2021-04-01 ReinhardMs Nicole Sauviat Criste,
Consulting Planner,
City of La Quinta,
78-495 Calle Tampico,
La Quinta, Ca. 92253,
Sent via Email
consultingplanner@laquintaca.gov
Dear Ms. Sauviat Criste:
I am the owner of a single-family home, 81-357 Andalusia Drive, in the Andalusia at Coral
Mountain community.
I am writing today to express my deep concern about the proposed amendments to the Coral
Mountain Resort proposed development near my home. This project will undoubtedly destroy
the natural beauty of the Coral Mountains that draw so many visitors to our beautiful city and
will have detrimental environmental and economic impacts to the areas surrounding the project.
This project does not serve ANY of the goals that are listed in the “Notice of Preparation.
The first goal listed is “To implement a plan that recognizes and responds to the natural and
aesthetic character of the property.” There is nothing about a man-made surf park and resort that
is natural to the aesthetic of desert mountains.
The property in question is zoned for low-density single homes with a golf course. As seen
throughout the Coachella Valley, low-density homes and golf courses can be designed to have a
natural aesthetic that complements the nature surrounding them. However, the proposed
development of the property in question has no ability to “respond to the natural and aesthetic
character of the property”, as surfing, 80 foot high light towers, loud public announcement
speakers, and four story hotels are wholly unnatural to desert regions.
The City of La Quinta should be focused on preserving the immense natural beauty that
surrounds it. Instead, the City is ramming through a large development project that is not natural
to its environment, nor will it serve any of the city’s existing residents. This project will be
extremely disruptive to the environment and to city residents. Loud noises after sunset, 8-story
high light towers, and vibrations from the wave pool itself will completely ruin the entire
environment that have drawn so many residents and tourists alike to the area; not to mention the
enormous potential damage, both real and economic, to properties surrounding this proposed
project.
This project should be wholly rejected, and the property in question should be developed as it is
currently zoned.
Sincerely,
Lisa Reinhard