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Staff proposes new two-story Fire Station 3 on Hill Street in Oxnard

Oxnard City Planning Commission · April 2, 2026
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Summary

Oxnard staff presented plans to demolish the existing 4,452-square-foot Fire Station 3 at 150 Hill Street and build a 12,324-square-foot, two-story station, requesting a special use permit (PZ 24-500-07), a general plan amendment, a zone change to Community Reserve, and a zone-text amendment; staff recommended the Planning Commission forward those approvals to City Council.

Staff for Oxnard City presented a proposal to replace Fire Station 3 at 150 Hill Street with a new two-story, 12,324-square-foot station and recommended that the Planning Commission forward approvals to City Council.

The staff member said, "The project involves the demolition of the existing 4,452-square-foot single-story fire station and the construction of a new 12,324-square-foot two-story fire station and accessory structures." The proposal would require a special use permit (PZ 24-500-07) to allow a fire station in the Community Reserve (CR) zone, a general plan amendment to change the land use from residential low-medium to public semi-public, a zone change to CR, and a zone-text amendment to permit increased lot coverage by special use permit.

Why it matters: the new station would increase capacity and expand facilities for emergency response while triggering discretionary land-use and environmental review. Staff said the project’s site…

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