HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2024-017RESOLUTION NO. 2024-017
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DENYING A PROPOSED STREET VACATION OF AN 8,582
SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF SHADOW LAKE DRIVE IN FAVOR OF A
PROPERTY AT 73745 SHADOW LAKE DRIVE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT GENERAL PLAN (APNS: 627-342-001)
CASE NOS. ST23-0008
WHEREAS, Gordon German, the owner of the property located at 73745 Shadow
Lake Drive, did submit a request for a street vacation to vacate an 8,582 square foot portion
of Shadow Lake Drive adjacent to 73745 Shadow Lake Drive; and
WHEREAS, the Project site (73745 Shadow Lake Drive) has a land use designation
of Conventional Suburban Neighborhood in the General Plan adopted on November 10,
2016; and
WHEREAS, street vacation proceedings may be initiated by the City Council or may
act on a petition or request of an interested person, pursuant to Chapter 3, Part 3, Division 9
of the Streets and Highways Code; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65402 requires that prior to the
streets being vacated by the City Council, the Planning Commission shall make a finding that
the proposed street vacation is consistent with the City’s General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on
the 19th day of March 2024, consider the request for street vacation identified above and
adopt Planning Commission Resolution 2860 finding the request to be consistent with the
Palm Desert General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 25th day
of April 2024, consider the request for street vacation identified above at a duly noticed public
hearing and voted to deny the project; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The City Council hereby finds that the foregoing recitals are true
and correct and are incorporated herein as substantive findings of this Resolution.
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SECTION 2. Project Denial. The City Council was unable to make the necessary
findings under Chapter 3, Part 3, Division 9 of the California Streets and Highways Code, and
hereby denies the proposed street vacation of a 8,582 square foot portion of Shadow Lake
Drive adjacent to 73745 Shadow Lake Drive (ST 23-0008).
ADOPTED ON MAY 9, 2024.
KARINA QUINTANILLA
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that Resolution
No. 2024-017 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on May 9, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: KELLY, NESTANDE, TRUBEE, AND QUINTANILLA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: HARNIK
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of Palm Desert, California, on ______________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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