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RESOLUTION 95-71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING A MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 95-307 PREPARED
FOR GPA 95-050 AND CZ 95-079.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 95-307
THE KEITH COMPANIES
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 12th day of September, 1995, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to
consider the request of The Keith Company for Dutch Parent) for the change of
General Plan Land Use and Zoning classifications of a 1 38-acre site from Single and
Multi-Family Residential and Commercial to Single and Multi-Family Residential,
Commercial, and Office east of Washington Street and north of Fred Waring Drive;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, did on
the 3rd day of October, 1995, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the
request of The Keith*Company For Dutch Parent) for the redesignation of a 138-acre
site from single and multi-family residential and commercial to single and multi-family
residential, commercial, and office east of Washington Street and north of Fred
Waring Drive; and
WHEREAS, said General Plan and Zone Change Amendments have
complied with the requirements of The Rules to Implement the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970" as amended) Resolution 83-68 adopted by the
La Quinta City Council) in that the Community Development Department has prepared
Initial Study EA 95-307; and,
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has determined that
said change of land use designation and zone classification will not have a significant
adverse effect on the environment due to mitigation requirements and that a Mitigated
Negative Declaration of environmental impact should be filed; and,
WHEREAS, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments,
if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said City Council did find the
following facts, findings, and reasons to justify certification of said Environmental
Assessment:
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1. The proposed project will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general
welfare of the community, either directly or indirectly, in that traffic measures
will be employed when the site is developed. Additionally, mitigation measures
will be r:equired during any on-site construction.
2. The proposed project will not have the potential to degrade the quality of the
environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife population to
drop below self sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal
community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered
plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of
California history or prehistory.
3. The proposed project does not have the potential to achieve short-term
environmental goals, to the disadvantage of long-term environmental goals,
that will be analyzed further at such time as a development plan is presented.
4. The proposed project will not result in impacts which are individually limited,
but cumulatively considerable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
La Quinta, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitdte the findings of
the Council for this Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact.
2. That it does hereby certify Environmental Assessment 95-307 with the
adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the reasons set forth in this
Resolution and as stated in the Environmental Assessment Checklist and
Addendum, labeled Exhibit A" EA, on file in the Community Development
Department.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council held on this 3rd day of October, 1995, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: Council Members Banqerter, Cathcart, Perkins, Sniff,
Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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*AUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAWN HONEYWELL, C(ty Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
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