1986 10 28 PC Minutes APPROVED
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MINUTES
PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF LA QUINTA
A Regular Meeting Held at the La Quinta
city Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta,
California
October 28, 1986 7:00 p.m.
- 1. CALL TO ORDER
A. Vice Chairman John Walling called the Planning Commission
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
A. Vice Chairman Walling requested the roll call.
Present: Commissioners Brandt, Moran, Steding and
Vice Chairman Walling
Absent: Chairman Thomas Thornburgh
Vice Chairman Walling advised that Chairman Thornburgh was
excused from this meeting.
B. Staff Present: Planning Director Murrel Crump, Principal
Planner Jerry Herman, Associate Planner
Gary Price, and Secretary Donna Velotta
3. HEARINGS
None
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion made by Commissioner Brandt, seconded by Commissioner
Moran, to approve the Planning Commission minutes of October 14,
1986, as submitted. Unanimously adopted.
6. BUSINESS
None
7. OTHER
Vice Chairman Walling introduced the first item of discussion as
follows:
A. Consideration for changing Planning Commission meeting date
from November 11, 1986, to November 12, 1986, because of a
legal holiday.
1. Vice Chairman Walling made a motion, seconded by
Commissioner Steding, to move the November 11 meeting
to November 12, 1986, because of the legal holiday; an
addition to this motion was to cancel the December 23,
1986, meeting because of the Christmas holiday.
Unanimously adopted.
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Vice Chairman Walling introduced the next matter for discussion
as follows:
B. Discussion of the Specific Plan informational requirements.
1. Planning Director Crump explained that the list distributed
to the Commission was for their review and comment.
During a brief discussion period, the Planning Commission
discussed some minor additions they would like added to
the above noted list. No motion was required.
Vice Chairman introduced the next item of discussion as follows:
C. Discussion regarding the sign ordinance; policy direction
needed on general height, size, types, location, how sign
area is calculated.
1. Principal Planner Herman advised the Commission that the
Planning Department is requesting policy direction with
regard to a work program to prepare draft, City-wide,
signing and advertising regulations.
After a brief discussion period, the consensus of the
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Planning Commission was to have Staff prepare a draft
Sign Regulation Ordinance for further Planning Commission
review. No motion was required.
Vice Chairman Walling introduced the next item of discussion as
follows:
A. Discussion on compact parking; policy direction needed on the
provisions for compact spaces:
1. Planning Director Crump informed the Commission that
Staff has recently received inquiries regarding the
acceptability of compact parking stalls in commercial
developments. Therefore, Staff has brought this matter
to the Commission for direction.
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The Planning Commission discussion regarding this matter
resulted in the consensus that compact parking stalls
should be permitted in commercial developments.
Therefore, the Commission directed Staff to prepare an
amendment to the existing ordinance for public hearing.
No motion was required.
Vice Chairman Walling introduced the next matter of discussion as
follows:
- E. Discussion of high density land use designation in the General
Plan relating to inclusion of commercial/office use.
1. Director Crump advised that the Commission had
recently determined that a commercial, retail/residential
mixed-use project was consistent with the intent of the
Village Commercial land use category, but the question
of consistency for mixed use development in the high
density residential category had not been addressed as
yet.
It was the consensus of the Planning Commission to have
Staff prepare a list of the allowable nonresidential
permitted in the R-3 zone, for evaluation and possible
amendment, with consideration for deleting some use and/
or requiring a Conditional Use Permit for some non-
residential activities. The R-3 zone district is used
to implement the High Density Residential land use
designation.
Vice Chairman Walling introduced the last item of discussion as
follows:
F. Discussion of expansions and/or additions to existing houses
(structures) in the Special Residential Zone.
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Planning Director Crump informed the Commission that the
Planning Department is requesting direction regarding
expansions or additions to existing houses/structures within
the Special Residential Zone.
The consensus of the Planning Commission was that Staff
should prepare an ordinance amendment exempting existing
single family dwellings from certain design standards, for
further review and/or consideration for public hearing. No
motion required.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Commissioner Steding, seconded by Commissioner
Moran, to adjourn to a meeting on November 12, 1986,
at 7:00 p.m., in La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado,
La Quinta, California. This meeting of the La Quinta Planning
Commission was adjourned at 8:30 p.m., October 28, 1986.
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