§ 8109-1.3.5. Construction and operational standards.

The construction and operation of the multi-family development must comply with the following standards:

a.

Multi-family residential projects shall comply with the requirements of the Ventura County Construction Noise Threshold Criteria and Control Plan.

b.

Development shall comply with the Ventura County "Paveout Policy", current County Road Standards and the Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee Ordinance.

c.

Multi-family residential projects shall be designed to ensure that outdoor noise levels in outdoor living and recreation areas do not exceed a CNEL of 60 dB or an Leq (1h) of 65dBA during any hour.

d.

In the event that paleontological, archeological, or cultural resources are found during grading or construction, such activities shall halt in the area of the find and the project developer shall notify the Planning Division. The project developer shall hire a qualified consultant approved by the Planning Division who shall prepare a work plan to address the disposition of the paleontological, archeological, or cultural resource encountered. The work plan must comply with the following minimum standards for resource disposition as determined by the Planning Director or designee:

(1)

The work plan shall include a detailed description of the nature, extent, condition and significance of the sensitive resource.

(2)

The work plan shall specify the available options for resource disposition such as avoidance, recovery and curation, photo-documentation, incorporation of the resource into project design, and other methods.

(3)

The work plan shall include a recommendation of a course of action that is most protective of the resource while allowing the project objectives to be fulfilled.

Construction can only proceed in conformity with the approved work plan.

(Ord. No. 4436, § 7, 6-28-2011)