Public hearing for Conditional Use Permit reinstatement on April 30, 2026.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Director is holding meetings electronically which are accessible below:
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a public hearing, as provided by law, will be held by the Planning Director of Ventura County on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 1:00PM to consider and decide on Case No. PL25-0073. The Planning Director will consider the related CEQA determination for the project at this hearing.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://ventura-org-rma.zoom.us/j/88240028375
Meeting ID: 882 4002 8375
Passcode: 740309
Phone In: 16699009128
Case Number: PL25-0073
Applicant: Emmanuel Higgins
Project Location: 1672 Grand Avenue
Assessor’s Parcel No.: 043-0-040-410
Environmental Review: Categorically Exempt, Class 1, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)
Date Application Filed: September 4, 2025
Project Description: Reinstatement of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for continued operation of an existing Wireless Communication Facility on a Southern California Edison tower.
Inquiries on this item may be directed to Aubrie Richardson, Case Planner, at (805) 654-5097 or via e mail to Aubrie.Richardson@venturacounty.gov. The staff report is available on the Planning Division's website at https://rma.venturacounty.gov/divisions/planning/planning-director-hearing-agendas/ or at the Planning Division, one week before the Public Hearing.
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENTS: Public comments may be provided using the following options:
• In Advance of Hearing – If you wish to submit your comments in advance of the meeting, please submit your comment to Aubrie Richardson, Case Planner, by email at aubrie.richardson@venturacounty.gov by 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, the day prior to the hearing. Please indicate in the Subject Line, the Case number (i.e., Case Number PL25-0073).
• On Zoom During Hearing – You must be connected to the meeting prior to the close of the public comment period for the item you wish to speak on.
All Planning Director hearings are conducted on Zoom. Any person is privileged to attend in person to provide comments on this matter. If you wish to attend the hearing in person, this request should be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing by calling (805) 654-2478 or in writing to Luz Juachon, Administrative Assistant, at luz.juachon@venturacounty.gov or by mail to Resource Management Agency-Planning Division, Attention: Luz Juachon, Administrative Assistant at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura Ca 93006-1740.
Any person is privileged to attend and be heard on this matter. If you challenge the above described action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the County of Ventura at, or prior to, the public hearing. This project is not appealable to the Coastal Commission; therefore, a fee will be charged for appealing the decision.
Persons who require accommodation for any audio, visual, language, or other disability to review an agenda, or to participate in a Planning Director Public Hearing per the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA), may obtain assistance by requesting such accommodation by calling (805) 654-2805 or emailing Aubrie Richardson at aubrie.richardson@venturacounty.gov. Any such request for accommodation should be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing for which assistance is requested.
Note: From time to time, hearings are cancelled or rescheduled. We recommend that you contact the Case Planner to confirm the public hearing date one day prior.
Para asistencia o información en español, llame al (805) 654 2805.
By: Dave Ward, AICP, Director
Ventura County Planning Division