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Home My WebLink AboutSupplmnt Info - General Plan UpdateHolland & Knight 50 California Street, Suite 2800 ( San Francisco, CA 94111 1 T 415.743.6900 1 F 415.743.6910 Holland & Knight LLP I www.hklaw.com Chelsea Maclean (415) 743-6979 Chelsea. maclean@hklaw.com November 9, 2016 [&ent via email: i-stei9tiell iC ,-c-iii,offia%iiiii sei-I.ort,>I N 0 y � z = r— < Ryan Stendell rr"Mrrrr'1 Director of Community Development LA m" -� Clty of Palm Desert z, o 73-510 Fred Waring Drive: , T Palm Desert, CA 92260 ,-n Re: Comments on November 10, 2016 City Council Hearing Agenda Materials - Item XVII(B) Dear Mr. Stendell: Thank you for the opportunity to review the materials posted for the November 10, 2016 City Council hearing. In connection with agenda item XVII(B), I submit the following comments. .Staff'Report: The Staff Report for City Council hearing includes the version of the University Neighborhood Specific Plan (UNSP) planning areas figure from the August 2016 version of the UNSP, rather than the updated figure in the October 2016 version of the UNSP (see UNSP Figure 2.4). We recommend noting this prior to or at Thursday's hearing. 2. UNSP: We note that Figure 2.3 and Table 2.1 of the UNSP has been revised to better reflect the division of City -owned and privately -property ownership. As shown in the survey attached as Exhibit A, the privately owned property varies with respect to the new planning Sub -Area 8. We note that the UNSP states that "final zone configuration is subject to refinement through the Precise Plan process"(p. 2-14) and anticipate that a proposal for development within the portion of Planning Area 8 that reflects the property ownership as shown in the survey can be processed as part of a Precise Plan. 3. UNSP: The response to our comment letter in the Final EIR indicated that our Comment Number 7 had been incorporated in the revised UNSP. Our comment requested that the total unit count on page 6-12 of the UNSP corrected the maximum development yield Anchorage I Atlanta I Austin I Boston I Charlotte I Chicago I Dallas I Denver I Fort Lauderdale I Houston I Jacksonville Lakeland I Los Angeles I Miami I New York I Orlando I Portland I San Francisco I Stamford I Tallahassee I Tampa I Tysons Washington, D.C. I West Palm Beach Bogot6 I London I Mexico City Ryan Stendell November 9, 2016 Page 2 from 1,290 units to 2,618 units. We do not see that this typo has been corrected in the October 13, 2016 version of the UNSP (see UNSP, p. 6-12). 4. UNSP: The response to our comment letter in the Final EIR indicated that our Comment Number 8 had been incorporated in the revised UNSP. Our comment requested that the following sentence discussing density transfers be corrected: "Any approval by Planning Director for density transfer between neighborhoods cannot exceed the potential maximum of each individual planning area, providing that the maximum total development potential of the entire project is not exceeded." The response to comment states that the word "cannot" has been replaced with the word "may" in this portion of the UNSP. We do not, however, see that this error has been corrected in the October 13, 2016 version of the UNSP (see UNSP, p. 6-12). 5. UNSP: The response to our comment letter indicate in the Final EIR indicated that our comment Number 9 requesting definitions of certain capitalized terms had been incorporated in the revised UNSP. We have not located the Glossary and would appreciate receiving a copy. Sincerely yours, HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP Chelsea Maclean #49628575 vl Ryan Stendell November 9, 2016 Page 3 Exhibit A t 40ab nrt. 10I4 u' tt rn rrs < C•. I b I• I -'1 •\ FM NCR ^U rp r�dU.r i1�7: I FF NCR r• v - R re ram - 1*7 o pr. rTr r-IFB- � o II t rr�r •:cvn. arc � -4l�gAL cr. !0 - 0� 448628575 vl Klassen, Rachelle From: Stendell, Ryan Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 4:27 PM To: Klassen, Rachelle Subject: Fwd: Comments on November 10, 2016 City Council Hearing Agenda Materials Attachments: Palm Desert City Council Hearing Comments (11.9.16).pdf; ATT00001..htm I just got this letter on the general plan item. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Chelsea. Maclean@hklaw.com" <Chelsea.Madean@hklaw.com> Date: November 9, 2016 at 3:58:08 PM PST To: "Stendell, Ryan"<rstendell@citvofr)almdesert.org> Subject: Comments on November 10, 2016 City Council Hearing Agenda Materials Dear Mr. Stendell: Thank you for the opportunity to review the materials posted for the November 10, 2016 City Council hearing. In connection with agenda item XVII(B), I submit the attached comments. Sincerely, Chelsea Chelsea Maclean I Holland & Knight Partner Holland & Knight LLP 50 California Street, Suite 2800 1 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone 415.743.6979 1 Fax 415.743.6910 chelsea.maclean@hklaw.com I www.hkiaw.com Add to .iddress book I View protessinral biography NOTE: This e-mail is from a law firm, Holland & Knight LLP ("H&K" ), and is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. 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AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION CRY RIVERSIDE COUNTY off�afmDesert NOV 09 2016 Community Development CHAIR November 4, 2016 Simon Housman Rancho Mirage Mr. Ryan Stendell, Director Community Development VICE CHAIRMAN City of Palm Desert Community Development Department Rod a sid Ri e 73510 Fred WaringDrive Riverside Palm Desert CA 92260 COMMISSIONERS Arthur Butler Riverside RE: AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION (ALUC) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW REQUIRED Glen Holmes Hemet Jurisdiction Project Case: City of Palm Desert 2015 General Plan Update EIR John Lyon Riverside Dear Mr. Stendell: Russell Betts Thank you for your latest correspondence dated October 27, 2016. Desert Hot Springs Steve Manos ALUC has identified a minor issue in the City's response to comments on page 7 regarding Lake Elsinore ALUC notification. The comment reads: "The Airport Land Use Commission office shall be notified and sent a Request for Agency Comments for all new projects, and projects proposing added floor area or STAFF change in building occupancy type within 2 miles of the airport". Director Ed Cooper The concern is the use of a 2 mile parameter when deciding ALUC notification. There is a small John Guerin portion of the City (northerly of Country Club Drive, easterly of Oasis Club Drive, southerly of 1-10 Paul Rull Freeway, westerly of Liberty Drive) that is located outside the 2 mile radius but still within the Barbara Santos Bermuda Dunes Airport influence Area. Therefore, our requested modified language reads as CcutypdriristraheCeta follows: 40terma,WRocr. RlyersiceCA925Cit "The Airport Land Use Commission office shall be notified and sent a Request for (951)9565132 Agency Comments for all new projects, and projects proposing added floor area or change in building occupancy type located within the Bermuda Dunes Airport vunwrduv«o Influence Area 2 moles of the .+ FPOFt" If you have any further questions, please contact Paul Rull, ALUC Urban Regional Planner IV, at (951) 955-6893 or John Guerin, ALUC Principal Planner, at (951) 955-0982. Sincerely, RIVERSIDE COUNTY AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION $C :8 WV 01 AON 51h I 83S30 NiVd Ed C oper, AL Director (11 A 133 1 N Klassen, Rachelle From: Todd Rosa <trosa@hearthstone.com> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 11:13 AM To: Klassen, Rachelle Cc: Aylaian, Lauri Subject: University Neighborhood Specific Plan As the representative of Palm Desert Funding Company, the owner of 166 acres within the planned University Neighborhood Specific Plan, we respectfully request additional time review the details of the University Neighborhood Specific Plan. We were first contacted by Tony Bogota in 2015 to collaborate on the land plan, land use designations, and design guidelines of this project. While we have had multiple productive meetings with the City since then, the timing of this hearing has come as a surprise without receiving prior notice. An extension of time will allow us to review the current plan for the UNSP to ensure that we understand the City's ultimate vision for the area and, if possible, provide constructive input to the plan that may enhance the efficiency and marketability of the project when developed. We appreciate your consideration. E. Todd Rosa Vice President - Senior Investment Manager Hearthstone 19700 Fairchild Road, Suite 260 Irvine, CA 92612 949-954-1923 trosa@hearthstone.com r� U _ � C) acUJ o :J w p —'- V CD C.3 cv