1 - Introductionr
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN
VOLUME ONE THE GENERAL PLAN
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MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
DON HIGGINSON MAYOR
BOB EMERY DEPUTY MAYOR
MICKEY CAFAGNA COUNCILMEMBER
SUSAN CALLERY COUNCILMEMBER
TONY SNESKO COUNCILMEMBER
CITY MANAGER
JAMES L BOWERSOX
ADOPTED BY
CITY OF POWAY CALIFORNIA
r RESOLUTION 91 131
NOVEMBER 19 1991
MANAGEMENT STAFF
JAMES L BOWERSOX
City Manager
JOHN D FITCH
Assistant City Manager
MARJORIE K WAHLSTEN
City Clerk
PEGGY STEWART
Director of Administrative Services
BOB THOMAS
Director of Community Services
MARK WESTON
Director of Engineering Services
REBA WRIGHT QUASTLER
Director of Planning Services
RANDY WILLIAMS
Director of Public Services
WARREN SHAFER
Director of Redevelopment Services
MARK SANCHEZ
Director of Safety Services
PLANNING SERVICES STAFF
REBA WRIGHT QUASTLER AICP
Director of Planning Services
STEPHEN A STREETER AICP
Principal Planner
JAMES R NESSEL
Senior Planner
MARIJO VAN DYKE AICP
Associate Planner
JAMES H LYON
Assistant Planner II
CAROL ROSAS AICP
Assistant Planner II
BOB SEIBENTHALER
Code Compliance Officer
PAM GRAVEL
Management Analyst
KAREN STYGAR
Administrative Secretary
JOAN SIGNORI
Secretary
LIZ DEAN
Secretary
CONSULTANTS
COTTON BELAND ASSOCIATES
DUKES NOISE CONTROL
ERCE
GEOPACIFICA
DIANA RICHARDSON
BRIAN SMITH AND ASSOCIATES
GENERAL PLAN PRINTED BY KINKOS POWA Y
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE PAGE
INTRODUCTION PUBLIC SAFETY
GOALS POLICIES AND STRATEGIES Emergency Services Element 1
Geologic Hazards 8
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Seismic Hazards 12
Flood Hazards 22
Land Use Element 2 Hazardous Waste Management 26
Community Design Element 14 Noise Hazards 29
Energy Conservation Element 20 Goals Policies and Strategies 44
Goals Policies and Strategies 26
HOUSING
PUBLIC FACILITIES ELEMENT
Introduction 1
Educational Facilities 3 Needs Assessment 4
Cultural Facilities 3 Current Housing Supply 10
Public Buildings 4 Conserving Improving ExistingSportsFacilities7AffordableHousing 16
City Parks Recreation Facilities 10 Regional Share Requirement 24
Planned Facilities 16 Constraints to the DevelopmentPublicUtilities17ofHousing 29
Goals Policies and Strategies 21 Fair Housing Information
Referral Program 39
Energy Conservation 39
TRANSPORTATION Review of Previous Housing
Element 39
Roadways Element 3 Housing Plan 1991 1996 51
Public Transit Element 23 Appendix A Non Profit HousingBikewaysElement27Corporation
Pedestrian Facilities Element 37 Appendix B Affordable Housing
Goals Policies and Strategies 43 Needs Assessment
GLOSSARY
RESOURCES
Natural Resources Element 1
Prehistoric and Historic
Resources Element 35
Goals Policies and Strategies 48
INTRODUCTION
In any circumstance where people have The improved equestrian pedestrian
come together with a common goal or trails system was expanded from
purpose it is essential that those people three miles to fifty miles
join together in agreement upon a
system of basic community values The three existing parks were
ideals and aspirations to govern their expanded and seven new ones were
shared environment In Poway the added
establishment of these values involved a
two step process First local control of An olympic standard community swim
municipal decisions and operations was center was constructed
gained through the incorporation of the
City of poway in December 1980 A multi purpose room gymnasium was
Second a Comprehensive Plan for the constructed at the Twin Peaks Middle
City was prepared and adopted in School campus
October 1983 to organize the desires of
the residents of Poway in regard to the An 815 seat Center for the Performing
physical social economic and Arts was constructed at the poway
environmental character of the City High School Campus
As poway moves into the second decade The appearance of poway Road has
of cityhood it is time to review the been greatly improved through the
Comprehensive Plan to reflect on what construction of landscaped medians
has been accomplished and what and adoption and enforcement of the
remains to be done and to be sure that Sign Ordinance
the Plan still embodies what poway is
now and desires to be in the foreseeable The City s economic base and
future employment opportunities have been
expanded through approval and
The accomplishments of the City during beginning of development of the
the past ten years are too many to be South poway Business Park
listed here but the following are among
the most notable New shopping centers have been
constructed at Silver Lake Drive and
Two thousand three hundred acres of poway Road Community Road and
open space were permanently poway Road and Twin Peaks Road
preserved through the acquisition of and Pomerado Road and
lands from the Bureau of Land
Management and the purchase of Sales tax receipts have increased
Blue Sky Ranch from 27 12 per capita in 1981 to
61 50 per capita in 1990
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STRUCTURE OF THE an environmental impact report for the
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Plan
The 1991 update consists of a major
Traditionally local jurisdictions have review and update of the General Plan
developed separate general plan and the replacement of the
documents and zoning ordinances Environmental Analysis section with a
Often a city zoning ordinance is actually Master Environmental Assessment
older than the city general plan because MEA A separate environmental impact
legal mandates for zoning ordinances report was adopted for the update The
have been in force longer than the legal Zoning Development Code will be
mandates for general plans In addition reviewed and updated during fiscal year
many local general plans are fragmented 1991 92
compilations of several planning
documents adopted over an extended The MEA was prepared pursuant to
period of time in response to the ever Section 15169 of the Guidelines for the
changing nature of California Planning California Environmental Quality Act It
Law This has resulted in internally is a technical data base which contains
inconsistent general plans and zoning an inventory of the physical and
ordinances which do not meet the biological characteristics of the City and
objectives of California Planning Law and the unincorporated adopted Sphere of
the practical goal of comprehensive Influence area It is intended to be used
community planning to identify environmental constraints
which may influence the design or
In order to ensure a unified and location of a potential project and as a
consistent whole poway has chosen to resource document for the preparation of
have a Comprehensive Plan As initial studies negative declarations and
originally adopted in 1983 the environmental impact reports The MEA
Comprehensive Plan consisted of the was used in the preparation of the
General Plan the Zoning Development update of the General Plan and the
Code and an Environmental Analysis environmental impact report prepared in
Section The purpose of the General conjunction with the update
Plan was to recommend the long range
physical planning of the City and provide While the General Plan is primarily a
general guidelines for decision making in policy document it too is an information
regard to long range social economic base It provides background and
and environmental goals The Zoning analysis relative to the policies which it
Development Code provided the specific contains
physical land use planning criteria The
Environmental Analysis Section analyzed The poway Comprehensive Plan strives
the impact of the Comprehensive Plan on to be realistic about what is feasible and
the existing and future community attainable for the City of poway in the
environment functioning essentially as predictable future a time frame of
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approximately five to ten years The The housing boom of the 1970s severelyComprehensivePlanincludespracticalchallengedPowaysruralcharacter
implementation measures that can be Tremendous building activity occurred in
reasonably attained based upon both the residential and commercial
anticipated economic and social sectors which is illustrated by the fact
conditions that approximately 70 percent of the
dwelling units in Poway in 1980 were
HISTORICAL built after 1970 and over 50 percent of
PERSPECTIVE the commercial area along poway Road
was developed during the same period
The community of Poway has existed for poway was in the process of beingover120yearsTheearlygrowthwasachangedfromasmallrelativelyresultoftransportationagricultureandindependentruralcommunitytoasuburbtheavailabilityofwaterpowaybegantoofSanDiegoManyofthecommunitys
take on increasing significance with the residents strongly objected to the lack of
opening of the first all weather road from response by the County of San Diego to
Yuma Arizona to San Diego in 1846 local concerns and under the leadershipTheexpandingtradebetweenSanDiegoofthePowayPlanningandDevelopmentandotherpartsofthecountryledtotheProgramagroupoflocalresidentswho
establishment of the Butterfield Stage represented poway in land planningRoutein1858powayservedasstopoffmatterswiththeCountyofSanDiegoa
point along these transportation and movement began to retain local control
trade routes With the discovery of gold over all matters affecting the destiny ofintheeasterncountymountainsathecommunitythroughtheincorporationstagecoachroadthroughPowaytotheofanewCityofPowayJulianareawasconstructedThisroad
established Poway as a permanent link The concept of city hood was not new to
in the early Southern California road the residents of Poway Annexation into
network the City of San Diego had been
proposed in 1963 and incorporation as
By the late 1880s Poway s population an independent city in 1976 Both of
had grown to about 800 people and it these proposals were defeated The final
remained virtually static at that level for movement for incorporation began in
the following thirty years The 1979 and had a much wider base of
community was relatively remote from community support The primary issues
San Diego and did not have a water of the incorporation proposal were taxes
system that could support rapid growth financial independence enhanced publicTheformationofthePowayMunicipalserviceslocalcontroloverlanduse
Water District in 1954 however removed planning and the retention of Poway s
this constraint and by 1960 the traditional rural character The
population had grown to approximately November 1980 vote resulted in the
6 000 people
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incorporation of the City on December 1 input on the general plan and to further
1980 clarify the residents vision of the
community s future resulted in the
The original Comprehensive Plan was an following description of the ideal
extension ofthe incorporation movement Poway
Whereas the incorporation movement
was based in the hopes and desires for It would be a community of open
the new City of Poway the space reflected in the constant
Comprehensive Plan addressed each of views of rocky chaparral covered
those issues in depth and made hillsides ringing the valley floor a
recommendations that would be used to town with human scale
make the decisions about Poway s development where people know
future each other and where their voices
can be heard It is a community
In November 1988 the voters of poway which values the family education
moved to further lock Poway s future in and the natural environment one
place through adoption of Proposition FF which is safe a great place to
which requires a vote of the people raise a family The ideal poway
before any changes are made which would provide good recreational
would allow additional density or and cultural facilities and have
intensification of use in the rural areas of housing opportunities for all It
the community would be easy to get around in
and would have attractive places
The 1991 update is an important to shop
milestone for the City It is an
opportunity to reaffirm for the future that THE REGION
original vision of Poway to carryon the
successes of the first ten years of While it is the City s desire to maintain
cityhood It reflects the fact that the the highest standards for its residents
community has now traveled ten years poway cannot exist unto itself Today
down the path of cityhood but at the each person and every city must
same time still seeks to be a guidebook consider itself a member of the region
for consistent and successful municipal If we are to enhance the quality of life
development aimed at the same vision within our boundaries we must
held by the community at incorporation participate in regional programs that
THE VISION
address traffic congestion air pollution
open space needs water availability
sewage treatment trash disposal and
The simple phrase the City in the hazardous waste management
Country reflects the major theme of
poway since its incorporation in 1980 A
series of seven meetings held during
late 1990 and early 1991 to get public
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THE GENERAL PLAN
Volume One of the Comprehensive Plan distribution of future land use both public
is the General Plan It is divided into six and private
master elements Community
Development Public Facilities At one time the local general plan was
Transportation Resources Public Safety looked upon as a set of broad policies
and Housing Some of these master that had little actual role in development
elements are further divided into decisions Changes to the law occurring
elements Community Development since 1971 have vastly boosted the
includes Land Use and Community importance of the plan A general plan
Design Transportation includes may no longer be merely a wish list or
Roadways Public Transit Bikeways and vague picture of the community s future
Pedestrian Facilities Resources it must now provide concrete direction for
includes Natural Resources and decision making It is at the top of the
Prehistoric and Historic Resources and hierarchy of local government law
Public Safety includes Emergency regulating land use Zoning ordinances
Services and Hazard Management specific plans redevelopment plans and
individual project plan proposals must be
The Government Code provides that the consistent with the goals policies and
general plan may be adopted in any strategies contained in the General Plan
format deemed appropriate or convenient In addition all capital improvements and
by the legislative body and that it may public works projects must be consistent
address topics of local interest and with the General Plan
include elements in addition to those
required The seven elements which are RELA TIONSHIP AMONG
required by State law Land Use ELEMENTS AND ISSUESCirculationHousingConservation
Open space Noise and Safety are
included within the six master elements The State General Plan Guidelines
outlined above describes the relationship among
elements and issues as follows
The purpose of the planning process is
to facilitate the making of intelligent While state planning law divides a
informed decisions The role of each general plan s required contents
community s general plan is to act as a into seven distinct elements this
constitution for development the division is more a product of the
foundation upon which all land use incremental nature of the
decisions are based It expresses legislative process than of
community development goals and conscious design The division of
embodies public policy relative to the the general plan provisions into
elements tends to mask the
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statutory and functional isolation and the need to think of the
interrelationships among the general plan as an integrated whole For
elements and issues to be these reasons and because of local
addressed in the general plan topographic geologic climatologic
political socioeconomic economic
Statutorily the requirements for cultural and historical diversities cities
the elements overlap and and counties should design their general
intertwine For instance geologic plan formats to suit local needs
hazards are mentioned specifically
PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONinthesafetyelementandalso
appear under open space for
public health and safety in the Background information for the General
open space element Open space Plan update was provided by the 1988
in turn is mentioned as one of the Citizen Survey and the 1990 HousingcategoriestobeaddressedintheNeedsAssessmentbothofwhich
land use element Similarly involved surveys of the populationnaturalresourcesaretobe
addressed in the open space and In an attempt to gather as much publicconservationelementsaswellasinputaspossibleintotheGeneralPlan
in the land use element The process seven public meetings were
noise element is directly tied to held in November and December of 1990
both the land use and the and January of 1991 Invitations to these
circulation elements meetings were sent to all churches
The issues to be addressed in the service clubs home owners associations
and environmental groups in the
general plan also interrelate community Advertisements were run in
functionally The consideration of the weekly Poway News Chieftain and
fire hazards in wild land areas the daily Escondido Times Advocate
involves the analysis of vegetation News articles were also run in several
topography weather availability of local papers mentioning the publicwaterdensityofdevelopmentmeetingsandinvitingwrittencomment
adequacy of road systems and fire
protection services As another Meetings were held with the Chamber of
example housing considerations Commerce Board of Directors and
are directly linked to questions of general membership to discuss the
land availability the adequacy of General Plan update especially items of
public services seismic geology interest to the business community
and fire hazards and noise
and functional Topics of specific interest were discussed
Such structural with various City committees including
interrelations points out the
problems of treating issues in
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the Parks and Recreation Committee the
Migrant Relations and Migrant Housing
Committees Transportation Advisory
Committee and Business Advisory
Committee
The Council held discussions of housing
issues at four meetings prior to release
of the draft update for public review
During the public review period three
hearings on the Plan were held
ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW
An Environmental Impact Report was
prepared to discuss the potential impacts
of the updated General Plan This
document received concurrent public
review and Council adoption with the
General Plan
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GOALS POLICIES AND STRATEGIES
The General Plan of the City of Poway is statement of what the present residents want
for their community in the future Its fun ion is to allow the citizens to consciously
consider the shape their City will take for t e foreseeable future and to preserve and
enhance those qualities they presently find so appealing It accomplishes this by setting
forth broad goals translating these goals into specific policy statements and specifying
strategies to accomplish the objectives of the plan
The General Plan Guidelines which were published by the State Office of Planning and
Research in November of 1990 defines a general plan as a statement of development
policies It suggests that a goal is a direction setter It is an ideal future end condition
or state related to the public health safety or general welfare toward which planning and
planning implementation measures are directed A policy is defined as a specific
statement that guides decision making It indicates a clear commitment of the local
legislative body Strategies are the specific means by which the City plans to achieve
its goals
While the California Government Code establishes seven mandatory elements which
must be included in the General Plan it also acknowledges that these elements and
others which may be included by choice are inextricably intertwined Strategies adopted
to further one goal may affect the attainment of another and goals often deal with issues
which may be discussed in more than one element of the plan To make it easier to see
the overall picture being presented by the general plan therefore all of the goals
policies and strategies included are presented here in one list Those relating to each
master element will be repeated at the end of that document
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GENERAL PLAN GOALS
1 It is the goal of the City of Poway to preserve Poway s unique and desirable
character as The City in the Country and to maintain high quality design and
environmental standards in all new development and redevelopment
2 It is the goal of the City of Poway to provide for an orderly balance of both public
and private land uses in convenient and compatible locations throughout the city
and to ensure that all such uses serve to protect and enhance the environment
character and image of the city
3 It is the goal of the City of poway to enhance the well being of poway residents
by providing opportunities for relaxation rest activity and education through a
well balanced system of private and public facilities distributed to serve the entire
community
4 It is the goal of the City of Poway to preserve its natural scenic and cultural
resources for the future benefit and enjoyment of its residents and to protect
biological and ecological diversity
5 It is the goal of the City of Poway to achieve a climate for economic growth and
stability which will attract high quality commercial and industrial development to
serve the employment shopping recreation and service needs of poway residents
and will provide a healthy and diverse economic base for the community
6 It is the goal of the City of poway to provide a safe realistic efficient and
integrated transportation system to serve the present and future mobility needs of
all the residents of Poway
7 It is the goal of the City of poway to provide a safe and healthy environment for
the residents of Poway
8 It is the goal of the City of poway to minimize injuries loss of life and property
damage resulting from natural and man made hazards
9 It is the goal of the City of poway to provide an efficient and economical public
water and wastewater treatment system to serve the current and future residents
of Poway
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10 It is the goal of the City of poway to reduce the community s consumption of non
renewable energy resources and promote the efficient use of renewable energy
sources
11 It is the goal of the City of poway to provide adequate appropriate housing
opportunities to meet the needs of current and future residents
12 It is the goal of the City of poway to encourage regional cooperation and
coordination
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GOAL I ITIS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO PRESERVE POWAY S
UNIQUE AND DESIRABLE CHARACTER AS THE CITY IN THE COUNTRY AND
TO MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS IN
ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT
Policy A Streetscape
Seek to develop an attractive streetscape which reflects the rural small town character
of the City
Strateaies
1 Streetscape design should encourage an aesthetic roadway area that integrates
street hardware signs lighting landscaping and pedestrian access
2 Screening such as solid walls or fencing should principally serve as a device to
restrict visual and acoustical impacts but should also be designed to enhance the
streetscape
3 Where trees are now encroaching into the public right of way the City shall
establish a program that plants replacement trees in anticipation of removal of
existing trees
4 Entry statements including landscaping and signs displaying City name and
relevant information should be located within the median at selected entry points
to the City
5 All utilities except electrical lines carrying more than 34 5 KV should be located
underground
6 Covenants conditions and restrictions CC Rs shall be adopted for all new
subdivisions which require appropriate use and maintenance of lot areas which
are visible from off site in order to protect and enhance the character and image
of the City
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Signs
7 Signs should balance the need for identification of the business with the
maintenance of the rural character of the City
8 Signs should be coordinated with the design of the building or center
9 The location of signs should consider visibility location sight distance and
integration with olerall site design
10 Signs should use complementary colors and be coordinated with the design of the
building or center Sign height and size should be consistent with the low profile
nature and scale of buildings that are characteristic of Poway s rural character
11 The location of freestanding signs shall be integrated with other site planning
elements particularly building location and orientation landscaping and access
points
12 Signs and landscaping should be provided at the major entry to residential
neighborhood areas based upon the following guidelines
Signs shall be low profile not to exceed four feet in height from the
adjacent grade
Signs should be made of materials compatible with the type and style of
the residential units within the neighborhood
Signs in planned communities and developments should be compatible in
form hierarchy and graphic display
Landscaping shall be characteristic of the landscaping provided within the
residential area
13 Signs shall not distract drivers obstruct visibility or otherwise interfere with the
safe operation of vehicles or with pedestrian safety
Policv B Subdivision Desian
Subdivisions should be designed to ensure that future land development supports the
goals of the General Plan
Strateaies
1 New development should be of a density and design compatible with surrounding
existing development
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2 Lot sizes and shapes should allow for properly spaced buildings provide areas
for landscaping and reduce conflicts between incompatible land uses
3 Lot size and spacing should encourage a variety in the design orientation and
placement of structures
4 Residential neighborhoods are encouraged to include an entry statement and
exterior walls along arterial roadways
5 Lot sizes and shapes should follow a rectangular pattern with a lot depth to lot
width ratios between 2 1 and 3 1
6 Lot widths and depths should be varied where feasible
7 The use of rural residential flag lots is encouraged where necessary to reduce
land alteration for roadways
8 Lots less than 8 000 square feet in area should utilize more uniform rectangular
lot configurations Lots in rural residential areas where there is more slope should
be designed to follow the natural contour minimize land alteration and be
consistent with the City s hillside development criteria
9 Within the High Valley area boundaries on file at the Planning Services
Department the following criteria shall apply
two net acres shall be the minimum lot size
all lots prepared for division less than eight net acres in size shall include
a minimum of one contiguous net acre building site with an average slope
of less than 25 percent and
the building site shall be logically located in regard to access consistent
with City ordinances and policies and the preservation of significant natural
resources such as watercourses significant treestands rock outcroppings
or ridgelines
10 No existing legally subdivided parcels shall be deemed nonconforming by virtue
of the slope requirements in the rural residential land use categories
11 Significant existing natural resources shall be incorporated into the design of new
projects rather than removed These shall include but are not limited to large
mature trees sensitive biological habitat and vegetation streams steep hillsides
major rock outcroppings and archaeological and historical structures
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12 Whenever possible the City shall require that all residential lots in rural areas have
local feeder trails
13 Within the rural residential land use categories lot averaging is encouraged where
it will preserve areas of unique topographic features riparian woodlands or other
significant open space areas of community importance The following guidelines
shall apply
Lot averaging shall not result in an increase to the overall density of the
subdivision The project proponent shall clearly demonstrate through
submission of a conventional subdivision design that the proposed number
of lots could be created without lot averaging
The number of lots allowable shall be calculated based upon the average
and individual slope criteria and minimum lot size formula
Open space areas to be preserved shall be included as separate lettered
lots which shall when appropriate be dedicated in fee to the City
Other than dedicated lettered open space lots no lot may be created which
is smaller than the minimum for the zone
Lots created as a result of lot averaging may not be further subdivided
14 Proponents may be required to prove that a lot requested for subdivision was not
created as a result of lot averaging
15 Developers shall be required to employ proper site planning so as to minimize the
amount of grading needed for development and utility construction
16 Development sites and associated roadways should be oriented to follow the
natural terrain to maintain landform integrity
17 Development should be concentrated in the least environmentally sensitive
locations in order to preserve open space retain natural vegetation and protect
natural cultural and historic features
18 Development should be sited to avoid potentially hazardous areas and
environmentally sensitive areas such as land known to contain large
concentrations of Friars Formation landslides faults and valuable biological
resources such as riparian corridors mixed chaparral and coastal sage scrub
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Policv C Site Desian
Attractive efficient site design shall be required of all development
Strateaies
1 The layout of a site should consider the planning of adjoining parcels to ensure
visual and functional compatibility with surrounding development
2 Building orientation in multiple family housing should consider indoor and outdoor
privacy noise solar access and overall aesthetic appearance
3 Outdoor public spaces with seating areas should be integrated into the site
design of commercial centers to provide a pedestrian oriented commercial area
Other public spaces such as small amphitheaters may be integrated into larger
commercial centers to provide entertainment and attractions
4 Restaurants in commercial centers should provide outdoor eating areas where
possible
5 Buildings should be oriented to maximize southern exposure to large window
areas to encourage passive solar heating in the winter months
6 Existing live trees shall be retained unless found to be in a seriously declining or
dangerous condition All mature trees removed as a result of development shall
be replaced as required by the City s tree protection ordinance
7 For all multi family commercial and industrial projects front setback areas shall
be landscaped with a combination of trees shrubs and ground covers to help
soften the appearance of structures and define pedestrian paths and the site area
8 Structures should be located oriented or designed to avoid general views from the
street of long linear buildings
9 For multi family commercial and industrial developments all auxiliary structures
such as trash enclosures kiosks utility boxes and storage buildings shall be
located outside of the front yard area All auxiliary structures and mechanical
equipment shall be screened from view by architectural projections solid walls
fencing or landscaping Accessory buildings in single family neighborhoods shall
be set back from rear and side yard property lines so as to not detract from the
value of adjoining properties
10 Mailboxes should be located where they are readily accessible to all served and
where they do not reduce the area of the sidewalk or interfere with its use
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11 For commercial and industrial projects the site plan should consider the feasibility
of cooperative agreements for parking and access
12 Walkways landscaping building and driveway design shall be coordinated to
improve the line of sight for pedestrian and vehicular travel
13 All loading and storage areas shall be adequately screened from view from the
street and adjacent residential areas
Hillside Developments
14 Prominent ridgelines and hilltops shall not be built upon
15 Buildings should be sited so as not to project above the natural landform when
possible
16 Intermediate ridges and hilltops shall be preserved in a natural state to the
maximum extent possible Development on intermediate ridges shall only be
permitted in association with the preservation of significant open space habitat
tree and rock outcroppings unique geographic features and or cultural or
agricultural uses within the same project Open space proposed for dedication to
the City should perform multiple functions such as view maintenance resource
protection and hazard avoidance
17 Driveways shall be designed to avoid cuts or fills in excess of ten feet in height
and at no greater than 2 1 inclination
18 For projects with slopes of 15 percent or greater a visual impact analysis shall be
prepared to determine the most suitable location s for the building pad s
19 The maximum allowable area of the lot that may be graded for driveway
residence and accessory functions is determined by the degree of average natural
slope as follows
SloDe Graded Area
o 14 9 Entire lot
15 19 9 50 or 35 000 sq ft whichever is greater
20 24 9 20 or 25 000 sq ft whichever is greater
25 44 9 10 or 20 000 sq ft whichever is greater
45 No grading or development permitted and no
developable acreage credit given
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Sensitive biological or other environmental constraints may require the
application of stricter standards
Exemptions apply to the High Valley area for slopes in excess of 45
percent for determining parcel size Amended per GPA 93 02C
20 Hillside development should vary the location and design of structures
landscaping and access to give a more natural appearance and should be
designed to follow the natural contour of the land and to limit land alteration
21 Where construction is proposed on portions of lots where the slope exceeds 15
percent the use of custom homes with multiple foundation levels is encouraged
Where construction is proposed on portions of lots where the slope exceeds 25
percent the use of custom homes with multiple foundation levels is required
22 Building pads driveways roads and structures including recreational courts and
accessory buildings in hillside areas shall follow and not significantly alter the
natural contour of the land
23 Natural vegetation shall be preserved where feasible clearing should be limited
to access roads homesites and fire break buffering Where visible slopes are
created adjacent to areas of natural vegetation similar plant materials shall be
introduced for erosion control and to mitigate the visual impact of land alteration
24 A brush management plan shall be required before clearing of native vegetation
for any reason including fire control
Single Family
25 Front yard setbacks should be varied to discourage a monotonous line of buildings
each the same distance from the street
26 Side yard setbacks shall also be varied to create greater solar access provide
more useful private open space in side yards and avoid a monotonous pattern of
houses
27 Houses may be placed at zero side yard setback on lots of 10 000 square feet or
less A minimum 15 foot side yard shall be provided on the remaining side
28 Solar access for each residential dwelling shall be provided in structure placement
and location
GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 10 INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401
RESOLUTION NO 05 034
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY CALIFORNIA
INITIATING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 05 03
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Poway recognizes that the need mayarisetoamendtheCitysGeneralPlanand
WHEREAS Section 65350 et seq of the California Government Code describes
the procedures for amending General Plans and
WHEREAS Section 1746 020B of the Poway Municipal Code provides that anychangetoCityregulationsmaybeinitiatedbyResolutionoftheCityCouncil
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway
as follows
Section 1 The City Council does hereby initiate General Plan Amendment 05 03 to amend
the Community Design Element of the General Plan regarding the City s ability to approvegradingplansthatexceedthemaximumgradedareapermittedbytheGeneralPlanbased
on the size and slope for the parcel to achieve the maximum 20 driveway and road sloperequirement
PASSED ADOPTED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of PowayStateofCaliforniathis10thdayofMay2005
ATTEST
h Y
Resolution No 05 034
Page 2
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SS
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
I L Diane Shea City Clerk of the City of Poway do hereby certify under the
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No 05 034 was duly adopted bytheCityCouncilatameetingofsaidCityCouncilheldonthe10thdayofMay2005and
that it was so adopted by the following vote
AYES BOYACK EMERY HIGGINSON REXFORD CAFAGNA
NOES NONE
ABSENT NONE
DISQUALIFIED NONE
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City of Poway
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
29 At least 25 percent of all lots within a subdivision shall provide sufficient side yard
area and setbacks for recreational vehicle parking
30 Private open space should be provided adjacent to dwelling units
Policy D Gradina
Necessary grading should be done so as to minimize the disturbance to the site and the
environmental and aesthetic impacts
Strateaies
1 Mass grading of custom residential subdivision lots in hillside areas is prohibited
2 Grading in hillside areas shall leave rounded off natural appearing slopes and
shall use a variable slope ratio instead of manicured cut and fill areas Grading
shall be limited to that required for building pad placement and for driveways and
utility lines
3 To the extent possible cut slopes should be concealed by the structure
4 All exposed graded slopes shall be revegetated with plant materials compatible
with surrounding vegetation
5 Land should be graded and landscaped in workable increments to avoid exposing
expanses of bared earth at any given time
6 Topsoil removed during grading should be retained and replaced on the
landscaped areas of the building site to minimize the grading and removal of top
soil from other locations
7 Long term erosion shall be controlled by vegetation replanting or erosion control
materials as well as the installation of proper drainage control devices where
necessary
8 Soils having a high or moderate permeability capacity or rate should be left in their
natural state to reduce run off and encourage groundwater recharge
Policy E Interior Circulation and Parkina
Adequate safe and efficient on site circulation and parking areas should be provided for
vehicles which do not conflict with pedestrian areas or visually dominate the appearance
of the development
INCWDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401 GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 11
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
StrateQies
1 Decorative paving is encouraged in parking areas to direct traffic flow delineate
pedestrian areas and provide visual relief from large areas of asphalt
2 A minimum of two garage parking spaces shall be provided for each single family
residential unit Recreational vehicle parking shall be located adjacent to the
driveway and outside of the front yard or within a fenced rear yard
3 Parking areas shall drain so that storm and surface water will not be concentrated
across sidewalks
4 Internal access and flow in parking areas shall be safe well marked and take into
consideration the safety of the pedestrian
5 Motorcycle and bicycle parking areas are encouraged
Multi Family Areas
6 Adequate parking for multi family housing shall be provided based upon the
number of bedrooms in individual units Parking areas shall be located outside
of the front yard setback in the side or rear yard
Residential Apartment units shall be provided with parking according to the
following guidelines
1 bedroom 1 covered and 50 uncovered
2 bedroom 1 covered and 1 25 uncovered
3 bedroom 1 covered and 1 75 uncovered
Residential Condominium units shall be provided with parking according to the
following guidelines
1 bedroom 1 garage and 75 guest
2 bedroom 2 garages and 75 guest
3 bedroom 2 garages and 1 guest
Guest spaces should be within combined parking areas A minimum of two
access points to an improved public right of way should be provided to all parking
areas
GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 12 INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
Commercial and Industrial Areas
7 Access shall be to side streets rather than primary or major arterials whenever
feasible
8 Major access points to centers or groups of parcels sharing a single point of
ingress and egress shall be coordinated with openings in the center median and
existing or planned access points on the opposite side of the roadway
9 The feasibility of shared parking areas and access between adjoining lots shall be
considered New development redevelopment or modified conditional use permits
shall encourage reciprocal access agreements
10 Adequate space shall be provided for the turning movements of trucks for loading
as well as for Fire Department emergency apparatus Loading facilities shall be
located in the rear of the primary structure
11 Parking areas shall be screened by any or a combination of the following
earthmounding
landscaping
low decorative wall
12 For individual freestanding commercial structures parking areas should be located
to the side or rear of the building
13 Where limited retail operations are included with an industrial use parking shall
be provided for the retail areas under commercial use standards
14 Hours of operation for parking and loading may be limited by the proximity of
residential land uses
Policy F Architecture
The design of buildings should be aesthetically pleasing and consistent with the City s
desire to retain Poway s small town character and image
Strateaies
1 The City shall maintain appropriate legislation for full design review of all
development in the City including architecture site planning landscaping signing
grading and land use and zoning review
INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401 GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 13
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
2 Future buildings to be built in vicinity of the hospital should incorporate design
elements of that structure in their planning and construction
3 All public and private buildings except those in the South poway industrial park
shall be compatible with the City s small town character and image
I
i 4 Structures shall be no higher than two stories or 35 feet whichever is less
Exceptions may be made for architectural projections such as church steeples and
freestanding clock towers and as specified in the Old poway Specific Plan If anyII
1i addition to the existing Pomerado Hospital building is constructed the expansion
may be the same overall height from grade as the existing structure if it is
attached or connected to the existing structure Amended per GPA 93 01A
5 The relationship of width and height and the overall height of a new or renovated
commercial structure should be compatible with similar proportions of existing
adjacent buildings
6 Materials used in construction should have textured surfaces such as rough sawn
woods split face block stucco and facade brick Excessive use of smooth
surface materials such as metal plastic and glass should be discouraged or offset
by overhangs or architectural projections Buildings should be enhanced with
complementary trim in materials such as rough sawn wood or textured veneers
of stone or river rock
7 All structures shall be of a muted color scheme with style and texture which
reflect the traditionalrural character of the community and natural environment
They shall not be bright reflective metallic or otherwise visually out of character
with the community or natural setting A color palette shall be submitted as part
of the site plan
8 The size type color and materials of the roof should complement the size height
and shape of the building and be compatible with adjacent structures
9 Projections and architectural details shall be used to enhance the facades of
structures by providing relief and variety Walkways in commercial centers should
be covered by a structural projection such as a canopy trellis or arcade
10 The design scale and materials of all new and remodeled buildings shall be
compatible with surrounding structures
11 In commercial and industrial developments all rooftop mechanical equipment shall
be completely screened from view from any adjoining street level and reasonably
screened from adjoining residential areas by parapets or other roof structures
GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 14 INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401
RESOLUTION NO 95 059
A RESOLUTION 01 THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY CALIFORNIA
AMENDING STRATEGY I FA
OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF POWAY
GPA 95 01A
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Poway recognizes that the need mayarisetoamendtheCitysGeneralPlanand
WHEREAS Section 65350 et seq of the California Government Code describestheproceduresforamendingGeneralPlansand
WHEREAS the City of Poway has initiated a General Plan Amendment GPA 95
01A for a modification to Strategy I FA to allow the South Poway Community Plan to permitstructuresexceeding35inheightand
WHEREAS the City of Poway held a properly noticed public hearing in accordance
with the California Government Code and the California Environmental Quality Act to
consider that request and
WHEREAS the City Council finds that proposed General Plan Amendment 95 01 A
will not have significant adverse impacts on the environment and hereby issues a NegativeDeclarationand
WHEREAS the City Council further finds that the proposed amendment would
further the City s ability to attract businesses to the South Poway Business Park
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby amend
strategy I FA of the City of Poway General Plan to read as follows
I FA Structures shall be no higher than two stories or 35 feet whichever is
less Exceptions may be made for architectural projections such as church
steeples and freestanding clock towers and as specified in the Old PowaySpecificPlanandtheSouthPowayCommunityPlanIfanyadditiontothe
existing Pomerado Hospital building is constructed the expansion may be
the same overall height from grade as the existing structure if it is attached
or connected to the existing structure
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway State of
California this 27th day of June 1995
Don Hi giri n or
ATTEST
th k 1UVlL
Marjori Wahlsten City Clerk
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
Multi Family Residential Development
12 Individual building heights shall be varied by the combination of one and two story
units into a single building through the use of different roof styles or grade
variations
13 In row type townhouses each unit should be varied as to setback and height to
provide visual relief Variations in facade should be provided
14 Building entrances and windows should be enhanced by canopies balconies or
other architectural details that complement the building design color and
materials
15 All buildings shall have roof with overhangs designed to give a rural appearance
and to block the summer sun from window areas while allowing winter sun access
16 Front facades shall be broken up with entries or other areas recessed to avoid
flat front structures
17 Individual buildings in the Residential Condominium zones should contain no more
than six dwelling units In the Residential Apartment zone buildings should
contain no more than ten units each unless their design incorporates varying
facades and rooflines to give the appearance of more than one building
18 Zero lot line homes patio homes and town houses are encouraged in the
Residential Condominium zone
Single Family Development
19 Residential areas should be comprised of custom homes or homes that simulate
custom homes to every extent feasible Tract subdivision construction shall
conform with the following
There shall be a sufficient number of exterior architectural elevation designs
and interior floor plans to promote and achieve housing variety and the
objective of simulating custom home development The number of designs
and floor plans shall be commensurate with the total number of residential
lots in the subdivision pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance
Rooflines should vary in angle and height to provide a changing profile and
should emphasize the natural land forms in the vicinity and help blend the
structures into the natural environment
The use of side entry or rear garages is encouraged
INCWDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401 GaLS POLICIES STRATEGIES 15
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
20 Custom homes should be constructed of textured materials and should utilize
primarily earthtone colors and complementary accents in muted shades of reds
blues greens grays browns and yellows
21 Every house shall be identified by house numbers which are easily visible from
the adjoining street
22 Accessory uses and buildings should be screened from general viewing and
should not detract from the desired character of the surrounding area
Policv G Landscapina
Appropriate and well maintained landscaping should be used to enhance the appearance
of development and to modify climatic conditions on site
Strateqies
1 All landscaped areas shall be regularly maintained in a neat healthy and thriving
condition free of weeds trash and debris
2 The use of drought tolerant landscaping materials and xeriscape design principles
is highly encouraged
3 The front yard area of all single family homes shall be fully landscaped Accent
paving and hardscape including boulders dry streambeds patterned concrete
etc is encouraged provided that the predominant landscape elements are trees
shrubs and ground covers
4 Street trees should be located to shade the pedestrian travel area but not interfere
with pedestrian movement through the following mechanisms
Trees used adjacent to sidewalks should have high crowns and be trimmed
periodically to leave a minimum walking area at least eight feet in height
Tree wells may be cut in the sidewalk if covered with an iron grating to avoid
reducing the walkway area
Multi Family Commercial and Industrial Projects
5 Landscaping shall be installed according to a detailed plan approved by the
City Landscape Architect which delineates the species to be used plant size
location method of planting irrigation details and provisions for long term
maintenance All landscaping shall meet the requirements of the adopted City
Landscape standards
GQlLS POLICIES STRATEGIES 16 INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
6 Trees and landscaping within the median along the walkway street trees and
within commercial properties should be integrated to encourage complementary
materials locations heights and color
7 Landscaping materials used should compliment the dominant structures in height
size and location
8 Seating areas should be landscaped with deciduous trees to block summer sun
yet permit winter sun Deciduous trees should also be used in yard spaces
adjacent to large windows on the southern and western building exposures to
screen summer sun yet permit winter sun access
9 Landscaping in parking areas shall include a minimum of one 15 gallon tree for
every three parking spaces evenly distributed throughout the parking area Large
planting islands every eight to ten spaces are encouraged rather than central
planter strips between rows of parking Landscaping in parking areas shall be
dominated by trees that are maintained so as to shade the majority of the parking
area
Policv H Walls and Fencina
Walls and fencing should be provided where necessary to ensure privacy or provide
noise attenuation
Strateaies
1 Solid masonry walls shall be installed to separate commercial and industrial uses
from adjacent residential
2 Solid fences or walls not less than six feet high shall be placed along all property
lines adjoining access or parking areas in condominium and apartment projects
except where adjacent to another multiple family housing area
3 For single family tracts lots between 6 000 and 10 000 square feet in areas shall
be provided with solid wood or decorative block fencing to enclose the side and
rear lot area
4 For all residential projects slump block masonry walls shall be provided along
arterial roadways according to the following standards
Walls should be located a minimum of 15 feet behind the edge of curbs with
the entire area to be landscaped and to include a sidewalk or walkway
Street names shall be incorporated into return walls at each street entrance
into the project
INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401 GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 17
moo
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
The monotony of long walls shall be broken by the installation of pilasters
or the periodic recessing of sections of the wall
Walls which enclose the rear or side yard of a dwelling shall be a minimum
of six feet and maximum of eight feet in height as measured from the
highest finished grade
Walls which do not enclose a rear or side yard may be between three and
six feet in height
5 All walls and fences which are adjacent to arterial roadways shall be enhanced
by pilasters or offsets and landscaping shall be provided to soften the visual
impact
Policy I Liahtina
Lighting should provide for public convenience and safety but not conflict with the rural
nature of the community
Strateoies
1 Areas other than rural residential areas should be provided with street lights
2 Public and semi public parking lots and driveways should be adequately lighted
for public safety Except for single family homes only low pressure sodium
lighting may be used for exterior lighting between 11 00 p m and dawn
3 All lighting shall be shielded and directed so as to not shine on adjoining
properties
4 Lighting placed upon the building should be architecturally integrated into the
design
5 Lighting shall be provided to adequately illuminate building entrances access
areas parking areas walkways and stairways
6 Lighting for home security should generally be provided through street lighting
however supplemental residential type lighting may be provided for security
providing that it does not adversely affect adjacent properties
Policy J Amenities
Multi family projects shall incorporate amenities to ensure a pleasant living environment
for the residents
GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 18 INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401
RESOLUTION NO 97 084
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY CALIFORNIA
AMENDING GOAL I POLICY I OF THE POWAY GENERAL PLAN
CONCERNING LIGHTING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
GPA 97 02
WHEREAS the City Council periodically finds it necessary to amend the General
Plan and
WHEREAS the City Council is supportive of the research activities undertaken at
the Palomar Observatory and understands the impacts of light in the night sky on that
research and
WHEREAS the safety of its citizens and visitors is of paramount concem to the City
Council and
WHEREAS the proposed General Plan amendment is not subject to the Califomia
Environmental Quality Act and
WHEREAS a properly noticed hearing was conducted in accordance with Section
65350 et seq of the Califomia Govemment Code to consider this amendment
NOW THEREFORE the City Council does hereby amend Goal I Policy I of the Goals
Policies Strategies of the General Plan as follows
Policy I Lightina
Lighting should provide for public convenience and safety but not conflict with the rural
nature of the community
Strategies
1 Areas other than rural residential areas should be provided with street lights
2 Public and semi public parking lots and driveways should be adequately lighted for
public safety Except for single family homes only low pressure sodium lighting
may be used for exterior lighting between 11 00 p m and dawn except as required
for public safety and permitted by the city
3 All lighting shall be shielded and directed so as to not shine on adjoining properties
4 Lighting placed upon the building should be architecturally integrated into the
design
5 Lighting shall be provided to adequately illuminate building entrances access areas
parking areas walkways and stairways
Resolution No 97 084
Page 2
6 Lighting for home security should generally be provided through street lighting
however supplemental residential type lighting may be provided for security
providing that it does not adversely affect adjacent properties
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway State of California
this 30th day of September 1997
rLL
Don Higginson May r
ATTEST
J t
Wahlsten City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
55
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
I Ma orie K Wahlsten City Clerk ofthe City of Poway do hereby certify under the
penalty of pe ury that the foregoing Resolution No 97 084 was duly adopted by
the City Council at a meeting of said City Council held on the 30th day of
September 1997 and that it was so adopted by the following vote
AYES CAFAGNA EMERY GOlDBY REXFORD HIGGINSON
NOES NONE
ABSTAIN NONE
ABSENT NONE
K
K Wahlsten City Clerk
oway
E CITYlPLANNINGIREPOR1 GPA97 02 RES
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
Strateoies
1 Recreational amenities such as pools spas playground equipment clubhouses
ball courts and turf playing fields shall be provided based upon the type of units
and expected residents recreational needs
2 Private open spaces such as patios or balconies shall be provided for each unit
and shall equal at least 10 percent of the floor area of the attached unit in size
3 Laundry areas shall be provided unless provisions are made for individual laundry
areas in each unit
4 Public spaces should be located within central areas accessible to the majority of
the surrounding units
INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401 GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 19
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
GOAL II IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO PROVIDE FOR AN
ORDERLY BALANCE OF BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND USES IN
CONVENIENT AND COMPATIBLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND
TO ENSURE THAT ALL SUCH USES SERVE TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE
THE ENVIRONMENT CHARACTER AND IMAGE OF THE CITY
Policv A Certainty
The City shall strive to provide certainty in implementation of the General Plan
Strateoies 1
1 No general plan amendment zone change tentative subdivision map or other
discretionary land use decision shall be adopted which would increase the
residential density permitted by law or change the residential or open space zone
or residential or open space general plan designation to a commercial or
manufacturing zone or general plan designation on property designated RR A
RR B or RR C OS RM OS R or PF unless and until such action is approved by
ordinance adopted by the voters of the City at a special or general election or
approved first by the City Council and then adopted by the voters in such an
election
2 No change to the slope criteria and minimum parcel sizes and lot averaging
provisions of this General Plan which would permit increased density or intensity
of use shall be adopted unless and until such change is approved by ordinance
adopted by the voters of the City at a special or general election or approved first
by the City Council and then adopted by the voters in such an election
3 No change to the South poway Planned Community Development Plan or to the
poway Municipal Code which would increase the residential density within the
South Poway Planned Community shall be adopted unless and until such change
is approved by ordinance adopted by the voters of the City at a special or
general election or approved first by the City Council and then adopted by the
voters in such an election
Strategies 1 2 3 and 4 are derived from Proposition FF which was adopted by the
voters of poway in November 1988 and may not be changed without a vote of the
people
GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 20 INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
4 No change to the Old Coach Planned Community Development Plan or to the
poway Municipal Code which would increase the residential density or increase
the commercial or manufacturing use within the Old Coach Planned CommunityshallbeadoptedunlessanduntilsuchchangeisapprovedbyordinanceadoptedbythevotersoftheCityataspecialorgeneralelectionorapprovedfirstbythe
City Council and then adopted by the voters in such an election
5 All land use changes should be consistent with the desire to preserve Poway s
open space
Policv B Distribution of Land Uses
Land uses should be distributed so as to encourage in fill development within the built uppartsoftheCityprotecttheintegrityofexistinglandusesanddensitiesandpreserve
the open space and rural nature of Poway
Strateoies
1 Encourage land uses and densities that are consistent with a rural lifestyle and
image including preservation of open space and development of very low density
residential land uses The density of land use shall remain primarily rural within
the hillsides and remote regions of the City and suburban within the developed
central community core
2 Large contiguous areas of open space shall be encouraged throughout the City
and shall not be fenced or otherwise constricted
3 Watershed areas with slopes greater than 25 percent shall be retained in parcel
sizes of 40 acres or more
4 The majority of residential construction in the City shall be in rural residential
categories Rural residential areas shall be primarily devoted to large lot custom
home construction although in some instances tract homes that simulate custom
homes may be allowed
5 Various types of multiple family units are encouraged in order to provide greater
variety in regard to design and lifestyle preference
6 Multi family residential land uses shall be located in areas compatible with existing
land uses and in proximity to major roads transit commercial areas and public
services and facilities
7 Recreational uses e g resorts golf courses may be allowed in rural areas
providing that provisions are made for the health safety and welfare of the users
INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401 GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 21
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
and surrounding residents and that the uses are consistent with the policies of the
Land Use and Community Design Elements
8 In rural residential areas most uses other than agricultural and residential shall
be limited to areas with natural slopes of 10 percent or less Other uses such as
hiking and riding trails driving ranges golf courses and other recreational uses
may be considered on steeper slopes providing that they do not significantly alter
the landform Buildings and parking lots must adhere to slopes of less than 10
percent
9 The distribution of land uses should consider the health safety and welfare of the
community in regard to natural hazards
10 Public or quasi public structures schools churches hospitals shall be located in
low risk seismic or geologic hazard areas
11 The area which includes the Pomerado Hospital Campus and adjacent properties
along Pomerado Road from Monte Vista Road to Bernardo Heights Parkway shall
be recognized as a high activity area with a primary focus on medical uses
12 Community commercial land uses that will serve the entire community or
subregion in which poway is located are encouraged along poway Road adjacent
to existing uses of similar intensity
13 Limited neighborhood commercial activities may be located on the border of rural
residential and urban land uses
14 Mobile home park land uses shall be located in areas compatible with existing
land uses and in proximity to major roads transit commercial areas and public
services and facilities
15 New urban development projects residential areas with greater than two dwelling
units per acre du ac commercial and manufacturing shall be bounded on a
minimum of two sides by existing urban land uses and existing public facilities
16 Where a commercial area abuts a residential area the following improvements
shall be made to ensure compatibility
Structures shall be adequately set back from the residential property line to
avoid land use impacts
An eight foot high solid masonry wall shall be constructed along the
residential property line except where it is clearly demonstrated that a
shorter wall will adequately protect the residential property
GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 22 INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
Landscaping in the form of trees shrubs and ground covers shall be planted
within an area at least five feet wide in addition to wall footings on the
inside area of the wall
17 It is the specific intent of the City that commercial land uses on Pomerado Twin
Peaks and Espola Roads not be substantially expanded beyond their present
locations
18 Public and semi public uses should be located where the use is compatible with
surrounding land uses development intensity topography and architectural style
The following provisions shall guide the location of such uses
Site should be located adjacent to a Transportation Element roadway
Public utilities should be immediately available to the site
Sites where the public semi public uses can serve as a buffer between
residential and other potentially incompatible use are particularly appropriate
19 Manufacturing uses shall be located so as not to create adverse impacts on
surrounding land uses and or the City transportation system
20 Commercial and manufacturing service land uses adjacent to residential land uses
shall include a buffer zone or noise attenuation wall to reduce outside noise levels
at the property line to 60 dBA
21 Incompatible land uses shall not be made contiguous without adequate buffering
and or setbacks Special emphasis and techniques shall be used in buffering
surrounding land uses from commercial uses In the event a question of
compatibility exists between two uses or intensities the lower intensity use shall
take precedence The City Council shall make the final determination in those
areas of questionable land use compatibility
22 Generally facilities to service the medical needs of the community should be
clustered at and around Pomerado Hospital Ambulatory clinics and services
should however be located in other areas of the community as well as the
Hospital Campus to facilitate neighborhood access to services Amended per
GPA 93 01A
23 The area which includes the Pomerado Hospital Campus and adjacent properties
along Pomerado Road from Monte Vista Road to Bernardo Heights Parkway shall
be recognized as a high activity area with a primary focus on medical uses
Amended per GPA 93 01A
INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401 GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 23
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
24 Provide information on all submitted development proposals that may affect
student enrollment to the poway Unified School District PUSD for review in light
of their planning goals The City shall provide the PUSD with regular reports of
building permit activity
Floodplains and Floodways
25 Land within the 100 year floodplain should be designated for low density
residential or open space uses
26 Structures which do not conform to poway Flood Hazard Management standards
must be brought into conformance with these standards if reconstruction
rebuilding or repairing made necessary by damage will exceed 50 percent of the
reasonable replacement value of the structure prior to any damage
27 Critical emergency uses hospitals fire stations police stations public
administration buildings and schools shall not be located in flood hazard areas
28 Development within the 100 year floodway is prohibited
29 Development in the 100 year floodplain may be approved if the following
conditions are met
All structures both permanent and temporary must be raised one foot above
the 100 year flood level
Information certifying the 100 year flood level must be submitted by a
qualified civil or hydrological engineer
All weather access must be provided to all developments for divisions of
land residential units commercial buildings manufacturing buildings or
public buildings
Information certifying that no upstream or downstream changes to the 100
year floodplain will occur must be submitted by a qualified civil or
hydrological engineer
30 For purposes of land division floodway areas shall not be included in the
calculation of net area
31 To prevent increased flooding within Poway all new land divisions and commercial
developments shall be reviewed to determine the feasibility of storm drainage
detention Should the project increase the storm drainage runoff by ten percent
or more the differential storm drainage runoff shall be detained to the satisfaction
of the City Engineer This does not preclude the City from requiring storm
GOALS POLICIES STRATEGIES 24 INCLUDES AMENDMENTS THROUGH GPA 9401
POWAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GENERAL PLAN
drainage detention for projects which do not exceed a 10 percent differential
increase in storm drainage
32 No development shall be approved that would inhibit prevent or preclude the
location of proposed detention basins on Rattlesnake Creek and the north and
south branches of poway Creek as outlined in the Floodwater Detention Basin
Survey dated August 1981
Policy C Land Use and Transportation
Ensure that the City s transportation system does not become overburdened
Strateoies
1 Avoid approving any development that will increase the traffic on a City roadway
above the existing design capacity at Level of Service C unless trafficroadway
design mitigation is available and or will be implemented to achieve the desired
Level of Service Or if no feasible alternatives are available cumulative land use
impacts on roadways should be assessed to ascertain the contribution of each
new use being considered
2 Prohibit development which will result in Level of Service E or F at any
intersection unless no feasible alternatives exist and an overriding public need can
be demonstrated
3 Developments which will result in a concentration of people such as multiple
family residential developments should be located in proximity to commercial
services and along primary roadway corridors or in other locations of high transit
potential or access
4 Continue to develop neighborhood parks in proximity to residential areas to
encourage pedestrian travel to recreation facilities
5 Generally facilities to service the medical needs of the community should be
clustered at and around Pomerado Hospital Ambulatory clinics and services
should however be located in other areas of the community as well as the
Hospital Campus to facilitate neighborhood access to services
Policy D Public Service Constraints
The land use pattern and population should be consistent with the capability of existing
and planned public services and facilities
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StrateQies
1 Development should not overburden the ability of local school districts to provide
a consistent level of quality educational services and facilities to community
residents The City supports changes to state law which would remove
restrictions on local jurisdictions ability to deny development based on inadequate
schools
2 Land uses and development review applications that are inconsistent with the
capability of any public service agency to provide cost effective service shall not
be approved
3 The number and location of dwelling units in the City shall be limited to that which
can be adequately served by public services and facilities
4 Sewage treatment capacity shall be available prior to the approval of any new
development application which requires community sewer service
5 New development should not increase overall water consumption All possible
water conservation techniques shall be incorporated into the design of the project
and the remaining water requirement shall be offset through contribution to
appropriate retro fit programs or increased supply programs such as wastewater
treatment facilities
6 Land use decisions which may influence the provision of medical services in the
community should be coordinated with the Palomar Pomerado Health System
Copies of all submitted development proposals that may cause an increase or
change in medical service demand shall be submitted to the health system for
comment In addition regular reports of building permit activity shall be submitted
to the System Amended per GPA 93 01A
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GOAL III IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO ENHANCE THE
WELL BEING OF POWAY RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
RELAXATION REST ACTIVITY AND EDUCATION THROUGH A WELL
BALANCED SYSTEM OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRIBUTED TO
SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
Policy A Parks
A diversified comprehensive park system should be provided for the residents of Powayutilizingadoptedstandardscontemporaryconceptsandplanningstrategies
Strateoies
1 Encourage public involvement in the site acquisition and design development of
park facilities to ensure community needs are met
2 All park land dedicated as a requirement of residential development shall be
developed and used for park purposes
3 Seek to ensure that every neighborhood is served within a one half mile radius by
an elementary school site or park
4 Seek to provide adequate playing fields to serve the organized sports needs of
the residents including softball soccer and other organized sports
5 Development of a sports complex in South poway at Stowe Drive and Mclvers
Court which should include three basketball fields two basketball courts four
volleyball courts batting cages two tennis courts a pay for play racquetball
facility a tot lot and concession facilities
6 Pursue the development of a soccer park
7 Neighborhood parks shall serve as the day to day recreational areas of the City
The facilities should include playgrounds playing fields and turf areas where local
residents can enjoy the outdoors in a safe and refreshing environment
8 Maximize the usage of all park facilities through the centralized scheduling and
extended use hours where feasible to meet community needs Evaluate park sites
on an individual basis for the inclusion of sports lighting
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9 Include preschool age and handicapped accessible equipment in each park and
provide balanced active and passive recreational opportunities
10 Design all parks to incorporate xeriscape landscaping techniques
11 Cooperate with the School District to ensure that the school fields being used by
youth sports are maintained adequately and continue to explore ways to maximize
the use of school fields for youth sports through renovating the fields and if
possible providing lighting
Financing
12 Maintain legislation under the Quimby Act to require the dedication of land
payment of in lieu fees or a combination thereof as a condition of residential
development approval to the equivalent of five acres of land per 1 000 population
anticipated in the proposed development
13 Pursue appropriate regional state and federal grant in aid programs
14 Encourage consideration of public private partnerships to share cost and benefit
its operation
Policy B Recreation Facilities
The City shall seek to provide a wide range of facilities which address the recreational
needs of all ages in the community
Strateaies
1 Promote added family activity facilities to serve the community
2 Continue to explore alternative recreational facilities and opportunities for the teen
population
3 Explore ways to provide golfing opportunities to the public at an affordable fee
4 Research means of providing self sustaining or corporately funded camp programs
for a variety of interests
5 Work closely with local youth sports organizations in providing athletic activities
for youth and children
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6 Offer adult leagues in a variety of sports and operate on a demand basis as much
as possible They shall function on a self sufficient level with reduced rates for
resident teams
7 Maintain aquatic programs and pool facility operating hours to serve the optimumnumberofresidentsinacosteffectiveandsafemanner
8 Provide recreation classes to meet the needs of a wide range of ages and
interests
Policv C Private Recreational Facilities
The City encourages the development of private recreational facilities to fulfill a portion
of the City s recreational needs
Strateoies
1 Private recreational facilities can be used to reduce the total amount of land to be
dedicated and or fees paid in lieu to 50 percent of the requirement per residential
development proposal
2 Private recreational facilities shall meet the standards for similar public facilities
3 Private recreational facilities shall be maintained by the developer owner a
homeowners association or an assessment district
4 Adequate provisions shall be made to ensure that private recreational facilities
remain available in perpetuity or the residents and the City shall be compensated
accordingly
Policv D Cultural and Educational Facilities
The City shall seek to provide adequate facilities to address the cultural and educational
needs of the community
Strateoies
Library
1 Construct a modern comfortable well planned community library to achieve and
maintain a level of library services appropriate to the cultural educational and
recreational needs of the community The ultimate goal is to provide a facility that
is based on a sliding scale of 0 5 to 0 8 square feet of library space and three to
five items of library materials per resident
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2 Maintain a Citizens Library Committee to advise on building planning evaluating
and administering the library
3 Encourage coordination and cooperation with other area library agencies to
maximize the breadth and quality of library services available in our community
4 Develop a plan to establish maintain and fund a level of library staff and
materials commensurate with the library service plan
The Arts
5 Establish a use policy which will ensure a balanced program of professional
school and community performing arts activities as the priority use for the poway
Center for the Performing Arts
6 Encourage and develop a plan to provide special children s performances lecture
demonstrations and master classes by touring artists scheduled to perform at the
Center for the Performing Arts
7 Establish a plan to produce youth oriented performing arts programming such as
young people s concerts children s theater and participatory dance activities
8 Investigate the feasibility of a Festival of the Arts featuring local arts organizations
regional professional companies and touring artists on a scale similar to
Community Days
9 Investigate the feasibility of a program to permanently provide art in public places
10 Develop a plan to incorporate a space for rotating art exhibitions in public facilities
where practical and appropriate
Policv E Public Meetina Space
The City shall seek to provide meeting space for both public and private purposes
consistent with approved policies and legal constraints
Strateaies
1 Public meeting space shall be designed to meet community needs and shall be
available at rental rates comparable with fees charged by other public agencies
for similar facilities
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Policv F Special Events
Special events should be provided which are designed to attract general as well as
special interest groups and which highlight the leisure experience of the participants
Strateoies
1 Continue to develop and improve youth and family oriented programs
2 Seek corporate funding to provide increased event programming
3 Encourage volunteers as a means of promoting interest and providing leadership
in existing and future programs in a fiscally sound manner
4 Encourage a farmers and arts and crafts fair at Old poway Park
Policv G Disabled Services
The City shall seek to develop avenues for residents with special needs to participate in
a variety of recreational programs and activities
Strateoies
1 Work closely with existing programs provided by service organizations and PUSD
and research and consider for development both mainstream and specialized
programs based on the needs of the community
2 Maintain an appropriate level of staff training and volunteer coordination relating
to the special needs population
Policv H Fiscal Impact
All public facilities should be adequately staffed and maintained
Strateoies
1 Projected operating costs and revenue sources should be determined and
analyzed prior to approval of any proposed new public facility
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GOAL IV IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO PRESERVE ITS
NATURAL SCENIC AND CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE
BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF ITS RESIDENTS AND TO PROTECT
BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Policy A Scenic Areas
Scenic areas prominent vistas and open space areas that typify Poway s rural history
and image should be preserved and protected through appropriate land use policies
Strateoies
1 Significant open space areas and scenic vistas along local scenic roadways
should be protected
2 The mountains hillsides and prominent ridgelines are a valuable natural resource
and should be preserved through appropriate land use policies
Policy B Waterways
The natural character of creeks and channels should be maintained or restored to the
greatest extent possible with consideration for maintaining adequate flood protection
Strateoies
1 Development including roads should be set back from riparian corridors a
minimum distance of 50 feet or a sufficient distance as determined by a qualified
biologist to avoid any damage to these areas These riparian corridors and
associated buffer areas should be designated as permanent natural open space
easements and the buffer areas should be vegetated only with appropriate native
species as determined by a qualified biologist or native plant horticulturist
2 No activity or development shall be permitted within the watershed or viewshed
of Lake poway which would diminish water quality of the lake or its open space
and recreational value
3 Natural locations and rates of discharge into creeks and channels should not be
increased without sufficient mitigation to ensure that significant alteration of the
natural system will not occur
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4 The use of rip rap in stream channels shall be limited to the minimum area
required to protect adjacent improvements and stream banks from excessive
erosion
5 Public access to creeks via trails paths and greenways shall be encouraged to
the extent possible without negatively impacting the riparian habitat value
6 Coordinate with other jurisdictions to monitor and maintain acceptable water
quality standards in local streams
7 Activities within the City s natural drainage systems which would adversely affect
water quality such as pesticide use construction of septic leach fields and
underground storage of hazardous substances shall be strictly regulated
8 Substances such as hazardous wastes or untreated wastewater shall not be
discharged into the City s natural water systems
9 Urban runoff from impermeable surfaces which may be contaminated with oil
grease vehicle fuels or other toxic substances shall have such contaminants
substantially removed before discharge into the City s natural drainage systems
The City shall comply with the requirements of the nonpoint source urban runoff
wastewater discharge permit
10 Grading for development shall not increase the natural rate of erosion or cause
siltation of stream channels
Policy C Bioloaical Resources
Wildlife and natural plants are a valuable natural resource and should be preserved and
protected
Strateaies
1 The acquisition and dedication of undeveloped land adjacent to and between
existing dedicated open space areas is encouraged to promote large contiguous
areas necessary for watershed habitat and viewshed protection If private
development is required to purchase and dedicate land to mitigate environmental
impacts the acquisition of areas adjacent to existing large permanent open space
areas is preferred
2 Biological corridors shall be preserved in order to provide linkages for vegetative
and wildlife communities between nonconnective open space areas Special effort
shall be made to acquire and preserve the two major wildlife corridors identified
in the Detailed Biological Assessment and lands linking open space areas in
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poway to open space areas in the region such as the Sycamore Canyon County
Park and San Dieguito Regional Park
3 Development should not disrupt habitats considered to be sensitive or the habitat
of sensitive declining threatened rare or endangered species An assessment
performed by a qualified biologist shall be required in areas where the existence
of a sensitive species is known or reasonably expected to be present
4 Off road vehicle use is prohibited
5 Access of humans and domestic animals to preserved biological habitats and
sensitive biological areas shall be limited as deemed necessary to preserve the
integrity of the areas
6 Confinement of horses cattle and other livestock shall not be permitted in natural
open space areas or sensitive biological areas
7 Mitigation for significant impacts to biological resources in the form of preservation
onsite and offsite or restoration shall be required All preservation and
restoration areas shall be dedicated as permanent biological open space
8 The City and development community should use the important biological resource
areas as identified in the Detailed Biological Assessment as the foundation for
a City wide system of reserves and wildlife corridors Efforts should be made to
acquire unprotected lands within and adjacent to these areas through mitigation
banking programs or other land transfer and acquisition programs for the
purposes of biological resource preservation and natural open space management
9 Require biological monitoring during construction where there is the potential to
impact sensitive biological resources Construction monitoring shall be conducted
by a qualified biologist and follow the guidelines outlines in the Detailed Biological
Assessment to ensure that all construction practices consider the protection of
sensitive biological resources both on and offsite
10 Long term biological management plans for open space areas within a proposed
development should be developed by a qualified biologist and implemented by the
developer
11 Habitat conservation plans should be developed for endangered resources
Wildlife
12 The hunting of wildlife shall be prohibited in Poway
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13 Development proposals shall consider areas determined to be particularly valuable
to wildlife as identified for each quadrant of the City in the Detailed BiologicalAssessmentEffortsshallbemadetominimizeencroachmentintotheseareas
Plants
14 Plant resources particularly large expanses of undisturbed natural areas oak
woodlands riparian corridors significant tree stands and sensitive declining
threatened and endangered species should be preserved through appropriate
means such as buffering and dedicated open space
15 Large tree stands comprised of oaks sycamores or eucalyptus should be retained
and integrated into project designs The understory in these stands should also
be retained or enhanced with native species as deemed appropriate by a qualified
biologist or native plant horticulturist Areas preserved shall be designated as
permanent natural open space
16 A permit is required prior to the removal of any coast live oak holly oak California
Sycamore or any tree within the public right of way
Policv D Archaeoloaical Sites
Archaeological resources are an important part of our heritage and should be preserved
and protected
Strateaies
1 Archaeological guidelines for the treatment of archaeological resources discovered
during the environmental review process shall be implemented These guidelines
are on file at the City of Poway
2 The City shall require that all artifacts recovered from sites within poway during
environmental impact studies be presented to the City for permanent curation
This is also recommended for the sphere of influence The City shall designate
a repository I e a museum for the artifacts or direct that a suitable structure be
built or converted within the city boundaries to house the collections The City
shall ensure the proper treatment of the artifacts by selecting an
archaeologist historian to define the necessary elements for curation of specimens
as outlined by the National Park Service If the City cannot designate a facility
to curate the artifacts then an agreement could be reached with the poway
Historical Society or the San Diego Archaeological Society to temporarily curate
the artifacts
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3 Consider mitigation alternatives which include in kind measures that provide
unusual or more beneficial results than the mitigation measures listed in the City
archaeological historical guidelines
4 Maintain a listing of significant prehistoric sites and document the locations of all
open space easements that include archaeological sites These easements have
been granted to protect resources however without acknowledging the locations
of such easements the success of the use of such easements for resource
protection cannot be assured The City should conduct a research effort to
determine where easements for archaeological sites are located especially those
easements which were inherited from the County of San Diego when the city
was incorporated
Policv E Historical Sites
The historical structures which remain in poway contribute significantly to the rural small
town character of the community and should be preserved
Strateqies
1 Complete a comprehensive survey to identify and evaluate historic structures and
sites in Poway
2 Maintain a Historic Sites List that will include a register of locations photographs
and historically relevant information regarding each site structure or feature
recognized as historically sensitive or significant to the city s heritage The
Historic Sites List will include as its foundation the criteria for relative categories
of significance included in the City s Ordinance 296 The method to be used for
adding structures to the Historic Sites List is also provided in Ordinance 296
Prehistoric sites should not be included on this list as it will be available to the
public and the locations of significant prehistoric sites should not be made publicly
known
3 Support community efforts to register local prehistoric and historic features that
fulfill state or federal requirements The basis for the registration of local sites of
historic and prehistoric significance will be the Historic Sites List The City shall
consider funding a periodic review of the Historic Sites List by a qualified historian
for the purpose of completing nomination forms for the National Register and state
landmarks list
4 Maintain appropriate legislation to apply alternative building code requirements as
deemed necessary on an individual basis to preserve historic structures The City
shall also maintain appropriate legislation prohibiting the demolition of an historic
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structure without an evaluation of the condition of the structure and the costs of
rehabilitation
5 Study the feasibility of securing contracts with the owners of historic structures or
places to restrict the use or alteration of the property or structures as defined in
Government Code Section 50280 et seq for tax advantages in the form of a
historic easement In the event that a contract or historic easement is executed
the City shall inform the County Assessor of any agreement reached for the
purpose of historic preservation and encourage the Assessor to re examine the
assessment of the property based upon the agreement
6 Prior to the demolition of any historic structure for a definition of a historic
structure see Ordinance 296 and the archaeological guidelines filed at the City
of Poway Planning Services Department that structure shall be fully documented
with plans photographs and an archaeologicalarchitectural assessment In the
event that demolition is permitted for any historic structure within Categories A
B or C as described in Ordinance 296 mitigation may be accomplished through
the payment of a fee which would be applied to the improvement of Old poway
Park The City shall determine an equitable mitigation fee for the demolition of
historic structures
7 Mitigation of impacts to significant or sensitive historic structures may be
accomplished by moving the structure to a new location within the city This
location should be similar in setting to the original site depending upon the
uniqueness of the original site
8 Historic structures or places should not be designated for land uses that would
lead to their demolition or to a depreciation in their value Adjacent land uses
should not conflict with the preservation of an historic structure or place
9 Standards should be developed for community design adjacent to historic
structures to preserve the integrity of the structure and its surrounds
10 New development and physical improvements proposed on the east and west
sides of Midland Road between Hilleary Place and Twin Peaks Road shall be
consistent with the adopted Old poway Specific Plan
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GOAL V IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO ACHIEVE A
CLIMATE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STABILITY WHICH WILL
ATTRACT HIGH QUALITY COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
TO SERVE THE EMPLOYMENT SHOPPING RECREATION AND SERVICE
NEEDS OFPOWAY RESIDENTS AND WILL PROVIDE A HEALTHY AND
DIVERSE ECONOMIC BASE FOR THE COMMUNITY
Policy A Commercial
It is desirable to have a mix of activity in the community representing a wide range of
sizes products and ownerships
Strateqies
1 Implement the poway Marketing Plan
2 A central commercial activity area should be established to provide community
commercial uses within an architecturally integrated and enhanced area Within
and adjacent to this area the City should examine the feasibility of the
development of a multi faceted Town Center The City should prepare a feasibility
study to determine the full potential of the Town Center concept The feasibility
study should address the following issues
types of uses e g commercial civic recreation
size of area
aesthetic standards
improvement of market demand
revitalization and redevelopment
3 The Community Commercial Land Use category shall be designated within the
Town Center area where appropriate to encourage centers and uses that will
provide community wide services
4 Focal points or high activity areas should be enhanced through community design
features to encourage viable commercial areas The following areas are
designated as focal points because of current or future high activity
the western entry along poway Road from Oak Knoll Road to Pomerado
Road
poway Road from Quate Court to Gate Drive
the intersection of Twin Peaks Road and Pomerado Road
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the eastern entrance to the poway Road business area at Garden Road
excluding Garden Road itself
Midland Road from Edgemoor Street to Aubrey Street
5 Design of developments at focal points shall incorporate the best representations
of Poway s rural character and shall be consistent with adopted specific plans
6 General commercial uses and services such as restaurants financial institutions
services and roadway oriented retail stores should be encouraged along Poway
Road and at the intersections of Pomerado Road with Twin Peaks Road SR 56
and Scripps Poway Parkway
7 Encourage the continuation and enhancement of the Old poway commercial area
on Midland Road as a specialty commercial center
8 Poway Road should be the principal commercial activity area within the City and
other commercial areas should not detract from poway Road s economic viability
9 A fiscal analysis should be required for all major new commercial projects New
businesses which complement existing businesses are actively encouraged The
impact of proposed new development on the viability of existing commercial
development should be considered
10 poway Road from the western city limit to Garden Road should be revitalized as
Poway s primary commercial area based on the recommendations of the Final
Report ofthe Poway Road Revitalization Advisory Committee published in October
1982 as well as on more recent studies
11 The City should initiate and complete a poway Road Specific Plan
Policy B Manufaclurina
Strive to achieve a healthy manufacturing sector
Strateaies
1 Encourage manufacturing uses where compatible with existing land uses
2 Encourage a broad range of manufacturing uses in the South poway Specific Plan
area including research and development and light industrial uses
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GOAL VI IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO PROVIDE A SAFE
REALISTIC EFFICIENT AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TO
SERVE THE PRESENT AND FUTURE MOBILITY NEEDS OF ALL THE
RESIDENTS OF POWAY
Policy A Streets
An efficient system of streets which together with appropriate Traffic Demand
Management and Traffic Systems Management techniques will allow vehicular traffic to
maintain Level of Service C or higher should be designed and constructed Roads
should be designed to meet the needs of the residents of the community without
detracting from the rural setting of Poway
StrateQies
1 The financing of improvements to the City circulation system made necessary by
development shall be borne by the developer of the project
2 Landscaped medians should be constructed in roadways adjacent to commercial
areas to direct traffic flow and provide a more scenic roadway area
3 Access to commercial areas should be provided through a minimum number of
points of ingress and egress
4 Prepare traffic engineering and or studies for the upgrade of
Espola Road
poway Grade between Espola Road and SR 67 should occur after
completion of the Scripps poway Parkway in order to consider the need for
the upgrade to state route status
Twin Peaks Road between Community Road and SR 56
Community Road between Aubrey and Hilleary
Sycamore Canyon Road between Scripps poway Parkway and poway Road
poway Road west of Pomerado Road
5 The road network is based on a graduated road classification system as described
in the Roadways Element of the Transportation master element
6 The design of roads and traffic controls shall optimize safe traffic flow by
minimizing turning curb parking uncontrolled access and frequent stops on
arterial roadways
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7 The City shall provide adequate levels of maintenance of all improved components
of the transportation system including roadways sidewalks bicycle facilities and
roadway drainage systems
8 No street shall be permanently closed without prior analysis including
environmental review which addresses increases in traffic on other streets which
would be created by the closure
9 If a roadway is included on the Bikeways Master Plan the paved widths shall
accommodate bicycle lanes at a minimum of four feet only where the preferable
five feet is not feasible Bicycle lanes shall take precedence over on street
parking if the right of way or paved width is restricted Bicycle lanes between the
right travel lane and parking are allowed
Residential Roads
10 Residential roads should be designed to discourage non local traffic Devices
such as landscaped encroachments or medians may be used to inhibit general
traffic in local areas
11 Non local traffic shall be discouraged by the graduated street system and if
necessary by traffic modification devices such as
necking or narrowing the street at strategic locations such as intersections
or neighborhood entrances
narrowing the overall street width and adding extensive landscaping in the
right of way to give the impression of a private road and
altering the directional flow of the traffic with traffic circles bollards or wood
barriers with adequate landscaping and directional signs
12 In the event that the traffic on a local road particularly within a residential
neighborhood has or may exceed 3 000 vehicles per day as a result of a new
development proposal the City should require or commission a local traffic survey
to indicate or provide mitigation measures to decrease traffic levels
13 Residential streets shall be designed to follow the natural contour of the land
wherever feasible to avoid unnecessary landform alteration
14 When considering circulation patterns and standards primary consideration shall
be given to the preservation of character and safety of existing residential
neighborhoods Where conflicts arise between convenience of motorists and
neighborhood safety community character preservation the latter shall have
priority
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Access to Arterials
15 Access to all primary and major arterials should be restricted to approved points
of ingress and egress through relinquishment of access rights to the City
16 Local roads should be used for access to primary and major arterials Where
direct access to a primary or major arterial is necessary access shall be limited
to one point for 300 feet of frontage or one point per parcel if a parcel has less
than 300 feet of frontage
17 Combined access between adjacent properties shall be considered prior to the
allowance of access to a primary or major arterial to reduce the overall number
and frequency of access points Reciprocal access agreements shall be
encouraged
18 Driveways and entries near intersections along arterial roadways should be
located a minimum of 100 feet from the end of the curb return
19 Access points shall be coordinated with existing or planned access points on the
opposite side of the road and the breaks in medians
Emergency Routes
20 Emergency response routes shall be identified as a basis for implementing a
traffic signal preemption system designed to reduce emergency vehicle response
time
Scripps poway Parkway
21 A four year goal 1991 1995 is set for completion of the Scripps poway Parkway
It is the highest priority roadway project in the City and explore state route
designation
22 The intersection of SR 67 and SR 125 with the Scripps poway Parkway shall be
planned ultimately as interchanges
23 The Scripps poway Parkway should be constructed at six lanes in its entirety and
should meet Caltrans expressway standards
24 The City of Poway shall work with the City of San Diego to ensure completion of
the Scripps poway Parkway from Pomerado Road to Interstate 15
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25 The City of poway should work with the region to improve the interchange at 1 15
and Mercy Road to increase its capacity
Route 125
26 Support Route 125 between the Scripps poway Parkway and Route 52 in Santee
27 Work with Caltrans SANDAG the Mid County Transportation Coalition the City
of San Diego City of Santee and the County of San Diego to resolve economic
environmental and responsibility questions regarding the eventual connection of
Route 125 to the Scripps poway Parkway
163 Extension
28 The City should encourage the analysis of the extension of SR 163 from 1 15 to
determine the regional traffic benefits
poway Road
29 Implement a signal timing optimization plan for poway Road
30 Support improvement projects along poway Road including combining driveway
entrances to shopping centers creating right turn pockets at specific locations
restricting left turn movements where there is no turn pocket and providing direct
connections between shopping centers
Transportation Demand Management
31 Consider the adoption of a Transportation Demand Management TOM Program
which is consistent with the model program being proposed by SANDAG
32 Through the TOM program poway should establish short and long term parking
management strategies at governmental and private facilities that discourage
single occupancy vehicle usage and reward high vehicle occupancy rates without
placing the City at a competitive disadvantage
Policy B Scenic Roadways
Continue to identify designate and preserve local scenic roadways
StrateQies
1 Where not inhibited by existing or approved development an open space
easement of 50 feet from the ultimate right of way line shall be required along all
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scenic roadways except Midland Road This easement area shall be landscaped
following xeriscape principles to enhance the scenic roadway area
2 Any new residential developments adjacent to a scenic roadway except Midland
Road shall have decorative solid walls and or landscaped earthen berms to
enhance the scenic quality of the area
3 The rural image of Midland Road should be protected and enhanced by ensuring
that new development or improvements to existing development utilizes an
architectural style that is consistent with the Old poway Specific Plan
Policv C Public Transit
The use of public transit as a viable alternative to the automobile should be encouraged
Strateoies
1 Participate with public transit providers serving San Diego County in a cooperative
program to increase transit services with existing equipment and expand services
through transit facility improvements
2 Coordinate with transit providers to increase funding for transit improvements to
supplement other means of travel to the extent possible
3 Support efforts to establish a region wide bus pass
4 Continue to provide specialized transit services to meet the needs of the transit
dependent such as the handicapped senior citizens and students Dial a Ride
and Call a Ride services shall be maintained at existing levels and increased if
ridership demands increase
5 Provide fixed route transit service to all concentrated residential areas major
activity centers and major employment centers
6 Continue to provide other transit services such as commuter express service and
airport service
7 Encourage development of light rail transit and transit access points along the
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8 Support the creation of a transit center to be located in the South poway
Business Park which would include a variety of mass transit options such as
express and fixed route bus service park and ride lot and which could be a future
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station for a light rail or monorail transit system Study a transit center near
Pomerado Road and SR 56
9 Develop both a short range and a long range transit plan to implement an efficient
and useful public transportation system
10 Periodically conduct a survey of transit users and the community to determine
what improvements can be made to the existing transit services and what
additional types of services or enhancements are necessary to meet the diverse
transportation needs of existing and potential commuters
11 Promote a transit system which will maintain the scheduled service times reduce
duplication of transit services and minimize passenger travel and waiting time
12 Provide those passenger amenities such as bus shelters benches transit maps
and displayed schedules which encourage people to use public transit
13 Provide a transit service which operates vehicles that are clean well maintained
and within acceptable mileage limits
14 Maintain an overall cost efficient transit service Through effective competition
and the bidding process the City shall ensure that contractor costs are
reasonable Transit fares that are consistent with those in the region shall be
maintained increased farebox revenue shall be sought by increasing total transit
system patronage
Policy D Bicycles
The use of bicycles for transportation and recreation is strongly encouraged
StrateQies
1 Provide a bikeways system as shown on the Bikeways Master Plan and the
Bikeways Standard to provide for safe and efficient use of the bicycle as an
alternative mode of transportation for local subregional and regional travel and as
a form of recreation
2 Require the registration of bicycles for identification purposes
3 Continue to support bicycle safety programs at the schools
4 Ensure the installation of bike racks on public transit vehicles to facilitate bicycle
travel Install secure storage at park and ride locations
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5 Encourage the development of a regional and subregional network of bikeways
6 Encourage bicycle commuting by requiring bicycle parking facilities at major
destinations such as schools parks employment centers and the transit center
7 Strongly encourage and support the use of bicycle helmets through the provision
of safety information and encouraging discounts on the purchase of helmets at
poway stores Support the bicycle safety program provided by the Sheriff s
Department
8 Integrate the bikeway system to every extent feasible with the City transportation
system
Policy E Trails
An inter linking network of trails that connect park residential commercial and
government areas with each other and which form part of the regional trail network
should be developed
Strateqies
1 Continue construction of the network of pedestrian equestrian trails according to
City Trail Standards and in locations shown on the Master Plan of Trails
2 Promote programs for improving existing trails such as removing barriers to make
the trails safer more functional and more accessible
3 Update the Trails Guide as necessary to provide current information
4 Trail right of ways shall be established and acquired through all feasible means
including required and voluntary easement dedications
5 Establish an agreement with public and private utilities for the use and
maintenance of utility corridors and right of ways for trail purposes
6 Trail construction should take into consideration the safety and convenience of the
trail users as the primary concern
7 Study the use of the trails system by off road bicycles while maintaining the
equestrian pedestrian usage
Policy F Pedestrian Routes
A system of sidewalks rural walkways and pathways should be created to promote the
safe and efficient movement of pedestrian travel throughout the City
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StrateQies
1 Complete an inventory of existing pathways and prepare a Master Plan of
Pathways which emphasizes the most efficient shortest and safe connections
between neighborhoods schools commercial centers and employment centers
2 Continue construction of a system of pathways according to the Master Plan of
Pathways and Pathways Standard
3 Encourage the construction of pathways in association with new development that
interconnects neighborhoods schools government and commercial facilities
4 Require the construction of sidewalks or rural walkways adjacent to all streets and
roads Along major roadways curb adjacent sidewalks shall be discouraged in
favor of sidewalks separated from the road by a planter area
5 Encourage installation of sidewalks in semi urban and urban neighborhoods where
they do not exist
6 Require development to increase pedestrian access to arterials other than at
roadway intersections
7 Where there is established pedestrian use of undeveloped property future
development plans shall incorporate similar access where feasible and reasonably
related to the use to be made of the property
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GOAL VII IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO PROVIDE A SAFE
AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF POWAY
Policy A Functional and Financial Opportunities
Encourage and support the delivery of high emergency services through cooperation with
other agencies and use of all financial opportunities available
Strateoies
1 Ensure that the maximum advantage is obtained from the resources of the federal
government state county and neighboring municipalities and support efforts of
other jurisdictions to provide safety related services
Policy B Fire Protection
The City shall maintain a high standard for the delivery of fire protection services
Strateoies
Fire Prevention
1 Encourage the development implementation and public awareness of fire
prevention programs
2 Implement programs to reduce the quantity of combustible vegetative materials
in the City to reduce wildland fire hazards including a brush management program
subject to approval by the City
3 Continue the use of the Weed Abatement Program and a fire buffer program
along heavily traveled roads through thinning disking or controlled burning
subject to air quality standards Brush not trees should be cleared from both
sides of major arterials
4 The existing rows of eucalyptus trees should be trimmed periodically and
combustible vegetative materials at the tree base should be periodically removed
5 All proposed development shall satisfy the minimum structural fire protection
standards contained in the adopted editions of the Uniform Fire and Building
Codes however where deemed appropriate the City shall enhance the minimum
standards to provide optimum protection
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6 Fire protection requirements shall be expanded where structural and or capital
improvements cannot adequately protect the community from property damage or
potential loss of life
7 Study the feasibility of regulations requiring the installation of a sprinkler system
at the time of construction of new residential structures and in conjunction with
expansion or substantial interior remodeling of existing structures
8 Require fire retardant roofing materials based upon the type of construction in and
outside of high fire hazard areas
9 Enforce the fire control requirements of the City s landscape standards
10 In order to minimize fire hazards the poway Fire Department shall routinely be
involved in the review of development applications Consideration shall be given
to adequate emergency access driveway widths turning radii fire hydrant
locations and needed fire flow requirements
11 Advocate and support State legislation which would provide tax incentives
encouraging the repair or demolition of structures which are classified as high fire
hazards
12 The construction of public facilities and transportation corridors shall be consistent
with the adopted standards of the Uniform Building Code and Uniform Fire Code
Facility Location
13 Fire stations shall be located on or near arterial roadways to provide for rapid
response times
14 The timing of station construction shall relate to the rise of service demand in the
surrounding areas
15 The location of stations should consider existing and projected land uses and
appropriate buffering should be provided where necessary
16 Proposed Fire Station 3 shall be located in the South Poway Business Park
17 Emphasis on future construction and capital improvements should be toward the
alleviation of deficiencies in critical risk areas
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Inter jurisdictional Cooperation
18 Opportunities for joint power agreement facilities and or operations should be
evaluated and pursued where practical
19 Support mutual aid agreement and communication links with the County and the
other municipalities participating in the Unified San Diego County Emergency
Service Organization
Policy C Medical Services
The City shall seek to ensure the provision of high quality medical services and facilities
at a level consistent with the needs of the community residents Medical services should
be provided with respect to the unique needs of the service area with the Palomar
Pomerado Health System assisting the City of poway in reviewing and analyzing the
demand for medical services and the proper method to respond to these changing
needs Planning decisions involving medical services should take into account the
economic impact on the PPHS and specifically the impact on its ability to compete with
private hospital systems Amended per GPA 93 01A
Strateaies
1 Regularly communicate with the Palomar Pomerado Health System to ensure that
adequate health care facilities are available to meet the needs of poway residents
2 Assist the Palomar Pomerado Health System in assessing programs and in
developing standards that can be used to evaluate the adequacy of medical
service delivery for poway residents
3 The City shall assist the Palomar Pomerado Health System in obtaining current
or amended reports pertaining to the demographic characteristics of Poway
4 The City shall provide copies of all submitted development proposals that may
cause an increase or change in medical service demand to the Palomar
Pomerado Health System
5 The City shall provide Palomar Pomerado Health System with regular reports of
building permit activity
6 The City shall provide to the Palomar Pomerado Health System copies of all
submitted development proposals that may cause an increase or change in the
medical service demand Amended per GPA 93 01A
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7 The Pomerado Hospital Campus may be developed to include several medical
services in an integrated complex with the existing inpatient hospital as the most
significant principal use other uses may include doctors offices laboratories
outpatient surgery centers imaging centers medical training and research
facilities mental health clinics continuing care facilities outpatient clinics
rehabilitation clinics pharmacies and other outpatient service facilities Amended
per GPA 93 01A
Policy 0 Law Enforcement
The City shall secure high quality law enforcement so as to maintain a sense of personal
safety and security for the residents of Poway
Strateoies
1 Routinely involve law enforcement personnel in the review of new development
applications as they relate to street access and safety and to the concept of
defensible space
2 The central focus of law enforcement in the City of poway should be protection
of life and property
3 Continue to promote the establishment of neighborhood watch programs to
encourage community participation in the patrol and to promote awareness of any
suspicious activity
4 Promote crime prevention programs for commercial and industrial areas
5 All structures should be adequately identified by street address and be lighted
sufficiently to deter criminal activity
6 Coordinate the development and implementation of any emergency plan with the
staff of the Palomar Pomerado Health System to ensure that adequate medical
care is available in times of emergency
Policy E Air Water and Soil Pollution
The City shall work locally and at the regional level to reduce air water and soil pollution
within Poway
Strateoies
1 Work closely with regional agencies to help control all forms of pollution
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2 Seek to promote a development pattern that reduces daily trips for shopping
school and recreation
3 Encourage ridesharing the use of transit and other transportation systems
management programs to reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled and traffic
congestion
4 Consider the use of clean fuel systems for new local government fleet vehicles
5 Implement plans and programs to phase in energy conservation improvements
6 Investigate incentives and regulations to reduce emissions from swimming pools
residential and commercial water heating and heaters
Policv F Emeraencv Plan
The City shall be prepared to successfully manage public emergencies which may occur
Strateqies
1 Pursue new ideas plans and programs to improve Poway s Emergency Plan
2 Maintain the Fire Department Classroom at Station 1 as a permanent emergency
operations center and a secondary command post Keep it equipped with
sufficient supplies to begin operations immediately in the case of a disaster
3 Encourage volunteer and civic organizations to educate and equip themselves to
provide community emergency assistance if necessary
4 Develop an accurate citywide emergency resource inventory of locally available
supplies equipment and heavy vehicles and devise a state of emergency
procurement procedure
5 Utilize the Emergency Plan to provide direction to all persons responsible for
acting in a disaster situation
6 Coordinate the development and implementation of any emergency plan with the
staff of the Palomar Pomerado Health System to ensure that adequate medical
care is available in times of emergency Amended per GPA 93 01A
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Policv G Hazardous Waste Manaaement
The City supports the San Diego County Hazardous Waste Management Plan and seeks
its implementation by encouraging waste minimization proper disposal of household
hazardous wastes and by establishing criteria for land use decisions regarding hazardous
waste treatment facility siting
Strateoies
Waste Minimization
1 Encourage businesses to conduct waste minimization opportunity assessments to
determine their potential for source reduction and recycling and to achieve the
County wide goal of 30 percent reduction in hazardous waste by 1994
2 Investigate the adoption of an ordinance to require businesses to prepare submit
and implement hazardous waste minimization plans
3 Consider establishing a reward program to recognize businesses that implement
waste minimization successfully and conducting a media campaign designed to
recognize these businesses
Household Hazardous Waste
4 Encourage safe and proper disposal of household hazardous waste comply with
Integrated Waste Management Act requirements of no Household Hazardous
Waste to landfills by 1995
5 Continue to encourage district collection events and seek an appropriate location
to establish a permanent community collection center
Contaminated Sites
6 Seek to ensure timely and complete clean up of contaminated sites
Siting of Hazardous Waste Treatment Facilities
7 The siting criteria of the San Diego County Hazardous Waste Management Plan
are incorporated into the Poway General Plan by reference and shall be used to
determine acceptable locations and conditions for off site hazardous waste
treatment facilities
8 Ensure that off site hazardous waste treatment facilities are subject to complete
and thorough local review
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9 Encourage the coordination of facility siting responsibilities among Southern
California s local governments through adoption and implementation of the
Southern California Hazardous Waste Management Authority Regional Plan Fair
Share Policies and Regional Action Plan
Policv H Noise
Ensure a safe and pleasant acoustical environment for the residents of Poway
Strateoies
1 Utilize site planning zoning regulations architectural design standards and
building construction regulations to reduce noise impacts
2 Review all discretionary project applications which include sensitive land uses for
conformance with the Exterior CNEL Compatibility Matrix table
3 Require mitigation measures for all proposed projects which are found according
to an Acoustical Analysis Report to be subject to incompatible CNEL values
4 Proposed land uses which generate noise should be subject to an Acoustical
Noise Report with mitigation measures to be specified
5 An Acoustical Noise Report shall be prepared for all public works projects which
have a potential for public noise exposure
6 Increases in traffic noise caused solely by roadway improvements shall be
mitigated to future levels which would have occurred without the improvement
7 When noise protection barriers are needed they shall be located in the most cost
effective location The maximum protection for a given barrier height and length
shall be determined by acoustical analysis using the current edition of the FHWA
noise level model program
8 Noise protection walls may be limited to a height of eight feet if a taller one is
deemed to be aesthetically degrading to the environment even when a taller wall
may be needed to achieve Noise Element standards
9 Mitigation walls will be at least four feet high even if mitigation calculations call
for a shorter wall
10 A time averaging sound level meter meeting American National Standards Institute
SA standards shall be used to enforce the noise control provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance
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11 Enforce the provisions of the California Noise Insulation Standards California
Code of Regulations Title 24 prior to issuing a building permit for multiple family
dwelling units If these units are located in an area of noise incompatibility
exposed to 60 decibels or more CNEL an Acoustical Analysis Report as
prescribed in Section II 0 of the Noise Hazards Element shall be prepared
demonstrating that interior noise levels of habitable rooms will not exceed 45
decibels
12 The interior floor ceiling and party wall assemblies for multiple family dwelling
whether or not they are located in areas of noise incompatibility shall provide a
minimum insulation between units of 45 decibels FSTC
13 Standard care and practice guidelines for building construction shall include but
not be limited to the current edition of the American Standards for Testing and
Materials E 497 standard practice for installing sound insulation lightweight
partitions
14 When new projects are submitted to the City that require Conditional Use Permits
Tentative Map approval etc a report must be submitted that demonstrates that
significant environmental impacts including noise are mitigated to less than
significant levels
15 Acoustical Analysis Report standards containing the required format
measurements calculations and exhibits for land use zoning and building permit
applications shall be prepared and updated annually
Policy I Solid Waste
Promote safe environmentally sound means of solid waste disposal for the community
1 Proceeds of recycling are a resource and should be used to benefit the
community to the extent feasible
2 Investigate means to create a market for recycled goods
3 Implement a curbside recycling program in all residential neighborhoods
4 Promote the use of all plant material waste for compost or mulch
5 Promote the recycling of construction refuse and white waste water heaters
washing machines etc
6 Investigate ways to encourage businesses to recycle their waste
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GOAL VIII IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO MINIMIZE
INJURIES LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM
NATURAL AND MAN MADE HAZARDS
Policy A Information and Services
The City should encourage the development and implementation of hazard prevention
programs designed to provide adequate information and services to the community
Strateoies
1 Increase public awareness of dangers associated with natural hazards and of
strategies that can be adopted to deal with them
2 Assure that all development applications are reviewed by persons qualified to
identify potential natural hazard problems and that appropriate conditions be
attached to allowed developments so as to mitigate potential damage
3 Actively encourage the generation of ideas plans and programs to achieve a state
of community self reliance
Policy B Geoloaic Hazards
The community should be protected against the hazards associated with geologic
formations particularly landslides through proper land use policies and mitigation
Strateoies
1 Compare all development applications with the GIMS Mapping System to
determine if significant geologic hazards exist
2 Investigations performed by a qualified engineering geologist and soil engineer
shall be required for all development review applications For land development
in the Friars Formation areas a detailed slope stability analysis is also required
3 Include as conditions of approval the recommendations of the engineering
geologist for geologic hazard mitigation and the soils engineer for soil related
issues
4 Development within unstable slope and landslide areas will be prohibited unless
adequate measures are taken to protect against slippage
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5 Establish and maintain proper soil management techniques to reduce the adverse
effects of soil related problems such as shrink swell behavior erosion run off
potential and septic tank failure
Policy C Seismic Safety
Seismic hazards should be controlled to a level of acceptable risk through the
identification and recognition of potentially hazardous conditions and areas
StrateQies
1 Take all appropriate actions to identify and mitigate seismic hazards such as
groundshaking ground rupture landslides liquefaction and structural hazards
2 The GIMS Mapping System and the Seismic Matrix shall be used to determine if
the probability of a seismic hazard exists
3 Where it has been determined that there is the probability of a seismic hazard an
investigation by a qualified engineering geologist shall be required
4 Regularly inform community residents of the potential seismic hazards that can
exist and the best methods of reducing injury property damage or loss of life in
the home or business establishment
Policy D Flood Hazards
The public should be protected against potential loss of life and property through regular
dam and creek maintenance proper flood hazard management policies and future
capital improvements
StrateQies
Lake Poway Dam
1 Lake poway Dam shall receive regular inspections of the embankment spillway
and inlet outlet facilities to ensure safe operation
2 Lake Poway shall be kept at or below the designed high water level to reduce the
risk of spilling
Natural Watercourses
3 Natural watercourses shall be maintained as the primary flood control channels
Where feasible the natural creekside environment shall be preserved
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4 Maintain a program to ensure that the floodways are kept free and clear at all
times Costs associated with creek maintenance shall be borne by the property
owner or the holder of open space easement rights
5 Upstream detention basins shall be constructed on Rattlesnake Creek and the
north and south branches of Poway Creek as outlined in the Floodwater
Detention Basin Survey published in August 1981 in order to mitigate flood
hazards while retaining the natural character of the major creeks and channels
Watershed Areas
6 Watershed areas in the eastern poway mountains should be preserved to
maintain the health safety and welfare of residents living adjacent to the City s
major creeks in the poway Valley
Financing
7 The City shall explore and adopt appropriate legislation to finance the acquisition
and construction of the detention basins including but not limited to developer
financing bonds and assessment areas drawn upon drainage area boundaries
8 The cost of improvements to the City flood and drainage control system made
necessary by new development shall be borne by the developer
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GOAL IX IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO PROVIDE AN
EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL PUBLIC WATER AND WASTEWATER
TREATMENT SYSTEM TO SERVE THE CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS
OF POWAY
POliCY A City Water System
A consistent level of quality water service shall be maintained by minimizing the impacts
of new land use changes on the existing system
StrateQies
1 Encourage and promote water conservation techniques and awareness in the
community
2 Encourage community and individual responsibilities that prepare emergency water
resource plan in case of disaster or system failure
3 Require new construction to include appropriate water conserving measures
including low flow fixtures water conserving appliances and low volume irrigation
systems and to provide water conservation offsets
4 Require the use of low volume irrigation systems where feasible
5 Encourage existing construction to retrofit with appropriate water conserving
appliances and low volume irrigation systems
6 Limit the extension of water service facilities such as transmission lines or pumps
to accommodate new development projects to one quarter mile across an
undeveloped area
7 The dedication construction and maintenance of pumps transmission and storage
facilities to service new developments and expand the City s water system
capacity should be reviewed with each new development application
8 Require commercial car washes to use recycled water
9 Require all new swimming pools to be covered when not actively in use
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POliCY B Groundwater
Groundwater supplies should be protected and monitored to ensure that overdraft does
not occur
Strateoies
1 Rural land uses may use wells where it is not feasible to connect to the
community water supply if it can be proven that an adequate supply of good
quality groundwater is available If well water is to be the primary water source
the provisions of the groundwater policy of the City shall be fulfilled
2 Agricultural uses are not encouraged on wells that could deplete the groundwater
supply
Policy C Water Reclamation
Serve the community s wastewater treatment needs through water reclamation
Strateoies
1 Develop and implement a water reclamation master plan and implementation
service area distribution system master plan to define encourage and develop
the use of reclaimed water in Poway
2 All new construction in areas proposed for service by reclaimed water shall be
preplumbed to readily accept reclaimed water for landscape irrigation
3 Reclaimed water shall be used wherever its use is economically justified
technically feasible and consistent with legal requirements preservation of public
health safety and welfare and environmentally desirable Reclaimed water uses
may include landscape irrigation filling of artificial lakes industrial processes
agricultural production
4 Wastewater treatment system expansions should be designed to maintain the
current Level of Service
5 Wastewater collection lines or pumping facilities to accommodate new
development projects should not be extended over undeveloped areas
6 Structures connected to the community collection system shall not use salt based
self regenerating water softeners
7 Parcels within the sewer improvement district boundary and beyond 200 feet of
an available sewer transmission line should be required to install a dry sewer
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hook up for future utilization of the community sewer system Parcels within 200
feet of the community sewer system must connect to the system
8 Septic tanks should be limited to parcels of one acre or greater unless
circumstances exist that make the connection to a sewer transmission line
impossible on existing parcels greater than one half acre but less than one acre
Parcels in areas with a history of septic tank leach field system failures shall
connect to the community sewer system
9 All septic tanks shall be approved by the County Department of Environmental
Health as a result of on site tests certified by a qualified engineer
10 Replacement of failed septic systems or new development with proposed septic
system shall consider alternative wastewater collection systems including but not
limited to septic tank effluent pump or gravity systems grey water systems or
alternative on site treatment and disposal systems
Policv D Financina
All improvements to existing utility systems necessitated by the approval of a new
development project shall be financed entirely by the project proponent either by fee or
actual construction
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GOAL X IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO REDUCE THE
COMMUNITY S CONSUMPTION OFNON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
AND PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Policv A Enerav Efficient Land Uses
Appropriate planning and land use practices should be used to reduce the community s
reliance on non renewable sources of energy
Strateoies
1 Encourage residential design which takes into consideration passive energy
conservation concepts
Policv B Public Policv
Provide a model for actions in the private sector by undertaking and publicizing energy
efficiency and renewable energy resource programs
Strateoies
1 Stimulate public awareness of energy conservation technology and practices
2 Develop and distribute standards for energy efficient landscape design
3 Implement provisions of the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act of 1989 AB
939 Sher and facilitate local recycling programs
4 Investigate state federal and utility financial opportunities to participate in
renewable energy resource programs provided such participation does not directly
or indirectly diminish municipal services
5 Encourage State legislation that implements conservation measures through the
elimination of wasteful energy usage
6 Encourage utility rate revisions that provide incentives for conservation practices
and for the shifting of energy use to non peak hours
7 Support incentive and educational conservation policies which accomplish desired
results over regulatory programs but adopt regulatory approaches where
necessary
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8 Evaluate retrofit programs for energy conservation in existing structures and
provide appropriate information to the public
9 Energy efficiency implementation programs should provide City residents and
business persons maximum flexibility to develop their individual creative
approaches to achieving energy self sufficiency
10 Develop an energy management system for public buildings Energy conservation
in existing buildings shall be promoted through the initiation of retrofit energy
conservation measures where feasible All new public buildings shall be designed
to be as energy efficient as financially feasible
Policv C Private Development
New development should be required to incorporate reasonable energy conservation
measures including those required by Title 24 of the California Codes and Regulations
Strateoies
1 Adopt incentives and regulations to enact energy conservation requirements for
private development
2 Encourage developers of multi family residential commercial and industrial
projects to investigate the economics of installing cogeneration systems in new
and existing facilities
3 Encourage widespread usage of solar water heating for residential units
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GOAL XI IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO PROVIDE
ADEQUATE APPROPRIATE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS
Policy A Existina Housina
Preserve and maintain existing housing and neighborhoods to ensure that housing is
both sound and safe for occupants and to meet as much as possible of the housing
needs of current and future residents of poway through existing development
StrateQies
1 The retention and maintenance of all existing mobile home parks shall be
encouraged through use of a mobile home park zone and through acquisition and
operation of parks by the City Redevelopment Agency
2 The retention of an adequate supply of rental housing shall be encouraged by
maintaining ordinance provisions that restrict condominium conversions in the
Residential Apartment category RA zone and which require that new
developments in this category be for rental only
3 Promote increased awareness among property owners and residents of the
importance of property maintenance to long term housing quality
4 Adopt ordinance requiring that all renter occupied housing be kept in a well
maintained safe and sanitary condition
5 Participate through the County of San Diego Housing Authority in a program of
low interest rehabilitation loans to assist low and moderate income homeowners
whose homes are in need of repair
6 Maintain ordinance provisions prohibiting the occupancy of substandard dwelling
units and requiring that such units be made to comply with all applicable zoning
building safety and housing codes or when this cannot be achieved that such
units be demolished
7 Take actions necessary to ensure that assisted rental units at risk of conversion
are not converted to market rate units
8 Investigate opportunities and funding sources to assist households with members
who are handicapped to appropriately retrofit existing housing
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9 Support the shared housing referral and information service
10 Continue to participate in housing programs administered by the County
Department of Housing and Community Development which provide housing
assistance
11 Investigate opportunities and funding sources to provide assistance to low and
moderate income households to reduce the incidence of housing overpayment
Policv B New Housina
Provide opportunities for high quality new housing construction as necessary to meet the
needs of current and future poway residents including those with special needs
Strateaies
1 Ensure that housing constructed for very low low and moderate income
households be high quality in terms of design and construction and be compatible
in design with surrounding development
2 Establish land use and zoning categories in the General Plan and Zoning
Ordinance that allow a diversity of housing types to be built to provide for the
actual needs of residents while minimizing conflicts with existing development and
unnecessary erosion of residents quality of life and investment in their homes
3 In fill development shall be encouraged in order to make efficient use of existing
public infrastructure
4 Encourage the use of innovative site development techniques and the use of
alternative building materials that both meet the intent of City policies and
ordinances and reduce the cost of site preparation or construction
5 Regularly review development fee schedules to ensure that user charges and fees
are consistent with costs incurred by the City Pursue a reduction of fees to
affordable housing projects
6 Determine the feasibility of using public subsidies to assist in the development of
affordable housing
7 Require coaches and lots within newly created mobile home parks to be held in
common ownership except in cases where the coaches and or lots are owned by
a public agency or non profit housing entity
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8 Encourage the development of affordable housing for the elderly in proximity to
public transportation and community services
9 Encourage the development of residential units which are accessible to
handicapped persons or are adaptable for conversion to use by handicapped
persons
10 Investigate programs to assist first time buyers
11 All new businesses which employ more than five persons in agricultural or
landscaping jobs shall provide suitable housing for them or pay an in lieu fee to
allow such housing to be provided
12 Require that housing constructed expressly for very low low and moderate
income households not be concentrated in any single area
13 Encourage the development of child care facilities coincident with new housing
development and consider the use of incentives such as density bonus reduced
development fees and or financial assistance
14 Require deed restrictions for new units provided under this policy in order to
ensure their permanent affordability
Policv C Fair Housina Practices
Assure that all housing whether market or assisted is sold or rented in conformance
with open housing policies free of discriminatory practices
Strateoies
1 Make every reasonable effort to ensure that the provIsions of all applicable
Federal and State laws and regulations concerning non discrimination are
enforced
2 Disseminate information on housing discrimination complaints to appropriate
agencies
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GOAL XU IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY OF POWAY TO ENCOURAGE
REGIONAL COOPERATION AND COORDINATION
Policv A Plannina
Support the coordination of land use and public facility planning programs among local
regional state federal jurisdictions and special districts
Strateoies
1 Continue to refer applications for regionally significant development to affected
jurisdictions according to the terms of the interjurisdictional memorandum of
understanding
2 When considering major changes to its land use program the City will evaluate
the impact of proposed changes on regional land use planning and the planning
programs of neighboring jurisdictions
3 Continue to support and participate in the San Diego Association of Governments
SANDAG regional land use planning programs as consistent with the poway
General Plan goals and policies
4 Cooperate with regional measures to offset potential wildlife habitat loss or
increase existing habitat such as land banking or open space acquisition and
preservation programs
5 Support regional transportation planning programs which minimize the disruption
of externally generated traffic on Poway
6 Support efforts to develop a limited access roadway between 1 5 and 1 15 along
the SR 56 corridor
7 Support and encourage an amendment to the Regional Transportation Plan 1990
to designate Scripps poway Parkway as an expressway to provide the major
easUwest route through Poway from 1 15 to SR 67 and explore a state route
designation for the Parkway
8 Facilitate the continued development of a regional trail system to serve
equestrians pedestrians and bicyclists
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9 Coordinate the planning of medical facilities and services to meet the medical and
health needs of the community with the Palomar Pomerado Health System
Amended per GPA 93 01A
Policv B Reaional Facilities
Support the construction of appropriately sited and designed facilities to serve regional
and or subregional public facility needs
StrateQies
1 Cooperate in the construction of a regional water reclamation facility to serve both
the City of poway and the City of San Diego
2 Work with other water agencies to provide adequate regional water storage
facilities
3 Enhance the quality of library services through cooperation with other library
agencies in the region
4 Cooperate in regional efforts to ensure adequate solid waste disposal facilities
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