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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
September 22, 1987 7:00 p.m.
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I. CALL TO ORDER
A. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman
Walling. The Flag Salute was led by Commissioner Bund.
II. ROLL CALL
A. Chairman Walling requested the roll call. Present:
Commissioners Steding, Bund, Zelles, Vice Chairman Moran,
and Chairman Walling.
B. Staff Present: Principal Planner Jerry Herman and
Department Secretary Mariellen Ratowski.
III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no public hearing items.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT
No one wished to address the Commission.
V. CONSENT CALENDAR - None
VI. BUSINESS
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A. MDG 87-002: Master Design Guidelines for Multiple Home
Construction; a request for approval by Lendel
Corporation/Deseret Homes.
1. Principal Planner Jerry Herman reviewed the request per
the information contained in the staff report.
2. The Commission discussed the item as presented. The
Applicant's representative, Keith Lindley, Construction
Manager, answered various questions from the
commissioners. It was the consensus of the Commission
to request the Applicant to provide a wider variety of
color schemes.
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3. A motion was made by Commissioner Steding and seconded
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by Commissioner Zelles, to approve Master Design
Guidelines No. 87-002, subject to condition.
Unanimously approved.
D. The Commission suggested the following discussion items for
future agendas:
1. A list from staff specifying those items that will be
brought before the Commission and those that will not.
2. Highway 111 Specific Plan.
3. Update on the Village Specific Plan.
4. The possibility of having an emergency ordinance item
effected.
5. The Plot Plan of the Westward Ho apartment project -
staff to first seek legal opinion relating to whether
or not Planning Commission can review this Plot Plan.
VII. OTHER
The Commission now had a discussion to interpret the
allowable land use within the High Density Residential land
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use designation of the General Plan. The topic was reviewed
by Principal Planner Herman, per Staff's memorandum to the
Commission.
Following this discussion, it was the consensus of the
Commission to concur with Staff's recommendation and find
general commercial uses in the High Density Residential land
use designation not consistent with the intent of the
General Plan.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
A motion'was made by Commissioner Moran and seconded by
Commissioner Bund to adjourn to a regular meeting on October
13, 1987, at 7:00 p.m., in the La Quinta city Hall, 78-105
Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. This meeting of the La
Quinta Planning commission was adjourned at 7:53 p.m.,
September 22, 1987.
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