2021-08-25 SoCal News Group - Request for InfoRE: Kelly Slater Wave Pool
Cheri Flores <clflores@laquintaca.gov>
Wed 8/25/2021 9:03 AM
To:lconnelly@scng.com <lconnelly@scng.com>
Cc:Consulting Planner <ConsultingPlanner@laquintaca.gov>;Marcie Graham <mgraham@laquintaca.gov>;Katie Camarena <kcamarena@laquintaca.gov>
Hello Laylan,
Marcie forwarded your email over to me to assist with your request for information. If you have any questions
or would like further information, please contact me or Nicole Criste, Consulting Planner for the City of La
Quinta at ConsultingPlanner@laquintaca.gov.
• The application includes a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Specific Plan, Tentative Tract Map, Site
Development Permit and Development Agreement.
◦ The General Plan and Zone Change would add Tourist Commercial to the south half of the property, to allow
the hotel and resort uses and the wave pool.
◦ The Specific Plan sets the development standards and guidelines for the entire site, including:
▪ 600 residential units
▪ 150 hotel rooms
▪ 117,000 square feet of resort and neighborhood commercial
▪ Wave pool
▪ Other recreation, including open space and trails
◦ The Tentative Tract Map subdivides the property for the wave pool, 23 single family lots and the hotel
properties, as well as large lots for the residential units which would be further subdivided in the future.
◦ The Site Development Permit is for the wave pool site plan, architecture and landscaping.
◦ The Development Agreement establishes the responsibilities of the developer through the development of the
entire project.
• The applicant prepared an Environmental Impact Report which was reviewed by the City, and distributed for public
comment in July and August.
• The project will require review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council. No hearings have been
set, but it is expected that the Planning Commission hearing(s) will occur before the end of the year.
Cheri L. Flores | Planning Manager
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760-777-7067
www.laquintaca.gov
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From: Laylan Connelly <lconnelly@scng.com>
Date: Monday, August 23, 2021 at 12:53 PM
To: Marcie Graham <mgraham@laquintaca.gov>
Cc: KaFe Camarena <kcamarena@laquintaca.gov>
Subject: Re: Kelly Slater Wave Pool
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Hi Marcie and KaFe - we connected last year about the Kelly Slater Wave Pool coming to your area. I wanted to check in to see what the latest
developments, any milestones reached recently or if there's a date of compleFon esFmate we can let the public know about. Let me know, thanks!
On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 2:34 PM Laylan Connelly <lconnelly@scng.com> wrote:
Hi Marcie and KaFe, here's the story I chaQed with Danny about yesterday -- make sure it all looks OK, thanks!
hQps://www.ocregister.com/2020/02/28/wave-pool-rivalry-kelly-slaters-plan-is-among-4-targeFng-desert/
On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 8:34 AM Marcie Graham <mgraham@laquintaca.gov> wrote:
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Good Morning Laylan
Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the proposed Kelly Slater Wave Pool. In regards to the project, I can
definitely provide the same update we have been giving to the other media, however if you have further questions
please let us know. Danny Castro, Design & Development Director would be the point person on this for any
additional details. I can schedule a time for him to chat with you further if needed.
Below is some information regarding the project:
• The project is located directly west of the Andalusia Country Club development, south of Avenue 58 and west
of Madison Street.
• The project consists of approximately:
◦ 600 residential units
◦ 150-room hotel
◦ 12-acre wave pool
◦ 60,000 sf of commercial uses
◦ community garden
◦ various recreational uses including golf practice facilities, trails and tennis
• Meriwether has submitted several applications including a Zone Change (ZC)
◦ ZC proposes to add Tourist Commercial and Recreation uses to the current Low Density Residential, Golf
Course and Neighborhood Commercial uses and remove the Golf Course use
• The applications are in completeness review, where staff reviews the submitted application and makes sure
they have given us all the required materials.
• Meriwether is in the process of preparing special studies to support their environmental documentation,
including biological, cultural, air quality, noise and traffic studies and a water supply assessment.
• A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) is being prepared to comply with CEQA.
• The project will go to Planning Commission and City Council for final decision since a GPA, ZC and SP are
requested.
• Anticipated to go to public hearings late 2020/early 2021.
Please let me know if you would like to discuss further and I can look at what works best today for Danny.
Marcie Graham | Marketing, Brandshaper & Communications Trailblazer
City Manager's Office
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7032
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
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