Healthy City
Unhealthy City Costs of Inactivity & Poor Diet Physical cost Overweight and obesity Premature illness (diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke) Disability Death Economic cost State: $41.2 billion in 2006 Rising private health care costs
THE PROBLEM 60% CA adults overweight or obese 50% CA adults low activity levels Trickle down to Children Tested 5 th, 7 th & 9 th graders Percent Overweight State 28% Santa Clara Co 25% Boys 31% Girls 18% Sunnyvale 25%
PART OF THE SOLUTION GOAL PURPOSE A city form that provides publicly available options to achieve fitness including access to healthy food and access to open space for all ages.
LUTE CONTRIBUTION Access to Fresh Foods City Form Open Space
ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD Urban Farms Farmers Markets Community Gardens Home Grown
Urban Farms Commercial/entrepreneurial production Access to fresh, locally grown food May be organic Larger than CGs and use more equipment Full Circle Farms: near Raynor Park
Farmers Market Private commercial enterprise Group of eligible food producers Access to fresh, locally grown food May be organic May change location May be intermittent (weekly) Sunnyvale Farmers Market: Downtown
Community Gardens Growing plots Tended individually or communally Managed by participants May be owned in trust (gov. or non profit) For recreation/leisure Charles Street Gardens: Near library
Extra Benefits Satisfying Labor Neighborhood Improvement Sense of Community Connection to Environment
Home Grown Single family & Multi- family homes In-lieu of landscaping (Edible Landscapes) Animals (poultry, bees, goats) Sharing or selling goods
Zoning & Fresh Food Retail food sales By Right in Commercial Zones Allowed near residential Outdoor Display Community Gardens Urban Farms Farmers Markets Other Food Types /Fast Food Residential Food Stands/Retail Private Food Producing Animals Minor Permit Required Require Public Hearing Not Prohibited in City May required public hearing Not allowed Bees: Five hives w/distance requirements between residences Other animals: Goats, pigs, cows not allowed Chickens (no Roosters) Required to notify neighbors Can t be nuisance
CITY FORM Fitness built into community pattern Smart Growth (compact, mixed use, TOD) Easy to choose biking/walking Usable Open Space Other Benefits: Reduces GHG Emissions Improves Air Quality
Biking & Walking Solutions Safe & Attractive Sidewalk Network Allows non-auto options for: Work Errands School Fitness
Complete Streets Safe, attractive, comfortable access & travel for all users Pedestrians Bicyclist Motorists Transit
Benefits: Complete Streets Create a Sense of Place Improve Social Interaction May Improve Adjacent Property Values
Smart Growth Villages Compact, transit-oriented Villages Avoids sprawl Bicycle/Pedestrian-friendly streets Mixed-use development Range of housing choices
Provide Open Space Passive for Mental Health (public & private) Active for Physical Health (primarily public) Relief from hardscape
Open Space Availability Population 2006 131,760 Acres Park and School Field 341 Acres per 1000 2.59 Acres Total Open Space 745 Acres per 1000 5.66 NRPA Acres/1000 Standard 4-6
Open Space Gap Areas Gaps by Proximity Park /School Field El Camino West Fremont Crossing (near Community Center Node) Lawrence Station Plan Area Progress in Other GAP Areas Morse Park (park in plan stage) Duane Crossing/East Sunnyvale ITR (park land acquired with new developments)
Park Dedication Existing Condition 5.66 acres/1000 Previous req. 1.25 acres/1000 (losing ground) 2009 CC adopted up to 3.0 acres/1000 (catching up) 2011 CC considering 5.0 acres/1000 (maintaining)
Trails Located mainly in north Along channels John W. Christian Greenbelt Policy discouraging Stevens Creek Trail removed from GP
Trail Policy Open Space Sub-Element: Support a regional trail system by coordinating with adjacent jurisdictions to facilitate trail connections wherever possible.
LUTE PART OF THE SOLUTION A city form that provides publicly available options to achieve fitness including access to healthy food and access to open space for all ages. Access to Fresh Foods City Form Open Space
Development Timing and Open Space Discussion - Land Use and Transportation Map session (May 4) Will include policies for phasing or timing of development Including relationship to open space
Hold That Thought Draft Policy: Allow residential development to occur in village centers when adequate services, including open space, are available to support growth.