If the Center City Golf Course in Oceanside becomes the site of a new Chargers stadium, high-end office space is likely to accompany it, a team official said yesterday.

The Chargers' general counsel, Mark Fabiani, said the team was focusing on developing office space - not housing - as an adjacent project to the stadium.

Revenue from the office development would not only help the team pay for the stadium, but also include parking garages that fans could use on weekends and nights. Parking fees would help pay for the garages, each of which would cost about $30 million and hold about 2,000 vehicles.

Fabiani called the concept an "office village" - a development anchored by offices that would include entertainment venues, restaurants and shopping. He said he would have meetings this week with potential development partners who have expertise in mixed-use projects. It is not clear how many garages would be needed.

"We're now focusing on what type of development might be acceptable to the community and the market in Oceanside," he said. "It's up to the community to decide if this is something they'd like to see. It might be a great idea in concept, but it might not work."

Oceanside City Attorney John Mullen said the golf course, located northeast of the interchange of Interstate 5 and Oceanside Boulevard, and surrounding property is not zoned for office development. He said a majority vote of the public would be required to allow the stadium and office development.

Mullen said individual council members had discussed office development at the golf course site, but the concept had not undergone a formal review.

"We need to engage the community and do extensive public outreach to see if this is something they're interested in," Mullen said.

Team executives are considering possible stadium sites in Oceanside, Chula Vista and National City and plan to select a location this year. They want to work out a development agreement with the city selected and put the proposed deal to a public vote in November 2008.

Consultants in Chula Vista are analyzing sites on the city's bayfront and inland.

The Chargers scrapped a stadium plan for San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium 16 months ago in which they would have partnered with a developer to build as many as 6,000 condominiums, offices, a hotel, restaurants and stores in addition to a new stadium.

Fabiani said a similar plan would not work in Oceanside because the site is smaller. Oceanside officials say they have about 91 available acres, including the roughly 72-acre golf course, for a stadium and development. The Qualcomm site is 166 acres.

"The solution in Oceanside is not housing because of the size of the site," Fabiani said. "Clearly, office space fills that bill."

Unclear, however, is whether there is a demand for it, Fabiani said.

An office development would generate less property tax for the city, but offers other benefits.

"Offices bring in good-paying jobs," Fabiani said. "People could live and work in their own neighborhood instead of having to drive a long distance to work."