SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / A news summary : The Regional Review / DEVELOPMENTS IN ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO AND VENTURA : Sports Park, Subdivision Meet Council Approval
Another housing development will soon materialize in northeast Oxnard in the form of 179 single-family homes and 65 townhouses.
The City Council approved a tentative subdivision map, prezoning and annexation for the project Tuesday.
The development will be between Oxnard Boulevard, Juanita Road, Morado Place and the future extension of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. It meets the requirements of the city’s Northeast Community Specific Plan, including the development of a portion of a sports park.
“We’re getting a lot of bang for the buck,” said development services Director Matthew Winegar, explaining that the developer has agreed to seed and irrigate its four-acre parcel of the sports park.
The sports park serves as a buffer between the railroad tracks that run parallel to Oxnard Boulevard and the homes. Plans for the park include a walking and biking path that Winegar said will one day extend from the Transportation Center, at Oxnard Boulevard and 3rd Street, to Vineyard Avenue.
The remaining 21 acres of the park are held by a trust, Winegar said. To finish development of the sports park, the city would either have to acquire the land on its own or strike a deal with the trustee.
The developer, John Laing Homes, opted to pay a fine rather than designate affordable housing in the development.
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