HomeMy WebLinkAboutUrban Crossings NOICITY OF PALM DESERT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY &
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
URBAN CROSSINGS
PP/CUP 22-0002 and MND
LEAD AGENCY: City of Palm Desert
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
CONTACT PERSON: Kevin Swartz, Associate Planner (760) 346-0611, Ext. 485
PROJECT TITLE: Urban Crossings -176
PROJECT LOCATION: Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 694-130-017 and 694-130-018
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed project includes a precise plan and conditional use
permit that would allow for the development of 176-unit multi-family (affordable housing)
community on an 11-acre property located at the southeast corner of Gateway Drive and Dick
Kelly Drive in the City of Palm Desert, Riverside County, California. The average density of the
site would be 14.9 dwelling units per acre (DU/AC). A dog park and laundry room would be
provided on the northwest corner of the site with a tot lot and lawn area. Another laundry room
would be provided on the northeast corner of the site with a desert garden, water feature, and
lawn area. In the center of the site, an approximately 3,741 square foot leasing and amenities
building, a pool, lawn, BBQ area, and recreation area consisting of a play structure,
embankment slide, and lawn area would be provided for residents.
FINDINGS/DETERMINATION: The city has reviewed and considered the proposed project and
has determined that any potentially significant impacts can be mitigated to a less than significant
level. The city herby prepares and proposes to adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration for this project.
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: A 20-day public review period for the
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration will commence at 8:00 a.m. on April 15, 2022, and
end on May 4, 2022, for interested individuals and public agencies to submit written comments
on the document. Any written comments on the Initial Study/Negative Declaration must be
received at the above address within the public review period. In addition, you may email
comments to the following address: kswartz@cityofpalmdesert.org. Copies of the Initial
Study/Negative Declaration are available for review at the above address.
PUBLIC MEETING: Notification of the Planning Commission date, time, and place of the future
public meeting will be provided later in compliance with City and California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) requirements.