Res 98-048RESOLUTION NO. 98-048
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
INITIATING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 98-01
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, Section 17.46.020B of the Poway Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance)
provides that a change in the boundaries of any zone or a change in regulations may be
initiated by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 98-01 contains applications that propose to
modify existing zoning boundaries and regulations noted below.
In 1996, the City redesignated the parcel located on the southeast comer of Community
Road and Hilleary Place from Community Commercial to Town Center as part of the
implementation of the Poway Road Specific Plan. Immediately to the east of the Poway
Retail Plaza are three adjoining parcels; the 0.44 acre site formally occupied by Payless
Shoes, the 15.84 acre WalMart parcel and the 0.65 acre parcel located on the south west
comer of Hilleary Place and Midland Road. The old Post Office building is located on the
corner site. Similar to the Poway Retail Plaza, none of the subject parcels face Poway
Road, would directly benefit from streetscape and pedestrian improvement on Poway Road
or have strong links to the Town Center district. This application proposes the
redesignation of the former Payless Shoes, WalMart and the former Post Office parcels
from Town Center (TC) to Commercial General (CG).
GPA/ZC 98-01C
In association with the City's Subarea Habitat Conservation Plan, a number of parcels have
been acquired in Poway by both private and public entities for mitigation land. Most of this
land is currently designated rural residential. Many of the parcels are located around the
Blue Sky Ranch Ecological Reserve and Lake Poway. In accordance with the requirements
of the City's Subarea Plan and to ensure that these parcels remain in their natural state,
it is appropriate that they be redesignated to Open Space - Resource Management (OS-
RM). This application requests to redesignate these parcels accordingly.
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GPA 98-01D
Last fall the City Council adopted a Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail Linkage Study. The
purpose of the study was to identify future links which could connect existing trails,
residential areas, and major activity area in the City. The goal was to promote bicycle and
pedestrian traffic thereby reducing the amount of local vehicle traffic in the City per day.
This application proposes to incorporate into the Transportation Element of the General
Plan the linkages suggested by the Study. This will ensure that with future development
that these trail linkages will be incorporated into the design of these projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Poway
by adoption of this resolution, does hereby initiate General Plan Amendment 98-01 and
associated changes to the zoning boundaries, as identified above.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Poway, State of California,
this 12th day of May, 1998.
Don Higginson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Marjor~,~ Wahlsten, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, Marjode K. Wahlsten, City Clerk of the City of Poway, do hereby certify, under the
penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Resolution No. 98-048 , was duly adopted by
the City Council held on the 12th day of Ma~, ,1998, and that it was so adopted
by the following vote:
AYES:
CAFAGNA, EMERY, GOLDBY, HIGGINSON
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: REXFORD
Marjor~. Wahlsten, City Clerk