Two car dealerships proposed for Camarillo near airport

UPDATE: The Camarillo City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a land-use amendment that will allow two planned car dealerships to be built on vacant land near the Camarillo Airport.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Camarillo residents have the chance to weigh in on two proposed auto dealerships off Springville Drive at the Wednesday City Council meeting.

Faring Capital LLC, a West Hollywood-based developer, is asking the council to amend the Airport North Specific Plan to allow the dealerships and other related uses on the nearly 47-acre property, city staff said in a report.

The document also mentions the possibility of cafes, car washes, vehicle service centers and EV chargers on the site.

The City Council meeting will begin 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Camarillo Public Library. Before the panel votes on the resolution, the public will have time to provide input on the project.

The specific plan area encompasses 337 acres between the Camarillo Airport and Highway 101. The site the developer is eyeing is at the corner of Springville Drive and West Ventura Boulevard.

Its current land-use designation is research development, city spokesperson Michelle Glueckert D’Anna said in an email. If the amendment to the specific plan is approved, the developer is required to submit subsequent documents that would need to be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission before construction can start, D'Anna said.

Darren Embry, Faring's vice president of community development, said the company is still working on plans for the project and declined to share additional information.

City staff said in a report that Faring has two dealerships ready to begin selling new and used commercial and light-duty vehicles on the site. Embry declined to say which dealerships the developer is working with.

Embry noted Faring doesn't have plans to fill the entire specific plan area with dealerships.

"This project will be very focused and limited in scope," he said.

Brian J. Varela covers Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Camarillo. He can be reached at brian.varela@vcstar.com or 805-477-8014. You can also find him on Twitter @BrianVarela805.

This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Two car dealerships proposed for Camarillo near airport