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CC Resolution 2002-097RESOLUTION NO. 2002-97 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING AN ADDENDUM TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 232 (SCH#2000091023) PREPARED FOR ZONE CHANGE 2002- 107, PRE -ANNEXATION ZONING FOR SPECIFIC PLAN 218, AMENDMENT NO. 1 CASE: RIVERSIDE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 232 APPLICANT: SHEA HOMES WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California, did, on the 28th day of May, 2002, hold a duly -noticed Public Hearing to recommend to the City Council certification of an Addendum to Environmental Impact Report #232 (SCH#2000091023) for Zone Change 2002-107 for Pre -annexation Zoning designations for Specific Plan 218, Amendment No. 1 located west of Madison Avenue, east of Monroe Avenue, south of Avenue 60 and north of Avenue 62, and more particularly described as follows: APNs: 764-270-001, 002, 004, 017 & 018; and 764-280-016. - - WHEREAS, said Addendum has complied with the requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970" as amended (Resolution 83-68), in that the Community Development Department has determined that although the proposed Zone Change 2002-107 could have a significant adverse effect on the environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the project, nothing further is required. WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons wanting to be heard, said City Council did make the following findings to justify recommending certification of said Addendum: The proposed Zone Change 2002-107 will not be detrimental to public health, safety or general welfare of the community, either directly to indirectly, in that no significant unmitigated impacts were identified by the Addendum. 2. No substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Proposed Project will be undertaken, which will require major modifications or revisions to the Prior EIR, due to the involvement of ne significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of the previously identified significant effects. Resolution No. 2002-97 Riverside County EIR Addendum Shea Homes -Trilogy Adopted: June 18, 2002 Page 2 3. No new information of substantial importance which was not known, and could not have been known, with the exercise of reasonable diligence, at the time the Final EIR was adopted, has become available which shows any of the bases described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162(a)(3), for requiring a Subsequent EIR or Supplemental EIR. 4. Based on these findings and the Addendum, the City has determined that no Subsequent EIR or Supplemental EIR is required or appropriate under Public Resources Code Section 21166, and that an Addendum is sufficient to make the prior EIR apply to the Proposed Project. 5. The proposed project will not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife population to drop below self sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of rare or endangered plants or animals or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. 6. There is no evidence before the City that the proposed project will have the potential for an adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat on which the wildlife depends in that mitigation measures are imposed on the project that will reduce impacts to less than significant levels. 7. The proposed project does not have the potential to achieve short-term environmental goals, to the disadvantage of long-term environmental goals, as no significant effects on environmental factors have been identified by the Addendum. 8. The proposed project will not result in impacts which are individually limited or cumulatively considerable when considering planned or proposed development in the immediate vicinity, as development patterns in the area will not be significantly affected by the proposed project. 9. The proposed project will not have environmental effects that will adversely affect the human population, either directly or indirectly, as no significant impacts have been identified which would affect human health, risk potential or public services. 10. There is no substantial evidence in light of the entire record that the project may have a significant effect on the environment in that mitigation measures are imposed on the project that will reduce impacts to a less than significant level. Resolution No. 2002-97 Riverside County EIR Addendum Shea Homes -Trilogy Adopted: June 18, 2002 Page 3 11. The City Council has considered the Addendum to Riverside County Environmental Impact Report No. 232 (SCH#2000091023) and the Addendum reflects the independent judgement of the City. 12. The City has, on the basis of substantial evidence, rebutted the presumption of adverse effects set forth in 14 CAL Code Regulations 753.5(d). 13. The location and custodian of the City's records relating to this project is the Community Development Department located at 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California, 92253. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the City Council for this Addendum. - -- 2. That it does hereby certify the Addendum to Riverside County Environmental Impact Report No. 232 (SCH#2000091023) for the reasons set forth in this Resolution and as stated in the Addendum on file in the Community Development Department and attached hereto. 3. That the Addendum to Riverside County Environmental Impact Report No. 232 reflects the independent judgement of the City. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council, held on this 181h day of June, 2002, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Adolph, Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pena NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None JOHN . PENA, or -- City of a Quinta, California Resolution No. 2002-97 Riverside County EIR Addendum Shea Homes -Trilogy Adopted: June 18, 2002 Page 4 ATTEST: JUN REEK, CIVIC, y Clerk City of La Quinta, California (City Seal) APPROVED AS TO FORM: M. KATHERINE JENSON, ty Attorney City of La Quinta, California RESOLUTION NO. 2002-97 ADDENDUM TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (CEQ.A GUIDELINE 15164) FOR ZONE CHANGE 2002-107 FOR PRE -ANNEXATION APPLICATION FOR A PORTION OF THE CORAL MOUNTAIN SPECIFIC PLAN, NO. 218, AMENDMENT NO. 1 The City of La Quinta, as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code section 21000, et seq. ("CEQA") has prepared this Addendum pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15164. This is an Addendum to Environmental Impact Report #232 ("EIR") that the County of Riverside certified in 1999 for the Coral Mountain Specific Plan, SP 218, Amendment #1. The purpose of this Addendum is to document the annexation of the project to the City of La Quinta, which will be implemented through the following land use approvals: ZONE CHANGE 2002-107 This is referred to as "the Revised Project." All mitigation measures included in EIR 232 and AEIR 232 are incorporated into this document by this reference. It is assumed for purposes of this analysis, that all the mitigation measures required within Riverside County's jurisdiction would also be required' by the' City. The Revised Project consists of 525 acres of the total 1,280 acres included in the Coral Mountain Specific Plan SP/EIR 218, Amendment #1. The Revised Project will result in the annexation of the southern portion of the Specific Plan area into the City of La Quinta. The City's General Plan identifies 232 acres of Medium High Density Residential and 293 acres designated Golf Course. The City has determined that the proposed residential development will be consistent with the density and character of the adjacent residential development, and will be consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the City's General Plan and Specific Plan 218, Amendment #1, as approved by the County in 1999. The Revised Project does not propose any change to the land uses proposed in Specific Plan 218, Amendment #1. Only annexation of the site, and associated pre -annexation land use and zoning designations, are being considered at this time. The Specific Plan allows 18 holes of golf, a practice range, a golf clubhouse, a homeowners' clubhouse, a tennis center on approximately 293 acres, and 1,203 residential units on approximately 232 acres. Since General Plan designations have been assigned to the property under consideration, the only approval requested is: Resolution No. 2002-97 Addendum to EIR #232 / ZC 2002-107 Shea Homes Adopted: June 18, 2002 Page 2 1. Zone Change to change the designation on 232 acres currently designated Medium High Density Residential under the Specific Plan to Medium Density Residential, and 293 acres to Golf Course on land designated Open Space and Commercial in the Specific Plan; The City has compared the impacts of the Revised Project with those impacts analyzed in the EIR and finds as follows: Aesthetics - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. Annexation of the proposed land will not result in any change in the buildout of the property. The residential units, golf course and clubhouses are consistent with those currently permitted and constructed in other areas of the City under the City's General Plan. The proposed building style and architecture within the annexation area is of substantially the same character as those existing in the City and encouraged in the General Plan. Hazards and Hazardous Materials - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The annexation action will have no impact on hazardous materials; the residents of the proposed project will participate in the City's household hazardous waste disposal programs. Public Services - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The annexation of the property will be served by the Riverside County Sheriff and Fire Department, under the City's service contracts. The contract costs may increase for the City, but will be offset by revenues generated by property tax throughout the site, and sales tax at the golf and tennis clubhouses, and generated by the increased population within the City. School fees will be paid regardless of which jurisdiction is responsible for construction of the project. Parks will be constructed within the Specific Plan, and golf course lands will surround the homes. Resolution No. 2002-97 Addendum to EIR #232 / ZC 2002-107 Shea Homes Adopted: June 18, 2002 Page 3 Agriculture Resources - Impacts no greater than previously analyzed. The development of the approved Specific Plan will result in a loss of lands designated as Prime Farmland in the County General Plan. The annexation of the property will not change the previously analyzed impacts to agriculture. Air Quality - Impacts identical to those previously analyzed. No changes to the project are proposed as part of the annexation. The Air Quality analysis in the EIR reviewed the same levels and types of development as are currently planned. Hydrology and Water Quality - Impacts no greater than previously analyzed. The City requires the implementation of both NPDES standards and 100 year storm retention in proposed project construction. All construction on the proposed annexation area will be required to conform to these standards. Land Use Planning - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The annexation represents a logical extension of urbanization for the City. The project is consistent with the goals, policies and objectives of the Land Use Element of the City General Plan and the Specific Plan, as amended, and continues the development pattern envisioned in the General Plan. Recreation - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. Annexation of the project will not affect the golf course planned for the proposed project area. Additional park lands are proposed in other parts of the Specific Plan. These facilities will be provided regardless of the jurisdiction in which they occur, and will offset the need for such facilities created by future development. Transportation/Traffic - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The development potential of the annexation lands are the same as were analyzed in the EIR, insofar as the land use designations are consistent. The proposed project results in a slight reduction in the total number of residential units to be constructed on the site, so that it is likely that the impacts will be slightly less than analyzed in the EIR. Resolution No. 2002-97 Addendum to EIR #232 / ZC 2002-107 Shea Homes Adopted: June 18, 2002 Page 4 Biological Resources - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The annexation action will have no direct impact on biological resources. The mitigation measures included in the EIR, including potential for additional surveys, will be implemented by the City. Cultural Resources - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. Although the annexation action, in and of itself, will have no impact on cultural resources, the potential impacts associated with buildout of the proposed project were analyzed in the EIR, and mitigation measures included. These will be implemented by the City. Mineral Resources - Not applicable. Noise - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The annexation action, in and of itself, will not impact the noise environment at the project site. The buildout of the project, as analyzed in the EIR, included mitigation measures which will be implemented by the City. Utilities and Service Systems - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. Annexation will have no impact on utilities and service systems. The buildout of the proposed project was analyzed in the EIR, and mitigation measures included, which the City will implement. Population and Housing - Impacts less than those previously analyzed. The annexation action, in and of itself, will have no impact on population and housing. 'The number of units proposed under the Specific Plan has been reduced with the proposed project, and impacts are expected to also be slightly reduced. Resolution No. 2002-97 - Addendum to EIR #232 / ZC 2002-107 Shea Homes Adopted: June 18, 2002 Page 5 Geology and Soils - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The impacts of development of the proposed project were analyzed in the EIR, and will not change as a result of annexation. Mitigation measures included in the EIR will be implemented by the City. The City finds that consideration of the Revised Project does not call for the preparation of a subsequent EIR pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15162 or Public Resources Code Section 21166, in that the Revised Project does not involve: 1. substantial changes to the project analyzed in the EIR which would involve new significant effects on the environment or substantially increase the severity of previously identified impacts; 2. substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken which would involve new significant effects on the environment not analyzed in the EIR; or 3. new information of substantial importance which would involve new significant effects on the environment not analyzed in the EIR substantially increase the severity of previously identified impacts.