February 3, 2026, Item #2DATE: TO: FROM: CONTACT: SUBJECT: Summary: AGENDA REPORT CityofPoway February 3, 2026 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk ~ Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk (858) 668-4530 or [email protected] CITY COUNCIL Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 879 entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, Changing the Zoning Classification of Certain Properties to Open Space Resource Management (OS-RM) or Natural Open Space (OS) (ZC 25-0001 )" The introduction and first reading of the above-entitled Ordinance was approved at a Regular City Council Meeting on January 20, 2026. There were no speakers. The Ordinance is now presented for second reading and adoption by title only. Vote at first reading: Recommended Action: AYES: NOES: DE HOFF, PIKUS, MAEDA, VAUS NONE ABSTAINED: NONE ABSENT: NONE DISQUALIFIED: NONE It is recommended the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 879. Environmental Review: None. Fiscal Impact: None. 1 of 5
February 3, 2026, Item #2Public Notification: A Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, January 8, 2026. An ordinance summary notice was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, January 29, 2026. A certified copy of this Ordinance will also be posted in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code section 36933. Attachments: A. Ordinance No. 879 Reviewed/Approved By: Assistant City Manager 2 of 5 Reviewed By: Alan Fenstermacher City Attorney Ap~ ChrisHazetrne City Manager
February 3, 2026, Item #2ORDINANCE NO. 879 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA, CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO OPEN SPACE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (OS-RM) OR NATURAL OPEN SPACE (OS) (ZC 25-0001) WHEREAS, Chapter 17.06 and Chapter 17.46 of Title 17 (Zoning Development Code) of the Poway Municipal Code provides the requirements for the establishment and amendment of zoning districts; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway has approved a General Plan Amendment (GPA) 25-0001, amending the land use designation of 32 parcels, or portions thereof, from either the Rural Residential A (RR-A), Rural Residential B (RR-8), Rural Residential C (RR-C), Residential Single-Family Zone 7 (RS-7), Planned Community 4 Collection (PC-4), or Planned Community 7 Mineral Resource Extraction (PC-7) to Open Space-Resource Management (OS-RM) or Natural Open Space (OS) on properties located throughout the City; WHEREAS, the City Council finds the zoning classification of the property should also be changed to maintain consistency with the General Plan as required by Section 65860 of the California Government Code and the California Environmental Quality Act to consider this zone reclassification; WHEREAS, Zone Change (ZC) 25-0001 is proposed to change the Zoning Designation of 32 parcels, or portions thereof, from either the Rural Residential A (RR-A), Rural Residential B (RR-8), Rural Residential C (RR-C), Residential Single-Family Zone 7 (RS-7), Planned Community 4 Collection (PC-4), or Planned Community 7 Mineral Resource Extraction (PC-7) to Open Space Resource Management (OS-RM), or Natural Open Space (OS); WHEREAS, the 32 parcels or portions thereof, are located throughout the City and are incorporated by reference herein as shown on Attachment C to the Agenda Report; and as listed in this ordinance by Assessor Parcel Number; WHEREAS, the proposed change in designation would preserve land as natural habitat for properties that have been dedicated by a property owner/developer as biological mitigation land, or purchased by the City for the preservation of open space land; WHEREAS, said change is a requirement of the City's Habitat Conservation Plan to ensure that mitigation land remains permanently in open space; WHEREAS, on January 20, 2026, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing to solicit comments from the public, both for and against, relative to this application; and WHEREAS, the City Council has read and considered the agenda report for the proposed project and for associated General Plan amendment GPA 25-0001 and has considered other evidence presented at the public hearing. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 3 ofS ATTACHMENT A
February 3, 2026, Item #2SECTION 1: The above recitations are true and correct. Ordinance No. 879 Page 2 SECTION 2: The City Council has considered the project and determined that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a Class 8 Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines, in that the project involves a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for the purpose of preserving habitat and protecting the environment. The City Council has also determined that the project is also exempt from CEQA under the "common sense" exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines 15061 (b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that it has no possibility of resulting in a significant impact on the environment. SECTION 3: The City Council finds that the proposed Zone Change will assist in the preservation of biological mitigation land, unique biological habitats, and significant topographic features and would result in a land use designation that is compatible with the adjoining open space and low-density residential land uses and implements the goals and policies of the City's Habitat Conservation Plan. SECTION 4: The City Council hereby approves ZC 25-0001, a change of zoning designation for 32 parcels, or portions thereof, that have been dedicated by a property owner/developer as biological mitigation land, purchased by the State of California as mitigation land or purchased by the City for the preservation of undeveloped land from RR-A, RR-8, RR-C, RS-7, PC-4, or PC-7 zones to OS-RM or OS. The parcels are located throughout the City and are identified by the following Assessor Parcel Numbers: 278-200-26 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 277-230-09 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 314-840-01 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 321-271-33 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 321-110-52 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 314-840-10 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 277-220-24 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 320-031-03 from (PC-7) to OS 320-031-06 from (PC-7) to OS 320-031-04 from (PC-7) to OS 275-240-66 from (RR-C) to OS-RM 314-032-01 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 314-840-03 from (RR-A & RR-B) to OS-RM 316-020-21 from (RR-A & RR-C) to OS-RM 277-220-01 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 277-220-31 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 322-011-08 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 321-243-09 from (RR-C) to OS-RM 321-360-01 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 322-011-09 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 321-110-32 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 322-041-18 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 321-111-14 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 322-041-25 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 322-010-48 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 314-031-02 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 316-020-04 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 316-020-05 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 316-140-39 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 316-020-20 from (RR-A) to OS-RM 277-172-08 from (PC-4) to OS-RM 316-140-38 from (RR-A) to OS-RM SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall not be codified. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its adoption. CERTIFICATION/PUBLICATION: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it or a summary of it, to be published with the names of the City Council members voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Poway within fifteen (15) days after its adoption and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code § 36933. 4 of 5
February 3, 2026, Item #2Ordinance No. 879 Page 3 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, held the 20th day of January 2026, and thereafter. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City Council held the 3rd day of February, 2026 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSTAINED: ABSENT: DISQUALIFIED: Steve Vaus, Mayor ATTEST: Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk 5 ofS