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ORDINANCE NO. 1168
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN ZONING MAP AMENDMENT
REZONING SECTION 31 FROM R-L-2 (VERY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) AND
RS-H (RESORT HOTEL) TO LAGOON (LAG), MIXED-USE CORE (M-U CORE), AND
RESIDENTIAL (RES)
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Mirage ("City") is a charter city and a municipal
corporation of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, EC Rancho Mirage Holdings Limited Partnership ("Developer") owns
a fee interest in approximately 618-acres of unimproved real property located almost
entirely within Section 31, Township 4 South, Range 6 East, and a portion of the southeast
quarter of Section 36, Township 4 South, Range 5 East, San Bernardino Baseline and
Meridian (SBBM), at the eastern boundary of the City of Rancho Mirage, bounded by
Gerald Ford Drive to the north, Monterey Avenue to the east, Frank Sinatra Drive to the
south, and Bob Hope Drive to the west, with the collectively identified by Assessor's
Parcel Numbers (APN) 674-430-016 and 685-220-006 ("Subject Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Subject Property is currently zoned R-L-2 (Very Low Density
Residential) and Rs-H (Resort Hotel), as depicted in the Existing Land Use And Zoning
Map, attached hereto as Attachment A ; and
WHEREAS, the Section 31 Specific Plan for the Subject Property which together
with the Section 31 Specific Plan Development Agreement establishes the plans, land
use regulations, development standards, design guidelines, infrastructure requirements,
and implementation programs to guide the development of a mixed-use, master-planned
community within the Subject Property which will be zoned Lagoon (LAG), Mixed-Use
Core (M-U CORE), and Residential (RES), and encompass a master-planned community
that will include resort hotels with up to 400 hotel keys, a mixed-use town center of
approximately 175,000 square feet of combined restaurant and entertainment
destinations and shops, residential neighborhoods of up to 1,932 residential dwelling units
which will include 230 branded resort units, a private internal street system, and
recreational open space amenities, including a multi-use Grand Oasis Crystal Lagoon®,
an integrated system of pedestrian, bicycle, and golf cart trail linkages, neighborhood
parks, water features, a Beach Club for residents, and complementary features such as
a multi-level parking structure for use by the visiting public. ("Project").
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. RECITALS
That the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated as though fully
set forth herein.
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Section 2. GENERAL PLAN ZONING MAP AMENDMENT
That the Subject Property's current zoning as depicted in Attachment A shall be
replaced by the attached Conceptual Land Use Plan Map which includes Lagoon (LAG),
Mixed-Use Core (M-U CORE), and Residential (RES), as depicted in Attachment B.
Section 3. DEFINITIONS AND DENSITY
That the definitions and density related to Lagoon (LAG), Mixed-Use Core (M-U
CORE), and Residential (RES) zoning designations shall conform to the Section 31
Specific Plan, and amendments thereto.
Section 4. SEVERABILITY
That the City Council declares that, should any provision, section , paragraph,
sentence or word of this ordinance be rendered or declared invalid by any final court
action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the
remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this ordinance as
hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
That all the provisions of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code as heretofore adopted
by the City of Rancho Mirage that are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
That this ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
Section 7. CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW
That the City Attorney prepared and framed this ordinance pursuant to Section
1.04.010 of the Rancho Mirage Municipal Code and finds that the City Council has the
authority to adopt this ordinance, that the ordinance is constitutionally valid and that the
ordinance is consistent with the general powers and purposes of the City as set forth in
Section 1.04.031 of the RMMC.
Section 8. AMENDING OF BAIL SCHEDULE
That the City Attorney is hereby directed to determine whether this ordinance
necessitates amendment of the City's Bail Schedule and to cause such necessary
amendments to be made and filed with the local branches of the Superior Court of the
County of Riverside.
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Section 9. CERTIFICATION
That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published according to law.
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THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on December 19, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Hobart, Kite, Townsend, Weill.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
RECUSED: Smotrich.
ATTEST:
Kristie Ramos, CMC
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Steven B. Quint
City Attorney
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CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE
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Mayor
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ATTACHMENT A
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING MAP
[SEE ATTACHED]
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Legend:
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GERALD FORD DRIVE ----
Rs-H
(Resort Hotel)
R-L-2
(Very Low Residential
2 du/ac Max.)
FRANK SINATRA DRIVE
0 R-L-2
Very Low Density Residential
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Resort Hotel
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SOURCE: CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE EXHIBIT DATE: JANUARY 23, 2019
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING MAP
FIGURE 1.4
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ATTACHMENT B
CONCEPTUAL LAND USE PLAN
[SEE ATTACHED]
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SECTIO N 3 1: SPECIFIC PLAN
LEGEND
Key Land Use
Density
Range
DU/AC
Lagoon N/A
Resort Hotel N/A
Mixed Use Town 20.0 -60.0 Center
Residential/ 9.0-30.0 Cluster -·--
Residential/ 4.0-7.0 Conventional
~'""I Residential/ 1.0-3.0 ' .. Estate > '
Open Space/
Parks N/A
-Planning Area N/A
1 DU/ AC Density/ --20' Max Buildin N/A
Height Setback
---Single-Story
Hotel Setback N/A
---Multi-Story
Hotel Setback N/A
EXHIBIT DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2019
CONCEPTUAL LAND USE PLAN
FIGURE 2.1
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ORDINANCE CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE )
CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE)
I, Kristie Ramos, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Mirage, California, do hereby
certify under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1168 was introduced by
first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council held on December 5, 2019, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
Hobart, Kite, Townsend, Weill.
None.
None.
None.
Smotrich.
Ordinance No. 1168 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
held on December 19, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
Hobart, Kite, Townsend, Weill.
None.
None.
None.
Smotrich.
I further certify that I have caused Ordinance No. 1168 to be posted and/or
published , as required by law (GC Sect. 36933).
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Kristie Ramos
City Clerk