Oxnard, CA Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

3 of the Oxnard Code of Ordinances lists the project types eligible for a density bonus: developments with a minimum affordable housing component under Cal. 8; senior citizen housing developments; developments reserving units for transitional foster youth, disabled veterans, or homeless persons, which carry a 55-year recorded affordability restriction at very-low-income levels; student housing developments; and developments where 100% of units are for lower-income households, of which up to 20% may instead serve moderate-income households. 11 also qualify. 3(H) requires the density-bonus units sit on contiguous sites under one development application, though they need not share a subdivision map.

3(I) carves out the coastal zone: citing Kalnel Gardens v. City of Los Angeles (2016) 3 Cal. App. 5th 927, the city may deny a bonus there if the project cannot feasibly conform to the California Coastal Act. 6. 8 ties the bonus percentage to how far the applicant's affordable set-aside exceeds the state minimum, with fractional units rounded up per Cal. Gov't Code Section 65915(f)(5). 6(E), approval of the density bonus, incentives, concessions, or waivers rests with whichever city body approves the underlying development permit, and the decision is only appealable if the city denies the request without written findings that justify the denial.