HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdopted Engineering Standards CombinedRESOLUTION NO. 2025-004
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, TO REPEAL AND REPLACE RESOLUTION NO.
2024-077 WHICH ADOPTED THE CITY OF PALM DESERT STANDARD
DETAILS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES AND MAKING A FINDING OF
EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert City Council adopted Ordinance 125 in 1976
to help the development community install roadway improvements that were consistent
within its City boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California adopted
Resolution 2024-077 on October 10, 2024, adopting the City of Palm Desert Standard
Details and Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, upon further review, inconsistencies in some of the standard details
have been identified that required clarification for accurate implementation; and
WHEREAS, the standards are not intended to be all inclusive and shall be used
as a design guide, thereby allowing exceptions to these standards to be considered by
the City Engineer on a case by case basis when deemed appropriate for a specific
application; and
WHEREAS, City staff will update this manual periodically as needed subject to
review by the Engineering, Development Services, and Public Works Departments to
ensure standards and guidelines remain current with industry standards, address best
practices, and consider improvements recommended by the development community and
other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on its
regular meeting of February 13, 2025, consider the request by the City Engineer of the
City of Palm Desert to recommend approval of updated City of Palm Desert Standard
Details and Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, The City, in its capacity as the Lead Agency for this project, finds that
the project is exempt from CEQA since the proposed Standard Guidelines do not alter
the physical environment and qualify for a CEQA exemption under Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3) since there is no substantial evidence that there is any possibility that the
approval of these Standards will have a significant effect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The City Council finds and determines that the recitals set
forth above are true and correct, that the recitals are incorporated herein by this reference,
and that the recitals constitute the City of Palm Desert City Council’s findings for
recommending approval of the revised City of Palm Desert Standard Details and Design
Guidelines.
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SECTION 2. Findings. The City Council finds that the facts and reasons, which
are outlined in the staff report, sufficient to recommend approval of said request.
SECTION 3. CEQA. The City, in its capacity as the Lead Agency for this project,
finds that the revised project is exempt from CEQA since the proposed Standard
Guidelines do not alter the physical environment and qualify for a CEQA exemption under
Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) since there is no substantial evidence that there is any
possibility that the approval of these Standards will have a significant effect on the
environment.
SECTION 4. Recommendation. The City Council adopt the revised City of Palm
Desert Standard Details and Design Guidelines, attached hereto as Exhibit A. and
incorporated herein by reference and repeal Resolution Number 2024-077.
ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2025
JAN C. HARNIK
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, hereby certify that Resolution
No. 2025-004 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 February 13, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
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NONE
ABSENT: +$51,.
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
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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EXHIBIT A
City of Palm Desert Standard Details and Design Guidelines
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