HomeMy WebLinkAbout18770 - RESOLUTIONS - 1/17/1996 RESOLUTION NO. 18770
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, OVERRULING THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
APPROVING THE REQUEST TO SCREEN THE SERVICE AREA
WITH LANDSCAPING AS PROPOSED FOR THE GIVENCHY SPA
AND RESORT LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF E.
' PALM CANYON DRIVE AND CHEROKEE WAY, PD 58, SECTION
30.
WHEREAS, the City has received a request by the Givenchy Spa and
Resort (the "applicant) for approval of landscape plans to screen
the service area for case 5. 927-B for the Givenchy Spa and Resort
at the northwest corner of E. Palm Canyon Drive and Cherokee Way,
PD 58, Section 30; and
WHEREAS, the Planning commission considered the request at its
regular meetings on December 27, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the
landscape plans subject to construction of a masonry wall and that
the applicant submit a revised landscape plan for staff approval on
December 27 , 1995; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the request at its regular
meeting on January 17, 1996; and,
WHEREAS, the request entails screening the service area with
landscaping instead of a masonry wall as originally approved; and,
' WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all
the evidence presented in connection with the Project, including
but not limited to the staff report, all environmental data
including the initial study, the Negative Declaration and all
written and oral testimony presented.
THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Pursuant to CEQA, the City Council finds as
follows:
The project was previously assessed with respect to the
California Environmental Quality Act such that the proposed
modifications would not warrant the need of a new
environmental assessment.
Section 2 : Pursuant to the 'Zoning Ordinance Section 9402 . 00,
the City Council finds that:
a. The project is based upon the applicant's submittal of a
landscape plan that screens the service area from public view.
b. The service area has not been modified as apart of the
project.
C. The intensity of the service area will drop since the
intensity of the hotel and spa have been reduced from the
previous hotel use.
d. The proposed landscape plan includes plant material which
is not subject to frost damage and that a solid screen hedge
will adequately screen the service area.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based capon the foregoing,
the City Council hereby overrules the Planning Commission and
approves the request to allow a landscape screen instead of a
masonry wall for the screening of the service area proposed for
Case 5 . 927-B.
ADOPTED this 17th _ day of January 1996 .
AYES: Members Oden, Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst ,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Members Barnes and Hodges
ATTEST: CIT OF PALM I ( , CALIFORNIA
City Clerk Cif"y M nager
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