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New Community Park Coming to El Corazon
Take the Survey by March 12, 2023
El Corazon is a City-owned parcel of 465 acres located in the heart of Oceanside, bounded by Rancho Del Oro Drive on the east, Oceanside Boulevard on the south, El Camino Real on the west, and Mesa Drive on the north.
An ongoing planning process relating to the property began in 2003 and was facilitated by dedicated citizen’s committees. Through their work, the El Corazon Specific Plan was developed, and eventually adopted in 2009 to guide the land use decisions created through public outreach and master planning efforts. The plan calls for specific areas of commercial and residential development to fund the construction of community park areas and nature trails. The El Corazon Specific Plan, in part, divided the park land at El Corazon into nine park sites. Park Site 1 will be the first of the nine park sites to developed.
A Park Site 1 Study was launched that is analyzing existing site conditions, evaluating site opportunities and constraints, and collecting input from the community. Based on City needs and public input, concepts and design options for Park Site 1 have been identified and ultimately, a recommended design option will be brought to the Parks and Recreation Commission, and then to the City Council for review and approval.
This Park Study included two public outreach meetings. The first of those meetings was held in September 2022, via Zoom, to gain an understanding of what the community would like to see at El Corazon Park Site 1, given the site constraints. View the meeting video here.
The second public outreach meeting was held in person on February 2, 2023, to determine a conceptual plan that best suits the needs of the community. View the presentation here.
Two concept plans were developed. Plans.
The City would love your comments on these conceptual plans. Please take the survey by March 12, 2023! Survey
As a member of the Oceanside community and user of these facilities, your input is critical to the success of the study. If you would like to be added to an interested parties list, please contact project manager Kymberly Corbin at (760) 435-3534 or KCorbin@oceansideca.org. By requesting to be part of this list, you will receive periodic email updates.
