Public hearing for a conditional use permit and tentative parcel map in La Quinta.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
 
A PUBLIC HEARING has been scheduled, pursuant to Riverside County Land Use Ordinance No. 348, before the RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION to consider a proposed project in the vicinity of your property, as described below:
 
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 240004 (CUP240004) and TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 38936 (TPM38936) ? Nothing Further is Required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 (Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations) and Section 15182 (Projects Pursuant to a Specific Plan) ? (EIR No. 489, SP No. 362, SCH No. 2006101056) ? Applicant: Kevin Deis ? Fourth Supervisorial District ? Lower Coachella Valley District ? Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan ? Commercial Office (CO), Commercial Retail (CR), Open Space-Recreation (OS-R), and Public Facilities (PF) ? Location: south of 60th Avenue, north of 62nd Avenue, west of Buchanan Street, and east of State Highway 86, with the project site situated on the southeast corner of the lot at the intersection of 62nd Avenue and Buchanan Street. ? 85.95 Acres ? Zoning: Panorama Specific Plan (No. 362) ? Planning Area 1 ? REQUEST: TPM38936 is a request to subdivide an existing 85.95 acre site into two parcels: Parcel 1 will be 6.0 acres and Parcel 2 will be 79.925 acres. CUP240004 is a request for a fueling station with a convenience store, including alcohol sales under a Type 21 license on Parcel 1. Public Convenience and Necessity (PCN) findings are not required, as the census tract does not exceed the allowable limit. APN: 757-342-004.
 
TIME OF HEARING: 10:00 am or as soon as possible thereafter
DATE OF HEARING: MAY 06, 2026
PLACE OF HEARING: CITY OF LA QUINTA CITY HALL
78-495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CA 92553
 
This meeting will be conducted by teleconference and at the place of hearing, as listed above.  Information on how to request to speak remotely is available on the Planning Department website at https://planning.rctlma.org/public-hearings.
 
For further information regarding this project, please contact Project Planner Yesenia Becerril at (760) 863-7509, or email at ybecerril@rivco.org, or go to the County Planning Department's Planning Commission agenda web page at https://planning.rctlma.org/planning-commission-meetings.
 
The Riverside County Planning Department has determined that the above-described application is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Nothing Further is Required because all potentially significant effects on the environment have been adequately analyzed in the previously approved CEQA document. The Planning Commission will consider the proposed application at the public hearing.  The meeting documents for the proposed project can be viewed online under the hearing date on the Public Hearing page of the Planning Department website: https://planning.rctlma.org/planning-commission-meetings.
 
Any person wishing to comment on the proposed project may submit their comments in writing by mail or email, or by phone between the date of this notice and the public hearing; or you may appear and be heard at the time and place noted above. You may participate remotely by registering with the Planning Department.  All comments received prior to the public hearing will be submitted to the Planning Commission for consideration, in addition to any oral testimony, before making a decision on the proposed project.  All correspondence received before and during the meeting will be distributed to the Planning Commission and retained for the official record.
 
If this project is challenged in court, the issues may be limited to those raised at the public hearing, described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Director at or prior to, the public hearing.  Be advised that, as a result of public hearings and comments, the Planning Director may amend, in whole or in part, the proposed project.  Accordingly, the designations, development standards, design or improvements, or any properties or lands within the boundaries of the proposed project, may be changed in a way other than specifically proposed.
 
Please send all written correspondence to:
 
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Attn: Yesenia Becerril
P.O. Box 1409, Riverside, CA  92502-1409
April 15 2026
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