ORD 444
ORDINANCE NO. 444
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 13
OF THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE, PERTAINING TO
TIME PERIODS BETWEEN LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS
WHEREAS, the City has implemented regulations relating to the
preparation of lot line adjustments which include time restrictions between such
adjustments for commercial and residential parcels; and
WHEREAS, the imposition of such time restrictions impedes the
orderly and timely development of entitled projects; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public
hearing on the 11 th day of September, 2007, and recommended approval of the
proposed amendment to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed Public Hearing on the
16th day of October, 2007, and considered the evidence, written and oral.
presented at the hearing.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City
of La Quinta does ordain as follows:
SECTION -.h Chapter 1 3 of the La Quinta Municipal Code is hereby amended
as follows:
Section 13.32.020(CI. is amended to read:
C. The applicant and/or owner of the property has not rece;ved approval
of a lot line adjustment affecting any of the lots to be altered, or lots
abutting any of the lots to be altered, for a period of six months
immediately preceding the date of the current application, unless the
property is zO;led Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial,
Regional Commercial, Office or Business Park, in which case there
shall be no time restriction between lot line adjustments.
SECTION 2. ENVIRONMENTAl. The Planning Department has determined
that the Amendments to the Municipal Code are exempt pursuant to Section
15061 (b)(3) and Section 15282(h) of the Guidelines for Implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act. The Ordinance will have no effect on the
environment in that the proposed modifications to the Zoning Code are cross-
referential to existing codes and do not constitute any changes to existing
regulations or land use.
Ordinance No. 444
Chapter 13
lot line Adjustments
Adopted: November 6. 2007
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SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. The provIsions of this Ordinance shall be
severable, and if any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of
this Ordinance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof,
but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which
such judgment shall have been rendered.
SECTION 4. LEGAL CONSTRUCTION. The prOVISions of this Ordinance
shall be construed as necessary to effectively carry out its purposes, which are
hereby found and declared to be in furtherance of the public health, safety and
welfare.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take full force and
effect and be in force 30 days after passage.
SECTION 6. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is directed to publish this
Ordinance in the manner and in the time required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council held on this 6th day of November, 2007 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Kirk, Osborne, Sniff, Mayor Adolph
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Ordinance No. 444
Chapter 13
Lot Line Adjustments
Adopted: November 6. 2007
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
. I~
. K HERIN~~SON, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
Ordinance No. 444
Chapter 13
lot Line Adjustments
Adopted: November 6. 2007
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) 55.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, VERONICA J. MONTECINO, City Clerk of the City'.of La Quinta, California, do
hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true, and correct .copy. of Ordinance No.
444 which was introduced at a regular meeting on the 16th day of October, 2007,
and was adopted at a regular meeting held on the 6th day of November, 2007, not
being less than 5 days after the date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the
City of L uinta as specjfied in City Cou iI Resolution 2006-115.
VERONICA J. M ECINO, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Quin ,California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, VERONICA J. MONTECINO, City Clerk of the City of La ~ta, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance wa!> posted on ~ 1/. q, ..t20tJ 7,
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pursuant to Council Resolution.
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VERONICA J NTECINO, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California