Right now, according to the state, there are eight cities in San Diego County that are out of compliance with state laws that require filing plans for future.
Oceanside is pushing to complete a comprehensive update of its General Plan in 2021, the first overall revision since the plan was created in the 1970s.
The General Plan is sometimes called the city’s “constitution” or its “blueprint for growth.” The document outlines where homes and businesses can be built, how wide streets should be, what environmental safeguards should be applied and much more.
“Oceanside’s planners have set good goals for its General Plan Update,” said Dennis Martinek, a former city planning commissioner. “Only good, long-term planning will allow Oceanside to accomplish its goals of economic prosperity, environmental quality and social equity.”