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1985 02 12 PC Minutes MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF LA QU1 _ A Regular Meeting Held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California February 12, 1985 7: 00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Chairman Thornburgh called the Planning ~ssion meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. He then called upon Cxmmissioner Klimkiewicz to lead the flag salute 2. ROIL CALL A. Chairman Thornburgh requested the roll call. The Secretary called the roll: Present: Cc~Taissioners Goetcheus, Klimkiewicz, ~bran, Walling and Chainman Thornburgh Absent: None Also present were Cc~munity Develo~ument Director Lawrence L. Stevens, Principal Planner Sandra L. Bonner and Secretary Donna Velotta 3. HEARINGS 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. ~Dved by Cc~nissioner Goetcheus, seconded by ~ssioner Moran to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 8, 1985. 1. The minutes of the regular meeting of January 8, 1985 were approved - as sutmdtted. Unanimously adopted. 5. BUSINESS Chairman Thornburgh called upon Staff to report on the 15 single-family dwelling requests for construction approval before the Planning Cc~mission. C/mmunity Develo~_nt Director Lawrence Stevens stated that as these 15 requests for construction approval had been reviewed at the stud~v session the day prior, he ~Duld identify each request and the Planning Cc~nLission could then rule on them as a whole. He stated that Staff is reccmm~_nding approval of each of the requests. Director Stevens identified each request as follows: A. Plot Plan No. 85-106, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Madero, 180' south of Calle Monterey; Tom Hartung, Applicant. B. Plot Plan No. 85-107, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the east side of Avenida Madero, 150' south of Calle Durango; Kenneth Copple, Applicant. C. Plot Plan No. 85-108, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the east side of Avenida Villa, approximately 150' north of Calle Ensenada; David Cervantes, Applicant. _ D. Plot Plan No. 85-109, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Juarez, 150' south of Calle Madrid; Rick Johnson Construction, Applicant. E. Plot Plan No. 85-110, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Villa, 150' north of Calle Durango; Rick Johnson Construction, Applicant. F. Plot Plan No. 85-111, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the east side of Avenida Herrera, 200' north of Calle Colima; Rick Johnson Construction, Applicant. MINUTES - PLANNING CC6~iISSION February 12, 1985 Page 2. G. Plot Plan No. 85-112, a request to construct a s~ngle-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Ramirez, 150' north of Calle Hidalgo; Dan and Ann Jennings, Applicants. H~ Plot Plan No. 84-113, a request to construct a skngle-family dwelling on the southwest corner of Calle Tampico and Calle Palcma; Manuel _ Abarca; Applicant. I. Plot Plan No. 85-114, a request to construct a s~ngle-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Ramirez, 200' south of Calle Temecula; Desert Design Develotm~nt, Applicant. J. Plot Plan No. 85-115, a request to construct a s~ngle-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Bermudas, 100' north of Calle Colima; Desert Design Develotm~nt, Applicant. K. Plot Plan No. 85-116, a request to construct a s~ngle-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Alvarado, 200' north of Calle Tecate; Desert Design Develotm~_nt, Applicant. L. Plot Plan No. 85-117, a request to construct a s~ngle-family dwelling on the west side of Eisenhower Drive, 250' north of Calle ~a; Desert Design Development, Applicant. M. Plot Plan No. 85-118, a request to construct a s~ngle-family dwelling on the east side of Eisenhower Drive, 50' north of Calle Temecula; Desert Design Develotznmnt, Applicant. N. Plot Plan No. 85-119, a request to construct a s~ngle-family dwelling on the northeast corner of Calle Durango and Avenida Madero; Salvadore _ Pina, Applicant. P. Plot Plan No. 85-103, a request to construct a s~ngle-family dwelling on the east side of Eisenhower Drive, 225' north of Coachella Drive; Rick Johnson Construction for John Rafferty, Applicant. 2. Conmtissioner Walling made a motion based on the findings in the staff reports to approve Plot Plans NOs. 85-106 thru 85-119 and Plot Plan No. 85-103 in accord__a_nce with Exhibits A, B and C for each plot plan, and subject to the attached conditions of approval for each plot plan request. Cc~rmissioner Goetcheus seconded the motion. Unanimously adopted. O. Chainman Thornburgh identified the last item of business as Plot Plan No. 85-105, a request to construct an entry gate and perimeter wall for portions of the La Quinta Golf Estates Subdivision; T.K.D. Associates, Applicant. He called for the staff report. 1. Sandra Bonner, Principal Planner, explained that the La Quinta Golf Estates Hcmeowner's Association is requesting approval for the following five items: o Relocate the existing entry gate located on Coachella Drive easterly of Avenida Fernando to Coachella Drive, 115 Feet easterly of Washington Street right-of-way. o Improve the Coachella Drive entryway with two access and one egress lanes, six-foot-high, wrought iron gates, two -- telephone control boxes and an area proposed for a future gatehouse. o Install two, six-foot-high wrought iron emergency access gates on Avenida Fernando. o Install a "tempor~" six-foot-high grapeskake security fence with pilasters 12 foot on center, extending frc~n the existing Club La Quinta wall on the southerly end of Avenida Fernando, along the rear property lines of the lots located within the blocks bounded by Eisenhower Drive and E1 Nido Avenue, to an existing wall located approximately 120 feet northeasterly of the north end of Avenida Fernando. MI2~ - PLANNING ~SSION February 12, 1985 Page 3. o Construct two low entry_ walls at the corners of Coachella Drive and Eisenhower Drive for the purpose of installing signs for the development's name. Principal Planner Bonner noted discussions in the Staff Report and at the study session relating to concerns regarding the perimeter _ wall being proposed. She noted that Commissioner Goetcheus had suggested during the study session the possibility of phasing these these improvements primarily by allowing the approval of the gates, but deferring any decision on the perimeter wall. Ms. Bonner advised that Staff has received many letters, phone calls and in-person visits frcm residents of the La Quinta Golf Estates regarding this proposal. The letters are on file in the Cc~mmnity Development Department. Principal Planner Bonner stated that this request is substantially different frcm previous proposals in the City for walling and gating of planned residential develoFn~ents, with the major differences being: o Only a portion of the subdivision is included in the proposal. o The street and lot layout was planned without consideration of possible installation of gating and perimeter wall. This is indicated by the 10 streets accessing directly onto Eisenhow~r Drive, the location of lots fronting Eisenhower Drive and the lack of a connecting internal circulation system. o The existing houses were design and sited without consideration of possible future gating and fencing. This is shown by the locations of the driveways and garages with respect to the perimeter of the project. -- o The wall is being constructed after hc~es have been built in the subdivision. Aside from the above design concerns, there is a psychological factor whereby residents and property owners have associated the identity or image of their neighborhood with the subdivision as a whole, even though it is ~hysically separated along numerous streets. The installation of gates and fencing around only a portion of the subdivision will physically and visually divide the neighborhood. Ms. Bonner advised that the La Quinta Golf Estates Hca=owner's Association has recently hired Berryman & Stephenson Associates to study the concerns regarding the perimeter wall. A report should be complete within 30 days. Ms. Bonner stated that Staff is recc~r~nding, on the basis of Ccnm%~ssioner Goetcheus' suggestion, that the Planning ~sion approve the location of the entry gate on Coachella Drive, the location of an access gate on the southerly extension of Avenida Fernando and a fixed fence on the northerly extension of Avenida Fernando, subject to the conditions of approval. Ms. Bonner and Community Development Director Lawrence L. Stevens reviewed the conditions of approval. After a lengthy discussion between the ~ssion and Staff, Principal Planner Bonner read aloud the 13 conditions of approval. - Chairman Thornburgh advised those present that even though this is an item under Business on the Agenda and not a public hearing, it has been decided by Staff and the ~sion that anyone who ~uld like to speak on this matter may do so at this time. The following is a list of speakers on the proposed matter: Fred Rice, 48-780 Eisenhcwer Drive, La Quinta Morgan Ward, 48-800 San Pedro, La Quinta (President of the Hcmecwners Association) MINUTES - PLANNING C~SSION February 12, 1985 Page 4. John Waters, La Quinta Bill Canm, 49-847 Coachella Drive, La Quinta Tom Docey, T.K.D. Associates, Landscape Architect for the project Sam Field, 49-779 Car~eleria Drive, La Quinta Ed O'Connell, 78-047 San Timoteo, La Quinta Chuck Billman, Avila, La Quinta After much discussion, it was decided to add Condition No. 14 to read as follows: "14. Prior to the operation of the approved entry gates, the perimeter wall or fencing shall be installed." Chairman Thornburgh called for a motion. 2. Cc~ssioner Walling moved to approve the location of the entry gate on Coachella Drive, the location of an access gate on the southerly extension of Avenida Fernando and a fixed fence on the northerly extension of Avenida Fernando, subject to the conditions of approval, as amended. No decision will be determined regarding the perimeter wall until after receipt of the report frc~ Berryman & Stephenson. Conmissioner Goetcheus seconded the motion. Unanimously adopted. AD3OURNMENT There being no further items of ager~___a to come before the Cc~ssion, Chairman Thornburgh called for a motion to adjourn. Cc~ntissioner Walling made a motion to adjourn to the next regular meeting of March 12, 1985, at 7:00 p.m., in La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. Chairman Thornburgh seconded the motion. Unanimously adopted. The regular meeting of the Planning Ccmnission of the City of La Quinta, California, was adjourned at 8:30 p.m., February 12, 1985, in the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta California.