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Oxnard planning commission approves Avalon Homes plan, requires on-site affordable units
Summary
The commission certified the final EIR and approved a tentative map and coastal development permit for Avalon Homes, a 56‑unit detached condominium project that includes a 29.58‑acre deed‑restricted nature preserve; commissioners amended the staff recommendation to require on‑site inclusionary housing rather than an in‑lieu fee.
The City of Oxnard Planning Commission on March 5 certified the project’s final environmental impact report and approved a tentative map and coastal development permit for the Avalon Homes project, a proposal by Oxnard Dunes LLC to build 56 for‑sale detached condominium units and preserve 29.58 acres of dunes as permanent public open space.
The commission’s approval followed a staff presentation on the recirculated CEQA document and mitigation measures and a detailed applicant presentation by Tanner Sheldon, who described the project as delivering both housing and a “29.5 acre nature preserve.” Sheldon told commissioners the development would be served by a private street with a public easement, provide community amenities and a half‑mile nature trail, and—on the current fee schedule—would pay an affordable‑housing in‑lieu fee of approximately $2,450,000 rather than build six on‑site affordable units.
Commissioners raised questions…
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