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CC Resolution 2001-010RESOLUTION NO. 2001-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 145 ROOM HOTEL ON A PORTION OF A 14.3 ACRE SITE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CALLE TAMPICO, BETWEEN DESERT CLUB AND AVENIDA BERMUDAS. CASE NO.: VILLAGE USE PERMIT 2000-005 APPLICANT: SANTA ROSA PLAZA, LLC WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, did on the 6th day of February, 2001, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the request of Santa Rosa Plaza, LLC to allow development of a 145 room hotel and perimeter improvements on a portion of a 14.3 acre site; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California did on the 23rd day of January, 2001, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider -- the request of Santa Rosa Plaza, LLC to allow development of a 145 room Embassy Suites Hotel and perimeter improvements on a portion of a 14.3 acre site; and WHEREAS, said Village Use Permit request has complied with the requirements of "The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970" as amended by Resolution 83-68, in that Environmental Assessment 2000-406 has been recommended with mitigation measures for certification; and, WHEREAS, the Architecture and Landscaping Review Committee of the City of La Quinta, California, did, on the 3rd day of January, 2001, hold a duly noticed public meeting to review the request of Santa Rosa Plaza, LLC for design approval of the hotel architecture and project -wide landscaping; and WHEREAS, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said City Council did find the following facts, findings, and reasons to justify a recommendation for approval of said Village Use Permit: 1. The Village Use Permit is deemed consistent with the City's General Plan in that the site is designated for Village Commercial. The use is consistent with the goals and policies and intent of the General Plan Land Use Element (Chapter 2) provided conditions are met. Resolution No. 2001-10 Village Use Permit 2000-005 Santa Rosa Plaza Adopted: February 6, 2001 Page 2 2. The approval of this Village Use Permit is consistent with the Zoning Code and Specific Plan in that construction of the hotel and perimeter improvements will conform to development standards outlined in Specific Plan 2000-050 namely parking, lighting, building height, setbacks and landscaping. 3. An Environmental Assessment has been prepared in accordance with CEQA and a Mitigated Negative Declaration has been approved. 4. The development of the hotel will not create conditions materially detrimental to the public health, safety and general welfare or injurious to, or incompatible with other land uses in that an Environmental Assessment has been prepared with recommended mitigation measures reducing potentially negative impacts to a level of insignificance such as aesthetics and air quality. 5. The proposed hotel complies with the architectural design standards for Specific Plan 2000-050, and implements the architectural style, materials, colors, architectural details, and other architectural elements contained in that document, and in the Village Commercial Development Standards. 6. The design of the hotel site is compatible with the surrounding development and the quality of design required in the Village at La Quinta Design Guidelines, in that it encourages pedestrian circulation, and provides site design elements which are compatible with surrounding properties and land uses. 7. The proposed hotel is consistent with the landscaping standards and palette in Specific Plan 2000-050, and will provide plantings of sufficient size, variety and coverage to provide visual relief, screen undesirable views, and provide a harmonious transition to adjacent land uses, in conformance with the Village at La Quinta Design Guidelines. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and constitute the findings of the City Council in this case; 2. That the City Council does hereby approve Village Use Permit 2000-005 to allow development and architectural design of a 145 room hotel and perimeter improvements, subject to the Conditions of Approval, attached hereto and made a part of. Resolution No. 2001-10 Village Use Permit 2000-005 Santa Rosa Plaza Adopted: February 6, 2001 Page 3 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council, held on this 6th day of February, 2001, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Pena NOES: Council Member Adolph ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None JO PENA, yor City of La Quinta, California ATTEST: Ju EEK, CMC, City C City of La Quinta, California (City Seal) APPROVED AS TO FORM: M. KATHE INE JENSO ,City Attorney __ City of La Quinta, California CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2001-10 _ SANTA ROSA PLAZA - HOTEL - FINAL VILLAGE USE PERMIT 2000-005 FEBRUARY 6, 2001 GENERAL 1 . Upon conditional approval by the City Council of this development application, the City Clerk shall prepare and record, with the Riverside County Recorder, a memorandum noting that conditions of approval for development of the property exist and are available for review at City Hall. 2. The subdivider agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of La Quinta (the "City"), its agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or proceeding to attack, set aside, void, or annul the approval of this tentative map or any final map thereunder. The City shall have sole discretion in selecting its defense counsel. The City shall promptly notify the subdivider of any claim, action or proceeding and shall cooperate fully in the defense. 3. Prior to the issuance of a grading, construction or building permit, the applicant shall obtain permits and/or clearances from the following public agencies: • Fire Marshal • Public Works Department (Grading Permit, Improvement Permit) • Community Development Department • Riverside Co. Environmental Health Department • Desert Sands Unified School District • Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) • Imperial Irrigation District (IID) • California Water Quality Control Board (CWQCB) The applicant is responsible for any requirements of the permits or clearances from those jurisdictions. If the requirements include approval of improvement plans, applicant shall furnish proof of said approvals prior to obtaining City approval of the plans. The applicant shall comply with applicable provisions of the City's NPDES stormwater discharge permit. For projects requiring project -specific NPDES construction permits, the applicant shall submit a copy of the CWQCB acknowledgment of the applicant's Notice of Intent prior to issuance of a grading or site construction permit. The applicant shall ensure that the required Storm Water Pollution Protection Plan is available for inspection at the project site. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 2 PROPERTY RIGHTS 5. Prior to approval of a final map, the applicant shall acquire or confer easements and other property rights required of the tentative map or otherwise necessary for construction or proper functioning of the proposed development. Conferred rights shall include irrevocable offers to dedicate or grant access easements to the City for emergency services and for maintenance, construction, and reconstruction of essential improvements. 6. The applicant shall dedicate or grant public and private street right of way and utility easements in conformance with the City's General Plan, Municipal Code, applicable specific plans, and as required by the City Engineer. 7. Right of way dedications required of this development include: A. PUBLIC STREETS 1 . Calle Tampico (Primary Arterial): 50-foot half of 100-foot right of way. 2. Desert Club Drive (Collector): 32-foot half of 64-foot right of way. 3. Avenida Bermudas (Collector): 32-foot half of 64-foot right of way, plus right of way for one-half of a standard cul-de-sac at the northern terminus of the street. NOTE: As an alternative, subject to agreement with the adjacent property owner (refer to Tentative Parcel Map 29886), the applicant may jointly apply with the adjacent property owner for a street vacation at a point north of the northernmost access on Avenida Bermudas. b. PRIVATE STREETS 1. Commercial: Applicant shall comply with the City's Parking Ordinance. C. CULS DE SAC 1. Public or Private: Use Riverside County Standard 800 (symmetric) or 800A (offset) with 39.5-foot radius, or larger. 8. Right of way geometry for knuckle turns and corner cut -backs shall conform with Riverside County Standard Drawings #801 and #805 respectively unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 3 9. Dedications shall include additional widths as necessary for dedicated right and left turn lanes, bus turnouts, and other features contained in the approved construction plans. If the City Engineer determines that access rights to proposed street rights of way shown on the tentative map are necessary prior to approval of final maps dedicating the rights of way, the applicant shall grant the necessary rights of way within 60 days of written request by the City. 10. The applicant shall dedicate ten -foot public utility easements contiguous with and along both sides of all private streets. The easements may be reduced to five feet with the express concurrence of IID. 11. The applicant shall create perimeter setbacks along public rights of way as follows (listed setback depth is the average depth if meandering wall design is approved): a. Calle Tampico (Primary Arterial): 20-feet b. Desert Club Drive (Collector): 10-feet C. Avenida Bermudas (Collector): 10-feet The setback requirement applies to all frontage including, but not limited to, remainder parcels and sites dedicated for utility purposes. Where public facilities (e.g., sidewalks) are placed on privately -owned setbacks, the applicant shall dedicate blanket easements for those purposes. 12. The applicant shall dedicate easements necessary for placement of and access to utility lines and structures, drainage basins, mailbox clusters, park lands, and common areas. 13. The applicant shall vacate abutter's rights of access to public streets and properties from all frontage along the streets and properties except access points shown on the approved Specific Plan. 14. The applicant shall furnish proof of easements or written permission, as appropriate, from owners of any abutting properties on which grading, retaining wall construction, permanent slopes, or other encroachments are to occur. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 4 15. If the applicant proposes vacation or abandonment of any existing rights of way or access easements which will diminish access rights to any properties owned by others, the applicant shall provide approved alternate rights of way or access easements to those properties or notarized letters of consent from the property owners 16. The applicant shall cause no easements to be granted or recorded over any portion of this property between the date of approval of this tentative map by the City Council and the date of recording of any final map(s) covering the same portion of the property unless such easements are approved by the City Engineer. IMPROVEMENT PLANS As used throughout these conditions of approval, professional titles such as "engineer," "surveyor," and "architect" refer to persons currently certified or licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of California. 17. Improvement plans shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of qualified engineers and landscape architects, as appropriate. Plans shall be submitted on 24" x 36" media in the categories of "Rough Grading," "Precise Grading," "Streets & Drainage," and "Landscaping." Precise grading plans shall have signature blocks for Community Development Director and the Building Official. All other plans shall have signature blocks for the City Engineer. Plans are not approved for construction until they are signed. "Streets and Drainage" plans shall normally include signals, sidewalks, bike paths, entry drives, gates, and parking lots. "Landscaping" plans shall normally include irrigation improvements, landscape lighting and entry monuments. "Precise Grading" plans shall normally include perimeter walls. Plans for improvements not listed above shall be in formats approved by the City Engineer. 18. The City may maintain standard plans, details and/or construction notes for elements of construction. For a fee established by City resolution, the applicant may acquire standard plan and/or detail sheets from the City. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 5 19. When final plans are approved by the City, the applicant shall furnish accurate AutoCad files of the complete, approved plans on storage media acceptable to the City Engineer. The files shall utilize standard AutoCad menu items so they may be fully retrieved into a basic AutoCad program. At the completion of construction and prior to final acceptance of improvements, the applicant shall update the files to reflect as -constructed conditions. If the plans were not produced in AutoCad or a file format which can be converted to AutoCad, the City Engineer may accept raster -image files of the plans. IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT 20. Depending on the timing of development of the lots or parcels created by this map and the status of off -site improvements at that time, the subdivider may be required to construct improvements, to construct additional improvements subject to reimbursement by others, to reimburse others who construct improvements that are obligations of this map, to secure the cost of the improvements for future construction by others, or a combination of these methods. In the event that any of the improvements required herein are constructed by the City, the applicant shall, at the time of approval of a map or other development or building permit, reimburse the City for the cost of those improvements. 21. The applicant shall construct improvements and/or satisfy obligations, or furnish an executed, secured agreement to construct improvements and/or satisfy obligations required by the City prior to approval of a final map or parcel map or issuance of a certificate of compliance for a waived parcel map. For secured agreements, security provided, and the release thereof, shall conform with Chapter 13, LQMC. Improvements to be made or agreed to shall include removal of any existing structures or obstructions which are not part of the proposed improvements. 22. If improvements are secured, the applicant shall provide estimates of - improvement costs for checking and approval by the City Engineer. Estimates shall comply with the schedule of unit costs adopted by City resolution or ordinance. For items not listed in the City's schedule, estimates shall meet the approval of the City Engineer. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 6 Estimates for improvements under the jurisdiction of other agencies shall be approved by those agencies. Security is not required for telephone, gas, or T.V. cable improvements. However, development -wide improvements shall not be agendized for final acceptance until the City receives confirmation from the telephone authority that the applicant has met all requirements for telephone service to lots within the development. 23. If improvements are phased with multiple final maps or other administrative approvals (e.g., Site Development Permits), off -site improvements and common improvements (e.g., retention basins, perimeter walls & landscaping, gates) shall be constructed or secured prior to approval of the first phase unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. Improvements and obligations required of each phase shall be completed and satisfied prior to completion of homes or occupancy of permanent buildings within the phase and subsequent phases unless a construction phasing plan is approved by the City Engineer. 24. If the applicant fails to construct improvements or satisfy obligations in a timely manner or as specified in an approved phasing plan or in an improvement agreement, the City shall have the right to halt issuance of building permits or final building inspections, withhold other approvals related to the development of the project or call upon the surety to complete the improvements. 25. This development shall comply with Chapter 8.11 of the LQMC (Flood Hazard Regulations). If any portion of any proposed building lot in the development is or may be located within a flood hazard area as identified on the City's Flood Insurance Rate Maps, the development shall be graded to ensure that all floors and exterior fill (at the foundation) are above the level of the project 0 00-year) flood and building pads are compacted to 95% Proctor Density as required in Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 65.5(a) (6). Prior to issuance of building permits for lots which are so located, the applicant shall furnish certifications as required by FEMA that the above conditions have been met. 26. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the applicant shall furnish a preliminary geotechnical ("soils") report and an approved grading plan prepared by a qualified engineer. The grading plan shall conform with the recommendations of the soils report and be certified as adequate by a soils engineer or engineering geologist. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 7 A statement shall appear on final maps (if any are required of this development) that a soils report has been prepared pursuant to Section 17953 of the Health and Safety Code. 27. Slopes shall not exceed 5:1 within public rights of way and 3:1 in landscape areas outside the right of way unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. 28. The applicant shall endeavor to minimize differences in elevation at abutting properties and between separate lots within this development. Building pad elevations on contiguous lots shall not differ by more than three feet except for lots within a tract or parcel map, but not sharing common street frontage, where the differential shall not exceed five feet. The limits given in this condition and the previous condition are not entitlements and more restrictive limits may be imposed in the map approval or plan checking process. If compliance with the limits is impractical, however, the City will consider alternatives which minimize safety concerns, maintenance difficulties and neighboring -owner dissatisfaction with the grade differential. 29. Prior to occupation of the project site for construction purposes, the applicant shall submit and receive approval of a Fugitive Dust Control plan prepared in accordance with Chapter 6.16, LQMC. The applicant shall furnish security, in a form acceptable to the city, in an amount sufficient to guarantee compliance with the provisions of the permit. 30. The applicant shall maintain graded, undeveloped land to prevent wind and water erosion of soils. The land shall be planted with interim landscaping or provided with other erosion control measures approved by the Community Development and Public Works Departments. 31. Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall provide building pad certifications stamped and signed by qualified engineers or surveyors. For each pad, the certification shall list the approved elevation, the actual elevation, the difference between the two, if any, and pad compaction. The data shall be organized by lot number and listed cumulatively if submitted at different times. DRAINAGE The applicant shall comply with the provisions of Engineering Bulletin No. 97.03 and the following: Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 8 32. Stormwater falling on site during the peak 24-hour period of a 100-year storm (the design storm) shall be retained within the development unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. The tributary drainage area shall extend to the centerline of adjacent public streets. 33. Stormwater shall normally be retained in common retention basins. Individual - lot basins or other retention schemes may be approved by the City Engineer for lots 2 acres in size or larger or where the use of common retention is impracticable. If individual -lot retention is approved, the applicant shall meet the individual -lot retention provisions of Chapter 13.24, LQMC. 34. Stormwater retention basins and underground piping systems shall be installed such that each Phase of the project shall provide appropriate drainage capabilities for that Phase. 35. All on site stormwater retention basins shall have provisions for evacuating retained water, either by mechanical means or by gravity flow, into the Calle Tampico storm drain system subsequent to the peak drainage flow in Calle Tampico. 36. Storm flow in excess of retention capacity shall be routed through a designated, unimpeded overflow outlet to the historic drainage relief route. 37. Storm drainage historically received from adjoining property shall be retained on site or passed through to the overflow outlet. 38. Retention facility design shall be based on site -specific percolation data which shall be submitted for checking with the retention facility plans. The design percolation rate shall not exceed two inches per hour. 39. Retention basin slopes shall not exceed 3:1 . Maximum retention depth shall be six feet for common basins and two feet for individual -lot retention. 40. Nuisance water shall be retained on site. In residential developments, nuisance water shall be disposed of in a trickling sand filter and leachfield approved by the City Engineer. The sand filter and leachfield shall be designed to contain surges of 3 gph/1,000 sq. ft. (of landscape area) and infiltrate 5 gpd/1,000 sq. ft. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 9 41. In developments for which security will be provided by public safety entities (e.g., the La Quinta Safety Department or the Riverside County Sheriff's Department), retention basins shall be visible from adjacent street(s). No fence or wall shall be constructed around basins unless approved by the Community Development Director and the City Engineer. 42. If the applicant proposes discharge of stormwater directly or indirectly to the Coachella Valley Stormwater Channel, the applicant shall indemnify the City from the costs of any sampling and testing of the development's drainage discharge which may be required under the City's NPDES Permit or other City - or area -wide pollution prevention program, and for any other obligations and/or expenses which may arise from such discharge. The indemnification shall be executed and furnished to the City prior to issuance of any grading, construction or building permit and shall be binding on all heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, and successors in interest in the land within this tentative map excepting therefrom those portions required to be dedicated or deeded for public use. The form of the indemnification shall be acceptable to the City Attorney. If such discharge is approved for this development, the applicant shall make provisions in the CC&Rs for meeting these potential obligations. 43. The tract shall be designed to accommodate purging and blowoff water from any on -site or adjacent well sites granted or dedicated to the local water utility authority as a requirement for development of this property. UTILITIES 44. The applicant shall obtain the approval of the City Engineer for the location of all utility lines within the right of way and all above -ground utility structures including, but not limited to, traffic signal cabinets, electrical vaults, water valves, and telephone stands, to ensure optimum placement for practical and aesthetic purposes. 45. Existing aerial lines within or adjacent to the proposed development and all proposed utilities shall be installed underground. Power lines exceeding 34.5 kv are exempt from this requirement. 46. Utilities shall be installed prior to overlying hardscape. For installation of utilities in existing, improved streets, the applicant shall comply with trench restoration requirements maintained or required by the City Engineer. The applicant shall provide certified reports of trench compaction for approval of the City Engineer. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 10 STREET AND TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS 47. The applicant shall install the following street improvements to conform with the General Plan street type noted in parentheses. (Public street improvements shall conform with the City's General Plan in effect at the time of construction.) A. OFF -SITE STREETS 1 . Calle Tampico (Primary Arterial) - None required (improvements, including sidewalk, have already been installed). 2. Desert Club Drive (Collector) - None required (improvements, including sidewalk, have already been installed). 3. Avenida Bermudas (Collector) - a. Construct 20-foot half of 40-foot improvement (travel width, excluding curbs), including easterly half of symmetrical cul-de-sac at northerly terminus, plus 6-foot sidewalk. These improvements shall be installed with Phase I of the development. (NOTE: Avenida Bermudas shall be designed so that the drainage flow in Calle Tampico will not divert onto northbound Avenida Bermudas.) b. Construct 14-feet of pavement westerly of and adjacent to street centerline. C. Construction of improvements northerly of project entry may not be required dependent upon receipt of documentation from adjacent property owner agreeing to deletion of future street. d. Modify traffic signal at Avenida Bermudas and Calle Tampico to include a designated left -turn from southbound Avenida Bermudas. B. ON -SITE PRIVATE STREETS 1. Construct onsite improvements per City of La Quinta Parking Ordinance. 2. Culs de sac per Riverside County Standard 800 (symmetric) or 800A (offset), 38-foot curb radius. C. CULS DE SAC 1. Use Riverside County Standard 800 (symmetric) or 800A (offset) with 38-foot curb radius. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 11 Entry drives, main interior circulation routes, turn knuckles, corner cutbacks, bus turnouts, dedicated turn lanes, and other features contained in the approved construction plans may warrant additional street widths as determined by the City Engineer. 48. Improvements shall include appurtenances such as traffic control signs, markings and other devices, raised medians if required, street name signs, and sidewalks. Mid -block street lighting is not required. 49. The applicant may be required to extend improvements beyond development boundaries to ensure they safely integrate with existing improvements (e.g., grading; traffic control devices and transitions in alignment, elevation or dimensions of streets and sidewalks). 50. Improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the LQMC, -- adopted standards, supplemental drawings and specifications, and as approved by the City Engineer. Improvement plans for streets, access gates and parking areas shall be stamped and signed by qualified engineers. 51. Knuckle turns and corner cut -backs shall conform with Riverside County Standard Drawings #801 and #805 respectively unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. 52. Streets shall have vertical curbs or other approved curb configurations which convey water without ponding and provide lateral containment of dust and residue for street sweeping. If a wedge or rolled curb design is approved, the lip at the flowline shall be vertical (1 /8" batter) and a minimum of 0.1 ' in height. Unused curb cuts on any lot shall be restored to normal curbing prior to final inspection of permanent building(s) on the lot. 53. The applicant shall design street pavement sections using Caltrans' design procedure (20-year life) and site -specific data for soil strength and anticipated traffic loading (including construction traffic). Minimum structural sections shall be as follows (or approved equivalents for alternate materials): Residential & Parking Areas 3.0" a.c./4.50" c.a.b. Collector 4.0"/5.00" Secondary Arterial 4.0"/6.00" Primary Arterial 4.5"/6.00" Major Arterial 5.5"/6.50" Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 12 54. The applicant shall submit current mix designs (less than two years old at the time of construction) for base, asphalt concrete and Portland cement concrete. The submittal shall include test results for all specimens used in the mix design procedure. For mix designs over six months old, the submittal shall include recent (less than six months old at the time of construction) aggregate gradation test results confirming that design gradations can be achieved in current production. The applicant shall not schedule construction operations until mix designs are approved. 55. The City will conduct final inspections of homes and other habitable buildings only when the buildings have improved street and (if required) sidewalk access to publicly -maintained streets. The improvements shall include required traffic control devices, pavement markings and street name signs. If on -site streets are initially constructed with partial pavement thickness, the applicant shall complete the pavement prior to final inspections of the last ten percent of homes within the tract or when directed by the City, whichever comes first. 56. General access points and turning movements of traffic are limited to the following: A. Calle Tampico - access shall be restricted to right -turn movements only both to and from Calle Tampico at the single location shown on the approved Specific Plan. B. Avenida Bermudas - unrestricted access both to and from Avenida Bermudas at the single location shown on the approved Specific Plan. C. Desert Club Drive - unrestricted access both to and from Desert Club Drive at the southerly location shown on the approved Specific Plan only. The northerly access shall be gated to restrict access for emergency purposes only. LANDSCAPING 57. The applicant shall provide landscaping in required setbacks, retention basins, common lots, and park areas. 58. Landscape and irrigation plans for landscaped lots and setbacks, medians, retention basins, and parks shall be signed and stamped by a licensed landscape architect. Resolution No. 2001-10 -- Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 13 The applicant shall submit plans for approval by the Community Development Department prior to plan checking by the Public Works Department. When plan checking is complete, the applicant shall obtain the signatures of CVWD and the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner prior to submitting for signature by the City Engineer. Plans are not approved for construction until signed by the City Engineer. 59. Landscape areas shall have permanent irrigation improvements meeting the requirements of the City Engineer. Use of lawn shall be minimized with no lawn or spray irrigation within 18 inches of curbs along public streets. 60. A 6-foot sidewalk shall be constructed along Avenida Bermudas. The sidewalk shall be installed with Phase I of the development. 61. The plant palette shall be amended to require a minimum of 24" box for all trees to be planted on the proposed project. 62. The landscaping plan shall be amended to include berming throughout the interior of the property, varying in height from 1 to 3 feet. The amended landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Community Development Department for review and approval. QUALITY ASSURANCE 63. The applicant shall employ construction quality -assurance measures which meet the approval of the City Engineer. 64. The applicant shall employ or retain qualified civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, surveyors, or other appropriate professionals to provide sufficient construction supervision to be able to furnish and sign accurate record drawings. 65. The applicant shall arrange and bear the cost of measurement, sampling and testing procedures not included in the City's inspection program but required by the City as evidence that construction materials and methods comply with plans, specifications and applicable regulations. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 14 66. Upon completion of construction, the applicant shall furnish the City reproducible record drawings of all improvement plans which were signed by the City. Each sheet shall be clearly marked "Record Drawings," "As -Built" or "As - Constructed" and shall be stamped and signed by the engineer or surveyor certifying to the accuracy of the drawings. The applicant shall revise the CAD or raster -image files previously submitted to the City to reflect as -constructed conditions. MAINTENANCE 67. The applicant shall make provisions for continuous, perpetual maintenance of all on -site improvements, perimeter landscaping, access drives, and sidewalks. The applicant shall maintain required public improvements until expressly released from this responsibility by the appropriate public agency. FEES AND DEPOSITS 68. The applicant shall pay the City's established fees for plan checking and construction inspection. Fee amounts shall be those in effect when the applicant makes application for plan checking and permits. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CONDITIONS 69. Prior to issuance of building permits the architectural plans shall be modified as follows: A. Windows throughout the building shall be recessed a minimum of 8 inches. B. On the east, west and north elevations, on walls where no windows or other surface relief occur, the walls shall be embellished with either raised banding, medallions or other appropriate articulation at regular intervals. C. The hotel building shall not exceed 78 feet in height. 70. The project proponent shall comply with all mitigation measures contained in Environmental Assessment 2000-406, with the deletion of Planning Commission recommended Condition #69.C. Resolution No. 2001-10 Santa Rosa Plaza - Hotel VUP 2000-005 February 6, 2001 Page 15 71. Delivery trucks, vehicles, and trash trucks shall access the site from Calle Tampico and/or Avenida Bermudas. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT: 72. No construction traffic shall be allowed on Desert Club Drive. 73. The access drive on Desert Club Drive shall be properly posted to indicate the driver is entering a school zone.