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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 733 CITY COUNCIL OF CATHEDRAL CITY ORDINANCE NO. 733 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT THE NORTH CITY EXTENDED SPECIFIC PLAN (SP 12-001), TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON ANNEXATION OF THE PROJECT AREA INTO THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY WHEREAS, an application was submitted by SDC Ventura, LLC ("Applicant") to the City of Cathedral City, California ("City") for certain real property located in unincorporated Riverside County, but within the City's Sphere of Influence north of Interstate 10 as more fully depicted in Exhibit 'A' and which is more commonly referred to as the North City Extended Specific Plan ("NCESP"); and WHEREAS, in order to implement the NCESP, the City is required to take the following actions to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report and issue a Statement of Overriding Considerations with regard to air quality relating to the NCESP: • Certify the Environmental Impact Report and Statement of Overriding Considerations; • Approve a General Plan Amendment (GLA 12-001) to change the General Plan Map to add the subject property; • Approve a Change of Zone (CZ 12-001) to establish and then implement the land use designations found in the North City Extended Specific Plan; • To adopt the North City Extended Specific Plan (NCESP) (SP 12-001), which will provide the land use designations and infrastructure standards for the area shown in Exhibit 'B'. WHEREAS, in order to implement the NCESP, the Applicant will be required make application and gain approval from the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) pursuant to LAFCO rules and procedures, in order to annex the area identified in Exhibit 'B', known as the NCESP, into the City of Cathedral City; and WHEREAS, the City, acting as Lead Agency, has determined that the above-noted applications will be subject to Environmental Findings for the NCESP and the Statement of Overriding Considerations found therein; and 1 WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing on January 15, 2014, the City Council of Cathedral City approved this Ordinance approving the NCESP. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. EVIDENCE The City Council has considered all of the evidence submitted into the administrative record in making the recommendations listed in this Ordinance No:733 including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Cathedral City General Plan and Cathedral City Municipal Code; (b) The North City Specific Plan and the North City Extended Specific Plan; (c) General Plan Amendment No. 12-001, Change of Zone No. 12-001, and Specific Plan No. 12-001 (North City Extended Specific Plan) (d) The Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) including the Mitigations and Statement of Overriding Considerations; (e) The Staff Reports; (f) The staff presentation at the public hearing conducted at the City Council meeting held on January 15, 2014; (g) Testimony and/or comments from interested parties submitted to the City in both written and oral form at, or prior to, the public hearings conducted at the Planning Commission meetings held on November 20, and December 4, 2013; and (h) Testimony and/or comments from interested parties submitted to the City in both written and oral form at, or prior to, the public hearing conducted at the City Council meeting held on January 15, 2014; and (i) Public Comments, both written and oral, received and/or submitted at, or prior to, the public hearing conducted at the City Council meeting held on January 15, 2014; supporting and/or opposing the staff recommendation. 2 Section 2. FINDINGS The City Council has considered all of the evidence submitted into the administrative record for the proposed North City Extended Specific Plan and bases its action to adopt this Ordinance approving the Specific Plan based on the following findings: (a) The proposed NCESP is consistent with the established goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan and the North City Specific Plan; (b) The NCESP will adopt additional goals to develop a framework for development in the area shown in Exhibit `B'. (c) The Land Use Policies contained in the North City Extended Specific Plan will provide appropriate land uses for the area, respond to market demands, create opportunities for community development, create housing opportunities that are consistent with smart growth principles, and encourages sustainable growth. (d) The Economic Development Policies contained in the NCESP will encourage mixed-use development, and create a new commercial node within the Coachella Valley, with resulting sales tax revenues to the City. In addition, the Economic Development Policies contained in the NCESP encourage development of new employment-generating uses and will generate additional transient occupancy tax that will benefit the area. (e) The Circulation Policies contained in the NCESP will accommodate local and regional traffic, provide access for all modes of transportation, result in acceptable levels of service on area roadways and highways, and connect to the remainder of Cathedral City. (f) The Parking Policies of the NCESP will provide adequate parking and prevent over-supply of parking thereby encouraging shared parking. (g) The Infrastructure Policies of the NCESP will provide infrastructure that is safe, cost effective, adequate in supply, and minimize impacts to view corridors. (h) The proposed Specific Plan is necessary and proper at this time, and is not likely to be detrimental to adjacent properties or residents. 3 Section 3. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE In view of all of the evidence, and based on the foregoing findings and conclusions, the City Council hereby ordains as follows: (a) Adopt this ordinance approving the North City Extended Specific Plan (SP) No. 12-001. Section 4. SEVERABILITY The City Council declares that should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this Ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences, or words of this Ordinance, as adopted, shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be not become effective until the completion of the Project Area's annexation into the City of Cathedral City, but in no event fewer than 30 days after the second reading of this Ordinance. Section 6. POSTING Within 15 days after its passage, the city clerk shall cause each ordinance to be published at least once, with the names of those city council members voting for and against the ordinance, in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city, or if there is none, he or she shall cause it to be posted in at least three public places in the city or published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county and circulated in the city. A summary must be prepared and sent to the Desert Sun. THIS SECTION LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK 4 Section 7. 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