Ordinance Number 2026-02

Source Details

• Publisher: City of Escondido.
• Source type: adopted ordinance PDF.
• Ordinance-stated adoption date: February 18, 2026.
• Retrieved snapshot date: May 24, 2026.
• Related page: 137 W. Valley Parkway Multifamily Project.

Ordinance Context

The ordinance title says it approves a Specific Plan Amendment, Development Agreement, and Planned Development Permit to facilitate construction of a 128 multi-family project. It also says the City Council adopted a Fifth Addendum to the final environmental impact report prepared for the 2012 General Plan Update, Downtown Specific Plan Update, and Climate Action Plan revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.

The ordinance lists planning case numbers PL24-0091, PL24-0092, PL24-0093, PL24-0094, and PL25-0324.

Use that as ordinance-stated title and case-number context only. This page does not interpret the development agreement, Planned Development Permit, Specific Plan Amendment, CEQA findings, conditions of approval, or current legal effect.

Project And Site Context

The ordinance says a land-use development application was filed on April 1, 2024 on behalf of Kingsbarn Realty Inc. for a Specific Plan Amendment, Development Agreement, Planned Development Permit, and Design Review Permit.

The ordinance describes the project as construction of 128 multi-family units on a 1.04 gross acre site at 137 W. Valley Parkway, APN 229-421-26-00, in the Specific Planning Area 9 General Plan land use designation and Specific Plan zone.

This page does not publish map metadata, parcel boundaries, private-property access guidance, current construction conditions, current sales, current occupancy, permit status, or condition compliance.

Planning Commission And Council Context

The ordinance says the Planning Commission held a public hearing on November 18, 2025 and adopted Resolution No. 2025-10 recommending that the City Council approve the project's Specific Plan Amendment, Development Agreement, and Planned Development Permit.

The ordinance says the City Council reviewed and considered the Fifth Addendum prepared for the project, including the revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, determined that no subsequent EIR or Mitigated Negative Declaration was required, adopted the Fifth Addendum and revised MMRP, and approved the Specific Plan Amendments, Development Agreement, and Planned Development Permit subject to Conditions of Approval attached as Exhibit H.

Use those statements only as ordinance text. Check the Planning Commission record, City Council staff report, approved minutes, resolutions, CEQA records, agreement records, conditions, and later official updates before relying on detailed recommendation findings, legal effect, entitlement status, condition compliance, appeals, litigation, or current project status.

Specific Plan Amendment Context

Exhibit E to the ordinance says the Specific Plan Amendments repeal and replace Downtown Specific Plan figures or tables to permit ground-floor residential uses subject to a Planned Development Permit on the subject property, establish a height overlay on the subject property, remove municipal parking Lot 1 as a municipal parking lot, and permit properties within the Height Overlay Area to build up to 65 feet and a maximum of five stories.

Use that statement only as ordinance text. Check the current Downtown Specific Plan, municipal-code records, City Clerk records, later amendments, and parcel or project records before relying on current plan language, current parking-lot status, development rights, or legal interpretation.

Municipal Parking Finding

Exhibit D to the ordinance says the project includes redevelopment of a municipal parking lot that provides 118 public off-street parking spaces. It says a parking study found approximately 42 percent of the 2,339 off-street parking spaces in a 16-block study area were occupied during the peak hour, and that the City determined the property was not necessary for public parking use because demand could be accommodated nearby and other public parking lots remained available downtown.

Use that as an ordinance-stated finding only. This page does not state current public-parking availability, current lot status, construction staging, traffic or parking advice, or legal interpretation.

Adoption Context

The ordinance says it was passed, adopted, and approved by the Escondido City Council at a regular meeting on February 18, 2026. It lists AYE votes for Fitzgerald, Garcia, Garcia, and White, a NO vote for Martinez, and no ABSENT councilmembers.

Use that as ordinance-stated adoption context only. Check approved minutes and later official records before relying on broader final-action history, later corrections, repeal, amendment, recorded agreement status, current-code status, or current project status.