Poway City Council
March 17, 2026

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AG EN DA REPORT City of Poway
March 17, 2026
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Julie Procopio, Director of Development Services ~
Mary Piscitelli, Associate Planner
858-668-4657 / [email protected]
General Plan Implementation Annual Progress Report for 2025

CITY COUNCIL
State law requires the planning agency of a local government to provide an annual report to its legislative body on the status of the General Plan (GP) and the progress made in its implementation.

The report also provides an update on progress made in meeting the City's share of regional housing needs. The attached report provides a list of projects and programs the City completed or undertook during the 2025 calendar year. The projects and programs were determined to be consistent with the goals, policies and strategies of the Poway GP and demonstrate progress was made in the implementation of the GP.

Recommended Action:

It is recommended the City Council receive and file this report and authorize submittal to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD}, the State Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the San Diego Association of Governments (SAN DAG).

Discussion:

Government Code Section 65400(a)(2) requires an annual report be provided to the City Council on the status of the implementation of the GP. The report must address the City's progress in its GP implementation, including the progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs. The Annual Report should also include a discussion of constraints to the maintenance, improvement and development of housing.

The intent of the required annual report is to ensure the GP directs all land use decisions and remains an effective guide for future development. Since the GP acts as a long-term guide for the physical development of the City, and a periodic update is required to reflect current circumstances, it is important the City annually review the GP and its implementation.

The information shown in the Annual Report (Attachment A) provides a list of projects and programs implemented by the City during the 2025 calendar year as of December 31, 2025, in compliance with the direction of the various goals, policies and strategies of the GP. The information provided in the 1 of 40
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report is intended to assist the City Council in determining the success of implementing the policies in the GP. The Housing Element Annual Progress Report Spreadsheet is provided as Attachment B.

Environmental Review:

This action is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines since it is not considered a "project" as defined in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) in that a project does not include organizational or administrative activities of governments which will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

Fiscal Impact:

None.

Attachments:

A. Annual Report -Implementation of the General Plan in 2025 B. Housing Element 2025 Annual Progress Report Spreadsheet Reviewed/Approved By:

Assistant City Manager
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Reviewed By:

Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
Approved By:
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Chris Hazeltine
City Manager
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ANNUAL REPORT ON

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
GENERAL PLAN IN 2025
Development Services Department
13325 Civic Center Drive
Poway, CA 92064

ATTACHMENT A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN 3
• State-wide and Regional Issues
• Housing Element
• Transportation Element
• Public Facilities Element
• Public Safety Element
• Resources Element
• Community Development Element
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY 22
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 27

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INTRODUCTION
The California Government Code (Section 65400(a)(2)) requires the preparation of an annual report to advise the City Council of progress made toward accomplishing the goals of the Poway General Plan. This report covers the time period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, and provides information on the following:

A. The status of the General Plan and the City's progress in its implementation; and B. The City's progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs, and the City's efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement and development of housing for all income levels, as well as for special housing needs.

State law also requires that a copy of the Annual Report be provided to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) before April 1st of each year. The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) also requests a copy.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN
Section 65302 of the California Government Code mandates that a general plan contain at least seven elements: 1) Land Use Element; 2) Circulation Element; 3) Housing Element-which must be updated every four to eight years; 4) Conservation Element; 5) Open Space Element; 6) Noise Element; and 7) Safety Element. The City of Poway General Plan contains all of the required seven elements, although the names of some of the elements are different. The Poway General Plan is divided into six master elements:
• Community Development, which includes: Land Use, Community Design and Energy Conservation
• Public Facilities
• Transportation, which includes: Roadways, Public Transit, Bikeways, Pedestrian Facilities • Resources, which includes: Natural Resources, Prehistoric Resources, and Historic Resources
• Public Safety, which includes Emergency Services, Hazard Management • Housing
The purpose of the General Plan is to provide for the long-term planning of Poway's physical development through the establishment of general guidelines for decision making concerning land use, recreation, cultural resources, transportation and circulation, natural resource conservation/open-space, noise, safety, and housing goals and policies. While the General Plan is a policy document, it also provides background information and analysis relative to the policies that it contains.

The Poway General Plan was prepared as a comprehensive, internally consistent document that promotes sustainable development, and maintains the flexibility to provide the long-term perspective and direction to guide the community into the future.

The City of Poway Comprehensive Plan was originally adopted 43 years ago in 1983, and included the General Plan, the Zoning Development Code and an Environmental Analysis

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Section. In 1991 and 1996, the General Plan underwent major review and updates. The Environmental Analysis section was replaced with a Master Environmental Assessment (MEA).

The Housing Element was adopted by the City Council in 2021 and updated in April 2024 to cover the 2020-2029 planning cycle. A comprehensive amendment to the Transportation Element was adopted by the City Council in 2010. An update is in process for the Public Safety Element in 2025, with a planned update for the Resources Element thereafter as required by State law. City staff will continue to comprehensively review the elements of the General Plan and complete any necessary revisions incorporating past amendments.

Over the past 43 years, some notable accomplishments have been achieved in the City through implementation of the goals and policies of the General Plan. Key accomplishments include the following:
■ The appearance of Poway Road has realized improvements as a result of the adoption of the Poway Road Specific Plan (PRSP), which guides new development and redevelopment along Poway Road. In 2017, the PRSP was adopted in an effort to revitalize Poway Road. The adoption resulted in changes to the allowed land uses and the development standards. A key component of the Specific Plan encourages concentrated mixed-use development consisting of commercial uses, residential uses and public spaces in the Town Center area. ■ The City's economic base and employment opportunities (over 500 companies/ 18,000 jobs) have expanded because of the 700-acre South Poway Business Park.
■ The equestrian/pedestrian trails system in the City of Poway has expanded from three miles to approximately 80 miles.
■ Since 1983, the City (Poway's former Redevelopment Agency and the Poway Housing Authority) has participated in the development or rehabilitation of 790 affordable living units in the community (please note this number does not represent any rehabilitation or development using CDBG funds, only City funds).

State-wide and Regional Issues
Oversight of the former Poway Redevelopment Agency
• In April 2017, the City of Poway initiated a Request for Qualifications/Proposals (RFQ/P) process to identify a developer to acquire and develop City and Poway Housing Authority (Authority) owned properties within the Town Center area of the Poway Road Specific Plan. The RFQ/P process identified the development team of Meridian Development, LLC and Sudberry Properties, Inc. (collectively "Developers") as having the most qualified proposal. In December 2017, the City and the Authority entered into an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with the Developers. The ENA allowed the City, Authority and Developers to negotiate a Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement (PSDA) for 98 for-sale, market-rate multi-family units, 44 affordable senior apartments and approximately 25,000 square feet of commercial development. In 2018, the City acquired four parcels (APNs 317-472-18, 317-472-23, 317-472-24 and 317-472-25) on the south side of Poway Road to facilitate the mixed-use development consistent with the vision of the Poway Road Corridor Specific Plan. Staff continued negotiations with the developer throughout 2018 and the PSDA was approved by the City Council on March 19, 2019.

Entitlements for 141 residential units and 584 square feet of commercial space was

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approved by the City Council in December 2019. The development is called Poway Commons and construction was completed in 2023.

City Staff reviewed the submissions and interviewed developers in 2021 in response to a Request for Qualification for the Monte Vista housing site for the development of at least 41 affordable apartment units. In August 2022, the Poway Housing· Authority Board approved an Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement with Wakeland Housing and Development, Inc. (Developer) for the development of 60 affordable rental units for developmentally disabled adults and military veterans. An Affordable Housing Agreement, Ground Lease and Land Use Entitlements were approved by the Poway Housing Authority Board and the City of Poway City Council for execution on November 19, 2024. The Developer has until December 31, 2027 to complete construction and begin occupancy.

Regional Issues
While Poway's policies, plans and programs seek to maintain a high quality of life for its residents and businesses, the City does not exist unto itself. Poway actively participates in regional policies and plans established for the benefit of the San Diego County region including the following:
• Water Quality Improvement Plans (WQIPs) for the San Dieguito and Los Penasquitos watersheds with other local jurisdictions.
• Multiple committees with other co-permittees subject to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit R9-2015-0100 including: Land Development Work Group, Monitoring Work Group and the Education Work Group. • Bi-monthly Utility Coordination meeting with all utility agencies to discuss projects and resolve issues.
• Regional economic development-related events.

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is a key regional public agency that serves as the forum for regional decision making, building consensus, making strategic plans, obtaining and allocating resources, and providing information on a broad range of topics relevant to the region's quality of life. Poway participates in the following SANDAG planning processes and programs:

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■ Participates as a voting member on the Mobility Working Group Committee; ■ Participates as a voting member on the Sustainable Communities Working Group, including active involvement with the Regional Housing Needs Plan, Smart Growth site mapping and descriptions, as well as development of the San Diego Forward Regional Plan and Multimodal Hubs;
■ Participated in 1-15 Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan (CMCP), including providing comments encouraging a multi-modal transit corridor along the SR-67 and Scripps Poway Parkway. The CMCP was approved in September 2022. ■ Participated in the development and review of the 2025 Regional Plan 2025 City of Poway General Plan Implementation Annual Progress Report March 17, 2026, Item #3
Housing Element
It is the goal of the City of Poway to provide adequate and appropriate housing opportunities to meet the needs of current and future residents.

The City of Poway Housing Element Update (June 30, 2020 to April 15, 2029) was adopted by the Poway City Council on August 3, 2021. After multiple revisions and discussions with HCD staff, on March 23, 2024, the City received a letter from HCD confirming the Poway Housing Element met the statutory requirements of the Housing Element law and will be in full compliance with the State law after adoption by the City Council and submittal to HCD for final approval.

Approval of the item was covered by the Negative Declaration, adopted by the City Council in August 2021, so no further CEQA review was required. On April 2, 2024, the City Council unanimously approved the General Plan Amendment GPA 24-001 and GPA 21-002 for the Adoption of the City of Poway 2020-2029 Housing Element.

With the adoption of the City's Housing Element Update in 2021 and updates in 2024, City staff continues to work on several Program Implementation tasks of the Housing Element including:
• In 2024, staff began working to evaluate updates to the Poway Municipal Code required by the Housing Element. An on-call consultant from SANDAG's Housing Assistance Program, Ascent Environmental and Planning Consultants, provided research to the City on Objective Design Standards (ODS) used by other agencies in the region to address required revisions. The ODS are being refined by staff to support required Code updates in 2026.
• In July 2022, the City Council approved the McKee Orchard subdivision at the terminus of Holly Oak Way and south of Twin Peaks Road. The subdivision utilizes a density bonus for 20 single-family residences, one of which is deed restricted to be affordable to a household at the very low-income level. During 2024, five homes were granted occupancy, including the affordable unit. In 2025, the remaining five building permits were granted occupancy for the McKee Orchard development.
• In 2025, construction, which had been delayed due to development financing, resumed on the Poway Paseo housing development located at 13249-13253 Poway Road. This project consists of 72 multi-family residential apartment units, 15,871 square feet of commercial space. The project includes a wide pedestrian corridor, parkway and landscape improvements, and a restaurant row. This project site is within the Town Center land use designation of the Poway Road Specific Plan (PRSP). A Density Bonus of 45.6 Dwelling Unit/Acre was approved by the City Council in 2021. Nine of the residential units will be deed restricted to be affordable to low-income (up to 80% of Area Median Income) households. Project completion is anticipated in 2027.
• On August 17, 2022, the Poway Housing Authority and Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation (Developer) executed an Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement for the potential development of 60 affordable rental units targeting developmentally disabled adults and military veterans. An Affordable Housing Agreement, Ground Lease and Land Use Entitlements were approved on November 19, 2024 for 18 extremely low, ten very low and 31 low-income units. The Developer has until December 31, 2027 to complete construction and begin occupancy.

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• Local ADU regulations were revised in 2019. A total of 36 building permits were issued for ADUs in 2025. Based on comparable rents analysis, staff has determined that ADUs are typically affordable to moderate-income households. ADUs are expected to play a significant role in meeting the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and meeting fair-housing initiatives within the upcoming housing element cycle. • In December 2025, the Poway Housing Authority expedited the review and approval of tax-exempt bond financing for the rehabilitation of three existing affordable housing communities: Haley Ranch Estates, Hillside Village, and Park View Terrace. The accelerated approval was necessary to allow bonds to be issued prior to the expiration of the City's Difficult to Develop Area (DOA) designation on December 27, 2025, ensuring the project remained eligible for a 30 percent basis boost in tax credit funding totaling more than $5 million. This additional funding will extend long-term income affordability and enhance residents' quality of life through comprehensive rehabilitation and repairs to housing units, community facilities, and supporting infrastructure. • The City Council approved funding in the FY25/26 budget to update the Housing Sites Inventory and prioritize development of additional housing projects/programs. On December 29, 2025, a request for proposals was issued for an update of the City's affordable housing sites inventory and evaluation of the development potential of Housing Authority owned sites. Rincon Consultants was determined to be the most qualified consultant providing the best value to the City. Rincon will update the affordable sites inventory and evaluate Housing Authority owned sites, to enable the City Council to establish priorities for additional housing projects/programs to be advanced in 2026.

Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) (Information derived from HUD and SANDAG) The RHNA process refers to the first two steps (Determination and Allocation) of a multi-step process that California governments use to plan for housing needs in each region of the state.

The RHNA process including Determination, calculating the housing need in each region, and Allocation, distributing the need to cities and counties.

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is responsible for overseeing the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process for the region. It identifies the need for housing and guides land use planning by addressing existing and future housing needs resulting from population, employment, and household growth.

Most federal and state housing assistance programs set maximum incomes for eligibility to live in assisted housing, and maximum rents and housing costs that may be charged to eligible residents, usually based on their incomes. State statutory limits are based on federal limits. These limits are based on HUD surveys of local area median income (AMI). The commonly used income categories are approximately as follows, subject to variations for household size and other factors:
• Acutely low income: 0-15% of AMI
• Extremely low income: 15-30% of AMI
• Very low income: 30% to 50% of AMI
• Lower income: 50% to 80% of AMI; the term may also be used to refer to all units 0% to 80% of AMI
• Moderate income: 80% to 120% of AMI

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"Affordable housing cost" for lower-income households is defined in State law as not more than 30 percent of gross household income with variations (Health and Safety Code Section 50052.5).

The comparable federal limit, more widely used, is 30 percent of gross income, with variations. "Housing cost" commonly includes rent or mortgage payments, utilities (gas, electricity, water, sewer, garbage, recycling, green waste), and property taxes and insurance on owner-occupied housing.
• For the current Housing Element Cycle (6th Cycle), SAN DAG has allocated a total of 1,319 housing units for Poway distributed into each income category. The breakdown of units allocated for the different affordability levels is shown below with the amount of units remaining to be permitted in the current Housing Element Cycle Table 1: RHNA Allocation for Poway, 6th Cycle (2020-2029) Housing Income Categories, RHNA Allocation Units Remaining Percentage by Annual Median Units Produced in
Income (AMI) (6th Cycle) 2025 (6th Cycle)
Very Low (30-50%) 468 0 453
Low ( 50-80%) 268 0 200
Moderate (80-120%) 241 36 61
Above Moderate (>120%) 342 52 (60)
Total 1319 88 654
As part of the General Plan Annual Report, HCD requires an update on the City's efforts to implement its housing programs. Implementation programs from the adopted 2020-2029 Housing Element Update have been in effect. The City's completed Annual General Plan Progress Report for Housing Element Implementation is included as Attachment B of this report.

Transportation Element
It is the goal of the City of Poway to provide a safe, realistic, efficient, and integrated transportation system to serve the present and future mobility needs of all the residents of Poway. • As part of the street maintenance program in 2025, approximately 21 miles of roadway were slurry sealed. Various street overlays were performed totaling approximately 11 miles in length.
• The City applied for, and was awarded, a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant in 2021 for safety improvements along Poway Road. The HSIP is a federal-aid program with the purpose of achieving a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. The grant application includes installation of directional medians at four non-signalized locations along Poway Road to restrict left turns onto

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Poway Road while still allowing drivers to turn left into shopping centers along the street.

The application also includes upgrades to five signalized intersections along Poway Road between Pomerado Road and Midland Road. The design of this project started in January 2023 and construction occurred during 2024. The project was completed in March 2025. • The Public Works Department operates and maintains 59 signalized intersections in the City of Poway. Forty-three of the signalized intersections relied upon controllers that have been discontinued, are no longer manufactured, and would be difficult to replace in case of failure. In 2024, the City Council approved a project to replace the obsolete controllers and improve the traffic signal communication system. The chosen controller is an advanced transportation controller and is configurable for use with the City's traffic management applications. Replacement of the controllers meets the City's goals of replacing aging signal components and more efficiently managing, controlling and operating the City's traffic signal system. The design of this project started in August 2023, and construction occurred in 2024. The project was completed in February 2025. • In 2025, the City Council approved a project for improvements at the Twin Peaks Road/Community Road and Pomerado Road/Meadowbrook Lane intersections. The Traffic Signal Video Detection Upgrades project includes the removal and/or replacement of outdated battery back-up systems, video detection systems, emergency vehicle preemption systems, vehicle detection cameras, service meters, pull boxes, cabinets, conduit and conductors. Design of this project started in early 2025 and construction began in August 2025. The project is anticipated to be completed in early 2026. • Construction of the Neighborhood Sidewalks project which includes installation of approximately 4,000 square feet of new sidewalk along Garden Road began and was completed during the summer 2025. The new sidewalk provides connectivity between existing sidewalks and will provide a safer path of travel to the adjacent elementary school.
• In June 2025, the City Council approved a project to conduct an Engineering and traffic Survey to establish, or update posted speed limits on selected roadway segments in compliance with the California Vehicle Code. The most recent study was completed for the city in 2019 and the surveys are close to expiring and require renewal. This study justifies non-statutory speed limits and ensures they remain enforceable. A total of 54 roadway segments are currently being analyzed. The study is anticipated to be completed in 2026.
• In August 2023, the City's Traffic Safety Committee (TSC) supported staff's recommendation to install improvements to address safety concerns expressed by residents on Midland Road. The improvements consist primarily of replacement of existing warning signs with fluorescent yellow-green signs, rapid flashing beacon signs and a speed feedback sign. In October 2023 the City Council approved the proposed safety improvements along with funding for the project. Construction was completed in 2024.

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Public
Facilities
Element
It
is
the
goal
of
the
City
of
Poway
to
enhance
the
well-being
of
Poway
residents
by
providing
opportunities
for
relaxation
, rest,
activity
, and
education
through
a
we/I-balanced
system
of
private
and
public facilities
distributed
to
serve
the
entire
community.

Facilities
•
The
City
operates
cultural,
historical
and
outdoor
recreation
facilities
enjoyed
by
residents
and
visitors
from
all
over
the
region
. Poway
is
home
to
18 parks
, 21
sports
fields,
a
lake
recreation
area,
the
Mickey
Cafagna
Community
Center,
a
swim
center,
a
skate
park,
joint-use
school
facilities
, the
Poway
Center
for
the
Performing
Arts
(PCPA),
O
ld
Poway
Park
historical
area,
the
Kumeyaay
lpai
Interpretive
Center,
the
Blue
Sky
Ecological
Reserve,
and
the
Poway
branch
of
the
San
Diego
County
Library
.
•
In
2025,
a
new
circulation
pump
and
motor
were
installed
at
the
Poway
Community
Swim
Center
to
replace
the
previous
system,
which
had
exceeded
its
expected
lifespan
. With
the
new
circulation
pump
in
place,
the
pool
will
continue
to
be
maintained
at
a
comfortable
temperature
of
80 to
84 degrees,
supporting
a
variety
of
aquatic
activities
for
the
community
.
•
The
PCPA
is
a
state
-of
-the-art
professional
theater
designed
for
professional
and
student
performances
ranging
from
major
plays
and
concerts
to
appearances
by
individual
artists.

It
is
a
City
owned
building
located
on
the
Poway
High
School
campus.

The
PCPA
multi­
year
phased
project
is
the
first
comprehensive
maintenance
program
to
replace
much
of
the
mechanical,
plumbing
and
electrical
equipment
in
the
facility
as
well
as
replace
interior
finishes
and
roofing
system.

At
this
point
in
the
building's
lifespan
, most
of
the
equ
ipment
has
outlived
its
standard,
useful
life
and
needs
replacement.

In
2025
, replacement
of
the
roofing
system
was
completed
, and
work
began
on
HVAC
controls
and
replacement
of
the
sound
system.
•
In
2025,
the
Community
Services
and
Development
Services
Departments
worked
together
on
the
replacement
of
the
Heating
Ventilation
and
Air
Conditioning
Controls
at
the
PCPA.

Construct
ion
occurred
over
the
summer
.

The
project
is
anticipated
to
be
complete
in
early
2026
.

Facility
Utilization
•
Lake
Poway
Recreation
Area
continued
to
be
the
destination
for
outdoor
enthusiasts
who
enjoyed
hiking
, fishing,
boating
and
picnicking
. A
total
of
25 ,112
fishing
permits
were
purchased
, 8,905
boats
were
rented
, and
530
archery
cards
were
sold
. Parking
permits
were
issued
to
32,741
non-resident
visitors
to
Lake
Poway.

Lake
Poway
hosted
the
30th
Annual
Youth
Fishing
Derby
with
500
youth
and
their
families
in
attendance
. Summer
Day
Camp
provided
outdoor
fun
and
teen
counselor
training
for
493
youths.

Lake
Poway
hosted
10 seasonal
camping
opportunities
for
3,000
people
. Three
of
these
cam
pouts
were
themed
and
offered
additional
opportunities
to
the
public:
the
themes
were
Flora
and
Fauna,
Earth
Day
, and
Halloween
. In
addition,
Lake
Poway
hosted
four
Summer
Concerts
for
crowds
totaling
7,500
people
. The
ever-popular
Family
Camp
Outs
sold
out
again
th
is
year
hosting
350
families
in
the
community
.

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Plan
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Progress
Report
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• The Blue Sky Ecological Reserve hosted 40 docent-led hikes, 3 outreach presentations and community tours, and 6 programs/events. The largest event was Hoot, Howl and Prowl, with over 200 participants signed up to attend. Many docents also patrolled the Reserve, acting as a resource to visitors and educating the public on the Reserve's regulations. The Kumeyaay-lpai Interpretive Center hosted 38 school tours. The tours meet the Poway Unified School District curriculum for local history. The Center also put on 20 community tours and outreach presentations, 11 public Saturday openings, and 2 events, including a watercolor class and a musical instrument event. • Community Park, which includes the Mickey Cafagna Community Center, was the hub for many recreation activities such as dance, art, sports, health/wellness, special interests and City-run program series including "Kid's Night Out" and "Teen Program Series." In 2025, 6,487 people of all ages and abilities were enriched by their choice of 474 contract class and camp offerings.
• In partnership with the Friends of Poway Seniors, the City continued expanding its older adult programming at the Mickey Cafagna Community Center. Offerings in 2025 included the Congregate Meal Program with monthly entertainment and birthday celebrations, which served 22,538 meals; monthly craft, movie and cooking series; holiday event series; health and wellness classes; socialization programs; a volunteer program, and a quarterly newsletter.
• The Poway Community Swim Center had an annual attendance of 41,287 recreational and lap swim users, conducted swim classes and private swim lessons for 1,968 enrollees, and held two swim meets. Each swim meet had approximately 1,300 athletes and 4,000 attendees. The Splash Bash, an annual summer kick-off pool party at the Swim Center, had 401 attendees.
• Old Poway Park brings history to life with buildings, surroundings, and programs that reflect early 2oth Century California. In 2025, visitors enjoyed the many park attractions including the antique steam engine train and other rolling stock at the Poway-Midland Railroad, the Heritage Museum, the historic Nelson House, and the Old Poway Pottery studio. The Farmers Market continued to draw large crowds. 1,590 students experienced local history through a fun and interactive guided tour, which also meets the Poway Unified School District curriculum for local history.
• Old Poway Park is well known for hosting large, historically themed community events including the "Old Fashioned Fourth of July," "Once Upon a Hallowe'en," a 2-day "Christmas in the Park," and "Rendezvous in Poway". The park also hosted three concerts as part of the Summer Concert Series, three Movies in the Park, weekly live music in the Gazebo on Saturday mornings, and a Volunteer Fair.
• The Poway Arts and Craft Guild expanded their involvement in Old Poway Park. A woodworking artisan has set up a permanent studio in the Parlor. She is open to the public on weekends, when she offers live demonstrations and discusses the importance and history of woodworking at the turn of the twentieth century. • Old Poway Park added a new volunteer organization this past year, the Heritage Gardening Group. These volunteers help maintain specific gardens at Old Poway Park,

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and have enhanced the park gardens by adding a Victory Garden to be used during student tours.
• The City's sports fields were utilized for 12, 160 hours by 13 youth and adult sports organizations within the Poway Sports Association and various other outside sports groups.
• Open play at the Poway Unified School District joint use gymnasiums attracted 11,350 recreation enthusiasts.
• The Community Services Department Staff issued 767 facility rental permits for picnics, meetings, events, and weddings.
• The Poway Center for the Performing Arts is owned and operated by the City and gives the community the opportunity to enjoy live performances, cultural and educational presentations, and art exhibits. Primary presenters include community-based arts organizations, the Poway Unified School District, and the nonprofit corporation Poway OnStage. In total there were 63 rehearsals and 98 performances with 52,441 attendees. • In 2025 the Poway branch of the San Diego County Library continued its partnership with Feeding San Diego by hosting its third food distribution event, increasing the number of families served to 300. As a result of this initiative, Poway Library was selected to host Kennedy Wesley, the soccer player from San Diego Wave FC. The Friendship Club program, which offers social and engaging activities for adults with special needs, has grown significantly, with nearly 70 individuals attending the biweekly sessions. To better serve the community, Poway Library partnered with the Poway Friends of the Library to apply for a Community Foundation Grant to support art and music therapy sessions and was awarded $4,000 to provide specialized programming for this group. The Youth Services Department continued to offer educational and entertaining programs for children and teens ages Oto 17. One of the library's most popular offerings was Teen Game Day, which attracted approximately 30 teens each week, a demographic that is traditionally challenging to engage in libraries nationwide. This year, the library also piloted a new After-Hours Game Night for adults. The program has been so successful that other libraries began to explore offering similar programs in their communities. As in previous years, Poway Library remained the #1 circulating branch among the County Library System's 33 locations, circulating a total of 958,961 library materials in 2025.

Community Outreach
• The City's Community Outreach Coordinator in partnership with all City departments utilizes social media including the City website, Facebook, Nextdoor, Twitter, and lnstagram to promote activities and events at City facilities, as well as share information about current and future capital projects. The City also produces a bi-monthly email newsletter with more than 15,000 subscribers, which is another tool for sharing information and making announcements.
• The Community Services Guide provides information about the many recreational programs and facilities offered by the City. This electronic guide lists all classes, camps, activities, and special events and is distributed quarterly, plus a special issue for summer camps.

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• The City's investment in volunteer recruitment, training, and retention provides significant cost savings, and makes it possible to enhance the scope and caliber of programming at City recreation and cultural facilities. The City of Poway has approximately 819 volunteers of all ages who donate their time and talent to the 30 committees, organizations, groups, and commissions. The Community Services Department benefited from 4,087 volunteer usher hours at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 1,634 volunteer docent and tour guide hours at the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve and Kumeyaay lpai Interpretive Center, and 6,640 historical society and railroad volunteer hours at Old Poway Park. The Teen Volunteer Program's 82 volunteers between the ages of 14 and 18 provided 1,733 teen volunteer hours at programs and events throughout the Community Services Department.

The Old Poway Park Action Committee contributed over 12,500 hours. The City also has a Reserve Park Ranger program with 27 dedicated volunteers who serve on trails, at events, and throughout our parks. They amassed 4,079 volunteer hours during this reporting period.
• The City of Poway continues to offer the PLAY (Poway Leisure Assistance for Youth) Scholarship program which provides financial assistance to children who want to participate in City-recreation programs but can only do so with economic support. The scholarship is available to Poway children 17 years or younger whose families meet established income guidelines, and for individuals with disabilities of any age who live in Poway. The program is supported by City funding and private donations. In 2025, 134 scholarships were granted.

Water
• The Distribution Maintenance (OM) program included the inspection of 986 valves and 434 fire hydrants.
• In 2025, staff replaced/installed 214 water meters and replaced 22 distribution valves. • The Annual Dead-End Flushing Program completed 649 dead-end flushes in 2025. • In September 2022, the City completed the first phase of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Program. The Clearwell Bypass Project allowed the 10-millon gallon (MG) Clearwell reservoir to be taken off-line for replacement and consists of bypass pipelines (both temporary and permanent), a temporary pump station, a temporary pressure regulating station and two 1.4 MG temporary bypass tanks. The new bypass pipeline and temporary tanks were inspected, flushed, and put into operation in November 2022. The second phase of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Program is the Clearwell Replacement Project. This project consists of replacing the existing clearwell with two new 4 MG prestressed concrete tanks. The existing clearwell has reached the end of its useful life and is in need of replacement to maintain reliable service to Poway residents.

Construction began in Winter 2024 and is scheduled for completion in 2026. • The final component of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Program is the Poway Treated Water Facilities and Redundant Pipeline Project. The project consists of water transmission pipelines, a pump station and a forebay, and is referred to as the Poway Treated Water Facilities and Redundant Pipeline Project. This project will be owned and operated by the City of Poway once constructed. This project will diversify Poway's water

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supply
portfolio
and
allow
for
operational
flexibility
and
water
treatment
plant
maintenance
and
rehabilitation
. The
project
is
expected
to
begin
construction
in
early
2027
.

Wastewater
•
In
2025,
Wastewater
Collections
staff
cleaned
64 miles
of
sewer
pipeline
to
maintain
a
free-flowing
system
to
prevent
sanitary
sewer
overflows
and
protect
the
environment.
•
In
2025
,
Wastewater
Collections
staff
continued
the
Annual
/
Bi-Annual
Lateral
Assessment
Program,
which
assessed
, inspected
and
cleaned
221
annual
laterals
and
61 bi-annuals
laterals,
verifying
pipe
condition
and
maintenance
of
a
free
-flowing
system
to
prevent
sanitary
sewer
overflows
and
protect
the
environment
from
wastewater
contamination
.
•
In
2025
the
Wastewater
Collection
Division
cleaned
337,435
linear
feet
of
sewer
pipe
and
inspected/videotaped
126,525
linear
feet
(or
24 miles)
of
sewer
pipe
in
Poway
using
the
City's
CCTV
van
. This
routine
preventative
maintenance
(not
CIP)
is
performed
annually
to
verify
pipe
condition
and
maintain
a
free-flowing
system
to
prevent
sanitary
sewer
overflows
and
protect
the
environment.

The
city
has
186
miles
or
982
,000
linear
feet
of
sewer
pipeline
in
the
wastewater
collection
system.

The
Division
also
inspected
and
or
cleaned
932
sewer
laterals
in
2025
.
•
In
2025,
wastewater
staff
completed
10 sewer
lateral
repairs
, identified
by
annual
lateral
assessments.
•
In
2025,
staff
performed
a
root
foaming
application
on

4.8 miles
(25,253
linear
feet)
of
8-
inch
vitrified
clay
pipe
which
was
treated
to
prevent
root
intrusion
into
the
collection
system
.

Public
Safety
Element
It
is
the
goal
of
the
City
of
Poway
to
provide
a
safe
and
healthy
environment
for
the
residents
of
Poway. General
Plan
Public
Safety
Element
Update
: Since
the
City
Council
approved
the
Housing
Element
update
in
2024,
the
California
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Development
(CA
HCD)
mandates
a
subsequent
update
of
the
Safety
Element
for
General
Plans
.

Fire
Department
and
Development
Services
Department
(DSD)
staff
began
meeting
in
April
2024
regarding
th
is
update
.

Michael
Baker,
International
was
contracted
to
complete
the
Public
Safety
Element
Update
.

A
final
draft
of
the
Public
Safety
Element
was
received
from
MBI
in
December
2025
.

The
California
Board
of
Forestry
approved
the
draft
document
in
January
2026.

The
Safety
Element
Update
will
be
presented
to
the
City
Council
for
their
consideration
and
adoption
in
2026.

Law
Enforcement
Services
Crime
Analysis
•
For
the
City
of
Poway
in
2025,
overall
crimes
against
persons
saw
a
decrease
from
334
incidents
in
2024
to
317
incidents
in
2025
(298
of
those
incidents
were
assault
related
offenses)
.

Page
14 2025
City
of
Poway
General
Plan
Implementation
Annual
Progress
Report
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• Overall crimes against property saw a decrease from 593 incidents in 2024 to 510 incidents in 2025. In 2025, there were also several categories with large decreases, specifically:

Theft from vehicles decreased from 85 incidents in 2024 to 68 incidents in 2025 Fraud offenses decreased from 102 incidents in 2024 to 75 incidents in 202·5 Motor vehicle theft decreased from 43 in 2024 to 20 in 2025 Traffic Enforcement
• In 2025, the Sheriff's Poway Station Traffic Unit issued a total of 3,279 moving violation citations, made 152 Driving Under the Influence (DUI) arrests, recovered three stolen vehicles, conducted 4,728 deputy-initiated contacts, and responded to 2,417 calls for service. Furthermore, our traffic deputies conducted multiple operations in the City of Poway focusing on Impaired Driver (DUl)/Distracted Driver saturation details, two DUI checkpoints, and two citywide motor strike team details focused on unsafe speed and distracted drivers, and speed enforcement on SR-67. The goals of these operations were to educate the public, reduce traffic collisions and most importantly, make our roadways safer.
• Poway Traffic Deputies presented eight Start Smart traffic safety education classes with over 500 students attending, six e-Bike safety classes to approximately 1,400 students and parents, and in partnership with the Poway Unified School District and the Kiwanis Club of Poway, our deputies hosted an e-Bike safety rodeo aimed at educating our community about e-Bike safety, hazards, and rules of the road. Furthermore, our Traffic Deputies also participated in numerous community events to include security details at the Poway High School graduation, 4th of July fireworks events, the Poway Rodeo, the Poway Rotary Parade, Halloween and holiday events.

Investigations
• In 2025, the Poway Criminal Apprehension Team (PCAT) continued to address quality of life issues in our community. These investigations are focused on illegal camping, unhoused population, graffiti, gangs, and narcotics related cases. PCAT investigated three gang related assaults and arrested involved individuals. PCA T Detectives also initiated 13 proactive narcotics investigations, including two fatal fentanyl overdose cases resulting in multiple arrests, and leading to the seizure of 11.5 pounds of methamphetamine, six pounds of liquid methadone, five ounces of fentanyl, 210 Oxycodone pills, and two illegally possessed shotguns. PCAT continues to work diligently to disrupt gang and narcotics networks which bring crime and illegal drugs into Poway neighborhoods.
• In 2025, the Poway Area Detective Unit was successful in identifying and arresting suspects in multiple cases, including two high profile investigations. The teamwork shown

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by our detectives in their cases exemplifies the power of collaboration, demonstrating how united efforts can lead to remarkable outcomes.
• In November 2025, deputies conducted a manhunt for an individual who fled from deputies following an investigation into the negligent discharge of a firearm in Poway. The individual was wanted for multiple firearms related charges. The investigation became a multi­ jurisdictional case across state lines with the subject evading capture. Over the course of a week, the collaborative efforts and tireless investigative work from detectives, specialized units, and the Fugitive Task Force, the wanted individual was located and arrested in Oklahoma.
• In December 2025, Garden Road Elementary School received a school threat via TikTok video. The video displayed images of tactical gear, firearms, and music containing lyrics expressing suicidal ideation. After securing the campus, the Poway Detective Unit, along with support from the station's crime analysts and the Law Enforcement Coordination Center, deployed resources and thoroughly investigated the incident. Within hours, a juvenile suspect was identified and contacted.
• The City of Poway continues to maintain two anonymous tip lines for community members and students to report suspicious activity. The tip lines are Poway ALERT (855-56-ALERT) and PUSD Safety Tipline 1-844-PUSD-TIP (1-844-787-3847). These initiatives aim at keeping the city safe and provide resources for residents to report concerns. These tip lines do not provide direct access to law enforcement. To report a crime or suspicious activity, we encourage the community to call the Sheriff's non-emergency line at (858) 868-3200 or 9-1-1 if it is an emergency.

Community
• The Poway Sheriff's Station is home to the largest Volunteer Sheriffs Patrol (VSP) team in the county, with 56 volunteers. Poway VS P's act as ambassadors for the Sheriffs Office and collectively volunteered a total of 13,651 hours toward the community of Poway.

These hours include vacation checks, security checks, YANA visits, school visits, foot patrols, community patrols, traffic control, security checks at places of worship and community events, to name a few. Poway VSPs are an integral part of the Sheriffs Organization with their selfless service, unwavering support, and dedication. They assist the Sheriff's Office in promoting public safety and crime prevention goals in an effective and cost-efficient manner while helping the City of Poway reduce the cost of law enforcement services. The Sheriff's Office places a value of $35.56/per hour on their time, resulting in an estimated $485,230 of added value to the City of Poway. • In 2025, the Poway Sheriff's Station continued to foster community relationships through active engagement and immersion. Our Crime Prevention Specialist coordinated the Poway Station's involvement in several Poway community events to include the Poway Neighborhood Emergency Corps (PNEC) Emergency Survival Fair, First Responders Day with the Poway Fire Department, National Night Out hosted at the Poway Station, Meals on Wheels, Cultural Library events, Cookie with a Deputy, the Rotary Parade, Faith and

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Blue, numerous school presentations, Chamber events, business outreach, Special Needs Foundation and other community celebrations to name a few.

The San Diego County Sheriffs Office, Poway Station is steadfast in our commitment to serve our communities with excellence, and we pride ourselves in providing the best law enforcement services to this wonderful Poway community. Our efforts in 2025 illustrate the collaborative work of our deputies, detectives and administrative staff whose unwavering commitment to keep Poway safe, and the value placed in fostering community relationships is evident.

Fire Safety
Public Safety Element / Emergency Preparedness section. • The City of Poway continues to maintain an emergency care and shelter program that utilizes both City-owned and privately owned facilities. The Emergency Preparedness Program Manager continues to work closely with the Community Services Department to maintain emergency shelter operations plans for city owned facilities. Memorandums of Understanding with two private facilities expands the availability of shelters during an emergency.
• The City of Poway emergency care and shelter program includes supply caches with equipment for up to 1,500 evacuees. Each supply cache is inspected annually for damage and security. Shelter Manager kits have been updated with the most recent forms and guidance materials, and training was provided to staff of the Community Services Department.
• The Fire Department continued its management of the City's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC). In 2025, training was provided to all personnel assigned to the EOC and the Policy Group participated in a tabletop exercise focused on managing a rapidly evolving wildfire event. Emergency preparedness information and training was provided to all Disaster Service Workers to reinforce their responsibilities during a disaster.
• The Fire Department continues to foster community volunteerism and strengthen regional partnerships to enhance response to large-scale emergencies and disasters. In 2025, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers provided 575 hours of service to maintain readiness and educate residents on basic emergency preparedness.

The Emergency Preparedness Program Manager, in coordination with the Poway Neighborhood Emergency Corps (PNEC), hosted ten twenty-four educational seminars and events to provide valuable emergency preparedness, fire safety, and hazard mitigation information to the community.

Emergency Response
• In 2025, the Fire Department continued to respond from three fire stations strategically located within the City of Poway. Emergency and non-emergency response is provided 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Daily fire suppression personnel consist of 17 first responders staffing three paramedic engines, two paramedic ambulances, one paramedic ladder truck, and one incident command vehicle.

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• In 2025, the Fire Department received 5,300 calls for service including requests for mutual aid support through the State's Fire & Rescue Mutual Aid System. • In 2025, the Fire Department continued to deliver manipulative skills learning and training activities that promote the professional development of its personnel resources and improve team response capabilities. Personnel recorded 13,345 hours of team training and professional development.

Fire Prevention and Hazard Mitigation
• The Fire Department hosts an annual Open House to educate community members about fire safety, fire prevention, and emergency preparedness. The goal of the Open House is to build trust with the community, demonstrate Fire Department capabilities, and engage with the public in a fun and interactive way. In 2025, the Fire Department Open House received approximately 1,500 community members.
• In 2025, the Fire Department maintained the status of the Quail Mountain Firewise Community. The development of Firewise Communities remains a top priority for wildfire prevention.
• In 2025, the Fire Department continued the Agriculture Pass program with two qualified entities participating.
• The City of Poway continues to implement the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP). The MJHMP identifies the primary hazards affecting the City and encourages a cohesive strategy to mitigate their effects.
• In 2025, the Fire Department completed 978 Fire and Life Safety inspections of Poway businesses, healthcare institutions, and apartment complexes, schools, daycares, and new construction.
• In 2025, the Fire Department completed 206 Defensible Space inspections and Home Hardening consultations.

Hazardous Waste Management
• The City has a regional, permanent Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility where residents can recycle used oil, electronic waste and dispose of HHW such as household chemicals, sharps and batteries. It is open every Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., except on holiday weekends. The City's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility collected over 317,917 pounds of HHW in a year from over 6,093 visits to the site from City of Poway residents. The City spent $441,269.08 for HHW disposal for its residents in 2025. There are also eight registered Used Oil Recycling Program collection centers in the City, and they collected an additional 12,052 gallons of used motor oil during the 2024-2025 reporting year.
• Since 2023, the City has had Memorandums of Understanding with two emergency shelter locations to increase the availability of shelters during an emergency. Training materials have been provided to the Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for inclusion in the City's plans and procedures. The Community Services Department has and will continue to work

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closely with the Fire Department to develop an emergency shelter operations plan for the Mickey Cafagna Community Center.

Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs
• The City was awarded $2.7 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding, with a required 25 percent local match, to reduce wildfire fuel loads within the mapped project areas. Certified arborists accessed and evaluated more than 6,500 trees to identify those posing the greatest risk. Tree removal activities began in late 2025 as part of the City's wildfire mitigation strategy, focusing on the strategic removal of hazardous trees along key evacuation corridors. Initial efforts targeted the public rights­ of-way along two major evacuation routes: Espola Road and Twin Peaks Road, extending west along Camino del Norte to the City limits. By the end of 2025, over 1,050 hazardous trees had been removed. The project is structured as a multi-year effort, with work continuing into 2026. Planned activities include completing tree removal along Twin Peaks Road and Camino del Norte, followed by continued mitigation efforts along Espola Road and within a designated open space area in Green Valley, located just west of Espola Road.
• In addition to tree removal, the city completed critical pre-implementation activities, including the development of a comprehensive tree inventory, ongoing community outreach, and full compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and all applicable regulatory agency requirements. These coordinated efforts position the City to continue reducing wildfire risk while maintaining transparency, environmental stewardship, and public safety.

Resources Element
It is the goal of the City of Poway to preserve its natural, scenic and cultural resources for the future benefit and enjoyment of its residents, and to protect biological and ecological diversity.

The City of Poway has many natural resources, including creeks, canyons, grassland areas, and mountains, many of which have been protected. The original General Plan adopted in 1983, included a significant Plant and Animal Resource Conservation Element. Goals, policies, and strategies were established in subsequent updates to the General Plan (1991 and 1996) which emphasized preservation of open space, biological resources and the rural character of the "City in the Country" as primary objectives. Implementation policies and strategies promoted development of a City-wide system of reserves and wildlife corridors which provided the foundation for the Poway Subarea Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) which was approved in 1996.

A key objective of the HCP is to create sustainable, interconnected habitat preserves for the purpose of maintaining viable populations of biological resources. Implementation of the HCP ensures balance between development and conservation in the City, while meeting the mitigation requirements for building private and public development projects.

Development projects that impact habitat land are required to mitigate the impacts in accordance with HCP mitigation requirements. Mitigation is achieved through either dedication of Biological Conservation Easements (BCE) of comparable quality habitat located within the HCP Mitigation Area or payment of a Habitat Mitigation In-Lieu Fee. The In-Lieu Fee provides an efficient and viable option for biological resource impact mitigation and serves as mitigation compensation for direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts, where the direct purchase of habitat lands by a project proponent or on-site preservation are determined by the City to be infeasible. Per the HCP, the

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In-Lieu Fee is to be assessed in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the City Council.

Currently, the fee is $17,000 per acre. The purpose of the In-Lieu Fee is to provide the City the ability to acquire land within the Mitigation Area for preservation and dedication. • The City has acquired property over the years to meet the preservation goals of the HCP through the dedication and purchase of biologically sensitive land in the City. Several hundred acres were purchased in the early 2000's with Sensitive Land funds that preserved portions of important City landmarks such as Twin Peaks Mountain and Van Dam Peak. These parcels contain native vegetation that have been preserved by the City in their natural state, and count toward meeting the City's HCP habitat preservation goals.

In FY25 the Habitat-in-Lieu fund (2520) received $15,570 in fees, accrued $27,058.43 in interest. The fund balance stands at $1,109,589.
• In 2014, the City approved the Habitat Acquisition Strategy, an implementation plan to use in acquiring properties for habitat preservation using funds from the City's Habitat In-Lieu Fee account. The Strategy includes a detailed list of potential parcels to target for acquisition and provides a thorough analysis of the priority areas as defined in the HCP.

Since the 1997 adoption of the HCP, the City has acquired approximately 948. 72 acres of habitat land (See Table 1 ). The Habitat Acquisition Strategy is used to identify properties to be purchased based on available funding. The City Council reviews all proposed land purchases prior to staff pursuing acquisition. Each year pursuant to the requirements of the HCP Implementation Agreement, the City prepares and submits an annual report to the Wildlife agencies reporting on programs, policies, and projects that were undertaken in the previous year that resulted in implementation of the HCP. • In 2025, 2.06 acres of open space habitat land was preserved in the form of dedicated Biological Conservation Easements (BCE), with an additional 18.816 acres approved for dedication. Additionally, 13.47 acres have been dedicated in Open Space Easements (OSE) for habitat, archaeological, and scenic corridor preservation. • In 2024, Planning staff began preparing documents necessary to rezone land over which BCEs and OSEs have been granted to the land use designation of Open Space (OS) or Open Space-Resource Management (OS-RM). On January 20, 2026, the City Council redesignated and rezoned 32 parcels of land or portions thereof, totaling 311 .48 acres to Open Space, including 205.12 acres of land purchased by the City for permanent preservation.

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TABLE 1 -f.lABITAT ACQUISITIONS WITH

HABITAT IN-LIEU FEE FUND

YEAR ACREAGE
1997 18.0
1998 109.0
2000 76.0
2001 82.0
2002 102.4
2003 121.6
2004 0.0
2005 0.0
2006 0.0
2007 0.0
2008 5.9
2009 1.9
2010 0.2
2011 0.0
2012 0.0
2013 0.0
2014 0.0
2015 0.26
2016 0.0
2017 1.01
2018 138.24
2019 209.17
2020 83.04
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 0
Total 948.72

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Community
Development
Element
It
is
the
goal
of
the
City
of
Poway
to
provide
for
an
orderly
balance
of
both
public
and
private
land
uses
in
convenient
and
compatible
locations
throughout
the
City,
and
to
ensure
that
all
such
uses
serve
to
protect
and
enhance
the
environment
, character
and
image
of
the
City.

DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITY
Development
Applications
The
following
tables
provide
a
comparison
of
the
City's
development
activity
over
the
past
six
years.

Each
of
the
noted
applications
and
new
construction
projects
resulted
in
implementation
of
the
General
Plan,
as
all
projects
were
built
in
conformance
with
the
goals
and
policies
of
the
General
Plan.
so 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
•
Development
Review
(DR)
and
Minor
Development
Review
Application
(MORA)
approvals
are
required
before
the
issuance
of
a
building
permit
for
non-residential
development
(i.e.
, multifamily
developments
, commercial,
industrial,
or
public/sem
i-public
development).
•
Tentative
Tract
Map
(TTM)
and
Tentative
Parcel
Map
(TPM)
projects
are
required
to
be
consistent
with
the
California
Subdivision
Map
Act
and
involve
the
subdivision
of
property
into
five
or
more
lots
for
a
TTM
and
four or
fewer
lots
with
a
TPM
.
•
New
development
applications
submitted
in
2025
are
shown
in
Chart

1. In
July
2024
, the
City
Council
eliminated
the
requirement
for
an
MORA
for
single
family
homes
which
has
resulted
in
a
substantial
reduction
in
the
number
of
MDRA's
submitted
in
2025
.
47 38
10 8
I
6 5
I
2 1
201
8 2
01 9
Chart
1 New
Development
Applications
2018-2025 40
28 30
19 ii
l
l
8 7
5 3
2 I
3 4
I
■
3 2020
202
1 2022
2023
■
DR
■
M
DRA
TPM
TT
M
25 7
5 I
3 1
2024
2025
Page
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of
Poway
General
Plan
Implementation Annual
Progress
Report
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New
Residential
Development
• A
total
of
52 building
permits
were
issued
in
2025
for
new
single-family
residential
developments,
and
36 building
permits
were
issued
for
Accessory
Dwelling
Units
(ADU)
for
a
total
of
88 units.

Based
on
comparable
rents
analysis,
staff
determined
ADUs
are
typically
affordable
to
moderate-income
households.

ADUs
are
expected
to
play
a
significant
role
in
meeting
the
City's
Regional
Housing
Needs
Allocation
(RHNA)
and
meeting
fair-housing
initiatives
within
the
current
housing
element
cycle
.
•
In
April
2023,
the
City
Council
approved
a
Development
Review
application
for
Lyon
Estates
a
10-lot
single-family
residential
development
on
a
private
street
at
the
terminus
of
Larchmont
Street.

All
ten
residences
have
been
completed,
including
landscaping,
and
occupancy
granted
in
2025.
•
In
June
2023,
the
City
Council
approved
a
Development
Review
for
Sage
at
Old
Coach,
a
six-lot
single-family
residential
development
north
of
the
intersection
of
Espola
Road
and
Old
Coach
Road
.

In
2025,
all
six
units
have
been
constructed
with
final
occupancy
granted.

The
project
is
complete
.
180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20
15 15
0 1
0 2018
Chart
2 New
Residential
Building
Permits
Issued
2018-2025
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149
97 98
63 63
48 47
42 21
22 12-
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33 II
9 ■
1 0
2019
2020
2021 2022 2023 2024
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SFR
&
ADU
■
MFR
Total
88 88
0 2025
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Community
Development/Land
Use
Element
■
The
Farm
in
Poway,
approved
by
the
City
Council
in
June
2020
and
subsequently
approved
by
the
Poway
voters
in
the
November
2020
general
election,
is
a
planned
community
spanning
117
acres
that
is
redeveloping
the
decommissioned
StoneRidge
Country
Club
with
160
residential
units
and
up
to
30,000
square
feet
of
non-residential
Page
23 2025
City
of
Poway
General
Plan
Implementation
Annual
Progress
Report
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buildings that can be used for educational, social, commercial and recreational uses. In 2022, precise grading plans and landscape plans were approved for the residential and open space areas including the tot lot, community gardens, flower fields and trails. In 2023, 102 residences were approved for occupancy. In 2025, 57 residences were approved for occupancy, bringing the total homes approved for occupancy to 159. The developer has commenced construction of Meadow Park which is anticipated to be completed by June 2027.
■ On April 2, 2024, the City Council approved the Harmon Ranch Specific Plan, a 63-lot subdivision located at Oak Knoll Road. The subdivision was submitted in 2022 and included an Environmental Impact Report, a General Plan Amendment, a Zoning Map Amendment, a Tract Map and a Development Review as part of the Council's decision.

The new Harmon Ranch Specific Plan sets the requirements for density, setback, height, minimum lot size, maximum allowable lot coverage and design standards within the area.

Harmon Ranch commenced grading in 2025 and submitted Landscape Plans. Precise Grading Plans and Improvement Plans were reviewed in 2025, with public amenities including a trail and a creek overlook. Building permits for 42 homes were issued in 2025 with home construction expected to be completed in 2026. ■ On March 15, 2022, the final map for the Hidden Valley Ranch Tentative Tract Map (TTM 17-005), for sixty single family homes located on the east side of Old Coach Rd south of Hidden Valley Ranch Road, was approved by City Council. The grading plans for the 420-acre, 41 single-family residential lot subdivision were approved on April 14, 2023.

Recently, Shea Homes acquired the project, and a grading permit was issued in July 2025. The project will result in the removal of several trees for which a tree removal permit has been issued. Grading on site continues.
■ In November 2024, a proposed development had a Pre-Development Conference with the City Council for a 47-unit condominium (for sale) mixed-use development at 13044-13056 Poway Road (currently an equipment rental yard). This proposal includes three street­ facing ground floor commercial use storefronts with two live/work units. The project applicant submitted a TTM and DR application in October 2025. A public hearing to consider the TTM and DR is anticipated in 2026.

New Commercial and Mixed-Use Development
■ In 2025, based on feedback from the community, an amendment to the Old Poway Specific Plan to allow outdoor music in the commercial areas was initiated. The City contracted with Dudek to evaluate noise standards, develop the language of the amendment, and prepare the CEQA Negative Declaration. The Old Poway Specific Plan Music Overlay Zone Amendment was presented to the City Council on July 15, 2025, and the second reading of the ordinance for adopting the General Plan Amendment was approved on August 5, 2025.
■ The Poway Road Corridor Specific Plan (PRSP) was adopted by the City Council in 2017.

The PRSP envisions the Poway Road Corridor as a distinctive place in the community and region. Key objectives include creating a distinct and vibrant Town Center with a pedestrian friendly streetscape, inviting storefronts, restaurants with outdoor seating, community gathering spaces and a mix of housing types. The PRSP acknowledges the desire to generate aesthetic improvements and renovations to existing business to prime

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the market for new investment on vacant and underutilized infill sites. The PRSP allows for a maximum of 1,399 residential units throughout all its land use districts. In 2017, there were 251 existing residential units within the PRSP, reducing the bank of available residential units from 1,399 to 1,148. City staff monitor the maximum allowable development as projects are approved. The first residential units associated with the PRSP were developed in 2022. A total of 353 residential units have been created with 88 additional units entitled and in progress. The total of completed and entitled units is 441, or 38.4% of the available housing bank. The PRSP requires the City to revisit the allowable development when 50% of the residential bank is exhausted, or within five years after development (2027). A formal update to City Council on the PRSP is planned for later this year.
■ The Fairfield West Village mixed-use project includes 212 multi-family residential apartment units, 11,364 square feet of commercial space and 9,955 square feet of quasi­ public open space and a new traffic signal at Poway Road and Carriage Heights Way. The project site is on the south side of Poway Road between Carriage Road and Civic Center Drive. The project site falls within the Poway Road Specific Plan (PRSP) and has a designated land use district of Town Center (TC). Construction commenced in 2022 and was completed in late 2024. A second phase of this project, Fairfield II was submitted in 2025 for an additional 16-units which was approved by the City Council on December 16, 2025.
■ In February 2024, a revision of the approved CUP22-0005/DR22-0006 was submitted for Raising Cane's, at 12665 Poway Road, where a former paint and body shop was located (north of the Kumeyaay lpai Interpretive Center). This revision was submitted to move the exterior patio to the south side of the building and use the Poway Road portion of the site as a landscape buffer. The City Council approved the revised project in May 2024.

Building construction was completed in 2025.
■ In 2025, new commercial businesses located in Poway: Better Buzz Coffee submitted a building permit application to locate at 12612 Poway Road which was approved in January 2025. In November 2025, the City Council approved an MCUP and MORA for Tractor Supply Company, located at 12654-12666 Poway Road, for the outdoor sales and display yard. An accompanying MORA was approved by staff in October 2025 for the building shell and interior tenant improvements. Dutch Bros submitted for a Conditional Use Permit and Development Review to locate at 137 40 Poway Road which was approved by City Council on February 17, 2026. A new membership golf simulator club applied for an Administrative Use Permit and subsequent building permits in December 2025. The AUP was approved on February 25, 2026.

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Chart 3
New Commercial Square Footage
2018-2025
120000
99,895 103,898
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80000
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60000 I
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20000
I
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0 -
0 -2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Seriesl
Industrial Development
• In 2023, a development review permit was approved for the Pome Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) site at 13830 Danielson Street. Construction commenced in 2025 and was ongoing throughout the year. The project is expected to be completed before June 30, 2026.
• In August 2024, the City Council approved the Nighthawk Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), located at 13501 Kirkham Way. Construction began on the gen-tie and substation portions of the project site in late September 2024 and continued during 2025. A Commissioning and Decommissioning Plan was submitted in August 2025. Generators to energize the battery units were submitted as a Temporary Use Permit in December 2025. Construction is expected to be completed and operations commencing by mid- 2026, including completion of public improvements and landscaping. • In September 2024, EnviroMine submitted a Reclamation Plan Amendment for the Granite Mine site at 13501 Kirkham Way. Included in the Amendment is the Habitat Restoration Plan, originally approved in 2004, and an Addendum to the existing South Poway -Poway Mine Supplemental Environmental Impact Report. Review is ongoing with completion of the amendment anticipated in 2026.

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500000
400000
300000
200000
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2018 2019
Chart 4
New Industrial Square Footage
2018-2025
76240
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2020 2021 2022 2023
■ Square Feet
342,000
194,612
2024 2025

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Capital improvements, such as roads, drainage facilities, sewer and water lines, treatment plants, infrastructure, and public facility improvements are the framework that supports development.

Their availability plays an important part in determining the pattern of land uses within the community, as well as the direction and intensity of growth. Public facilities, such as police and fire stations, libraries and parks, are important to residents' safety and quality of life. Equally important are the improvements to roads, water lines and reservoirs, sewer lines and drainage systems and other infrastructure systems that implement the goals and policies of the General Plan. The ability to provide these facilities is important to the well-being of the community. Below is a list of the City's Capital Improvement projects staff worked on and/or completed in 2025.

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TRAFFIC/ROADS
2025/2026 Street Overlay
2025/2026 Street Maintenance
2025/2026 Annual Street Striping
Fire Station 2 Overhead Flashing Beacon
Annual Traffic Signal Controller Uoarades
*Neighborhood Sidewalks (Garden Areas)
*Poway Road Safety Improvements -HSIP Grant
2025 Speed Study

SEWER SYSTEM
Butterfield Trail Sewer Upsize
Annual Sewer Line and Manhole Repair/Replace

WATER SYSTEM
-
Clearwell Replacement
Clearwell Bypass
SDCWA Treated Water Connection
Chemical Tank Rehabilitation
*R-4 Reservoir Upgrades
*R-7 Reservoir Upgrades
*Washwater Tank No. 2 Upgrades
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Filters 1-8
*Water Treatment Plant Security Upgrades
MCC Upgrades (PS-8, PS-9, PS-10, PS-11, PS-12)

DRAINAGE
Community Park Ribbon Drain Assessment and Preliminary Design Rattlesnake Creek Streambank Stabilization Design
Annual Channel Rehabilitation
Annual Trash Capture Program

TRAFFIC/ROADS

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TRAFFIC/ROADS
2025/2026 Street Overlay
2025/2026 Street Maintenance
2025/2026 Annual Street Striping
Fire Station 2 Overhead Flashing Beacon
Annual Traffic Signal Controller Upgrades
*Neighborhood Sidewalks (Garden Areas)
*Poway Road Safety Improvements -HSIP Grant
2025 Speed Study

SEWER SYSTEM
Butterfield Trail Sewer Upsize
Annual Sewer Line and Manhole Repair/Replace

WATER SYSTEM
Clearwell Replacement
Clearwell Bypass
SDCWA Treated Water Connection
Chemical Tank Rehabilitation
*R-4 Reservoir Upgrades
*R-7 Reservoir Upgrades
*Washwater Tank No. 2 Uoarades
Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Filters 1-8
*Water Treatment Plant Security Uoarades
MCC Upgrades (PS-8, PS-9, PS-10, PS-11, PS-12)

DRAINAGE
Community Park Ribbon Drain Assessment and Preliminary Desiqn Rattlesnake Creek Streambank Stabilization Design
Annual Channel Rehabilitation
Attachment: Housing Element Annual Report

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Jurisdiction
Poway
Reporting
Year
2025
(Jan.
1 -
Dec
. 31)
Housing
Element
Planning
Period
6th
Cycle
04/30/2021
-04/30/2029
Building
Permits
Issued
by
Affordability
Summary
Income
Level
Current
Year
Deed
0 Restricted
Acutely
Low
Non-Deed Restricted
0 Deed
0 Restricted
Extremely
Low
Non-Deed Restricted
0 Deed
0 Restricted
Very
Low
Non-Deed Restricted
0 Deed
0 Restricted
Low
Non-Deed Restricted
0 Deed
0 --
Restricted
Moderate
Non-Deed Restricted
0 Above
Moderate
88 Total
Units
88 Units
by
Structure
Type
Entitled
Permitted
Completed
Single-family
Attached
0 0
0 Single-family
Detached
1 52
17 2
to
4 units
per
structure
0 0
1 5+
units
per
structure
0 0
0 Accessory
Dwelling
Unit
0 36
29 Mobile/Manufactured
Home
0 0
0 Total
1 88
47 Infill
Housing
Developments
and
Infill
Units
Permitted
#
of
Projects
Units
Indicated
as
Infill
88 88
Not
Indicated
as
Infill
0 0
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Housing Applications Summary
Total Housing Applications Submitted: 80
Number of Proposed Units in All Applications Received: 188 Total Housing Units Approved: 30
Total Housing Units Disapproved: 0
Use of SB 423 Streamlining Provisions -Applications
Number of SB 423 Streamlining Applications 0
Number of SB 423 Streamlining Applications Approved 0
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Units Constructed -SB 423 Streamlining Permits
Income Rental Ownership Total
Acutely Low 0 0 0
Extremely Low 0 0 0
Very Low 0 0 0
Low 0 0 0
Moderate 0 0 0
Above Moderate 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0
Streamlining Provisions Used -Permitted Units # of Projects Units SB 9 (2021) -Duplex in SF Zone 1 1
SB 9 (2021) -Residential Lot Split 1 1
AB 2011 (2022) 0 0
SB 6 (2022) 0 0
SB 423 (2023) 0 0
Ministerial and Discretionary Applications # of Units
Ministerial 69 84
Discretionary 11 104
Density Bonus Applications and Units Permitted
Number of Applications Submitted Requesting a Density Bonus 0 Number of Units in Applications Submitted Requesting a Density Bonus 0 Number of Projects Permitted with a Density Bonus 0
Number of Units in Projects Permitted with a Density Bonus 0 Housing Element Programs Implemented and Sites Rezoned Count Programs Implemented 42
Sites Rezoned to Accommodate the RHNA 0
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Rehabllltatlon Loans for
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Households(R ehabllltatlo n
Loan Program)
Condominium Conversion
Reaulatlons
Mobile Home Park Zoning
Construction Codes
Nelghbomood
Revltallzatlon
Maintain and Enhance
Resident Services
Capacity Bulldlng for
Nonprofit Housing
Development Corporations
Monitoring Affordable
Housing Projects
Developm enl of
Comprehensive
Maintenance AgrNments
for Affordable Houslr,g
DeveloDments
Development of New
Rental Housing
:

New Affordable Housing
on Parcels with the
Affordable Housing
Overlay zone (AHOZ)
Designation
Powav
2025 !Jan. 1 • Dec. 31l

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance , improvement. and development of housing as identified in the housing element. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Projected Completion Status of Program Quantified Outcomes : Quantified Outcomes: Objective Date In Housing Applicable Cycle Implementation Program Implementation Details Category Count Element Resume program If funding becomes 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Resume program If funding becomes avallable . Other 1 available. Addresses Policy A1.

Preserve current rental housing stock. 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Ongoing °'"" 1 Addre sses Polley Al.

Preserve all existing mobile home
spaces In the Moblle Home Park (MHP) 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Ongoing Other 1 zone. Addresses Pollcv AJ.

Ensure a safe, durable housing stock
for Poway and prevent the occupan cy of
substandard dwelllng units. Also
encourage Increased use of energy 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Ongoing 01ho, 1 conservation and olher sustalnable best
practlcH In bultdlng construction.

Addresses Pollcv A1.

Investigate opportunities to link
furthering fair housing efforts to
maximize the revitalization results of 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Resume program If funding becomes availabl e. Other 1 such efforts. Addresses Policies A1, A2,
and C2.

Help Jocal students excel academlcally ,
help youth stay connected with positive
leaders, help adults plan for their future
and achieve flnanclal goals, and help 2020-2029 8th Cycle Continuous Ongoing Other 1 seniors make new fflends and stay
connected. Addresses pollcles A4 and
AS.

The Cltywtll semi-annually refer to the
HCD Program Directory and other
fundlngsources to expand Its potential Grants are no longer avallable from the Housing S~lal Program funding sources and determine the 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Fund because the program no longer exists due to a Departme nt of Othl!:r 1 avallabUlty or fund to provide affordable Finance determlnaHon. Staffwlll search for olhet grant source s to housing and related services to Poway evaluate fund programs. residents, Addresses pollcles A4, B4
and B5.

Assure affordablllty for the longest
feaslbl e time, not less than required by 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Ongoing Other 1 law. Addresses Pollcv A&.

Keep affordable housing developments
In a safe, functional, well-maintained, Conditions or approval require affordable housing sites to be well c:ode,<ompllant state. Addresses Polley 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous maintained , Other 1 A6.

There are 712 existing affordable housing rental units In the City. The - Poway Housing Authority Board approved ;m E.clus lve NegotiaUon Assist development of affordable rental Agreement with Wakeland Housing and Developm ent, for the housing units as funding and land Is development of 60 affordable rental units for developmentally ava\lable. The City will annually contact 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous disabled adults and mllltary veterans on a slle owned by the Housing 01ho, 1 affordable housing developers to Authority (Monte Vista). Project entitlements and the Affordable discuss opportunities. Addresses Housing Agreement were approved by the City Council and Poway pollcles B4 and B5 Housing Authority Board at the November 19, 202• meeting. The project wlll Included 1, 2,l bedroom units with affordablllty at the low, very low and extremely low Income levels.

Development three AHOZ sites with The Poway Housing Authority board approved an Excluslve affordable housing In accordance with NegoHatlon Agreement with Wakeland Housing and Development, Inc. the ResldenHal Sites Inventory (Tabte4- for the development of 60 affordable rental units for developmentally 5). The Cltywlll annually contact 2020-2029 8th Cycle In Progress dlsabted adutls and mllltary veterans on a sllo owned by the Housing Other 1 ;attordabte h0t1slng developers to Authority (Monte Vista). Project entitlements and the Affordable discuss opportunities . Addresses Housing Agreement were approved by the City council and Poway policies B4 and B5. Housing Authority Board at the November 19, 2024 meeting. l
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Mixed Use Development
Standards
lnclus lona,y Housing
Ordinance
Poway Housing Authority
(PHA)
Powav
2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement , and development of housing as identified in the housing element. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Projected Completion Status of Program Quantified Outcomes : Quantified Outcomes : Objective Date In Housing Applicable Cycle Implementation Program Implementation Details Category Count Element In 2017, the Poway Road Corridor S~lnc Plan was adopted which Facllltat e the development of housing on allows for mixed-use development A mixed use development consisting or commerclal space and apartment units Is currently site designated for mixed-use 2020-2029 6th Cycle In Progress under construction (Outpost). Ths project was modlfled In 2021 to Other 1 development Addresses Polley e• and Include 19 addltlonal apartments, nine of which wlll be affordab le to B5. low-Income households. The density Increase was allowed pursuant to State Density Bonus Law.

Continue to collect In-lieu fees to be
used In support of affordable hosulng
projects and programs described In this
chapter , Consider evaluating the City's
lnclus\onary Ordinance with respect to 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous funds have been budgeted to study the In Ueu fee amount Other 1 the Palmer/Sixth Street PropertJes vs.

City of Los Angeles ruling requirem ents
on rl!ntal developm ents. Addreuess
policies e, and 88.

Prior to the dlssolutlon or redevelopm ent agencies In California In October 2011, the primary source of affordable housing assistance was the form er Poway Redevelopment Agency. The PHA provides the City l~al authority to continue monitoring ongoing rent and compllance at affordable housing developments and partner with developers to construct and operate affordable housing In Poway.

Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 3'176 and 3'176.1(f) (Dlssolutlon Law), each year the PHA must prepare a report regarding the Low- and Mode,ate-lncome Housing Asset Fund (LMIHAF) which dctalls the Housing Successor's actMUes during the prior flscal year.

To retain, promote, and provid e The PHA assisted the developme nt of two recent affordable hou sing projects (VIiia De Vida and Poway Common s-Apollo affordable housing and maintain 2020-2029 8th Cycle Continuous Apartments). Units 228 reporting. Addresses Polley A6, 84 and In December 2025, the Poway Housing Authority expedited the review B5. and approval of tax-exempt bond financing tor the rehabllltatlon of three existing affordable housing communlUes: Haley Ranch Estates, HIiiside VIiiage, and Park View Terrace. The accelerated approval was necessary to allow bonds to be Issued prior to the expiration of the City's Dlfncult to Develop Area (DOA) designa tion on December 27, 2025, ensuring the project remained ellglbht for a 30 percent basis boost In tax. credit funding totaHng more than S5 mllllon. This addlUonal funding will extend long-term Income affordability and enhance residents' quaUty of life through compreh ensive rehabllltatlon and repairs to 2211 housing units, community faclllttes, and supporting lnfrastrucl\lre.
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1 Name of Program
Zoning Amendments for
Speclal Needs Housing
Provision of Special Needs
Housing
First Time Homebuyer
Assistance Program
l•SHOP\
Home Enhancement Loan
Program (HELP)
Maintain Zoning categories
In the General Plan
Evaluate Community Land
Trusts
Provid e Priority for
Provision of Services to
Lower Income HOl.lseholds
Powav I
2025 /Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) I

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance , impro vement , and development of housing as identified in the housing element. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Projected Completion Status of Program Quantlfled Outcomes : Quantlned Outcomes : Objective Date In Housing Applicable Cycle Program Implementation Details Element Implementation Category Count
In 2017, the City Councll approved an amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance to comply with Senate 8111 (SB) 2 and other speclal needs housing (homeless shelters, transitional and supporttvl!! housing and agrlcultural workers housing). The City's Zoning Code was amended by Ordinance No. 805 to Include definitions for Slngle-Room Occupancy, Supportive Housing, Translllonal Housing , Homeless Shelters and Homeless. The amendment also Identified the Resldentlal Apartment (RA) zone lo be the most appropriate to allow homeless shelters by right Clear objective development standards were also adopted for the establishment of any new homeless To amend the City's zoning shelters. The Code was amended lo add a definition for agrlcultural requir ements for Speclal Needs housing, housing as well as clarify the provision for agricultural worker Low Navigation Barriers, Large housing. The City wlll continue lo comply with State law as It pertains ResldenUal Care Facllltles, Employee to speclal needs housing and amend the Zoning Ordinance as and Agricultural Worker Housing, and 2020-2029 6th Cycle In Progress necessary. This Includes: 1) providing only sufficient parking to Other 1 Emergency Shelters as appllcable accommodate all staff working In an emergency shelter, provided that consistent with State law, lncludlng the standards do not require morl!! parking for emergency shelters compliance with AB 139, AB 2162, and than other residential or commerclal uses within the same zone; 2) AB 101. Addresses Polley 84. allowing residential care facllltles with six or less residents to be constructed In the RR-A through C, RS-1, RS-2, RS-3 RS-4, and RS-7 zones without a Condltlonal Use Permit and Include objective standards and decision making procedures; 3) allowlng agrlcultural worker housing to be constructed without Condltlonal Use Permits and clarity the types of non-commerclal agrlcultural activities allowable In the slngle-famlly zones as accessory uses; and 4) allowing employee housing for sb: or fewer persons to be treated as a resldentlal use and subject to rl!gulatlons that apply to other resldentlal dwellings
of the same type Jn the same zone.

The City wlll seek opportunities for
providing housing for speclal needs as A DDLA was approved by the Housing Authority In Fall 2016 to allow new opportunllles for housing Mercy Housing Callfomla and VIiia de Vida. to construct a 54..unlt development arise. The City wlll semi- affordable housing development for adults with developmental annually refer to !he HCD Program dlsablUlles. Construction began In 2020 and was completed In 2022.

Directory to expand Its potl!!nllal funding A semi.annual review of In August 2022, the Poway Housing Authority Board approved an sources and determine !he avallablllty of the HCD Program 6th Cycle In Progress Exclusive Nl!Qotlatlng Rights Agreement with Wakeland Housing and Other 1 funding that may assist wlth the Directory 2020-2029 Development, Inc. tor the development of 60 affordable rental units for lmplementatlon of housing programs. developmentally di sabled adults and military veterans on a site owned Provide Emergency Shelters, maintain by the Housing Authority {Monte Vista). Project entitl ements and the Speclal Needs housing units, and ensure Affordable Housing Agreement were approved by the City Council and provision for Agricultural Worker Poway Housing Authority Board at the No\lember 19, 2024 meeting.

Housing. Addresses Polley 84.

Assist existing Program paritlclpants The future of potential new loans Is uncertain as funding wlll be with loan servicing and resale process . 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous llmlted. Existing loans wlll be reissued as participating households are Other 1 Addresses Polle" A7. sold to new lncome-c:iuallfled homebuvers.

Assist with rehabllltatlon of existing
home acquired with City assistance. 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous The future of potential new loans is uncertain as funding wm be limited. Other 1 Addresses Polle" A 1,
Encourage diversity of development to
serve as many types of residents as
posslble whlle minimizing land.use 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Ongoing Other 1 related conm c. Addresses Polley 81
and 84.

Evaluate options for use of community
land trust model. Addresses Polley 81 2020-2029 6th Cycle Not Yet Started Not yet started Other and 84.

Coordinate with Poway's Publlc Works
Department to ensure service priority to Ongoing. The City wlll Include potential attordable housing sites Into potential affordabl e housing 2020-2029 61h Cycle Continuous tulure water, sewer and draina ge studies. Other 1 development Addresses Polley 82 and
B4.
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1 Name of Program
Enforce City Codes,
Geneal Plan Pollcles, and
Zoning RegulaUons
Monitor Ordinances, User
Chage.s and Fees
Updat e the Poway
Municipal Code to Comply
with current Density Bonus
law, lncludlng Assembly
B11123'5
Publlc Outreach and
Education
Transl l-Orfented Projl!CIS
Provision or Housing tor
Extremely-Low Income
Households
Provision of No Net Loss
(Government Code Section
65863)
Preserve Potentlal At-Risk
Housing Units
Powav
2025 /Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Housing Programs Progress Report
Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance , improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Projected Compl eti on Status of Program Quantified Outcomes : Quantifled Outcomes: Objective Date In Housing Applicable Cycle Program Implementation Details Element Implementation Category Count
The 534.inlt Villa de Vida affordable housing project that was approved In 2017 exhibits a hlgh-quallty design wllh a Spanish Colonlal Rev]val architectural style with architectural detailing tha, Is comparabl e to a market-rate development The project Is also located adjacent to Poway Creek and was des'9ned to avoid any slgnlncant Impacts to Ensure high quallty design and the creek. Construction was completed In 2021, Also, the Poway contrucllon and design compaUblllty Commons project Includes the development of a •l-unlt senior with surrounding for new affordable 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous affordable apartment building (one market-rate manager unit) that Units 96 housing developm enls. Address Polk:y was approved In 2019 with similar design quallty that of a market-rate 81 development ConstrucUon t>e11an In 2020 and was comp leted In 2022, The Monte Vista affordable housing deveSopment, for which project enUUements and the Affordable Housing Agreement were approved by the City Councll and Poway Housing Authority Board at the November 19, 202 ◄ meeting, wlll be built over a subterranean parking garage and has a large open space area with many amenities for residents.

Ensure unnecessary and/or
Inappropriate nnanclal and/or regulatory
constraints do not hamper the
development of housing, especlally
affordable housing , In Poway , Ensure Annual Review, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Ongoing Other 1 that funds collected through charges and fees are appropriate and sufficient
to fund City activities supported by
these charges and fees. Addresses
Polk:ve• .

Amend the City's Munclpal Code to Amend the City's Munclpal ensure It compiles with state law Code within 12 months of Ongoing , The City has engaged a consultant to assist with Code regarding density bonus. Addresses adopllon o1 the Housing 6th Cycle In Progress updates. With the continued updates to State Density Bonus law the Other 1 Polley 81, BJ and 84. Element City update Its density Bonus ordinance as needed.

Raise publlc awareness or and public As funding Is available, the City will continue to work with Its non - support for affordable housing. 2020-2029 &th Cycle In Progress profit partners to conduct a publle outreach and education program 011,., 1 Addresses Pollcles B2 and B6. that engages local housing developers and the btlslness community.

City wlll evaluate options to Implement this provision . Work Is completed on the Poway Road Corridor Study that evaluated and Promot e transit-oriented developm ent, updated land use policies for resk1entlal and non.resldentlal properti es Increase transit servtce, and encourage along Poway Road, the main transit corridor within the City and mobililty corridors and hubs In Poway 2020-2029 6th Cycle ContintJOUS reduces vehlcles mlles traveled furthering sustalnable communlUes Other 1 and along Scripps Poway and SR-&7. strategies. Comments on the Regional Transportati on Plan, the San Addresses policies B-4. Vicente SR-67 corridor study, and related plans Included adding transit stops and a multi-use corridor along Scripps Poway Parkway and portions or the SR-67, The current San Vicente SR-67 corridor study propose s these Improvements.

Outreach to developers on at least an Outreach to developers on at least an annual basls;As funding annual basis; As funding becom es becomes available, apply for or support appllcatlons for fund ing on an available, apply for or support ongoing basis: Review and prforllf ze local funding at least twice In the appllcalfons for funding onan ongoing 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous planning period . Seven ol the units ln the VIiia de Vida affordable Other 1 basi s; Review and prioritize local apartment project are reserved for u:tremely-low Income households. funding at least twice ln the plannlng Construction was compleled for this project In 2021. At the proposed period. Address es policies B2, B3, e,, Monte Vista development. 18 unll s will be reserved for extremely-low es. and e&. Income households .

Monitor and evaluat e No Net Loss
requirements per State law. The The City replaces affordable sites that do not reallze their run ResldenUa1 SIies Inventory 11st wlll be affordable housing allocatlon from the Affordable Sites Inventory 11st updated, as a part of the annual Housing Annualy, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous with sites ldentlned In the Poway Road Speclflc Plan that have the Other 1 Element Progress Report, with new sites potentlal to replace this shortfall which Implements Government Code to accommodate any shortfall. Section 65863. The City has contracted with Rincon Consultants to Addresses polkles B2 complet e an Inventory update which Is currently In progress . and e,.

Monitor and evaluate potentlal Al-Risk
housing units, coordinate with existing
property owners, seek assistance from
non-profit entitles capable of assisting 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Within the 2020-2029 Nat-risk· housing analysis period, no properties Other 1 with preserving At-Risk affordable are consid ered at.risk of converting to market-rate housing . housing units and Identify funding as It
becomes available . Addresses pollcles
A1, A2, and Al.

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Monllor and Evaluate
AHOZ Ordinance
Development Standards
Update Public Safety
Element to Ensure
Consistency with the
Adopted
Housing Element
Implementation of SB35
Permit Streamllnlng
Process for New
Affordable
Houslno
Objec:lfve Design
Standards
Adopt Development
Standards for Parking,
Open Space, and
Rec:reallonal
Areas In Floodways
Parking Requirements
Accessory Dwelling Units
Provide Information on
Fair Housing In Quarterly
Newsletter
Obtain and Distribute
Fl)'t!rs on Fair Housing
from San Diego County
Obtain and Dlsplay
Posters on Fair Housing
from the State of
Callfomla
Include Antl-Dlscrfmlnatlon
Clauses In Deed
Restrictions for
Affordable Housing
Continue to Assist In
Addressing Fair Housing
OuesUons
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2025 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31l

ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Housing Programs Progress Report
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Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified ln the housing element. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Projected Completlon Status or Program Quantified Outcomes: Quantified Outcomes: Objective Date In Housing Applicable Cycle Implementation Program Implementation Details Category Count Element To provide adequat e slles for affordable housing development and to Monitor development of AHOZ ensure that any Increased denslUH allowed are used for the provision properti es and AHOZ development of affordab$e housing. An AHOZ was establlshed In the Zoning Code standards and OR procedures for for Low Income IAH-L) and Moderate Income IAH-M) households . This conslslency. If necessary, amend AHOZ Included providing nnlble development standards that wlll allow the General Plan guidelines and Munlclpal Annually, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous densities up to 30 dwelllng units per acre. Placement of an AHOZ Other 1 Code regulatlons. Provide analysis and designation was completed In 2012 on silt 161 publlcly-owned sites, evaluatlon of program to HCD In General three of which remain In the Residential Sites Inventory for the Plan Annual ReporL Addresses pollcles provision of affordable housing. Waivers or reduced standards , 81, 82, BJ, and B4. Incentives and concessions may also be applied to AHOZ sites and shall be consistent with density bonus provisions. A program Is added to update the PMC consistent with currl!nl Stale Density Bonus law.

To update the Public Safety Element of Amend the City's General the General Plan so that II Is consistent Plan and Munlclpal Code A consultant has been hired to assist with complellng the Public with State law and address wlldMre risks within one year of 6th Cycle In Progress Safety Element Update. The City expects to complete the update In Other 1 and other hazards to the community. adoption ct the Housing 2026 Addresses pollcles A1, A6, and B1. Element
Adopt procedures tor processing of new
affordable housing projects that are W'lthln one year of the adoption the Housing 6th Cycle Continuous Ongoing. The City wiD update as required. Other \ quallfled for SB 35 streamllnlng. Element update . Addresses Pollcles B2 and Bl.

Amend the City's Genl!ral Plan and
Munlclpal Code lo establish Amend the City's General Ongoing.The City has engaged a consultant to assist wtth evaluation objective design standards for Plan and Munlclpal Code affordable housing projects where the within one year 6th Cycle Continuous of updates to objective design standards. Genl!ral Plan and Munlclpal Other \ City's discretion over design review Is of adoption of the Housing Code Includes objec:tlve design standards , The City will update as prHmpted by Stale law. Addresses Elemenl nel!ded.

Polleles B1.

Amend the Munlclpal Code and, if Aml!nd the Munlclpa1 Code necessary, the General Plan to adopt and, If necessary , the standards for parking, open space, and General Plan recreational areas ln the Floodway to within three years of 6th Cycle Not Yet Started The City will update as requlrl!d. Olher \ provide more usable land and open adoption of the Housing space tor resldenllal developmenl Elemenl Addresses Pollcles B1, B2, and 84.

To reduce constraints to housing Ongoing. The Poway Road Speclfc Plan Includes parking reductions Annual Review, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous for housing developments. The General Plan and Munlclp:1I Code will Other \ development be updated to reduce parking requirements as needed.

Facllltate the construction of 19 ADUs Annual Review, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Ongoing. The City Issued 36 building permits for ADUs In 2025. The Other \ annuallv lmlnlmuml Cltv wlll continue to monitor ADU oermlttlna and construction .

Make Poway residents aware of lhese The City will Include an article In at least one of the City e-newsletters Issues, laws, and available services for Annual Review, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous per year providing Information concerning housing discrimination , Olher 1 fair housing . Addresses pol\cles C1 and C2. Fair Housing law and available assistance .

Promote the awareness of the services Promote the awareness of the services and laws discussed by the Ongoing, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous and laws discussed by the posters . Addresses policies C1 and C2. Other \ posters . Addresses policies C1 and C2.

Promote the awareness of the services
and laws discussed by the Ongoing, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous The City wlll request posters from the California Fair Housing and Olher \ Employment display them In approprlatl! \ocaUons In publlc buildings. posters. Addresses pollcles C1 and C2 Dt!ed Reslllctlons tor Affordable
HouslngEnsure a legal City mechanism In all deed restrictions required of affordable housing developments, tor complalnts against housing 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuo1JS the City wlll require Inclusion of an anti-discrimination cl:1use. Other \ dlscrfmlnaUon In deed transactions.

Addresses Potlcv C1.

Promote knowledge or Fair Housing law Ongoing. The City will continue to asslsl wtth Fair Housing questions and services and ensure Poway wht!n posslble and refer questions to olht!r agencies as appropriate. residents have access to appropriate 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous The City wlll also provide this Information on Its website to gain Other \ Fair Housing services. Addresses Polley additional public outreach. C2.

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ANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT
Housing Element Implementation
Table D
Program Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583 Housing Programs Progress Report
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Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance , improvement , and development of housing as identified in the housing element. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Projected Completion Status of Program Quantified Outcomes : Quantified Outcomes : Objective Date In Housing Applicable Cycle Implementation Program Implementation Details Category Count Element Ongoing. The City wm conUnue to monitor Program 33 and update the General Plan and Munlclpal Code as needtd. Every three years, To ensure that Poway has an monitor race and ethnicity demographics and locations of new environment where housing housing unlls as a pa.rt or the annual program report to ensure actions and trends continue to reduce the disparity (2023, 2026, and 2029 opportunities are fair for all raclal, 2020-2029 6th Cycle Continuous Housing Element Annual Progress Reports). The City will continue to Otho, '
ethnic, soclal, and economic groups and encourage Ca.1trans and SANDAG to Improve the Scripps further fair housing pursuant to AB 6156. PowayParkway (Tier 3 Employm ent Center) and SR-67 corridors as Addr esses Pollcles C1-CS. mulll -modal corridors with translL The City will continue to encourage the Slate and Federal governments to reduce lm~lments to furthering fair housing.
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