HomeMy WebLinkAbout1717 - ORDINANCES - 7/25/2007 ORDINANCE NO. 1717
' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A ZONE CHANGE FROM R 1-
A (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, 20,000 SQUARE FOOT
MINIMUM LOT SIZE) TO R-1-C (SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL, 10,000 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM LOT
SIZE) FOR A 34-LOT SUBDIVISION ON 20 GROSS
ACRES LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF RAMON
ROAD AND ABOUT 275 FEET WEST OF BELARDO
ROAD.
WHEREAS, The applicant — Palm Ridge, LLC — filed an application for a Zone
Map Amendment to re-designate approximately 20 acres of land from R-1-A to R-1-C
(Single-Family Residential), located in the vicinity of the south side of Ramon Road and
approximately 275 feet west of Belardo Road, Section 22, APNs: 513-270-013, 513-
270-014, 513-270-015 & 513-280-006; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2007 following a public hearing in the prescribed
manner, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Case No. 5.1145 Change
of Zone, to re-designate approximately 20 acres of land by amending the zoning map
from R-1-A to R-1-C; and
WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing of the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs to consider said Case Number 5.1145 was given in accordance with applicable
law; and
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2007, a public hearing on the application for the project
was held by the City Council in accordance with applicable law; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed project is considered a "project" pursuant to the terms
of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), and a Draft Mitigated Negative
Declaration (MND) has been prepared for this project and has been distributed for
public review and comment in accordance with CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the
evidence presented, including, but not limited to, the staff report, and all written and oral
testimony, in connection with the hearing on the project; and
WHEREAS, a change of zone is adopted by ordinance and includes two
readings and a thirty-day period before it is effective; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby adopts the following findings of fact regarding
the requested Change of Zone from R-1-A to R-1-C:
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1 The proposed Change of zone is in conformity with the general plan map
and report. Any amendment of the General Plan necessitated by the
proposed Change of Zone should be made according to the procedure set
forth in the State Planning Law either prior to the zone change, or notice
may be given and hearing held on such general plan amendment
concurrently with notice and hearings on the proposed change of zone.
The General Plan designates the subject property as L-2 (Low Density Residential, two
units per acre maximum density). The proposed R-1-C zoning designation is a low
density designation with a minimum lot size standard of ten thousand (10,000) square
feet. Therefore, the proposed project is consistent with the L-2 General Plan .
2 The subject property is suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed
zone in terms of access, size of parcel, relationship to similar or related
uses, and other considerations deemed relevant by the Commission and
Council.
The project will create 34 single-family lots that will allow for the development of 34
single-family homes on approximately 20 acres. The site is a generally flat rectangular
lot that is suited to development of single family dwell. All the proposed lots will meet the
minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet as outlined in the R-1-C zone. The proposed
' subdivision will have access from Ramon Road and internal private streets. Therefore,
the proposed subdivision is suitable and consistent with the criteria cited above-
3 The proposed Change of Zone is necessary and proper at this time, and is
not likely to be detrimental to the adjacent property or residents.
The proposed change of zone will allow for the creation of the 34-lot subdivision as
shown in the Tentative Tract Map. The proposed tract is adjacent to other single-family
residential developments with similar lot sizes and densities and is therefore consistent
with the development pattern in the neighborhood. A Mitigated Negative Declaration has
been prepared and that document has concluded that all potential impacts can be
mitigated to a level of less than significant, resulting in no detrimental effects on
surrounding properties or residents.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Zoning Map of the City of Palm Springs shall be amended to
designate the lands described in Change of Zone No. 5.1145 as Single Family
Residential Zone R-1-C (10,000 Square Foot Minimum Lot Size), subject to the
following condition:
' 1. Prior to the effective date of this ordinance, the applicant shall submit for
recordation a covenant in a form acceptable to the City Attorney that the
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' subject property shall not be developed with more than thirty-four (34)
single family dwellings.
ADOPTED THIS 25T" DAY OF JULY, 2007.
RON O EN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
OJES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 1717 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a
regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on July 18, 2007 and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on July 25, 2007 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Pougnet and Mayor Oden.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: Councilmember Mills.
mes Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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