ORDINANCE NO. _______
ZONE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 21-001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY AMENDING CHAPTER 9.31 MIXED USE
COMMERCIAL OF THE CATHEDRAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, Title 9 (Planning and Development) of the City of Cathedral City (City)’s Municipal Code (“Planning and Zoning Code”) provides for the organized, predictable, and efficient development of land within the City; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Code establishes land use districts throughout the City and regulates the development of land in each district; and WHEREAS, the City has long worked to attract long-term commercial investment and development in its Downtown area for the use and enjoyment of City residents and visitors, and the continued economic development of the City; and WHEREAS, on August 3, 2022, after taking public testimony during a regularly scheduled public meeting, the Planning Commission approved a Mitigated Negative Declaration in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and recommended approval of Zone Ordinance Amendment No. 21-001 (Amendment) to allow for additional commercial uses within the Mixed-Use Commercial (MXC) zone; and WHEREAS, the Amendment will expand on existing uses permitted with a conditional use permit in the MXC zone to allow for and encourage commercial development in the City’s Downtown area, including the proposed Cathedral Cove Center, a comprehensive phased planned development with a proposed mix of commercial and residential uses; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Amendment is consistent with the policies and goals of the General Plan and is in the best interests of the City’s general welfare; and WHEREAS, in light of the above, as well as the findings made by the Planning Commission, the City Council of the City of Cathedral City wishes to adopt Zone Ordinance Amendment No. 21-001 as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Cathedral City finds that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. Title 9 of the City of Cathedral City Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as provided in Attachment A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, with additions noted in underline and deletions noted in strikeout.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares it would have passed and adopted this Ordinance and each and all provisions hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said provisions be declared invalid.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its second reading by the City Council.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall, within fifteen (15) days after passage of this Ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least three (3) designated public places; shall certify to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance; and shall cause this Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of this City.
This Ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting of the City Council held on the ____ day of _____________, 2022, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
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Ernesto M. Gutierrez, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracey R. Hermosillo, City Clerk