City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/28/2015
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Effective Date of Ordinance No. 732 and 733 - North City Extended Specific Plan (SP 12-001) and Change of Zone (CZ 12-001)
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FROM:
Leisa Lukes, Economic Development Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Receive and file update on the annexation of the North City Extended Specific Area (Messenger Annexation) and effective date of the associated ordinances
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BACKGROUND:
On January 15, 2014, the City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance adopting the North City Extended Specific Plan (SP 12-001) and pre-zoning (CZ 12-001) the approximate 600-acre project area (Messenger Project). The Council approved the second reading of both ordinances (No. 732 and No. 733) on February 12, 2014. Implementation of these ordinances was to occur upon annexation of the project area into Cathedral City. That annexation became effective on January 15, 2015.
DISCUSSION:
SDC Ventura, LLC (Applicant) submitted an application to the City of Cathedral City requesting approval of land use designations and zoning districts, and the establishment of infrastructure standards for property located, at the time, in unincorporated Riverside County but within the City's Sphere of Influence north of Interstate 10. The North City Extended Specific Plan (NCESP), SP 12-001, established the land use designations and infrastructure standards for the Project Area, and Change of Zone (CZ) 12-001 identified the pre-zoning needed by the Applicant to pursue annexation of the property into the City. On January 15, 2015, the City Council approved the ordinances for both SP 12-001 and CZ 12-001, with the second readings unanimously approved on February 12 (Ordinance Nos. 732 and 733).
In order for the NCESP and associated zoning to be implemented by the City, the Applicant was required to make an application and gain approval from the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission (L...
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