The project team will present
project alternatives for GPU Phase 2 to the Planning Commission on
March 14th and the City Council on
April 6th. Reflecting different distributions of future housing and employment growth, the project alternatives are meant to foster further community engagement on the General Plan Update while achieving compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The consideration of project alternatives will lead to the selection of a preferred plan for GPU Phase 2. The preferred plan will then be summarized in a brief Land Use and Mobility Plan that will be shared with the community and decision-makers. Visit the
Project Website for more information on how to view and participate in the meetings.
All of the project alternatives emphasize infill and redevelopment within the City’s major commercial corridors as well as additional housing in existing single-family neighborhoods as facilitated by recent state legislation. Two of the alternatives align with the South Morro Hills Policy Framework, while a third assumes the status quo in South Morro Hills.
Alternative A (Dispersed Corridor Growth + SMH Community Plan): Housing and employment growth distributed broadly across the City’s major commercial corridors; roughly 400 additional housing units in South Morro Hill (above current General Plan/Zoning Ordinance allowances); 3,000 new single-family homes in existing single-family neighborhoods, as facilitated by state legislation (SB9); 1,500 new accessory dwelling units, as facilitated by state legislation
Alternative B (Transit-Focused Growth + SMH Status Quo): Roughly 33 percent of housing and employment growth focused in the Oceanside Boulevard corridor; no additional housing units in South Morro Hills (consistent with current General Plan/Zoning Ordinance allowances); 3,000 new single-family homes in existing single-family neighborhoods, as facilitated by state legislation (SB9); 1,500 new accessory dwelling units, as facilitated by state legislation
Alternative C (Transit-Focused Growth + SMH Community Plan): Roughly 33 percent of housing and employment growth focused in the Oceanside Boulevard corridor; roughly 400 additional housing units in South Morro Hills (above current General Plan/Zoning Ordinance allowances); 3,000 new single-family homes in existing single-family neighborhoods, as facilitated by state legislation (SB9); 1,500 new accessory dwelling units, as facilitated by state legislation
CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(a) requires that environmental impact reports (EIRs) “describe a range of reasonable alternatives…which would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the project but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project…and evaluate the comparative merits of the alternatives.” The project alternatives outlined above will be studied in the project EIR, along with a “No Project” alternative.
The Planning Commission staff report for this item will be posted
here at least five days before the Planning Commission meeting.