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1989 05 09 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 May 9, 1989 7:00 p.m. 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 Steding. II. ROLL CALL A. Chairman Walling requested the roll call. Present: Commissioners Zelles, Steding, Moran, and Chairman Walling. Commissioner Bund was absent for roll call, arriving at 7:25 p.m. B. Staff Present: Planning and Development Director, Jerry Herman, Principal Planner Ted Bower, and Assistant Planner Glenda Lainis. III. HEARINGS Chairman Walling introduced the Public Hearing items as follows: A. Continued Hearing - General Plan Amendment 88-021, Specific Plan 88-012, Tentative Tract 23995, Change of Zone 88-035; A.G. Spano$. The Applicant requested that the Public Hearing on this item be conducted later in the meeting to allow for all Commissioners to be present. The Commission agreed to this request by consensus. B. Plot Plan 89-411; John Bund. It was the consensus of the Commission to conduct the Public Hearing on this item later in the meeting pending the arrival of the Applicant. C. Tentative Tract 24317; a request by Sunrise Desert Partners to subdivide 22.8 acres into 8 residential lots for the construction of 111 condominium units, 6 private street lots, a buffer lot, and a landscape lot, for a location south of Avenue 54 and east of the All-American Canal. MR/MIN05-09.DFT -1- 1. Planning Director Jerry Herman presented the information contained in the Staff Report, a ~ copy of which is on file in the Planning and ~ Development Department. 2. Chairman Walling opened the Public Hearing. A1 Levine, representing Sunrise, addressed the Commission regarding approval condition number 5.a., urging that a 15-foot setback be allowed, similar to other approved projects. There being no further comment, Chairman Walling closed the Public Hearing. 3. Following Commission discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Zelles and seconded by Commissioner Moran to adopt Planning Commission Resolution 89-016, recommending to the City Council approval of Tentative Tract 24317, subject to conditions, and concurrence with the environmental determination. Upon roll call vote, the motion was unanimously adopted, with Commissioner Bund absent. D. Plot Plan 89-412; a request by Landmark Land Company for expansion of the La Quinta Hotel in accordance with SP 121-E (La Quinta Cove Golf Club), increasing the unit count by 38 rooms, from 603 to 641; located on the east side of Avenida Obregon, between Calle . Mazatlan and Avenida Fernando. 1. Planning Director Jerry Herman presented the information contained in the Staff Report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. Mr. Herman advised the Commission that approval conditions 7.a. and 7.b. can be eliminated because they are ~ already covered by documentation on file. ~) 2. Chairman Walling opened the Public Hearing. ~ Alejandro Martinez, representing Landmark Land Company, addressed the Commission ~D regarding approval condition 7.d. Mr. Martinez expressed Landmark's position that they have enough parking. There being no further comments, Chairman Walling closed the Hearing. 3. Following Commission discussion, a minute motion was made by Commissioner Moran and seconded by Commissioner Zelles to approve Plot Plan 89-412, subject to conditions modified to eliminate conditions 7.a., 7.b., and 7.d. Unanimously adopted. MR/MIN05-09.DFT -2- IV. PUBLIC COMMENT No one wished to address the Commission. V. CONSENT CALENDAR - None VI. BUSINESS Chairman Walling introduced the Business Item as follows: A. Specific Plan 85-006, Oak Tree West; a request by Landmark Land Company for a first time extension, for a location generally one-quarter mile south of Avenue 50, bounded by Jefferson Street, Avenue 54, the Heritage Club project, Avenida Ultimo, and the easterly portion of the Duna La Quinta project. 1. Planning Director Jerry Herman presented the information contained in the Staff Report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. 2. The Commission discussed the request as presented. During the discussion, Forrest Haag, representing Landmark Land Company, questioned conditions 13 and 41. Planning Director Herman requested the Commission to continue the discussion to enable Staff to get further information from Engineering regarding conditions 13 and 41. 3. A Minute Motion was made by Commissioner Moran and seconded by Commissioner Bund to continue discussion of SP 85-006 to the next regularly-scheduled Planning Commission meeting. Unanimous. CHAIRMAN WALLING NOW RE-INTRODUCED THE REMAINING PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: B. Plot Plan 89-411; a request by John Bund to convert an existing 3,500-square-foot single-family dwelling into a 4,800-square-foot restaurant on a 1.57-acre site, located on the northeast corner of Calle Barcelona and Avenida Bermudas. 1. Planning Director Jerry Herman presented the information contained in the Staff Report, a -- copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. Mr. Herman advised the Commission that Condition 2 should state that bonding is subject to approval of the Public Works Department; and added a new Condition 16.d., that the height is subject to the CV zone. 2. Chairman Walling opened the Public Hearing. The Applicant, John Bund, addressed the Commission, requesting continuance to allow further preparation for revised setbacks and bonding. There being no further comment, Chairman Walling closed the Public Hearing. 3. A Minute Motion was made by Commissioner Steding and seconded by Commissioner Moran to continue discussion of PP 89-411 to the next regularly-scheduled Planning Commission meeting. Unanimous, with Commissioner Bund abstaining. A. Continued Hearing - General Plan Amendment 88-021, Specific Plan 88-012, Tentative Tract 23995, Change of Zone 88-035; requests by A.G. Spanos for: a General Plan Amendment application proposing changing the land use designation from Medium and High Density Residential to Medium and High Density Residential (altered configuration) and General Commercial; Specific Plan proposing a mixed-use development consisting of 7.6 acres Tourist Commercial, three Multi-Family Residential parcels consisting of 250 units each, _and a 300-lot single- family subdivision; Tentative Tract application proposing to subdivide the property as described above in the Specific Plan; and, Change of Zone from R-1 and R-2-8000 to C-P, R-3, and R-l; for an area located between Washington Street, Miles Avenue, Adams Street, and the Coachella Valley Water District Wash, La Quinta, excluding the small triangular area just north of the Wash and just south of the east/west Avenue 46 alignment (Westward Ho Drive). Commissioner Moran excused herself from discussion of the items due to a conflict of interest. 1. Planning Director Jerry Herman presented the information contained in the Staff Report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and Development Department. 2. Chairman Walling opened the Public Hearing. Speaking in favor of the project were Mr. Ron Rause, legal counsel for the Applicant, and Mr. Raul Young, architect. Speaking in opposition were Mr. Bob Krauss and Mr. IOg MR/MIN05- 09. DFT - 4 - Michael Shovlin. There being no further public comment, Chairman Walling closed the Public Hearing. 3. The Commission discussed the matter at length, wherein a motion was made by Commissioner Bund as follows: 1. Adopt Resolution 89-018, recommending approval of General Plan Amendment 88-021; and Resolution 89-019, recommending approval of Change of Zone 88-035. 2. Specific Plan 88-012 and Tentative Tract 23995 are to come back before the Commission incorporating the following changes: (a) two-story commercial, 30 percent of floor area, plus ratio for open space; (b) allow parking in the 150-foot setback area, including berm and retaining wall; (c) allow ancillary alcoholic beverage sales; (d) allow three-story multi-family with minimum 200-foot setbacks. The motion was seconded by Commission Zelles, who amended the original motion to exclude the three-story multi-family. Commissioner Bund did not accept the amendment to his motion, so a vote was held on the amendment only. Commissioners Zelles, Steding, and Chairman Walling voted yes, Commissioner Bund voted no. The motion stands as amended. A roll call vote was held: Commissioners Zelles, Bund, and Chairman Walling voted yes; Commissioner Steding voted no; Commissioner Moran abstained. The amended motion was adopted by a majority vote. VII. OTHER - None. VIII. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Steding and seconded by Commissioner Moran to adjourn to a regular meeting on May 23, 1989, 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 9:57 p.m., May 9, 1989.