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PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
AGENDA
Wednesday February 19, 1986
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 15, 1986
5. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
6. BUSINESS ITEMS
A. Review of the Open Apace, Conservation and Recreation Element
of the Moorpark General Plan
Review of the OSCAR by the Parks and Recreation Commission is
requested for comments and suggestions.
B. North Village Park Conceptual Design
Tom Zanic to discuss the conceptual design of the North
Village Park located in PC-3
C. Tierra Rejada Streetscape
Tom Zanic to discuss improvements to the Mountain Meadows
Tierra Rejada Roadscape
D. Naming of
Parks
Re-evalution of names for the PC-3 Village Parks and the
Moorpark Community park.
E. Griffin Sr. Park Improvements
The Parks and Location and Development Committee has met
regarding the location and type of improvements to Griffin Sr. '.
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Park. The committee's recommendation is presented for your review.
Agenda
Parks & Recreation
F. Community Center Improvements
Committee has met regarding
The Parks Location and Developmentg g
the improvement of raised planters and a lighted bulletin board at the
Community Center. The committee's recommendation is presented for your
review.
G. Community Center Tot Lot Costs
Review and consideration of the cost of a proposed Tot Lot at the
Community Center.
H. Peach Hill Park Improvements
Review of the north boundry fence design of Peach Hill Park
I. Youth Services Proposal
Consideration of a possible grant application to the Moorpark
Community Action Board.
7. STAFF UPDATE
A. Registration Update
B. Youth Dance Report - January
C. March Calendar
8. COMMISSION COMMENTS
9. ADJOURNMENT
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JAMES D. WEAK STEVEN KUENY
Mayor City Manager
THOMAS C. FERGUSON CHERVL J. KANE
Mayor Pro Tern
ALBERT PRIETO r+ ,i>;A City Attorney
Councilmember 0-%iJ RICHARD MORTON
Director
DANNY A. WOOLARD �// � Communiitty
Councilmember Development
LETA YANCY.SUTTON R. DENNIS DELZEIT
Councilmember City Engineer
DORIS D. BANKUS JOHN V. GILLESPIE
City Clerk MEMORANDUM Chief of Police
THOMAS P. GENOVESE
City Treasurer
T O r Parks & Recreation Commission
FROM = Thomas P. Genovese, Administrative Assistant „q1�
DAP E c Feburary 13, 1986
S TJR JF.0 P = Open Space, Conservation and Recreation Element
The City of Moorpark has retained Michael Brandman Associates, Inc.
to prepare the Open Space, Conservation and Recreation Element (OSCAR)
of the Moorpark General Plan. This element will be a description of
• the City's policies regarding: (1) the use, management and conservation
of natural resources; and (2) the provision of recreational opportunities
for present and future residents of Moorpark.
A representative of Michael Brandman Associates, Inc. is here to present
the OSCAR and ask for comments and concerns regarding open space, conservation
and recreation. Attached is the said document for the Commissions review.
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark,California 93021 (805)529-6874
Michael Brandman Associates Environmental Research• Planning and Processing•Resource Management
February 5, 1986
MEMORANDUM
TO: Parks and Recreation Commission
FROM: Michael Brandman Associates, Inc.
SUBJECT: Open Space, Conservation and Recreation Element of the Moorpark
General Plan
INTRODUCTION
The City of Moorpark has retained Michael Brandman Associates, inc. (MBA) to
prepare the Open Space, Conservation and Recreation Element (OSCAR) of the
Moorpark General Plan. This element will be a description of the city's policies
regarding: (1) the use, management and conservation of natural resources; and (2)
the provision of recreational opportunities for present and future residents of
Moorpark.
Such a plan cannot be prepared solely by professional planners. We need input from
the community to define needs, problems, opportunities and desires. We would like
to hear from Commissioners, Parks and Recreation and the public regarding open
space, conservation and recreation concerns. We are aware that the Commission is
currently completing the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The OSCAR will
benefit from additional input on the following topics:
1. Conservation of Resources
a. Air Resources
b. Water Resources
c. Biological Resources
d. Land Resources (agricultural, soils and slopes, geology, mineral)
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2. Open Space Resources
a. Agricultural or Mineral Resource Production
b. Scenic
c. Defining and Limiting Urban Growth
d. Recreation
e. Hazardous Areas (flood plains, earthquake faults, etc.)
We have attached our findings from the investigative phase of the OSCAR for your
information. Your evaluation of these findings and their implication for the
Moorpark OSCAR will provide valuable input to the city's planning effort.
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L CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES •
A. AIR RESOURCES
The City of Moorpark is located in the Oxnard Plain airshed of Ventura County. Air
quality in the basin is determined by both primary and secondary air pollutants.
Primary pollutants are emitted directly from a source into the atmosphere and
include carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogens (NOx), reactive organic
compounds (ROC), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulates.
Secondary pollutants are created with the passage of time in the air mass by
chemical and photochemical reactions (often involving primary pollutants).
Examples of secondary pollutants include oxidants, primary ozone (03) and sulfate
particulates. Air quality in an area is a function of the primary and secondary
pollutants, the existing regional ambient air quality and the topographical and
meteorological factors influencing the transport of pollutants.
1. Climate and Meteorology
The Moorpark climate is described as Mediterranean or dry subtropical. Average
annual temperature difference is 28°F, ranging from an average minimum of 44°F in
January to an average maximum of 72°F in September. Mean annual precipitation
averages about 14 inches, most of which occurs between November and April.
Seasonal climate differences are of sufficient degree to result in greater air
pollution in May through October.
Large-scale meteorological factors over the Pacific Ocean and the continent
determine the factors affecting the dispersion of air pollutants in the area. From
April through October, daytime westerly winds predominate. There is a tendency for
winds to reverse and move offshore from early nighttime and morning, then turn
onshore again. The seasonal period also experiences more frequent thermal inversion
layers, capable of trapping air pollutants near the surface. From October through
March, higher speed, northeasterly winds are typical and generally have a cleansing
effect on the basin.
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2. Ambient Mr quality
Ambient air quality is given in terms of state and federal standards adopted to
protect public health with a margin of safety. In addition to ambient standards,
California has adopted episode criteria for oxidants, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide,
nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter. The episode levels represent short-term
exposures at which public health is actually threatened. In Ventura County, air
quality data are collected by the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District
(APCD). The closest APCD air quality monitoring stations are located in Simi Valley
and El Rio. The study area is approximately equidistant between these two stations
and, therefore, air quality data for these stations is considered most indicative of the
study area's air quality. Based on 1979-1983 data from these stations, the following
air quality trends have developed:
o Ozone (03) — The Oxnard Plain airshed is a nonattainment area for
ozone. All monitoring stations in Ventura County have experienced
adverse levels of ozone. Standards are most often exceeded during the
"smog season," May through October. During 1983, the state ozone
standard was exceeded 17 days at the El Rio Station and 109 days at the
Simi Valley Station. The federal ozone standard was exceeded 7 days and
49 days at the El Rio and Simi Valley Stations, respectively, during this
same period. Additionally, the federal standard was exceeded an average
of 5.8 days at the El Rio Station and 45.3 days at the Simi Valley Station in
1979 through 1982.
Annual trend data for the basin shows maximum ozone concentrations
increase further inland. The highest maximum hourly concentration in
Ventura County was 0.23 ppm at the Simi Valley Station on September 12,
1983. The second highest was 0.21 ppm on October 20, 1983, also recorded
at the Simi Valley Station. These were the only measurements for 1983 to
reach or exceed the California Stage 1 alert level of 0.20 ppm.
o Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) — The Oxnard Plain airshed is also a
nonattainment area for TSP. TSP data from the El Rio station does not
meet the criteria for representation for 1979, 1980, 1982 and 1983.
Additionally, the Simi Valley Station does not meet the criteria for 1980,
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1982 and 1983; however, the data do indicate that the state standard (100
micrograms per cubic meter) in 1983 was exceeded two times in El Rio and
nine times in Simi Valley. The federal standards of 150 and 260
micrograms per cubic meter are rarely, if ever, exceeded. It should be
noted that attainment of state and federal TSP standards has significantly
increased each year since 1979.
o Carbon Monoxide — In general, carbon monoxide standards are rarely, if
ever, exceeded in the basin, due to its proximity to the coast and its
semirural character. The 1-hour NAAQS and state CO standards are 35
ppm and 20 ppm, respectively. The maximum hourly concentrations
measured in Ventura County were 15 ppm on December 8, 1983, in Simi
Valley; therefore, the state and federal CO standards have not been
exceeded at the El Rio or Simi Valley air-monitoring stations.
o Nitrogen Dioxide — The state and federal NO2 standards have not been
exceeded at the El Rio of Simi Valley air-monitoring stations.
o Sulfur Dioxide — The state and federal SO2 standards have not been
exceeded at the El Rio or Simi Valley air-monitoring stations.
3. Air Quality Management Plan
Under provisions of the Federal Clean Air Act, Ventura County developed Air
Quality Management Plans (AQMP) in 1979 and 1982 that addressed attainment of
the national ambient air quality standards. The 1979 AQMP proposed that Ventura
County would attain the national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone by
1987. Under the 1979 plan, if projects were determined to be consistent with the
AQMP, they were found to have no significant impact on air quality.
Although the 1982 AQMP indicates the Ojai Valley will attain the NAAQS for ozone
by 1987, it also shows that, given current emission controls and controls scheduled
for adoption, the ozone standard will not be attained in this century in the Oxnard
Plain airshed. Based on this latter finding, a determination of consistency with the
AQMP no longer provides an acceptable method for determining the air quality
impact of an individual project in the Oxnard Plain airshed. Thus, in response to
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California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines and comments submitted by
the Air Resources Board during review of the 1982 AQMP, the APCD revised its
local guidelines for preparing air quality impact analyses. The guidelines were
adopted by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors in July 1983.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors has determined that future projects within
the Oxnard Plain airshed that emit 13.7 tons per year or more of reactive organic
compounds (ROC) or oxides of nitrogen (NOx) will cumulatively and individually
jeopardize attainment of the ozone standard and thus have a significant adverse
impact on air quality.
B. WATER RESOURCES
Water supply service in the City of Moorpark is provided by Ventura County
Waterworks District No. 1, Division No. 1. During 1984, this division obtained
approximately 24 percent of its water from local groundwater, and aquifers, and
76 percent from the Calleguas Municipal Water District, which gets its water from
the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) system of aqueducts.
Division No. 1 of Waterworks District No. 1, which approximates the boundary of the
City of Moorpark, obtained approximately 2,887.7 acre-feet from Calleguas and
903.4 acre-feet from local wells in 1984 (G. Fowler 1985).
1. Water Conservation
The Ventura County Water Conservation Plan was developed with the intention of
bringing together water conservation efforts with the extent of enhancing the
"...wise use of a limited water supply." The development of this program has
emphasized volunteer programs to encourage the cooperation necessary for
compliance and attainment of water conservation goals. The following projects have
been undertaken:
o The County of Ventura and the United Water Conservation District were
awarded a clean water grant totaling $8,000 in late 1981 by the State
Water Resources Control Board to support the construction of a pumping
trough pipeline. The water conservation plan (development and
implementation) was a new conditional requirement imposed on the county
and UWCD for receipt of this grant.
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o The Arroyo Simi was constructed during the latter part of 1950 by the Soil
Conservation Service. It is a trapezoidal-shaped, tunnel-like stream with
earth bottom and riprap side slopes. The design parameters for the Simi
assumed a 10-year storm and agricultural development utilization.
o The preliminary master plan flood channel alignment was completed by
Ventura County Flood Control District (VCFCD). In addition, the Arroyo
Simi was studied by the U.S. Corps of Engineers and the Federal Insurance
Administration as part of the flood insurance study of unincorporated
Ventura County. The conclusions of the study revealed that the Arroyo
would not maintain the impacts and capacity imposed by a 100-year flood.
C. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
The most common type of vegetative species found in Moorpark and vicinity is
chaparral, consisting of many varieties of woody shrubs and bushes. Chaparral, for
the most part, is found on the steep slopes located within the city's sphere of
influence. It is not found within areas designated for urban growth and expansion.
Found within the Los Angeles National Forest are pine-fir forests and Pinyon Pines.
Their presence reflects a cool and moist climate north of the city.
These forests and chaparral areas typically support populations of wild cats, foxes,
coyotes, raccoons, deer and occasional bears. Hawks, quail and the California condor
can also be found in these areas. Although owls and cuckoos were once prevalent
along riparian habitats, such as the Arroyo Simi, growth in population and
development have limited their populations due to intrusion and human modification
of their natural habitats.1
The City of Moorpark, as a growing and rapidly developing city has no endangered or
sensitive species of flora and fauna.
1 Ventura County General Plan. The Conservation and Open Space Element.
March 1985, Page 25.
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D. LAND RFSOURCES
Moorpark is divided into growth and new-growth areas, as designated in the Land Use
Element of the General Plan; the growth area is further broken down into urban and
rural regions. The nongrowth area is classified mainly for open space, including
agricultural lands of 40 acres or more, with a very limited degree of developed land.
The growth area boundary incorporates existing land uses and vacant areas where
future development can occur. Urban growth patterns are intended to utilize the
infrastructure and present resources available within the community while
minimizing expansion and need for duplication of urban services.
Land resources in the City of Moorpark are plentiful. For purposes of
categorization, these resources can be broken down into four elements: agricultural,
soils and slopes, geological and mineral resources.
1. Agricultural
In the March 1984 Ventura County Draft Map of Important Farmlands, the City of
Moorpark is designated in Area D. This designation represents "... urban and built-up
lands." These lands are typically those currently occupied by structures or proposed
for development in the future. The building density must be of at least 1 unit to 1-
1/2 acres, or approximately 6 structures to a 10-acre parcel.
Urban and Bultup Land
Urban and builtup land is used for residential, industrial, commercial, construction,
institutional, public administrative purposes, railroad yards, cemeteries, airports,
golf courses, sanitary landfills, sewage treatment plants, water control structures
and other development purposes. Highways, railroads and other transportation
facilities are mapped as a part of urban and builtup land if they are a part of the
surrounding urban areas.
Urban and builtup land contains man-made structures or the infrastructure required
for development (e.g., paved roads, sewers, water, electricity or, in specific
circumstances, drainage or flood control facilities) that are specifically designed to
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serve that land. Parking lots, storage and distribution facilities and industrial uses
such as large packing operations for agricultural produce, will generally be mapped
as urban and builtup land, even though they are associated with agriculture.
Urban and builtup land does not include strip mines, borrow pits, gravel pits,
farmsteads, ranch headquarters, commercial feedlots, greenhouses, poultry facilities
and road systems for freeway interchanges outside of areas classified as urban and
builtup land areas.1
Lands designated for rural low-density residential development along the downtown
periphery, as well as for agricultural use, are maintained on lots averaging about
40 acres or less.
Just south of the city limits of Moorpark are prime farmlands (P). These lands are
those with the "... best combination of physical and chemical features for the
production of agricultural crops." Within the city limits, there are no such
designations. Also, southwest of the city limits and within visual range of Moorpark
are farmlands designated "S." These farmlands are of statewide importance, as they
represent land with a good combination of physical and chemical features.
The Soil Conservation Service soil maps illustrate suitability for farming in Ventura
County. The City of Moorpark, and its sphere of influence, is shown within
Capability Classes VI and VII north of Los Angeles Street, and in Classes I through IV
south of Los Angeles Street. Capability classes are described as follows:
o Very good to good - Capability Classes I and II.
o Fair to poor - Capability Classes VI and VII.
o Unsuited - Capability Class VIII.2
1 Advisory Guidelines for the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program.
California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource
Protection. April 1984.
2 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. Suitability for
Farming Ventura County, California. September 1969.
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2. Soils and Slopes
A general description of soil types in the planning area is provided by the USDA Soil
Conservation Service Soils Map. Soils in the City of Moorpark and its sphere of
influence are fair to poor for agricultural purposes.
Moorpark is characterized by soils of the Rincon-Huerhuero-Azull Association.
These soils are level to moderately steep, very deep, well drained and moderately
well drained, very fine sandy loans to silty clay lows and have a slowly permeable
and very slowly permeable sandy clay subsoil.
South of the Arroyo are soils of the Pico Metz-Anacapa Association. These are level
to moderately sloping, very deep, well drained sandy loans and very deep, somewhat
excessively drained loamy sands.
Generally, the soil types that are classified as Capability Classes I and II are those
that have been identified as very good to good for citrus crop production and urban
development. These soils characteristically are good for road fill and intensive play
areas.
Soil types in the core of the incorporated city limits of Moorpark range in slope from
0 to 2 percent. Those soil types within the sphere of influence and generally north of
the city limits are characterized by slopes ranging from 30 to 50 percent and are for
the most part, eroded. Nearly all the 30 to 50 percent slope soil types are level
alluvial plains and fans. Their degree of limitation for intensive recreational
purposes (i.e., play areas, golf courses) is severe.
3. Geology
The City of Moorpark is characterized by the Santa Susana Mountain Range (part of
the Los Padres National Forest) to the north, varying in elevations of 8,831 feet on
Mount Pinos, 9,026 feet in Frazier Mountain, 7,510 feet on Pine Mountain, and 7,455
feet on Alamo Mountain to 6,704 feet on Hines Peak. The southern boundaries of
Moorpark are marked by the Arroyo Simi, a wide and rocky wash running through
central Moorpark and Little Simi Valley.
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Geologic Hazards
The City of Moorpark is not located in any of the designated "landslide prone areas"'
as illustrated on the map of landslide prone areas in Ventura County.
Earthquakes
Moorpark is bound to the far north by the San Andreas Fault, which traverse's an area
to the immediate north of Ventura County. The Big Pine Fault, a major splinter
fault from that systems traverses the Lockwood valley and would not be considered
an imposing threat to planning and development opportunities in Moorpark.
Other faults in the northern vicinity are the San Gabriel, Santa Ynez, Pine Mountain
and Frazier Mountain faults. To the south, Moorpark is bound by the San Cayetano
(from upper Ojai Valley to Piru), Santa Clara (at the base of South Mountain), Red
Mountain (along the Rincon Mountains) and Camarillo and Springville and Sycamore
Fault system (Santa Monica Mountains).
A basic conclusion of the geologic investigation for the resources plan and program
by the Department of Public Works, County of Ventura, is "...until such time as more
complete information is available for the width and location of fault zones and
intensity, frequency and location of earthquakes, it is imperative that zoning in
respect to areas of potential hazards be conservative." Further, Public Works has
stated that, unless seismic investigations are conducted and adequate earthquake
resistant design provisions are incorporated, no building which might endanger lives
or adjacent property should be allowed in the vicinity of any fault line; no major
structure should be placed on land susceptible to amplified seismic shaking; and there
is a need for cautions placement of major structures and utilities other than for
single-story, wood frame structures.2
1 Ventura County Resources Plan and Program.
2 From County of Ventura Resources Plan and Program.
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4. Mineral Resources
The City of Moorpark falls within the production-consumption (P-C) region classified
as the Simi P-C region. The Mining and Geology Board completed designations of
sand and gravel resources in Ventura County on January 28, 1982. Based upon
information contained in the classified report, the EIR and public testimony, areas in
Ventura County were identified for their regional significance. The City of
Moorpark does not lie within a designated area of regional significance.
According to the Mineral Land Classification Map for aggregate resources prepared
in compliance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975, the City of
Moorpark is located in Mineral Resource Zone Number 4 (MRZ-4).
This boundary defines "...areas where available information is inadequate for
assignment to any other MRZ zone." Just south of the city boundaries, in Terra
Valley and Little Simi Valley, an MRZ-1 boundary has been defined. This zone
designates "...areas where adequate information indicates that no significant mineral
deposits are present, or where it is judged that little likelihood exists for their
presence." West and northwest of Moorpark and within Moorpark's sphere of
influence are areas zones MRZ-3, or "...areas containing mineral deposits the
significance of which cannot be evaluated from available data."
E. ENERGY RESOURCES
The Southern California Gas Company has facilities available for providing natural
gas to the Moorpark region. The existing facilities are located at Los Angeles
Avenue and Moorpark Avenue. (The availability of natural gas is based upon present
conditions of gas supply and regulatory policies.) For future development in the
Moorpark region, the use of solar water and space heating technologies could be
considered as instrumental in energy conservation efforts.
Southern California Edison Company serves the Moorpark region. The Moorpark
substation, located at Los Angeles Avenue and Gabbert Road, provides adequate
power to the city. Overhead transition lines are located along Los Angeles and
Moorpark avenues.
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IL OPEN SPACE
A. INTRODUCTION
Open space can separate or unify urban activities or areas, depending on its
character. In addition, it can provide opportunities for resource production, scenic
preservation, conservation of natural resources, outdoor recreation, public health and
safety and development management and control. A working definition of open
space is all land and/or water in an urban area that is not covered by buildings and
that has value for park and/or recreational purposes, conservation of land and other
natural resources, historic or scenic purposes. Open space can successfully create
and guide the development of urban form over time. Open space can successfully
function under the multiple-use concept.
For example, land that is designated for use in flood control prevention may also be
used for recreational purposes through the creation of trail systems or play areas.
The preservation of prime agricultural lands may also be a valuable means of
preserving a particularly significant scenic viewshed. Finally, wildlife refuges set on
steep slopes subject to erosion utilize an otherwise hazardous piece of land for
conservation and recreational purposes.
Open space provides benefits; it also entails costs. Examples of quantifiable and
nonquantifiable benefits and costs are illustrated in Table 1. Table 2 outlines some
methods for preserving open space.
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TABLE 1
BENEFITS AND COSTS OF OPEN SPACE
Quantifiable Benefits'
Recreation user satisfaction
Natural resources and lease income
Savings from compact growth
Energy conservation
Reduction in cost of government services
Savings in transportation costs
Preventing development in hazardous area
Tourism and related economic industries or services
Agricultural industries and services
Increased land values of adjacent properties
Decreased levels of crime and violence
Attraction and retention of desirable development
Nonquantifiable Benefits'
Improvement in mentaland physical health
Reduction in levels of air, noise or water pollution
Increased recreation opportunities for the disadvantaged
Maintenance of rural atmosphere
Increased community identity and imagibility
Preservation of scenic, historic or cultural features
Retention of options for future growth
Quantifiable Costs'
Land acquisition
Development of recreation facilities
Maintenance and operation of recreation facilities
Nonquanttflable Costs'
Impacts on tax base
Impacts on housing market
Opportunities foregone for development
1 Quantifiable in an objective sense because of available data, measures or
precedent.
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TABLE 2
METHODS FOR PRESERVING OPEN SPACE'
Acquisition of Fee
Purchase
Purchase in fee simple
Purchase with life tenancy
Lease purchase
Excess condemnation
Official map
Purchase and leaseback
Gift with life tenancy
Trade or transfer
Tax foreclosures
Street closing
Redevelopment process
Subdivision dedication
Private purchase or gift
Acquisition of Less Than Fee
Conservation easements
Development rights
Public easements
Scenic easements
Purchase and resale without certain rights
Compensible regulations
Zoning
Protective zoning
Aesthetic zoning
Agricultural zoning
Zoning for large lots
Zoning for planned unit development
Private restrictive covenants
Slope conservation restrictions
Property Tax Concessions
By contact
Tax abatement for hunting/fishing rights
Tax exemptions
Tax dedications for gifts
1 From Recreation Planning and Design, Gold. p. 240.
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Generally, open space- is associated with a positive image of natural resource
preservation, conservation and management. The goals and policies set forth in this
element are directed at projecting the opportunities, constraints and management
decisions necessary to devote to the enhancement of open space in the City of
Moorpark.
B. COMPONENTS OF OPEN SPACE
For the purpose of this element, open space will be broken down into a series of
components. These are to include, but not be limited to those open space areas that
are resource production, scenic, structural, recreation-oriented and protective.
1. Resource Production
These areas are used for agricultural purposes or mineral resource extraction. These
include lands held in agricultural or farmland contracts and rural agricultural lands.
2. Scenic
These areas include open space corridors and viewsheds that provide visual
enhancement and pleasure and/or are worthy of preservation for aesthetic historical,
cultural or biological concerns.
3. Structural
These include areas that are zoned for open space preservation or are planned open
space areas that maintain consistency between zones and designated land use
categories. For example, an open space zone may not be consistent with an area
zoned for public institutional use of an area less than 40 acres. These lands may also
refer to those areas that are natural and undeveloped because they are inaccessible
and/or cannot be provided with municipal services.
4. Recreation-Oriented Open Space
These areas include those local, regional, state and national parks, public or private,
that provide either passive or active recreational opportunities on a site dedicated
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for park purposes and maintained as such in the interest of public recreation and
leisure enjoyment. These areas also include recreational access routes, scenic roads
and bicycle, hiking and equestrian trails.
5. Protective
These are areas that include hazardous conditions. Examples are flood plains, fault
zones, landslide areas and any areas that may pose a threat to the health, safety and
general welfare of the public.
C. EXISTING OPEN SPACE AREAS
Most pronounced of the available open space resources in the city of Moorpark are
the vast and expansive scenic viewsheds of the Santa Susana Mountain range to the
north and Simi Valley to the south.
Agricultural lands comprise a significant percent of localized open space and
recreation areas (public and private). This section provides a brief overview of the
existing open space areas.
1. Greenbelt Agreement
Definition: "An area consisting of prime agricultural or other open space land, as
defined in the Government Code, which is preserved in agriculture or other open
space use."
A greenbelt agreement was established between the cities of Moorpark, Thousand
Oaks and Simi Valley and the County of Ventura for the retention and nonannexation
of an area lying generally within the Tierra Rejada Valley. This area presents
difficulties for any one individual city in providing municipal services (i.e., sewers,
water, police, etc.) and has been excluded from each city's sphere of influence. "'
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2. Parks
The following is a list of existing and proposed local parks in the City of Moorpark.
Type of Size Status
Name Facility (in Acres) Location March 1, 1985
Buttercreek Community 13.0 South of L.A. Plans undecided
Park Avenue adjacent (location).
to Arroyo Simi
in Zone IV
Glenwood Neighborhood 4.5 Tierra Rejada Pending accept-
Park at Harvester Rd. ance by city.
Moorpark Community 4.5 Moorpark Ave. at Existing.
Center Charles St.
Campus Neighborhood 2.5 L.A. Ave at Existing.
Park Hartford
Paul E. Griffin Sr. Neighborhood 4.0 Campus Park Rd. Existing.
Park at College View
Monte Vista Nature Nature Park 5.0 Moorpark Rd. Acceptance
Park near Peach Hill pending.
Mountain Meadows #4 Community 69.0 South of Arroyo 39 acres cur-
Park proposed Simi at Liberty rently owned by
Bell Rd. city and leased
for farming.
Mountain Meadows Neighborhood 8.0 Tierra Rejada Proposed.
N. Village Park
Mountain Meadows Neighborhood 8.0 West End of Proposed.
W. Village Park Peach Hill Drain
Mountain Meadows Neighborhood 8.0 Proposed.
S. Village Park
Peach Hill Neighborhood 10.0 Peach Hill Rd. Design phase.
Park and Christian
Barrett
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D. TRAILS AND SCENIC ROADWAYS
The proposed system of trails and pathways systems are designated and described in
the circulation element. Development criteria for bikeways, footpaths and
equestrian trails are also established within the general plan. General scenic
corridors include Walnut Canyon Road, Los Angeles Avenue, the Arroyo Simi, Peach
Hill Road, Tierra Rejada Road and the Simi Valley and Moorpark Freeways.
Proposed scenic corridors include Tierra Rejada Road extension and Happy Camp
Canyon Road (through the regional park).
1. Definitions
A local Class I bike "path" or bike trail provides a "...completely separated right-of-
way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians with cross flows by
motorists minimized."
A local Class H bike lane "...provides a restrictive right-of-way designated for the
exclusive or semi exclusive use of bicycles with through travel by motor vehicles or
pedestrians prohibited, but within vehicle parking and cross flows by pedestrians and
motorists permitted.' 1
1 Design criteria for bikeways in California. Caltrans, June 30, 1978.
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JAMES D. WEAK �1 • 3 '1
Mayor
THOMAS C. FERGUSON ! • b". City Manager
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Mayor Pro TTernn
City ty Attorney
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ALBERT PRIETO 0141111��
Councilmember OitA w RICHARD MORTON
Director of
DANNY A. WOOLARD • Community
Councilmember ,k• Development
LETA YANCY-SUTTON - R. DENNIS DELZEIT
Councilmember City Engineer
DORIS D. BANKUS JOHN V. GILLESPIE
City Clerk MEMORANDUM Chief of Police
THOMAS P. GENOVESE
City Treasurer
T O : Parks & Recreation Commission
F R OM : Thomas P. Genovese, Administrative Assistant,
DAT E February 13, 1986
S iJ B J E C T : Griffin Sr. Park Improvements
Staff has met with the Parks Improvement and Location Committee on
February 12, 1986 concerning improvements to Griffin Sr. Park. At
the regular Park and Recreation meeting of February 5, 1986 the
Commission had requested the Committee to review the improvements
with the possible amenities to include the following:
1. Upgraded play equipment with possible handicap accessibility
2. Drinking fountains
3. Covered eating/picnic area
4. Swing sets
5. Softball backstop
6. Future location for possible hard court surface
7. Additional tables/or seating capacity
The recommended site plan of the Committee is enclosed for the Commission's
review. Also attached are the cost estimates for the related project.
Staff has met with Griffin Homes concerning the improvements required to
Griffin Sr. Park that were conditioned in the approval of GPA 85-1,
Tract 3963. The amounts of improvements is now $10,000 and the equivalent
of a basketball hard court surface area. The estimate is approximately
$20,000 for the hardcourt surface, therefore the estimate for funds
available for improvement to Griffin Sr. Park as a condition of GPA 85-1,
Tract 3963 is $30,000. The Commission has also appropriated $20,000 of
Quimby funds for the improvements to Griffin Park. The total funds
available are then estimated at $50,000.
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