College of the Desert West Valley Campus Master Plan & Phase 1 Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2014111025
Lead Agency
Desert Community College District
Document Title
College of the Desert West Valley Campus Master Plan & Phase 1 Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
PLU: Retail Mall, Theater, Free Standing Fast Food
GP: Mixed Use/Multi-Use
Z: Planned Development
Document Description
The Desert Community College District proposes to develop it's West Valley Campus on 29 acres currently occupied by the 332,000 sf. Palm Springs Mall. Also located on the subject property are the Camelot Festival Theater and a free-standing fast food restaurant, both of which are to remain. The largely vacant mall building would be demolished to make way for the new campus. The District WVC master plan is under development but is currently planned to provide approximately 330,000 sf of community college facilities, including a conference center and library. The library may be a sole use of joint-use facility shared by the College and City.
Contact Information
Name
John D. Criste
Agency Name
Desert Community College District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Palm Springs
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Tahquitz Canyon Way and Farrell Drive
Zip
92262
State Highways
Hwy 111
Railways
No
Airports
Palm Springs Int'l
Schools
P.S. HS
Waterways
Tahquitz Creek
Township
4S
Range
4E
Section
13
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Educational (330,000 sf on ~26 of 29+/- acre site)
Local Actions
Master Plan, Site Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation
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