City Council
MEETING DATE: 3/14/2018
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General Plan Amendment No. 17-002, Change of Zone No. 17-003, and related Memorandum of Agreement and Restrictive Covenant - Tesoro Property
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
(1) Approve an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section No. 15061 (b)(3); and,
(2) Introduce, read by title only, and waive further reading of the ordinance approving General Plan Amendment No. 17-002 and Change of Zone No. 17-003; and,
(3) Approve the Memorandum of Agreement for Community Hiring and Union Neutrality between the City of Cathedral City and Palm Canyon Group; and,
(4) Accept as to form and content the Restrictive Covenant offered by Palm Canyon Group, LLP related to the anticipated project on the site.
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BACKGROUND:
The applicant (George Baker representing Palm Canyon Group, LLC) submitted applications for a General Plan Amendment and Change of Zone on July 10, 2017 requesting the following: Parcel No. 1 (APN: 687-040-057), General Plan Amendment from RM (Medium Density Residential) to BP (Business Park) and Change of Zone from R-2 (Multiple Family Residential) to CBP-2 (Commercial Business Park); Parcel No. 2 (APN: 687-040-058), Change of Zone from OS-R20-H (Open Space Residential with 20 acres minimum net lot size, with a Hillside Overlay) to OS (Open Space). The general plan designation will remain the same, HR (Hillside Reserve).
The two vacant parcels are located on the south side of East Palm Canyon Drive, west of Bankside Drive. Parcel No. 1 is approximately 15.4 acres and Parcel No. 2 is approximately 10.8 acres (see Attachment 2). Both parcels were part of a previous approval for a planned unit residential development on the site.
In 2005, the property owner submitted applications for a General Plan Amendment (GPA 05-002), Change of Zone (...
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