The Ventura Planning Commission has approved a highly debated 75-unit apartment development, following a lengthy debate over parking, building size, and limits of control under state housing laws.
Known as Thompson Court Apartments, the multi-family residential project will be built at 1655 East Thompson Boulevard, on a site that is currently used for commercial outdoor storage and sales.
Following lengthy discussions and debates, commissioners on May 27 eventually voted 3-1 to approve the project, concluding that they lacked sufficient legal grounds under state laws to deny the project despite several concerns raised by some commissioners and residents.
What Does the Project Include?
Thompson Court Apartments is expected to have a total of 75 units, with eight units deed-restricted for very low-income residents…