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VENTURA FAIR IS PURE FUN VOL. XXVII NO. 34
By Chris Frost Christricountysentry.com
Ventura-- The 2019 Ventura County Fair is in the books, and the event was an excellent time for anyone looking for almost anything.
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HE fair featured rides, lots of good food, plenty of exhibits to learn from, farm animals, and great rock bands like Styx, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, and county artist Martina McBride.
Permilla Carpenter took advantage of the “Magic Carpet Ride” with family members at the midway and said the experience is nerve-wracking. “It’s high up there,” she said. “It was the first time up there for all of us, but it was fun.” James Carpenter saw the slide and had to give it a try. “I do it every year,” he said. “The faster, the better. We were all racing, and I was last.”
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David Soto was watching the baby pigs feeding time at Uncle Leo’s Barn. “They look cool,” he said. “We have cats and dogs at home. I like coming to the fair and hanging out with people who you see in your town.” Mom Monica Porras wants a little tiny pig and said he’ll be an indoor pig and part of the family. “We’ve been coming for the last 10 years,” she said. “We drive here.”
Charles Matthew Vanoni is Uncle Leo’s grandson and grew up in the agriculture business.
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Commissioners question Lambert about STR regulations By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard—The conversation about the short-term rental ordinance (STR) in the city continues with a discussion about what happens when someone sells one of the properties. Planning Commissioners approved the item unanimously Aug. 1 and asked for parking enforcement at the properties, progressive fines for repeat offenders, requiring the property manager to live closer to the rental, within 25 miles, a 100-day
Planning Director Jeff Lambert.
limit per year on the days someone can rent the property, five percent cap of total STRs, including the
residential beachfront zone, a 300500 foot separation between STRs, and no amplified noise outside. Newly sworn-in Commissioner Daniel Chavez Jr. led off the comments and asked about permits that expire because of the ownership changes. "Is this an automatic thing," he asked. "Will there be any consequences to sellers that don't disclose to the city they sold the property? We want to make sure we are keeping track of when the property is sold and make sure the new owner continues to list them as a short-term rental."
“I have been coming to the fair since I was one,” he said. “The family gets together and calls people we know with animals and are interested in helping us put on this event. Some of them bring their animals, so we have babies and their mamas.”
Planning Director Jeff Lambert agreed with Chavez, and he said there would be a "little bit of a challenge" keeping track of the changes. "We won't catch everyone," Lambert said. "We do have a provision in the city's regulations that requires that we provide, through the escrow process, a disclosure of our building records. We get notified when properties are being sold because they ask for our building records. We have a trigger, so we should be able to n Commissioners, see page 6
Walk Like MADD remembers the fallen and looks toward a better future By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Cutline: Participants at the Walk Like MADD 5K were escorted out by members of the Oxnard and Ventura n Walk Like, see page 2