La Quinta City Council
September 19, 2023

Deliverable: Meeting minutes for each meeting. PowerPoint presentation for City Council and Commission Meetings.

Task 6 - City Approval of Master Plan
a) Consultant shall submit twelve (12) copies and one (1) electronic copy of the draft master plan for review and comment by City staff.
b) Based upon comments received from the City, consultant will revise the draft master plan and resubmit twenty (20) copies.
c) Staff approved master plan will be presented to the City Council as a study session item for review and comment and Community Services Commission Meeting. d) Consultant will make final changes and submit twenty (20) copies of the final version of the master plan. Consultant will provide electronic version compatible with existing City software.

OPTIONAL Task 7- Community Outreach
a) Consultant shall attend and assist City with two community meetings. (It is assumed the City will provide the venue and invite the public to the meetings). b) The first meeting shall present the existing site conditions, City’s goals for the project, and initial park programming and will provide the opportunity for the community to provide feedback on each of the above.
c) The second meeting will present the results of the first meeting and the draft park master plan for community feedback.

Deliverable: Community Meeting #1 memorandum of results.

Deliverable: Community Meeting #2 memorandum of results.

Exclusions:
a) Construction Documents
b) Architectural plans
c) Grading and drainage plans
d) Hydrology and drainage reports
e) Lighting and electrical plans
f) Structural engineering and calculations
g) Geotechnical studies and pavement recommendations
h) Splash Park mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans i) Permitting
j) Agencies fees
k) Phase 2 or Phase 3 Environmental Audits
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Description of Additional Services to be completed:

Task 1 – Project Manager Meetings and Coordination
a) Consultant shall attend a web-based kickoff meeting with the Client to discuss the goals and objectives for the project.
b) Consultant shall attend periodic web-based meetings with the Client to coordinate the project. (A total of six meetings are budgeted for this project.) c) Consultant shall coordinate the project with the City of LaQuinta and its sub-consultants.

Task 2 – Landscape Architectural Design Development
a) Consultant shall prepare landscape architectural design development documents based on the Master Plan. Design development documents shall serve as the guideline for construction documents. They shall include further refinement of the master plan and additional information regarding landscape construction items, product selections, colors, finishes, plant palette, and irrigation methods.

Task 3 – Site Demolition Plan
a) Consultant shall prepare a site demolition plan that identifies items to be removed and disposed of or removed and salvaged.

Task 4 – Civil Engineering
a) Consultant shall retain a civil engineer sub-consultant (Dudek) to complete the project civil engineering. The following is the scope of work that Dudek will provide for the improvements described above. For the purposes of this proposal, Dudek has assumed the following:
• The City will provide all necessary surveying data and services including topographic data illustrating existing contours and surface features, and field survey data such as spot elevations for connecting proposed facilities with existing. • The City will provide a geotechnical report and recommendations for the proposed improvements, including percolation testing for any stormwater management facilities. • The existing retention basin located along Avenue 52 is sufficient for stormwater management related to the park improvements. Dudek will assist the client with the design of drainage facilities to maintain the existing flow patterns within the park, but a detailed hydrology and hydraulic analysis as well as a water quality management plan will not be required for the proposed park improvements.
• No off-site street improvements are required.
• No new CVWD water service connection is required to provide potable water for any new facilities, including drinking fountains, restroom, etc. All proposed improvements will connect to existing water service(s) already serving the park. • A new sewer lateral may be required for the proposed pre-fabricated restroom building.

Dudek’s scope includes design of a new sewer lateral to connect with (presumed) existing sewer infrastructure located in Avenida Bermudas. Dudek has assumed there is adequate depth within any existing sewer main to allow for gravity flow and no pumped facilities are required.
• Any required retaining structures required as part of the grading improvements will be limited in height to no more than five feet (5’) in retained height. Any retaining structures Exhibit A

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outside this limit will require design by a structural engineer and is not included in the civil scope of work.
• Structural engineering for any shade structures will be provided by others (the structure manufacturers) and is excluded from the civil scope of work. • All dry utility infrastructure design, including gas and electricity, will be provided by others and is excluded from the civil scope of work.
• Any pool equipment design required for the water playground/wading pool will be provided by others (Water Ventures) and is excluded from the civil scope of work. • Any fugitive dust (PM-10) mitigation plan and or Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) will be the responsibility of the contractor selected to construct the proposed improvements and is excluded from the civil scope of work. b) Civil Project Management and Meetings, Research
i) Dudek will begin the design related work through attendance at a pre-design kick-off meeting with the design team to formalize the design approach. The meeting will be a review of project technical requirements, project limits, design parameters, timelines, contract management, schedules and milestones.
ii) Dudek will meet with the client during the development of the design and specifically request meetings at 60% completion and 90% completion. At the 60% completion meeting, we will perform a field inspection with draft design plans in hand to mark repair areas in the field with paint and discuss any special construction conditions, treatments, or conflicts. iii) Dudek will perform an initial field reconnaissance site visit to verify the existing improvements within the project limits. Existing surface and underground facilities (including meter boxes, existing survey monuments, manholes, valve covers, power poles, etc.) which may be affected by the project construction will be field verified. Research will include review of existing as-built data (street plans, utility plans, etc.) Using available utility maps obtained from agencies servicing the project area and as-built records from the City.
c) Civil Engineering Construction Documents
i) Using the basemap and topographic information acquired from the City and Landscape Architect, Dudek will prepare a grading and drainage plan at 1”=20’ scale on Arch D (24” x 36”) plan sheets. The plans will include the limits of demolition, reconstruction layouts and elevations, details of construction, and signage and striping improvements. Existing areas of deficient drainage identified by the survey and site walk will be discussed and potentially addressed in the improvement plans.
ii) Handicap ramps and driveways will be designed as needed to meet current ADA requirements.
iii) General drawings will be prepared including typical coversheet, general notes, abbreviations and symbols, general details, and signing/striping plans. iv) All hardscape and site construction elements will be delineated on the civil plans for dimensional and horizontal control information. Grading improvements on the site will depict existing and proposed contours, vertical design (finished surface elevations, high and low points, grade breaks, etc.), and drainage patterns and features (swale location, slope, etc.) All hardscape improvements designed for pedestrian access will consider Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility limitations and requirements for slope, finished surface roughness, etc.

Exhibit A

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v) Preparation of Deliverables includes internal QA/QC prior to each submittal. The project manager will carry out a detailed review of the project team’s work including any subconsultant work. Deliverables at 60%, 90% (design development), and 100% (construction development) progress submittals will include up to three (3) full-size sets of progress prints (24” x 36”), three (3) sets of technical specifications, and three (3) copies of the current cost estimate.
vi) Any comments from the review meetings will be incorporated into the subsequent submittal and the final submittal will include one copy of signed mylars, final technical specifications, and a copy of the final cost estimate.
vii) Electronic copies of the drawings in AutoCAD format, the project specifications in Word, and the engineers estimate in Excel will be provided.
viii) Plans will be reviewed and processed through the City of La Quinta. Final plans will be provided in PDF format for use in bidding and constructing the improvements.

Task 5 – Landscape Construction Plans
a) Consultant shall prepare landscape construction plans at a scale suitable to communicate design intent that identifies proposed construction elements identified in the project Master Plan. (Structural Calculations and Shop Drawings shall be provided by the respective manufacturers of the shade structures and playground equipment.)
b) Consultant shall prepare applicable landscape construction notes, details and specifications. c) Consultant shall coordinate the design with the architect, civil engineer, structural engineer, mechanical/electrical/ plumbing consultant, manufacturers, and other consultants during this phase.
d) Consultant shall coordinate with the pre-fabricated restroom manufacturer and City regarding the pre-fabricated restroom design, site location, and permitting process. a) Consultant shall revise plans and respond to comments from the permitting municipality as required for plan check and final permitting for areas concerning landscape architecture including CVWD approvals and rebate applications.

Task 6 –Planting Plans
a) Consultant shall prepare planting plans at a scale suitable to communicate design intent that identifies proposed trees, shrubs, groundcovers, and mulch. Plans shall conform to the State of California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance or locally adopted ordinance. b) Consultant shall prepare a landscape planting legend (schedule) including plant genus, species, common name, quantity, size, water use, and remarks using the City Standards and plant palette. c) Consultant shall prepare applicable planting notes, details and specifications. d) Consultant shall revise plans and respond to comments from the permitting municipality as required for plan check and final permitting for areas concerning landscape architecture including CVWD approvals and rebate applications.

Task 7 –Irrigation Plans
a) Consultant shall prepare irrigation plans at a scale suitable to communicate design intent that identifies proposed irrigation equipment. Plans shall conform to the State of California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance or locally adopted ordinance. b) Consultant shall prepare an irrigation legend including manufacturer and model numbers of proposed equipment.
c) Consultant shall prepare applicable irrigation notes, details and specifications. d) Consultant shall prepare irrigation Water Use Calculations.

Exhibit A

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e) Consultant shall revise plans and respond to comments from the permitting municipality as required for plan check and final permitting for areas concerning landscape architecture including CVWD approvals and rebate applications.

Task 8– Site Lighting and Electrical Engineering
Consultant shall retain an electrical engineer sub-consultant (Visual Concepts Lighting, Inc.) to complete the project site lighting and electrical engineering. The following is the scope of work that Visual Concepts will provide for the improvements described above:
a) Site Lighting and Electrical Engineering Construction Documents 30% i) Provide a photometric lighting plan to demonstrate adequate lighting for all pedestrian walkways, central plaza, playgrounds, picnic structures, and parking lot. Provide lighting for palms and canopy trees. Plans shall be delivered during the 30% deliverable to show design intent and design product concept.
ii) Parking lot lights shall be upgraded to new LED with exiting pole locations staying as per plan.
iii) Coordinate with city as-build electrical plans to see if existing pedestrian poles can be used. iv) Coordinate with the team for theming and selections/placements of lighting and electrical components.
v) Coordinate with City for lighting specifications prior to conceptual design. vi) Web-based team meetings
b) Site Lighting and Electrical Engineering Construction Documents 60% i) Provide electrical plans for the installation of electrical and lighting for the following features and at the following deliverable phases: Pedestrian walkways, central plaza, playgrounds, picnic structures tree up-lights and parking lot. Provide electrical circuitry for irrigation controllers and Electrical Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) locations as identified on plans.

This will be for EV “Capable” and ‘Ready” spaces. Provide conduit stubs to future Phase 2 electrical needs. Plans shall include all conduit and circuitry installation details, specifications, lighting and panel schedules, voltage drop calculations and Title-24 energy calculations. Reuse existing electrical circuitry as possible per as-built plans and conditions. (Specifications shall be on plans.)
ii) The lighting shall be confirmed further by revised photometric studies for safety and security as directed by the client.
iii) Coordinate with utility consultant if a new metered service for site power is required. Have utility consultant request electrical demand readings for 1 year on the existing electrical panel to see if capacity remains.
iv) Coordinate with the landscape architect and civil engineer for location of all lights on site. v) All plan check comments to be addressed and responded to as well as plan revisions per these comments.
vi) Web-based team meetings.
c) Site Lighting and Electrical Engineering Construction Documents 90% i) Further completion of electrical details, circuitry, calculations and sheet specifications. ii) Lighting shall be confirmed further by revised photometric studies for safety and security. iii) Coordinate with utility consultant for installation of a new metered service for site power as required.
iv) Coordinate with the landscape architect for location of all lights on site.

Exhibit A

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v) All plan check comments to be addressed and responded to as well as plan revisions per these comments.
vi) Web-based team meetings.
d) Site Lighting and Electrical Engineering Construction Documents 100% i) Further completion of electrical details, circuitry, calculations and sheet specifications. ii) Title-24 mandatory measures.
iii) Structural pole base calculations
iv) All plan check comments to be addressed and responded to as well as plan revisions per these comments.
v) Web-based team meetings.

Task 9 – Aquatic Design Services
1) Consultant shall retain an Aquatic Design sub-consultant (Water Ventures) to complete the wading pool/ water playground and existing pool equipment design, consulting and engineering. It is understood that the proposed project shall include the addition of a skimmer-type wading pool with a play structure, water features, beach entry and associated piping, recirculation, and filtration systems required for typical swimming pool operation. Water Ventures will recommend specific play features in addition to the central Water Structure to maximize the play value for the pool area. They will provide options and color choices as well. A color rendering will be provided. The Project shall be designed to conform to the 2022 CBC Title 24, Chapter 31B (Public Swimming Pools) and other applicable codes. It is understood that the Project shall follow a Design-Bid-Build delivery method. a) The aspects and components of the project in Water Ventures’ scope will include the following items:
i) Swimming Pool (Splash Pad)design & engineering including structures, finishes, piping, and features necessary to provide a functional wading pool; ii) Swimming Pool (Splash Pad) mechanical equipment including recirculation, filtration, heating, and chemical delivery systems for the proposed wading pool. b) Water Ventures will provide utility demand information to the Client for the following items:
i) Sanitary sewer and gas service connections for the wading pool equipment room; ii) Mechanical venting, heating, conditioning, and gas service for the wading pool equipment room and chemical rooms;
iii) Electrical service for the wading pool equipment; Domestic water service for the wading pool equipment;
iv) Overall sizing and layout of the wading pool equipment room and chemical rooms, and assessing the existing structure;
v) General information and recommendations regarding requirements for the wading pool site including pool area enclosure, restrooms, locker rooms, auxiliary rooms, and general function and programming of the site and facility.
c) Water Ventures will provide the above services through the following phases:
i) Schematic Design Phase Services
(1) Water Ventures shall perform a non-invasive visual aquatic, architectural, and engineering assessment of the existing swimming pool, deck, pool equipment room, support spaces, and building mechanical room and review requirements for the intended scope.

Exhibit A

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(2) Water Ventures shall review the project program furnished by the Client to ascertain the requirements of the project and shall arrive at a mutual understanding of such requirements with the Client.
(3) Water Ventures shall review with the Client alternative approaches to the design and construction of the Project including various types of water features. (4) Water Ventures shall prepare schematic plans and cross-sections for the wading pool showing critical finish dimensions and features. Water Ventures shall review the physical characteristics and requirements identified for the pool based on the agreed upon program with the Client. Schematic Design drawings shall include the following:
• Wading Pool structures and finishes;
• Wading Pool deck area and limits;
• Site Path of Travel and egress;
• Support spaces;
• Activity program use and course/event configurations; • Geotechnical issues influencing pool structures (if any). ii) Design Development Phase Services
(1) Water Ventures shall attend a Design Review meeting with the Architect and Owner, if necessary, to review the Schematic Design documents in an effort to finalize design parameters to complete documents.
(2) Based on the approved Schematic Design Documents and any adjustments authorized by the Client in the project program or schedule, Water Ventures shall prepare, for approval by the Client, Design Development Documents consisting of drawings and other documents to fix and describe the size and character of the Project as to aquatic, structural, mechanical, and electrical systems, materials and such other elements as may be appropriate. Design Development drawings shall include the following:
• Wading Pool sections and markings;
• Wading Pool Equipment Room sections and equipment;
• Building sections and elevations.
iii) Construction Document Phase Services
(1) Based on the approved Design Development Documents and any further requested adjustments in the scope or quality of the Project or the construction budget authorized by the Client, Water Ventures shall prepare, for approval by the Client, Construction Documents consisting of Drawings and Technical Specifications set forth in detail the requirements for the construction of the Project.
iv) Agency Review Phase Services
(1) All permits from governmental agencies shall be obtained by the Client/Contractor. (2) Water Ventures shall assist the Client in filing the construction documents required for the approval of governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the Project. (3) Water Ventures shall provide response revisions to address comments from the Health Department agencies. If an agency provides additional comments unrelated to its initial comments which necessitate further responses from Water Ventures or revisions to the previously prepared documents, such services shall be additional services at an agreedupon fee for such services.

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v) Exclusions / Provided by Others
(1) The following services are specifically excluded from Water Ventures’ scope of services as outlined above. Such services can be provided as Additional Services upon written authorization by the Client.
• Fire protection engineering services (provided on a design-build basis by the general contractor);
• Hazardous waste testing, monitoring and/or contingency plan for both site and building demolition work;
• Temporary or permanent shoring documents or coordination for any existing structures other than indication on construction documents. • Special Testing/Inspections;
• Legal work, i.e.: parcel map, easements, lot line removal, radius maps, etc.; • Cost of all permits, plan check fees and any/all other related fees; • Environmental approvals.
vi) Accessibility Compliance
(1) For the purposes of this Proposal, it shall be understood that the facility provides a codecompliant accessible path of travel from the public way, the parking area serving the pool, as well as from any associated locker room and toilet facilities to the pool deck. Path of travel will be provided on the civil engineering plans. vii) Plumbing Fixture Compliance
(1) For the purposes of this Proposal, it shall be understood that the existing facility provides the required quantity of plumbing fixtures (toilets, urinals, lavatories, and showers) as required by the applicable California Building and Plumbing Codes. Should confirmation or verification, or design services be required to provide the required number of fixtures, such services shall be considered Additional Services.

Task 10 – Opinion of Probable Construction Cost Estimate a) Consultant shall prepare an opinion of probable construction cost based on the construction documents.

Task 11 – Construction Support
a) Consultant(s) shall respond to Contractor requests for information and prepare addendums and clarifications per phase.
b) Consultant(s) shall review Contractor submittals and shop drawings per phase. c) Consultant(s) shall provide field observation at the appropriate stages of construction as requested by the City.
d) Consultant(s) shall review completed project and prepare a punch list of outstanding items related to landscape (one site visit per phase).
e) Consultant(s) shall review the completed punch list items and provide a letter of substantial completion (one site visit per phase).
f) Consultant shall review the completed project after the 90-maintenance period and prepare a punch list of outstanding items related to the 90-maintenance of the project. (one site visit per phase).
g) Consultant shall review the completed post 90-maintenance punch list items and provide a letter of substantial completion to the City (one site visit per phase).

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h) Consultant(s) shall provide record drawings based on general contractors redlines per phase.

Construction support services shall be invoiced on a time and materials basis.

Although the Consultant may observe and discuss potential problems with the Client/ Owner or the Client/ Owner’s contractor(s), the site visits are not construction inspections or a guarantee that there will not be construction deficiencies. Contractor submittals, such as shop drawings and samples are reviewed by the Consultant only to determine if they conform to the Consultant’s design intent. Consultant’s review of submittals shall not constitute approval of safety precautions or construction means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures. Consultant’s review of Contractor’s payment applications to determine if the amount of work represented as complete is generally consistent with the Consultant’s observations during its site visits shall be subject to any noted qualifications by the Consultant. Client understands that the frequency of the Consultant’s site visits may limit Consultant’s ability to review certain payment applications.

Consultant’s review shall not be a representation that Consultant has supervised the work, or that Consultant has reviewed how or for what purpose Contractor has used or intends to use Owner’s payments.

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Exhibit B
Schedule of Compensation
With the exception of compensation for Additional Services, provided for in Section 2.3 of this Agreement, the maximum total compensation to be paid to Contracting Party under this Agreement is not to exceed Four Hundred Forty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred and Four Dollars ($440,610) (the “Contract Sum”), comprised of $79,375 for Master Planning services as detailed in Exhibit B of the Agreement, and $361,235 for additional engineering design and construction services as detailed in enclosed Exhibit B to this Amendment No. 2.

The Contract Sum shall be paid to Contracting Party in installment payments made on a monthly basis and in an amount identified in Contracting Party’s schedule of compensation attached hereto for the work tasks performed and properly invoiced by Contracting Party in conformance with Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

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Compensation for Additional Services
PHASES 1, 2, 3 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AS A COMBINED PROJECT, BUT THREE SEPARATE PLAN SETS FOR BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION:

PHASE 1,2,3
(concurrently)

SUBTOTALS
PHASE 1,2,3
(concurrently)

TASK TOTAL
Task 1 – Project Management

1.01 - Kickoff Meeting $500

1.02 - Meetings $2,500

1.03 - Coordination $9,450
$12,450
Task 2 – Landscape Architectural Design Development

2.01 - Landscape Architectural Design Development $14,850 $14,850
Task 3 – Site Demolition Plan

3.01 - Site Demolition Plan $9,900
$9,900
Task 4 - Civil Engineering

4.01 - Kick Off Meeting $583

4.02 - Meetings (3) $5,247

4.03 - Field Review $2,024

4.04 - Civil Project Management $5,830

4.05 - Utility Research $1,562

4.06 - Grading and Drainage Plan $69,553

4.07 - Specifications $9,504

4.08 - Civil Cost Estimate $11,462
$105,765
Task 5 – Landscape Construction Plans

5.01 - Landscape Construction Plans $39,600
$39,600
Task 6 – Planting Plans

6.01 - Planting Plans $20,700
$20,700
Exhibit B

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Task 7 – Irrigation Plans

7.01 - Irrigation Plans $20,700
$20,700
Task 8– Site Lighting and Electrical Engineering

8.01 - Site Lighting and Electrical Engineering $29,370 $29,370
Task 9 – Aquatic Design Services

9.01 - Aquatic Design Services Schematic Phase $10,450

9.02 - Aquatic Design Services Design Development $11,550

9.03 - Aquatic Design Services CD's $14,850

9.04 - Aquatic Design Services Agency Reviews $6,050
$42,900
Task 10 - Opinion of Probable Cost Estimate

10.01 - Opinion of Probable Construction Costs $8,000
$8,000
Task 11 – Construction Support Services

11.01 – Construction Support Services
$40,000
SUB-TOTAL $344,235
Reimbursable Expenses $17,000.00
TOTAL $361,235
Additional fees - Reimbursable Expenses:

Pre-fabricated manufacturer structural engineering Cost plus 10% Printing, Shipping, Delivery: Cost plus 20%
Mileage Reimbursement: $0.655 per mile (or current Federal Rate) Fee Escalation Due to City Delays in Contracting or Construction – The fees and hourly rates included in this proposal are valid through January 1, 2025. If the City delays portions of the construction documents or construction administration beyond January 1, 2025, fees and hourly rates shall be adjusted based on the rate of inflation between January 1, 2025 and the date the City authorizes the Consultant’s work to commence.

Exhibit B

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Supplemental Services - Supplemental Services when requested by Client, shall be compensated on an hourly basis at the rates provided below or on the basis of a negotiated fee provided in an amendment to this Agreement.

Supplemental Plan Revisions - Reasonable (limited) revisions are included in this scope of work due to Client changes, and Municipal plan check comments per phase of work. Excessive revisions due Client changes, or excessive Municipal comments (major plan changes) after construction documents are complete per phase of work, are not included and will be billed as additional services based on mutual agreement with Client.

Hourly Rate Schedule:

In-Site Landscape Architecture, Inc.

Principal Landscape Architect: $170.00 per hour
Senior Landscape Architect: $150.00 per hour
Landscape Architect: $125.00 per hour
Director of Irrigation: $125.00 per hour
Landscape Designer: $100.00 per hour
Dudek
Principal Engineer II $265.00 per hour
Senior Engineer III $230.00 per hour
Project Engineer I/ Technician I $160.00 per hour
Visual Concepts, Inc.

President/Team Leader $180.00 per hour
Professional Engineer $150.00 per hour
Sr. Project Manager $150.00 per hour
Project Manager $110.00 per hour
Electrical Designer/Lighting Designer $90.00 per hour
Drafter $70.00 per hour
Water Ventures
Principal $275.00 per hour
Associate $240.00 per hour
Project Architect $220.00 per hour
Project Engineer $220.00 per hour
Senior Project Manager $185.00 per hour
Project Manager $175.00 per hour
Job Captain $155.00 per hour
Staff Engineer/Architect $135.00 per hour
Designer/Drafter $135.00 per hour
Administration $150.00 per hour
Office Aide $100.00 per hour
Entitlement Presentations $300.00 per hour
Exclusions:
a) Architectural plans (beyond coordination with pre-fabricated manufacturers) Exhibit B

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City of La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: September 19, 2023

STAFF REPORT
AGENDA TITLE: DISCUSS THE VILLAGE UNDERGROUNDING FEASIBILITY STUDY PROJECT NO. 2022-06

RECOMMENDATION
Discuss the Village Undergrounding Feasibility Study Project No. 2022-06.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• In 2010, a feasibility study was prepared to assess the undergrounding of utilities citywide.
• Undergrounding of utilities in the Village was identified as a priority at the 2021 and 2022 annual Community Workshops and funding was appropriated to update the feasibility study in the fiscal year (FY) 2022/23 Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
• A request for proposals (RFP) to prepare a Village Undergrounding Feasibility Study was issued in both August and October 2022 and NV5, Inc. was selected as the most qualified firm to provide the requested services. • A draft of the Village Undergrounding Feasibility Study (Undergrounding Study) has been developed by the consultant and project team (Attachment 1). • Additional financial analysis and finance options will be presented after feedback is provided for the Undergrounding Study.

FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City at this time. The Undergrounding Study provides estimated costs for undergrounding utilities in the various study areas.

BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
In 2010, a citywide Undergrounding Feasibility Study was prepared. This Study included the assessment of costs to underground overhead utilities within six areas in the city. The costs prepared for this Study were out of date and needed to be reassessed. A phasing plan was also needed to prioritize the undergrounding of the Village’s commercial area and Francis Hack Lane.

STUDY SESSION ITEM NO. 1
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During the 2021 and 2022 annual Community Workshops, undergrounding utilities in the La Quinta Village was identified as a community priority. Subsequently, funding was included in the FY 2022/23 CIP to update the Undergrounding Study, and Council approved an agreement with NV5, Inc. in December 2022 to provide these services.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of undergrounding the existing overhead utilities in La Quinta. Specifically, the Undergrounding Study seeks to identify areas for the undergrounding of utilities, estimate the potential overall costs for undergrounding the utilities, and provide a planning-level cost estimate for each study area based on Imperial Irrigation District (IID) utility standards and recommendations in the following six areas:
o Area 1: The Cove
o Area 2: Downtown Commercial Area
o Area 3: Downtown Residential Area
o Area 4: Sagebrush
o Area 5: Highland Palms
o Area 6: Westward Ho.

The Draft Village Undergrounding Feasibility Study includes:
o Project Overview
o Description of Study Areas
o Construction phasing and community impacts
o Study Area Reviews & Detailed Cost Estimates
Review of Rules, Regulations, & Franchise Agreements
The project scope also provides for additional financial analysis and includes specific financing options for undergrounding the existing overhead utilities within the Village.

Preliminary cost estimate options per area for average parcels will be provided and a separate “Financial Options” City Council session will be conducted.

Prepared by: Julie Mignogna, Management Analyst
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Project Overview
Description of Study Areas
Construction phasing and community impacts
Study Area Reviews & Detailed Cost Estimates
Undergrounding Feasibility Study
City of
Review of Rules, Regulations, & Franchises Agreements
Presented by Oscar Lazaro
ATTACHMENT 1ATTACHMENT 1
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Project Overview and Focus
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▪ The study will evaluate the technical feasibility of undergrounding the existing overhead utilities in each of the study areas, including the assessment of potential impacts on the community. ▪ The study will also assess the economic feasibility of the project, including the estimated cost of undergrounding the utilities and the potential benefits to the community.
▪ The study will provide planning-level cost estimates for each study area and recommendations for a construction phasing, potential funding sources and stakeholder engagement.

Project Overview : Project Scope
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▪ Undergrounding power lines on the street can be challenging and disruptive. ▪ The excavation process can require road closures, detours, and disruptions to traffic and businesses in the area. ▪ The installation process may impact street parking and drainage patterns temporarily. ▪ Undergrounding behind the curb it may present a challenge having to manage each individual customer at franchise and private property when trenching at their properties.

Project Overview : Potential Impacts
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Safety: When power lines are undergrounded on the street, it eliminates the risk of people coming into contact with live electrical wires. This is particularly important in high traffic areas or back yards, where there is a greater risk of accidental contact with overhead lines.

Aesthetics: Overhead power lines can detract from the beauty of a neighborhood or street. Undergrounding the lines eliminates the unsightly poles and wires that can be an eyesore and potentially decrease property values.

Reliability: Overhead power lines are vulnerable to weather-related outages, such as those caused by high winds. By placing the lines underground, they are less susceptible to these types of disruptions.

Future Expansion: Undergrounding power lines also allows for easier expansion of the power grid in the future. This is because the underground cables can be more easily replaced or upgraded without disrupting the surrounding area or requiring the construction of additional infrastructure.

Project Overview : Potential Benefits
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Project Overview : Underground Vs Overhead
Underground Power Line Overhead Power Line
Material Cost Higher cost for cables and conduits Lower cost for cables and poles Labor Cost Higher cost for excavation and installation Lower cost for installation Maintenance Cost Lower cost for regular maintenance and repairs Higher cost for regular maintenance and repairs Aesthetics Improved visual appearance of the area Poles and wires may be unsightly or interfere with views Environmental Impact Lower risk of storm damage and power outages Higher risk of storm damage and power outages Reliability Generally, more reliable More susceptible to weather and external Accessibility Easier access for maintenance and repair work Limited access for maintenance and repair work Safety Underground lines are less likely to cause accidents or injuries Overhead lines may pose a risk of electrocution or contact with vehicles or structures 264 Click Here to Return to Agenda
The project started with an assessment of the existing infrastructure using IID system maps, identifying any conflicts or obstacles. A virtual map was created, depicting the six study areas and their respective construction phases, with key locations represented by pictures of poles or utilities. The impacts of construction phasing and potential underground layout were carefully considered for each area.

To estimate the project's cost, utility and contractor rates were determined for each undergrounding phase, including Trench & Conduit, Cable & Connections, Cable Poles, and retiring existing Overhead Lines. The cost breakdown focused on various factors such as trench type, materials, labor, equipment, traffic control, street repair, and franchise repair.

Design & engineering, project management, permits, inspections, and right-of-way acquisition costs were consolidated into a single line item. A contingency and Gas distribution system was not included in the cost estimate. Unforeseen risks or contingencies that might arise during the construction process should be captured and discussed.

Project Overview : Project Implementation Plan
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Description of Study Areas
Area 1 – The Cove
Area 2 - Downtown Commercial Area
Area 3 - Downtown Residential Area
Area #1
Area #2
Area #3
Area #4
Area #5 Area #6
Area 4 – Sagebrush
Area 5 – Highland Palms
Area 6 – Westward Ho
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Description of Study Areas : Area 1 - The Cove Area
▪ There are approximately 4600 single family homes in this area. ▪ There are 266 vacant lots that will require a 3” PVC stub to the empty lot. ▪ The homes in this area are served overhead mostly at the back of the properties. ▪ Most of the Service Panels are rated between 100 – 200 amp. ▪ Some services are already undergrounded from the pole to the panel ( 3” PVC ). ▪ The streets have curb and gutter, there are no side walks, and the R/W area is approximately 10 ft or more.
▪ Easements might be needed for any existing overhead special equipment that will be pad mounted on the Under Ground conversion. For example: fuses, capacitors, switches, regulators.

This study area assesses the existing conditions, overall costs, and issues associated with the conversion of the overhead utilities within the residential area of The Cove. Study Area 1 is bordered by Avenida Montezuma to the west, Avenida Bermudas to the east, Calle Tampico to the north, and Calle Tecate to the south. 267 Click Here to Return to Agenda
Construction Phasing : The Cove Area #1
▪ Each colored area represents a construction phase.
▪ There are approximately 300 residences per each
construction phase.
▪ The construction sequence of the colored areas should start after the backbone conversion at Eisenhower Dr
is completed.
▪ The undergrounding should start at Calle Tampico and
move north to south.
▪ There are 1829 poles, 407 transformers and 90,102
Linear Ft of over head wire.
▪ IID trench requirements: 4-5 ft deep trench based on
the 42” min cover to the top of the electric conduit.

NORTH
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Total Trench Milage 38.73
Total Trench in Linear Ft 204,494
Detailed Cost Estimates : The Cove Area #1
The Cove North to South Trenching in Miles
Ave. Bermuda 2.12
Ave. Navarro 1.48
Ave. Villa 1.38
Ave. Mendoza 1.47
Ave. Martinez 1.58
Eisenhower Dr 1.86
Ave. Velasco 1.9
Ave. Herrera 1.97
Ave. Vallejo 2
Ave. Ramirez 2
Ave. Carranza 2
Ave. Obregon 1.9
Ave. Alvarado 1.75
Ave. Rubio 1.85
Ave. Diaz 1.85
Ave. Juarez 1.65
Ave. Madero 1.4
Ave. Cortez 0.59
Ave. Montezuma 2.2
The Cove East to West Trenching in Miles
Calle Hidalgo 0.53
Calle Sinaloa 0.9
Calle Sonora 0.46
Calle Nogales 0.75
Calle Monterrey 0.83
Calle Arroba 0.9
Calle Madrid 0.7
Calle Potrero 0.53
Calle Yucatan 0.18
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Total Trench Milage 38.73
Total Trench in Linear Ft 204,494
Detailed Cost Estimates : The Cove Area #1 ROW & Private Systems The Cove North to South Trenching in Miles
Ave. Bermuda 2.12
Ave. Navarro 1.48
Ave. Villa 1.38
Ave. Mendoza 1.47
Ave. Martinez 1.58
Eisenhower Dr 1.86
Ave. Velasco 1.9
Ave. Herrera 1.97
Ave. Vallejo 2
Ave. Ramirez 2
Ave. Carranza 2
Ave. Obregon 1.9
Ave. Alvarado 1.75
Ave. Rubio 1.85
Ave. Diaz 1.85
Ave. Juarez 1.65
Ave. Madero 1.4
Ave. Cortez 0.59
Ave. Montezuma 2.2
The Cove East to West Trenching in Miles
Calle Hidalgo 0.53
Calle Sinaloa 0.9
Calle Sonora 0.46
Calle Nogales 0.75
Calle Monterrey 0.83
Calle Arroba 0.9
Calle Madrid 0.7
Calle Potrero 0.53
Calle Yucatan 0.18
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Area 2 - Downtown Commercial Area:
▪ There are approximately 33 single family homes in this area. Services are 200Amp. ▪ There are 7 residential vacant lots that will require a 3” PVC stub to the empty lot. ▪ There are 21 Commercial locations and 19 empty lots
▪ There are 23 streetlights already undergrounded and 5-meter pedestals. ▪ The homes in this area are served overhead mostly at the back of the properties. ▪ The commercial Service Panels will range from 400 – 1200 Amp 3 phase. ▪ All commercial services are already undergrounded from the pole to the panel. ▪ The streets have curb, gutter and sidewalk in the commercial areas and curb at the residential areas, there are no side walks, and the R/W area is approximately 10 ft. ▪ Easements might be needed for any existing overhead special equipment that will be pad mounted on the Under Ground conversion. For example: fuses, capacitors, switches, regulators.

This study area assesses the existing conditions, overall costs, and issues associated with the conversion of the overhead utilities within the downtown commercial area. The downtown area has both commercial and residential customers. Study Area 2 is bordered by Avenida Bermudas to the west, Calle Guatemala to the east, Avenida La Fonda to the north and Calle Amigo to the south. 271 Click Here to Return to Agenda
▪ Each colored area represents a proposed construction phase. ▪ The construction sequence of the colored areas should start after the backbone conversion at Desert Club Dr is completed. We recommend undergrounding an additional 460 linear feet of the existing overhead system, located north of Ave. La Fonda but outside the designated undergrounding zone.
▪ There are about 33 residences in the first construction phase ( green ). ▪ The pink phase is mostly commercial, only 2 residences and approximately 19 vacant commercial lots.
▪ The undergrounding should start at Calle Guatemala and continue to move west.
▪ There are 41 poles, 19 transformers and 4,500 Linear Ft of over head wire.
▪ IID trench requirements: 5 ft deep trench based on the 42” min cover to the top of the electric conduit.

Construction Phasing : The Downtown Commercial Area #2
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Area #2 Commercial in Linear Ft
Dessert Club Drive 2020
Ave. La Fonda Res 850
Calle Cadiz y Fortuna 1613
Calle Estado 636
Calle Cadiz Commercial 670
Calle Barcelona 640
Calle Amigo 635
Ave. La Fonda Commercial 640
Total Trench Milage 1.46
Total Trench in Linear Ft 7,704
Dessert Club Dr includes 460 Linear Ft beyond the
boundary to completely remove the overhead line
Detailed Cost Estimates : Downtown Commercial Area #2
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Area #2 Commercial in Linear Ft
Dessert Club Drive 2020
Ave. La Fonda Res 850
Calle Cadiz y Fortuna 1613
Calle Estado 636
Calle Cadiz Commercial 670
Calle Barcelona 640
Calle Amigo 635
Ave. La Fonda Commercial 640
Total Trench Milage 1.46
Total Trench in Linear Ft 7,704
Dessert Club Dr includes 460 Linear Ft beyond the
boundary to completely remove the overhead line
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▪ There are approximately 262 single family homes in this area. ▪ There are 26 residential vacant lots that will require a 3” PVC stub to the empty lot. ▪ The homes in this area are served overhead mostly at the back of the properties. ▪ Most of the Service Panels are rated between 100 – 200 amp. ▪ Some services are already undergrounded from the pole to the panel ( 3” PVC ). ▪ The streets have curb and gutter, are side walks at Calle Tampico, and the R/W area is approximately 10 ft or more.
▪ Easements might be needed for any existing overhead special equipment that will be pad mounted on the Under Ground conversion. For example: fuses, capacitors, switches, regulators.

Area 3 - Downtown Residential Area:

This study area assesses the existing conditions, overall costs, and issues associated with the conversion of the overhead utilities within the downtown residential area. The western portion of Study Area 3 is bordered by Calle Guatemala to the west, Washington Street to the east, Avenida La Fonda to the north and Avenida Nuestra to the south. The eastern portion of Study Area 3 is bordered by Washington Street to the west, Calle Rondo to the east, Avenida Ultimo to the north, and Avenida Nuestra to the south. 275 Click Here to Return to Agenda
▪ Each colored area represents a proposed construction phase. ▪ The construction sequence of the colored areas should start after the extension from existing UG system at Washington St into Calle Tampico is completed. ▪ There are about 100 residences or less in each construction phase. ▪ The undergrounding should start at Ave Nuestra and continue to move East and north.
▪ There are 113 poles, 47 transformers and 12,600 Linear Ft of over head wire. ▪ IID trench requirements: 5 ft deep trench based on the 42” min cover to the top of the electric conduit.

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Total Trench Milage 3.84
Total Trench in Linear Ft 20,264
Detailed Cost Estimates : Downtown Residential Area #3
Area #3 Downtown Residential in linear Ft
Calle Tampico 1361
Calle Kalima and Ave. Nuestra 1645
Calle Guatemala 602
Calle Hueneme 602
Calle Lloilo 602
Calle Jacumba 602
Ave. Ultimo, Calle Rondo and Ave. Nuesta 4963
Ave. Tujunga 365
Calle Quito 2664
Calle Paloma 2365
Calle Guaymas 635
Ave. Naranja 495
Paloma Ct 285
Calle Obispo 706
Ave. Las Torres 628
Ave. La Jarita 500
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Total Trench Milage 3.84
Total Trench in Linear Ft 20,264
Detailed Cost Estimates : Downtown Residential Area #3 ROW & Private Systems Area #3 Downtown Residential in linear Ft
Calle Tampico 1361
Calle Kalima and Ave. Nuestra 1645
Calle Guatemala 602
Calle Hueneme 602
Calle Lloilo 602
Calle Jacumba 602
Ave. Ultimo, Calle Rondo and Ave. Nuesta 4963
Ave. Tujunga 365
Calle Quito 2664
Calle Paloma 2365
Calle Guaymas 635
Ave. Naranja 495
Paloma Ct 285
Calle Obispo 706
Ave. Las Torres 628
Ave. La Jarita 500
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Area 4 - Sagebrush:
▪ There are approximately 105 single family homes in this area. ▪ There are 10 residential vacant lots that will require a 3” PVC stub to the empty lot. ▪ The homes in this area are served overhead mostly at the back of the properties. ▪ Most of the Service Panels are rated between 100 – 200 amp. ▪ Most services are already undergrounded from the pole to the panel ( 3” PVC ). ▪ The streets have curb and gutter, there are no side walks, and the R/W area is approximately 10 ft or more.
▪ No Easements might be needed. Distribution equipment can be pad mounted on Franchise.

This study area assesses the existing conditions, overall costs, and issues associated with the conversion of the overhead utilities within the residential area of Sagebrush. Study Area 4 is bordered by Washington Street to the west, Date Palm Drive to the east, Sagebrush Avenue to the north, and Saguaro Road to the south. Area 4 also includes the eastern side of Washington Street between Saguaro Road and 50th Avenue.
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▪ Each colored area represents a proposed construction phase. This area would be ideal to pilot the undergrounding of a residential area. ▪ The construction sequence of the colored areas could start at the existing UG system at Sagebrush Ave and move south.
▪ There are about 22 residences on the first phase, 44 on the middle phase and 39 on the last phase.
▪ The undergrounding should start at Sagebrush Ave and continue to move south. ▪ There are 38 poles, 26 transformers and 4,200 Linear Ft of over head wire. ▪ IID trench requirements: 5 ft deep trench based on the 42” min cover to the top of the electric conduit.

Construction Phasing : Sagebrush Area #4
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Total Trench Milage .81
Total Trench in Linear Ft 4,308
Detailed Cost Estimates : Sagebrush Area #4
Area #4 Sagebrush in linear Ft
Saguaro Rd, Date Palm Dr, Sagebrush Ave 3060
Bottlebrush Dr 1248
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Total Trench Milage .81
Total Trench in Linear Ft 4,308
Detailed Cost Estimates : Sagebrush Area #4 ROW & Private Systems Area #4 Sagebrush in linear Ft
Saguaro Rd, Date Palm Dr, Sagebrush Ave 3060
Bottlebrush Dr 1248
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Area 5 - Highland Palms:
▪ There are approximately 92 single family homes in this area. ▪ There is 1 residential vacant lot that will require a 3” PVC stub to the empty lot. ▪ The homes in this area are served overhead mostly at the back of the properties. ▪ Most of the Service Panels are rated between 100 – 200 amp. ▪ Some services are already undergrounded from the pole to the panel ( 3” PVC ). ▪ The streets have curb and gutter, there are no side walks, and the R/W area is approximately 10 ft or more.
▪ No Easements might be needed. Distribution equipment can be pad mounted on Franchise.

This study area assesses the existing conditions, overall costs, and issues associated with the conversion of the overhead utilities within the residential area of Highland Palms. Study Area 5 is bordered by Highland Palms Drive to the west and south, Washington Street to the east, and Singing Palms Drive to the north 283 Click Here to Return to Agenda
▪ This area would be ideal to pilot the undergrounding of a residential area. ▪ The construction on this area will be the most reasonable to approach as there is only 92 residences.
▪ The undergrounding should start at Highlands Palms Dr and continue to move north. ▪ There are 49 poles, 22 transformers and 4,800 Linear Ft of over head wire. ▪ IID trench requirements: 5 ft deep trench based on the 42” min cover to the top of the electric conduit.

Construction Phasing : Highland Palms Area #5
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Total Trench Milage 1.43
Total Trench in Linear Ft 7,551
Detailed Cost Estimates : Highland Palms Area #5
Area #5 Highland Palms in linear Ft
Cameo Palm Dr 1778
Singing Palms Dr 366
Culc de Sacs 591
Crest View Terrace 479
Bradshaw Trail 1440
Highland Palms Dr 1115
Washington St 1782
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Total Trench Milage 1.43
Total Trench in Linear Ft 7,551
Detailed Cost Estimates : Highland Palms Area #5 ROW & Private Systems Area #5 Highland Palms in linear Ft
Cameo Palm Dr 1778
Singing Palms Dr 366
Culc de Sacs 591
Crest View Terrace 479
Bradshaw Trail 1440
Highland Palms Dr 1115
Washington St 1782
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Area 6 - Westward Ho:
▪ There are approximately 117 single family homes in this area. ▪ There is 1 residential vacant lot that will require a 3” PVC stub to the empty lot. ▪ The homes in this area are served overhead mostly at the back of the properties. ▪ Most of the Service Panels are rated between 100 – 200 amp. ▪ Some services are already undergrounded from the pole to the panel ( 3” PVC ). ▪ The streets have curb and gutter, there are no side walks, and the R/W area is approximately 10 ft or more.
▪ No Easements might be needed. Distribution equipment can be pad mounted on Franchise.

This study area assesses the existing conditions, overall costs, and issues associated with the conversion of the overhead utilities within the residential area of Westward Ho. Study Area 6 is bordered by Roudel Lane to the west, Jefferson Street to the east, Westward Ho Drive to the north, and Cortez Lane and Fiesta Drive to the south. Study Area 6 also includes the eastern side of Dune Palms Road between Westward Ho Drive and the flood channel.
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▪ This area would also be ideal to pilot the undergrounding of a residential area. ▪ The construction on this area will be the most reasonable to approach as there is only 117 residences.
▪ The undergrounding should start at West ward Ho Dr and continue to move south. ▪ There are 46 poles, 21 transformers and 6,400 Linear Ft of over head wire. ▪ IID trench requirements: 5 ft deep trench based on the 42” min cover to the top of the electric conduit.

Construction Phasing : Westward Ho Area #6
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Total Trench Milage 1.29
Total Trench in Linear Ft 6,830
Detailed Cost Estimates : Westward Ho Area #6
Area #6 Highland Palms in linear Ft
Roadrunner Ln 1197
HorseShoe Rd 978
Roudel Ln 1334
Cortez Ln 545
Fiesta Dr 1449
Westward Ho Dr 1327
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Total Trench Milage 1.29
Total Trench in Linear Ft 6,830
Detailed Cost Estimates : Westward Ho Area #6
Area #6 Highland Palms in linear Ft
Roadrunner Ln 1197
HorseShoe Rd 978
Roudel Ln 1334
Cortez Ln 545
Fiesta Dr 1449
Westward Ho Dr 1327
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Total Cost Estimate
This cost estimate represents the overall costs on a shared trench system between IID, Time Warner and Verizon. Based on undergrounding the existing Over head distribution system on the areas of study and does not consider any system updates proposed by IID or considerations on residents adding EV, new loads and panels upgrades to the system. 291 Click Here to Return to Agenda
Total Cost Estimate with breakdown between Backbone / Distribution and Service system This cost estimate represents a breakdown between the Backbone/Distribution system and the Service work at private property.
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Review of Rules, Regulations, & Franchises Agreements
There are different Rules, Regulations, and Franchise Agreements which dictate how each respective utility participates in an undergrounding project. This section address the specifics of each utility’s requirements.

Imperial Irrigation District:
• The city must submit the requested project to IID for consideration and consultation. • It is recommended that The city will hold public hearings and adopt an ordinance to establish an undergrounding district.

• IID’s financial participation is based upon their annual operating budgets and pre-determined allocations for underground projects.

In the event there is no available budget for an undergrounding project the city should be able to verify if IID has any other means of providing financial support of share portion of the cost based on the benefits of undergrounding a portion or the entire system in a particular area.
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Review of Rules, Regulations, & Franchises Agreements
Verizon:

City initiated undergrounding projects are done in accordance with Verizon’s General Exchange Tariff Section 2.

Section 2 general provisions are:
• The city must submit the requested project to Verizon for consideration and consultation. • The city must hold public hearings and adopt an ordinance establish an undergrounding district.

• The undergrounding area should be an area extensively used by the public with a heavy volume of pedestrian or vehicle traffic. • Verizon will underground its facilities at the time and to the extent that the overhead electric distribution facilities are replace. • Verizon at its expense, will replace the existing overhead facilities with underground along public streets, roads, or on private land with easements. 294 Click Here to Return to Agenda
Review of Rules, Regulations, & Franchises Agreements
Time Warner:

City initiated undergrounding projects should be in accordance with it’s Franchise Agreement with the City. Typically, the cable television provider will participate financially in a similar manor as the incumbent phone company. In reviewing Time Warner’s current Franchise Agreement with the City of La Quinta, no provisions for undergrounding were found. It is very likely that Time Warner will cooperate with the City and underground their facilities in conjunction with the other utilities.
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Overall Recommendations
• Commence meetings with the utilities as early as possible once it is determined that the City will proceed with a project in the designated area.

• IID typically prepares a budget for major infrastructure projects well over a year in advance. It will be crucial to engage in early collaboration with IID during the initial planning stages to negotiate a mutually acceptable level of participation.

• Confirm with Time Warner if they will contribute financially in a manner equivalent to Verizon.

• The City will need to seek input from the community, conduct public workshops and hearings, and enact ordinances to establish the undergrounding districts in each respective area.
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Definitions and Terminology:

IID Cable and Connections Electric – These are the direct IID costs associated with this work. These costs include the total installed cost of all cable, connections, and equipment associated with the work.

IID Distribution (Local Distribution) - This is the cost associated with the cable to be placed in the street in front of the homes from transformer to transformer.

IID Backbone (Backbone) - This is the cost associated with the cable to be placed from the backbone system to the distribution system.

IID Overhead Removals - Identifies estimated costs associated with the removal of IID’s overhead cable and poles and associated facilities. These fees have been shown as separate line item to show the costs that IID may participate in.

IID Service Conversion with Existing Underground (UG) Service- Cost associated with reconnecting existing underground service to the new underground service.

IID Service Conversion with Existing Overhead (OH) Service - Cost associated with connecting a new underground service to the new underground system.

Verizon Telephone - These are the direct utility costs associated with this work. These costs include the total installed cost of all cable, connections, and equipment associated with the work.

CATV (Time Warner) - These are the direct utility costs associated with this work. These costs include the total installed cost of all cable, connections, and equipment associated with the work.
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PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1
City of La Quinta
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: September 19, 2023

STAFF REPORT
AGENDA TITLE: ADOPT RESOLUTIONS TO: 1) ADOPT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (EA 2021-0006 ), AND 2) APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2021-0001, ZONE CHANGE 2021-0001, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2021-0002 (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) FOR AN 80-UNIT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2021-0004 (TTM 37950); CEQA: DESIGN AND

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PREPARED A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION CONSISTENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT; PROJECT NAME: LA VILLETTA AT AVENUE 58; LOCATION: SOUTH OF AVENUE 58 BETWEEN

MADISON STREET AND MONROE STREET

RECOMMENDATION
 Adopt a resolution to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Environmental Assessment 2021-0006.
 Adopt a resolution to approve General Plan Amendment 2021-0001, Zone Change 2021-0001, Conditional Use Permit 2021-0002 for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Tentative Tract Map 2021-0004 (TTM 37950) for the La Villetta at Avenue 58 project.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
 The project site (Site) is located on two vacant parcels [Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 764-180-002 and 764-180-003] south of Avenue 58 between Madison Street and Monroe Street (Attachment 1).
 Applicant is proposing a Planning Unit Development (PUD) of an 80-unit detached single-family residential project, which would require a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change to increase density, a Conditional Use Permit for a PUD to establish design development standards, and a Tentative Tract Map to subdivide the Site into individual lots.
 The project was heard by the Planning Commission on June 13, 2023. The Commission recommended adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and approval of the General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Conditional Use Permit for a PUD, and Tentative Tract Map.

FISCAL IMPACT – None
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BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The Applicant is proposing the La Villetta at Avenue 58 Project consisting of 80 single family residential homes. The project would include site improvements including landscaping, utility infrastructure, garage parking, clubhouse, pool, spa, tot lot, and passive park for the residents. The 8.94-acre Site is comprised of two vacant parcels, bordered by an existing single-family home to the west, vacant residential parcels to the east and south, and an existing residential community, Piazza Serena, to the north (Attachment 3).

The Site is currently vacant land. A residence occupied the northeastern portion of the property from 1928 until it was demolished in 2015. The remainder of the subject property was developed with a date palm orchard from 1949 to 2002. Remnants of the date palm orchard remain on site. Each of the project’s applications is described below, in the procedural order in which they must be considered.

General Plan Amendment
The project proposes a General Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential (LDR) to Medium and High Density Residential (MHDR) to accommodate a higher density (Exhibit A, General Plan Amendment Resolution). The current LDR designation allows a density of up to four units to the acre. The MHDR designation allows for up to 16 units to the acre. The project proposes nine units to the acre.

At the current LDR designation, the Site would be allowed up to 36 units. If changed to a MHDR designation, the Site would be allowed up to 143 units. The Project is proposing 80 detached single-family units, which will be consistent with the MHDR designation.

Zone Change
The project proposes a Zone Change from Low Density Residential (RL) to Medium High Density Residential (RMH) to accommodate a higher density (Exhibit C, Zone Change Resolution). The current RL zone allows a density of two to four units to the acre. The RMH zone allows for eight to twelve units to the acre. The proposed Zone Change would be consistent with the proposed General Plan Amendment because the General Plan land use designation of MHDR allows for up to 16 units to the acre.

At the current RL zone, the Site is allowed up to 36 units. If changed to a RMH zone, the Site would be allowed up to 108 units. The Project is proposing 80 detached single-family units which is consistent with the RMH zoning.

Tentative Tract Map
The Applicant is proposing TTM 37950 to subdivide 8.94 acres into 80 residential lots and five lettered lots that consists of streets, common area and open space (Attachment 4).

Staff has reviewed and ensured consistency with the Subdivision Map Act per the findings (Attachment 2), subject to Conditions of Approval. The proposed residential lot sizes for the project would range from 2,310 square feet (sf) to 4,623 sf with an average lot size of 2,623 sf. 300 Click Here to Return to Agenda
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
The applicant prepared a PUD to allow for flexibility in design, and encourage the development of a creative, high-quality residential project that provides attractive living environments in a setting that is different from standard single family home development.

La Quinta’s PUD standards allow for some flexibility from residential zoning development standards if project amenities are included. The PUD covers the use, site design, architectural, and landscaping design of the project (Attachments 5 and 6). 80 single-family detached units are proposed throughout the project site, with three single-story units along Avenue 58 and 77 two-story units throughout the remainder of the site. The two-story buildings are proposed at a height of 26 feet, 7 inches and the one-story homes are up to 18 ft, 3 inches, which both meet the height standards of the underlying zone and image corridor requirements.

The project requires a PUD because it does not meet all of the required regulations of the zoning ordinance as outlined below:

Regulation Current RL
Zoning
Proposed RMH
Zoning
PUD
Proposal
Compliance with
Proposed RMH
Zoning
Minimum lot area (sf) 7,200 3,600 2,310 No
Lot Frontage (ft) Minimum 80 Minimum 40 33 No
Maximum dwelling
units per acre
2-4 du/ac 8-12 du/ac 9.0 du/ac Yes, with proposed
Zone Change
Front yard setback to
house (ft)
Minimum 20 Minimum 20 *3 No
Front yard setback to
garage (ft)
Minimum 20 Minimum 20 *3 No
Rear Yard (ft) Minimum 20 Minimum 15 7.5 No
Interior Side Yard
(min ft.)
5 5 3 No
Exterior Side Yard 10 10 5 No
Lot Coverage Maximum 50% Minimum 60% 66% No
Private streets Width
(no on-street parking)
Minimum 28 Minimum 28 24 No
*Planning Commission recommended a condition of approval be added that the front yard setback shall be increased from zero feet to three feet to accommodate the driveways and to provide landscape areas between the street and buildings (COA No. 90).

A unit breakdown of the 80 single-family units is as follows:
- Plan 1 units:
o 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
o 1,672 sf
o Two stories
- Plan 2 units:
o 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms
o 1,815 sf
o Two stories
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- Plan 3 units:
o 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
o 2,140 sf
o Two stories
- Plan 4 units:
o 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Den
o 1,769 sf
o Single story
The project is compliant with parking requirements which includes each home containing a two-car garage, and 46 guest parking spaces.

The architectural styles are Spanish, Mediterranean, and Santa Barbara, with each building having similar architectural features, incorporating varying roof lines, gables, arcades, swing awnings and other similar features to be used to break up the massing of the homes.

The project includes four floor plans, with three elevations and three-color schemes per elevation. (Attachment 6).

The PUD standards require that a minimum of four amenities be provided by the project.

The project’s recreational amenities include a community pool, clubhouse, spa, bocce ball, a tot lot, and an open space retention basin.

A line-of-sight exhibit was also provided by the applicant showing the site line view from the street (Attachment 7).

Landscaping
Landscaping is proposed throughout the project site, including along Avenue 58, and described within the Preliminary Landscape Plan (Attachment 8). The proposed preliminary landscaping plant palette incorporates typical desert compatible species such as Desert Museum Palo Verde, Fruitless Olive, Palo Blanco and Bottle Trees, Date Palms, Agaves, Lantana, Bougainvillea, and various types of Sage.

Traffic Circulation/Traffic Impact
The project takes full access from Avenue 58. There is a secondary access from Avenue 58 that is to be used as emergency Fire access only. The Applicant prepared a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) with input and review from Staff, including the City’s Traffic Engineer.

The project is estimated to generate 754 daily trips, with 56 AM Peak Hour Traffic Trips and 75 PM Peak Hour Traffic Trips. The TIA studied the following intersections:
 Madison Street at Avenue 58
 Via Pasatiempo at Avenue 58
 Monroe Street at Avenue 58
The TIA concluded that all analyzed intersections would operate at acceptable Levels of Service (LOS) under project completion conditions.
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Regarding Vehicles Miles Traveled, Project is presumed to not have a significant transportation related CEQA impact by qualifying for small and local serving projects screening criteria as well as being under the Southern California Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) screening threshold of 3,000 metric tons of CO2e per year.

AGENCY AND PUBLIC REVIEW
Public Agency Review
All written comments received are on file and available for review with the Design and Development Department. All applicable comments have been adequately addressed and/or incorporated in the recommended conditions of approval.

Public Hearing Notice
Project was advertised in The Desert Sun newspaper on August 28, 2023 and distributed to properties within 500 feet of the site. At the time of publication, Staff received two (2) written comment letters from the public stating their opposition, with concerns regarding the proposed parking and the proposed two story component of the project. Staff also received five (5) letters of support regarding the project.

Tribal Consultation
In accordance with SB18 and AB52, Tribal Consultation was conducted with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (ACBCI), who were the only tribe to request consultation.

Mitigation was incorporated into the MND as requested by the ACBCI.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Design and Development department prepared a MND consistent with the CEQA (Exhibit A to EA 2021-0006 Resolution) and was circulated for public review from June 8, 2023, through June 28, 2023, as prescribed by the CEQA Guidelines. The department determined that the project would have less than significant effects on the environment, with mitigation measures incorporated. The City received two (2) public comments during the public review period regarding biological and energy concerns. None of the comment letters triggered modifications to the MND. The MND incorporated mitigation measures to reduce impacts to a less than significant level.

Prepared by: Sijifredo Fernandez, Associate Planner
Approved by: Danny Castro, Design and Development Director Attachments: 1. Vicinity Map

2. Findings for Approval

3. Project Information

4. Planned Unit Development

5. Tentative Tract Map 37950

6. Development Plan Set

7. Line of Sight Diagram

8. Preliminary Landscape Plan

9. Written Public Comments Received
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COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2023 – XXX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT A MITIGATED

NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR A PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 80 DWELLING UNITS
LOCATED SOUTH OF AVENUE 58 BETWEEN MADISON

STREET AND MONROE STREET
CASE NUMBER:

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2021-0006
APPLICANT: ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP LLC
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California did, on September 19, 2023, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider a request by Royal Investors Group LLC, for an 80-unit planned unit development located at south of Avenue 58 between Madison Street and Monroe Street, more commonly described as:

Assessor Parcel Numbers 764-180-002 and 764-180-003
WHEREAS, the Design and Development Department published a public hearing notice in The Desert Sun newspaper on August 28, 2023 as prescribed by the Municipal Code. Public hearing notices were also mailed to all property owners within 500 feet of the site; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California did, on June 13, 2023, held a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider as requested and recommended adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration for Environmental Assessment 2022-0001; 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 Planning Commission did make the following mandatory findings pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act to justify approval of said Environmental Assessment [Exhibit A]:

1. The proposed project will not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of rare or endangered plants or animals, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. Potential impacts can be mitigated to be less than significant levels.

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the immediate vicinity. Potential impacts can be mitigated to be less than significant.

3. The proposed project will not have environmental effects that adversely affect the human population, either directly or indirectly. Potential impacts can be mitigated to be less than significant.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows:

SECTION 1. That the above recitations are true and constitute the Findings of the City Council in this case.

SECTION 2. That the City Council hereby does approve adoption of Environmental Assessment 2021-0006 with mitigation measures incorporated [Exhibit A].

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council held on September 19, 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

LINDA EVANS, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
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Adopted: September 19, 2023

ATTEST:

MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

WILLIAM H. IHRKE, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
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RESPONSE TO COMMENTS/

MITIGATION MONITORING REPORTING PROGRAM
SCH Number 2023060069
La Villetta at Avenue 58
Environmental Assessment
LEAD AGENCY:

City of La Quinta
Planning Department
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, California 92253
Contact: Siji Fernandez
760.777.7086
PREPARED BY:

VCS Environmental
30900 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 100
San Juan Capistrano, California 92675
Contact: Dan Bott
949.489.2700
August 2023
COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2023-XXX

EXHIBIT A
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1.0 PURPOSE
In compliance with requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq. and the CEQA Guidelines, the City of La Quinta has prepared a Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (Draft IS/MND) for the La Villetta at Avenue 58 Residential Project (State Clearinghouse No. SCH Number 2023060069).

In accordance with Section 15088 of the CEQA Guidelines, the City of La Quinta as the Lead Agency has evaluated the comments received on the La Villetta at Avenue 58 Residential Project Draft IS/MND.

The Lead Agency is required to respond to comments that raise significant environmental issues. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines, the City of La Quinta has prepared responses for each comment received.

Section 2.0 contains comments from responsible agencies, reviewing agencies and responses from the Lead Agency. Section 3.0 provides Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program for the Final Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration.
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2.0 RESPONSIBLE AND REVIEWING AGENCIES
The following is a list of Responsible and Reviewing Agencies that submitted comments on the IS/MND during the public review period. The number designations in the responses are correlated to the bracketed and identified portions of each comment letter.

Comment
Letter No. Responsible and Reviewing Agency Letter Dated A California Department Fish and Wildlife June 20, 2023 B Imperial Irrigation District June 28, 2023
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Kim Freeburn, Environmental Program Manager | Inland Desert Region State of California – Natural Resources Agency | Department of Fish and Wildlife June 20, 2023
Comment A-1: The comment identifies that the biological surveys for the project were completed in September of 2021 and that the CDFW generally considers biological assessments valid for a one-year period and has recommended that that the IS/MND be revised to include the findings of a recent inventory of rare, threatened, endangered and other sensitive species conducted on the project site and on offsite areas that have the potential to be affected by the project.

Response: The Lead Agency disagrees with the comment and believes that the biological resources on the project site and on offsite areas were adequately evaluated in the IS/MND, and that the existing biological surveys are still adequate to describe and evaluate impacts on the project site and on offsite areas and the recommended mitigation measure to conduct additional biological surveys is not needed.

Comment A-2: The comment identifies that the IS/MND indicates that burrowing owl as low to moderate potential to occur on the project site and that the existing mitigation measure is adequate to reduce impacts to less than significant and that existing Mitigation BIO-2 in the IS/MND be replaced with CDFW recommended mitigation measure.

Response: The following is a revised mitigation measure to replace Mitigation Measure BIO-2 in the Final IS/MND:

Mitigation Measure BIO-2: Suitable burrowing owl habitat has been confirmed on the Project site and surrounding area; therefore, focused burrowing owl surveys shall be conducted in accordance with the Staff Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation (2012 or most recent version) prior to vegetation removal or ground-disturbing activities. If burrowing owls are detected during the focused surveys, the qualified biologist and Project Applicant shall prepare a Burrowing Owl Plan. The Burrowing Owl Plan shall describe proposed avoidance, minimization, mitigation, and monitoring actions. The Burrowing Owl Plan shall include the number and location of occupied burrow sites, acres of burrowing owl habitat that will be impacted, details of site monitoring, and details on proposed buffers and other avoidance measures if avoidance is proposed. If impacts to occupied burrowing owl habitat or burrow cannot be avoided, the Burrowing Owl Plan shall also describe minimization and relocation actions that will be implemented. Proposed implementation of burrow exclusion and closure should only be considered as a last resort, after all other options have been evaluated as exclusion is not in itself an avoidance, minimization, or mitigation method and has the possibility to result in take. If impacts to occupied burrows cannot be avoided, information shall be provided regarding adjacent or nearby suitable habitat available to owls along with proposed relocation actions.

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Comment A-3: The comment identifies that Mitigation Measure BIO-3 in the IS/MND requires that suitable habitats be thoroughly surveyed for the presence of nesting birds if construction activities occur during the nesting, from February 15 to August 31 for songbirds and from January 15 to August 31 for raptors. The comment recommends that disturbances of occupied nests of migratory birds and raptors within the project site and surrounding area be avoided at all times and that Mitigation Measure BIO-3 in the IS/MND be replaced with CDFW recommended mitigation measure.

Response: The following is a revised mitigation measure to replace Mitigation Measure BIO-3 in the Final IS/MND.

Mitigation Measure BIO-3: Regardless of the time of year, nesting bird surveys shall be performed by a qualified avian biologist no more than 3 days prior to vegetation removal or ground-disturbing activities. Pre-construction surveys shall focus on both direct and indirect evidence of nesting, including nest locations and nesting behavior. The qualified avian biologist will make every effort to avoid potential nest predation as a result of survey and monitoring efforts. If active nests are found during the pre-construction nesting bird surveys, a qualified biologist shall establish an appropriate nest buffer to be marked on the ground. Nest buffers are species specific and shall be at least 300 feet for passerines and 500 feet for raptors. A smaller or larger buffer may be determined by a qualified biologist familiar with the nesting phenology of the nesting species and based on nest and buffer monitoring results. Established buffers shall remain on site until a qualified biologist determines the young have fledged or the nest is no longer active. Active nests and adequacy of the established buffer distance shall be monitored daily by the qualified biologist until the qualified biologist has determined the young have fledged or the Project has been completed. A qualified biologist has the authority to stop work if nesting pairs exhibit signs of disturbance.

Comment A-4: The comment identifies that the IS/MND indicates that “due to the potential for bat species, including the pocketed free-tailed and Western yellow bat [(Lasiurus xanthinus; Species of Special Concern, Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (CVMSHCP) Covered Species)] to occur within the Project site and with the potential for these species to roost in untrimmed date palms, project construction could result in impacts to roosting bats and that CDFW considers Mitigation Measure BIO-4a in the IS/MND to be insufficient to reduce impacts to bats to less than significant and that the existing Mitigation Measure BIO-4a be replaced with CDFW recommended mitigation measure.

Response: The following is a revised mitigation measure to replace Mitigation Measure BIO-4 in the Final IS/MND.

Mitigation Measure BIO-4a: Prior to the initiation of Project activities within suitable bat roosting habitat, the Applicant shall retain a qualified biologist to conduct focused surveys to determine presence of daytime, nighttime, wintering (hibernacula), and maternity roost sites. Two spring surveys (April through June) and two winter surveys (November through January) shall be performed by qualified biologists. Surveys shall be conducted during favorable weather conditions only. Each survey shall consist of one dusk emergence survey (start one hour before sunset and last for three hours), followed by one pre-dawn re-entry survey (start one hour before sunrise and last for two hours), and 336 Click Here to Return to Agenda
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If active hibernacula or maternity roosts are identified in the work area or 500 feet extending from the work area during preconstruction surveys, for maternity roosts, Project activities will be initiated between October 1 and February 28, outside of the maternity roosting season when young bats are present but are not yet ready to fly out of the roost. Maternity roosts shall not be evicted, excluded, removed, or disturbed.

A minimum 500-foot no-work buffer shall be provided around hibernacula. The buffer shall not be reduced. Project-related construction and activities shall not occur within 500 feet of or directly under or adjacent to hibernacula. Buffers shall be left in place until a qualified bat biologist determines that the hibernacula are no longer active. Within this buffer, Project-related activities shall not occur between 30 minutes before sunset and 30 minutes after sunrise. Hibernacula roosts shall not be evicted, excluded, removed, or disturbed. If avoidance of hibernacula is not feasible, the Project Biologist will prepare a relocation plan to remove the hibernacula and provide for construction of an alternative bat roost outside of the work area. The qualified biologist will implement the relocation plan and new roost sites shall be in place before the commencement of any ground-disturbing activities that will occur within 500 feet of the hibernacula. New roost sites shall be in place prior to the initiation of Project-related activities to allow enough time for bats to relocate. Removal of roosts will be guided by accepted exclusion and deterrent techniques. The Applicant shall compensate no less than 2:1 for permanent impacts to roosting habitat.

Comment A-5: The comment identifies that the IS/MND contains Mitigation Measure BIO-4b and BIO4c regarding the removal of trees that may provide roosting habitat for bats and that CDFW considers these measures to be insufficient to reduce impacts to bats to less than significant and recommends the existing Mitigation Measures BIO-4b and BIO-4c be replaced with CDFW recommended mitigation measure.

Response: The Lead Agency disagrees with the comment and believes that existing Mitigation Measures BIO-4b and BIO-4c adequately address CDFW concerns regarding potential impacts to bats and that no revisions to the existing Mitigation Measures BIO-4b and BIO-4c are needed.

Comment A-6: CDFW requests that the IS/MND be revised to include a discussion of the Project’s lightning plans and lightning specifications to be used over long-term operations of the Project and that the revised analysis in the IS/MND evaluate direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts on biological resources from artificial nighttime lighting and that the existing Mitigation Measure BIO-4d be replaced with CDFW recommended Mitigation Measure.

Response: The Lead Agency disagrees with the comment and believes that existing analysis adequately evaluates direct, indirect, and cumulative impact on biological resources from artificial nighttime lighting. To ensure that lighting impacts are minimized during the operation of the project, the existing Mitigation BIO-4 has been replaced with the following Mitigation Measure and is incorporated into the Final IS/MND.
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Comment A-7: The comment suggests that the IS/MND lacks additional details on the plant species proposed for landscaping and that the IS/MND include recommendations regarding landscaping from Section 4.0 of the CVMSHCP.

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Donald Vargas, Compliance Administrator II
Imperial Irrigation District
June 28, 2023
Comment B-1: The comment identifies electrical service infrastructure improvements required for the proposed project.

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3.0 MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that when a public agency completes an environmental document which includes measures to mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects, the public agency must adopt a reporting or monitoring plan. This requirement ensures that environmental impacts found to be significant will be mitigated. The reporting or monitoring plan must be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation (Public Resources Code Section 21081.6).In compliance with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, Table 7-1, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Checklist, has been prepared for the La Villetta at Avenue 58 (the “project”). This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Checklist is intended to provide verification that all applicable Conditions of Approval relative to significant environmental impacts are monitored and reported.

Monitoring will include: 1) verification that each mitigation measure has been implemented; 2) recordation of the actions taken to implement each mitigation; and 3) retention of records in the City of La Quinta Project file.

This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) delineates responsibilities for monitoring the project, but also allows the City flexibility and discretion in determining how best to monitor implementation. Monitoring procedures will vary according to the type of mitigation measure.

Adequate monitoring consists of demonstrating that monitoring procedures took place and that mitigation measures were implemented. This includes the review of all monitoring reports, enforcement actions, and document disposition, unless otherwise noted in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Checklist (Table 1). If an adopted mitigation measure is not being properly implemented, the designated monitoring personnel shall require corrective actions to ensure adequate implementation.

Reporting consists of establishing a record that a mitigation measure is being implemented, and generally involves the following steps:
• The City distributes reporting forms to the appropriate entities for verification of compliance. • Departments/agencies with reporting responsibilities will review the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, which provides general background information on the reasons for including specified mitigation measures.
• Problems or exceptions to compliance will be addressed to the City as appropriate. • Periodic meetings may be held during project implementation to report on compliance of mitigation measures.
• Responsible parties provide the City with verification that monitoring has been conducted and ensure, as applicable, that mitigation measures have been implemented. Monitoring compliance may be documented through existing review and approval programs such as field inspection reports and plan review.
• The City prepares a reporting form periodically during the construction phase and an annual report summarizing all project mitigation monitoring efforts. • Appropriate mitigation measures will be included in construction documents and/or conditions of permits/approvals.
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BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
BIO-1 CVMSCHP Mitigation Fee. The project
proponent shall be required to pay the City of La
Quinta a local development mitigation fee prior
to obtaining a building permit.

Impact Fees
Receipt
Prior to
ground
disturbance
(demolition,
grading
and/or
construction)
City of La
Quinta Planning
Department
BIO-2 Suitable burrowing owl habitat has been
confirmed on the Project site and surrounding
area; therefore, focused burrowing owl surveys
shall be conducted in accordance with the Staff
Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation (2012 or
most recent version) prior to vegetation
removal or ground-disturbing activities. If
burrowing owls are detected during the focused
surveys, the qualified biologist and Project
Applicant shall prepare a Burrowing Owl Plan.

The Burrowing Owl Plan shall describe proposed
avoidance, minimization, mitigation, and
monitoring actions. The Burrowing Owl Plan
shall include the number and location of
occupied burrow sites, acres of burrowing owl
habitat that will be impacted, details of site
monitoring, and details on proposed buffers and
other avoidance measures if avoidance is
proposed. If impacts to occupied burrowing owl
habitat or burrow cannot be avoided, the
Burrowing Owl Plan shall also describe
minimization and relocation actions that will be
implemented. Proposed implementation of
burrow exclusion and closure should only be
considered as a last resort, after all other
Submittal of PreConstruction
Survey to Planning
Staff
Prior to
ground
disturbance
(demolition,
grading
and/or
construction)
City of La
Quinta Planning
Department
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options have been evaluated as exclusion is not
in itself an avoidance, minimization, or
mitigation method and has the possibility to
result in take. If impacts to occupied burrows
cannot be avoided, information shall be
provided regarding adjacent or nearby suitable
habitat available to owls along with proposed
relocation actions.

Preconstruction burrowing owl surveys shall be
conducted no less than 14 days prior to the start
of Project-related activities and within 24 hours
prior to ground disturbance, in accordance with
the Staff Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation
(2012 or most recent version). Preconstruction
surveys should be performed by a qualified
biologist following the recommendations and
guidelines provided in the Staff Report on
Burrowing Owl Mitigation.

BIO-3 Regardless of the time of year, nesting bird
surveys shall be performed by a qualified avian
biologist no more than 3 days prior to
vegetation removal or ground-disturbing
activities. Pre-construction surveys shall focus
on both direct and indirect evidence of nesting,
including nest locations and nesting behavior.

The qualified avian biologist will make every
effort to avoid potential nest predation as a
result of survey and monitoring efforts. If active
nests are found during the pre-construction
nesting bird surveys, a qualified biologist shall
establish an appropriate nest buffer to be
marked on the ground. Nest buffers are species
specific and shall be at least 300 feet for
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passerines and 500 feet for raptors. A smaller or
larger buffer may be determined by a qualified
biologist familiar with the nesting phenology of
the nesting species and based on nest and
buffer monitoring results. Established buffers
shall remain on site until a qualified biologist
determines the young have fledged or the nest
is no longer active. Active nests and adequacy of
the established buffer distance shall be
monitored daily by the qualified biologist until
the qualified biologist has determined the
young have fledged or the Project has been
completed. A qualified biologist has the
authority to stop work if nesting pairs exhibit
signs of disturbance.

BIO-4a Prior to the initiation of Project activities within suitable bat roosting habitat, the Applicant shall
retain a qualified biologist to conduct focused
surveys to determine presence of daytime,
nighttime, wintering (hibernacula), and
maternity roost sites. Two spring surveys (April
through June) and two winter surveys
(November through January) shall be
performed by qualified biologists. Surveys shall
be conducted during favorable weather
conditions only. Each survey shall consist of one
dusk emergence survey (start one hour before
sunset and last for three hours), followed by one
pre-dawn re-entry survey (start one hour before
sunrise and last for two hours), and one daytime
visual inspection of all potential roosting habitat
on the Project site. Surveys shall be conducted
within one 24-hour period. Visual inspections
shall focus on the identification of bat sign (i.e.,
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individuals, guano, urine staining, corpses,
feeding remains, scratch marks and bats
squeaking and chattering). Bat detectors, bat
call analysis, and visual observation shall be
used during all dusk emergence and pre-dawn
re-entry surveys.

If active hibernacula or maternity roosts are
identified in the work area or 500 feet extending
from the work area during preconstruction
surveys, for maternity roosts, Project activities
will be initiated between October 1 and
February 28, outside of the maternity roosting
season when young bats are present but are not
yet ready to fly out of the roost. Maternity
roosts shall not be evicted, excluded, removed,
or disturbed.

A minimum 500-foot no-work buffer shall be
provided around hibernacula. The buffer shall
not be reduced. Project-related construction
and activities shall not occur within 500 feet of
or directly under or adjacent to hibernacula.

Buffers shall be left in place until a qualified bat
biologist determines that the hibernacula are no
longer active. Within this buffer, Project-related
activities shall not occur between 30 minutes
before sunset and 30 minutes after sunrise.

Hibernacula roosts shall not be evicted,
excluded, removed, or disturbed. If avoidance of
hibernacula is not feasible, the Project Biologist
will prepare a relocation plan to remove the
hibernacula and provide for construction of an
alternative bat roost outside of the work area.
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The qualified biologist will implement the
relocation plan and new roost sites shall be in
place before the commencement of any
ground-disturbing activities that will occur
within 500 feet of the hibernacula. New roost
sites shall be in place prior to the initiation of
Project-related activities to allow enough time
for bats to relocate. Removal of roosts will be
guided by accepted exclusion and deterrent
techniques. The Applicant shall compensate no
less than 2:1 for permanent impacts to roosting
habitat.

BIO-4b Pre-construction surveys shall be conducted by
a qualified bat biologist no more than two weeks
prior to the initiation of vegetation removal and
ground disturbing activities. If no active roosts
are present, then trees shall be removed within
two weeks following the survey.

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BIO‐4c All potential roost trees (including palm trees) shall be removed in a manner approved by a
qualified bat biologist outside the maternity
season (March 15 – August 31 in the Coachella
Valley which coincides with the bird nesting
season) to avoid the potential for “take” of
nonvolant (flightless) young.

Trees and snags that have been identified as
confirmed or potential roost sites require a
two-step removal process and the involvement
of a bat biologist to ensure that no roosting
bats are killed during this activity. Consistent
with CDFW protocols this two-step removal
shall occur over two consecutive days as
Acknowledgement
by the Applicant
Prior to
ground
disturbance
(demolition,
grading
and/or
construction)
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Quinta Planning
Department
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follows: on Day 1, branches and limbs not
containing cavities, as identified by a qualified
bat biologist, will be removed. On Day 2, the
remainder of the tree may be removed without
supervision by a bat biologist. The disturbance
caused by limb removal, followed by an interval
of one evening, will allow bats to safely
abandon the roost.

BIO-4d Throughout the lifetime operations of the
Project, the Applicant shall eliminate all
nonessential lighting throughout the Project
area and avoid or limit the use of artificial light
at night during the hours of dawn and dusk
when many wildlife species are most active. The
City of La Quinta shall ensure that all lighting for
the Project is fully shielded, cast downward,
reduced in intensity to the greatest extent, and
does not result in lighting trespass including
glare into surrounding areas or upward into the
night sky (see the International Dark-Sky
Association standards at http://darksky.org/).

The City of La Quinta shall ensure use of LED
lighting with a correlated color temperature of
3,000 Kelvins or less, proper disposal of
hazardous waste, and recycling of lighting that
contains toxic compounds with a qualified
recycler.

Submittal of
Building Permit
Plans/Code
Enforcement
Operation of
Project
City of La
Quinta Planning
Department

CULTURAL/TRIBAL RESOURCES
CUL-1 Based on the data presented, it is
recommended that archaeological monitoring
and Native American monitoring (if applicable)
occur during project excavations into alluvial
soils, estimated to occur within near surface
soils to a depth of 5 to 10 feet. These Mitigation
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Measures for the project outline the monitoring
protocols.

A MMRP to mitigate potential impacts to
undiscovered buried cultural resources within
the project shall be implemented to the
satisfaction of the Lead Agency. This program
shall include, but not be limited to, the
following actions:
1) Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the
applicant shall provide written verification
that a certified archaeologist has been
retained to implement the monitoring
program. This verification shall be
presented in a letter from the project
archaeologist to the Lead Agency.
2) The project applicant shall provide Native
American monitoring during grading if the
Lead Agency determines it is necessary
pending results of the AB 52 Consultation
process. If applicable, the Native American
monitor shall work in concert with the
archaeological monitor to observe ground
disturbances and search for cultural
materials. The Lead Agency shall coordinate
with the consulting Tribe(s) to facilitate
communications with the project
developer/applicant so that all parties can
develop a mutually acceptable Tribal
Monitoring and Treatment Agreement
which includes the scope of monitoring,
scheduling of monitors from individual
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consulting Tribe(s), and the course of action
for inadvertent discoveries.
3) The project archaeologist, in consultation
with the consulting Tribe(s), the contractor,
and the City, shall implement a Cultural
Resources Management Plan (CRMP) to
address the details, timing and
responsibility of all archaeological and
cultural activities that will occur on the
project site. Details in the plan shall
include:
a. Project grading and development
scheduling.
b. The project archaeologist and the
Consulting Tribes(s) shall attend the pregrading meeting with the City, the construction manager and all
contractors and will conduct a
mandatory Cultural Resources Worker
Sensitivity Training to those in
attendance. The training will include a
brief review of the cultural sensitivity of
the project and the surrounding area;
what resources could potentially be
identified during earthmoving activities;
the requirements of the monitoring
program; the protocols that apply in the
event inadvertent discoveries of cultural
resources are identified, including who
to contact and appropriate avoidance
measures until the find(s) can be
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properly evaluated; and any other
appropriate protocols.
c. The protocols and stipulations that the
contractor, City, Consulting Tribe(s) and
project archaeologist will follow in the
event of inadvertent cultural resources
discoveries, including any newly
discovered cultural resource deposits
that shall be subject to a cultural
resource evaluation.
4) During the original cutting of previously
undisturbed deposits, the archaeological
and Tribal monitors (if applicable) shall be
onsite, as determined by the consulting
archaeologist, to perform periodic
inspections of the excavations. Monitoring
is recommended in younger Holocene
alluvial soils, estimated to occur within near
surface soils to a depth of 5 to 10 feet. The
frequency of inspections will depend upon
the rate of excavation, the materials
excavated, and the presence and
abundance of artifacts and features. The
consulting archaeologist shall have the
authority to modify the monitoring program
if the potential for cultural resources
appears to be less than anticipated.
5) Isolates and clearly non-significant deposits
will be minimally documented in the field so
the monitored grading can proceed.
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6) In the event that previously unidentified
cultural resources are discovered, the
archaeologist shall have the authority to
divert or temporarily halt ground
disturbance operations in the area of the
discovery to allow for the evaluation of
potentially significant cultural resources.

The archaeologist shall contact the Lead
Agency at the time of the discovery. The
archaeologist, in consultation with the lead
agency, shall determine the significance of
the discovered resources. The Lead Agency
must concur with the evaluation before
construction activities will be allowed to
resume in the affected area. For significant
cultural resources, a Research Design and
Data Recovery Program to mitigate impacts
shall be implemented by the consulting
archaeologist and approved by the Lead
Agency before being carried out, using
professional archaeological methods. If any
human bones are discovered, the county
coroner and lead agency shall be contacted.

In the event that the remains are
determined to be of Native American origin,
the Most Likely Descendant (as identified by
the NAHC) shall be contacted in order to
determine proper treatment and
disposition of the remains.
a. Before construction activities are
allowed to resume in the affected area,
the artifacts shall be recovered, and
features recorded using professional
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archaeological methods. The project
archaeologist, in consultation with the
consulting Tribe(s), shall determine the
amount of material to be recovered for
an adequate artifact sample for analysis.
b. One or more of the following
treatments, in order of preference, shall
be used in the event of a discovery:
i. Preservation-in-Place. Avoidance, or
preservation-in-place, involves
leaving a resource where it was
found with no development affecting
its integrity. Pursuant to Public
Resources Code Section 21083.2(b)
avoidance is the preferred method of
preservation for archaeological and
cultural resources.
ii. Reburial on the project site in an area
not subject to future disturbance.

Reburial of a resource shall include
provisions to protect the selected
reburial area from any future
impacts in perpetuity. Reburial shall
not occur until all required cataloging
and basic recording have been
completed, with the exception of
sacred items, burial goods and Native
American human remains. Any
reburial process shall be culturally
appropriate. The listing of contents
and the location of the reburial shall
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be included in a confidential Phase IV
Monitoring Report.
c. If Preservation-in-Place or reburial is not
feasible, all cultural material collected
during the grading monitoring program
shall be processed and curated according
to the current professional repository
standards in a Riverside County curation
facility that meets State Resources
Department Office of Historic Preservation
Guidelines for the Curation of
Archaeological Resources (OHP 1993). The
collections and associated records shall be
transferred, including title and
accompanied by payment of the fees
necessary for permanent curation.
7) A Phase IV Monitoring Report, documenting
the field and analysis results and
interpreting the artifact and research data
within the research context, shall be
completed and submitted to the
satisfaction of the Lead Agency prior to the
issuance of any building permits. The report
will include DPR Primary and Archaeological
Site Forms. The Phase IV report shall be filed
with the City under a confidential cover and
not subject to a Public Records Request and
a copy of the report shall be submitted to
the consulting Tribe(s).
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CUL-2 Project related earth disturbance has the
potential to unearth previously undiscovered
human remains, resulting in a potentially
significant impact. Pursuant to Section 7050.5 of
the California Health and Safety Code, if human
remains are encountered during excavation
activities, all work shall halt, and the County
Coroner shall be notified. The Coroner would
determine within two working days whether a
cause of death investigation is necessary. If the
Coroner determines that the remains are Native
American, he/she would contact the Native
American Heritage Commission (NAHC) within
24 hours. The NAHC would then, pursuant to
Section 5097.98 of the California Public
Resources Code, immediately identify the most
likely descendant (MLD), who may inspect the
remains and site of discovery and make
recommendations for the treatment and/or
disposition of the remains. The MLD shall make
his/her recommendation within 48 hours of
being granted access to the site. The MLD’s
recommendation shall be followed, if feasible,
and may include scientific removal and
non-destructive analysis of the human remains,
preservation in place, and deeding the remains
to the MLD for treatment. If no MLD is
identified, the MLD fails to make a
recommendation, or the landowner rejects the
recommendation, the landowner shall rebury
the remains with appropriate dignity on the
property in a location that would not be subject
to further subsurface disturbance.

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GEOLOGY AND SOILS
GEO-1 During construction, Grading Plans for the
project shall implement fugitive dust control
measures and windborne erosion control
measures from the Coachella Valley PM10 State
Implementation Plan.

Submittal of the
Dust Control Plan
to Public Works
Staff
During ground
disturbance
(demolition,
grading
and/or
construction)
City of La
Quinta Public
Works
Department
GEO-2 Prior to issuance of grading permits, the City of La Quinta shall confirm that grading and
construction plans for the project incorporate
design recommendations provided in the
Geotechnical Engineering Report prepared by
Bruin Geotechnical Services, Inc., September
2021. The design recommendations shall
address site earthwork; remedial grading for
building pads; asphalt, pavement, and concrete;
fill placement and compaction; soil shrinkage;
fill slope stability; imported soils; post grading
pad drainage foundation design
recommendations; retaining walls and
structures; corrosion and chemical attack;
excavations; utility trenches and backfill;
interior concrete; exterior concrete rigid
pavement; pavement design; and construction
considerations.

Acknowledgment
by the Applicant
Prior to
Grading
Permits
City of La
Quinta Planning
Department
PALEO-1 Once earthmoving reaches 3-5 feet below the
original ground surface, excavation shall be
monitored under the direct guidance of a
qualified paleontologist.

Acknowledgment
by the Applicant
During ground
disturbance
(demolition,
grading
and/or
construction)
City of La
Quinta Planning
Department
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PALEO-2 The project paleontologist retained shall review the approved development plan and shall
conduct any pre-construction work necessary to
render appropriate monitoring and mitigation
requirements as appropriate. These
requirements shall be documented by the
project paleontologist in a Paleontological
Resource Impact Mitigation Program (PRIMP).

This PRIMP shall be submitted to the City’s
Design and Development Department for
review and approval prior to issuance of a
Grading Permit. Information to be contained in
the PRIMP shall meet the Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology standards.

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PALEO-3 If paleontological resources are detected and
recovered during monitoring, a report must be
prepared. The following items must be
presented in the report: recovered specimens
must be prepared to a point of identification
and permanent preservation, including washing
of sediments to recover small invertebrates and
vertebrates. The recovered fossils must be
identified and curated into a professional, fully
accredited museum repository with permanent
retrievable storage (e.g., WSC). The
paleontologist must have a written repository
agreement in hand prior to the initiation of
mitigation activities. The report and inventory,
when submitted to the Lead Agency, will signify
completion of the program to mitigate impacts
to paleontological resources.

Provide Planning
Staff a copy of the
report and finding
During ground
disturbance
(demolition,
grading
and/or
construction)
City of La
Quinta Planning
Department
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HAZARDS
HAZ-1 Prior to issuance of grading permit, a Phase II
investigation will be conducted to assess the
presence or absence of environmentally
persistent agricultural chemicals within near
surface soils.

Provide Planning
Staff a copy of the
Phase II Report
Prior to
issuance of
grading
permit
City of La
Quinta Planning
Department

HYDROLOGY/WATER QUALITY
HYDRO-1 Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the
applicant will obtain coverage under a General
Construction Permit issued from the State
Water Resources Control Board. The General
Construction Permit would require the filing of
a Notice of Intent with the State Water
Resources Control Board and the preparation of
a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
(SWPPP).

Submittal of the
approval letter to
Planning Staff
Prior to
issuance of
grading
permit
City of La
Quinta Public
Works
Department

TRANSPORTATION
T-1 The existing striping along Avenue 58, which
includes a center striped median, is
recommended to be modified to create a 60-
foot westbound left turn pocket at the main
project driveway while providing a ±90-foot
eastbound left turn pocket at Pasatiempo Court.

Submittal of the
Public
Improvement Plans
Prior Issuance
Building
Permit
City of La
Quinta Public
Works
Department
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COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2023 – XXX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA

QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN

AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGE, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AND

TENTATIVE TRACT MAP TO ALLOW A PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 80 DWELLING UNITS LOCATED
SOUTH OF AVENUE 58 BETWEEN MADISON STREET AND

MONROE STREET
CASE NUMBERS:

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2021-0001, ZONE CHANGE 2021-0001, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2021-0002, AND
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2021-0004
APPLICANT: ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California did, on June 13, 2023, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider a request by Royal Investors Group for approval of a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Conditional Use Permit, and Tentative Tract Map for an 80-unit planned unit development located south of Avenue 58 between Madison Street and Monroe Street, more particularly described as:

APN 764-180-002 and 764-0180-003
WHEREAS, the Design and Development Department published a public hearing notice in The Desert Sun newspaper on August 28, 2023, as prescribed by the Municipal Code. Public hearing notices were also mailed to all property owners within 500 feet of the site; and
General Plan Amendment 2021-0001
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning Commission did make the following mandatory findings to justify approval of said General Plan Amendment, as conditioned [Exhibits A and B]:

1. Internal General Plan Consistency. The amendment is internally consistent with those goals, objectives and policies of the general plan which are not being amended. The General Plan Amendment would lead to a Medium High Density land use designation which supports up to 16 units to the acre.

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a Mitigated Negative Declaration would be adopted to mitigate any potential impacts.

3. General Plan Compatibility. In the case of amendments to the general plan policy diagram, the new designation is compatible with the designations on adjacent properties. The increase in density is being used to create a residential project that will connect with surrounding residential properties to provide housing opportunities that meet the diverse needs of the City’s existing and projected population.

4. Property Suitability. In the case of amendments to the general plan policy diagram, the new designation is suitable and appropriate for the subject property, insofar as it will allow the development of single-family homes on a site that is generally flat and rectangular.

5. Change in Circumstances. In the case of amendments to the general plan policy diagram, approval of the amendment is warranted because the situation and the general conditions of the property have substantially changed since the existing designation was imposed. Higher density is required to achieve a single-family home project that meets the market demand. Market conditions have led to needing more units to match increases in costs in building units meanwhile meeting increase in demand for single family residential units for the public.

Zone Change 2021-0001
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning Commission did make the following mandatory findings to justify approval of said Zone Change, as conditioned [Exhibit C and D]:

1. The zone map change is consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan, as described above and contained in Exhibit C. The Zone Change would lead to a High-Density Residential zoning designation, consistent with the Medium and High Density Residential General Plan land use designation, which supports 8-12 units per acre residential density and is designed to accommodate a broad range of residential land uses, including single family development.

2. Approval of the zone map change will not create conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety, and general welfare. As part of the project, a Mitigated Negative Declaration would be adopted to mitigate any potential impacts.

3. The new zoning is compatible with the zoning on adjacent properties as it continues residentially zoned properties adjacent to the property and surrounding it. 364 Click Here to Return to Agenda
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4. The new zoning is suitable and appropriate for the subject property because it is currently zoned for residential and the change is to increase density, consistent with the General Plan Amendment designation.

5. Change in Circumstances. Approval of the zone change is warranted because the situation and the general conditions of the property have substantially changed since the existing zoning was imposed. Higher density is required to achieve a single-family home project that meets the market demand. Market conditions have led to needing more units to match increases in costs in building units meanwhile meeting increase in demand for single family residential units for the public. The zone change is warranted to meet the density allowed under the General Plan land use map.

Conditional Use Permit 2021-0002
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning Commission did make the following mandatory findings to justify approval of said Conditional Use Permit, as conditioned [Exhibit E]:

1. The proposed development is consistent with the General Plan land use designation of Medium/High Density Residential. The City’s General Plan Medium/High Density Residential designation is designed to accommodate a broad range of residential land uses, including single family residential projects.

The City’s General Plan policies relating to Medium/High Density Residential encourage a broad range of residential uses within the City, and the proposed use maintains those policies. The proposed project is consistent with the following Goals, Programs, and Policies:
 Goal LU-2 as the project consists of high-quality design that complements and enhances the City. The project design uses high-quality Spanish, Mediterranean, and Santa Barbra styles, and utilizes varying roof lines and architectural accent, along with a complementary color palette.  Goal LU-5 as the project provides a broad range of housing types and choices for all residents of the City. The project provides for a small lot single family home residential project, which creates a different housing type and choice for residents within the City.
 Policy LU-5.2 in considering changes in market demand in residential product type to meet the needs of current and future residents. The project is changing from a low-density residential project to a planned unit development project to respond to market demand in residential product type to provide residents with smaller lot single family subdivisions.  Goal SC-1 in that it provides a community that provides the best possible quality of life for all its residents by providing alternative housing types within La Quinta meanwhile providing a project that incorporates open space and 365 Click Here to Return to Agenda
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common area with a pool for its residents, bocce ball court, tot lot, and passive open space.
 Goal H-1 in providing housing opportunities that meet the diverse needs of the City’s existing and projected population. The single-family home project of this type provides a diverse type of residential product.  Policy H-1.3 to direct new housing development to viable areas where essential public facilities can be provided and employment opportunities, educational facilities, and commercial support are available. The housing development is located in viable area where essential public facilities can be provided and employment opportunities, educational facilities, and commercial support are all available.

2. The proposed development, as conditioned, is consistent with the purpose and intent of the Medium High Density Residential zone as well as the development standards of the City’s Zoning Code and in terms of architectural style and landscaping. The project satisfies the zone’s intent to provide for the development of high-density neighborhoods with one and two-story single-family dwellings. The project is generally consistent with the residential development standards and permitted use table, except deviations as established within the Planned Unit Development.

3. The Design and Development Department has prepared Environmental Assessment 2021-0006 for this project, in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Department has determined that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect because mitigation measures have been incorporated.

4. The architectural design of the project, including, but not limited to, the architectural style, scale, building mass, materials, colors, architectural details, roof style and other architectural elements are compatible with surrounding development and with the quality of design prevalent in the city. The Spanish, Mediterranean, and Santa Barbara styles utilizes a high-quality design that is compatible with other approved and constructed residential projects within the City.

5. The site design of the project including, but not limited to, project entries, interior circulation, pedestrian and bicycle access, pedestrian amenities, screening of equipment and trash enclosures, exterior lighting, and other site design elements are compatible with surrounding development and with the quality of design prevalent in the city.

6. Project landscaping, including, but not limited to, the location, type, size, color, texture, and coverage of plant materials, has been designed so as to provide visual relief, complement buildings, visually emphasize prominent design elements and vistas, screen undesirable views, provide a harmonious transition between adjacent land uses and between development and open space, and provide an overall unifying influence to enhance the visual continuity of the project. The 366 Click Here to Return to Agenda
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proposed project is consistent with the landscaping standards and plant palette and implements the standards for landscaping and aesthetics established in the General Plan and Zoning Code. The permanent overall site landscaping utilizes various tree and shrub species to enhance the building architecture and provide adequate relief and screening from Avenue 58.

Tentative Tract Map 2021-0004
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, the Planning Commission did make the following mandatory findings to justify approval of said Tentative Tract Map, as conditioned [Exhibit F]:

1. The proposed Tentative Tract Map is consistent with the land use policies and programs of the General Plan, as it allows for development of a Medium High Density Residential project in the Medium/High Density land use designation, which supports up to 16 units per acre residential density and is designed to accommodate a broad range of residential land uses, including single family projects.

2. The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is consistent with the La Quinta General Plan, and Planned Unit Development standards with the implementation of recommended conditions of approval to ensure consistency for the homes proposed on the lots created herein.

3. The design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage nor substantially injure fish or wildlife or their habitat. The Design and Development Department prepared Environmental Assessment (EA) 2021-0006, in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This approval includes adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration.

4. The design of the subdivision or type of improvements are not likely to cause serious public health problems, insofar as the project will be required to comply with all laws, standards and requirements associated with sanitary sewer collection, water quality and other public health issues.

5. The site of the proposed subdivision is physically suitable for the type of development and proposed density of development. The Planned Unit Development allows for creative development with smaller lot subdivision while still providing a quality residential development.

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applicable provisions of Title 9 of the City’s Zoning Code, and the Subdivision Map Act.

7. The design of the subdivision or type of improvements will not conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows:

SECTION 1. That the above recitations are true and constitute the Findings of the City Council in this case.

SECTION 2. That the above project is determined to be consistent with the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project (EA 2021-0006).

SECTION 3. That it City Council hereby approves General Plan Amendment 2021-0001 [Exhibit A], Zone Change 2021-0001 [Exhibit C], Conditional Use Permit 2021- 0002, and, Tentative Tract Map 2021-0004, for the reasons set forth in this Resolution and subject to the attached Conditions of Approval [Exhibits B, D, E, F].

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council held on September 19, 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

LINDA EVANS, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
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ATTEST:

MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

WILLIAM H. IHRKE, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
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GENERAL

1. The applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of La Quinta (“City”), its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this General Plan Amendment. The City shall have sole discretion in selecting its defense counsel.

The City shall promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action or proceeding and shall cooperate fully in the defense.

2. GPA2021-0001 shall comply with all applicable conditions and mitigation measures for the following related approvals:

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2021-0001
ZONE CHANGE 2021-0001
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2021-0002
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2021-0004
In the event of any conflict(s) between approval conditions and/or provisions of these approvals, the Design and Development Director shall adjudicate the conflict by determining the precedence.
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GENERAL

1. The applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of La Quinta (“City”), its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this Zone Change. The City shall have sole discretion in selecting its defense counsel.

The City shall promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action or proceeding and shall cooperate fully in the defense.

2. ZC2021-0001 shall comply with all applicable conditions and mitigation measures for the following related approvals:

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2021-0006
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2021-0001
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2021-0002
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2021-0004
In the event of any conflict(s) between approval conditions and/or provisions of these approvals, the Design and Development Director shall adjudicate the conflict by determining the precedence.
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GENERAL

1. The applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of La Quinta (“City”), its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this Conditional Use Permit recorded thereunder.

The City shall have sole discretion in selecting its defense counsel.

The City shall promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action or proceeding and shall cooperate fully in the defense.

2. The Conditional Use Permit shall expire twenty-four (24) months after City Council approval and shall become null and void in accordance with La Quinta Municipal Code Section 9.200.080 unless a building permit has been issued. A time extension may be requested per LQMC Section 9.200.080.

3. Prior to the issuance of any grading, construction, or building permit by the City, the applicant shall obtain any necessary clearances and/or permits from the following agencies, if required:
 Riverside County Fire Marshal
 La Quinta Development Division (Grading Permit, Green Sheet (Public Works Clearance) for Building Permits, Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) Exemption Form – Whitewater River Region, Improvement Permit)  La Quinta Design and Development Department
 Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department
 Coachella Valley Unified School District
 Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD)
 Imperial Irrigation District (IID)
 California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB)  State Water Resources Control Board
 SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine)
 South Coast Air Quality Management District Coachella Valley (SCAQMD) The applicant is responsible for all requirements of the permits and/or clearances from the above listed agencies. When these requirements include approval of improvement plans, the applicant shall furnish proof of such approvals when submitting those improvements plans for City approval.

4. Coverage under the State of California General Construction Permit must be obtained by the applicant, who then shall submit a copy of the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (“RWQCB”) acknowledgment of the applicant’s Notice of Intent (“NOI”) and Waste Discharger Identification (WDID) number to the City prior to the issuance of a grading or building permit.

5. The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City’s NPDES stormwater discharge permit, LQMC Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater Management and Discharge Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean Water); Riverside County Ordinance 374 Click Here to Return to Agenda
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No. 457; the California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Colorado River Basin Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011 and the State Water Resources Control Board’s Order No. 2012-0006-DWQ.

A. For construction activities including clearing, grading or excavation of land that disturbs one (1) acre or more of land, or that disturbs less than one (1) acre of land, but which is a part of a construction project that encompasses more than one (1) acre of land, the Permittee shall be required to submit a Storm Water Pollution Protection Plan (“SWPPP”) to the State Water Resources Control Board.

The applicant or design professional can obtain the California Stormwater Quality Association SWPPP template at www.cabmphandbooks.com for use in their SWPPP preparation.

B. The applicant shall ensure that the required SWPPP is available for inspection at the project site at all times through and including acceptance of all improvements by the City.

C. The applicant’s SWPPP shall include provisions for all of the following Best Management Practices (“BMPs”) (LQMC Section 8.70.020 (Definitions)):
1) Temporary Soil Stabilization (erosion control).
2) Temporary Sediment Control.
3) Wind Erosion Control.
4) Tracking Control.
5) Non-Storm Water Management.
6) Waste Management and Materials Pollution Control.

D. The SWPPP and BMPs shall remain in effect for the entire duration of project construction until all improvements are completed and accepted by the City Council.

E. The inclusion in the Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), a requirement for the perpetual maintenance and operation of all post-construction BMPs as required.

6. Permits issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the Development Impact Fee and Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee programs in effect at the time of issuance of building permit(s).

7. CUP2021-0002 shall comply with all applicable conditions and mitigation measures for the following related approvals:
 Tentative Tract Map 2021-0004
 Environmental Assessment 2021-0006
 General Plan Amendment 2021-0001
 Zone Change 2021-0001
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In the event of any conflict(s) between approval conditions and/or provisions of these approvals, the Design and Development Director shall adjudicate the conflict by determining the precedence.

8. Developer shall reimburse the City, within thirty (30) days of presentment of the invoice, all costs and actual attorney’s fees incurred by the City Attorney to review, negotiate and/or modify any documents or instruments required by these conditions, if Developer requests that the City modify or revise any documents or instruments prepared initially by the City to affect these conditions. This obligation shall be paid in the time noted above without deduction or offset and Developer’s failure to make such payment shall be a material breach of the Conditions of Approval.

9. Developer shall reimburse the City, within thirty (30) days of presentment of the invoice, all costs and actual consultant’s fees incurred by the City for engineering and/or surveying consultants to review and/or modify any documents or instruments required by this project.

This obligation shall be paid in the time noted above without deduction or offset and Developer’s failure to make such payment shall be a material breach of the Conditions of Approval.

PROPERTY RIGHTS

10. Prior to issuance of any permit(s), the applicant shall acquire or confer easements and other property rights necessary for the construction or proper functioning of the proposed development. Conferred rights shall include irrevocable offers to dedicate or grant access easements to the City for emergency services and for maintenance, construction and reconstruction of essential improvements.

11. Pursuant to the aforementioned condition, conferred rights shall include approvals from the master developer over easements and other property rights necessary for construction and proper functioning of the proposed development not limited to access rights over proposed and/or existing private streets that access public streets and open space/drainage facilities of the master development.

12. The applicant shall offer for dedication all public street rights-of-way in conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, applicable specific plans, and/or as required by the City Engineer.

13. The public street right-of-way offers for dedication required for this development include:

A. PUBLIC STREETS
1) Avenue 58 (Secondary Arterial) – The standard 51 feet from the centerline of Avenue 58 to the ultimate developed right of way.

14. The applicant shall retain for private use on the Final Map all private street rights-of-way in conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, applicable specific plans, and/or as required by the City Engineer.
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15. The private street rights-of-way to be retained for private use required for this development include:

A. PRIVATE STREETS
1) Private Residential Streets measured at lot line to lot line shall have a 40- foot travel width. The travel width may be reduced to 24 with prohibited on-street parking with approved Planned Unit Development (PUD) provided there is adequate off-street parking for residents and visitors, and the applicant establishes provisions for ongoing enforcement of the parking restriction in the CC&R’s.

16. Dedications shall include additional widths as necessary for dedicated right and left turn lanes, bus turnouts, and other features contained in the approved construction plans.

Pursuant to this requirement, the Applicant shall include in the submittal packet containing the draft final map submitted for map checking, an offsite street geometric layout, drawn at 1” equals 40 feet, detailing the following design aspects: median curb line, outside curb line, lane line alignment including lane widths, left turn lanes, deceleration lane(s) and bus stop turnout(s). The geometric layout shall be accompanied with sufficient professional engineering studies to confirm the appropriate length of all proposed turn pockets and auxiliary lanes that may impact the right of way dedication required of the project and the associated landscape setback requirement.

17. When the City Engineer determines that access rights to the proposed street rights-of-way shown on the approved Tentative Tract Map are necessary prior to approval of the Final Map dedicating such rights-of-way, the applicant shall grant the necessary rights-of-way within 60 days of a written request by the City.

18. The applicant shall offer for dedication on the Final Map a ten-foot-wide public utility easement contiguous with, and along both sides of all private streets. Such easement may be reduced to five feet in width with the express written approval of IID.

19. The applicant shall create perimeter landscaping setbacks along all public rights-of-way as follows:

A. Avenue 58 (Secondary Arterial) - 10-foot from the R/W-P/L.

Where public facilities (e.g., sidewalks) are placed on privately-owned setbacks, the applicant shall offer for dedication blanket easements for those purposes on the Final Map.

20. The applicant shall offer for dedication those easements necessary for the placement of, and access to, utility lines and structures, drainage basins, mailbox clusters, park lands, and common areas on the Final Map.
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21. Direct vehicular access to Avenue 58 is restricted, except for those access points identified on the tentative tract map, or as otherwise conditioned in these conditions of approval.

The vehicular access restriction shall be shown on the recorded final tract map.

22. The applicant shall furnish proof of easements, or written permission, as appropriate, from those owners of all abutting properties on which grading, retaining wall construction, permanent slopes, or other encroachments will occur.

23. The applicant shall cause no easement to be granted, or recorded, over any portion of the subject property between the date of approval of the Tentative Tract Map and the date of recording of any Final Map, unless such easement is approved by the City Engineer.

STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS

24. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Sections 13.24.060 (Street Improvements), 13.24.070 (Street Design - Generally) & 13.24.100 (Access for Individual Properties and Development) for public streets; and Section 13.24.080 (Street Design - Private Streets), where private streets are proposed.

25. Streets shall have vertical curbs or other approved curb configurations that will convey water without ponding and provide lateral containment of dust and residue during street sweeping operations. If a wedge or rolled curb design is approved, the lip at the flowline shall be near vertical with a 1/8" batter and a minimum height of 0.1'. Unused curb cuts on any lot shall be restored to standard curb height prior to final inspection of permanent building(s) on the lot.

26. The applicant shall construct the following street improvements to conform with the General Plan (street type noted in parentheses.)
A. OFF-SITE STREETS
1) Avenue 58 (Secondary Arterial)
a. Widen the south side of the street along all frontage adjacent to the Tentative Map boundary to its ultimate width on the south side as specified in the General Plan and the requirements of these conditions.

Rehabilitate and/or reconstruct existing roadway pavement as necessary to augment and convert it from a rural county-road design standard to La Quinta’s urban arterial design standard. The south curb face shall be located thirty-six feet (36’) south of the centerline or as approved by the City Engineer.
b. Restripe to provide an eastbound right-turn lane and a westbound leftturn lane at the main project driveway and an eastbound right-turn lane at the emergency access driveway as shown in the Traffic Impact Analysis Report and/or as approved by the City Engineer.

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setback area include:
c. All appurtenant components such as, but not limited to curb, gutter, traffic control striping, legends, and signs.
d. Multi-Use Path - The applicant shall construct a multi-use path per La Quinta Standard 260 feet along the south side of Avenue 58 frontage within the landscaped setback. The location and design of the path shall be approved by the City. A split rail fence shall be constructed along the roadway side of the multi-use path in accordance with Section 9.140.060 (Item E, 3a) of the Zoning Ordinance. Bonding for the fence to be installed shall be posted prior to final map approval. The multi-use path and fence shall be maintained by the Developer or project’s Homeowner’s Association as applicable.

The applicant shall extend improvements beyond the project boundaries to ensure they safely integrate with existing improvements (e.g., grading; traffic control devices and transitions in alignment, elevation or dimensions of streets and sidewalks). To connect to the west improvements and minimum 20’ to the east.

B. PRIVATE STREETS
1) Construct internal streets per the approved lay-out shown on the Tentative Tract map and/or as approved by the City Engineer. Minimum street width measured at gutter flow lot line to gutter flow lot line shall have a 40-foot travel width. The travel width may be reduced to 32 feet with parking restricted to one side, 28 feet if on-street parking is prohibited, or 24 feet with prohibited on-street parking with approved Planned Unit Development (PUD). The applicant shall make provisions for perpetual enforcement of the “No Parking” restrictions in the CC&Rs.
2) The location of driveways shall not be located within the curb return and away from intersections, when possible.

27. The applicant shall design street pavement sections using CalTrans' design procedure for 20-year life pavement, and the site-specific data for soil strength and anticipated traffic loading (including construction traffic). Minimum structural sections shall be as follows:

Parking Lot & Aisles (Low Traffic) 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b.

Parking Lot & Aisles (High Traffic) 4.5" a.c /5.5" c.a.b.

Residential 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b.

Secondary Arterial 4.0" a.c./6.0" c.a.b.
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28. The applicant shall submit current mix designs (less than two years old at the time of construction) for base, asphalt concrete and Portland cement concrete. The submittal shall include test results for all specimens used in the mix design procedure. For mix designs over six months old, the submittal shall include recent (less than six months old at the time of construction) aggregate gradation test results confirming that design gradations can be achieved in current production. The applicant shall not schedule construction operations until mix designs are approved.

29. All gated entries shall provide for a three-car minimum stacking capacity for inbound traffic to be a minimum length of 62 feet from call box to the street; and shall provide for a full turn-around outlet for non-accepted vehicles or as approved by the City Engineer.

Where a gated entry is proposed, the applicant shall submit a detailed exhibit at a scale of 1" = 10', demonstrating that those passenger vehicles that do not gain entry into the development can safely make a full turn-around (minimum radius to be 24 feet) out onto the main street from the gated entry. Pursuant to said condition, there shall be a minimum of twenty five feet width provided at the turn-around opening provided.

Two lanes of traffic shall be provided on the entry side of each gated entry, one lane shall be dedicated for residents and one lane for visitors. The two travel lanes shall be a minimum of 20 feet of total paved roadway surface or as approved by the Fire Department.

Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, standard knuckles, corner cutbacks, bus turnouts, dedicated turn lanes and other features shown on the approved construction plans, may require additional street widths as may be determined by the City Engineer.

30. General access points and turning movements of traffic are limited to the following:

Avenue 58 (Primary Entry): Full turn movements in and out are allowed.

Avenue 58 (Emergency Access): Emergency access only. No public access allowed. Left turns are restricted.

31. Improvements shall include appurtenances such as traffic control signs, markings and other devices, raised medians if required, street name signs and sidewalks. Mid-block street lighting is not required.

32. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with City adopted standards, supplemental drawings and specifications, or as approved by the City Engineer. Improvement plans for streets, access gates and parking areas shall be stamped and signed by qualified engineers.

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FINAL MAPS

34. Prior to the City’s approval of a Final Map, the applicant shall furnish accurate mylars of the Final Map that were approved by the City’s map checker on a storage media acceptable to the City Engineer. The Final Map shall be 1” = 40’ scale.

PARKING

35. The design of parking facilities shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150 and in particular the following:

A. The parking stall and aisle widths and the double hairpin stripe parking stall design shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150.

B. Cross slopes should be a maximum of 2% where ADA accessibility is required including accessibility routes between buildings.

C. Building access points shall be shown on the Precise Grading Plans to evaluate ADA accessibility issues.

D. Accessibility routes to public streets and adjacent development shall be shown on the Precise Grading Plan.

E. Parking stall lengths shall be according to LQMC Chapter 9.150 and be a minimum of 17 feet in length with a 2-foot overhang for standard parking stalls and 18 feet with a 2-foot overhang for handicapped parking stall or as approved by the City Engineer. One van accessible handicapped parking stall is required per 8 handicapped parking stalls.

Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, corner cutbacks, bus turnouts, dedicated turn lanes, ADA accessibility route to public streets and other features shown on the approved construction plans, may require additional street widths and other improvements as may be determined by the City Engineer.

IMPROVEMENT PLANS
As used throughout these Conditions of Approval, professional titles such as “engineer,” “surveyor,” and “architect,” refer to persons currently certified or licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of California.

36. Improvement plans shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of qualified engineers and/or architects, as appropriate, and shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.040 (Improvement Plans).

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scale if additional detail or plan clarity is desired. Note, the applicant may be required to prepare other improvement plans not listed here pursuant to improvements required by other agencies and utility purveyors.

A. On-Site Rough Grading Plan 1" = 40' Horizontal
B. PM10 Plan 1” = 40’ Horizontal
C. Erosion Control Plan 1” = 40’ Horizontal
D. Final WQMP (Plan submitted in Report Form)
NOTE: A through D to be submitted concurrently.

E. Off-Site Street Improvement/Storm Drain Plan
1" = 40' Horizontal, 1" = 4' Vertical
F. Off-Site Signing & Striping Plan 1” = 40’ Horizontal The Off-Site street improvement plans shall have separate plan sheet(s) (drawn at 20 scale) that show the meandering sidewalk, mounding, and berming design in the combined parkway and landscape setback area.

G. On-Site Precise Grading Plan 1” = 30’ Horizontal
H. On-Site Street Improvements/Signing & Striping/Storm Drain Plan 1" = 40' Horizontal, 1"= 4' Vertical
NOTE: E through H to be submitted concurrently.
(Separate Storm Drain Plans if applicable)
Other engineered improvement plans prepared for City approval that are not listed above shall be prepared in formats approved by the City Engineer prior to commencing plan preparation.

All Off-Site Plan & Profile Street Plans and Signing & Striping Plans shall show all existing improvements for a distance of at least 200-feet beyond the project limits, or a distance sufficient to show any required design transitions.

All On-Site Signing & Striping Plans shall show, at a minimum; Stop Signs, Limit Lines and Legends, No Parking Signs, Raised Pavement Markers (including Blue RPMs at fire hydrants) and Street Name Signs per Public Works Standard Plans and/or as approved by the Engineering Department.
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“Rough Grading” plans shall normally include perimeter walls with Top Of Wall & Top Of Footing elevations shown. All footings shall have a minimum of 1-foot of cover, or sufficient cover to clear any adjacent obstructions.
“On-Site Precise Grading” plans shall normally include all on-site surface improvements including but not limited to finish grades for curbs & gutters, building floor elevations, wall elevations, parking lot improvements and accessibility requirements.

38. The City maintains standard plans, detail sheets and/or construction notes for elements of construction which can be accessed via the “Plans, Notes and Design Guidance” section of the Public Works Department at the City website (laquintaca.gov). Please navigate to the Public Works Department home page and look for the Standard Drawings hyperlink.

39. The applicant shall furnish a complete set of all approved improvement plans on a storage media acceptable to the City Engineer.

40. Upon completion of construction, and prior to final acceptance of the improvements by the City, the applicant shall furnish the City with reproducible record drawings of all improvement plans which were approved by the City. Each sheet shall be clearly marked "Record Drawing" and shall be stamped and signed by the engineer or surveyor certifying to the accuracy and completeness of the drawings. The applicant shall have all approved mylars previously submitted to the City, revised to reflect the as-built conditions. The applicant shall employ or retain the Engineer Of Record during the construction phase of the project so that the EOR can make site visits in support of preparing "Record Drawing".

However, if subsequent approved revisions have been approved by the City Engineer and reflect said "Record Drawing" conditions, the Engineer Of Record may submit a letter attesting to said fact to the City Engineer in lieu of mylar submittal.

IMPROVEMENT SECURITY AGREEMENTS

41. Prior to approval of any Final Map, the applicant shall construct all on and off-site improvements and satisfy its obligations for same or shall furnish a fully secured and executed Subdivision Improvement Agreement (“SIA”) guaranteeing the construction of such improvements and the satisfaction of its obligations for same, or shall agree to any combination thereof, as may be required by the City.

42. Any Subdivision Improvement Agreement (“SIA”) entered into by and between the applicant and the City of La Quinta, for the purpose of guaranteeing the completion of any improvements related to this Tentative Tract Map, shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Chapter 13.28 (Improvement Security).

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44. Improvements to be made, or agreed to be made, shall include the removal of any existing structures or other obstructions which are not a part of the proposed improvements; and shall provide for the setting of the final survey monumentation.

45. When improvements are phased through a “Phasing Plan,” or an administrative approval (e.g., Site Development Permits), all off-site improvements and common on-site improvements (e.g., backbone utilities, retention basins, perimeter walls, landscaping and gates) shall be constructed, or secured, prior to the issuance of any permits in the first phase of the development, or as otherwise approved by the City Engineer.

Improvements and obligations required of each subsequent phase shall either be completed, or secured, prior to the completion of homes or the occupancy of permanent buildings within such latter phase, or as otherwise approved by the City Engineer.

In the event the applicant fails to construct the improvements for the development, or fails to satisfy its obligations for the development in a timely manner, pursuant to the approved phasing plan, the City shall have the right to halt issuance of all permits, and/or final inspections, withhold other approvals related to the development of the project, or call upon the surety to complete the improvements.

46. Depending on the timing of the development of this Tentative Tract Map, and the status of the off-site improvements at the time, the applicant may be required to:

A. Construct certain off-site improvements.

B. Construct additional off-site improvements, subject to the reimbursement of its costs by others.

C. Reimburse others for those improvements previously constructed that are considered to be an obligation of this Tentative Tract Map.

D. Secure the costs for future improvements that are to be made by others.

E. To agree to any combination of these actions, as the City may require.

Off-Site Improvements should be completed on a first priority basis. The applicant shall complete Off-Site Improvements in the first phase of construction or by the issuance of the 20 % Building Permit.

In the event that any of the improvements required for this development are constructed by the City, the applicant shall, prior to the approval of the Final Map, or the issuance of any permit related thereto, reimburse the City for the costs of such improvements.

47. If the applicant elects to utilize the secured agreement alternative, the applicant shall submit detailed construction cost estimates for all proposed on-site and off-site improvements, including an estimate for the final survey monumentation, for checking and approval by the City Engineer. Such estimates shall conform to the unit cost schedule as approved by the City Engineer.
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Estimates for improvements under the jurisdiction of other agencies shall be approved by those agencies and submitted to the City along with the applicant’s detailed cost estimates. Security will not be required for telephone, natural gas, or Cable T.V. improvements.

48. Should the applicant fail to construct the improvements for the development, or fail to satisfy its obligations for the development in a timely manner, the City shall have the right to halt issuance of building permits, and/or final building inspections, withhold other approvals related to the development of the project, or call upon the surety to complete the improvements.

GRADING

49. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.050 (Grading Improvements).

50. Prior to occupancy of the project site for any construction, or other purposes, the applicant shall obtain a grading permit approved by the City Engineer.

51. To obtain an approved grading permit, the applicant shall submit and obtain approval of all of the following:

A. A grading plan prepared by a civil engineer registered in the State of California, B. A preliminary geotechnical (“soils”) report prepared by an engineer registered in the State of California,
C. A Fugitive Dust Control Plan prepared in accordance with LQMC Chapter 6.16, (Fugitive Dust Control), and
D. A Best Management Practices report prepared in accordance with LQMC Sections

8.70.010 and 13.24.170 (NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit and Storm Management and Discharge Controls).

E. Final WQMP prepared by an appropriate professional registered in the State of California.

All grading shall conform with the recommendations contained in the Preliminary Soils Report and shall be certified as being adequate by soils engineer, or engineering geologist registered in the State of California.

The applicant shall furnish security, in a form acceptable to the City, and in an amount sufficient to guarantee compliance with the approved Fugitive Dust Control Plan provisions as submitted with its application for a grading permit. Additionally, the applicant shall replenish said security if expended by the City of La Quinta to comply with the Plan as required by the City Engineer.

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and/or water erosion of such land. All open graded, undeveloped land shall either be planted with interim landscaping, or stabilized with such other erosion control measures, as were approved in the Fugitive Dust Control Plan.

53. Grading within the perimeter setback and parkway areas shall have undulating terrain and shall conform with the requirements of LQMC Section 9.60.240(F) except as otherwise modified by this condition. The maximum slope shall not exceed 3:1 anywhere in the landscape setback area, except for the backslope (i.e., the slope at the back of the landscape lot) which shall not exceed 2:1 if fully planted with ground cover. The maximum slope in the first six (6) feet adjacent to the curb shall not exceed 4:1 when the nearest edge of sidewalk is within six feet (6’) of the curb, otherwise the maximum slope within the right of way shall not exceed 3:1. All unpaved parkway areas adjacent to the curb shall be depressed one and one-half inches (1.5") in the first eighteen inches (18") behind the curb.

54. Building pad elevations on the rough grading plan submitted for City Engineer’s approval shall conform with pad elevations shown on the tentative map, unless the pad elevations have other requirements imposed elsewhere in these Conditions of Approval, or as approved by the City Engineer.

55. The applicant shall minimize the differences in elevation between the adjoining properties and the lots within this development.

56. Prior to any site grading or regrading that will raise or lower any portion of the site by more than plus or minus half of a foot (0.5’) from the elevations shown on the approved Tentative Tract Map, the applicant shall submit the proposed grading changes to the City Engineer for a substantial conformance review.

57. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any building lot, the applicant shall provide a lot pad certification stamped and signed by a qualified engineer or surveyor with applicable compaction tests and over excavation documentation.

Each pad certification shall list the pad elevation as shown on the approved grading plan, the actual pad elevation, and the difference between the two, if any. Such pad certification shall also list the relative compaction of the pad soil. The data shall be organized by lot number, and listed cumulatively if submitted at different times.

DRAINAGE

58. Stormwater handling shall conform with the approved hydrology and drainage report for the La Villetta at Avenue Avenue 58 Townhomes project (TTM 37950), or as approved by the City Engineer. Nuisance water shall be disposed of in an approved manner.

Nuisance water shall be retained onsite and disposed of via an underground percolation improvement approved by the City Engineer.
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59. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.120 (Drainage), Retention Basin Design Criteria, Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 – Hydrology Report with Preliminary Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain Systems and Engineering Bulletin No. 06-015 - Underground Retention Basin Design Requirements. More specifically, stormwater falling on site during the 100-year storm shall be retained within the development, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. The design storm shall be the 1 hour, 3 hour, 6 hour or 24 hour event producing the greatest total run off.

60. Nuisance water shall be retained on site. Nuisance water shall be disposed of per approved methods contained in Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 – Hydrology Report with Preliminary Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain Systems and Engineering Bulletin No. 06-015 - Underground Retention Basin Design Requirements.

61. In design of retention facilities, the maximum percolation rate shall be two inches per hour.

The percolation rate will be considered to be zero unless the applicant provides site specific data indicating otherwise and as approved by the City Engineer.

62. The project shall be designed to accommodate purging and blowoff water (through underground piping and/or retention facilities) from any on-site or adjacent well sites granted or dedicated to the local water utility authority as a requirement for development of this property.

63. No fence or wall shall be constructed around any retention basin unless approved by the Planning Manager and the City Engineer.

64. For on-site above ground common retention basins, retention depth shall be according to Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 – Hydrology Report with Preliminary Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain Systems. Side slopes shall not exceed 3:1 and shall be planted with maintenance free ground cover. Additionally, retention basin widths shall be not less than 20 feet at the bottom of the basin.

65. Stormwater may not be retained in landscaped parkways or landscaped setback lots. Only incidental storm water (precipitation which directly falls onto the setback) will be permitted to be retained in the landscape setback areas. The perimeter setback and parkway areas in the street right-of-way shall be shaped with berms and mounds, pursuant to LQMC Section 9.100.040(B)(7).

66. The design of the development shall not cause any increase in flood boundaries and levels in any area outside the development.

67. The development shall be graded to permit storm flow in excess of retention capacity to flow out of the development through a designated overflow and into the historic drainage relief route.

68. Storm drainage historically received from adjoining property shall be received and retained or passed through into the historic downstream drainage relief route.

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City’s NPDES stormwater discharge permit, LQMC Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater Management and Discharge Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean Water); Riverside County Ordinance No. 457; and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Colorado River Basin (CRWQCB-CRB) Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011.

A. For post-construction urban runoff from New Development and Redevelopments Projects, the applicant shall implement requirements of the NPDES permit for the design, construction and perpetual operation and maintenance of BMPs per the approved Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) for the project as required by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Colorado River Basin (CRWQCB-CRB) Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011.

B. The applicant shall implement the WQMP Design Standards per (CRWQCB-CRB) Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011 utilizing BMPs approved by the City Engineer. A project specific WQMP shall be provided which incorporates Site Design and Treatment BMPs utilizing first flush infiltration as a preferred method of NPDES Permit Compliance for Whitewater River receiving water, as applicable.

C. The developer shall execute and record a Stormwater Management/BMP Facilities Agreement that provides for the perpetual maintenance and operation of stormwater BMPs.

UTILITIES

70. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.110 (Utilities).

71. The applicant shall obtain the approval of the City Engineer for the location of all utility lines within any right-of-way, and all above-ground utility structures including, but not limited to, traffic signal cabinets, electric vaults, water valves, and telephone stands, to ensure optimum placement for practical and aesthetic purposes.

72. Existing overhead utility lines within, or adjacent to the proposed development, and all proposed utilities shall be installed underground.

73. The 92 KV transmission power poles and all existing utility lines attached to joint use 92 KV transmission power poles are exempt from the requirement to be placed underground.

74. Underground utilities shall be installed prior to overlying hardscape. For installation of utilities in existing improved streets, the applicant shall comply with trench restoration requirements maintained, or required by the City Engineer.

75. The applicant shall provide certified reports of all utility trench compaction for approval by the City Engineer. Additionally, grease traps and the maintenance thereof shall be located as to not conflict with access aisles/entrances.
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CONSTRUCTION

76. The City will conduct final inspections of habitable buildings only when the buildings have improved street and (if required) sidewalk access to publicly maintained streets. The improvements shall include required traffic control devices, pavement markings and street name signs. If on-site streets in residential developments are initially constructed with partial pavement thickness, the applicant shall complete the pavement prior to final inspections of the last ten percent of homes within the development or when directed by the City, whichever comes first.

LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION

77. The applicant shall comply with LQMC Sections 13.24.130 (Landscaping Setbacks) &

13.24.140 (Landscaping Plans).

78. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots and setbacks, medians, retention basins, and parks shall be signed and stamped by a licensed landscape architect.

79. All new and modified landscape areas shall have landscaping and permanent irrigation improvements in compliance with the City’s Water Efficient Landscape regulations contained in LQMC Section 8.13 (Water Efficient Landscape).

80. Lighting plans shall be submitted with the final landscaping plans for a recommendation to the Planning Manager for his approval. Exterior lighting shall be consistent with LQMC Section 9.100.150 (Outdoor Lighting). All freestanding lighting shall not exceed 18 feet in height and shall be fitted with a visor if deemed necessary by staff to minimize trespass of light off the property. The illuminated carports shall be included in the photometric study as part of the final lighting plan submittal.

81. All water features shall be designed to minimize “splash” and use high efficiency pumps and lighting to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director. They shall be included in the landscape plan water efficiency calculations per Municipal Code Chapter 8.13.

82. All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from view. Utility transformers or other ground mounted mechanical equipment shall be fully screened with a screening wall or landscaping and painted to match the adjacent buildings.

83. The applicant shall submit the final landscape plans for review, processing, and approval to the Community Development Department, in accordance with the Final Landscape Plan application process. Planning Manager approval of the final landscape plans is required prior to issuance of the first building permit unless the Planning Manager determines extenuating circumstances exist which justifies an alternative processing schedule.

NOTE: Plans are not approved for construction until signed by the appropriate City official, including the Planning Manager and/or City Engineer.
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84. The applicant or his agent has the responsibility for proper sight distance requirements per guidelines in the AASHTO “A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 5th Edition” or latest, in the design and/or installation of all landscaping and appurtenances abutting and within the private and public street right-of-way.

85. The final design of the perimeter landscaping, particularly the perimeter wall, shall be included with the Final Landscape Plan submittal.

PLANNING

86. Architectural styles shall vary throughout the site. Similar architectural styles shall not be plotted on adjacent lots or across the street from one another to the extent possible.

87. Enhanced elevations shall be used for all outside perimeter lots.

PUBLIC SERVICES

88. The applicant shall provide public transit improvements if required by SunLine Transit Agency and approved by the City Engineer.

MAINTENANCE

89. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.160 (Maintenance).

90. The applicant shall make provisions for the continuous and perpetual maintenance of perimeter landscaping up to the curb, common areas, access drives, sidewalks, multi-use trail, and stormwater BMPs.

FEES AND DEPOSITS

91. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.180 (Fees and Deposits). These fees include all deposits and fees required by the City for plan checking and construction inspection. Deposits and fee amounts shall be those in effect when the applicant makes application for plan check and permits. 390 Click Here to Return to Agenda
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GENERAL

1. The applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of La Quinta (“City”), its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this Tentative Tract Map, or any Final Map recorded thereunder. The City shall have sole discretion in selecting its defense counsel.

The City shall promptly notify the applicant of any claim, action or proceeding and shall cooperate fully in the defense.

2. This Tentative Tract Map, and any Final Map recorded thereunder, shall comply with the requirements and standards of Government Code §§ 66410 through 66499.58 (the “Subdivision Map Act”), and Chapter 13 of the La Quinta Municipal Code (“LQMC”).

3. This Tentative Tract Map shall expire 36 months from the approval date and shall become null and void in accordance with La Quinta Municipal Code Section 13.12.150. A time extension may be requested per LQMC Section 13.12.160

4. Prior to the issuance of any grading, construction, or building permit by the City, the applicant shall obtain any necessary clearances and/or permits from the following agencies, if required:
 Riverside County Fire Marshal
 La Quinta Development Division (Grading Permit, Green Sheet (Public Works Clearance) for Building Permits, Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) Exemption Form – Whitewater River Region, Improvement Permit)  La Quinta Design and Development Department
 Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department
 Coachella Valley Unified School District
 Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD)
 Imperial Irrigation District (IID)California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB)
 State Water Resources Control Board
 SunLine Transit Agency (SunLine)
 South Coast Air Quality Management District Coachella Valley (SCAQMD) The applicant is responsible for all requirements of the permits and/or clearances from the above listed agencies. When these requirements include approval of improvement plans, the applicant shall furnish proof of such approvals when submitting those improvements plans for City approval.

5. Coverage under the State of California General Construction Permit must be obtained by the applicant, who then shall submit a copy of the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (“RWQCB”) acknowledgment of the applicant’s Notice of Intent (“NOI”) and Waste Discharger Identification (WDID) number to the City prior to the issuance of a grading or building permit.
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6. The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City’s NPDES stormwater discharge permit, LQMC Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater Management and Discharge Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean Water); Riverside County Ordinance No. 457; the California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Colorado River Basin Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011 and the State Water Resources Control Board’s Order No. 2012-0006-DWQ.

A. For construction activities including clearing, grading or excavation of land that disturbs one (1) acre or more of land, or that disturbs less than one (1) acre of land, but which is a part of a construction project that encompasses more than one (1) acre of land, the Permittee shall be required to submit a Storm Water Pollution Protection Plan (“SWPPP”) to the State Water Resources Control Board.

The applicant or design professional can obtain the California Stormwater Quality Association SWPPP template at www.cabmphandbooks.com for use in their SWPPP preparation.

B. The applicant shall ensure that the required SWPPP is available for inspection at the project site at all times through and including acceptance of all improvements by the City.

C. The applicant’s SWPPP shall include provisions for all of the following Best Management Practices (“BMPs”) (LQMC Section 8.70.020 (Definitions)):
1) Temporary Soil Stabilization (erosion control).
2) Temporary Sediment Control.
3) Wind Erosion Control.
4) Tracking Control.
5) Non-Storm Water Management.
6) Waste Management and Materials Pollution Control.

D. The SWPPP and BMPs shall remain in effect for the entire duration of project construction until all improvements are completed and accepted by the City Council.

E. The inclusion in the Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), a requirement for the perpetual maintenance and operation of all post-construction BMPs as required.

7. Permits issued under this approval shall be subject to the provisions of the Development Impact Fee and Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee programs in effect at the time of issuance of building permit(s).

8. CUP2021-0002 shall comply with all applicable conditions and mitigation measures for the following related approvals:
 Tentative Tract Map 2021-0004
 Environmental Assessment 2021-0006
 General Plan Amendment 2021-0001
 Zone Change 2021-0001
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In the event of any conflict(s) between approval conditions and/or provisions of these approvals, the Design and Development Director shall adjudicate the conflict by determining the precedence.

9. Developer shall reimburse the City, within thirty (30) days of presentment of the invoice, all costs and actual attorney’s fees incurred by the City Attorney to review, negotiate and/or modify any documents or instruments required by these conditions, if Developer requests that the City modify or revise any documents or instruments prepared initially by the City to affect these conditions. This obligation shall be paid in the time noted above without deduction or offset and Developer’s failure to make such payment shall be a material breach of the Conditions of Approval.

10. Developer shall reimburse the City, within thirty (30) days of presentment of the invoice, all costs and actual consultant’s fees incurred by the City for engineering and/or surveying consultants to review and/or modify any documents or instruments required by this project.

This obligation shall be paid in the time noted above without deduction or offset and Developer’s failure to make such payment shall be a material breach of the Conditions of Approval.

PROPERTY RIGHTS

11. Prior to issuance of any permit(s), the applicant shall acquire or confer easements and other property rights necessary for the construction or proper functioning of the proposed development. Conferred rights shall include irrevocable offers to dedicate or grant access easements to the City for emergency services and for maintenance, construction and reconstruction of essential improvements.

12. Pursuant to the aforementioned condition, conferred rights shall include approvals from the master developer over easements and other property rights necessary for construction and proper functioning of the proposed development not limited to access rights over proposed and/or existing private streets that access public streets and open space/drainage facilities of the master development.

13. The applicant shall offer for dedication all public street rights-of-way in conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, applicable specific plans, and/or as required by the City Engineer.

14. The public street right-of-way offers for dedication required for this development include:

A. PUBLIC STREETS
1) Avenue 58 (Secondary Arterial) – The standard 51 feet from the centerline of Avenue 58 to the ultimate developed right of way.

15. The applicant shall retain for private use on the Final Map all private street rights-of-way in conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, applicable specific plans, and/or as required by the City Engineer.
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16. The private street rights-of-way to be retained for private use required for this development include:

A. PRIVATE STREETS
1) Private Residential Streets measured at lot line to lot line shall have a 40- foot travel width. The travel width may be reduced to 24 with prohibited onstreet parking with approved Planned Unit Development (PUD) provided there is adequate off-street parking for residents and visitors, and the applicant establishes provisions for ongoing enforcement of the parking restriction in the CC&R’s.

17. Dedications shall include additional widths as necessary for dedicated right and left turn lanes, bus turnouts, and other features contained in the approved construction plans.

Pursuant to this requirement, the Applicant shall include in the submittal packet containing the draft final map submitted for map checking, an offsite street geometric layout, drawn at 1” equals 40 feet, detailing the following design aspects: median curb line, outside curb line, lane line alignment including lane widths, left turn lanes, deceleration lane(s) and bus stop turnout(s). The geometric layout shall be accompanied with sufficient professional engineering studies to confirm the appropriate length of all proposed turn pockets and auxiliary lanes that may impact the right of way dedication required of the project and the associated landscape setback requirement.

18. When the City Engineer determines that access rights to the proposed street rights-of-way shown on the approved Tentative Tract Map are necessary prior to approval of the Final Map dedicating such rights-of-way, the applicant shall grant the necessary rights-of-way within 60 days of a written request by the City.

19. The applicant shall offer for dedication on the Final Map a ten-foot-wide public utility easement contiguous with, and along both sides of all private streets. Such easement may be reduced to five feet in width with the express written approval of IID.

20. The applicant shall create perimeter landscaping setbacks along all public rights-of-way as follows:

A. Avenue 58 (Secondary Arterial) - 10-foot from the R/W-P/L.

Where public facilities (e.g., sidewalks) are placed on privately-owned setbacks, the applicant shall offer for dedication blanket easements for those purposes on the Final Map.

21. The applicant shall offer for dedication those easements necessary for the placement of, and access to, utility lines and structures, drainage basins, mailbox clusters, park lands, and common areas on the Final Map.
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22. Direct vehicular access to Avenue 58 is restricted, except for those access points identified on the tentative tract map, or as otherwise conditioned in these conditions of approval.

The vehicular access restriction shall be shown on the recorded final tract map.

23. The applicant shall furnish proof of easements, or written permission, as appropriate, from those owners of all abutting properties on which grading, retaining wall construction, permanent slopes, or other encroachments will occur.

24. The applicant shall cause no easement to be granted, or recorded, over any portion of the subject property between the date of approval of the Tentative Tract Map and the date of recording of any Final Map, unless such easement is approved by the City Engineer.

STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS

25. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Sections 13.24.060 (Street Improvements), 13.24.070 (Street Design - Generally) & 13.24.100 (Access for Individual Properties and Development) for public streets; and Section 13.24.080 (Street Design - Private Streets), where private streets are proposed.

26. Streets shall have vertical curbs or other approved curb configurations that will convey water without ponding and provide lateral containment of dust and residue during street sweeping operations. If a wedge or rolled curb design is approved, the lip at the flowline shall be near vertical with a 1/8" batter and a minimum height of 0.1'. Unused curb cuts on any lot shall be restored to standard curb height prior to final inspection of permanent building(s) on the lot.

27. The applicant shall construct the following street improvements to conform with the General Plan (street type noted in parentheses.)
A. OFF-SITE STREETS
1) Avenue 58 (Secondary Arterial)
a. Widen the south side of the street along all frontage adjacent to the Tentative Map boundary to its ultimate width on the south side as specified in the General Plan and the requirements of these conditions.

Rehabilitate and/or reconstruct existing roadway pavement as necessary to augment and convert it from a rural county-road design standard to La Quinta’s urban arterial design standard. The south curb face shall be located thirty-six feet (36’) south of the centerline or as approved by the City Engineer.
b. Restripe to provide an eastbound right-turn lane and a westbound leftturn lane at the main project driveway and an eastbound right-turn lane at the emergency access driveway as shown in the Traffic Impact Analysis Report and/or as approved by the City Engineer.

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setback area include:
c. All appurtenant components such as, but not limited to curb, gutter, traffic control striping, legends, and signs.
d. Multi-Use Path - The applicant shall construct a multi-use path per La Quinta Standard 260 feet along the south side of Avenue 58 frontage within the landscaped setback. The location and design of the path shall be approved by the City. A split rail fence shall be constructed along the roadway side of the multi-use path in accordance with Section 9.140.060 (Item E, 3a) of the Zoning Ordinance. Bonding for the fence to be installed shall be posted prior to final map approval. The multi-use path and fence shall be maintained by the Developer or project’s Homeowner’s Association as applicable.

The applicant shall extend improvements beyond the project boundaries to ensure they safely integrate with existing improvements (e.g., grading; traffic control devices and transitions in alignment, elevation or dimensions of streets and sidewalks). To connect to the west improvements and minimum 20’ to the east.

B. PRIVATE STREETS
1) Construct internal streets per the approved lay-out shown on the Tentative Tract map and/or as approved by the City Engineer. Minimum street width measured at gutter flow lot line to gutter flow lot line shall have a 40-foot travel width. The travel width may be reduced to 32 feet with parking restricted to one side, 28 feet if on-street parking is prohibited, or 24 feet with prohibited on-street parking with approved Planned Unit Development (PUD). The applicant shall make provisions for perpetual enforcement of the “No Parking” restrictions in the CC&Rs.
2) The location of driveways shall not be located within the curb return and away from intersections, when possible.

28. The applicant shall design street pavement sections using CalTrans' design procedure for 20-year life pavement, and the site-specific data for soil strength and anticipated traffic loading (including construction traffic). Minimum structural sections shall be as follows:

Parking Lot & Aisles (Low Traffic) 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b.

Parking Lot & Aisles (High Traffic) 4.5" a.c /5.5" c.a.b.

Residential 3.0" a.c./4.5" c.a.b.

Secondary Arterial 4.0" a.c./6.0" c.a.b.
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29. The applicant shall submit current mix designs (less than two years old at the time of construction) for base, asphalt concrete and Portland cement concrete. The submittal shall include test results for all specimens used in the mix design procedure. For mix designs over six months old, the submittal shall include recent (less than six months old at the time of construction) aggregate gradation test results confirming that design gradations can be achieved in current production. The applicant shall not schedule construction operations until mix designs are approved.

30. All gated entries shall provide for a three-car minimum stacking capacity for inbound traffic to be a minimum length of 62 feet from call box to the street; and shall provide for a full turn-around outlet for non-accepted vehicles or as approved by the City Engineer.

Where a gated entry is proposed, the applicant shall submit a detailed exhibit at a scale of 1" = 10', demonstrating that those passenger vehicles that do not gain entry into the development can safely make a full turn-around (minimum radius to be 24 feet) out onto the main street from the gated entry. Pursuant to said condition, there shall be a minimum of twenty five feet width provided at the turn-around opening provided.

Two lanes of traffic shall be provided on the entry side of each gated entry, one lane shall be dedicated for residents and one lane for visitors. The two travel lanes shall be a minimum of 20 feet of total paved roadway surface or as approved by the Fire Department.

Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, standard knuckles, corner cutbacks, bus turnouts, dedicated turn lanes and other features shown on the approved construction plans, may require additional street widths as may be determined by the City Engineer.

31. General access points and turning movements of traffic are limited to the following:

Avenue 58 (Primary Entry): Full turn movements in and out are allowed.

Avenue 58 (Emergency Access): Emergency access only. No public access allowed. Left turns are restricted.

32. Improvements shall include appurtenances such as traffic control signs, markings and other devices, raised medians if required, street name signs and sidewalks. Mid-block street lighting is not required.

33. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with City adopted standards, supplemental drawings and specifications, or as approved by the City Engineer. Improvement plans for streets, access gates and parking areas shall be stamped and signed by qualified engineers.

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FINAL MAPS

35. Prior to the City’s approval of a Final Map, the applicant shall furnish accurate mylars of the Final Map that were approved by the City’s map checker on a storage media acceptable to the City Engineer. The Final Map shall be 1” = 40’ scale.

PARKING

36. The design of parking facilities shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150 and in particular the following:

A. The parking stall and aisle widths and the double hairpin stripe parking stall design shall conform to LQMC Chapter 9.150.

B. Cross slopes should be a maximum of 2% where ADA accessibility is required including accessibility routes between buildings.

C. Building access points shall be shown on the Precise Grading Plans to evaluate ADA accessibility issues.

D. Accessibility routes to public streets and adjacent development shall be shown on the Precise Grading Plan.

E. Parking stall lengths shall be according to LQMC Chapter 9.150 and be a minimum of 17 feet in length with a 2-foot overhang for standard parking stalls and 18 feet with a 2-foot overhang for handicapped parking stall or as approved by the City Engineer. One van accessible handicapped parking stall is required per 8 handicapped parking stalls.

Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, corner cutbacks, bus turnouts, dedicated turn lanes, ADA accessibility route to public streets and other features shown on the approved construction plans, may require additional street widths and other improvements as may be determined by the City Engineer.

IMPROVEMENT PLANS
As used throughout these Conditions of Approval, professional titles such as “engineer,” “surveyor,” and “architect,” refer to persons currently certified or licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of California.

37. Improvement plans shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of qualified engineers and/or architects, as appropriate, and shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.040 (Improvement Plans).

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scale if additional detail or plan clarity is desired. Note, the applicant may be required to prepare other improvement plans not listed here pursuant to improvements required by other agencies and utility purveyors.

A. On-Site Rough Grading Plan 1" = 40' Horizontal
B. PM10 Plan 1” = 40’ Horizontal
C. Erosion Control Plan 1” = 40’ Horizontal
D. Final WQMP (Plan submitted in Report Form)
NOTE: A through D to be submitted concurrently.

E. Off-Site Street Improvement/Storm Drain Plan
1" = 40' Horizontal, 1" = 4' Vertical
F. Off-Site Signing & Striping Plan 1” = 40’ Horizontal The Off-Site street improvement plans shall have separate plan sheet(s) (drawn at 20 scale) that show the meandering sidewalk, mounding, and berming design in the combined parkway and landscape setback area.

G. On-Site Precise Grading Plan 1” = 30’ Horizontal
H. On-Site Street Improvements/Signing & Striping/Storm Drain Plan 1" = 40' Horizontal, 1"= 4' Vertical
NOTE: E through H to be submitted concurrently.
(Separate Storm Drain Plans if applicable)
Other engineered improvement plans prepared for City approval that are not listed above shall be prepared in formats approved by the City Engineer prior to commencing plan preparation.

All Off-Site Plan & Profile Street Plans and Signing & Striping Plans shall show all existing improvements for a distance of at least 200-feet beyond the project limits, or a distance sufficient to show any required design transitions.

All On-Site Signing & Striping Plans shall show, at a minimum; Stop Signs, Limit Lines and Legends, No Parking Signs, Raised Pavement Markers (including Blue RPMs at fire hydrants) and Street Name Signs per Public Works Standard Plans and/or as approved by the Engineering Department.
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“Rough Grading” plans shall normally include perimeter walls with Top Of Wall & Top Of Footing elevations shown. All footings shall have a minimum of 1-foot of cover, or sufficient cover to clear any adjacent obstructions.
“On-Site Precise Grading” plans shall normally include all on-site surface improvements including but not limited to finish grades for curbs & gutters, building floor elevations, wall elevations, parking lot improvements and accessibility requirements.

39. The City maintains standard plans, detail sheets and/or construction notes for elements of construction which can be accessed via the “Plans, Notes and Design Guidance” section of the Public Works Department at the City website (laquintaca.gov). Please navigate to the Public Works Department home page and look for the Standard Drawings hyperlink.

40. The applicant shall furnish a complete set of all approved improvement plans on a storage media acceptable to the City Engineer.

41. Upon completion of construction, and prior to final acceptance of the improvements by the City, the applicant shall furnish the City with reproducible record drawings of all improvement plans which were approved by the City. Each sheet shall be clearly marked "Record Drawing" and shall be stamped and signed by the engineer or surveyor certifying to the accuracy and completeness of the drawings. The applicant shall have all approved mylars previously submitted to the City, revised to reflect the as-built conditions. The applicant shall employ or retain the Engineer Of Record during the construction phase of the project so that the EOR can make site visits in support of preparing "Record Drawing".

However, if subsequent approved revisions have been approved by the City Engineer and reflect said "Record Drawing" conditions, the Engineer Of Record may submit a letter attesting to said fact to the City Engineer in lieu of mylar submittal.

IMPROVEMENT SECURITY AGREEMENTS

42. Prior to approval of any Final Map, the applicant shall construct all on and off-site improvements and satisfy its obligations for same or shall furnish a fully secured and executed Subdivision Improvement Agreement (“SIA”) guaranteeing the construction of such improvements and the satisfaction of its obligations for same, or shall agree to any combination thereof, as may be required by the City.

43. Any Subdivision Improvement Agreement (“SIA”) entered into by and between the applicant and the City of La Quinta, for the purpose of guaranteeing the completion of any improvements related to this Tentative Tract Map, shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Chapter 13.28 (Improvement Security).

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45. Improvements to be made, or agreed to be made, shall include the removal of any existing structures or other obstructions which are not a part of the proposed improvements; and shall provide for the setting of the final survey monumentation.

46. When improvements are phased through a “Phasing Plan,” or an administrative approval (e.g., Site Development Permits), all off-site improvements and common on-site improvements (e.g., backbone utilities, retention basins, perimeter walls, landscaping and gates) shall be constructed, or secured, prior to the issuance of any permits in the first phase of the development, or as otherwise approved by the City Engineer.

Improvements and obligations required of each subsequent phase shall either be completed, or secured, prior to the completion of homes or the occupancy of permanent buildings within such latter phase, or as otherwise approved by the City Engineer.

In the event the applicant fails to construct the improvements for the development, or fails to satisfy its obligations for the development in a timely manner, pursuant to the approved phasing plan, the City shall have the right to halt issuance of all permits, and/or final inspections, withhold other approvals related to the development of the project, or call upon the surety to complete the improvements.

47. Depending on the timing of the development of this Tentative Tract Map, and the status of the off-site improvements at the time, the applicant may be required to:

A. Construct certain off-site improvements.

B. Construct additional off-site improvements, subject to the reimbursement of its costs by others.

C. Reimburse others for those improvements previously constructed that are considered to be an obligation of this Tentative Tract Map.

D. Secure the costs for future improvements that are to be made by others.

E. To agree to any combination of these actions, as the City may require.

Off-Site Improvements should be completed on a first priority basis. The applicant shall complete Off-Site Improvements in the first phase of construction or by the issuance of the 20 % Building Permit.

In the event that any of the improvements required for this development are constructed by the City, the applicant shall, prior to the approval of the Final Map, or the issuance of any permit related thereto, reimburse the City for the costs of such improvements.

48. If the applicant elects to utilize the secured agreement alternative, the applicant shall submit detailed construction cost estimates for all proposed on-site and off-site improvements, including an estimate for the final survey monumentation, for checking and approval by the City Engineer. Such estimates shall conform to the unit cost schedule as approved by the City Engineer.
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Estimates for improvements under the jurisdiction of other agencies shall be approved by those agencies and submitted to the City along with the applicant’s detailed cost estimates. Security will not be required for telephone, natural gas, or Cable T.V. improvements.

49. Should the applicant fail to construct the improvements for the development, or fail to satisfy its obligations for the development in a timely manner, the City shall have the right to halt issuance of building permits, and/or final building inspections, withhold other approvals related to the development of the project, or call upon the surety to complete the improvements.

GRADING

50. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.050 (Grading Improvements).

51. Prior to occupancy of the project site for any construction, or other purposes, the applicant shall obtain a grading permit approved by the City Engineer.

52. To obtain an approved grading permit, the applicant shall submit and obtain approval of all of the following:

A. A grading plan prepared by a civil engineer registered in the State of California, B. A preliminary geotechnical (“soils”) report prepared by an engineer registered in the State of California,
C. A Fugitive Dust Control Plan prepared in accordance with LQMC Chapter 6.16, (Fugitive Dust Control), and
D. A Best Management Practices report prepared in accordance with LQMC Sections

8.70.010 and 13.24.170 (NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit and Storm Management and Discharge Controls).

E. Final WQMP prepared by an appropriate professional registered in the State of California.

All grading shall conform with the recommendations contained in the Preliminary Soils Report and shall be certified as being adequate by soils engineer, or engineering geologist registered in the State of California.

The applicant shall furnish security, in a form acceptable to the City, and in an amount sufficient to guarantee compliance with the approved Fugitive Dust Control Plan provisions as submitted with its application for a grading permit. Additionally, the applicant shall replenish said security if expended by the City of La Quinta to comply with the Plan as required by the City Engineer.

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and/or water erosion of such land. All open graded, undeveloped land shall either be planted with interim landscaping, or stabilized with such other erosion control measures, as were approved in the Fugitive Dust Control Plan.

54. Grading within the perimeter setback and parkway areas shall have undulating terrain and shall conform with the requirements of LQMC Section 9.60.240(F) except as otherwise modified by this condition. The maximum slope shall not exceed 3:1 anywhere in the landscape setback area, except for the backslope (i.e., the slope at the back of the landscape lot) which shall not exceed 2:1 if fully planted with ground cover. The maximum slope in the first six (6) feet adjacent to the curb shall not exceed 4:1 when the nearest edge of sidewalk is within six feet (6’) of the curb, otherwise the maximum slope within the right of way shall not exceed 3:1. All unpaved parkway areas adjacent to the curb shall be depressed one and one-half inches (1.5") in the first eighteen inches (18") behind the curb.

55. Building pad elevations on the rough grading plan submitted for City Engineer’s approval shall conform with pad elevations shown on the tentative map, unless the pad elevations have other requirements imposed elsewhere in these Conditions of Approval, or as approved by the City Engineer.

56. The applicant shall minimize the differences in elevation between the adjoining properties and the lots within this development.

57. Prior to any site grading or regrading that will raise or lower any portion of the site by more than plus or minus half of a foot (0.5’) from the elevations shown on the approved Tentative Tract Map, the applicant shall submit the proposed grading changes to the City Engineer for a substantial conformance review.

58. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any building lot, the applicant shall provide a lot pad certification stamped and signed by a qualified engineer or surveyor with applicable compaction tests and over excavation documentation.

Each pad certification shall list the pad elevation as shown on the approved grading plan, the actual pad elevation, and the difference between the two, if any. Such pad certification shall also list the relative compaction of the pad soil. The data shall be organized by lot number, and listed cumulatively if submitted at different times.

DRAINAGE

59. Stormwater handling shall conform with the approved hydrology and drainage report for the La Villetta at Avenue Avenue 58 Townhomes project (TTM 37950), or as approved by the City Engineer. Nuisance water shall be disposed of in an approved manner.

Nuisance water shall be retained onsite and disposed of via an underground percolation improvement approved by the City Engineer.
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60. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.120 (Drainage), Retention Basin Design Criteria, Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 – Hydrology Report with Preliminary Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain Systems and Engineering Bulletin No. 06-015 - Underground Retention Basin Design Requirements. More specifically, stormwater falling on site during the 100-year storm shall be retained within the development, unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. The design storm shall be the 1 hour, 3 hour, 6 hour or 24 hour event producing the greatest total run off.

61. Nuisance water shall be retained on site. Nuisance water shall be disposed of per approved methods contained in Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 – Hydrology Report with Preliminary Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain Systems and Engineering Bulletin No. 06-015 - Underground Retention Basin Design Requirements.

62. In design of retention facilities, the maximum percolation rate shall be two inches per hour.

The percolation rate will be considered to be zero unless the applicant provides site specific data indicating otherwise and as approved by the City Engineer.

63. The project shall be designed to accommodate purging and blowoff water (through underground piping and/or retention facilities) from any on-site or adjacent well sites granted or dedicated to the local water utility authority as a requirement for development of this property.

64. No fence or wall shall be constructed around any retention basin unless approved by the Planning Manager and the City Engineer.

65. For on-site above ground common retention basins, retention depth shall be according to Engineering Bulletin No. 06-16 – Hydrology Report with Preliminary Hydraulic Report Criteria for Storm Drain Systems. Side slopes shall not exceed 3:1 and shall be planted with maintenance free ground cover. Additionally, retention basin widths shall be not less than 20 feet at the bottom of the basin.

66. Stormwater may not be retained in landscaped parkways or landscaped setback lots. Only incidental storm water (precipitation which directly falls onto the setback) will be permitted to be retained in the landscape setback areas. The perimeter setback and parkway areas in the street right-of-way shall be shaped with berms and mounds, pursuant to LQMC Section 9.100.040(B)(7).

67. The design of the development shall not cause any increase in flood boundaries and levels in any area outside the development.

68. The development shall be graded to permit storm flow in excess of retention capacity to flow out of the development through a designated overflow and into the historic drainage relief route.

69. Storm drainage historically received from adjoining property shall be received and retained or passed through into the historic downstream drainage relief route.

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City’s NPDES stormwater discharge permit, LQMC Sections 8.70.010 et seq. (Stormwater Management and Discharge Controls), and 13.24.170 (Clean Air/Clean Water); Riverside County Ordinance No. 457; and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Colorado River Basin (CRWQCB-CRB) Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011.

A. For post-construction urban runoff from New Development and Redevelopments Projects, the applicant shall implement requirements of the NPDES permit for the design, construction and perpetual operation and maintenance of BMPs per the approved Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) for the project as required by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board – Colorado River Basin (CRWQCB-CRB) Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011.

B. The applicant shall implement the WQMP Design Standards per (CRWQCB-CRB) Region Board Order No. R7-2013-0011 utilizing BMPs approved by the City Engineer. A project specific WQMP shall be provided which incorporates Site Design and Treatment BMPs utilizing first flush infiltration as a preferred method of NPDES Permit Compliance for Whitewater River receiving water, as applicable.

C. The developer shall execute and record a Stormwater Management/BMP Facilities Agreement that provides for the perpetual maintenance and operation of stormwater BMPs.

UTILITIES

71. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.110 (Utilities).

72. The applicant shall obtain the approval of the City Engineer for the location of all utility lines within any right-of-way, and all above-ground utility structures including, but not limited to, traffic signal cabinets, electric vaults, water valves, and telephone stands, to ensure optimum placement for practical and aesthetic purposes.

73. Existing overhead utility lines within, or adjacent to the proposed development, and all proposed utilities shall be installed underground.

74. The 92 KV transmission power poles and all existing utility lines attached to joint use 92 KV transmission power poles are exempt from the requirement to be placed underground.

75. Underground utilities shall be installed prior to overlying hardscape. For installation of utilities in existing improved streets, the applicant shall comply with trench restoration requirements maintained, or required by the City Engineer.

76. The applicant shall provide certified reports of all utility trench compaction for approval by the City Engineer. Additionally, grease traps and the maintenance thereof shall be located as to not conflict with access aisles/entrances.
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CONSTRUCTION

77. The City will conduct final inspections of habitable buildings only when the buildings have improved street and (if required) sidewalk access to publicly maintained streets. The improvements shall include required traffic control devices, pavement markings and street name signs. If on-site streets in residential developments are initially constructed with partial pavement thickness, the applicant shall complete the pavement prior to final inspections of the last ten percent of homes within the development or when directed by the City, whichever comes first.

LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION

78. The applicant shall comply with LQMC Sections 13.24.130 (Landscaping Setbacks) &

13.24.140 (Landscaping Plans).

79. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots and setbacks, medians, retention basins, and parks shall be signed and stamped by a licensed landscape architect.

80. All new and modified landscape areas shall have landscaping and permanent irrigation improvements in compliance with the City’s Water Efficient Landscape regulations contained in LQMC Section 8.13 (Water Efficient Landscape).

81. Lighting plans shall be submitted with the final landscaping plans for a recommendation to the Planning Manager for his approval. Exterior lighting shall be consistent with LQMC Section 9.100.150 (Outdoor Lighting). All freestanding lighting shall not exceed 18 feet in height and shall be fitted with a visor if deemed necessary by staff to minimize trespass of light off the property. The illuminated carports shall be included in the photometric study as part of the final lighting plan submittal.

82. All water features shall be designed to minimize “splash” and use high efficiency pumps and lighting to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director. They shall be included in the landscape plan water efficiency calculations per Municipal Code Chapter 8.13.

83. All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be completely screened from view. Utility transformers or other ground mounted mechanical equipment shall be fully screened with a screening wall or landscaping and painted to match the adjacent buildings.

84. The applicant shall submit the final landscape plans for review, processing, and approval to the Community Development Department, in accordance with the Final Landscape Plan application process. Planning Manager approval of the final landscape plans is required prior to issuance of the first building permit unless the Planning Manager determines extenuating circumstances exist which justifies an alternative processing schedule.

NOTE: Plans are not approved for construction until signed by the appropriate City official, including the Planning Manager and/or City Engineer.
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85. The applicant or his agent has the responsibility for proper sight distance requirements per guidelines in the AASHTO “A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 5th Edition” or latest, in the design and/or installation of all landscaping and appurtenances abutting and within the private and public street right-of-way.

86. The final design of the perimeter landscaping, particularly the perimeter wall, shall be included with the Final Landscape Plan submittal.

PLANNING

87. Architectural styles shall vary throughout the site. Similar architectural styles shall not be plotted on adjacent lots or across the street from one another to the extent possible.

88. Enhanced elevations shall be used for all outside perimeter lots.

PUBLIC SERVICES

89. The applicant shall provide public transit improvements if required by SunLine Transit Agency and approved by the City Engineer.

MAINTENANCE

90. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.160 (Maintenance).

91. The applicant shall make provisions for the continuous and perpetual maintenance of perimeter landscaping up to the curb, common areas, access drives, sidewalks, multi-use trail, and stormwater BMPs.

FEES AND DEPOSITS

92. The applicant shall comply with the provisions of LQMC Section 13.24.180 (Fees and Deposits). These fees include all deposits and fees required by the City for plan checking and construction inspection. Deposits and fee amounts shall be those in effect when the applicant makes application for plan check and permits. 407 Click Here to Return to Agenda
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FINDINGS
Environmental Assessment 2021-0006

1. The proposed project will not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number, or restrict the range of rare or endangered plants or animals or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. Potential impacts can be mitigated to be less than significant levels.

2. The proposed project will not result in impacts which are individually limited or cumulatively considerable when considering planned or proposed development in the immediate vicinity. Potential impacts can be mitigated to be less than significant.

3. The proposed project will not have environmental effects that will adversely affect the human population, either directly or indirectly. Potential impacts can be mitigated to be less than significant.

General Plan Amendment 2021-0001

1. Internal General Plan Consistency. The amendment is internally consistent with those goals, objectives and policies of the general plan which are not being amended. The General Plan Amendment would lead to a Medium High Density land use designation which supports up to 16 units to the acre.

2. Public Welfare. Approval of the amendment will not create conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety, and general welfare. As part of the project, a Mitigated Negative Declaration would be adopted to mitigate any potential impacts.

3. General Plan Compatibility. In the case of amendments to the general plan policy diagram, the new designation is compatible with the designations on adjacent properties. The increase in density is being used to create a residential project that is creative and will connect with surrounding residential properties to provide housing opportunities that meet the diverse needs of the City’s existing and projected population.

4. Property Suitability. In the case of amendments to the general plan policy diagram, the new designation is suitable and appropriate for the subject property, insofar as it will allow the development of single family homes on a site that is generally flat and rectangular.
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5. Change in Circumstances. In the case of amendments to the general plan policy diagram, approval of the amendment is warranted because the situation and the general conditions of the property have substantially changed since the existing designation was imposed. Higher density is required to achieve a single-family home project that meets the market demand. Market conditions have led to needing more units to match increases in costs in building units meanwhile meeting increase in demand for single family residential units for the public. The General Plan Amendment is warranted to meet the density allowed under the General Plan land use map.

Zone Change 2021-0001

1. The zone map change is consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan, as described above and contained in Exhibit C. The Zone Change would lead to a High Density Residential zoning designation, consistent with the Medium and High Density Residential General Plan land use designation, which supports 8-12 units per acre residential density and is designed to accommodate a broad range of residential land uses, including single family development.

2. Approval of the zone map change will not create conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety, and general welfare. As part of the project, a Mitigated Negative Declaration would be adopted to mitigate any potential impacts.

3. The new zoning is compatible with the zoning on adjacent properties as it continues residentially zoned properties adjacent to the property and surrounding it.

4. The new zoning is suitable and appropriate for the subject property because it is currently zoned for residential and the change is to increase density, consistent with the General Plan Amendment designation.

5. Change in Circumstances. Approval of the zone change is warranted because the situation and the general conditions of the property have substantially changed since the existing zoning was imposed. Higher density is required to achieve a single-family home project that meets the market demand. Market conditions have led to needing more units to match increases in costs in building units meanwhile meeting increase in demand for single family residential units for the public. The zone change is warranted to meet the density allowed under the General Plan land use map.
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Conditional Use Permit 2021-0002

1. The proposed development is consistent with the General Plan land use designation of Medium/High Density Residential. The City’s General Plan Medium/High Density Residential designation is designed to accommodate a broad range of residential land uses, including single family residential projects.

The City’s General Plan policies relating to Medium/High Density Residential encourage a broad range of residential uses within the City, and the proposed use maintains those policies. The proposed project is consistent with the following Goals, Programs, and Policies:
 Goal LU-2 as the project consists of high-quality design that complements and enhances the City. The project design uses highquality Spanish, Mediterranean, and Santa Barbra styles, and utilizes varying roof lines and architectural accent, along with a complementary color palette.
 Goal LU-5 as the project provides a broad range of housing types and choices for all residents of the City. The project provides for a single family home residential project, which creates a different housing type and choice for residents within the City.
 Policy LU-5.2 in considering changes in market demand in residential product type to meet the needs of current and future residents. The project is changing from a low density residential project to a planned unit development project to respond to market demand in residential product type to provide residents with smaller lot single family subdivisions.  Goal SC-1 in that it provides a community that provides the best possible quality of life for all its residents by providing alternative housing types within La Quinta meanwhile providing a project that incorporates open space and common area with a pool for its residents, bocce ball court, tot lot, and passive open space.
 Goal H-1 in providing housing opportunities that meet the diverse needs of the City’s existing and projected population. The single-family home project of this type provides a diverse type of residential product.  Policy H-1.3 to direct new housing development to viable areas where essential public facilities can be provided and employment opportunities, educational facilities, and commercial support are available. The housing development is located in viable area where essential public facilities can be provided and employment opportunities, educational facilities, and commercial support are all available.

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landscaping. The project satisfies the zone’s intent to provide for the development of high density neighborhoods with one and two-story single family dwellings. The project is generally consistent with the residential development standards and permitted use table, except deviations as established within the Planned Unit Development.

3. The Design and Development Department has prepared Environmental Assessment 2021-0006 for this project, in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Department has determined that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect because mitigation measures have been incorporated.

4. The architectural design of the project, including, but not limited to, the architectural style, scale, building mass, materials, colors, architectural details, roof style and other architectural elements are compatible with surrounding development and with the quality of design prevalent in the city. The Spanish, Mediterranean, and Santa Barbara styles utilizes a high-quality design that is compatible with other approved and constructed residential projects within the City.

5. The site design of the project including, but not limited to, project entries, interior circulation, pedestrian and bicycle access, pedestrian amenities, screening of equipment and trash enclosures, exterior lighting, and other site design elements are compatible with surrounding development and with the quality of design prevalent in the city.

6. Project landscaping, including, but not limited to, the location, type, size, color, texture, and coverage of plant materials, has been designed so as to provide visual relief, complement buildings, visually emphasize prominent design elements and vistas, screen undesirable views, provide a harmonious transition between adjacent land uses and between development and open space, and provide an overall unifying influence to enhance the visual continuity of the project. The proposed project is consistent with the landscaping standards and plant palette and implements the standards for landscaping and aesthetics established in the General Plan and Zoning Code. The permanent overall site landscaping utilizes various tree and shrub species to enhance the building architecture and provide adequate relief and screening from Avenue 58.

Tentative Tract Map 2021-0004

1. The proposed Tentative Tract Map is consistent with the land use, policies and programs of the General Plan, as it allows for development of a Medium High Density Residential project in the Medium/High Density land use designation, which supports up to 16 units per acre residential density and is designed to accommodate a broad range of residential land uses, including single family projects.
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2. The design or improvement of the proposed subdivision is consistent with the La Quinta General Plan, and Planned Unit Development standards with the implementation of recommended conditions of approval to ensure consistency for the homes proposed on the lots created herein.

3. The design of the subdivision or the proposed improvements are not likely to cause substantial environmental damage nor substantially injure fish or wildlife or their habitat. The Design and Development Department prepared Environmental Assessment (EA) 2021-0006, in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This approval includes adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration.

4. The design of the subdivision or type of improvements are not likely to cause serious public health problems, insofar as the project will be required to comply with all laws, standards and requirements associated with sanitary sewer collection, water quality and other public health issues.

5. The site of the proposed subdivision is physically suitable for the type of development and proposed density of development. The Planned Unit Development allows for creative development with smaller lot subdivision while still providing a quality residential development.

6. The proposed subdivision is consistent with all applicable provisions of Title 13 of the City’s Subdivision Regulations Code and the Planned Unit Development, including, but not limited to, minimum lot area requirements, any other applicable provisions of Title 9 of the City’s Zoning Code, and the Subdivision Map Act.

7. The design of the subdivision or type of improvements will not conflict with easements, acquired by the public at large, for access through or use of property within the proposed subdivision.
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ATTACHMENT 3

PROJECT INFORMATION
CASE NUMBERS: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2021-0001, ZONE CHANGE 2021-0001, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2021-0002
(PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT), AND TENTATIVE
TRACT MAP 2021-0004
APPLICANT: ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
REQUEST: CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A GENERAL PLAN

AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGE, CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR AN 80 UNIT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
PROJECT, AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 37950
LOCATION: SOUTH OF AVENUE 58 BETWEEN MADISON STREET

AND MONROE STREET
CEQA: THE LA QUINTA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED THE PROPOSED

PROJECT, HAS DETERMINED THAT ANY POTENTIALLY

SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS CAN BE MITIGATED TO A LESS

THAN SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, AND HAS PREPARED A

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

GENERAL PLAN
DESIGNATION: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (EXISTING)
ZONING
DESIGNATION: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (EXISTING)

SURROUNDING
ZONING/LAND USES: NORTH: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, EXISTING

RESIDENTIAL
SOUTH: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, VACANT SITE
EAST: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, VACANT SITE
WEST: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, EXISTING

RESIDENTIAL
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PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
La Villetta at Avenue 58
Tentative Tract Map 37950
May 31, 2023
PREPARED BY:

RODEO CREDIT ENTERPRISES, LLC – Applicant
Contact: Kris Pinero, Project Manager
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 708
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
818-981-3000
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Applicant, Rodeo Credit Enterprises, LLC (previously Royal Investors Group, LLC) proposes a Planned Unit Development (“PUD”) with a Conditional Use Permit to allow for a new Tentative Tract Map Number 37950 consisting of 80 single-family lots, one community recreation center, one open space lot and a retention basin/open space area. The Assessor Parcel Numbers are: 764-180- 002 and 003. The subject location is designated Low Density Residential (4 units/ac) by the General Plan and is zoned (RL) – Low Density Residential; the proposed land use is Medium/High Density Residential (up to 16 per units/ac) and the proposed zoning is (RMH) – Medium High Density Residential. This modification includes a change to the site layout allowing for smaller, cluster or courtyard lots on a conventional site plan with 9.0 dwelling units per acre. The site is relatively flat and square in shape. There will be a total of two entrances into the community from Avenue 58 and the interior streets are depicted as private wherein the project may become gated as determined by the future homebuilder.

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The community is designed to promote residential amenities and promote flexibility in design as further described below. A higher level of architectural standards will be proposed than what is currently required. The project requires a PUD because it does not meet all of the required regulations of the zoning ordinance as outlined below:

Regulation RL RMH PUD Proposal Compliance
–Minimum lot
area (sf)
Minimum 7,200 sf Minimum
3,600
Minimum 2,310 sf No
Lot Frontage (ft) Minimum 80 Minimum 40 33 No
Maximum
dwelling
units per acre
Maximum 2-4
du/ac
Maximum 8-12
du/ac

9.0 du/ac Yes, with
proposed
Zone Change
Front yard setback
to house (ft)
Minimum 20 Minimum 20 3 No
Front yard setback
to garage (ft)
Minimum 20 Minimum 20 3 No
Rear Yard (ft) Minimum 20 Minimum 15 7.5 No
Interior Side Yard
(Min ft.)
5 5 3 No
Exterior Side
Yard
10 10 5 No
Lot Coverage Maximum 50% Minimum 60% 66% No
Private streets
Width (No onstreet parking)
Minimum 28 Minimum 28 24 No
The minimum lot size proposed is 2,310 square feet. The lots would average approximately 2,623 square feet in size. The courtyard layout of the homes will be designed to achieve visual diversity and interest in the street scene through varying setbacks, articulated building massing or enhanced elevations on residences plotted on corner lots. With the importance in promoting sustainable communities, the interior street widths were reduced from 28’ in size to 24’ to effectively manage speeds without decreasing safety and thereby reducing the amount of pavement required, which in turn lessens environmental impacts. The plan includes 44 parking spaces within the community.

The street widths were approved by the Riverside County Fire Department during the entitlement process.
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LAND USE COMPATABILITY: As you enter the proposed community through its main entrance along Avenue 58, you will see a one-story recreation building to the west, along with a large landscaped open space area along the northern edge of the property that backs up to three one-story homes, which has been carefully designed to comply and promote the City’s View Corridor Program.

Special consideration was taken during the site planning process to ensure that the important, as well as cherished views would be maintained along Avenue 58 for all residents of La Quinta. Consistent with the City’s General Plan, the community proposes Image Corridor enhancements along Avenue 58 such as a 15-foot landscaped setback consisting of a meandering multi-modal trail, trees, shrubs and groundcover to enhance the treasured mountain views. In addition, there is a 10-foot setback along Avenue 58 which restricts construction of any structures or walls as required by the City’s Municipal Code Section 13.24.130.

The lower architectural elements and open space along the property’s northern edge creates a viewshed that is seamless with the northern existing neighborhoods, thereby illustrating a land use compatibility with well-established homes. As shown on the attached Preliminary Site and Landscape Plan, the Corridor View Exhibit (see above) and Recreation Building Architectural Plans, this proposed community has been integrated with open space and well thought out amenities to soften and enhance the views resulting in a beautifully designed new La Quinta neighborhood. The structures have been tapered from one story homes (approximately 18’ in height) along the northern edge, to two story homes (approximately 25’ in height) as the community transitions to the south. Adjacent land uses to the south, east and west are planned for single family residential homes that are compatible with the proposed community.
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COURTYARD HOMES
Architectural elements such as windows, gables, arcades, swing awnings and other similar features will be recommended to be used to break up the massing of the homes. The community proposes a minimum of four floor plans, with three elevations and three-color schemes per elevation. No identical single-family detached elevation is permitted side by side and the two houses on either side of a specific lot must use different color schemes than that specific lot. The homes shall be designed so that living activities are oriented towards the street with emphasis on porches, entries and windows.
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Building Design:

As designed by award winning firm Kevin L. Crook Architect, Inc, the overall community’s architecture reflects a Mediterranean/Spanish/Santa Barbara abode design with one and two-story elevations; characteristic elements include windows with pot shelves, shutters, and trim above doors and windows and wrought iron or gable end accents. Combined one- and two-story massing with single story elements and gabled roofs with window accents are classic variations of this style. A total of nine different color schemes are proposed in which the proposed stucco colors are predominately brown, beige, and terracotta. The trim colors could be various shades of taupe, brown, and beige and the proposed shutter colors are brown, blue, green and beige. The fascia, trim and garage doors range could range in colors from beige, to browns and tans. The roof materials will be in shades of brown and shall be varied to create visual interest. Lastly, the proposed homes were designed to be visually compatible with similar architectural elements of Spanish, Mediterranean and Santa Barbara influences that are commonly found in existing La Quinta neighborhoods.
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Typical Characteristics:
• Rectangular or asymmetrical
massing with some recessed
second floor elements
• Breaks in massing
• Concrete tile roof materials
• Distinctive trim over entry
• Wrought iron window
treatment
• Shutters
• Pot shelves
• Decorative gable end tiles
Thirty percent of the acreage will be set aside as open space which is proposed to consist of a 24,200 square foot amenity center and tot lot located at the entrance to the community and a 6,600 square foot open space area for passive park enjoyment, which may contain sitting areas, picnic benches with trellis and grass play area that will be maintained by a homeowners association.

Conceptual
Recreation
Center Site
Plan:

Features may
include:
recreation
building, pool
and spa area, tot
lot and bocce ball
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Recreation Building:

The following table summarizes how the project would comply with the proposed Planned Unit Development requirements:

DEVELOPMENT

CRITERIA

RL RMH PROPOSED PUD

STANDARDS
A. LOT SIZE

1. Minimum lot size (sq ft) 7,200 3,600 2,310

2. Minimum width (ft) 60 40 33
B. BUILDING PLACEMENT

1. Front Yard Setback(ft) 20 20 3

2. Rear Yard (ft) 20 15 7.5

3. Interior Side Yard (ft) 5 5 3

4. Exterior Side Yard (ft) 10 10 5
C. BUILDING SIZE &

MASSING

1. Maximum Lot Coverage (%) 50 60 66

2. Maximum Building Height (ft) 28 28 28
D. INTERIOR PRIVATE STREET
WIDTH
City of La Quinta standard (ft) 28 28 24
E. LANDSCAPING

1. Required landscaping (%) 0 30 30
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DEVELOPMENT

CRITERIA

RL RMH PROPOSED PUD

STANDARDS
F. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

1. Minimum setback (ft) from
property line
5 5 3
G. BUILDING ARCHITECTURE AND FORM

1. Articulate building facades by including
variation in massing, roof form, and wall
planes.
1) Provide one story elements (porch, living area,
garages where applicable) on some of the floor plans
to allow more variations.
2) Homes with same facades shall be separated by a
minimum of one lot when occurring along the same
side of the street, and offset homes of same facades
when occurring on the opposite side of the street by
at least one lot.
3) Articulate all elevations within public view
especially on corner homes and the rear elevations of
street adjacent homes.
4) Vary roof lines through the use of gables and other
roof elements consistent with the architectural style.

Change the height and direction of roof ridges to
provide variations.
5) Corner lot houses shall address the corner. These
shall be designed to be more open and landscaped.
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2. Use multiple colors, materials, textures,
and applied finishes to help break up
wall massing.

The community includes 4 floor plans and 3
elevation styles overall. Each plan includes
a minimum of 2 elevation styles, and 3 color
schemes for each of the 3 styles. Between
the variety of floor plans in conjunction
with elevation styles each and varying color
choices, the community will include a total
of 27 unique homes.

3. Provide distinctive entries, porches,
balconies and window treatment,
oriented toward the street.
1) All houses shall have an entry feature
which can be achieved through an
architectural element, stepping up the entry
way, wrought iron or stucco columns, or a
distinctive porch over entry.
2) Provide window treatment on all side
windows for corner homes and at the rear
windows of street adjacent homes consistent
with the architectural style. Examples
include:
• Window trim and shutters
• Shaped frames and sills to enhance
openings and add additional relief

4. Residential buildings shall use highquality, tile roofing (concrete, ceramic, etc.), appropriate for withstanding the
City’s varied climate conditions.

Meet or exceed City Standard

5. Garage doors shall provide aesthetic
value to the home.

Meet or exceed the City Standard
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CITY OF LA QUINTA TTM 37950 01 01 PARCEL 1: ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER, OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 7 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, AS SHOWN BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SURVEY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, AT A POINT 841.8 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER THEREOF. THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHERLY 651 FEET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE WESTERLY, 324 FEET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE NORTHERLY, 651 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER, 324 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. APN: 764-180-002-2 PARCEL 2: ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 7 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SURVEY, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING ON A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 517.60 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE SOUTHERLY 651.00 FEET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE WESTERLY 324.00 FEET; THENCE AT A RIGHT ANGLE NORTHERLY 651.00 FEET TO A NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE 324.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. APN: 764-180-003-3 58TH AVENUE

MONROE ST
VAN BUREN ST TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 37950 D & D ENGINEERING, INC 119 W HYDE PARK BLVD INGLEWOOD, CA 90302 ATTN: HENRIK NAZARIAN (424) 351-6800 N.T.S 764-180-002 764-180-003 EXISTING: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PROPOSED: MEDIUM/HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (4-16 UNITS/AC) EXISTING: RL PROPOSED: RMH EXISTING: VACANT LAND PROPOSED: 80 RESIDENTIAL LOTS AVERAGE LOT SIZE: 2,623 SF MINIMUM LOT SIZE: 2,310 SF RECREATION AREA: 1 LOT OPEN SPACE: 1 LOT RETENTION BASIN/OPEN SPACE: 1 LOT GROSS AREA: 8.94 AC. / 389,500 SF NET AREA: 4.79 AC. / 208,850 SF REQUIRED OPEN SPACE (30%): 1.44 AC. / 62,655 SF ON-SITE STREETS: 2.70 AC. PUBLIC STREETS: 0.76 AC. RECREATION AREA: 0.67 AC. / 29,210 SF OPEN SPACE LOT: 0.15 AC. / 6,600 SF RETENTION BASIN / OPEN SPACE: 0.63 AC. / 27,370 SF TOTAL OPEN SPACE AREA = 1.45 AC. / 63,180 SF (30.2%) >1.44 AC.

RODEO CREDIT ENTERPRISES, LLC
9595 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 708
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212 ATTN: KRIS PINERO (818)981-3000 ELECTRIC: IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT GAS: SOCAL GAS TELEPHONE: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CABLE TV: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS WATER: COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT SEWER: COACHELLA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT SCHOOL DISTRICT: COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WASTE DISPOSAL: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF THE DESERT 2,215 C.Y. CUT 24,906 C.Y. FILL 23,000 C.Y. IMPORT PROPOSED SEWER MANHOLE PROPERTY LINE CENTER LINE PROPOSED V.C.P SEWER MAIN EXISTING WATER MAIN EASEMENT LINE RIGHT OF WAY BUILDING SETBACK PROPOSED A.C. PAVEMENT EXISTING MAJOR CONTOUR EXISTING MINOR CONTOUR PROPOSED WATER MAIN BACK OF WALK CROSS GUTTER PROPOSED FINISH SURFACE ELEVATION PROPOSED SURFACE SLOPE PROPOSED CONCRETE PROPOSED STORM DRAIN EXISTING SEWER MAIN PROPOSED 6' PERIMETER WALL PROPOSED FIRE HYDRANT LOCATION AN EASEMENT FOR ROADS, PIPELINES AND INCIDENTAL PURPOSES, RECORDED JUNE 6, 1957 AS BOOK 2099, PAGE 304 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. IN FAVOR OF: RUELLA S. SCHAFER AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC ROAD AND INCIDENTAL PURPOSES, RECORDED IN BOOK 2454, PAGE 85 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. IN FAVOR OF: THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE (THE LOCATION OF THE EASEMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED FROM THE RECORD INFORMATION.) AN EASEMENT FOR POWER LINES AND INCIDENTAL PURPOSES, RECORDED MARCH 28, 1989 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 89-094143 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS. IN FAVOR OF:

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT (AFFECTS THE SOUTH 60.0 FEET OF THE NORTH

90.0 FEET AS SHOWN) PROPOSED LANDSCAPE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER, OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP6 SOUTH, RANGE 7 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN PROPOSED MAJOR CONTOUR PROPOSED MINOR CONTOUR 119 W HYDE PARK BLVD INGLEWOOD, CA 90302 Phone: 424-351-6800 D & D ENGINEERING, INC. *FIRE HYDRANT NOTE KEEP 2' CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS AROUND HYDRANTS NOTE: PERIMETER WALLS TO BE EITHER DECORATIVE COLORED BLOCK OR STUCCO FINISHED, PER CITY CODE. PAINTED WROUGHT IRON FENCES AROUND THE BASIN ALONG THE STREET FACING SIDE AND INTERIOR SIDE OF THE PROJECT. MATERIAL, TYPE, AND FINISH OF ALL FUTURE INTERNAL WALLS AND FENCES MUST BE PER CITY CODE AND OBTAIN CITY APPROVAL. PROPOSED WROUGHT IRON FENCE PLAN 2 PLAN 2R
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ARCHITECT:

KEVIN L. CROOK ARCHITECT, INC.
1360 REYNOLDS AVE. SUITE 110
IRVINE, CA 92614
CONTACT: JEFF ADDISON
BUSINESS: (949) 660-1587
WWW.KLCARCH.COM
DEVELOPER:

RCE, LLC (RODEO CREDIT ENTERPRISES, LLC)
9595 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 708
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212
CONTACT: KRIS PINERO
BUSINESS: (661) 621-8912
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TYPICAL CLUSTER
PLAN 1 - FLOOR PLAN
PLAN 1A - SPANISH ELEVATIONS
PLAN 1A - SPANISH ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 1B - SANTA BARBARA ELEVATIONS
PLAN 1B - SANTA BARBARA ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 1 - ROOF PLANS
PLAN 2 - FLOOR PLAN
PLAN 2A - SPANISH ELEVATIONS
PLAN 2A - SPANISH ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 2B - SANTA BARBARA ELEVATIONS
PLAN 2B - SANTA BARBARA ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 2C - MEDITERRANEAN ELEVATIONS
PLAN 2C - MEDITERRANEAN ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 2 - ROOF PLANS
PLAN 3 - FLOOR PLAN
PLAN 3A - SPANISH ELEVATIONS
PLAN 3A - SPANISH ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 3C - MEDITERRANEAN ELEVATIONS
PLAN 3C - MEDITERRANEAN ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 3 - ROOF PLANS
PLAN 3X - FLOOR PLAN
PLAN 3XA - SPANISH ELEVATIONS
PLAN 3XA - SPANISH ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 3XC - MEDITERRANEAN ELEVATIONS
PLAN 3XC - MEDITERRANEAN ENHANCED ELEVATIONS
PLAN 3X - ROOF PLANS
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PLAN 4B - SANTA BARBARA ELEVATIONS
PLAN 4C - MEDITERRANEAN ELEVATIONS
PLAN 4 - ROOF PLANS

WRITTEN COLOR SCHEMES
CO LO R B OA R DS - “A” S PA N I S H
COLOR BOARDS - “B” SANTA BARBARA
COLOR BOARDS - “C” MEDITERRANEAN

RECREATION CENTER - FLOOR PLAN

RECREATION CENTER - ELEVATIONS

RECREATION CENTER - ROOF PLAN

RECREATION CENTER - EXTERIOR COLOR SCHEME

RECREATION CENTER - EXTERIOR COLOR BOARD
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AREA TABULATION

UNCONDITIONED SPACE

CONDITIONED SPACE
TOTAL CONDITIONED + UNCONDITIONED SPACE = 2,129 SQ FT

ABBREVIATIONS
U.N.O - UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE
M. BEDRM.
16'-4"x14'-6"
LINEN
BEDRM. 2
10'-0"x10'-3"
BEDRM. 3
10'-0"x11'-1"
W.I.C.
17'-3" L.F.

TECH
BATH 2
HALL
LAU.

M. BATH
W.I.C.
25'-0"
46'-0"
9'-2"x13'-1"
14'-4"x13'-6"
GARAGE
20'-1"x20'-9"
ENTRY
PWDR.

DINING
11'-8"x11'-3"
LIVING RM.

KITCHEN
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AREA TABULATION

UNCONDITIONED SPACE

CONDITIONED SPACE
M. BEDRM.

LINEN
BEDRM. 2
BEDRM. 3
W.I.C.
15'-9" L.F.

TECH
BATH 2
HALL
LAU.

M. BATH
14'-2"x16'-7"
10'-3"x12'-11"
14'-5"x10'-0"
W.I.C.
7'-9" L.F.

W.I.C.
7'-7" L.F.

OPEN TO
BELOW
42'-6"
29'-6"
ENTRY
PWDR.

LIVING RM.

KITCHEN
20'-1"x20'-1"
14'-2"x9'-6"
15'-2"x15'-1"
GARAGE
14'-2" x11'-11"
DINING
COAT

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EAVE TIGHT
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1'-0"
EAVE1'-0" RAKE
1'-0"
EAVE

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AREA TABULATION

UNCONDITIONED SPACE

CONDITIONED SPACE
TOTAL CONDITIONED + UNCONDITIONED SPACE = 2,610 SQ FT

ABBREVIATIONS
U.N.O - UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE
M. BEDRM.

LINEN
BEDRM. 2 BEDRM. 3
W.I.C.
27'-2" L.F.

BATH 2
HALL
LAU.

M. BATH
15'-1"x14'-1"
11'-7"x10'-1"
11'-2"x10'-1"
10'-4"x10'-0"
LINEN
BEDRM. 4
24'-0"
61'-0"

ENTRY PORCH
BATH 3
DINING
LIVING RM.

KITCHEN
GARAGE
20'-5"x20'-1"
17'-0"x9'-6"
12'-8"x14'-2"
10'-9"x12'-2"
DEN/ OPT.

OFFICE
9'-8"x12'-5"

STORAGE
COAT

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M. BEDRM.

LINEN
BEDRM. 2 BEDRM. 3
W.I.C.
27'-2" L.F.

BATH 2
LAU.

M. BATH
15'-1"x14'-1"
11'-7"x10'-1"
11'-2"x10'-1"
10'-4"x10'-0"
LINEN
BEDRM. 4
HALL
24'-0"
61'-0"

ENTRY PORCH
BATH 3
DINING
LIVING RM.

KITCHEN
GARAGE
20'-5"x20'-1"
17'-0"x9'-6"
12'-8"x14'-2"
10'-9"x12'-2"
DEN/ OPT.

OFFICE
9'-8"x12'-5"

STORAGE
COAT

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PORCH
ENTRY
HALL
BATH 2
LAU.

LINEN
M. BATH
COATS
W.I.C.

KITCHEN
PANTRY
15'-2" x 13'-8"
M. BEDRM.
10'-1" x 10'-1"
BEDRM. 2
10'-2" x 10'-6"
BEDRM. 3
20'-2" x 20'-2"
GARAGE
13'-1" x 11'-0"
DINING
13'-6" x 14'-3"
LIVING RM.
10'-1" x 12'-8"
DEN
49'-0"
50'-0"

AREA TABULATION

UNCONDITIONED SPACE

CONDITIONED SPACE

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WRITTEN COLOR SCHEMES
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"A" ELEVATIONS
SCHEME 1 SCHEME 2 SCHEME 3
STUCCO 1503 1585 1502
STUCCO PAINT MATCH*** SW7028 INCREDIBLE WHITE SW6386 NAPERY SW7571 CASA BLANCA

FASCIA /

GARAGE DOOR
SW6047

HOT COCOA
SW6102

PORTABELLO
SW6089

GROUNDED
TRIM
SW9173

SHIITAKE
SW9102
QUINOA
SW9101
TRES NATURALE STUCCO: OMEGA

FRONT DOOR /

SHUTTERS
SW6034

ARRESTING AUBURN
SW7604

SMOKY BLUE
SW7745
MUDDLED BASIL PAINT:

SHERWIN

WILLIAMS

GABLE DETAIL
SW6061

TANBARK
SW6061

TANBARK
SW6061
TANBARK ROOF: EAGLE

WROUGHT IRON
SW6990
CAVIAR
SW6990
CAVIAR
SW6990
CAVIAR
ROOF: "S" TILE

CAPISTRANO
SMC 8403

SANTA BARBARA BLD
SMC 8403

SANTA BARBARA BLD
SMC 8403

SANTA BARBARA BLD
"B" ELEVATIONS
SCHEME 4 SCHEME 5 SCHEME 6
STUCCO 1572 1626 1627
STUCCO PAINT MATCH*** RGB 255/255/255 SW7001 MARSHMALLOW SW7038 TONY TAUPE FASCIA
SW6074

SPALDING GRAY
SW2806

RKWD BROWN
SW7040

SMOKEHOUSE
TRIM
SW7634

PEDIMENT
SW6665

GARDENIA
SW7512

PAVILION BEIGE

GARAGE DOOR /

FRONT DOOR
SW6075

GARRET GRAY
SW2808

RKWD DARK BROWN
SW7041

VAN DYKE BROWN

SHUTTERS
SW9125

OLIVIA OSCURO
SW6214

UNDERSEAS
SW2846

RYCRT BRNZ GREEN
ROOF: "S" TILE

CAPISTRANO
3773

WALNUT CREEK
3773

WALNUT CREEK
3773

WALNUT CREEK
"C" ELEVATIONS
SCHEME 7 SCHEME 8 SCHEME 9
STUCCO 27 1553 1551
STUCCO PAINT MATCH*** SW6120 BELIEVABLE BUFF SW7506 LOGGIA SW7521 DORMER BROWN

FASCIA / TRIM
SW7033

BRAINSTORM BRONZE
SW7514

FOOTHILLS
SW9090

CARAIBE

GARAGE DOOR /

FRONT DOOR /

SHUTTERS
SW7032

WARM STONE
SW6075

GARRET GRAY
SW9091

HALF CAFF
ROOF: "S" TILE

CAPISTRANO
SCC8806

TUCSON BLEND
SCC8806

TUCSON BLEND
SCC8806

TUCSON BLEND
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MEDITERRANEAN

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COLOR BOARDS - SPANISH
AVENUE 58
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SPANISH

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SCHEME #1

STUCCO BODY
ROOF
TRIM

FASCIA /

GARAGE DOOR

FRONT DOOR /

SHUTTERS

GABLE END DETAIL

WROUGHT IRON
AVENUE 58
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SPANISH

ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
SCHEME #2

STUCCO BODY
ROOF
TRIM

FRONT DOOR /

SHUTTERS

GABLE END DETAIL

WROUGHT IRON

FASCIA /

GARAGE DOOR
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SPANISH

ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
SCHEME #3

STUCCO BODY
ROOF
TRIM

FRONT DOOR /

SHUTTERS

GABLE END DETAIL

WROUGHT IRON

FASCIA /

GARAGE DOOR
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C O L O R B O A R D S - S A N T A B A R B A R A
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ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
SCHEME #4

STUCCO BODY
ROOF
TRIM
FASCIA

GARAGE DOOR /

FRONT DOOR

SHUTTERS
AVENUE 58
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ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
SCHEME #5

STUCCO BODY
ROOF
TRIM
FASCIA

GARAGE DOOR /

FRONT DOOR

SHUTTERS
AVENUE 58
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ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
SCHEME #6

STUCCO BODY
ROOF
TRIM
FASCIA

GARAGE DOOR /

FRONT DOOR

SHUTTERS
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SCHEME #7

STUCCO BODY
ROOF

FASCIA / TRIM

GARAGE DOOR /

FRONT DOOR /

SHUTTERS
AVENUE 58
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MEDITERRANEAN

ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
SCHEME #8

STUCCO BODY
ROOF

FASCIA / TRIM

GARAGE DOOR /

FRONT DOOR /

SHUTTERS
AVENUE 58
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MEDITERRANEAN

ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
SCHEME #9

STUCCO BODY
ROOF

FASCIA / TRIM

GARAGE DOOR /

FRONT DOOR /

SHUTTERS

COLOR BOARDS - MEDITERRANEAN
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12'-2" x 14'-8"
MEN'S

RESTROOM
13'-2" x 14'-8"

WOMEN'S

RESTROOM
18'-1" x 11'-2"

STORAGE
13'-2" x 23'-3"
POOL EQUIPMENT 33'-10"x 21'-1"
GREAT RM.
10'-0" x 21'-1"

CATERNG

KITCHEN
35'-4" x 6'-6"
PATIO
8'-0" x 6'-10"

JANITOR
85'-0"
6'-6" 22'-0"
28'-6"

URINALS

TOTAL REQUIRED

PLUMBING FIXTURES PROVIDED

WATER CLOSETS LAVATORIES

MEN'S RESTROOM

WOMEN'S RESTROOM

SWIMING POOL -PLUMBING FIXTURES REQUIRED
WATER

SURFACE AREA
TOTAL
SQ. FT. 1 PER 15 SQ. FT. OF WATER SURFACE

TOTAL MALE FEMALE

BATHERS WATER CLOSETS MALE FEMALE
1/75 1/60

URINALS MALE
1/75
LAVATORIES 1/80

TOTAL MALE FEMALE

SHOWERS
1/50

WATER CLOSETS

MALE FEMALE

LAVATORIES

MALE FEMALE

TOTAL REQUIRED
MALE

URINALS

ROOM AREA OCCUPANTS

TOTAL MALE FEMALE
RATIO

OCCUPANT
SQ. FT.

WATER CLOSETS

MALE FEMALE

LAVATORIES

MALE FEMALE

PLUMBING FIXTURES REQUIRED
TOTAL

OCCUPANCY

GROUP MALE

URINALS

AREA TABULATION

UNCONDITIONED SPACE

CONDITIONED SPACE
ROOM

AREA OCCUPANTS
TOTAL
RATIO

OCCUPANT
SQ. FT.

ALLOWANCES PER OCCUPANT

OCCUPANCY

GROUP TOTAL
EXITS

REQUIRED
EXITS

PROVIDED
PANIC

HARDWARE

MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA

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EXTERIOR COLOR SCHEME
PROJECT #22014
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STUCO 1502
STUCCO PAINT MATCH*** SW7571 CASA BLANCA STUCCO: OMEGA
FASCIA
SW6089
GROUNDED PAINT: SHERWIN WILLIAMS
TRIM
SW9101
TRES NATURALE ROOF: EAGLE

ALL DOORS
SW7745

MUDDLED BASIL

TILE AT
SHOWERS:

DALTILE
ROOF: "S" TILE

CAPISTRANO
SMC 8403

SANTA BARBARA BLEND ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP

TILE AT SHOWERS

KEYSTONES ARCTIC WHITE
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From: Siji Fernandez
To: Tania Flores
Cc: Cheri Flores
Subject: FW: La Villetta project
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023 3:03:00 PM
Attachments: image001.png
Letter of opposition
Sincerely,
Siji Fernandez | Associate Planner
Design and Development
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico | La Quinta, CA 92253
Ph. 760.777.7086
Main: 760.777.7000
www.laquintaca.gov
www.playinlaquinta.com
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 6:10 PM
To: Siji Fernandez <[email protected]>
Subject: La Villetta project
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Hello,
I listened to tonight’s presentation.

No one mentioned how much these homes will sell for...and how many the developer will need to sell to make the project work.

Is that information available?
Also...what will the city do if these new homeowners don’t abide by the 2-car per-home policy this development will require? After all, some of these homes have 5 bedrooms. And as commissioner Guerrero said, what happens if a homeowner holds a party?!? Parking is going to be a problem in this community! (Please submit this as a negative concern from a local resident.) This would be solved if they reduced the number of units, so they could include some street parking.

Thank you,
B Novak
La Quinta, CA
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1 Tania Flores
From: John K. Miller <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 5:07 PM
To: Planning WebMail; Cheri Flores; Linda Evans; Steve Sanchez; Kathleen Fitzpatrick; Deborah McGarrey; John Pena
Subject: Applicant Royal Investors Group - APN 764-180-002 and 003d Attachments: PlanningDepartment.pdf
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Please see my attached letter with objection to the zoning change of this property.

Thanks,
John K. Miller | President
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La Quinta Planning Department
La Quinta City Council
September 11, 2023
Re: Opposition to Proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change - Royal Investors Group Legal APN 764-180-002 and 764-180-003
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change concerning the aforementioned properties.

As a proud resident of La Quinta for the past 23 years, my residence is situated at 58300 Almonte Drive in La Quinta, adjacent to the proposed development. I firmly object to the proposed zone change for several reasons. The existing homes in this area are characterized by larger lots and single-family structures, and the requested zoning change does not align with the character of our community. The proposed high-density development plan lacks adequate parking provisions for homeowners and guests, forcing vehicles to spill onto narrow streets.

Furthermore, introducing two-story homes to an area devoid of such structures disrupts the harmony and aesthetic appeal of our neighborhood.

My family and I chose to settle in this part of La Quinta precisely to avoid the encroachment of high-density housing, which would be incongruent with the spirit of our community.

I urge you to consider the concerns of long-standing residents like myself when evaluating this proposal. Preserving the integrity of our neighborhood is of paramount importance.

Sincerely,
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STVR QUARTERLY REPORT
APRIL 1, 2023 - JUNE 30, 2023

THE STVR PROGRAM CONSISTS OF PERMITTING, LICENSING,

TAX COLLECTION, AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

PERMITTING
The City Clerk's Office issues all new and
renewed STVR permits and related business
licenses, handles Transient Occupancy Tax
(TOT) collections, and assists STVR property
owners with keeping their property within
compliance of the STVR program.

Effective May 20, 2021, a ban on the issuance of new STVR permits in Permit Ban Areas was established pursuant to Section 3.25.055 of the La Quinta Municipal Code. Permit holders may renew existing permits in Permit Ban Areas, but permits cannot be transferred. New STVR permits can only be issued for properties within select Exempt Areas (see attached STVR map).

Number of STVR Permits:

June 2023 STVR Permits by Type
Total Permits: 1,209
17 53
1,139
Homeshares Primary Residence General Permits
0 500
1000
Figure 1
(Estate Permits: 65) The STVR program consisted of 1,209 active permits as of June 30, 2023.

There are a total of 65 Estate Permits
(units with 5 bedrooms or more) - 3 in
the Primary Residence permit category,
and 62 in the General permit category.

Active STVR Permits by Area - 2021, 2022 & 2023:

Table 1
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COMPLIANCE
The Code Compliance Department handles all
compliance related matters for the STVR
program, which includes managing complaints,
conducting investigations, and taking
enforcement actions, such as issuing notices of
violations, administrative citations, and STVR
permit suspensions.
2022 & Q-1 & Q-2 2023 STVR Complaints Citywide by Area
24 47
26 9
13 34
5 14
5 3
16 24
30 33
21 10
26 49
11 29
3 4
25 28
1 6
1 4
1 6
North LQ Mid LQ Cove South LQ (PGA West) Exempt Areas
Q-1 2022
Q-2 2022
Q-3 2022
Q-4 2022
Q-1 2023
Q-2 2023
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Complaints:
71 129
56 30
81*
141
Figure 2
(*) In February and March of 2023, one of the major hosting platforms experienced a technical glitch which resulted in the designated field containing the STVR permit number for online advertisements to be removed from each listing. This caused a rise in complaints being received before the glitch was discovered, reported, and corrected in the latter part of March 2023. There were a total of 86 complaints for Q-1 2023 received due to this glitch, which have been removed from Figure 2 above.

Historically, April and May have a rise in complaints due to the Coachella music festivals and the increase of visitors in the Coachella Valley during this period, which correlates to a spike in unpermitted property rentals as STVRs. Out of the 123 complaints received during these two months, 93 complaints or 76% of them were for unpermitted properties as shown in Figure 3 below.
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Figure 3
YOY Quartly Complaints
324
348
294
85 71
129
56 30
81 141
2021 2022 2023
Q-1 Q-2 Q-3 Q-4
0 100
200
300
Complaints: January - June 2023
Permitted vs. Unpermitted
5 9
7 19
11 12
19 26
15 67
26 6
Permitted Unpermitted
JAN-23 FEB-23 MAR-23 APR-23 MAY-23 JUN-23
0 20
40 60 Figure 3 details the the
complaint data for
Quarters 1 and 2
of 2023 as it applies to
permitted vs.
unpermitted STVR
properties.

Figure 4
The STVR program features a 24/7 STVR Hotline available to residents to call and report complaints or potential issues regarding STVR properties. These calls are answered by City staff or the call center vendor (see attached Picture-Chart), and each call is directed accordingly to a Code Enforcement Officer or the Local Contact on file for the STVR property. All calls can be reported anonymously.
24/7 STVR Hotline: (760) 777-7157
Figure 4 shows the
year-over-year
quarterly comparison
of citywide STVR
complaints for 2021,
2022, and Quarters 1
and 2 of 2023.
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Citations:
2022 & Q-1 & Q-2 2023 STVR Citations
9 8
4 1 1 5
9 21
14 6
36 49
Permitted Citations Unpermitted Citations
Q-1 2022 Q-2 2022 Q-3 2022 Q-4 2022 Q-1 2023 Q-2 2023
0 20
40 2022 & Q-1 & Q-2 2023 STVR Citations
Administrative vs. Disturbance
10 22
15 7
37 53
8 7
3 1
Administrative Citations Disturbance Citations
Q-1 2022 Q-2 2022 Q-3 2022 Q-4 2022 Q-1 2023 Q-2 2023
0 20
40 Figure 5
Figure 6 * Q-2 2023 was updated 10/10/23 to correct an
administrative error.

Disturbance - the majority of disturbance compliance activities are due to noise, generally caused by large events or gatherings, children running/screaming/laughing, popping balloons, construction, slamming doors, etc. Other complaints include excessive parking, bright lights, trash, unsecured pool access, unmaintained yard, etc.

Administrative - the overwhelmingly majority of administrative compliance matters are related to operating/advertising without an STVR permit or business license, or failure to display the STVR permit number on listings. Others include incorrect or missing occupancy limit advertised on listings, failure to report/remit transient occupancy tax, etc.

Figure 6* shows only
1 citation issued for
disturbance matters
since Q-3 of 2022.

In 2022 and 2023,
almost 90% of all
citations were issued for
administrative matters,
primarily for operating
and/or advertising
without an STVR
permit.

Figure 5 shows the vast
majority of citations in
2022 and 2023 were
issued to unpermitted
properties:
- 93.4% in Q-1 & Q-2 2023
- 82% in 2022
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TAXES, FEES &

STVR PROGRAM
COSTS
The STVR program collects Transient
Occupancy Tax (TOT), fees for citations
and inspections, and all program operating
costs such as STVR permit and business
licensing fees.
*Citation Fine Collections revenue is current as of July 26, 2023 ** Q-2 2023 Citation Fine Collections was updated 10/10/23 to correct a technical error.

TOT is a 10% tax due to the City each month on all STVR stays of 30-days or less.

Permit and licensing fees and fine collections covered STVR program operational costs in 2021 and 2022 and are expected to cover them in 2023.

TOT collections continue to increase as the City has implemented required rental verification reports and monthly TOT audits.

Table 2 below provides an overview of the annual STVR program revenues for calendar years 2020, 2021, 2022, and Quarters 1 and 2 of 2023. **
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Table 2
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FRED WARING DR

AVENIDA BERMUDAS

CALLE TECATE

AIRPORT BLV
CALLE

TAMPICO
CALLE

DURANGO

MONROE ST

WASHINGTON ST
58TH AVE
50TH AVE

MADISON ST
48TH AVE

AVENIDA CARRANZA

EISENHOWER DR
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JEFFERSON ST
52ND AVE
54TH AVE

JEFFERSON ST JEFFERSON ST
50TH AVE
10 11
7 4
1 3
2 9
8 6
5 12
13 ¯
0 1 2
Miles
STVR Exempt Areas
City Boundary
STVR Exempt Zone
STVR Exempt Zone -
HOA Approval Required
North La Quinta
Cove
Mid La Quinta
South La Quinta

EISENHOWER
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STVR ZONES
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**SHERIFF MAY BE DISPATCHED AT ANY TIME DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CALL *IF THE CODE OFFICER IS UNAVAILABLE OR UNABLE TO RETURN CALLS IMMEDIATELY, HOTLINE CALLS ARE FORWARDED TO THE HOTLINE VENDOR UNTIL

THE CODE OFFICER BECOMES AVAILABLE

CALL TO HOTLINE IS

RECEIVED
24/7 STVR HOTLINE - (760) 777-7157
HOTLINE CALLS EXTENDED-BUSINESS HOURS:

FRIDAY - SUNDAY: 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM (MONDAY)

HOTLINE VENDOR ANSWERS CALL

AND GATHERS COMPLAINT AND

PROPERTY INFORMATION FROM
CALLER

CITY CONTRACTED SECURITY PATROL
OFFICER IS DISPATCHED TO PROPERTY.

DEPENDING ON SITUATION, LOCAL
CONTACT MAY BE CALLED**
ALL CALLS MADE TO THE 24/7 STVR HOTLINE ARE ROUTED ACCORDINGLY DEPENDING ON THE

DAY/TIME OF THE CALL AS SHOWN BELOW
HOTLINE CALLS BUSINESS-HOURS:

MONDAY - FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM OR SATURDAY: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

CITY CODE OFFICER IS DISPATCHED TO
PROPERTY. DEPENDING ON SITUATION,
LOCAL CONTACT MAY BE CALLED**

CITY CODE COMPLIANCE ANSWERS

THE CALL AND GATHERS COMPLAINT

AND PROPERTY INFORMATION FROM
CALLER*

HOTLINE VENDOR ANSWERS CALL AND

GATHERS COMPLAINT AND PROPERTY

INFORMATION FROM CALLER

HOTLINE VENDOR CONTACTS LOCAL

CONTACT ON FILE FOR STVR PROPERTY

TO ADDRESS COMPLAINT OR SHERIFF'S

DEPARTMENT IF NEEDED
HOTLINE CALLS AFTER-HOURS:

MONDAY - FRIDAY: 4:30 PM - 8:00 AM OR SUNDAY - MONDAY: 2:00 AM - 8:00 AM (MONDAY)

CALL TO HOTLINE IS

RECEIVED

CALL TO HOTLINE IS

RECEIVED
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City of La Quinta

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

STAFF REPORT
TO: Madam Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Laurie McGinley, Deputy City Clerk
DATE: September 19, 2023
SUBJECT: HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING START TIME CHANGE
The Housing Commission (Commission), at its September 13, 2023, regular quarterly meeting adopted HC Resolution No. 2023-001 approving a meeting start time change from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, to better align its meeting times with a standard work-day schedule.

The Housing Commission meets quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday in the months of March, June, September, and December, and the proposed time change does not conflict with any other Commissions’ meetings.

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

PERIODIC REPORT
Code Compliance / Animal Control
April 1 – June 30, 2023
*Site inspections are required to confirm violations and include STVR inspections and regular code complaints (e.g., trash containers, landscaping, property maintenance issues, etc.). 542 609
790 809
653 630 609 580
687
914
667
589
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Site Inspections*
2022 2023
Hearing Types:
• 20 Administrative
Hearings
• 1 Administrative Appeal
Superior Court
Quarter Highlights:
• $145,231 was received in
administrative citations
this quarter.

Signs
4% Building Code
7%
Animal Control
7%
Business
License
8%
Vehicle
Issues
2%
Property
Maintenance
21%
STVRs
51%
Administrative Citations
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False Alarms
• $145,281 in fees collected to
date
• City Staff outreach to
businesses with multiple false
alarms.

Animal Control Update
Riverside County Animal Services
Department of Animal Services – If you are interested in adopting, fostering or rescuing, please call 951- 358-7387. Potential adopters, fosters, or resources can also send an email to [email protected] or visit their website at: https://www.rcdas.org/.

A false alarm means the activation of a security alarm system necessitating response by peace officers when an emergency does not exist. A service fee is due to the City after an excessive number of false alarms (defined as three or more false alarms) within a one-year period have been received from a particular business, residence or property.
101 103
137
341
118 111 91
320
Jan Feb Mar 1st Quarter
2022 2023
1 3
5 10
16 18
87 Impounds
1 2
12 14
19 25
36 Outcomes
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Social Services & Community Programs
April 1 – June 30, 2023
Wellness Center, FIND Food Distribution, Fritz Burns Pool, & Sports • Distributed 30,034 pounds of food (food packages/boxes of dry goods and produce) to 934 persons at Coral Mountain, Hadley Villas, Vista Dunes, Washington Street Apartments, and Wolff Waters; FIND provided mobile pantries for food distribution five times per month at La Quinta High School and La Quinta Community Fitness Center & Park.
• Desert Recreation District (DRD) served 1,612 participants (856 for open/lap swim; 208 swim lessons; 219 Water Aerobics; 134 Senior Splash; 19 Water Safety & Pre-Qual; 176 June Dive In Movie) at Fritz Burns Pool programs/classes.
• Wellness Center provided fitness & recreation programs to 9,647 participants/fitness members (8,668 fitness gym participants; 979 program participants for Gentle Yoga, Essential Fitness, Mat Pilates, Tai Chi, Ballroom Dance, Pickleball 101, Monday Matinee Movies, SilverRock Resident Cards, In The Lobby, Social Bridge, Mah Jongg, Ukulele, Dominoes, and Quilting for Good Times). Social service offerings such as the Riverside County Cool Center and LiHeap – Riverside County Community Action program. The Love & Love Tennis program, held at Fritz Burns Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays, has 12 children participating with 3 volunteers.
• Youth sports programs had 31,420 total participants (players, spectators, coaches) for AYSO (soccer – 20,200), Friday Night Lights (flag football – 1,850), and La Quinta Youth Sports Association (baseball – 9,370). Practices and league games are held at La Quinta Park, Colonel Mitchell Paige Middle School, and the La Quinta Sports Complex. • Open Court Time volleyball program, a City of La Quinta’s partnership with Desert Recreation District, had a total of 188 participants at the La Quinta Boys & Girls Club Gym. 493
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Library/Creation Station (Makerspace)
April 1 – June 30, 2023
• Attendance: 26,400+ persons visited and participated in various programs; 42,700+ items were circulated.
• Events: Dia de los Ninos, UCR Mastergardener Lecture Series (Planting for Hummingbirds and Plant giveaway), Green Room Theater performance of Novio Boy, May the 4th Be With You Interactive Movie, Tween/Teen Comic Exchange, Summer Reading Program Launch Party, Dino Rusty’s Dino Safari, Cali Rosina Paint with Tea Night, and Preserve Your History Presentation by La Quinta Museum.
• Programs: Baby/Toddler/Preschool Storytimes; Library Birthday Party; Chess Club; Sensory Hour; SOS: Something on Saturday Family Programming; Teen Anime Zone; Impulse Affirmation; Teen Game Night; Graphic Novel Club; Read the World; Page Turners Book Club; Graphic Bites Teen Book Club, Pagemaster’s Book Club, Love Story Book Club, and Altered Book Club (Book Crafting). The Desert Mobile Resource Van provides family programs, on-site WiFi and computer use, as well as book check-out and drop-off.

The van is available every Thursday at La Quinta Park from 9:30 am. to 12:30 p.m. • Attendance: 1,239 people participated in various programs/services; 8,516 Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube video views.
• Memberships: 10 new memberships this quarter; 200 total active memberships. • Programs: MakerCraft (Super Mario Mini Pillows, Summer Reading Program (SRP) Sound Wave Keychains, SRP Foam Family Tree, and SRP Cyanotype Self Portrait), Fiber Arts Bootcamp (FAB) Crochet 101, Laser Cut 300+ bookmarks for Dia de los Ninos event, Laser Cut vintage keychains for City of La Quinta’s Picnic and Birthday Celebration, MakerSpace Camps (Earth Day Recycled crafts, Electronics: Buzzer Wire Game, and 3D Printing & TinkerCAD), Star Wars Day Popsicle Bookmarks and Rainbow Ribbon Wands. 494
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Museum
April 1 – June 30, 2023
• Attendance: 1,442 visitors/participants.
• Exhibits: In the Fields of the North, The Newest Americans, and La Quinta Legends:

Dorothy Arzner.
• Events: Music at the Museum (Courtney Chambers), Ford Elementary field trip, and Summer Family Fun included Magic at the Museum w/ Magician Dean Apple and SCRAP Gallery artmaking. LQ Museum staff had an informational booth at the City of La Quinta’s annual Picnic and Birthday Celebration and there were meetings held for History Hunters and the La Quinta Historical Society.
• Programs: Good Reads in the Gallery and La Sobremesa Book Clubs, STITCH Fiber Arts Club, TED Talk Discussion, Take a Break with Huell, Genealogy Club, and Sketchbook Journaling.
• Social Media Promotion: Friday Fun Facts and Exhibit Content is shared via social media with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube subscribers. 495
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Community Events
Annual Egg Hunt @ La Quinta Park
• Annual Egg Hunt took place on Saturday, April 8 from 9-11 a.m. at La Quinta Park. • Pre-made Easter Baskets were handed out to children from the City. • Old Town Artisan Studio donated 500 Art 2 Go kits, HK Lane participated with the the chalk drawing contest, and the BSA Scouts and La Quinta Boys and Girls Club participated in the event.
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Annual City of La Quinta Picnic and Birthday Celebration • The City of La Quinta’s annual Picnic and Birthday Celebration took place on Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Civic Center Campus. Approximately 1,200+ persons participated in this event. A pop-up shop with La Quinta branded items handed out free merchandise (hats, shirts, water bottles, sketch books, note pads, stickers, etc.) • The La Quinta Rotary provided free hot dogs and the Cone Zone provided free snow cones.

Party Pals brought out their inflatable slides, rock climbing wall, and trampoline jump.

Nothing Bundt Cakes provided the City birthday bundt cake and bundtinis and Crumble Cookie handed out free cookies.
• Performances were provided by Dance, Play, & Pretend ballet, Jaedyn Smith, Natasha Terrell, and the La Quinta High School Choir and La Quinta High School Theater group. • Businesses that participated include: Action Park Alliance (APA), Burrtec Waste and Recycling, Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, La Quinta Creation Station, La Quinta Historical Society, La Quinta Museum, La Quinta Library, Palm Desert La Quinta Football/Cheer, Desert Health, Me Skin Care, Grocery Outlet, Loving All Animals, Crumble Cookie, Acrisure Arena, La Quinta Police and Fire departments, Girl Scouts, Desert Recreation District (DRD), La Quinta Boys & Girls Club, Scouts BSA, Art Major Art Studio, CVWD, La Quinta Rotary, Party Pals, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Cone Zone, and Too Tall Tomm.
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Concert in the Park Series @ SilverRock Park
• L.A.vation The World’s Greatest Tribute to U2 performed on Saturday, May 6 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. • Soulshine with special guest The Acoustic Connection performed on Saturday, June 3 from 7:30- 10:00 p.m.
• Approximately 1,200+ persons in attendance for both concerts. • City staff provided information and giveaways; Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control provided information about their services/programs; and food trucks (Straight & Marrow Noddle Shop, PapaHeadz and TKB) were available to participants.

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• Attendance: 3,280 resident and 2,591 non-resident visits this quarter. • Total Memberships: 135 memberships sold this quarter (96 resident and 39 non-resident).

Overall memberships sold to date is approximately 946 (644 resident and 302 nonresident). • Programs/Events: Easter Egg Hunt, Coacheller Pro Skate Demo w/ A Lost Cause, Girls Skate Jam (Combi bowl & pump track race), Coachella Valley AM (amateur skateboarding contest), CIB Quad Skate Jam, International Go Skateboarding Day (contest and giveaways), and Summer Skate Camp program (6/7 and 6/21).

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City of La Quinta

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

STAFF REPORT
TO: Madam Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Julie Mignogna, Management Analyst
DATE: September 19, 2023
SUBJECT: DUNE PALMS ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT NO. 2011-05 STORM DAMAGE UPDATE
Construction of the Dune Palms Road Bridge Project (Project) began in January 2023.

The Project will replace the existing low water crossing with an all-weather access bridge on Dune Palms Road at the Coachella Valley Storm Water Channel (CVSWC).

One of the first orders of work was to construct a temporary bypass road to maintain traffic flow on Dune Palms Road throughout the construction effort. The temporary bypass road constructed on Dune Palms was significantly impacted by Tropical Storm Hilary on August 20, 2023 (Attachment 1). There was damage to both the temporary bypass road and bridge falsework being erected for the northbound Stage 1 Bridge. The temporary bypass road was destroyed resulting in the extended closure of Dune Palms Road. Water continued to move through the CVSWC for approximately 7-10 days. As the contractor, Ortiz Construction Enterprises, Inc. (Ortiz), was pumping the remaining water out of the Project site, a second storm event occurred on September 1, 2023. Staff and the project team met with Ortiz to discuss the impacts from the storm and ensure the safety of the community. Ortiz began removal of the east side of the damaged temporary bypass road and continues to remove water and mud from the project site. The remediation of the Project site is anticipated to continue through mid-October. Once the soil is stable and the Project site has been remediated, the bridge falsework will be reconstructed. Ortiz will be placing construction fencing to keep residents, specifically pedestrians, safely out of the Project area and harm’s way.

The two storm events have had significant impacts on the Project, and the assessment of the damage is ongoing. Staff continues to coordinate with the Project team and contractor to ensure the Project moves forward in a timely and cost-effective manner, while maintaining community safety. Staff has been communicating and coordinating with community stakeholders such as Sunline, La Quinta High School, Desert Sands Unified School District, and nearby residents and businesses to explore options to minimize impacts and ensure awareness of this closure.

Attachment 1: Dune Palms Bridge Project Storm Damage Photos DEPARTMENTAL REPORT ITEM NO. 7-B
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ATTACHMENT 1
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LA QUINTA SHERIFF’S STATION

QUARTERLY REPORT
April 1, 2023 – June 30, 2023
Statistics
Priority 1 – Involve circumstances that pose a clearly defined threat to human life or property; Priority 2 – Involve circumstances of an urgent but not life-threatening nature (e.g. minor assaults and batteries);
Priority 3 – Involve circumstances which are neither urgent nor life threatening (e.g. disturbances of the peace);
Priority 4 – Incidents occurring in the past or “cold” calls.

DEPARTMENTAL REPORT ITEM NO. 8
Average Response Time
Number of Calls for Service

6.47 13.56

20.71 33.55

8.43 18.41

27.88 32.27
Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4
Apr- 22 Apr-23

4.78 15.69

26.19 38.23

6.22 17.74

27.26 39.58
Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4
May-22 May-23

5.53 13.87

23.21 29.32

5.36 17.55

27.68 36.06
Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4
Jun-22 Jun-23
21 438 456
216
25 499
417
201
Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4
Apr- 22 Apr-23
26 454 443
182
27 503
367
200
Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4
May-22 May-23
23 455
391
166
18 445
312
179
Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4
Jun-22 Jun-23
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8 54
1 7 7
18 0 0
5 55
1 15
4 18
1 0
5 76
5 13
3 9
Rape Homicide Aggravated
Assault
Larceny Robbery Burglary Vehicle
Theft
Simple
Assault
Crime Statistics
March April May
Special Enforcement Team &
Business District
• Actions: 480
• Property Recovered: $13,500.
• Narcotics Seized: Meth 8 lbs
Fentanyl Powder: 0.08 oz
Traffic Team
• Actions: 858
Community Service Officers &
Crime Prevention Specialists
• Actions: 939
• Community Meetings: 1
• Trainings: 1
School Resource Officers
• Actions: 84
13 216
231
481
Citations
Seat Belt Citations
Excessive Speed Citations
Other Non-Hazard Citations
Other Hazard Citations
16 29
20 97
Collisions
DUI Collisions
Traffic Injury Collision
DUI Arrests
Non Injury and Private Property Collision
Gang Task Force
• Actions in La Quinta: 19
• Narcotics Seized: Meth 0.06 oz / Fentanyl
Powder: 0.28 oz / Heroin 0.06 oz
• Recovered Firearms: 2
Narcotics Task Force
• Actions in La Quinta: 27
• Narcotics Seized: Meth 1oz / Cocaine 1oz/
Fentanyl Powder 2oz / GHB (GammaHydroxybutyric Acid) 7.5 oz / Psilocybin (Hallucinogenic chemical) 4 oz
Citizens on Patrol
• Actions: 4
• Hours Donated: 434.25 hours
Actions by Teams:
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Public Safety Camera System Statistics
Public Safety Camera System (PSCS) went live on September 20, 2021, since then, La Quinta Sheriff’s Department (LQSD) and City staff have been using the system to monitor City property, traffic accidents, traffic flow, police investigations, and managing special events.

System Statistics:
• Processed 10 public records requests from citizens and insurance companies. • 500 videos related to police investigations have been queried. • Of those queried, 136 videos related to police investigations have been exported. • Special events managed:
• Coachella Fest Traffic: Weekend 1 and 2 (April)
• Stagecoach Traffic (April)
• La Quinta High School Graduation (May)
• No businesses have opted out of the PSCS.

Significant Incidents Involving the PSCS and FLOCK:
• On April 2, 2023, a gang related assault with a deadly weapon occurred at a restaurant on the 79-800 block of Highway 111. Deputies and investigators used the Public Safety Camera System to establish a timeline of events and identify vehicles involved. This investigation resulted in the arrest of two neighboring city gang members.
• On June 6, 2023, deputies responded to TJ Maxx in reference to a grand theft of merchandise. After an investigation, SET deputies confirmed it was an incident regarding Organized Retail Theft. Using the Public Safety Camera System, SET deputies were able to identify the license plate of the vehicle. They confirmed the subjects entered the vehicle. The video was vital in prosecution of the incident. Suspect 1 was located at her residence and arrested. An alert was put out for suspect 2. Suspect 1 was released and SET deputies entered her vehicle into Flock camera system. With the assistance of Flock, suspect 1’s vehicle was recorded going into the casino, which led to the apprehension of suspect 2. • On June 20, 2023, SET deputies conducted follow-up to a series of burglaries that occurred at Extra Space Storage in La Quinta. Using the time frames and vehicles in the videos from Extra Space, SET deputies were able to identify the license plates for the BMW and the U-Haul via the Public Safety Camera System. The suspect was positively identified from the video surveillance.

La Quinta SET deputies with the assistance of PACT, conducted a probation check at the suspect’s residence and he was subsequently taken into custody. 519
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FIRE DEPARTMENT

QUARTERLY REPORT
April 1, 2023– June 30, 2023
Incident Response Activity
4th
Qtr.
2023
4th
Qtr.
2022
Incident Type
Medical 963 1,027
False Alarm 104 99
Public Service 76 58
Assistance
Traffic Collision 58 70
Standby 12 13
Other Fire 6 5
Residential Fire 5 1
Vehicle Fire 6 4
Rescue 5 2
Ringing Alarm 7 7
Other Miscellaneous 2 0
Hazardous Materials 2 0
Commercial Fire 2 1
Multi-Family 0 0
Dwelling Fire
Wildland Fire 0 1
Incident Total In La 1,248 1,288
Quinta
DEPARTMENTAL REPORT ITEM NO. 9
Average Enroute to
On-Scene Time
595
244
34 2 4.74
68 596
302
31 5

4.85 63.74
<5
Minutes
+5
Minutes
+10
Minutes
+20
Minutes
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Min
% 0 to 5
Min
4th Qtr 2022 4th Qtr 2023
Enroute Time: When a unit has been acknowledged as
responding.

On-scene Time: When a unit has been acknowledged as
being on-scene.
4th
Qtr.
2023
4th
Qtr.
2022
Automatic Aid
LQ Resources Responding 1,248 1,198
in LQ
LQ Resources Aiding Other 779 706
Jurisdictions
Resources Aiding LQ 457 380
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Truck Report
For this quarter, Truck 86 recorded 19 responses, and Truck 33 had 3 responses in the City of La Quinta.

Fire Inspection Report  Development Plan Reviews – 144  Planning Case Reviews – 16
 Construction inspections – 740
 Facility Inspections – 93
 Review and Inspection Service Goals – *Due to increased workloads and demands as affected by current staffing, the following is noted:  OFM went 5-6 weeks on plan reviews, that is 4 weeks over goals.  OFM went 3-5 business days out on construction inspection requests, that is 2-3 days over goals.
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262
859
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1022
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1744
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2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 - AS OF JUNE
Annual Plan Review and Inspection Trends - La Quinta
Total reviews conducted Total inspections/actions completed Expon. (Total inspections/actions completed)
Plan Reviews:  Major Development Plans – The Peaks Multi-Use, Caleo Bay Park Multi-Tenant Business  Tenant Improvement Plans – Welbe Health, Rancho La Quinta Clubhouse, Rancho La Quinta Racquet Club, Quarry Clubhouse, Hideaway Clubhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse, WDC Kitchen, Stuffed Pizza – Patio, Costco – Pharmacy, Wendy’s, Fit in 42, Mediterra – Fitness Room,  Master Home Fire Sprinkler Plans – Bella @ Piazza Serena and Palo Verde  Special Event – Porsche @ La Quinta Resort, La Quinta High School Graduation Fireworks Construction Inspections:  New Construction/Tenant Improvements –Panera, WelbeHealth, Solterra Clubhouse, Embassy Suites – Fire Alarm Upgrades, La Quinta Resort – Fire Alarm Upgrades  Tract Home Development Inspections – Andalusia, Cantera, Signature, Jewel @ PGA, Capistrano, Canterra, Coral Mountain @ PGA, Stone Creek Ranch, Bella & Piazza Serena, Point Happy, Solterra, Lion’s Gate and Palo Verde.  Custom Home Development Inspections – Madison Club, Hideaway, Traditions, Quarry, Cove Community.
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Significant Incident Report
23-CA-RRU-059464 On April 23, 2023, CAL FIRE / Riverside County Fire Department responded to a pediatric drowning at 79645 Corte Del Vista in the city of La Quinta. Bystander CPR was performed on the child before the fire department arrived. Fire crews quickly took over CPR upon their arrival and the child was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

Facility Inspections:  State Fire Marshal Mandated Annual Inspections: Fire Systems Inspector Leilani Rojas completed the initial inspections of all facilities requiring inspection as tracked on a fiscal year basis. Inspector Rojas will continue to follow-up with remaining correction items for any remaining facilities.  Fire Code Complaint Inspections were conducted on the following facilities: Trilogy Maintenance, Madison Club Residence (Fire/Sprinkler Save), Costco, and Desert Neurology FA 23-CA-RRU-060531 : On April 25, 2023, CAL FIRE/Riverside County firefighters responded to a report of a cardiac arrest at the Marriott Residence Inn in La Quinta, Ca. Firefighters and Riverside County Sheriff's Deputies arrived at the Residence Inn to find an 11 y/o child in cardiac arrest. Life-saving measures were initiated, and Paramedics were able to get pulses back. The 11 y/o was transported to a local hospital for continued advanced care.
23-CA-RRU-073264 : On May 20, 2023, CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department resources were dispatched to a reported structure fire located at 52805 Meriwether Way in the City of La Quinta. The first unit on scene reported a single-family dwelling with smoke showing from the garage. Crews located a vehicle fire inside the attached garage. The fire was extinguished before the fire extended to the residence. 523
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FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES Page 1 of 3 JUNE 7, 2023

SPECIAL MEETING

FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION

SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES
WEDNESDAY JUNE 7, 2023

CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the La Quinta Financial Advisory Commission (Commission) was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Chair Mills.

PRESENT: Commissioners Anderson, Batavick, Dorsey, Mast, Way, and Chair Mills ABSENT: Commissioner Luettjohann
STAFF PRESENT: Finance Director Martinez, Account Technician Batuta, and Management Assistant Delgado

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Mast led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA – None
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA – Confirmed
ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS – None

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS

1. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES DATED MAY 10, 2023

2. RECEIVE AND FILE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT DATED APRIL 30, 2023
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NO. 2 – Discussion
The Commission and staff discussed the variance amounts for revenue and expenditure funds listed on Attachment 1 to the staff report.

CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NO. 1 – Comments
Chair Mills noted that the meeting minutes dated May 10, 2023, should reflect the Commission’s discussion to have Chair Mills attend the May 16, 2023, Council meeting.

Staff said they would review the recording and amend accordingly.

Commission discussion followed regarding the Washington Street Connector for the Avenue 48 Art and Music Line project and Measure G funding Commission recommendations.

REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEM NO. 27
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SPECIAL MEETING
Motion – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Batavick/Dorsey to approve the Consent Calendar, as recommended. Motion passed: ayes – 6, noes – 0, abstain – 0, absent – 1 (Luettjohann).

Consent Calendar Item No. 1, page no. 2, the fourth paragraph under Study Session Item No. 1 shall be amended to include further detail on the Commission’s discussion notated in italics, and shall read as follows:

The Commission expressed a safety and security concern for the Washington Street Connector for the Avenue 48 Art and Music Line project; reached a unanimous consensus (five members present) to recommend to Council to reconsider the proposed funding of the Avenue 48 Art and Music Line and Washington Street Connector projects. The Commission agreed there was insufficient time to convey this recommendation to the Council via a letter for Council’s consideration of the fiscal year 2023/24 preliminary proposed budget at the May 16, 2023, regular meeting, therefore Chair Mills would attend on the Commission’s behalf (for the five members present) to convey this recommendation in person during public comment. Staff said the Commission’s recommendation to oppose funding the two projects would be notated in the meeting minutes, and that Council reviews the meeting minutes for all City Boards and Commissions as they are included in Council meeting agenda packets; and suggested two additional meetings to convey this message to Council, which are the June 6 or June 20, 2023, Council meetings.

BUSINESS SESSION

1. DISCUSS FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 PRELIMINARY PROPOSED BUDGET AND

APPROVE ALLOCATION OF MEASURE G SALES TAX REVENUE
Finance Director Martinez presented the staff report, which is on file in the Finance Department.

The Commission and staff discussed proposed Measure G allocation for the Public Safety Fund, Highway 111 Corridor (Corridor) Event Site project, the Avenue 48 Art and Music Line (Art & Music Line) project, and the Washington Street Connector for the Art and Music Line project.

The Commission recommended the following for Council consideration:
• Allocation of Measure G funds for Public Safety and Measure G Reserves for a total of $9.1 million and capital improvement projects including Highway 111 Corridor plan improvements, Fritz Burns Park Improvements, and the Highway 111 Event Site project, for a total of $3 million, total allocation of $12.1 million. • No Measure G allocation for the Art & Music Line project and the Washington Street Connector for the Art & Music Line project, a total of $3.6 million currently included in the fiscal year 2023/24 preliminary proposed budget. 526
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SPECIAL MEETING
The Commission discussed past Commission recommendations compared to current recommendations for allocation of Measure G funds.

Motion – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Way/Mast to approve allocation of Measure G sales tax revenue per the recommendations noted above. Motion passed: ayes – 6, noes – 0, abstain – 0, absent – 1 (Luettjohann).

STUDY SESSION – None
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS – All reports are on file in the Finance Department.

1. FINANCE DEPARTMENT CURRENT AND FUTURE INITIATIVES
The Commission and staff discussed the review of Measure G reserves for future subcommittees appointed to audit and formulate the annual Measure G sales tax oversight compliance report.

Chair Mills asked if the budget subcommittee (Subcommittee) report, comprised of Commissioners Mast and Way, would incorporate the Commission’s comments. Finance Director Martinez said that the report usually includes the Subcommittee comments, but staff would distribute it to the Commission for any feedback prior to the June 20, 2023, regular Council meeting.

COMMISSIONERS’ ITEMS
Commissioner Mast and Way said that they applied for reappointment of their current Commissioner seats. Commissioner Mast mentioned that she would not be able to attend the interviews scheduled to be conducted by Council on June 20, 2023, but that she wrote Council a letter expressing her interest in being reappointed and explaining the reasons for her inability to attend.

ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved by Commissioner Dorsey/Anderson to adjourn this meeting at 5:13 p.m. Motion passed: ayes – 6, noes – 0, abstain – 0, absent – 1 (Luettjohann).

Respectfully submitted,
Jessica Delgado, Management Assistant
City of La Quinta, California
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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Page 1 of 4 JUNE 13, 2023

PLANNING COMMISSION

MINUTES
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2023

CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the La Quinta Planning Commission was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Chairperson Currie.

PRESENT: Commissioners Caldwell, Guerrero, Hassett, McCune, Nieto, Tyerman, and Chairperson Currie
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Design & Development Director Danny Castro, Public Works Director/City Engineer Bryan McKinney, Planning Manager Cheri L.

Flores, Associate Planner Siji Fernandez, and Commission Secretary Tania Flores

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Guerrero led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA – None.

CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
MOTION – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Caldwell/Hassett to confirm the Agenda as published. Motion passed unanimously.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION – None.

CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar Item No. 3 – Commission asked if the land proposed to be vacated could be built on; staff responded the land was dedicated to the City for street improvements and it cannot be built on, however, it would be taken into account when required setbacks for the property it is being reverted back to are determined.

MOTION – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Hassett/Guerrero to approve the Consent Calendar as recommended. Motion passed unanimously.

STUDY SESSION – None.

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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Page 2 of 4 JUNE 13, 2023

PUBLIC HEARINGS

1. CONSIDER RESOLUTIONS FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2021-0001, ZONE CHANGE 2021-0001, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2021-0004, (TTM 37950), AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2021-0002 (PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT) FOR AN 80-UNIT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT; CEQA: DESIGN

AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PREPARED A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (EA2021-0006) CONSISTENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT; LOCATION: SOUTH OF AVENUE 58

BETWEEN MADISON STREET AND MONROE STREET
DECLARATIONS REGARDING COMMISSION PUBLIC CONTACT – Commissioners Caldwell, Guerrero, Hassett, McCune, Nieto, Tyerman, and Chairperson Currie reported they attended the project presentation held by the developer on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Associate Planner Fernandez presented the staff report which is on file in the Design and Development Department.

Staff answered questions regarding the benefits of the proposed General Plan Amendment; letters of support received; Tentative Tract Map subdividing two current lots into 80 individual lots; side yard setbacks and equipment location; front yard setbacks and driveway access to units; building height of units located along Avenue 58 and near the retention basin; Zone Change implications for the proposed project or other possible future projects; available parking and parking standards; other Planned Unit Developments (PUD) with cluster style tract plans; and power demand and ability for Imperial Irrigation District to service this area.

CHAIRPERSON CURRIE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 5:32 P.M.

PUBLIC SPEAKER: Applicant, Kris Pinero, Project Manager for Rodeo Credit Enterprises, LLC, introduced herself and project team members, and provided responses to Commission questions regarding line of sight impacts, setbacks, building heights, and retention basin; public outreach, comments received, and public concerns addressed; typical cluster plans and driveway access to units; garage depth and garage dimension standards; perimeter and unit walls/fences, front and rear yard landscaping, and space for pools on individual lots; homeowner and guest parking spaces, curb inlets, parking enforcement, and public transportation in the area; and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for each unit or guest parking.

PUBLIC SPEAKER: Jeff Addison of Kevin L. Crook Architects, Inc., Architect on the project, answered questions regarding garage dimensions and utility/mechanical equipment placement and encroachment within garage space.

PUBLIC SPEAKER: Joe Hammer, La Quinta – stated that he is the owner of property that is in close proximity and adjacent to the proposed project site and expressed general support for the project due to the need for housing and development in this area; voiced 530 Click Here to Return to Agenda
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understanding of the Commission’s concerns regarding parking, impact of views, and density, and added that any new project would have similar qualities and concerns, but that he supported the project as presented; and provided additional information regarding other properties in close proximity to the project site.

CHAIRPERSON CURRIE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 5:56 P.M.

Commission expressed a general consensus in support of the project and commented on the need for additional housing; concerns regarding density and the proposed zone change; the unique cluster design and architectural variety of the proposed project; appreciation for building incorporation with perimeter wall and lower building heights at the public facing front street; use of a PUD permit relaxing setbacks within the proposed zoning, crowding at clusters and lack of driveway space or front yard setbacks; and concerns with lack of parking, driveways, or inlets, and lack of public transportation in the vicinity of the project site.

Commissioner Guerrero expressed disapproval of the proposed project due to location and lack of available public transportation and commerce in the area; limited parking onsite with no street or driveway parking accessibility; and the project’s high density for the site. Commissioner Hassett expressed disapproval of the project due to lack of parking and curb inlets on-site.

CHAIRPERSON CURRIE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING RE-OPENED AT 6:08 P.M.

PUBLIC SPEAKER: Nazarian Henrik of D&D Engineering, Project Engineer, provided additional information regarding available parking and parking enforcement; EV charging stations and availability per unit; front and rear yard setbacks, sidewalks, and landscaping; and garage size and variance policies for parking larger vehicles.

PUBLIC SPEAKER: Joe Hammer, La Quinta – provided additional comments regarding economic development and approval processes for proposed projects in relation to public transportation infrastructure; reduced space for backyard pools consistent with water conservation efforts desired by the community in previous public meetings; and higher density communities being proposed throughout the area.

CHAIRPERSON CURRIE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 6:30 P.M.

MOTION – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioner Caldwell/Chairperson Currie to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2023-010 as recommended:

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA

QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR A PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 80 DWELLING UNITS LOCATED SOUTH OF AVENUE 58 BETWEEN MADISON STREET AND MONROE STREET
CASE NUMBER: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2021-0006
APPLICANT: ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP LLC
Motion passed unanimously.
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MOTION – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioner Nieto/Chairperson Currie to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2023-011 as amended adding a Condition of Approval to the Conditional Use Permit changing the minimum front yard setback be changed from zero (0) feet to three (3) feet to accommodate driveway area and landscaping prior to Council consideration of the project:

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA

QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL

APPROVE A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGE, TENTATIVE

TRACT MAP, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 80 DWELLING UNITS LOCATED SOUTH OF AVENUE 58 BETWEEN MADISON STREET AND MONROE STREET
CASE NUMBERS: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2021-0001, ZONE CHANGE 2021-0001, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 2021-0004, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2021-0002
APPLICANT: ROYAL INVESTORS GROUP
Motion passed: ayes – 5, noes – 2 (Guerrero, Hassett), absent – 0, abstain – 0.

STAFF ITEMS
Planning Manager Flores discussed with the Commission the possible cancellations of regular Planning Commission meetings in the month of August, as has been customary in recent years, and polled the Commission on availability; Commission provided a general consensus of availability and advised staff not to preemptively cancel the meetings in August to allow for possible project consideration. Staff confirmed the upcoming Joint City Council and Planning Commission Study Session on July 18, 2023, regarding the Highway 111 Corridor Area.

COMMISSIONER ITEMS – None.

ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, a motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Caldwell/Hassett to adjourn at 6:38 p.m. Motion passed unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,
TANIA FLORES, Commission Secretary
City of La Quinta, California
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