Oceanside residents fight plan to build single-family homes near I-5 and 78

Oceanside residents fight plan to build single-family homes near I-5 and 78

A proposal to build 35 single-family homes on four vacant acres at the edge of Oceanside’s Fire Mountain faces opposition from residents of the older, semi-rural neighborhood. The urban infill project next to a Walmart shopping center near Interstate 5 and state Route 78 is called Lagoon Pacific. It takes advantage of state housing laws that allow the developer to double the density on the property by including units reserved as affordable housi…