DATE: May 7, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION UPHOLDING PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2025-P03 CERTIFYING A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND ASSOCIATED MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND UPHOLDING PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2025-P02 APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN (D24-00006), TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP (P24-00002), AND DENSITY BONUS (DB24-00001) TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT CONSISTING OF 199 APARTMENTS LOCATED ON A 43.50-ACRE SITE SITUATED AT THE WESTERN TERMINUS OF OLIVE DRIVE (APN: 162-111-04) - OLIVE PARK APARTMENTS PROJECT - APPLICANT: CAPSTONE EQUITIES; APPELLANT: MIRA COSTA NEIGHBORS FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution upholding the Planning Commission's certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH No: 2024040851) and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and approval of Development Plan (D24-00006), Tentative Parcel Map (P24-00002), and Density Bonus (DB24-00001) to allow the construction of a 199-unit, 100 percent affordable housing project located on a 43.50-acre site situated at the western terminus of Olive Drive.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The project site consists of a vacant 43.50-acre parcel ("Parcel Area") located at the western terminus of Olive Drive, south of Oceanside Boulevard and west of College Boulevard (APN: 162-111-04). The project site is adjacent to the College Boulevard Sprinter Station and connects directly to the Oceanside Boulevard/College Boulevard Smart Growth Opportunity Area designated by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). Surrounding uses include the North County Transit District (NCTD) rail line, College Boulevard Sprinter Station, Loma Alta Creek, and industrial and commercial uses to the north, single-family residential development to the east and south...
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