Planning Commission
MEETING DATE: 4/19/2017
Title
CASE NO. Conditional Use Permit No. 16-039
APPLICANT: CCBC Resort, Eric Altman
LOCATION: 68300 Gay Resort Drive (APN: 687-094-001)
REQUEST: Consider a Conditional Use Permit to construct an approximately 2,560 square-foot restaurant with a 568 square-foot outdoor patio dining area within an existing resort hotel located in the DRN (Downtown Residential Neighborhood) Zoning District located at 68300 Gay Resort Drive (CCBC Resort).
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STAFF PLANNER:
Robert Rodriguez, Planning Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
APPROVE an exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section No. 15332, Class 32 (In-Fill Development Projects).
APPROVE Conditional Use Permit No. 16-039 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 32 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 16-039, subject to the attached conditions of approval and based on the following findings:
1. The restaurant, which will be located at 68300 Gay Resort Drive (CCBC Resort) and in the DRN Zoning District, is authorized as conditional use per the City of Cathedral City Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 9.25;
2. The restaurant is desirable for the development of the community in that it provides a needed service for local residents and businesses, is in harmony with the various elements or objectives of the General Plan, and is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the DRN Zoning District;
3. The site is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the restaurant and has been reviewed, and specific conditions added, to ensure that the restaurant is compatible with the existing or permitted future uses in the neighborhood;
4. The si...
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