DATE: June 24, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: CONSIDERATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE, SMART AND SUSTAINABLE CORRIDORS SPECIFIC PLAN AND GREENHOUSE GAS SIGNIFICANCE THRESHOLDS - APPLICANT: CITY OF OCEANSIDE
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1) Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Onward Oceanside Project (Phase 2 of the Comprehensive General Plan Update, Smart and Sustainable Corridors Specific Plan, and Climate Action Plan Update) and adopt the Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program per CEQA Guidelines ?15093; and
2) Adopt a General Plan Amendment (GPA21-00003) for the Onward Oceanside Project (Phase 2 of the Comprehensive General Plan Update, Smart and Sustainable Corridors Specific Plan, and Climate Action Plan Update) per Government Code ?65300; and
3) Adopt Guidelines and Thresholds for Determining Significance of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines ?15064.7.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
Purpose of General Plan
California Government Code Section 65300 requires each city and county in California to adopt a "comprehensive, long-term general plan." The purpose and intent of the general plan is to forecast growth, with implementation policies focused on growth management throughout the city. A general plan is also used to project future demand for services, such as sewer, water, roadways, parks and emergency services.
The General Plan serves as the "constitution" for the city with its guiding policies focused on growth management. The policies implement programs that constitute the "blueprint" for private/public development within the City of Oceanside ("City"). The General Plan 's purpose is to establish a long-range forecast for growth management throughout the city and to plan for the commu...
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