Travertine - Notice of Availability (NOA) of Draft EIR 2023-10-27 CA + RIVCOState of California - Department of Fish and Wildlife
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RECEIPT NUMBER:
23-302285
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NUMBER (If applicable)
2018011023
LEAD AGENCY
CITY OF LA QUINTA
LEADAGENCY EMAIL
TFLORES@LAQUINTACA.GOV
DATE
10/30/2023
COUNTY/STATE AGENCY OF FILING
RIVERSIDE
DOCUMENT NUMBER
E-202301152
PROJECT TITLE
TRAVERTINE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
PROJECT APPLICANT NAME
TRG LAND, INC
PROJECT APPLICANT ADDRESS
898 PRODUCTION PLACE,
PROJECT APPLICANT EMAIL
MCHO@TRGLAND.COM
PHONE NUMBER
(949) 722-0634
PROJECT APPLICANT (Check appropriate box)
❑ Local Public Agency
CITY
NEWPORT BEACH
STATE :ZIP CODE
CA 92663
0 School District ❑ Other Special Distnct
❑ State Agency ® Private Entity
CHECK APPLICABLE FEES:
❑ Environmental Impact Report (EIR) $3,839.25 $
❑ Mitigated/Negative Declaration (MND)(ND) $2,764.00 $
❑ Certified Regulatory Program (CRP) document - payment due directly to CDFW $1,305.25 $
❑ Exempt from fee
❑ Notice of Exemption (attach)
❑ CDFW No Effect Determination (attach)
❑ Fee previously paid (attach previously issued cash receipt copy)
❑ Water Right Application or Petition Fee (State Water Resources Control Board only) $850.00 $
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Deputy Irma Rodriguez
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COPY -CDFWIASB COPY -LEAD AGENCY
COPY - COUNTY CLERK DFW 753.59 (Rev 0110112023)
Lead Agency: CITY OF LA QUINTA
ATTN: CHERI FLORES, PLANNING MANAGER
Address: 78-495 CALLE TAMPICO
LA QUINTA, CA 92253
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County of Riverside
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CITY OF LA QUINTA
a NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
TRAVERTINE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
SCH# 2018011023
- — GEM ofthe DESERT —
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of La Quinta
(City), as Lead Agency, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the
proposed Travertine Specific Plan Amendment Project ("Project") (SCH# 2018011023).
This notice briefly describes the Project and its location, lists the Project's significant effects
on the environment, which are addressed in detail in the Draft EIR, states where the Draft
EIR and all documents that are referenced in the Draft EIR are available for public review,
and provides the timeframe for submitting comments on ,
the Draft EIR. Please note that comments must be .1 :
submitted in writing according to the directions provided cc
below. 5,1 .
�,, Avenue 60
Project Location: The Project site encompasses an area
of approximately 855 acres in the southeastern portion of
the City of La Quinta, bounded by Coral Mountain on the
northwest, Avenue 60 to the north, and U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation dike No. 4 on the east. The Project is located
in Section 33, Township 6 South, Range 7 East, and
Sections 3 through 5 in Township 7 South, Range 7 East,
San Bernardino Base Line and Meridian, Martinez
Mountain and Valerie 7.5 -minute quadrangles; and at
Latitude 33° 35' 53" N Longitude 116° 15' 33" W
(approximate geographic center of the property).
Project Site
1-r-\__
62nd Ave
j5r
Off-site utility infrastructure that would be needed to serve the Project at full buildout (an
Imperial Irrigation District substation and Coachella Valley Water District water wells) is
proposed to be located east and northeast of the Project property, generally between
Avenue 58 on the north, Avenue 62 on the south, Calhoun Street on the east, and Almonte
Drive and Monroe Street on the west.
Project Description:
The Project would amend the adopted Travertine Specific Plan to provide for the
development of a mix of uses including up to 1,200 dwelling units of varying residential
product types and two community parks (east and west) on 378.8 acres; a 38.3 -acre
resort/spa facility with a 45,000 -square -foot boutique hotel with a 175 -seat restaurant,
97,500 square feet of resort villas, and 8,700 square feet of spa and wellness center; a 46.2 -
acre resort/golf facility with a 5,500 -square -foot golf academy, a 1,000 -square -foot
clubhouse, and 10,000 -square -foot banquet restaurant (500 -seat capacity). The Project
also proposes on-site and off-site drainage infrastructure, and recreational open space
consisting of a 5 -mile public trail system, staging areas, gathering areas, and passive and
active spaces on approximately 55.9 acres. Natural open space land uses are proposed on
approximately 301.2 acres on the southern portion of the Project property for conservation
and preservation purposes.
General public access to the Project would be provided by a southerly extension of
Jefferson Street and a westerly extension of Avenue 62. These roadways will extend into
the Project site and create a spine roadway that will provide access to the neighborhood
communities. An emergency vehicle access road will be provided along the unimproved
portion of Madison Street.
At full buildout, Project utility demand would be offset by a new electrical substation and up
to five Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) wells.
The Project proponent is seeking the following entitlements from the City of La Quinta:
General Plan Amendment (GPA 2017-0002), Zone Change (ZC 2017-0002), Specific
Plan Amendment (SP 2017-0004), Tentative Tract Map (TTM 2017-0008), and
Development Agreement (DA 2021-0001).
Significant Effects Discussed in the Draft EIR: The Draft EIR concludes that the Project
will result in less than significant environmental impacts to the following resource areas:
Agricultural Resources and Forestry Resources, Energy, Land Use and Planning,
Population and Housing, Recreation, and Wildfire Risk. The Draft EIR concludes that the
Project may result in potentially significant but mitigable, impacts to the following resource
areas: Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology and
Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, Public
Services, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, and Utilities. The Draft EIR further
concludes that the Project may result in potentially significant and unavoidable impacts to
the following resource areas: Greenhouse Gasses and Transportation (vehicle miles
traveled).
This Draft EIR is available for a 45 -day public review period beginning on October 27, 2023
and ending on December 11, 2023. The Draft EIR and all documents that are referenced
in the Draft EIR are available for public review at the La Quinta City Hall, located at 78-495
Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253. In addition, an electronic version of the Draft EIR is
available on the City's website at https://www.laquintaca.gov/travertine.
Comments on the Draft EIR may be provided in writing by December 11, 2023 to: Cheri
Flores, Planning Manager, City of La Quinta, 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253,
or clfloresAlaquintaca.gov. Please note "Travertine SPA DEIR" in the subject line. Please
include your name, address, and other contact information in your submission. Further
information about the proposed Project are available at
https://www.laquintaca.gov/travertine.
Notice of Completion & Environmental Document Transmittal
Mail to: State Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 3044, Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 (916) 445-0613
For Hand Delivery/Street Address: 1400 Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Project Title: Travertine Specific Plan Amendment
Appendix C
SCH # 2018011023
Lead Agency: City of La Quinta
Mailing Address: 78495 Calle Tampico
City: La Quinta
Zip: 92253
Contact Person: Cheri Flores, Planning Manager
Phone: 760-777-7067
County: Riverside
Project Location: County: Riverside
Cross Streets: Avenue 62 and Madison Street
City/Nearest Community La Quinta
Longitude/Latitude (degrees, minutes and seconds): 33
Assessor's Parcel No.: See project description below for APN
°35 ' 50 "N/ 116 ° 15 '39
Within 2 Miles: State Hwy #: N/A
Airports: N/A
Section: 3-5
Waterways: N/A
Twp.: 7S
" W Total Acres:
Range: 7E
Zip Code: 92253
855
Base: SBBM
Railways: N/A
Schools: CVUSD/DSUSD
Document Type:
CEQA: 0 NOP
❑ Early Cons
0 Neg Dec
❑ Mit Neg Dec
❑■ Draft EIR
❑ Supplement/Subsequent EIR
(Prior SCH No.)
Other:
NEPA:
❑ NOI Other:
❑ EA
❑ Draft EIS
❑ FONSI
❑ Joint Document
❑ Final Document
❑ Other:
Local Action Type:
LI General Plan Update
❑■ General Plan Amendment
❑ General Plan Element
❑ Community Plan
❑■ Specific Plan
❑ Master Plan
❑ Planned Unit Development
❑■ Site Plan
❑■ Rezone
❑ Prezone
111 Use Permit
❑■ Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
❑ Annexation
❑ Redevelopment
❑ Coastal Permit
❑ Other:
Development Type:
❑■ Residential: Units
❑ Office: Sq.ft.
❑■ Commercial:Sq.ft.
❑ Industrial: Sq.ft.
❑ Educational:
1,200
151,200
Acres 378.8
Acres Employees ❑ Transportation: Type
Acres 38.3 Employees 370 ❑ Mining: Mineral
Acres Employees ❑ Power: Type
❑ Waste Treatment: Type
❑ Hazardous Waste:Type
MGD ❑ Other: Open Space 357.1 acres
❑■ Recreational: 15,600 sq.ft.; 46.2 acres; Employees 80
❑ Water Facilities:Type
MW
MGD
Project Issues Discussed in Document:
❑■ AestheticNisual
❑■ Agricultural Land
❑■ Air Quality
❑■ Archeological/Historical
❑■ Biological Resources
❑ Coastal Zone
❑■ Drainage/Absorption
❑ Economic/Jobs
❑ Fiscal
['Flood Plain/Flooding
❑■ Forest Land/Fire Hazard
❑■ Geologic/Seismic
❑ Minerals
['Noise
❑■ Population/Housing Balance
❑■ Public Services/Facilities
❑ Recreation/Parks
❑ Schools/Universities
❑ Septic Systems
❑■ Sewer Capacity
❑■ Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading
❑■ Solid Waste
❑■ Toxic/Hazardous
❑■ Traffic/Circulation
❑ Vegetation
• Water Quality
['Water Supply/Groundwater
❑ Wetland/Riparian
❑ Growth Inducement
❑■ Land Use
❑■ Cumulative Effects
111 Other:
Present Land Use/Zoning/General Plan Designation:
Low Density Residential, Medium/High Density Residential, General Commercial, Tourist Commercial, Major Community Facilities, Open Space Recreation and Open Space Natural
Project Description: (please use a separate page if necessary)
The project consists of the following entitlement applications: a General Plan Amendment (GPA 2017-0002), a Zone Change (ZC 2017-002), a Specific Plan Amendment (SP
2017-0004), a Tentative Tract Map (TTM 2017-0004), and a Development Agreement (DA 2021-0001). The proposed Project includes development of a mix of uses including up to
1,200 dwelling units of varying residential product types and two community parks (east and west) on 378.8 acres; a 38.3 -acre resort/spa facility with a 45,000 -square -foot boutique
hotel with a 175 -seat restaurant, 97,500 square feet of resort villas, and 8,700 square feet of spa and wellness center, as well as yoga and tennis courts; a 46.2 -acre resort/golf facility
with a 5,500 -square -foot golf academy, a 1,000 -square -foot clubhouse, and 10,000 -square -foot banquet restaurant (500 -seat capacity). The Project also proposes recreational open
space consisting of a 5 -mile public trail system, staging areas, gathering areas, and passive and active spaces on approximately 55.9 acres. Natural open space land uses are proposed
to occur on approximately 301.2 acres on the southern portion of the Project property for conservation and preservation purposes. The Project also proposes off-site utility improvements
located east and northeast of the Project. The project occupies APNs: 766-110-003, -004, -007, and -009; 766-120-001, -002, -003, -006, -015, -016, -018, -021, and -023 753-040-014,
016, and -017, 753-050-007, and -029; 753-060-003, 764-280-057 and -059, and 764-028-061. Existing Zoning: RL, RMH, CN, CT, GS, OS.
Note: The State Clearinghouse will assign identification numbers for all new projects. If a SCH number already exists for a project (e.g. Notice of Preparation or
previous draft document) please fill in.
Revised 2010
Reviewing Agencies Checklist
Lead Agencies may recommend State Clearinghouse distribution by marking agencies below with and "X".
If you have already sent your document to the agency please denote that with an "S".
X Air Resources Board
Boating & Waterways, Department of
California Emergency Management Agency
California Highway Patrol
Caltrans District #
Caltrans Division of Aeronautics
Caltrans Planning
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Coachella Valley Mtns. Conservancy
Coastal Commission
Colorado River Board
Conservation, Department of
Corrections, Department of
Delta Protection Commission
Education, Department of
Energy Commission
x Fish & Game Region # 6
Food & Agriculture, Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection, Department of
General Services, Department of
Health Services, Department of X Other: Bureau of Land Management & Bureau of Reclamation
X Office of Historic Preservation
Office of Public School Construction
Parks & Recreation, Department of
Pesticide Regulation, Department of
Public Utilities Commission
X Regional WQCB # 7
Resources Agency
Resources Recycling and Recovery, Department of
S.F. Bay Conservation & Development Comm.
San Gabriel & Lower L.A. Rivers & Mtns. Conservancy
San Joaquin River Conservancy
Santa Monica Mtns. Conservancy
State Lands Commission
SWRCB: Clean Water Grants
SWRCB: Water Quality
SWRCB: Water Rights
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Toxic Substances Control, Department of
Water Resources, Department of
Housing & Community Development
X Native American Heritage Commission
X Other: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Local Public Review Period (to be filled in by lead agency)
Starting Date October XX, 2023
Ending Date December XX, 2023
Lead Agency (Complete if applicable):
Consulting Firm: MSA Consulting, Inc.
Address: 34200 Bob Hope Dr.
City/State/Zip: Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
Contact: Asia Lee
Phone: 760-320-9811
Applicant: Hofmann Land Development Company
Address: P.O. Box 907
City/State/Zip: Concord, CA 94522
Phone:
Signature of Lead Agency Representative:
Authority cited: Section 21083, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 21161, Public Resources Code.
Date:
Revised 2010
Summary Form for Electronic Document Submittal
Print From
Form F
Lead agencies may include 15 hardcopies of this document when submitting electronic copies of Environmental Impact
Reports, Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, or Notices of Preparation to the State Clearinghouse
(SCH). The SCH also accepts other summaries, such as EIR Executive Summaries prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15123. Please include one copy of the Notice of Completion Form (NOC) with your submission and attach the
summary to each electronic copy of the document.
SCH #: 2018011023
Project Title. Travertine Specific Plan Amendment
Lead Agency City of La Quinta
Contact Name: Cheri Flores, Planning Manager
Email: clflores@laquintaca.gov
Project Location La Quinta, Riverside County
City
Phone Number 760-777-7067
Project Description (Proposed actions, location, and/or consequences).
County
The Project consists of the following entitlement applications: a General Plan Amendment (GPA 2017-0002), a Zone
Change (ZC 2017-002), a Specific Plan Amendment (SP 2017-0004), a Tentative Tract Map (TTM 2017-0004), and a
Development Agreement (DA 2021-0001). The proposed Project includes development of a mix of uses consisting of up
to 1,200 dwelling units of varying residential product types and two community parks (east and west) on 378.8 acres; a
38.3 -acre resort/spa facility with a 45,000 -square -foot boutique hotel with a 175 -seat restaurant, 97,500 square feet of
resort villas, and 8,700 square feet of spa and wellness center, as well as yoga and tennis courts; a 46.2 -acre resort/golf
facility with a 5,500 -square -foot golf academy, a 1,000 -square -foot clubhouse, and 10,000 -square -foot banquet
restaurant (500 -seat capacity). The Project also proposes recreational open space consisting of a 5 -mile public trail
system, staging areas, gathering areas, and passive and active spaces on approximately 55.9 acres. Natural open space
land uses are proposed to occur on approximately 301.2 acres on the southern portion of the Project property for
conservation and preservation purposes. The Project also proposes off-site utility improvements located east/northeast.
Identify the project's significant or potentially significant effects and briefly describe any proposed mitigation measures that
would reduce or avoid that effect.
The Project will result in significant impacts to aesthetics, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils,
hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, noise, and public services. However, these impacts can
be reduced to less than significant levels with the implementation of mitigation measures (see Table 1-3 in DEIR). Project
impacts to Air Quality (limited to volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions) and related conflicts with the Eastern
Coachella Valley Community Emissions Reduction Plan during operation of Phases 2 and 3; Greenhouse Gas
Emissions due to the Project's exceedance of quantitative significance thresholds; and Transportation associated with
residential vehicle miles traveled (VMTs) will be significant and unavoidable even with the implementation of all feasible
mitigation measures recommended in the EIR. Accordingly, Findings a Statement of Overriding Considerations will be
prepared. The draft statement will set forth information, considerations and findings that are supportive of the goals and
benefits of the Project as a whole.
Revised September 2011
continued
If applicable, describe any of the project's areas of controversy known to the Lead Agency, including issues raised by
agencies and the public.
Comment letters received from public agencies during the circulation period raised issues regarding air quality, biological
resources, electric facilities, and water quality permits and consultations. The South Coast Air Quality Management
District (SCAQMD) required that air quality be analyzed utilizing CaIEEMod to determine the air quality impacts of the
Project, specifically through mobile sources (via vehicular trips, heavy-duty diesel -fueled vehicles). This is analyzed in
Section 4.3, Air Quality, and the Project -specific Air Quality Impact Analysis (Appendix C.1 of DEIR). The California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) highlighted concerns regarding biological resources in the local habitat, and
species potentially impacted by the Project. Project -related impacts to biological resources are analyzed in Section 4.4,
Biological Resources, and associated biological resources reports and jurisdictional delineation (Appendix D.1, D.2, D.3
and D.4 of the DEIR). Imperial Irrigation District (IID), in their comment letter, addressed the need for a new substation
and IID easements required to serve the site. As discussed above, the EIR analyzes the substation at a programmatic
level. The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District required that the Project DEIR analyze the
need for a NPDES permit, a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) and Letter of Map Revision (LOMAR), and
consultation with CDFW, Army Corps of Engineers and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. These are discussed
in Section 4.10, Hydrology and Water Quality, of the DEIR. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
requested that the Project's consistency within the context of regional goals and policies as set forth in SCAG's 2016
Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy be analyzed in the Draft EIR. The Project's consistency
(whether applicable or nonapplicable) is discussed in Section 4.11, Land Use and Planning, and Section 4.16,
Transportation, of the DEIR. The NOP comment letters received during the public comment period are included in
Appendix A to the DEIR.
Provide a list of the responsible or trustee agencies for the project.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
State Water Resources Control Board Colorado River Basin Region (Region 7)
Coachella Valley Water District
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Coachella Valley Conservation Commission
Imperial Irrigation District