HomeMy WebLinkAbout17828 - RESOLUTIONS - 4/15/1992 RESOLUTION NO. 17828 r,l'
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF :PALM SPRINGS, �
CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT THAT THE
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED FARRELL RETENTION
BASIN, LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF VISTA CHINO AND 4
CERRITOS ROAD, BE RE-DESIGNED TO MEET THE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS (CASE 5. O601-MISC. )
WHEREAS the City has received a copy of a development plan to
construct a flood water :retention basin within the City of Palm
Springs; and '
WHEREAS the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District has transmitted said plan to the City of Palm Springs for
review and comment; and ;
WHEREAS the Department of Planning & Zoning staff evaluated the
development plan for the project; and
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs Planning Commission held a duly
noticed public hearing on January 8 , 1992 , on said project; and
WHEREAS the Director of Planning and Zoning responded to the
Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District in
a letter dated January 31, 1992 , which itemizes the Planning
Commission's recommendations and conditions for re-designing the
proposed basin to meet the development standards of the City; and
WHEREAS the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District responded to the City of Palm Springs, in a letter dated
February 26, 1992 , which states that the Distract will concede to
the City's recommendation that: the chain link perimeter fence be
eliminated from the project, that the basin has been designed with
the potential for recreational usage, but that the basin cannot be
relocated southerly of its proposed location due to hydraulic
constraints and that landscaping is not included for the current h
project; and
WHEREAS the City Council held a duly noticed public meeting on
April 15, 1992 , on said project; and
WHEREAS the City Council has reviewed all evidence provided at the
meeting including the staff report dated April. 15, 1992 , and all
other written and oral testimony and find the project inconsistent
with the policies of the City of Palm Springs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Palm Springs, California, does hereby recommend[ that. the Riverside
County Flood Control and Water Conservation District restudy the
plans for the proposed Farrell Retention Basin for property
hereinabove described in accordance with the following findings and
subject to the following conditions:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds:
a. That the proposed Farrel]. Basin plan is not consistent with
the current development standards of the City of Palmm Springs.
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b. That the proposed Farrell Basin is located immediately
adjacent to the public right-of-way and will be visible to
residents and motorists traveling on Vista Chino.
SECTION 2 . The City Council recommends the following
conditions to be considered in the restudy:
a. That the basin be shifted south to create a landscape buffer
adjacent to Vista Chino (25 feet, if possible) . The
landscaping should be similar to the Tahquitz Creek Debris
Basin and Tahquitz Channel. The buffer should meet the City's
planned streetscape and parkway requirements in order to
enhance and create scenic values along Vista Chino. In
addition, Vista Chino is a designated bikeway corridor in the
Parks and Recreation Element of the City's General Plan.
' b. That a method of wind erosion control for the construction and
operational phases of the project be proposed.
ADOPTED this 15th day of April 1992 .
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AYES: Councilmembers Broich, Hodges, and Mayor Bono
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember Neel
' ATTEST: CITY 6F PALM SP GS, CALIFORNIA
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