CC Resolution 1998-080^ T RESOLUTION NO.98- 80
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 28797 TO DEVELOP A 53
SINGLE FAMILY AND OTHER COMMON LOT
SUBDIVISION ON 11.81 ACRES LOCATED ON
TORONJA AND AZAHAR STREETS, WEST OF
MANGO WITHIN THE RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN.
CASE NO.: TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 28797
APPLICANT: RJT HOMES, LLC
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, did on
the 20th day of July, 1 998, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for RJT Homes, LLC,
for development of a single family residential and other common lot subdivision on
11.81 acres generally located on Toronja and Azahar Streets, west of Mango within
The Ranch Specific Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 1 4th day of July, 1998, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for RJT Homes,
LLC, for development of a single family residential and other common lot subdivision
on 11.81 acres generally located on Toronja and Azahar Streets, west of Mango within
The Ranch Specific Plan, more particularly described as:
APN's: 769-460-007 10, 769-460-016, and 769-460-029 030
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons wanting to be heard, said
City Council did make the following mandatory findings for approval of said Tentative
Tract Map 28797:
Finding Number 1 Consistency with General Plan:
A. The property is designated Low Density Residential LDR). The Land Use
Element of the General Plan allows residential land uses. The project is
consistent with the goals, policies and intent of the La Quinta General Plan Land
Use Element Chapter 2) and Specific Plan 85-006 Amendment 2 because single
family low density residential lots are proposed. The project, as conditioned, is
consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Specific Plan 85-006
Circulation Element.
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Finding Number 2 Consistency with Specific Plan 85-006 Amendment #2)
and City Zoning Ordinance:
A. The proposed single family lots exceed the Specific Plan minimum size
requirement of 6,000 square feet. Specific Plan 85-006 allows 2,245 houses
oriented around golf courses and other resort commercial land uses. The
proposed residential lots are consistent with, and will not negatively impact, the
overall growth and development of The Ranch.
B. The proposed single family lots are consistent with the City's Zoning Code in
that development standards and criteria are contained in The Ranch Specific
Plan supplement and/or replace those in the City's Zoning Code. Detached
single family houses will be built as required.
Conditions are attached ensuring compliance with both The Ranch Specific Plan
and City's Zoning Code.
Finding Number 3 Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act:
A. Tentative Tract Map 28797 is within Specific Plan 85-006 and subject to the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act per Public Resources
Code Section 65457(a). A Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental
Impact is proposed for certification for Tentative Tract 28797.
Finding Number 4 Site Design:
A. The proposed design of the subdivision conforms with the development
guidelines identified in Specific Plan 85-006 and provides a harmonious
transition between other approved residential subdivisions in The Ranch.
B. The site is physically suitable for the proposed land division, as the area is
relatively flat and without physical constraints.
Finding Number 5 Site Improvements:
A. Stormwater runoff will be diverted to the existing golf course to ensure off-site
properties are not impacted from seasonat storms.
B. The proposed private street serves all proposed lots and connects to other
existing streets in The Ranch development. Internal access is provided as
required, ensuring public safety vehicles proper access to this residential area.
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C. Infrastructure improvements such as gas, electric, sewer and water will be
extended to service the site in underground facilities as planned under the
Specific Plan. No adverse impacts have been identified based on letters of
response from affected public agencies.
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 constitute the findings of the City
Council in this case;
2. That it does hereby require compliance with those mitigation measures required
for Specific Plans 85-006 as amended;
3. That it does hereby confirm the conclusion that Environmental Assessment 98-
363 assessed the environmental concerns of this Tentative Tract; and,
4. That it does approve Tentative Tract Map 28797 for the reasons set forth in
this Resolution and subject to the attached conditions.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council held on this 20th day of July, 1 998, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Adolph, Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
JO PENA yor
City of La Quinta, California
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UNDRA L. JUH LA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAWN C. HONEYWELL1, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FINAL
TENTATIVE TRACT 28797 RJT HOMES, LLC
JULY20, 1998
GENERAL
1. Upon their approval by the City Council, the City Clerk is directed to file these
Conditions of Approval with the Riverside County Recorder for recordation
against the properties to which they apply.
2. Tentative Tract Map 28797 shall comply with the requirements and standards of
* 66410-66499.58 of the California Government Code the Subdivision Map
Act) and Chapter 1 3 of the La Quinta Municipal Code LQMC) unless otherwise
modified by the following conditions.
3. Prior to the issuance of a grading permit or building permit for construction of any
building or use contemplated by this approval, the applicant shall obtain permits
and/or clearances from the following public agencies:
* Fire Marshal
* Public Works Department Grading Permit, Improvement Permit)
* Community Development Department
* Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department
* Desert Sands Unified School District
* Coachella Valley Water District
* Imperial Irrigation District
* California Regional Water Quality Control Board NPDES Permit)
The applicant is responsible for any requirements of the permits or clearances
from those jurisdictions. If the requirements include approval of improvement
plans, applicant shall furnish proof of said approvals prior to obtaining City
approval of the plans.
The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City's NPDES
stormwater discharge permit. For projects requiring project-specific NPDES
construction permits, the applicant shall include a copy of the application for the
Notice of Intent with grading plans submitted for plan checking. Prior to issuance
of a grading or site construction permit, the applicant shall submit a copy of the
proposed Storm Water Pollution Protection Plan for review by the Public Works
Department.
4. Provisions shall be made to comply with the terms and requirements of the City's
adopted Infrastructure Fee program in effect at the time of issuance of building
permits.
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PROPERTY RIGHTS
5. All easements, rights of way and other property rights required of the tentative
map or otherwise necessary to facilitate the ultimate use of the development and
functioning of improvements shall be dedicated, granted or otherwise conferred,
or the process of said dedication, granting, or conferral shall be ensured, prior to
approval of a final map or parcel map or a waiver of parcel map. The conferral
shall include irrevocable offers to dedicate or grant easements to the City for
access to and maintenance, construction, and reconstruction of all essential
improvements which are located on privately-held lots or parcels.
6. Prior to approval of a final map, parcel map or grading plan and prior to issuance
of a grading permit, the applicant shall furnish proof of temporary or permanent
easements or written permission, as appropriate, from owners of any abutting
properties on which grading, retaining wall construction, permanent slopes, or
other encroachments are to occur.
7. If the applicant proposes vacation or abandonment of any existing rights of way
or access easements which will diminish access rights to any properties owned
by others, the applicant shall provide approved alternate rights of way or access
easements to those properties or notarized letters of consent from the property
owners.
8. The applicant shall dedicate public and private street right of way and utility
easements in conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code,
applicable specific plans, and as required by the City Engineer.
9. Dedications required of this development include:
A. Street Lots A and B: 37-foot width
Dedications shall include additional widths as necessary for dedicated right and
left turn lanes, bus turnouts, and other features contained in the approved
construction plans.
1 0. The applicant shall dedicate 10-foot public utility easements contiguous with and
along both sides of all private streets.
11. The applicant shall dedicate any easements necessary for placement of and
access to utility lines and structures, drainage basins, mailbox clusters, park
lands, and common areas.
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1 2. The applicant shall cause no easements to be granted or recorded over any
portion of this property between the date of approval by the City Council and the
date of recording of any final map(s) covering the same portion of the property
unless such easements are approved by the City Engineer.
FINAL MAP(S) AND PARCEL MAP(S)
1 3. Prior to approval of a final map, the applicant shall furnish accurate AutoCad files
of the complete map, as approved by the City's map checker, on storage media
and in a program format acceptable to the City Engineer. The files shall utilize
standard AutoCad menu choices so they may be fully retrieved into a basic
AutoCad program. At the completion of construction and prior to final
acceptance of improvements, the applicant shall update the files to reflect as-
constructed conditions including approved revisions to the plans.
If the map was not produced in AutoCad or a file format which can be converted
to AutoCad1 the City Engineer may accept raster-image files of the map.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS
1 4. The subdivider shall submit existing improvement plans to the City for review
under current improvement standards and revise the plans as required by the City
Engineer. New plans, where necessary, shall be submitted on 24" x 36" media
in the categories of Rough Grading," Precise Grading," Streets & Drainage,"
and Landscaping." All new plans except precise grading plans shall have
signature blocks for the City Engineer. Precise grading plans shall have signature
blocks for Community Development Director and the Building Official. Plans shall
not be used for construction until they are approved and, where necessary,
signed by the appropriate agency.
Streets and Drainage" plans shall normally include signals, sidewalks, bike
paths, gates and entryways, and parking lots. If water and sewer plans are
included on the street and drainage plans, the plans shall have an additional
signature block for the Coachella Valley Water District CVWD). The combined
plans shall be signed by CVWD prior to their submittal for the City Engineer's
signature.
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Landscaping" plans shall normally include landscape improvements, irrigation,
lighting, and perimeter walls.
Plans for improvements not listed above shall be in formats approved by the City
Engineer.
1 5. The City may maintain standard plans, details and/or construction notes for
elements of construction. For a fee established by City resolution, the applicant
may acquire standard plan and/or detail sheets from the City.
IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT
1 6. The applicant shall construct improvements and/or satisfy obligations, or furnish
an executed, secured agreement to construct improvements and/or satisfy
obligations required by the City prior to approval of a final map or parcel map or
issuance of a certificate of compliance for a waived parcel map. For secured
agreements, security provided, and the release thereof, shall conform with
Chapter 13, LQMC.
Improvements to be made or agreed to shall include removal of any existing
structures or obstructions which are not part of the proposed improvements.
1 7. If improvements are secured, the applicant shall provide approved estimates of
improvement costs. Estimates shall comply with the schedule of unit costs
adopted by City resolution or ordinance. For items not listed in the City*s
schedule, estimates shall meet the approval of the City Engineer.
Estimates for utilities and other improvements under the jurisdiction of outside
agencies shall be approved by those agencies. Security is not required for
telephone, gas, or T.V. cable improvements. However, tract improvements shall
not be agendized for final acceptance until the City receives confirmation from
the telephone authority that the applicant has met all requirements for telephone
service to lots within the development.
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1 8. If improvements are phased with multiple final maps or other administrative
approvals plot plans, conditional use permits, etc.), off-site improvements and
development-wide improvements e.g., retention basins, perimeter walls,
landscaping, and gates) shall be constructed or secured prior to approval of the
first phase unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. Improvements and
obligations required of each phase shall be completed and satisfied prior to
completion of homes or occupancy of permanent buildings within the phase
unless a construction phasing plan is approved by the City Engineer.
GRADING
1 9. Graded, undeveloped land shall be maintained to prevent dust and blowsand
nuisances. The land shall be planted with interim landscaping or provided with
other wind and water erosion control measures approved by the Community
Development and Public Works Departments.
20. Prior to occupation of the project site for construction purposes, the applicant
shall submit and receive approval of a Fugitive Dust Control plan prepared in
accordance with Chapter 6.16, LQMC. In accordance with said Chapter, the
applicant shall furnish security, in a form acceptable to the City, in an amount
sufficient to guarantee compliance with the provisions of the permit.
21. The applicant shall comply with the City's Flood Protection Ordinance.
22. The applicant shall furnish a thorough preliminary geological and soils engineering
report the soils report") with the grading plan.
23. A grading plan shall be prepared by a registered civil engineer and must meet the
approval of the City Engineer prior to issuance of a grading permit. The grading
plan shall conform with the recommendations of the soils report and shall be
certified as adequate by a soils engineer or an engineering geologist. A statement
shall appear on the final map(s), if any are required of this development, that a
soils report has been prepared pursuant to Section 1 7953 of the Health and
Safety Code.
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24. The applicant shall endeavor to minimize differences in elevation at the interface
of this development with abutting properties and of separate tracts and lots
within this development. Building pad elevations on contiguous lots shall not
differ by more than three feet except for lots within a tract, but not sharing
common street frontage1 where the differential shall not exceed five feet. If
compliance with this requirement is impractical, the City will consider and may
approve alternatives which minimize safety concerns, maintenance difficulties
and neighboring-owner dissatisfaction with the grade differential.
25. Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall provide a separate
document, bearing the seal and signature of a California registered civil engineer
or surveyor, that lists actual building pad elevations for the building lots. The
document shall list the pad elevation approved on the grading plan, the as-built
elevation, and the difference between the two, if any. The data shall be
organized by lot number and shall be listed cumulatively if submitted at different
times.
DRAINAGE
The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Engineering Bulletin No.97.03 and
the following:
26. Stormwater falling on site during the peak 24-hour period of a 100-year storm
the design storm) shall be retained within the Citrus development according to
the approved hydrology plan unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
UTILITIES
27. All existing and proposed utilities within or adjacent to the proposed development
shall be installed underground. Power lines exceeding 34.5 kv are exempt from
this requirement.
28. In areas wher'e hardscape surface improvements are planned, underground
utilities shall be installed prior to the hardscape improvements. The applicant
shall provide certified reports of utility trench compaction tests for approval of
the City Engineer.
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29. Applicant shall meet the requirements as stipulated by Imperial Irrigation District
in their letter of June 29, 1998 on file in the Community Development
Department and as listed below:
A. KSL shall pay for and install three six inch conduits and one four inch
conduit with the associated cable vaults for splicing and switching) along
the northern right of way of 52nd Avenue, west of Jefferson Street. As
long as the three six inch conduits are installed in the same horizontal plane,
no concrete encasement will be required. KSL shall also pay for the line
extension charges of a parallel 750 Aluminum cabte system through this
conduit system.
B. Whenever the land west of Jefferson Street, south of 52nd Avenue
develops, KSL, or current land owner) will pay for and install three six inch
conduits with the associated cable vaults for splicing and switching) along
the southern right of way of 52nd Avenue, west of Jefferson Street. As
long as the three six inch conduits are installed in the same horizontal plane,
no concrete encasement will be required. KSL, or current land owner, will
also pay for the line extension charges of a parallel 750 Aluminum cable
system through this conduit system.
C. KSL, or current land owner, will pay for and install six conduits to
interconnect between #1 and #2 above to the conduit system present being
installed along the southern right of way of 52nd Avenue by The Tradition
development.
D. KSL, or current land owner, will pay for the installation of a concrete
encased duct bank consisting of 21 six inch and one four inch conduit
between Jefferson Street and the Jefferson Substation along 52nd Avenue.
Thirteen of these conduits will be required to serve KSL projects, the
remainder of the conduits will be paid for by other developers or by Imperial
Irrigation District as system improvements. It has been calculated that
Imperial Irrigation District will reimburse $19.93 per linear foot of this
conduit system to KSL for these other eight conduits. The distance
between Jefferson Street and Jefferson Substation is approximately 1 000
feet, bringing the total amount of reimbursement to $19,930. This
reimbursement will be in the form of waived line extension charges to KSL.
KSL may elect to install all 21 six inch conduits in one duct bank at one
time, or they may elect to install some conduits in a duct bank now, with
the remainder of the conduits installed when further development occurs
within the area. The amount of conduits installed and the timing of the
installation will have to be approved by Imperial Irrigation District. In either
event, the total amount that will be reimbursed to KSL will be $19,930 for
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the entire project. KSL will also pay for the line extension charges for the
five and one-third parallel 750 Aluminum cables through this conduit system
as they are required and installed.
E. A minimum of three conduits will have to be installed between Jefferson
Street and Jefferson Substation at the same time as the conduits are
installed in Condition #36.A. This is required to allow for a new circuit to
be constructed from Jefferson Substation to the Citrus development along
52nd Avenue. The City of La Quinta may grant a variance and allow this
portion of the new circuit east of Jefferson Street to be constructed
overhead, with the plan to replace it with underground cable when the
entire duct bank is installed.
F. It is believed that six five inch conduits presently exist under Jefferson
Street along the northern right of way of 52nd Avenue. These conduits may
be used to interconnect the systems described above. However, if these
conduits cannot be found, or they have been damaged to the point of being
rendered useless, then KSL will have to install the appropriate amount of
conduits under Jefferson Street.
STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS
30. The City is contemplating adoption of a major thoroughfare improvement
program. If the program is in effect 60 days prior to recordation of any final map
or issuance of a certificate of compliance for any waived final map, the
development or portions thereof may be subject to the provisions of the
ordinance.
If this development is not subject to a major thoroughfare improvement program,
the applicant shall be responsible for all street and traffic improvements required
herein.
31. The following minimum street improvements shall be constructed:
A. PRIVATE STREETS AND CULS DE SAC
1. Residential 36 feet wide if double loaded building lots on both sides),
32 feet if single loaded
2. Collector *300 homes or 3,000 vpd) 40 feet wide
3. Cul de sac curb radius 45'
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Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, turn knuckles, corner cutbacks, bus
turnouts, dedicated turn lanes, and other features contained in the approved
construction plans may warrant additional street widths as determined by the
City Engineer.
32. Improvements shall include all appurtenances such as traffic signs, channelization
markings and devices, raised medians if required, street name signs, sidewalks,
and mailbox clusters approved in design and location by the U.S. Post Office and
the City Engineer. Mid-block street lighting is not required.
33. The City Engineer may require improvements extending beyond development
boundaries such as, but not limited to, pavement elevation transitions, street
width transitions, or other incidental work which will ensure that newly
constructed improvements are safely integrated with existing improvements and
conform with the City's standards and practices.
34. Improvement plans for all on- and off-site streets and access gates shall be
prepared by registered professional engineer(s) authorized to practice in the State
of California. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with the LQMC, adopted Standard and Supplemental Drawings and
Specifications, and as approved by the City Engineer.
35. Street right of way geometry for culs de sac, knuckle turns and corner cut-backs
shall conform with Riverside County Standard Drawings #800, #801, and #805
respectively unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
36. All streets proposed to serve residential or other access driveways shall be
designed and constructed with vertical curbs and gutters or shall have other
approved methods to convey nuisance water without ponding and to facilitate
street sweeping.
37. Street pavement sections shall be based on a Caltrans design for a 20-year life
and shall consider soil strength and anticipated traffic loading including site and
building construction traffic). The minimum pavement sections shall be as
follows:
Residential & Parking Areas 3.0" a.c.14.50" a.b.
Collector 4.0"15.00"
Secondary Arterial 4.0"16.00"
Primary Arterial 4.5"/6.00"
Major Arterial 5.5"/6.50'*
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The listed structural sections are minimums, not defaults. Street pavement
sections shall be designed using Caltrans design procedures with site-specific
data for soil strength and traffic volumes.
The applicant shall submit current no more than two years old) mix designs for
base materials, Portland cement concrete and asphalt concrete, including
complete mix design lab results, for review and approval by the City. For mix
designs over six months old, the submittal shall include recent no more than six
months old at the time proposed for construction) aggregate gradation test
results to confirm that the mix design gradations can be reproduced in production
of the base or paving material. Construction operations shall not be scheduled
until mix designs are approved.
38. Final inspection and occupancy of homes or other permanent buildings within the
development will not be approved until the homes or permanent buildings have
improved access, including street and sidewalk improvements, traffic control
devices and street name signs, to publicly-maintained streets. If on-site streets
are initially constructed with only a portion of the full thickness of pavement, the
applicant shall complete the pavement when directed by the City but in any case
prior to final inspections of any of the final ten percent of homes within the tract,
and have restored curbing at any unused curb cuts along the property's street
frontage.
LANDSCAPING
39. Prior to approval of any final map, the applicant shall either:
A. Revise the tentative map to incorporate the landscape lots which are part
of the underlying Tracts 24890-8 and 9, furnish plans for improvement of
the lots and construct or secure the improvements, or
B. Provide alternate arrangements acceptable to the City Engineer which
ensure improvement and maintenance of the lots concurrently with
development of this tentative map area) and the eventual transferral of the
lots to and acceptance by) the homeowners' association.
40. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots, landscape setback areas,
medians, common retention basins, and park facilities shall be prepared by a
licensed landscape architect.
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41. Landscape and irrigation plans shall be approved by the Community Development
Department. Landscape and irrigation construction plans shall be submitted to
the Public Works Department for review and approval by the City Engineer. The
plans are not approved for construction until they have been approved and signed
by the City Engineer, the Coachella Valley Water District, and the Riverside
County Agricultural Commissioner.
42. Slopes shall not exceed 5:1 within public rights of way and 3:1 in landscape
areas outside the right of way unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
43. Landscape areas shall have permanent irrigation improvements meeting the
requirements of the City Engineer. Use of lawn shall be minimized with no lawn
or spray irrigation within 5-feet of curbs along public streets.
44. Unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer, common basins and park areas
shall be designed with grades and turf grass surface which can be mowed with
standard tractor-mounted equipment.
45. The applicant shall ensure that landscaping plans and utility plans are coordinated
to provide visual screening of above-ground utility structures.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
46. The applicant shall employ construction quality-assurance measures which meet
the approval of the City Engineer.
47. The subdivider shall arrange and bear the cost of measurement, sampling and
testing not included in the City's permit inspection program but which are
required by the City to provide evidence that materials and their placement
comply with plans and specifications.
48. The applicant shall employ or retain California registered civil engineers,
geotechnical engineers, or surveyors, as appropriate, who will provide, or have
their agents provide, sufficient supervision and verification of the construction to
be able to furnish and sign accurate record drawings.
49. Upon completion of construction, the applicant shall furnish the City reproducible
record drawings of all plans which were signed by the City Engineer. Each sheet
of the drawings shall have the words Record Drawings," As-Built" or As-
Constructed" clearly marked on each sheet and be stamped and signed by the
engineer or surveyor certifying to the accuracy of the drawings. The applicant
shall revise the plan computer files previously submitted to the City to reflect the
as-constructed condition.
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Conditions of Approval Final
Tentative Tract 26797-RJT, Homes, LLC
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MAINTENANCE
50. The applicant shall make provisions for continuous and perpetual maintenance of
all required improvements unless and until expressly released from said
responsibility by the City.
FEES AND DEPOSITS
51. The applicant shall pay all deposits and fees required by the City for plan
checking and construction inspection. Deposit and fee amounts shall be those
in effect when the applicant makes application for plan checking and permits.
52. Prior to approval of a final map or completion of any approval process for
modification of boundaries of the property subject to these conditions, the
applicant shall process a reapportionment of any bonded assessment(s) against
the property and pay the cost of the reapportionment.
MISCELLANEOUS
53. This map shall remain subject to all existing and future restrictions, requirements
and agreements applicable to the underlying Tentative Map 24890, including the
existing moratorium on building permits, unless specifically exempted from such
requirements by the City.
54. Developer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City of La Quinta
in the event of any legal claim or litigation arising out of the City's approval of
this project. The City of La Quinta shall have the right to select its defense
counsel in its sole discretion.
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