VORTEX Specific Plan
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2008091030
Lead Agency
City of Desert Hot Springs
Document Title
VORTEX Specific Plan
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
C-G (General Commercial), R-L (Residential Low Density), R-M (Residential Medium Density), & P (Public Uses, Institutional)
Document Description
Within the approximately 131.56-acre area designated as Planning Area 0.01 through 3.06, the specific plan would allow for the phased development of a max of 504 residential units and 100 hotel/timeshare units, as well as 491,600 s.f. of retail uses, 77,000 s.f. of public facilities, 76,000 s.f. of institutional uses, and 21,400 s.f. of greenway (open space), for a total of 662,300 s.f. of nonresidential uses. Additionally, within the Civic Center Campus area (20-ac) west of West Drive, a maximum of 185,000 s.f. of public facilities/services use would be allowed.
Contact Information
Name
Steven A. Mendoza
Agency Name
City of Desert Hot Springs
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Desert Hot Springs
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Mesquite Avenue/Buena Vista Avenue
Zip
91765
Total Acres
131.56
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
No
Railways
No
Airports
No
Schools
various
Waterways
No
Township
2S
Range
4E,5E
Section
25,30.
Other Information
Section: 1
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Colorado River Board, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Colorado River Board, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT)
Development Types
Residential (Units 504), Educational (76,000 sf - institutional), Recreational (100 hotel/timeshare units), Other (491,600 sf retail/77,000 sf pub facil/662,300 non-res)
Local Actions
Specific Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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