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CITIZENS' INITIATIVE FOR THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF LA SIERRA HILLS AND RESTRICTED DEVELOPMENT OF LA SIERRA LANDS The People of the City of Riverside do ordain as follows: Section 1. Statement of Purposes and Intent The purposes and intent of this measure are to: • Preserve and protect open space land. • Establish La Sierra Hills as permanent public open space. • Repeal zoning regulations that currently permit La Sierra Hills to be developed. + Provide a public trails network. • Repeal the Rancho La Sierra Specific Plan so Riverside's citizens will have a voice in the use of La Sierra Lands by removing outdated planning policies and providing a platform for open space preservation and a new, restricted residential development plan. a Such development plan will recognize the permanent preservation as public open space of privately owned hillside land consisting of approximately 650 acres of land in La Sierra Hills and an additional approximately 250 acres of land in La Sierra Lands. La Sierra Hills will be permanently preserved as open space whether or not the proposed development on La Sierra Lands occurs. o Such development plan will limit residential development of La Sierra Lands to no more than 400 of the approximately 650 acres of La Sierra Lands. 0 Such development plan will allow no more than 3.0 dwelling units per acre on average on La Sierra Lands (which is approximately 650 acres in size) resulting in no more than 1,950 residential homes being built. + Amend Proposition R (1979) and Measure C (1986) to eliminate La Sierra Lands from the outdated land use planning policies embodied therein in order to accomplish the vision for permanent preservation of open space and the new restricted development plan. • Amend the General Plan, Zoning Code, and the zoning Map designations applicable to La Sierra Lands and La Sierra Hills to establish zoning designations consistent with restricted residential development and permanent preservation of public open space, provide tools to the City to promote smart balanced growth of La Sierra Lands, and permanently preserve La Sierra Hills as public open space on property which can currently be developed. The people of the City of Riverside find that Proposition R and Measure C were adopted to reduce urban sprawl by preserving the City's remaining citrus groves,