North River Farms public scoping meeting will be held Jan. 16

OCEANSIDE — A second public scoping meeting regarding the Environmental Impact Report for the North River Farms Planned Development takes place Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Melba Bishop Recreation Center, 5306 N. River Road, Oceanside.

The City of Oceanside will conduct the meeting to hear from residents in Oceanside, Fallbrook and Vista as to their concerns.

The meeting was rescheduled, according to a city spokesman, to allow those impacted by the Lilac Fire an opportunity to participate in the scoping meeting.

The applicant for the property is The NRF (North River Farms) Project Owner, LLC.

The City of Oceanside released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) and Public Scoping Meeting for an EIR Nov. 22, 2017. A scoping meeting was then conducted Dec. 13, 2017.

The response period to the NOP will be extended an additional two weeks from the date of the Jan.16, 2018 scoping meeting and will conclude on Jan. 30, 2018.

Pursuant to Section 15082(a) of the California Environmental Quality Act (1970), the City of Oceanside will be the lead agency responsible for preparing an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the subject project, the spokesman said.

The city concluded that the project could result in potentially significant environmental impacts and therefore an EIR is required, the spokesman said. “The City requests input regarding the scope and content of the EIR.”

The Notice of Preparation is available on the city’s website at http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/gov/dev/planning/agendas.asp

Anyone who has questions regarding the project or notice of preparation can call Rob Dmohowski, associate planner, at (760) 435-3563. Written responses may be mailed or emailed to Development Services Department, Attn: Rob Dmohowski, Associate Planner, 300 N. Coast Hwy., Oceanside, CA 92057.