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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18462 - RESOLUTIONS - 9/7/1994 RESOLUTION NO. 18462 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ' PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE AGUA CALIENTE INDIAN GAMING FACILITY AND RELATED AREAS (CASE 5. 0667-GPA/ZTA/PD-232) GENERALLY BOUND BY AMADO ROAD, AVENIDA CABALLEROS, TAHQUITZ CANYON WAY AND INDIAN CANYON DRIVE, A PORTION OF SECTION 14 . WHEREAS the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has submitted an application for the Agua Caliente Indian Gaming Facility (Gaming Facility) ; and WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs has initiated a General Plan Amendment in favor of the Gaming Facility; and WHEREAS the Gaming Facility entails the land uses that are consistent with the City of Palm Springs General Plan, adopted March 1993 (General Plan) , including, but not limited to, a gaming facility and restaurant complex, roadway improvements, and parking facilities; and WHEREAS a general plan amendment has been prepared to reflect the locational and circulation changes proposed as part of the Gaming Facility, such changes not causing any other substantive environmental change to the General Plan; and WHEREAS the City Council, on March 3 , 1993 , certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) regarding the General Plan Update which identified significant effects that may occur as a result of development consistent with the General Plan Update and adopted appropriate findings; and WHEREAS an environmental assessment was prepared for the proposed project, including the general plan amendment, resulting in the preparation of a negative declaration, and the approval of the subject project and its mitigated negative declaration is consistent with the existing and proposed land uses fully discussed in the EIR for the General Plan Update, and as such will not create any impacts beyond those analyzed in the EIR for the General Plan Update; and WHEREAS the City finds that since the time of the certification of the EIR for the General Plan Update there have been no changes in the general plan program or the circumstances of such program involving new significant environmental impacts which would require important revisions in the EIR; and WHEREAS no new information has become available since the certification of the EIR which indicates new environmental effects, ' greater severity of previously identified effects, the feasibility of mitigation measures previously considered infeasible, or new mitigation measures which would substantially lessen one or more significant environmental effects; and WHEREAS the Planning Commission has had the opportunity to review the subject project at Study Sessions prior to the public hearing, and has received due discussion and deliberation of said Negative Declaration, General Plan Amendment, and the comments, suggestions and objections elicited at a public hearing on August 24, 1994; and Res 18462 Pg 2 WHEREAS the City Council has had the opportunity to review the subject project, and has received due discussion and deliberation of said Negative Declaration, General Plan Amendment, and the comments, suggestions and objections elicited at a public: hearing on September 7 , 1994 . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based upon 'the foregoing, the ' City Council hereby approves an amendment to the Land Use & Circulation Map of the General Plan, as shown on Exhibit A, on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and an amendment to the text of the General Plan, as shown on Exhibits B, C, D and E, on file in the Office of the City Clerk. ADOPTED this 7th day of September , 1994 . AYES: Members Hodges, Kleindienst, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin & Mayor Maryanov NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA C t� Clerk Mayor REVIEWED & APPROVED: 1 Pg 3 - s18 EXHIBIT A IT pfiELOCgTE SITE eP D fG(G v v 1 I C I © I AL:EJO /CD. I I M8 C�1 ,Nl1 Add f Z y a I c {� c c ' a IT 14 s cC70 "rsa 43/301 CHtn+GE I III C CHAn1GE 9E31GNA1E. II'ESIGntAJI`D b � N�// AAEAS FROM ,,yy��EA FROM w ( ( b D 9 "g43/300 TO To 'RC D J 4313D LA" I e a RC, R G _TAAikuIrZ CYN. I c c rtc �AC AC C I � f D G 43 � � c G ) C 2� c 3 i j l� A a 4Q 4 tj v )UMOVE D,ESIG ED POATISWS OF WCAL4E el,lCruA"(stconlDaRy Tp0q 0U6q tA0,L5) '`A-gD4(EAS 40ADN (COLLfiCTO,v, S77�69r) Res 18462 Pg 4 EXHIBIT B GENERAL PLAN Resort Commercial Objective ' 3.22. The Resort Commercial (R-C) land use designation provides for resort hotels, including a broad range of convenience and tourist commercial services principally serving resort clientele, these services include restaurants, entertainment and retail uses. Commercial recreation and entertainment facilities are closely associated with this designation, but should be designed to be compatible with neighboring development and to assure safe and adequate access from the highway and off-street parking. Resert Commercial facilities are most appropriate for the Palm Canyon Drive/Tahquitz Canyon Drive corridors outside the downtown area where an auto-oriented scale is established. Polio 3.22.1. Accommodate a full diversity of commercial uses, including retail, office, food sales and service, general merchandise, apparel and accessories, dry goods, financial services, and personal services which provide for the day-to-day needs of nearby residents and visitors. 3.22.2. Accommodate the development of hotels and other visitor-serving residential uses at a maximum density of 43 guest rooms per net acre. A maxintuor density of 86,guest rooars per net acre may be achieved on Indian Land. 3.22.3. Accommodate commercial recreation and entertainment uses which cater to both the City's residents and its visitors. 3.22.4. Special attention to setbacks, landscaping, architecture and signs shall be required to emphasize the City's , unique resort character. 3.22.5. Except as otherwise provided, 8structures shall be a maximum of thirty-five (35) feet in height. A minimum of five percent (5%) of any property or project shall be reserved for open spare or recreation areas. A rnaxirnum height of 100 feet may be achieved on Indian Land. Tahquitz Canyon Corridor (See Subarea 7 of Summary of Downtown Development Policies) This area's recent development activity is due to the Palm Springs Convention Center. This area has the potential for a substantial amount of additional tourist—oriented retail, restaurant, entertainment and resort hotel development. Tahquitz Canyon Way is the major, east—west, axis, a broad boulevard with a median lined with palm trees, linking downtown with the airport. This area has direct access to the Downtown to the west and is flanked by areas, to the north and south, with a potential for high—density residential and resort hotel uses. ,, r,. Res 18462 Pg 5 Objective 3.23. Establishment of a unique district which capitalizes on the presence of the Pahn Springs Convention Center as a major economic and cultural use, expanding its role as a principal public activity center and accommodating the introduction of convention-related supporting uses, including restaurants, retail ' commercial and entertainment, theaters, hotels and limited offices. Policies 3.23.1. Encourage and accommodate a full diversity of commercial uses, including retail, office, food sales and service, general merchandise, apparel and accessories, dry goods, financial services, personal services, entertainment and cultural which provide for the day-to-day service needs of the nearby residents, employees and visitors. Trust lands of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation may contain a ginning facility;such facility may include support uses such as resort hotels, restaurants, retail conunercial, and entertainment and parking facilities. 3.23.2. Encourage the establishment of additional full-service resort hotels and quality restaurants; hotels nuhich do not provide frill-service guest facilities are discouraged. Provide for quality medium-and high-density residential uses at the edges of this district. 3.23.3. Encourage high-intensity uses on the street level of buildings which have Tahquitz Canyon Way frontage between Downtown and Avenida Caballeros to promote an active pedestrian link between the Convention Center and Downtown. 3.23.4. Integrated permanent residential uses with commercial activities may be considered provided that the residential and commercial spaces are fully separated, the impacts of noise, odor and other adverse characteristics of commercial activity can be adequately mitigated, and a healthy, safe and well-designed environment is achieved for the residential units. Residential uses shall not be located along the street level ' frontage of Talquitz Canyon Way. 3.23.5. Permit an increase in Height for entertainment pf;u,& tie! facilities requiring greater than normal•)`leer• heights in concert with related uses, provided that a planned development is submitted and approved by the City which demonstrates that the project: a. contains activities and functions which will be a significant asset for the City; b. achieves a higher level of architectural design performance than would normally occur; C. adequately mitigates all impacts attributable to the increase in height; d. conveys the sense of "the Village" in its siting of structures, massing, scale, use of open space incorporating "pedestrian-friendly" uses and architectural character; and e. provides benefits to the adjacent area and the greater City above those which can be exacted to account for its direct impacts. 3.23.6. Require that all uses and buildings enhance pedestrian activity along Tahquitz Canyon Way in accordance with the land use and design policies and standards specified in this section. Strengthen the pedestrian linkage along Tahquitz Canyon Way toward the Historic Village Center of the downtown through improved lighting and expanded sidewalk area and encouragement of complementary retail, office and restaurant uses. 1 - �3 Res 18462 Pg 6 3.23.7. Continue to explore the pedestrian linkage along Andreas Road toward the focus area o1'the downtown through increased landscaping and widened sidewalks and encouragement of complementary retail, office and restaurant uses. 3.23.8. Encourage that new structures be designed to create a "village-like"environment,by the siting and massing of buildings around common pedestrian areas and open spaces which are (linked to Tahquittz Canyon Way and other circulation links to the focus area of downtown, inclusion of pedestrian-oriented uses at the ground elevation, and use of vertical setbacks of buildings in excess of 2 stories or 30 feet above grade. 3.23.9. Accommodate expanded development of the Palm Springs Convention Center. 3.23.10. Develop a view corridor study, when feasible, for Tahquitz Canyon Way, for the purpose of maintaining the natural views along this major entrance to the downtown, between Sunrise Way and Avenida Caballeros and allow additional or reduced height 1Gor hotels within the parameters of such study. 1 - i Res 18462 "HI 31T aFnmes _ Steven P ` s O u z A _ M ANDn��� a +�1'W EAST u TANQuITz OZE' . ❑, CANYON CORRI DbR u �rrr- •a A '_Tabquitz Can on a 4 OASIS/WEST Arenas , � illa� O U ' r Greeo : t •~ • Baristo 6 • _ a3 C c o —�, O u' M 7 PALM sPPInGs • ,VM AGE NEIGHBORHOODS 1 ' KEY .Al" Res 18462 Fig 8 :EXHIBIT D GENERAL PLAN SUMMARY OF DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES BY SUBAREA Village Neighbor- Primary Economic Secondary Economic Development Land Use Density hood Activity Focus Activity Focus Approach ' 01 NORTH Family Entertainment Limited Specialty Redevelopment with Density GATEWAY Destination Restaurant&Tourist- Limited Conservation/ Bonus/Transfer Resort/Hotel; Public Oriented Specialty Rehabilitation Area @ 1.0-1.6 FAR Recreation;Festival Retail; Professional& Marketplace (Food) Business Services 02 FASHION Primary Regional Specialty Retail & Expansion& New Maintain Village PLAZA/DESERT Retail/General Restaurant;Tourist Construction Scale MUSEUM Merchandise Anchors; Services; Professional @ 0.6-0.7 FAR Resort Hotel; Cultural &Business Services Museum and Activities Center 03 ANDREAS/EAST Specialty Relail and Professional& Rehabilitation/ Maintain Village Restaurant Business Services Renovation and Scale Adapdve @ 0.6-0.7 FAR Reuse with Limited Infill/ New Construction 04 OASIS/WEST Restaurant; Festival Cultural Museum & Rehabilitation/ Maintain Village Marketplace;Specialty Activities Center; Renovation and Scale Retail; Destination Professional& Adaptive Reuse with @ 0.6-0.7 FAR Resort Hotel Business Limiter) Infill/New Services Construction 05 HISTORIC Specialty Rol nil; Professional and Rehabilitation/ Maintain Village VILLAGE Restaurant;Festival Business Services; Renovation and Scale , CENTER Marketplace(Food) Public Recreation Adaptive Reuse with @ 0.6-0.7 FAR and Family Limited Infill/Now Entertainment Construction 06 SOUTH Professional and Specialty Retail; Infill and New Density GATEWAY Business Services Restaurant Construction Bonus/Transfer Area @ 1.0-1.5 FAR 07 TAHQUITZ Destination Resort/ Limited Tourist-Related Infill and New Density CANYON Hotel; Convention Retail; Restaurant; Construction/Adaptive Bonus/Transfer CORRIDOR Center and related Professional and Reuse Area @ 1.0-1.5 FAR Tourist Services; Business Services Family Entertainment; Indian Gaming Facility Z'I� Res 18462 Pg 9 EXHIB/IT E t^� GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DENSMMUENWY LAND USE DENSITY POPULATION FLOOR BLDG. LOT ' (dwelling AREA HEIGHT COVERAGE units/acre) RATIO (feet) (%) RESIDENTIAL R.2/.4 - Rural .2 - A 2.52 C - 26 (30*) 25 Residential Ll/2 -Very-Low 1 -2 2.52 C - 26 (30*) 30 Density L4 - Low Density 3 - 4 2.52 C - 18 (30*) 35 L6 - Low Density 4 - 6 2.52 C - 1S (30*) 35 M8 -Medium 6 - 8 1.90 C - 24 50 Density MI5 - Medium 12 - 15 1.91 C - 24 50 Density H30 - Medium- 21 - 30 1.99 C - 30 - 60 55 (40 H) High Density 1001 H43/21 -High 30 -43(86 1) A 1.99 C - 30 - 60 55 (40 H) Density 15 - 21 B 1001 ' H43130 - High 30 -43(86 1) A 1.78 C - 30 -60 55 (40 I-1) Density 21 - 30 B 1001 CDL6 -Density 3 - 6 1.90 C 25 35 Controlled CDL8 -Density 3 - 8 1.90 C - 25 35 Controlled LSR -Large-Scale 10 - 30 10 - 30 D 30 - 60 25 Resort COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CBD - Central 30 - 43(86 I) A 54 D 1.00 30 - 60 Business District 21 - 30 B (.38 E) NCC - - 38 D - 30 60 Neighborhood (.28 E) Convenience Center CSC - Community - 30 D - 30 60 Shopping Center (.28 E) RC - Resort 30 - 43(86 I) A 49 D - 35 95 Commercial 15 - 21 B (.28 E) I00 I P - Professional 15 - 21 B 73 D - 24 - 60 60 ' (28 E) GC - General 49 D 30 60 Commercial (.28 E) HC - Highway 30 - 43 A 44 D 30 60 Commercial (.28 E) BI -Business/ 30 - 43 A 24 D 30 - 60 60 Industrial (.23 E) 7L- a& Res 18462 Pg 10 OPEN SPACE _ C - Conservation 1/20 �2.52 C 30 10 D -Desert 1/5 - 3-1/2 1.90 C 15 10 PR- Parks & - 24 10 Recreation W -Watercourse - - - - - INSTITUTIONAL & PUBLIC CD - Civic District 78 D q60 60 (.28 E) A - Airport 1 D 10 NOTES A - Hotel Density B - Multi-Family Dwelling Density C -Per Permanent Household (63% of Total) D -Employees/acre LE -Estimated expectation only H -Highrise I-Indian Land " -Hillside / 1