Eddie Jones project goes before Oside Planning Commission

The controversial warehouse, truck project next to Oceanside Municipal Airport is causing angst among residents for the number of tractor trucks, stalls and emissions, to name a few

Many Oceanside residents are protesting a large-scale warehouse and truck terminal proposed on the northwest parcel adjacent to the Oceanside Municipal Airport. The Eddie Jones Warehouse Project goes before the Planning Commission on Monday. Steve Puterski photo

OCEANSIDE — A controversial industrial development has local residents resisting an effort to construct a warehouse and truck terminals.

According to records, the Eddie Jones Warehouse Project proposes four separate buildings ranging in size from 109,660 square feet to 134,015 square feet for a total of 497,822 square feet. A total of 56 truck bays are divided among the four buildings, and 593 parking stalls are provided onsite for employees and customers on 31.79 acres, according to the environmental impact report.

The project is slated for construction adjacent to the Oceanside Municipal Airport along Eddie Jones Way and Benet Road, one block north of state Route 76. A conditional use permit is required to allow storage and distribution facilities of more than 50,000 square feet and more than six heavy truck terminals.

However, hundreds of residents who live nearby are protesting the project and calling on the Planning Commission and the city to hold to the city’s current zoning standards. Many will appear at the Planning Commission meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday to voice their position.

A message left with RAF Pacifica Group, the local developer, for comment about the project was not returned by deadline. The other financial interest is the Carlyle Group, a multinational company with operations in private equity, alternative asset management and financial services, according to city documents and other records.

“There are a tremendous number of people against the project,” said Mike Tenhover, an Oceanside resident who lives in the Wanis View Estates north of the site. “The project against the river is a major problem. Our area right now is in CalFire’s highest wildfire zone. The two roads out of our property are in the wildfire zone. A truck terminal there seems kind of strange.”

She said she expects residents or the developers will appeal the Planning Commission’s decision.