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Wonder World Drive Land Use Plan City of San Marcos Open Space Area Open Space areas include active recreational areas, such as neighborhood and community parks, and passive open space areas, such as nature preserves, sensitive environmental lands, ranchland, and low impact park uses, such as picnic areas and trails. See the following section for more detail on open space preservation within the planning area. C. Environmental Protection & Open Space The City of San Marcos is committed to protecting our natural environment. The recommendations of this plan are based, in large part, on protecting the unique and sensitive environmental lands within the planning area. In addition to the City's environmental protection regulations, the City is committed to preserving sensitive land in this area. Recently the City has acquired over 130 acres of open space within the planning area and is in the process of acquiring an additional 325 acres. This plan encourages additional preservation of parks and open space in the Planning Area through parkland dedication, City acquisition, and through the concept of Conservation Development (as described in the Action Plan section and in Appendix A). Open Space preservation should include an emphasis on: 1) the development of active parkland within neighborhoods; 2) the preservation of sensitive environmental features and large contiguous blocks of greenspace; and 3) the creation of an interconnected system of parks and trails through the strategic location of parks, greenways, and other open space. Landowners within the planning area should be aware of endangered species issues within the planning area that may necessitate the need to prepare a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) in consultation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as pm1 of the development review process. Adopted: January 14, 2002 Page 17