HomeMy WebLinkAbout17666 - RESOLUTIONS - 10/16/1991 RESOLUTION NO. 17666
` OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO RIVERSIDE
COUNTY DENIAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 03151
AND VARIANCE 1587 TO ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AN AUTO/TRUCK/CONVENIENCE MART AND RESTAURANT
LOCATED SOUTH OF I-10, NORTH OF GARNET AVENUE
AND WEST OF INDIAN CANYON DRIVE, SECTION 22 ,
SPHERE OF INFLUENCE.
WHEREAS the City has received a copy of a Conditional Use Permit to
` allow the construction of an auto/truck/convenience mart and
restaurant within an unincorporated portion of Riverside County and
within the City's Sphere of Influence; and
WHEREAS Riverside County Planning Department has transmitted said
application to the City of Palm Springs for review and comment; and
WHEREAS the Planning Commission considered the project at a duly
noticed public meeting held on September 25, 1991; and
WHEREAS the Planning Commission is evaluating land use intensities
and land use distribution within the area which is part of the
' City-wide General Plan update study and annexation study;and
WHEREAS the Planning Commission recommended denial of the request
as outlined in its Resolution No. 4163 citing concerns of
inconsistencies with the tourist activities, goals and policies for
the City. Furthermore, the Planning Commission voiced concerns
regarding the image impact this project would bring being that it
is at the entryway to the City, and that there is a probability
that the project may be detrimental to or may interfere with the
proposed General Plan; and
WHEREAS the Planning Commission recommended that an air quality
study (per Air Quality Management District guidelines) and a
traffic study be prepared in order to identify and mitigate
potential environmental problems; and
WHEREAS the City Council held a duly noticed public meeting on
October 16, 1991, on said project; and
WHEREAS the City Council has reviewed all evidence provided at the
meeting including the staff report dated October 16, 1991, and all
other written and oral testimony and finds the Project inconsistent
with the policies of the City of Palm Springs as noted by the
Planning Commission and described above.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Palm Springs, California, does hereby recommend denial to the
Riverside County Planning Department, East Area Planning Council
and Board of Supervisors of the request by Pilot Oil
Corporation/Ten Indian Partnership for Conditional Use Permit #3151
and Variance 1587 to allow the construction of an
auto/truck/convenience mart and restaurant for property hereinabove
described.
SECTION 1. The City Council finds:
' a. That the City of Palm Springs is updating its General Plan,
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for which an extension of time has been granted by the State
Office of Planning and Research (OPR) which will include the
City's Sphere of Influence in which this project is located.
b. That there is reasonable probability that the project will not
be consistent with the revised General Plan when adopted.
C. That the proposed Highway Commercial designation is intended
to meet the needs of the recreational traveler and the local
commuter rather than those of the intra-regional
transportation industry.
d. That a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) should be
prepared for this project with emphasis on traffic circulation
and air quality.
ADOPTED this 16th day of _QrtaLr __, 1991,.
AYES: Councilmembers Broich, Hodges, Murawski , Neel and Mayor Bono
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY PALM SPRING ALLFORNIA
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