Desert Gateway Development Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report
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Summary
SCH Number
1981092112
Lead Agency
City of Palm Desert
Document Title
Desert Gateway Development Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Currently undeveloped land zoned for Commercial/Industrial (PC-3) with a Freeway/Commercial Overlay (FCOZ). Commercial/Industrial General Plan Designation.
Document Description
Application for development plan approval for community-scale shopping center. A development agreement in good standing currently exists between the owners and the City of Palm Desert. The project area consists of 70 +/- gross acres located at the southeast corner of Dinah Shore Drive (Tamarisk Row) and Monterey Avenue in Palm Desert. The total building area will be 700,169 +/- square feet, will include Sam's Club (150,000 sq ft), Wal-Mart (137,967 sq ft), a future Wal-Mart expansion of 74,702 sq ft, three other major retail outlets, and a variety of smaller retail outlets, shops and restaurants. The land-to-building ratio is approximately 3.35 to 1, with building coverage of approximately 22.96%. The plan also provides total parking of approximately 3,600 parking spaces, averaging 5.21 parking spaces per 1,000 sq ft overall. Primary access to property will be via Monterey Avenue, 35th Avenue and Market Way. Most service access to be taken from Market Way, which forms the eastern boundary of the project and runs parallel with Monterey Avenue.
Contact Information
Name
Phil Drell
Agency Name
City of Palm Desert
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Palm Desert
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Dinah Shore Drive and Monterey Avenue
Zip
92260
Total Acres
70 +/-
Parcel #
653-250-5, -14, -15, -18
State Highways
I-10
Railways
Union Pacific and Santa Fe
Schools
Palm Springs Unified School District
Waterways
Whitewater River
Township
4S
Range
6E
Section
29
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Commercial (Sq. Ft. 700,169 +/-, Acres 70 +/-, Employees 2,000-2,600)
Local Actions
Site Plan, Precise Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Fiscal Impacts, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Population/Housing, Public Services, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife
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