HomeMy WebLinkAbout25195RESOLUTION NO. 25195
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CASE NO.
EOT-2024-0001, EXTENSION OF TIME, TO EXTEND THE
APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 38049 (CASE
TTM 38049) BY TWO YEARS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL LAND SUBDIVISION AT 2700 EAST ALEJO
ROAD (APN: 507-380-019 & 507-380-020), ZONE R-1-C,
SECTION 12 (CASE EOT-2024-0001).
WHEREAS, Adam Gilbert of AG Land Investments, LLC ("Applicant") has filed an
Extension of Time application, Case EOT-2024-0001, with the City pursuant to Section
9.63.110 of the MunicipalCode to extend the approval of Tentative Tract Map No. 38049
(Case TTM 38049) by two (2) years for the subdivision of 2.53 acres of undeveloped land
to create eight (8) single-family residential parcels for future development at 2700 East
Alejo Road (APN: 507-380-019 & 507-380-020).
WHEREAS, Case TTM 38049 is associated with Case 5.1521 GPA (General Plan
Amendment), Case 5.1521 CZ (Change of Zone), and Case 7.1645 AMM (Administrative
Minor Modification). Case 5.1521 GPA proposed to amend the site's General Plan land
' use designation from 'Industrial' (IND) to 'Very Low Density Residential' (VLDR), and
Case 5.1521 CZ was filed for the change of the site's 'Planned' Research and
Development Park' (M-1-P) zoning designation to Single -Family Residential ('R-1-C'). A
10% lot width reduction from the code -required 130 feet to 117 feet for Lot 4 and Lot 8
abutting East Alejo Road was requested via Case 7.1645 AMM.
WHEREAS, On February 23, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public
hearing on the applications, Case TTM 38049, Case 5.1521 GPA, Case 5.1521 CZ, and
Case 7.1645 AMM, in accordance with applicable law. Subsequently, the Planning
Commission voted 5-0-2 (Ervin & Moruzzi absent) to recommend approval of the
applications to the City Council subject to conditions of approval and adopted Resolution
No. 6909.
WHEREAS, On March 24, 2022, the City Council held a public hearing on the
applications, Case TTM 38049, Case 6.1521 GPA, Case 5.1521 CZ, and Case 7.1645
AMM, in accordance with applicable law. Subsequently, the City Council voted 4-0
(Holstege recused) to approve the applications and adopt Ordinance No. 2062,
Resolution No. 24997, and Resolution No. 24998. Approval of Case TTM 38049 was
contingent upon the approval of Case 5.1521 GPA, Case 5.1521 CZ, and Case 7.1645
AMM as conditioned.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 9.63.110(a), the
approval of a tentative tract map expires 24 months after it is approved by the City
Council. However, the approval of the tentative tract map may be extended up to 24
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months subject to review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council
(PSMC Sections 9.63.110.b and e).
WHEREAS, On March 27, 2024, the Planning Commission reviewed an Extension
of Time application, EOT-2024-0001, at its regularly scheduled meeting. Pursuant to
Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 9.63.110(b), the applicant of an Extension of Time
application must state the reasons for requesting the extension and the amount of time
requested. The applicant stated that a two-year extension of time is required because
of the unfavorable economic climate which prevented him from finding prospective
developers in a timely fashion. The commission agreed with this basis for the request
and voted unanimously to approve the application, subject to an amendment to condition
of approval, PLN 11, which was adopted under Resolution No. 24998. The amended
condition of approval PLN 11 to read as follows:
PLN 11 (AMENDED). The applicant shall provide written notice to all
buyers of the adjacent land uses and noise impacts in a recordable form to
be approved by the City Attorney at the City Attomey's reasonable
discretion. The disclosure shall include, but not be limited to, notification of
ongoing expansions at the Palm Springs International Airport and other
industrial activities adjacent to the site. In the event the CC&Rs are not
required or proposed for the project, the requirement of the CC&Rs shall be
removed from the required conditions or not be required.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. That the review of this Extension of Time application is considered a
project under the definitions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City
Council adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the proposed project and
associated impacts on March 24, 2022 for Case TTM 38049, Case 5.1521 GPA, Case
5.1521 CZ, and Case 7.1645 AMM. Since there are no changes proposed to the
previously approved Tentative Tract Map No. 38049, an amendment to the MND and/or
additional environmental studies are not required pursuant to Section 15162 (Subsequent
EIRs and Negative Declarations) Article 11 of the CEQA Guidelines.
SECTION 3. That the City Council hereby approves Case EOT-2024-0001,
Extension of Time, to extend the approval of Case TTM 38049 by two (2) years for the
subdivision of 2.53-acre undeveloped land to create eight (8) single-family residential
parcels for future development at 2700 East Alejo Road (APN: 507-380-019 & 507-380-
020), subject to the amended conditions of approval included in Exhibit A.
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ADOPTED THIS 25TH DAY OF APRIL 2024.
Scott C. Stiles, City Manager
ATTEST:
Brenda Pree, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
CERTIFICATION
ss.
I, BRENDA PREE, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 25195 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on April 25, 2024, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Garner, Middleton; Mayor Pro Tem deHarte; and Mayor
Bernstein
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
RECUSED:
Councilmember Holstege
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this LP+Vl day of June 2024.
`Brenda Pree, MMC, CERA, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs