SAN MARCOS: Partially vacant land near California State University San Marcos could become a bustling urban village with housing for students and faculty, retail stores and shops in about 10 years, according to a conceptual plan.

The plan will be presented for public input at a workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. The meeting will be at the San Marcos Senior Center, 111 Richmar Ave.

For two months, an advisory group has been meeting to discuss plans that would create a mixed-use development on 150 acres on both sides of Twin Oaks Valley Road near the university.

The project, called University Village, would be adjacent to where the city is planning to create a downtown area of retail, commercial and housing along the San Marcos Creek.

A second workshop about University Village will be held May 31. For more information, call (760) 744-1050, ext. 3234. –L.L.