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2019 05 30 DHDIRECTOR’S HEARING 1 MAY 30, 2019 SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE OF SPECIAL DIRECTOR’S HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Director’s Hearing will be held as a special meeting on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at La Quinta City Hall Study Session Room located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253 for the following purpose: PUBLIC HEARING 1. CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 6, 2018. AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 31681-3, AMENDMENT NO. 4 (AFTM 2018-0002) CHANGING LOT WIDTHS FROM 65 TO A RANGE OF 65-75 FEET, DECREASING THE NUMBER OF EXISTING LOTS FROM 36 TO 34. APPLICANT: T.D. DESERT DEVELOPMENT LP. PROJECT: ANDALUSIA AT ALMERIA, WITHIN THE EXISTING ANDALUSIA AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT. CEQA: REVIEWED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2003-483. LOCATION: LOTS 113-148, LOCATED ON ALMERIA WITHIN ANDALUSIA, SOUTH OF AVENUE 58, EAST OF MADISON STREET. Dated: May 28, 2019 /s/Danny Castro DANNY CASTRO, Director Design and Development Department Attest: WANDA WISE-LATTA, Executive Assistant DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Wanda Wise-Latta, Executive Assistant of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that the foregoing notice for the Director’s Hearing special meeting of May 30, 2019, was posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber at 78495 Calle Tampico and on the bulletin boards at 51321 Avenida Bermudas and 78630 Highway 111 on May 28, 2019. WANDA WISE-LATTA, Executive Assistant DIRECTOR’S HEARING MAY 30, 2019 SPECIAL MEETING Director’s Hearing Agendas and staff reports are now available on the City’s web page: www.laquintaca.gov DIRECTOR’S HEARING AGENDA CITY HALL STUDY SESSION ROOM 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2019 AT 3:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA PUBLIC HEARINGS For all Public Hearings on the agenda, a completed “Request to Speak” form must be filed with the Executive Assistant prior to consideration of that item. A person may submit written comments to the Director before a public hearing or appear in support or opposition to the approval of a project(s). If you challenge a project(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to the public hearing. 1. CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 6, 2018. AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 31681-3, AMENDMENT NO. 4 (AFTM 2018-0002) CHANGING LOT WIDTHS FROM 65 TO A RANGE OF 65-75 FEET, DECREASING THE NUMBER OF EXISTING LOTS FROM 36 TO 34. APPLICANT: T.D. DESERT DEVELOPMENT LP. PROJECT: ANDALUSIA AT ALMERIA, WITHIN THE EXISTING ANDALUSIA AT CORAL MOUNTAIN PROJECT. CEQA: REVIEWED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2003-483. LOCATION: LOTS 113-148, LOCATED ON ALMERIA WITHIN ANDALUSIA, SOUTH OF AVENUE 58, EAST OF MADISON STREET. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA ADJOURNMENT DIRECTOR’S HEARING MAY 30, 2019 SPECIAL MEETING DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Wanda Wise-Latta, Executive Assistant of the City of La Quinta, California do hereby declare that the foregoing Agenda for the Director’s Hearing was posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber at 78-495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin boards at 78-630 Highway 111, and the La Quinta Cove Post Office at 51-321 Avenida Bermudas, on May 23, 2019. DATED: May 23, 2019 WANDA WISE-LATTA, Executive Assistant City of La Quinta, California PUBLIC NOTICES The La Quinta City Study Session Room is handicapped accessible. If special equipment is needed for the hearing impaired, please call the Planning Division of the Design and Development Department at 760-777-7118, twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made. If special electronic equipment is needed to make presentations to the Director, arrangements should be made in advance by contacting the Planning Division of the Design and Development Department at 760-777-7118. A one (1) week notice is required. If background material is to be presented to the Director during a Director’s Hearing, please be advised that eight (8) copies of all documents, exhibits, etc., must be supplied to the Executive Assistant for distribution. It is requested that this take place prior to the beginning of the meeting. Any writings or documents provided to the Director regarding any item(s) on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Design and Development Department’s counter at City Hall located at 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California, 92253, during normal business hours. City of La Quinta DIRECTOR’S HEARING: MAY 30, 2019 STAFF REPORT AGENDA TITLE: CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 6, 2018. AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 31681-3, AMENDMENT NO. 4 (AFTM 2018-0002) CHANGING LOT WIDTHS OF LOTS 113-148 FROM 65 TO A RANGE OF 65-75 FEET, DECREASING THE NUMBER OF EXISTING LOTS FROM 36 TO 34. CEQA: REVIEWED UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2003-483. APPLICANT: T. D. DESERT DEVELOPMENT LP PROPERTY OWNER: SUNRISE LQ, LLC REQUEST: CHANGE RESIDENTIAL LOT WIDTHS FROM 65 FEET TO A RANGE OF 65-75 FEET, DECREASING THE NUMBER OF LOTS FROM 36 TO 34 CEQA: PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY STUDIED AS PART OF SPECIFIC PLAN 2003-067 AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2003- 483 LOCATION: LOTS 113-148, LOCATED ON ALMERIA WITHIN ANDALUSIA LEGAL: APN: 764-691-001 THROUGH -036 RECOMMENDATION Approve Amended Final Map 31681-3, Amendment No. 4, subject to the attached Findings and Conditions of Approval. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • This proposal was considered at a Director’s Hearing on September 6, 2018 and was continued to give the applicant time to consider alternative lot and house sizes based on market conditions. • The applicant proposes to increase lot widths from 65 feet to a range of 65-75 feet along Almeria (residential street) (Attachment 1). • This proposal would remove two lots, decreasing the number of lots in this portion of the tract map (Tract Map 31681-3) from 36 to 34 (Attachment 2). This request represents the continued development of homes within the eastern half of Andalusia. BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS The Andalusia Specific Plan envisioned a phased development of an approximately PUBLIC HEARING NO. 1 900-acre project area. Tract Map 31681 was originally designed and approved to subdivide the single-family lots within Andalusia. Since its original approval, the map has been recorded in phases, as development was proposed. In May 2015, Amendment No. 3 to Final Tract Map 31681-3 was approved, which increased the widths of Lots 113-148 from 55 feet to 65 feet, decreasing the lot count by eight, eliminating Lots 149-156. The purpose of the increase in lot widths was to accommodate a new model style, approved under SDP 2013-934, which required larger lots. The applicant, in response to changes in the marketplace, wishes to change lot widths from 65 feet to range between 65 and 75 feet, increasing lot sizes to 11,816 to 22,737 square feet. An amendment to the recorded Final Tract Map is necessary (Attachment 3) and would result in a reduction of two lots (Lots 147-148) compared to the currently approved Amendment No. 3. The street and golf course improvements within this portion of the project have been completed. The lots are located on Almeria and are surrounded by the existing golf course and other mass graded lots. SDP 2013-934 and SDP 2003-787 are the active site development permits for this area of Final Tract Map 31681-3. La Quinta Municipal Code, Section 13.20.115, allows for Final Maps to be amended under certain conditions. The proposed Amended Final Map 31681-3 is consistent with the Municipal Code, and findings for approval can be made. AGENCY AND PUBLIC REVIEW Public Agency Review This request was sent to all applicable City departments on April 16, 2019. All written comments received are on file and available for review with the Design and Development Department. All applicable comments have been incorporated in the recommended Conditions of Approval. Public Notice This project was advertised in The Desert Sun newspaper on May 18, 2019 and mailed to all property owners within 500 feet of the site. To date, no comments have been received from adjacent property owners. Any written comments received will be handed out at the hearing. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The Design and Development Department has determined that this project was previously studied as part of Environmental Assessment 2003-483 and the amendment is consistent with this study. The streets and golf course have been constructed, the lots have been mass graded, and the land proposed for the current project is surrounded by existing homes. No further analysis is required under the California Environmental Quality Act. Report prepared by: Cheri Flores, Planning Manager Attachments: 1. Project Information 2. Project Area Site Map 3. TM 31681-3, Amendment No. 4 FINDINGS AMENDED FINAL MAP 31681-3, AMENDMENT NO. 4 (TTM 2018-0002) ANDALUSIA ADOPTED: Page 1 of 1 FINDINGS A. The proposed amended final map is consistent with the La Quinta General Plan. The proposed map conforms to the design guidelines and standards of the General Plan for Low Density Residential designated properties, as set forth in the Land Use Element. The proposal is consistent with the requirements of Specific Plan 2003-067, including setbacks, pad elevations, and other design and performance standards that assure a high quality of development. B. The design of the amended final map is consistent with the La Quinta General Plan in that infrastructure and other improvements are in place, and this amendment will not impact those improvements. C. The design of the amended final map and the proposed improvements are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage nor substantially injure fish or wildlife or their habitat. The City of La Quinta Design and Development Department has determined that this project was previously studied under Environmental Assessment 03-483, and no further review is necessary. D. The design of the amended final map and the proposed improvements are not likely to cause serious public health problems. As conditioned, the amended final map will not result in any increased hazard to public health or welfare, as the design has been reviewed for sight distance, and will be required to connect to the existing sanitary sewer and water systems in place within Andalusia. E. The site of the amended final map is physically suitable for the type of development and proposed density of development. As conditioned, the proposed design is physically compatible with the site with regards to topography, and consistent with the existing and proposed lots and homes to the north and east. F. As conditioned, the amended final map is consistent with all applicable provisions of Title 13 of the La Quinta Municipal Code and the La Quinta Zoning Ordinance, including, but not limited to, minimum lot area requirements, any other applicable provisions of this Code, and the Subdivision Map Act. G. As conditioned, the design of the amended final map will not conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision, for access through or use of the property within the subdivision in that none presently exist, and access is provided within the project and to adjacent public streets. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - DRAFT FINAL MAP 31681-3 AMENDMENT NO. 4 ANDALUSIA ADOPTED: Page 1 of 4 GENERAL 1. The applicant 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 Amended Tract Map, or any Final Map recorded thereunder. The City shall have sole discretion in selecting its defense counsel. The City shall promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action or proceeding and shall cooperate fully in the defense. 2. This Amended Tract Map, and any Final Map recorded thereunder, shall comply with the requirements and standards of Government Code §§ 66410 through 66499.58 (the “Subdivision Map Act”), Chapter 13 of the La Quinta Municipal Code (“LQMC”) and the Conditions of Approval for Tentative Tract Map No. 31681. The City of La Quinta’s Municipal Code can be accessed on the City’s Web Site at www.la-quinta.org. 3. Prior to the issuance of any grading, construction, or building permit by the City, the applicant shall obtain any necessary clearances and/or permits from the following agencies, if required: • Riverside County Fire Marshal • La Quinta Public Works Development Division (Grading Permit, Green Sheet (Public Works Clearance) for Building Permits, Water Quality Management Plan(WQMP) Exemption Form – Whitewater River Region, Improvement Permit) • La Quinta Planning Division • Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department • Coachella Valley Unified School District • Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) • Imperial Irrigation District (IID) • California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB) • State Water Resources Control Board • SunLine Transit Agency • South Coast Air Quality Management District Coachella Valley (SCAQMD) The applicant is responsible for all requirements of the permits and/or clearances from the above listed agencies. When the requirements include approval of improvement plans, the applicant shall furnish proof of such approvals when submitting those improvements plans for City approval. 4. Coverage under the State of California Construction General Permit must be CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - DRAFT FINAL MAP 31681-3 AMENDMENT NO. 4 ANDALUSIA ADOPTED: Page 2 of 4 obtained by the applicant, who then shall submit a copy of the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (“RWQCB”) acknowledgment of the applicant’s Notice of Intent (“NOI”) and Waste Discharge Identification (WDID) number to the City prior to the issuance of a grading or building permit. 5. The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City’s NPDES stormwater discharge permit, LQMC Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater Management and Discharge Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean Water); Riverside County Ordinance No. 457; the California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Colorado River Basin Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011 and the State Water Resources Control Board’s Order No. 2012-0006-DWQ. A. For construction activities including clearing, grading or excavation of land that disturbs one (1) acre or more of land, or that disturbs less than one (1) acre of land, but which is a part of a construction project that encompasses more than one (1) acre of land, the Permitee shall be required to submit a Storm Water Pollution Protection Plan (“SWPPP”) to the State Water Resources Control Board. The applicant or design professional can obtain the California Stormwater Quality Association SWPPP template at www.cabmphandbooks.com for use in their SWPPP preparation. B. The applicant shall ensure that the required SWPPP is available for inspection at the project site at all times through and including acceptance of all improvements by the City. C. The applicant’s SWPPP shall include provisions for all of the following Best Management Practices (“BMPs”) (LQMC Section 8.70.020 (Definitions)): 1) Temporary Soil Stabilization (erosion control). 2) Temporary Sediment Control. 3) Wind Erosion Control. 4) Tracking Control. 5) Non-Storm Water Management. 6) Waste Management and Materials Pollution Control. D. All erosion and sediment control BMPs proposed by the applicant shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to any onsite or offsite grading, pursuant to this project. E. The SWPPP and BMPs shall remain in effect for the entire duration of project construction until all improvements are completed and accepted by the City Council. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - DRAFT FINAL MAP 31681-3 AMENDMENT NO. 4 ANDALUSIA ADOPTED: Page 3 of 4 F. The inclusion in the Homeowners’ Association (HOA) Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), a requirement for the perpetual maintenance and operation of all post-construction BMPs as required and the applicant shall execute and record an agreement that provides for the perpetual maintenance and operation of all post-construction BMPs as required. 6. Permits issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the Development Impact Fee and Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee programs in effect at the time of issuance of building permit(s). FINAL MAPS 7. Prior to the City’s approval of a Final Map, the applicant shall furnish mylars of the Final Map that were approved by the City’s map checker. The Final Map shall be 1” = 40’ scale. PLANNING 8. The homes to be built on the recorded lots resulting from this map shall be consistent with, and shall conform to the conditions of approval for Site Development Permit 2003-787 and 2013-934. FIRE 9. Fire Department emergency vehicle apparatus access road locations and design shall be in accordance with the California Fire Code, Riverside County Ordinance 460, Riverside County Ordinance 787, and Riverside County Fire Department Standards. Plans must be submitted to the Fire Department for review and approval prior to building permit issuance. 10. Fire Department water system(s) for fire protection shall be in accordance with the California Fire Code, Riverside County Ordinance 787 and Riverside County Fire Department Standards. Plans must be submitted to the Fire Department for review and approval prior to building permit issuance. 11. The proposed project will have a cumulative adverse impact on the Fire Department's ability to provide an acceptable level of service. These impacts include an increased number of emergency and public service calls due to the increased presence of structures, traffic and population. The project proponents/developers will be expected to provide for a proportional mitigation to these impacts via capital improvements and/or impact fees. 12. Submittal to the Office of the Fire Marshal for development, construction, installation and operational use permitting will be required. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL - DRAFT FINAL MAP 31681-3 AMENDMENT NO. 4 ANDALUSIA ADOPTED: Page 4 of 4 13. All new proposed residential homes shall be equipped with a fire sprinkler system. 14. Project Information CASE NUMBER: AMENDED FINAL MAP 31681-3, AMENDMENT NO. 4 (TT 2018-0002) APPLICANT: T. D. DESERT DEVELOPMENT LP PROPERTY OWNER: SUNRISE LQ, LLC ENGINEER: WATSON ENGINEERING REQUEST: CHANGE LOT WIDTHS FROM 65 FEET TO A RANGE OF 65- 75 FOOT WIDTHS, DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF LOTS FROM 36 TO 24 LOCATION: APN: 764-690-001 THROUGH -036, ON ALMERIA WITHIN ANDALUSIA GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATION: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SURROUNDING ZONING/LAND USES: NORTH: GOLF COURSE, VACANT LOTS SOUTH: GOLF COURSE EAST: GOLF COURSE WEST: GOLF COURSE ATTACHMENT 1 Avenue 58 Avenue 60Madison StreetMonroe StreetRonda AlmeriaAn d a l u s i a Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS,USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community ¯ TextText PROJECT AREA SITE MAP ATTACHMENT 2 Legend Affected Parcels TT 31681-3 Area ATTACHMENT 3 POWERPOINT DIRECTOR’S HEARING MAY 30, 2019