PCRES 1997-001RESOLUTION 97-OOl
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING A
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT 96-328 PREPARED FOR SPECIFIC PLAN 96-
028 AND OTHER RELATED APPLICATIONS
CASE NO.: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 9G-328
LAPIS ENERGY ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission for the City of La Quinta, California, did on
the 12°i day of November, 1996, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider Environmental
Assessment 96-328, Specific Plan 96-028, Conditional Use Permit 96-029, Tentative Parcel Map
28422 and Site Development Permit 96-590; and,
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, the Planning Commission did take action to
continue consideration of the referenced applications to a regular meeting of January 14th, 1997; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California, did on the
14th day of January, 1997, reconvene the Public Hearing to consider Environmental Assessment 96-
328, Specific Plan 96-028, Conditional Use Permit 96-029, Tentative Parcel Map 28422 and Site
Development Permit 96-590; and,
WHEREAS, said application 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 La Quinta City Council) in that the Community Development Department has
prepared an Initial Study (EA 96-328); and,
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has determined that said
applications will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment and that a Mitigated
Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact should be tiled; and,
WHEREAS, The Community Development Director has determined that said
applications will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment and that a Mitigated
Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact should be tiled; and,
WHEREAS, upon hearing and considering all testimony and argurnents, if any, of all
interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning Commission did tind the following facts,
findings, and reasons to justify certification of said Environmental Assessment:
I. The proposed Specific Plan and related applications will not be detrimental to the health,
safety, or genera] welfare of the community, either indirectly or directly, in that no significant
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impacts have been identified, and less than significant or potentially significant impacts can
be addressed by the incorporated mitigation measures and standard City development
requirements.
2. The proposed Specific Plan and related applications will not have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment, as the project in question will not be developed in any manner
inconsistent with the General Plan and other current City standards. The project does have
the potentia] to eliminate an important example of California's prehistory; However, extensive
investigations of the site have identified the existence of cultural resources and required
mitigation alternatives. The applicant has agreed to implementing, the necessary mitigation
prior to site development activities and is in concurrence with project conditions relating to
this.
3. The proposed Specific Plan and related applications do not have the potential to achieve
short-term environmental goals, to the disadvantage of long-term environmental goals, with
implementation of the monitoring program, as the proposed project will not significantly alter
the types or intensity of the commercial uses already contemplated in the General Plan.
4. The proposed Specific Plan and related applications will not have impacts which are
individually limited but cumulatively considerable when considering planned or proposed
development in the immediate vicinity, in that the proposed project, whether approved or not,
is a consistent representation of the project type to be proposed for the site as long as the
current General Plan land use and zoning designations are applicable, and the impacts as
identified in the Initial Study will remain similar to subsequent projects.
5. The proposed Specific Plan and related applications will not have environmental effects that
will adversely affect the human population, either directly or indirectly, with implementation
of the recommended mitigation measures, as the project contemplates uses similar to those
already assessed under ultimate development of the La Quinta General Plan, and which were
addressed in the EIR previously certified for the General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City
of La Quinta, California, as follows:
That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the finds of the Planning
Commission for this Environmental Assessment.
2. That it does hereby recommend to the City Council certification of Environmental Assessment
96-328 for the reasons set forth in this Resolution and as stated in the Environmental
Assessment Checklist and Addendum on file in the Community Development Department.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
Planning Commission, held on this 14'x' day of January. 1997, by the following vote, to wit:
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AWES: Commissioners Butler, Newkirk, Seaton, Tyler, Woodard and Chairman Abels.
NOES: Commissioner Gardner.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: \one.
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Ja~CQUES A~ELS, Chairman
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ATTEST:
HER\~:~\, Communin• Development Director
La Oumta. California