ORD 289ORDINANCE NO.289
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RESTRICTING THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING
PERMITS UNLESS COVE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS STANDARDS
ARE MET IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY AREA A: BOUNDED BY
AVENIDA NUESTRA TO THE SOUTH, CALLE RONDO ON THE EAST,
AVENIDA ULTIMO ON THE NORTH AND WASHINGTON STREET ON
THE WEST; AREA B: BOUNDED BY SAGEBRUSH ON THE NORTH, 50TH
AVENUE ON THE SOUTH, WASHINGTON STREET ON THE WEST AND
THE EVACUATION CHANNEL ON THE EAST; AREA C: BOUNDED BY
LA FONDA ON THE NORTH, AVENIDA NUESTRA ON THE SOUTH,
WASHINGTON ON THE EAST AND 100' WEST OF CALLE GUATEMALA;
AND AREA D: EAST OF THE BEAR CREEK CHANNEL, NORTH OF
MONTEZUMA, WEST OF THE YUCATAN AREA.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta wishes to promote the City of La
Quinta's great interest in protecting and preserving the quality of the residential, commercial and
industrial areas of the City, and the quality of life through effective land use planning; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has recently approved an extensive revision to the City's
entire zoning ordinance which removed certain development restrictions from the area bounded
by AREA A: Bounded by Avenida Nuestra to the south, Calle Rondo on the east, Avenida
Ultimo on the north and Washington Street on the west; AREA B: Bounded by Sagebrush on the
north, 50`h Avenue on the south, Washington Street on the west and the Evacuation Channel on
the east; AREA C: Bounded by La Fonda on the north, Avenida Nuestra on the south,
Washington on the east and 100' west of Calle Guatemala; and AREA D: East of the Bear Creek
Channel, north of Montezuma, west of the Yucatan area.
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Council and the neighborhood effected by
the removal of those restrictions that insufficient public input was received during the zoning
ordinance update to determine whether the removal of said restrictions best suited the land use
development for that neighborhood and that immediate additional study and review of the
potential impacts is needed with more involvement of the impacted property owners and
residents; and
WHEREAS, unless the issuance of building permits is stopped altogether or building
permits are allowed only where the RC Cove Residential District development standards are met,
the character of the neighborhood may be permanently altered by construction which would not
meet the existing character and nature of existing development and in a manner contrary to the
best planning guidelines for the area and the residents and property owners therein; and
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WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65858 authorizes the City to adopt an urgency
measure to regulate uses which may be in conflict with a contemplated zoning proposal which
the legislative body, Planning Commission or Planning Department is considering or studying or
intends to study within a reasonable time; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of La Quinta hereby ordains as
follows:
Section 1: A Section 9.30.040 shall be added titled "Interim RC Cove Residential
District" to the Municipal Code which shall provide: "No building permit shall be issued in the
area bound by AREA A: Bounded by Avenida Nuestra to the south, Calle Rondo on the East,
Avenida Ultimo on the north and Washington Street on the west; AREA B: Bounded by
Sagebrush on the north, 50' Avenue on the south, Washington Street on the west and the
Evacuation Channel on the east; AREA C: Bounded by La Fonda on the north, Avenida Nuestra
on the south, Washington on the east and 100' west of Calle Guatemala; and AREA D: East of
the Bear Creek Channel, north of Montezuma, west of the Yucatan area unless the RC Cove
Residential District development requirements are met in addition to any other applicable
requirements."
Section 2: This interim ordinance is exempt under CEQA pursuant to Section 15262
and Section 15269 because it is emergency interim planning action only.
Section 3: This Ordinance is an urgency ordinance pursuant to Government Code
Section 65858 and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be of no further
force and effect forty-five (45) days from the date of this adoption unless extended pursuant to
Government Code Section 65858. The City Council declares that there is a current and
immediately threat to the public health, safety or welfare in the absence of appropriate
regulations to reduce, to the greatest extent possible, in the appropriate and incompatible
development without a full and complete review of new standards by the neighborhood which is
effected.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12TH day of November, 1996.
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GLENDA L. HOLT, MAYOR
City of La Quinta, California
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AT EST:
AUNDRA L. JUHO A, CITY CLERK
City of La Quinta, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
CITY OF LA QUINTA
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 289 was regularly introduced at the meeting of November 12, 1996,
the reading in full thereof unanimously waived, and was adopted at a regular City Council
meeting held on the 12`h day of November, 1996, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Adolph, Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Holt
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
AUNDRA L. JUHOLA, CITY CLERK
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAWN C. HONEYWELL, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
certify the foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 289 which
was introduced and adopted on the 12th day of November, 1996 as an urgency
ordinance.
I further certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted in three (3) places within the
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it a inta as specified in a resolution of the City Council.
. JUH LA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby
ce y at the foregoing ordinance was posted on November 18, 1996 pursuant to
Ci , outhncil Resolution.
JA'UNDRA L. J OLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
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