Res 88-076RESOLUTION NO. 88-076
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING THE TEXT OF SEVERAL OF THE
ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN
OF THE CITY OF POWAY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (GPA 88-02B)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway recognizes that
the need may arise to amend the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 65350, et, seq., of the California Government
Code describes the procedures for amending General Plans; and
WHEREAS, the subject City-initiated amendment adds new language
to the text of the land Use Element, thereby establishing the "Open
Space -Recreation" land use designation, and also amends
appropriate corresponding sections of the Parks and Recreation
Element, Water Resource Conservation Element, and Open Space
Element; and
WHEREAS, the city Council of 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 sub-
ject General Plan amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the subject General Plan
Amendment 88-02B will not have a significant adverse impact on the
environment and hereby adopts a Negative Declaration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that the subject
General plan text amendments are necessary and desirable to promote
open space recreation land uses for the enjoyment and benefit of
the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does
hereby amend the text of several of the Elements of the City of
Poway General Plan by the addition of new language which shall read
as follows:
In order to maintain uniformity and internal consistency,
the following land use designations within the Land Use
Plan section of the Land Use Element shall be renumbered
as indicated below.
Planning Community Areas 18 - renumber to 17
Open Space 17 - renumber to 18
Open Space-Recreation Areas - assign new number 19
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The Land Use Plan section of the Land Use Element is
hereby amended as indicated by the following underscored
type:
OPEN SPACE
Open Space 18 - Open Space The Open Space category
illustrates publicly- and privately-owned lands that are
either in use or maintained in the natural, undeveloped
state for future development or long-term preservation.
The types of uses include City buildings, parks, schools,
wilderness areas, and public facility operation centers.
In the event one of the uses changes and the land is
purchased by private individuals, a General Plan amendment
shall be submitted to determine the appropriate future
use.
The following objective and policies are hereby added to
the Land Use Element of the General Plan and shall read as
follows:
Objective 21. Open Space - Recreation Land Use
The City should support and promote open space recreation
oriented land uses in order to enhance active
recreational opportunities within the community. These
active-recreational opportunities will serve the
recreational and social interaction needs of city resi-
dents of all ages, economic situations, and physical
conditions.
Policy 21.a.
Policy 21.b.
Open Space-Recreation land uses pro-
posed in the community shall meet the
test of land use compatibility and
shall be consistent with the appli-
cable policies of the General Plan and
the provisions of the Poway Municipal
Code.
In order to preserve open space in the
community, no property with an
existing land use and zoning designa-
tion of open space-recreation (OS-R)
shall be rezoned to any other zone
until the provisions of the Poway
Municipal Code are complied with.
The following language is hereby added to the text of the
General Plan under "Land Use Plan," following "Open Space 18.
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OPEN SPACE-RECREATION AREAS
Open Space-Recreation Areas 19 - Open Space-Recreation
The Open Space-Recreation land use category illustrates
primarily privately-owned lands that provide a range of
active-recreational opportunities within the community.
These active-recreational opportunities will serve the
recreational and social interaction needs of City resi-
dents of all ages, economic situations, and physical con-
ditions. A limited number of publicly-owned lands may
also be included in this category. Examples of land uses
allowed in the open space-recreation category include, but
are not limited to, private swim, tennis, and racquet
clubs, public and private golf courses, family fun cen-
ters, soccer parks, riding academies and stables, mini-
golf centers, and other active-recreation uses such as
arcades and water-oriented activities. A General Plan
amendment is prerequisite to the redesignation of land to
the open space-recreation category in order to determine
the appropriate future use of the land.
Concurrent with the text amendments noted above, the land
use legend of the Land Use and Circulation Plan map of the
General Plan shall be appropriately modified.
In order to provide uniformity and internal consistency
within the General Plan text, several other elements are
hereby amended to include additional General Plan policy
statements as follows:
Objective 6.
PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENT
Private Recreational Facilities
(new) Policy 6.g.
The city should support and promote
open space-recreation oriented land
uses in order to enhance active
recreational opportunities within the
community. These active-recreational
opportunities will serve the
recreational and social interaction
needs of City residents of all ages,
economic situations, and physical
conditions.
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WATER RES0URCE CONSERVATION ELEMENT
Objective 1. Surface Waters
(new) Policy 1.f.
The city may determine desirable the
establishment of open space-recreation
land uses within the 100-year
floodplain boundaries of the city's
natural creek systems.
OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
Objective 1.
(new) Policy 1.e.
Open Space Preservation
The City should support and promote
open space-recreation oriented land
uses in order to enhance active
recreational opportunities within the
community. These active-recreational
opportunities will serve the
recreational and social interaction
needs of city residents of all ages,
economic situations, and physical con-
ditions.
Objective 3. Creekside Areas
(new) Policy 3.d. The city may determine desirable the
establishment of open space-
recreation land uses within the
creekside areas.
Objective 5.
Public and Private Recreation Land
(new) Policy 5.d.
The city should support and promote
open space-recreation oriented land
uses in order to enhance active
recreational opportunities within the
community. These active-recreational
opportunities will serve the
recreational and social interaction
needs of city residents of all ages,
economic situations, and physical con-
ditions.
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APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway,
State of California, this 26th day of July, 1988.
R~bert C.rEmery, M~f
ATTEST:
Marjo~i~ K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
STATE ~F CALIFORNIA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Marjorie K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do
hereby certify, under the penalty of perjury, that the foregoing
Resolution, No. 88-076 , was duly adopted by the City Council at
a meeting of said City Council held on the 26th day of July
1988, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
BRANNON, HIGGINSON , KRUSE, TARZY, EMERY
NONE
NONE
NONE
Marjo~i~ K. Wahlsten, City Clerk
City ~ Poway
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