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City of Oxnard outlines housing pipeline, backlog reduction and March go‑live for new permitting system
Summary
Director Jeff Bengali told the council the Community Development Department has reduced a post‑COVID backlog, is managing roughly 6,000 housing units on the horizon and plans a tentative March 27 go‑live for an enterprise permitting system, with months of adjustment expected.
Jeff Bengali, director of community development for the City of Oxnard, presented an overview of his department’s operations and projects, saying staff have reduced a post‑COVID backlog and are preparing to launch an enterprise permitting and licensing (EPL) system.
Bengali said the department is “filled by 70 full time employees” across three divisions — building and engineering, planning, and code compliance — and handles permitting, entitlement, CEQA work and inspections for the city. He told the council the department served more than 10,000 walk‑in customers in 2025, about 2,600 customers online and completed over 25,000 building inspections.
The presentation detailed the city’s housing pipeline: “we have approximately 6,000 units on the horizon and about 1,600 of those are under construction,”…
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