Santa Clara River Trail Final Master Plan - Development Services ...

Santa Clara River Trail Plan
Existing mining pits have exposed groundwater and will be reclaimed as open space under the
RiverPark Specific Plan.
The project site terminates adjacent to the north-south trending Central Avenue.
Schools: Rio Del Mar Elementary School and Rio Vista Elementary Schools are located within
the RiverPark development.
LEVEE CONDITIONS
This segment is located along the top of a VCWPD flood control levee.
The width of the top of the levee ranges from 32’ to 44’ wide and is composed of graded dirt and
gravel fill.
Areas with access ramps extend out as wide as 60’ (i.e. ramp adjacent to Windrow Park in
RiverPark).
There are areas of erosion along the south side of the levee, adjacent to the RiverPark
neighborhood.
CIRCULATION
The multiple crossroads and adjacent neighborhoods in this segment allow for several possible
connections along the trail.
RiverPark proposes to build a walking and biking trail loop around the reclaimed mining pits.
AESTHETICS
To the north, the open, generally sandy bed of
the river provides views across the river to
undeveloped agricultural land and residential
and commercial uses in the City of Ventura.
The levee moves away from N. Ventura Road
in this area providing greater separation from
traffic and noise.
To the south are views across the RiverPark
community, including large commercial Levee north of Highway 101 with RiverPark
structures, medium-density residential
development in Background
neighborhoods and older industrial facilities
associated with gravel/sand mining at the project’s eastern end.
The levee is set back from the river bed and is clear of vegetation.
The river channel is predominantly a wide sandy wash, with limited riparian and upland
vegetation creating a sunny corridor with little to no shade.
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