2021-04-13 Riverside County Request
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April 13, 2021
Sent via email
Jay Olivas, Regional Planner
Riverside County Planning Department
77588 El Duna Court, Suite H
Palm Desert, CA 92211
SUBJECT: TRAVERTINE SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2017-0002, ZONE CHANGE 2017-0002,
SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 2017-0004, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP
2017-0008, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2017-0008
Dear Jay:
We are currently working on a project along the City of La Quinta and County boundaries
called the Travertine Specific Plan Project (Project). The Project is generally bounded by
the westerly extension of Avenue 60 on the north; the westerly extension of Avenue 64 to
the south; the southerly extension of Madison Street on the east; and the southerly
extension of Jefferson Street on the west (see attached Site Location Map).
The Project proposes development of 1,200 residential units and 100 hotel units on
approximately 870 acres. The Project’s two major access points are from the westerly
extension of Avenue 62 over the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD)/Bureau of
Reclamation (BOR) Dike 4 and the southerly extension of Jefferson Street south of Avenue
58. Both access points traverse lands within the County’s municipal boundary and will
require approval from the BOR in order to cross Dike 4. The southerly extension of
Jefferson Street is also proposed to traverse Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land and
will need approval from the BLM.
We are asking the applicant to gain approval from the County regarding the south side
cross-section of Ave 62 and also to gain consent from the County to be a party to the
agreements necessary for Avenue 62 to cross Dike 4, east of the property, and for
Jefferson Street to traverse the BLM property, prior to the City approving any
entitlements. We have previously gotten comments from Kevin Tsang on the traffic study
for this project but none of the comments addressed the south side cross-section of
Avenue 62 or the Jefferson Street extension through the BLM property. It would be helpful
to understand what the County wishes to see as a cross-section on Avenue 62 so we can
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give that information to the applicant to prepare their plans. We appreciate the
opportunity to coordinate regarding this Project.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (760) 777-7067.
Sincerely,
Cheri L. Flores, Planning Manager
Design and Development Department
Attachment: 1) Site Location Map
2) Travertine Proposed Land Use Plan
3) Travertine Proposed Circulation Plan
4) Travertine Proposed Cross-Sections
cc. Mark Rogers, TRG Land
Danny Castro, Design and Development Director, City of La Quinta
Bryan McKinney, Public Works Director, City of La Quinta
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NAP
County of
Riverside
La Quinta
Dike 4
Dike 2
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Section Lines*
Section Line Numbers
Project Boundary
LEGEND
City of La Quinta Boundary *The Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
Section—one-square-mile block of land, containing 640 acres, or approximately
one thirty-sixth of a township. Due to the curvature of the Earth, sections may
occasionally be slightly smaller than one square mile5
From USGS 7.5 Minute Series Martinez Mountain Quadrangle, CA 2015
Exhibit No: 1.3
Site Location Map
ATTACHMENT 1
2.0 LAND USE
2-2 | Page
TRAVERTINE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT - 2020
Exhibit 2.1 – Conceptual Land Use Plan
ATTACHMENT 2
4.0 INFRASTRUCTION PLAN
4-2 | P a g e
TRAVERTINE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT - 2020
Exhibit 4.1 – Circulation Plan
ATTACHMENT 3
4.0 INFRASTRUCTION PLAN
4-3 | P a g e
TRAVERTINE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT - 2020
Exhibit 4.2 – Roadway Sections A, B, & C
ATTACHMENT 4
4.0 INFRASTRUCTION PLAN
4-4 | P a g e
TRAVERTINE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT - 2020
Exhibit 4.3 – Roadway Sections D, E, & F