Parks and Open Space Zones

The City Council directed staff to develop a new Parks Zone as part of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review to establish development regulations for City-owned parks and open space lands. After receiving feedback on the initial draft of the Parks Zone development regulations from the Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC), Planning Commission (PC), and the community, the project was separated into two zones: one zone for parks and a second zone for open space lands. The Open Space Zone was developed first in 2024 with input from the PRC, Open Space Conservancy Trust (OSCT) Board, and the PC. The Open Space Zone was adopted in 2024 by the City Council with Ordinance No. 24C-15.

After the adoption of the Open Space Zone, the PRC worked with staff to develop a recommendation on the Parks Zone development regulations. The PRC recommendations were presented to the City Council on April 15, 2025 and to the PC on April 23, 2025. After receiving the PRC recommendations, the PC held two public hearings for the Parks Zone Code and Comprehensive Plan amendments on May 28, 2025 and completed their legislative review process on June 10, 2025. The PC Parks Zone recommendations were presented to the City Council on July 1, 2025. After deliberation, the City Council adopted amendments to the City Code (Ordinance No. 25C-16) and the Comprehensive Plan (Ordinance No. 25-17) on July 15, 2025 to establish the Parks Zone effective December 31, 2025.