CC Resolution 2004-150RESOLUTION NO. 2004-150
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
MEDIUM -HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND OFFICE
COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SENIOR RETIREMENT
COMMUNITY . .
CASE NO.: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2003-091
PACIFIC RETIREMENT SERVICES AND WESTPORT LA QUINTA, L.P.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, did on
the 7t'' day of December, 2004, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the
request of Pacific Retirement Services and Westport La Quinta, L.P. for approval of a
General Plan Land Use Amendment from Low Density Residential to Medium -High
Residential at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Avenue 50 and Office
Commercial to Medium Density Residential at the southeast corner of Washington
Street and Avenue 50 to allow construction of a senior retirement community at the
northeast and southeast corner of Washington Street and Avenue 50 on 21 total
acres, more particularly described as:
APN'S 646-070-013 and 770-040-012
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 9th day of November, 2004, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider
the request of Pacific Retirement Services and Westport La Quinta, L.P. for approval of
a General Plan Land Use Amendment from Low Density Residential to Medium -High
Residential at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Avenue 50 and Office
Commercial to Medium Density Residential at the southeast corner of Washington
Street and Avenue 50 to allow construction of a senior retirement community and
recommended approval by adoption of Resolution 2004-085; and
WHEREAS, said General Plan Amendment application 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 La Quinta Community
Development Department has completed Environmental Assessment 2003-470. The
Community Development Director has determined that the project with Mitigation
Measures, will not have a significant adverse impact on the environment and therefore,
recommends a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact be certified;
and
Resolution No. 2004-150
General Plan Amendment 2003-091
Pacific Retirement Services and Westport La Quinta, L.P.
Adopted: November 7, 2004
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WHEREAS, the Community Development Department published the public
hearing notice in the Desert Sun newspaper on November 27, 2004, for the City
Council meeting as prescribed by the Municipal Code. Public hearing notices were also
mailed to all property owners within 500 feet of the site; and
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 mandatory findings of approval to justify approval
of said General Plan Amendment:
1 . The proposed General Plan Amendment is internally consistent with the goals,
objectives, and policies of the General Plan in that the General Plan Amendment
results in promoting housing for the senior population in a controlled and
supervised environment.
2. Approval of the General Plan Amendment will not create conditions materially
detrimental to the public health, safety, and general welfare in that the resulting
project will provide adequate setbacks, be well designed and landscaped, and
will comply with all applicable City, County, State and Federal requirements.
3. The General Plan Amendment is compatible with adjacent properties -in that the
resulting senior housing project is compatible with and will minimize the impacts
to the surrounding single family residences.
4. The General Plan Amendment is suitable and appropriate for the property in that
it will allow development of a complex for senior citizens with access from
adjacent arterial streets and will be in close proximity to nearby medical and
commercial and recreational facilities.
5. Approval of the General Plan Amendment is warranted because the property is
in a location that will generate less tenant traffic due to residents' age and will
in turn create a safer situation for traffic passing the site.
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 constitute the findings of the City
Council in this case;
Resokrtion No. 2004-150
,....,� General Plan Amendment 2003-091
Pacific Retirement services and Westport Ls Quints, L.P.
Adopted: November 7, 2004
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2. That it does approve General Plan Amendment 2003-091 for the reasons set
forth in this Resolution and as shown on the attached exhibit:
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council held on this 7" day of December, 2004, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Osborne, Perkins, Mayor Adolph
NOES: Council Member Sniff
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ON ADOLFTH, M or
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
J . GREEK, CMC, i y Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HE I JENSON, ity Attorney
City of La Uinta, Califor is
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