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

Chapter 1: Existing Conditions
LEVEE CONDITIONS
No levee exists in this segment.
CIRCULATION
Dirt access ramps slope down to the SBP road south of the bridge on both sides of N. Victoria
Avenue.
A dirt shoulder and/or farm road runs the
length of the west side of N. Victoria Avenue.
A drainage ditch lies on the west side of the
farm road.
A paved sidewalk 7’-10’ wide and directly
adjacent to the east side of N. Victoria Avenue
is marked as a bicycle route and serves as the
current connection to bike lanes on W.
Gonzales Road. Field observations reported
most pedestrians choose to walk on a shaded
and unpaved area east of the paved sidewalk
buffered from the traffic on N. Victoria
Avenue.
Looking north on N. Victoria Avenue, an
unpaved path east of the paved sidewalk is
popular location for pedestrians to walk.
North of the housing development, a paved road provide access to a City of Oxnard sewer lift
station. The sewer access road has gated access to N. Victoria Avenue approximately 500’ south
of the Santa Clara River.
A drainage channel on the east side of the sewer road enters a culvert and drains under N.
Victoria Road.
AESTHETICS
In most instances the existing sidewalk is directly adjacent to N. Victoria Avenue with little or
no buffer creating an unsafe feeling for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The houses and golf course on the east side are a notable contrast to the undeveloped character of
the farmland and landfill on the west.
This area has few tall buildings creating distant views to the mountains, farmland and golf
course.
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