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Staff recommends council certify EIR and approve Avalon Homes coastal permit despite unmitigable traffic impact
Summary
Planning staff recommended the City Council certify a final EIR and approve permits for the Avalon Homes subdivision, a proposed 56‑unit development with 30 acres of preserved dune habitat, while noting that vehicle‑miles‑traveled impacts could not be mitigated and require a statement of overriding considerations.
Planning staff told the Oxnard Planning Commission on March 5, 2026, that it recommends the City Council certify the final environmental impact report and approve permits for the Avalon Homes subdivision, a proposed 56‑single‑family home development paired with 30 acres of preserved dune habitat.
Jamie Peltier, planning supervisor, said the project includes a coastal development permit (No. 164002) and a tentative subdivision map (No. 163003) covering 10 lots (about 8.75 acres for residential development and seven lots reserved for open space and related improvements). "VMT impacts were found in the transportation analysis and cannot be mitigated to less than significant," Peltier said, noting that the EIR includes a statement of overriding considerations to explain the basis for approving the project despite the transportation impact.
Why it matters: The staff recommendation asks the council to weigh housing production, coastal habitat preservation and a…
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