CC Resolution 1995-056^"H RESOLUTION 95-56
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
AMENDMENT #3 TO SPECIFIC PLAN 121-E, REVISED
SPECIFIC PLAN 121-E, REVISED AMENDMENT #3)
KSL LA QUINTA HOTEL CORPORATION
WHEREAS, the La Quinta Hotel was originally built in 1926; and,
WHEREAS, the County of Riverside approved Specific Plan 12l-E*IR 41 La
Quinta Cove Golf Club) in 1975, that allowed the expansion of the hotel to include construction of
637 condominium units, 420 hotel rooms, 27-hole golf course with clubhouse, and related service
facilities on +619 acres; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta did adopt Specific Plan 121-E,
Revised, as set forth in City Council Resolution 85-24 on October 5, 1982, allowing the master plan
to be amended to permit an additional 279 condominium units and 146 hotel rooms; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta did amend the adopted
Specific Plan in 1988 Amendment 1) and 1989 Amendment 2) permitting additional enlargement
and modification to the Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta did on the 27th day
of June, 1995, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request of the Hotel Association
of Palm Springs to amend the aforementioned specific plan to allow a new 16,000 square foot
ballroom and other associated facilities including a new sub-level parking garage; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta did on the 5th day of July,
1995, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request of the Hotel Association of Palm
Springs to amend the aforementioned specific plan to allow a new 16,000 square foot ballroom and
other associated facilities including a new sub-level parking garage, more particularly described as
follows:
A PORTION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF
SECTION 36, T55, R6E, S.B.B.M.
WHEREAS, said Specific Plan Amendment has complied with the requirements of
The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970" as amended
Resolution 83-68), in that the Community Development Director conducted an Initial Study, and
as determined that the proposed Specific Plan Amendment will not have a significant adverse
himpact
on the environment; and,
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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 justif** the recommendation of the specific plan amendment:
1. That Revised Specific Plan 121-E, Amendment #3, as conditionally approved, is consistent
with the goals, policies, and intent of the La Quinta General Plan and Municipal Zoning
Code.
2. The proposed amendment is necessary to allow for the orderly development of proposed
Revised Specific Plan 121-E.
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 confirm the conclusion of Environmental Assessment 95-304, indicating
that the proposed specific plan amendment will not result in any significant environmental
impacts, and that a Mitigated Negative Declaration should be filed.
3. That it does hereby approve of the above-described amendment request subject to approval
of Plot Plan 95-555 for the reasons set forth in this Resolution.
PASSED APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
City Council held on this 5th day of July, 1995, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Banqerter, Cathcart, Perkins, Sniff,
Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None JO;<A,*y$*
City of La Quinta, California
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAWN HONEYWELL, Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL • FINAL
SP 121-E, REVISED (AMENDMENT 3)
LA QUINTA HOTEL BALLROOM
JULY 5, 1995
GENERAL
1. Specific Plan 121-E, Revised (Amendment 3) shall comply with the requirements and standards of the La
Quinta Municipal Code and all other applicable laws in effect at the time of approval of this project unless
otherwise modified by the following conditions. Upon acceptance by the City Council, the City Clerk is
_ authorized to file these Conditions of Approval with the Riverside County Recorder for recordation against
the properties to which they apply.
2. This specific plan approval shall expire and become void on June 27, 1997, unless extended pursuant to the
City's Zoning Ordinance.
3. This approval shall be in compliance with all applicable conditions and applicable provisions of Plot Plan 95-
555.
4. The total number of single family homesihotel rooms that will be allowed in the Specific Plan area shall be
1,494 (i.e., 775 units, 719 rooms).
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL -ADOPTED
PLOT PLAN 95.555 (LA QUINTA HOTEL BALLROOM)
JUNE 27, 1995
Modified by the Planning Gommission on 6.27.95
** Added by the Planning Commission on 6.27.95
GENERAL
1. Plot Plan 95.555 shall comply with the requirements and standards of the La Quinta Municipal Code and all
other applicable laws in effect at the time of approval of this project unless otherwise modified by the
following conditions. Upon acceptance by the City Council, the City Clerk is authorized to file these
Conditions of Approval with the Riverside County Recorder for recordation against the properties to which
they apply.
This plot plan approval shall expire and become void on June 27, 1996, unless extended automatically
pursuant to the City's Updated Zoning Ordinance.
3. This approval shall be in compliance with all applicable conditions and applicable provisions of Specific Plan
121-E Revised (Amendment #3).
4. The developer shall retain a qualified archaeologist immediately upon discovery of any archaeological remains
or artifacts and employ appropriate mitigation measures during project development.
All lighting facilities shall comply with Chapter 9.210 (Outdoor Light Control) and be designed to minimize
light and glare impacts to surrounding property. All lighting to be installed shall be subject to review and
approval by the Community Development Department.
6. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall prepare and submit a written report to the
Community Development Director demonstrating compliance with those Conditions of Approval and
mitigation measures of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for Specific Plan 83.002 and Plot Plan
95.555, which must be satisfied prior to the issuance of a grading permit. Prior to the issuance of a building
permit, the applicant shall prepare and submit a written report to the Community Development Director
demonstrating compliance with those Conditions of Approval and mitigation measures of The Environmental
Impact Report prepared for Specific Plan 83.002 and Plot Plan 95.555, which must be satisfied prior to the
issuance of a building permit. Prior to final building inspection approval, the applicant shall prepare and
submit a written report to the Community Development Director demonstrating compliance with all remaining
Conditions of Approval and mitigating measures of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for Specific
Plan 83.002 and Plot Plan 95-555. The Community Development Director may require inspections or other
monitoring to assure such compliance.
If the applicant desires to phase improvements and obligations required by the conditions of approval, a
phasing plan shall be submitted to the Public Works Department for review and approval by the City Engineer.
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Conditions of Approval
Plot Plan 95.555 (La Quinta Hotel Ballroom)
June 27, 1995
The applicant shall complete required improvements and satisfy obligations as set forth in the approved
phasing plan. 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 subphasing plan is
approved by the City Engineer.
8. Prior to the issuance of a grading or building permit for construction of any building or use contemplated by
this approval, the applicant shall obtain permits andlor 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 approvals and signatures on the plans.
Evidence of permits or clearances from the above jurisdictions shall be presented to the Building Department
at the time of the application for a building permit for the use contemplated herewith.
9. 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.
IMPROVEMENT PLANS
10. Site improvement plans submitted to the City for plan checking shall be submitted on 24" X 36" media. All
plans shall have signature blocks for the City Engineer and are not approved for construction until they are
signed.
If water and sewer plans are included on the site improvement 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.
IMPROVEMENTS
11. Prior to issuance of any permit for construction of structures or site improvements approved or required
under this plot plan, the applicant shall pay cash or provide security in guarantee of cash payment for
applicant's required share of future improvements to be constructed by others (deferred improvements).
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Conditions of Approval
Plot Plan 95.555 (La Quinta Hotel Ballroom)
June 27, 1995
Deferred improvements for this development include:
A.* One half of the cost, or $25,000, whichever is less, for design and installation of median
landscaping and irrigation improvements in Eisenhower Street for the full length of the La Quints
Hotel frontage. The City will credit the applicant for the previous costs incurred by Landmark Land
Company when they prepared landscape plans for the median on Eisenhower Drive a few years ago.
The applicant's obligations for all or a portion of the deferred improvements may, at the City's option, be
- satisfied by participation in a major thoroughfare improvement program if this development becomes subject
to such a program.
STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS
12. Improvement plans for all on- and off-site streets, access gates and parking lots shall be prepared by a
registered civil engineer. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the La Quinta
Municipal Code, adopted Standard Drawings, and as approved by the City Engineer.
Pavement sections shall be based on a Caltrans design procedure 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 and Parking Areas
3.0"14.5"
Collector
4.0"15.00"
Secondary Arterial
4.0"16.00"
Primary Arterial
4.5"16.00"
Major Arterial
5.5"16.50"
If the applicant proposes to construct a partial pavement section which will be subjected to traffic, the
partial section shall be designed with the 20 -year design strength.
GRADING
13. Graded but 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.
14. A thorough preliminary engineering, geological and soils engineering investigation shall be conducted. The
report of the investigation ("the soils report") shall be submitted with the grading plan.
15. 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.
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Plot Plan 95.555 ILa (luinta Hotel Ballroom)
June 27, 1995
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.
16. 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, La Guinta Municipal Code.
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.
- - 17. Prior to issuance of any building permit the applicant shall provide a separate document bearing the seal and
signature of a California registered civil engineer, geotechnical engineer, or surveyor that lists actual building
pad elevations. The document shall, for each building pad in the development, state the pad elevation
approved on the grading plan, the as -built elevation, and shall clearly identify the difference, if any. The data
shall be organized by development phase and lot number and shall be cumulative if the data is submitted at
different times.
DRAINAGE
18. All 100 -year storm water run-off shall be retained on-site unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer.
The tributary drainage area for which the developer is responsible shall extend to the centerline of adjacent
public streets.
LANDSCAPING
20. 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 if landscaping is adjacent to a public street(s). The plans are not approved for
construction until they have been approved and signed by the Community Development Director or City
Engineer, the Coachella Valley Water District, and the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner. The plans
shall be prepared by a licensed landscape architect.
MAINTENANCE
21. The applicant or applicant's successors in ownership of the property shall ensure perpetual maintenance of
private street and drainage facilities, landscaping, and other improvements required by these conditions.
FEES AND DEPOSITS
22. 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 the
plan checks and permits.
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June 27, 1995
FIRE MARSHAL
23. Provide or show there exists a water system capable of delivering 4000 gpm for a three hour duration at 20
psi residual operating pressure which must be available before any combustible material is placed on the job
site.
24. The required fire flow shall be available from a Super hydrant(s) (6" X 4" X 2%") located not less than 25 -
feet or more than 165 -feet from any portion of the buildings► as measured along approved vehicular travel
ways.
25. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, applicantldeveloper shall furnish one blue line copy of the water
system plans to the Fire Department for review. Plans shall conform to the fire hydrant types, location and
spacing, and the system shall meet the fire flow requirements. Plans must be signed by a registered Civil
Engineer and the local water company with the following certification: "I certify that the design of the
water system is in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the Riverside County Fire Department."
26. The required water system including fire hydrants shall be installed and operational prior to the start of
construction.
27. Install a complete fire sprinkler system per NFPA 13 Ordinary Hazard Occupancy, Group I. The post indicator
valve and Fire Department connection shall be located to the front within 50 -feet of a hydrant, and a
minimum of 25 -feet from the building.
28. System plans must be submitted to the Fire Department for review, along with a planlinspection fee. The
approved plans, with Fire Department job card must be at the job site for all inspections.
29. Install a manual pull, smoke detection and voice evacuation fire alarm system as required by the Uniform
Building Code/Riverside County Fire Department and National Fire Protection Association Standards 72.
30. Install Knox Key Lock Boxes, Models 4400, 3200, or 1300, mounted per recommended standard of the Knox
Company. Plans must be submitted to the Fire Department for approval of mounting location/position and
operating standards. Special forms are available from this office for the ordering of the Key Switch, this
form must be authorized and signed by this office for the correctly coded system to be purchased.
31. Final conditions will be addressed when building plans are reviewed. A plan check fee must be paid to the
Fire Department at the time building plans are submitted. Conditions subject to change with adoption of new
codes, ordinances, laws, or when building permits are not obtained within twelve (12) months.
32. Install portable fire extinguishers per NFPA, Pamphlet #10, but not less than 2A1OBC in rating. Contact
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June 27, 1995
certified extinguisher company for proper placement of equipment.
UTILITIES
33. All existing and proposed utilities within or immediately adjacent to the proposed development shall be
installed underground. High-voltage power lines which the power authority will not accept underground are
exempt from this requirement.
- 34. The applicant shall abandon all unneeded sewer and water service laterals in this development and install
new laterals as required. -
35. In areas where hardscape surface improvements are planned, underground utilities shall be installed prior to
construction of the surface improvements. The applicant shall provide certified reports of utility trench
compaction tests for approval of the City Engineer.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
36. The applicant shall employ site improvement construction quality -assurance measures which meet the
approval of the City Engineer.
MISCELLANEOUS
37, The developer shall submit an interim parking plan to the Community Development Department for approval
if work on the expansion request is to occur between the months' of January to April. The plan will identify
the parking areas for employees, guests and workers during on-site construction. The plan shall be approved
by the Community Development Director, the City Engineer, and the Fire Marshal before work begins. Special
consideration shall be made to ensure that the development proposal does not affect the surrounding
residents. Parking on Avenida Fernando should be discouraged, if possible.
38. The California Fish and Game Environmental filing fees shall be paid within 24 -hours after review of the case
by City Council. The fee is $1,250 plus $78.00 for processing by Riverside County (checks to be made out
to Riverside County).
39. The developer shall submit to the Director of Community Development their existing Transportation Demand
Management Plan for review to insure compliance with Chapter 9.162 of the Municipal Code. A plan
approved by the South Coast Air Quality Management District will meet this requirement.
40.** Metal gates will be installed on the front of the service dock to screen the facility from view of Avenida
Fernando when the recessed bay is not being used for delivery purposes.
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