Name:  La Quinta Village Apartments
Location:  Northeast corner of Washington Street and Avenue 50
Status:  Approved
Description:  A 252-unit multifamily apartment project includes 178 market-rate units and 74 moderate-income affordable units, not exclusive to the senior community.  Project also includes landscaping, utility infrastructure, roadway improvements, covered parking, clubhouse, pool, spa, barbeque areas, putting course, pickleball court, playground, and a dog park for residents.
Applications:  General Plan Amendment to revise the City’s Housing Element, a Specific Plan Amendment to amend the existing La Paloma Specific Plan, and a Site Development Permit for project site design.
Applicant:  Jeff Parker, Blackhawk Development
Acreage:  14.03
Project Planner:  Cheri Flores, Planning Manager
Planner Contact:  (760) 777-7067, CLFlores@LaQuintaCA.gov

March 28, 2023 - Planning Commission Meeting
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Item was continued by the Planning Commission to June 27, 2023.

Updated documents submitted:
La Quinta Village Apartments - Revised Site Plan
La Quinta Village Apartments - Revised Submittal Document
Imperial Irrigation District Will-Serve Letter
Updated Traffic Study

June 27, 2023 - Planning Commission Meeting
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Planning Commission Decision
The Planning Commission approved Planning Commission Resolution No. 2023-013 recommending City Council adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project. A General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan Amendment applications were included in this project.  These are legislative items where the City Council is the final decision-making body and the Planning Commission is only a recommending body.  At the June 27, 2023 meeting the Planning Commission vote on the General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan Amendment was 3-2.  Four affirmative votes were needed for the approval recommendation to pass, so the project will move on to the City Council with no recommendation. 

August 1, 2023 - City Council Meeting
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City Council remanded the project back to the Planning Commission with direction to recommended review changes to items as discussed which include architectural style, building height, and garage structures. 

October 10, 2023 - Planning Commission Meeting
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Planning Commission Decision
The Planning Commission approved Planning Commission Resolution No. 2023-016 recommending City Council approval of changes made to the project including reduction in building height from 3-story to 2-story with new plan layout, removal of garage structures, removal of artificial turf in landscaping, and changes in architectural style from Contemporary Mediterranean to Spanish Hacienda with new color palette. 

November 7, 2023 - City Council Meeting
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City Council continued the public hearing to a date certain of November 21, 2023, and directed staff to identify and add alternative sites, to accommodate the 280 very low- and low-income units to meet the state-mandated "No Net Loss" requirements for the City's certified Housing Element.

November 14, 2023 - Planning Commission Meeting
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Planning Commission Decision
The Planning Commission approved Planning Commission Resolution No. 2023-019 recommending City Council approval of the identified additional sites to the City's inventory of sites in the City's Certified Housing Element to meet the state-mandated "No Net Loss" requirements in connection with this project. 

November 21, 2023 - City Council Meeting
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City Council Decision
The City Council approved the project adopting a resolution to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Environmental Assessment 2022-0001) and approved General Plan Amendment 2022-0002, Specific Plan 2022-0001, and Site Development Permit 2022-0001. City Council Resolution Nos. 2023-038 and 2023-039