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1985 08 13 PC Minutes MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF LA QUINTA A Regular Meeting Held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta California AugusT 13, 1985 7: 00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Chairman Thornburgh called the Planning Cc~aission meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ChaLmaan Thornburgh called upon ~ssioner Lucia Moran to lead the flag salute. 2. ROLL CALL A. Chairman Thornburgh requested the roll call. Present: C~ssioners Brandt, De Gasperin, Moran, and Chairman Thornburgh Absent: Cc~missioner Walling Moved by Chairman Thornburgh, seconded by Cc~ssioner Moran to excuse Cc~mis sioner Wall ing. Als_o present_wa_s C~~t~ Development Director Lawrence L. Stevens and Principal Planner Sandra L. Bonner. 3. HEARINGS 4. CONSENT CALEN'DAR A. Moved by Cc~ssioner De Gasperin, seconded by ~ssioner Brandt to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 23, 1985. ~- 1. The minutes of the regular meeting of July 23, 1985, were approved as submitted. Unanimously Adopted. 5. BUSINESS Chairman 5hornburgh introduced the first item of business as follows: A. Street Vacation No. 85-009, a request to detez~e general plan consistency of a proposed vacation of portions of Calle Yucatan; 1) Calle Yucatan west of Avenida Juarez, and 2) Calle Yucatan at intersection of Avenida Rubio; Coachella Valley Water District, Applicant. Chairman Thornburgh then called for the Staff Report. 1. Sandra L. Bonner, Principle Planner, explained that the vacations of Calle Yucatan west of Avenida Juarez and a portion of Calle Yucatan at Avenida Rubio are consistent with the Circulation Element of the General Plan. Also, the portions of Calle Yucatan requested for vacation are not needed to serve any substantive public benefit associated with traffic circulation or emergency vehicle access. The anticipated area traffic and related circula- tion needs within the area are not sufficient to indicate that the roads proposed for abando~t are necessary for future public use as road rights-of-way. Portions of the abandoned road rights-of-way will be used for future public benefit as part of flood control improv~ts to the area and the proposed abando~ts will accc~modate this need. Approval of the requested street vacation will not cause a significant impact on the enviro~t and the preparation of an Enviro~tal ~ct Report is not necessary. Based on these findings, Ms. Bonner stated that the C~mmnity Development Department recc~m~_nds that Resolution No. P.C. 85-007 determining that this street vacation is consis%en~ wi%h ~he La Quin~a General Plan be adop%ed, and further reccm~ends that the Planning Con~nission support the attached conditions if Street Vacation No. 85-009 is approved by the City Council. MINUTES - PLANNING ~~ISSION August 13, 1985 Page 2. During a discussion .period, the Planning Con~ssion reviewed the proposed conditions of approval, including Staff's recc~m~_ndation for a modifi~tion of the area proposed for vacation west of Avenida Juarez. Their consensus was to support Staff's recon~/~n- dation to vacate the entire full width of Calle Yucatan west of Avenida Juarez, with the exception that a portion of the right-of- way will be ~re~ained for road purposes to allOW for the future construction of standard knuckle street improvements at the corner intersection. The Planning Cc~ission also agreed that the City should retain ownership of that portion of the vacated roadway w~st of Avenida .Juarez not required by Coachella Valley Water District until such future time that the City Council determines the appro- priate use for the land. Deferring the decision on the ultimate use of this property will enable the City to expedite the recordation of this vacation and the transfer of the title to that portion of the property necessary for the construction of Bear Creek Stormwater Channel. It was the Planning Con~ssion's consensus to also support the proposed vacation of that portion of Calle Yucatan located at Avenida Rubio. There being no further discussion, Chairman Thornburgh called for a motion. 2, Cc~m%issioner Moran made a motion based on the findings in the Staff Report to adopt Resolution No. P.C. 85-007 determining that Street Vacation No. 85-009 is consistent with the La Quinta General Plan, subject to the attached conditions if Street Vacation No. 85-009 is approved by the City Council. Cc~x~issioner Brandt seconded the motion. Unanimously adopted with Cc~mission~ Walling absent. Chairman Thornburgh introduced the next three items of business as follows: B. Plot Plan No. 85-194, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Mendoza, 250' south of Calle Colima; Rick Johnson Construction, Applicant. C. Plot Plan No. 85-195, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the southeast corner of Calle Colima and Avenida Obregon: Arthur Anderson, Applicant. D. Plot Plan No. 85-196, a request to construct a single-family dwelling on the west side of Avenida Vallejo, 150' south of Calle Nogales: Leonard M. & Kerry A. M~ier - Kam Construction Co., Inc., Applicants. Chairman ThornbUrgh then called for the Staff Report. 1. Director Stevens explained that the three plot plan requests are consistent with~ the requirements of the R-1 Zone and the goals and objectives of the La Quinta General Plan, their building designs are cc~pat~le with area develo~t and the projects will not have a significant impact on the enviro~t. 5herefore, based on these findings, Staff recc~mends approval of these plot plans subject to the attached conditions. There being no further discussion on these matters, Chairman ~nornburgh called for a motion. 2. Cc~m~ssioner De Gasperin made a motion based on the findings in the Staff Reports to approve Plot Plans Nos. 85-194, 85-195 and 85-196, in accordance~ with Exhibi%s A, B and C and subject %o the attached conditions of approval, with the following revisions: Add Conditions Nos. 12 and 13 to Plot Plan No. 85-195 as follows: "12. Prior to issuance of a building permit for Plot Plan No. 85-195, the Applicant shall ~3_hmit to the Co~xm~ty Develo~nt Director for review and approval, a master plan with specific information or details on stucco color, texture, trim, .roof design, other architectural features, and landscaping which will vary the appearance from nearby dwellings having the same design as approved under Plot Plans Nos. 85-191, 85-192, 85-193 and 85-197. MINUTES - PLANNING ~SSION August 13, 1985 Page 3. "13. ~ne interior garage dimensions shall have mininum 20' width and 20' clear depth." Add Condition No. 12 to Plot Plan No. 85-196,~ as follows: "12. The interior garage dimensions shall have a minimum clear width of 20 ' 'and clear depth of 20'." Chairman Thornburgh seconded the motion. Unanimously Adopted with Cc~ssioner Walling absent. ADJOURNM~V~ There being no further items of Agenda to ~ before the Conmlission, Chairman Thornburgh called for a motion to adjourn to a Study Session. Ccmmissioner Brandt made a motion to adjourn to a Study Session at this time. Co~ssioner Moran seconded the motion. Unan~usly adopted with CommiSsioner Walling absent. The regular.meeting of the Planning Cc~mission of the City of La Quinta, California, was adjourned at 7:20 p.m., August 13, 1985, in the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California.