Poway Voices supports an ordinance requiring Council
approval of MDRAs subject to hillside/ridgeline review
Sabre Springs/Poway Road
April 1985 - City Passed Resolution 85-019
Required MDRA approval by city council for prominent ridgelines and hilltops General Plan update in 1991 identified additional strategies to protect the city’s significant topographical features
Benefits
Preserved sensitive areas
Prevented ridgeline scaring
Ensured that development aligned closely with community standards Provided critical opportunities for citizen participation Promoted a level of trust in local governance
February 2013 - City Passed Resolution 13-001
Rescinding Resolution 85-019
Eliminated the city council review step
Arguments in favor
•Streamlining process
•Saved time
•Saved money
Arguments against
•Why change a system that worked
•Why should the city acquiesce to the
demands of a few (developers)
•Ridgeline development has visual
impact well beyond the 500 ft
notification radius
How has this worked out?
The Amazon BuildingWilliams Ranch
South of Poway Road