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Camarillo, Ventura County California
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Camarillo is a great place to live. Camarillo is a well designed community with a variety of homes to select from. The fourth largest city in Ventura County, Camarillo claims slightly more than 61,500 residents. Occupying just over 19 square miles of land, the city enjoys an unusually high percentage of college-educated and professionally-employed residents and ranks third among Ventura County's ten cities in median family income.
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Ask residents of Camarillo why it's such a great place to live and you're likely to hear many responses: "Unspoiled" -- "Friendly" -- "Clean and safe" -- "Excellent schools" -- "Caring neighbors" -- "Close to everything I need." Camarillo takes pride in its unparalleled quality of life, in the many attributes of the community that have endured and strengthened throughout the years.
Camarillo is a thriving community of 61,000 in the heart of Ventura County. Situated in the Oxnard Plain, and just nine miles from the ocean, Camarillo offers an appealing mix of both rural and suburban lifestyles. With an average temperature in the low 70's, and over 300 days of sunshine annually, Camarillo's climate is hard to beat anywhere.
Camarillans know the value of hard work, and they value their leisure time, as well. While small neighborhood parks and larger community parks provide facilities for activities ranging from tennis to soccer to swimming to picnics, three golf courses, including the elegant Spanish Hills Golf & Country Club, offer tournament-caliber challenges.
Miles of jogging and biking paths and lanes wind their way through Camarillo's neighborhoods, while beautiful, clean beaches for swimming, sunning, sailing and surfing are just minutes away. And sparkling fresh-water lakes, nestled in mountains less than an hours drive from the city, await those seeking the perfect spot to camp, swim, fish or water-ski, while hikers and mountain bikers will find trails to suit every ability.
The fourth largest city in Ventura County, Camarillo claims slightly more than 61,500 residents. Occupying just over 19 square miles of land, the city enjoys an unusually high percentage of college-educated and professionally-employed residents and ranks third among Ventura County's ten cities in median family income.
The city's growth and development is guided by its General Plan. This document is the comprehensive guide to residential, commercial and industrial land uses in the community, designating appropriate locations where the individual uses can support and complement one another. The General Plan both ensures compatibility of new development with the communities existing physical, social and economic characteristics and reflects the community goals adopted by the Camarillo City Council in 1992. Elements for housing, circulation, community design, recreation and open space are included in the plan, so to preserve the special quality of life that the citizens of Camarillo enjoy.
Agriculture has played an important role in the historical development of Camarillo and Ventura County, and the General Plan encourages the continued viability of agricultural activities as a source of economic sustenance, as a definition of the physical limits of urbanization and as a visible statement of the city's commitment to open spaces. Greenbelt agreements with the County of Ventura and neighboring cities assure that large tracts of open space will remain in place and that the pace of development will not outstrip the city's ability to provide necessary infrastructure.
An agreeable blending of cultures, ages, interests and backgrounds has created both the quality of life and sense of community for which Camarillo has long been known and of which it is rightfully proud.