As a concerned citizen, I request that the Ventura City Council reject the Mariano Rancho/Regent Properties hillside development plan.

Regent proposes to build 55 "luxury” tract houses on the hills above Ventura High School from Hall Canyon to Lincoln Drive by the iconic "V." Regent's plan does not comply with the city’s Hillside Management Program (HMP), which mandates safe hillside building practices. The HMP requires hillside developments to preserve "topographical, geological and hydrological conditions" and the terrain's "natural and scenic character.” Regent’s plan will violate these requirements.

Regent wants to make extensive cuts on hillside slopes that exceed 30%, fill barrancas, which blocks natural drainage of rainfall runoff, and build houses on landslide hazard areas—all prohibited by the HMP. Compliance with the HMP without modification or variance is essential to minimize potential damage to existing area residents, property, and hillside environment and wildlife.

Regent’s development would also draw upon depleted city water supplies and add even more traffic to already congested area streets.

I strongly urge the Ventura City Council to deny the Mariano Rancho/Regent Properties development plans by rejecting them at the Pre-Screen Application stage.

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