SUPERVISOR DISTRICT #1
OWNER: VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
PROJECT MANAGER: DEVI NALLAMALA
CONTACT NUMBER: 805-658-4354
Project Location:
The project site is comprised of a 1.7-acre portion of Assessor’s Parcel No. 074-0-170-080 within the Ventura County Medical Center campus. More specifically, the site is located at 375 Hillmont Avenue, Ventura.
PROJECT DETAILS:
The approximately 1.7 acre parking lot would be composed of asphalt concrete and include 139 standard parking spaces (9 by 18-foot, two bi-directional access driveways from Hillmont Avenue, ten LED light fixtures mounted on 28-foot-tall light standards, focused downwards to provide security lighting, irrigated landscaping along Hillmont Avenue (approximately 10 feet wide, or about 3,600 square feet), a 6,175 square foot storm water treatment area to detain and treat storm water run-off including a percolation basin/vegetated bio-swale, screening landscaping immediately east of the storm water treatment area (approximately six feet wide, or about 570 square feet) and fencing along the perimeter of the storm water treatment area.
PROPOSED FINDINGS:
The Public Works Agency has prepared this Negative Declaration (ND) pursuant to Sections 15070-15075 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act and the County of Ventura Administrative Supplement to the State CEQA Guidelines. This Negative Declaration documents the Public Works Agency’s finding that there are no significant adverse unavoidable impacts associated with the proposed project, and the project does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The attached Initial Study in the below link identifies and discusses potential impacts for identified subject areas.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
In compliance with Section 15073 of the State Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, the Public Works Agency accepted written comments on the adequacy of the information contained in the Draft ND during the public comment period (January 19 through February 21, 2023. This Final ND includes public comments, responses to public comments and text changes (strike-out and underline mode) to the Draft ND needed as part of comment responses.
Due to the non-complex nature of this project, a separate environmental hearing will not be held. Adoption of the ND and approval of the project is anticipated to occur at the May 23, 2023 Board of Supervisors meeting.
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY::
The final ND and Initial Study are available.
https://www.vcpublicworks.org/es/projects/vcmcparkinglotimprovements/
