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Home My WebLink About20103 - RESOLUTIONS - 7/5/2001 RESOLUTION NO. 20103 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, TO DELETE THE EXTENSION OF MESQUITE AVENUE EAST OF THE MID VALLEY PARKWAY AND ELIMINATE THE PALM SPRINGS BYPASS FROM THE GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION MAP, ADD POLICY 3.30.14 "MID VALLEY CENTER" TO INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND ALLOW A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF ONE HUNDRED FEET(100) FOR A RESORT HOTEL AND OTHER MINOR GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENTS (CASE NO. 5,0870). WHEREAS, Lawrence Joseph Bow, Leonard Charles Bow,Arthur Diaz,Jr. , Belinda Sue Short and Ernest G. Noia, (collectively referred to as the "Applicant") have filed an application with the City pursuant to Section 9403.00 for a General Plan Amendment and a Planned Development District application with the City and has paid the required filing fees; and WHEREAS, the proposed development is considered a "project" pursuant to the terms of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), and an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for this Project and has been distributed to the State Clearinghouse and responsible agencies and other interested parties for public review and comment in accordance with Section 21092(b)(1)of the California Public Resources Code (the California Environmental Quality Act); and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing of the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Springs to consider Applicant's application for the Project was given to 430 adjacent property owners in accordance with applicable law; and WHEREAS, on June 20, 2001, a public hearing for the Project was held by the Planning Commission in accordance with applicable law; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed General Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed General Plan Amendmentwhich would: 1)remove the Palm Spring bypass transportation corridor from the Circulation Map; 2) delete the extension of Mesquite Avenue east of the Mid Valley Parkway from the Circulation Map and; 3) modify Policy 3.30.1 with the addition of the following text: "In addition to the maximum 60 foot building height, an additional 15 feet of building height is allowed for mechanical equipment and elevators, the maximum height allowed on Indian land would be 100 feet, inclusive of all mechanical equipment and systems. Refer to Policy 3.30.14 for additional building height provisions for the Mid Valley Center,-'and ' 4) add Policy 3:30.14 "The Mid Valley Center" to the General Plan to read: "The MidValley Center is a mixed-use development consisting of a resort hotel, timeshare, Resolution 20103 Page 2 of 4 El Mirador Resort Findings July 05, 2001 championship golf course, conference meeting space, restaurants, health spa and fitness center, tennis courts and customaryhotel services and shops, vacation ownership units and retail/commercial and high tech business and office space. The business park is proposed to attract high tech industries and will include fiber-optic capabilities. The development is located in 273 acres at Crossley Road and Mesquite Avenue. This site is ideally suited for the proposed high-rise hotel development. The hotel site is located in the eastern portion of the City, and has substantial setbacks and buffers from existing residential properties and scenic corridors. Due to its distance from the mountains, at this location the proposed high-rise hotel will not obstruct scenic vistas.. A total maximum building height of one hundred feet (100), including equipment and elevators, is allowable for the resort hotels component of the development;"and 5) add a footnote to General Plan Land Use Density and Intensity Table (Page 1-27), Land Use, Commercial/ Industrial, BI - Business/Industrial, to read: `*See Policy 3.30.14;"and WHEREAS, Mesquite Avenue is shown on the General Plan as an 88 foot right-of-way Secondary Thoroughfare; and WHEREAS, the segment of Mesquite Avenue,east of the Mid Valley Parkway,which has not been constructed but remains on the General Plan, has been rendered obsolete by the construction of the Mid Valley Parkway; and WHEREAS, with the deletion of the segment of Mesquite Avenue east of the Mid Valley Parkway from the General Plan, Mesquite Avenue would terminate into the Mid Valley Parkway, its logical conclusion; and WHEREAS, the Palm Spring Bypass is depicted on the General Plan as a Major Thoroughfare (100 foot right of way) including a bikeway. The Bypass and bikeway are not included on the Cathedral City General Plan Circulation Diagram; and WHEREAS, since the Palm Springs General Plan was prepared, the Mid Valley Parkway was constructed and has enhanced region-wide access to the Palm Spring International Airport and rendered the Palm Spring Bypass obsolete; and WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (C'VAG) did not incorporate the Palm Springs Bypass into the Coachella Valley Area Transportation (CVATS) model, upon which the Palm Springs General Plan traffic model was based; and WHEREAS, elimination of the Whitewater River Bikeway is consistent with the General Plan Amendment eliminating the Palm Springs Bypass since bikeways are normally adjacent to roadways and that the bikeway is not shown on the Cathedral City General Plan or Draft General Plan; and WHEREAS, alternative bike routes are provided by the project including bikeways on Mesquite Avenue, Crossley Road and Golf Club Drive; and Resolution 20103 ' Page 3 of 4 El Mirador Resort Findings July 05, 2001 WHEREAS the City Council finds that the dedication of an equestrian trail is not feasible or desirable for the development of the community and hereby directs staff to prepare a General Plan Amendment Study to consider alternatives to the proposed Whitewater River equestrian trail; and WHEREAS, on July 5, 2001, a public hearing for the Project was held by the City Council in accordance with applicable law; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 66412.3, the City Council has considered the effect of the General Plan Amendments on the housing needs of the region in which Palm Springs is situated and has balanced these needs against the public service needs of its residents and available fiscal and environmental resources; the approval of the proposed Planned Development District represents the balance of these respective needs in a manner which is most consistentwith the City's obligation pursuant to its police powers to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the evidence presented in connection with the hearing on the General Plan Amendment, including but not limited to the staff report, all environmental data including the initial study, the proposed Mitigated 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: Pursuant to CEQA, the City Council finds that a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared and completed in compliance with CEQA,the State's CEQA Guidelines, and the City's CEQA Guidelines; the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration adequately addresses the general environmental setting of the proposed Project, its significant environmental impacts, and mitigation measures related to each potentially significant environmental effect for the proposed Project. The City Council therefore certifies the Initial Study as complete and files the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Environmental Assessment. Section 2: The City Council has reviewed and analyzed information contained in the Mitigated Negative Declaration prior to taking action on the General Plan Amendments and therefor certifies the Initial Study as complete and files the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Environmental Assessment. The MND reflects the independent judgement of the City Council. The City Council finds that the mitigation measures identified in the Initial Study are necessary to reduce or avoid significant impact to a level of less than significant and incorporates same herein by reference. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, based upon the foregoing,the City Council approves of the General Plan Amendment relating to Case 5.0870, including removal of the Palm Spring Resolution 20103 Page 4 of 4 ' El Mirador Resort Findings July 05 2001 bypass transportation corridor and bikeway from the Circulation Map, deletion of the extension of Mesquite Avenue east of the Mid Valley Parkway from the Circulation Map, modification of Policy 3.30.1, the addition of Policy 3:30.14"The Mid Valley Center" and the addition of a footnote to General Plan Land Use Density and Intensity Table. ADOPTED this 5th day of July, 2001 AYES: Members Hodges, Tones, and Mayor Kleindienst NOES: None ABSENT: Members Reller-Spurgin and Oden - ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA City Clerk City Manager Reviewed and approved:/�iVV