PCRES 1995-006PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 95-006
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY
COUNCIL CERTIFICATION OF A NEGATIVE
DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT'
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 95-293,
PREPARED FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
95-048 (JEFFERSON STREET ALIGNMENT)
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 95-293
CITY OF LA QUINTA
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta,
California, did on the 28th day of March, 1995, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to
consider the proposed General Plan Amendment 95-048; and,
WHEREAS, said General Plan Amendment has complied with the
requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970" (as amended) (Resolution 83-68 adopted by the Ia Quinta City Council) in that the
Community Development Department has prepared Initial Study EA 95-293; and,
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has determined
that said General Plan Amendment will not have a significant adverse effect on the
environment and that a Negative Declaration of environmental impact should be filed; and,
WHEREAS, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning Commission
did find the following facts, findings, and reasons to justify recommendafion for certification
of said Environmental Assessment:
1. The proposed General Plan amendment will not be detrimental to the health, safety,
or general welfare of the community, either directly or indirectly.
2. The proposed General Plan amendment 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 a rare or endangered
plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California
history or prehistory.
The proposed General Plan Amendment does not have the potential to achieve
short-term environmental goals, to the disadvantage of long-term environmental
goals.
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4. The proposed General Plan Amendment will not result in impacts which are
individually limited or cumulatively considerable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED b}~ the Planning
Commission of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the
Commission for this environmental assessment.
2. That it does hereby recommend certification of Environmental Assessment 95-293
for the reasons set forth in this resolution and as stated in the attached
Environmental Assessment Checklist and Addendum, contained in the files in the
Community Development Department.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
La Quinta Planning Commission held on this 28th day of March, 1995, by the following vote
to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Abels, Anderson, Barrows, Butler, Newkirk Gardner, and
Chairman Adolph
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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DON OLP ,Chairman
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
RRY ERMAN, Community Development Director
ty of a Quinta, California
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