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C I T Y O F M 0 0 R P A R R
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM:
Jaime Aguilera, Director of Community
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, Senior Planner
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DATE: November 6, 1995 (CC Meeting of 11- 15 -95)
SUBJECT: CONSIDER INITIATING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT AND
ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS TO CREATE A NEW OPEN SPACE LAND
USE DESIGNATION AND ZONE DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES FOR MORE
PROTECTION OF NATURAL OPEN SPACE AREAS, TO INCLUDE POLICY
LANGUAGE WITHIN THE LAND USE ELEMENT RELATIVE TO
PROTECTION OF GREENBELT AND OTHER OPEN SPACE BUFFER AREAS
WITHIN THE CITY'S AREA OF INTEREST, AND TO ACCOMPLISH
ZONING CODE MATRIX, TABLE 17.20.050, CORRECTIONS
Background
Section 17.60.020.A.1 of the Zoning Code provides that an amendment
may be initiated by the adoption of a Resolution of Intention by
the City Council requesting the Planning Commission to set the
matter for study, hearing, and recommendation within a reasonable
time. The same process is followed for City initiation of a
General Plan amendment. The reasons for the proposed initiation of
an amendment of the General Plan and Zoning Code are discussed
below.
Discussion
Since the update of the Land Use Element in 1992, staff has become
concerned that the existing open space land use designations and
zone districts do not provide adequate protection for lands meant
to remain in a natural condition. For example, uses allowed by
zoning clearance, administrative permit, and conditional use permit
in an Open Space Zone include, but are not limited to, the
following:
agriculture
1 single - family dwelling unit per 10 to 40 acres
guest house or second dwelling unit
farm workers housing
contractors service and storage yards and buildings
air fields and landing pads
cemeteries
churches
communication facilities
fire stations
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mineral resource development
public utility facilities including offices and service yards
campgrounds
golf courses
riding stables
waste treatment facilities
To ensure that certain open space areas are actually preserved as
a natural area without development, there should be a land use
designation and zone district that would be more restrictive as to
allowed land uses. The new land use designation and zone district
would then need to be adopted for open space areas within the City
that were created for the express purpose of preserving those lands
in a natural condition, such as in Mountain Meadows and Campus
Hills.
Another open space issue is the type of development that should be
allowed in the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt and other rural buffer
areas, within the City's Area of Interest, that act as a separation
between cities. The County's Zoning Code allows for even more uses
in the Open Space zone than what is listed above in this report.
There have been past development proposals in the Tierra Rejada
Greenbelt for a Renaissance Fair, child care center, recycling
center (Worm Concern), and golf driving range, and there have been
inquiries from current and potential property owners for radio
towers, a cemetery, and golf courses. Typically, the City has
responded that only agricultural and rural residential land uses (1
dwelling unit per 10 acres minimum lot size) that do not require
urban services are acceptable. Having actual goal and policy
language in the City's General Plan, that clarifies the City's
position in regard to what types of land uses should be allowed
within open space buffer areas, would allow staff to provide a
consistent response when reviewing County project proposals.
Staff is also proposing miscellaneous Zoning Code Matrix
corrections, such as requiring a conditional use permit for a
nursery operating in a residential or open space zone.
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution initiating a General Plan amendment and Zoning
Code amendment.
Attachment: Draft Resolution
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