Notice is hereby given that the City of Ojai is seeking volunteers to serve as volunteer ombudsmen for the City’s Second Unit Compliance Program. The ombudsman volunteers would serve as a mechanism whereby owners of unpermitted second units would be able to find out what would be needed to qualify for the Compliance Program without revealing the existence of an unpermitted unit to the City.
Those interested should have knowledge of State Building Codes,
Local businesses are facing severe unforeseen challenges due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The city would like to share the following resources to help during these challenging times.
Please keep checking the City’s website for updates as new resources become available.
CURRENT COVID-19 BUSINESS RESOURCES
Loan Opportunities
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provides loans to help businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
The City of Ojai invites members of the public to attend the Community Visioning Workshop for the 2045 General Plan Update. This workshop will be an opportunity to learn about the General Plan Update and identify priorities through 2045. It will focus on housing as well as city character, transportation, and other issues.
The virtual workshop will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 starting at 6:00 pm. It will include a presentation,
The Economic Development Collaborative is hosting a panel discussion with EDC SBDC Financial and Legal Advisors Gonzalo Fernandez, Anthony Elliott, Bill Bartels and Erica Bristol, to provide understanding and guidance around next steps on commercial eviction moratoriums and business finances.
The no-cost webinar will take place on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Additionally, it will work through real life scenarios and questions many commercial tenants are facing today.
For additional information about the event,
The City of Ojai and County of Ventura have announced additional free COVID-19 testing dates in Ojai through March 31, 2021. Testing is to be held at Sarzotti Park, 510 Park Rd. Ojai CA. 93023. A list of testing dates and times for the month of March are as follows: