City Council
MEETING DATE: 5/11/2016
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Change of Zone No. 16-001 Open Space Residential to Open Space
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve the associated exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15601(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines; and waive further reading, read by title only and introduce for first reading an Ordinance adopting Change of Zone No. 16-001, excluding the property identified as APN 687-040-058
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Cathedral City proposes a Change of Zone to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City from OS-R20-H (Open Space Residential with 20 acres minimum net lot size, with a Hillside Overlay) to the OS (Open Space) Zoning Designation for all of the properties zoned OS-R20-H generally located on the south side of East Palm Canyon Drive between the City boundary on the west and Bankside Drive on the east with the exception of APN 687-040-058 as recommended by the Planning Commission.
As detailed in the Planning Commission Staff Report (attachment 2) , the entire area included under the Change of Zone is made up of environmentally sensitive lands as a result of terrain conditions, flooding potential, wildland fire hazard risk, and location within protected species habitat areas. The environmental conditions that exist on the area are not conducive to urban development or construction of houses. The Change of Zone would prohibit future residential development.
Two of the subject properties are split between the OS-R20-H and the PCC (Planned Community Commercial) districts. Both properties have existing development located within the OS-R20-H zoned portions of the property. This is likely the result of a mapping error on the City's Zoning Map. City staff will correct the error in a later action to clean up other inconsistencies throughout the City on the City's Zoning Map.
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