PCMIN 06 25 1991 MINUTES
PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF LA QUINTA
A regular meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall
78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California
June 25, 1991 7:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. The meeting was called to order at 5:10 P.M. by Chairperson Stealing.
The Flag Salute was led by Chairperson Stealing.
II. ROLL CALL
A. Chairperson Stealing requested the roll call. Present: Commissioners
Mosher, Dowd, Ladner, Barrows, and Chairperson Stealing.
B. Staff Present: Planning Director Jerry Herman, Principal Planner Stan
Sawa, Associate Planner Wallace Nesbit, and Department Secretary
Betty Anthony.
III. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. General Plan Amendment 90-031, Change of Zone 90-056, Specific Plan
90-016; a request of Landmark Land for approval of a 327 acre project,
including golf course, residential and commercial uses, incorporating
a 21 acre commercial site and 1208 residential units.
1. Chairperson Steding read the Staff recommendation to continue
this item to the next meeting. She then opened the Public
Hearing and as no one wished to address this issue, it was moved
by Commissioner Dowd and seconded by Commissioner Mosher to
continue the matter to July 9, 1991.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Dowd, Mosher,
Ladner, Barrows & Chairperson
Steding. NOES: None. ABSENT:
None. ABSTAINING: None.
B. Specific Plan 87-011, Amendment #1 and Vesting Tentative Tract 27031
(EA 91-207) (Washington Square); a request of Birtcher for approval
of an Amendment to a previously approved Specific Plan to allow a mixed
use development consisting of a combination of retail, office, commercial
service, entertainment, and restaurants on 65.4 acres.
1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained
in the Staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and
Development Department. He further stated that since the
report was typed Staff had met with the Applicant and some of
the conditions had been amended and asked that a finding be
added and an additional condition be added to the Tentative
Tract stating "approval of this Tentative Tract be subject to
adoption of a new resolution amending the existing resolution
concerning commercially vesting tentative tract maps".
2. Commissioner Barrows asked Staff to clarify how many stories
high the buildings would be. Staff replied a total of three.
3. Chairperson Steding opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Lee
Redmon, Applicant, asked if the Commission would consider their
request to have a signalized access with full turning movement at
the Washington Street access. In addition Condition 19.b.3.
regarding their costs to improve 47th Avenue they felt there
should be a like sharing with the other property owners.
Condition #34 should conform to Specific Plan Condition #42.
4. Chairperson Steding asked Mr. Redmon to clarify what he was
asking regarding Condition 19.b.3. Mr. Redmond stated he
would like the condition to allow for reimbursement from the
property owners to the east for their half of the cost of the street
improvements on Adams Street.
5. There being no other members of the public to address the issue,
Chairperson Steding closed the Public Hearing.
6. Commissioner Dowd asked Staff if a signal could be installed at
Lot E with the distance required for the median. Senior Civil
Engineer Steve Speer explained how signals are decided to be
installed. Discussion followed regarding the Commission's desire
to have a signal at this intersection, traffic counts, and how soon
this could take place.
7. Commissioner Mosher asked if Sunline Transit would ask for a full
turning access. Mr. Speer stated explained the proposed plans
of Sunline.
8. Commissioner Ladner asked why Staff had recommended there not
be a full turning movement. Planning Director Jerry Herman
stated this was to comply with the General Plan. The option was
for the City Council to decide. The Commission could inform
Council that they support the installation of this signal in their
motion.
9. Commissioners, Staff and Engineering Staff discussed the
wording for a condition regarding reimbursement costs for
Condition 19. b. 3.
10. There being no further discussion it was moved by Commissioner
Barrows and seconded by Commissioner Ladner to adopt Planning
Commission Resolution 91-016 and 91-017 recommending to the
City Council concurrence with approval of a Negative Declaration
of an Environmental Impact and approval of Specific Plan 87-011,
Amendment #1, and Vesting Tentative Tract 27031, respectively,
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subject to the attached conditions and with the following
changes:
a. That Condition #37 be added to the Vesting Tentative
Tract.
b. Council be directed to Condition #11 access to Lot E and
the possibility and need for a signal.
c. Condition #19.b.3. be amended to state the Applicant be
reimbursed by the adjacent property owner for a fair
share in the cost of street improvements to Adams Street
based on land mass.
d. Condition l l.c. there be a right in and right out only
between 47th Avenue and other east/west streets south of
Simon Drive.
e. Verify conformance of Condition #34 in the Vesting
Tentative Tract and Condition #42 in the Specific Plan to
be sure language is in agreement and verify that all of the
conditions between the Vesting Tentative Tract and
Specific Plan are in agreement.
ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Dowd, Mosher,
Ladner, Barrows & Chairperson
Steding. NOES: None. ~ABSENT:
None. ABSTAINING: None.
C. Specific Plan 90-020, Parcel Map 26471, Tentative Tract 26472,
Tentative Tract 26473 (EA 90-183) (Vista Santa Rosa); a request of
Stuart Enterprises (Craig Bryant) for approval of a specific Plan to
allow 935 total residential units in 7 master plan villages (or tracts) on
271+_ acres, a parcel map creating 6 residential parcels (or villages) on
235+ acres, a tentative tract (#26472) creating 130 single family lots on
36+_ acres, and a tentative tract map (#26473) creating 116 singie family
lots on 35 acres.
1. Principal Planner Stan Sawa presented the information contained
in the Staff report, a copy of which is on file in the Planning and
Development Department.
2. Chairperson Steding opened the public hearing. Mr. Craig
Bryant, Applicant, addressed areas of concern such as building
heights, Fire Department request for 2-3 entrances to each
Village, and the Engineering Department conditions.
3. Commission discussed with the Applicant and Staff the concerns
addressed above as well as a consensus of everyone that there
was not enough time to read and understand the Engineering
conditions.
4. Based on the above, it was moved by Commissioner Mosher and
seconded by Commissioner Ladner to continue the public hearing
to July 9, 1991.
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ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Dowd, Mosher,
Ladner, Barrows & Chairperson
Steding. NOES: None. AB SENT:
None. ABSTAINING: None
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT: - None
V. BUSINESS SESSION
A. Determination of Rear Yard of a Triangular Lot and Related
Interpretation of the Fencing Regulations for SR Zone; a request of Dan
Featheringill/DODCO Construction Services for the property
surrounded by Calle Paloma and Avenida La Fonda.
1. Planning Director Jerry Herman asked that the Commission
continue this matter, to give Staff an opportunity to speak with
the Applicant regarding the affect the street improvments and
vacation will have on his property.
2. It was moved by Commissioner Ladner and seconded by
Commissioner Dowd to continue the matter. Unanimously
approved.
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR
Approval of Planning Commission Minutes of June 11, 1991. It was requested that
the Minutes be amended to read Commissioners Barrows and Ladner were absent due
to "Personal circumstances". It was moved Commissioner Dowd and seconded by
Commissioner Mosher to approve the Minutes of June 11, 1991, as submitted.
Unanimously approved.
VII. OTHER - None
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Barrows and seconded by Commissioner Ladner
to recess this regular meeting of June 25, 1991, to a joint meeting with the City
Council at 7:00 P.M. in the La Quinta Middle School. This meeting of the La Quinta
Planning Commission was recessed at 6:35 P.M.
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