HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3A - Attach B_ARC Draft Reso PDD-2024-0007 WPG 25 dus 6-16-25RESOLUTION NO. ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, FINDING THE PROPOSED FINAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR 25 SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO BE BUILT ON 60-FOOT WIDE
LOTS BY WOODBRIDGE PACIFIC GROUP, LLC, WITHIN
PHASE 2 OF THE MIRALON DEVELOPMENT, TO BE IN
SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE WITH THE PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED PRELIMINARY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AS
AMENDED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2016, THE MIRALON
DESIGN GUIDELINES AND THE MIRALON VISION BOOK
(CASE PDD-2024-0007 / 5.0982 – PDD 290 / TM 31848).
WHEREAS, Woodbridge Pacific Group, LLC, (“Applicant”) filed a Final Planned
Development District application with the City pursuant to Section 94.03.00(C)(7) of the
City of Palm Springs Zoning Code to construct twenty-five (25) single-family residential
homes on 60-foot-wide lots within Phase 2 of the Miralon development; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2004, the City Council certified a Mitigated Negative Declaration
(“MND”); and approved Case 5.0982 – Preliminary PD 290 / Tentative Tract Map 31848
for the development of 1,150 residential units on roughly 309-acres on the north side of
Palm Springs (known as “Palm Springs Village”, aka “Avalon”, aka “Miralon”); and
WHEREAS, on February 16, 2008, the final Tract Map (31848) for the project was
recorded; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2016, the City Council recertified the MND, a CEQA
Addendum and approved an amendment to Case 5.0982 PD-290; and
WHEREAS, On April 8, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public meeting to
consider whether the Final Development Plans for Case PDD-2024-0007 / 5.0982 – PDD
290 / TM 31848 were in substantial conformance with the preliminary PD 290, (Case
5.0982), the Miralon Design Guidelines and the Miralin Vision Book; and
WHEREAS, Palm Springs Zoning Code Section 94.03.00(F) – Criteria and Findings,
requires that the Planning Commission shall not approve a final development plan unless
certain findings are affirmatively made; and
WHEREAS, at said meeting the Planning Commission carefully reviewed and considered
all the evidence presented in connection with the meeting on the project, including but not
limited to the staff report, and all written and oral testimony presented and voted to
approve the project subject to conditions and referred the matter to a subcommittee
comprised of one Planning Commissioner and two members of the Architectural Review
Committee to work with the applicant to bring the architecture of the proposed homes into
conformance with Conditions ARC 1 through ARC 14, prior to consideration of the project
by the Architectural Review Committee; and
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WHEREAS, on April 27, 2025 Planning Commissioner Morrill, ARC members O’Donnell
and Walsh met with staff and the applicant to bring the architecture into conformance with
the Conditions; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2025 the Architectural Review Committee held a public meeting
in accordance with applicable law to consider the application; and
WHEREAS, at said meeting the ARC carefully reviewed and considered all the evidence
presented related to the project, including but not limited to the staff report and all written
and oral testimony presented.
THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE FINDS AND DETERMINES AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
At its meeting of April 8, 2025 the Planning Commission recertified the Mitigated Negative
Declaration (“MND”) for the Miralon Project, finding that the current Final Development
Plan for a portion of the Miralon project encompassing 25-lots and associated private
streets, landscape and other improvements (Case PDD-2025-0007 / 5.0982 / PDD 290 /
TM 31848) is in substantial conformance as conditioned with the Preliminary Planned
Development District (Case 5.0982 / PDD 290 / TM31848) as amended on November 2,
2016 and will not result in any new or additional significant environmental impacts beyond
those identified in the MND and Addendum. As such, no further environmental analysis
is required for this Final Development Plan.
SECTION 2: FINDINGS
The Architectural Review Committee makes the following findings pursuant to PSZC
Section 94.03.00(F) regarding consistency between the preliminary and final PD:
1. The final development plan is in substantial conformance with the
preliminary development plan.
The proposed final development plans are in substantial conformance with the originally
approved preliminary development plans and the Miralon architectural and landscape
design guidelines, with respect to use, density, design, style, materials, colors, and other
development standards, as conditioned. The proposed 25 new homes will be constructed
on 60-foot-wide lots that were previously created when the City Council approved Tract
Map 31848 for the project in 2004. The site plan and the tract map layout will remain the
same. The project conforms to this finding.
2. The final development plan is in substantial conformance with all other
associated entitlements for the development; and
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The final development plans as conditioned are in substantial conformance in terms of
the proposed residential use, density, design, style, materials, colors, and development
standards of the Miralon architectural and landscape design guidelines as approved in
the preliminary planned development district plans, as conditioned. The project conforms
to this finding.
3. The final development plan incorporates all modifications and conditions to
the preliminary development plan as approved by the City Council
The proposed final development plan as conditioned, is in substantial conformance with
the Preliminary Planned Development including conditions and development standards
previously approved by the City Council, the Miralon Design Guidelines and the Miralon
Vision Book. Therefore, the project conforms to this finding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based upon the foregoing, the Architectural
Review Committee approves Case PDD-2024-0007 / 5.0982 / PD 290; the final
development plans for the proposed twenty-five single-family residential units to be built
on 60-foot-wide lots within Phase 2 of the Miralon project by Woodbridge Pacific Group,
LLC as being in substantial conformance with the preliminary planned development
district as amended and approved by City Council on November 2, 2016, the Miralon
Design Guideline and the Miralon Vision Book subject to conditions of approval in Exhibit
“A”.
ADOPTED this 16th day of June, 2025.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
_____________________________
Christopher Hadwin, Director
Department of Planning Services