THOUSAND OAKS : Planners to Consider Proposal for 94 Homes

The Planning Commission tonight will consider a developer’s proposal to build 94 homes in a Newbury Park neighborhood, a project that would require trucking in hundreds of loads of dirt to the site.

Raznick & Sons Inc. of Woodland Hills is proposing to build 94 homes on a 44-acre parcel just west of the intersection of Lynn and Reino roads. Seventeen acres would be dedicated as open space.

Before any building could take place on the remainder of the site, the property would have to be elevated so rainwater could flow naturally into a nearby wetland area.

The elevation would require hauling in between 65,000 and 80,000 cubic yards of dirt needed for fill, said Ellen Michiel, assistant vice president of Raznick.

That could require as many as 200 truck trips per day for 18 days or 100 trips per day for 36 days, Michiel said.

But the operation could take even longer because the developer has agreed to limit the hours of hauling to limit traffic, noise and dust in the neighborhood, she said.

Representatives of the developer have met with area residents to discuss the proposal and encountered no significant opposition, Michiel said.

The Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.