PREFACE

Del Mar Residents, City Officials and All Interested Parties:

On May 15, 1975, the City Council of the City of Del Mar adopted Resolutions No. 75-16, 75-17, 75-18 and 75-19, thereby officially adopting the Community Plan for the City of Del Mar as represented in this report.

The process by which this Community Plan was prepared began in September, 1973. During the ensuing twenty-month period, countless hours of effort by many citizens, city officials and staff have been donated to the preparation and adoption of this Plan. Formal acknowledgement of these efforts cannot nearly equal in value the contributions that have been made by these individuals toward the future of the Del Mar community.

Del Mar is widely recognized, and most strongly held by its residents, to be a unique place. It is the feeling of most that this uniqueness stems from the community's own consciousness of the need for preserving the environment and charm with which the community has been bestowed. Accordingly, the primary goal of this Plan is to preserve and protect that unique environmental quality which now is the Del Mar Experience. Other goals of the Plan seek to preserve as well the opportunity for people of all economic and social backgrounds to share in a liveable Del Mar, while preserving that experience for the future.

A Community Plan is a statement of goals, objectives and policies that embody the community's vision of its desired future. As such, this Community Plan will serve as the standard of excellence against which all future decisions and actions of the City should be measured. In this context, we believe, and trust that others will agree, that this Community Plan serves as a standard of excellence equal to the task of preserving the quality of our liveable village.

Sincerely,

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Thomas C. Shepard, Councilperson
Mayor - 1974 to 1975

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Richard G. Rypinski
Mayor - from March, 1975

City Council

Thomas C. Shepard, Mayor (1974-1975)
Richard G. Rypinski, Mayor (1975-Present)
Nancy Hoover
Tom B. Pearson
John H. Weare

Planning Commission

Hervey Sweetwood, Chairperson
Clark Almgren
Rosalind Feierabend
Beverly Ogden
Carol Pittman

Design Review Board

Janice Batter
Endre Bartanyi
Ann Hohmeyer
Patricia JaCoby
Joseph Lancor
Richard Simons
John Thunen

City Staff

Wayne Dernetz, City Manager
Roger Hedgecock, City Attorney
Gary Binger, Planning Director

EXHIBIT A - ORDINANCE NO. 395

EXHIBIT B - ORDINANCE NO. 413

EXHIBIT C - RESOLUTION NO. 2002-07