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Chapter 4: Entitlement Process and Policy Review
If your project disturbs more than an acre of land, you may need a Construction General Permit
(sometimes called a Section 402 Permit) and associated SWPPP from the SWRCB.
VCWPD
Ventura County Wa tershed Protection District Encroachment Permit. While some activities require
an “encroachment” permit due to work being done within the District’s real estate holdings, other
allowed activities call for a “watercourse” permit where development or activity will affect the floodplain
adjacent to a jurisdictional channel.
Permit required if any of the following apply:
Impair, divert, impede, or alter the characteristics of the flow of water running in a watercourse;
Deposit any material of any kind in a watercourse so as to obstruct it, or to impair, divert,
impede, or alter the characteristics of flow of water therein;
Alter the surface of land by construction, excavation, embankment, or otherwise, so as to alter
the capacity of a watercourse or the characteristics of the flow of water therein;
Construct, alter, or remove any flood control, storm water drainage, or water conservation
facility, structure or channel of or in a watercourse;
Construct or place any structure in, upon, or across a watercourse;
Plant any vegetation (other than grasses or annual crops) within a watercourse or plant any
vegetation on the banks thereof which impairs, impedes, diverts, or alters the characteristics of
flow of water in such a watercourse;
Commit any act on or in any easement dedicated, granted, or reserved for flood control, storm
water drainage, or water conservation purposes that will impair the use of such easement for
such purposes; or
Interfere with, impair with the use of, or cause damage to any flood control, storm water
drainage, or water conservation facility, structure or right of way in a watercourse.
Permit info:
http://portal.countyofventura.org/portal/page/portal/PUBLIC_WORKS/Watershed_Protection_District/
About_Us/VCWPD_Divisions/Planning_and_Regulatory/Permits
VCPD
The Ventura County Planning Division (VCPD) issues Land Use Permits when a project involves a
regulated land use in unincorporated Ventura County. Consultant with the Planning Division indicated
that a land use permit would not be necessary, however if during future phases of this project it is
determined that a Land Use Permit is required, then the VCPD will usually be the lead agency under
CEQA.
A VCPD Protected Tree Permit is triggered when a project involves pruning, trimming, removal or
disturbance:
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