PCRES 2003-074PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2003-074
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY
PLAN FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2
AMENDMENT AND AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE
PRELIMINARY PLAN
CASE: LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AMENDMENT
APPLICANT: LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
WHEREAS, the California Community Redevelopment Law provides
that increasing the tax increment limit contained in a Redevelopment Plan
constitutes a Major Redevelopment Plan Amendment.; and
WHEREAS, the Law provides that the community's Planning
Commission, in cooperation with the Redevelopment Agency, shall formulate and
consider a Preliminary Plan for the major Redevelopment Plan Amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta,
California, did on the 9th day of September 2003, review the Preliminary Plan for
the La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 Amendment, wherein said
Amendment is proposed to increase the tax increment limit contained in the
Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of
the City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
1. The Commission hereby approves and submits to the La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency the Preliminary Plan for the La Quinta
Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 Amendment as submitted herewith and
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Planning Commission Resolution 2003-074
Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 Plan Amendment
Adopted: September 9, 2003
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Planning Commission held on this 9`" day of September 2003, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Quill, Tyler, and Chairman Kirk
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioners Abels and Daniels
ABSTAIN: None
MOM K, Chairman
i of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
iY HERMAN, Community Development Director
of La Quinta, California
La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2 Amendment
September 2, 2003
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
78-495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, Califomia 92253
Rosenow Spevacek Group, Inc.
217 North Main Street, Suite 300
Santa Ana, California 92701-4822
Phone: (714) 5414585
Fax: (714) 836-1748
__ E-Mail: info@webrsg.com
Preliminary Plan
La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2 Amendment
Introduction...............................................................................I
Project Area Location and Description.....................................2
General Statement of Planning Elements.................................2
LandUses........................................................................................................2
General Statement of Proposed Layout of Principal Streets.....................3
General Statement of Proposed Population Densities...............................3
General Statement of Proposed Building Intensities.................................3
General Statement of Proposed Building Standards.................................4
Attainment of the Purposes of the Redevelopment Law ..........4
Consistency with the General Plan of the City .........................4
General Impact of the Proposed Project upon the Residents of
the Project Area and Surrounding Neighborhoods ....................4
Exhibit A - Project Area Map.....................................................5
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Preliminary Plan
La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2 Amendment
This document is the Preliminary Plan ("Plan") for the proposed
amendment to the La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2
Redevelopment Plan ("Redevelopment Plan"). Its purpose is to provide a
general description of the amendment the La Quinta Redevelopment
Agency ("Agency') in contemplating. If this Plan is approved by the City of
La Quinta Planning Commission ("Planning Commission") and the
Agency, the process would commence to amend the Redevelopment Plan
for La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2 ("Redevelopment Plan") to
increase the limit on the cumulative tax increment revenue from
$400,000,000 to $1,500,000,000. This increase is being proposed in
order to continue with projects and programs that eliminate blight, to fund
new affordable housing programs and projects, and to accommodate
repayment of existing bond and other debt obligations.
The Redevelopment Plan was adopted in 1989 and subsequently
amended in 1994 to incorporate modifications required by AB 1290. Since
1989, the Agency has been actively implementing redevelopment projects
and programs that address blight, correct infrastructure deficiencies,
increase and improve the supply of affordable housing, and stimulate
economic development.
In accordance with Section 33324 of the California Community
Redevelopment Law ("Law"), this Plan must:
• Describe the boundaries of the La Quinta Redevelopment Project
Area No. 2 ("Project Area");
• Contain a general statement of land uses and of the layout of
principal streets, population densities, building intensities and
standards for the Project Area;
• Show how the purposes of the Law would be attained by
redevelopment of the Project Area;
• Show how redevelopment within Project Area is consistent with the
community's general plan; and
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AMENDED PRELIMINARY PLAN
LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO.2 AMENDMENT
Describe, generally, the impact of the project upon residents of the
Project Area and surrounding neighborhoods.
The Project Area is located in the city of La Quinta, County of Riverside,
California. The Project Area includes commercial residential and
institutional land uses and is approximately 3,116 acres in size.
Encompassing the northern area of the City, the Project Area is bounded
by Avenue 50 to the south, Fred Waring Drive (Avenue 44) to the north,
Washington Street to the west, and Jefferson Street to the east. The
Project Area also includes property west of Washington Street, north of
the prolongation of the future alignment of Avenue 48; property
surrounding Point Happy, north of Highway 111 and west of Washington
Street; and property easterly of Jefferson Street and north of Highway 111.
The Amendment will not modify the planning elements that guide
implementation activities. The planning elements contained in the
Redevelopment Plan mirror the applicable provisions of the General Plan
and all other state and local codes and guidelines, as they may be
amended from time to time.
Land Uses
The Amendment will not modify permitted land uses. Permitted land uses
will continue to be those allowed by the General Plan, as it is constituted
today or is hereafter amended. Current permitted General Plan land uses
are as follows:
Low Density Residential (LDR) [2-4 du/ac]
Medium Density Residential (MDR) [4-8 du/ac]
High Density Residential (HDR) [8-16 du/ac]
Regional Commercial (RC)
Community Commercial (CC)
Neighborhood Commercial (NC)
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AMENDED PRELIMINARY PLAN
LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO.2 AMENDMENT
Tourist Commercial (TC)
Office Commercial (0)
Major Community Facilities (MC)
Commercial Park (CP)
Parks and Recreation (P)
Open Space (OS)
Water (W)
General Statement of Proposed Layout of Principal Streets
The Amendment will not change the layout of principal streets. Exhibit A
presents a map of the Project Area that identifies the principal streets.
These include: Highway 111, Avenue 50, Avenue 48, Avenue 46, Fred
Waring Drive (Avenue 44), Jefferson Street, Dune Palms Road, Adams
Street, and Washington Street. The layout of principal streets, and those
that may be developed in the future shall conform to the General Plan as
currently adopted or is hereafter amended.
General Statement of Proposed Population Densities
The Amendment will not change population densities. As provided in the
Redevelopment Plan, population densities will conform to the General
Plan and zoning code, as currently adopted or as hereafter amended, and
other applicable codes and ordinances.
General Statement of Proposed Building Intensities
The Amendment will not change building intensity, which shall continue to
be controlled by limits on the:
Percentage of the building site covered by the building (land coverage);
Size and location of the buildable area on the building site; and
Height of the building.
These limits shall be in accordance with the General Plan and zoning
code, as it now exists or is hereafter amended.
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AMENDED PRELIMINARY PLAN
LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO.2 AMENDMENT
General Statement of Proposed Building Standards
The Amendment will not change building standards. Building standards
shall continue to conform to applicable codes and ordinances.
The Project Area was previously selected because it was determined to
be a blighted area as then defined by the Law. The Redevelopment Plan
contains a $400,000,000 tax increment revenue limit; revenue projections
indicated that would be achieved in fiscal year 2020-21, 19 years prior to
the year the Redevelopment Plan expires. If the existing tax increment
limit is not increased, then the Agency must cease all redevelopment and
affordable housing activities by 2010 and reserve fund to retire the Project
No. 2 tax Allocation Bonds, Series 1998, and repay outstanding City
General Fund loans. This would impair the Agency's ability to address the
remaining blighting conditions within the Project Area, and significantly
limit the Agency's ability to fund new affordable housing initiatives.
Addressing remaining blight and the provision of affordable housing attain
the purposes of the Redevelopment Law.
Because land uses, transportation, and other development standards
incorporate existing General Plan policies, this Plan is consistent with the
General Plan. This Plan does not propose to institute additional land use
policies not otherwise permitted by the General Plan.
The Amendment will improve economic and physical conditions, and
expand affordable housing opportunitities. By amending the
Redevelopment Plan, the Agency will gain additional financial capacity to
facilitate additional infrastructure improvements, enhance economic
development activities, improve community facilities, and improve existing
and provide new affordable housing opportunities.
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Preliminary Plan
La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2 Amendment
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