Staff: irrigation pond, seepage beds don’t automatically qualify as active open space
Planning staff told the commission that irrigation ponds and ACHD seepage beds cannot be counted as active open space unless they are activated or connected; staff's conservative calculation for the Mayberry site is 21% active open space, above the 15% minimum but contingent on connections.
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Planning staff explained how they calculated open space for the Mayberry proposal and warned that some elements included by the applicant would not automatically meet the city's active open‑space standard without physical access or activation.
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