[SDCBC] Parks Zoning Alert July 19th

[jwstump at cox.net]

Friends of San Diego Parks, Open Space and Habitats 
 
The Parks Board and Planning Commission are holding a joint meeting 
to determine what counts as Park Land in San Diego.  There can be a 
lot of up sides to working on this definition; but there are dangers. 
 
What if the all the streets adjoining parks were counted as "Park"? 
What if the sloping sides of the 163 Highway were counted as Open 
Space.  Should Mt. Hope Cemetery be counted as a Park to meet the 
community plan for the Fourth District?  Should the median down 
Broadway be counted as meeting CCDC's park requirements? 

City Charter section 55 makes clear the definition and protections of Parks.  Public Schools are not a Park use; but some want to count the children's playground as a community park for developments.  The City owns huge parcels of land that are cleared of any use but being a landfill; does this count as a open space?  Is the City's Qualcom Stadium and the Sports Arena a park because they have  parking lots?
 
Please participate in this discussion. 
 
All the Best 
John Stump 
Chollas Restoration, Enhancement and Conservancy 
 
PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007 
NOTE TIME: 1:00 P.M. 
CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 
COMMITTEE ROOM, 12TH FLOOR 
202 C STREET, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101 
 
WORKSHOP 
Time Certain 1:00 p.m.: Park and Recreation Board Orientation 
Presenter: Stacey LoMedico, Park and Recreation Director 
 
Time Certain 2:00 p.m.: Joint Meeting with Planning Commission 
regarding Park Equivalencies in the General Plan 
 
Presenters: Deborah Sharpe, Project Officer II, City Planning and 
Community Investment Department and Howard Greenstein, Park Designer, 
City Planning and Community Investment Department