Res 190RESOLUTION NO. 190
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
ADOPTING GPA 81-03 - PARKS AND RECREATION
ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to establish policy direction
for the development of recreation programs and parkland aquisition; and
W~EREAS, on December 7, 1981, the Parks and Recreation Committee has re-
viewed and recommended adoption to the City Council of the Parks and Recreation
Element; and
WHEREAS, the Community Survey 1981 has shown a strong desire by the
Community to provide parks and recreation for the City; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Poway
does hereby adopt the Interim Parks and Recreation Element as part of the
General Plan for the City of Poway as attached "EXHIBIT A" and issue a Negative
Declaration.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
California, at a regular meeting there81.
Robert C. Emery, Ma~ ~
ATTEST:
Marjor~lst~n, C~ty Clerk
CITY OF POWAY, CALXFORNIA
1982
PARKS AND RECREATION BL~MENT
Mary Shepardson
Mayor
Robert Emery
Council Member
Linda Oravec
Deputy Mayor
Bruce Tarzy
Council Member
James L. Bowersox
City Manager
D. Lee Lewis
Director of Community Services
Barry K. Hogan
Director of Planning Services
ADOPTED: December 29, 1981
PROJECT STAFF:
Jim Lyon, Project Manager
Peggy Pierce, Secretary
PARKS AND RECREATION CO~ITTEE:
Bette Bendixen
Marland Garth
Bob Murrell
Clarie Bugado
Sanford B. Hunt
GENERAL GOAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTION .........
I. CURRENT PARKLAND .
A. NRPA Standard
B. City Standard
C. Existing Facilities
II. OBJECTIVES .
III.GENERAL POLICIES .
A. Regional Park Specifications ..... 5
B. Community Park Specifications . 6
C. Neighborhood Park Specifications ..... 7
D. Miniparks ............... 9
IV. IMPLEMENTATION .............. 9
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~EBE1/~L GOKL
INTRODUCTION
To enhance the physical, mental, and spiritual
well-being of city residents by providing
opportunities for relaxation, rest, activity,
education and relationships with their neigh-
bors through a well balanced system of private
as well as public recreational facilities
distributed to serve the entire area.
The best measure of the quality of park and
recreational services is in the ultimate en-
richment of the lives of the people served.
This is not readily measurable, so other types
of indices are necessary.
The amount and location of available physical
space is one of the most important factors in
determining the adequacy of a single park or
an entire park system to accommodate recrea-
tional demands and to adapt to changing needs.
Indices of physical and locational character-
istics include: acreage, acreage per thousand
population, effective service radius (in both
time and distance), and population within the
effective service radius.
Other common indicators of recreational ser-
vice levels include: expenditures for parks
and recreation (total and per capita), recrea-
tion spending as related to total expenditure
and the revenue base, n~ber of park and
recreational personnel (total and per capita),
relative use of funds and personnel for pro-
perty oriented functions (e.g., property
maintenance) and people related services
(e.g., recreation leaders).
In helping to define the need for recreational
facilities for the community, the National
Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) has
established some recommended national stan-
dards to measure deficiencies towards meeting
those needs.
While national standards are useful as general
indicators of park and recreational needs, the
citizens of Poway must establish appropriate
standards for meeting their own specific
recreational needs while using the national
standards as a base or guideline from which to
work.
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CURlt~N~ PARKLAND
Currently the City of Poway has 101 acres of
parkland, 21 acres of which have been develop-
ed. Application of the NRPA recommended
standards of 30 acres, (10 for local parks and
20 for regional parks, per 1000 population) to
the current population of about 37,500 resi-
dents, indicates the City has a deficiency of
642 acres. To meet the recommended national
park standards for the present population, the
City must, at best, double its inventory of
current parkland. Although the NRPA standards
are commendable they are somewhat high and the
costs of implementing said requirements could
be prohibitive. The 30 acre per 1000 popula-
tion figure is also more representative of
larger governments such as metropolitan cities
and county territories. A more realistic
figure for local parks that would reflect the
rural nature of the City of Poway would be ten
(10) acres/1000 population. This would leave
the City with a deficit of 274 acres based on
current population.
In addressing the task of providing park and
recreational facilities to the residents of
Poway it is necessary to recognize that three
separate tasks exist for the City:
o Make parkland provisions for future develop-
ment as requirements of approval.
o Bring the existing developed portions of the
City up to parkland standards.
o Design and construct the undeveloped park-
land already acquired by the City.
By associating City park facilities with
school district facilities, the balance be-
tween need and accessibility of park and
recreational facilities usually characterized
by the high cost and wide dispersement can be
brought to a closer, more efficient level.
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CURRENT
RECREATION
FACILITIES
OBJECTIVES
A survey of City recreational facilities
found that the City is deficient in the
provision of recreational facilities. The
mitigating factor helping the City with its
present deficiency is the continued availabil-
ity of school facilities for co~m~unity recre-
ational use, however, a limiting factor is
that facilities on school property are not
available during school hours. The existing
facilities are:
NRPA Schools City
Facility Standard Needed Avail. Deficit
Baseball 1 per 12,000 3 13' 3
Softball 1 per 3,000 12 12'+ 10
Tennis 1 per 4,000 9 10' 9
Basket-
ball 1 per 2,000 19 10' 19
Swimming
pool 1 per 25,000 1 1' 1
Community
Center 1 per 25,000 1 1 0
* Facilities located on school property
+ 2 fields located at Poway Community Park
The objectives enumerated below shall guide
the City's in providing parks and recreational
facilities for its residents.
o Provide park and recreational facilities at
a level which reflects the high priority
assigned to these facilities by City resi-
dents.
o Design park and recreational facilities to
serve the recreational and social interaction
needs of City residents of all ages, economic
situations and physical conditions.
o Locate park sites and recreational facili-
ties within the City in a manner that fosters
orderly development.
o Maximize opportunities for the joint use of
public facilities such as schools, flood
control channels and facilities, and areas
under the jurisdiction of other public
agencies that have available land for possible
recreational useage.
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o The City, shall aggressively employ a multi-
faceted approach in financing the acquisition,
development and maintenance of the City park-
lands. That approach shall include, but not be
limited to financing parkland improvements
through the development fees, state and federal
grants in aid, gifts and donations, benefit
assessments districts and City's general fund.
o The City, shall actively support the con-
tinued development of the Lake Poway Recrea-
tional Area (Regional Park). The park will
occupy 377 acres, including acreages encompassed
by the lake, twenty-three of which should be
turfed by the summer of 1982 and will include
such recreational facilities as a multipurpose
field, volleyball courts, open air pavillion,
horseshoe pits, and picnic areas. The sixty
acre lake encompassed by the park provides
fishing and boating for all ages with hiking and
riding trails that surround the park facility.
o The City shall continue to develop the Poway
Community Park as spelled out in the Poway
Community Park Master Plan. The Community Park
will primarily serve as a major facility for
active recreation by City residents. The Park
may include facilities such as playfields,
playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and
an outdoor assembly area.
o The Community Center should provide the
location of city-wide community activities and
athletic events. Given this function and its
general location, the park will be a major focal
point of the City. Its image at the center of
the City and its role in defining an identity
for the City will be strengthened by integrating
the park with the Community Center. The park
should also include passive recreational
facilities such as picnic tables, benches, and
landscaping for use of shoppers and persons
working near the park.
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o The City shall strive to achieve the ratio
of 10 acres per 1000 population in the
existing areas and in areas proposed for
future development of the City, where
physically and economically possible. In new
residential areas proposed for development,
the City shall require developer dedication of
park land or the payment in-lieu-of fees in
accordance with the Quimby Act (Government
Code Section 66477 - 66477.3 inclusive).
o The City shall develop a four-tier system of
parks devoted to meeting the recreational
needs of its residents.
The four-tier system of park organization
shall include Regional, Community, Neighbor-
hood, and Mini Parks.
The terms Regional, Community, Neighborhood,
and Mini-parks shall include any area of land
dedicated or bought for the public and im-
proved for recreational use. These terms
shall include land which provides improved
recreational areas oriented along the side of
a trail, the edge of a natural feature, or a
roadway, provided that the park is at least 80
feet in width.
Parklands acquired by the City, through acqui-
sition or developer dedication shall be allo-
cated between Regional, Community, Neigh-
borhood, and Mini-parks.
In designing any new park, provisions shall be
made for non-motorized access.
REGIONAL PARKS
should be used
parks.
The following general standards
for the development of Regional
- Regional parks should
serve all areas of the
region second.
be located so as to
City first and the
- Regional parks should be 100 acres or more
and make provisions for recreational and
leisure time activities.
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- The City will continue to explore the possi-
bility of co-providing regional parks with the
City and County of San Diego.
- Emphasis should be placed on recreational
facilities not found in cokmmunity and
neighborhood city parks. Camping and picnic
facilities should be stressed.
COMMUNITY PARKS The following general standards
should be used for the development of Commun-
ity parks.
- Community parks should be located to serve a
population of within a 3 mile radius.
- Access should be provided in close proximity
to public transportation or make provisions
for public transportation.
- Community parks should be 10 to 50 acres in
size.
- Community parks should be graded to enhance
usage and improvements (with the exception of
community recreational centers), including but
not limited to adequate drainage, drought
tolerant landscaping, concrete walkways and
automatic irrigation systems.
- When possible, parks should be located
adjacent to elementary school sites.
- Community parks may include competition size
swimming pools, tennis courts, playfields for
such activities as baseball, softball, foot-
ball, soccer, racquetball and volleyball
courts, picnic areas, and a communitiy recrea-
tional center providing multi-purpose assembly
rooms. The type and number of facilities
located in a community park shall be subject
to the review and approval of the City
Council.
- Adequate parking facilities will be avail-
able to serve the uses at each park.
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NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS The following general standards
should be used for the development of Neighborhood
parks.
- Neighborhood parks should be located to
serve a population of within a one-mile
radius.
- Neighborhood parks should be 5 to 10 acres
in size.
- The service area of a neighborhood park
should not be divided by natural or man-made
barriers such as throughfares, railroads,
major water courses, or drainage channels.
- Neighborhood parks shall be located central-
ly to the residential development served when
possible.
- When possible, neighborhood parks should be
considered for location adjacent to elementary
schools.
- The neighborhood parks should be graded and
improvements provided, including, but not
limited to adequate drainage, drought tolerant
landscaping, concrete walkways, and automatic
irrigation systems.
- Land donated or purchased shall have a slope
of 10% or less. Consideration by City Council
shall be given to land with a slope of 10% or
greater, providing such lands will serve a
recreational purpose.
- Ail improvements shall be reviewed and
authorized by the City Council according to
the following criteria:
Minimum improvements shall include, but not
be limited to, a combination of the
following:
* The entire
scaped, and
drainage.
area shall be graded, land-
provisions made for adequate
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* Foot paths shall be paved.
* One usable two (2)-acre site which shall
be planted and maintained as a grassy
ar ea.
* Two of the following:
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Children's play area including tot-lots
at a rate of 1 per 5,000 served.
Swimming pool (at a rate of 1/2 square
foot of pool per person for area
served.
3. Tennis Courts (at a rate of one for
each 2000 persons served).
Baseball/softball, football area (at a
rate of one baseball diamond per 12,000
people; one softball diamond per each
6000 people; one football/soccer field
per each 1500 people).
Basketball/volleyball areas at 1 per
500 persons served.
- The service area of a neighborhood park
shall be examined to determine the composi-
tion, i.e., seniors, families, etc. in order
to design the most appropriate recreation
facilities, i.e., multi-purpose rooms, pools,
multi-purpose courts, etc., in lieu of other
standard improvements.
- Land dedicated for park purposed may be
maintained through a landscape maintenance
district or the City of Poway, at the option
of the City of Poway. When said neighborhood
parks are privately owned and maintained,
public standards shall be applicable. Deter-
mination as to quality of maintenance shall be
the responsibility of the Director of Commun-
ity Services.
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MINI-PARKS The following general standards should
be used for the development of Mini-parks:
- Mini-parks should be a minimum of one-
quarter acre, and a maximum of 3 acres.
- Improvements should include, but not be
limited to the following:
* benches, at least two
* landscaping consistent with the spirit
and intent of the area, preferably
drought tolerant
* shade producing facilities or trees
* automatic irrigation system
In order to attain the parkland requirements
called for by this Plan, the City shall adopt
appropriate legislation requiring dedication
of land, pa~Taent of in-lieu fees, or a combin-
ation thereof, as a condition of subdivision
approval. The City shall pursue aggressively
appropriate State and Federal grant in aid
programs of benefit to the parkland acquisi-
tion and development plan. The City shall
continue to explore varied methods of creative
and innovative financing to achieve the objec-
tives of this element. Council shall also
investigate the desirability of adopting
legislation requiring the reservation of real
property within subdivisions for the purpose
of providing neighborhood and multi- neighbor-
hood parks at the specific locations shown in
the attached Parks and Recreation Plan.