City Council
MEETING DATE: 7/22/2015
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Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) 14-001 for Tract No. 36747
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve the Final PUD for Tract 36747
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BACKGROUND:
Planned Unit Development (PUD) 14-001 (also known as "The District"), was approved by the Planning Commission on January 7, 2015, for a 47 lot single family dwelling subdivision (Tract 36747) on approximately 7.5 acres of vacant land on the east side of Cree Road, north of Jones Road in the southwest portion of Cathedral City.
This Tract was formerly in agricultural production, as a date grove, and later was developed into a mobile home park. The mobile home park became dilapidated and went into receivership, closed and was cleared by the receiver. The land remained vacant and undeveloped for approximately seven years.
The Tract will be bounded by Jones Road, Cree Road, and Carey Road. The Tract will be a private gated community of 47 two-story, single-family homes, ranging in size from about 1,777 to 2,164 square feet. Amenities will include a community pool, spa, barbeque, cabana building, and covered patio area and a walking trail and open space fitness areas.
The Tract will be gated with a Home Owners Association (HOA) responsible for all interior amenities listed above and, not limited to, the private interior streets, interior and exterior landscaping, interior drainage facilities and interior and exterior streetlights. All the lots within this Tract are behind the Tract walls and will front on private streets. The Subdivider is also required to improve exterior public streets, sidewalks and frontages along Jones Road, Cree Road and Carey Road as part of the Conditions of Approval for the Tract.
The Final Map and Subdivision Agreement for Tract 36747 were approved by the City Council on June 22, 2015. A final grading plan and improvement plans for streets, drainage systems and off-site work have been approved by the Engineering Department.
This Tract has been annexed into the City Community Facilities District (CFD), and the individual lot buyers will be taxed annually for their proportionate share of the financial impact of the Tract for CFD services. The Subdivider has also paid the Quimby park fees as required by City Ordinance.
DISCUSSION:
In accordance with Section 9.94.160 (Final Planned Unit Development Plan) of the Cathedral City Municipal Code, all the requirements for Final PUD have been met including submittal of a Final PUD Site Plan (Attachment 1), Construction Phasing Schedule (Attachment 2) and Final Landscape Plans.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval and recordation of the Final PUD will allow construction of 47 single family residences. Ordinarily, the construction and occupancy of single family units would likely cause further fiscal constraints in the ability of Cathedral City to meet expected demands for public services from new residents of this development. This is because City General Fund revenue expected from this Tract is not likely to offset the actual costs of providing this Tract with such services (e.g. Fire, Paramedics, Police, etc…). However, since the Tract is now included in the City-Wide Community Facilities District (CFD), it is expected that the special tax generated by the CFD will help to offset any financial impacts caused by these new demands.
In addition, the Tract is gated and will be developed with private infrastructure and community amenities. The Covenants, Conditions and Regulations (CC&Rs) for this Tract require the HOA to be responsible for all costs, maintenance and replacement of private streets, storm drains, lights (including exterior public street frontage lighting), community amenities, open spaces and interior and exterior landscaping.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Final PUD Site Plan
2. Construction Phasing Schedule