Planning Commission
MEETING DATE: 9/19/2018
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CASE NO. Conditional Use Permit No. 18-004
APPLICANT: Cathedral Canyon Apartments, Allan Grushkin/Linda Aun
LOCATION: East of Cathedral Canyon Drive, between C and D Street (APN: 677-215-001 through -004)
REQUEST: Consider a Conditional Use Permit to construct an eight (8) unit apartment complex located on an approximately 19,000 square-foot site, east side of Cathedral Canyon Drive, between C and D Street in the DRN (Downtown Residential Neighborhood) Zoning District.
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STAFF PLANNER:
Brenda Ramirez, Associate Planner
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
APPROVE an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section No. 15332, Class No. 32 (In-fill Development Projects).
APPROVE Conditional Use Permit No. 18-004 subject to the attached Conditions of Approval and based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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FINDINGS:
APPROVAL OF AN EXEMPTION TO CEQA based on the finding that the project qualifies as Categorically Exempt under Section No. 15332, Class No. 32 (In-fill Development Projects) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 18-004, subject to the attached conditions of approval and based on the following findings:
1. The proposed apartment complex, which is located on the east side of Cathedral Canyon Drive, between C and D Street in the DRN (Downtown Residential Neighborhood) Zoning District, is authorized as a conditional use pursuant to the City of Cathedral City Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 9.25 and 9.72;
2. The apartment complex is a desirable development for the community, is in harmony with the various elements or objectives of the General Plan, and is not detrimental to exiting uses or to uses specifically permitted in the DTC (Downtown Commercial) land use designation;
3. The site that the apartment complex is adequate in size and shape to accommodate such use and any and all of the yards setbacks and walls or fences, ...
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