Oxnard council approves Teal Club specific plan, certifies EIR and development agreement

Oxnard — The City Council voted 7–0 on April 15 to approve the Teal Club Specific Plan, authorizing annexation of the site, certifying the final environmental impact report and adopting the specific plan and development agreement for the property generally bounded by Doris Avenue, Patterson Road, Teal Club Road and Ventura Road.

Why it matters: The project proponent and city staff said the plan would create an urban-village-style neighborhood with a mix of single-family homes, townhomes and rental apartments, a roughly 10‑acre central neighborhood park, a transit hub on Ventura Road and roadway improvements intended to improve safety and walking and biking connections. Supporters said the plan adds housing stock and includes a local‑buyer preference and local‑hire provisions; opponents raised questions about traffic, water and potential airborne lead near the airport.

The approved plan follows staff’s recommended “Option 1.” The development agreement includes a 15% on‑site affordable housing requirement concentrated at low and very‑low income levels (60% low, 40% very low of the affordable set), a $2.2 million payment dedicated to farmworker housing, and a local‑buyer preference giving Oxnard residents and local employees a 30‑day purchase window before units are publicly marketed. The developer and staff committed to dedicating the project’s groundwater rights to the city; city staff and the developer said Fox Canyon Groundwater Agency processes will be used to transfer roughly 500 acre‑feet of allocation associated with the property to municipal use.

Traffic and public‑sa…