Planning Director Ward reported to the Ventura County Planning Commission on Sept. 18 that the Board of Supervisors had recently taken several actions relevant to the commission's work, including approving a residential high-density (RHD) zoning update and a package of phase 2 and Coastal Zoning Ordinance amendments. Ward said the board discussed concerns about how specific sites in the Santa Susana and Piru areas might be developed to address traffic safety and water-service needs and asked staff to consider those sites in the context of the county's current and upcoming housing element work.

Ward said the board "did vote to support that. It was a 4-1 vote," referring to the RHD approval. He told commissioners the board asked staff to include review of the sites as part of a three-year work plan for the next housing element cycle, which the director said is coming sooner than anticipated.

Ward also reported that the board considered a package of proposed refinements to the outdoor events ordinance after presentations from the RMA agency director and the code compliance director. The board discussed the presence of unpermitted event venues in the county and directed staff to explore updates that would improve compliance and consider opportunities to reduce the permitting burden for conditional use permits for certain events. Ward said that direction will be folded into the planning division's work plan.

No formal action by the Planning Commission was required on the matters Ward reported; the director presented the board's direction to staff and an update on scheduling. Ward told the commission there is no Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Oct. 2 and that staff are working with departments on the remainder of October and into November.

The Planning Commission did not receive public comment on the ADU/CZO item earlier in the hearing; Ward's report covered recent Board of Supervisors decisions and staff work-plan priorities rather than new policy proposals before the commission.