| Santa Rosa Valley
was an almost exclusively agricultural area unitl the
second half of the twentieth century. Then the County of
Ventura
approved the development of "Rural" lots but without a specific plan
for the development of the area. However in 1982 the county adopted an Equestrian Trails Policy, which provided for trails in all subdivisons and that those trails would link to other subdivisions. This policy has been regarded an unenforceable by the county planning staff because the county did not also create a Trail Plan for Santa Rosa Valley. Although the county could strongly encourage equestrian or multi-use trails, they could not make them a condition of development. Many of the earlier subdivisions did include dedicated trails easements that have created the current trail system in the Santa Rosa Valley. But in later years some developers have chosen not to include trails with the result that the trail system ihas become disconnected or even disappeared in some areas. Additionally the County has generally been unable to accept or maintan trails in areas that are not covered by a homeowner's associaton. SRV Trails Inc was formed to help in both of these areas. Firstly we will work with the County and provide financing for the creation of a Trail Plan for the Santa Rosa Valley. Then SRV Trails provides a way for property owners to donate easements that will be maintained and insured by the charity in perpetuity 2007 SRV Trails Inc. received donations of easements from four property owners who own land on the Rosita Trail between Blanchard Road and Upper Barbara Drive. This important connection had been closed for about three years. These easements to SRVTI will keep this connection open. These are the first easements given to the charity. SRV Trails met with officials from the Ventura County Planning Department and then started working with Rincon Consultants to create the Trail Plan for Santa Rosa Valley. 2008 The completed draft Trail Plan was made public and distributed. In February, the Santa Rosa Valley Municipal Advisory Council approved the draft plan and sent it forward to the Ventura County Board of Supervisors with a recommendation that it be adopted as the County's official Trail Plan for Santa Rosa Valley |