13620 Temple St, Poway, CA 92064

Open Space Recreation Zone

This zone is intended for low-intensity active-recreational and ancillary commercial needs which could be compatible with residential land uses. These active-recreational opportunities are meant to serve the recreational and social interaction needs of the City residents of all ages, economic situations, and physical conditions. Publicly owned lands, such as parks, may also be included in this zone subject to approval by the City. Only those additional uses are permitted that are complementary to, and can exist in harmony with, the open space-recreation land use and surrounding lands uses. It is the intent that this zone be applied to an entire parcel of land or to a portion of a parcel of land, provided that the remainder of the parcel meets the area requirements for which it is zoned.; In addition to the objectives outlined in PMC 17.02.010 (Purpose and scope), the open space-recreation zone is included in the zoning regulations to achieve the following purposes: Provide for compatible recreational uses.; Provide public or private active-recreation uses and activities on land within the community.; Promote land use compatibility with existing or planned residential, commercial, manufacturing, and open space land uses which surround the OS-R zone activity or land use.; Encourage in-fill active-recreation land uses which provide a range of opportunities within the community that service the recreational and social interaction needs of City residents of all ages, economic situations, and physical conditions.; Provide for recreational opportunities within planned communities and planned residential developments.; Provide for associated building construction and development which is architecturally compatible and sensitive to existing and planned land uses on the same parcel of land and on surrounding properties.