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Council approves controversial downtown Blocks 5 & 20 project with view‑corridor condition
Summary
After extensive public comment and a brief recess for applicant‑council negotiation, Oceanside Council approved the Blocks 5 & 20 mixed‑use project (373 units across two buildings) by a 3‑2 vote with a condition to preserve building‑to‑building separation on residential floors to protect Pier View Way sightlines.
The council conducted a lengthy public hearing on a two‑building mixed‑use project for Blocks 5 and 20 in downtown Oceanside that would replace long‑standing surface parking with 373 residential units (193 units in an 8‑story building on Block 5; 180 units in a 7‑story building on Block 20), roughly 17,000–18,000 square feet of commercial space, 38 deed‑restricted affordable units (10% density bonus setaside), and a proposed 560 parking stalls.
Staff (Principal Planner Manuel Baez) summarized entitlements, density bonus…
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