San Mateo Municipal Code Ch. 13.30 Dedication of Parks and Open Space

Article X of the Charter was enacted by the voters to authorize the permanent dedication of City-owned lands to park, playground, recreation, or open space purposes. Article X empowered the City Council to make dedications in its discretion. This chapter is enacted to implement permanent dedications by ordinance as is authorized by Article X.

In accordance with Article X of the Charter lands when dedicated may not thereafter be sold or otherwise disposed of, nor converted to different purposes, except pursuant to majority vote of the electorate. A minor portion of dedicated lands may be conveyed without an election pursuant to the procedure designated in Article X. A dedication shall be not interpreted to diminish in any manner the discretion of the City Council (1) to choose the appropriate level of funding to maintain the dedicated lands or (2) to require that the City Council continue any single use on the dedicated lands.

Only lands owned by the City of San Mateo which are over 4 acres in area may be dedicated by the City Council in its discretion; provided, however, that lands of less than 4 acres may be dedicated when they are contiguous with and incorporated into lands previously dedicated. Easements of record shall not be eliminated by a dedication.

In the ordinance of dedication the City Council may exclude areas from dedication and, unless otherwise expressly included in the ordinance, all public streets shall be excluded. No dedication shall prevent the utilization of dedicated lands: (1) for public works uses that (a) are in the public interest and (b) either were present at the time of dedication or are proposed to protect the dedicated lands or surrounding properties; (2) for public works uses that are themselves park, playground, recreation, or open space uses, such as flow lands, flood plains, dikes, marshes, lagoons, pump stations, etc.

All that real property known as "Beresford Park", consisting of 18.5 acres, m.o.l., Assessors Parcel No. 039-260-010, as shown on Exhibit "A" attached hereto. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Central Park", consisting of 16.3 acres, m.o.l., Assessor's Parcel No. 034-200-100, as shown on Exhibit "A-1" attached hereto. The provisions of section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Fiesta Meadows Park", consisting of 4.8 acres, m.o.l., Assessor's Parcels No. 035-340-140, 240, as shown on Exhibit "A-2" attached hereto. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "King Park", consisting of 6.1 acres, m.o.l., Assessor's Parcel No. 033-063-060, as shown on Exhibit "A-3" attached hereto. The provisions of section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Lakeshore Park", consisting of 4.2 acres, m.o.l., including the contiguous beach area, Assessor's Parcels No. 040-150-100, 110, as shown on Exhibit "A-4" attached hereto. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Laurelwood Park", as shown on Exhibit A-5 consisting of 2 pages and in documents recorded in the Official Records of San Mateo County Volume 6422, Page 63; Volume 5715, Page 197; Volume 6065, Page 169; Volume 6045, Page 693; Volume 4068, Page 585; Volume 5715; Page 197; Volume 4068, Page 583; Volume 4334, Page 654; Volume 4387, Page 6; Parcel #2 of Instrument No. 88043231; and Parcel E of Sugarloaf No. 1, Volume 99 Maps, Pages 42-45; provided, however, that Parcels 1 2 as shown on Parcel Map No. 303 recorded in the Official Records of San Mateo County in Book 6422 of Maps, Page 63 and Lot 39 in Block 5 and Lot 8 in Block 6 as shown on Laurelwood Map No. 5 recorded in the Official Records of San Mateo County in Book 55 of Maps, Page 41 are not included in Laurelwood Park.

All that real property known as "Laurie Meadows Park", consisting of 5.5 acres, m.o.l., Assessor's Parcels No. 040-170-360, 040-350-460, as shown on Exhibit "A-6" attached hereto. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Los Prados Park", consisting of 12.6 acres, m.o.l., Assessor's Parcel No. 040-163-260, as shown on Exhibit "A-7" attached hereto. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Marina Lagoon", a waterway within the City of San Mateo and a part of the City's granted lands in trust from the California Legislature, as shown on Exhibit "A-8" attached hereto; provided, however, that no docks, ramps, or other private encroachments are dedicated. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as the "Poplar Creek Golf Course", consisting of 105 acres, m.o.l., Assessor's Parcel No. 029-350-020, as shown on Exhibit "A-9" attached hereto. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Shoreview Park", consisting of 4.8 acres, m.o.l., Assessor's Parcel No. 033-363-130, as shown on Exhibit "A-10" attached hereto. The provisions of section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Sugarloaf", consisting of 187 acres, m.o.l., as described in Exhibit "A-11" consisting of 2 pages attached hereto. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.

All that real property known as "Tidelands Park", consisting of 15.8 acres, m.o.l., Assessor's Parcel Nos. 035-490-020, 035-501-380 and in that document recorded in the Official Records of San Mateo County Volume 6569, Page 508, as shown on Exhibit "A-12" consisting of 4 pages attached hereto. The provisions of Section 13.30.040 are incorporated by reference as though fully set forth.