Community & Economic Development Committee - Regular Meeting

Consider Pre-Screening Application No. CD-GPAPRE-2025-0002 to Authorize the Filing of a Proposed Annexation, General Plan Amendment, and Zoning Ordinance Amendment Associated with a Conceptual Project Known as Arroyo Verde, on the Application of Dennis Hardgrave.

On October 3, 2025, Dennis Hardgrave filed Pre-Screening Application No. CD-GPAPRE-2025-0002 to change the land use designation of 126 acres of land south of Los Angeles Avenue and immediately west of the Buttercreek subdivision from Agricultural (County) to Specific Plan (City) for a mixed-use development with 700 residential units and a mix of commercial uses, collectively known as Arroyo Verde. The Pre-Screening application is a procedural step conducted pursuant to §17.44.050(C) of the Moorpark Municipal Code (MMC). This process serves as an early coordination tool to provide the applicant with initial feedback and to gauge City Council interest before the applicant pursues a formal application involving significant financial investment. The process also serves as a risk-mitigation phase, allowing the City and the applicant to identify major constraints prior to formal entitlement submittal. Authorization to file a formal application does not constitute support, policy endorsement, nor an evaluation of potential environmental impacts associated with the project. These factors can only be evaluated upon subsequent review of a formal application by the City Council.