PCRES 2008-033PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2008-033
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION
CERTIFYING AN ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT SCH #2000091023
CASE: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2008-602
APPLICANT: CITY OF LA QUINTA
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did, on the 12"' and 25`" of November 2008, hold aduly-noticed Public Hearing for a
City-initiated request to consider an Addendum (Exhibit A) to the General Plan
Environmental Impact Report SCH #2000091023 ("EIR") that the City certified in
2002, and General Plan Amendment 2008-112;
WHEREAS, said Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did continue the public hearing to the 9`h of December, 2008, so that staff could meet
with interested representatives of the public and provide further information; and
WHEREAS, said General Plan Amendment 2008-1 12 under consideration
will provide four additional roadway sections, identify their locations, and modify the
locations of Multi-Purpose Trails; and
WHEREAS, the Addendum complies with the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act and "The Rules to Implement the California.
Environmental Quality Act of 1970" (as amended, Resolution 83-68 adopted by the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, upon hearing and considering the EIR, the Addendum to the
EIR, and all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be
heard, the Planning Commission did make the following mandatory findings
recommending approval of said Addendum to the EIR:
1. The Addendum to the EIR does not identify substantial changes to the roadways
or multi-use trails analyzed in the EIR which would involve new significant
effects on the environment or substantially increase the severity of previously
identified impacts.
2. No substantial changes have been identified with respect to the circumstances
under which the Amendment is being undertaken which would involve new
P:\Reports - PC\2008\12-09-08\GPA 08-112\EA 2008-602 GPA pc res.doc
Planning Commission Resolution 2008-033
Environmental Assessment 2008-602
General Plan Circulation Element
Adopted: December 9, 2008
significant effects on the environment not analyzed in the EIR, or substantially
increase the severity of previously identified impacts.
3. No new information of substantial importance which would involve .new
significant effects on the environment not analyzed in the EIR which would
substantially increase the severity of previously identified impacts.
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 recommend approval of the Addendum to the City Council
for the reasons set forth in this Resolution and as stated in the Addendum text
on file in the City Clerk's Department.
3. That the Planning Commission has reviewed the Addendum, the EIR, and the
subsequent CEQA compliance documents, and had determined that the
Addendum reflects the independent judgment of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Planning Commission held on this 9`" day of December, 2008, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Resolution 2008-033
Environmental Assessment 2008-602
General Plan Circulation Element
Adopted: December 9, 2008
ED ALDERSON, Chairman
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
~fS ~Y6HNSON, Planning Director
City of La Quinta, California