The City of Escondido zoning administrator approved modifications to the YMCA’s conditional‑use permit (case PL25‑0130) on Dec. 4, adopting Zoning Administrator Resolution 2025‑13 and conditions intended to limit impacts on surrounding properties.

Alex Rangel, associate planner, said the proposal would repurpose portions of the YMCA campus at 1040 North Broadway to accommodate partnerships with the Escondido Union School District (EUSD), National University and Neighborhood Healthcare. Rangel said EUSD will use the campus for after‑school activities and transport up to 300 students per day by district buses; National University plans to repurpose about 8,100 square feet for a satellite campus with classroom operations (staff said a maximum of about 70 students per classroom at peak times was projected). Neighborhood Healthcare would repurpose about 11,000 square feet of the southern fitness facility to operate a youth‑focused outpatient clinic providing general pediatric and behavioral health services; staff said the clinic would primarily serve YMCA members, EUSD students and siblings rather than the general public.

Zoning Administrator Sally Shiffman questioned how overlapping circulation and peak uses (for example, National University class changes and YMCA evening sports) would be handled. Applicants and partners said uses are largely off‑peak, that partners will coordinate for special events, and that the expected additional traffic (an ADT increase staff recalled around 87) did not require a separate traffic study. Transportation engineering staff reported no safety concerns.

Applicants described Neighborhood Healthcare’s clinical scope as primarily preventive and restorative dental work (fillings) and non‑surgical outpatient services, with referral of major surgical dental procedures to external partners. The clinic plans screening and scheduling to prioritize the local pediatric population and would refer patients outside the site’s service parameters to other Neighborhood Healthcare locations.

After reviewing the staff report and the project conditions, the zoning administrator found the proposed modifications would not have adverse impacts when conditioned, and she approved PL25‑0130 under Article 61. The approval was made administratively by adoption of the resolution; no roll‑call vote was recorded.

Next steps: the project will proceed under the conditions described in the staff report; applicants and partner agencies will coordinate transportation and program scheduling per the conditions.