CC Resolution 2013-011 GP 2035 UpdateRESOLUTION 2013 - 011
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 2010 -112, THE LA QUNTA GENERAL
PLAN UPDATE
CASE NO.: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2010 -121
APPLICANT: CITY OF LA QUINTA
WHEREAS, the City of La Quinta's current General Plan was last updated in
March of 2002; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the laws of the State of California, the City of La
Quinta has undertaken a periodic, comprehensive review to update its General Plan
looking out to the year 2035; and
WHEREAS, a Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reduction Plan has been
prepared in conjunction with the General Plan Update pursuant to California Health
and Safety Code Section 38550 et. seq.; and
WHEREAS, the current Housing Element of the General Plan, adopted in
August 2011, is subject to periodic updates under separate provisions of State law,
and is therefore not affected by this comprehensive General Plan Update, and will
remain in its current form until its next update under applicable State law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California did,
on the 1 11h day of September, 2012, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for review
of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reduction
Plan, and the comprehensive General Plan Update, recommending adoption to the
City Council by a 5 -0 vote under Resolution 2012 -015; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department published a city -wide public hearing
notice in The Desert Sun newspaper on December 7`", 2012, as prescribed by the
Municipal Code. Public.hearing notices were also posted on conspicuous bulletin
boards at City Hall, on the City of La Quinta's website, at the Village Post Office,
and at the 1 1 1 La Quinta Shopping Center; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California did, on the
18 day of December 2012, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for review of a
comprehensive update to the La. Quinta General Plan, upon hearing and considering
all testimony and arguments, the City Council of the City of La Quinta continued
the item with direction to staff for further review and. potential revisions; and -
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General Plan Update
GPA 10 -121
Adopted: February 19, 2013
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WHEREAS, the Planning Department published a city -wide public hearing
notice in The Desert Sun newspaper on February 1", 2013, as prescribed by the
Municipal Code. Public hearing notices were also posted on conspicuous bulletin
boards at City Hall, on the City of La Quinta's website, at the Village Post Office,
and at the 1 1 1 La Quinta Shopping Center; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California did, on the
19 day of February 2013 hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for review of a
comprehensive update to the La Quinta General Plan; 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 City
Council did make the following mandatory findings approving said update to the
General Plan:
1. The Elements of the General Plan are internally consistent and reflect
updated statistics and information regarding the City of La Quinta's current
conditions and anticipated future growth. The Elements reflect the
community's expressions of quality of life and community values and guides
future growth in line with those values.
2. The update to the General Plan will not negatively impact the public welfare,
insofar as policies and programs address Geologic Hazards, Noise, Air
Quality, Flooding and Hydrology, and other environmental and manmade
hazards to reduce these hazards for the residents and businesses of the
community.
3. The General Plan Update includes goals, policies, and programs that provide
substantial protection of the City of La Quinta's important natural resources,
public health and welfare, quality of life, and property rights.
4. The update to the General Plan is compatible with the historic and
anticipated land use patterns in the City, and will continue to support the
orderly and responsible development of the City in the future.
5. The land uses proposed on the Land Use Map are suitable for the lands on
which they are proposed, insofar as the majority of the City's developable
lands are generally flat, and those lands with significant slope are proposed
for preservation as Open Space.
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6. The General Plan Update contains a Circulation Element which has been
prepared in coordination with adjacent municipalities and agencies and
contains policies and programs which will continue to support an orderly
transportation infrastructure for all users with the best feasible level of
service.
7. The continued development of the City requires the continued monitoring
and analysis of current conditions, and this General Plan update reflects
these conditions and accommodates changes in development patterns which
have occurred since 2002.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La
Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1 . That the above recitations are true and constitute the findings of the
City Council in this case.
SECTION 2. That the City Council has read and considering the information in the
Final Environmental Impact Report and has also considered the additional
comments received during the hearing on this matter.
SECTION 3. That it does hereby require compliance with the mitigation measures
required in the Environmental Impact Report (SCH #20101 11094).
SECTION 4 . That grammatical, clarification, and typographic error corrections may
be made by staff to the General Plan as necessary.
SECTION 5 . The City Clerk is hereby designated as the custodian of all General
Plan records, documents and other materials which constitute the record of
proceedings upon which the Council's decision is based. These documents are
available for public viewing and are located at La Quinta City Hall, 78 -495 Calle
Tampico, La Quinta, California.
SECTION 6 . That it does adopt the Comprehensive General Plan Update as
identified in "Exhibit A" attached with this resolution, and as amended by Council,
for the reasons set forth in this Resolution.
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General Plan Update
GPA 10 -121
Adopted: February 19, 2013
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a meeting of the La Quinta City
Council, held on this 19t" day of February, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Evans, Henderson, Osborne, Mayor Adolph
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Franklin
ABSTAIN: None
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ATTEST:
(PHYLLIS MANLEY, for)
SUSAN M YSELS, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
M. K THERI E J
City of La Quinta,