Avenue 50 Improvement Project from Jefferson Street to Botella Place
Summary
SCH Number
2025100997
Lead Agency
City of Indio
Document Title
Avenue 50 Improvement Project from Jefferson Street to Botella Place
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: Existing roadway, sidewalk, residential units, commercial buildings, golf courses, festival grounds, and vacant lots.
Zoning:
City of Indio: Right-of-Way, Neighborhood Center (NC), Specific Plan/Project Master
Plan (SP/PMP), Suburban Neighborhood-8 (SN-8), Mobile Home (MH), Desert Estates Transition-3 (DET-3), Desert Estates-1 (DE-1), and Parks and Open Space (OS)
City of La Quinta: Right-of-Way, Neighborhood Commercial with Equestrian Overlay,
Low Density Residential with Equestrian Overlay, Low Density Residential, Golf Course, Very Low Density Residential with Equestrian Overlay, and Floodplain.
General Plan Designation:
City of Indio: Right-of-Way, Neighborhood Center (NC), Suburban Neighborhood High
(SN), Desert Estates Transition (DET), Parks and Open Space (OS), Neighborhood
Center (NC), and Festival District (FD)
City of La Quinta: Right-of-Way, General Commercial, Low Density Residential, Open
Space – Natural, and Open Space – Recreation
Document Description
The City of Indio proposes to improve a portion of Avenue 50 from Jefferson Street to Botella Place to its ultimate Indio General Plan configuration as well as construct drainage improvements consistent with Indio's Master Drainage Plan (MDP). The southern portion of Avenue 50 between Jefferson Street and Madison Street (approximately a mile) is within the City of La Quinta while the remaining roadway portions are within Indio. The proposed roadway improvements in La Quinta are consistent with the La Qunita General Plan configuration.
Existing conditions generally include a three-lane roadway and incomplete segments of sidewalks or trails. Proposed improvements generally include widening Avenue 50 from one travel lane to two travel lanes in each direction, closing gaps in existing sidewalks and trails, and constructing a Class IV bike lane, curb and gutter, and drainage improvements per the Indio MDP. New streetlights are proposed in Indio. No landscaping is proposed.
The Project will provide storm drain lines at varying lengths that are currently not provided by the existing roadway. The storm drain lines function as underground retention/infiltration basins for the street subareas. Each storm drain line is a 60-inch diameter perforated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe embedded in a trench filled with clean washed stones (gravel), located under the median or sidewalk/parkway on both sides of Avenue 50. Catch basins with local depressions are placed at the low points of the street and at the downstream end of each storm drain pipe to collect and convey the street flow to the underground pipe for storage and infiltration. The proposed facilities, with regular maintenance, will convey flows safely to the underground retention and ground infiltration with the additional benefit of groundwater recharging, in accordance with the requirements of the Indio MDP.
Some areas proposed for improvements require right-of-way (ROW) acquisition and storm drain easements; these areas are on Avenue 50 in both Indio and La Quinta. Project construction will also require temporary construction easements extending up to 10 feet outside of street ROW for properties adjacent to the Project site. Project construction would last approximately 18 months.
The Project site is not located on a site listed under Government Code Section 65962.5.
Contact Information
Name
Eliza Laws
Agency Name
Albert A. Webb Associates
Job Title
Senior Environmental Analyst
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Juan Raya
Agency Name
City of Indio Public Works Department
Job Title
City Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Indio, La Quinta
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Avenue 50, Jefferson Street, Botella Place
Zip
92201
Total Acres
approx. 38
Parcel #
Other
State Highways
111
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Other
Waterways
Coachella Canal
Township
Other
Range
Other
Section
Other
Base
SBBM
Other Location Info
Parcel Numbers: Right-Of-Way (ROW), 602-090-001, 602-090-002, 616-270-014, 616-280-006, 616-280-009, 616-300-019, 616-300-020, 616-300-025, 616-300-026, 616-300-027, 777-010-001, 777-010-002, 779-010-001, 779-010-002, 779-020-006, 779-020-006, 779-060-005, 779-060-006, 779-060-007, 779-060-008, 779-060-012, 779-060-016, 779-060-017, 779-060-018
Section: 02-04, 33-35
Township: 6 South, 5 South
Range: 7 East
Schools: Harry S Truman Elementary School, 78870 Avenue 50, La Quinta, CA 92253, Mountain Vista Elementary School, 49750 Hjorth Street, Indio, CA 92201, Cahuilla, Desert Academy, 82489 52nd Avenue, Coachella, CA 92236, Coral Mountain Academy, 51375 Van Buren Street, Coachella, CA 92236.
Notice of Completion
Development Types
Transportation:Local Road (Existing Roadway Improvement)
Local Actions
Street Improvement
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, 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
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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