PCRES 1995-037PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 95-037
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO
AMEND THE LA QUINTA GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP
FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR), HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL (HDR), AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL
(CC) TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR),HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL (HDR),COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL (CC),
AND OFFICE (0).
CASE NO. GPA 95-050 - THE KEITH COMPANIES (FOR
DUTCH PARENT)
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta,
California, did on the 12th day of September, 1995, hold a duly noticed Public
Hearing to consider the request of The Keith Companies (for Dutch Parent) to amend
the City's General Plan Land Use Element for property located east of Washington
Street and north of Fred Waring Drive, more particularly described as:
A PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF SW1/4 OF SECTION 18, TSS, R7E, SBBM
WHEREAS, said General Plan Amendment has complied with the
requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970" (as amended and adopted in City Council Resolution 83-68), in that the
Community Development Director conducted an initial study and has determined that
the proposed General Plan Amendment will not have a significant adverse impact on
the environment.
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, 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 and reasons to justify the
approval of said General Plan Amendment:
1. Impacts caused by the implementation of this General Plan Amendment can be
mitigated.
2. The request to reduce the area designated for high and low density residential
and add the office land use to the site are consistent with the intent of the La
Quinta General Plan. The residential densities have been adjusted (units/acre)
to ensure that the traffic change impacts of the development of the site are
consistent with the City's General Plan update.
3. This General Plan Amendment application complies with the requirements of
"The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970" (as
amended) and adopted by City Council Resolution 83-68. A Mitigated Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impact has been recommended to the City
Council. Mitigation measures can be generated to reduce the impact of the
land use changes on abutting properties.
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 in this case;
2. That it does hereby recommend adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
3. That it does hereby recommend approval of General Plan Agreement 95-050
consisting of a Land Use Map Amendment as described in Exhibit "A", attached
hereto.
4. The proposed General Plan Amendment, and future development request, will
not have environmental effects that will adversely affect humans, either
directly or indirectly, with the implementation of mitigation measures.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
La Quinta Planning Commission, held on this 12th day of September, 1995, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Adolph, Anderson, Barrows, Butler, Newkirk and
Chairman Abels
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
JA/CQUES ABELS, Chairman
Vity of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
IY HMAN, Community Development Director
of L Quinta, California
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