CC Resolution 1994-055^"G% RESOLUTION 94-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING
THE ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION AND
GRANTING APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 94-045
CASE NO. GPA 94-045
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta,
California, did on the 28th day of June, 1994, hold a duly noticed public hearing to
consider a city-wide General Plan Amendment for a revised Major Arterial Standard,
amending Chapter 3 Circulation Element) of the La Quinta General Plan and to
consider a recommendation on the accompanying Environmental Determination; and,
WHEREAS, at said public he&nng, the Planning Commission of the
City of La Quinta did make findings to recommend approval of General Plan
Amendment #94-045 through adoption of Planning Commission Resolution #94-018;
and,
WHEREAS, said General Plan Amendment request has complied
with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 as
amended), and adopted by City Council Resolution 83-68, in that the Planning and
Development Department has completed EA #94-277, which indicates that no
significant impacts will occur due to adoption and implementation of the amendment;
and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta did, on the
19th day of July 1994, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the Planning
Commission recommendation for approval of said Amendment and Environmental
Determination; 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 City Council did find the following facts and reasons to justify the approval of
said General Plan Amendment:
1. The proposed General Plan Amendment to the Circulation Element is consistent
with the affected goals and policies of the La Quinta General Plan.
2. The proposed General Plan Amendment is consistent with the La Quinta
General Plan and the Circulation Element in that the proposed revision to the
Major Arterial Standard will allow safer and more efficient transitions to
neighboring jurisdictions.
3. The proposed circulation amendments are consistent and compatible with the
existing circulation hierarchy of the La Quinta General Plan.
4. Approval of this proposal will not result in a significant adverse impact on the
environment.
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^"G%RESOLUTION 94-55
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 constitute the findings of
the Council in this case;
2. That it does hereby adopt a Negative Declaration pursuant to the findings
made in the initial studylEA #94-277.
3. That it does hereby concur with the Environmental Determination and does
grant approval of General Plan Amendment 94-045 for the reasons set forth in
this Resolution and as illustrated in Exhibits A, B, and C, attached hereto.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
La Quinta City Council, held on this 19th day of July, 1994, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Council Members Bangerter, Mccartney, Perkins, Sniff,
Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None \M
E44;***M)yor
City of La Quinta, California
AT T:
AUNDRA JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORMAT:
DAW%ONI*$*7y*rney
City of La Quinta, California
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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION #94-55
EXHIBIT A
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 194-045
PROPOSED TEXT REVISIONS TO
CHAPTER 3: CIRCULATION ELEMENT
Pa*e 3-5 Add on to end of second bullet:
Roadway design standards must also recognize
improvement standards in other neighboring jurisdictions
are not wholly consistent with those necessary to
implement La Quinta standards. There needs to be
flexibility in these design standards to allow variations in
improvement standards where warranted and necessary so
as to avoid conflicts at transitions and intersections."
Page 3-14 Amend Policy 3-2.1.6 under TSM strategies, first bullet point, as
follows:
Intersection geometric and signalization improvements,
including elimination of non-matching cross-section
conflicts at jurisdictional boundaries."
Page 3-15 Revise Table CJR-2 to reflect modified curb-to-curb and median widths
for the major arterial standard, and to add Note #5) as explanation.
Page 3-17 Revise the major arterial cross-section in Figure CIR-4 to reflect the
modified range.
Pages 3-21 Add to Policy 3-4.1.2 and 3.4.1.4:
Where intersections or street sections are shared with
other jurisdictions, a coordinated effort shall be
undertaken to ensure that the design standards of each
entity are not significantly compromised."
Page 3-24 Add the following to PoUcy 3-6.3.2:
on both sides of the road, except where project or
roadwav design either prevents location of sidewalks
entirelv within the ri*ht-of-way, or otherwise presents an
alternative design which is acceptable to the Public Works
Department."
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EXHIBIT C
Major ArterIaI*
9*Min 9.Mi*.* *
w. GENERAL PLAN
T.YPICAL
MIOBLOCK
AOAOWAY
CROS*SECTIONS
PrImary ArterIal
Secondary ArterIal
SW
6' * FIG CIR-4
*JJ * Slale Highway iii
constitutes a speaaI
Collector class of Major Atteriat
with a nght*f-way
*7K
7 *equiremerts of 72
feel eslablished by
Caftrans. Parkway
can be reduced to 9*
where alternate street
Local Street section is employed.
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