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2025-001 DH Resolution - Rancho Santana TR 31202; AFTM2025-0002DIRECTOR’S HEARING RESOLUTION NO. 2025 – 001 A RESOLUTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 2025-0002 (TRACT MAP 31202 AMENDMENT 1) AND THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THEREOF CASE NUMBER: AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP (AFTM) 2025-0002 (TRACT MAP 31202 AMENDMENT 1) PROJECT: RANCHO SANTANA APPLICANT: JOHN PEDALINO, DESERT ESTATES DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, the Public Works Director of the City of La Quinta, California did, on September 3, 2025, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider a request by John Pedalino, Desert Estates Development for an amendment to the Final Map 31202 for Rancho Santana, to modify existing conditions of approval of a Tract Map located on the southeast corner of Monroe Street and Avenue 52; and WHEREAS, the Design and Development Department published a public hearing notice in The Desert Sun newspaper on August 22, 2025, as prescribed by the Municipal Code. Public hearing notices were also mailed to all property owners within 500 feet of the site; and WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested certain amendments to the conditions of approval for the Final Map (“Conditions of Approval”), a copy of which is on file with the City Engineer, and is available for review upon request; and WHEREAS, the Director of the Public Works Department for the City of La Quinta has the authority to review and approve amendments to final maps pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section 13.04.060; and WHEREAS, the Director of the Public Works Department for the City of La Quinta finds that the legal requirements which allow for an amendment of the Final Map, as requested by the Applicant, have been met in accordance with applicable provisions of the La Quinta Municipal Code and California Subdivision Map Act (California Government Code Section 66410 et seq.) (“Map Act”), with reference to the following: Pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section 13.20.115(A), an amendment to the Final Map may be based on the criteria in Government DIRECTOR'S HEARING RESOLUTION NO. 2025–001 AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 2025-0002 PROJECT: RANCHO SANTANA APPLICATION: JOHN PEDALINO, DESERT ESTATES DEVELOPMENT ADOPTED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 PAGE 2 of 6 Code Section 66469 of the Map Act. Government Code Section 66469(f), in turn, authorizes the amendment of a final map, “To correct any additional information filed or recorded pursuant to Section 66434.2 [additional information filed or recorded simultaneously with a final map], if the correction does not impose any additional burden on the present fee owners of the real property and does not alter any right, title, or interest in the real property reflected on the recorded map.” Here, the Conditions of Approval were additional information simultaneously filed with the Final Map, and the modification of the Conditions of Approval as proposed by the Applicant and as reviewed at the public hearing, does not impose any additional burdens on the existing fee owners, and does not alter any right, title, or interest in the real property. As explained in the Staff Report and presented during the public hearing, the modification of the Conditions of Approval only affects the Applicant’s requirement—which is not imposed upon or shared by any fee owners in the real property subject to the Final Map—for payment of a partial contribution towards the City’s share of the future cost of a traffic signal. Even if La Quinta Municipal Code Section 13.20.115(A) were not to apply, pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section 13.20.115(B), an amendment to the Final Map may be based on the criteria in Government Code Section 66472.1 of the Map Act when, as here, the Final Map conforms with the provisions in Government Code Section 66470 [compliance with technical requirements for filing and recording a final map]. Government Code Section 66472.1 provides that, if there are “changes in circumstances that make any or all of the conditions of the map no longer appropriate or necessary and that the modifications do not impose any additional burden on the fee owners of the real property, and if the modifications do not alter any right, title, or interest in the real property reflected on the recorded map, and the local agency finds that the map as modified conforms to Section 66474[,]” then the Final Map may be amended. Here, the proposed modified Conditions of Approval are no longer necessary, and the modification of the Conditions of Approval as proposed by the Applicant and as reviewed at the public hearing, does not impose any additional burdens on the existing fee owners, and does not alter any right, title, or interest in the real property. As explained in the Staff Report and presented during the public hearing, the modification of the Conditions of Approval only affects the Applicant’s requirement—which is not imposed upon or shared by any fee owners in the real property subject to the Final Map—for payment of a partial contribution towards the City’s share of the future cost of a traffic signal. Because the Applicant will pay an in-lieu contribution as presented during the public hearing, the requirement to bond against the future improvement under the Conditions DIRECTOR'S HEARING RESOLUTION NO. 2025–001 AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 2025-0002 PROJECT: RANCHO SANTANA APPLICATION: JOHN PEDALINO, DESERT ESTATES DEVELOPMENT ADOPTED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 PAGE 3 of 6 of Approval is no longer necessary. None of the provisions in Government Code Section 66474 apply that would prohibit the approval of the Final Map as amended, and the public hearing was confined to the consideration of, and action on, the modification to the Conditions of Approval as proposed by the Applicant. Therefore, all of the criteria in Government Code Section 66472.1 of the Map Act have been satisfied. WHEREAS, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by the City of La Quinta City Council on January 20, 2004, under Environmental Assessment 2002-472. The Design and Development Department has determined that the proposed project is consistent with this previously approved project, as no changes to the map itself are proposed; and WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Public Works Director confirmed it has met all requirements from La Quinta Municipal Code Chapter 13.20 Final Maps and Parcel Maps. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Public Works Director of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows: SECTION 1. The Recitals and findings therein are true and correct and incorporated by reference into this Resolution. SECTION 2. The Final Map Conditions of Approval are hereby amended to read as follows: Condition No. 55(A) is amended to read as follows: A. OFF-SITE STREETS 1) Avenue 52 (Primary Arterial - A): The standard 55 feet from the centerline of Avenue 52 for a total 110-foot ultimate developed right of way, except for an additional right of way dedication at the Monroe Street intersection of 64 feet from the centerline and 100 feet long, plus a variable dedication of an additional 50 feet to accommodate improvements conditioned under Street and Traffic Improvements. Widen the south side of the street along the Tentative Tract boundary to its ultimate half street width specified in the General Plan and requirements of these conditions listed below. Rehabilitate and/or reconstruct existing roadway pavement as necessary to augment and convert it from a rural county-road design standard to La Quinta's urban DIRECTOR'S HEARING RESOLUTION NO. 2025–001 AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 2025-0002 PROJECT: RANCHO SANTANA APPLICATION: JOHN PEDALINO, DESERT ESTATES DEVELOPMENT ADOPTED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 PAGE 4 of 6 arterial design standard. Street widening improvements shall include all appurtenant components such as, but not limited to, curb, gutter, traffic control striping, legends, and signs, except for streetlights. Construct a 66-foot roadway intersection improvement (4-foot median nose, travel width to include two 10-foot left turn lanes, two 12-foot eastbound through lanes, 8-foot bike lane, and 10-foot deceleration/ right turn only lane, excluding curbs). Construct a half- width of an 18-foot-wide raised landscaped median along the entire boundary of the Tentative Tract Map, plus variable width as needed to accommodate a dual left turn pocket for the eastbound traffic at Avenue 52 and a left turn in only lane at the main entry. The curb on the existing centerline shall be Portland Cement Concrete. Construct a 6-foot meandering sidewalk. The meandering sidewalk shall have an arrhythmic horizontal layout that utilizes concave and convex curves with respect to the curb line that either touches the back of the curb or approaches within five feet of the curb at intervals not to exceed 250 feet. The sidewalk curvature radii should vary between 50 and 300 feet, and at each point of reverse curvature, the radius should change to assist in creating the arrhythmic layout. The sidewalk shall meander into a landscape setback lot and approach within 2 feet of the proposed multi-purpose trail. Construct a 10-foot multi-purpose trail as approved by the City Engineer. Applicant is responsible for the payment of an in-lieu payment of $142,000 for the City’s portion of the future installation of a traffic signal at the Avenue 52 and Monroe Street intersection. The north side of Avenue 52 is located in the City of Indio. The applicant shall install the following improvements north of the Avenue 52 centerline as required by the City of Indio to mitigate impacts caused by the installation of the raised median: a. Paint a yellow line with raised pavement markers seven (7) feet north of the centerline and install raised pavement markers. b. Widen the north side of the street seven (7) feet to mitigate the lost pavement width used to complete the painted median on the north side. c. Install large radius driveway connections as needed to mitigate the reduced turning radius caused by the raised median. The large radius connection provides an alternative means for the tractor/pickup-trailer combinations to complete the turn as they access properties on the north side of the street. d. Install the left turn restrictor component of the raised median island as needed at median openings where turning restrictions are required. DIRECTOR'S HEARING RESOLUTION NO. 2025–001 AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 2025-0002 PROJECT: RANCHO SANTANA APPLICATION: JOHN PEDALINO, DESERT ESTATES DEVELOPMENT ADOPTED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 PAGE 5 of 6 In the event the applicant is unable to obtain the necessary approvals and or encroachments from the City of Indio, the applicant shall not construct improvements a through d of the above -listed paragraph as well as half width of an 18- foot wide raised landscaped median along the entire boundary of the Tentative Tract Map plus variable width as needed to accommodate a dual left turn pocket for the eastbound traffic at Avenue 52 and a left turn in only lane at the main entry. However, the applicant shall post financial assurances in a manner prescribed and approved by the City Attorney for the construction of half width of an 18- foot wide raised landscaped median along the entire boundary of the Tentative Tract Map plus variable width as needed to accommodate a dual left turn pocket for the eastbound traffic at Avenue 52 and a left turn in only lane at the main entry. 2) Monroe Street (Primary Arterial; 110’ R/W): Widen the west side of the street along the Tentative Tract boundary to its ultimate half street width specified in the General Plan and requirements of these conditions listed below. Rehabilitate and/ or reconstruct existing roadway pavement as necessary to augment and convert it from a rural county road design standard to La Quinta's urban arterial design standard. Street widening improvements shall include all appurtenant components such as, but not limited to, curb, gutter, traffic control striping, legends, and signs, except for streetlights. Construct 34-foot roadway improvements to comply with the General Plan (travel way, excluding curbs). Construct a half-width of an 18-foot-wide raised landscaped median along the entire boundary of the Tentative Tract Map, plus a variable width as needed to accommodate a dual left-turn pocket for the westbound traffic at Avenue 52 and full movements at the entry. The curb on the existing centerline shall be asphalt concrete. Construct a 6-foot meandering sidewalk. The meandering sidewalk shall have an arrhythmic horizontal layout that utilizes concave and convex curves with respect to the curb line that either touches the back of the curb or approaches within five feet of the curb at intervals not to exceed 250 feet. The sidewalk curvature radii should vary between 50 and 300 feet, and at each point of reverse curvature, the radius should change to assist in creating the arrhythmic layout. The sidewalk shall meander into a landscape setback lot and approach within 2 feet of the proposed multi-purpose trail. Construct a 10-foot multi-purpose trail as approved by the City Engineer. DIRECTOR'S HEARING RESOLUTION NO. 2025--001 AMENDED FINAL TRACT MAP 2025-0002 PROJECT: RANCHO SANTANA APPLICATION: JOHN PEDALINO, DESERT ESTATES DEVELOPMENT ADOPTED: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 PAGE 6 of6 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a meeting of the City of La Quinta Public Works Director held on September 3, 2025, by the Public Works Director. BR'i'-MCKINNEY, Pubr City of La Quinta, California ATTEST: CHERI FLORES, Interim Design and Development Director City of La Quinta, California