of Cliff Drive, has a long history: several years back a proposal to build up to 27 homes was scaled back to 24 homes after objections were heard from the neighbors in a series of community meetings.Now, MGA Development will be unveiling plans for 34 homes and Oaks residents are questioning the number of residences.“We’re a little disappointed with the amount that they are going for,” said longtime Oaks resident and former Mayor Carl Barringer.
