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RESOLUTION NO. 17598
+ OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE FINAL
► ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CANYON
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA, CANYON PARR RESORT
AND SPA AND ASSOCIATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
AND 311OPTING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
WHEREAS Canyon Development Corporation has filed the Canyon Park
Resort and Spa Specific Plan (Specific Plan) for property on the
east and west side of South Palm Canyon Drive between Murray Canyon
Drive and Acanto Road in accordance with Government Code Section
► 65450; and
WHEREAS the Specific Plan includes a 350 room hotel, 50 room resort
spa, retail/commercial area, tennis complex, championship golf
course, 350 single family residential units, up to 250 employee
housing units, roadways and other public and private improvements;
and
` WHEREAS Canyon Development Corporation will be required to file a
Planned Development District, Tentative Tract Map(s) and
Development Agreement (or other such agreements) to facilitate the
implementation of the Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS the City has initiated a General Plan Amendment to
redistribute the density, building intensity, circulation, and land
use within the project area; and
WHEREAS the City has prepared Canyon Redevelopment Plan for the
property described herein; and
WHEREAS an Environmental Impact Report titled "Final EIR for the
Canyon Redevelopment Plan and the Canyon Park Resort and Spa,
Volumes A and B", dated May, 1990, has been prepared for the
project; and
WHEREAS the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , the State
CEQA Guidelines require that prior to any approval of the project
the City Council must make certain certifications and findings; and
WHEREAS the City Planning Commission has held a public hearing,
reviewed and has recommended that the City Council. certify the
Final EIR as complete pursuant to CEQA; and
WHEREAS the City Council is in agreement with the recommendation of
the Planning Commission.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Springs, California, takes the following actions:
1. That the City Council hereby certifies that the Final EIR has
been completed in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act and that the Final EIR has been presented to the
City Council and that the City Council has reviewed and
considered the information contained in the Final EIR prior to
approving the project.
2 . That the City Council adopts the Statement of Facts and
Findings regarding the project as on file in the office of the
City Clerk, which Statement of Facts and Findings is
incorporated herein by reference.
3 . That the City Council adopts the Statement of Overriding
Considerations regarding the project as on file in the office
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of the City Clerk, which Overriding considerations is
incorporated herein by reference. ,
4. That the City Council adopts the Mitigation Monitoring Program
regarding the project as on file in the office of the City
Clerk, which Mitigation Monitoring Program is incorporated
herein by reference.
ADOPTED this 19th day of ^ July !, 1991.
.AYES: Councilmembers Broich, Hodges, Murawski , Neel anii Mayor Bono
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY F PALM PR 2SoIF'ORNIA ,
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City Clerk City Ma ages
REVIEWED & APPROVED / �' ,` '