The O-S zone is intended to prohibit intensive urban development to those primary open space areas of the city which are necessary to assure permanent open space in and for public parks and recreation areas; and where such intensive urban development would adversely affect public use and natural environmental benefits. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Ordinance No. passed by the electorate at the general election of November 4, 1986, provided as follows:

Section 1. Any proposed modification, amendment, or elimination of Open Space designated areas of the General Plan identified in Section 2 of this ordinance shall be prohibited without a vote of the electorate.

Section 2. The following General Plan designated areas shall remain as stated in Section 1 herein (above):

1.  
   1. 1.
      Valley Park (Gould Ave. & Valley Dr.);
   2. 2.
      South Park/Bicentennial (4th Street);
   3. 3.
      Greenwood Park (Aviation & PCH);
   4. 4.
      Fort Lots-of-Fun Park (6th Street);
   5. 5.
      Seaview Park (19th St. & Prospect);
   6. 6.
      Clark Stadium Recreation Center (Valley Dr. & 11th St.);
   7. 7.
      Ingleside Park (Ingleside & 33rd St.);
   8. 8.
      Moondust Park (N. of Meyer & S. of 2nd St.);
   9. 9.
      8th & Valley Park;
   10. 10.
       Ardmore Ave. at 5th St. Park;
   11. 11.
       Hermosa View School site;
   12. 12.
       Prospect Heights School site;
   13. 13.
       South School site;
   14. 14.
       Hermosa Valley School site; and,
   15. 15.
       North School site. (Ord. 86-844 § 1 & §2, 11/04/86)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Primary open space comprises public and private areas devoted to recreational, leisure, cultural and aesthetic purposes, and includes the following uses:

1. A.
   Public and private parks, including beach areas;
2. B.
   Educational buildings and playgrounds;
3. C.
   Recreation centers, public and private;
4. D.
   Public utility structures and corridors;
5. E.
   Riding, bicycling and hiking trails and pedestrian ways;
6. F.
   Public governmental buildings;
7. G.
   Historical monuments and areas of historical significance;
8. H.
   Public malls and plazas;
9. I.
   Public or privately owned land when the intensive use of said land would endanger the public health, safety or general welfare, including:

   1. 1.
      Areas where natural topography may be so steep as to create a hazard and/or where the grading or development of the land would endanger public health or safety due to unstable geologic conditions, soil instability, erosion or flooding,
   2. 2.
      Areas subject to severe seismic hazards, including surface ruptures from faulting or ground shaking,
   3. 3.
      Areas subject to flooding or inundation from stormwater;
10. J.
    Land which is substantially in its natural state; is of unique natural beauty (natural land forms, prominent features, landscapes, natural vistas) available to public access or view; or which is of particular historic, cultural or scientific value;
11. K.
    Ocean or public water areas, said areas being restricted solely to recreation and navigation purposes;
12. L.
    Transit uses:

    1. 1.
       The accommodation of railroad tracks and maintenance of same,
    2. 2.
       Signals (and other operative devices),
    3. 3.
       The movement of rolling stock, freight, passengers,
    4. 4.
       Landscaping and related appurtenances. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5-1)
13. M.
    Wireless communication facility is a permitted use requiring a Conditional Use Permit and co-location with public governmental buildings or schools. (Ord. 01-1214 §4 part, 05/08/01)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Maximum building coverage of land area in the O-S zone shall not exceed ten percent. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5-2)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

No building shall exceed a height of two stories or twenty-five (25) feet above the existing or finished grade, whichever is less. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5-3)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

No more than ten percent of land area shall be used for off-street parking required or not. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5-4)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

All structures shall be set back from all lot lines not less than twenty (20) feet. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5-5)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Total sign area shall not exceed one percent of land area and shall be wall or ground signs only. All new signs shall be reviewed by the improvement commission prior to their installation. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5-6)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

All yard or open areas shall be attractively landscaped with the possible exception of where such areas are used for court games, buildings or parking. All landscaped areas shall be permanently irrigated. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5-7)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

All new construction within an O-S zone shall be subject to obtaining a planned development permit under procedures set forth in Chapter 17.24. Sections 17.30.030 through 17.30.080 may be waived or modified where in the opinion of the planning commission topography and/or design considerations warrant such waiver or modification. (Prior code Appx. A, § 9.5-8)

Effective on: 1/1/1901