Measure on the ballot in the 2020 California General Election in Oxnard.
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Get StartedA "YES" vote on Measure F is a vote for adoption of an ordinance to require expedited processing of certain city-issued development permits and audits of denied permits to an appeal board.
A "NO" vote on Measure F is a vote against adoption of an ordinance to require expedited processing of certain city-issued development permits and audits of denied permits to an appeal board.
Getting a permit at Oxnard City Hall can be bureaucratic, time-consuming and costly, whether one wants to replace a water heater, remodel a home, build a tenant improvement, or expand a business. Frustrated people instead bypass the review process – risking illegal, unsafe construction – and this roadblock discourages employers from locating and expanding in Oxnard. The solution is Permit Simplicity – an OPTIONAL, streamlined, safer process that enables next-day permit issuance – a program built upon a successful model implemented ten years ago in Phoenix, Arizona, the country’s fifth most populous city., in support of Measure F (Learn more)
"While it is common to provide for expedited reviews for certain permit types, which the City of Oxnard already does, it is uncommon to allow self-certification, and unheard of to allow self-certification for all permit types. No city found has self-certification regulations that apply to all permit types as is being proposed for the City of Oxnard.", in opposition to Measure F (Learn more)
Shall an ordinance be adopted to require expedited processing of certain city-issued development permits if projects meet specific requirements and project applications are filed by specified professionals who receive required training pursuant to a new program that includes audits of approved permits and appeals of adverse audit results, certain denied permits, and adverse certification actions against specified professionals to a designated appeals board, the decision of which may be appealed to the city council?
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