PCRES 2005-046PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2005-046
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING TO
THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO
TOURIST COMMERCIAL AND TOURIST COMMERCIAL TO
OFFICE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES LOCATED SOUTHEAST
OF THE INTERSECTION OF WASHINGTON STREET AND
MILES AVENUE IN THE CENTRE POINTE PROJECT
CASE NO.: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2005-105
CP DEVELOPMENT LA QUINTA, LLC
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 111h day of October, 2005, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider
the request of CP Development La Quinta, LLC for approval of a General Plan Land Use
Amendment from Medium Density Residential to Tourist Commercial and Tourist
Commercial to Office for certain properties located southeast of the intersection of
Washington Street and Miles Avenue in the Centre Pointe project to allow construction
of 32 additional casitas units and additional medical office space, on property more
particularly described as:
PORTION OF APN'S 604-040-023 and 604-040-037
WHEREAS, said General Plan Amendment application has complied with
the requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act
of 1970" as amended (Resolution 83-68), in that the La Quinta Community
Development Department has completed Environmental Assessment (EA) 2005-551,
an Addendum to EA 2001-436. The Community Development Director has
determined that the project with required Mitigation Measures will not have a
significant adverse impact on the environment and therefore, recommends an
Addendum to the previously certified Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental
impact be certified; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department published the public
hearing notice in the Desert Sun newspaper on September 30, 2005 for the Planning
Commission meeting as prescribed by the Municipal Code. Public hearing notices were
also mailed to all property owners within 500 feet of the site; and
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 to the City Council for approval of said General Plan Amendment:
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Planning Commission Resolution 2005-046
General Plan Amendment 2005-105
CP Development La Quinta, LLC
Adopted: October 11, 2005
1. The proposed General Plan Amendment is internally consistent with the goals,
objectives, and policies of the General Plan in that the General Plan Amendment
results in promoting commercial development in a controlled and logical manner.
2. Approval of the General Plan Amendment will not create conditions materially
detrimental to the public health, safety, and general welfare in that the resulting
General Plan designations will result in a project that is required to provide
adequate setbacks, be well designed and landscaped, and comply with all
applicable City, County, State and Federal requirements.
3. The General Plan Amendment is compatible with adjacent properties in that the
resulting projects will be required to minimize the impacts to the surrounding
single-family residences.
4. The General Plan Amendment is suitable and appropriate for the property in that
it will allow expansion of an approved complex for medical and tourist
commercial uses.
5. Approval of the General Plan Amendment is warranted because the uses are an
expansion of uses approved on adjacent properties within Centre Pointe.
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 recommend approval of General Plan Amendment 2005-105 for the
reasons set forth in this Resolution and as shown in the attached exhibit "A";
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Planning Commission held on this 1 1t" day of October, 2005, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Alderson, Ladner, Quill and Chairman Kirk
NOES: None
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Planning Commission Resolution 2005-046
General Plan Amendment 2005-105
CP Development La Quinta, LLC
Adopted: October 11, 2005
ABSENT: Commissioner Daniels
ABSTAIN: None
Chairman
Quinta, California
ATTEST:
DOU LAS .EVANS
Community Development Director
City of La Quinta, California
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2005-105
ADOPTED: OCTOBER 11, 2005
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