HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 983ORDINANCE NO. 983
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 107, THE
PALM DESERT ZONING MAP BY PREZONING FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FUTURE ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF
PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF IRONWOOD
COUNTRY CLUB, PART OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 5, T6S
R6E AND A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
CASE NO. C/Z 00-02
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 22nd
day of March, 2001, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the request by S.R.
CONSULTANTS and IRONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB for approval of the prezoning for the
purpose of future annexation to the city of property generally located in the east half of
Section 5, T6S R6E (south of Ironwood Country Club) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration
of Environmental Impact as it relates thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission by its Resolution No. 2044 has recommended
approval of C/Z 00-02; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has consulted through CVAG with the Fish and Wildlife
Service and the Department of Fish and Game; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has consulted with the Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research
Center; and
WHEREAS, the applicant has agreed to compensate for the loss of Bighorn Sheep
habitat at a 2:1 ratio and has agreed to other mitigation measures delineated in a letter from
the Fish and Wildlife Service dated December 15, 2000; and
WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of the "City of Palm
Desert Procedure for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Resolution
No. 00-24," in that a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact has been
prepared and the Director of Community Development has recommended that it be certified;
and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and
arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said City Council did find
the following facts and reasons to exist to justify its actions, as described below:
1. The proposed prezoning to PR-2 and Open Space is consistent with the
proposed General Plan land use designation.
Ordinance No. 983
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1: That a portion of Ordinance No. 107 referencing Section 25.46.1 of the
Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Map (Chapter 35.46 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code) is
hereby amended to read as shown on the attached Exhibit "B."
SECTION 2: That a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact is hereby
certified as shown in the attached Exhibit "A."
SECTION 3: The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, is hereby directed
to publish this ordinance in the Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation, published
and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California, and shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City
Council, held on this 12th day of April , 2001, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, KELLY, FERGUSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: SPIEGEL
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SHEILA R.. GIL1L46AN, qty Clerk
City of Palm Desert, Mlifornia
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Ordinance No. 983-
EXHIBIT A
Pursuant to Title 14, Division 6, Article 6 (commencing with section 15070) of the
California Code of Regulations.
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CASE NO: C/Z 00-02
APPLICANT/PROJECT SPONSOR: City of Palm Desert
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/LOCATION: Prezoning of the property south of Ironwood Country
Club, part of the east half of Section 5, T6S R6E, facilitating annexation of the area to the
city.
The Director of the Department of Community Development, City of Palm Desert, California,
has found that the described project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
A copy of the Initial Study has been attached to document the reasons in support of this
finding. Mitigation measures, if any, included in the project to avoid potentially significant
effects, may also be found attached.
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PHILIP DRELL DATE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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a/✓'alm 17eaed Case No. C/Z 00-2 CITY COUNCIL
Change of Zone
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Date: 3- 2-01
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