City Council

12. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 81 TO CHAPTER 33 OF THE ESCONDIDO MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT SENATE BILL 79 (2025), CODIFIED AT GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65912.155 THROUGH 65912.162, INCLUSIVE, BY ESTABLISHING A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE, ADOPTING THE TRANSIT- ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE MAP AND RELATED PARCEL INVENTORIES, APPLYING THE OVERLAY ZONE TO PARCELS SUBJECT TO SENATE BILL 79, EXEMPTING CERTAIN PARCELS AS ALLOWED BY LAW, PHASING IMPLEMENTATION FOR CERTAIN PARCELS AS ALLOWED BY LAW, ESTABLISHING OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR TRANSIT ORIENTED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, DETERMINING THAT ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE IS NOT A PROJECT FOR PURPOSES OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SUBMIT THE ENACTED ORDINANCE TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY; DEVELOPMENT CASE NO.: PL26-0140 Approved on October 7, 2026 with a vote of 5/0. a) Ordinance No. 2026-15 (Second Reading and Adoption)