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Brisbane council adopts updated open‑space element to meet state requirements
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a revised open‑space element that expands goals and programs to address access, climate resilience, sea‑level rise planning and rewilding, staff said. The update implements state law (SB 1425) and adds an implementation plan and inventory to follow.
The Brisbane City Council on July 13 adopted a resolution updating the city’s general-plan open‑space element to address access, climate resilience and regional conservation, staff and the council said.
Senior planner Ken Johnson presented the draft, saying the update responds to 2022 state requirements and consolidates city policy. “Brisbane’s open space is something that’s near and dear to my heart,” Johnson said, and the draft expands goals from four to eight and lays out roughly 70 policies and programs that will be tracked in an implementation plan.
The update incorporates state law language on rewilding and sea‑level‑rise planning, Johnson said, and staff told the council that a separate inventory and maps will be maintained outside the element to allow updates over time. Council member Kern asked whether the city has identified specific parcels at risk from sea‑level rise; Johnson said that inventory work is the next step and that staff will follow up with parcel‑level analysis.
Council members praised the outreach and the breadth of the draft. Mayor Pro Tem Davis said the update felt “very thorough” and would help the city remain compliant with state law. Council members noted one clerical error in the resolution (the wrong mayor listed on a packet page) and asked staff to correct it before final publication.
The council voted to adopt the resolution as amended to fix the clerical error. Staff said the adoption will be followed by an implementation plan that lists responsible departments, timelines and an inventory of candidate open spaces.
What’s next: staff will prepare the implementation plan and parcel inventory referenced in the element and will return to council as programs move toward implementation.
