Avalon Homes plan would add 56 units and conserve nearly 30 acres of coastal dunes; EIR recirculation expected spring 2025

A developer team presented plans for the Avalon Homes subdivision to the Inter-Neighborhood Council, proposing 56 detached condominium units on a roughly 38-acre site with nearly 29.58 acres preserved permanently as coastal-dune open space.

Tanner Shelton of Jensen Design and Survey said the project, led by the Oxnard Shores Company with Toll Brothers in due diligence as a potential partner, would subdivide the property into three residential development lots (about 5.7 acres), three community-amenity lots, two private street/vehicular circulation lots, and two open-space lots totaling about 29.58 acres (77% of the site). Shelton said the developer will offer the open space to the city for a deed-restricted conservation status; if the city declines, the team intends to pursue a certified land trust or conservancy as an alternative steward.

Key project features Shelton described include: - 56 detached condominium units clustered in small courts; each unit would include a two-car garage and a fenced private backyard. The project’s maximum height would be two stories. - A private, 36-foot-wide paved roadway with sidewalks where adjacent to homes; the road would be privately owned and maintained by a homeowners association (HOA) but open for public access. - A quarter-acre private pocket park with a small play area and community garden that the HOA would maintain; the developer said it would allow public access but stressed…