RUNKLE CANYONJURISDICTIONAL TIMELINE

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The 1964 General Plan Map setsno precise number of acres orhomes. The map did not extendto the southern Specific Planboundary, but allowed for thefollowing:

• Single-family residentialdevelopment;

• Small commercial area ateasterly corner of FitzgeraldRoad (about 6-10 acres);

• Extension of Tapo CanyonRoad;

• Elementary School (about 10acres); and

• Open Space area.

UnincorporatedVentura County

With the incorporation of the Cityin 1969, the initial General Plancalled for the following:

• Extension of Tapo CanyonRoad;

• Extension of Sequoia Avenue;• A potential park at the Runkle

Reservoir;• High-density housing (about 6-

10 acres) with only a smallportion on the project site inthe vicinity of Fitzgerald Roadand Sequoia Avenue;

• Convenience commercialnode;

• Elementary school and aNeighborhood Park;

• Very low density housing eastof Sequoia Avenue;

• Medium Density housing westof Sequoia Avenue; and

• Open Space.

1st General PlanCity of Simi Valley

Revised GeneralPlan

When the City revised the GeneralPlan in 1980, it allowed for thefollowing in the Runkle Canyonarea:

• Small amount of mediumdensity housing south ofWatson Avenue;

• Low density housing east ofSequoia Avenue (about _ milesouth of Fitzgerald Road);

• Special purpose park (RunkleCanyon Reservoir);

• Light industrial designationwhere SP Milling Companywas located; and

• Open Space.

In addition to the allocations of the1980 General Plan, the followingrefinements were made:

• To the 324 acres of the property atthe south end of Comet Avenue:

- 124 acres were designated with aresidential estate land use callingfor 1-acre minimum lots [onlyapproximately 50-60 houses couldbe built due to the City’s HillsidePerformance Standards (HPS)already in place]; and

- 200 acres were to remain OpenSpace.

• This map has all of the adoptedland uses of the 1980 General Planand the 1984 April 2ndAmendment, but includes also thereflections of the Staterequirement for mapping ofmineral resources of significance(SMARA). The area mapped inRunkle Canyon was used for aconcrete, sand, and gravel quarry.

Amendment toGeneral Plan

With the approval ofpublic initiative “MeasureO”, the City adopted anurban growth boundaryline denominated the SimiValley City UrbanRestriction Boundary(C.U.R.B.) line.

Measure O

PR-515 Final Disposition

The 1,600-acre Runkle Canyon area should conform to the following:

• A maximum of 550 units in the Specific Plan;• 30% of the units for seniors, with 62 of these to be affordable senior units;• No residential development in the Burro Flats area;• Comply with all requirements of the City’s Hillside Performance

Standards (including no ridgeline development);• Provide a minimum of 20 one-acre or larger estate lots;• Provide standards for use in the Specific Plan, Planned

Development Permit and Tentative Map to avoid construction-related impacts such as dust, noise, and hours of construction;

• Future construction to comply with pending new setback standardsand architectural design guidelines (see enclosed);

• The Specific Plan will include an 18-hole golf course;• Provide as much recreational vehicle access/parking as possible;• Provide adequate screening of any new water tank;• Address the water pressure problem in the adjoining residential area;• Provide a potential future road access from Sequoia Avenue to the

Brandeis-Bardin property;• Minimize traffic on Talbert Avenue through the potential use of an

emergency access gate and a Sequoia Avenue address for the golfcourse clubhouse; and

• Show a detail design for the emergency access at the end ofWatson Avenue.

Note:The 2003 Runkle Canyon Specific Plan is consistent with the 14-point guideline criteria outlined in PR 515: Final Disposition,approved by City Council in November 2000, with the exceptionof guideline #13 modified by subsequent Ventura County FireProtection District and Public Works direction to eliminate thepotential emergency access gate.

Revised General PlanThe City set forth standards of what could bebuilt in Runkle Canyon. The following was addedto the General Plan in Appendix B, page 5:

• Defines the exact location of the Specific PlanArea consisting of 1,600 acres south ofFitzgerald Road and the Brandeis-BardinInstitute;

• The land use mix was approximately:_ 150 acres: Residential Estate;_ 210 acres: Medium (residential) Density;_ 85 acres: Moderate Seniors Only (residential)

Density;_ 10 acres: Park; and_ 1,145 acres: Open Space.• For purposes of traffic modeling only, the

Specific Plan Area was assumed to consist ofapproximately 700 dwelling units, with 250 ofthose for seniors;

• Runkle Canyon Dam and Reservoir, andadjoining water ponds shall be preserved as apublic park or permanent public open space;

• That Sequoia Avenue shall be extended fromRoyal Avenue to Fitzgerald Road prior to thefirst phase of any residential development;

• Residential development south of FitzgeraldRoad shall only occur with the provision of asecondary access through the property to thewest to connect to Watson Avenue;

• Provide for potential future access to theBrandeis-Bardin property from SequoiaAvenue in the vicinity of Runkle Canyon Dam;

• Development in Runkle Canyon shall includethe construction of an 18-hole golf course.Priority for the location shall be given to theportion of the Runkle Canyon channel south ofTalbert and north of the Runkle CanyonReservoir.