PCRES 1995-033PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 95-033
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 95-306 PREPARED
FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 95-020 -HAROLD &
HARRIET HARRIS (TWO ANGELS INN)
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 95-306
TWO ANGELS INN
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 25th day of July 1995, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the
proposed Conditional Use Permit 95-020 for the Harris' Two Angels Inn project; and,
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did approve the certification of the Environmental Assessment to the City Council;
and,
WHEREAS, said Conditional Use Permit has complied with the
requirements of "The Rules o Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970" (as amended) (Resolution 83-68 adopted by the La Quinta City Council) in that
the Community Development Department has prepared Initial Study EA 95-306; and,
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has determined that
said conditional use permit 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 certification of said
Environmental Assessment;
1. The proposed conditional use permit will not be detrimental to the health,
safety, or general welfare of the community, either directly or indirectly.
2. The proposed conditional use permit 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.
3. The proposed conditional use permit does not have the potential to achieve
short-term environmental goals, to the disadvantage of long-term environmental
goals.
4. The proposed conditional use permit will not result in impacts which are
individually limited or cumulatively considerable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by 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-
306 for the reasons set forth in this resolution and as stated in the
Environmental Assessment Checklist and Addendum, labeled Exhibit "A" and
contained in the staff report.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Planning Commission held on this 25th day of July, 1995, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Adolph, Anderson, Barrows, Butler, Newkirk and
Chairman Abels
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Gardner
ABSTAIN: None
ES ABELS, Chairmaf'
La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
JER1~Y HERM/~QN, Community Development Director
City of La Qu ta, California