The City Council may accept and maintain open space lands that promote public health, safety and welfare.

Said open space lands must provide substantial public use and one or more of the following: (1) contiguity to existing parks or open space areas; (2) major linkage between parks or open space areas; (3) a major off-street trail or pathway system which connects, or has the potential to connect, to other trails; (4) valuable pedestrian experience on its own; and/or (5) public access to creeks or protection of creeks of public benefit. Other open space, such as hillsides or ridgelines with minimal public access potential, should be protected by other techniques. Provision of open space accepted pursuant to this section that is protected by other techniques shall not be credited against the provision of park and recreational land or in-lieu fees as determined by this chapter nor shall in any way displace the need for provision of adequate usable park space per this chapter.

Nothing in this section shall limit the offer of land by dedication or donation and acceptance thereof by provisions outside this chapter. (Ord. 1030 § 2(11), 2018; Ord. 896 § 3 (part), 1998)