Oceanside General Plan

The plan document

Read Oceanside's official General Plan: Oceanside General Plan → · 2002-06 (reformatted compilation; individual elements adopted 1974-2017) · 2023-11 (6th Cycle Housing Element HCD-certified)

Elements · 7 Verifier-checked summaries

• City of Oceanside General Plan — Land Use Element (June 2002) → Land Use 2002-06

  The Land Use Element (June 2002) opens its Long-Range Policy Direction with a Community Enhancement goal for a safe, attractive, desirable and well-balanced community. Section 1.1 Community Values sets an objective to enhance long-term community and neighborhood values; policies require land uses be attractively planned and not negatively impact surrounding conforming uses. Section 1.11 Balanced Land Use directs a balanced distribution organized as a hierarchy of activity centers. Section 1.12 addresses Land Use Compatibility, 1.14 Noise Control, 1.15 Public Safety, and 1.16 Housing. Section 2.31 establishes residential designations in Table LU-1: Estate A (0.5-0.9 du/gross acre), Estate B (1.0-3.5), Single Family Detached (3.6-5.9), Medium Density A/B/C, High Density (21.0-28.9) and Urban High Density (29.0-43.0). Base density is the appropriate development density per designation.

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• City of Oceanside 2021-2029 Housing Element (6th Cycle; adopted June 16, 2021; HCD-certified Nov 2023) → Housing 2021-06-16

  The 2021-2029 Housing Element (6th Cycle), adopted by City Council June 16, 2021 with a planning period of April 15, 2021 to April 15, 2029, sets housing goals in its Housing Action Plan. Goal 1 is to produce opportunities for decent and affordable housing for all citizens, with policies promoting stable neighborhoods, a high homeownership rate, higher-density housing along transit corridors and smart growth focus areas, and exploring a cap on short-term rentals. Goal 2 encourages a variety of housing opportunities—a broad range of housing types, sufficient rental stock, and housing meeting needs of the elderly, homeless, farm workers, persons with disabilities, and large families—with Policy 2.1 designating land for varied densities focused near transit and employment. Goal 3 protects and provides housing for low- and moderate-income persons. Program 7 states the City's 6th-cycle RHNA allocation of 5,443 units, with a remaining RHNA of 2,456 units including 1,797 lower-income units.

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• City of Oceanside General Plan — Environmental Resource Management Element (adopted 1975) → Conservation 1975-09

  The Environmental Resource Management Element (adopted 1975) states a single goal: evaluate the state of the environment and formulate a program of planned management, wise utilization, and preservation of natural resources to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of present and future generations. It lists objectives by resource topic. Water objectives include planning an adequate water system, investigating local supplies to reduce dependence on imported water, minimizing pollution of supplies, and minimizing loss of life and property in flood-prone areas. Soil, Erosion and Drainage addresses mitigating erosion and lagoon siltation. Coastal Preservation cooperates with agencies on beach erosion. Other objectives cover Minerals, Vegetation and Wildlife Habitats (conserving rare, endangered or threatened species), Air Quality, Agricultural Resources (designating prime agricultural land), Cultural Sites, and Recreation and Scenic Areas, including preserving significant visual open spaces.

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• City of Oceanside General Plan — Recreational Trails Element (adopted 1995/1996; sub-element of Circulation) → Open Space 1996-01

  The Recreational Trails Element (adopted 1995/1996 as a sub-element of the Circulation Element) has a mission to provide a safe and efficient system of bicycle, equestrian, and pedestrian trails creating non-motorized connections to recreational and commuting destinations. Goal 1 encourages safe multiple-use trails, with objectives to develop Class I (off-street) trails, incorporate pedestrian use in the north-south rail-trail, and design aesthetically pleasing trails. Goal 2 seeks a safe, interconnected bicycle network, prioritizing three major Class I trails (San Luis Rey River, north-south rail-trail, east-west rail-trail) and Class II bike lanes on arterials and collectors. Goal 3 addresses a safe transition to the Camp Pendleton bike trail and Goal 4 safe bicycle use. Goals 5 and 6 develop an equestrian trail along the San Luis Rey River corridor linking the beach, Guajome Park, Ivey Ranch and the Equestrian Overlay District, and coordinate the regional trail system.

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• City of Oceanside General Plan — Noise Element (adopted 1974) → Noise 1974-09

  The Noise Element (adopted 1974) states a goal to minimize the effects of excessive noise in the City of Oceanside and an objective to protect residents and visitors from noise pollution and improve environmental quality. Its policies direct that noise be controlled at the source where possible, intercepted by barriers or dissipated by space where the source cannot be controlled, and reduced from structures by soundproofing where other controls fail. Noise levels must be considered in approving any permit-requiring projects or activities and in any changes to the Land Use and Circulation Elements. The Noise Plan uses the Day-Night Average Sound Level (Ldn) scale and, as required by state law, identifies noise contours for fixed sources—plotting contours for sources including Oceanside Airport, Interstate 5, State Highways 78 and 76, and the Santa Fe Railroad; 65 dB contour lines for key areas are included.

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• City of Oceanside General Plan — Public Safety Element (adopted 1975) → Safety 1975-09

  The Public Safety Element (adopted 1975) sets a goal to take the action necessary to ensure an acceptable level of public safety for prevention and reduction of loss of life and personal property of Oceanside's citizens, supported by objectives organized by hazard. Seismic and Geologic Hazard objectives include considering such hazards in land use decisions (particularly critical structures), minimizing risk of structure occupancy, and providing the public seismic/geologic information. Fire Hazard objectives include maintaining equipment, personnel and water supply for the current class 5 insurance rating citywide and continuing fire prevention. Flooding Hazard objectives include considering flooding in land use decisions and ensuring public awareness. The Public Safety Plan notes no proven active faults within the City; the Rose Canyon fault lies within 25 miles, with the Elsinore, Agua Caliente, and San Jacinto fault zones within 100 miles. Secondary seismic effects identified include liquefaction, lurch cracking, lateral spreading, local subsidence, landslides, seiche, and tsunamis.

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• City of Oceanside General Plan — Community Facilities Element (adopted 1990) → Other 1990-06

  The Community Facilities Element (adopted 1990) provides policy direction for public services and facilities. Its Community Facilities Management objective ensures adequate facilities and services for existing and future development; policies encourage compact, sequenced infill (0.1) and require capital improvement impact fees collected at building-permit issuance based on proportionate cost share (0.7). The Parks and Recreation Facilities objective provides accessible parks; Policy 1.3 combines park categories into a single 'Community Park' designation and strives for 5.0 acres of developed Community Parks per 1,000 residents. Library Facilities standards (Policy 2.1) include 0.55 square feet of floor area per resident, access within 10 minutes or two miles, three library staff per 6,000 residents, and 3.0 items per resident. Fire Department Facilities standards (Policy 3.1) include a five-minute response time to developed areas, minimum four-person companies, and paramedic response of eight minutes (urban) and fifteen minutes (rural).

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