PCRES 2003-013PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2003-013
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF DESIGN GUIDELINES
AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR TOURIST
COMMERCIAL USES, OFFICE USES, MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL, AND A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK FOR THE
CENTERPOINT PROJECT GENERALLY BOUNDED BY MILES
AVENUE ON THE NORTH, COACHELLA VALLEY
STORMWATER CHANNEL ON THE SOUTH, WASHINGTON
STREET ON THE WEST AND INCO CENTURY SINGLE
FAMILY SUBDIVISION ON THE EAST
CASE NO.: SPECIFIC PLAN 2001-055, AMENDMENT #1
APPLICANT: CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENT COMMUNITIES
AND
CITY OF LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
- did on the 11th day of March, 2003, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider
Specific Plan 2001-055, Amendment #1, to allow the development of Resort uses,
Office uses, Medium Density Residential and a Neighborhood Park generally located
at the southeast corner of Miles Avenue and Washington Street, north of the
Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel, and more particularly described as:
APNs 604-04-12, 604-04-13, 604-04-23 and 604-04-37
WHEREAS, said Specific Plan has complied with the requirements of "The
Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970" as amended
(Resolution 83-63), in that an Addendum to the Environmental Assessment (EA 2001-
436) was prepared and found that the Revised Project does not require the preparation
of a subsequent environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15162 or Public
Resources Code Section 21166, in that the Revised Project does not involve: (1)
substantial changes to the project analyzed in the Environmental Assessment 2001-
436 which would involve new significant effects on the environment or substantially
increase the severity of previously identified impacts; (2) substantial changes with
respect to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken which would
involve new significant effects on the environment not analyzed in the Environmental
Assessment 2001-436 or substantially increase the severity of previously identified
impacts; or (3) new information of substantial importance which would involve new
significant effects on the environment not analyzed in the Environmental Assessment
2001-436; and
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Planning Commission Resolution 2003-013
Specific Plan 2001-055, Amendment No. 1
Adopted: March 11, 2003
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons wanting to be heard, said
Planning Commission did make the following mandatory findings of approval to justify
a recommendation for approval of Specific Plan 2001-055, Amendment #1:
1. The proposed Specific Plan is consistent with the goals and policies of the La
Quinta General Plan in that the parcels have been designated for Tourist
Commercial, Office Commercial, Medium Density Residential, and Park and
Recreation on the Land Use Map, as amended by General Plan Amendment
2003-090.
2. This Specific Plan will not create conditions materially detrimental to the public
health, safety, and welfare in that the commercial development will occur at a
major intersection and medium density residential will provide buffering to the
residential land uses to the east.
3. That the Specific Plan is compatible with the existing and anticipated area
development in that the project is to be located on land designated as Tourist
Commercial, Office Commercial, and Medium Density Residential.
4. That the project will be provided with adequate utilities and public services to
ensure public health and safety.
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 constitute the findings of the Planning
Commission in this case;
2. That it does hereby confirm the Addendum prepared for Environmental
Assessment 2001-436 that assessed the environmental concerns of the
Specific Plan Amendment; and,
3. That it does recommend to the City Council approval of Specific Plan 2001-
055, Amendment #1 for the reasons set forth in this Resolution.
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Planning Commission Resolution 2003-013
Specific Plan 2001-055, Amendment No. 1
Adopted: March 11, 2003
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Planning Commission held on this 11th day of March, 2003, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Abels, Kirk, Robbins, Tyler, and Chairman Butler
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
,ilWiill Wkro"M
RIC BUTLER, Chairman
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
JEf RY HEWAN, Community Development Director
Ciyq of La Quinta, California
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2003-013
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - ADOPTED
SPECIFIC PLAN 2001-055, AMENDMENT #1
ADOPTED: MARCH 11, 2003
The Specific Plan document shall be modified to include the following and five final
documents submitted to the Community Development Department prior to issuance
of any permits:
1. Add to the Development Standards for Tourist Commercial, Medium Density
Residential (RM), and Office Commercial that the first 150 feet along Miles
Avenue and Washington Street is limited to structure heights of 22 feet.
2. Page 7. Attached Dwelling Units Standards. Change the minimum perimeter
building/landscape setback from Tourist Commercial (casita units) from 5 feet
to 10 feet.
3. Page 7. Attached Dwelling Units Standards. Add an Interior street
building/landscape setback of 20 feet.
4. Page 7. Attached Dwelling Units Standards. Add a minimum front yard
setback of 20 feet.
5. Page 7A. Single Family Cluster Courtyard Dwelling Units Standards. Add an
Interior street building/landscape setback of 20 feet.
6. Page 7A. Single Family Cluster Courtyard Units. Change the setback from
Tourist Commercial (casita units) from 5 feet to 10 feet.
7. Page 7A. Single Family Cluster Courtyard Dwelling Units Standards. Change
the minimum perimeter building/landscape setback from Tourist Commercial
District from 5 feet to 10 feet.
8. Page 16. On -Site Improvements. Move the last bullet point, "The Public
Works Department shall consider the option to install a left turn pocket for
Seeley Drive southbound, north of Miles Avenue" to the "off -site improvement
section".
9. Exhibit "B" and "F" is for illustrative purposes and is subject to modification
based upon the development standards in this Specific Plan and applicable
Zoning Development Standards.
10. Page 8. Land Use Area IV. Add "C." Prohibited Uses: 1. Helicopter Landing
Areas; and, 2. Emergency Center.
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Planning Commission Resolution 2003-013
Specific Plan 2001-055, Amendment No. 1
Adopted: March 11, 2003
1 1. Comply with the Coachella Valley Water District Letter dated January 30, 2002,
Attachment A, unless modified by the District.
12. The Developer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of La
Quinta ("City"), its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or
proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this Specific Plan,
or any other application pertaining thereto. The City shall have sole discretion
in selecting its defense counsel.
13. Streets shall be 28 feet wide with 12 foot setbacks with no parking on one side
of the street for the six parcels located north of Seeley Drive and west of the
Park.
14. The grading plan shall be approved with the site development permit by the
Planning Commission.
15. The HOA shall maintain all common area landscaping in perpetuity.
16. The landscaping shall comply with the Water Efficiency Ordinance
17. The boundary between the residential development and the park may be
designed with compatible uses.
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ADDENDUM TO ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2001-436
FOR SPECIFIC PLAN 2001-055
(CEQA GUIDELINE 15164)
SPECIFIC PLAN 2001-055, AMENDMENT NO. 1
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2003-013
FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2003-090,
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2003-011
AND ZONE CHANGE 2003-111
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2003-012
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The City of La Quinta, as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act,
Public Resources Code section 21000, et seq. ("CEQA") has prepared this Addendum
pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15164. This is an Addendum to the Environmental
Assessment 2001-436 that the City Council certified in on February 5, 2002 for
Specific Plan No. 2001-055, in Resolution No. 2002-07.
The purpose of this Addendum is to document certain changes to the project which
will be implemented through the following land use approvals:
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2003-090, AMENDMENT #1
TO SPECIFIC PLAN 2001-055 AND
ZONE CHANGE 2003-111
These are collectively referred to as "the Revised Project."
The approximate 50-acre subject property is situated at the southeast corner of Miles
Avenue and Washington Street, a major entry point to the City. The property is bound
by the Coachella Valley Storm water Channel to the south, the La Quinta Del Oro
residential subdivision and vacant residential land to the north across Miles Avenue,
and the Desert Pride and Sienna Del Rey single-family subdivision to the east. To the
west is vacant land within the City of Indian Wells.
The Revised Project would change the current land use acres as illustrated in the
following chart:
CURRENT PROPOSED
LAND USE ACREAGE ACREAGE
Tourist Commercial
22
19.51
Medium Density
Residential
20
11.32
Office
0
9.73
Park
5
3.02
Well site
.52
.52
Streets
3.04
TOTAL
47.52*
47.14
* the streets and landscape areas were included in the overall acreage of the
uses.
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The City has compared the impacts of the Revised Project with those impacts analyzed
in the Environmental Assessment 2001-436 and finds as follows:
Aesthetics - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The previously
approved Specific Plan did not contain a office land use. This new land use is located
in the general location of a hotel proposed in the previous Specific Plan. The scale,
height, and mass will generally be the same.
Agriculture Resources- Not applicable
Air Quality -Impacts - Impacts no greater than previously analyzed.
Biological Resources - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The
Revised Project will have the same level of impacts on biology as the original project.
Cultural Resources - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. Prior to
grading, the applicant will be required to retain qualified archaeological monitor
approved by the City.
Geology and Soils - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The geology
and soil impacts remain unchanged.
Hazards and Hazardous Materials - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed.
Hydrology and Water Quality - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed.
Land Use Planning - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. The Revised
Project is consistent with the goals, policies and objectives of the General Plan and the
Specific Plan. A DDA will be prepared to promote the future development of the
project. The preparation and implementation of the DDA will not have significant
environmental impact.
Mineral Resources- Not applicable
Noise - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed.
Population and Housing - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. It is
anticipated that the number of persons residing or working within the specific plan
area will be the same.
Public Services - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed.
Recreation - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed. Residential uses will
continue to have access to an on site park/open space area, including adjacent parks
in the area and their own lots. Therefore, the need for recreational facilities arising
from the project are within the scope of what was originally analyzed.
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Transportation/Traffic- An updated traffic Impact analysis was prepared to compare
the trip generation for the previous traffic analysis to the proposed uses, and to
determine whether any significant change in traffic impacts and/or mitigation measures
would be required. The findings of the update are: 1) the revised land uses, including
the medical facility and medical office building/clinic, can be accommodated without
any significant change to traffic impacts or mitigation measures in comparison with
the original traffic analysis for the project., 2) the proposed project would generate a
net trip generation of 6,597 trip -ends per day with 423 vehicles per hour during the
AM peak hour and 626 vehicles per hour during the PM peak hour. The previous
project would have generated 5,553 trip -ends per day with 310 vehicles per hour
during the AM peak hour and 465 vehicles per hour during the PM peak hour., and 3)
the revised project generates slightly greater daily and AM/PM peak hour trips.
However, the additional trips can be accommodated without significantly changing the
traffic impacts or mitigation measures for the project. This update was prepared by
RK Engineering group, Inc. dated January 20, 2003.
Based upon this study, it has been determined that changes in land uses will not
significantly impact the study area intersections or recommendations included in the
previous project.
Utilities and Service Systems - Impacts no greater than those previously analyzed.
The City finds that consideration of the Revised Project does not call for the
preparation of a subsequent environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15162
or Public Resources Code Section 21166, in that the Revised Project does not involve:
(1) substantial changes to the project analyzed in the Environmental Assessment
2001-436 which would involve new significant effects on the environment or
substantially increase the severity of previously identified impacts; (2) substantial
changes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is being
undertaken which would involve new significant effects on the environment not
analyzed in the Environmental Assessment 2001-436 or substantially increase the
severity of previously identified impacts; or (3) new information of substantial
importance which would involve new significant effects on the environment not
analyzed in the Environmental Assessment 2001-436.
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