Ordinance Number 2026-03

Source Details

• Publisher: City of Escondido.
• Source type: adopted ordinance PDF.
• Ordinance-stated adoption date: April 1, 2026.
• Retrieved snapshot date: May 24, 2026.
• Related page: Parkview Townhomes Zone Map Amendment.

Ordinance Context

The ordinance title says it approves a Zone Map Amendment to amend the City of Escondido Zoning Map in support of the Parkview Townhomes project.

The ordinance lists planning case numbers PL24-0157, PL25-0010, PL25-011, PL25-0012, PL25-0013, PL25-0014, and PL25-0015.

Use that as ordinance-stated title and case-number context only. This page does not interpret the Zone Map Amendment, related entitlements, CEQA findings, conditions of approval, or current legal effect.

Project And Site Context

The ordinance says Touchstone Communities filed a land-use development application on June 18, 2024 for Parkview Townhomes. It describes the application as including a General Plan Amendment, Zone Map Amendment, Tentative Subdivision Map/Condominium Permit, grading exemption, administrative adjustment, and Major Plot Plan and Design Permit.

The ordinance describes the project as construction of 70 for-sale dwelling units on a 4.96-acre site at 550 W. El Norte Parkway, APN 226-380-48-00.

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

Planning Commission And Council Context

The ordinance says the Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 13, 2026 and adopted Resolution No. 2026-01 recommending that the City Council approve the Parkview Townhomes project's Zone Map Amendment and corresponding entitlements as detailed in the February 25, 2026 City Council staff report.

The ordinance says the City Council reviewed CEQA information for the project, adopted Resolution No. 2026-23 adopting the Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and approved the Zone Map Amendment as depicted in Exhibit C subject to Conditions of Approval attached to Resolution No. 2026-29 as Exhibit D.

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

Zoning Map Amendment Context

Exhibit C to the ordinance says the zone map amendment associated with PL25-0010 changes APN 226-380-48-00 from Professional Commercial (CP) to High Multiple Family District (R-4-24), and states that the subject parcel will carry the R-4-24 zoning classification.

Use that statement only as ordinance text. Check the current zoning map, municipal-code records, City Clerk records, later amendments, and parcel or project records before relying on current zoning, development rights, or legal interpretation.

Adoption Context

The ordinance says it was passed, adopted, and approved by the Escondido City Council at a regular meeting on April 1, 2026. It lists AYE votes for Fitzgerald, Garcia, Garcia, Martinez, and White, with no NOES or 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, current-code status, current zoning status, or current project status.