2021-03-23 LeedsTuesday, March 23, 2021 at 16:37:38 Pacific Daylight Time
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Subject:Coral Mountain Resort
Date:Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 2:53:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time
From:andrewleeds2357@gmail.com
To:LA Quinta City Planner
CC:'Andy G Mail'
Attn: Ms. Nicole Sauviat Criste, Consultant Planner, City of La Quinta
My name is Andrew Leeds and I live at 81639 Andalusia, LA Quinta, VA 92253
I am writing to you in regard to proposed Coral Mountain Resort and the affects and impact it will
have on the Andalusia Community and my full time home.
There have been many versions of the extent of this project from it being a super high end project
with 100K memberships to use the facility to it being open to the public. The hours of operation of
the Surfpark feature and the noise, vibration it will cause and lights needed for evening use that it
will very much impact our lives being located across the street from the planned site.
Below are a few of the issues that concern us most.
1. Traffic and visual pollution. This tract was zoned to be a low density residential area (with full
golf) and this new proposal will create substantial additional traffic to/from a full-fledged
commercial sports complex, hotel, multiple restaurants and higher density residential housing
(up to 600 units – many likely short term rentals). The hotel, which was originally presented as
two story maximum, is now planned as 4-story and will obstruct view of Coral Mountain from
pretty much every residence with that view. Traffic on Madison will increase by many
hundreds of vehicles.
2. Noise pollution. The proposed wave equipment generates substantial and constant noise
(minimum 75 decibels) that will travel far in the desert and is pretty much as if you are living
next to a busy freeway. The developers admit that the wave operation will involve
loudspeaker announcement of every wave. Noise pollution should be investigated more
vigorously than stated in section 4.2.12
3. Seismic disturbance. The proposed wave equipment by its very nature generates vibration
(not to mention the additional seismic disturbance generated by the resulting wave crashing)
which will easily travel long distances in the loose desert soil. Pool and jacuzzi leaks for the
neighboring properties will not be far behind. Seismic disturbance should be investigated
more vigorously than stated in section 4.2.12.
4. Light pollution. This tract is in one of the last unspoiled areas of La Quinta where total
darkness survives and our Andalusian observation of the beautiful desert night sky is
uncompromised. This project proposes the installation of 80 ft high light poles all along the
wave trench to allow for nighttime commercial activity which will likely completely obliterate the
night sky. The area where the poles will sit is already about 20ft higher than Andalusia, which
increases the likelihood that the emitted light will shine straight into our development. All
desert cities have specific and strict rules on light pollution, so how come this can be tolerated
by the city planners? And make no mistake, this will be 7 days per week all year long.
5. Quality of life reduction. The hours of operation of this facility have been insufficiently clarified
but there is a distinct impression the wave operation may be started as early as 6 in the
morning and go well into the night? This should be considered unacceptable in a once
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peaceful residential area where the only disturbance might be an errand golf ball. It totally
ignores the original zoning intent for this tract. The zoning change request should be more
thoroughly investigated and the change to commercial should be opposed.
We hope you take a long hard look at the problems this project will cause the community and not
allow the project to proceed as planned.
Thank You,
Andrew Leeds & Cheryl Porcaro
Andrew Leeds
andrewleeds2357@gmail.com
213-248-8330 - Cell