739 E Lavender Way, Azusa, CA 91702

Open Space Zone

The Open Space zone is intended to protect its important natural resources by limiting building within the mountains, foothills, and river channels. The primary allowable land uses are: public recreation; limited residential development on legal lots of record with adequate access, buildable areas, and infrastructure; limited agricultural uses; and, where authorized by the general plan lodging, resort, and conference center facilities and related activities. Certain areas within the OS zone may be subject to long-term preservation through land conservancy arrangements.; Surface mining operations may also be allowed where they were established prior to the effective date of this Development Code, recognizing the community's strong interest in improving and accelerating reclamation and reducing the environmental impacts of existing vested mining, with consideration of trade-offs affecting vested mining operations and future operations adjacent and contiguous to vested operations. Future operations adjacent and contiguous to vested operations may be considered through a formal development agreement based on public participation and environmental review. For the purposes of this Development Code, vested mining rights shall mean that valid use permits have been issued by the city, or that mining is otherwise considered vested pursuant to other applicable laws.